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I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Lincoln School teachers Stacey Mannix and Katie Spencer for allowing me to come into their classrooms this past week to teach their students about needle-felting. I had so much fun helping them create their own needle-felted sheep ornaments and getting to know the kids better. You all made my heart smile! Merry Christmas! Tammy Jordan...
The American Red Cross will have their final Lincoln blood drive of 2019 on Thursday, Dec. 26 at the Lincoln Community Hall from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lincoln Blood Drive Coordinator, Sherry Sidell encourages community members to participate. "This is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others this holiday season," she said. The average appointment takes 30-45 minutes or so, and donors of all blood types are needed. For the last drive of the year, the Red Cross...
The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received seven Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Dec. 8 through Dec. 14, 2019. One of those were a VIN inspection performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one non-injury crash, one injury crash, one false alarm, one investigative call for service, and one suspicious circumstance. Lincoln Ambulance...
The Optimists Club held the raffle at Lincoln's very own Power House Gym. Jan Weaver won the large Christmas Stocking, which was filled to overflowing with many useful and fun new items for both kids and adults both. Cassie Brandenburger was very excited to win the beautifully crafted quilt created by Jesse Sallin...
I had been back in Helmville about six months when the bear showed up. A number of people in and around town had mentioned that he had been on their decks or in their garages, but did no damage. He went into the basement at my dad's house, hauled the dog food out onto the lawn, ate his fill and left – without tearing the bag. A week or so later he sneaked into my back porch, hauled the dog food outside and ate what he wanted, leaving the bag in perfect shape. He was a t...
The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received 18 Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Dec. 1 2019 through Dec. 7, 2019. Nine of those Calls for Service were traffic stops and one was a civil service performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one non-injury crash, one citizen assist, one coroner investigation, one reported runaway, one...
Just wanted to give out a Big Hey Howdy Hey of thanks to Rick and Dot Porter for putting a roof over people’s heads for over 30 years now, here in Lincoln. They originally moved here in 1985 and had a little cabin in the hills out of town. They took over the Roost in 1988, the year of the big fire in the Scapegoat. The Roost got its name from Paul Roos who used to own it when he had an outfitting and fly shop there. Paul had lived there in one of the oldest cabins, the bigger...
The Lincoln Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library is teaming up with Story Corps to bring awareness and provide resources for The Great Thanksgiving Listen. According to the Story Corps website, the Great Thanksgiving Listen is "a national movement that empowers young people-and people of all ages-to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder, mentor, friend, or someone they admire using the free StoryCorps App." "It's a way...
The PTSO held their monthly meeting Monday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Library. There were several people in attendance and lots of upcoming events were discussed. First on the list was the upcoming annual Santa’s Workshop, set for Saturday, Dec, 7 from 10 a.m. to noon. Jill Frisbee is in charge of putting everything together and is looking for help with set-up. Next on the agenda was a discussion about “Jingle Bell Jukebox,” the upcoming school Christmas Progr...
With Christmas fewer than 40 days away, Lincoln is preparing for the holiday season, bringing local art, shopping and activities to town with several events Saturday, Dec. 7. To get things rolling, The Lincoln Council for the Arts will be hosting Santa's Workshop, now in its' 21st year, between 10 a.m. and noon at Lincoln school. The event offers school-aged students the chance to make gifts for friends and family, along with the opportunity to wrap their presents. The event i...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received 12 Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Nov. 24 through Nov. 30, 2019. One of those Calls for Service were a traffic stop and one was a civil service performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one 911 hang-up, one agency assist, one injury crash, one attempt to locate, one citizen assist, one hazard,...
Four writers gathered at the Lincoln Library Monday, Nov. 4 for the first NaNoWriMo, meet-up. NaNoWriMo, short for National Novel Writers Month, is a program sponsored by more than 14,000 donors, both private and corporate, that encourages writers with a fun approach to getting their first novel draft written within the month of November. Weekly sessions, held Monday evenings at the Lincoln Library throughout the month of November, are open to anyone interested in writing, in...
The Lincoln PTSO fireworks stand, which has had a home along Highway 200 just west of Coyote Coffee for the past three years, was welded onto the new heavy duty trailer and hauled to property owned by Brent and Carla Anderson west of Lincoln, where it will be stored during the off season. The stand, housed in a re-purposed shipping container, has been set up and stored in various locations around town over the years. Aaron and Kristen Birkholz gave it a home in front to the...
Don LaRoque veered from the American Legion's prepared speech as he delivered the Veterans Day address for the annual Lincoln American Legion Post 9 Veterans Day Observance, Nov. 11. LaRoque, who noted that Veteran's Day is a day to recognize living veterans, as opposed to Memorial Day, which honors those who have passed on, focused largely on one theme from the prepared speech: the importance of the stories veterans have. He also spoke to the relation those stories have to...
“The Lincoln Council for the Arts discussed upcoming events and continued collaboration with other organizations and local businesses at its monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 21. The Montana Shamrockers concert Thursday, Nov. 14, is the first of several upcoming events. The Shamrockers will first perform for the students at the Lincoln School at 3 p.m. That evening they will be at the Lincoln Community Hall at 7 p.m. where they will do their rendition of “No Irish Needed,” a tribut...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fourteen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, 2019. Three of those Calls for Service were traffic stops performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one 911 hang-up, one non-injury crash, one citizen assist, one disorderly person, one extra patrol request, one false alarm, one...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirteen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Oct. 20 through Oct. 26, 2019. Three of those calls for service were traffic stops performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were two 911 hang-ups, one citizen assist, one disorderly person, two extra patrol requests, one fish and game call, one road hazard...
Preparations are underway for the annual Halloween Carnival at the at the Lincoln School Gym on Thursday, Oct. 31. During the carnival, elementary-aged students can participate in games and activities put on by the 7th and 8th graders. "The junior high school kids really like to help the littler children with the games" said PTSO President, Melody McDonough, who added "it's an exciting transition for them once they get into those grades." The carnival runs from 5-7 p.m....
Emilee Rivera has been talking about a Block Party Trailer and wanted to explain it to folks in more detail to help them understand what it’s all about and how they can help. Rivera, who got the idea from the Helena Imagination Playground trailer at an event she and her family attended, thought having something similar available in Lincoln would be a good idea. Her vision for the Lincoln Block Party Trailer is for it to be a mobile playground that would help make local L...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received fourteen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Oct. 13 – Oct. 19, 2019. Two of those Calls for Service were traffic stops and one was a civil service performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. One call for service generated a case report last week: A male called into the Sheriff's Office at approximately 9:25 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, to report the transfer station on Highway 200 east of town was broken i...
Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce President Laurie Richards called the monthly meeting to order Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and welcomed all those in attendance. The full agenda began with discussions about the Brewery Follies that came to Lincoln last Saturday, Oct. 12. Chamber businesses Bushwackers and the Three Bears Motel were the successful bidders for the event, to provide bar services at the performance and rooms for the performers. Discussion then moved to the...
Rocky Mountain Development Council, Inc. (Rocky) will have supplemental foods available to Lincoln area senior citizens at the Lincoln Senior Center on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Foods are shelf stable and consist of canned fruit, vegetables, meats, juice, cereals, milk, cheese, and peanut butter. Persons 60 years and older qualify by meeting income requirements and by being a state of Montana resident. For further information or questions, call Rocky at 447-1680 or visit www.rmdc.net....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Oct. 6 through Oct. 12, 2019. Nine of those Calls for Service were traffic stops, one was a civil service, and a VIN inspection performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. One call for service generated a case report last week: An individual called the Sheriff's Office Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 at approximately 8:15 p.m. to report items were stolen out of their...
Eleven people attended the new “Open Book Club” last Thursday evening at the Lincoln Library. Men and women of various ages gathered to decide on upcoming books to read for further discussion. Kate Radford, Lincoln Library’s new librarian, and Klara Varga got their heads together about a month ago and thought an open book club available to all members of the community would be a good idea. Both were very pleased with the turnout for the first get-together. “It was nice to...
The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Sept. 29through Oct. 5, 2019. Twelve of those Calls for Service were traffic stops and two were civil services performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service last week generated a case report. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were two 911 hang-ups, one parking complaint and Lincoln fire responded to one call for service which...