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Tammie's Dutch Holiday Potatoes

Tammie Toren — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:26:54 +0000

These mashed potatoes have been a huge hit at our family get togethers my entire life. The only thing is, they come out Orange. Once someone tries them, the fear of the Orange is gone, and so are the spuds! My recipe (Gravy is below the potatoes) German Holiday Potatoes: 2 potatoes for each person [...]

Activities At The Library

Tammie Toren — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:00:59 +0000

The Parmly Billings Library is offering a lot of ways for you to keep your kids reading and discovery skills sharp this summer. There are tons of fun activities and prizes for kids of all ages. Keep the kids out of the heat, and keep their skills sharp all summer long. Find out all the [...]

NFL Star Highlights Storytime at Library

Jami Bond — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:38:15 +0000

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Dwan Edwards will be in Billings this week to lead a special story time at Parmly Billings Library. Edwards will be sharing the book “You Can Do It” by Tony Dungy with readers of all ages on Wednesday June 27 at 7:00p.m. Edwards will be available for autographs and pictures following [...]

Dolly Parton Book 'Dream More' To Be Released in November

Megan Pacella — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:00:23 +0000

If there’s any country star who knows how to dream big, it’s Dolly Parton. With her roots stemming from rural East Tennessee, Parton grew up an impoverished youth in the Appalachian mountains. Now that she has spent decades at the top of the country music scene, she’s ready to impart some of the wisdom she gained on her journey to other dreamers.

Carrie Underwood Gets 'Blown Away' on the Cover of Billboard

Brittany Joy Cooper — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:00:04 +0000

Carrie Underwood took the April/May 2012 cover of Vegas magazine, and this week she’s staring back at us from the front of Billboard’s April 21 issue. Looking striking in black with black lace gloves, Underwood is more intentionally disheveled than we usually see her, with her blonde locks blowing freely as the starlet holds them back. The cover story bears the title ‘Carrie Underwood Plays On.’

Trace Adkins Gifts Randy Houser With 'Badonkadonk' Baby Book

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:00:05 +0000

Randy Houser and his wife Jessa Lee Yantz Houser welcomed their first child, sweet little baby boy West Yantz Houser, into the world on Tuesday, March 6. And now, just a month later, their good friends Trace Adkins and his wife Rhonda have gifted them with a little something special to help guide them in parenthood.

Loretta Lynn Releases New Book 'Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:00:29 +0000

Loretta Lynn‘s life and career have been documented in many special tributes, songs and even in movies throughout the years, but now the legendary singer is releasing a new book, ‘Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics.’ The songbook will be filled with colorful photographs from over the years, as well as 300 sets of [...]

Taylor Swift Gets Special Gift From 'The Hunger Games' Author

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:09 +0000

Even before she wrote the lead single and another cut for ‘The Hunger Games’ soundtrack, Taylor Swift was already a huge fan of the books. The starlet said in a recent interview, “I fell in love with the book, fell in love with the themes running through it, fell in love with Katniss (the lead protagonist in the story).” So we’re guessing she was pretty ecstatic about receiving a copy of the book with a personal message scrawled in it from none other than author Suzanne Collins.

'The Protester' Named TIME Magazine's 'Person of 2011′ [IMAGE]

Don Deane — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:43 +0000

This year, the iconic Time Magazine Person of the Year cover slot goes to “The Protestor,” a conceptual idea meant to indicate men and women around the world, particularly in the Middle East, who have agitated for change. This selection was made from a short list of notable individuals, including Kate Middleton, Congressman Paul Ryan [...]

Could 5-Year-Old Suri Cruise Be Writing a Children's Book?

Kathy Landin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:00:42 +0000

She has famous parents, she’s adorable and she’s a snappy little dresser, but is Suri Cruise also an author? In Touch magazine reports that she is. The celebrity gossip magazine calls 5-year-old Suri Cruise “the new Dr. Seuss” in their December 5 issue and claims she is “currently penning her own children’s book.” The article [...]

Brad Paisley's 'Diary of a Player' Makes New York Times Best Sellers List

Brittany Joy Cooper — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:00:25 +0000

We’re not pulling for Brad Paisley to quit his day job, but the “Whiskey Lullaby” singer is shaping up to be quite the author. Paisley released his first book, ‘Diary of a Player,’ on Nov. 1, and the title has spent the past two weeks living on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Is a Movie About the Casey Anthony Trial in the Works?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Casey Anthony, the Florida woman acquitted of killing her toddler daughter earlier this year, has repelled book publishers and movie studios who feel it would be tasteless to pay for her story — but that doesn’t mean the whole case is off-limits. Fox TV Studios optioned the rights to retired prosecutor Jeff Ashton’s book, ‘Imperfect [...]

Improvements The Breakfast Flakes Want for Billings' New Library – Their Top 5

Cat Country — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:00:12 +0000

The voters of Billings have approved the bond to build a new library. Billings approved the $16 million bond to build the new Parmly Billings Library by a margin of 57 to 43 percent. It looks like most of the money will be used to fix heating, cooling and electrical problems, but for $16 million, we think the library could include a few extra “features”.

Gabrielle Giffords Vows to Return to Congress in New Memoir

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:29 +0000

In a new book, ‘Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,’ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly detail the intensive therapy and psychological struggles the Arizona Democrat has endured after surviving an attempt on her life early this year. After all of the struggles and hardships, however, Giffords declares that she will indeed return to Congress.

Martha Stewart's Daughter Alexis Lashes Out In New Book

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:03 +0000

It should come as no surprise that growing up as the daughter of domestic goddess Martha Stewart was difficult, but nobody, except for Alexis Stewart, knew just how bad it could get.

“If I didn’t do something perfectly, I had to do it again,” she writes in her upcoming book ‘Whateverland: Learning to Live Here.’ “I grew up with a glue gun pointed at my head.”

Scratch-and-Sniff Book Lets You Take a Whiff of New York City

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:00:53 +0000

Ah, New York City. The sights and smells are like nowhere on earth. Where else can you see the Statue of Liberty and take in the aroma of hot dogs? Or fish? Or, um, sewers?

Showcasing the Big Apple in all its olfactory glory is the goal of a new scratch-and-sniff book called ‘New York, Phew York,’ illustrated by artist Tim Probert and inspired by author Amber Jones’ experiences in the city.

Did Sarah Palin Have a One-Night Stand with Former NBA Star Glen Rice?

Danny Groner — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:40 +0000

Joe McGinniss’ new book about Sarah Palin,‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ doesn’t hit stores until next week, but explosive new revelations are already trickling out, courtesy of The National Enquirer.

McGinniss reports that the former Alaskan governor and VP candidate slept with former NBA All-Star Glen Rice, used cocaine, and cheated on her husband, Todd, with one of his business partners.