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Some time ago I saw a photograph taken at the Helmville cemetery on the day they buried my great grandfather in 1922. In the picture there's a cottonwood sapling, maybe 10 feet high. Both the tree and my great grandfather are still there, but the cottonwood is 80 feet tall and about 3 feet at the butt. I'm sure the old man is part of that tree. Entering the family ranch, a person sees the corrals and the cow barn built before the 20th century. The first cabin still exists,...
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton earned the title of “Best Law Enforcement Officer” in the Helena Independent Record’s 2018 Best of Helena contest. Dutton, who has been sheriff since 2008, was recently sworn in as the sheriff and coroner this year after the County Commission opted to combine the two offices. According to the IR’s profile, Dutton has training in the National Incident Management System, attended the F.B.I. Command College, has completed the National Institute of Corrections course on Planning of New...
Like youngsters who are all arms and legs but fall down a lot, the tall timbers of the Clark Fork Mountain Cats, who as a team posted an average height of 6-feet, 1-inch, will grow into their size some day but it wasn’t today. The halftime score was 10 - 2 which almost had the local fans rooting for Clark Fork to make another basket before the mid-point buzzer. The final tally, 23 - 6 was a big victory for the Lynx. Ryan Greenwood, who never played basketball until this winter, was the high scoring man with 12 points, f...
I think I may have unwittingly traumatized my kid this weekend. She’s stoic, so it’s hard to tell, but I have the sneaking suspicion that I’ll be hearing about this incident over Thanksgiving dinner in about ten years. I’ll explain, but first I will ask you to not judge me too harshly. I think every parent or step-parent on earth has probably made a similar mistake at one time or another. You all remember that time your parents innocently popped Old Yeller or Watership Down into the VCR, right? Or, maybe they took your tw...
Lincoln High School Junior Nathan Brown surpassed the 1300-point mark for his high school career during the Lynx win against the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Saturday. Brown sank the 23 points against the Mountain Cats that pushed him over the 1300 point mark, and his performance Friday saw him rack up 32 points against Victor, which accounted for half the Lynx points scored in the home-game loss. Brown's father, Lincoln High Basketball Coach Shane Brown, said there's a pretty...
For a little high school like Lincoln, playing a combine of two separate high schools can be intimidating, but the Lynx brought their courageous A-game to the floor on Saturday night against the Mountain Cats of Superior/Alberton (called"Clark Fork"). The Lynx were ahead at the half, 25 - 18. Their lead slowly grew in the second half even though Kade Creech fouled out in the fourth period after scoring six points. The Mountain Cats had more height, but less senior experience...
The varsity men of the hometown Lincoln Lynx have been riding a roller coaster of up and down games on the basketball court this winter. After the raucous home games of last week, the MOA sent up some of their best refs to bring law and order back to Blackfoot Valley athletics Friday, Jan. 26. Instant whistles for infractions and two quick technical fouls on each team for unsportsmanlike conduct in the first minute of the game told everyone that these officials were in charge...
Six foot post player, junior Alexis Cannon is getting used to having opposing players hanging all over her as she goes up to the hoop but she still managed to sink six baskets and four free throws to be the high scoring leader with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Senior leader Maggie Jorgensen (four points and five steals) fouled out in the third period and was only hitting 13 percent of her shots through the swarming defense of the Lady Pirates. Seniors Carly Templeton had seven...
The Lincoln Outdoor Club finally got a start on its winter activities following the recent snow storms that brought a more than a foot of snow to the area. About 15 kids strapped on skates to hit the ice on the small 30-foot by 60-foot 'EZ Ice' rink that club organizer Sue Lattin set up on the Lincoln High school football field a few weeks ago. Lattins' fellow organizer Karyn Good, said they hadn't been able to do anything until now, due to the weather conditions. "It's finall...
The Ponderosa Snow Warriors are hosting a fun run in conjunction with their annual membership appreciation barbecue Feb. 2 at the Clubhouse on Sucker Creek Road. First hand will be out at 9 a.m., last hand has to be in by 3 p.m. Hamburgers and hot dogs will start being served at 2 p.m....
Well after almost one month of the New Year I imagine we all have failed in several or all of our New Year’s resolutions. It is very difficult to make changes. Old habitats die hard they say! For me that is most certainly true. A key aspect of failing to make changes in how we think, act, spend money, spend time or whatever the area is that concerns us, is that we go with the flow. By that I mean we fail to take a real and honest hard look in to our own lives. We keep doing w...
After eight years with the Montana Department of Transportation, Lincoln native Hayes Feeback is moving on to pursue a lifelong dream. "This summer I...did a check ride for my private pilot's license," Feeback told the BVD. "I've always been intrigued by the flying part of it and my grandfather was a pilot, so my whole life I was always told about being a pilot. I decided this summer that I was going to try it out. I went up and did my first check ride in Helena and fell in...
Paul S. Roos of Lincoln this week announced his marriage to Bonnie Holmes Schauwecker of California. The couple wed in Arizona, Jan. 24...
Dear Dietitian, I just read an article that said eating a high fiber diet helps prevent colon cancer, but other articles on this topic have said the opposite. This is frustrating and confusing! Can you help clear things up? Joe Dear Joe, Scientific studies are often confusing because the results are different. Before something becomes clear in science, it has to be tested several times in different cultures in different parts of the world. It must also be tested on men and...
Elijah Barnett and Asa Lattin fill the air with snow as they engage in a good-natured snow fight after turning in there Ice skates during the first Outdoor Club outing of the winter. Elijah Barnett seems to know what's coming as Cayden Wagner takes aim at him with a snowball....
LINCOLN - Frank A. Martin passed away at his home in Lincoln, Mont. on Jan. 3, 2019. Frank owned and operated Poverty Water Well and Pump Service for 30- plus years. He was also a very proud Viet Nam veteran and part of the Sea Bees reunions of 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Don and Ann Martin and his dearly loved little sister; Patsy Ann Martin and Jewel Pinocci his road trip partner (also favorite mother-in-law). He is survived by loving companion P...
***Editor's Note: At the request of Penny Martin, we are republishing a letter sent to 'The Montana Veteran' newspaper in January 1968 that was important her late husband Frank Martin.*** Dear Civilians, Friends, Draft Dodgers, etc. In the very near future the undersigned will once more be in your midst, dehydrated and demoralized, to take his place again as a human being with the well known forms of freedom and justice for all; engage in life, liberty, and the somewhat delayed pursuit of Happiness. In making your joyous...
To the Editor, In regard to Liz Cain's viewpoints in the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch, may I quote her? "As a teacher, I should be cautious about letting politics or religion into my class discussions." And "If you don't like my opinion that Trump is damaging our democracy, our allies, and the common man, just ask soybean farmers who have lost 80 percent of their sales to China." I will give you $100 if you can find the word democracy in the Constitution of the United States. It...
The Community of Lincoln has again amazed me. With the recent loss of my husband Alan, kindness, friendship, generosity, and love have flooded our lives. Without hesitation, countless individuals have stepped forward to make this horrible loss a bit more bearable. Manpower, desserts, and unconditional love made Alan's celebration of life, a day to remember. Thank you, Lincoln – Together "we got this!" Reg Heikkila and Family...
HELENA — Lawmakers in Helena are beginning discussions on how to build and maintain the state’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, wastewater systems and state buildings. Again, the debate will come down to which projects get funding and whether that funding comes by way of cash or borrowing. In 2017, legislators voted to end the session without funding public works projects. Some legislators thought Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock bill did not allocate enough to rural infrastructure while putting money toward renovating...
An agreement to re-open the federal government saw the staff of the Lincoln Ranger District return to work Monday even as the possibility of a second shutdown in three weeks’ looms. The Lincoln Ranger district offices have been closed, and most of the employees furloughed, since Dec. 22, when an impasse between President Donald Trump and Congress over funding for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico left about 25 percent of the government, including the Department of Agriculture, without funding. The agreement reached la...
