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Fall Hunter Education Class announced

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Natural Resources Department PABLO — Registration for the Ronan-Pablo Fall Hunter Education course will be Friday, Aug. 22, in Room 116 of the Beaverhead Math & Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo.  Intereste...

Ronan Library celebrates summer reading Ronan Library celebrates summer reading

RONAN – School was out for summer, but parents and children in Ronan kept hitting the books over the past couple months.  The Ronan Library celebrated the end of its summer reading program on Saturday with a barbecue and prize party. More than 430 people registered this year, with 252 people lo...

Ronan Pioneer Days traditions continue to blaze trails of family fun

RONAN — Hello from Denver. Hopefully by the time this comes out in the paper we will be home. It will be good to get back to the Mission Valley, and with any luck to stay home for a while. Since we’ve been gone for almost a week, I’m not up on all that is going on around the center. So, ...

Lake County Fair results Lake County Fair results

Rifle: Reserve ~ Ruger Andres  Shooting Sports Independent Study: Grand ~ Sackett Andres Shotgun - 11-12 years old: Reserve — Andrey Bauer Standard Breed – Female: Reserve — Afton Brander Standard Breed – Male: Grand —Afton Brander  Best of Show: Grand &...

Expanded fairground helps youth showcase animals, talents at Lake County Fair Expanded fairground helps youth showcase animals, talents at Lake County Fair

It is not proper etiquette to bring your goat to the dinner table, but when you are sitting at the fair chowing down on delicious barbecue there might be an exemption for that rule.  Snowflake, a small goat showed by young Bryanne Zempel, was so famished after strutting his stuff at the small fry sto...

Fishing derby unites, delights young anglers Fishing derby unites, delights young anglers

Creekside grasses were high, but so were the spirits of small anglers tucked along Spring Creek Friday morning for the 5th annual Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Ronan VFW.  Conrad Todd brought 10 youths from the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County, and spent much of his t...

Ronan Pioneer Days traditions continue to blaze trails of family fun Ronan Pioneer Days traditions continue to blaze trails of family fun

The poor pig didn’t know what hit it. After spending the day in a trailer, it was released into the rodeo arena in Ronan, and rooted around in the dirt nonchalantly as hundreds of people watched. A menacing horde of middle school children loomed in the background.  At the sound of the announcer...

Contest showcases quilter’s art Contest showcases quilter’s art

RONAN — Rows and rows of quilts filled K. William Harvey Elementary School’s gym with color and pattern for the Mission Mountain Quilt Guild show July 31-Aug. 2. The show’s theme was “A Quilter’s Heart.” Featured quilter was Pat Anderson, a MMQG member who passed awa...

Townsend woman judges Lake County Fair Townsend woman judges Lake County Fair

RONAN — Checking back fat on a market steer or quizzing a 4-H kid about the beef industry might not sound fun, but Virginia Knerr enjoys the activities. Knerr, the petite, redheaded Montana State University Extension Agent in Townsend, drove to Ronan and judged showmanship and market beef, hogs, lam...

Bucket biology causing problems in local water bodies

POLSON — State and tribal wildlife officials have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and coordinated extensive education efforts to try to limit the spread of aquatic invasive species, but new human-introduced species are still making their way into local water bodies. Authorities say the new sp...


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