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At the Lincoln American Legion Post 9 Memorial Day observance, Doug Vulcan told the story of the red poppy, memorialized in Lt. Col John McCrae's 1915 poem 'In Flanders Field' and how it became the Official flower of the American Legion in memory of the fallen. He told of Moina Belle Michael, who penned 'We Shall Keep the Faith' a poem in response to McCrae. She created the tradition of wearing poppies with a pledge "to KEEP THE FAITH and always to wear a red poppy of...
Visitors take advantage of the Lincoln Community River Park to beat the heat Sunday afternoon. The River Park provides guest with access to the river for fishing and also boasts plenty of wading opportuntiies for younger kids, as well as a couple good swimming holes....
Mike Campbell and his grandsons load up a pile of fireworks detritus from the west baseball field into the back of a truck Monday morning. The pile of trash represented only a fraction of the garbage that had been gathered up by Volunteers from the Forest Service earlier that morning. Every year volunteers are welcome to help with the park's annual cleanup following the fireworks displays. The community asks visitors to use the ball fields for their personal fireworks to help...
In the last month, the Lincoln Senior Center has starting hosting some of the weekly activities that had been canceled during the pandemic. Dominoes has not yet returned, but pinochle and wood carving are both meeting weekly again. Pinochle meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, and wood carving is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. "We're encouraging people to start using the facility," said Kathy Reeves, who coordinates the pinochle evenings. "We are looking. If you want to...
Editor's Note: Deputy Rivera submitted this report last week, but we forgot to post the update. Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received forty-two calls for service during the weeks of June 6 to June 19 in the Lincoln area. Five of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy responded to the 500 block for a report of forgery Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The...
Tristan Tronstad and Trayce Rivera set up a lemonade stand on the corner of Sleepy Hollow and Highway 200 last Wednesday, to take advantage of thirsty visitors. The pair did a pretty brisk business, with several people stopping by for lemony refreshments. The boys even picked up a few extra bucks from people who just appreciated seeing the boys taking some initiative to make money the old fashioned way. The boys' business model, planned for a three day stretch, even included...
Lincoln is set to have a banner summer, with events and activities scheduled most weekends through the end of August. Memorial Day weekend set the tone for the summer, with back-to-back ATV events on Saturday and Sunday. Other organizations and non-profits have their own events scheduled throughout the summer, making up for the string of cancellations that defined last year. The annual Community Spring Rummage Sale is this weekend, June 19 and 20, with more than 20 sales on...
Wow, Lincoln was hopping for rummage sale days last weekend. There were 27 sales on the map. I forgot one and added it where I could. A gentleman came in and was having a garage sale that did not know about the town-wide sales, he could not be on the map, but I tossed his info on social media, he put signs up and he said today the sale went great. I went to quite a few sales and ran into a few that were not on the town wide map, but they put up signs and had successful sales...
First of all, I'd again like to thank everyone who came out and supported us at the Firemans Ball and those who generously donated. We can't do it without you. You will notice that we just moved fire danger to high. Things are drying fast and we will probably go to very high in the next week or two. Please be careful out there. It wont take much. With the onset of fire season, please keep your eyes peeled and if you see something, call 911. We rely on everyone to report...
Lincoln's first farmers market in two years kicked off on June 4 with several booths and a steady flow of visitors at Valler's Market. The plan to start a Farmers Market in Lincoln originated with Envision Lincoln's Health and Wellness Action team in 2018. The market originally started in 2019 with funds from the Lincoln Council for the Arts, which served as the market's fiscal sponsor, and the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce. Jason and Tiana Valler, owners of Valler...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received 64 calls for service during the weeks of May 9 to May 22, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Fourteen of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Five of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: Monday, May 10. A deputy responded to a report of an assault in the Lincoln area. A male allegedly attempted to run a female over with his vehicle. The female had injuries and was checked out by...
It was a night of fun, games, and support for the local Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited Chapter of the Ducks Unlimited organization. After taking a year off, like most things last year due to COVID, the local DU Banquet returned Saturday, May 15. More than 100 people from around the state came to celebrate, raise money for Ducks Unlimited and show their support for the organization. Local businesses donated items for the Silent and Live auctions, as well as the new Mystery...
Led by the pitching expertise of Henry Smith and Myles Greany, the newly-formed Bent Nail Construction team gave the visiting Great West Engineering team from Helena a run for their money in Little League action on May 6th in Hooper Park. The score at the close of innings was 11 – 4 in favor of Helena, but Lincoln played well and had loaded up the bases several times. Almost all of these little athletes have never played baseball before 2021, so this respectable showing p...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fifty-nine calls for service in the Lincoln area during the weeks of April 25 to May 8, 2021 Thirteen of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Four of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy responded to a cold burglary Wednesday, April 28 in the 4000 block of East Highway 200. It was reported someone had broken into the complainant’s garage over-night and stole s...
Hooper Park in Lincoln received an Arbor Day grant and additional funding from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. "Misty Edwards is kinda the county's liaison with the Park Board, and she knew they were interested in doing multiple upgrades for the park," said Ann McCauley, the Grants Administrator for Lewis and Clark County, who secured the grant and funding for the trees. The grant is offered annually for tree plantings as part of the DNRC's Urban...
The Lincoln Little League teams have 61 kids playing ball, ranging from the four- and five-year-olds playing T-ball to older kids on 9U (Bent Nail Construction) and 11U (Hi Country) teams. Although the teams haven't seen much success yet in their inaugural year, parent Wendi Dietz reports they are having fun and improving with every game. Upcoming home games are slated for Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m., when Bent Nail takes on Great West Engineering, and Friday, May7, when Hi...
Master Planning Envision Lincoln continues to work on master planning. Lewis and Clark County and the Montana Business Assistance Connection were awarded two separate grants totaling $47,000 to fund development of a professional master plan. "The one thing we will have to do is a (Request For Proposal) for a contractor to develop a master plan," she said. A committee will develop the RFP based on templates used by other communities and then it will be submitted to the county...
Firefighters with Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue conduct extrication training at Station 3, east of Lincoln Saturdqy, April. Looking ahead to a busy summer on Highway 200, the training ensures Lincoln's firefighters are proficient at safely freeing motorists who may be trapped in a vehicle following an accident....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen calls for service during the week of April 4 to April 10 in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. None of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area in the last week were one non-injury crash, two citizen assist, two citizen complaints, one disorderly individual, one family disturbance, one suspicious...
Jesse Sallin, Rosaire Hoffman and Kate Radford Created a 62-inch by 84-inch queen size quilt out of the late Lola Arvidson's varied and unique vintage aprons. The quilt is being raffled off, with the proceeds supporting the Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society's Matt King House reconstruction and restoration project. The Quilt will be on display at Citizen's Alliance Bank in June. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Tickets can be purchased from Jesse Sallin or Erin Dey...
The Lincoln Community Garden hosted its first class of the season Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Valler's Heritage House. The class focused on seed saving, the Lewis and Clark Conservation District's Pollinator Initiative and plans for a local seed bank. More than 25 people came out for the class, including attendees from Canyon Creek and the Helmville/Ovando area. "Initially we put out a few chairs and had the couch, but quickly had to bring out more chairs to accommodate the...
Last week marks one year since Rocky shut its doors to the public due to COVID-19. Since that time, many of us have suffered loss, illness, and isolation The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but older people carried the very worst of it, both in catching the virus and in the shelter-in-place mandates that created unprecedented social isolation. Our goal has always been getting seniors back to the Senior Centers. Lewis & Clark County and its partners have done a spectacular job in getting people vaccinated, with Rocky playi...
Easter is just a little more than a week away, and Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue is bringing back their traditional Easter Egg Hunt at Hooper Park. Kids up to sixth grade are welcome to come to the park Easter Sunday, April 4 at 1 p.m. to gather up hundreds of the candy-filled eggs scattered around by the firefighters. "We want to start getting things back to normal for folks, especially the kids," Lincoln fire Chief Zach Muse told the BVD. The Hooper Park Easter egg hunt has...
The Ponderosa Snow Warriors hosted a wide range of events Saturday, including a club meeting and a free pancake breakfast at the clubhouse on Sucker Creek Road, and their annual Scholarship Fun Run. The event had sold 100 hands by about 11a.m. Although the snowmobile season will continue until snow melts or April 15, when the trails close, the day marked the final club event of a short but active season that didn't really get underway until early February. Snow Warriors...
Coyote Coffee recently expanded their offerings to include baked goods, including some gluten free items. "We get asked all the time if we have pastries or breakfast sandwiches," said owner Kristin Birkholz, "so we started carrying those. We do quite a big variety of muffin tops and bagels. And then we have some breakfast sandwiches and breakfast cookies, and then we have some gluten free options." The items come prepackaged from Seattle's Favorite. "With my food license,...
