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Face coverings Recommended. Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance President Aaron Birkholz recommends using some type of mask or face covering during the upcoming holiday weekend to help prevent potential spread of COVID-19. “I would recommend people who are here on the Fourth to wear a mask,” Birkholz said. “It would be a real shame if all a sudden we get a spike from the Lincoln parade and rodeo.” He recommends people use something to cover their nose and mouth while interacting with others, even if it’s a basic bandana. “Really a... Full story
Parade Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce President Kate Radford said the LVCC is working to include many of the guidance strategies from Public Health’s Phase 2 Event Planning guidelines. The parade route will be extended down to Sucker Creek Road to give attendees more space to park and socially distance. Attendees are encouraged to wear masks in addition to practicing social distancing. A small number of masks will be available outside Rusty Relics near the center of Lincoln. Anyone feeling sick is encouraged to stay a... Full story
Social distancing and personal responsibility will be paramount during this year's annual Independence Day Parade and Lincoln Rodeo. Both events, which have historically been vital to Lincoln's economy, were at risk of being cancelled due to challenges this year related to COVID-19 restrictions, but "robust" discussions at the county level, sparked by an announcement the parade had been canceled, helped clear the way for them to move ahead. Last Thursday, June 24, Lewis and...
A Volvo sedan sits in the road near Lambkins as Lincoln Fire Chief Zach Muse directs traffic around scene of the accident it was involved in Wednesday evening June 24. The driver of the Volvo attempted to turn left onto Highway 200 and collided with a passing logging truck. Video of the accident captured on the BVD's security cameras shows the driver of the car waiting at the intersection for 20 seconds before attempting the turn and impacting the front right bumper and... Full story
A flag flown during a combat mission from Kuwait to Iraq especially for the Blackfoot Valley will be awarded for the first time to the first-place business float in the Lincoln Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 4. Monte Howse, a member of the Montana Air National Guard in Great Falls, donated the flag to the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual Community Benefit last fall, said Laurie Richards, who was president of the LVCC at the time. Howse had previously...
With a number of July 4th events canceled around Montana, Lincoln stands to see a major influx of visitors hoping to experience a traditional Independence Day Parade and Rodeo. Christ Lewenight, president of the Lincoln Rodeo Club said the rodeos that have moved ahead in the state so far this year have seen a good turnout, with some high-level pro riders showing up, since there aren’t as many rodeos this year. “We could end up with some really good riders this year,” he said. The expected increase in visitors has promp...
COVID-19 remains a matter of great concern for Montana medical and public health communities. As of mid-June, Montana’s COVID-19 case rates are the lowest in the continental U.S.; yet disease prevention remains the state’s top priority. Robust testing efforts are underway in Montana. The State of Montana is conducting sentinel surveillance among those living in high-risk settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and correctional facilities, among others. Rapid, effective contact tracing, a cornerstone of...
Letter to the Editor I'd like to take a moment and thank Sheriff Dutton in his role in ensuring the annual Independence Day Parade and the Lincoln Rodeo are able to move forward as planned. I appreciate his, (and his staff's) commitment to our town and trusting the community and its' guests over the holiday weekend to practice safety and respect during the festivities. In his words, "if you're sick, stay home, if you're more comfortable wearing a mask, do so, and practice...
As the country celebrates its birth as a nation, one of the most patriotic things Montanans can do is stand up and be counted--in the 2020 Census. Or, more accurately, go online and be counted. Or mail in the census form. Or chat with a census worker. Every 10 years, the country counts how many people live in the United States of America. The stakes are large. Results of the census determine how much money Montana gets from the federal government. That's about $2 billion a...
America's Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Founders spoke glowingly about the press as a pillar of democracy and guarantor of liberty. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, famously wrote in 1787 that "were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the...
Let the American youth never forget that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils and sufferings and blood of their ancestors, and capable, if wisely improved and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to the latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence. The structure has been erected by architects of consummate skill and fidelity; its foundations are solid, its compartments are... Full story
C. V. Rubottom, one of the builders of the Lincoln community Hall, included a short look at Lincoln's Independence Day celebrations during the years right around 1920 in "The Bright Side of Ranch Life," a chapter of his unpublished Montana Memories.. The following appeared in the UBVHS Gold Pans and Singl trees as part of his description of building of the Hall in 1918. The Fourth of July was always an important holiday in our valley. The women folks usually planned on new...
Lincoln firefighters and volunteers spent most of the day Saturday cleaning out the Lincoln Rural Fire District's new Station 4, just north of the main fire station on Stemple Pass Road, The LRFD purchased the building and the adjacent property between the two buildings in 2019. The building, which was formerly home to Chris Waits' Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts', and before that Chris' Repair & Tune Up, will serve to house some of the Fire Department equipment current...
David ‘Tater’ Davis opened a small engine repair shop in Lincoln April 13, 2020, and business is going well. Davis, who moved to Lincoln in 2012, used to work in construction. He began working on chainsaws by fixing problems with ones he owned and discovered a natural talent for small engine work. He said he had been working out of his garage and made the jump to open his own business, called Carburetor Tater, this spring. He rents half of the building at Donut’s Tires at the west end of Lincoln. Originally from Nampa, Idaho...
The passing of Rufus Sherrill was untimely. Rufus was a good man, a loving son, brother, uncle, and father. He left behind his children: son Reilly, daughter Elliot, and daughter Adelaide. He was the son of Wayne and Rachael Sherrill, brother to Jared Sherrill, Rachael (Chelle) Sherrill, Miriam Sherrill, Jesse Sherrill and Malinda Sherrill. His time on the earth was short but leaves behind many memories. He will be greatly missed and always loved. Rest in p... Full story
Chris M. Waits of Lincoln was born June 24, 1953. He passed away May 16, 2020, from complications related to diabetes....
Claudette R (Becker) Vanden Bos was born Nov. 23, 1945 in Conrad to Gordon and Bessie Becker. She passed away June 25, 2020. Claudette attended and graduated from Conrad High School. She married Barney Vanden Bos on June 25, 1965 in Conrad and raised two sons, Russell and Roy, on the family farm near Dupuyer. Claudette worked on the farm until her sons were in high school and then managed the Super 8 in Conrad, after selling the farm, the family owned and operated Blue Sky... Full story
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, there are long-time families who have come to Lincoln, made it their home, and have been here for the duration. I’ve often heard of those folks as the “backbone of our town.” Recently, my best friend relocated from Pennsylvania and is now calling Lincoln home. Montana is different, but she is liking and embracing how things...
Well, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed writing my little stories for the BVD each week and I will still try to send in a few from afar. I do appreciate all the positive feedback I have received on my little stories. There is a quote that states "We rise by lifting others." That was what I was trying to accomplish with my stories. Lifting people and organizations and thanking them for all that they do. I have lived in Lincoln on and off for over 20 years now, but I have to...
