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Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-four calls for service during the week of Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, 2020. Deputies performed four traffic stops and one civil service in the Lincoln area. Two of those calls generated a case report last week: A cold domestic disturbance was reported at an address off of Stemple Pass Road Aug. 10. The incident occurred the night before and the reporting party is not from the Lincoln area. This case remains under investigation but a...
The Matt King Project that began in 2015 is making progress on the new property along Main Street. In the last month, the house logs, which had been stored behind the BVD & Rusty Relics shop, were moved over to the new property and a foundation for the house was poured. Next steps include taking stock by pulling apart the stacks of logs to determine which are still usable, and which will need to be replaced. The Lincoln Ranger District and Lonnie Cox have both donated new...
The Great Lincoln Clothing Giveaway was a success! Thank you - Thank you - Thank you to all those who donated clothes and shopped for clothes, and to our amazing volunteers: Heidi & Doug Vulcan, Bob Frank-Plumlee, Rich Paul, our two Sues - Andersen & Howsmon, Sandy Caudill, Mandy & Destiny Cox, Dixie Kibbe, Yavonna Mullens, Jane Ordway, Lea Railing and Marge Beckman. Thank you too to Becky & Teresa Garland, Nyle & Sue Howsmon and Dean Yonkovich for the loan of their clothing...
Beginning Aug. 18, Heritage House will be expanding their Made and Grown in Montana offerings to include grocery items. The expansion is possible due to a $25,000 Business Innovation Grant through the State of Montana that was awarded to the Vallers and their growing business. "Heritage House began when we saw a need to promote Lincoln and surrounding area artisans, and then with the need to provide quality animal feed through our Feed Barn. Now we see the need to grow and...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-two calls for service during the week of Aug. 2 to Aug. 8, 2020. Deputies performed six traffic stops and two civil services in the Lincoln area. Five of those calls generated a case report last week. Deputies responded to the 4000 block of 4x4 Road Monday, Aug. 3, for a weapons call. A male reported he was shot in the face with a BB gun. The incident was investigated and a suspect was determined. A Deputy responded to the...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-three calls for service during the week of July 26 through Aug. 1. Deputies performed four traffic stops in the Lincoln area. One of those calls generated a case report last week: Deputies responded to a report of a disorderly female in the 100 block of Spring Creek Ln, Monday, July 27th. Later, the female was placed in protective custody and taken to St. Peter's Medical Group. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last...
This week, news clippings that included a story from the Helena Independant Record on a goodwill tour by Heena and Lincoln businessmen in July, 1960, and a 'Lincoln Up to Date' report n the Aug. 1, 1980 retirement of Thelma Hines form the Lincoln Telephone company....
A new set of metal bleachers will give spectators with disabilities a better experience and increase the number of seats available at the Helmville Rodeo Grounds this year. Funding for the new seating came from the successful effort to raise funds to save and renovate the historic grandstands at the rodeo grounds in 2017. "There are so many people who gave to the (grandstand) project, we said if we had money left, our goal was to do ADA seats at the rodeo grounds," said...
Local volunteers got together July 17 to pull weeds and perform maintenance at the Lincoln Community River Park on Stemple Pass Road. Weed control is one of the biggest challenges in the park and needs ongoing attention. This is where volunteers and park goers alike can be of assistance. While volunteer days are often scheduled on short notice due to the weather dependency of weed spraying, park goers can help by pulling weeds and disposing of them while they are visiting the...
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild has gained broad national attention this spring and summer as a place to enjoy art and the outdoors through a recent article by CNN Travel, titled "9 of the US's wildest, weirdest and most spectacular outdoor art experiences." The article, which was shared on news sites from Philadelphia to Nebraska and from Virginia to Wisconsin, has brought new attention to BPSW as a tourist destination that "provides visitors a window into the...
As with several local events, the Lincoln Farmers Market has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19, but plans are in the works to kick-off the event earlier and stronger in 2021. “While we really had great plans for the market this summer, it was becoming more unrealistic for us to meet the new requirements being imposed by the Lewis & Clark County Health Department,” said Jason and Tianna Valler, the new organizers for the market. “It also made it difficult for vende...
The Lincoln American Legion, Post 9 held their annual membership BBQ at Hooper Park on Wednesday, July, 15. The event, which occurs each year on the third Wednesday in July, gives members the opportunity to gather, enjoy burgers, dogs and other pot luck items, and bring their annual membership dues. "It's great to see everyone, and it gives them a chance to save a stamp." said Post 9 member Dawn Charron. This year was the first year that reminder postcards were also sent to...
As you may have noticed, burning is closed. We do this every July/August and depending on fire conditions, into September. This has been the same for years. We have kept it open if it was unusually wet, but that’s pretty rare. There are numerous reasons why. First and foremost is because of fire danger. Just because it’s pretty green right now, there are places in our protection that have dried out faster. The south facing hillsides and bare slopes with lots of cheat gra...
Kelly Samson has been doing hair for 24 years and has just opened her own salon called Hairway 200, in what used to be Hairitage House, on Highway 200 by the Post Office. "I decided to purchase the salon when Deb moved," said Sampson, who came to Lincoln with her family three years ago and has had family in the area for 25 years. Samson's parents, Rick Foreman and Sue Murphy, are active in the American Legion. Murphy teaches dance lessons, especially for the Fireman's Ball and...
It’s that time of year already! This is a great time to clean out those closets, totes, boxes, and bags of items you don’t, won’t, or can’t wear. Donations and volunteers are the reason this effort is successful. The donations must be clean, wearable clothing and can be dropped off Sunday August 2 from noon-5 p.m. at the Community Hall (We can’t store items prior to that day, sorry) On Monday Aug. 3, Tuesday Aug. 4 and Wednesday, Aug. 5, it’s shopping time from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 6 we will be packing up...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-seven calls for service during the week of July 5th, 2020 through July 11th, 2020. Deputies performed five traffic stops in the Lincoln area. Four of those calls generated a case report last week: July 5th, 2020, in the 600 block of Main Street, a male was served a notice to appear for under age drinking. July 5th, 2020, in the area of Good News Ln and Sunrise Lane, a male was arrested for DUI. The investigation started with a...
Trenton Grantier (left) and Wyatt Jorgensen (operating mini-excavator) complete the fine grading at the site of the Matt King House's new foundation. The Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society chose to use a concrete slab rather than a footer to ensure a stable foundation for the historic house, which was built using very thick Ponderosa pine logs. The foundation is expected to be poured next week, with reconstruction of the building expected to take most of the...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fifty-six calls for service during the week of June 28 through July 4, 2020. Deputies performed twelve traffic stops in the Lincoln area. Three calls for service generated a case report last week: On June 29, a deputy took a report about a sex crime in the area of the 100 block of Spring Creek Lane. The report has been rescinded and there is no apparent danger to the community. Deputies responded to a assault in the 800 block of...
Face coverings Recommended. Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance President Aaron Birkholz recommends using some type of mask or face covering during the upcoming holiday weekend to help prevent potential spread of COVID-19. “I would recommend people who are here on the Fourth to wear a mask,” Birkholz said. “It would be a real shame if all a sudden we get a spike from the Lincoln parade and rodeo.” He recommends people use something to cover their nose and mouth while interacting with others, even if it’s a basic bandana. “Really a...
A flag flown during a combat mission from Kuwait to Iraq especially for the Blackfoot Valley will be awarded for the first time to the first-place business float in the Lincoln Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 4. Monte Howse, a member of the Montana Air National Guard in Great Falls, donated the flag to the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual Community Benefit last fall, said Laurie Richards, who was president of the LVCC at the time. Howse had previously...
David ‘Tater’ Davis opened a small engine repair shop in Lincoln April 13, 2020, and business is going well. Davis, who moved to Lincoln in 2012, used to work in construction. He began working on chainsaws by fixing problems with ones he owned and discovered a natural talent for small engine work. He said he had been working out of his garage and made the jump to open his own business, called Carburetor Tater, this spring. He rents half of the building at Donut’s Tires at the west end of Lincoln. Originally from Nampa, Idaho...
Well, we made it through another winter and spring and really had no flooding issues; a nice break for all those that have been having issues the past few years. Now we head back into fire season. Weather From all the outlooks we have gotten, it appears that we can have an average season or we can have an above-average fire season. Hard to predict what Mother Nature is gonna throw at us. I'll get back to you in October and tell ya what kinda fire season we had in case you...
The annual summer reading program at the Lewis & Clark Library – Lincoln Branch kicked off on June 8 and runs until August 31. This year's theme, Imagine Your Story, is open to people of all ages. Activity booklets are available at the library or online at the library's website at https://www.lclibrary.org/391/Summer-Library-Program. Booklets contain different activities and goals for different age groups, as well as outdoor activities. Ages 0-4 will count the number of b...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received nineteen calls for service during the week of June 14 through June 20. Deputies performed six traffic stops and one civil service in the Lincoln area. One call for service generated a case report last week: A Deputy took a theft report out on S. Lincoln Gulch Road, Saturday, June 20. One item was stolen, a weed trimmer. There are no suspects or leads at this time. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were two 911 hang-ups, one...
Thanks to some very generous people, the Lincoln Community Garden has water and is up and running again for the gardening season. In April, the Lincoln Community Garden had a problem with their water pump, which eventually failed and needed to be replaced. Gary and Nancy Zadick and Ernie and Renee Lundberg made monetary donations, while Tony Tams, Fred Rowley, Justin Moler, Mark Smith, and Rick Dolson donated time, materials and labor. In addition, Tel Menard filled a water...
