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Two weeks ago, we ran an excerpt from Gold Pans and Singletrees that detailed the past tribulations face by the Lincoln School District, including the fire that destroyed the school in 1978. A Great Falls Tribune story from July 26 of that year looked at the challenges the town faced as they considered the options for rebuilding, with the 1978-79 school year fast approaching....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-five calls for service during the week of Aug. 23 to Aug. 29. Deputies performed four traffic stops and two civil services in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls generated a case report last week: Deputies responded to a report of a suicidal male at a campsite Sunday, Aug. 23 in the 1500 block of Highway 200. The male had severe injuries and Lincoln Ambulance and Fire Rescue were already on scene. After hard work by all first...
According to direct sales statistics, there are approximately 16 million people who account for the direct sales workforce in the U.S., generating more than 35 billion dollars in retails sales. In Montana there are more than 90K direct sales consultants with an estimated $142 million dollars in retail sales throughout the state, and in Lincoln alone we have more than 13 independent consultants representing more than 20 direct sales companies. Each person's reason for...
Darryan Gonzales joins the Lincoln Public Schools this year as the music teacher. Originally from Four Corners, Farmington, N.M., Gonzales was in band through middle and high school, is a classically trained clarinetist and specializes in jazz saxophone and voice. In addition, she performed in the University of Montana's Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Chamber Chorale, jazz ensembles, and served as Drum Major for two years in the Grizzly Marching Band. "As a specialist, I'm...
Citizens Alliance Bank formally opened the expansion of their Lincoln branch with a visit from the Forstrom brothers and a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Aug. 27. Lincoln Branch Manager Shane Lindsay and Montana Market Manager Ryan Fritz snipped a red, white and blue ribbon while Citizens Alliance Bank president John Gill and Chairman Philip Forstrom, local staff members and board members looked on. "The Forstrom brothers really appreciate the support and investment in the community...
AirBnB and similar services allow individuals, called "hosts," to offer up second homes, cabins and spare rooms as short-term rentals. AirBnB currently shows nine listings in the Lincoln area, ranging from a private room to a camper to full cabins and houses. Several studies over the last few years have stated that AirBnB rentals can raise the rental and housing prices in a community, while also driving down the availability of long-term rentals as property owners choose to...
The Lincoln School gym received something of a makeover over the summer. Derek Perez, Lincoln School Custodian, said the gym floor was sanded down to bare wood, refinished, given new school graphics and resealed. He said it's the first time the floor has been rejuvenated worked on since the original gym floor was replaced in 2007. Superintendent Jennifer Packer, Athletic Director Shane Brown and Perez all had input into the new floor design. The design features the ears and...
If the COVID-19 virus doesn't kill you, going to the Lady Lynx volleyball games may get you instead. With only nine spectators in the Lincoln bleachers trying to shout and cheer through their face masks, the usual game day vibe against the St. Regis Lady Tigers rolled off to a deceptively slow start. Little did the fans know that by the thrilling tie-breaker fifth set, hearts would be pounding and time would seem to stand still at every one of the seven tie-score moments in...
The Lincoln Rural Fire District board of trustees held their Aug. 27 meeting in their new digs at Station 4, which will be the site for their meetings going forward. "As you can see, this thing is really coming together," District Chairman Dick Birkholz said. "It's come a long way in a couple months. The meeting itself dealt primarily with the budget for Fiscal Year 2021 and a plan to pay down the mortgage on Station 4, which was acquired from Chris Waits in early 2019....
Heading east out of Lincoln, the speed limit on Highway 200 jumps up to 70 mph, with a passing zone that stretches from the Blackfoot Valley Bible Church to the Lincoln Ranger Station, but with increased traffic and more people discovering Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, concerns about safety have grown amid recent accidents and near misses. The issue had been a concern for the BPSW board since the sculpture park's inception, and a recent analysis of visitation to...
We want to thank Connie Guegold so much for the beautiful eagle sculpture that was placed on our tree stump. What an awesome surprise we had seeing it, and we are enjoying it so much. As we walk down the road our eyes capture the wonderfulness of other carvings. What joy they bring to all of us! Thank you again Sienna,John Burns and family Lincoln...
The 2020-21 school year began Monday with students returning to the classroom for the first time since March. The start of a new school year is always an uncertain time, but few have likely started off with as many uncertainties as this one as COVID-19 guidance from the state and county continues to evolve. Last Monday, Aug.17, the Lincoln School Board held an emergency Zoom meeting to discuss the impacts of Governor Steve Bullock's Aug. 12 face mask requirements for students...
With less housing on the market, finding local and affordable housing can pose difficulties throughout Lewis and Clark County, and finding affordable housing brings added difficulties in Lincoln. Lewis and Clark County partnered with Helena last year to fund a new Housing Navigator position to help support county residents in finding long-term housing. Chandler Rowling, who started in the position in January, said the Housing Navigation program supports workforce housing. She...
Hunters, if you plan to hunt using a tree stand, keep in mind that tree stands on leased state lands are only allowed for three days. Lincoln Game Warden Ezra Schwalm said the three-day limit on leased land is a little know regulation, but it affects most of the state land in the Lincoln area, which have been leased for various purposes. Stands are allowed on unleased state forested land for 16 days in a 30 day period. If you're unsure whether the state land you plan to hunt...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received forty-one calls for service during the week of Aug. 16 to Aug. 22, 2020. Deputies performed six traffic stops and three civil services in the Lincoln area. None of those calls generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were six 911 hang-ups, two non-injury crashes, one administrative call, two animal complaints, one bite complaint, one citizen assist, three disorderly incidents, one...
Barney VandenBos stopped into the BVD office last week. His wife Claudette, passed away last month and he received a sympathy card from their friend Mary in Arizona. What made the card extra special was that it got to him at all. The card was simply addressed to: "Barney, Lincoln, MT 59639" yet the Lincoln Post Office nevertheless got it to him. That fact impressed him enough that he wanted to share his appreciation. The delivery shows that, while the United States Postal...
Let’s face it, life is all about choices. The ones we make, the ones that are made for us, and even the ones we don’t make, which technically are still a choice. There are everyday choices, like what do I wear or what do I have to eat, to life-changing choices, like do I take this new job, or do I move across the country or marry this person, and every choice in between. We’re making choices from the time we are very young, usually right up until the time our lives on earth ar...
A $38,000 Rural Development Block Grant awarded to Envision Lincoln by the USDA is helping to fund additional planning for an in-town trails plan, as well as two contractor positions to support Envision Lincoln’s goals. Karyn Good, Envision Lincoln’s lead community coordinator, learned of the award July 8. She and Erin Farris-Olsen, the rural development director for the Heart of the Rockies Initiative, worked to prepares and submit the grant application through HOR on behalf of Envision Lincoln to help the organization dev...
The 2020 decennial Census count started on Apr. 1. With the final day to be counted scheduled for September 30, Montana lags behind nearly every other state with a completion rate on Aug. 21 of 66.4 percent. That puts Montana in fourth to last place, above Puerto Rico, New Mexico, and South Carolina. Census data is used for a variety of purposes. The U.S. Census estimates that for every Montana resident counted (including children), the state receives approximately $2,000 in f...
Following a pair of meetings over the last month, the Envision Lincoln core team agreed to apply for a Montana Main Street grant to help hire a professional to develop a master plan for the community. The need for a master plan has become apparent since Envision Lincoln hosted an open house in February to discuss the in-town trails plan and to kick off the discussion of downtown revitalization. The core team first discussed the issue of master planning during a July 30 Zoom...
The Lincoln Telephone Company has been offering their "Round Up" service to support local organizations since 1999. In that time, donations have totaled more than $36,000 said Aaron Daniel, Lincoln Telephone Company manager. Customers can select to "round up" their monthly bill to the next dollar to donate funding to Lincoln organizations. Lincoln Telephone recently started promoting the opportunity for customers to round up even more, allowing them to select the additional...
Like much of Montana, the real estate market in Lincoln has been busy this summer. In other parts of the state, increased realty sales have been linked to out-of-town purchasers buying houses sight-unseen, and looking for places to get away from COVID. In Lincoln, local real estate agent Becky Garland thinks there are additional causes. "I think, just according to my business and my opinion, we're beginning to now see it increasing because of COVID," said Garland. However, she...
At their regular Aug. 10 meeting, the Lincoln School Board opted to resume in-person teaching at Lincoln Public Schools when classes start Aug. 24. However, a directive issued by Governor Steve Bullock Aug. 12 prompted an emergency Zoom meeting Aug. 17, to re-examine their decision. "We approved going back to school, and parents had the option of their kids going online," School board President Aaron Birkholz told the BVD. He said under their initial school re-opening plan,...
The Fields Gulch Fire six miles south of Lincoln went into "patrol status" at the end of last week, with firefighters from the Lincoln Ranger District Initial Attack crew mopping up hotspots and cold-trailing fireline over the weekend. Lincoln Ranger District Fire Management Officer said the fire's containment was rated at about 80 percent Monday. "The weekend was real calm, no change with the fire," he said, adding that firefighters are being especially watchful as they walk...
Sixteen teams took part in the 37th Annual Bob Purdy Co-Ed Softball Tournament at Hooper Park over the weekend. The slow-pitch tournament was one of the only softball tournaments to be played in the state this year, and both the players and the umpires took precautions to help ensure social distancing, including the use of strike zone mats. "We followed all (COVID-19) guidelines. They had mat ball, where there's a mat behind home plate...so everybody can stand at a distance,"...
