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Hospital management changes, first time in 25 years Hospital management changes, first time in 25 years

After a quarter century of working to improve healthcare needs of the community, Shane Roberts, the chief executive officer of St. Luke Community Healthcare, retired Sept. 1. He handed the reigns over to former chief operations officer Steve Todd.  Todd, who has served in St. Luke administration sinc...

Friends of Library to host Author’s nights

News from the Friends of the Ronan Library  RONAN — The Friends of the Ronan Library group is sponsoring three more Montana Author’s nights this fall: Keith McCafferty, Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Craig Lancaster on Oct. 10; and Russell Rowland on Nov. 14.  McCaff...

Safe Harbor Art Auction set for Oct. 12

News from SAFE Harbor RONAN — SAFE Harbor’s Annual Art Auction and Celebration is just around the corner on Oct. 12 at the Ronan Community Center. The event is a time for community partners from across the region to share their creations, talents and services to help raise awareness and financ...

Ronan School District welcomes new teachers Ronan School District welcomes new teachers

(Editor’s note: These are the corrected teacher’s biographies and photos for Ronan School District that ran in the Aug. 28 edition of the Valley Journal.) Noelle Decker is a Mission Valley native. She served as the secretary at Pablo Elementary for 23 years. This is her first year teaching. ...

Band plays great music for luncheon

RONAN — Well, the last big holiday of the summer is over; now wouldn’t it be nice if the weather would cool down a bit? We could also use some more rain. We had 73 people here last Friday for our birthday dinner, including visitors from out of town and out of state. Thanks to all who came and ...

Ronan Seniors: Council on Aging to raffle 47-inch flat screen

RONAN — Well, September is gone, and October and the cooler weather and rain are here. Instead of complaining about how hot and dry it is, we can now complain about how cold and wet it is. Change is good, especially since it seems that we are never satisfied. We had a great birthday dinner last Frid...

Governor visits Ronan invasive species checkpoint Governor visits Ronan invasive species checkpoint

RONAN — Flathead Lake has become a battleground for native and aquatic invasive species. Governor Steve Bullock made a stop at a Ronan watercraft checkpoint on Aug. 20 to show support for the human foot soldiers charged with making sure Montana plants and animals win the war against foreign invaders.&n...

‘The Wall That Heals’ passes through Lake County ‘The Wall That Heals’ passes through Lake County

On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund unveiled a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. The traveling exhibition, called “The Wall That Heals,” allows veterans a chance to view the...

Local veteran nearing end of cross-country walk Local veteran nearing end of cross-country walk

After five months of walking, Sgt. Chuck Lewis crossed into the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee Sunday, ready to tackle the final leg of a more than 3,300-mile walking journey to raise awareness about veteran’s mental health.  Lewis, a Ronan native and Vietnam era and Marine Corps veteran, set ou...

Magazines for Troops hopes to provide for additional 6,000 servicemembers Magazines for Troops hopes to provide for additional 6,000 servicemembers

RONAN — An email last week from aboard the USS Harry S. Truman made Esther Gunlock excited, and a bit worried. More than 6,000 service people aboard ship requested reading material from Magazines for Troops, for which Gunlock volunteers.  “Oh my gosh, what are we going to do? We don&rsquo...


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