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Next Monday, the 20th, is President's Day, & the American Legion in Valier, is hosting a luncheon. You're invited to stop down & enjoy the fine turkey, salads, desserts & drinks for $10, at the Valier Civic Center from 11:30, to 1:30. Bring alon...

The Dutton Community Blood Drive's set for next Wednesday, the 8th. Dutton's "drive" will run from 10, until 3, at the Dutton American Legion. The statistics are downright staggering...every 2 seconds someone somewhere in America needs blood, yet only 3% of Americans donate each year...

Back in '61, the U.S. Forest Service over in Missoula, dropped 20 of their most elite smokejumpers near a wildfire burning in the Idaho wilderness. Next Tuesday, night, the 7th, the documentary, "Higgins Ridge," will be presented down at Conrad's beautiful Orpheum Theatre...

Our Montana trails were splendid indeed for Kenneth D. Swan. Swan spent his career with the U.S. Forest Service from 1911, to 1947, became a talented photographer renowned for his images of forestry work & wild, wide-open landscapes, & it all comes together with a wonderfully, rich, insightful record of a real forester's life in Region 1-Montana, northern Idaho, & western South Dakota,

Raccoon Tycoon's the fun, addictive strategy game, & I'll have one up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday, morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Be the 1st caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, & WIN the game that's rapidly becoming the go-to board game in family households. Raccoo...

Grammy & Emmy nominated composer, & our good neighbor & friend, Philip Aaberg, returns to Havre, next Tuesday evening, December 13th, for a concert at Havre High School, at 7. Besides being just a downright entertaining guy well known to all of us, Philip's known worldwide for his compositions that evoke the spaciousness & beauty of our Big Sky western landscape. Tickets are av...

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...