Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Mike Moore

Early Exit: Charlo boys’ and girls’ season ends during trip to Western C championship

BUTTE – A pair of losses gave the Charlo boys an unexpected early exit to a successful season this weekend as the sixth-ranked team traveled to Butte for the Western C tournament. The team first fell to Shields Valley, 52-46, and saw its hopes of advancing in the tournament ended with a 67-50 loss to E...

School raises educational interaction with family science night

PABLO – Pablo Elementary hosted family science night on Tuesday. Community members in science related vocations, came and gave demonstrations in their various fields.  Third grade teacher Lorey Jackson and kindergarten teacher Kathy Smith coordinated the event, which was funded through a grant ...

Tester addresses economic recovery at SKC job fair

PABLO – Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., compared his own life working as a farmer in rural Montana to American economic recovery last week. Tester spoke to his audience at the annual Salish Kootenai College Career Fair as he explained the challenges Congress faces in regard to spending cuts. Tester too...

Fun with a purpose: Carnival funds fuel fight for life

RONAN – Families and fun-seekers braved the brutal cold for a good cause Saturday, raising funds at the first-ever Relay for Life carnival at the Ronan Community Center. Smiles and laughter filled the room, as seven teams from Ronan, Charlo, and Polson hosted fun-filled games for carnival-goers to expl...

AAU tournament brings large crowd

RONAN – AAU teams from around the region came to the Ronan Event Center Saturday to go head to head in a five-on-five tournament. Both boys and girls from grades five through eight participated in the event, which brought in 32 teams. The tournament ran from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Teams from the Mission ...

Chamber honors Cheff, Fuchs

Long-time Mission Valley resident Bud Cheff Sr. was the honorary speaker Thursday evening at the Ronan Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet, held at the Mission Mountain Country Club. Cheff  sat down with St. Luke Community Relations Director Wayne Fuchs in a question and answer session to speak about lif...

Turning things around

RONAN – The Ronan Boys’ basketball team put together an impressive fourth quarter push to earn their first conference win Tuesday as the Chiefs downed Whitefish in Ronan. Only two points were the difference at the end of the third frame, but in the final eight minutes, Ronan used the three ball a...

Charlo girls win district 14C title, boys fall to Arlee in championship

RONAN – The Arlee boys’ defeated the Charlo Vikings Saturday night in the 14-C Championship in Ronan, as four Arlee players finished in double figures. Arlee came away with the 59-51 win Saturday, as they improve to 17-3 on the season, with Charlo falling to 17-3. Both teams advance to the Wes...

Charlo carnival supports class trip

CHARLO – On a cold, snowy Wednesday evening in Charlo, the hot spot in town proved to be Charlo’s gymnasium, where participants of all ages flocked for an evening filled with fun and games. The event was Charlo’s winter carnival, the goal of which was to raise funds for the class of 2013&rs...

Board approves new bus purchases

RONAN – On Monday, the Ronan School Board voted to approve the purchase of both a new handicap bus, along with the addition of a new activity cruiser bus for the school district. Transportation supervisor Rob Tougas emphasized the importance of replacing their current MC4 bus, where maintenance has be...


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