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HELENA - From the early-season Pasqueflower and Yellow Bells to the mid-season Arrowleaf Balsamroot, wildflowers are in bloom across central Montana! In partnership with the Montana Discovery Foundation, City of Helena, Prickly Pear Land Trust, and Montana Native Plant Society, folks will be able to participate in a free wildflower self-guided tour on the north side of Mount Helena from May 13-31. "This is our 20th year of partnering with local agencies and organizations to...
A female bluebird carries a beakful of grass to a birdhouse along Stemple Pass Road. The bluebird first landed on the wire next to birdhouse to watch for barn swallows that had been buzzing the area. Swallows are known to harass bluebirds and take over the birdhouses....
Lincoln Little League took on Helmville Wednesday, May 12. The Lincoln teams also hosted home games May 14, with the Bent Nail Construction 9U team racking up their first win, a 12 - 7 victory over Helena's Rivals Athletics. The Hi Country 11U team didn't fare as well, losing a 2-18 blowout against Miekush Mowing. The next home game is scheduled May 21, with Hi Country taking on Coca Cola and Bent Nail facing Rocky Mountain Computer Supply...
In last weeks issue we didn't catch that we had inadvertently identified Jenna Templeton (left) as her sister Carly....
Now in its 73rd year, The American Legion Boys State program is accepting applications for 2021. Boys State will be held June 6th- 11th, in Helena. The American Legion Boys State is a unique summertime educational program for boys entering their senior year of high school. The program focuses on participation and personal experience in a model state, complete with governmental bodies and elected public officials. It is designed to mirror the structure and operation of state go...
Girls on Shred, a Missoula based skate and snowboarding group, hosted a training day for about 15 of their volunteers at the Lincoln Skatepark Saturday, May 15. Girls on Shred was created in 2010 by the wife of the former owner of Board of Missoula, a skate and snowboard shop that's been in business since 1989. Originally centered on snowboarding, shop manager Samantha Veysey Gibbons expanded the group into skateboarding in 2015. "We provide free clinics and fun get togethers...
Hooper Park officially opened for the season Saturday, as a crew of about 15 volunteers spent the day raking,hauling pine needles, cleaning, sprucing up the campsites and helping plant trees. Improvements at the park got underway recently, with additional projects slated for later this summer. With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted around the country, the park is already seeing quite bit of use. The new skatepark is busy and Little League teams began playing for the first...
Lincoln Schools administration learned May 3 they had been selected to receive funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant for the POUNCE program. In June 2019, POUNCE program director Jackie Grantier received notice just one day before the end of the POUNCE program that the school had not secured the 21st CCLC grant for the next five years, according to a Blackfoot Valley Dispatch article. The grant structure had changed reporting requirements, and two of th...
Lincoln students in 3rd-8th grade competed in the Montana Battle of the Books on May 7. Battle of the Books is made up of three teams of three students each, with one alternate. Beginning in the fall, students on each team read 12 different books leading up to the spring competition. At the competition, students answer questions based on the books, but the questions don't always have obvious answers, so students work hard to read for detail. "It's kind of a funny thing when...
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton is appealing to the public for help following recent activities in the North Hills near Helena that are giving gun-owners and shooters a black eye, increasing the chances of a wildfire and putting access to the area at risk At the May 7 Government Day meeting in Lincoln Dutton explained that in recent weeks people have been shooting irresponsibly and holding pallet parties in the area, which was recently rehabilitated by the Bureau of Land Management following a 2019 wildfire. The...
Education has been one of the most disrupted sectors by COVID-19. The ripple effects of school closures and remote learning have further put pressure on families and our economy. The Legislature responded by giving more flexibility to students, families, and educators to engage in individualized learning. We began the session by providing local school boards with stability as they were beginning their annual budgeting process. House Bill 15 which provides an inflationary...
This past snowmobile season started out a little slowly here in Lincoln. Snow was thin but stoke was high, and as soon as the clouds started dumping, we started riding. Snowmobiling is a way of life here; it's a family-friendly activity, a way to socialize with your friends, it gives us all an opportunity to blow off some steam while benefitting from great outdoor physical activity and is a great way to experience Montana wilderness in the winter. As Lincoln and the...
Sometimes, circumstances, differing opinions, actions from others and even our own actions, call for conversations in order to clear the air, make things better, and convey our thoughts. Sometimes we have those conversations with ease. Other times, those conversations can be difficult… very difficult. I feel like this past year there have been a lot of difficult conversations, mostly because there have been a lot of difficult circumstances, serious differing opinions, and a d...
