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What's smarter than a bookworm & benefits children's literacy? It's "Bookopotamus", Findaway World's new audiobook trivia app. Findaway World, an audiobook technology provider, has announced the launch of "Bootopotamus", an audiobook triva app, designed to entertain book lovers while raising money for First Book, a nonprofit organization determined to see that all children

That's Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Jackie Robinson, talking about her pop,&  & tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30, I'll be giving away the Jackie Robinson book, "How to Be Like Jackie Robinson; Life Lessons from Baseball's Great Hero" penned by Pat William with Mike Sielski & with a foreword by Bud Selig. Hall of Fa...

There is a rabies clinic scheduled for tonight down in Conrad. This evening's Rabies Clinic will take place at the Conrad Vet Hospital from 7 until 9. Licenses will also be available at the hospital tonight. Rabies is always a concern & tonight's clinic comes at a good time. Ra...

It's a "Bitter Brew; The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer" & that's the New York Times Bestselling book that 'll be giving away tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia. I've got a dandy "Sports Trivia" question about the ol' Pocket Rocket...T...

The Montana Veterans Affairs Rep is back in our Golden Triangle today (Wednesday) & tomorrow. This morning, the rep is up at the Toole County Courthouse here in Shelby until 11 o'clock. This afternoon the Veterans Affairs Rep will be over in Cut Bank at the Extension Office from 1 until 3. To...

Good morning & Merry Christmas! The Christmas Day services here in northern Montana include the Little Flower Parish at both 10 & 11:30 this morning. Later on this Christmas day, the Chapel Of Ascension over in East Glacier will be holding their Christmas Day services at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Meanwh...

In December 2001, as fires still burned beneath the ruins of the World Trade Center, West Point cadet Chad Jenkins & Naval Academy midshipman Brian Stann faced off at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia in what would become the most-watched college football game of the decade: the match up between the Army Black Knights & the Navy Midshipmen. The ha...

It's a lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steam locomotives & luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation. It's all here in this BEAUTIFUL coffee table presentation by Steve Glischinski from the University of Minnesota Press. Th...

I'm giving it away tomorrow (Saturday) morning on Puffman Sports Trivia at 7:30. It's the very special Christmas book, "The Sparkle Box"...a gift with the POWER to change Christmas! "The Sparkle Box" is a compelling holiday children's book based on a Christmas tradition that author, Jill Hardie, her husband & their 2 children began 8 years ago. Ev...

I'm going to be talking with Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, later on today (Thursday) on the Puffman Show. I'll be putting through a long distance phone call to New York City around a quarter to 5 this afternoon, check in with Pete, & ask him if he'd like to take a shot at playing our "Let It Ride" contest. "L...

The book is the New York Times BESTSELLER, "Fearless; The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown" that I'm giving away this afternoon, Monday, on Puffman Musical Trivia at 4:30. It's an action packed read by New York Times Best-Selling author Eric Blehm that takes the reader deep into SEAL Team Six, straight to the heart of one of its most lege

Not the Pittsburgh Pirates BUT "Blackbeard The Pirate". The Missoula Children's Theatre will be presenting their presentation of "Blackbeard The Pirate" tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, over in Chester. There'll be 2 performances, one's at 3 & the 2nd one is at 5:30 in the CJI Auditorium. Ta...