Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz

Sprint to Sunrise: 100-mile relay kicks off Ronan cross-country season Sprint to Sunrise: 100-mile relay kicks off Ronan cross-country season

Ronan High School’s cross-country team gears up for the season in an interesting and unique way. While most sports teams prepare for their season through a series of extended workouts and team-building activities, the majority of exercises and events are not more than a few hours long. They take place ...

Local man nourishes plants, hearts Local man nourishes plants, hearts

RONAN— These days, a true volunteer dedicated heart and soul to a worthwhile task is difficult to find. Most volunteer work is performed after work or during free time. It might be fair to say most volunteers perform their good works when their “important” or “necessary” work is...

Mariners finish year with regional championship Mariners finish year with regional championship

MISSION VALLEY — The Mission Valley Mariners took home the American Legion Regional Title after a stunning season filled with teamwork, talent and chemistry.  Comprised of young adults ages 16 to 19, the Mariners live throughout the valley in Plains, Arlee, Mission, Ronan and Polson.  W...

Wyatt Lytton named two-time National Champion Student Athlete Wyatt Lytton named two-time National Champion Student Athlete

RONAN — The National High School Rodeo Association boasts 12,500 competing student athletes each year in more than 1,100 sanctioned rodeos. Each month, the organization awards one male and one female athlete the title of student athlete of the month. This title carries with it a Professional’s Ch...

St. Ignatius welcomes new AD, teachers

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius school district has added several new teachers to its family for the 2012-13 school year.     Kristen Hawkaluk Kristen Hawkaluk teaches literacy and math for kindergarten-through-second grade in St. Ignatius Elementary School. Originally from Havre, ...

Charlo hires new athletic director, superintendent

Charlo schools have added a new athletic director and superintendent for the entire 2012-13 school year with a single hire: Thom Peck. In an effort to make him feel more at home, we’ve asked him a short list of questions and published them below so you might get to know him better.  Charlo Scho...

Ronan welcomes new teachers, principal

RONAN — Ronan School District No. 30 has added several new teachers and a high school principal to the roster for the 2012-13 school year. In an effort to introduce these newcomers to you and you to them, we’ve asked them to fill out a short list of questions.    Rebecca Seago ...

Sharp minds, sharper wits abound at Ronan’s class of 1942 reunion Sharp minds, sharper wits abound at Ronan’s class of 1942 reunion

RONAN — In a beautiful home with Mission Mountain views less than a hundred yards from Ronan’s golf course, six members of Ronan High School’s class of 1942 came together for the first time in five years.  The six former classmates sat together in Don Olson’s living room and e...

One for the big guys

I come from good stock, which means I’m big-boned, which means I’m a big guy, which is why my nickname has been Moose for the past 20 years.  In my football days, I was a lineman, and in my rugby days, I was a packie. I was a heavyweight wrestler, a heavyweight fighter, and I’ve nev...

Irrigation takes stage in water rights negotiations Irrigation takes stage in water rights negotiations

RONAN — To say the current water rights negotiation is an emotionally-charged issue in the Valley may be an understatement.  “There’s been a lot of misinformation the past month-and-half,” said water rights compact commission member and irrigator Dan Salomon. “The number...


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