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The Montana Office of Tourism and the University of Montana are collaborating with Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild to gather data about who visits the sculpture park, and BPSW board members and volunteers were on hand during September's residency to distribute questionnaires to park visitors. Funded by the Montana Office of Tourism to gather information on park visitors, the length of their stay, what services they use and where they spend their money, the surveys...
New Installations at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild...
October 9 Close of Registration. This is the deadline to submit a new registration or to update an existing registration. We will accept forms postmarked by October 9 if they are received in our office by October 12. Forms dropped off in person or emailed or faxed must be in by 5pm on October 9. Anyone who wants to vote at a polling place on Election Day must be registered by this deadline. After this deadline there are other options to register and vote, but those options do...
As a Veteran, I am honored that this country is so dedicated to supporting those of us who have served. It's clear that this nation's commitment to help our veterans is natural and automatic. It's part of our creed, built into our culture and is one of many things that makes America so great. It's unfortunate when this instinct is taken advantage of by special interests who use veterans as political props to sway voters to support bad laws. This is exactly what's happening in...
Missoula - The State of Montana, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, opened bids on the Boulder Lowlands II Good Neighbor Authority Timber Sale today as part of a growing state-federal partnership to increase management activities and restoration outcomes on federal lands in Montana. Sun Mountain Lumber submitted the winning bid to purchase the sale located north of Butte in Jefferson County. Approximately 2.25 million board feet of dead and dying lodgepole pine from 375 acres will be removed within the Boulder...
Come join us at Montana WILD for one of Helena's largest Halloween parties! Montana WILD is pleased to announce it will be hosting the 2018 Howl-O-Ween FunFest on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 1 to 4:00 pm. Bring your kids for fun, treats and educational activities. Formerly hosted by the Children's Trust Fund, this event is a free and safe celebration that is open to the entire community. It will feature a costume exchange along with a wide range of activities for youth of all ages...
Barb Solvie said she hasn't played her saxophone in a formal setting in many years, although she often brings her saxophone out during the annual Independence Day parade. She said the instrument is historic in its own right. Solvie got the saxophone 80 years ago, when she was 9 years old, and said it was used and refurbished when she received it. She said its possible the instrument could be more than a century old, but that it still plays beautifully....
Autumn colors create a warm frame for Steve Siegel's megalithic newspaper sculpture 'Hill and Valley,' one of the original sculptures created at Sculpture in the Wild in 2014....
I have the propensity to make decisions with little forethought, then when things fall apart, cast around for help to get out of the situation I created. My siblings have always come through, although I have never been deserving of their help. Some years ago I was making a decent wage, and decided that the only way I´d ever be able to reciprocate for their patience and generosity would be a healthy life insurance policy on myself with them as beneficiaries. So, like always,...
The Lincoln Community Hall was filled wall-to-wall last Thursday night for the Lincoln Youth Concert, a collaboration between the Lincoln School choir and band programs and the Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild concert series. An estimated 180 parents and community members packed the hall as 90 Lincoln students ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors joined BPSW Composer-in-residence Adele O'Dwyer, Violist Aoise O'Dwyer, violinist Marvin Suson, and pianist...
Composer Adele O'Dwyer wrapped up her 2018 stint as Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild Composer in Residence with a final concert Friday, Sept 28. The concert at the Lincoln Community Hall featured original musical compositions by O'Dwyer performed by internationally renowned musicians in front of a backdrop of artwork by local students and was attended by more than 100 community members and BPSW supporters. O'Dwyer said she spent several months in preparation for the...
In a special meeting last week, the Lincoln School Board revisited a change to the school's cell phone and digital device policy that went into effect this year and aligned the school's Technology Agreement with the high school handbook. At the regular September meeting, Student Council President Carly Templeton brought forward concerns that the rule prohibiting such devices from classrooms had an adverse effect on the ability of some students, particularly seniors, to complet...
When the Lincoln volleyball court sports a home game with neighboring Seeley Lake Blackhawks, the visitors section for spectators is packed with plenty of out-of-town fans who root for their team at the top of their voices. The roar is intimidating for the opposing Lynx ladies but even scarier is the No. 1 spot the Blackhawks hold in District 13 C. A young Lynx squad, made up of mostly freshman, came out bravely and did their best for Coach Angela Krier, but the game was a...
Still recovering from the flu, 6-foot junior Alexis Cannon was 80 percent her old self as she rocketed six serving aces across the net to the waiting Seeley Lake Blackhawks on Thursday night. Cannon just moved to Lincoln last year and is still honing her skills as the tall tower of the team. Experienced senior Maggie Jorgenson was on track with her usual intensity and fierce play, flying into the floor for digs and scoring on seven of her serves. Reliable setter, senior Carly...
On Aug. 12, 1805, Meriwether Lewis penned in his journals, "the road was still plain, I therefore did not dispare of shortly finding a passage over the mountains and of tasting the waters of the great Columbia this evening. At the distance of four miles further the road took us to the most distant fountain of the waters of the mighty Missouri in search of which we have spent so many toilsome days in wristless nights." Lewis was describing today's Distant Fountain Spring, part...
Dear Dietitian, A close friend of mine has recently lost thirty pounds on an intermittent fasting diet. It reminds me of crash diets that were once popular. Is intermittent fasting a good way to lose weight? Sincerely, Judy Dear Judy, Intermittent fasting (IF) is the one of the latest fads in weight loss. This is a type of weight-loss plan where one eats during certain times, then fasts for so many hours. There are always diets that claim to have the magical formula for weight...
Imagine a ballot initiative that would give every citizen in Montana $1,000 each year. That initiative would be very popular and would likely pass. But with a $1 billion price tag, it would result in a serious deficit for our state budget and require massive tax increases or cuts to other services. The authors of our Montana Constitution were wise to prevent these types of situations from occurring. Monetary appropriations by ballot initiative allow special interests to use...
On September 28, 2018, Montana Senator Jon Tester announced that he was voting "no" for Judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice. The FBI hasn't even started their investigation yet. A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Tester has already found him guilty. His vote has nothing to do with Kavanaugh's innocence or guilt. He was appointed by Trump, so Tester is being an obstructionist and he is following Chuck Schumer's orders. If he goes against Schumer's orders,...
A large box truck carrying cargo from Missoula to Great Falls wound up in a pasture just west of Lincoln after colliding with an injured moose Thursday morning, Sept. 27. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Uhl said a pickup traveling west out of Lincoln first hit the moose just after 6 a.m., near the Parker Medical Clinic. The driver of the pickup pulled over, but the injured moose remained in the road when the eastbound truck hit it. "It was a bull moose, big bull," Uhl...
The Lincoln High School Football season ended abruptly last week, after the suspension of two players for underage drinking left the school to shorthanded to field a six-man team. The suspensions came on the heels of a series of injuries that sidelined several of the team's players in recent weeks. In addition to the spinal injury suffered by Joey Weiderhold during the game against White Sulphur Springs, the team lost players this season to concussions and ankle injuries. The...
Lincoln Parks Board Seeking one citizen to serve on the board. The purpose of the board is to advise the Board of County Commissioners and the City-County Parks Board on issues relating to the use, improvement, and general maintenance of the Lincoln Planning Area parks. The board consists of five members, with one member to be a member of both the City-County Parks Board and the Lincoln Parks Board. Terms are for 3 years. Weed Board Seeking one citizen to represent the Lincoln area. Representative must reside in the area....
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION LINCOLN/LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT LINCOLN, MONTANA WPCSRF PROJECT#: C302247 LINCOLN LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS September 20, 2018 The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has reviewed the above named project. The proposed project will replace the existing submersible pumps, piping, valves, rails, lifts, electrical equipment, and controls within the interior of two existing lifts stations. The new pumps will provide between 10 to 20 percent more pumping capacity...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce will auction off the 11th Chair at the Community Benefit to help a non-profit organization in town with a specific project. Letters for Consideration are due no later than Oct. 19, 2018 to P.O. Box 985, Lincoln, MT 59639 Letters must include: Contact information- Name, best phone # to call, e-mail address etc. List of your Board of Directors or Officers and their positions Date your organization was formed List of club activities and community events performed over last year. (Nov-Oct)...
Lisa and I have been on the road for over two weeks. It has been an awesome and wonderful trip. We have made new friends, renewed old friendships, and am getting to know and love our new daughter-in-law’s family. There has been a great spirit in all of our interactions with people. We have had nothing but friendship, politeness, and respect from people as we travel. People are genuinely excited about our Nation. It seems everywhere we have gone people are hopeful. There is a...
