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Canadian Soldier Lt. Col. John McCrae was inspired back in the spring of 1915, to write the powerful poem, "In Flanders Fields," after seeing a war-scarred field of bright red poppies. In his poem, the Lt. Colonel was honoring the lives lost in World War 1, & thus the poppy became a symbol of remembrance within the military community. Me...

Fairfield Schools reports today, Wednesday, the 25th, is the FINA day to turn in your ballots for the high school & elementary school technology levy. Ballots MUST be turned in to the school by 8 o'clock tonight. Make your voice heard.

Cut Bank is looking to hire lifeguards for the summer. Aspiring applicants MUST be at least 15 years of age, & able to pass a lifeguard test. BTW, they're also looking for folks to work the concessions. Applications are DUE in this Friday, the 27th, & are available at Cut Bank City Hall on West Main. Here c...

The Annual Valier Homesteader Days celebration's coming up the final weekend in June, on Saturday, the 25th. All the usual homesteading FUN will run from 10, until 3, at H.S. Miller Park. Vendors are needed, & are being lined up now. If you'd like to show your goods & wares, please call Linda at 590 4942, & we'll see you in the park as our Big Sky Summer 2022, keeps on rolling on......

Valier Community Cleanup Day is scheduled for THIS Saturday. You're all invited to join in & help out Saturday morning at 9, at Gazebo Park. Our Memorial Weekend Saturday weather forecast for Valier, looks great too, with high temperatures in the swinging 60's. Vo...

Farm Service Administrator Zach Ducheneaux will be in Browning, this afternoon (Tuesday,) to meet with producers. Mr. Ducheneaux will be available at 2 o'clock today at the Blackfeet Tribal Conference Room. BTW, ag producers & handlers who are certified "organic," or transitioning to organic can now apply for the USDA Certification Program & certification cost share program. Be s

They're getting ready to get down & PARTY! The Couts-Sweetgrass Lions Club will be hosting a party this Friday night to celebrate the last day of school. Schools out & the FUN is on up at the border...

"Bee," like in "pollinator!" If you're a gardener, & who's not in our beautiful Golden Triangle, you'll want to check out the MSU Liberty County Extension's Pollinator Class they're hosting tonight (Monday.) Class begins at 6, at the Chester Methodist Church with guest presenter, Abiya "Abi" Saeed, MSU Extension Horticultural Specialist. Me...

An Educational Townhall's been set for this Tuesday, the 31st, out in the Comfort Inn Conference Room. Tuesday's town hall on substance abuse & increasing DUI cases will run from noon until 1, & is geared for employers, parents & ALL individuals thanks to a partnership with the Shelby-Toole County Transportation Safety Commission/DUI Task Force, Toole County Sheriff's Office, Toole Cou

The book is, "Vultures Over the Elk Fork Country," authored by my friend, award winning author of several dozen nonfiction books & 10 novels, Bill Yenne. Death stalks the Montana mountains in this Gideon Safford western novel. It's another in a long line Yenne page turners. 8 ...

The Lake Frances Triple P Triathlon returns for the 3rd year in a row on Saturday, June 11th. Mellisa Willis will be joining me this afternoon (Friday) at 2:30, on the Puff Man Show to fill us in on this year's event. The Triple P is a kayak (paddle), bike (pedal), & run (pace) event powered by an advertising grant opportunity from the Montana Department of Tourism. Do...

The Galata community event scheduled for this evening, Thursday (5/19,)  at the elementary school has been cancelled. I'll be keeping you updated on my Puff Man Blog, & in the afternoons during the Puff Man Show on KSEN AM 1150.