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Delaney & Madigan...it sounds like a good name for a comedy team but Tim Delaney & Tim Madigan are associate professors back east who have put together a heavy read that takes a look at the differences between "Sustainability" & "Thrivability." The book ...

It is the "Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark & the Spending of a Great American Fortune" in Bill Dedman's & Paul Clark Newell, Jr's "Empty Mansions" that we're reading during Montana History on Tuesday evenings up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. Writer...

This brand new hardback goes on sale nationwide tomorrow(!) Tuesday & it's up for grabs TODAY (Monday) on Puffman Musical Trivia at 4:30. "An Unwilling Accomplice" by New York Times Bestseller Charles Todd is a dynamite read! Mr. Todd, Best Historical Fiction Agatha Award Winner for "A Question of Honor", explores life during World War I on this 100th Anniversary of the Gre

The service officer for the Veterans Affairs Division will be up here in our Golden Triangle today (Wednesday) & tomorrow. The service officer is at the Toole County Courthouse this morning until 11:30 & then's it on to Cut Bank for afternoon appointments between 1 & 3 this afternoon at the Glacier County Extension Office. Tomorrow, ...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to read & share more "Montana History." We just started a fantastic read..."Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune" & I can't wait to delve into more of the book tonight. Author...

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...

Montana rancher Mark Fix testified down in Denver yesterday (Tuesday) at a regional hearing about the need to address climate change in order to protect agriculture here in Montana.  The Tongue River Rancher & Past Chair of the Northern Plains Resource Council testified on the new EPA rules to curb carbon pollution 30% by 2030. Du...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby tonight (Tuesday) to read/share MORE Montana History. Last week, we began reading "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune." Ballantine Books has published Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bill Dedman & Paul Clark Newell, Jr.'s ...

The City of Shelby "Weed Ordinance" requires that ALL vegetation on your Shelby property be kept below 6 inches. If the vegetation is in excess of this, you're in violation of the "Weed Ordinance". This ordinance is on the City of Shelby website: www...

This is the gritty memoir that I'll be giving away tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia. In "Pain Don't Hurt; Fighting Inside And Outside The Ring", kickboxer & MMA fighter Mark "Fightshark" Millerv documents his struggle to make peace with the demons spawned by his tragic family history. Bo...

When I first came across Katherine Lippa's new book, I assumed by the title, "Hiding in Water", that is was all about fishing & being the Executive Producer of our Old Fishing Hole, I couldn't wait to delve into this little gem. Plus, there's a picture of a BIG fish on the cover. I ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimated that in 2011, 6.4 million children-or 11% of American children ages 4 to 17-had a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To treat this, these young people are frequently subjected to heavy dosing & often-risky psychopharmacological drug therapies that can have negative long-term side effects. Wh...