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Competitive student teams spar in Academic Bowl Competitive student teams spar in Academic Bowl

RONAN – School Resource Officer Levi Read was a bit less enthusiastic than Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak when he took to the stage to pepper students with questions for the Lake County Middle School Academic Bowl in mid-February, but the competitors likely could give any of the contestants on America’...

Communities get Graduation Matters grant funding

HELENA — Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius Graduation Matters programs were three recipients of 39 grants to Montana schools and United Ways to increase the number of Montana students who graduate from high school prepared for college and careers. The total of $203,000 supports local Graduation Matters in...

Ronan grads coach teams to State tournaments Ronan grads coach teams to State tournaments

RONAN — Over the past two Saturday nights, Ronan High School has been represented well across the state of Montana. Out of the six state basketball tournaments happening this coming weekend, three Ronan High School graduates and a former head basketball coach will be guiding their teams through thre...

Ronan graduate earns sailor award Ronan graduate earns sailor award

POINT MUGU, CALIFORNIA — Amra Dempsey, a 2001 graduate of Ronan High School, was selected as Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the Fleet Readiness Center, Southwest Detachment Point Mugu Sea, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.   Dempsey, an Aviation Electronic Technician Third Class Pett...

Word to the wise Word to the wise

The practice round featured words like mammalian, rejuvenate, dawdle and herculean. Then the top fifth to eighth-grade spellers from Arlee, Charlo, Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius began the 88th annual Lake County Spelling Bee — and the words really got difficult. Spelling styles differed.  ...

Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game

Arlee Warriors BUTTE – After a flawless regular season and District tourney, the Warriors faced heartbreak for the first time this year as they took their first loss and ended up in second place at Divisonals in Butte last weekend. The good news: the Warriors will head to Billings March 12-15 for...

Ronan wrestling trip ends in drug arrest

RONAN — Freshly minted wrestling champion Cole Snyder, 18, was charged with two felony counts for distribution of dangerous drugs and sexual abuse of children after being arrested upon return from the state wrestling tournament on Feb. 15.  Authorities say several additional minors have been im...

Ronan vocalist selected to perform in All-Northwest Choir Ronan vocalist selected to perform in All-Northwest Choir

SPOKANE — Siliye Pete was resting her voice Feb. 12, speaking in short quiet sentences, ahead of the next day when she was prepared to use all of the wind and noises inside her to make joyful sounds with the National Association for Music Education’s All-Northwest Choir in Spokane, Washington.&nb...

Poppy art   Poppy art

Hanna Lytton, second-grader at K. William Harvey Elementary School in Ronan, won first place in the State Poppy Coloring Contest Jan. 30 and received a special certificate and a Hershey bar. The Ronan VFW Ladies Auxiliary presented Hanna with $3, a poppy, a flag and an ice cream cone coupon to McDonalds. ...

Ronan High School takes high honors for state debate Ronan High School takes high honors for state debate

ENNIS – In a transformative tale of being the proverbial class clown to a leader in the academic pack, Ronan High School Speech and Debate took home high honors at the state tournament held in Ennis Jan. 30.  The team took home third place.  “We couldn’t be more proud,&rdquo...


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