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Seasonal weight restrictions on several area streets went into effect earlier than normal this year due to the impact of ongoing freeze/thaw cycles. The restrictions, which began Feb. 10, last through March 31 and are meant to minimize the impact of heavy loads on paved roads that are susceptible to potholes. "We're trying to keep surface preservation through chip seal and controlling the weight of vehicles that use it," Lewis and Clark county road and bridge supervisor Kevin...
A 2015 discovery about the ownership of the original Mike Horse Creek Road has added a new wrinkle to the ongoing restoration of the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex. Steve Opp, the U.S. Forest Service coordinator for the UBMC cleanup project, attended the Jan. 21 meeting of the Upper Blackfoot Valley Community Council to begin a discussion with the community on the future of the road. Opp explained that until 2015, the Forest Service was certain the road was part of the...
The Montana Snowmobile Association's annual Trans-Montana week-long charity ride will take place from Feb. 6-11, to benefit the Montana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. There are currently about 28 riders signed up for the event which will start in Seeley Lake and come to Lincoln that night. The rides are all guided by local snowmobile clubs, and Ponderosa Snow Warriors president Mark Christian has organized the guides for the Lincoln area ride on Friday,...
Landowners have until March 16 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program to be eligible for up to $3,000 in tax credits. The Unlocking Public Lands program is designed to provide recreational public access to state (Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) or federal (Bureau of Land Management or United States Forest Service) land where no legal public access currently exists. In exchange...
In 2017, the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance expected to shut down without the passage of the mill levy that allowed the Lincoln Rural Fire Department to contract emergency medical services through the ambulance service. The levy passed in May of that year, but adequate funding continues to be a struggle for the LVA, particularly due to unpaid ambulance bills. "The mill levy definitely helps, but it was kind of a Band-Aid," LVA President Aaron Birkholz said.He estimates that the L...
Billings - Girl Scouts across Montana and Wyoming will begin taking pre-orders for favorites including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, Girl Scout S'mores™ and the gluten free variety, Toffee-tastics. The Girl Scouts are lao introducing a new variety called Lemon-Ups; a crispy lemon cookie baked with messages inspired by Girl Scout Entrepreneurs. There are several ways to order the cookies in the coming months: Pre-orders last from Feb. 7 - 23, with d...
The Lincoln Ranger District hosted an open house Thursday Jan. 30 to update interested residents on projects on the district, and to hear feedback on a proposed wildfire resilience project in the Hogum Creek area. Stonewall Vegetation Project Helena - Lewis and Clark Forest Supervisor Bill Avey signed the decision on the Stonewall Vegetation Project in 2016, with work set to begin in 2017. A lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Wild Rockies and the Native Ecosystems Council led...
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue members worked to save a cow moose that had fallen though thin ice on Krohn Lake, east of Lander's Fork Road Thursday, Jan. 23. Lincoln Assistant Fire Chief Derek Perez said the moose was spotted in the lake at about 9:30 a.m. The fire department received the page at 10:30 a.m. and arrived on the lake by11 a.m. Firefighters initially planned to cut a trench in the ice to the shore, according to Perez, but the moose swam toward them and tried to...
A new batch of students have enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician course offered through the Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance that began this month. The class, which started the week of Jan. 6, is offered every year or two depending on interest. Kristy Fry, who is currently an EMT, is the lead instructor for this course. Although the class costs $300, students who work with or join the ambulance after becoming EMT certified will be reimbursed for the cost. The class began...
HELENA – The Montana Department of Revenue will open the state Individual Income Tax filing season on Monday, Jan. 27. Once again, the department encourages Montanans to file electronically. “E-filing is the easiest and most secure way to file your returns, prevent fraud, avoid errors, and get your refund as quickly as possible,” said Montana Department of Revenue Director Gene Walborn. Because of the department’s efforts to protect Montanans against fraud, filers should allow up to 90 days to receive their refunds. Montana h...
The Private Land/Public Wildlife Council will meet Jan. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., and Jan. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 pm., at the Helena Holiday Inn Express, located at 3170 N. Sanders Street. A time for public comment has been set for 1 p.m. on the Jan. 28. During the meeting, council members will work to develop new recommendations that may require attention during the 2021 Montana legislative session as well as refine the new public access land agreement program created in the...
Montana's legislators convened at the Capitol this week for a Legislative Week, sponsored by the Legislative Council and the Legislative Finance Committee. This event provided your elected officials with an opportunity to review and discuss budget trends and policies ahead of next year's Session. In conjunction with the event, a number of regularly scheduled legislative interim committees met to continue their assigned work. As one of 12 members of the bipartisan Revenue...
Lewis and Clark County Search and Rescue responded to a call Thursday, Feb. 16. to help three snowmobilers who called 911 requesting assistance after they found themselves stuck in the area of Keep Cool Lakes, northeast of Lincoln. Lewis and Clark County Deputy Sheriff Robert Rivera first responded to the call and requested the assistance of Search and Rescue to help locate the trio, which included a 60-year old male, a 62-year old male and a 58 year old female, identified as...
The Lincoln PTSO met Monday, Jan 6 to discuss several items and upcoming events. First on the list was the upcoming Missoula Children’s Theater program scheduled at the school April 20-25. MCT will get the children ready to perform Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The school is still looking for volunteers to help each evening with the rehearsals as there is no grant to pay staff as had been done in the past. If you are interested in volunteering and helping out, contact L...
Envision Lincoln, the community revitalization effort begun in 2017, has been flying below the radar for the past several months, but organizers are working to invigorate the movement with an open house at the Lincoln Community Hall Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. "It will be an introduction to getting Envision Lincoln going again," lead organizer Karyn Good said at a Jan. 10 meeting of several of the core members of the Envision Lincoln group. "We had a break, but we...
HELENA-On January 1, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin the selection process for various census positions in preparation of the 2020 Census. These positions offer competitive pay, flexible hours, paid training and weekly paychecks. Pay rates in the state are around $17 an hour and $19.50 in urban areas and workers will also have their mileage covered. All part-time applicants working on the Montana census will be able to maintain their federal benefits and assistance such as...
With the filing deadline for Lewis and Clark County Boards approaching, a new law may come into play for Lincoln’s elected boards. All five elected boards in Lincoln will have positions up for election on May 5, 2020. The Lincoln Fire District is electing two trustees to three-year terms. The positions currently held by Richard Birkholz and Gary Weisner are up for election. The Lincoln Hospital District is electing five trustees (the entire board). There are two one-year terms, two two-year terms, and one three-year term u...
During the latest meeting of the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce, several items were discussed. One of the main topics on everyone's mind, and up for discussion, was the cancellation of the annual Skijoring event. The LVCC board was disappointed they weren't able to hold the event, but it came down to the safety of the animals, participants, and volunteers. The board talked about looking into other options for coming years for the event such as moving the date, and seeking...
A pickup truck stolen from the Lincoln Telephone Company early Thursday morning was recovered in Great Falls Friday, followed by the arrest of the suspected vehicle thieves. According to the Great Falls Tribune, police arrested Christopher Henderson, 25, and Letisia Badhawk, 28 Friday morning after they abandoned the vehicle near 4th Avenue North and 17th Street in Great Falls. The pair allegedly stole the Lincoln Telephone vehicle at 2:33 a.m. Thursday morning, leaving...
Just because it's winter in Lincoln doesn't mean there's not a lot going on at the local library. For starters, they have kicked off the year with "31 Uses for Your Library Card," to highlight various uses and resources available to patrons who hold a library card. Kate Radford, librarian for the Lincoln branch of the Lewis & Clark Library says, "There are way more than 31 uses and resources, but January has 31 days, and it seemed like a good place to start." On Jan. 1, they...
The heavy snowfall in the last couple of days came too late to save the 4th Annual Skijor Lincoln. Late last week, faced with minimal snowpack, icy conditions, an uncertain forecast and a deadline to make the call, the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce decided to scrap the event that had been scheduled for Jan. 18 and 19. "Even though it's snowing, the ground underneath is solid ice," LVCC President Laurie Richards said Monday. "The day we made the decision, the forecast...
The Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department has taken on a more crimson hue with the addition of another new vehicle to its fleet. Last week the department acquired a 2003 Ford Excursion for use as the new command vehicle for the department, replacing the Ford diesel pickup truck driven by Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse. The new vehicle comes to Lincoln from the Helena Fire Department, where it served as their "Rescue 2," a sister unit to "Rescue 3," the Ford F550 rescue truck the...
"Get Your Mush On," is the new theme and tagline for the long-standing tradition of the annual Race to the Sky dog sled race. Now in its 35th year, this one should be another one for the books. Jack Beckstrom, one of the founders of the Race to the Sky event passed away two years ago. Since then, race organizer Chris Jewitt, along with other race staff have been working hard to continue Jack's work and the legacy of Race to the Sky. The Race is scheduled for February 7-11....
The Upper Blackfoot Valley Community Council has been meeting in Lincoln for well over a decade. Composed of seven elected members, the Council serves in an advisory capacity to the County Commissioners, giving Lincoln residents an opportunity to bring their concerns and opinions to the county. Lincoln has had a community council since the early 1990s. The current council replaced the original Lincoln Community Council in 2007, which was suspended in 2006 following the resignation of most the board. It was reborn as the...
A restoration project the Lincoln Ranger District is developing in the Hogum/Humbug area southeast of Lincoln will be the main topic of an Open House at the Lincoln Ranger Station, Jan. 30. The Hogum/Humbug project is aimed at hazard fuels reduction on fewer than 3000 acres and is being developed using a categorical exclusion for wildfire resilience under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act. "We know the condition of the fuels and the forest. I think it behooves us to reach...
