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Ronan team earns bronze

RONAN — Welcome to December and the cold weather. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water and keep yourself hydrated. That is something we tend to worry more about in the heat than in the cold. If you didn’t join us for our birthday dinner on Friday, you missed a great meal. Wehad 78 peopl...

Ronan team earns bronze

POLSON — Ronan High School placed third in Class B at the Polson Speech and Debate Tournament on Nov. 19. Roman Hall placed first in Humorous Interpretation, and Daniel Koehler placed fourth in Humorous Interpretation and fourth in Dramatic Interpretation. Kelea Ilac placed fourth in Impromptu Speaking...

Share talents, teach adult education

RONAN — Ronan School District No. 30’s Adult Education Program is seeking instructors for the Winter 2017 session. This is a perfect opportunity to share your hobbies or skills with the community. The session will run Monday-Thursday for nine weeks from Jan. 23, 2017 through March 23, 2017. No cl...

Stove pipe causes trailer fire

RONAN — No one was injured in a trailer fire outside Ronan Thanksgiving night. Ronan Volunteer Fire Department chief Mark Clary said the call came in after 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24. A trailer at 45777 Michel Road caught fire in the ceiling/roof area, he said. Clary attributed the cause to a stove...

Schools report honor rolls

Ronan HS first quarter 2016-17 honor roll Seniors 4:0 -Jordan Bush, Gray Cook, Brinae Denny, Lane Garcia, Roman Hall, Daniel Koehler, Wyatt Kovarik, Raychel Lien, Ashley McCready, Sarah McKenzie, Samantha Metzger, Candice Neiss, Fisher Niemeyer, Heather Pospishil, Emmitt Toler, Jane Umbriaco 3...

Mock headed to Western Mock headed to Western

RONAN – Kasey Mock, a senior quarterback for the Ronan Chiefs, signed to continue his football career next fall at the University of Montana Western. “Kasey truly is a one of a kind kid,” Ronan Chiefs’ football coach and Western alumni Matt Detwiler said. “He is everything yo...

Rivalries rekindled for 2017-18 school year Rivalries rekindled for 2017-18 school year

HELENA – Ronan’s six-year stint in Class B will come to an end now that the executive board of the Montana High School Association rejected Ronan’s request to stay another year in Class B and approved new enrollment guidelines for each prep sports classification during its Nov. 21 meeting. ...

Thanksgiving preparations started early in Ronan Thanksgiving preparations started early in Ronan

RONAN – Volunteers were busy peeling potatoes the night before Thanksgiving at the Ronan Community Center in preparation for the community dinner. “I really like helping the community,” said Ally Buhr, volunteer and Ronan High School senior as she helped peel hundreds of potatoes. She wo...

New pastor brings passion for terrain, truth New pastor brings passion for terrain, truth

RONAN — There’s a new face in town, and his name is Nace. “I was named after my grandfather, who called me ‘Rusty.’ He probably didn’t feel comfortable calling me by his own name,” Nace Howell explained. Meaning “fire” in Gaelic, Nace doesn’t bri...

Lester Merle Paro Jr. Lester Merle Paro Jr.

RONAN — Lester Merle Paro Jr. was born in Missoula on Aug. 3, 1931, and passed away peacefully Nov. 19, 2016, in Ronan. He had a large family of four sisters, Glenna, Karen, Toni and Penny; and two brothers, Jim and Tom. Lester grew up in Hot Springs. He was active in academics and was Valedictor...


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