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Springtime is here, and for a lot of forest landowners it means getting back into the woods on their property for cleanup and upkeep. It also means that forest insects start to show themselves again. Forest insects are found throughout Montana, with some being more of a problem than others depending on conditions. Below are a few facts that may help forest landowners address concerns. Douglas-fir beetles typically infest damaged, sickly or recently broken Douglas-fir trees....
This winter I spent some time in both retro and introspection. The results aren't very good, I'm afraid. I showed some promise as a child, but when puberty arrived, my concerns turned solely to girls, alcohol, and horses. I never developed any long term goals like my more mature friends did. I've always had the proclivity to act on impulse, with no thought of the results my actions might bring. I can think of very few untoward events in my life for which I wasn't solely respon...
LINCOLN, MONT.—Members of the public will have one additional week to provide substantive comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Stonewall Vegetation Project, located on the Lincoln Ranger District. If people have already submitted comments, there is no need to re-submit those comments. Due to an unexpected website malfunction that occurred sometime during March 22-24, 2019, the Forest’s project webpage was down. It appears anyone trying to...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is encouraging Montanans with Shopko gift cards to use them as soon as possible. According to the Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection, Shopko will be accepting those gift cards up until April 20, 2019. Wisconsin-headquartered Shopko recently announced it will be closing all of its Montana stores, and more than 100 stores nationwide, after filing for bankruptcy protection in January. Shopko has 11 locations in Montana: Billings, Dillon, Glasgow, Helena, Kalispell, Libby, L...
Lincoln's Blackfoot River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited 20th Annual Banquet Blackfoot Chapter of Ducks Unlimited invites you to join us for an evening of fun to support wetlands conservation. The 20th Annual Banquet will be at Lincoln's Historic Community Hall on Saturday April 27. The event features a great dinner, silent and live auctions, raffles, and numerous games. Items available to bid on or win include shotguns and rifles, decoys, wildlife art, variety baskets, home...
The Lincoln Council for the Arts has sponsored two performances by nationally recognized ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger, who is slated to bring her vocal illusion talents to Lincoln School students Wednesday April 10, and to the Community Hall Friday, April 12. Described in her artist's bio as "Disney Entertainment's favorite ventriloquist," Trefzger has performed for family audiences worldwide and presents a puppet act tailored to amuse both kids and adults. She was first...
Paige Gilbert jumped up and down with excitement after going a full nine rounds and walking away as the winner of Lincoln School's National Geographic GeoBee. Gilbert bested the rest of the schools 4th through 8th grade students Thursay afternoon in the first geography bee held at the school in several years. Through a total of nine rounds Gilbert correctly answered the most questions that tested the kids' knowledge of subjects ranging from locations of cities to economic...
We would like to extend a huge thanks to all the people who supported the Lincoln Fireman's Ball this year. Thanks to the businesses that helped with food, condiments and of course donations; the wonderful artists who donated their work to the auctions; the folks who came in and spent their hard earned money buying items in the auctions, raffle tickets, 50/50, or just donated cash. We had about 100 fewer people than last year, yet we made about the same money. And it appeared...
The Pit Stop, Lincoln Schools and the Senior Center's Lincoln Dinner Club were among 59 dining establishments in Lewis and Clark County recognized for their food safety efforts in 2018. The school and Senior Center have been recurring winners since the awards were introduced in 2011. The School earned Gold Fork awards, the highest recognition, for their efforts in 2016 and 2017. The Pit Stop won their first Silver Fork last year...
The bitter cold temperatures that gripped the area in February and early March is believed to be the culprit behind a fish kill near the bridge at the end of the 4x4 Road, east of Lincoln. Billy Smock of Lincoln noticed dozens of dead fish around the bridge Friday while out walking in the area. She reported the kill to Lincoln-area Game Warden Ezra Schwalm, who arrived that afternoon to check it out. At first, Schwalm didn't suspect cold weather or ice was the cause. "This...
Members of the Tenacious Dames, the women's motorcycle club organizing the 2019 Lincoln Bike Rally for the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce, hosted a meeting at the Community Hall Sunday to discuss community planning for the July 13-14. event. Club President Julie Fink and Tina Bundtrock, their state special events coordinator, stressed the need to find out if the town is behind the event. "This is a community event, so it takes all of the community's buy in to make it work,...
Well spring has finally showed up, both on the calendar and in the warmer temperatures and melting snow. I know we are all glad for this time of year, especially after the rough month we had in February. The snow sure looks pretty, even when there is too much to plow and no place to put it. Seeing the snow fall reminds me of hunting excursions, road trips and the days of old when I was a timber marker and rode snowmobiles many miles in to the mountains of central Oregon to...
Barbara Kay Kemp was born Aug. 25, 1946 in Auburn, Calif. She grew up in the small town of Greenwood, Calif. where her parents owned Kemp's Grocery and she attended a one room school house through Grade 8. She graduated from Placer High School, after many long bus rides from Greenwood to Auburn. Barbara was married 46 years to her true love, Terry Allen Peetz. She lived most of her life in California, helping Terry raise his daughters Kim and Keri in Fort Bragg. After...
Katherine Louise Doney Daniels, 71, of Helmville, MT, passed away March 28, 2019. She was born to parents William James Doney and Geraldine Geary Doney, December 9, 1947, in Deer Lodge, MT. Kathy graduated from Helmville Elementary School in 1962 and Powell County High School in 1966. She was married to Paul Daniels in 1972. Kathy is survived by her husband Paul "Buck" Daniels of Helmville, her two children and their spouses Jodi and Scott Barger of Cascade, MT; and Ty and...
Dear Readers, Food allergies are on the rise in the United States, and it is estimated that as many as 8 percent of children suffer from at least one food allergy. A food allergy is when your body’s immune system responds to a certain food as harmful and has a reaction. These reactions can range from itchy skin, vomiting, or diarrhea to trouble breathing, wheezing, or anaphylaxis, which is life-threatening. Although it is uncertain why food allergies have increased, one t...
HELENA -- The Montana House of Representatives voted 61-37 Saturday to pass a controversial bill to extend Medicaid expansion. The expanded program has enrolled nearly 96,000 Montanans to receive subsidized health insurance. The federal-state partnership was first passed into law in 2015 and includes a 90 percent funding match from the federal government through the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Ed Buttrey, R-Great Falls, is carrying House Bill 658. It includes new requirements...
