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Fire burns bike club, arson suspectedTell North Platte what you think
 
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Zodiac club building

A deliberately-set fire early Monday morning did extensive damage to the interior of the Zodiac Motorcycle Club on Rodeo Road.

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Assistant North Platte Fire Chief Dennis Thompson said it was apparently arson.

The building was an after-hours gathering place for club members.

“There were several 'intentional-sets' inside the building,” Thompson told the Bulletin. “We turned it over to police for investigation.”

The fire was reported at 1 a.m. by a North Platte Police officer on patrol, Police Information Officer Rodney Brown said.

Firefighters saw just a light haze of smoke when they pulled up, but when they forced their way in through a glass door, they encountered heavy smoke and heat.

Thompson said the flames were contained to two rooms or so but there was heavy smoke and heat damage throughout.

Firefighters were on the scene until 4 a.m., making sure the fire was out.

“There are a lot of small rooms inside,” Thompson said. “There’s been some remodeling done, and it was tough to get into some of the voids to make sure.”


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big red fan dont you have a job or hobby? you have so much time to come to a online site and always arguing with others..sheesh your annoying..you think you know everything.im sure youll have something to say about this post but peons who have no life dont bother me by talking crap about me.GET A LIFE
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Posted by npgal    - 9/16/2012 9:20:12 AM
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and yet u have only been there a cpl times .... LMAO ur just digging the hole deeper ,,,
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/15/2012 2:49:28 PM
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Again all u can do is focus on the negative..who cares wat charges the president has and does not need a license to have a private mc club with membership fees and suggestive donations..go to the secretary of states website. Zodiacs mc club is registered through Tyrone Davis of Omaha. Againi know how mc clubs are run..because all mc clubs run the same.
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Posted by truth    - 9/15/2012 2:29:22 PM
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truth ur name is deceiving.. u say there is no cover charge u say the drinks were free.. yet other people in here say u are lying .. u claim u have only been in there a cpl times .. yet u seem to know way tooooo much information about the place.. so i will bring 0out some more information.. the pres of the club is a convicted federal felon.. how does a federal felon sell booze? let alone with out a license? u say u looked up the information about this club on line?? well I did too and there is not musch information online about this clucb ( north platte zodiac's) ur involed way more than u say ..
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/15/2012 11:41:26 AM
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It was 5 if u didn't have member card witch was 5 then if u did have that it was 2$ and the drinks were expensive too
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Posted by Sweet    - 9/14/2012 9:42:42 PM
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I too have been there and was charged at the door and was charged for a beer, I think the beer was $3 or $4. I think the charge at the door was $5 or $10.
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Posted by tuffy86    - 9/14/2012 9:16:52 PM
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Again got it wrong Big Red Fan, I not old and do not have a poor bleach job to my head, I do know these people but have only been in there a couple of times. My info comes from asking and internet. My experience there was good. Still the fact that it shouldn't of been set on fire by someone probably someone who they asked for a donation from and got offended. Or someone they would not let in or kicked out for causing trouble. Like I said its so sad and thats what the focus should be on. By the way my Daddy works for UP
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Posted by truth    - 9/14/2012 8:29:13 AM
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it is a privet biker bar so non members buy a one night pass like sams clud and the free will donation like most volentier fire fighters have when thay have cook outs that steal dosent make setting on fire right
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Posted by papaj1961    - 9/14/2012 7:07:22 AM
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But it its sad that it was started on fire
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Posted by Sweet    - 9/13/2012 7:56:53 PM
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Well I agree it was not free will donation u had to pay to get in and for drinks
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Posted by Sweet    - 9/13/2012 7:55:34 PM
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truth I do know enough to know ur involved more than ur saying .. like u have blonde hair and ur father used to be the sheriff ..
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/13/2012 7:07:44 PM
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Again Big Red Fan you seem to know it all but know nothing, I went to the Zodiac's with some friends who had members cards, there was an elderly lady at the door checking ID's and asking for members fee's. There was no signs anywhere of any pricing, I went to the bar and asked for a pop and I asked the girl what the charge was and she said no charge but you can always throw something in the bucket, and then by the way they brought a cake out and everyone there got cake and icecream, Nevertheless you can say what you want Iv'e been there. The story is about ARSON, WOW, noone cares about that and the loss these people have had? but I forget this is NorthPlatte got to cut down, and gossip and try to make something else out of this issue at hand. This AGAIN is a loss to not only the Zodiac's but North Platte as the building was several different businesses through the years. Grow up and get your facts straight and dont call people liars.
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Posted by truth    - 9/13/2012 1:40:08 PM
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truth u say there is no cover charge to get in there? why was there always 2 women setting at the front door taking money? and they did charge for booze ,, dont lie . u had a sign hanging up beer $4.00 and shots $6.00.. and no one drank for free..
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/13/2012 11:24:12 AM
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Ok Big Red Fan, There are MC clubhouses across the nation, and they all run the same way. North Platte just dont know how to handle something new, The Affiliates and the Zodiac's opened up there after hours clubhouses and now the backwards people of this town can only talk bad. There is no cover charge to these place, there are membership fee's , there is no price on drinks, there is donations but I know people who gone to both clubs without a dime and got to have a pop, drink, or food. You must be one that these clubs dont allow in, or if you get in they must not let you drink because it is at their choice who gets a drink and who don't. The Affiliates and the Zodiac's are good people who just brought North Platte out of the dark ages. The real truth is the terrible thing that happened to them and all you can do is focus on the bad. Come on Arson is major and we want to bash these people.
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Posted by truth    - 9/13/2012 3:44:46 AM
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I know most of the ladies that go here and they are the kind of people who would give the shirts off thier backs to help you.Why dont all you little gossip people go try a job or something and quit being haters on everything you cant be involved in..BLAH BLAH BLAH
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Posted by npgal    - 9/12/2012 12:56:59 PM
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ok the truth .. u want the truth?? the "club" was a place for people to get even more drunk after the bars closed.. it SOLD beer and mixed drinks with out a licence.. oops I forgot free will offering.. but if u did not free will u did not get ur drinks , and it was a set price like $ 4.00 for a beer and $6.00 for a mixed drink.. and dont forget the cover charge.. so now u cant handle the truth
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/12/2012 11:35:03 AM
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North Platte Ignorance at its best Again. What part of that the MC's dont you understand are mostly out of Lincoln? Like I said I've drove by there and seen bikes outside that would drop you jaw at how beautiful they are. So sad all the haters. Only one actual MC here in North Platte but they are 20 plus members strong and are registered.
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Posted by truth    - 9/12/2012 7:54:59 AM
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So more or less its a pictures-of-motorcycles club.
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Posted by Mike    - 9/12/2012 7:32:35 AM
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The Zodiac MC is a registered MC club through the State of NE, Yes you are right there is only 1 actual MC in the North Platte Club, the president, there are 20 or more riders out of Lincoln, the President lives in North Platte thats why its the North Platte/Lincoln Chapter. The MC's all have 850's or better. Yes there is a Social/Sister/Supporter Club who have patch's but do not have MC on them they are SC. And there is a few Honary/HangArounds/Supporter who also have patch's but do not say MC. The Zodiac MC is 17 states large with several chapters in each state. The NorthPlatte/Lincoln Chapter is registered through the Omaha Chapter in Nebraska. Its sad that there is only 1 actual rider in North Platte but I've went by that clubhouse and seen some of the most beautiful bikes when the rest of the club comes from Lincoln. This is such a tragedy and all people can seem to do is trash them. I recall seeing them delivering turkeys on TV for thanksgiving, and seen the Presiden(only true rider) walking in the Walk a Mile in her Shoes. Seems these people either riders or supporters try to do good, they are going through something terrible and all North Platte can do is Hate, Bless you Zodiac's you always been good to me
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Posted by truth    - 9/12/2012 6:35:23 AM
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It's just a bldg where they go hang out to drink and party till all hours of the night. Drama, drama, drama.
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Posted by mach1fanatic    - 9/12/2012 5:10:57 AM
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mike to be a "motorcycle" club u have to have "motorcycles" this club might have 1 motorcycle to every 100 members ...
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/11/2012 2:05:56 PM
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I think they are going to find someone else to do business with so that they can finance rebuilding their clubhouse. And in the process one of their members will uncover some scandal about another member and be in a moral dilemma about whether or not he should tell the rest of the club. Geez don't you watch tv?!?!
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Posted by Mike    - 9/11/2012 1:56:46 PM
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Maybe they will relocate. That would be awesome.
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Posted by jdawg    - 9/11/2012 11:50:15 AM
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Motorcycle gangs are always just "clubs" or groups of Harley Davidson enthusiasts. Google zodiac mc or zodiaz motorcycle club, you get totally different results than if you just googled zodiac club. So unless this place is a dance studio, I'm calling this a motorcycle club. I saw something on the internet a while back that said how the membership of motorcycle clubs has gone up and new clubs or new charters of existing clubs are popping up all over the place ever since Sons of Anarchy and that other show on discovery channel have been on the air. I guess peoples lives are so boring and empty that they have to emulate the action and drama they see every evening on television.
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Posted by Mike    - 9/11/2012 8:57:17 AM
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george its not a motorcycle club its more like a vest club... 99% of the member dont even know how to ride a motorcycle from what I've seen. They get a vest when they belong...& it's mostly a place to drink.
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Posted by big red fan    - 9/10/2012 3:47:17 PM
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Sons of Anarchy Season 4 starts tomorrow night on FX!
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Posted by Mike    - 9/10/2012 2:32:08 PM
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North Platte's original Pizza Hut. That's sad!
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Posted by npscout    - 9/10/2012 1:29:27 PM
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yes, thanks
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Posted by George Lauby    - 9/10/2012 1:02:35 PM
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Do you mean until 4am?
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