Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
RONAN — In 2012, Zach Underwood bowled his first 300 on Valentine’s Day at Lucky Strike Lanes in Ronan. This year, two days before the lover’s holiday, he rolled his second 300. Pitching that final ball down the lane, Underwood said he “was just shaking and hoping for the best. I&r...
The first home meet for the Flathead Lake Monsters took place Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Mission Valley Aquatic Center. The Flathead Valley Team Cup meet drew 119 swimmers, including 56 Lake Monsters, 39 Kalispell Aquatic Team Swimming (KATS) participants and 24 Wave Riders from Whitefish. A perpetual trophy,...
There’s a well-kept secret that Hollywood stars have used in the past decade to keep their skin taut and young looking. That little secret now has a name, and it’s available right in Ronan. It’s not surgery, and it’s not Botox. It’s microcurrent facial sculpting, a non-sur...
Stop and think how our options to communicate have changed in the past 20 years. In 1994, assuming you were alive and talking, when you wanted to speak to someone, what did you do? If a friend wasn’t within walking distance, you most likely picked up the phone and called them. Your other option was ...
The staff of the Valley Journal welcome John Schnase to their award-winning team. Much has changed in the publishing world since Schnase helped his uncle work with lead type on an eight-page letterpress. Schnase, then a fresh 1968 graduate of Charlo High, spent a year in New Hamp...
Although Montana has never had their own NFL football team, its youth dominate the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick regional competition that also includes competitors from Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Winners are decided by a cumulative total of feet as they each punt, pass and kick a football. On Dec. 1, two...
RONAN — Kendall Shae Schiele is on a journey of miraculous healing. In late May, the 18-year-old rapidly lost nearly all of his sight in his right eye, and much of his left. An MRI revealed two brain tumors: a large and extremely rare tumor on Shae’s pituitary gland, and one directly beh...
POLSON — Polson Middle School teacher Lee Coble was found not guilty of assault of a minor on Thursday, Nov. 21. On Wednesday, a jury was selected and all parties heard opening statements. A video of the alleged assault incident was played and the state called Deputy Nate Lundeen, Polson M...
The exotic drumbeat coaxed children and adults to their feet, some dancing in circles and others locking arms in laughter. A spirit of unity and generosity prevailed as the community gathered for an afternoon of feasting, singing and supporting each other’s efforts. And they hadn’t ev...
Veterans from all branches of service were honored Friday evening as the Circle of Trust group from Salish Kootenai College hosted a Round Dance. Veteran-themed posters created by Two Eagle River School students decorated the walls in the Joe McDonald Health Center Camas Room. Accompanied by at least a do...
