There's nothing better than some delicious baked goods to warm up on a cold December weekend. The Conrad VFW Auxiliary is holding their Christmas Sale & BAKE Sale today (Friday) down in Conrad. Their Christmas Sale & Bake Sale is going all day long today from 11 this morning until 7 tonight in the VFW Club Room in Conrad. I'm tr
the 2nd Annual Dutton Christmas Stroll is coming up tomorrow (Friday) night down in Dutton & it's going to be a spectacular one indeed. There'll be hayrides, luminaries, CAROLING & some fantastic raffles. What's
Our Toole County Friends Of The Library will be holding not one, but TWO book sales this week here in Shelby. The 1st one is tonight (Thursday) from 5 until 8 & the next one's scheduled for this Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5. Bo
The Valier Christmas Stroll is set to roll tomorrow (Thursday) night down in Valier. The Valier Christmas Stroll all starts at 6 o'clock SHARP at the Fire Hall & continues until 8. There'll be a visit from ol' Santa himself & there will be vendors on hand, Christmas trees along with a variety of store SPECIALS. Nothin
He's Montana author, Gary A. Wilson, & Gary's out with his new book, "Adventure Tales of Montana's Last Frontier". According to Gary, Montana's legendary frontier lingered longest in the Milk River Country, the wind-swept "H-Line" along the Canadian border. Th
What's better than a "real" tree at Christmas! There are some beautiful fresh cut Christmas trees available & for sale down at the Albertsons store here in Shelby. Proceeds from the tree sales this year will go toward the Albertson's Turkey Bucks & our Sagebrush Food Pantry in Shelby along with a scholarship. The fr
We finished reading the Mary Ronan book, "Girl From The Gulches", last Tuesday night during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. They all DIED at the end...Mary, her husband Peter Ronan & the rest of the characters. I'
It's "Savor Sweet Christmas; A Collection of Poems for the Season" available at local bookstores & gift shops, through online retailers, or from distributor Farcountry Press at: www.farcountrypress.com
November was very mild & dry with plenty of cloudy days over in the Knees area. A trace of precipitation was recorded on November 4th, 5th, 8th, & 16th. November 17th showed both a trace of precip & a trace of snow. Speaking o
Chester composer & pianist Philip Aaberg will be performing selections from his brand NEW CD, "High Plains Christmas" in concert NEXT Sunday afternoon in Chester at the CJI Auditorium. Phil's concert gets underway at 3 next Sunday & refreshments will be served at the intermission. There'
It's a lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steam locomotives & luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation. It's all here in this BEAUTIFUL coffee table presentation by Steve Glischinski from the University of Minnesota Press. Th
Matthew Dunn that is...& I'm giving away former M16 field officer Matthew Dunn's latest "Spycatcher" novel tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia. It's always a pleasure to read a well-crafted thriller replete with 3 dimensional characters, nail-through-the-heart twists & betrayals, & extensive detail about what goes on in the most treacherous, shadowy corners of international espionage & it's all here in Matthew Dunn's "Sling Shot." This is a pag