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Fireweed, or Chamerion angustifolium, is a native species found throughout Canada and in the vast majority of the United States, except for southeastern states and Texas. A circumboreal plant, it can commonly be found in coniferous and mixed forests, in aspen parklands, and alongside snowberry, thimbleberry and juniper. The name fireweed comes from the plant's ability to quickly establish in areas burned by fire, appearing as soon as three months after a fire, according to...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-eight calls for service during the weeks of Jan.17th, 2021 to January 30th, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed seven traffic stops. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy took a stolen vehicle report in the 400 block of Main St. Monday, Jan. 18. The victim offered a warm place for the suspects to wait for a ride and they ended up leaving with the victim's vehicle. The...
The Lincoln Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library has long offered digital materials for patrons to check out, including ebooks, streaming movies, music, and audiobooks. This week, the library launched access to 130 digital magazine subscriptions at no charge for patrons. These new magazine subscriptions are one of the ways the Montana State Library is investing funds received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Montana State Library manages the MontanaLibrary2Go collaborative collection,...
Helena -Each week during the month of February, the Lewis & Clark Library Branch libraries in Augusta, East Helena, Lincoln, and the Bookmobile will host a LEGO® building contest for students in grades K-8. The contest is designed to help students practice building, exploring, and being creative with LEGOs®. Each week in February, students will be challenged to build a creation based on the weekly theme and then share a photo of the creation with the Library to...
Lincoln high school students participated in the Business Professionals of America virtual regional competition Jan. 27. BPA strives to "develop and empower student leaders to discover their passion and change the world," according to their website. Students who participate can explore professional and civic opportunities and learn real-world business skills including finance and management. For the first time, middle school students from Lincoln also participated. Lincoln's...
When it's time to separate the men from the boys you never know who is actually going to show up. Character, integrity and grit are not worn on shoulders like Boy Scout badges; they emerge amidst trials and struggles. Six scrappy young men at Lincoln High School are showing our town what courage, fortitude and dedication look like on the field of competition when they roll out on the basketball court to face taller, older and more numerous opponents every time they have a...
The Lincoln Community Hall wishes to thank all who have returned their membership 2021 letters and encourage other citizens to consider joining the Hall if you have not already done so. The Hall relies on community support to maintain the building and ensure its availability for a multitude of community events. Due to its status as a 501c3, all donations, which include memberships, are tax deductible. Rental fees are generally less than comparable event locations in other west...
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Neimeir made several good points in his letter in response to Liz's, but the one that I feel compelled to echo, endorse, and shout from the top of Dalton Mountain is "make no mistake . . . it's all about politics." My Poli-Sci 101 textbook described "politics" as the means by which power is distributed and redistributed in any society. Politics is the machinery that produces power over people and resources. At its core, politics is about who has...
This week I thought I would write about control, and if you know me, this is kind of a funny topic. For those who don't know me, the reason this is especially humorous is that it's being written by a known, in-denial, reforming, control freak. It just so happens that over the last week, there have been a lot of discussions by various people in my life about the area of control (control of events, people, things, etc.) and it prompted something within me to take on the topic....
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and did some fun things together with family and friends. Thank you to all who helped with bringing smiles to our kids and our seniors. Also, for the wonderful food boxes we were able to give out to many this year. Seventy-four kids received some wonderful, nice gifts. The “Angel tree” sure helps. I was able to get “Mr. Banker” and the lovely girls to help get tags out, since the lobby was closed because of COVID. Citizen’s Alliance Bank is much more than a bank. We have some wonderful...
Jenna Templeton (left) and Lindsey Weisner (right) welcome Lincoln High School junior Andrea LaManna to the National Honor Society with a surprise visit to her house. Induction into the NHS requires a 3.0 grade point average, personal references, an essay and 10 hours of community service on projects driven by the honor society members....
Lincoln's junior high and high school students participate in a Science Circus every two years, and this year, community members can see all the Science Circus projects from the comfort of their homes. Science Circus projects allow students to pick a science law to demonstrate in a fun and engaging way, said Lincoln science teacher Nancy Schwalm. "Normally, we would host it in the gym. It would be like a circus, and the kids are demonstrating some sort of law or phenomenon,"...
Nagging injuries, COVID-19 and other illnesses prompted Lincoln Athletic Director Shane Brown to sideline the Lincoln basketball teams last week, forfeiting games against Seeley Lake and Granite High schools "The girls and the boys are kind of banged-up and sick, so we don't know if we're going to be able to suit five to start the game," Brown said. Due to concerns about COVID-19, both the boys and girls teams are playing with a bare minimum of players. The girls team has...
Heidi Ressie opened Lincoln Leather and Fur Traders at 206 Main St. in Lincoln this past October and offers a wide variety of goods. An avid lifelong hunter and trapper, Ressie started selling furs out of her home a few years ago. "I grew up all my life around trapping and hunting, and it's just always been in my blood to do," said Ressie, who was raised on a farm. "I grew up with two brothers, so I was kind of a tomboy at the time." When Ressie first moved to Lincoln, she...
Lincoln School's wildlife class received a donation of eight wildlife cameras this fall from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, which helped them to continue their hands-on studies throughout the remote learning process. "We learn by doing rather than book work," science teacher Nancy Schwalm said about the wildlife class. There are nine students in the class, so the donation, combined with two personal cameras Schwalm had, allowed each student to place their own camera to...
Lewis and Clark County Public Works told the Upper Blackfoot Valley Community Council they favor pushing back a planned chip sealing project for Lincoln streets until 2022, to provide time for public meetings and feedback after COVID-19 restrictions ease up later this year. The discussion dominated the Jan. 19 meeting, which provided the first opportunity to dig into the details of the maintenance project that was slated for this year. The streets on Lincoln's, Lincoln and...
Well, here is a little follow up story on Jim and Trooper’s crusade of good cheer that started here in Lincoln on Dec. 6. It was my very first show and it was great being able to see everyone and kick off the holiday season. The following Sunday I headed up to Phillipsburg to play at the nursing home. Trooper and I got set up outside in the garden area while the residents sat inside and listened. I was not sure if they could hear me, but I did see one of the gals inside f...
I’ve been spending time the last couple of weeks helping my step-mom pack up her house in preparation for her move to North Carolina. She and my dad had their house in Lincoln built about 13 years ago. There are a lot of memories in that house alone: Christmases and other holidays, family gatherings, spending time with my dad during his chemo treatments, and while we lived with them when we moved back to Lincoln in 2018. I’m sad that it sold, for sentimental reasons, but hap...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-three calls for service during the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 16 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed eight traffic stops. One of those calls for service generated a case report last week: Thursday, January 14th, 2021, deputies responded to the 300 block of B St for a welfare check on a male. The male was transported to mental health professionals for an evaluation. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were...
Lincoln Grade Schoolers learned about wintertime in Montana and the adaptation of animals during a snowshoe trek at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild with the Montana Discovery Foundation Thursday, Jan. 14....
"Learn my alphabet." - Ridge Bullis, Pre -K " To watch less T V." - Emmitt Anderson, Kindergarten "I want to go sledding when it is not dangerous because it is fun. I want to play more with my grandma's dog Georgie." - Allison Leland, 1st grade "M ine is to get all the books labeled in our classroom." - Kynleigh Dietz, 2nd grade "My New Year 's resolution is I want to get better grades in school and ride my dir t bike better. The other thing is, I want to ride my snowmobile...
Insurance firm burns, smoke water damage newspaper office Lincoln's big news story of the week is going unreportedd at home because fire has temporarily delayed publication of the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch. Fire gutted Steve A. Stolp's accounting office, and heat, smoke and water heavily damaged the adjoining Dispatch newspaper office on the west end...
The Lincoln position on the Lewis and Clark County Weed District board has been open for well over a year, said County Commissioner Jim McCormick, who serves on the board. A Lincoln representative helps support the county-wide control of weeds and ensure problematic areas can be addressed in a timely manner. “Weeds know no boundaries,” said McCormick. “Invasive non-native species of plants can choke out forage, can choke out native plants and do (and) are harmful on the environment. The more eyes on the ground, the bette...
Upcoming board opening, the pending launch of an interactive map website, op-portunities to promote and market Lincoln, and the future of Skijoring all came up for discussion during the Jan. 14 meeting of the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce. As the LVCC heads into 2021, the seven-member board will have three open board seats, due to expiring terms, with Bob Weatherston of the Three Bears Motel and Goldieknots' Tammy Jordan stepping down after last weeks' meeting. The seat...
Strong winds that tore through western Montana last week up trees, damaged buildings and led to power outages throughout the Upper Blackfoot. An extended period of abnormally strong, gusty wind began Jan. 12 and intensified throughout much of the day Jan. 13, with peak wind gusts recorded in the early afternoon Wednesday. The weather station at the Lincoln Ranger District, near the Lincoln airport, reported a peak wind gust of 41 miles per hour at about 2 p.m. The reading was...
