Agriculture

The Sunburst Lions Club will be hosting a clean-up day this Sunday, (5/15) for Engel & Spark Parks. The cleaning & gleaning will begin at 2, & volunteers should bring along gloves, tools & equipment to trim bushes & trees. This Sunday aftern...

Wake up & smell the beautiful flowers that fill our baskets on Main Street & the Central business distract. They're ours to enjoy because of the chamber's ongoing fundraising efforts & endeavors. If you'd like to lend a hand with the weeding in the concrete planters lining both Roosevelt Highway  & Oilfield Avenue, or would like to volunteer to plant & care for several of the p

East Slope Vet Clinic down in Choteau, will be hosting a FREE feline spay-neuter clinic this Saturday, morning beginning at 8. Appointments MUST be scheduled ahead of time, so this week's a good time to call East Slope at 466 3020, & get scheduled for Saturday....

I'll have the All New 20th Anniversary Edition of "A Ranger's Guide to Day Hikes" up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday morning, at 7:30,  on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Retired husband & wife park rangers Carol Shively & Roger Anderson, have authored this beautiful read sure to delight adventurers who are keen to experience Yellowstone National Park in all its' glory. Check out t... Read

Mike Walstad's hanging up his visor & retiring from First Bank of Montana, over in Chester. You're all invited for a night of Casino Royale at the Roadhouse Bar on Highway 2. The poker, craps & roulette fun will run from 6, to 9, tonight. Don't ...

The Cut Bank Ministerial Association has invited everyone of ALL faiths to celebrate National Day of Prayer today (Thursday.) National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the very first Thursday, of the month of May. Hopefully, May will bring us plenty of rain showers too...

Cut Bank Community Garden's hosting a work night & dinner at the garden this Friday, the 6th, at 5:30. Don't work too hard or eat too hardy because on Saturday, the 7th, there'll be a meet & greet for all gardeners. You'll also have an opportunity to grab a garden spot at Saturday's meet. I can ...

MSU Extension will be hosting a strawberry gardening workshop this Friday, in Conrad. Friday's workshop will begin at noon at Marias Greenhouse. To RSVP, please call 271 4054, or email adriane.good@montana.edu. I can see those beautiful luscious strawberries from my back porch...

Don't worry about a thing, I'm not blogging about my sports brackets understanding or abilities! The book I'll have up for grabs Saturday morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia is, "Montana Disasters: True Stories of Treasure State Tragedies and Triumphs," by 4th generation Butch Larcombe...

Looks like an EGG-citing Easter weekend's on tap here in our Golden Triangle.First Baptist Church here in Shelby, will have their Easter egg hunt Saturday morning at 11, over at Aronow Park with MORE games following the hunt at the church activity center...

The Montana Department of Livestock reported yesterday (Friday) the confirmation of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2 Montana flocks. Our assistant state veterinarian, Dr. Tahnee Symanski, will be on duty, & report to the Glacier County Extension office in Cut Bank, this Wednesday afternoon at 1, to speak with commercial  producers. Don't w...

Montana author Melody Dobson from Billings, will be at the Prairie Peddler here in Shelby this morning (Saturday) from 9:30, until noon with her brand new & latest book, "A History of Montana Agriculture; A Life of Discovery," & she'll will be autographing the book along with reading a chapter or two. Melody...