Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Mike Moore

Gilleard, Petersen to lead Mission wrestling program

ST. IGNATIUS – Only a week of wrestling practice has passed since the season began, but Mission wrestling head coach Lyle Cronk is taking advantage of his experienced team to get more mat time during practice, stating the experience has helped give his team an advantage early-on. Cronk says he is excit...

Trees brighten Main Street

RONAN – Main Street in Ronan received a splash of holiday spirit Nov. 22 as students from Kicking Horse Job Corps helped spice up downtown with festive evergreen trees, which are now awaiting to be decorated. The trees were donated by tribal member Ed Stasso, who is also selling the trees near the R...

Community Thanksgiving dinner serves 30 turkeys

RONAN – Ronan’s eighth annual community dinner was one to remember, as more than 330 individuals were served a free, all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving meal Nov. 24 at the Ronan Community Center. Thirty turkeys — that’s 400 to 500 pounds of poultry — were consumed, along with traditio...

Community rallies to help construct home addition for Pablo boy

The past month has shown Pablo resident Nicole Miller the beauty of living in a tight-knit community. On Oct. 31, Woody’s Western Building Center dropped off their first load of building supplies to begin working on an addition for her 7-year-old son Stacey Stalheim, who was born with an unknown diseas...

Large Ronan wrestling team prepares for Class B competition

The Ronan Chiefs’ wrestling team is looking to be a force in its new Class B home this season, with a pair of returning state placers and a solid incoming freshman class. Last season, the Chiefs finished with only 12 wrestlers on the team, but they were 28 strong during their first afternoon practice N...

Polson wrestling returns 6 State placers for upcoming season

Despite a few gaps in weight divisions, Polson wrestling coach Bob Owen says he’s excited for the upcoming wrestling season. The Pirates are returning six State placers and have 24 athletes signed up for the team. Last year, the Pirates won the Class A Divisional tournament and took seventh overall ...

Holiday season brings big demand for Bread Basket

RONAN – A big demand compared to last year has left the Ronan Bread Basket’s shelves nearly bare as Thanksgiving nears. Vice President Gloria Kramer says the donations have been pretty good so far, but the demand far outweighs what’s coming in. “We’re up a little bit, but we ...

Ronan fills vacant trustee position, grapples with locker room renovations

It was a busy night Nov. 14 in the Ronan High School Library as a new board member for the District 30-2 position was named, but the board spent most of the evening discussing renovations to the high school locker rooms. The board recently chose Architects Northwest to draw up a plan for the remodel of the l...

Local barbecue sauce to be on TV

Keith Baker has been fascinated with barbecue sauce since he first reinvented his mother’s sauce when he was 17 years old in 1967. In 2003, Baker began selling and producing his paste, called Garlic Head, and has found a local following through selling the sauce at local grocers and farmers markets in ...

Annual baby fair continues to grow

RONAN — More than 500 parents and children came out to the seventh annual Baby Fair at the Ronan Event Center Nov. 12. Those who attended were able to visit 37 vendors, have their child screened for speech and pick up free books and information for parenting. According to childcare coordinator Doris Ga...


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