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Articles with the Tag: Ronan Harvest Fest

Trail of Bales decorates Ronan, surrounding areas Trail of Bales decorates Ronan, surrounding areas

RONAN – Ninety hay bales are being transformed into magical creations of all kinds along U.S. Highway 93 and surrounding areas for the annual Trail of Bales contest, which involves turning a round bale into something grand. Last year, the Salish Kootenai Housing Authority took first place in the con...

Get ready for fall with Harvest Festival, Trail of Bales

  RONAN — Applications are available to participate in the Dutch Oven Cook Off or be a  vendor for the 10th annual Ronan Harvest Fest. This family-friendly event includes the third annual Dutch Oven Cook Off, vendors and lots of fun activities including a bouncy house, a rock wall for climbin...

Harvest Celebrated Harvest Celebrated

RONAN – Creatively decorated round bales, including Frankenstein, a bunny, a hamburger and a shop vac to name a few, sprang up all around town in the past few weeks as the Ronan community geared up for it’s ninth annual Harvest Fest. The round bale decorating contest has become an increasingly...

Scarecrows support beautification project Scarecrows support beautification project

RONAN –During the Harvest Fest on Saturday, Sept. 16, the Ronan Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee will be selling about 42 scarecrows next to the Dutch Oven Cook Off at the Ronan Visitor’s Center on U.S. Highway 93.  The 9th Annual Harvest Fest fun runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.&nb...

Culinary contest draws town to harvest festival Culinary contest draws  town to harvest festival

The aroma of steaming stew and smoking coals filled the grassy expanse behind Ronan’s coals filled the grassy expanse behind Ronan’s Visitor Center, welcoming the community to Saturday’s eighth annual Harvest Fest featuring a Dutch Oven Cook-Off. Seven teams competed cooking cobblers, br...

Wood-n't it be loverly Wood-n't it be loverly

RONAN – The eighth annual Ronan Harvest Fest is on Saturday at the Visitor’s Center on U.S. Highway 93 with plenty of food, crafts, games, vendors, and contests. The Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event. Forty-seven local businesses and organizations are participating in a ha...

Dutch oven cooking classes offered Dutch oven cooking classes offered

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Community celebrates fall harvest, small business Community celebrates fall harvest, small business

RONAN – During the Seventh Annual Ronan Harvest Fest next to the Visitors Center folks studied the photos of all the decorated hay bales set up around town trying to select a winner and many said it was a tough choice. “We had 38 participants this year,” Chamber of Commerce President Bra...

Harvest Fest draws crowds Harvest Fest draws crowds

RONAN – The antique tractor puttered softly as it made a loop around a golden tree illuminated by slanting morning rays. A boy pulled in the barrel cars behind smiled and laughed as his gaze shifted from a balloon animal clutched in his left hand to a falling crisp leaf that he tried to snatch in his r...

Ronan Harvest Fest ready to celebrate season Ronan Harvest Fest ready to celebrate season

RONAN — Montanans know how to embrace the welcome burst of spring color, the sunshine of a short summer, and golden glow of fall before the arduous winter settles in for the long haul. So, with the smell of autumn in the air, there’s one more chance for an outdoor gathering before bundling up ...


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