Cowboy Poets and Pickers celebrates its 25th anniversary Friday

The annual Chinook High School Future Farmers of America fundraiser Montana Country Poets and Pickers is celebrating its 25th year and is gathering cowboy poets and musicians from across Montana, Canada and surrounding states to perform for the three-day event.

“If you happen to be in Chinook at the time the shows starts we’ll welcome you,” organizer Dale Mailand said.

The Poets and Pickers event will start Friday and have events until Sunday, he said, adding that tickets for the event will be sold at the door for each event for $10.

Showtimes for the events for Friday and Saturday will be at...