Natural & medical disasters can strike at any time. Our news is full of dramatic stories of people who have managed to survive hurricanes, blizzards, earthquakes & other catastrophes. How can YOU increase YOUR odds of survival if you can't reach a doc? Ask "The Survival Doctor". He's D
It's Tuesday(!) & that means that I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby tonight reading more "Montana History." We've got about 75 pages to go in Lenore McKelvey Puhek's "No Time for Tears", & it is the real story of real people who came to live & work in Montana Territory. Lenore's d
I blogged yesterday that I would look into the total moisture content for last year out in the Knees area & here it is!: The 2013 moisture for the year by monthly totals comes in as .41 with 8 inches of snow for January. Fe
It's a "Guidebook" for finding AND keeping good housemates...it's Annamarie Pluhar's timely tome, "Sharing Housing; A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates" & it's the prize this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia! The author, Annamarie Pluhar, is a consultant with expertise in group dynamics, interpersonal relations, & instructional design. Living
I just received the January Precipitation Report for the month of January out at the Knees area. They recorded a total of 19.5 inches of snow last month with 1.01 moisture. January 6th came in with .18 precipitation & 3.2 i
American Legion Post #73 up in Sweetgrass will be serving up some SUPER pancakes on SUPER Bowl morning, tomorrow (Sunday)! The Legion's Pancake Breakfast will run from 8 o''clock SHARP Sunday morning until 1 in the afternoon if the pancakes don't run ot
Today (Friday) is the DEADLINE to register to play in the Benefit Volley Ball Tournament that's being presented by the Conrad Adult Ed for Eric Norby who is battling leukemia. The entry fee per team is $150 & the competition runs on Sundays beginning THIS Sunday! If you'd like to register your team, please call 278 9158 before today's end...T
They're 2 young men who played in the 2001 Army-Navy Game & they fought the war in Iraq & you can read all about them in New York Times bestselling author Steve Eubank's hardback that I'm giving away tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia! The book's entitled "All American: Two YOUNG MEN, The 2001 ARMY-NAVY GAME AND THE WAR THEY FOUGHT IN IRAQ". This t
The ski slopes down at Big Sky Resort are where Seahawk fans AND Bronco fans can find common ground & multiple viewing options for the Super Bowl this Sunday. The game will be projected onto large screens at Whiskey Jack's, Lone Peak Cafe, Chet's, & the Headwaters Grille starting at 3:30 on Sunday & going until the fun is done! Whiskey Jack's, located in the Mountain Mall will be featuring Big Sky Resort gift cards. In the Hun
Bob Dylan was right again! If you're interested in the Rimrock wind power facility, renewable energy & Montana's future, there is going to be an open house this afternoon (Thursday) up at the Comfort Inn here in Shelby. Co
Helena's award winning author, Lenore McKelvey Puhek (her last name rhymes with Buick), is on her way to Great Falls IN her Buick because this coming Saturday, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Heritage Center is having a convention in the Electric City, & Lenore's "Annie" is being inducted into their Hall of Fame.In fact
She's Lenore McKelvey Puhek from Helena & I'll be reading more of her 4th book, "No Time for Tears" tonight (Tuesday) during Montana History up at the Heritage Center. They're all here... homesteaders, businessmen, miners, teachers, cowboys, ministers, soiled doves & families all share a common bond: survival of the fittest. There