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The wildfires of 2017 took a direct toll on millions of trees across the Montana landscape. In some cases, trees on the periphery of these fires and in areas of lesser severity were merely scorched. Although these scorched trees may not die outright, they could be poised for attack by a variety of beetles. Partially burned Douglas-fir are particularly susceptible to Douglas-fir beetle. Douglas-fir beetle is not an especially aggressive beetle and generally attacks Douglas-fir...
Chris Joyce installs mirrors in the old bank building as work to convert it into PowerHouse Recreation and Fitness continues. (Roger Dey Photo)...
Lynx track team kicks off season at Jim Johnson Invitational Track Meet...
For weeks, the Lincoln School Student Council has been collecting canned and dried goods for a food drive to benefit the Lincoln Food Bank and the Lincoln Senior Center. As an incentive, each collection box sported the image of a teacher or staff member with each one a potential target for a pie in the face based on the number of donations their box received. When the food drive drew to a close, more than 1100 items had been donated, and the targets were selected. In third...
Kids had an extra challenge finding the eggs at this years Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department Easter Egg Hunt. When it became clear there was still going to be too much snow at Hooper Park, Assistant Fire Chief Aaron Birkholz contacted Lincoln School Superintendent Carla Anderson about using the school grounds, since it was one of the only places in town that had either been plowed or where things had been packed down enough that kids wouldn't have to wade through the snow....
It's rare to find something that four out of five folks agree upon these days. But that is how many Montanans - 81 percent of us - recreate outside, whether we're hunting, snowmobiling, fishing or picnicking. When we're out in the woods, how often do we think of the trails we're using? Do we consider the hardworking crews that hike hundreds of miles each summer lugging saws and pulaskis into the backcountry to maintain our expansive trail system? Those men and women work...
Longtime Lincoln educator Annette Gardner has been chosen to lead Lincoln Schools' new Literacy Project as the Montana Comprehensive Literacy Plan Instructional Coach. The position - a long mouthful that Gardner likes to refer to as "McLPic" – goes into effect Monday, Apr. 9, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Gardner will become full-time McLPic, while her kindergarten class will be taken over by substitute teacher Tyler Beller and the first grade class - formerly d...
Do you sometimes think the state is being inundated with new ways, and we are losing the real Montana? In some places perhaps yes, but most of the state is still the Montana we have always known and perceived. It is only in a small percentage of the state's mass where this change has actually taken place. The last census showed Montana, the fourth-largest state in the nation in terms of landmass, as having 989,415 folks residing within its borders. We use the 2010 census, as...
Envision Lincoln may have held the last of its four-hour long meetings March 28, but it's just the beginning of the effort to revitalize Lincoln. "Really, this is when people want to join the conversation, especially those people who don't want to go to meetings," said Karyn Good, lead local organizer for Envision Lincoln The meeting centered around three teams, made up of community members, who have been working on plans to address Lincoln's economy, health and well-being, an...
Health and Well-being The health and well-being action team, led by Lisa Gibson and Laurie Richards, chose to begin their efforts with an education campaign aimed at increasing safety and reducing crime, and by developing family friendly events for Lincoln. Throughout Envision Lincoln, drugs and crimes reporting emerged as a leading concern for community well-being. At local meetings, Lewis and Clark County Deputy Sheriff Chris Joyce often talks about the need for proper and timely reporting, which can be done anonymously....
LINCOLN—The Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is preparing to conduct prescribed burning projects in the Ogden Mountain and Poorman Creek areas this spring, when weather conditions become favorable. Burning will begin as weather and fuel conditions allow and will continue into late spring and early summer. The Helmville Face Wildlife Enhancement Project is in the Ogden Mountain area. Multiple units are planned to be treated this spring, totaling 367 acres. This project is a joint effort b...
With dysfunction in Washington DC near an all-time high, it’s nice to see the Montana delegation help lead the way to a badly needed deal to help our federal forests. Last week, in spite of a four-inch “blizzard” in our nation’s Capitol, a deal was reached that will truly help Montana avoid another smoke-filled summer, and hopefully start bringing the health of our forests back from the brink. Working with colleagues from around the country, Sen. Jon Tester, Sen. Steve Daines, and Rep. Greg Gianforte helped broker a comprom...
Wow, Jon Tester’s ads tell us he’s “out of fingers” counting the ways he’s just like Donald Trump. Truth is, he WISHES Montanans would run out of fingers when remembering the times he bowed to Obama, Pelosi, Clinton and Shumer, and left Montana stained with his collusion. Jon, some may clutch their noses and swallow the pasty grime that you’re “not finished getting things done for Montana”, but the facts are you never started – you didn’t dare! Montanans remember how you voted a straight Democrat Party line and forsook us...
I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone at the March 28 Envision Lincoln for losing my temper and causing a disruption. I guarantee, it had nothing to do with Envision Lincoln or the goals of the meeting itself. I believe in the effort and hope to be involved in seeing it succeed. Unfortunately, a little exhaustion, a bit of anxiety about what we have and haven’t been able to cover and concerns about the future of the BVD didn’t mix well in the face of comments that no one in town seems to know what Envision Lin...
LINCOLN – The Lewis & Clark County DUI Task Force is offering a Responsible Alcohol Sales and Service training classes on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Lincoln at Lambkins from 11:00am-3:00pm. Participants will receive a Training Verification Letter from the Montana Department of Revenue-Liquor License Control that is valid for three years. This class is available to all on-premise and off-premise bartenders, servers, sellers, store clerks, stockers, managers and business owners. It and is designed to clarify Montana’s law...
