Best of North Central Montana

The American Legion Memorial Day program is scheduled for 8 o'clock tomorrow (Sat) morning up at the Gold Butte Cemetery. From Gold Butte, it's on to Whitlash, & Grandview. The Memorial Day program will conclude at Trinity Cemetery.

If you ask me, there "should" be a Flickin' Chicken in every prize pot, & I've got one in mine for tomorrow (Saturday) morning's Puff Man Sports Trivia. Flickin' Chicken's from University Games, & it's a blast for ages 6, & up. 2 to 4 players can play this go anywhere game ANYWHERE but the bathroom! Be the 1st...

Chester's Combined Church Community's having a BBQ Potluck & Softball Game at the CJI Softball Field following church at 12:30, NEXT Sunday afternoon, the 4th. It'll be going away party for Travis Powers & family. If you're part of the Chester Assembly, you can bring along burgers. If you...

Joplin's "Pitch for the Park," park clean-up's set for NEXT Friday, June 2nd. Beginning at 10, in the morning, they'll be making a "clean sweep"  of the place, & getting the park ready for the Joplin Art in the Park & Car Show. You'll want to bring along gloves, garden tools, trimmers, pruning shears/loppers, blowers, wheelbarrows & mowers... everything bu... Read M

Dutton's gearing up for their Dutton All-Town Yard Sale. It's set for NEXT weekend, Saturday, the 3rd of June. In fact, that's the same day you can motor on to Power, for THEIR All-Town Yard Sale. Sale hours will be from 8, to 2, in Dutton, & 9, until 3, in Power. I ...

I'm not sure how high, but was all over the place when the water main had a break! The Galata Water District reports a water main break this morning (Wed.) The break's on their east line which affects the Lothair area. Don't worry about a thing, it "may" take a couple of hours to repair the line...

Our Shelby Kite Festival's on the way on Saturday, June 10th, & this afternoon, (Tues) at 2:30, on the Puff Man Show, Jack Widmar, from our Shelby Kiwanis, will be my special guest to give us the scoop on this summer's festival. Hats off to Shelby High School's Thad White, who along with his FFA group, will be serving up the grub at the festival. I'...

Commencing today, (Tues) our Shelby city crews will be conducting sewer "jet" cleaning. Don't worry about a thing...it won't affect your homes and/or businesses, but the city reminds you to use caution when driving in the areas where the city crew is working the jets...

The Shelby Volunteer Fire Department is putting on a Golf Tournament Saturday June 10th at Marias Valley Golf and Country Club. This is a 4 person scramble tournament that starts at 9am shotgun start. Entry fee is $300 per team which includes 18 holes of golf, a cart and a meal after the tourney is over...

Cut Bank needs lifeguards for Summer '23. It's a great way to make some extra bucks while basking under our Big Sky sun. Lifeguards should be 15, or older. Applications can be picked up & dropped off at Cut Bank City Hall, or you can call 873 5526, & get set for some summer FUN in the sun!...

The Saturday Market & Tailgate Garage Sale will be going strong for Summer '23. EVERY Saturday morning (weather permitting) they'll be set up at the Central Avenue parking lot at 214 North Central Avenue. Vendors are welcome...

The Valier Senior Center will be closed this Monday, the 22nd. The center will NOT be open on Monday because of a funeral...