Books

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...

Don't worry about a thing, there's still time left to make your contribution to our Toole County Combined Fund Drive. Last year, the "Drive" raised close to $18,000, that was divided up between our community organizations, including the Shelby & Sunbuirst Swim Teams, Hi-Line Help for Abused Spouses, North Toole County Youth Program, Sagebrush Food Pantry, Toole County Crime Stoppers,

And, "goodnight toes" too...tomorrow, Saturday morning on Puff Man Sports trivia, I'll have the delightful children's book, "Goodnight Nose Goodnight Toes," a beautiful presentation dedicated to all the children out there who don't have someone to read to them...

I'll have the action packed riveting read, "Along Came a Cowgirl," from Farcountry Press, up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. The 1st caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question will WIN, "Along Came a Cowgirl: Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo & Wild West Shows." N...

Actually, our Shelby Carousel "simply moved the date." They had "Christmas at the Carousel" scheduled for yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, but that's been moved/changed to next week, NEXT Wednesday, the 28th, same time as before, from 1, to 4, & the 1st 30 kids in next Wednesday, will receive a FREE ice cream cone. Co...

The book I'll have up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning is, "Where The Wind Never Sleeps; A Memoir from the High Plains of Montana," beautifully written by Ruth M. Sherwood. A blizzard howled across our Montana high plains, down the Milk River Valley, & into the small railroading town of Hinsdale, the very day Ruth Sherwood was born there back in 1940. Ru...

I'll have Beatrice Katsaros's heart warming book, "Our Little Cook Stove: Beatrice Remembers," up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Our young people will surely delight in Beatrice's lovingly beautiful presentation  wonderfully illustrated by Carol Shenk, as Beatrice writes in her later years of the comfort a little girl finds in daily routines wit

We'll be riding along with the leading, & sometimes lovely, ladies from rodeo & wild west history tomorrow (Saturday) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. I'll have the book, "Along Came A Cowgirl: Daring & Iconic Women of the Rodeo & Wild West Show," up for grabs. In this passio...

When I first came across the above "headline," I figured they were probably talking about me, the Puff Man. Wrong again...Dr. Tanya Gold from Family Medicine's referring to the book I'll have up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia...

Story Hour starts at 9:30, tomorrow (Wednesday) morning down at the Valier Library. Here's how it works...simply wear your pajamas, bring along your favorite pillow & get ready to "cozy in" for some real fun stories during Story Hour at the library....

The book is "The Great Machines; Poems & Songs of the American Railroad," & it's up for grabs tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. The American railroads have been the subjects of poets & songwriters through our country's history. Editor Rob...