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The Lewis & Clark Library was again the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant this year, which supports a community-wide reading program. The $15,000 grant helped purchase copies of the selected book, "Into the Beautiful North" by Luis Alberto Urrea, and fund programs throughout the county. "Into the Beautiful North" follows the adventures of a 19-year-old Mexican woman and her friends as they travel from Mexico to the United States in search of seven...
After more than an hour of weighing the pros and cons of the local COVID-19 situation in, the Lincoln School board voted Monday night to return to in-person classes Jan. 4. The School Board held the special meeting via zoom Monday evening to discuss where things stood following more than a month of school closure and online classes. Lincoln Schools first closed Nov. 16 following a number of close contacts among students and staff. On Nov. 25, the board extended the closure to...
Lewis and Clark Public Health is the coordinating entity for distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccine in Lewis and Clark County. We've formed a Local COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Team, which includes representatives from local health organizations and pharmacies. Our mission is to ensure smooth, transparent, and efficient vaccination to the community. We are now in Phase 1a of our vaccination efforts, which includes medical providers who have direct contact...
Bob Armstrong joined the National Guard as a junior in high school and served two years, before going on to serve two years in the Army and four more years in the reserve, half active and half inactive. Armstrong attended high school in Dickinson, ND and graduated in 1954. "They took our Guard unit that they had in town to Korea," said Armstrong. "When they did that, they started up a new unit there in Dickinson." Students had to get the permission of their parents to join ear...
As one of the most challenging years in Montana history comes to a close, we want to call Montanans' attention to the important role our state parks and fishing access sites have played during the COVID crisis. As social distancing became necessary and isolation common, Montana's parks and access sites offered a way for families to "be alone together" in the great outdoors. In the first half of the year alone, four out of five state parks experienced increases in visitation,...
Remember last January, when I really began writing this column on a regular basis? Yes, January, at this point feels like yesterday, and five years ago, all at the same time. When I began writing it, my idea was to give people ideas of other perspectives besides their own and inspire people to think a little differently. Turns out, it’s also helped me to see other perspectives than my own too, which I consider a deeply valued and treasured gift. In January, we thought this c...
With Christmas music blaring and their fire trucks decked out in Christmas lights, the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department toured the Lincoln area Wednesday night, Dec. 23 to spread some holiday cheer to the community. Mirroring the tour on Easter this spring, the drive gave people who missed holiday events canceled by COVID-19 a chance to get in the Christmas spirit...
In their first year, Red Sleighs Over Montana paid a visit to the Lincoln Airport Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23. "We thought we'd send some cheer to smaller towns," said pilot Bryan Douglass, who flew into Lincoln with his daughter-in-law and acting elf Jackie Douglass to drop of goodies for Lincoln kids. "Smaller towns don't always get the attention." Lincoln was the last stop for Douglass, who had also visited Cut Bank earlier in the day. The event was organized by the...
Susan Good Geise ended her tenure on the Lewis and Clark County Commission Tuesday morning when Montana Attorney General Tom Fox swore in Tom Rolfe as the newest commissioner filling the District 2 seat she's vacating. Last week, Geise was looking ahead to the end of her time in office, and reflecting on her time with the commission. "Mostly what I am is profoundly grateful," she said. "Really, really grateful because I thought my time in politics was over. I had one last...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-five calls for service during the weeks of Dec. 13 to Dec. 26th, 2020 in the Lincoln area and deputies performed three traffic stops. Six of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy took a theft report Dec. 13, regarding exploitation of an elder. This investigation is complete, and charges were submitted to the County Attorney's Office for review. On Dec. 14, a deputy took a report of privacy in communications....
Hooper Park in Lincoln recently received an anonymous $3,000 donation. “They wanted half of it to go to the skatepark, enhancing the skatepark, the other half to the park itself,” said Nyle Howsmon of the Lincoln Park Board. The Park Board plans to meet in January to discuss some of the options for the skatepark, which could include benches, potentially some shelter, as well as an improved parking area. “We need some kind of better irrigation system there,” added Howsmon. For the main portion of the park, Howsmon said th...
