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They were the women who built our rails!  They could break me in TWO! You can meet them in Chris Enss's book, "Iron Women-The Ladies Who Helped Build the Railroad." I'll have the book up for grabs tomorrow, Saturday morning, at 7:30 on Puffman Sports Trivia. Thi...

The Conrad Cowboys will be hosting the Cut Bank Wolves tonight (Friday,) & we'll be broadcasting the ACTION on K 96 FM beginning at a quarter to 7. Come this Monday evening, the Conrad Booster Club will be meeting at the CHS Commons beginning at 7. AL...

Jen Messing! Jen's a nationally known speaker on topics pertaining to love & life. St. William Catholic Church here in Shelby, will be hosting a mission given by Jen Messing next week. This special presentation with Jen will commence at 6:30, next Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday e…

Joplin's Fall Vendor Show's coming up THIS Saturday, over in Joplin! The "Show" will be held at the Golden Triangle Center from 10 until 4 on Saturday, with over 30 vendors set up & selling full tilt. Don't worry about a thing...Saturday's admission will…

Every year our Montana red Cross collects more than 40 THOUSAND UNITS of lifesaving blood at some 2,000 blood drives. We have TWO of those drives on next week's calendar. On Tuesday afternoon, the 26th, the Red Cross will be set up in the Sunburst Methodist Church from 12:30 to 5:30...

The Pondera Heath Department will be conducting "drive up" flu shot clinics next Monday, & Tuesday, the 25th, & 26th. On Monday, the 25th. the morning clinic will be held down at the Valier Senior Center from 9 to 1, with an afternoon clinic at Buffalo Joes in Dupuy…

Our Prairie Oasis Shelter here in Shelby, is "hunting up" some volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer over at the shelter, please text or call the shelter for a volunteer form at 450 1671. If you ask me, this would be a more than fulfilling FUN opportunity, most of us already …

Our Sober Life Hi-Line Group will be "taking it to the streets" this Saturday afternoon...actually, the "alleys!," the BOWLING alley! The Sober Life folks will be bowling down at the Branding Iron in Conrad from 2 until 4 o'clock. Don't worry about a thi…

It'll be out at the Marias Golf Course tonight! The Marias Livestock Association will be hosting their annual membership meeting this evening (Monday) at 6, at the golf course. Tonight's "special" guest speaker this evening will be Vicki Olson...

There'll be a CPR & First Aid Class THIS Saturday morning, the 23rd, down at the Choteau EMS station. The $25, Saturday class will be conducted from 9 until 1 o'clock. For more information, & to get preregistered, please call 590 3748. This c...

Fall Cleanup Week gets underway here in Shelby, THIS Monday, the 18th!. I'll be blogging, along with keeping you updated on the Puffman Show all week long during Shelby cleanup. Don't worry about a thing...if you're unable to take any items to the landfill, you can call the Shelby Cit…

Conrad youth basketball will be holding a youth basketball FUN night next Tuesday, the 19th. All the FUN will be down at the Conrad High School gym from 6 to 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. Don't worry about a thing, there's NO deadline to register for this deal, & it's a grea…