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A Nice Thing

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:03 +0000

I’ll be up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) at 6 o’clock, reading more “Montana History” & continuing with our current read, “Glacier From the Inside Out: Best stories from The Inside Trial” edited by Ray Djuff & Chris Morrison, a truly delightful presentation. “Montana History” reading at the Heritage Center is certainly [...]

Tuesday Night At The Heritage

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:41:01 +0000

I'll be back up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening, Tuesday, reading more "Montana History" & I can't wait to get back into our current book, "Glacier From the Inside Out". We should be finishing up this great adventure in the next couple of weeks & I'm already hoping that it never ends! The stories in this tome from The Glacier Park Foundation are ALL 1st person accounts covering a century of park history as told by those who know glorious Glacier the best, the Insiders. They t

Welcome Aboard Marc Magliari

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

The Media Relations Manager for AMTRAK Government Affairs & Corporate Communications, Marc Magliari, is joining me this afternoon (Friday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Show. Just like I’m a “Real Radio Man”, my friend Marc, is a “Real Railroad Man”. Marc is no stranger to Shelby (he’s been through here on AMTRAK numerous times!) & [...]

Riding The Rails

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:33:36 +0000

THIS Saturday, May 11th, will mark the 5th annual National Train Day, a date chosen to mark the anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike out in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad in the United States. The “Golden Spike”…that would be a good name for a bar(!), but that’s [...]

Floods And Fire

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:41:05 +0000

I’ll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby again this evening (Tuesday) at 6 right after I get done having fun on the Puffman Show this afternoon. We’re currently enjoying reading, “Glacier From the Inside Out”, & the past couple of Tuesdays, we’ve been reading a section entitled “Glacier’s dragons: floods & [...]

Schultz And Flint

Jerry Puffer — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:16:42 +0000

Sounds like a name for a Philadelphia law firm…either that, or a collection agency! It’s not…Luther Schutz & Kendall Flint is a musician/doctor team who will be performing blues tunes tomorrow (Sunday) evening at the 2Med Coffee House over in East Glacier Park. The “blues” will be happening from 6 to 8 PM tomorrow night. [...]

Run To The Roundhouse

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:43:45 +0000

Amtrak ridership has hit RECORD levels! Good news for our Empire Builder indeed. Amtrak ridership increased in the 1st 6 months of this year, with ridership in March setting a record as the SINGLE BEST MONTH in AMTRAK’s history! Ridership GREW 0.9% from October to March compared with the previous year despite disruptions from weather [...]

Rarin' To Ride A Jammer

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:52:54 +0000

I’m ready to take a road trip over to Glacier & ride one of those red jammers! I’m also ready to head up to the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) to read more “Montana History” as we continue with our book, “Glacier From the Inside Out”. I have to tell you, the past couple [...]

Glacier At The Heritage

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:53:44 +0000

I’ll be back up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening, Tuesday, to read more of that good old “Montana History”. Thank you to Marie Ostrem who filled in for me last week. Tonight, we’ll continue reading our great Glacier Park book, “Glacier From the Inside Out”. These stories from former employees [...]

Ostrem At The Rostrum

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:16:30 +0000

My good friend Marie Ostrem will be sitting in for me this evening (Tuesday) to read “Montana History” up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. “Montana Marie” will continue with the great book that we’re been enjoying the past couple of weeks, “Glacier From the Inside Out”. If this book doesn’t make you [...]

Bear Resistant Containers

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:04:09 +0000

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Captive bears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center near West Yellowstone earn some of their keep by testing containers for manufacturers seeking certification that their product is bear resistant. Facilities manager Randy Gravatt tells KTVM-TV that the center’s bears all were captured after accessing unnatural or unsecured foods, making [...]

I'm Not Sequestered

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:46:46 +0000

I'll be back up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby reading "Montana History" again this evening (Tuesday). Recently it was reported that the infamous Going To The Sun Highway would be opening later than normal this year due to the government "sequester" but I guess some bucks came through to open the famed highway at the usual time this spring

Armchair Traveling

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:08:43 +0000

That’s what we’re doing these Tuesday nights during “Montana History” at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. Last week, we started the book, “Glacier From the Inside Out-Best stories from The Inside Trail”. The individual stories in this book edited by Ray Djuff & Chris Morrison are 1st person accounts covering a century of [...]

I Was Wrong

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:25 +0000

Last week on my Puffman Blog, I blogged that we would FINALLY reading the final chapter in the book we’re currently reading during “Montana History” Tuesday evenings up at the Marias Heritage Center. I was wrong! This sago will never end! Actually it should & it WILL(!) tomorrow evening (Tuesday) for sure. There are only [...]

There Will Be No More To Tell

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:36:21 +0000

We'll be drawing the curtain on author Donna Gray's extraordinary stories of Montana ranch women this evening (Tuesday) at the Marias Heritage Center in our "Montana History" reading. I think we have all enjoyed the book, "Nothing To Tell" & it turns out these 12 old ranch women DID have a lot to tell & after some 237 pages, I think we have heard it all! The book was an eye opener for me...I kne

A Blazing Saddle Indeed

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:00 +0000

I don't often read "westerns", but I've come across a really engrossing neat page turner, or in this case, a page "BURNER" penned by my friend Bill Yenne. Yenne's new book is the 1st in a new series titled "Bladen Cole: Bounty Hunter" & it takes place & is happening & hopping right out here in Montana, including this area of north central Montana. Bladen Col

Not Much Left To Tell

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:05:32 +0000

66 pages to be exact. That’s how many pages we have remaining to read in our current book up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby for our Tuesday evening “Montana History”. We’ve been enjoying “Nothing To Tell-Extraordinary Stories of Montana Ranch Women” beautifully penned by author Donna Gray. Looking forward to seeing you [...]

Run To The Roundhouse

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:31:20 +0000

As Shelby Mayor, His Worship-Dr. Larry J. Bonderud, says, “run to the roundhouse, they’ll never CORNER you there”! The National Association of Railroad Passengers is invited back to Washington DC next month for the BIGGEST week of the year for national passenger train advocacy. It is scheduled for April 22nd through the 24th in our [...]

It's Going To Be A Ball

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:18:01 +0000

If last year’s was any indication, this year’s is going to be a blast! I’m blogging today about the Annual Ball on tap for this Saturday night over at East Glacier. Talk about fun!…there’s going to be a dinner followed by dancing & prancing along with a silent auction to boot. It’s all begins at [...]

Our Old Fishing Hole

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:34:38 +0000

Just the other day, I was thinking about our "Old Fishing Hole" program & wondering how long it would be until spring & I get the opportunity to host the program again. I've already talked with Bob Kovatch at Lake Francis down in Valier & invited him to join us on our 1st broadcast this spring! Speaking of fishing, I note that the Babb/St. Mary Volun