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Helena Ranger District: All campgrounds will be open for Memorial Day weekend May 22. All cabins will be open by May 29 to renters except Miller Cabin which will remain closed. Jefferson Divide: All campgrounds will be open for Memorial Day, however, no water at this time, all are pending water samples. Kings Hill and Crystal Lake are the only two campgrounds that will not be open for Memorial weekend due to snow/access. All cabins will be open on May 23 to renters, except Monument Peak which opens June 1. All roads higher...
The Lincoln School Board decided in their May 11 meeting to hold graduation ceremonies June 6 outside on the football field, using social distancing measures and limiting total attendees to 150. The school plans to rent a 36-inch LED screen to display the ceremony and use FM radio transmission for attendees who would like to stay in their cars to watch graduation. The board discussed having kindergarten graduation at 10 a.m., 8th grade graduation at 11:30 a.m., and seniors at...
Butte, Mont. – May 21, 2020 – Today NorthWestern Energy announced another $100,000 in aid to assist the communities we serve working to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing our aid to the crisis recovery efforts to $400,000. This is in addition to NorthWestern Energy’s annual charitable donations, economic development, local sponsorships and employee match programs, which were more than $2 million in 2019. “The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is being defined by our support for one another...
A man was attacked by a female grizzly bear on Sunday morning near the Sun River. The attack left the man with non-life-threatening injuries. The man was part of a group who were floating and camping on the Sun River, west of Augusta. The group was packing up their campsite when the attack occurred at about 8:30 a.m. After stepping into some brush, the man found himself between the female grizzly and her 2-year-old cub. The group was able to call 911, and the man was carried out by helicopter and taken to a hospital. Montana...
HELENA, Mont. (May 19, 2020) – The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest reminds the public to be alert and check the weather, road and trail conditions before going out to the forest. Forecasters are predicting a stormy week with heavy rains this combined with warmer weather at higher elevations has primed remaining snowpack for melt and release. Anyone planning on recreating on area waterways should maintain awareness and use an abundance of caution when in or near the wate...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce met last week to discuss upcoming summer activities. Rummage Days is still in the works and scheduled for the third week in June. At this point the board is also moving forward with plans for the 4th of July Parade as well as the annual fireworks show, although it is uncertain if these events will be able to be held, due to restrictions related to COVID-19 and the phased reopening of the state. Trails Day plans are also continuing. The ev...
At the May 11 Lincoln School Board meeting, board members approved new hires for the 2020-21 school year, discussed job postings for open positions, how to disburse funds originally designated for the senior class trip, and plans for graduation ceremonies. Superintendent Jennifer Packer recommended Dani Cyr for the preschool position and Drew Blubaugh for the K-12 PE/Health position. A recommendation was also made for filling the 7-12 grade English position, although the candidate hasn’t accepted the position yet. All t...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-seven calls for service during the week of May 10 through May 16. Deputies performed nine traffic stop and one civil service in the Lincoln area. Four calls for service generated case reports last week: - May 11: a deputy was called to the 3000 block of Herrin Lake Road for a criminal mischief report. A vehicle’s window was broken out but the suspects did not make entry. Trash and mail was left on scene. Deputies are working o...
With the smell of spring in the air, we hope this finds our Lincoln community well. In these strange and challenging times, we at Lewis and Clark County want to assure you we continue working hard to serve our community and want to take this opportunity to provide you with some updates. Roads, Bridges & Signs The Lewis and Clark County Road and Bridge Department successfully made it through another Lincoln winter. Starting with one plow truck early in the season, a second w...
During the late summer of 1959 a peculiarly-shaped building rose on the east end of Lincoln's main street. Sporting a design that looked like a square sheet pinned down on opposing corners, yet ready to take flight, Lincoln's Community Methodist Church soon became a landmark for travelers between Missoula and Great Falls. Technically called a hyperbolic paraboloid , the uniquely mid-20th century building soon became affectionately known as the Flying Diaper. This week marks...
Lincoln Assistant Fire Chief Derek Perez enlisted his sons Ryan and Emmett to draw the winner of the raffle for the Henry Golden Boy rifle during a Facebook Live stream, May 15. Juanita Kelly of Helena won the raffle. The fire department's online auction fundraiser, held this year in lieu of the Fireman's ball, begins today, May, 20 and runs through May. 30. The auction will be open to the public on the Linvon Volunteer Fire Rescue Facebook page....
Lanna Zobel is the Family Nurse Practitioner currently heading up the medical team at Parker Medical Center here in Lincoln. Zobel hails from Milwaukee, Wis. She and her husband of seven years, Derek, relocated to Lincoln to be closer to family and for their love of Montana. "We have family in Elliston and have been coming out to Montana more and more, over the years. The saying live where you want to vacation stuck with us. Lincoln has everything we love and more. A small...
The Lincoln Community Garden has had a rough start to their gardening season. The week before they were scheduled to open the greenhouse and begin planting, a hydrant was accidentally turned on and the tank holding the water pump and pressure tank filled with approximately six feet of water. The water pump and electrical was damaged, and the garden now needs a new pump. An electrician has volunteered to donate his time and materials to fix the electrical, and there are a...
Lincoln resident Luke Shimer won the Backcountry Hunter's and Angler's national 2020 turkey calling competition, the Struttin' and Cluckin' Calling Classic. Beginning in mid-April, Shimer recorded a series of turkey calls for the digital competition which took place on Instagram. Up to eight callers participated in each state competition. There were more than 250 competitors overall. Shimer advanced through each of the rounds to take first through a combination of judging and...
William "Bill" Andrew Smith was given to us August 21, 1961, at the Columbus Hospital in Great Falls, Mont. to Margaret and Joe Smith. Bill was the fourth child in a family that included sisters, Pam and Ade; and brothers, Jim and Tracy. Bill was raised on the west side where he made many life-long friends. He attended school at Franklin Elementary, West Junior High, and CMR. After high school, Bill went to work for Mountain Bell where he was employed for 30 years. He worked...
The other day as I was finishing up building a second-story deck, my thoughts ran to several projects that I needed to get to next. I mean this deck has been on my mind for almost 16 years, since we moved into our home prior to it being totally done! People had cautioned us, "Don't move in until everything is done.' But hey, we had eight people living in a friend's shop building, we were moving in asap! There were some definite concerns over how to build this deck, but once I...
Bonnie Shown, president of the Lincoln Cemetery District Board, said the May 16 cemetery cleanup was the first in two years. Flooding, high water and road work prevented the board from coordinating clean ups in 2018 and 2019. Shown said most of the people who showed up for the cleanup were board members or people with family members buried in the cemetery....
The annual Lincoln Bike Rally, hosted by the Tenacious Dames Riding Club, has been canceled for ths year, but is scheduled to return next summer, from July 9 -11, 2021. The decision was not an easy one, according to Tina Bundtrock, Tenacious Dames State Event Coordinator. "Just generally, we know this was a tough call. We knew it was just another hit financially for the town, and that made us not feel good," said Bundtrock. "We were on the phone for three hours, and this was...
