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Mobile home parks are one of the last strongholds of reliable affordable housing in Montana, helping people of a wide range of income levels become homeowners, even as prices for most other residence types in across the state continue to spike. But as investment firms snap up properties across the state, there are signs that even mobile homes may soon become out of reach for many Montanans. It's certainly a worry for Cindy Newman, who owns a mobile home in the Highwoods...
The Montana Historical Society (MHS) invites families in Western Montana to apply for listing in the Centennial Farm and Ranch Register. While owners of such properties across the state are encouraged to participate, to date, applications from qualifying farmers and ranchers in the western part of the state have lagged far behind their eastern counterparts. Farms and ranches held in the same family for more than 100 years will receive a framed certificate signed by the...
As I was visiting with a young man from Illinois recently, the obvious difference between the open space in Montana vs. Illinois came up. He felt like there's much more opportunity for life here, with all the space. I had to agree. Then when I got home I began thinking about the connection to gardening. I still have a few tomato and pepper plants that need to be divided and put into their own pots. Plants have much more opportunity for abundant life and production when they...
Master Planning Envision Lincoln continues to work on master planning. Lewis and Clark County and the Montana Business Assistance Connection were awarded two separate grants totaling $47,000 to fund development of a professional master plan. "The one thing we will have to do is a (Request For Proposal) for a contractor to develop a master plan," she said. A committee will develop the RFP based on templates used by other communities and then it will be submitted to the county...
18, two children in Salem; having delusions, muscle spasms and vomiting, accused women of bewitching them. Hysterical hunts found witches. Trials were held and women imprisoned and hung. 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy, amid the Communist Hysteria of the time, accused many people of communism. Being a Communist was not illegal, but accusations were enough to ruin personal and professional lives which was his goal. Ironically, the accused were usually liberals. Amid racism...
Life is too short to live in a negative state of anything. It’s too short to live in pain, it’s too short to live in fear, and t’s definitely too short to keep wishing for time to go by. Believe me, it goes by quickly enough all on its own without wishing the time away. It’s too short to argue about things that don’t matter, and it’s too short to surround yourself with people who don’t see or appreciate your value. It’s also too short to be stuck doing things that don’t bring you joy, or make a difference in this world someho...
Republican Lawmakers Locked in Battle with State Supreme Court over "Judicial Transparency" As the Montana Legislature nears the close of its biennial business, Republican lawmakers are mounting a case against the judicial branch and the state Supreme Court with accusations of judicial bias and improper record keeping, while Democrats call the inquiry a "witch hunt." Since the start of the 2021 Legislative Session, lawmakers have proposed numerous bills seeking changes to the...
Lincoln Public Schools are taking their spring music concert outdoors this year. The concert is set to be held in the Hooper Park pavilion on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. All grade levels are scheduled to perform a combination of vocal and instrumental pieces. The fifth and sixth grade students will be performing using brand new ukuleles the school was able to obtain through funding made available due to the pandemic, according to Lincoln music teacher Darryan Gonzales. Kindergarten...
Montana State Parks awarded a Recreational Trails Program Grant to the Lincoln Ranger District for construction of a trail segment identified by Envision Lincoln in the In-Town Trails Plan developed in 2018. It will be the first trails from the plan to come to fruition. A one-mile, figure-eight loop, the trail will be built on the15-acre parcel of Forest Service property adjacent to the east side of Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild. "It will connect the sculpture...
After being forced to cancel their visit last year due to COVID-19, the Missoula Children's Theater returned to Lincoln this spring with their production of 'The Emperors New Clothes.' The play, a lesson in being true to oneself, rather than trying to impress people with expensive clothes, drew 19 kids who took part in the production. "It's a lot of work but we were lucky to have some kids who were really excited about it and decided to go out and do it," said Danielle...
LINCOLN, Mont. April 21, 2021 - Rob Gump has been selected as the new district ranger for the Lincoln Ranger District, the western most district on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Gump will begin the new position in mid-June. "Rob's background working on fire-dependent ecosystems as a silviculturist-ecologist, managing recreation, Wilderness and trails programs, and his leadership and collaborative-mindset made him a great fit for the position," said Forest...
