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I'm Buying A New Vehicle

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:59:06 +0000

My friend, Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, tells me for that for the 1st time in the history of humankind, each & every person on the face of this Earth can own their very own FULL SIZE actual New York City Taxi Cab! I'm going to get all the details when I have the Gab Man on my program this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:45. I

I Have My Chef's Hat On

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:18 +0000

I’m giving away the FIRST book in Anthony Bourdain’s line of books this afternoon (Wednesday) at 4:30 on “Puffman Musical Trivia”! It’s a beautiful coffee table presentation put together by Texas Monthly’s Barbecue Editor, Daniel Vaughn, with really neat photographs by Nicholas McWhirter. The book is “The Prophets of Smoked Meat”. “Publishers Weekly blasts that [...]

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

Winter Is A Winner

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:28:14 +0000

I’m happy to pass along on my Puffman Blog that Shelby’s own Al Winter has been chosen “The 2013 Shelby Senior Center Citizen Of The Year”! We’re all invited to come CELEBRATE with Al this Wednesday at noon at the Shelby Senior Center. If you ask me, Al’s been on the “winning track” for quite [...]

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 [...]

Call Me A Cab

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:47:06 +0000

Better yet, I’ll call a cabdriver! I’ll be putting through a call to Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, this afternoon (Thursday) on the Puffman Show. I’ll try to get a hold of Pete around a quarter to 5 OUR time. That way, it will be the dinner hour on the east coast & the Gab [...]

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. [...]

It's Not TOO Windy

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:10:22 +0000

It may be too windy to drive over to Glacier these days, but it's NOT too windy to drive up to the Marias Heritage Center this evening to read about Glacier! I'll be there at 6 tonight to read more "Montana History" as we continue reading our great Glacier Park book, "Glacier-From the Inside Out" (Best stories from The Inside Trail) edited by Ray Djuff & Chris Morrison. Ac

The Pie Is NOT In The Sky

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:50:53 +0000

The pie is over in East Glacier at the East Glacier Community Hall this Wednesday night. They’re having their infamous “May Day Pie Social” on Wednesday evening beginning at 5:30 & EVERYONE is welcome. What’s your favorite kind of pie? I’d like to hear from you on my Puffman Blog. I guess my favorite would [...]

Shark Soup For Lunch

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:04:54 +0000

That’s one of the things that the Gabby Cabby, Peter Franklin-the New York City cab driver from the streets of New York will be gabbing about this afternoon (Thursday) when he joins me on the Puffman Show at 4:30. Pete says the shark’s biggest threa these days is driven by the global demand for shark [...]

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 [...]

Ring Them Bells

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:30:50 +0000

The bells will be ringing as the Ring Praise Handbell concerts are coming here to our Golden Triangle this week.. Anne James did a wonderful interview on the concerts yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon on KSEN AM 1150. There’s going to be a Ring Praise Handbell Concert this evening, Wednesday, here in Shelby at St. Luke’s Lutheran [...]

Tell Me A Story

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:25:11 +0000

David Abrams will be telling me about HIS story this afternoon (Wednesday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Program. David is going to be one of the presenters at the 19th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup in Cut Bank this weekend & his debut novel, “Fobbit” is deals with the Iraq War. “Fobbit” has been named a [...]

It's Bed Bug Awareness Week

Anne James — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:15:49 +0000

The critter to the left there doesn’t look like something you’d want to snuggle up with, but millions of Americans sleep with bed bugs every night. During this, Bed Bug Awareness Week, the MSU Extension service offers a free MontGuide explaining how to recognize bed bugs and deal with them. Click HERE to download the pdf [...]

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 [...]

Arch Meets The Puffman

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:28:29 +0000

No, not Archie Bunker. It's Arch Ellwein who's one of the entertainers who will be performing this weekend over in Cut Bank at the 19th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup. Ol' Arch, along with the other entertainers this weekend, will also be performing for approximately 3500 people in 19 area schools this week in addition to another 150 to 200 people on Friday evening & as many as 100 who will be in the audience on Saturday. Ar

All Is Well

Jerry Puffer — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:35:33 +0000

The Conrad Community Choir will be giving TWO performances this weekend down in Conrad at the Conrad High School Performing Arts Center. Their presentation is entitled “It Is Well” & the 1st performance of “It Is Well” will be this evening (Saturday) at 7 o’clock.The 2nd performance is scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday afternoon, at 3 [...]

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 [...]