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Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen calls for service during the week of Nov. 1 to Nov. 7, 2020. Deputies performed two traffic stops in the Lincoln area. Five of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy responded to a medical call involving a non-responsive male Nov. 3 in the 900 block of Second street. The male later died, and the coroner's division is handling the death at this time. There is no suspicion of foul play currently. A deputy respo...
Stemple Pass is well known landmark in the Lincoln area. Once a primary route between Helena and Lincoln, today it's a popular byway that provides access to outdoor activities year round. But who was this pass, and the surrounding mining district, actually named for? John Adam Stemple was born in Preston County, W. Va., March 16, 1834. His family is reportedly settled in Virginia in 1774, after two brothers arrived in the colonies. Members of the Stemple clan are also said to...
3th Grade Nikki Snyder 4.0 Lindsey Weisner 4.0 Bradley Howard 3.7 Brodi Henderson 3.667 Trenton Grantier 3.444 Allen Walker 3.091 11th Grade Jenna Templeton 4.0 Allesondra Russ 3.857 Andrea LaManna 3.6 Damion Birkholz 3.5 Hayden Jennings 3.0 10th Grade Gianna Gardella 4.0 Jessica Zarske 4.0 Hayden Dempster 3.214 9th Grade Kylee Copenhaver 4.0 Miyah Davis 4.0 Maddie Sampson 4.0 Trever Tolan 4.0 Wesson Dempster 3.429 8th Grade Noah Barnett 4.0 Andrea Weisner 4.0 Tahvo Lattin 3.818 Camren McDonough 3.727 Delia Tolan 3.667...
This week is the start of the new quarter for Lincoln High-School. Thursday, Nov. 5 was Parent-Teacher conferences, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thanksgiving break starts on Nov. 25 and runs through Nov. 26, which is a ways away but it is good to prepare for a fun winter vacation. It is a duration of five days off, including the standard three day weekend. High-School Volleyball is officially over and will start the new Basketball season sometime in the near future. The season did,...
Montana Governor Candidates Greg Gianforte- - Kristen Juras Mike Cooney - Casey Schreiner Lyman Bishop - John Nestor Montana Statewide Gianforte/Juras (R): 325,506 - 54% Cooney/SchreinerD): 249,248 - 42% Bishop/Nestor(L): 23,838 - 4% Lewis and Clark County Gianforte/Juras (R): 21,020 - 49% Cooney/Schreiner(D): 19,967 - 47% Bishop/Nestor(L): 1,448 - 3% PCT 31 - Lincoln Gianforte/Juras (R): 534 - 72% Cooney/Schreiner (D): 170 - 23% Bishop/Nestor (L): 34 - 4% PCT 32 – North L...
LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY - COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT #2 Candidates: Tom Rolfe Mike Fasbender County-wide Results Tom Rolfe: 19,977 - 52% Mike Fasbender: 17,946 - 47% Pct 31 - Lincoln area Tom Rolfe: 243 - 37% Mike Fasbender: 406 - 62% Pct 32 – North Lincoln area Tom Rolfe: 28 - 43% Mike Fasbender: 36 - 56% ----------------------------------------------------- LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY - JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Candidates: Mark Piskolich David M. Rau County-wide Results Mark Piskolich: 20,156 - 54% David M. Rau: 16,968 - 45% Pct 31 -...
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C-46 Constitutional amendment to change constitutional amendment signature requirements. Montana Statewide Yes: 416,607 - 77% No: 124,784 - 23% Lewis and Clark County Yes: 30,692 -77% No: 8,836 - 22% PCT 31 – Lincoln Yes: 511 - 74% No: 175 - 25% PCT 32 – North Lincoln Yes: 62 - 82% No: 13 - 17% Powell County Yes: 2,087 - 71% No: 851 - 28% PCT 14 – Ovando Yes: 149 - 80% No: 35 - 19% PCT 12 - Helmville Yes: 119 - 73% No: 44 - 26% -----...
The Lincoln area got a mostly imperceptible shake early Friday morning as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the South Fork of Poorman Creek, between Stemple Pass Road and Granite Butte at a depth of about 7.7 miles. The earthquake struck at about 6:22 a.m., Oct. 30 but didn't cause any reported damage. According to the US Geological survey, the tremor was the largest of 21 minor quakes to rumble below the surface in the Poorman Creek area over the last 30 days. A 2.7...
President We may not yet know who won the presidential election at the national level, but with 96% of precincts fully reported, we know how the candidates for federal office fared in Montana Candidates: Donald Trump - Michael Pence (R) Joseph Biden - Kamala Harris (D) Jo Jorgensen - Jeremy Cohen (L) Montana State: Trump - Pence(R) 340,586 57% Biden - Harris (D) 243,223 41% Jorgensen - Cohen (L) 15,047 3% Lewis and Clark County Trump - Pence(R) 21,407 50% Biden - Harris (D)...
In November, the Lincoln Branch Library will be focusing on two main programs, with some additional programming for children. Every Friday at 11 a.m., the library is hosting an online story time. Anyone who is interested can call or email Kate at the Library to get the link to join in for songs and stories. They will also have a new take and make craft available every week for families to pick up. In addition, they are still offering Library Packs. Patrons can choose between a story time pack with picture books, a genre pack...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fourteen calls for service during the week of Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, 2020. Deputies performed one civil service and one traffic stop in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls generated a case report last week. Wednesday, Oct. 28: A deputy responded to the 600 block of D St. for a report of criminal mischief. The complainant stated someone had run into his green metal gate. The deputy confirmed the gate was destroyed by a vehicle at the cor...
Shooting Stars "I'll toss my coins in the fountain, Look for clovers in grassy lawns Search for shooting stars in the night Cross my fingers and dream on." ~ Tracy Chapman Lincoln, Montana is lucky enough to see two varieties of shooting stars over the course of the year. Dodecatheon pulchellum, also called the darkthroat, pretty, or prairie shooting star, is native to Montana and shows up in early spring. The meteoric variety of shooting star is visible locally in the night...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce announced Monday the cancellation of the 2020 Lincoln Community Benefit slated for Nov. 7. Although the online auction fundraiser that is currently underway on Facebook will continue through noon, Nov. 8, the LVCC board opted to cancel the rest of the planned Benefit events due to flat ticket sales. Concerns about COVID-19, prompted the Chamber to plan this year's benefit as an online event through Facebook Live that would have included...
Lincoln School grade school students take part in the annual Halloween Walk. Lincoln School students also took part in a pumpkin decorating contest Oct. 29. The classes worked together to decorate the pumpkins, which were put on display outside the school at the start of the Halloween Walk....
Editor's Note: As many of our readers are aware, the Lincoln-area has a significant population of veterans of the Armed Services. In honor of Veteran's Day this year we are kicking off a what we hope will be a regular series of features highlighting individual veterans and their service. Don LaRoque served in the Navy submarine service for 14 years as a sonar technician. LaRoque grew up in Great Falls and joined the military a few months out of high school, in 1978. "I always...
November, of course plays host to Thanksgiving. For me, it's a sign that "fall" is really here. There is a quote I've seen over the last few years that says, "The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go." Maybe that's why I think of fall as more of my new year, and a time of year that signifies new beginnings. What better way to start anew than to let go of the old? As I began writing my column for this week, it occurred to me that with the weight of...
Royal Richard Olson, 99, passed Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. He was born on Aug. 19, 1921 in Marquette, Neb. to Albert and Dora Olson. He joined two older sisters, Dorothy and Gloria, and was later joined by a younger brother, Norman. The family moved to Minnesota when he was four years old and lived on several different farms. Growing up in Minnesota Royal attended Deer Park School and worked the farm. He learned to drive gravel truck while working for Vern Engstrand and Bill...
Charles (Chuck) Michael Sutej, age 73 of Lincoln, Mont. passed away peacefully Oct. 24, 2020. There will be a Celebration of Life next summer. He requested there be no funeral. Burial will be at a later date. Chuck was born in Great Falls to Charles Edward and Bonnie Ruthell Sutej on June 21, 1947. Chuck attended and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1965, the last graduating class before CMR was opened. He enlisted in the Montana Air National Guard in 1966 -1981 as a...
The Christmas season in the Upper Blackfoot Valley is likely to look a bit less festive this year, as COVID-19 precautions take their toll on events. Among the casualties this year are Ovando’s Old West Christmas Fest and Lincoln’s annual Christmas Bazaar. Leigh Ann Valiton, one of the organizers of the Old West Christmas Fest, said social distancing requirements were among the primary reasons Ovando opted to call off their annual celebration. Valiton said the impact on the craft show, which is held every year in the Ova...
Lincoln resident Theresa Proff raises a variety of animals on her property, most notably bobcats and African cats. Proff bought her first bobcat after she got married and moved to Montana from Alaska in 2011. "I've been a cat lover all my life. We had an opportunity to buy a bobcat kitten from a breeder in Arkansas, so that was the start," she said. The bobcat, Lakota, is now eight years old. "I got another bobcat kitten from a breeder in Montana," said Proff. His name is Tund...
The Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small fire at a residence along Highway 200 about 15 miles east of Lincoln Sunday evening. The fire, which effectively destroyed the homes kitchen, started when a pan with grease in it caught fire. Homeowner Denis Bordeleau managed to extinguish the fire, despite not being able to see the flames for the smoke, by breaking a window and spraying the kitchen area with water from his garden hose. Unable to re-enter his house...
High winds caused a power outage east of town Friday, Oct. 30. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts in Lincoln exceeding 25 mph between 3 and 5 p.m., with a 31 mph gust recorded at 5:03 p.m. West of Lincoln, Ovando saw gusts up to 42 mph, while weather.gov reported the Helena area that day saw gusts of greater than 50 mph. The high winds knocked down a tree about 14 miles east of Lincoln, which then fell onto Northwestern Energy power lines. According to Fire...
An accident late on Beaver Creek Road Wednesday night, Oct. 21, claimed the life of Lincoln resident Chris Buster, 44, when his pickup went off the road about five miles north of Highway 200. Lewis and Clark County Dispatch received word of the accident at 10:40 a.m. Thursday Buster failed to return to his home in Lincoln Wednesday night after spending the day scouting for elk. Bobbijean and friends discovered the accident Thursday morning. Montana State Highway Patrol...
The Lincoln Prosperity Group - formerly the Upper Blackfoot Working Group – hosted a Virtual Open House Oct. 19 to gather feedback on the Lincoln Prosperity Proposal from Helena-area residents. The event was the first in a series of virtual open houses planned over the next three months, to introduce Montanans outside the Upper Blackfoot to the collaborative plan for public land management in the Lincoln area. The open houses are part of the final push to refine the proposal w...
Montana has recently seen a drastic uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases, with 622 new cases reported Monday, Oct. 26. Of those, 29 were in Lewis and Clark County. According to the Lewis and Clark County Public Health Department's COVID-19 Dashboard, the county had 598 active cases Monday. Those numbers have been increasing by between 20 and 30 new cases per day throughout October. "Montana is in a critical situation right now with COVID," Eric Merchant, Administrator for...
