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The building on the corner of Sucker Creek and Highway 200, formerly home to Wind Turbine Tools and before that Summit Seekers Skidoo and Woodhouse Construction*, has a new and unique future ahead of it after being purchased this summer by Jason & Tiana Valler. The Vallers have been hard at work on their plans for the building and their future here in Lincoln. Their plans will unfold in stages, and to start things off they are opening the Heritage House Artisan School for the...
Lincoln School students, sporting their Halloween costumes, made their annual tour of Main Street Oct. 31. Halloween walks or parades have a long tradition in Lincoln. The Nov. 6, 1968 issue of the Lincoln Gazette featured an image of Lincoln students parading down Main Street in costume on their way to a Halloween carnival at the Community Hall. (There was no mention of whether they stopped fr candy on the way.)...
The Lincon Valley Chamber of Commerce Hosted the 45th Annual Lincoln Community Benefit at the community hall Saturday Nov. 2. This year's benefit featured the annual performance by the Lincon Community Players, who put on their version of the TV classic western Gunsmoke. 'Gunsmoke: A Fractured Fairy Tale' was a mashup of Gunsmoke and Snow White tells the tale of a group of gold mining dwarves and their money-hungry boss, Snow White, upsetting the peace in old Lincoln. Stu...
Klara Varga, Lincoln Ranger District biological technician and a botanist, led the group, comprised of three women and a good dog, on a Native Plant Walk Oct. 26 that included a variety of terrain. From the riparian ecosystem of the Blackfoot river to the hillsides at Alice Creek, she explained how to identify native plants in their winter environment. "If there's some interest in another plant walk in early summer. I'm willing! Perhaps we will have another in May or June"...
Today we are here to celebrate and to honor and to commemorate the dead and the living, the young men who in every war since this country began have given testimony to their loyalty to their country and their own great courage. I do not believe that any nation in the history of the world has buried its soldiers farther from its native soil than we Americans -- or buried them closer to the towns in which they grew up. We celebrate this Veterans Day for a very few minutes, a few seconds of silence and then this country's life g...
It’s been a little quieter at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild now that the weather has changed and all the summer activity with artists, students and the Café Night fundraiser have come to a close. Over the summer, articles highlighted the curator’s and the artists’ perspectives, but important insights for the park can come from the volunteers who make all the events and behind-the-scenes planning for the park happen. Several volunteers make all the events possib...
As winter approaches, the Lincoln Outdoor Club is preparing for fun activities including cross-country skiing, ice skating and other outdoor adventures. The club, which was formed more than twenty years ago through the school, has made a comeback in recent years. During a meeting of the Base Camp group in early 2016, then-Seeley School Superintendent Chris Stout came to talk about their very active outdoor club, which was started by a mother there wanted to take the kids...
Area real estate pro and longtime friend of Lincoln locals Mike and Yvonne Mullens. Ray Primmer is a die-hard sportsman who blends his passion for land and wildlife with a career in land sales. After 21 successful years in the military, Ray and his family settled on a property outside of Helena where they can enjoy the outdoors, and raise their family in what is a recreational paradise. Primmer specializes in hunting, ranch and recreational land sales, and says that "unfortunately, landowners sometimes don’t understand the o...
A cabin on North 3rd Street is home to the office of Lincoln's newest Realtor, Brenda Lee Stark. Stark, her husband Colton and their son and daughter-in-law moved to Lincoln in 2018 due to their love of the outdoors. "Lincoln is a small town, which I love, and I found the community very friendly. It's a beautiful area and, after looking at other locations, we fell in love with Lincoln." Stark said. The family, who came to Lincoln from Oregon, enjoys hunting, fishing and Stark...
After two months as the new executive Director of the Blackfoot Challenge, Seth Wilson is settling into the role that brought him back to the Blackfoot Valley. Wilson, who served as the first Wildlife Coordinator for the Blackfoot Challenge from 2001 to 2014, took over the position Sept. 3 and has been re-acquainting himself with the watershed and the organization's partners. "As I get a bit more settled in as executive director, I am grateful to our amazing Board of...
The 2019 Hunting Access Guide is available, directing hunters to more than 7 million acres of private, state and federal lands enrolled in Montana's Block Management Program. 2019 Block Management Area Access Guides and maps are available on the Block Management page of the FWP website and in FWP regional offices. The Block Management Program is a tremendous benefit for hunters and for Montana's economy. Hunting contributes more than $20 million annually to the area economy....
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee recommends the use of bear spray and urges hunters to learn other bear-aware safety measures. Hunters in bear country need to: stay alert and look for bear sign carry bear spray and know how to use it, hunt with a partner, leave detailed plans with someone and check-in periodically, pay attention to fresh bear sign. Look for bear tracks, scat, and concentrations of natural foods, use caution when hunting areas that have evidence of bear a...
For 13 years, the Lewis & Clark Library has participated in the NEA Big Read, and the Lincoln Branch is taking part again this year by hosting several events throughout the month, in conjunction with this year's book, "Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren. The Lewis & Clark Library received a $15,000 grant to host the Big Read in Lewis & Clark County and is one of 78 nonprofit organizations to receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program between September 2019 and...
Stuart Ian Frost's inspiration for his yet-to-be-named piece at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, came from a trip to Garnet Ghost town last year. During his visit, he photographed various artifacts and the two things seemed to stand out to him: a crosscut saw blade with an intricate design and a small metal canister in the shape of a house, which he later learned was used to dispense maple syrup. During that site visit, he also toured the Upper Blackfoot Valley...
The Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild artists-in-residence, Alison Stigora and Stuart Frost, gave presentations at the Lincoln Library on their work to a room full of community members and sculpture park enthusiasts last Wednesday, Sept. 18. BPSW Artistic Director, Kevin O'Dwyer introduced each of the artists, who discussed their work, including their newest installation pieces for Sculpture in the Wild. Using slide presentations, they spoke of their history, the...
Last Friday morning Alison Stigora was taking measurements and getting lumber ready for the armature of her piece at Sculpture in the Wild. Stigora's sketches for her work show a piece people can interact with, walk into and sit with. The outside will be sheathed horizontally with burnt wood harvested from the the Park Creek Fire burn area. The inside will be vertical tongue and groove pine with benches and an open top, making the sky the ceiling. The inner walls of the...
Wilderness Car Show and Lambkins Rod Run bring Motorcar Mania to downtown Lincoln...
It's one thing to view art in a gallery, after it's completed. It's a different thing to watch art being created-and that's what people can do Oct. 3-5 in Lincoln. Members of the Montana Painters Alliance-many of them nationally and internationally recognized painters-will be painting the local scenery, during the group's semi-annual "paint out." The artists will be out and about in public, and Lincoln residents and visitors are encouraged to watch and interact with them....
OVANDO – For 15 years, the Blackfoot Challenge and its partners have released fledgling trumpeter swans into the Blackfoot Watershed in a program aimed at restoring the swans to their native habitat. Next year could be the last year that happens. The goal was to get seven pairs of released trumpeter swans to return to the area, create a nest, produce eggs, raise their young and repeat the cycle for two consecutive years. According to Montana State Coordinator at US Fish and W...
Tammy Jordan wasn't born and raised in Lincoln, but she has embraced this town as her own. She brings to the community a love of fiber arts and the joy of teaching people of all ages how to craft their own creations from wool. For Jordan it's more than wool and knitting. She strives for a deeper theme to her life through her art and her dedication to Lincoln. That theme is connection. Her classes create a thread that connect people through one common interest. Wool. She...
I've always been curious as to how the art and artists are chosen for the Sculpture in the Wild. On a misty Saturday morning, I was able to catch up with Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild Curator, Kevin O'Dwyer to talk about this year's artists for the Artist in Residence Program, plans for their work, some upcoming events, and how the park is helping the Lincoln community. During our walk through the park, O'Dwyer was able to provide a lot of insight to how artists...
HELENA - Montana is, in fact, a country for old men, and women too, according to demographic statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, which indicate that based on median age, Montana holds the distinction of grayest state in the west. And certain stretches of the state - including many but not all rural counties - have considerably older residents than Montana as a whole. That state of demographic affairs has wide-ranging implications for regional economies, education systems,...
A small horse pulling a tiny covered wagon is an interesting sight. A small horse pulling a tiny covered wagon from the Mexican border to the Canadian border, following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, is an extravaganza. Rani 'Narni' Merz of White Salmon, Wash., has been driving her "rockstar pony" Chirpa, north on the GMDBR since April 30, when "Narni's & Pappy's & Chirpa's Geriatric Great Divide Extravaganza" started its journey at the Mexican border at Antelope...
