The Stevensville Yellowjackets jumped out to an early lead in Monday night’s Southwest A challenge game. They were up by as many as nine points before Corvallis got their offense going. The Hamilton gym was packed with Corvallis, Stevensville and general basketball fans. Stevensville won, 55-42. The ‘Jackets were relaxed and running hard. They…
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Stevensville heads to state
(web only story) The Stevensville Yellowjackets jumped out to an early lead in Monday night’s Southwest A challenge game. They were up by as many as nine points before Corvallis got their offense going. The Hamilton gym was packed with Corvallis, Stevensville and general basketball fans. Stevensville won, 55-42. The ‘Jackets were relaxed and running…
Florence finishes second, headed to state
The Florence Falcons knew they were headed to the Class B state tournament even before they played Deer Lodge in the championship game at the Western B Divisional in Hamilton on Friday. Bigfork, whom Florence had played in the semi finals, had just defeated Loyola for third place and eliminated a chance at a challenge…
Playing in Dillon against Dillon is tough for any team but when it’s the divisional championship, the environment is downright hostile. The hometown crowd packs the house and then there are all the banners on the walls noting the school’s past accomplishments. The Stevensville Yellowjackets came into the championship game feeling confident…
Dillon upsets Lady Yellowjackets in championship
The championship game between Dillon and Stevensville was just after the boys’ championship and the Dillon fans were chomping at the bit to add more hardware to their trophy case. Stevensville came out strongly and quickly built a lead while holding the Beavs to only five points. Alycia Sims hit a trey and that was…
Habitat for Humanity opens up shop
By Michael Howell Habitat for Humanity celebrated the opening of its new Re-Sale Store and office last week. The new Re-Sale Store, located at 130 Old Corvallis Road across from the Fairgrounds, offers a wide variety of household items from light fixtures, to toilets, to kitchen and bathroom sinks, and faucets. In fact they…
Stevensville adopts five-year plan for airport
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council, at its February 23 meeting, heard a presentation by Shawn Shea, of Morrison Maierle, Inc., laying out the five-year plan for capital improvements at the Stevensville Airport. The council also got a run down on the first project in the five-year plan, the extension of the taxi-lane…
Stevi adopts five-year plan for airport
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council, at its February 23 meeting, heard a presentation by Shawn Shea, of Morrison Maierle, Inc., laying out the five-year plan for capital improvements at the Stevensville Airport. The council also got a run down on the first project in the five-year plan, the extension of the taxi-lane…
Hamilton hires police officer
By Michael Howell At its meeting on February 21, the Hamilton City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Norman Williams as Probationary Police Officer. Police Chief Ryan Oster told the council that Williams would start on Monday, February 27 and was scheduled to attend the state police academy on April 8. Russ Lawrence was…
Forest Service already coordinating
By Michael Howell As part of the Bitterroot National Forest’s regular practice of updating the Board of County Commissioners on its plans and projects and accomplishments, BNF Supervisor Julie King took the opportunity to address the question of “coordination” between the agencies. The County Commissioners last year joined American Stewards of Liberty, a private…