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In the recently released Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma," Tristan Harris, President and Co-Founder of The Center for Humane Technology was quoted as saying, "If you aren't paying for the product, then you are the product." Sex trafficking, black market organ sales and slavery are all considered deplorable by our society, yet more than two billion people are being marketed and sold every day, consensually, and we barely notice. Roughly forty people are designing...
prohibitions: • Persons with a special use authorization or other Forest Service authorization that specifically exempts them from the restrictions. • Any Federal, State or Local Law Enforcement Officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty. • Persons transporting forage or mulch products across restricted areas without unloading or using the products on National Forest System lands, roads or trails. Violation of these...
"Sometimes I get really tired of playing and I have to take a break from playing. Then, when I take a nap, I can play more." – Grant Keester, PreK "Not being strong enough to pick up heavy things." – Shawn Conover, Kindergarten "The hardest thing about being a kid is listening to my mom to clean my room." – Emilynn Romines, 1st Grade "The hardest thing of being a kid is to try not to get hurt." – Chris Walsh, 2nd Grade "The hardest thing about being a kid is doing my homewor...
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Would you start a business, raise a family, fulfill a dream of yours or someone else, foster world peace, find a cure for cancer or find another way to make a difference? Maybe you would become the person you have been afraid to be and live your own dream, rather than that of someone else’s expectations for you. What would you do if you had all the time and money in the world? Would you travel, live in your dream home, b...
Four years ago, a majority of Montanans voted against spending the small amount of money it would take to rename the office of state auditor to reflect what the position actually does. Now, both Democrat Shane Morigeau and Republican Troy Downing are stressing how important the job is to protect Montanans and grow the economy. The position oversees the insurance and the securities industries in Montana; enforcing laws, licensing companies to practice in Montana, and...
As voters across the state turn to the Montana Secretary of State's office for guidance on how to cast a ballot safely during a pandemic, they also face choosing between two candidates running for the office. The race features state Sen. Bryce Bennett, a Democrat born in Hysham, versus Republican nominee Christi Jacobsen of Helena, who's served for nearly four years as deputy to Republican Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. The race is playing out against a debate over mail...
Ken Crymble has worked with the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department for about 15 years, and recently celebrated his 50th year as a firefighter. Over the years, Crymble has worked in city fire departments, in mines and in rural departments like Lincoln. Crymble started out fighting fires in February, 1970 when he first got on with the Fire Department in Riverton, Wyo. "Then I got into the EMS part of it, too," said Crymble, who was part of the second group in the state of...
Lincoln's Post 9 of the American Legion held their monthly meeting at the Community Hall this past week. We had all kinds of things to cuss and discuss. The two big things we talked about were Santa's Work Shop and Veterans Day. We came up with a great plan for our portion of Santa's Workshop. We're excited to share it with our annual participants on Dec. 5. We're still working out the details of how we are going to get the gift kits out to everyone, but it will be so much fun...
Earlier this year, I joined two Montana families at the United States Supreme Court. I went to hear the oral arguments for a landmark case very relevant to the State of Montana. The case was about equal protection under the Constitution, religious freedom, and protecting Montana families and children from being discriminated against because of the school they choose. I saw nine brilliant Supreme Court justices ask tough questions to both sides. Frankly, I saw the finest hour...
The Lincoln School's annual Halloween Walk is set to proceed this year on Thursday, Oct. 29. Pre-K through 6th grade students will dress in costumes and walk through the town, trick-or-treating at local businesses. As with previous years, preschool-aged children are invited to attend the walk as long as they are accompanied by an adult, Lincoln School secretary Danielle Barnett said in an email interview. Despite some changes necessary due to COVID-19, the school hopes the...
Chris Buster joined God's logging crew on Wednesday, Oct. 21in the mountains he loved above Lincoln. Buster was born Oct. 26, 1975 in The Dalles, Ore to Curtiss and Bobbie Buster. He graduated from Wahtonka High School in 1993. In 1994 he made his home in Lincoln. Over the years he learned every tree and mountain in the valley. A drive with Chris wasn't complete without him pointing and saying, "I skidded that." He was the proud father of Dianne and Bruce. In 2012 he took a...
An accident late on Beaver Creek Road Wednesday night, Oct. 21, claimed the life of Lincoln resident Chris Buster, 44, when his pickup went off the road about five miles north of Highway 200. Lewis and Clark County Dispatch received word of the accident at 10:40 a.m. Thursday Buster failed to return to his home in Lincoln Wednesday night after spending the day scouting for elk. Bobbijean and friends discovered the accident Thursday morning. Montana State Highway Patrol...
The Lincoln Prosperity Group - formerly the Upper Blackfoot Working Group – hosted a Virtual Open House Oct. 19 to gather feedback on the Lincoln Prosperity Proposal from Helena-area residents. The event was the first in a series of virtual open houses planned over the next three months, to introduce Montanans outside the Upper Blackfoot to the collaborative plan for public land management in the Lincoln area. The open houses are part of the final push to refine the proposal w...
Remember just a few short months ago when it was staying light out unit almost 11p.m.? Well, now its time to embrace the darkness at about 5 p.m. That's right, it's time to Fall Back this weekend, as Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 1 Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you head to bed Saturday night, or early Sunday morning, if you've been out and about for Halloween. It's also a great time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors...
Montana has recently seen a drastic uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases, with 622 new cases reported Monday, Oct. 26. Of those, 29 were in Lewis and Clark County. According to the Lewis and Clark County Public Health Department's COVID-19 Dashboard, the county had 598 active cases Monday. Those numbers have been increasing by between 20 and 30 new cases per day throughout October. "Montana is in a critical situation right now with COVID," Eric Merchant, Administrator for...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fifty-seven calls for service during the weeks of Oct. 11 to Oct. 24. Deputies performed three civil services in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy took a sexual assault complaint in the Lincoln area Monday, Oct. 19. The investigation was turned over to the Criminal Investigation Division. A deputy responded to Highway 200 near Hogum Creek for a welfare check Monday, Oct. 19....
As you all know, the Lincoln School was shut down due to coronavirus exposure. We were remote learning for two day's from Tuesday to Wednesday. As of October 19th, the school is up and running and will hopefully stay that way. As for the coronavirus in general, Fox news stated Oct. 20 there is a common toiletry item you might use to deactivate the virus. Mouthwash is apparently rumored to be the antidote, scientists say. So that means to stock up. Red Ribbon week is also just...
