Gardening

I received a precipitation report from the Knees area this morning (Thursday) & the total precip for the month of August totaled 2.57 inches. SNAKES are on the move in the area, heading for the dens & the birds are bunching up, ready to move south. Could ...

The Brady District water is turned OFF today (Wednesday) until 6 o'clock this evening. The Brady boys are doing some new upgrades on ol' Mr. Water System. There will also be a road closure for approximately 3 days at the intersection of Central Avenue & South Brady Road. Pl...

It's one of the BEST Farmers Markets on the Rocky Mountain Front & it's happening this morning (Saturday) down in Choteau. The Choteau Farmers Market will open at 8:30 this morning & they are well stocked with locally grown fruits & vegetables & all the other good stuff that you can find at a Montana Farmers Market. Hope to see yo...

She's Francine Beach & Francine is the $10 WINNER from last Thursday's Shelby Food & Craft Market. It's Thursday & that means another Shelby Food & Craft Market this afternoon down in Shelby City Park. The Market runs from 4 until 6 today & they're going full tilt with corn, squash, & cucumbers! Hope to see you later ...

There'll be a Farmers' Market over in Cut Bank this afternoon (Wednesday). High quality fruits & vegetables grown right here in our Golden Triangle by our local neighbors & friends will be available for sale this afternoon between 3 & 6 o'clock. Nothing be...

The MSU Extension Service is going to be offering Food Preservation Workshops on Tuesday, September 2nd here in Shelby, Wednesday, September 3rd over in Chester, & Thursday, September 4th in Cut Bank. These workshops are open to the public for the cost of $10. Re...

The Blackfeet Fire Management is reminding ALL hay swathers AND combine cutters to have a fire extinguisher on board along with a portable water supply within their cutting areas. It goes without saying that in case of a fire, a call should be placed to 911...

Elaine Mitchell was last week's $10 WINNER down at the Shelby Food & Craft Market in the park. Way to go Elaine! The Shelby Food & Craft Market will be rolling this afternoon (Thursday) down at Shelby City Park from 4 until 6. Fall is right around the corner...I can...

Fall is right around the corner & our area food & craft markets are running full tilt! The Sunburst Market is going on until 10:30 this morning (Thursday) up at Spark Park & it promises to be "Sparkling" as usual. Later on this afternoon, our Shelby Food & Craft Market will be happening down in Shelby City Park from 4 until 6. Come Saturday,...

Farmers Markets abound again this week here in our Golden Triangle. There'll be a Food Market this morning (Thursday) up in Sunburst at Spark Park & that Spark Park Food Market is always a good one! This afternoon, our Shelby Food AND Craft Market will be running down at Shelby City Park from 4 until 6. La...

The July Monthly Precipitation Report at the Knees is in, & the month of July was cool for most of the month with plenty of windy days. The last week of July is normally the hottest week of the year & this year proved no exception. July 4th, 21st. 23rd. &...

Tall Todd, the custom cutter guy & his crew are cutting winter wheat & barley down in Forsyth this week. Todd reports that he was glad to get out of the Denver area when he did. He reports that they were about to float away down there, as the rains have arrived. Word r...