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HELENA-As weather conditions continue to fluctuate, forest managers want to remind people to be careful while driving out and hiking in the forest. "Due to the accumulated snow, even as late as last week, many roads and trails across the forest remain snowpacked and several roads are still impassable," Public Affairs Officer Kathy Bushnell said. "There have been a few instances where people have tried to drive through a snowdrifted segment of a road but they get stuck and then...
An explosion caused by a propane leak damaged an unoccupied home along Highway 200 Sunday morning. Firefighters with Lincoln Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at a vacant home along Highway 200 after the building's neighbor reported an explosion at the building. Tiffanny Shotnokof, who lives next door to the unoccupied house owned by William and Rhonda Skerlock called 911 just after 9 a.m. after smelling propane coming from the building and hearing what sounded like an...
The small, rural community of Ovando went head to head with the cities of Helena and Butte and came out on top as it was named Montana's 2018 Community of the Year. Ovando earned recognition for its "commitment to the promotion and development of tourism in Montana" in large part due to its international reputation as a bicycle-friendly community. Adventure Cycling of Missoula nominated the town for the award based on its reputation for hospitality and for its unique...
Ducks Unlimited Blackfoot River Chapter is hosting its 19th Annual Dinner Banquet at the Lincoln Community Hall on Saturday, April 21. Doors open at 5 P.M. A tasty dinner, prepared by Bushwhacker's, will be served at 6 P.M. The evening's activities include live and silent auctions, raffles, games, and giveaways. The silent and live auctions and raffles feature a wide array of items including local and original art, furniture, gift baskets, goods and services from area...
Spring seems to finally be here, but last week's snow storm made it look like winter hadn't given up on Lincoln....
Two photos show five generations of family. In the left photo Katherine Tronson holds her great great granddaughter Amanda Cyr while surrounded by her granddaughter Jean Cyr, great grandson Bill Cyr and daughter Tillie Zimbelman. In the right photo, it's Tillie Zimbelman holding her great-great granddaughter, Genevieve Tazlina Stewarnt with grandson Bill Cyr, daughter Jean Cyr and great granddaughter Amanda (Cyr) Stewart. Tillie Zimbelman passed away March 22 in Helena, five...
It's like this. I'm now bankrupt in one country and stone broke in another. That takes some work. I've written about Beré. She works in the restaurant on the weekends and occasionally other holidays. When I first arrived here, I took note of the horrendous tasks she faced, almost always alone. When she arrived on Saturday mornings, she walked into a four-foot-high stack of dirty sauce pans which had to be cleaned with cold water and steel wool. After two or three hours of...
Junior Prom. As life events go, it's probably one of the most anticipated and memorable events of any student's high school experience. But prom's don't just happen. They take a lot of coordination, cooperation and time to pull it all together. This year, the job was led by Carly Templeton, vice president of both the Junior Class and the Student Council, and Tanea Reisch. Together, with the help of six or seven classmates, they tackled the task Friday of making sure Cane...
The Powell County Weed Board will be holding its annual spring weed management education and outreach get togethers Thursday May 3rd, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Deer Lodge Community Center and Friday May 4th, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Helmville Community Center. Topics this year will be “Weed Rap Sheets: A New Tool for Prioritizing Weed Management” presented by Dean Pearson, Research Scientist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, and “Using EDDMapS West for Noxious Weed Management” by Jasmine Reimer, Noxious Weed Trust Fund Coordin...
There is a real tragedy of Governor Steve Bullock’s deep cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services budget: He didn’t have to make them. On multiple occasions Bullock could have sided with protecting Montana’s most vulnerable citizens who depend on help from government services for their daily lives. But he has so far shown minimal interest in doing so, and has put very little effort into finding better solutions. In fact, the Governor’s stubbornness has many legislators starting to think that he is using the funding...
The radical proposal by the American Prairie Reserve (APR) to fundamentally shift long-established grazing practices on 250,000 acres of public property ought to be rejected by the Bureau of Land Management. Not only would the proposal cause destruction of rangeland and wildlife habitat, ultimately the APR represents a fundamental threat to the Montana ranching families who’ve made this area their home for generations. The APR has petitioned the BLM to make several major c...
The job of making sure wilderness areas still offer visitors a degree of solitude ironically takes a lot of people talking to one another. For 30 years, Forest Service personnel from five Ranger Districts, wildlife specialist with the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, outfitters and other wilderness users have come together to discuss the impacts visitors are having across the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. This year, Lincoln played host to the annual LAC Meeting that looks...
A presentation on the life of one of Lincoln's most colorful characters visited the Community Hall last week. Sponsored by the Montana Historical Society and the Lewis and Clark Library the presentation "On Her Own Terms: The Outfitting Adventures of Mary Faith Hoeffner" highlighted varied aspects of Mary Faith's long and eventful life, retelling the history to those who knew her best, including several of her family members, friends and former employees. Originally part of...
