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The Lincoln PTSO covered two months of agenda items during the February meeting since the group will be hosting an educational training class in place of their next meeting. Agenda items included the Missoula Children’s Theater visit and performance for the week of April 20-25. The PTSO still needs volunteers to help out each evening during rehearsals, as well as volunteers to help provide meals and take tickets at the door the evening of the performance. Laurie and Doug Richards donated housing accommodations. The D...
The Lincoln PTSO, in conjunction with Zero To Five - an initiative focused on helping children from zero to five years of age - is bringing a free educational training class called “ACEs” to the school on Monday, March 2. While ACEs training has been mentioned in some of the PTSO updates articles in the paper, there has never been a clear definition of what ACEs or the training are or will provide. According to their website, ACEs stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. These experiences are broken down into three maj...
The Lincoln Senior Center celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday with a special roast beef lunch. The original sign-up sheet had room for 30 attendees, but Senior Center Coordinator Diane Ironi increased the limit and had about 40 people arrive for lunch, gifts, and entertainment. Ironi said she hadn’t seen this large a response to a Senior Center event since the annual Christmas party lunch in December. Attendees were seated at tables and served roast beef, mashed potatoes, rolls, and apples and carrots. “It was really good,...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty calls for service during the week of Feb. 9 through Feb. 15. Deputies performed three traffic stops and two civil service in the Lincoln area. Two calls for service generated a case report last week: A deputy responded to a domestic disturbance between a mother and teenage daughter Thursday, Feb. 13, in the 100 block of Spring Creek Lane. The deputy completed his investigation and arrested the teenage daughter for Partner...
The American Red Cross is coming to Lincoln on Thursday, Feb 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Lincoln's first blood drive of the year at the Community Hall. Sherry Sidell, coordinator for the Lincoln Blood Drive says there are still a few appointments left for the afternoon. If you would like to walk-in, they may be able to fit you in, but appointments are very beneficial. If appointments fill prior to the blood drive, there is the possibility that the Red Cross may send...
Rick Paulsen with the Montana State University Fire Services Training School uses a small-scale structure to demonstrate fire behavior, flow path and controlling the fire's spread during training with Lincoln Fire Rescue Thursday Feb. 13. Lincoln firefighters use thermal imagers to observe the intensity of the flames....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twelve calls for service during the week of Feb. 2 through Feb. 8. Deputies performed four traffic stops and one civil service call in the Lincoln area. One call for service generated a case report last week: A deputy responded to a report of found property Saturday, Feb. 8 in the 1900 block of Sculpture Way. The property was a cell phone belonging to an individual passing through Lincoln. The owner has been contacted and notified....
Breaking Racial Barriers On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10:45 a.m. Montana historian Ken Robison will present Breaking Racial Barriers: The Civil Rights Movement in Montana, from the new book Black Americans and the Civil Rights Movement in the West. Robison will present stories of the civil rights movement in Montana and discuss African Americans’ experiences in Great Falls, Helena and Missoula, and highlight key individuals who helped advance civil rights in the Treasure State. Good Beer Here Save the date Thursday, Feb. 27 f...
With the annual Fireman's Ball Fundraiser a little more than a month away, the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department is reaching out to Lincoln and surrounding communities, seeking donations for their live and silent auctions, as well as for their bucket raffle. All donations are tax-deductible. The event, scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at the historic Lincoln Community Hall has been a family favorite for several years. This year's festivities include a steak dinner, auctions,...
Join Lincoln Library each month for a crafty afternoon for adults. Attendees to the Feb. 29 Crafternoon at library will get a copy of Keri Smith’s “How to Be an Explorer of the World” as we test out ways to be creative and explore the world around us. Registration is required, but as with all Lincoln Library programs, there is no charge for this event....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received ten calls for service during the week of Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, 2020. Two calls for service generated a case report last week: A deputy took a theft report in the 3000 block of Stemple Pass Road Thursday, Jan. 30. The theft reportedly happened within the last six months and a total of $1800 worth of tools were stolen. This case remains under investigation. The deputy has no further leads or suspects at this time. A deputy responded...
Lewis and Clark County Deputies Tony Gallahan and Robert Rivera join Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse on a trip to the top of Stonewall Mountain Thursday, Jan. 30 to try to address radio issues caused by the snow and ice encasing the antenna....
Helena -The Lewis & Clark Library Lincoln Branch and the Lincoln School Library are teaming up to encourage consistent reading for Pre-K - 6th graders. Lewis & Clark Libraries are providing a Winter Reading program through the month of January that is open to all ages. Grades PreK-6 will have the opportunity to take part in the Read It Challenge through the Lincoln School during the month of February. Students who participate in both programs will have their names submitted...
Second Saturday at MHS Second Saturday at the Montana Historical Society, sponsored by Intrepid Credit Union, features free admission all day, Feb. 8, with drawings for door prizes. Free admission is also offered at the Original Governor's Mansion, 304 N. Ewing, where tours begin on the hour at noon, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. The Biggest Public Health Experiment Ever Todd Harwell, administrator for the State of Montana's Public Health and Safety Division, will present "The...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-four calls for service during the weeks of Jan. 12 through Jan. 25, 2020. Three of those calls were a traffic stop and two civil services performed by deputies in the Lincoln area. Two call for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: One call for service generated a case report last week: In the area of Highway 200 and Chevrolet Drive, a Deputy conducted a traffic stop Saturday, Jan. 18 at around 2100 hours. The...
Co-Chairs Renee and Ernie Lundberg and the volunteer committee of the Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited Chapter began planning for the upcoming 21st Annual Banquet, slated for Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the historic Lincoln Community Hall. The committee would like to invite the community to enjoy an evening of dining and fun while supporting wetland conservation and hunting opportunities. The banquet will feature a catered dinner, no-host bar, silent and live auctions, raffles...
The Lincoln Library is at it again, with more fun and educational events for the community. Come to the library on Monday, Feb 3 from 5-7 p.m. for a meet and greet. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet your Lincoln Library Staff and explore what's new and light refreshments will be served. Beginning in February, Story Time is moving from 11:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the Lego Club will be meeting on Tuesdays at 4:15 p.m. For those interested in poetry, the Arts Council will be...
QPR training Friday It takes a community to save a neighbor. Join the Lewis & Clark Suicide Prevention Coalition at the Lincoln Library Friday Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. for a free session of the suicide prevention training known as QPR (Question. Persuade, Refer.) The training, taught by Lincoln resident Jennifer Wiederhold, provides skills to help friends, neighbors, and loved ones struggling with thoughts of suicide. Book Club Meets Feb. 7 The Lincoln Open Book Club, Hosted by Lewis & Clark Library Lincoln Branch, meets Thursdays,...
Kash Jameson Davis was born at 1:47 p.m. on Dec 27, 2019 to Jim and Rikki Davis. He was born weighing in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. Baby Kash joins his four sisters Miyah, 13, Maddi, 11, Stella, 6, and Sawyer 2. Welcome to the world baby Kash!...
The Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce extends its apologies for having to cancel the annual Skijoring event for 2020. January 2 was our deadline to commit to Skijor America whether we would be able to host the event or not. Due to slick and icy conditions of the field where the track was to be set up along with low snow predictions, the Chamber board made the decision to cancel Skijor Lincoln. According to Bill Cyr, owner of the field where Skijoring takes place, it was not...
Organizers for the Outdoor Club met last Monday to discuss upcoming events and schedule their first Community Skate night. The club received a donation from The Wilderness Society to fund the skating rink addition which should be here and set up this week. The addition will double the size of the rink they were using last year and arrives just in time, as the Outdoor Club has their First Community Skate scheduled for Thursday, Jan 23 from 4:30-7:30-pm. The event is open to...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty calls for service during the weeks of Dec. 22, 2019 through Jan. 4, 2020. Five of those calls were traffic stops and four civil services performed by deputies in the Lincoln area. One call for service generated a case report: On Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in the 800 block of Fourth Street North, deputies took a report of a cold domestic. The incident happened at an earlier date. Both parties were separated at the time of the...
We have a Christmas party for our seniors the first Thursday of December to get everyone going. Thank you to all the seniors who paid their membership – way to go and get’er done! We had 50 seniors show up at our party. Bushwacker’s paid for all the senior’s dinners this time, and to top it off, gave them coupons for a lunch at Bushwacker’s. Way to go Dan (owner) and Sarah (manager) for being so wonderful. Our roast beef for the dinner came from the Putt Putt fundraiser, thank you Bonnie. Denny (Senior’s President)...
Once again, the school gym was a dervish of hammering, shaking, painting, stenciling, threading, tying, wrapping and coloring. More than 60 busy children who went home with special gifts for their loved ones visited Santa’s Workshop. Lincoln’s Council for the Arts would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the people who donated money, supplies, or their valuable time to this exciting event. The children want to thank you, too. Please enjoy the quotes below from the participants: "I’m new here. I’ve never heard of Santa...