Articles with the Tag: Ronan
News from SAFE Harbor RONAN — SAFE Harbor’s Annual Art Auction and Celebration is just around the corner on Oct. 12 at the Ronan Community Center. The event is a time for community partners from across the region to share their creations, talents and services to help raise awareness and financ...
(Editor’s note: These are the corrected teacher’s biographies and photos for Ronan School District that ran in the Aug. 28 edition of the Valley Journal.) Noelle Decker is a Mission Valley native. She served as the secretary at Pablo Elementary for 23 years. This is her first year teaching. ...
RONAN — Well, the last big holiday of the summer is over; now wouldn’t it be nice if the weather would cool down a bit? We could also use some more rain. We had 73 people here last Friday for our birthday dinner, including visitors from out of town and out of state. Thanks to all who came and ...
RONAN — Well, September is gone, and October and the cooler weather and rain are here. Instead of complaining about how hot and dry it is, we can now complain about how cold and wet it is. Change is good, especially since it seems that we are never satisfied. We had a great birthday dinner last Frid...
RONAN — Flathead Lake has become a battleground for native and aquatic invasive species. Governor Steve Bullock made a stop at a Ronan watercraft checkpoint on Aug. 20 to show support for the human foot soldiers charged with making sure Montana plants and animals win the war against foreign invaders.&n...
On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund unveiled a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. The traveling exhibition, called “The Wall That Heals,” allows veterans a chance to view the...
After five months of walking, Sgt. Chuck Lewis crossed into the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee Sunday, ready to tackle the final leg of a more than 3,300-mile walking journey to raise awareness about veteran’s mental health. Lewis, a Ronan native and Vietnam era and Marine Corps veteran, set ou...
RONAN — An email last week from aboard the USS Harry S. Truman made Esther Gunlock excited, and a bit worried. More than 6,000 service people aboard ship requested reading material from Magazines for Troops, for which Gunlock volunteers. “Oh my gosh, what are we going to do? We don&rsquo...
RONAN — A fire fighting air tanker was damaged in an Aug. 17 landing at Ronan airport. The tanker ran off the runway and into a ditch, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents. “I don’t know what the monetary damages were, but as far as injuries no one was hu...
Last spring, many farmers spent thousands of dollars to protect their grain crops from the cereal leaf beetle larva before it could completely strip their fields. George Biggs in St. Ignatius noticed the destruction left by the invasive species as he harvested his wheat fields. “Up in the c...
