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There'll be another FREE community lunch this Friday, in Conrad. Lunch will be on the platters at the First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of 4th Avenue SW, & Maryland Street. Good neighbors, good food & good fellowship this Friday from 11:30, to 1. C'mon ...

Earlier this week, I blogged on the Marias Fair Board looking for local input on changing our 4 County Marias Fair week to the end of June. The fair board meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday, of the month over at the ambulance barn. They'll be taking comments at their next meeting, next Wednesday, the 1st, beginning at 6:30...

This year's 4-Country Marias Fair's on the way this summer, & the fair board will like your opinion on changing the date in 2024.. If our fair's held the "usual" week in July, it would conflict with the Havre Fair, & we could well end up NOT having a carnival! With t...

Our Montana trails were splendid indeed for Kenneth D. Swan. Swan spent his career with the U.S. Forest Service from 1911, to 1947, became a talented photographer renowned for his images of forestry work & wild, wide-open landscapes, & it all comes together with a wonderfully, rich, insightful record of a real forester's life in Region 1-Montana, northern Idaho, & western South Dakota,

The Montana Pulse Crop Committee's looking for proposals for market development & educational projects designed to promote & enhance our Montana pulse industry through  research, promotion, development & market development. Your proposals MUST be submitted through the WebGrants system by 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, March 1st. Please see the ...

She's Marilyn "Mitzi" McDowell Stonehocker, & she's all Montanan. Her book is, "Montana Me; Stories from a Life Outdoors, " & I'll have the book up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. The woman spent her entire life hunting game, riding horses, & going toe to "booted" toe with the natural world. Sounds lik...

The Montana's Next Generation Conference's coming up on Saturday, the 28th, & early bird registration's open through this Monday, the 16th at mtnextgen.com. There'll be 36 workshops from which to choose including 5 pesticide point classes, get set for the learning & fun on Saturday, the 28th, from 8 to 5, over at Shelby High School....

The City of Shelby City-Wide Notification System's up & running. The city's added to their utility billing software the capability to notify users of an emergency event or notification important to our residents. Water shortages, hydrant flushing, irrigation season, you name it, it's there. AL ...

Don't worry about a thing, there's still time left to make your contribution to our Toole County Combined Fund Drive. Last year, the "Drive" raised close to $18,000, that was divided up between our community organizations, including the Shelby & Sunbuirst Swim Teams, Hi-Line Help for Abused Spouses, North Toole County Youth Program, Sagebrush Food Pantry, Toole County Crime Stoppers,

The 2023 Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar's on the way to Conrad, on Tuesday, January 10th. The seminar will start at 8:30, at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972, Granite Rd. Now's the time to RSVP to the Pondera County Extension office at 271 4054, or daniel...

The Meat Canning Workshop's on the way to CJI, & pre-registration deadline's TOMORROW, the 22nd. The workshop will take place in the CJI School FACS room next Tuesday, the 29th, with pressure canning principles & real hands-on experience along with recommended research , recipes & safe food handling. Space IS l...

The book I'll have up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning is, "Where The Wind Never Sleeps; A Memoir from the High Plains of Montana," beautifully written by Ruth M. Sherwood. A blizzard howled across our Montana high plains, down the Milk River Valley, & into the small railroading town of Hinsdale, the very day Ruth Sherwood was born there back in 1940. Ru...