Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

Where I grew up in Southern Cal-ifornia, I remember learning about seasons in elementary school. The teacher had it up on a bulletin board. Winter...

It’s said that if you have one good friend, you have been blessed. I’ve been blessed with very good friends, and some not-so-great friends...

According to direct sales statistics, there are approximately 16 million people who account for the direct sales workforce in the U.S., generating...

My musical taste is eclectic to say the least, and I have many people to thank for my wide variety of musical likes. To start, I come from a long...

Let’s face it, life is all about choices. The ones we make, the ones that are made for us, and even the ones we don’t make, which technically are...

This past week, I enjoyed not one, but two days off. It's been awhile since I've had two in a row. It was glorious. I slept in, spent time with my...

The Matt King Project that began in 2015 is making progress on the new property along Main Street. In the last month, the house logs, which had been...

We find the things we love when we take the time to encourage growth in ourselves. Think about it, did you just wake up and realize one day that you...

The historic Lincoln Community Hall normally plays host to several events throughout the year, but this year COVID-19 has changed that. Large...

Remember way back when this whole virus thing started? Yeah, although it's only been about four months, it feels like forever to me too. But, think...

Local volunteers got together July 17 to pull weeds and perform maintenance at the Lincoln Community River Park on Stemple Pass Road. Weed control is...

The Lincoln American Legion, Post 9 held their annual membership BBQ at Hooper Park on Wednesday, July, 15. The event, which occurs each year on the...

As with several local events, the Lincoln Farmers Market has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19, but plans are in the works to kick-off the...

This past weekend I was able to attend and teach at my first fiber festival for the year. In any other year, this would have been my seventh or eighth...

The new 406 MT Mercantile, Lincoln's newest shopping destination, had their grand opening the weekend of June 27. The new retail shop at 224 Main Stre...

Red Mountain Yoga, owned and operated by Sue Lattin, has been open since 2014 and offers yoga classes , as well as a variety of massages. One of the m...

Arts Council President Lee York, with consensus from the organization's officers, decided to postpone regular meetings for the Lincoln Council for...

Since I moved to Lincoln in 2008-2009, it has always seemed to me it’s been a transient place with many new arrivals and sad departures. Of course,...

Although we celebrated Father's Day this past weekend, I felt it might be a good time to pay a tribute to Dads – especially mine – for just one...

The annual summer reading program at the Lewis & Clark Library – Lincoln Branch kicked off on June 8 and runs until August 31. This year's...

Thanks to some very generous people, the Lincoln Community Garden has water and is up and running again for the gardening season. In April, the...

You know, normally I have an opinion about, well, just about everything. Most of the time I choose not to share most of those opinions and just save...

After a long year of waiting, On the Rocks Liquor Store has new owners and a new location. Chad and Olivia Dietz became the official owners of the est...

Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild Artistic Director Kevin O'Dwyer, with the Blackfoot Pathways Sculpture in the Wild board, announced last...

From My Perspective - Bullies, Beliefs, and Reality I'm tired of being bullied by those who do not share or agree with my beliefs. There used to be a...