Articles Written By: Mike Moore
Making your home energy efficient is not only a good way to help save money long-term, but also in the short term too. Rebates are available for eco-friendly appliances and fixtures. Since its induction in 2005, the Energy Policy Act has been changing the way Americans consume energy. More efficient lights, ...
As Friends of the Ronan City Library get creative with their fundraising strategies, they’ve called on the community to get creative as well. Area residents have taken everyday chairs and given them a new lease on life by painting and decorating them for auction. A portion of the money will go towards ...
RONAN – Community members came together March 27 to honor military families at Ronan Alliance Church during a Blue Star Ceremony. The service was held during the Sunday morning worship service, led by Air Force Staff Sergeant and pastor Jeff Kingery. “We just want to honor (the families), we u...
CHARLO – Approximately 50 school-aged children from the surrounding area came together March 26 to perform The Princess and the Pea at Charlo Event Center. The show was produced by the Missoula Children’s Theatre touring group. Alea Figueroa and “Chief” Rob Yoho take six day...
POLSON – A 56-year-old Ronan man has been charged with providing teenage girls with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes during their school lunch breaks. Leonard James Irvine pleaded not guilty to three counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs on or near school property. According to the affidav...
RONAN – Hot food and fellowship are always on the menu Tuesday nights at the Mission Valley Senior Citizens center. Since it’s beginning last fall, Shepherd’s Table has been providing the Ronan community with an opportunity to fill their bellies, catch up with old friends, and make new ones...
CHARLO – Charlo School Board was down a trustee during their meeting March 17 as board member Dianna Kelly was in Spokane with her daughter, where she receives chemo treatment. School board member Dianna Kelly’s daughter, Wisteria Liberty-Dupuis, who attends Dixon Elementary, was diagnosed with l...
Shannon Buhr is afraid that without volunteers, the Mission Valley Soccer Program she worked so hard to create could dissolve when she moves away from the area. When she first moved to the Mission Valley in 2002, the Ronan YMCA had folded, forcing her to take her children to Missoula to play soccer. Accor...
RONAN – In November, St. Luke Community Hospital employee Kim McMillie was approached by the Lake County Spay and Neuter Task Force, for help with the spay and neuter clinic. McMillie agreed, volunteering her time for the cause. The task force provides two free spay and neuter clinics a year. ...
RONAN – Ronan City Council spoke with the city’s parks and recreation coordinator Jennifer Rolfsness Monday, March 14 to discuss funding issues for 2011. According to Rolfsness, the parks and recreation department is feeling the economic crunch after overspending in 2010. Rolfsness is cu...
