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With progress being made toward reconstruction of the historic Matt King House, it seemed like a good time to take a look at what 'Goldpans and Singletrees," the history of the Lincoln area published by The Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society in 1994, has to say about the man . On the edge of some tall pines, one-half mile north of Highway 200 lies some of the richest farm land in the Lincoln valley, its fields irrigated by Spring, Keep Cool, Sucker, and Liverpool...
A ruling in federal district court in Missoula last week rejected legal challenges to the Willow Creek Vegetation Project and cleared the way for treatment of 2,140 acres of timber affected by insects and disease in the Dalton Mountain area southwest of Lincoln. In a June 3 decision, U.S. District Court Judge Donald W. Molloy rejected all six claims leveled against the project in a suit filed by the Alliance for Wild Rockies and the Native Ecosystems Council last June. "We...
The Matt King House was moved last week to the property where it will be reassembled on the east end of Lincoln's Main Street. Work on a foundation for the building is expected to begin soon, and efforts are underway to find logs large enough to replace those that rotted over the last century. The Montana History Foundation awarded the Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society a grant of $10,000 earlier this year to effort to re-build the historic ranchouse. Funding for the...
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild Artistic Director Kevin O'Dwyer, with the Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild board, announced last week they will be postponing all 2020 summer and fall events in the park. The decision stemmed from concerns for the safety of the artists, board member and the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and from the resulting inability to deliver a full and comprehensive program. The postponement of their events includes the...
Lincoln's resident Deputy Robert Rivera said he knew something was up when his whole family was at the Lincoln Government Day meeting June 5. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton used the occasion to recognize Rivera for a pair of accomplishments dating back to February. Dutton awarded Rivera with the Lifesaving Award for his actions Feb. 29 to help save the life of a choking man. Rivera responded to a call that evening for an individual who was choking and not...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-four calls for service during the week of May 31 through June 6, 2020. Deputies performed nine traffic stops in the Lincoln area. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were two 911 hung-ups, one non-injury crash, one administrative call for service, one camp ground check, two citizen assist, one criminal mischief, one disorderly conduct, one false alarm, two...
After a long year of waiting, On the Rocks Liquor Store has new owners and a new location. Chad and Olivia Dietz became the official owners of the establishment earlier this year. The process began approximately a year ago and came to fruition with the grand re-opening of the store at their new location in late May. The Dietz's purchased the building at 224 Main Street, across from the post office, and began renovating it themselves in March. In addition to the liquor store, t...
Stormy weather threatened the first outdoor graduation ceremonies in Lincoln last Saturday, but held off long enough for the Class of 2020 to bid farewell to a turbulent senior year. The senior class capped off a day of ceremonies that included a kindergarten graduation that morning, and an 8th grade graduation earlier in the afternoon. The 2019-20 school year was marked by school closures and the cancellation of all manner of school due to concerns about COVID-19. "I felt...
Amid concerns about COVID-19, rodeos across Montana have been canceled, but the 68th annual Lincoln Rodeo will go ahead as planned this year, on July 4 and 5. Sharla Lewenight, secretary and treasurer of the Lincoln Rodeo Club, said the club had been waiting for Phase Two of the Reopening the Big Sky plan to go into effect, which happened June 1. "I called our insurance. That was a go," said Lewenright. She said the Health Department also gave the event the go-ahead. "This is...
The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis last month has sparked both protests and riots across the country, fostered tension between minority communities and law enforcement and has recently driven calls to defund or dismantle police departments. With protests happening throughout Montana last week, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton addressed the issues at the Lincoln Government Day last Friday. “You’ve probably seen it in the world, but I want to bring it in closer to you, to...
You know, normally I have an opinion about, well, just about everything. Most of the time I choose not to share most of those opinions and just save a few for this column throughout the year. If I shared my honest opinion right now, about so many things going on in our world, the language alone would have everyone's head spinning – and for the record – I'm not usually a person who uses foul language to describe anything. I have found myself angry and hurt by so much lat...
The Lincoln Council for the Arts had their first live meeting since March last week, although they met via a Zoom meeting in April to discuss the cancellation of the Lincoln Arts and Music Festival. Annette Gardner presided over her last meeting as president before introducing a new slate of officers. Gardner, who has been the organization's president for many years, stepped down this year, but will serve in an ex-officio position to help the new board since she has had so...
After six years of work, the Helena–Lewis and Clark National Forest released the draft record of decision and final Environmental Impact Statement for their 2020 Forest Plan Thursday, May 21. The updated plan will replace the two current Forest Plans adopted in 1986 for the then-separate Lewis & Clark and Helena National Forests. They were consolidated in 2015 and the new plan addresses land management across 2.9 million acres of National Forest arrayed in an extended 'L' from the Continental Divide near East Glacier south to...
Lincoln American Legion Post 9 started our twentieth year of the Flag Program on Friday, May 22. We placed 83 American Flags between the Hi Sign Road and Dorothy Drive. This year, when it came time to write the letter asking for the annual donations, Post 9 found it difficult to ask for money while seeing the hardships of the times affecting so many of our community’s businesses and residents. We decided to give back to all of you who have supported us for so many years. T...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received seventeen calls for service during the week of May 17 through May 23. Deputies performed one traffic stop in the Lincoln area. No calls for service generated a case report this week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were two 911 hang-up calls, two injury crashes, two non-injury crashes, one animal complaint, two campsite checks, two citizen assists, one drug report, one DUI report, one extra patrol performed and o...
The old Mike Horse Creek Road is closed while the last of the remediation work in the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex is completed during the next two months, but it will remain a public county road for access to public land once work is done. The road remains intact from Highway 200 to Shaue Gulch, but the river crossing to the intersection with Meadow Creek Road was removed as part of the clean up. Four-wheel drive vehicles should be able to cross the river using a hardened...
The Rippin’ Stitchers sewing group have made and donated 530 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were mostly distributed in Lincoln, but also were sent to people in Missoula, Helena, Great Falls, Shelby and Wolf Creek, as well as Silverdale, Poulsbo, Woodburn and Bremerton, Wash.; Boise and Twin Falls, Idaho; Denver and Thornton, Colo.; Arlington, Va.; Williamsport, Coatsville and Pittston, Pa.; and Bluffton, S.C....
Lincoln Skatepark construction wrapped up Memorial Day weekend, apart from some remaining dirt work, paint, landscaping and signage. The park won't be open for use until after park rules signs are posted, said project coordinator Karyn Good, who will consult with the county to determine that date. The grand opening is not scheduled yet, either, but Good is planning for the event this summer. "Jeff Ament will be attending the event, so I'll work with him to come up with a date...
Envision Lincoln has applied for two new grants to support in-town trails efforts and is in the beginning stages of gathering input regarding how to move forward as a Montana Main Street member. A USDA Rural Business Development Grant will support further planning related to trail cost estimates, trail surface design, easements, tree removal and wayfinding, according to Envision Lincoln's lead organizer Karyn Good. "The USDA grant would support trails planning by encouraging...
With spring trying to give way for summer, it takes me back to when I first moved to Lincoln in the early 90's. I came up here looking for a bartending job and the first place I hit when I got to town was the Wheel Inn. I asked Doug at the time if they needed any help and they didn't, but that is also when I first met Arny Brown. He happened to be sitting there having a Bud Lite and he told me that he might need some help at the Wilderness Bar. I remember it was a Tuesday...
Lincoln American Legion Post 9 held a short Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 25. The ceremony, a 21-shot volley followed by the playing of Taps and the flag raising, drew more than a dozen onlookers, including veterans and family members. Post 9 held the short ceremony in lieu of their standard ceremony at the Community Hall due to concerns about COVID-19. The ceremony was originally planned for the historic cemetery in Lincoln Gulch, but was changed due to roadway...
The Lincoln School Board decided in their May 11 meeting to hold graduation ceremonies June 6 outside on the football field, using social distancing measures and limiting total attendees to 150. The school plans to rent a 36-inch LED screen to display the ceremony and use FM radio transmission for attendees who would like to stay in their cars to watch graduation. The board discussed having kindergarten graduation at 10 a.m., 8th grade graduation at 11:30 a.m., and seniors at...
The other day as I was finishing up building a second-story deck, my thoughts ran to several projects that I needed to get to next. I mean this deck has been on my mind for almost 16 years, since we moved into our home prior to it being totally done! People had cautioned us, "Don't move in until everything is done.' But hey, we had eight people living in a friend's shop building, we were moving in asap! There were some definite concerns over how to build this deck, but once I...
Bonnie Shown, president of the Lincoln Cemetery District Board, said the May 16 cemetery cleanup was the first in two years. Flooding, high water and road work prevented the board from coordinating clean ups in 2018 and 2019. Shown said most of the people who showed up for the cleanup were board members or people with family members buried in the cemetery....
The annual Lincoln Bike Rally, hosted by the Tenacious Dames Riding Club, has been canceled for ths year, but is scheduled to return next summer, from July 9 -11, 2021. The decision was not an easy one, according to Tina Bundtrock, Tenacious Dames State Event Coordinator. "Just generally, we know this was a tough call. We knew it was just another hit financially for the town, and that made us not feel good," said Bundtrock. "We were on the phone for three hours, and this was...
