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Valier’s Luck Of The Irish
Valier’s Luck Of The Irish
Valier’s Luck Of The Irish
The annual St. Pat's Dinner's on the way to Valier, & it's NEXT weekend, Sunday, the 12th. You're invited to come on down to St. Francis Church from 11:30, to 2, & enjoy the luck of the Irish with corn beef & cabbage, roast beef, turkey & all the trimmings with some wonderful homemade desserts. $10, for adult...
Yellowstone’s Up For Grabs
Yellowstone’s Up For Grabs
Yellowstone’s Up For Grabs
Tomorrow, Saturday morning, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll be giving away a beautiful Yellowstone calendar from Farcountry Press, & the 1st caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, will WIN this spectacular "keepsake" Yellowstone calendar. Th...
Soup For Supper @ St. Luke’s
Soup For Supper @ St. Luke’s
Soup For Supper @ St. Luke’s
St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby, will be having Lenten Soup Suppers every Wednesday evening throughout Lent. The soup will be on the platters Wednesday nights at 6, with a short service following the supper. If it's Wednesday, during Lent, it's soup for supper over at St...
Girls Allowed To Join
Girls Allowed To Join
Girls Allowed To Join
National FFA Week concludes tomorrow (Sat,) & even though FFA was founded way back in 1928, girls were NOT allowed to join the FFA, until 1969. Following a busy & fun week with a free breakfast on Thursday, FFA members here in Shelby, & across the country, are already looking forward to the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, every year. Here's a s...
Who’s Masanobu Fukuoka?
Who’s Masanobu Fukuoka?
Who’s Masanobu Fukuoka?
I don't know either, but at one time or another, he said, "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation & the perfection of human beings." Makes sense to me, & with this week (2/28-2/25) being National FFA Week throughout the nation, & right here in our Golden Triangle, it rings true. The Shelby...
WHY Is It Called Lent?
WHY Is It Called Lent?
WHY Is It Called Lent?
This 40-day span in time comes from an old English word meaning "lengthen." That's because of the time when Lent happens as that's when our days start to get longer as we approach summer. Conrad's Lenten Luncheons get underway this Thursday, at St...
100 Active In Montana
100 Active In Montana
100 Active In Montana
There are 100 active FFA chapters across Montana, with 6500 members. Some of these members are right here in Shelby, over at the high school. This week's National FFA Week, (2/18-2/25) & our Shelby FFA members will host a free breakfast this Thursday morning from 8, to 10, in the ag building. If...
Next Monday’s A Holiday
Next Monday’s A Holiday
Next Monday’s A Holiday
Next Monday, the 20th, is President's Day, & the American Legion in Valier, is hosting a luncheon. You're invited to stop down & enjoy the fine turkey, salads, desserts & drinks for $10, at the Valier Civic Center from 11:30, to 1:30. Bring alon...
Drive Will Arrive In Dutton
Drive Will Arrive In Dutton
Drive Will Arrive In Dutton
The Dutton Community Blood Drive's set for next Wednesday, the 8th. Dutton's "drive" will run from 10, until 3, at the Dutton American Legion. The statistics are downright staggering...every 2 seconds someone somewhere in America needs blood, yet only 3% of Americans donate each year...
They Were Surrounded By FIRE
They Were Surrounded By FIRE
They Were Surrounded By FIRE
Back in '61, the U.S. Forest Service over in Missoula, dropped 20 of their most elite smokejumpers near a wildfire burning in the Idaho wilderness. Next Tuesday, night, the 7th, the documentary, "Higgins Ridge," will be presented down at Conrad's beautiful Orpheum Theatre...
Happy “Splendid” Trails To You
Happy “Splendid” Trails To You
Happy “Splendid” Trails To You
Our Montana trails were splendid indeed for Kenneth D. Swan. Swan spent his career with the U.S. Forest Service from 1911, to 1947, became a talented photographer renowned for his images of forestry work & wild, wide-open landscapes, & it all comes together with a wonderfully, rich, insightful record of a real forester's life in Region 1-Montana, northern Idaho, & western South Dakota,
It’s More FUN Than Monopoly!
It’s More FUN Than Monopoly!
It’s More FUN Than Monopoly!
Raccoon Tycoon's the fun, addictive strategy game, & I'll have one up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday, morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Be the 1st caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, & WIN the game that's rapidly becoming the go-to board game in family households. Raccoo...

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