Opinions

Heartfelt thanks from the Absarokee Area Food Bank

A few Decembers ago, Project Hope’s pantry shelves were overflowing. What a great problem to have! But it was still a problem for Gary Race, who had collected a lot of food donations at the Community Congregational Church of Absarokee.

Gary brought the food back to Absarokee and proceeded to share it with some folks in the Absarokee, Fishtail, and Nye area who aren’t able to get to Project Hope in Columbus very easily.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty,” said Winston Churchill.

Not all citizens are in favor of Citizen Initiated Zoning

I am writing in regards to the “Citizens Initiated Zoning” article in the Jan. 9, 2020 issue of the Stillwater County News.

First off, I would like to make note that not all citizens in this proposed zone map are in favor of it. In fact of the 600 petition signers for zoning, 480 of them are not even registered to vote in Stillwater County.

The majority were cabin owners/summer dwellers from out of the area, therefore those that didn’t sign were drawn into the proposed zone petition even if they hadn’t signed it.

Letters to the Editor

Library adds new director, loses two employees to resignations The trustees of the Stillwater County Library are committed to creating the best library possible for our county and are pleased

CORRECTION

In last week’s issue, an article regarding the county’s decision on how to move forward on a facilities improvement plan, Stillwater County Commissioner Tyrel Hamilton was identified as Tyrel Williams.

Thanks for a great basket raffle result

St. Mary’s Church would like to thank everyone who helped make our first annual basket raffle such a success: those who helped make the baskets, sold tickets and purchased tickets.

Your generosity played a vital role, and we are so grateful.  We had a lot of fun with this fundraiser and look forward to coming up with new and exciting baskets for next year.

Congratulations to all the winners. May you all be blessed with a great new year.

Saint Mary’s Catholic Church family

A wonderful early Christmas at Beartooth Manor

A wonderful early Christmas at Beartooth Manor I would like to thank the Beartooth nursing home for the wonderful Christmas dinner it provided for the families of the residents on

Sen. Warren's ad on suicide troubling

Sen. Warren’s veteran suicide ad troubling As an United States Army veteran who has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during each respective “surge” operation, I was disappointed to see Sen.

Turning a personal tragedy into a positive

I am responding to the beautiful article that I received yesterday from Crystal Arnold, headlined “Pay it Forward.”

Sometimes the greatest tragedies in our lives are turned around to become blessings to others. While my dear son, Chase Shott’s tragic death, and the hole in my life, will always be part of me, I have been fortunate enough to meet many wonderful people that have added a new layer to the fabric of the rest of my life.

I am humbled, grateful, and honored.

American Legion speaker and thoughts on the flag

I greatly appreciate the News publishing my article on the successful Veterans Special – Politics and Eggs Breakfast held on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. These programs are hosted by Stillwater

Absarokee schools addressing ACT scores

I would like to give further clarification on the Stillwater County News article on ACT tests scores in the Nov. 14 edition.

The ACT test score used in article is based solely on the spring ACT taken by all juniors.  While we did indeed have slightly below average scores on the test taken in 2018 by our Class of 2019, the scores improved 3.18 points for the class of 2020.