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A look at news of Lincoln from years past...
HELENA - The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is excited to announce that all fourth graders are eligible for a free Christmas tree permit through the Every Kid in a Park (EKiP) Initiative. For everyone else, Christmas tree permits are $5, and each family may purchase up to three permits for Christmas trees on Forest Service and BLM lands. All 4th grade students, who have their EKiP Pass (or paper voucher), can visit a Forest Service office to receive their FREE Christmas tree permit! Christmas tree permits are...
Back in the 1950's people didn't travel much. The vehicles of the day weren't that reliable, tires weren't dependable, and the roads were difficult. Our maternal grandmother lived in Deer Lodge, 50 miles distant from Helmville, and a trip to visit her was a big event. Once a summer we spent a week or so in town, where our mother could renew childhood friendships and we kids could make them. Four of the six of us were born in four and a half years time, with two more coming a...
Ovando's annual Old West Christmas Fest wouldn't be complete without "Cowboy Claus" and his trusty horse, St. Nick. St. Nick has become a favorite of kids and families who come from the Ovando area and neighboring communities to browse the wares of the craft bazaar, take part in family-friendly activities, and have their photo taken with Cowboy Claus, Santa's Montana cousin. An appropriately fuzzy and somewhat diminutive blond gelding with a gentle demeanor, St. Nick belongs...
Montana's general big game hunting season closed Sunday, Nov. 25 with deer and elk harvest totals recorded at west-central Montana's two hunter check stations on par with recent years. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) reports that the numbers at the hunter check station near Darby were up slightly from last year, with 169 elk, 33 mule deer and 69 white-tailed deer tallied, compared to 159, 22 and 68, respectively last season. At the hunter check station near Bonner, a...
Ever Been There? No job. Severe injury. Hospitalization. Worried about where your kids' next meal is going to come from. Mid-life career change gone bad. Major vehicle breakdown. Laid off suddenly after 25 years with the same company. Elderly couple and one dies. These situations, any combination thereof, and almost anything you can imagine, are what participants in the Energy Share program have gone or are going through. Energy Share of Montana is a statewide private...
MISSOULA – As part of the nationwide search for America's best-loved novel on the PBS-sponsored "The Great American Read," a panel of seven Montana literary experts set out to determine the state's best-loved novel through "The Great Montana Read." "'The Great Montana Read' is an exciting collaboration, encouraging conversation and celebration around the Treasure State's rich literary tradition," said Sarah Aronson, host of Montana Public Radio's "The Write Question." Aronson...
New Lincoln Schools part-time assistant custodian Jim Oly is no stranger to school hallways. A Drummond native, Oly was a janitor at Drummond school for three years before deciding to relocate to Lincoln, where he had lived previously for several years in the 1990's. Known for his quirky sense of humor, Oly can be seen driving around town in his Chevy S-10 pickup, to which he has affixed dozens of tiny toys and action figures. He's also been known to drive his lawnmower...
Dear Readers, Chances are many of you who are reading this are taking some type of herbal supplement. Be it ginseng for better energy, saw palmetto for prostate health, or echinacea to boost the immune system, many are turning to natural remedies for their health. It is important to realize that just because something is natural, does not mean it is good for you. Many herbal supplements interact with other medications, so it is important to talk to your health care provider...
One of the greatest chapters in the Bible is Psalm 119. It is an acrostic poem that exalts and praises God’s Holy and Majestic, Live-giving and Life-changing Word. An acrostic is a Hebrew poem that runs through the Hebrew alphabet, and has (in this case) eight lines whose first word starts with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Aleph. The next eight lines start with a word whose first letter is in Hebrew Beth, and so on. That is a neat way in which the Jews were guided to write some of the Psalms. It was, I am told a...
Ovando's Annual Old West Christmas Fest once again offered families and guests a small-town respite from the commercial excesses of Black Friday with a return to its traditional timeframe, immediately following Thanksgiving Day. "A lot of people don't want to go to town and deal with those crowds," said Leigh Ann Valiton, who took over as the event's lead organizer this year. In 2015, the celebration of the holiday season moved to the first weekend in December to give...
A horse belonging to Joe Youderian had to be put down Sunday, after being hit by a vehicle on Stonewall Creek Road sometime over the weekend. The horse, named Harley, survived being hit by the vehicle, but suffered a shattered leg. The injured animal managed to make his way back to the ranch’s shop, where he was discovered Sunday afternoon by Youderian’s son-in-law Scott Zarske. “I found the horse lying next to the shop and realized something was wrong,” he said. He went over to look and saw the horse had a compound fractur...
When the Montana Logging Association needed to find a 30-foot Christmas Tree for the Montana State Capital this year, they turned to Lincoln-based logger Wayne Sherrill for help. Sherrill, who said he's been a member of the MLA for about 20 years, found the perfect Douglas on the McDonald Family Ranch near Canyon Creek, where he and his sons, Jared and Jesse, have spent much of the year working on logging and thinning projects. "I asked the landowner if it'd be alright and...
