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NEXT Thursday, the 11th, there'll be special "Drop In" hours down at the Conrad Public Library. Our good neighbors, the Golden Triangle Resource Council, a local affiliate of the Northern Plains Resource Council, is holding the drop in hours for folks who desire to go solar...

The Toole County Friends of the Library, has cancelled out for today (Monday.) The "Friends" had originally scheduled their meeting for today over at the library. The meeting's now been cancelled! We'll be keeping you updated & posted on KSEN, K 96FM, & my Puff Man Blog......

Willard Edward Fraser, was the mayor of Billings, during the turbulent Vietnam War era, but his reach & impact lay far beyond the borders of the Magic City. Besides that, his father-in-law was the world famous poet Robert Frost! I'll have the fascinating read, "Montana's Visionary Mayor: Willard E. Fr...

The Marias Museum of History & Art, is now open every Tuesday afternoon, from noon until 4. The museum's been going strong since it began operation back in the early 60's. Whatever your interest, don't worry about a thing, it's there! Spectaculars exhibits of our early settler, merchants, ranchers, blacksmith, telephones, & of course, the armed forces. You'll...

Roberta Beute will be presenting her FIRST non-fiction history book, "As It Was Then: A Common Thread," NEXT Sunday afternoon, the 25th,over at St. Luke's Lutheran Church Parish Hall. The book's beautiful cover is all thanks to our local historian & photographer Dean Hellinger, & it's filled to be the brim of local history on Toole, Glacier, Pondera, & Liberty Counties. Rober

Actually, the cook stove! Her name's Beatrice, Beatrice Katsaros, & her book's, "Our Little Cook Stove-Beatrice Remembers." Beatrice was was born back in 1905. This unique presentation beautifully illustrated by Carol Shenk, from Sweetgrassbooks, an imprint of Farcountry Press, is up for grabs Saturday (tomorrow) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Th...

Next week will be a HIGH voltage week down in the Electric City. Norma Ashby Smith's leaving town, Western Art Week kicks off on Thursday, & local historian Thomas Minckler's out with a new book on Montana, "A Paper Trail." I hear the book weighs 7 pounds, so it must be one heck of a trail. We...

Saturday (tomorrow) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll have hilarious party game, "Judge Your Friends," up for grabs. 1st caller in with the correct answer to the sports trivia question wins "Judge Your Friends," from University Games & the Puff Man Show. Ge...

When a high school senior in Montana, meets his team's new football coach, he KNOWS there is something "different" about this man. The book is, "In the Land of the Game," & I'll have it up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Th...

Our Toole County library's conducting a survey on library services. Don't worry about a thing if you didn't receive yours in the mail...the surveys can be picked up in person over at the library during regular library hours. Your feedback's very appreciated, &, by the way, the Friends of the Library Book Sale's still on, & going STRONG!...

Shelby's Home N' School Mardi Gras, "Let's Jazz up I Love to Read Night," is on the way, Tuesday night, the 21st. All K-6th grade students are invited to report to the Shelby Elementary Cafeteria between 5:30, & 7. It's FREE entry. There'll be a dinner fundraiser with hot dogs, carrots, cookies & water for $5. But wa...

Tomorrow, Wednesday morning, is Story Hour down at the Valier Public Library. Story Hours begins at 9:30, with Miss Linda. The Teddy Bear Parade with a cool sleep over is coming up in April, & I'll be blogging more on both the parade & the sleepover here on my Puff Man Blog. Here's...