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Valier's Community Blood Drive's coming up on the 26th, the last Monday of this month. The drive will be set up in the Valier High School Multipurpose Room, from 1, to 6, on Monday afternoon. While walk ins are always most welcome, you CAN call ahead to schedule your appointment by contacting Kathy Dean, at 279 3737, or visiting RedCrossBlood.org,...

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in Choteau, is putting on their "Fat Tuesday All You Can Eat Pancake Dinner," tomorrow, Tuesday night at the infamous Weather Beater Building. We're talking all you can eat wheat pancakes (made with Montana wheat) with all the fixin's, bacon, sausage & scrambled eggs. Si...

Strings & Things Children's Choir, practices begin on Tuesday, the 20th, here in Shelby. The practices will be at the Shelby High School Auditorium, beginning at 4, for grades 1, through 6. Spring's on the way & so are the Strings....and Th...

The Red Cross Community Blood Drive, scheduled for today, Thursday, at the Mission Church, in Conrad, has been cancelled! Earlier this morning, the roads were dicey between Great Falls, & Conrad. Be safe & keep warm...

The Pondera County Commissioners are requesting a 1 year extension for the public comment period pertaining to draft permits & aquifer exemption decisions for Jody Field 34-1, & Jody Field 34-2. The EPA Has granted an extension until next Thursday, the 15th. Ponder...

Dateline: Cooke City!  A Minnesota man's survived a recent avalanche while snowmobiling in Montana's back country, & government forecasters have now posted the details to serve as a cautionary tale. In fact, the avalanche safety specialists report the sheer number of skiers & snowmobilers visiting our backcountry areas is surging after the pandemic. Climate cha...

The PAN-cake! The Dupuyer Community Club's hosting their annual pancake supper this Sunday. Don't be like the couch potato in the picture, come on down to Dupuyer, Sunday afternoon where you'll be enjoying a hearty meal of bacon, eggs & pancakes. Do...

There IS such a thing as a free lunch! THIS Friday's the 1st Friday of the month, You're invited down to the Conrad Presbyterian Church, on the corner of 4th, & Maryland, for the FREE First Friday Lunch. Their platters will be up from 11:30, to 1, for some good eating fun. Ha...

The Pondera HealthCare Foundation's having their "Key into the Taste of Pondera" Fundraiser tomorrow (Sat) night at Norley Hall. Social hour's at 5, with the Sweet & Savory Cooking Contest entries served & voted on from 5:45, to 6:45. The pr...

I'll have another Flickin' Chicken game, the go anywhere game, up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia! Flickin' Chicken's from University Games, so you know it's going to be a riot. By the way, "Flickin' is NOT the chicken who appears in numerous Family Guy episodes...

The Choteau Volunteer Fire Department's having an Ice Golf Scramble, on Saturday, February 10th. All the wild, wacky, FUN starts at 10, with pre-registration, & a tee-off at 11:02 SHARP! $80, for teams, & $20, for individuals. But wait!! There...

We'll have 2 American Red Cross Blood Drives next week in our Golden Triangle. Sunburst, will be having their drive on Tuesday (1/20) afternoon from 12:30, until 5, at the Sunburst Methodist Church. We'll have our Shelby drive on Thursday afternoon (2/1) over at the Shelby Civic Center from noon to 6...