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The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on long-standing community events. The Pete Sitch Memorial Basketball Tournament, which usually takes place in Lincoln in mid-March, has been canceled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. “We spoke with the Health Department and a few people at the school. It was just not going to be able to happen, unfortunately,” said Dave Sitch, one of the tournament organizers. The tournament, which began in 1988 in honor of Pet...
The Lincoln Community Garden is sponsoring a seed exchange and educational programming event at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 27 at Valler's Heritage House. The event is free and open to everyone in the community. Jean Pocha, from Ovando will be leading the seed exchange and discussing the basics of saving seeds. Jean has been gardening in the Blackfoot Valley for many years and is eager to share her knowledge with other gardeners in the area. Please bring seeds you have to trade...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-five calls for service during the week of Feb. 28 to March 6 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed seven traffic stops. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week: Deputies responded to reports of threats toward another's life March 1 in the 6000 block of W Highway 200. The threats were substantiated and deputies had to act. The incident ended up in a standoff with the suspect inside his home....
The Montana Heritage House planned to make their new bulk offerings available on Mar 1. The bulk offerings are part of an ongoing effort by the Vallers to bring organic foods to Lincoln at an affordable price. So far, the business has offered a variety of other foods from Montana farmers, including local Mannix beef and steaks, as well as produce, which changes seasonally. "We've been bringing in foods from Montana farmers as much as we can, but we need to expand on some of...
Ponderosa Snow Warriors President Forest Mercill reminds snowmobilers that avalanche safety should be at the forefront of their minds as they head out to ride. "It's a weird, scary year with the ice, and the sugar (snow) and the deep on top of it," he said. According to the Feb. 27 missoulaavalanche.org advisory, there is considerable danger of avalanche as snow conditions across west central Montana include wind slab and persistent weak layers within the snowpack. They recomm...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce ended their February meeting with two new board members, a re-organized board and new focus on promoting Lincoln. Tammy Jordan and Bob Weatherston, who chose to step down at the expiration of their terms, left the board with two open seats that were filled by Shelby Brookie of Rev Mountain Entertainment and newcomer Jeff Hollingsworth, the new Chief Financial Officer with Hi Country Snack Foods. When the board reorganized at the end of the evening, the LVCC officers were completely...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received forty-three calls for service during the weeks of January 31st, 2021 to February 13th, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed five traffic stops. Five of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy responded to a report of a vicious dog Friday, Feb. 5, in the 300 block of Third Ave. The complainant witnessed a dog attack one of their chickens and kill it inside the chicken coop. The dog...
The Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society received a grant from the Lincoln Valley Community Foundation in January to continue reconstruction of the Matt King house. The Lincoln Valley Community Foundation is run through the Montana Community Foundation, and grants are issued to local nonprofits. The $8,800 grant award to the UBVHS will be used to complete the roof on the Matt King house. Any grant funds leftover after the roof is completed will be utilized to complete...
The Lincoln Council for the Arts and the Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society have banded together for a local fundraiser selling pasties using Olga Perkl’s recipe. The fundraiser came to fruition after both organizations realized they were planning pasty sales independently. “The two organizations were thinking about doing pasties, so we just joined forces to sell more,” said UBVHS president Erin Dey. Dey and Laura Butler, president of the Lincoln Council for the Arts, are competing to see which president can sell...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-eight calls for service during the weeks of Jan.17th, 2021 to January 30th, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed seven traffic stops. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy took a stolen vehicle report in the 400 block of Main St. Monday, Jan. 18. The victim offered a warm place for the suspects to wait for a ride and they ended up leaving with the victim's vehicle. The...
The Lincoln Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library has long offered digital materials for patrons to check out, including ebooks, streaming movies, music, and audiobooks. This week, the library launched access to 130 digital magazine subscriptions at no charge for patrons. These new magazine subscriptions are one of the ways the Montana State Library is investing funds received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Montana State Library manages the MontanaLibrary2Go collaborative collection,...
Helena -Each week during the month of February, the Lewis & Clark Library Branch libraries in Augusta, East Helena, Lincoln, and the Bookmobile will host a LEGO® building contest for students in grades K-8. The contest is designed to help students practice building, exploring, and being creative with LEGOs®. Each week in February, students will be challenged to build a creation based on the weekly theme and then share a photo of the creation with the Library to...
The Lincoln Community Hall wishes to thank all who have returned their membership 2021 letters and encourage other citizens to consider joining the Hall if you have not already done so. The Hall relies on community support to maintain the building and ensure its availability for a multitude of community events. Due to its status as a 501c3, all donations, which include memberships, are tax deductible. Rental fees are generally less than comparable event locations in other west...
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and did some fun things together with family and friends. Thank you to all who helped with bringing smiles to our kids and our seniors. Also, for the wonderful food boxes we were able to give out to many this year. Seventy-four kids received some wonderful, nice gifts. The “Angel tree” sure helps. I was able to get “Mr. Banker” and the lovely girls to help get tags out, since the lobby was closed because of COVID. Citizen’s Alliance Bank is much more than a bank. We have some wonderful...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-three calls for service during the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 16 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed eight traffic stops. One of those calls for service generated a case report last week: Thursday, January 14th, 2021, deputies responded to the 300 block of B St for a welfare check on a male. The male was transported to mental health professionals for an evaluation. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were...
Upcoming board opening, the pending launch of an interactive map website, op-portunities to promote and market Lincoln, and the future of Skijoring all came up for discussion during the Jan. 14 meeting of the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce. As the LVCC heads into 2021, the seven-member board will have three open board seats, due to expiring terms, with Bob Weatherston of the Three Bears Motel and Goldieknots' Tammy Jordan stepping down after last weeks' meeting. The seat...
The Blackfoot Valley Optimist Club held a successful fundraiser over the Christmas holidays and is looking forward to new events and opportunities for 2021. "It went very well," said club president Shayne Lindsay. "It looks like our net on it was just over $3000." The Optimist Club had planned to raffle one quilt as well as a large stocking filled with donated items. There were so many donations that the club was able to raffle off two, said Lindsay, one that included a...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-five calls for service during the week of Jan. 3 to Jan. 9, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed nine traffic stops. Five of those calls for service generated a case report last week: Jan. 5. A deputy responded to a reported house fire in the 700 block of Second St. Lincoln Fire was able to extinguish the fire. A report will be completed due to property damage. Jan. 8. Deputies responded to a welfare check in the 300 bl...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-two calls for service during the week of Dec. 27, 2020 to Jan.2, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed two traffic stops. None of those calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were one 911 hang-up, one alarm, one citizen assist, one possible domestic, eight false alarms (six being from the same residence), one suspicious call, one trespass issue, and...
The Lewis & Clark Library was again the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant this year, which supports a community-wide reading program. The $15,000 grant helped purchase copies of the selected book, "Into the Beautiful North" by Luis Alberto Urrea, and fund programs throughout the county. "Into the Beautiful North" follows the adventures of a 19-year-old Mexican woman and her friends as they travel from Mexico to the United States in search of seven...
With Christmas music blaring and their fire trucks decked out in Christmas lights, the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department toured the Lincoln area Wednesday night, Dec. 23 to spread some holiday cheer to the community. Mirroring the tour on Easter this spring, the drive gave people who missed holiday events canceled by COVID-19 a chance to get in the Christmas spirit...
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...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-five calls for service during the weeks of Dec. 13 to Dec. 26th, 2020 in the Lincoln area and deputies performed three traffic stops. Six of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy took a theft report Dec. 13, regarding exploitation of an elder. This investigation is complete, and charges were submitted to the County Attorney's Office for review. On Dec. 14, a deputy took a report of privacy in communications....
Although neither the most complex nor ornate light display in Lincoln, the wrapped tree trunks at Scott and Lisa Large's place along Stemple Pass Road have been shining with festive holiday colors every night for the past several weeks....
With nearly all holiday events canceled in Lincoln this year, Lincoln residents have two new opportunities to come together and celebrate while still observing social distancing. On Christmas Eve, the Valler family plans to lead caroling at the pavilion in Hooper Park starting at 4 p.m. Scott Fry is scheduled to help out, and local churches and other community groups have been invited. "Anyone can come and sing with us," said Tiana Valler. "Everyone is invited to come. We'll h... Full story
