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When Jen Dailey and her daughter-in-law Becky went in search of a big buck a friend had told them about, they didn't know the buck they found would be a Boone and Crockett Award qualifier. "I've been after a buck of that caliber for years. It was a deal with my dad. I needed to get a bigger buck than him. One of our friends called and said, 'Hey, I think I found Jen a buck,' so Becky and I drove over," Jen Dailey said of the 2019 hunt. Jen and Becky parked on the east side of...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-five calls for service during the week of Feb. 28 to March 6 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed seven traffic stops. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week: Deputies responded to reports of threats toward another's life March 1 in the 6000 block of W Highway 200. The threats were substantiated and deputies had to act. The incident ended up in a standoff with the suspect inside his home....
How would the world be different if animals could talk? "Well my dog doesn't like my cat so he would probably call him mean names. It would be awesome if my dog could talk. We would be best friends and we could just play together." - William Simon, Pre-K "If animals could talk we would see animals in the city shopping for different things." - Kaydence Simon, Kindergarten "If animals talk it would be amazing. We'd understand cats saying, 'LET ME GO!'" - Emilia Barnett, 1st...
Reverend John P. (Jack) Preston, Jr, age 75, of Cody, Wyo. passed away peacefully at the Long-Term Care Center in Cody on Feb. 24, 2021. Jack was born in Butte, Mont. on September 12,1945 to John and Dorothy (Cloke) Preston. His parents divorced shortly thereafter and Jack was raised as an only child. He grew up in Butte and graduated from Butte High School in 1963. He spent considerable time on the family's ranch in Dewey, Mont. Jack graduated from the University of Montana...
Sandra (“Sandy”) Malquist, 78, passed away peacefully at home with her beloved family by her side Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Sandy was born in Milwaukee, Wisc. on Aug. 18, 1942 to Walter and Anastasia (Daisy) Kiedrowski. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy High School in 1960. Sandy attended one year of college to pursue an English degree, but then switched to obtaining a career in cosmetology. After completing cosmetology school, she owned and managed her own salon. Sandy ma...
Judy Gail Clark McConnell, age 72 of Hamilton, completed a life with love, laughter, and kindness. Judy was born June 8, 1948, to Vern Dexter and Earldean "Deanie" (Hendrickson) Clark, in Great Falls, Montana. She graduated from Florence Carlton High School, in 1967. Judy married Jim McConnell on Nov. 16, 1985 in Lincoln, Montana. They added a son, Jason, and daughter, Cori, to make this family complete. Judy was a past member of the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed being an...
A failed transformer at the Landers Fork substation knocked out power to most of the Lincoln valley Saturday night. The failure cut power to 1,321 Northwestern Energy customers in the valley at about 7 p.m. The outage lasted some five and a half hours. Crews began working on the outage not long after it was reported, and Northwestern Energy dispatched a second crew to Lincoln at 10:30 p.m. to help the crews that were already on working to repair the equipment. Power came back...
The sights and sounds of vintage snowmobiles around Lincoln Saturday hearkened back to the towns days as one of Montana's earliest snowmobile destinations. For the fourth year, the Bootlegger Inn hosted their Vintage Snowmobile Show and Fun Run, featuring sleds built prior to 1996. Bootlegger owner Allen Brandt said this year brought in the largest group of historic sleds in the event's history, with upwards of 50 vintage snowmobiles taking part in the fun run. The route for...
The new movie "Ted K," directed by Tony Stone, debuted Mar. 1 in Berlin at Berlinale, the 71st Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Sharlto Copley as Ted Kaczynski and "portrays him here on the basis of his diary entries and his written pamphlets," according to the Berlinale film description. The description goes on to say music and intense images combine with text fragments to "create a hypnotic composition about violence, isolation, and the nature of the...
LINCOLN - Lewis and Clark County deputies arrested a Lincoln man Tuesday morning, March 2, and charged him with two counts of assault with a weapon after an extended standoff at his home along Highway 200, four-and-a-half miles west of Lincoln. Gregory Scheele, 60, surrendered peacefully to deputies at 11:30 a.m. after about four-and-a-half hours. The standoff led to the closure of Highway 200 for about three hours as Sheriff's Office personnel negotiated with Scheele to...
The Montana Heritage House planned to make their new bulk offerings available on Mar 1. The bulk offerings are part of an ongoing effort by the Vallers to bring organic foods to Lincoln at an affordable price. So far, the business has offered a variety of other foods from Montana farmers, including local Mannix beef and steaks, as well as produce, which changes seasonally. "We've been bringing in foods from Montana farmers as much as we can, but we need to expand on some of...
Life may now seem turned upside down by the coronavirus and recent school closure and event cancellations, but Alpine Artisans would like to encourage parents and high school seniors to think positive. We're beginning to see the light at the end of the 'Coronavirus pandemic tunnel', and Alpine Artisans encourages parents and high school students to consider the grants and scholarships we offer. Does your K-12 student want to attend lessons or a summer camp in music, drama or...
In an attempt to block a punt, the defender jumps toward the kicker to block the ball. Untouched, the kicker falls as if struck by lightning. Why? Fool the referee; draw a penalty; defeat the other team. Dishonest, unethical, of course; but winning trumps honesty or integrity. TV announcers cannot call this a "football move": suggestion; call it a: "Democrat move". Anyone observing even five minutes of Democrats impeaching Trump or talking about their fears of fellow...
I wanted to take a moment to write a word of thanks to our local medical folks at the Purview Clinic here in Lincoln. After several months of getting the run-around from doctors in Helena and Missoula, I reached out to the team here in Lincoln, hoping they could help me in some way. They handled things, communicated and were able to get done inside of 24 hours more than any of the "specialists" had been able to help me within six months. I had an appointment there on...
Marion L Morris passed away in her home in Lincoln, Mont. on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. Born in Havre in 1927, Marion was the second to youngest of eight children. In 1949, Marion married Robert (Bob) Morris and, with each having a young son, Gary and Robert, became a family of four. Two more boys, Eugene and Thomas, made their family of six complete. While Bob was the official employee of the National Park Service, the whole family lived the life of a park ranger. Beginning in...
Lincoln's second drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic saw about 100 people show up to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Lewis and Clark County Public Health opened their vaccination clinics to all Phase 1b eligible individual in the county, which includes anyone older than 70 years old, or anyone between the ages of 16 and 69 with medical conditions that make them high risk for COVID-19. Friday's clinic at Lincoln Public Schools, provided second doses for individuals...
Lincoln's second drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic saw about 100 people show up to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Lewis and Clark County Public Health opened their vaccination clinics to all Phase 1b eligible individual in the county, which includes anyone older than 70 years old, or anyone between the ages of 16 and 69 with medical conditions that make them high risk for COVID-19. Friday's clinic at Lincoln Public Schools, provided second doses for individuals...
A brief but intense snowstorm blew through the Lincoln Valley Saturday afternoon, dropping about a half-inch of new snow across the landscape just a couple hours before the Ponderosa Snow Warriors and the Montana Department of Disabled American Veterans kicked off their joint Moonlight Fun Run Saturday, Feb. 27. Ponderosa Snow Warriors President Forest Mercill said they expected at least 75 people to take part in the ride, which coincided with the full Snow Moon. "We double...
It's time for Junior High basketball now that the varsity games are over, and the Lincoln fans have a preview of great things to come from the eleven Little Lynx ladies who make up the "A" and "B" squads, the future Lady Lynx varsity team. In the Monday night away game against Seeley Lake Junior High Eagles, the Little Lynx gals hustled up and down the court and showed that they are leaning the basics of competitive basketball. Coach Shane Smith patiently guided his young...
Lincoln Prosperity During last week's Upper Blackfoot Valley Community Council meeting, the council heard from Jordan Reeves of the Wilderness Society on the status of the Lincoln Prosperity Proposal, which was developed by a diverse group of local and area individuals and groups who agreed "the status quo isn't working" when it comes to forest management on the federal land surrounding Lincoln. The work of the Lincoln Prosperity Group is poised to take a major step forward...
Helena -Lewis & Clark Library is proud to add laptop/mobile hotspot kits to our Library of Things checkout collection. Beginning this week, the Augusta, East Helena, Lincoln and Main Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library will have a ChromeBook/HotSpot combo and a HP/HotSpot combo available for 14 day checkout. Each Branch will have two kits available for checkout. "We are excited to offer laptop checkouts for our patrons for use for school, taxes, vaccination signups and more,"...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce ended their February meeting with two new board members, a re-organized board and new focus on promoting Lincoln. Tammy Jordan and Bob Weatherston, who chose to step down at the expiration of their terms, left the board with two open seats that were filled by Shelby Brookie of Rev Mountain Entertainment and newcomer Jeff Hollingsworth, the new Chief Financial Officer with Hi Country Snack Foods. When the board reorganized at the end of the evening, the LVCC officers were completely...
Marlene (Ereth) Bergum, age 85, received her angel wings surrounded by family on Feb.15, 2021. She was born on Dec. 25, 1935 as the second of 14 children to August and Rose (Leingang) Ereth at the family farm in Solen, N.D. Marlene was hardworking, responsible, and courageously independent raising four children on her own and battling cancer later in her life. She was dedicated to and felt blessed by her extensive Ereth family. She treasured memories of many family gatherings...
Two new emergency response vehicles have been turning heads in Lincoln in the last week. Taking advantage of a grant program using CARES Act funding to respond to public health needs, Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue purchased and outfitted two new Dodge pickups for use as immediate response vehicles. "It was 100 percent grant. No local funding was used for it," said Aaron Birkholz, the LVFR EMS manager. The new vehicles replace two older Ford Excursions that served as the...
The Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance and Lincoln Fire Rescue responded to a snowmobile accident about a mile east of the Ponderosa Snow Warriors clubhouse on Sucker Creek Road Saturday evening. A middle-aged woman riding a snowmobile missed a corner on the trail, went over an embankment and hit a tree about 15 yards down the hill. Aaron Birkholz with the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance said she had been wearing a helmet, but nevertheless sustained potentially life-threatening injuries....
