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A young grizzly bear spotted in Lincoln Sunday afternoon caused some alarm on social media, but it apparently headed back to the Blackfoot River without incident. A Facebook post by Brandi Langlois indicated the bear had crossed her yard on Meadow Street on the west side of Lincoln and was headed toward town. Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse attempted to locate the bear, but it had apparently gotten spooked and headed back south to the Blackfoot River without making its way into...
Local artist Annie Allen Clark's book, "Undulating La Roux," is due out this December from Sweetgrass Books, a division of Montana's Farcountry Press. "Undulating La Roux" will feature a variety of characters and quotes and is an all ages book, said Clark, who noted there are no swear words, and that kids will love the illustrations. "The characters from the book came from morning meditation journals that I have many, many of. Trace and I often talked about the fact that they...
MISSOULA – DNA results received Wednesday confirmed the bear killed by wildlife officials last Friday was the same bear who fatally attacked a camper in Ovando early on the morning of July 6. The DNA samples from the bear, saliva sample at the scene of the attack and samples from two chicken coops that were raided in the area all match up. Montana is bear country and recreationists can be bear aware by following some simple guidelines: Carry bear spray and be prepared to u... Full story
Lincoln District Ranger Rob Gump addressed the dry conditions on the Lincoln Ranger District during Lincoln Government Day July 2 (see story Stage 1 Fire Restriction story), but also covered several other topics of concern to the Lincoln area, including conversations with the Lincoln Prosperity Proposal, noting that he was excited about opportunities for community funding. "I like to have that community connection where we're working with partners to figure out how to take car...
Lincoln saw a busy, loud weekend as the 2021 Lincoln Bike Rally Came to town. Hundreds of bikers spent the weekend here enjoying concerts, poker runs and Lincolns bars, restaurants and businesses. The Bike Rally, hosted by the Tenacious Dames Riding Club, raised money for Lincoln School's POUNCE after school program. "It's been beyond anything we had imagined," Laurie Ricahrds at the Wheel Inn said. "It's been great for the entire town and I think everybody is having a great...
A pair of rufous hummingbirds harass a female calliope hummingbird as they compete over a feeder near Lincoln last week. The hummingbirds represent two of the three species that spend their summers in Montana. Though there wasn't a black-chinned hummingbird to be seen, up to eight rufous and calliope hummingbirds frequented the feeder....
For the last 18 years, Lincoln resident and pilot Jerry Cain has hosted an annual fly-in barbecue / potluck at his Lincoln Airport hangar for Montana and out-of-state pilots to enjoy. For the last five years (2020 canceled due to COVID) and continuing this year under the sponsorship of the newly formed public charity Lincoln Airport Foundation, there will be a Community Airport Open House and Fly-in BBQ Potluck to which the public is invited at no charge, to become familiar...
Believe it or not, there are occasionally times that I sit down to write this column, and I have no idea what I’m going to write about. It’s usually after a very long and crazy week, which was the exact definition of last week. There was a lot to do before my first in-person show of the year, where - in more than a year - I would be able to teach in person again. There also seemed to be something going on every night last week. Usually, I keep my schedule to a meeting or fun...
Helen Christine ("Chris") McInally of Lincoln, who taught music to students in Lincoln and throughout Montana for more than 50 years, died of natural causes Tuesday, June 29, in St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She was 89. She was born on May 15, 1932 in Los Angeles to Charles and Helen Fox. Charles served in the U.S. Navy , so the family lived in places such as Coronado, California and Groton, Connecticut. She graduated in 1950 from Coronado High School, where she was in... Full story
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest instituted Stage 1 fire restrictions throughout the forest beginning Friday, July 9 at 12:01 a.m., with the exception of the Lincoln Ranger District north of Highway 200 and the Rocky Mountain Ranger District. "Drought conditions continue to worsen across the Forest, and the hot, dry, windy weather persists," according to a recent press release from the United States Forest Service. The fire restrictions are in place to "proactively...
Lincoln Fire Rescue responded to a car fire on Highway 200, a couple hundred yards east of Lone Point Road, Saturday afternoon July 10. No one was injured in the blaze, but a suspected fuel leak destroyed the Jeep Cherokee, which . was fully engulfed in flames by the time Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse arrived, just three minutes after receiving the page. Muse said the driver, who had only owned the vehicle for a couple days, was heading from Missoula to Great Falls with his...
