Champions find a way to win. That is certainly the case for the Lady Falcons of Florence. They lost to Ronan last weekend in the divisional tournament. This week, […]
Archives for May 2013
Florence girls take second, Victor boys finish 3 rd
Hannah Porch led her Florence Falcon team to a second place finish at the Class B track meet in Bozeman. Porch won the 100 meter race and ran a […]
Three-peat for Corvallis Girls
They thought they might be able to win another state championship back at the beginning of the season. But no one expected the Corvallis girls track team to dominate […]
Corvallis makes tennis history
It was a first for the Blue Devils of Corvallis at the State Class A tennis tournament. The girls’ team brought home their first state championship ever. Leading the way […]
Bitterroot rugby team takes state
The Bitterroot Warriors high school rugby team are the state champions. They defeated Missoula, 37-15, to take the championship. The team, which is made up of athletes from the valley […]
Varner to retire after 49 years
By Jean Schurman When she was 18 years old and just graduating from Victor High School, all Myna Anderson wanted to do was to marry her best friend and boyfriend, […]
Stevensville approves amended weapons ordinance
By Michael Howell At its regular meeting last Thursday, May 23, the Stevensville Town Council approved on second reading an ordinance amending the municipal code governing weapons. One impetus to […]
Natural History Center takes students into the field
By Michael Howell Students from the fourth and fifth grades at Daly Elementary School spent the day last week honing their naturalist skills at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife […]
Hamilton police association forming
By Michael Howell Hamilton Police Detective Stephen Murphy told the Hamilton City Council at its first meeting this month that the Police Department is in the process of pulling […]
Graduation Matters at Stevensville High School
By Victoria Howell The school year is just about at an end and Stevensville High School Principal Brian Gum is assessing the completion of the first year of the Graduation […]
Bitterroot rail line to remain open for now
By Michael Howell Last year, faced with the possible closing down of the Bitterroot Rail Line, Montana Rail Link made a contract agreement to keep the line open for […]
Shriners holding free children’s screening clinic
By Michael Howell It doesn’t happen every year and hasn’t happened in the Bitterroot Valley for several years, but on Saturday, June 1, the Bitterroot Shrine Club will be […]
About the legacy of the Lone Rock community
The Legacy Ranch Subdivision is coming up for review by the Ravalli County Commissioners in a few days. There is no question in our minds here at the Bitterroot […]
Legacy Ranch and subdivisions
The Legacy Ranch Subdivision was originally denied approval retroactively as a result of the passage of the “One house per Two Acres” petition of November 2006. A lawsuit was […]
Trickle down
I am not an economist. I need help to balance my checkbook. I suffer through a few months of income tax preparation every year before I take it to […]
Blame must be shared
SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/bitterrootstar/Desktop/Opinion5-29-13.doc Blame must be shared I have been quiet for a long time but that doesn’t mean that I have not been watching and reading. We moved to the Bitterroot […]
STEVENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE VACANCY Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to Montana Codes Annotated, the appointment of one (1) trustee position for the Stevensville Public Schools will be done […]
Sales/Auctions 2 Blu-J Estate Sales! All Sales Start Day One 5:30pm-8pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm View at www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 June 5-8 1404 Iron Cap, Stevensville Bud June Payne Estate Complete […]
Wednesday, May 29 BPL Herb Chat An herb chat will be held Wednesday, May 29 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Bitterroot Public Library in the […]
Hamilton and Florence advance to state tournaments
The Lady Broncs of Hamilton and the Lady Falcons will both advance to their respective state softball tournaments this Thursday. Hamilton will go into the state A tournament as the […]