Articles Written By: Karen Greene
ST. IGNATIUS – Mission High School alumni were celebrated at this year’s homecoming festivities with everything from parades to sports games last week. Beedo Matt and Elena Dumontier returned to the football field to crown this year’s homecoming royalty during half time at the Friday nig...
ST. IGNATIUS – Eugene Beckes sits among dense foliage in the morning hours holding his camera, waiting, sometimes for hours, for the moment when a wild bird lands in just the right spot so he can capture its image. “It doesn’t always work out,” he said. Sometimes a tree limb will b...
ARLEE – Teacher Sue Carney announced the winners of different Arlee homecoming contests during half time at the football game on Friday night, just after the sun went down on a crisp fall evening. She said that she asked her students if they knew about the true meaning of Homecoming Week. She receiv...
RONAN – The Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County received a donation to help make sure that kids learn water safety skills. “We will be able to increase the level of instruction that kids receive and improve their swim skills thanks to this donation,” said Boys...
RONAN – Creatively decorated round bales, including Frankenstein, a bunny, a hamburger and a shop vac to name a few, sprang up all around town in the past few weeks as the Ronan community geared up for it’s ninth annual Harvest Fest. The round bale decorating contest has become an increasingly...
By Karen Peterson Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control hired Chantelle Begay as their new secretary, and she was busy passing out papers, recording notes and talking to the public during the regular meeting on Tuesday. B...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department opened their doors to the public on Saturday and served up lunch to let community members learn about the department and ask questions. “If anyone is interested in volunteering, we are taking applications,” said St. Ignatius Volun...
By Karen Peterson Valley Journal RONAN – The streets in Ronan are getting a little bit smoother now that a project to fill the potholes is near completion. Ronan Public Works Director Dan Miller said his crew has been filling in potholes throughout ...
RONAN –During the Harvest Fest on Saturday, Sept. 16, the Ronan Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee will be selling about 42 scarecrows next to the Dutch Oven Cook Off at the Ronan Visitor’s Center on U.S. Highway 93. The 9th Annual Harvest Fest fun runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.&nb...
ARLEE – Hundreds of firefighters have made the Arlee powwow grounds home for the past few months while they work on the Liberty fire, 17 miles southeast of town. “The area can support an operation of this size, provide electricity, and easy access to the fire, so we’ve set up a village h...
