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As the curtain closes on 2023, I'll have the NEW 2024 Montana Calendar up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. All 12 months of 2024, are in this calendar, along with 12 beautiful breathtaking outdoor shots of our Treasure State...

Let's refine that to, "unseasonably warm weather!" Valier's Annual Ice-Fishing Derby is "usually" held in mid-January. Yikes! That's like next month. These "unusual" warm conditions the past couple of weeks have thrown a wrench as far as enough ice for the January 13th event...

Don't worry about a thing...a Pondera County Public Information Meeting's been scheduled for NEXT Wednesday night, January 3rd. January 3rd's meeting will address the Class V Drafts for injection wells situated on Range View Road, in Valier...

Choteau's 3 on 3 basketball tournament's on the way this coming weekend! This Saturday's (12/30) tourney's for grades 1-8, at Choteau High School, with a "guarantee" of 3 games!! for more information, please email awalter20@gmail.com. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Puff Man Blog......

If anyone would like to lend a good neighborly hand, & help out wrapping gifts for our Shelby Angel Tree, please be at the Shelby Elks Club tonight (Thurs) at 6:30. Thanks to your generosity again this year, it's going to be a much better & warmer Christmas, for so many......

The "Gift of Life!" NEXT Thursday, the 28th, 3 days after Christmas, Chester's having their blood drive. Why not donate the Gift of Life, next Thursday. Blood drive hours at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, will run from 11:30, to 5:30. We're in a most critical season right now & keeping our area blood banks well stocked is more important than ever. Pl...

TWO blood drives are on tap for this week here in our Golden Triangle. Valier's blood drive's this afternoon (Mon) from 1, to 6:30, at Valier High School. This Thursday, Choteau, will be the place to donate the "Gift of Life. Choteau's drive will run from 11, until 5:30 Thursday afternoon at the at the pavilion in the park...

You'll be able to find out this coming Tuesday, the 19th. The Bureau of Indian Affairs branch of Irrigation will be hosting a 2023 Fall Irrigation Water Meeting. The meeting's for ALL water-users & irrigated landowners. Plan now to meet Tuesday morning in the B.I.A...

The Neon Night Fundraiser's set for tomorrow (Sat) night at the Joplin Hall. Joplin, will be jumpin' with live music, food, drinks & black light FUN from 8 to 1:30. Get it on with NEON...the Neon Night Fundraiser at the Joplin Hall. All proceeds will go toward painting the Joplin Hall. In...

Today's (Thurs) trivia FUN starts at 1, over at the Shelby Senior Center. Trivia, at the senior center, is getting rave reviews around town, & the folks who play at the center love it. Why not, it only costs $2 to play & it's always nice this special time of year to fellowship with your good neighbors & friends. If it's Th...

Heart Butte Whitetail Baptist Church, has their annual giveaway underway today (Wed) & while they're "scheduled" to be done at 1, they'll keep going until ALL the neat Christmas "stuff," which includes children's toys & clothes, is gone. Merry ...

Our Marias Museum's Annual Gingerbread House contest is coming up tomorrow (Tues) night, in the Munson Building, from 4 to 7. Along with the contest, the museum will host a grand afternoon/evening with soup, cookies & entertainment galore with Strings N' Things. It...