Articles with the Tag: Ronan
Jack Fay’s buddies who had gotten their draft notices told him he was on his way to being next. He didn’t want to dig foxholes for the Army and he liked water and ships, so he talked to a Navy recruiter in Missoula. On Sept. 5, 1961 he officially joined the Navy. Boot camp was 12 weeks in San ...
RONAN – Last weekend, Ronan took center-stage, as Mission Valley residents turned out to have a good time at the annual Pioneer Days celebration. The city kicked off the three-day celebration Friday morning in Bockman Park with youngsters dipping their fishing lines in Spring Creek in hopes of catch...
RONAN – “I enjoy spending time with the animals,” eighth grader Aspen Taber stated. She also noted chickens are her favorite animal. “I do well with them. They suit me.” The fair had over 500 4-H exhibits packed with livestock, art and food. Whatever your interest, from...
Arrest threats for fines owed a scam According to a press release issued July 24 from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, his office has received numerous calls from citizens claiming that they have been contacted and threatened with arrest for fines/money owed. A fraudulent caller is “spoofing” t...
Help sought for Eagle Scout project RONAN – Jamison Romero has decided to clean up Ronan’s cemetery for his Eagle Scout project and is seeking help from community members to complete this vast task. Volunteers are needed to help clean headstones, take photos and organize accordin...
News from the desk of Helping Hands POLSON — As we near gifting the 100th baby box of the year, we would like to share some of the amazing stories and partnerships of this groundbreaking project. When we conceptualized the structure of this project, we didn’t realize the conne...
RONAN – Each of the 140 quilts displayed this past weekend in the K. William Harvey Elementary School gym had a story to tell. Whether it was a tale of a family heirloom quilt passed down from generation to generation, a celebration of past glory days from high school or a story of just sharin...
News from Ronan American Legion Post No. 138 RONAN — During the regular meeting of July 10, 2018, Department Vice-Commander Jeff Nelson of Polson Post #112 conducted the swearing in ceremony of the new Post Officers. They were as follows: Glen Sharbono Commander, Tom Leafty Vice Commander, Ed Corn...
ARLEE Arlee/Jocko Valley Museum See our beautiful outdoor veterans’ memorial and memorabilia from area veterans along with Pioneer Day photographs and more. ST. IGNATIUS St. Ignatius Mission Church St. Ignatius Mission Church’s summer hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. d...
RONAN — Well, there are two indications that summer is here, first the traffic and second the smoke in the air. We are fortunate so far not to have any fires around close, but the smoke from the other fires still drifts in. It is hard to believe we are already into August. The kids will soon b...
