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Ryan Alter of Missoula says you don't drive a DeLorean if you aren't prepared to be noticed. Alter, who owns the custom IT firm Alter Enterprises, Inc., came up to Ovando last Wednesday in his 1981 DeLorean DMC 12 to spend time with his former co-workers at the Blackfoot Challenge Block Party. Alter explained that he worked with Elaine Caton to develop the Challenge's trumpeter swan database, invented an automatic bear trap used by Jamie Jonkel, the bear specialist with...
I knew my father was dead when the helicopter flew low over my house. The ambulance had gone past with lights and siren a few minutes before. I didn't look to see where it went, but I had a feeling. I stepped out my back door and watched the aircraft. When it settled at my father's house, I got my hat and my dog and drove the mile to the house where I was raised. There was no distress or panic. He was 92, and we knew he had a faulty valve in his heart. That morning, an MD...
Looking at some of the people in my life I realize that we are often our biggest barrier to a satisfying life. Most problems in my life have their beginning with the decisions Dave has made. Sure, some things come along that others bring into my life, and that means that person has created a problem that affects them, and me. The ripple-effect of sin courses through each of us. However, just because there are serious problems in life, doesn’t mean a person who has Jesus as the...
The Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society celebrated Heritage Days Saturday, Aug. 17. The event celebrates the history of Lincoln and crafts and skills used by early settlers. Heritage Days is a fundraising event for the UBVHS, which is raising money for the purchase of property and the reconstruction of the Historic Matt King House....
The annual Heritage Days Vintage Fashion Show makes a return for year three....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hosting a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27, on the roles of beaver and humans in habitat restoration and water conservation. The meeting's objective is to increase common awareness of potential opportunities, constraints, mechanisms, authorities, roles, and expectations for beavers and other tools to conserve and enhance riparian and aquatic habitats. The meeting is free, and no registration is required. It will be held at the Delta Marriott Hotel...
Last week a group of volunteers completed the final step in the Lincoln Community Hall kitchen remodel that started last year, as they tore off the back porch of the building and replaced it with something new. Community Hall President Ernie Lundberg said Doug Vulcan, Bob Frank-Plumlee, Kevin & Donna Forkan, Nyle Howsmon, Jeanette Nordahl and his wife Renee Lundberg spent "a solid week" replacing the old,small kitchen porch, which had deteriorated over time and was beginning...
Dear Editor: I have been trapping Coyotes off and on for more than 50 years. I can put out a nummy bait. A coyote wit think about it a long time and may pass on a free meal. However, that little critter with the stripes down his back will never pass up a free meal. Now, which one is Democrat? Mike Dey Missoula...
Meatless Mondays for your school lunch program? Meat grown in a petri dish from a foreign lab? These are questions we need to ask Governor Bullock. By his executive order, Montana is now obligated to advance the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. In order to meet the Paris objectives everything having a carbon footprint is on the table, including our beef industry. At present, U.S. meat consumption is about 222 pounds per person per year. Nationally the goal is to reduce...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-three Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Aug. 11 through Aug. 17, 2019. Seventeen of those Calls for Service were traffic stops and two were civil services performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. One call for service generated a case report last week: At around 1600 hours Sunday Aug. 11, deputies responded to the 1300 block of Ponderosa Drive for a report of found body parts. The Criminal...
Dear Readers, Do you get enough fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in your diet? Most of us don't. These foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. Furthermore, research points to plant foods in the prevention of some diseases, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. If there is one thing nutrition experts agree on, it's that we need to eat more plant foods. Consider these helpful tips to create a healthier version of yourself: Rule #1 - Choose foods...
The Blackfoot Challenge celebrated their second annual Block Party in Downtown Ovando Wednesday, Aug. 14, marking the collaborative organizations 26th year. The first block party in 2018, though a low-key affair compared to the 20th anniversary gala at Paws Up in 2013, proved a hit, drawing in locals and guests from throughout the watershed. "We had a great crowd and great feedback and thought we would try it again," said Sara Schmidt, the communications manager for the Challe...
For the first time in nearly four decades, the Lincoln Library has a new librarian handling the literary needs of the community. Kate Radford took her new post as the Lincoln Library Branch Manager July 31, after a couple days of training at the main Lewis and Clark County Library in Helena, and has been busy getting to know both the library and the community. "Everybody has been super kind and friendly and supportive," Radford said. "but I have heard a number of times what...
From downtown Lincoln you can now head for miles in any direction and still say you're within the Crown of the Continent, thanks to the work done by University of Montana Geography Professor Rick Graetz and his former graduate student Katie Shank. Last Friday, Graetz and Shank unveiled a new southern boundary for the Crown, which highlights the region around Lincoln and adds about 275,000 acres and 87 miles of the Continental Divide to the 13-million-acre ecosystem. Over the...
