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6 has been a rough year here at the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch so when the 'Newspaper Office' sign blew off our building at the end of July, it seemed kind of like an omen. By now the rumors have probably made the rounds around town that the BVD is closing. A couple of weeks ago that was the plan. But that changed last week. Well, sort of. After our Sept. 22 issue, the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch will end print publication, but we plan to keep the paper alive on our website...
The Lincoln volleyball season kicked off with a visit from the Granite Lady Prospectors from Philipsburg Thursday, Sept. 1. Freshman veteran Makenna Copenhaver said the team was "super anxious to play before the hometown crowd," and was fighting first game jitters, reflected in their 9 - 25 loss. But the experienced squad settled down into a rhythm for the next two matches, showing a lot of intense focus and calm "get-it-done" resolve. Playing without their strong senior,...
The Scapegoat Wilderness, celebrating its half-century anniversary this year, was the first community-led wilderness initiative in the country. Today, 50 years later, the residents of Lincoln, Mont., are once again advocating to conserve its nearby public lands, including an expansion of the Scapegoat's southern boundary. Lincoln is as reliant on its public lands now as it was five decades ago, which is why the community is hosting an event September 16 & 17 to commemorate...
With only one day to rest from their pounding by Granite, the Lincoln Lady Lynx fired themselves up to face visiting Seeley Lake, who showed up Saturday, Sept. 3 with seven seniors and a full bench of lower classmen. Whew! Time to dig deep. The Lincoln squad has high expectations for their season and each hitter is, as they said, "all in." Courage was the word of the day. The Blackhawks are always contending for the top spot in the 13-C conference and their swagger is well...
Youth Group nights at Lincoln Baptist Church will be held every Sunday evening from 5-7 p.m. beginning Sunday, Sept. 11. Grades 7 - 12 welcome! We are excited to offer this to the youth of our community. Every Sunday beginning at 5 p.m. we will be providing dinner, followed with games and fun, then concluding with relevant discussion about God's truths applied to each of our lives! We hope you will join us. Rides are available to and from if needed. With prior notification, we also have folks willing to help tutor with...
There is a special event happening in Lincoln Montana Sept. 16 and 17. At Hooper Park there will be joyous celebration of the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation designating the Scapegoat Wilderness. Wilderness is the highest form of public lands protection, this being established by The Wilderness Act of 1964. When that law was signed by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson, Montana immediately gained five Wilderness areas: The Cabinet Mountains, Bob Marshall,...
We would like to express an opinion relating to an article in the latest edition of the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch by Roger Dey, BVD Editor, regarding the future of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. In the article it was stated that the Chamber was facing suspension if it could not get enough people to fill the board of directors. I do not write many editorials but have been moved on occasion to express an opinion when issues hit a nerve. The article called Tipping Point pointed out that the Chamber’s future is in danger if we...
The Annual Lincoln Art & Music Festival at Hooper Park held Aug 13 and 14 was scaled down a bit this year, with about 20 vendors and three bands on hand for the two-day event. Finding both vendors and bands proved to be a challenge this year, and while the weekend proved to be generally successful, festival organizer Karyn Good said it was a tricky thing to pull together. “It’s getting harder and harder to find artists who will do outdoor events, especially fine art...
Sculpture season returns to Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild in September, featuring an artist originally slated to be here in 2020 and the return of an artists who was last here in 2019. Following a two-year delay, Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang will be here to create an installation reflecting his Native American culture. "We're real excited about him," said BPSW president Becky Garland. Spang was originally scheduled to create an installation during the...
The Lincoln Rodeo grounds was the site of "full blown chaos" as nearly 16,000 water balloons, 40 or 50 kids, a couple dozen adults and two fire trucks came together for a wet and wild water balloon fight Saturday, July 30. Before the melee got underway, adults gathered around several heavy rubber stock tanks filling balloons as the kids waited impatiently in the shade of the large camouflage net by the rodeo grounds snack bar. Several of them pressed up against the arena...
Helena, MT – The Lewis and Clark County Board of Commissioners has announced American Rescue Plan Act awards to 40 diverse community and County department projects addressing service and infrastructure needs in Lewis and Clark County. "We are pleased with the breadth and quality of the projects this ARPA funding will support across the County," said Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Jim McCormick. "It was our goal to select projects with a broad effect on community needs w...
The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received seventy-three calls for service during the weeks of Aug. 7 to Aug. 20 in the Lincoln area. Seven of those calls were traffic stops performed by deputies. We had six cases created over the last two weeks. A Deputy took a report of a cold domestic disturbance Aug. 8 in the 2000 block of 7up Ranch Rd. The incident was investigated and presented to the County Attorney’s Office for review. A Deputy took a theft report Aug. 8 in the 9...
Lincoln's Annual Clothing Giveaway 2022 was an amazing success! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who donated clothes and to everyone who shopped for clothes. And a special thank you to our wonderful volunteers: Margie Beckman, Trudy Bouma, Renee Campbell, Sandy Caudill, Mary Curtis, Nancy Frandsen, Bob Frank-Plumlee, Carolyn and Stan Hoer, Kay Hollingworth, Sue Howsmon, Sylvia Johnson, Brandi Langlois, Renee Lundberg, Rich Paul, Debbie Rauber, Becky Terman, Heidi Vulcan, Marge Wahlm and Dean Yonkovich. A special...
"The future of the Chamber is at a tipping point," Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce President Laurie Welty told the BVD last week. During the chamber's Aug. 11 board meeting, Welty announced that, unless something changes, the LVCC will be without a board of directors early next year. "By February of 2023 when we vote the board members in, there will be no active members on the chamber (board). The chamber can't function without a minimum of three. The bylaws say we can...
The first day of school at Lincoln turned into a full day of recess after problems with the power prompted the administration to close for the day and send the students home. "First day of school; always something on the first day, I tell ya," Lincoln Schools Superintendent Jen Packer told the BVD. Packer said when they got to school, they found there was only intermittent power throughout the building. In some rooms, the lights would come on, but computers had no power....
Chip sealing of the streets in both the Lincoln and Lambkin's Rural Improvement Districts is scheduled for Aug. 16 – 17. Lewis and Clark Public Works director Jenny Chambers reported at Lincoln Government Day that crews have completed pothole patching on the streets in town in advance of the surface preservation project. Additionally, the corner near the Hotel Lincoln, which was little more than a mass of potholes, has been blade patched to improve drainage. Chambers said t...
While the annual Lincoln Clothing Giveaway has been a success every year, organizer Nadine Yonkovich said they like to think every year is better than the last. And this year may have been the best in its 35-year history, even surpassing last year's donation windfall. "Last year it seemed like we had more donations than ever before, because the tables were just mounded. But this year I'm saying we got more donations than even last year," said Yonkovich. "It is just amazing...
The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received sixty-seven calls for service during the weeks of July 24 to Aug. 6, 2022 in the Lincoln area. Nine of those calls were a traffic stop performed by deputies. We had four cases created over the last two weeks. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Spring Creek Lane July 25, for a report of a domestic disturbance. Both parties were separated. It was determined to be mutual combatants, and no one was taken to jail. A deputy responde...
At the end of June, the Lewis and Clark County Commission approved a $55,000 request from the Lincoln Rural Fire District to use funds allocated to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act to develop a water filling station at Hooper Park. The proposal called for creating a pumping and filling station at the park, which has a wellhead near the main parking lot. The plan for the filling station, which Lewis and Clark County Public Works has the lead on implementing, would include a buried pressure tank and use the...
A crew with the Montana Conservation Corp spent five days at the old Lincoln cemetery in Lincoln Gulch this month to help Lewis and Clark County Heritage Preservation Officer Pam Attardo with a pair of projects in the historic site. Setting to work July 9, the six-person crew – four teenage girls and two adult crew co-leads – spent the next three days building a series of stone bollards delineating the boundary of the original pioneer cemetery dating to the 1860's under the...
For the last month or so, the open lot just east of Stonewall Storage has been the site of some conspicuous activity as work got underway for a new branch location for Ox and Son Towing & Recovery. With the Great Falls-based company doing plenty of business in the area, Ox and Son has been working toward developing a location in Lincoln for nearly four months. "It looks like we'll be opening probably within the next month," said Jennifer Klinker, owner of Ox and Son, and wife...
Joe And Tammy Haas and their family jumped into the restaurant business with both feet this month. The couple re-opened Bushwackers restaurant and bar in time for the July Fourth weekend, with the Lincoln Bike Rally following the next week. "It was kind of a crazy first two weeks," Tammy said. The couple have been in Lincoln for just over a year, but their journey to becoming Lincoln's newest restaurant owners began in 2020, with a desire to expand their laser engraving...
The Lincoln Community Hall got a long-needed upgrade to its roof last week after years of problems with leaks and the buildup of ice and snow in the winters. Schrock Roofing of Victor tackled the task of re-doing the roof of the century-old building, following a search for a roofer who would be willing to take it on. Renee Lundberg, Community Hall Association treasurer, said the roof of the hall was re-shingled about a decade ago, but problems with leaking have gotten worse...
The Lincoln Flea Market has been an institution here nearly every year since 1977, and for organiz-er Jill Sallin, it was a tough one this year. Sitting under a canopy in 90-degree weather Thursday afternoon, July 14, Jill watched as vendors began to arrive and set up for the weekend. "It's getting more popular for people to come in Thursday instead of Friday morning," she said, adding one vendor showed up Tuesday to set up, which was a bit too early. "If that starts...
Lincoln celebrated Independence Day with a Thank You to veterans. This years parade featured WWII veterans and grand marshals Steve Stocks and Harry Arvidson, joined by Barb Solvie. (Unfortunately, a glitch during our image download deleted the BVD's images of the trio.) Parade Winners Best Youth Entry : Power House Best Auto: Model T - John Rummel Best antique farm machinery: Ford Tractor - Richard Walp Best Equestrian: Melody Perry & Shayne Pater Best themed Entry: American...
