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Articles with the Tag: Ronan

Bison take riders for a spin during rodeo Bison take riders for a spin  during rodeo

Ronan's Pioneer Days featured the unpredictable wild buffalo rides on Sunday evening as six adventurous people risked life and limb for a little bragging rights and cash. After the first five riders were launched into the air and face planted into the dirt, it took the last rider, Elliott Thomas of St. Ig...

Application deadline for conservation program admission approaches

News from the Natural Resources Conservation Service The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana has set an Aug. 30, 2019, application cutoff for agricultural operators to be considered for the next conservation program funding cycle through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.&n...

Mission Valley Museum Consortium announces end of season news

Arlee Arlee Jocko Valley Museum Our historic site is open from 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 17, 31 and Sept 2, Labor Day . The museum has many historical displays including many photographs of Native and homesteading families. There are hundreds of obituaries with genealogy information. We are located at the c...

Moss Ranch fire continues to burn near Ronan Moss Ranch fire continues to burn near Ronan

RONAN–Lightning sparked a fire on July 23 that is burning grass and timber 14 miles southwest of Ronan, just west of the Flathead River. A local type three incident management team is managing the blaze with 170 personnel assigned to the fire.  By July 26, the fire had grown to 450 acres and wa...

Lake County Fair wraps up with hairspray, ribbons Lake County Fair wraps up with hairspray, ribbons

RONAN –  Brooke Jackson, 12, still wasn’t ready to show her heifer in the Lake County Fair on Friday evening after months of hard work. For the past year, she took the heifer on nightly walks, fed her high- quality food and gave her a bath – but there was more to do. During the fair...

Ranch Rodeo wrangles in crowd Ranch Rodeo wrangles in crowd

RONAN – Hallie Sohr makes it a point to come to the annual Ronan Ranch Rodeo and participate. She is a Montana State University student and rodeo breakaway and team roper. “I enjoy roping, and I like being involved in this kind of stuff,” she said.  On Saturday, a couple hundred spe...

Thanking Flathead irrigators

Editor,  I want to thank Flathead irrigators who voted for David Lake and me (Janette Rosman) in our recent Flathead Irrigation District Election. There were many bumps in getting this election process moving forward. Between Lake County, Whaley Accounting and FID commissioners, we were able to get i...

Hunter education class announced

News from CSKT  Class for the Polson, Ronan, Pablo summer Hunter Education course will start Tuesday, Aug. 20, in room 118 of the Beaverhead math and science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. The course is free of charge. All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. ...

Ronan Seniors for July 31, 2019

RONAN — The summer is turning quite smoky. I hope everyone is staying safe. Please remember to check up on the elderly as the smoke can be very dangerous for people with breathing problems.  Our monthly board meetings have been changed from the first Monday of each month to the first Friday of ...

Brief for July 24, 2019

RONAN – There will be a potluck and reunion for Plum Creek sawmill employees on Saturday, July 27, at the Ronan City Park pavilion from 12-6 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own beverages. For questions, call Ellen at 406-676-8666.


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