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Future Boys & Girls Club site opened up for fundraiser Future Boys & Girls Club site opened up for fundraiser

RONAN – The Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County is close to having enough money to start remodeling their new location. They opened the doors at their new location for a few hours last Wednesday for the fourth annual Great Futures Breakfast. The event brings community m...

Elks present Ray Lozano

RONAN/POLSON — Mission Valley Elks Lodge #1695, through the use of a National Elks Foundation grant, will host Ray Lozano, who travels nationally for the Elks talking about drugs and alcohol. Ray has educated and entertained thousands of students in hundreds of schools from Alaska to Florida and intern...

Local athletes compete in Special Olympics snowshoe event Local athletes compete in Special Olympics snowshoe event

POLSON – Athletes from around Mission Valley came to Polson Monday, Feb. 26, for the first inaugural Special Olympics Winter Invitational. Teams from Polson, Ronan, Charlo and Mission met at the snow-covered Polson High School football field to test their snowshoeing prowess. Athletes competed in 25...

Museum honors volunteer, needs new ones Museum honors volunteer, needs new ones

RONAN – Velma Kuntz was honored on Saturday with a celebration for her 17 years of dedication to Ronan’s Garden of the Rockies Museum on Round Butte Road. “She kept the museum going for many, many years,” said Patti Mocabee, vice president of the museum’s board. “She he...

Lake County Spelling Bee champion advances to state Lake County Spelling Bee champion advances to state

RONAN – A type of cheese helped decide the 53rd annual Lake County Spelling Bee on Tuesday evening as a word duel wrapped up between eighth-graders John Paca of Ronan and Molly Kate Sullivan of Charlo.  During the final rounds, John stood on stage at the Ronan Performing Arts Center and correct...

Lucky Strike bowling results for the week of Feb. 18-24

Merchants High Team Game:   Access Montana      1264 High Team Series:   Access Montana      3527 High Game Scratch:   A.J. Bigby              279 High Game Handicap:   A.J. Bigby  &nbs...

Joseph Forte Joseph Forte

RONAN — Joseph (Jody) Edward Forte of Ronan peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at his home. Born in Polson on Feb. 18, 1934, to Joseph Benedict and Margaret Dempsey Forte, Joe, or “Jody,” as his friends and family called him, grew up in Ronan. He graduated from Ronan High Scho...

Births for Feb. 21, 2018 Births for Feb. 21, 2018

Kaileb Irvine-Sherman RONAN — Kaileb Kash Forest Irvine-Sherman was born Feb. 6, 2018, at St. Luke Community Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and joins siblings Teal David and Aiydan Lee Irvine-Sherman. Parents are Teal and Kenya Irvine-Sherman of Ronan. Paternal grandparent is Amanda Irvin...

Pirates win district tourney Pirates win district tourney

RONAN – It’s the third consecutive Northwestern A district tournament win for the Polson Pirates. The second-seeded Polson Pirates defeated the fifth-seeded Ronan Chiefs 63-51 in the Northwestern A District championship game at the Ronan Event Center on Saturday evening. The underdog distri...

Local bronc rider's photo appears in national magazine Local bronc rider's photo appears in national magazine

RONAN – Chris Mutchler recently found himself in an unexpected place, and his first thought was: “Holy cow! Look at that!” During the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 11, he ran into Ronan Harvest Foods with his father, Les, and quickly went past the cash registers toward the back of ...


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