The 18th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup kicks off next Friday (April 27th) in Cut Bank and the entertainment slate this year looks better than ever. As I blogged earlier this week, on Monday, I'll be talking with the monastic composer/song writer Aleka
Our 30th Annual KSEN/K 96 Radio Auction kicked off at 9 this morning (Thursday) and there's excitement in the air and ON the air. I've had a chance to look over many of the auction items and the selection and quality is better than ever this year
On Monday's (April 16) Extension Minute, Toole Co Agent Alice Burchak shared the following information about a beekeeping workshop the MSU Extension Service will be hosting in Cut Bank on Saturday, April 28:
Honey bees pollinate a third of the food that we eat. However, in the past six years the annual die-off of honeybees has become increasingly alarming. The phenomenon is known as colony collapse disorder (CCD). Research has not pinned down the reason for CCD. Many scientists think it is an accumulation of multiple reasons such as disease, pesticides, and harmful mites that have emigrated from Asia. To counteract the effects of CCD more people are encouraged to keep their own bees.
I'm keeping an eye on this year's coming crop and received a report this morning from some folks within 40 miles of Woodward, Oklahoma and they tell me that some twisters hit their area with a vengeance over the weekend
Montana's Congressman, Denny Rehberg, will hold a listening session in Choteau on April 21st at 2:30 pm at the Choteau Country Club to discuss the implications of the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act