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Next Sunday, the 2nd, is Palm Sunday, & St. Mary's Catholic Church, over in Chester, will be having their Palm Sunday Spring Dinner, from Noon to 2. It's going to be one spectacular feed too...turkey, ham, stuffing, veggies, salad bar & PIE! The Pa...

Just ask one of our Montana farmers! Today (Tuesday) is National Ag Day. Did you know the average farmer produces enough food to feed 165 people? Agriculture is the foundation of our country, the backbone of a healthy & prosperous nation made possible by the hard work of our Montana farms & farm families. I invi...

The Missoula Children's Theatre's original adaption of "The Little Mermaid," is on the way to Shelby, NEXT Friday, the 24th. Auditions for the show will be this Monday afternoon over at Shelby High. Auditions are from 4, to 6, & those auditioning should plan to hang around for the full 2 hours. "S...

Last Saturday morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I gave away a beautiful Farcountry Press calendar featuring 12 spectacular pictures of Yellowstone. This week, I'll be giving away the entire state! The 1st caller in at 7:30, with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, will WIN the Farcountry MONTANA Calendar...

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...

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

The annual St. Pat's Dinner's on the way to Valier, & it's NEXT weekend, Sunday, the 12th. You're invited to come on down to St. Francis Church from 11:30, to 2, & enjoy the luck of the Irish with corn beef & cabbage, roast beef, turkey & all the trimmings with some wonderful homemade desserts. $10, for adult ...

Tomorrow, Saturday morning, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll be giving away a beautiful Yellowstone calendar from Farcountry Press, & the 1st caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question, will WIN this spectacular "keepsake" Yellowstone calendar. Th...

St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby, will be having Lenten Soup Suppers every Wednesday evening throughout Lent. The soup will be on the platters Wednesday nights at 6, with a short service following the supper. If it's Wednesday, during Lent, it's soup for supper over at St...

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...

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...

This 40-day span in time comes from an old English word meaning "lengthen." That's because of the time when Lent happens as that's when our days start to get longer as we approach summer. Conrad's Lenten Luncheons get underway this Thursday, at St...