Books

Roberta Beute will be presenting her FIRST non-fiction history book, "As It Was Then: A Common Thread," NEXT Sunday afternoon, the 25th,over at St. Luke's Lutheran Church Parish Hall. The book's beautiful cover is all thanks to our local historian & photographer Dean Hellinger, & it's filled to be the brim with local history on Toole, Glacier, Pondera, & Liberty Counties. Rob

Actually, the cook stove! Her name's Beatrice, Beatrice Katsaros, & her book's, "Our Little Cook Stove-Beatrice Remembers." Beatrice was was born back in 1905. This unique presentation beautifully illustrated by Carol Shenk, from Sweetgrassbooks, an imprint of Farcountry Press, is up for grabs Saturday (tomorrow) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Th...

Next week will be a HIGH voltage week down in the Electric City. Norma Ashby Smith's leaving town, Western Art Week kicks off on Thursday, & local historian Thomas Minckler's out with a new book on Montana, "A Paper Trail." I hear the book weighs 7 pounds, so it must be one heck of a trail. We...

Saturday (tomorrow) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll have hilarious party game, "Judge Your Friends," up for grabs. 1st caller in with the correct answer to the sports trivia question wins "Judge Your Friends," from University Games & the Puff Man Show. Ge...

When a high school senior in Montana, meets his team's new football coach, he KNOWS there is something "different" about this man. The book is, "In the Land of the Game," & I'll have it up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Th...

Our Toole County library's conducting a survey on library services. Don't worry about a thing if you didn't receive yours in the mail...the surveys can be picked up in person over at the library during regular library hours. Your feedback's very appreciated, &, by the way, the Friends of the Library Book Sale's still on, & going STRONG!...

Shelby's Home N' School Mardi Gras, "Let's Jazz up I Love to Read Night," is on the way, Tuesday night, the 21st. All K-6th grade students are invited to report to the Shelby Elementary Cafeteria between 5:30, & 7. It's FREE entry. There'll be a dinner fundraiser with hot dogs, carrots, cookies & water for $5. But wa...

Author John Newman's no stranger to the outdoors, having served as a river guide in Alaska, & operated a ranch. He's also the author of the book, "Buffalo Dreamers," I'll have up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Jo...

The Toole County Friends of the Library has kicked off their book sale, & it's going to be one bonanza of a sale too! They've got books, books, books & even more books all available during regular library hours. All the proceeds of the sale will go to the Friends of the Library, & I ask you, "How can you NOT be a friend of the library!"  Don't wo...

Story Hour's tomorrow, Wednesday morning down at the Valier Library. Miss Linda, will be your host, & the story reading fun will begin at 9:30. The "Teddy Bear Parade," is already scheduled at the library for Wednesday, April 19th. I'll be blogging more on the Teddy Bears & the "Parade," as we get closer to April 19th. In the ...

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,

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...