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Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen calls for service during the week of Nov. 1 to Nov. 7, 2020. Deputies performed two traffic stops in the Lincoln area. Five of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy responded to a medical call involving a non-responsive male Nov. 3 in the 900 block of Second street. The male later died, and the coroner's division is handling the death at this time. There is no suspicion of foul play currently. A deputy respo...
Yvonne Marie Lane Robbins was born on Nov. 25, 1937 in McPhee, Colo. to Rex and Alice Lane. Growing up she enjoyed traveling with her father to different towns while he preached. She married the love of her life William Robbins in May of 1956 when she was eighteen. They were almost inseparable for the next nearly 55 years as she followed him from job to job, helping him with everything he did. She was a caring mother and a role model of sweetness to everyone who knew her. She... Full story
I wonder if Tommy jinxed it when he named it After a woman, for all it might forebode. He should’ve named it Cruseville, for himself, Who opened a vein, and found the mother lode. “Just like a woman, ain’t it?” the old men grouched. Despite the gifts she gave, despite our labors, She dried up just like Silver Creek in summer, And now she is withholding all her favors. *Marysville is a ghost town in western Montana, built and established around the Drumlummon Mine in 1876 by founder Thomas Cruse. Allen is the adminis...
Stemple Pass is well known landmark in the Lincoln area. Once a primary route between Helena and Lincoln, today it's a popular byway that provides access to outdoor activities year round. But who was this pass, and the surrounding mining district, actually named for? John Adam Stemple was born in Preston County, W. Va., March 16, 1834. His family is reportedly settled in Virginia in 1774, after two brothers arrived in the colonies. Members of the Stemple clan are also said to...
Last week, my column focused a lot on gratitude, which I'm going to continue with through the month of November. It just seems like the right month to do it. I'm wondering if anyone accepted my invitation to write ten things you were grateful for over the last week or start writing in a gratitude journal? Of those who did, is anyone planning to continue for the month, and maybe even beyond that? Did you notice anything different in the way you felt, or how things around you...
3th Grade Nikki Snyder 4.0 Lindsey Weisner 4.0 Bradley Howard 3.7 Brodi Henderson 3.667 Trenton Grantier 3.444 Allen Walker 3.091 11th Grade Jenna Templeton 4.0 Allesondra Russ 3.857 Andrea LaManna 3.6 Damion Birkholz 3.5 Hayden Jennings 3.0 10th Grade Gianna Gardella 4.0 Jessica Zarske 4.0 Hayden Dempster 3.214 9th Grade Kylee Copenhaver 4.0 Miyah Davis 4.0 Maddie Sampson 4.0 Trever Tolan 4.0 Wesson Dempster 3.429 8th Grade Noah Barnett 4.0 Andrea Weisner 4.0 Tahvo Lattin 3.818 Camren McDonough 3.727 Delia Tolan 3.667...
High school seniors are encouraged to read now about available scholarships at DAR.org/national-society/scholarships and plan to apply by no later than January 31, 2021 in one of the 28 different available scholarship fields, including two designated for American Indians. Last year, the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded 83 scholarships totaling more than $280,000 with many of them renewable for multiple years to students from 31 states in the areas of education, history, government, law, MBA, nursing, medicine,...
School Sports are very important for every child. It helps them stay active and learn how to stay focused. Here are a few reasons on why sports are good for your child. If you do sports, it always helps with teamwork. Teamwork can play a huge factor in your child's life. Sports also keep you active enough for the time to come. If sports do not interest you there are ways to make your own sport for anyone to play. There are sports for everyone. Baseball, basketball, football,...
This week is the start of the new quarter for Lincoln High-School. Thursday, Nov. 5 was Parent-Teacher conferences, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thanksgiving break starts on Nov. 25 and runs through Nov. 26, which is a ways away but it is good to prepare for a fun winter vacation. It is a duration of five days off, including the standard three day weekend. High-School Volleyball is officially over and will start the new Basketball season sometime in the near future. The season did,...
LINCOLN - The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to replace the bridge on Dalton Mountain Road that crosses over the Blackfoot River in Lewis and Clark County. Proposed work includes removing the existing bridge and constructing a new bridge. The roadway approaches will also be reconstructed as needed to match the grade and width of the new structure. The project is tentatively scheduled for construction...
Ken Gellatly joined the Army in 1961. "I got drafted, but they beat me to it. I was just getting ready to go enlist, but I wasn't sure I was going to go to the Army. I was maybe going to go into the Air Force. I wanted to be a pilot," Gellatly said. Gellatly served his basic training in Fort Ord, Calif., then got shipped to Fort Campbell, Ky. as a mechanic in the 101st Airborne. "I was in the rec room playing pool the day Kennedy got shot," he said. After that, he got orders...
The Montana Business Assistance Connection has been working in Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, and Meagher counties for more than two decades to support local economies and livability. MBAC mentors businesses through collaborative work with partners like the Service Corps of Retired Executives, the Small Business Development Center, and Chambers of Commerce to help local business owners identify ways to support the unique needs of their community. MBAC has supported a number of...
Marion Leith Routzahn, 84, passed away peacefully on Nov. 4, 2020 at Son Heaven Assisted Living in Helena, Mont. Marion was born on Sept. 27, 1936 to Tom and Esther Lanning in Havre, Mont.. In Marion's early years, she and her family lived in Big Sandy before relocating to Helena when she was in the fifth grade. Marion graduated from Helena High School and then pursued a teaching certificate from Northern Montana College in Havre, before finishing her bachelor's degree at Carr... Full story
Work to rebuild the Matt King House has been underway for much of this summer, with work to raise the walls taking a big step forward last week...
The Lincoln Thrift Store that operates behind the Methodist Church recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. "It's my baby," said Diane Ironi who started the thrift shop. She monitors inventory and coordinates volunteers. "It's helped so many people. We've helped families from one end of town to the other." "I set it up so we had a place in town where people could bring good, usable items. I want it to make money for the community, to bring in money for nonprofits," said Ironi...
Following their Oct. 20 meeting, the Upper Blackfoot Valley Community Council drafted a letter to the Montana Department of Transportation objecting to the findings in their proposal to lower the speed on a one-mile stretch of Highway 200 just east of Lincoln. Early last month, in response to an August request from Lewis and Clark County for a a speed study in the area, MDT proposed lowering the speed limit from the east end of Lincoln to Airport Road from 70 mph to 60 mph....
Fred and Leigh Ann Valiton, owners of the Blackfoot Commercial Company in Ovando, paid a visit to the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance Nov. 3, to present the service with a donation from the Ovando Community. Anonymous donors in Ovando pulled together a total of $9000 for the ambulance. "This kind of jumped up on itself almost. We did not go out begging for this, by any means. Several in our community felt like we could put enough cash together to make it worthwhile," Fred Valiton...
There is a lot of controversy swirling around the Presidential election at the national level, despite media outlets declaring Joe Biden the winner, but at Lincoln School, Donald Trump was the clear choice among students, taking 55 votes to Joe Biden's nine. Lincoln students got a taste of the political process Nov. 3 as High School and Junior High students, joined by Stacey Mannix's 5th grade class, cast votes for President of the United States, Montana Senator, Montana...
