By Michael Howell At a Committee of the Whole meeting last Thursday, November 15, Stevensville Town Council members considered a request from the Stevensville Rural Volunteer Fire Department to […]
Archives for November 20, 2012
State law trumps town code in daycare location issue
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Board of Adjustments decided, at a meeting on November 14, that a proposed daycare facility in Stevensville would not have to get a conditional […]
Approval of natural resource use policy delayed
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners delayed final approval of the county’s Natural Resource Use Policy to make a last minute correction to the document. Following months of line by […]
Management plan for Metcalf Refuge adopted
By Michael Howell The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed and adopted a comprehensive conservation plan for the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge located north of Stevensville along […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES RICHARD TESLOW, Deceased. Probate No. DP 12-75 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that […]
Business Opportunities Vendors wanted for the Christmas Gift Fair, Dec. 7th and 8th in downtown Stevensville. Arts, Crafts and Home Based Business Showcase! $50 for the 2-day event which includes […]
There’s nothing like friends
By Judith Giglio (for) members of the Stevensville High School Class of 1967 There’s nothing like friends; friends who have known you for years, who still remember and care. There […]
Thanks from veterans
As a Vietnam veteran who served in Vietnam I remember very clearly that it was an extremely unpopular war. There were no signs in airports welcoming us home nor […]
Let us come together
Barbara Bush said to the Republican Party last week, “OK, we lost. Get over it, and get on with it!” She expressed the sentiments of the majority of US citizens […]
Important action on water rights
Water is essential to all life. The value of our property, our homes and even the ability of people to exist and maintain a livelihood depends upon availability and use […]
Re: bitter Republicans
This morning I opened the newspaper to the Opinion page before I looked at the “funnies.” My goodness! Jerry Haslip really outperformed Peanuts. His rantings are always amusing but […]
The ultimate coordination
Unfortunately, Ravalli county elections left a bad situation unchanged. Excellent candidates were not chosen by the electorate to unseat the five incumbent Ravalli County commissioners, whose abysmal record will […]
Libertarians need to become Republicans
The Republican Party needs to have a serious conversation with the Libertarian Party. If they don’t, it will be increasingly difficult to win a statewide election in Montana. The […]
Wednesday, November 21 BPL Preschool story time Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library on Wednesday, November 21 to enjoy “Friendship […]