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Today, Wednesday, the 29th, is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. 50 years have now passed since the final American military forces left Vietnam. Did you know Vietnam War-era veterans went on to lead Fortune 500 companies, direct Oscar-winning films, create a prominent computer-programming language, & even map the human genome? To...

The Marias Museum of History & Art, is now open every Tuesday afternoon, from noon until 4. The museum's been going strong since it began operation back in the early 60's. Whatever your interest, don't worry about a thing, it's there! Spectaculars exhibits of our early settler, merchants, ranchers, blacksmith, telephones, & of course, the armed forces. You'll...

FREE community early childhood screening will be available for parents of preschool children in the Chester, Joplin, Inverness, Sage Creek, Cool Spring, Whitlash, Riverview, Liberty, Rimrock, & Hillside School Districts. The screening's on Tuesday, April 11th, at the CJI Elementary School,& will run from 9, to 1. If you...

There'll be a Lenten Supper this evening (Wed) at the Lutheran Church up in Sunburst. Supper's at 6, along with a video/bible study following supper at the church. Pondera Valley Lutheran Church in Conrad, will host a Lenten luncheon tomorrow (Thurs) afternoon for the Conrad community from noon to 12:50...

Just ask one of our Montana farmers! Today (Tuesday) is National Ag Day. Did you know the average farmer produces enough food to feed 165 people? Agriculture is the foundation of our country, the backbone of a healthy & prosperous nation made possible by the hard work of our Montana farms & farm families. I invi...

The Marias Fair Board will hold a public comment session this Tuesday night, the 21st. The fair board meeting's at 6:30, over at the Shelby High School Auditorium, & moving the dates of our fair next year in 2024, is on the potential agenda of Tuesday evening's meeting. Ou...

Roberta Beute will be presenting her FIRST non-fiction history book, "As It Was Then: A Common Thread," NEXT Sunday afternoon, the 25th,over at St. Luke's Lutheran Church Parish Hall. The book's beautiful cover is all thanks to our local historian & photographer Dean Hellinger, & it's filled to be the brim with local history on Toole, Glacier, Pondera, & Liberty Counties. Rob

Actually, the cook stove! Her name's Beatrice, Beatrice Katsaros, & her book's, "Our Little Cook Stove-Beatrice Remembers." Beatrice was was born back in 1905. This unique presentation beautifully illustrated by Carol Shenk, from Sweetgrassbooks, an imprint of Farcountry Press, is up for grabs Saturday (tomorrow) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Th...

The 31st Annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Golden Triangle Chapter Banquet's been set for NEXT Saturday night, the 25th. The doors will open at 5, at the Joe Meagher Memorial Civic Center, & dinner's at 7, for an delightful evening of fun & games along with a LIVE AUCTION! Why no...

Brent Lonner will be making a special presentation for the spring bird migration this Friday afternoon at 1, at the senior center in Choteau. Don't worry about a thing, there're be plenty of HOMEMADE corned beef & cabbage with all the trimmings on the platter. Wh...

Last Saturday morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I gave away a beautiful Farcountry Press calendar featuring 12 spectacular pictures of Yellowstone. This week, I'll be giving away the entire state! The 1st caller in at 7:30, with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, will WIN the Farcountry MONTANA Calendar...

Next week will be a HIGH voltage week down in the Electric City. Norma Ashby Smith's leaving town, Western Art Week kicks off on Thursday, & local historian Thomas Minckler's out with a new book on Montana, "A Paper Trail." I hear the book weighs 7 pounds, so it must be one heck of a trail. We...