Jerry Puffer

"ME?" I'd request BOTH! Tomorrow (Fri) is the "First Friday FREE Community Meal," at Conrad First Presbyterian. The platters will be up at 11:30, & tomorrow you can enjoy baked Italian spaghetti or chicken spaghetti along with your friends & neighbors. Serving will continue until 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Conrad First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of 4th Avenue, & Maryland Street. Don't worry about a thing, EVERYONE'S welcome. I would at least ask to try both the baked Italian & the chicken spaghetti. For even more fun, I'd suggest try eating spaghetti with chopsticks sometime. Take it from me, it's doable, & if you practice & it will work.

As Montana author Deb Halliday, invites young readers into a gentle woodland world with, "Fox and Moon." Wood"is a key word here. It's a new "board book" that follows a playful fox as he explores beneath the comforting glow of his friend, the moon" It's written for babies, toddlers & emerging readers, & of course people like me, I'm the Puff Man, & I've never heard of a "board book" before today. This one's a new one for me. I've never read a book with wooden pages before. This is more than cool. Author Deb Halliday, is a Helena author & musician whose work encourages delight. I'll have this delightful & FUN book up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Be the first one to call in with the correct answer, & you'll WIN the book. I'll wager it will be the first wooden book you've ever won in your life! Check out Fox and Moon, from Sweetgrass Books, directly from Farcountry Press, at www.farcountrypress.com. A curious little fox. A friendly moon overhead. A nighttime adventure filled with warmth, wonder & imagination. WARNING here for parents: Keep the book away from termites...

Arthur, from the PBS show of the same name, will be visiting St. Luke's Parish Hall this Saturday from 11 until 1. Arthur (Read) is an anthropomorphic brown aardvark who lives in the fictional Elwood City, somewhere in America. Young Arthur's a third-grade student at Lakewood Elementary School. This Saturday's event with the anthropomorphic brown aardvark will knock your socks off & make you click the slats out of your cradle! There'll be FREE pictures with the aardvark himself along with Free coloring books, Arthur episode screenings & other materials. Do you want to hear something else? Jump back! Saturday's Arthur event at St. Luke's is FREE to attend. I'm feeling like humming the Arthur theme here...

There will be a Healthy Aging Presentation, hosted by the Alzheimer's Association, & the State of Montana Public Health & Safety Division, this afternoon (Mon) in Conrad, & later on today here in Shelby. This afternoon's presentation in Conrad, will be at 1 o'clock, at the Conrad Senior Center, & from 5:30 to 7:30 this evening at Logan Health-Shelby, in the main conference room. Please keep in mind you'll need to use the emergency entrance tonight. You'll have an opportunity to learn about brain health, & the "Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL) program, the benefits of Tai Chi, resources available through the Alzheimer's Association, along with disease education. This promises to be a real educational experience here in our Golden Triangle.

Tomorrow (Thurs) night is Conrad National Night Out, at the Conrad Swimming Pool Park, from 6 to 8, & it promises to be GREAT! The "purpose" of National Night Out"is to promote positive connections between local residents & local law enforcement. Building community awareness pertaining to crime, drug & violence prevention along with generating local support for local anti-crime programs & neighborhood watch efforts is what's it's all about. It's all going to be family-friendly FUN for sure with plenty of games, food & LIVE music by Big Sky Drive. Big Sky Drive...I like that!

Chester City Park hosts the summer market this Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The CJI Football Team will be there serving up their HiLine Hawks Smash Burgers as

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, is set for tonight (Thurs) in Cut Bank City Park. This evening's FREE performance of, "The Merchant of Venice," will take the stage at 6 o'clock SHARP. Don't worry about a thing, a little rain won't stop the show, but they'll be keeping an eye on it. "IF" the rain continues, they'll move indoors to the Cut Bank Civic Center. "IF" there's an update on "location changes," we'll be announcing it OVER THE AIR, & I'll be updating you on the Puff Man Blog. A little rain never stopped the Great William Shakespeare, from writing plays. In the words of Shakespeare himself...kind of...sort of... "The show must go on!" He "probably" said that at one time or the other.

Valier's All Town Garage Sale is back for its 15th year this Saturday. If you're hosting a sale and want to be on the map, Thursday is your deadline. Call

How's THAT for a great headline! As we get ready to draw the curtain on Summer'26, THIS Thursday's the FINAL Chester Summer Market. This week's finale runs from 5 to 7, in Chester City Park. For the final Chester Summer Market, the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting a "special" community picnic. Thanks to all for another successful & spectacular summer, enjoy the community picnic this Thursday evening, & we'll look forward to seeing you next season at the Chester Summer Market. To quote Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan & the Byrds, "To everything there is a season."

The Conrad Senior Center, is having a Fundraising Party, this Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6, in their parking lot. You'll want to come get it while you can! I'm talking Jo's Smoked Brisket Plate, including homemade mac & cheese, coleslaw, basked beans & desert. There'll be prime rib too, along with BBQ burgers, hotdogs & chips. YOUR support WILL make a difference as ALL proceeds help purchase meat products for the Conard Senior Center meals. But WAIT! There's even more! LIVE music with Neil Love, corn hole & cribbage tourneys, dancing & prancing, smart TV activities & silent auction raffles. In fact, you can pre-order NOW & reserve your plates at 271 3911, or 531 7775. Hope to see you this Saturday afternoon in the Conrad Senior Center parking lot. I don't see why won't you, so why don't you! Be sure & bring along a BIG appetite.