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Last Thursday's annual Adopt-a-Species assembly for Lincoln grade schoolers came up short a few feathered friends, but Rebecca Skeldon, the education coordinator with the Montana Discovery Foundation, kept the youngsters engaged with a look at "The Life that Fire Brings" to the landscape. Every year the Montana Discovery Foundation hosts an adopt-a species assembly, with a visit by native raptors being one of the assembly's highlights. Unfortunately for the kids, the folks wit...
The Valley Christian Lady Eagles flew into the Lincoln gym Friday night, Sept. 27 to give the Lady Lynx a heated battle on the volleyball court. Jaylin Lewenight, the standout for the Lynx in the junior varsity sets, made nine ace serves and four of the team's eight kills. The first two sets were close, with Valley winning them 22-25 and 23-25. The junior varsity Lynx roared back and won the third set 15-11, helped by a key block from Junior Lindsey Weisner. In the important f...
With a blizzard coming any minute, Lincoln volleyball fans used their last nice day to turn out and cheer for the Junior High ladies on Thursday, Sept. 26 as they faced our local area opponent, the Drummond Trojans. The "A team" of older 7th and 8th grade players came out revved up and ready to romp. The first set showcased lots of teamwork plays, setting the ball and assisting one another. Even though Kylee Copenhaver and Krymzen Dempster had most of the stellar stats, they w...
If the Victor Pirates were anxious to get back to the Bitterroot ahead of the snow storm, the Lady Lynx accommodated their early departure with a speedy win: 25-10, 25-11, 18 - 25 and 25-17 in the Homecoming varsity match-up. The first two sets were blow-out, lopsided victories for Lincoln. Set three presented more challenges but Alexis Cannon and Andrea LaManna were keeping their blocks and kills warmed up for the final 25-17 victory in set four. Stats were impressive with...
It was a time to be brave. The Lincoln Lynx middle school volleyball gals from the 4th, 5th and 6th grade made up the majority of the local "Junior High" team that stood across the net from the tall and lanky 7th and 8th grade players from Missoula's Valley Christian Junior High Saturday morning, Sept. 20. The little "B team" Lynx ladies seemed so excited to exhibit their new skills in front of a packed crowd of friends and family that it probably didn't cross their minds to...
Friday the 13th of September was an unlucky night for the Helena Christian Rams volleyball "B squad" of 5th, 6th and some 7th grade ladies as they rolled into Lincoln to be squashed by the Lynx in three straight sets. Assistant Coach Brenna Clark had her younger Lincoln players in top form and their serves seemed almost automatic. The score, 15-8, 15-3 and 15-0, demonstrated that the Helena ladies had lost their confidence and energy during the lopsided point spread. Seventh...
The daycare received approval from the state last week and opened its doors for kids Monday morning....
Volleyball season bounced into Lincoln Thursday night, Sept. 5 before a sparse early-season hometown crowd in the school gym as the Lincoln lady Lynx took on the more numerous Darby Tiger players. The Darby bus brought 24 ladies, evenly divided between varsity and junior varsity teams, while the Lincoln ladies had only eleven total players, many of them playing in both games. But, until exhaustion set in, the Lynx seemed to draw energy and intensity from the ether. Long...
It's been a busy time for Emilee Rivera as she gets things in place to open a much-needed daycare service in Lincoln. Rivera has been purchasing and assembling items, getting student packets together and working through the licensing procedures for Lil Lynx Daycare, all while caring for her own children. Rivera, who grew up in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School in 2010, returned home last October when her husband, Robert assumed the post of Lincoln's resident...
The 2019 Lincoln parade, July 6....
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation says a recently completed land purchase and conveyance will conserve 620 acres near Green Mountain east of Lincoln, protecting elk and wildlife habitat and creating improved public access to lands near Lewis and Clark Pass. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation purchased the property on the east slope of the Continental Divide from the Ingersoll family of Wolf Creek in March and conveyed the property to the Helena - Lewis and Clark National...
Lynx Spirit is the theme for this years Lincoln Parade, scheduled for Saturday, July 6 at 11 a.m. We would like to have more people involved in the parade, especially kids. Maybe a decorated bike contest. Also, football, basketball, wrestling, skateboard floats would be great. Businesses, clubs, organizations, we know you are busy, but if we don’t get floats for the parade, nobody will come to a parade. If you are interested in any of these or think of something else, please let us know. We have application forms. Thanks J...
Two vegetation management projects planned for the Lincoln Ranger District are moving forward after recently completing key steps in their respective decisional processes. The Lincoln Ranger District completed consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Willow Creek Vegetation Project last week, while the extended comment period on the re-vamped Stonewall Vegetation Management Project closed in mid-April. Willow Creek The Ranger District submitted biological...
The most hilarious fun that could be had for free in Lincoln last week was the spring elementary round-robin basketball for kindergarten through 3rd grade boys and girls. Developing dribbling, passing and shooting skills from an early age, in front of family and friends, is long on fun and short on rules like travelling, fouling and shooting at the correct basket. Kynleigh Dietz stopped her drive down the sideline to give her great-grandma, Shirley Dietz, a big hug on her way...
Jack John Stearns began his journey to Heaven Dec. 6, 2018 surrounded by his loving family as he set out on his new adventure. Cremation has taken place at Croxford's Funeral Home, Jack's celebration of life which will be May 11 at 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Community Hall in Lincoln Mont. Jack was 77 years old. Jack was born April 9, 1941 in Moorehead, Minn. to Iron and Mable Ingalls. Jack joined the Army in February of 1959 and was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. as a Tracked...
The Lincoln Lynx basketball teams ended their seasons at the Western C District Tournament in Frenchtown last week. The Lincoln girls started off strong with a Valentine's Day 45-29 win over the Victor Lady Pirates. The decisive win set them up to face off against the District 13 C top seed, the Seeley Swan Blackhawks Feb. 15. The Lincoln girls proved to be a tough team to beat, despite a commanding 25 - 11 lead by Seeley at the half. The Lady Lynx flipped the script on the...
Lincoln High School Junior Nathan Brown surpassed the 1300-point mark for his high school career during the Lynx win against the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Saturday. Brown sank the 23 points against the Mountain Cats that pushed him over the 1300 point mark, and his performance Friday saw him rack up 32 points against Victor, which accounted for half the Lynx points scored in the home-game loss. Brown's father, Lincoln High Basketball Coach Shane Brown, said there's a pretty...
For a little high school like Lincoln, playing a combine of two separate high schools can be intimidating, but the Lynx brought their courageous A-game to the floor on Saturday night against the Mountain Cats of Superior/Alberton (called"Clark Fork"). The Lynx were ahead at the half, 25 - 18. Their lead slowly grew in the second half even though Kade Creech fouled out in the fourth period after scoring six points. The Mountain Cats had more height, but less senior experience...
The varsity men of the hometown Lincoln Lynx have been riding a roller coaster of up and down games on the basketball court this winter. After the raucous home games of last week, the MOA sent up some of their best refs to bring law and order back to Blackfoot Valley athletics Friday, Jan. 26. Instant whistles for infractions and two quick technical fouls on each team for unsportsmanlike conduct in the first minute of the game told everyone that these officials were in charge...
Six foot post player, junior Alexis Cannon is getting used to having opposing players hanging all over her as she goes up to the hoop but she still managed to sink six baskets and four free throws to be the high scoring leader with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Senior leader Maggie Jorgensen (four points and five steals) fouled out in the third period and was only hitting 13 percent of her shots through the swarming defense of the Lady Pirates. Seniors Carly Templeton had seven...
Coach Shane Smith had his junior high ladies in top form to face down the Lady Rams from Helena Christian School in a fast paced competitive contest Saturday afternoon, Jan. 12. The Lincoln squad managed to stay at least one basket ahead of the opponents until half time. Running out of the locker room for the third period, the eyes of the Jr Hi Lynx blazed with renewed determination as they slowly but inevitably widened the gap. The final buzzer put the 23 - 16 win in the...
On Friday afternoon, Jan. 11, the Lincoln Lady Lynx faced the St. Regis ladies in a non-conference duel at home. The Tigers, on a 6-4 winning streak, have cut a wide swath in the last few years whenever they came to the Blackfoot Valley. Their two senior aces, 5- foot, 8-inch Madison Kelly and Emma Hill at 5-foot , 9-inches, are well known to the local fans as the perennial high scoring nemeses of the Lynx. On this day, portions of the Lady Lynx bench were reserved for the...
The Lincoln faithful have been waiting and waiting for a basketball game in their own gym. The Lynx varsity season, which began for the Lincoln men in Frenchtown Nov. 30, has been on the road for six weeks. But, if excitement is what the doctor ordered for a dreary winter day, the home game Friday, Jan. 11 filled the bill, in a match that was part basketball and part demolition derby. Fireworks electrified the crowd from the first whistle. The stands were packed and the Lynx c...
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest announced Friday that it has a new plan for the Stonewall Vegetation Project west of Lincoln. The new proposed alternative, outlined in a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, includes 1,435 acres of treatments including commercial thinning, 270 acres of prescribed burns and other activities. Forest Service crews would have to construct less than a mile of temporary road and perform maintenance on 27 miles of established...
Junior high games, especially at the beginning of the season, can be a combination of mass pandemonium and falling-down frustration as every player on the court grabs for the elusive ball. On the other hand, local fans see glimpses of future greatness in the youngsters as they watch their boys dribble the full court, make lay-up baskets and execute coach's offensive plays. Every Lynx player was tuned up to show Mom and Dad what they are learning in practice. "Learning" being...
