Outdoors

As the curtain closes on 2023, I'll have the NEW 2024 Montana Calendar up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. All 12 months of 2024, are in this calendar, along with 12 beautiful breathtaking outdoor shots of our Treasure State...

Let's refine that to, "unseasonably warm weather!" Valier's Annual Ice-Fishing Derby is "usually" held in mid-January. Yikes! That's like next month. These "unusual" warm conditions the past couple of weeks have thrown a wrench as far as enough ice for the January 13th event...

Don't worry about a thing...a Pondera County Public Information Meeting's been scheduled for NEXT Wednesday night, January 3rd. January 3rd's meeting will address the Class V Drafts for injection wells situated on Range View Road, in Valier...

Conrad Veterinary Clinic will NOT be holding a rabies vaccination clinic this year. Don't worry about a thing, city dog licenses will ONLY be available at Conrad City Hall. Proof of current rabies vaccination & altered status is REQUIRED at time of purchase. Do...

Prairie Peace Lutheran Church, in Cut Bank, will be holding their Christmas Eve Candlelight Service this Sunday night. You're invited to join with Prairie Peace this Sunday evening at 7 o'clock to celebrate the birth of our Lord & Savior. Me...

The "Gift of Life!" NEXT Thursday, the 28th, 3 days after Christmas, Chester's having their blood drive. Why not donate the Gift of Life, next Thursday. Blood drive hours at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, will run from 11:30, to 5:30. We're in a most critical season right now & keeping our area blood banks well stocked is more important than ever. Pl...

The Conrad Depot Society, still has some beautiful Christmas trees available for sale. "Depot" hours are 4, to 7 during the week, & 11, to 4, this weekend. All aboard, & Merry Christmas, from the Conrad Depot Society, 315 South Front Street. They'r...

He's FLYING in this time, & he'll end up at the Joplin Bar, this Sunday afternoon. Santa himself will be at the bar at 1, & he'll be bringing plenty of gifts along for the boys & girls 11 years old & younger. Come join the FUN at 1, & if you get a chance, ask him how many air miles he's accumulated....

There'll be a public meeting on Monday night, January 8th, at 6:30, at Cut Bank City Hall, pertaining to the "proposed" abandonment of 4th Street SW, between 2nd Avenue SW, & 3rd Avenue SW. Don't worry about a thing, the complete resolution's available for viewing at Cut Bank City Hall. Yo...

You'll be able to find out this coming Tuesday, the 19th. The Bureau of Indian Affairs branch of Irrigation will be hosting a 2023 Fall Irrigation Water Meeting. The meeting's for ALL water-users & irrigated landowners. Plan now to meet Tuesday morning in the B.I.A...

The Valier Christmas Stroll's coming up this Thursday night, & the Friends of the Library, are already at the proverbial grindstone. If you know how to "plate candy," or would like to learn, be at the Valier Library tonight (Tues) at 6:30 SHARP to start plating. Le...

St. Paul's Lutheran, over in Cut Bank, is putting on their Annual Lutefisk Dinner tomorrow (Sun) from 11:30, to 2. Adults are $20, kids 6 to 12, $8, & if you're under 5, you can eat lutefisk to your heart's delight for FREE! There's even more lutefisk lurking down in Dutton, tomorrow afternoon (Sun) as Bethany Lutheran has their Lutefisk & Norwegian Meatball Dinner from noon to 3:30. It's