Politics

FWP will be holding meetings tonight (Monday) & tomorrow (Tuesday) night pertaining to the proposal to extend our big game hunting season to 5 weeks. This proposal has NOT been well received by the land owners in our region 4 area! This evening's meeting will be at the CJI Auditorium in Chester, while tomorrow night's meeting's scheduled at the Sportmans' complex in Conrad. Th...

We'll be enjoying New Year's Eve tonight (Tuesday) when I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center reading more Montana History. Our current read is, "Goodbye Wifes and Daughters," the history of the 1943 coal mining disaster down in Bearcreek, Montana...

I'll be reading, sharing & attempting to pronounce "most" of the words correctly this evening (Tuesday) up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. We're currently reading the true saga of a 1943 Montana coal mine disaster. Our featured book is, "Goodbye Wifes & Daughters." That ...

The Bearcreek, Montana coal mine, & the February 27th, 1943 coal mine explosion & fire that killed 75 of the 78 men on duty on the day shift. I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) to read & share more Montana History as we continue on with the book, Goodbye Wifes and Daughters." It's laid...

The wheels of progress grind slowly but surely. Helena Sand & Gravel was unable to begin construction of the Galena Street lateral yesterday (Monday,) as they were on standby for locates & surveys to be completed. Work got underway this morning (Tuesday.) Front...

I'll be stopping by the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to read & share more Montana History. (I also like to pick up a piece of gossip or two when I'm there,) We'l bel continuing on with our current "armchair traveling" historical adventure this evening with "Goodbye Wifes and Daughters," Susan Kushner Resnick's tome on the February 27, 1943 Be

Kevin area residents can find out for themselves tomorrow (Friday!) The Kevin Senior Center is going to be hosting an OFFICIAL Medicare counselor, & right now there's THREE open appointment slots available. If you're interested, please contact Cindy as soon as possible TODAY. Th...

It was February 27, 1943, when one of the 75 coal miners killed in the Bear Creek, Montana underground coal mine explosion scratched out "Goodbye wifes and daughters." That the title (Goodbye Wifes and Daughters) of our current read Tuesday evenings during Montana History at the Marias Heritage Center...

The Montana Veterans Affairs Representative will be "reporting for duty" tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 9:30 up at the Toole County Courthouse. The "Rep" will be "on duty" at the courthouse until 11:30, then's it's on the road to Cut Bank. The "Rep" will be available at the Glacier Courthouse Annex from 1:30 until 3:30 tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon... Read

Today's Tuesday, & that means tonight, I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center to read & share more Montana History. We're all "caught up" in the book, "Goodbye Wifes and Daughters," the riveting story of the February 27, 1943 coal mine explosion, fire & disaster down at the Bearcreek mine in which 73 of the 78 men on duty died that awful day in the mine. Bearcreek

We'll know "something" tomorrow (Wednesday) night when our Toole County Commissioners will conduct a public forum for discussion over at the Shelby High School Auditorium. Tomorrow evening's public forum at 7 o'clock will pertain to the Marias Medical's request in seeking a strategic partner for their operations...

The late Emil Anderson knew this after the lights went out in the mine. He knew the DEADLY gas would soon be coming for him. Anderson was one of the 78 men on duty February 27, 1943, when the Smith Mine in down Bearcreek, Montana blew up. I'll be sharing & reading more on that disaster this evening (Tuesday) at Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. Ou...