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Marvin and Roxanne

2010-03-04T13:23:00.002-07:00

It appears that Google's Blogger is leaving us. Do to technical changes, we will no longer be able to ftp to NBMC. This means that we will not be able to publish NBMC starting sometime in March. Please do get in touch with me for this and more. 406.470.0971
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Shelby, Montana, USA Thanksgiving Dinner 2009

2009-11-26T18:41:00.002-07:00

Shelby, Montana hosts a community dinner for Thanksgiving day 2009. The dinner and desert was prepared and served at the Senior Center by TLC Catering of Shelby. The hours were from 12:00 PM until 3:00 PM and turnout was good. There was no charge to the diners.

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Undun Concert 10-18-09

2009-11-25T01:37:00.004-07:00

Metal to Metal at the Playground, Great Falls, Montana. NBMC Entertainment coverage leading up to Halloween 2009... Bang your heads... The group, Undun is a Montana original from the Missoula area.

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Toole County Sheriff's Report

2009-10-14T14:34:00.001-06:00

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Toole County Sheriff's Log-
Friday, Nov. 6-1:16 a.m. - Male caller reports he just caught three young men with a candy machine from a local business and advises them to take it back. Caller advises Sheriff's Office so they can have a deputy check to make sure it was returned.

Deputy advises the candy machine has been returned and spoke with an employee regarding chaining the machine down so it can't be stolen so easily.

2:14 a.m. - Receive two calls from a local restaurant requesting an officer for a male who is bloody and unable to go home on his own. Officer reports and advises he has the male subject in custody but subject says demons are chasing him and clawing his back. Subject alternates between yelling and screaming and mumbling and patrons at the restaurant were afraid of him. Will be bringing him in or taking to hospital.

7:02 a.m. - Female caller reports there is a light burning and hanging out of a window at the residence of the male taken in earlier this morning. She advises they have had trouble with this subject's dog in the past and she doesn't want to go over there. Deputy reports to the residence where the dog appears to be gone and there is no glass left in any of the windows at the residence. He turned the light off but there is still a garden hose running.

8:10 a.m. - Officer at local prison reports they had an inmate do property damage last night, broken windows and such. They need an officer to come out and make a report on this damage.

12:41 p.m. - Officer at the Port of Entry in Sweet Grass advises they have a male there who is wanted out of our county on charge of larceny $20,000. Sent warrant to port with deputy who returns with this subject in custody.

1:17 p.m. - Subject taken in earlier this morning who was bloody and out of control appears before the justice court judge on commitment orders and is committed to state mental facility.

5:31 p.m. - Female calls to say she has the dog belonging to male who was committed to mental facility. She would like the animal control officer to keep the dog at the animal shelter and she will pay for it. We will have the animal control officer call her.

Saturday, Nov. 7

2:53 a.m. - Male caller reports he parked his car on Main Street between 10:45 and 11 p.m. He went to get in it to go home at about 2:45 a.m. and it was gone. The vehicle is a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina, white, unsure of license number. He and his friends have driven all over looking for it without success. We advise we will enter it in NCIC as a stolen vehicle and ask that he notify us immediately if it is found.

6:49 a.m. - Receive a call from Havre Police Department reporting they had received a call from a male early this morning stating that he had received a call from his brother in Sunburst around 3 a.m. and that his brother is feeling suicidal. His brother is driving a Chevrolet extended cab pickup and around 12 a.m. the Havre Police Department officers took possession of the brother's firearms.

8:39 a.m. - Male caller reports a Shetland pony is loose on the dump road and he had to chase it off the road to keep it from getting hit. Call the owner and advise him the pony is loose. He advises he is going to have to string a hot wire as the pony seems to want to get away from the other horses.

10:40 a.m. - Security control center reports front motion and front door alarms at a bank on Main Street in Shelby. He has contacted the branch manager who told him there were banners that may be flapping around but the security company just wants to make sure the building is secure. Officer reports to the bank and reports the front door is wide open and nobody is in the building like someone walked in, realized they were closed and left. We advise security company and they will try contacting the assistant branch manager again.

11:17 a.m. - Caller reports that his trailer is rolled on its side about five miles south of Sweet Grass on the east land of I-15 northbound. Advise deputies and page fire department and ambulance. Ambulance advises there is only one occupant, the driver, and the truck and trailer are laid over on the Ranch Access hill. Driver is out of the vehicle.

2:27 p.m. - Female (crying) advises she just had a phone call telling her that her apartment is being broken into and she is out of town. Advise deputy who reports to the residence and advises that all windows and doors are secure, there is no movement inside and he will be in the area for a while longer.

7:09 p.m. - Male caller advises he and his boys were on some land near the river and walked into a patch of bush and scared up a big grizzly bear. He is just letting us know in case someone else sees it.

Sunday, Nov. 8

2:36 a.m. - Female caller requests a ride. She is sitting on the steps of the Middle School. Advise that officers are busy. She says that's okay, she will just wait. Advise officer of this call. 2:50 a.m. caller says she got home and thank you for being there.

1:21 p.m. - Female caller advises that a male she has had trouble with told her he was smashing up her vacuum cleaner and stuff and asks if we are going to do something about this. Advise deputy. Then receive call from male she mentioned.

1:22 p.m. - Male calls asking to speak to a deputy regarding female he said called him earlier and wanted her vacuum cleaner back right now. He says he told her he and his daughter were not feeling well and they were not going to go out and she got mad and said she was going to flush his grandmother's ring down the toilet. Advise deputy. Deputy speaks with male then goes to residence of female to explain the process for this kind of situation. He tells her he just came from the male's house and the vacuum cleaner is intact.

3:09 p.m. - Receive two 911 calls that disconnect. Ring back and speak with female who requests an ambulance for her son who is very upset and vomiting. He is on medication for emotional issues. Ambulance is dispatched.

8:50 p.m. - Traffic stop on Highway 2 just west of town. Driver has valid license, gave him written warning for exhibition driving.

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Kid Vs Trailer

2009-08-10T19:24:00.005-06:00

At just before 7:00 PM tonight, a nine-year-old boy was riding his bicycle down the steep hill on the west end of Main Street when a vehicle pulling a trailer entered that street from the side. The boy could not stop in time and ran into the side of the trailer. When NBMC arrived, the boy was sitting up and talking to the ambulance crew. He had one leg bandaged and was being loaded onto a stretcher. Also amazing was that his bicycle seemed undamaged.

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Residents Pay For Air

2009-07-24T12:08:00.004-06:00

This past week there is so much air in the municipal water lines that it is possible that residents of Shelby are actually paying for air. When you fill a bottle the faucet hisses and the water is white with the air.

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Alternative Browsing Experience

2009-07-19T17:06:00.006-06:00

Instead of that same old browser, why not try something new. NBMC is featuring these three. Click on the following links to download and use them for free. You can still use your regular browser(s) too. The Flock Browser (runs on Linux, Mac and Windows 2000 or newer systems), the SeaMonkey Browser (runs on Linux, Mac and Windows systems, see release notes for instructions) and the Apple Safari Browser (on PCs it requires Windows XP or Vista).

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Cannon Fodder

2009-07-06T16:09:00.004-06:00

The Forth of July in downtown Shelby heated up a bit more as a familiar homemade cannon exploded. The cannon, fashioned from large oilfield pipe has been fired at various events over the past years. According to unofficial report, this year, the owner(s) thought they would spice things up a bit. In order to do that, they added a double charge of powder before inserting the customary watermelon. The cannon was located in the middle of the Main Street business district and next to the Tap Room bar. As you might expect, all hell broke loose when the cannon was lit. It blew all to pieces sending chunks of steel hurling everywhere. One chunk blasted trough the Tap Room bar's front window not stopping until it hit the back wall in the building. The bar was full of people at the time and luckily the only injuries were minor cuts from the flying glass. Two other pieces of steel made about 8 inch holes through a glass door and window of the USbank building. One hit the ATM machine and the other the bank vault. The bank was closed with no persons inside. Some car windows were knocked out, a business's airconditioner was destroyed, a large awning had a long cut in it and business alarms went off. The windows of a nearby office shook so hard that it's alarm reported that glass was breaking.

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Busty Beacon

2009-05-15T19:56:00.002-06:00

A curvaceous, scantily clad mannequin can keep her spot outside a Cincinnati area barbecue joint, but local officials want her to cover up a bit. The life-size figure stands as a busty beacon outside a restaurant in suburban Reading (REH'-ding) owned by Kenny Tessel. He told zoning officials at a hearing Wednesday night that the advertising gimmick has boosted business 40 percent. The 5-foot-10 mannequin is on the street wearing a bikini top and tight short-shorts, though Tessel brought her to the hearing draped in a long, sleeveless gray T-shirt. The board said Tessel may continue to use the figure only if it's dressed more modestly in front of the restaurant, too. He plans to appeal.

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Shelby's New Challenge

2009-03-29T19:59:00.000-06:00

NBMC Editor's Comments:
The new amendment to Title 9, Chapter .04 of the Shelby Municipal Code, Ordinance no. 794 seeks to increase safety for those out walking in winter. But does it really bring about that benefit or does it just increase the blood pressure of in town property owners? The basics of the new ordinance are as follows: The ordinance gives property owners a maximum of 24 hours after a snowstorm ends to clear the sidewalk abutting the property and used by the public of snow greater in depth than one inch. Property owners also have a maximum of 24 hours to remove any snow pack, any ice, any slush, any mud and any other threat to safe foot travel. If, for some reason, the snow and or ice cannot be reasonably removed, the owner must apply sand or other abrasive material to the sidewalk to make foot travel reasonably safe and repeat as needed. Failure to comply will give the City of Shelby the right to remove such threats to safe foot travel and assess the cost against the property. This ordinance also states that no notice to the owner of the premises is required. This is a paraphrased reading of the full ordinance. Contact the City of Shelby at 406.434.5222 to get a complete copy of this ordinance for your use and record. We at NBMC did... This ordinance all sounds fine and good until you look closer and give it more thought. First, who is to decide if the snow or ice can or cannot be reasonably removed? How much sand or "other" abrasive is needed? Also, for the many walkway areas all over town that have no concrete and are just dirt or grass covered, removal of "any mud" as stated in the ordinance is impossible. Then the biggest issue is the streets. When someone is out walking, they almost always have to cross a street. The city is not placing the same need for safety there. Sure, the city has been making an effort to clear some snow from the streets but this past winter many streets had near to a foot of heavy packed snow and ice. Not all streets were ever cleared or sanded. Also, the city did put out some sand at busy intersections and up some streets, but the main basis for that is to help vehicle tire footing not pedestrian. Some sand under human foot can actually be like walking on kids marbles and cause one to slip and fall. Beyond the practical or in this case, the impractical, implementation of this ordinance is the headache and financial burden placed on the common property owner. If the city has as much trouble clearing the streets and alleys because of practical and financial reasons, how will it be for the property owners who are now expected to hold to a much, much higher level with their sidewalks??? This amendment does not address the issue it was intended to and thus is not helping the citizens of Shelby.
Gus Robertson
NBMC
Editor in Chief

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New Local Bus Terminal

2009-03-24T19:32:00.000-06:00

The City of Shelby is working at the location where a local bus terminal for Shelby and Toole County will be built. That location is in the old Hannah and Holmes building just west of Albertsons grocery store. NBMC will bring you the whole story soon.

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Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts

2009-03-23T19:25:00.000-06:00

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Mount Redoubt, in Alaska, has erupted five times overnight, with an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air. Alaska's largest city has not yet seen falling ash, though some fine gray dust was falling Monday morning on some communities north of Anchorage. The ash began falling around daybreak and continued into the middle of morning. Alaska Airlines on Monday canceled 19 flights in and out of the Anchorage international airport because of the ash. The "ash" is actually super fine volcanic rock dust and is a very abrasive substance which can damage jet engines and even clog their function. The dust is also a big hazard to vehicles and extremely dangerous for animals and humans. Scientists have been watching Mount Redoubt all along knowing that even though its last eruption was nearly twenty years ago the volcano was set for more. Use our search above for our archived stories and links.
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5380 Marijuana Pipes

2009-03-21T14:29:00.001-06:00

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Sweetgrass, Montana Port of Entry this week state that they found 5,380 pipes commonly used to smoke marijuana. The truck containing the pipes was coming in from Canada and was picked out to be one randomly searched. A news release said the pipes were worth more than $284,000 and that documents showed that they were on the way to California, Texas and Florida. During the search it was determined that the shipment had suspicious paperwork. Customs and Border agencies said the seized shipment had a number of problems, including false invoicing, false marking, false names for the shipper and consignee, as well as being undervalued. Such items are also prohibited from being imported into the United States.

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