Welcome to the official web site of Toole County, Montana.
Toole County is a great place to live!
We hope you will enjoy exploring our web site and our county.

CALL FOR BIDS:
FOR SALE: 1991 USED FIRE TRUCK

The Toole County Board of Commissioners has FOR SALE, and is accepting bids for one used 1991 F800 Fire Truck. The truck has 13,000 miles, 7.4 Liter motor, Eaton manual transmission, Hale 1000 GPM pump, and a 1250 gallon stainless tank.  The truck has been appraised at $25,000. Bids for greater than or equal to the appraised value of $25,000 will be considered and must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked SEALED BID – Used Ford F800 FIRE TRUCK to the Toole County Commissioner’s Office, Toole County Courthouse, 226 1st St S, Shelby, MT 59474, no later than Tuesday February 16th, 2010 at 1:30 PM, at which time the bids will be opened and read publicly.

Bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit for 10 % of the total bid and shall be in the form of cash, certified check or appropriate bid bond made payable to Toole County.

Bidders may obtain more information about the truck from North Toole County Fireman Terry Alme at 406-337-3701.

Toole County reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or portions of the bid and to waive any irregularities which are deemed to be in the best interest of the county.

H1N1 Update

The H1N1 Flu vaccine . . . it's for everyone!
Where: Toole County Health Department and Marias Healthcare Services, Inc (MHSI)
When:  Regular Business Hours
Cost:    Free at Health Department; Administrative Fee at MHSI
For more information, call the Health Department at 424-5169. 
The Toole County Health Department is located at 402 1st Street South in Shelby.

Check out the construction and slide show of the Glacier Wind Farm (links on left side of this page). 140 towers were erected; 100 towers are located in Toole County and 40 in Glacier County. Construction of the Rim Rock Wind Farm is projected to begin in 2010. Thanks to Dean Hellinger for the interesting construction photos.

GED Preparation Available

Classes to assist persons interested in obtaining the equivilant of a high school diploma (General Educational Development) meet in the Shelby Library on Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. There is no cost for these classes! Give Sue Kasper a call for more information - 434-2450.

Toole County Book Clubs

The Shelby Friends of the Library's book club meets the last Tuesday of each month at noon (bring a lunch) in the Toole County Library. "Readers Unite", another Toole County book club, meets the third Thursday of each month in the Sunburst Library Hospitality Room, with the discussion beginning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join the fun!

Board of Health Invitation

The Toole County Board of Health meetings are open to the public.  Meetings are held in the Toole County Health Department Conference Room, at 402 1st Street South, Shelby, Montana at 12:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November.  Questions or issues concerning the board or the meetings should be addressed to Steve Osgood at 424-5169 or osgood@3rivers.net.

Help for the Marias Museum

You can help the Marias Museum in its fundraising efforts by using the ShopforMuseums.com site for your online shopping. Each time you shop, the web site company that sponsors the site, ShopforMuseums.com, will donate a portion of your purchase amount to the museum - and it won't cost you a thing! The registration is really simple; just a few minutes and you are set to shop at hundreds of participating sponsors. Thanks for giving the Marias Museum a helping hand.

Classes at the Civic Center

Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.You can drop in for a work out or join one of the following classes. The scheduled winter classes include:

Monday - noon Body Toning; 5:00 Zumba
Tuesday - 5:00 Body Toning/Cardio
Wednesday - noon Kickboxing; 5:00 Kickboxing
Thursday - 5:00 Body Toning/Cardio
Friday - 10:30 Parent and Tot Fit Time; 5:00-7:00 Skating
Saturday and Sunday - 2:00 – 5:00 skating

Personal Training is also available by calling 434-5114.