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Jim Oly, outfitted as Santa Claus, paid a visit to Lincoln Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6 for a little performance art to make a little noise and spread a little holiday cheer. Oly, who is always up for the challenge of making people smile, found the old drum in his storage unit and decided to build a makeshift drum kit that included plastic buckets, a frying pan and a vintage Tonka toy front end loader. Set up for a time in the Citizen's Alliance Bank parking lot, Oly's virtuoso...
Zach Muse enlisted in the Navy on Sep. 1, 1990 and served in navigation during Desert Storm as a Master Helmsman. He was also a Master of Arms during his time in the Navy. "I knew I was gonna go in the military," said Muse, "just cause everyone in my family goes. I'd flown over the ocean, but I'd never really been in the ocean or anything." Muse grew up in Great Falls and waited for the next round of boot camp to start after high school. "Once I got out of boot camp and my...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen calls for service during the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5th, 2020 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed eight traffic stops. None of those calls generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were one agency assist, two non-injury crashes, one citizen assist, one investigative call, and one welfare check completed. Lincoln Ambulance responded to three medical calls for...
HELENA - Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases throughout Lewis and Clark County, and out of an abundance of caution for staff and patron safety, The Lewis & Clark Library is closing the Augusta and Lincoln Branches to in-person browsing. Each Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library will offer non-contact holds pick-up. Patrons can reserve items online at https://www.LCLibrary.org and designate which Branch they'd like to pick-up their items up from: Main, Augusta, Bookmobile,... Full story
The Fat Hippie, a medical cannabis dispensary, became Lincoln's newest business along Main Street Nov. 5, and celebrated their grand opening November 20. Terry Lucke, owner of the establishment, had wanted to put a store in Lincoln for a couple of years, and the timing just worked out. The actual endeavor began about seven months ago when the space in the building became available. Originally slated to open in a different suite in the building at 425 Montana Highway 200, the l...
A massive lenticular cloud in the skies over the Lincoln Valley reflects the light of the setting sun Friday Nov. 27. The cloud provided and ever-changing display of colors throughout the evening....
Envision Lincoln is preparing to submit the first of two applications for grants that will hopefully fund a Downtown Master Plan for Lincoln. The community development organization had been working in collaboration with Lewis and Clark County, the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce, Heart of the Rockies, and the Montana Business Assistance Connection on a $20,000 grant application through the Montana Main Street program since August. The grant cycle opens Dec. 8 “We had kind of a final review of the application Wednesday. I...
The Lincoln School Board voted to extend the school closure and to continue distance learning until Jan. 4 during an emergency meeting Nov. 25. Classes were initially set to resume at the school Monday, after the school was closed Nov. ?? due to several students and staff members found they had been in close contact with a person who was confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus. Since then, the number of both confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 continues to climb... Full story
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-three calls for service during the week of Nov. 22 to Nov. 28, 2020 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed ten traffic stops and four civil services. One of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy responded to a theft report Nov. 25 in the 1400 block of Conifer Lane. The theft occurred weeks before it was reported. The complainant had suspect information. This is an ongoing investigation until the deputy...
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Violet V. Cranmer, 88, left this world too soon due to complications of COVID-19. She passed away in the early morning hours on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at a local hospital under the loving care of the 5th floor nursing staff. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. A celebration of her life and burial of ashes alongside her beloved husband, will take place in the Flathead Valley at a later date when... Full story
Dec. 12, 1938 to Nov.15, 2020 Beloved Wife, Mother, Stepmother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and friend, Arlene Orr passed away on Nov. 15, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19 and will be sadly missed by her loving husband, James Orr, her six children, stepdaughters, family and friends. Arlene was born Dec. 12, 1938 in Orofino, Idaho. She grew up in the Orofino - Spokane, Wash. area. She graduated from North Central High School in 1956. In 1971, she moved with her... Full story
Paul Steven Roos left this world in the early hours of November 10, 2020, seven weeks after the discovery of advanced and aggressive cancer. Paul passed away with family at his side in his Lincoln home. Paul was born on June 30, 1942, to Maxine and Donald Roos. He spent his early days in Lincoln where he felt the strong pull of the woods and streams of the Blackfoot Valley. Paul married his high school sweetheart, Kay Vandeberg, in August of 1961, a year after their graduation... Full story
So, an Irishman and a logger walk into a Seattle bar. Imbibing spirits, they bond over their interest in knives, solve the world's problems, and by the end of the night the two new BFFs think that with no source of funding, building a massive 26-acre outdoor art gallery in the middle of woods in Montana and getting renowned international artists to participate is a swell idea. And, just like that... Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild was born. Well, that's my short...
On Dec. 5, 1980, a small, still unnamed newspaper began circulating in Lincoln. Sporting a series of question marks where the publication's name should be, the front page included the issue's only story - a message from the publishers - and a photo of a then-new Ponderosa Snow Warriors Clubhouse and information on the club's open house and Christmas dinner. The remainder of the issue was almost entirely advertisements, save for an announcement about the VFW Post 3669...
With COVID cases on the rise, both statewide and locally, Jill Frisbee made the hard decision to temporarily close the Lincoln Pit Stop. When Frisbee first closed the Pit Stop, she began by extending the closure one or two days at a time. However, in a Facebook post on Nov. 25, she shared that the restaurant would be closed through Dec. 8. The closure is an “effort to keep our team and our customers safe and healthy,” according to the post. “I think it’s just trying to stop the spread, keep my manpower, and I’ve got famil...
Following an emergency meeting, Wednesday evening, Nov 25, the Lincoln School Board voted to continue distance learning and extend the school's closure a through the end of the year. In person classes are currently slated to resume Jan. 4. The move comes as COVID-19 cases within the community continue to increase and as several families with school-aged children have quarantined due to possible exposure to the virus. Lincoln School Board President Aaron Birkholz estimated up... Full story
In light of the recent uptick of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln and the new mandates, along with the recent article in the newspaper, Tiana and I have decided to cancel the Christmas Stroll, which was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5. While it was our goal to help bring businesses, artists, and the town of Lincoln together during the holidays, our community and the safety of those who live and work here are a larger priority. With the recent closure of the school and the number of... Full story
This week, PureView Health Center began offering COVID-19 testing at Parker Medical Center to members of the public in Lincoln who are showing symptoms or who have had close contact with a case. Previously, testing had been limited to Parker Medical patients, but as the number of cases increases throughout the county and in Lincoln, PureView has opted to expand testing to non-patients as well beginning Monday, Nov. 23. "I think it's increased enough to have the staff say we... Full story
It was Christmas Eve in McClellan Gulch in 1867 when a young man wrapped up some late evening grocery shopping before heading to saloon to have a drink to celebrate the holiday. Among the miners celebrating the holiday, John Smoot soon found himself in an affray that would cost him his life and lead to an important - but almost entirely forgotten - milestone in the history of Montana jurisprudence: the first legal murder conviction in Montana Territory. The tale of the event...
Thank you to the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch for publishing the Nov. 12 article, "Ovando Residents Donate to Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance." We have many unsung heroes in our communities, and they come with different talents and skills, and from different walks of life and different zip codes. One thing they have in common: service and appreciation. As always, my thanks go out to Aaron Birkholz and the rest of the crew at the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance for their dedication to...
Allison First biy the turky. then put the turkey in to bake. Last, eat the turkey with mom dad Stella First we puot the turkey in the uvin at 1 dgrese, Next, we puot on buter and solt. Then we. Cut the turkey. Last, we eat it with my famlee. Mathew First we bie the trcee frum costco Next, we bringit to are home. Then cooc it for 8,minis. Then I cut it. Then we et it with the famle. Emily First I went to the stor.Next, I post it in the uvin at 1000 degrees.then, I cook it in...
Cancel Culture is defined by Urban Dictionary as "A desire to cancel out a person or community from social media platforms." Urban Dictionary also states that "Narcissists make up the majority of the people who engage in cancel culture, and others who do this would include immature individuals." When an individual or entity is being "cancelled" this usually involves a large number of people reporting their social media accounts and/or calling for widespread attacks and boycott...
Dawn Charron served for nearly 30 years in the Montana Air National Guard as a Supply Specialist. She retired as a Senior Master Sgt in 2014 and is now an active member of the Lincoln American Legion Post 9. "I was almost 24 years old when I joined," Charron said, "I joined the Montana Air National Guard because everything I had in my whole life was because of the Montana Air National Guard. My dad joined 25 years and a day before me. I decided I was going to provide for my...
Last week the BVD published a story regarding COVID-19 cases in Lincoln, based on information provided by Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance President Aaron Birkholz. I published the story because I felt it was timely, given the increasing caseload in the county, and important for people to recognize there is a far higher COVID-19 risk in Lincoln than most people are probably aware of. Last weekend I learned that, following the story, Aaron has received negative backlash for the info... Full story
Tammy Jordan, owner of Goldieknots Montana, recently published an article on lace-weight spinning in the international magazine The Wheel, which is published out of New Zealand by Ashford Wheels & Looms. "I met Richard and Elizabeth Ashford last year at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair," said Jordan, where she was teaching four classes. She met Richard at a food truck and stopped by later to chat with him and his wife Elizabeth. A long-time fan of Ashford Wheels, Jordan alre...
