Articles Written By: Kate Haake
RONAN — The Ronan Chamber of Commerce enjoyed an usually cool Harvest Fest on Saturday, while tasting the local fares of the harvest season. Harvest Fest Vendor Coordinator Roland Godan from the Lake County Community Development Corporation said the event was almost canceled, and three chili c...
RONAN — A plan that would move fifth grade elementary students to the Ronan Middle School building solicited concern from Ronan School Board trustees during a meeting on Monday. “As promised you in July, the process is going forward and the administration team has discussed it and wrestl...
RONAN — The Ronan Middle school welcomes one new teacher to their staff for the 2010-2011 school year. Claire Hibbs-Cheff replaces Melissa Knabe as the seventh grade English teacher and eighth grade language instructor. A graduate from Dartmouth College and the University of Montana, Hibbs-...
RONAN — Ronan High School welcomes three new teachers to the 2010-2011 high school. “I love being involved in the lives of young people,” English teacher Ryan Wells said. Wells replaces Ryan Fisher who recently became the school’s vice principal. Originally from Hamilto...
Last May, a concerned parent of a K. William Harvey student wrote a letter to the editor, informing the community of an issue that she considered grave and worthy of the Lake County’s attention: bullying. “We need to help out whether they are the bullies or the bullied,” parent Sel...
RONAN — A sharp increase in water rates may add an additional burden to struggling Ronan families this fall. On Monday, a crowd of disgruntled Ronan residents gathered at the Ronan Middle School for a public hearing, hoping to catch city council’s explanation of rising water rates, which...
RONAN — K. William Harvey Elementary School introduced four new instructors to their staff for the 2010-2011 school year. Three teachers and an administrator have joined the faculty at K. William Harvey, adding a wide variety of skills to the talented and dedicated staff. Carla Isle hails from...
Charlo — Imagine it: A mere teenager and embarking on your first international adventure. Bracing yourself for a new culture, a new language, a new family and hopefully a few new friends. This year Charlo has opened its school doors to a few such adventurous teenagers — Azharra Al Farid and Gv...
CHARLO — Charlo teacher Mindy Cox likes to float under the radar, but even as low key as she tries to be, there’s no denying she’s one of Charlo’s most beloved educators. The University of Montana track athlete came to Charlo in 1994, with the idea that she would teach elementary s...
RONAN — A bale of hay spontaneously combusted on Aug. 26, igniting a fire that destroyed 25 hay bales on a farm on Cornelius Road, Ronan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Clary said. Clary explained if hay is baled while wet, hot temperatures may cause the hay to spark. A neighbor saw th...
