Books

Back in October of 1960, there were "solid rumors" over in Whitefish of a merger of the Great Northern with the Northern Pacific & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. We'll be reading the "Story-Behind-The-Story" on that merger tonight (Tuesday) during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center. We're ...

It's TUESDAY!!) & that means I'll be reporting to the Marias Heritage Center tonight to read & share more Montana History. We're currently reading "Ski Town to Stump Town: the story of Whitefish, Montana," & what a wild & woolly saga it's is! The book exper...

I'd submit our Montana wheat is the BEST! In fact, both wheat & barley are Montana #1 cash crop. Montana's in the TOP 5 wheat producing states, & our friends & neighbors over in Choteau County (think Fort Benton) have the #3 wheat producing county in the country! KSEN & K 9...

Today's TUESDAY, & that means TONIGHT I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center to read & share more Montana History. We're rounding 3rd & heading for home with our current Tuesday evening read, "Stump Town to Ski Town: the Story of Whitefish, Montana." Tonight, ...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) to read & share more Montana History. We'll be reading & learning about the "beginning" of Big Mountain Ski Resort over in Whitefish. Back in March of 1947, articles of incorporation for the resort were filed with some $70,000 stock authorized. We're ...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to read & share more Montana History. We'll be plunging on with our current tome, "Stump Town to Ski Town: The Story of Whitefish, Montana," & learning about the war effort of Whitefish women during the second world war. The wo...

During the 1940's, slot machines were allowed in private clubs over in Whitefish, & tonight (Tuesday) I'll be reading all about them during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center. It's a segment in the book we're currently reading during Montana History, "Stump Town to Ski Town: the Story of Whitefish, Montana, & we're more than half way through the book. I'm lo...

The Valier "Friends of the Library" have their meeting planned for tomorrow (Tuesday.) The "Friends" are scheduled to meeting at 5 o'clock SHARP tomorrow afternoon/evening down at the Valier Public Library. Our "Big Sky" weather may be cold but tomorrow's meeting promises to be a "warm" one for sure...

By the time the year 1930 was rolling around, Whitefish, Montana had SERIOUS unemployment! That's what we'll be reading about tonight (Tuesday) during Montana History up at the Heritage Center. We're close to "half way done" on our current read, "Stump Town to Ski Town: The Story of Whitefish, Montana," by Better Schafer & Mable Enbgelter. Ms...

I already KNOW we'll be reading ABOUT "stumps" this evening (Tuesday) during Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. I'll be there at 6 SHARP tonight to continue with out current read, "STUMP Town to Ski Town: The Story of Whitefish, Montana...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby this evening (Tuesday) to read & share MORE Montana History. We'll be "soldiering" on with our current tome, "Stump Town to Ski Town; The Story of Whitefish, Montana." We'll commence tonight on chapter 7, From WWI Through WWII: Growing Pains," & we'll learn how the good citizens of the Flathead Valley answered

I already KNOW what we'll be reading this evening (Tuesday) for Montana History up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. Speaking of being "stumped," we're smack dab in the middle of the saga of early day Whitefish, Montana in the book, "Stump Town To Ski Town...