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Lincoln School's POUNCE Program, which for ten years has offered after school programs throughout the school year and educational, cultural and recreational opportunities every summer for Lincoln kids, learned last week it wouldn't receive funding for next year. The program has been funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, but wasn't among the schools selected to receive funding this year. With funding set to expire June 30, Lincoln Schools POUNCE...
Dear Dietitian, I read your last column on calcium where you recommended that we get the mineral in our diet rather than pills. Is it better to get calcium from plant foods or dairy products? Wondering Dear Wondering, Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, accounting for 39% total body minerals. Most of us know that calcium is needed for strong bones and teeth, but did you know it is also needed for blood clotting? Calcium initiates the release of blood-clotting...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-six Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of June 23, - June 29th, 2019. Eleven of those Calls for Service were traffic stops performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. Deputies also performed one civil service and completed three VIN inspections. No calls for service generated a case last week. There were seven crash calls for service last week, two of them were injury crashes. When our dispatch...
The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is hosting a summer-long celebration of the diverse communities along the Continental Divide Trail called Faces of the Continental Divide: Sharing Stories, Connecting Communities and are inviting folks from Lincoln to take part by hosting an event or sharing stories with us. The CDTC is hoping to connect with local groups or organizations engaged in recreating on and stewarding the Continental Divide tha might be interested in getting...
Ovando is hosting their annual Independence Day Parade, where "Everybody participates and Everybody's Welcome," July 4th at "11:00 ish" Participants from Lincoln, Helmville and other communities are invited. Line up in the Trixi's parking lot at 10:45 a.m. at the latest. The Ovando Volunteer Fire Department and Helmville Quick Response Unit will host their annual barbecue of hamburgers and hotdogs. The Steam Engine Ice Cream Lady will be there with homemade ice cream as...
Emotional weariness and physical weakness are the only things that keep me from foolishness any more. Like I've written, I have the propensity to invent unrealistic and immature acts, then cry to friends and family for help when things fall apart – like the Brazil trip that almost killed me. The BBC said the other day that Brazil and the U.S. have reached an agreement to eliminate the need for a visa from American tourists. This means that passports don't have to be sent to th...
Celebrations can be great fun. I know that most of us today are celebrating the founding of our country. July 4, 1776 is one of the greatest days in man’s history in my opinion. The best one was the day Jesus came out of the tomb and guaranteed victory for all who believe in Him! The second-best day of celebration for me was the day in the spring of 1971 that I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior. I must say it took several decades for me to truly appreciate what that means a...
A flight over the Lincoln Valley and surrounding mountains provided a different perspective on the legislative proposal unveiled last month by the Upper Blackfoot Working Group. Last Wednesday EcoFlight, a Colorado company that educates and advocates for the environment using small planes, took members of the group and guests on a tour of the proposal area, to get a different perspective on why the group proposed to designate certain areas for conservation management, forest...
One of the hottest debates I have witnessed in this part of the country during my lifetime has been on the “re-introduction” of wolves. Please note that I place the term “re-introduction” in quotes, because the wolves that were introduced into Yellowstone National Park in the 1990’s are of the Canadian Timberwolf variety - a subspecies larger and more aggressive than the grey wolves that originally roamed the forests and plains of Montana. According to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks website, “the gray wolf was extirpa...
HELENA-As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest reminds visitors that fireworks are prohibited on all state and federal lands, including Forest Service; however, there are many other activities that people can do on the Forest. Fireworks-and the possession of fireworks-are prohibited on National Forest System lands, at any time of year. While exploring the national forest during the holiday, visitors are asked to be careful with...
A Cessna 182 flipped over during an attempted landing at Lincoln Airport Sunday June 30. According to Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse, a wind gust caught the aircraft as it came in for a landing just before noon. The pilot was unsuccessful in his attempt to abort the landing and front wheel dug into the dirt alongside the runway, flipping the small plane. In a informational release, Lewis and Clark County Deputy Sheriff Robert Rivera said the pilot and his passenger were from...
A barbecue fundraiser to benefit the planned Lincoln Skatepark drew an estimated 200-300 people to Hooper park Saturday, June 29 to support efforts by Lincoln school students to build a skate park for Lincoln. Employees from the Lincoln Ranger District, working on their own time, spent their free time over the last four weeks coordinating the event after Jarel Kurtz, the District's fire management officer, heard about the project during an Envision Lincoln meeting he...
