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Editors Note 2021: This story, looking back 20 years later at the media deluge following Ted Kaczynski's arrest and the aftermath, ran in our April 7, 2016 issue. Included are images from 2018 following the filiming of 'Ted K,' a movie filmed on location that should be released in in late 2021 or early 2022. Editor's note: This is the second of two stories looking at the events surrounding the arrest of Ted Kaczynski. For a couple long weeks in April 1996, Lincoln was the...
One year into this pandemic, Montanans are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our vaccines are safe and effective, COVID cases are falling thanks to the tireless efforts of our frontline health care workers, and Spring is on the horizon. But even with this good news, we still have work to do before we get through the worst public health and economic crisis in generations. Over the past year I've had hundreds of conversations with families, workers,...
Editor's note 2021: The BVD originally published this story, a look back at the arrest of Teoheodore Kaczynski 20 years later, in our March 31, 2016. I've included more recent images from 2018 as an addtioanl Editor's note: I know full well many people would just as soon never hear the name Ted Kaczynski again. While Kaczynski deserves no press, the story of his arrest and it's impact on the community, like it or not, is a fascinating and indelible part of the town's history a...
Lincoln has a new smaller bus to help transport students. It joined the three larger buses last spring as part of the D&L Bus fleet owned by Laurie and Doug Richards, but has only made it on to the road this school year. "We were in the process of buying it before COVID hit. They were having to do some work on it. They got it done a month after we hadn't been in school. I said, we can't buy this bus and have it sitting, but that's exactly what we did. We'd been on the search...
HELENA – Bears are emerging from dens with the onset of spring, and people are reminded to “Be Bear Aware.” Bears can be found throughout Montana. In recent years, grizzly bear populations have expanded and bears are sometimes found in historic ranges beyond western Montana As bears begin foraging for food, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is asking residents to remove or secure food attractants such as garbage, bird feeders and pet food. The most common human-bear confl...
Our Lincoln school has suffered a lot through this pandemic. It hit out of nowhere and got our school pretty hard. Thanks to staff and faculty along with parents and students, we now have a long-lasting system for this long-lasting virus. Though students do not like these guidelines, they cooperate out of respect for our teachers and our school in all. This week's update with Lincoln school starts with behavior. Since the start of this school year, students, and even teachers,...
If you could change one rule that your family has, what would you change? "To not pick up my coat and room. Just leave it on the floor and not clean up after I eat." - William Simon, Pre-K "I want to get a treat before I start cleaning rather than after cleaning." - Anthony Reed, Kindergarten "If I could change a rule it would be no consequences for everyone." - Layla Bullis, 1st Grade "If I could change one rule, it would be that you do not have to take showers, because I...
Every election cycle, you can count on Republican candidates promising to reduce the size and cost of government, and in general, getting government out of our businesses and out of our daily lives. Yet as every session of the legislature demonstrates, that pledge – for the majority of Republican lawmakers – has a distinctly hollow ring. Not unlike their Democratic counterparts, the GOP’s commitment to controlling government and reducing welfare dependency is highly selective. For their friends, the free money game conti...
It’s often said gardening clears a person’s mind, puts them in touch with the land and relieves stress. I’ve gardened pretty much since I moved to Montana, but what if gardening is something different, and what if it’s more than what we’d thought it would be? See, my take is that gardening is more like our minds, our energy, than I’d previously thought of in the past. I’m starting to think of it like this quote I read somewhere… probably on Facebook, but unfortunately I...
Montana House of Representatives Advances State Budget in Partisan Vote The state budget cleared another major hurdle in the Montana Legislature after lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed it down party lines on Wednesday, March 24, with all 67 Republicans voting in favor and 33 Democrats against. House Bill 2 determines how much money state agencies will receive from a pool of about $12.6 billion over the next two years. Passing a balanced state budget is the only...
Most years, April 3 passes unnoticed, but it's a significant date in Lincoln's history that brings a renewed interest in the community every five or ten years. This year is no exception. Sunday marks 25 years since the FBI arrested Theodore J. Kaczynski at his cabin south of Lincoln for the Unabomber bombings that killed three people and injured 23 others. Kaczynski had been responsible for a dozen bombings between 1978 and 1987, killing one man in 1985. He went silent for...
Starting April 1, Lewis and Clark Public Health will begin Phase 2 of the vaccination plan, providing vaccinations for all eligible residents. ."A few months ago, projections estimated Montanans 16 and older would be eligible for the vaccine as late as mid-July. Today, I'm pleased to announce that we're moving up that timeline. All Montanans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 1st," Gov. Greg Gianforte said during a March 16 press conference when... Full story
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue hosted firefighters from five other districts last weekend for a Basic Wildland Firefighter course sponsored by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Twenty volunteer firefighters from Lincoln, Seeley Lake, Potomac, Ovando, Helmville and Greenough participated in the twenty-hour course that got underway Friday night and wrapped up Sunday afternoon. "DNRC sponsors these trainings. The fire department is doing the legwork,"...
