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A new batch of students have enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician course offered through the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance that began this month. The class, which started the week of Jan. 6, is offered every year or two depending on interest. Kristy Fry, who is currently an EMT, is the lead instructor for this course. Although the class costs $300, students who work with or join the ambulance after becoming EMT certified will be reimbursed for the cost. The class began...
It takes a community to sponsor Dolly Parton's Imagination Library project, and Lincoln organizations are pulling together again to ensure kids throughout Lincoln have access to their own books. The program mails a free book to kids every month from birth to age five. However, for kids in a community to have access to this resource, one or more organizations must sponsor the program, which costs about $2 per child per month. When Annette Gardner heard about Imagination...
"It is impossible to please all the world and one's father." Jean de La Fontaine Fables (1668) Family owned ranches and farms demand a familial unity not found in most professions and trades. The quantity of work requires help from everyone, and hired labor is expensive. Decades back it was always the father/son who performed most of the jobs, but over time, women assumed a larger role in the operations. They still held themselves responsible for domestic work, they just...
Dear Readers, Now that we are getting settled into the new year, many of us are working on getting healthier. There is so much information about diets, sometimes it's hard to know what is really good for you. U.S. News rated 35 diets, and coming in first for overall health (not just weight loss) was the Mediterranean Diet; the Flexitarian and DASH Diets tied for second place. A panel of nutrition experts ranked the diets based on seven categories: how easy it is to follow,...
Valler Coffee, located at 129 Sucker Creek Road and owned by Jason and Tiana Valler, will be opening to the public two days a week beginning in February and through the winter. The new hours, Fridays and Saturdays, beginning Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. will showcase their award-winning coffee as they focus on bringing the experience of old world brewing techniques to the community and visitors of Lincoln and the surrounding areas. In addition to coffee, they will also have...
Beginning in February, the Lincoln Council for the Arts will host a poetry workshop at the Lincoln Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library on Monday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The workshop, The Art and Craft of Writing Poetry, will be presented by published and award-winning poet, Liz Cain. Cain's specialty is teaching the writing of non-rhyming, literary poetry. She has won awards in writing contests for her poetry and is a retired English teacher of 31 years. The program is...
HELENA – The Montana Department of Revenue will open the state Individual Income Tax filing season on Monday, Jan. 27. Once again, the department encourages Montanans to file electronically. “E-filing is the easiest and most secure way to file your returns, prevent fraud, avoid errors, and get your refund as quickly as possible,” said Montana Department of Revenue Director Gene Walborn. Because of the department’s efforts to protect Montanans against fraud, filers should allow up to 90 days to receive their refunds. Montana h...
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council will meet Jan. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., and Jan. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 pm., at the Helena Holiday Inn Express, located at 3170 N. Sanders Street. A time for public comment has been set for 1 p.m. on the Jan. 28. During the meeting, council members will work to develop new recommendations that may require attention during the 2021 Montana legislative session as well as refine the new public access land agreement program created in the...
The Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks is now formally recommending the introduction of free-roaming bison in Montana after the release of a long-awaited environmental impact statement. It's a move that dramatically intensifies conflict over wildlife management in Montana. And worse, it's a sobering message to the thousands of Montanans who provide habitat to wildlife. FWP has made clear it would rather advance the agenda of a radical, out-of-state environmental...
The other evening my wife and I were over at some friend's house for dinner. While there we watched the Mecum Auto auction for a while. It was exciting to see the cars and the action. Like many men, and women too, I enjoy really tricked-out, high performance muscle car from the 50's, 60's and early 70's. I also don't mind the older cars, and the newer exotic rocket ships from Europe and Japan that are out there. The talent and skill that people have to do the mechanical and co...
Montana's legislators convened at the Capitol this week for a Legislative Week, sponsored by the Legislative Council and the Legislative Finance Committee. This event provided your elected officials with an opportunity to review and discuss budget trends and policies ahead of next year's Session. In conjunction with the event, a number of regularly scheduled legislative interim committees met to continue their assigned work. As one of 12 members of the bipartisan Revenue...
Lewis and Clark County Search and Rescue responded to a call Thursday, Feb. 16. to help three snowmobilers who called 911 requesting assistance after they found themselves stuck in the area of Keep Cool Lakes, northeast of Lincoln. Lewis and Clark County Deputy Sheriff Robert Rivera first responded to the call and requested the assistance of Search and Rescue to help locate the trio, which included a 60-year old male, a 62-year old male and a 58 year old female, identified as...
QPR training Friday It takes a community to save a neighbor. Join the Lewis & Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition at the Lincoln Library Friday Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. for a free session of the suicide prevention training known as QPR (Question. Persuade, Refer.) The training, taught by Lincoln resident Jennifer Wiederhold, provides skills to help friends, neighbors, and loved ones struggling with thoughts of suicide. Book Club Meets Feb. 7 The Lincoln Open Book Club, Hosted by Lewis & Clark Library Lincoln Branch, meets Thursdays,...
It was almost criminal. Behind the whole game, the Lincoln Lady Lynx decided to steal their way to a win in the Friday night away basketball game against the St. Regis Tigers. The varsity perp line-up featured Sophomores Alyvia Blotkamp with four steals and Jenna Templeton with five, abetted by Alexis Cannon with three grabbed balls and loud Lindsey Weisner with one steal. The squeaker win, 23 - 21, wasn’t secured until the last minutes of the fourth quarter, when the tough defense of Weisner and Andrea LaManna allowed B...
Getting off to a slow start, the 5th through 8th grade Little Lynx gals struggled to match up to the older, athletic Drummond junior high Trojan girls in a Jan. 18th Saturday morning basketball contest that ended in a loss for the Lincoln A-squad: 17 - 30. The team has mastered the dribble and one-on-one defense, but they are still tentative in driving to the hoop and going up for a shot with determination and aggressive force. Elbows were flying on both sides and the physicality of a tough opponent is slowly becoming more co...
The recent story about Hi Sign Brewing raised the question: what’s the origin of Hi Sign Road and its distinctive sign? Francis Beehler offered his recollection. In 1970, when the dump was moved, Beehler was covering over the old dump when a stack of barrel tops all stuck together rolled by him in the wind. He threw them in his truck and took them home. As folks had a hard time seeing the turn to what is now Hi Sign Road, Beehler painted the barrel tops, with the word “Hi” painted on the west side of the sign facing Lincoln a...
The Lincoln PTSO met Monday, Jan 6 to discuss several items and upcoming events. First on the list was the upcoming Missoula Children’s Theater program scheduled at the school April 20-25. MCT will get the children ready to perform Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The school is still looking for volunteers to help each evening with the rehearsals as there is no grant to pay staff as had been done in the past. If you are interested in volunteering and helping out, contact L...
