Sunnyside Orchards Legacy Ranch is proposed on Eastside Highway in Dry Gulch with 659 new homes on 368 acres: — roughly 400 feet from pristine Bitterroot River that feeds Columbia River and Pacific Ocean —roughly 400 feet from Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge with no count of dogs, cats, or parties —in a bottleneck valley…
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Thank you, now let’s get to work
By U.S. Senator Max Baucus Serving you is the greatest privilege of my life. Over the past 40 years, I’ve had one goal: make life better for the people of this state. You don’t become longest serving Senator in Montana without a lot of help from a lot of people. I am grateful for the…
Stevensville citizens asked to participate in zoning process
By Stevensville Planning Board: Aimee Cavill, Mel Cook, Dan Cranston, Mark Adams, Desera Towle and Ben Longbottom The Stevensville Planning and Zoning Board is presently reviewing and proposing updates to the Town’s zoning ordinances, and we are inviting all interested citizens and residents of the immediate area to participate in the process by attending…
Fighting again to save what we all hold dear
By Andy Roubik, Corvallis For many years, one of the chief forms of community involvement in the Bitterroot has been rallying to fight the next outrageous subdivision. There have been many, many measures and proposals put forward over the years to restrain greedy developers so that our valley could retain its ever dwindling attributes. At…
Montana Red Cross making a difference
By Diane Wright, Chief Development Officer, American Red Cross of Montana When Hurricane Sandy struck last October, Montana Brownie Troop 3623 immediately took action. Realizing that many hurricane victims did not have immediate access to clean drinking water, they designed special water bottles and began selling them throughout their community to raise funds for disaster…
Montana should foster local home-grown breweries
Throughout the 63rd legislative session, members of both parties have touted their efforts to create jobs and strengthen Montana’s economy. Whether it is reducing tax burdens on small business or making new investments in education, there is good news coming out of the legislature. But occasionally ideas emerge that are contrary to the goal…
Time to improve veterans’ services
By Patricia Meakin, Stevensville If we are going to fight wars, we should be willing to take care of our injured veterans in an expedient manner. Yet, hundreds of thousands of veterans have come home from Iraq and Afghanistan only to find that they are fighting a new enemy: red tape. Imagine coming home with…
Remembering Senator Lee Metcalf
By Evan D. Barrett, Director of Business & Community Outreach, Highlands College of Montana Tech Political anniversaries – it’s been 50 years since the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Had a Dream” speech; 45 years since both Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated; 45 years since the riots in…
Stevensville Civic Club needs your participation
By Darlene Grove, Victoria Howell, Amy Ling, Robin Holcomb and Billy Donaldson, Stevensville Civic Club We are not sure those who live in the greater Stevensville community realize the importance of the Stevensville Civic Club. It’s been the main mover in many of the activities, projects and events that have taken place in our community…
We must make our voices heard on gun rights
By Kevin Hammons, Stevensville Stevensville Town Council is considering renewing its ban on concealed carry in parks, government buildings, government meetings, and schools and expanding the ban to include open carry. If the Town Council, in its infinite wisdom, is going to restrict the right of We the People to defend ourselves, what are they…
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