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Our Life In The Golden Triangle
It's another fun week here in North Central Montana. The weather is GREAT & tonight (Wednesday) the Summer Market Festival will be happening down in Conrad from 5 until 8 at the Conrad swimming pool. Ha
State news
State news
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Behind Every Good Man..
I'm heading back up to the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday 8/21) at 6 to read more "Montana History" to the Tuesday evening Montana History group of residents. We're starting a new book this evening
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Good News For Golden Triangle Veterans
The Montana Veterans rep is returning to our Golden Triangle this week. The rep will be here in Shelby this Wednesday morning up at the courthouse from 9:30 to 11:30. Next stop...Cut Bank! The rep will be over in Cut Bank Wednesday afternoon from 1 until 3 at the county extension office
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Great Falls Man Arrested on Deliberate Homicide Charges
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberate homicide after a fatal shooting near Fairfield over the weekend. The Great Falls Tribune reports Teton County deputies arrested 57-year-old Martin Lau Saturday evening
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Coal Protest has Little Impact
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The weeklong coal protest at the Capitol doesn't seem to be having much impact on the state officials in charge of leasing the state's resources for development. The protesters generally oppose coal development, but specifically want the Land Board to reject development of the massive Otter Creek coal tracts opposed by environmentalists
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Fishing Hole NOT Ruthless This Weekend
The Old Fishing Hole broadcast this weekend on KSEN/K 96 can't be called "ruthless". I had the pleasure of talking with RUTH Ann Norick over in Chester at Tiber Marina. Ol' Dallas Denter is dropping his line up in Alaska this month and Ruth Ann was kind enough to fill in and give us a report on the Tiber fishing action
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Why Do So Many Musicians Receive Liver Transplants
Lifestyle no doubt and more often than not, because of the hepatitis C virus. The "celebrity list is endless...David Crosby, Gregg Allman, the late Dallas Taylor, Larry Hagman, & Jim Nabors, although I believe in Nabors case, he claimed that he cut himself shaving. Ye
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What Does The Gabby Cabby Know About Farmers Markets
In a word, NOTHING! Regardless, Peter Franklin-The Gabby Cabby will be joining me long distance LIVE from New York City this afternoon (Thursday) around 4:30 on the Puffman Show. If I didn't have to be here to keep Pete straight, I'd probably be downtown at our Shelby Farmers Market
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Family Plans Memorial Service for Missing Hiker
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The family of a 19-year-old West Michigan man who never returned from day hike in Glacier National Park has scheduled memorial services for the teen.
Jakson Kreiser was a seasonal worker at Lake McDonald Lodge in Montana who officials believe was trying to hike across treacherous terrain from Hidden Lake to Avalanche Lake on July 27
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Puff’s Ag Rag
Tall Todd and the custom cutter guys are still down in the Conrad area. The boys are finishing up some winter wheat north of Conrad and waiting on the green spring grains. Some barley and spring wheat HAVE been harvested but high grain moisture is halting their big machines from wrapping things up here in the Golden Triangle
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Global Warming?
I'm not sure. According to NOAA, July marked the hottest month on record here in the United States. Drought expanded to cover nearly 63% of the Lower 2 million acres. According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature during July was 77
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We”re Closing The Curtain
We'll be closing the curtain on another great "Montana History" book this evening (Tuesday) up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. Tonight we'll be reading the conclusion of "Pioneer Doctor-The Story of a Woman's Work" by Mari Grana