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A Big Pizza Pie

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:01 +0000

That’s what the late Dean Martin used to sing back in the ’50′s…”When The Moon Hits Your Eye Like A Big Pizza Pie” & tonight, Thursday, the Glacier County EMS will be delivering pizzas from Charlie’s Pizza in Cut Bank. The Glacier County EMS will be delivering these Charlie’s Pizzas for tips this afternoon & [...]

Not Hardy In Hardin

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:10 +0000

There’s a report this morning from “Talkative” Todd-The-Custom -Cutter-Guy. Todd his crew arrived in Texas on Sunday afternoon & on the way down, they took a look-see at the crops in Hardin & said that they look “tough”. He says the WORST crops were in western Kansas, starting from the southern edge of Nebraska & [...]

We're All Brothers In This Revolution

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:30 +0000

That's what we used to say back in the 60's, but today I'm blogging about the REVOLUTIONARY new "FOOD book", "Voices of the Food Revolution: You Can Heal Your Body and Your World with Food"! Pioneering food & social activist, Huffing Post contributor, & bestselling author John Robbins, along with his son, Ocean Robbins, sits down with 21 of the world's leading experts working on food issues & policy today, in "Voices Of The Food Revolution", due for nationwide release next month. Each contr

Neighbor Helping Neighbor

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:19:52 +0000

That’s what we do & how we live out here in the Big Sky. There’s going to be a chicken fried steak dinner fundraiser tomorrow (Friday) night over in Cut Bank at the Cut Bank Moose Lodge. This fundraiser is for Daniel Omeasoo in order that Daniel can attend Camp Pemi this summer. It’s always [...]

A Report From The Field

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:41:35 +0000

“Talkative” Todd, the custom cutter guy from up north of the border, says he’s ready to move south. Todd said that there is no rush to get there, other than to take a “look-see” at the crops. The “experts” are talking a 37 bushel average(!) while the producers are jacking their jaws about 5 to [...]

I Have My Chef's Hat On

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:18 +0000

I’m giving away the FIRST book in Anthony Bourdain’s line of books this afternoon (Wednesday) at 4:30 on “Puffman Musical Trivia”! It’s a beautiful coffee table presentation put together by Texas Monthly’s Barbecue Editor, Daniel Vaughn, with really neat photographs by Nicholas McWhirter. The book is “The Prophets of Smoked Meat”. “Publishers Weekly blasts that [...]

That's It From Here Now

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:41 +0000

The Advisory Board Meeting for the Toole County Center For Mental Health is scheduled for this Thursday, May 16th, down at the Griddle. "Summer Break" is on the way & this will be the FINAL Advisory Board meeting until September. It is most important that ALL members make a special effort to attend this Thursday in order that we have a quorum in attendance to conduct official business.

Winter Is A Winner

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:28:14 +0000

I’m happy to pass along on my Puffman Blog that Shelby’s own Al Winter has been chosen “The 2013 Shelby Senior Center Citizen Of The Year”! We’re all invited to come CELEBRATE with Al this Wednesday at noon at the Shelby Senior Center. If you ask me, Al’s been on the “winning track” for quite [...]

DeBruycker and Barta Crowned 2012-2013 Athletes of the Year

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:12:07 +0000

KSEN and K96FM held their annual Athlete of the Year Banquet last night at the Coyote Club and Events Center. We had a great turnout of both our Athletes of the week and their parents, coaches and supporters. Jeff Graham, current Belt Huskies Two Time State Champion Girls Basketball Coach and former Chester High School [...]

Call Me A Cab

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:47:06 +0000

Better yet, I’ll call a cabdriver! I’ll be putting through a call to Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, this afternoon (Thursday) on the Puffman Show. I’ll try to get a hold of Pete around a quarter to 5 OUR time. That way, it will be the dinner hour on the east coast & the Gab [...]

What Is Farmacology

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:51:16 +0000

“Farmacology” is NOT the course Conrad area farmer Gary Gollehon majored in back in college! Rather it’s the title of the fascinating new hardcover book from Daphne Miller. “Farmoacology” doesn’t frighten me because I recently did a Puffman Blog on “Foodology”! Mller’s “Farmacology:What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health & Healing” is hot [...]

Best Years Of My Life

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:44:20 +0000

My father used to tell me that my days in high school were "The best days of my life". I couldn't never see his point at the time, but I sure can now-a-days. My 1964 class is planning our 50th Reunion! It's scheduled for NEXT August 15th & the 1st planning meeting for the reunion is set for next Monday, May 13th down in Great Falls. We

Another Pie Blog

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:00:48 +0000

I did a “Pie Blog” last week & received some GREAT response! Thank you for your kind comments. THIS week, tomorrow, Tuesday, in fact, the Devon WELCA will be serving up the delicious pie during their school election. They start cutting & serving at high noon tomorrow & will keep going until the pies are [...]

I'm Going To Rehab

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:44:42 +0000

Actually it’s “RECIPE REHAB” & that’s the new book (publication date next Tuesday, 5/14) that I’ll be giving away this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia. “RECIPE REHAB” from HarperCollins has been put together from the editors at “Everyday Health” with JoAnn Cianciulli & Maureen Namkoong, MS RD. About 2/3 of our adult [...]

Schultz And Flint

Jerry Puffer — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:16:42 +0000

Sounds like a name for a Philadelphia law firm…either that, or a collection agency! It’s not…Luther Schutz & Kendall Flint is a musician/doctor team who will be performing blues tunes tomorrow (Sunday) evening at the 2Med Coffee House over in East Glacier Park. The “blues” will be happening from 6 to 8 PM tomorrow night. [...]

Help For A Neighbor

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:30:13 +0000

Helping out our friends & neighbors in their times of need is what life is all about here in the Big Sky Country. Tomorrow, Friday, there’s a Chili & Fry Bread Fundraiser for Daniel Omeasoo over in Cut Bank. This fundraiser for Daniel is set to begin tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 & there’ll be plenty [...]

Head Them Off At The Knees

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:44:06 +0000

This morning, I received the latest precipitation report for the month of April from the Knees. Living here in the Golden Triangle & north central Montana, I don’t have to tell you where the Knees is! The Knees, not to be confused with the Big Arm over in the Flathead Valley. 1.3 inches of snow [...]

The Pie Is NOT In The Sky

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:50:53 +0000

The pie is over in East Glacier at the East Glacier Community Hall this Wednesday night. They’re having their infamous “May Day Pie Social” on Wednesday evening beginning at 5:30 & EVERYONE is welcome. What’s your favorite kind of pie? I’d like to hear from you on my Puffman Blog. I guess my favorite would [...]

The Bright Lights Of Billings

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:50:19 +0000

“Tall” Todd, the customer harvester fellow reports today that his 1st cutting job will be Billings, Montana! Todd says he was only to take a couple of machines down to Billings, but thinks the crops (what there is of them!) will be ready at one time, so everybody will need a machine. With the low [...]

Foodopoly

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:46:05 +0000

No, it not’s playing a game of monopoly while chowing down! “Foodopoly” is the title of a brand new hardcover book by the Executive Director of Food & Water Watch, Wenonah Hauter. The subtitle of this tome from The New Press (www.thenewpress.com) is “The Battle Over The Future Of Food And Farming In America”. Author [...]