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This Wednesday's "Barbecue Wednesday," here in Shelby, as the 34th Annual Business Appreciation Days Barbecue" fires up over at Shelby City Park. The FREE barbecue's a heart-felt "Thank You" from our Shelby Chamber of Commerce, & our local business community for your continued support. Al...

The gate fee for the entire day is $5 ,FREE for 12, & under, at Montana Fun Weekend, & they're wide open now for the Fly-In/Drive-in Breakfast until 11 this morning (Sat) over at the Cut Bank International Airport. Auto, cycle & airplane's registration's from 10 until 2, along with the Nostalgia Drag Race Registrations. The 1/8 Mi...

Montana Fun Weekend fires up in Cut Bank this evening. It'll be a hot time in the old town tonight with the Wet/Dry Burnout Contest out at the airport. The burnout fun starts at 8,& right after the burnout contest, there'll be a lawn chair drive-in movie inside the big hanger. Do...

In the days of 19th century Montana, our Montana frontier was not for the faint of heart. In other words, if one wasn't hale, hearty & an ironman like myself, it would have been a tough row to hoe, Tomorrow, Saturday morning, at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll have the book, The Bad Days of Montana," up for grabs. Be...

Our good neighbor & friend, Danielle Grubb, is battling cancer. A fundraiser dinner & silent auction for Grant & Danielle Grubb, has scheduled for this Saturday night from 5, until 8, down at the Pondera Golf Club, in Conrad. The Golden Triangle community is invited to come down & support the Grubbs. Danielle, hang...

Shelby First Baptist's School Supply Drive's underway. You can access the school supply lists on the school's website (shelbyputlicschools.org) or on the First Baptist Church's FB page. Please drop off your donations between 5 & 6 PM at the church, 751 Marias Avenue, today, (Thurs) next Tuesday, the 22nd, & NEXT Thursday, the 24th. The do...

Not high enough, Cut Bank Creek's extremely low! Cut Bank Mayor Kim Winchell, is asking ALL residents of Cut Bank, & those in the North Cut Bank Water District, NOT to use sprinklers for the next couple of days. Don't worry about a thing, hand watering IS allowed....

The Shelby/Toole County 12-Step Meeting's tonight (Wed) & every Wednesday night over in the Toole County Sheriff's Conference Room. The weekly meetings get underway at 7 o'clock SHARP tonight & every Wednesday evening...

The smell of pigskin's in the Montana air, & our Shelby Booster Club's ready to return to the action. Booster members will be meeting this evening (Tues) down at the Alibi. Tonight's Shelby Booster Club meeting will "kick off" at 7 o'clock SHARP. GO...

Valier's Community Wide Garage Sale's on the way THIS Saturday! It's community wide, & it'll run 8 to 5. Don't worry about a thing, maps will be available this Thursday, the 17th, at One Stop Cenex, the Panther Cafe, & Curry's, so you'll want to hurry. Our K9...

Chester's Back to School Picnic's on for tomorrow (Tues) Don't worry about a thing, you can drop off supplies from 4:30, to 5:30. You'll also to have an opportunity to meet the teachers, & be introduced to "new staff" at CJI. They'll feed you too, & there'll be some FUN games out on the north lawn. I can ...

We can find out tomorrow (Tues) night in Valier. They're having  a "scone baking" hands-on-class in the Valier library. "Class" will be from 6:30, to 9, & by 9, you'll be backing scones just fine. There's room in "class" for 20 participants, so you'll want to call the Valier library TODAY (Mon) to save your spot. Summer ...