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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...

MSU Extension Reimagining Rural Inspiration Hour will be available on WebEx next Wednesday, the 15th. Visit "Re-branding Your Town-How to start & why on "Wednesday morning from 11:30, until 12:45,  by visiting the MSU Extension Community Development website under the Reimagining Rural tab

National FFA Week concludes tomorrow (Sat,) & even though FFA was founded way back in 1928, girls were NOT allowed to join the FFA, until 1969. Following a busy & fun week with a free breakfast on Thursday, FFA members here in Shelby, & across the country, are already looking forward to the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, every year. Here's a s...

This week's National FFA Week, & you're hearing our Shelby High School FFA students on both KSEN & K 96FM throughout this week, National FFA Week. I've previously blogged we have 100 active FFA chapters here in Montana, with around 6500 members  statewide. If you coun...

I don't know either, but at one time or another, he said, "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation & the perfection of human beings." Makes sense to me, & with this week (2/28-2/25) being National FFA Week throughout the nation, & right here in our Golden Triangle, it rings true. The Shelby...

There are 100 active FFA chapters across Montana, with 6500 members. Some of these members are right here in Shelby, over at the high school. This week's National FFA Week, (2/18-2/25) & our Shelby FFA members will host a free breakfast this Thursday morning from 8, to 10, in the ag building. If...

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...

Prairie Meats in Lothair does custom meat processing and they will be having an open house on October 15th . You are invited to come tour their new facility and have some food and drinks on us! Anyone who comes and schedules with them will get a 10 cent per pound discount on their first beef...

The 81st annual 4 County Marias Fair gets underway this coming week. All the "fair fun" will run from Thursday, through Sunday. This year's theme is, "Once Upon A Time," & we're going to have the "time" of our life! Midway West Amusements will have their carnival up & going full tilt. Advanc...

WHOA! You're invited to stop by the Cut Bank Farmers Market this afternoon, Wednesday, to learn about bats & their importance as pollinators. There'll be a mama & baby goat (*see picture above*) there too for a real learning experience on milking & caring for a real goat, & info on raw milk sales here in Montana. Don't worry ab...

The first 3 days of this week is careening by like a blink of an eye as Shelby hosts the 45th Annual Range Days. As the final day draws to a close, the MRD Awards Ceremony is scheduled for this afternoon (Wednesday,) at 2, out at the Seewald barn on the fairgrounds...