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Bob Armstrong joined the National Guard as a junior in high school and served two years, before going on to serve two years in the Army and four more years in the reserve, half active and half inactive. Armstrong attended high school in Dickinson, ND and graduated in 1954. "They took our Guard unit that they had in town to Korea," said Armstrong. "When they did that, they started up a new unit there in Dickinson." Students had to get the permission of their parents to join ear...
In their first year, Red Sleighs Over Montana paid a visit to the Lincoln Airport Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23. "We thought we'd send some cheer to smaller towns," said pilot Bryan Douglass, who flew into Lincoln with his daughter-in-law and acting elf Jackie Douglass to drop of goodies for Lincoln kids. "Smaller towns don't always get the attention." Lincoln was the last stop for Douglass, who had also visited Cut Bank earlier in the day. The event was organized by the...
A man driving from Missoula to Great Falls fell asleep at the wheel and struck a power pole in front of the Power House Gym in downtown Lincoln Thursday, Dec. 17. The driver walked away from the accident without any injuries, despite sheering off the bottom 12 or so feet of the power pole. "He admitted to falling asleep," said Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Inman, who investigated the accident. "Everything shows that he fell asleep as well. He drove off the road asleep...
This year's Lincoln Lynx basketball season, which was already delayed due to COVID-19, is hanging on the rim as Lincoln school athletic director and boys basketball coach Shane Brown works to get a handle on the number of students who will turn out to play this season. Brown and girls basketball coach Curtiss Janzen began practices Saturday in an effort to get enough of them in to start the season Jan. 8, but he said the numbers are extremely low. "(For the) girls, we're...
Verifiable numbers of COVID 19 cases for the community of Lincoln remain hard to verify, but Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance President Aaron Birkholz said there are currently 13 cases being reported in Lincoln through the state system. "They're still in the active cases," he said Sunday, "so they're still within their quarantine time." With family members included he estimates there are about 25 people here currently in quarantine for the virus. He said there have been a total of...
Michael Thomas Krajewski, 40, of Lincoln, passed away on Dec. 2, 2020 after a heroic battle with kidney cancer. Michael was born in Scranton, Pa. on June 7, 1980 and adopted by Walter and Kathleen Krajewski. He attended Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah, graduating in 1998. On March 21st, 2016 he married the love of his life, Michael Haag-Jahsman. Together they moved to Lincoln, Montana in 2017 where they found happiness, friends, and their place in a loving community....
Wrestling in Lincoln usually starts in December, but with school closed, the start date has been postponed. Though wrestling isn’t a school-sponsored sport, wrestling coach Ezra Schwalm said he felt it would be unfair to go forward with practice while the school was closed. Schwalm does hope to start wrestling practices if school opens after the Christmas break. “My plan before school shut down was basically (at the)beginning of December to get it lined out as quick as I could. My goal was to get it rolling last week, to hol...
"If we can come to a broad consensus, that has the potential to give us power. A new kind of power that will let us figure out that maybe we can affect some change. It may take decades, it may happen a long time after I'm gone, but it begins with the first step and that's what this is about." Paul Roos made that comment in the spring of 2014 while talking about community movement he had been spearheading since the year before. Paul passed away Nov. 10 after a short battle...
The Lewis and Clark County Commission unanimously approved the application for a $20,000 grant from the Montana Main Street Program during the Friday Dec. 5 Government Day meeting held via Zoom. Although the grant would be for the community of Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County is technically the applicant, as the local government with jurisdiction over the town. If approved, the grant and $5000 in matching funds raised by Envision Lincoln will provide approximately half the fund...
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...
Barbara J. Wingender French, passed suddenly Nov. 13, 2020, at her home in Lincoln, Montana. Barbara was born Jan. 13, 1955, in Winnemucca, Nev. to Randall and Mary Christine Wingender. She is a proud member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead reservation. Barbara spent her early years in Walkerville, Mont. After the passing of her mother, she lived at the Helena Deaconess home for children, until she was taken in by her loving foster parents, Jim an...
Lincoln resident Chad Sutej was recognized as the Blackfoot Valley Optimist Club’s Optimist of the Year for 2019-2020. “There was really no question in my mind as to who should have received this award. Chad is always willing to help out,” Optimist President Shayne Lindsey said. “He goes above and beyond, and has been involved and instrumental in everything we do from the very beginning. He embodies everything that the Optimist Club stands for and has helped raise a lot of money to give back to the youth in our local communi...
The Lincoln Senior Center closed their doors to in-person dining and activities in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. It's been nearly nine months, and seniors are feeling the impact. "I just feel like seniors got punished a lot on this whole deal," said Denny Peterson, Senior Citizen Board President. "It started out, we were having our lunches there, and they canceled that, even though there was space," said Peterson, adding that outside of the Community Hall, the...
The Lewis and Clark County Commission unanimously approved the application for a $20,000 grant from the Montana Main Street Program during the Friday Dec. 5 Government Day meeting held via Zoom. Although the grant would be for the community of Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County is technically the applicant, as the local government with jurisdiction over the town. If approved, the grant and $5000 in matching funds raised by Envision Lincoln will provide approximately half the fund...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
With the colder weather and holidays fast approaching, winter offers a great time to try out new recipes, rediscover old favorites, and swap dishes with friends and neighbors. In collaboration with the Helena Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library, the Lincoln Library is hosting a month-long program through Dec 12 to encourage recipe and story sharing. Residents can participate in the Trading Traditions Holiday Recipe Swap by submitting recipes online through the library website...
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...
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...
Tiana Valler and I had been talking of doing a Christmas Stroll beginning last June. We were hopeful we could host an event that would bring businesses, artists, crafters, independent sales associates, eateries and bar establishments together, while promoting Lincoln and bringing people to town to shop, dine, stay, visit and get into the holiday spirit. We had planned to work in conjunction with the Annual Craft Bazaar and Santa’s Workshop for the kids, both of which have b...
