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The Lewis & Clark Library plans to host their 15th annual National Endowment for the Arts Big Read in November featuring the poetry book An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo. "Big Read is a chance for the community to get together and read the same book and share their thoughts on that book and the ideas that they found, and have that shared community feeling of experiencing the same thing...and then getting together to talk about it," said Library Director John Finn, adding, "It...
International Bat Week is celebrated annually on the last week of October, from the 24-31. Organized by Bat Conservation International and in partnership with groups like Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the event is meant to highlight the need for bat conservation and demonstrate the important role bats play in the ecosystem and economy. Bats belong to the order Chiroptera and are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. There are over 900 species of bats, acco...
Bear activity in Lincoln has been picking up recently as bears looking for as much food as they can find ahead of hibernation ahead of hibernation are finding unsecured garbage and other attractants in town Last week saw some significant bear activity ln Lincoln's west side, with several bear sightings and encounters on the south and west edges of town, areas that are close to the Blackfoot River and the wetlands southwest of town. According to Facebook posts last Wednesday,...
The last scheduled volleyball match of the year for the Lincoln Little Lynx on Oct.15 was canceled by the Drummond Lady Trojans because of their exposure to COVID-19. But coach Danielle Fry didn't want to end the season on such a disappointing note, so she scheduled a Friday night shoot out between her young, skilled and enthusiastic Junior High players vs. the older, terrified-of-being-embarrassed Moms and Dads of the Lady Lynx. To keep the 'players vs. parents' theme going,...
LINCOLN, Oct. 19 - This week, a final decision was signed for the Hogum project that will authorize the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest to conduct 2,451 acres of treatments, including prescribed burning, about nine miles east of the Lincoln community near Flesher Pass. "This project is directly aligned with county, state, and federal goals of reducing fuel loading near communities," said Lincoln District Ranger Rob Gump. "I'd like to thank those in the community that...
LINCOLN (Oct. 27, 2021) -The Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is preparing to conduct fall prescribed burning in the areas of Ogden Mountain, Poorman Creek, Marsh Creek, and Flesher Pass. Burning would not begin until weather and fuel conditions allow and will continue into mid-winter. Pile burning is planned along Marsh Creek Road, West Flesher Road and along the Continental Divide Trail from Flesher Pass Trailhead to Stemple Pass. This wo...
With so many new faces in Lincoln, the Lincoln Council for the Arts wanted to give a small update on things they are doing in the community and remind people of ways they can get involved. If you are a local artist and would like to be featured on our website and social media, the Arts Council would like to meet you. Lincoln Council for the Arts meets the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the back room at Lambkins. They invite anyone interested in the arts, or those...
Montana-based Farcountry Press released Lincoln artist Annie Daniel Clark's book "Undulating La Roux" in October. Full of "whimsical, magical illustrations" that are pared with "wry humor and quirky observations," Farcounty Press says of Clark's 64-page book that the "richness of color and hue...matches the richness of the human experience that she explores through her art." Clark is noted for using her connection to the land and the abundant wildlife in the Lincoln area as...
The end of October means it is time to give you the quarterly update from the Lincoln Ranger District. I'm sure you all had a busy summer and fall. The staff at the District did as well, and I'd like to take some time to hit the highlights for you. Fire season was once again incredibly busy for most of our folks, especially our primary firefighters. We were quite fortunate not to have any large fires on the District. Your local fire crews responded to six fires, including an...
On the heels of a couple challenging years, the Birkholz family decided to chart a new course for one of Lincoln's most iconic businesses. By early next year, the Sportsman Motel will no longer be welcoming nightly guests. Instead, the motel's nine rooms will be studio apartments with yearly leases. "I was hoping to get them all done by the first of the year, but it looks like it's going to be about February," said owner Dick Birkholz, who made the decision to convert the...
October 27, 2021 (Helena, MT)-In an effort to ensure community access to continued, if limited, library services, the Lincoln and Augusta Branches of the Lewis & Clark Library will be closed until further notice. We will be closely monitoring the situation in these communities and will reopen the branches as soon as we deem it safe to do so. During this time, staff will be available during regular branch hours to assist with curbside pickup, telephone and email reference...
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Melissa Youderian donated her long hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit for children suffering hair loss, after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. "Though it was a deliberate decision and I thought it would be uplifting to donate my hair before the treatment took it, I had tears running down my face the entire haircut," she said. "It was one of those 'this is actually happening' moments." Youderian is a wife, a mother and an Air Force colonel....
The Bootlegger Inn opened under new ownership Oct. 21, after Amber Calvert recently purchased it from previous owner Alan Brandt. Calvert's daughter, Cady Calvert, is managing the kitchen. "I'd been looking probably three years I think in western Montana, trying to decide where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do, that kind of stuff. This is not my first bar. This is my second bar and probably my fourth business that I've owned, so not a new venture that way," said Amber, whos...
AUGUSTA, Mont. October 17, 2021 - Following two new human-caused fire starts, the Rocky Mountain Ranger District, and the entirety of the Scapegoat Wilderness on the Lincoln Ranger District, have returned to Stage 1 fire restrictions as of 12:01 a.m. on October 17. "Our district is working to contain the Crown Mountain Fire and yesterday, we received reports of two new human-caused starts, putting us at 6 human-caused starts on the district in the last month," said Rocky...
Black plastic trash bags lined Highway 200 at random intervals Friday morning Oct. 15, as fourteen junior high and high school members of Lincoln School's chapter of the Business Professionals of America joined the Ponderosa Snow Warriors to cleanup the borrow pits along Highway 200 from the Lincoln Ranger Station to the Landers Fork Bridge. Divided into several groups, the clean up crew scoured the roadsides for trash thrown from vehicles, blown out of trucks or trailers...
A new shade structure will provide visitors to the Lincoln skatepark with respite from the sun or the rain. The shade, completed last weekend by DC Construction of Helena, was paid for by an $8000 grant from the American Academy of Dermatology and is the lates, but not the last, improvement to Hooper Park, which saw a record-setting summer season. "We did real good on revenue," said Lincoln Park Board President Nyle Howsmon. "We almost increased $10,000 over last year, which...
Virginia Lambkin Horner marked a milestone birthday Oct. 8 as she turned 100. The eldest daughter of Leonard and Mary Lambkin, Virginia was born in Great Falls in 1921 and spent much of her life in Lincoln, growing up at her parents' hotel, the now -iconic Hotel Lincoln. Brenda Vehrs, Virginia's granddaughter, said Virginia and her younger sisters Ellen (Mulcare) and Betty (Disney) were "all kind of special girls" for their time. "They all got to go to college," Vehrs said....
As Lincoln School headed into Homecoming week, the premature end to the Lincoln High School football season and difficulties in finding substitute teachers both saw extensive discussion at the Lincoln School board meeting Monday Oct. 11. Lincoln Schools Athletic Director Shane Brown said football season started off with high expectations but circumstances such as COVID-19 and poor practice attendance affected players eligibility to the point the team couldn't be sustained...
Stoney Owens, 79, of Lincoln passed away Sept. 24. Stoney was born in Seymour, Indiana. He later relocated with family to Sandpoint, Idaho where he was raised. Stoney graduated from Sandpoint High in 1961 and shortly after enlisted with the US Army. He was stationed in Germany from 1961-1964. Stoney was preceded in death by his father Oliver Owens; mother Leona Green; step-father McGinty Green; sisters Sharon and Elizabeth Jo (Jay); step-sister Cheryl; brothers Jack, Gene and...
TheGoogle Street View Car Stopped in Lincoln Oct. 5. The driver of the car pulled in to take a break form gathering updated imagery of Lincoln and Highway 200 for Google maps and Google earth. While the satellite imagery of the Lincoln area used by Google dates to 2015, the Street View images date to 2008.The driver, who didn't give her name, said there have been lots of changes in the area since then...
Helena - The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to install safety improvements at three sites around the Helena Valley. The proposed work includes adding safety measures at the following three sites: SITE 1 – Prospect Ave & Gibbon St Intersection – Remove the Gibbon St southbound left-turn movement and replace the left-turn bay with raised concrete refuge island for pedestrians. Install ladder-style cro...
Anglers took advantage of the warm Indian summer weather and clear water during the last week to hit the Blackfoot in search of fish while enjoying the glow of the sun through the gold and red fall foliage along the river....
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone their annual Community Benefit, which is usually held the first weekend in November. This is the second year that the Community Benefit has been disrupted by COVID-19 concerns. In pre-pandemic years, the event consisted of dinner served during a play performed by the Lincoln Community Players, as well as an auction and the annual "Chair Game," which raises funds for a local nonprofit and offers event attendees the...
During the Oct. 1 Lincoln Government Day meeting, Lewis and Clark County Road Manager Kevin Horne said County Engineer Dan Karlin and Bridge Manager Clay Caudle met with Montana Department of Transportation engineers recently for an alignment grade review for the new Dalton Mountain Road Bridge to ensure the elevations and alignment will work with the new structure. Horne said they still expect to see construction of the new bridge during three-month period in 2023. He said...
Lewis and Clark County and the Lincoln Ranger District have been working with Pyramid Lumber to allow the company to haul 12- 15 loads of logs over Herrin Lakes Road. During Lincoln government Day, County Road, Bridge, and Sign Manager Kevin Horne said Pyramid made the request to use the road for about 15 loads of logs as they clear some rights of way. The road use was authorized, with stipulations about truck speed, additional signage and time frames for hauling. Although the dates haven’t been verified, Horne said P...
