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The building on the corner of Sucker Creek and Highway 200, formerly home to Wind Turbine Tools and before that Summit Seekers Skidoo and Woodhouse Construction*, has a new and unique future ahead of it after being purchased this summer by Jason & Tiana Valler. The Vallers have been hard at work on their plans for the building and their future here in Lincoln. Their plans will unfold in stages, and to start things off they are opening the Heritage House Artisan School for the...
The Lincoln Parent Teacher Student Organization held their monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 7 in the school library with 17 people in attendance. A major topic of discussion was the explanation of the conversion from the Lincoln Parent Teacher Student Association into the Lincoln PTSO. President Melody McDonough explained they went through the process of changing their affiliation from a PTSA to a PTSO, as well as the reason for the change and how it affects the school and the...
Preparations are underway for the annual Halloween Carnival at the at the Lincoln School Gym on Thursday, Oct. 31. During the carnival, elementary-aged students can participate in games and activities put on by the 7th and 8th graders. "The junior high school kids really like to help the littler children with the games" said PTSO President, Melody McDonough, who added "it's an exciting transition for them once they get into those grades." The carnival runs from 5-7 p.m....
Emilee Rivera has been talking about a Block Party Trailer and wanted to explain it to folks in more detail to help them understand what it’s all about and how they can help. Rivera, who got the idea from the Helena Imagination Playground trailer at an event she and her family attended, thought having something similar available in Lincoln would be a good idea. Her vision for the Lincoln Block Party Trailer is for it to be a mobile playground that would help make local L...
Lincoln School's Pink Week came to a close on Saturday, Oct. 12. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, students wore pink throughout the week, and athletes at Friday nights Volleyball game wore pink shirts, pink socks and had pink bows in their hair. Each year, the teams have a tradition to "Play for a Cure" and honor someone in the community who has been battling cancer. Last year, the team honored Bill Whittenberg, and this year they chose to honor Nancy Bickel, who is...
For 13 years, the Lewis & Clark Library has participated in the NEA Big Read, and the Lincoln Branch is taking part again this year by hosting several events throughout the month, in conjunction with this year's book, "Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren. The Lewis & Clark Library received a $15,000 grant to host the Big Read in Lewis & Clark County and is one of 78 nonprofit organizations to receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program between September 2019 and...
Eleven people attended the new “Open Book Club” last Thursday evening at the Lincoln Library. Men and women of various ages gathered to decide on upcoming books to read for further discussion. Kate Radford, Lincoln Library’s new librarian, and Klara Varga got their heads together about a month ago and thought an open book club available to all members of the community would be a good idea. Both were very pleased with the turnout for the first get-together. “It was nice to...
A group of local artists met last week to discuss preparations for the upcoming Alpine Artisans Tour of the Arts. Now in its 16th year, the Tour of the Arts features six studios, two historical museums, and more than twenty-five artists demonstrating and showing their work in the Seeley Swan and Blackfoot Valleys. Artist Annie Allen has been participating in the Tour for several years and has joined with other local artists to be part of the festivities. This year, artists...
The Friends of the NRA held their fifth annual banquet in Lincoln at the historic Lincoln Community Hall Sept. 19, with roughly 150 people attending the sold out event. The group held their first banquet in Lincoln in 2015 and in its early days, they raised approximately $13,000. Since then it has been steadily growing in both attendance and the amount of money raised each year. Committee chairs Jan and Wendell Weaver have been involved in the NRA for several years. What...
Citizen’s Bank hosted a retirement party last week for long-time employee, Jewelie Hoxworth. After 14 years with the bank, Hoxworth decided to retire from her position to be home more and to help care for her mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. While she had not planned to retire for another five years, she just felt it was time. “Mom has been living with us for two years now and she just needs more help.” Hoxworth said. She explained that juggling the demands...
The Western Montana Growers Cooperative brings an alternative for getting produce throughout the fall to Lincoln. In addition to supplying the wholesale market with fresh local food, the WMGC also delivers to individual community members through their Community Supported Agriculture programs. The fall season of deliveries runs from Oct.17 through Nov.21 and is now available for sign-ups through their website at wmgcoop.com/csa. If you are not already a member, you will need to...
Stuart Ian Frost's inspiration for his yet-to-be-named piece at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, came from a trip to Garnet Ghost town last year. During his visit, he photographed various artifacts and the two things seemed to stand out to him: a crosscut saw blade with an intricate design and a small metal canister in the shape of a house, which he later learned was used to dispense maple syrup. During that site visit, he also toured the Upper Blackfoot Valley...
Meet Tracey Youbles, the new smiling face at the Lincoln Post Office. Youbles took over as Lincoln's postal clerk, a position held for many years by Teresa Sutton, who earlier this month moved to Wisconsin with her husband John to be closer to family. Youbles began working for the United States Postal Service last December. She started in Helmville, then accepted a position at the Ovando branch. While there, she would also occasionally help at the Seeley Lake location before a...
Last Friday morning Alison Stigora was taking measurements and getting lumber ready for the armature of her piece at Sculpture in the Wild. Stigora's sketches for her work show a piece people can interact with, walk into and sit with. The outside will be sheathed horizontally with burnt wood harvested from the the Park Creek Fire burn area. The inside will be vertical tongue and groove pine with benches and an open top, making the sky the ceiling. The inner walls of the...
Along with a new librarian, there's something else new coming to the Lincoln branch of the Lewis & Clark Library. Beginning in October, they will be hosting a new book club. The first get-together is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3 from 7-9 p.m. at the library, with future book discussions slated to be held the first Thursday of each month at the same time and place. The goal of the book club is to provide enjoyment and engage more people in the community. Light snacks will be...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce met for their regular monthly meeting Thursday, Sept. 12 to discuss several upcoming events, fundraising needs and the future of the organization. The Chamber has been able to help promote and financially support several events in the community each year, including the Brewery Follies performance, the Community Benefit, Light up Lincoln and Skijoring. They are also responsible for the annual Fireworks Show, which is partially funded by...
Bushwackers Steakhouse & Saloon reopened to the public on Friday, August 30, just in time for the busy Labor Day Weekend. Dan Lerum returned to Lincoln after surgery on the coast this summer and decided to re-open the doors due to an outpouring of people who requested him to do so. He considers their opening night a success and was thrilled with the positive response from the community. The establishment was previously owned by Lerum and leased to Steve & Leona Cannon...
The annual Horseshoe League kicked off earlier this summer and finished up with a blind draw tournament Thursday, Aug. 29. The Wheel Inn and the Wilderness Bar each hosted two teams who pitched against one another for six weeks. The Wilderness Bar teams were made up of players Bob Breden, Dawn & Jim Charron, Kevin Ertle, Erin Halter, Rich Paul, Marty Sackman, Jim Sauders, and substitute player Jimmy Craig. The Wheel teams included Roger Brandenburger, Tammy Jordan, Don...
I've always been curious as to how the art and artists are chosen for the Sculpture in the Wild. On a misty Saturday morning, I was able to catch up with Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild Curator, Kevin O'Dwyer to talk about this year's artists for the Artist in Residence Program, plans for their work, some upcoming events, and how the park is helping the Lincoln community. During our walk through the park, O'Dwyer was able to provide a lot of insight to how artists...
It's been a busy time for Emilee Rivera as she gets things in place to open a much-needed daycare service in Lincoln. Rivera has been purchasing and assembling items, getting student packets together and working through the licensing procedures for Lil Lynx Daycare, all while caring for her own children. Rivera, who grew up in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School in 2010, returned home last October when her husband, Robert assumed the post of Lincoln's resident...
Are you curious about what's going on with that long-vacant lot across from Grizzly Hardware and the Bootlegger? Steve Hartman purchased the property earlier this year and has developed a place for campers and RVs to park in the center of town, while raising money for our local school. "It seems the school is always struggling and I thought this was a way to help them. They're always in need of uniforms for volleyball or football, or something else. Something needed to be...
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild awaits the arrival of Artistic Director Kevin O'Dwyer and the 2019 Artists in Residence, but the park has been plenty busy already this year. If you've been out to the sculpture park recently, you may have seen the new Memorial Benches and picnic tables. The new picnic tables were acquired through a matching grant through the Montana Department of Commerce. Ten picnic tables, four of them wheelchair accessible, provide an area for...
The Lincoln Council for the Arts discussed the Lincoln Arts & Music festival, along with some upcoming events and their current fundraisers at their monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. In keeping with their mission, they also discussed various ways to bring art-related functions and programming to the school and community. One possible new endeavor may involve a collaboration with the Lincoln Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library. Kate Radford, the new librarian attended the...
