Students in Alyce Leonardi’s business class at Corvallis High School got a little extra help in their training this year through the involvement of the Ravalli County Economic Development Agency. Leonardi was looking for a way to make business class a little more interesting than normal and asked Julie Foster of RCEDA for help. Foster…
Corvallis American Legion Post #91 and the Ladies Auxiliary will host the 92nd annual Corvallis Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012. This year the parade theme is “Welcome Home Veterans.” The Parade Grand Marshals are all “Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.” Post #91 and its auxiliary wants to thank all Operation…
Retirees Craig and Marjorie Purdy from Stevensville have been named BLM National Volunteer Award winners for 2012. They will be honored at a ceremony on May 24 in Washington DC. Craig and Marjorie Purdy had always enjoyed visiting the James Kipp Recreation Area in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, so when they…
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honored Montana’s top two youth volunteers of 2012 on Sunday during its 17th annual State Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Emily Jones, 13, of Stevensville, was honored for working with an organization that prepares and serves a free dinner every week to encourage families in her town to come…
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the selection of Douglas Ashley of Victor, who attends Victor High School, as a 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Ashley is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. The…
Greg Reinhardt of Victor will soon experience the joy of Christmas all over again when he delivers gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in Uganda. Reinhardt will travel to Africa this month as part of a special team with Operation Christmas Child. The group of staff and volunteers, along with Ugandan community and church leaders,…
The nice weather has many people beginning to think about boating on Lake Como. The Bitterroot National Forest has received numerous calls from the public asking about water levels and how soon they can launch boats. Just a reminder… the Lake Como boat launch area is currently closed for construction as paving crews work…
Lt. Governor John Bohlinger presented the Victor Volunteer Fire Department with a ReadyMontana Award for outstanding community volunteerism in protecting the Victor community from fire. The award was presented at the ServeMontana Symposium ceremony in Helena in February. The Serve Montana web site, states, “The Victor Volunteer Fire Department is a 2012 recipient of a…
2003 Stevensville High School graduate Russell Cleveland has big plans for his upcoming summer. In an effort to raise awareness about the growing nationwide problems regarding childhood obesity, Russell has taken on the challenge of biking coast to coast in an effort to raise community awareness and charity money for the Alliance for a Healthier…
The Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. (RC&D) is pleased to announce its latest award winners. At the 2012 Western Regional RC&D Association Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Bitter Root RC&D received three regional awards. The Western RC&D Association covers 10 states and 80 RC&D Councils. The Bitter Root RC&D 2012…