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Today (Monday) is Valier's FINAL Dinosaur Day. World famous paleontologist David Trexler will be available this afternoon, so if you have rocks or bones you'd like identified, bring them on down. "ME?" I've been accused of having "rocks" in my head for years, not to mention OLD "bones" too...

The Montana Dinosaur Center and Trex Agate Shop in Bynum are having an open house this Saturday December 10th. There will be Free Admission with cookies and Hot Chocolate served from 1-5pm. The Montana Dinosaur center will be open from 10-5 and Trex Agate Shop will be open 9-6

Our Big Sky 22/23, holiday season's going full tilt...turkey tomorrow, chili NEXT Friday! The Dutton Civic Club's invited us all to their 6th Annual Chili Cook-off next Friday, the 2nd. Chili entries are $10, & contestants should register in advance, & plan on bringing along at least 6, quarts of their chili. Free w...

The Choteau Lions Club's hosting a Community Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow afternoon from noon, until 1:30, at the Choteau High School Cafeteria. Don't worry about a thing...take out will be available, & they'll be graciously accepting your free will donations. Ha...

Our good neighbors can enjoy some Thanksgiving pie & dessert a few days ahead of Thanksgiving, this year. It's always good to get in practice for the big day anyway. St. Joseph's Council of Catholic Women plan to host a Thanksgiving Pie & Dessert Sale on Tuesday, afternoon (11/22) from 4, to 7, in St. Joseph...

That's okay, I have a thick skin, & besides, I'm the Puff Man. Speaking of "other" dinosaurs...the Valier Public Library Dinosaur Program's on this way this coming Monday, the 21st. You'll want to be AT the library for sure on Monday, from 9, to 5, with all your "dino-questions" for world famous Paleontologist David Trexler.. D...

The book I'll have up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning is, "Where The Wind Never Sleeps; A Memoir from the High Plains of Montana," beautifully written by Ruth M. Sherwood. A blizzard howled across our Montana high plains, down the Milk River Valley, & into the small railroading town of Hinsdale, the very day Ruth Sherwood was born there back in 1940. Ru...

Our good neighbors at the Valier Methodist Church, will be hosting their annual Fall Luncheon. It's set for this Saturday, from 11, to 1:30, & Veterans can eat FREE. Besides the FIVE different soups, the Valier Lutheran Women will be joining in with their bake sale & raffle. Come o...

Our good friend & neighbor, Lena Tronson, down at Shelby's Smile Shop" is offering a FREE lunch for ALL veterans tomorrow on Veteran's Day! Once again, a luncheon for ALL veterans will be available from 11, until 2. ANY veteran of active service members at the luncheon's invited to bring along a photo of themselves, can have Lena copy it & displayed on the Smile Shop Military Wall. Pl

The Galata Area Eagle Scouts will be serving up their Veteran's Day Pancake Supper this Friday night from 5, to 9, up at the Galata Community Hall. After the supper, a short program will be presented. All proceeds will benefit Boy's State, and our Montana Veteran's Memorial Flag here in Shelby...

GOOD news for all our Golden Triangle pottery enthusiasts! Adult Ed Pottery continues this Thursday night, the 10th, over at CJI in Chester. The pottery fun's runs from 7, to 9, at it's all going to be fine. It'll be like a scene from the Whoopi Goldberg movie, "Ghost...

Tomorrow (Saturday,) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll be giving away the beautiful Donald M. Jones' Montana Wildlife Calendar for 2023. Donald M. Jones has done a spectacular job with his wildlife photography. ALL photographs on this Montana calendar are taken in the wild...