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Representatives from the partner agencies involved in the cleanup of Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex gathered at the repository along Highway 279 Thursday, Sept. 5 to celebrate the arrival of the final load of contaminated material from cleanup effort that began actively removing waste from the Mike Horse area in 2014. "The hauling is done," said Dave Bowers, the UBMC Project Manager for DEQ. "Highway 200 is going to be free from our menace pretty much for good now. And the...
Bushwackers Steakhouse & Saloon reopened to the public on Friday, August 30, just in time for the busy Labor Day Weekend. Dan Lerum returned to Lincoln after surgery on the coast this summer and decided to re-open the doors due to an outpouring of people who requested him to do so. He considers their opening night a success and was thrilled with the positive response from the community. The establishment was previously owned by Lerum and leased to Steve & Leona Cannon...
The daycare received approval from the state last week and opened its doors for kids Monday morning....
The leaves fall early this autumn, in wind. The paired butterflies are already yellow with August. Over the grass in the West garden; They hurt me. I grow older. - Ezra Pound The River Merchant's Wife; A Lette (After Rihaku) I've been asked hundreds of times what attracted me to Brazil. I wonder myself. The easy going culture was important, certainly, but the main factor was the climate, which I think contributes to the relaxed ambiance of the entire nation. Those of us who...
The Lewis and Clark County Commission approved an agreement Thursday, Sept. 5 that would end the county's relationship with PureView Health Center. The PureView Board of Directors voted June 5 to end the 25-year partnership with the county and to begin operating as an independent nonprofit effective March 1, 2020, but news of their decision raised concerns from the Lincoln Hospital District about PureView's future at Parker Medical Center. PureView held their September board m...
The history of the Missoula City Band in many ways mirrors the history of Missoula, Montana. Since Missoula's virtual beginning – the time Montana was only a territory and not yet a state – the Missoula City Band played. Through two world wars and the Great Depression, through a surge of pioneers moving west and into contemporary times, its horns blew, reeds vibrated, drummers drummed and cymbals crashed. And our community has enjoyed many great performances. "The Mis...
Lincoln bested Seeley three sets to two during a back and forth contest in Seeley Lake Saturday, Sept. 7 . (Photos courtesy Nathan Bourne, Seeley Swan Pathfinder)...
Volleyball season bounced into Lincoln Thursday night, Sept. 5 before a sparse early-season hometown crowd in the school gym as the Lincoln lady Lynx took on the more numerous Darby Tiger players. The Darby bus brought 24 ladies, evenly divided between varsity and junior varsity teams, while the Lincoln ladies had only eleven total players, many of them playing in both games. But, until exhaustion set in, the Lynx seemed to draw energy and intensity from the ether. Long...
OVANDO – For 15 years, the Blackfoot Challenge and its partners have released fledgling trumpeter swans into the Blackfoot Watershed in a program aimed at restoring the swans to their native habitat. Next year could be the last year that happens. The goal was to get seven pairs of released trumpeter swans to return to the area, create a nest, produce eggs, raise their young and repeat the cycle for two consecutive years. According to Montana State Coordinator at US Fish and W...
Did you know that during World War II food shortages in Europe, parents were encouraged to forage the hillsides of Britain in search of prairie rose hips, vitamin C storehouses, to feed to their children to supplement war rations? The government promoted this public health policy in response to an increase in scurvy, a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin c in the body. The Ministry of Food actually published several leaflets on how to find, harvest and ingest these and...
The annual Horseshoe League kicked off earlier this summer and finished up with a blind draw tournament Thursday, Aug. 29. The Wheel Inn and the Wilderness Bar each hosted two teams who pitched against one another for six weeks. The Wilderness Bar teams were made up of players Bob Breden, Dawn & Jim Charron, Kevin Ertle, Erin Halter, Rich Paul, Marty Sackman, Jim Sauders, and substitute player Jimmy Craig. The Wheel teams included Roger Brandenburger, Tammy Jordan, Don...
Tammy Jordan wasn't born and raised in Lincoln, but she has embraced this town as her own. She brings to the community a love of fiber arts and the joy of teaching people of all ages how to craft their own creations from wool. For Jordan it's more than wool and knitting. She strives for a deeper theme to her life through her art and her dedication to Lincoln. That theme is connection. Her classes create a thread that connect people through one common interest. Wool. She...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received seventeen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Sept. 1 through Sept. 7. Two of those Calls for Service were traffic stops performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service last week generated a case report. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one abandon vehicle, two citizen assists, one criminal mischief, one domestic disturbance, one false alarm, one family issue, one fraud...
Dear Dietitian, My teenage daughter was recently diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. She follows a vegan diet and has been taking a vegan supplement. Are these as good as regular iron pills? Mom Dear Mom, It is not uncommon for women of childbearing age to become iron deficient, especially if they have heavy menstrual periods. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of...
I've always been curious as to how the art and artists are chosen for the Sculpture in the Wild. On a misty Saturday morning, I was able to catch up with Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild Curator, Kevin O'Dwyer to talk about this year's artists for the Artist in Residence Program, plans for their work, some upcoming events, and how the park is helping the Lincoln community. During our walk through the park, O'Dwyer was able to provide a lot of insight to how artists...
