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  • Hey Howdy Hey

    Jim Oly|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Well Christmas isn’t just around the corner anymore. It’s here. People are still out shopping until the very last minute and taking “extreme measure” trying to find the latest high-tech gadgets, phones, and toys for their loved ones and friends, etc. This will never change, but I can’t complain myself though, for I too have been very blessed already this season. So, I would like to send out a big Hey Howdy Hey of thanks to “The Big Guy In The Sky”. Because without the b...

  • Hey Howdy Hey

    Jim Oly|Updated Dec 10, 2019

    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...

  • Hey Howdy Hey

    Jim Oly|Updated Dec 3, 2019

    I wanted to send out a big Hey Howdy Hey of thanks to the many member of our local Lincoln Ambulance. These men and women must put in many hours of training before they are able to serve as a member. EMR’s need to put in 70 hours of training. EMT’s 150 to 200 hours, AEMT’s have even more. They are all required a certain amount of training hours every year to keep their license current. The licensing can cost around $200 but they are reimbursed when they commit to be apart...