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The Glacier County Extension office will be putting on a "Spring & Garden Workshop" series starting tomorrow (Tuesday) night. The series is entitled "Planning a Vegetable Garden," & it's at the extension office over in Cut Bank. Please be sure & RSVP at 873 2239, & everything will be fine! Besides that, ...

Our Shelby Lenten Lunch THIS week (Thursday) will be over at St. William Catholic Church. The food & fellowship will be from noon until 1 at St. William. Down in Conrad on Thursday, the Conrad Ecumenical Lenten Luncheon will be at St. Michael's Catholic Church from noon until 1. Th...

The theme for this year's National Ad Day is, "Agriculture: Food for Life," & those 3 words really say it all. Agriculture is Montana's #1 industry. Montana seems to have it all. I DON'T "think" we have papaya's, & I'm not disappointed. In fac...

As Montana Agriculture Appreciation rolls along through March, I'm reminded of our P's & "'s...peas & lentils, & I'm talking DRY edible peas. In fact, Montana's the #1 producer of lentils & dry edible peas in the entire USA! Often times, "city folk" will come up to me & say, "Puffman, exactly how big IS an acre?" I like to give th...

The Dupuyer Community Club will be putting one of their infamous Pancake Suppers THIS Sunday afternoon/eve from 4 until 7. The "cakes" will be on the griddle at the Dupuyer Grade School. The proceeds from this Sunday's pancake SPECIAL will go to help the repair & maintenance of the Dupuyer Community Hall. Ev...

Nothing's finer than some soup & pie on a cold Montana winter autumn afternoon, & tomorrow (Saturday,) the Valier Methodist Church will be holding their Fall Soup & Pie Luncheon! The soup (& pie) will be on the platters from 11 until 1:30 tomorrow at the church. Everyone's wel...

It sounds like a law firm with a real sense of humor, but no worries...it's simply the title of the book that will be up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia. Dr. Tim Warren's the author of "Feet, Ford & Fun; How to Fail Your Way to Fitness." T...

Good news & bad news this morning (Thursday)...first off, there will be NO noon meal OR Meals on Wheels down at the Choteau Senior Center today. But...don't worry about thing...here comes the GOOD news! The senior center will be putting on an evening TURKEY dinner this afternoon at 5, at which time, Meals on Wheels will be rolling out then. Sa...

The Shelby Boosters will be fellowshipping tomorrow (Wednesday) night, & everyone's welcome to stop by. They'll be meeting tomorrow evening out at Ringside Ribs. The FUN starts at 6 o'clock SHARP at the "Ring." GO YOTES & stay warm...By the...

The Rocky Mountain Farmers' Market isn't done having fun for the season...YET! They'll be going full tilt tomorrow (Saturday) down in Choteau. The "market's" set up in the Visitors Center parking lot, & you can save a LOT! Hope to see you bright & early in the morn at the Rocky Mountain Front Farmers' Market in Choteau....

Our "Thirsty Thursday" comes ALIVE today in the Golden Triangle...here in Shelby, the Toole County Friends of the Library are holding their Book Store" from 5 until 8, downtown at the corner office next to the drugstore on Main Street. Down in Shelby City Park, the Shelby Farmers Market will be up & running full tilt from 4 until 6. Ov...

They're not done having FUN over at the Wednesday afternoon Cut Bank Farmers Market...they're having one tomorrow (Wednesday) over in Cut Bank City Park. Wednesday's "market" will be going full tilt from 3 until 6 for all your favorite vegetable & fruit picks. We...