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Articles with the Tag: Ronan

Medal of Honor recipient remembered Medal of Honor recipient remembered

Laverne Parrish, a World War II Medical Corpsman from Ronan, was honored Monday in a ceremony for paying the ultimate sacrifice for his country.  Parrish was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of extreme courage and heroism.  According to a citation read by  James Pettit at...

Highway 93 corridor through Ronan needs resolution Highway 93 corridor through Ronan needs resolution

RONAN – Significant changes were made to the Highway 93 corridor expansion plan for Ronan in a Nov. 6 meeting between the city council and state and federal highway officials. But a dispute over the impact to Bockman Park halted negotiations that must be resolved if the $40 million project is to be com...

Ronan to charge more for public records

RONAN – An increase in requests for public records over the past two months prompted the Ronan City Council to vote at its Nov. 4 meeting to draft a policy that will charge more for retrieval and copies of public documents.  “We’ve had a policy of (charging) 15 cents per page, but w...

Little punishment for Ronan vandals Little punishment for Ronan vandals

RONAN — Victims of vandalism that occurred in the past few weeks in Ronan have little faith the perpetrators of those crimes will be caught.  On October 30, several cars outside Lucky Strike Lanes were ransacked, according to owners Lisa and Tim Corbett.  Some of the cars had the doors ...

Maiden volleyball: it’s a wrap

FLORENCE – The Maidens toughed it out at the Western B Class Divisional Tournament but couldn’t find the edge needed to stay alive. In Thursday’s game one, the Maidens fell to Bigfork in the five set 2-3 loss. With set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 25-16, 19-26, and 14-16, the Maidens put on a...

Ronan missionaries prepare for departure to Africa Ronan missionaries prepare for departure to Africa

RONAN – Millions of people around the world have faith the Lord will provide for them, but only a fraction decide to put the fate of their livelihood completely into His hands while they devote their entire life to serving others. The Tatukivei family from Ronan is among the few who do. “As a ...

Master guitarist Chris Proctor to perform in Ronan Master guitarist Chris Proctor to perform in Ronan

News from Big Productions RONAN — Big Productions, a fundraising venture of the Lake County Youth Home, is gearing up for the second concert in the 2013-2014 season featuring guitarist Chris Proctor. Proctor’s performance will be Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronan Performing Arts C...

Local man publishes life story Local man publishes life story

POLSON — Polson resident Harvey A. Town recently published a book, “Jesus, the talk of the Town.” The books will be available at a book signing Sunday, Nov. 17 following church services at Terrace Lake Community Church, roughly noon. Town will again sign copies of his book at the Ronan Seni...

Ronan Senior Center serves great bargain meals

RONAN — I guess I forgot to write this column last week. That’s what happens when you start to get old. (That and a whole bunch of other things.) Our evening meal is this Thursday, Nov. 14, and we will be serving roast pork. We start to serve at 5 p.m. and the cost is only $5 per person. Quite...

2013 Election results (unofficial)

2013 unofficial election results   Polson Mayor Heather Knutson          656          51 percent Bob Fulton          591      &...


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