Jerry Puffer

Oscar Wilde, the Irish playwright and author had the answer because he wrote a play about him! The show is, "The Importance of Being Earnest," and the Conrad High School Theater Company's doing the production (it's a trivial comedy for serious people) NEXT Saturday (10/17) night at the CHS Auditorium, with a curtain time of 7 o'clock SHARP. This play was first performed back in 1895, at the famous St. James's Theatre, in London, England. Don't worry about a thing, admission's only $7, for adults and $5, for students. If it's "trivial," it gets my attention, & I'm all over any kind of trivia. Save me two on the aisle for next Saturday evening...

... and I've found the perfect book! I just put down Missoula writer and photographer Suzanne Downing's cool new book, "100 Things to Do in Missoula Before You Die." MAN! I'll tell you what...Missoula, isn't simply a destination, it's a lifestyle. Western Montana's history comes alive in this MUST READ. I have another copy, and I'm going to have it up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning on Puff Man Sports Trivia. The first caller in at 7:30, Saturday morning, with the correct answer to my sports trivia question will WIN the book! Off the page, Suzanne's usually chasing trails, convinced Montana, is less a backdrop than a classroom, a playground and an inheritance. I'm convinced, "100 Things to Do in Missoula Before You Die," is a real keeper. Read more from Reedy Press, at reedypress.com, and then listen to WIN tomorrow morning at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, where the winning is only beginning...

The Sunburst Community Foundation invites you all to attend the Sunburst Community Family Reunion, on Wednesday evening, 21st. The reunion starts at 5, at the Sunburst Community Center, with guest speaker Jim Bennett, V.P. of Philanthropy, at the Montana Community Foundation. Don't worry about a thing...they'll feed you too with a delicious spaghetti dinner immediately following V.P. Mr. Bennet's special presentation with a spaghetti dinner. You'll need to RSVP, to Peg Tobin, at 461 4206. Pass the spaghetti, I'm working up a hunger right now! I can hardly wait as I want to attend this reunion and find out if I'm related to anyone else there...

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive Thursday at Conrad Mission Church from 11:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Walk-ins welcome, or book ahead at redcrossb

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch. Jump back, Jack! Lena, at the Smile Shop, is having a special Angel Tree meeting on Monday, the 19th. Be at the Smile Shop, at 12 Noon for this important meeting pertaining to this year's Angel Tree. The Angel Tree promotion is becoming a nonprofit organization, and I'm not sure what this means, but for a free lunch, I'm all ears! Hope to see you at noon on Monday, the 19th, at the Smile Shop. The lunch sounds good, but is there dessert too? We'll all find out at the Angel Tree meeting...hope to see you there.

The Old Trail Museum, in Choteau, is getting ready to put on a fun fundraising and community event for this Halloween. The event's called, "The Old Haunted Trail." Don't worry about a thing, it's going to be a guided haunted house experience using current exhibit history along with history and family fun activities. The schedule will be Wednesday, the 28th, through Saturday, the 31st, for this family friendly event, but the SCARIER teen/adult version (BOO) will run the weekend of Friday, the 30th, and Saturday, the 31st. Admission is "suggested," but NOT required, with $5, per family, and $5, a person. The Old Trail Museum's partnering with the Teton County Health Department. Happy (and scary) Halloween! I'm getting frightened just writing this blog...

The Cut Bank Job Service representative is at the Conrad Public Library, today (Wed.) The rep will be on duty and available until 3 o'clock this afternoon. If you're looking for specific job openings, drafting a resume or cover letter and getting a clear explanation of the process involved for filing unemployment, talk with the representative today. If you can't make it today, the Cut Bank Job Service, is located at 501 East Main Street, in Cut Bank. They can assist you with resume writing, interview preparation, veteran services and of course, job applications. Feel free to call 873 2191, or visit MontanaWorks, and GOOD LUCK to you!

"They" say, practice makes perfect, and it's not too early to start practicing for Cut Bank Elk's Lodge # 1632's annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw Competition! The competition's open's open to boys and girls from Shelby, Cut Bank, Sunburst, Valier, Browning, Babb and the Heart Butte areas. The contest will be in the H.C. Davis Gymnasium, in Cut Bank, on Sunday, November 15th.Don't worry about a thing, the registration gets underway at 12:30, on Sunday, November 15th, with the contest starting at 1. The Elks Hoop Shoot, is open to ALL children, ages 8, to 13. The WINNERS of the local competition will advance on to the Montana North District Competition, at the East Middle School Gym, in Great Falls, on January 9th. For more information, please call the Cut Bank Elks Lodge, at 873 4571, leave a message and start practicing!

"IF" you have one or both. The Conrad Disc Golf Committee, will be planting trees (41 in all) tomorrow (Sat) morning. The planting FUN starts at 9:30, and they need help getting the trees planted at the Cougar Course, located at 408 N Maryland Avenue. Don't worry about a thing, the course is located just west Norley Hall. They WOULD appreciate all the help they can get because you have to plant before it gets too COLD. Please bring along a shovel and wheelbarrow if you have them. If not, come on down anyway, they'll put you to work doing something...I'd go down myself but I have to be in the Air Chair to do the BIG Show every Saturday morning.

I've come across the "REVISED" edition of "Glacier Day Hikes," by seasonal naturalist and wilderness ranger, Certified Interpretive Guide trainer, Alan Leftridge, up for grabs tomorrow (Sat) morning, at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. Be the FIRST caller in with the correct answer to my sports trivia question and you'll WIN the book. Glacier Day Hikes, is your all-inclusive guide to 34 of Glacier's most spectacular day hikes. The book's spectacular too, with 34, of the park's best short hikes along with simple directions to the trailhead. The book's another page turner from Farcountry Press, www.farcountrypress.com. Check out the book at their website, and then listen to WIN Saturday morning, at 7:30, on Puff Man Sports Trivia. The book will be great for some "armchair" traveling as we slog through another Montana winter.