Shelby News

A family dinner marked the golden wedding anniversary of Vernon and Gail Anderson.

ANDERSON - Son born Tuesday to Becky and Ryan Anderson of Great Falls. GIBSON - Daughter born Wednesday to Daisy and Scott Gibson of Great Falls.

No peace. Peace is for those who got theirs, Money. Peace the whole peace and nothing but peas.

Judge Donald Molloy dismissed three murder charges against Brian Weber without prejudice.

At the end of the races, everybody splits in 10 minutes. I go back to my hotel room.

SHELBY - Leonard Fredrick "Lenny" Knickerbocker, 62, of Shelby, a retired contractor and Army veteran, died of cancer Saturday at his home.

Lisa Denali O'Brien and Shane Laurence Clark have chosen a June 5 wedding date. Parents of the couple are Scott and Sharol O'Brien and Hardee and Debbie Clark, all of Shelby.

SWEET GRASS - Ralph Ingvald Bye, 72, a Sweet Grass-area farmer, died of natural causes Sunday at his home.

SHELBY - Ronald Dale McPhillips, 77, retired judge of the Montana Ninth Judicial District and longtime resident of Shelby, died of cancer Monday at his home.

SHELBY - At any given moment, the Rev. Michael Drury can look at a terra cotta of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ intricately painted in blue and gold leaf by his great-uncle, the Rev.

CUT BANK - Rachel Waldner, 78, a head cook and kindergarten teacher at Seville Colony near Cut Bank, died of natural causes Sunday at a Shelby hospital.

TOOLE COUNTY - Toole County law enforcement officers are working to unravel an unusual and elaborate crime - the theft of a 5-by-9 steel Pegasus weighing several hundred pounds.

The Marias Museum in Shelby brings Christmas to the prairie on Dec. 8. From 5 to 8 p.m., people can visit the museum for free and enjoy a soup supper for $5. The evening activities include a nativity display, Christmas trees decorated to depict the history of local organizations, performances by local musicians and caroling.

VALIER - Alvin A. Morris, 87, of Valier, a World War II Army veteran, died of natural causes Friday at Marias Care Center in Shelby.

Merchants in smaller towns in northcentral Montana are doing their best to persuade area residents to shop locally this year through diversifying their inventories, special promotions and fun activities.

Heard from Corrections Corporation of America this week and learned several things.

- With 13 votes, Kevin council incumbent Ray Christiaens was ousted by Della Huso-Hunt (38 votes) and Curtis Stene (53 votes.) Running unopposed, Becky Gard was elected mayor with 32 votes. - Longtime Shelby Mayor Larry Bonderud was re-elected with 571 votes. Eugene Haroldson (196 votes,) Don R. Lee (179 votes) and John "Chip" Miller (192 votes) all ran uncontested for town council. - With 74 votes, Gary Iverson was re-elected mayor of Sunburst. Jacque Coolidge (76 votes) and Michael Tobin (91 votes) won two four-year terms on the Sunburst town council and Lorri Housel and Dale Diegel each received 24 votes as write-in candidates for two unexpired two-year terms.

SHELBY - Seeing the hair that normally sweeps her shoulders hit the floor shocked Toole County Sheriff Donna Matoon.

Steve Allen Bucher, 61, of Vaughn, a Navy and Army National Guard veteran, died of congestive heart failure Sunday at a Fort Harrison hospital.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer dedicated the second phase of the largest wind energy project in the state on Wednesday.