Agriculture

MSU Extension will be hosting a Pesticide Applicator Training on Wednesday, December 10 at the Comfort Inn in Shelby.  This program is geared towards individuals with private or commercial pesticide applicator licenses and those wishing to obtain one...

Happy Thanksgiving Eve. I blogged about the Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow (Thursday) in Choteau recently but I thought that I would remind you again that there will be a Free Will Offering Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow from 11 until 3 o'clock at the Choteau High School Cafeteria...

The Conrad Baptist Church will be holding their Thanksgiving Dinner this Thursday, Thanksgiving day. The dinner will be from noon until 1 in the Fellowship Hall at the Conrad Baptist. Thanksgiving Day has always been a special day when we all come together for a bountiful meal...

The Pals of the Pavilion, a local volunteer group that has been working to raise funds to remodel Choteau's community events center - The Choteau Pavilion - is planning to take a little time off while the remodel is completed. Jane Wolery, Teton County Agent, and a member of the group, gives us a brief history of the organization and its efforts: "In 1999, a group of women met to discuss what

The Whitlash Presbyterian Church will be holding their Bazaar AND Dinner tomorrow (Sunday). Church in Whitlash is at 11 tomorrow morning with the dinner at High Noon with the Bazaar AND Auction following. Why not pile the family into the family bus & make a "Dash for Whitlash" tomorrow morning!...

Over the prairies & through the woods, to the Elk Country Grill we go in Choteau. A "Tip of our Towers" to the Choteau Lions Club, the Choteau Soroptimists, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, & Jesse & Rose Crawford down at the Elk Country Grill in Choteau. Once again...

Oilmont County Water District's Boil Order has been downgraded to a Health Advisory. From where I sit, this looks like pretty good news to me. The district has increased the amount of chlorine disinfection. Users may notice a pronounced chlorine odor in the water...

I had a dream last night that all the food in the world was free, BUT I'm not going to mention this to Lisa Schmidt when she stops by the Puffman Show tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:30! Lisa who writes the column, "Prairie Ponderings" Sundays in the Great Falls Tribune will be my special guest tomorrow afternoon & Lisa is out with a wonderful new book, Prairie Ponderings" tha

Life on a ranch can be funny & frustrating, exhilarating & distressing, but it is never, ever boring. Just ask Pondera County's Lisa Schmidt. Lisa is hosting a book signing this afternoon (Thursday) down in Great Falls at the Great Falls Tribune, 205 River Drive South. Lisa w...

St. Michaels Church in Conrad will be holding their Harvest Dinner tomorrow (Sunday) from 11:30 until 2 in the afternoon. There'll be a raffle & a silent auction along with some BINGO! Tickets will be available at the door on Sunday. And the Golden West Lutheran Church "Praise & Thanks" Celebration is set for 2 o'clock SHARP tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at the church located 23 mi

The Farm Service Agency in conjunction with RMA & MSU Extension is hosting a series of informational meetings on the new programs under the 2014 Farm Bill including PLC & ARC. Today, Wednesday, there's a meeting going on until noon down at the Conrad high School Auditorium. This a...

The Farm Service Agency in conjunction with RMA & MSU Extension is hosting a series of informational meetings on the NEW programs under the 2014 Farm Bill including PLC & ARC. There'll be a meeting this afternoon (Monday) from 2 until 6 down in Choteau at the Stage Stop Inn Conference Room. The Fa...