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Despite a forecast calling for blustery, rainy weather, Lincoln's annual Putt Putt mini golf tournament saw its largest ever turnout, with about 400 people in 78 teams hitting the portable links around town May 7. In its 12th year – after a one-year COVID-19 break in 2020 – the annual fundraiser brought in an estimated $10,000 that will go to various local organizations. Bonnie Christian, who has organized the event since its inception, had a theory about the unexpectedly hig...
MISSOULA - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is taking a new approach to the fishing regulations review and development process by moving to a two-year review cycle. One of the first steps in the process is to consider what changes people would like to see. These ideas will help inform specific fishing regulation proposals that will be out for public comment in late August. Meetings to hear more about the process and to help inform ideas that could be considered for the 2023-24...
Between Bonner and Potomac, MT - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Knife River Corporation has begun work to preserve the roadway on Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) east of the Bonner Interchange. Work on about 3.5 miles along the Blackfoot River between Potomac and Bonner will continue next week. Weather permitting, milling and paving will take place from May 16 through May 19. This work is a more cost-effective approach to extend the life of the roadway. Work...
Springtime is the time for little league and elementary basketball. The Lincoln Little Leaguers faced off against Seeley Lake in Lincoln Monday afternoon. While the older players played to win, the youngest players were playing for the practice. Likewise, Lincoln elementary basketball players have been getting in a little roundball practice....
More than 130 people from throughout the state of Montana, Washington, and Oregon attended the annual Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited banquet and fundraiser Saturday, April 23. There were several raffles and games throughout the evening, giving attendees the opportunity to win various items, including several firearms. There was also a silent auction with more than 35 items ranging from wall art to jewelry, and everything in between. Of particular interest, the chapter had a...
Yeah, this one should prove to be a little controversial, but maybe that’s what we need. A calm, explanation and an opportunity for dialogue that helps. Here’s to hoping… So as almost everyone knows, there was a leak last week from a Supreme Court Justice that indicate a possible overturning of the infamous Roe v. Wade ruling from 1973. Immediately, there was an uproar from women feeling they were losing their right to a choice. Personally, after doing a little more resea...
"Ask first and respect the answer" is the main thing Mike Domitrz wants people to take away from his SAFER Choices presentation, which looks at attitudes surrounding sex and intimacy among high school and junior high school students, as well as their parents. On Wednesday May 11 Domitrz hosted three separate presentations, talking first with the 5th through 8th eighth grade students, then with high schoolers and finally with parents that evening. The decision to have Domitrz...
An ambulance call Sunday evening, May 15, led to the arrest of the man Lincoln EMTS were trying to help, after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at one of them. Dennis J. Doll of Lincoln was arrested on a felony charge with assault with a weapon after Emergency Services arrived at his residence about five miles east of town in response to a call that he had been on the floor having convulsions. According to court documents, Doll regained consciousness and began fighting with...
It was another stellar year for Montana at the 2022 National Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference, which was held May 5-8 in Dallas, Texas. Five thousand one hundred sixty eight individuals from 23 state associations and three international countries attended. The Montana's delegation represented six secondary chapters, seven middle level chapters and one post-secondary chapter. A total Montana Association representation of 471 attendees (365 students, 64...
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton joked about the fact hardly anyone comes to Lincoln Government Day meetings when he comes to visits, but with the meeting room at the Lincoln library crowded, he figured there must be something about roads on the agenda. The May 6 meeting served as both the regular monthly meeting of the Lewis and Clark County Commission in Lincoln and as the public hearing on the third and final hearing on both the Lincoln and Lambkins Rural...
