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The Lincoln High Volleyball team put up a spirited fight against Victor in Saturday night's Homecoming game, but the Pirates had the wind in their sails and ended the night besting Lincoln three sets to two. Lincoln dropped the first set with a 25-18 loss, but rallied for the second and third sets, winning 25-20 and 25-23. By the fourth set, however, the pirates powered back, sinking the Lynx 25-7. Lincoln fought back in the final set, but were once again outgunned as Victor...
The article written by K. F. Plumlee would have been great had it been written in the 1950’s. Today’s Democratic Party is not the same philosophically as in those earlier years. Today’s agenda is to turn the United States into the Socialistic States of America. Harry Truman and John Kennedy would have been extremely conservative Republicans today. You mention the Constitution – why are the Democrats trampling it? Their ultimate goal on the 2nd Amendment is to abolish it. On the corporations hit, where would the working...
Dear readers of the BVD, Please allow me to straighten things out, if I can. First of all, I appreciated Tammy Jordan’s response to my letter of shock over the VOTE WISELY ad. Actually, I mostly agreed with her, and I learned (again) how careful one must be with words. But may I say that some readers might have been a bit more careful about what they read into my words. In my letter of September 10, I pointed out where I was in full accord with some of the Republican opinions in their ad and that, after all, I had voted Repub...
I have learned a lot over the past few months. If you watch Fox news; Democrat run cities are experiencing riots by supposed protesters for racial justice. ABC, NBC, and CNN portray this as “largely peaceful” patriots protesting racism while racist police and white supremist provoke them into burning down buildings, stealing flat screen TVs and designer Tennis shoes. Based on Democrat politicians claims that this country is overwhelmingly and systemically racist; I fully expected hundreds of thousands of racists to des...
Montana is built on hard work. The working women and men of this state - the linemen, miners, laborers, boilermakers, law enforcement officers, and teachers - are the ones who keep Montana running. Without workers, and the labor unions that fight for them, Montana as we know it today would not exist. But now more than ever those workers are under threat. With us in office, they will have a pair of fighters willing to stand up and defend them as governor and attorney general. W...
Eugene James Winters died Aug. 29, 2020 at the age of 78. Pay no attention to that number. Age was only a number to Gene, and birthdays were not a milestone he enjoyed celebrating. More important was the life he lived during those 78 years. He had a passion for the history of World War II, the Montana outdoors, baseball and cruising in the Caribbean seas. Gene proudly served in the Army as a medic and was stationed in Germany. He later served in the National Guard out of Fort...
(U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s made-in-Montana legislation, the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, received a big boost when the U.S. Forest Service signaled it would work to achieve the goals of this collaborative proposal during a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act is the result of more than a decade of collaboration from local stakeholders who know what’s best for their communities and how to best manage their public lands,” said Test...
HELENA – Governor Steve Bullock today announced additional funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund will be directed to the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant and Social Services Nonprofit Grant programs to fully address identified needs. Meat processing "The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have drawn attention to challenges faced by our nation's meat processing systems. And by addressing this complex issue here in Montana, we are building resilience to future s...
Helena - September is National Suicide Prevention Month and marks an opportunity for all Montanans to have a role in preventing suicide in our communities. Each year, more than 45,000 Americans-including more than 6,000 Veterans-die by suicide. In the challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic, now is an ideal time to learn how to "be there" to support ourselves and others. "Suicide is such an important issue to speak about that no person should hesitate to simply begin a conversation," said Montana VA Health Care...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received twenty-eight calls for service during the week of Sept. 13 to Sept. 19. Deputies performed seven traffic stops in the Lincoln area. One of those calls generated a case report last week: A deputy started an investigation in the 5000 block of Stonewall Creek Rd. Friday, Sept. 18. The deputy is investigating a property dispute between neighbors. The investigation is on-going at this time. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last...
Drew Blubaugh is a first year teacher and is teaching health and P.E. this year at Lincoln Schools. He recently graduated from the University of Montana-Western, and also attended the University of Providence in Great Falls, where he threw shot put, discus, hammer and weight for two years. Blubaugh grew up in Montana and decided to come to Lincoln in part because it's a small town. "That's really what sold me, the small town atmosphere," said Blubaugh. "When I went into the...
The 5th and 6th grade ladies of the Little Lynx 'B' squad came out strong against the Lady Rams of Helena Christian School on Saturday. Led by veteran standouts Kaitlyn Brown and Ashya Blythe, the Little Lady Lynx battled the Helena team to a five set tie breaker only to lose by two points in the final thrilling tie-breaker set. "They did great and had a lot of hustle! The girls practiced their fundamentals and stayed focused," 'B' team coach Danielle Cyr said. With no...
In general, I'm a pretty early riser. I've always been this way. When I was younger, there were animals that needed caring for before heading off to school, and in the summertime, they needed caring for before the heat of the day set in. When I was a new mother, it was the hour of silence before my kids woke up, giving me time to think and plan for the day ahead. When I was a young working mother who decided to go back to college, those two quiet hours before anyone in the...
HELENA-The Branch Libraries of the Lewis & Clark Library in East Helena, Augusta, Lincoln and the Bookmobile have teamed up to bring the community six StoryWalk® books that can be enjoyed by everyone. Lewis & Clark Library Bookmobile Librarian Bretagne Byrd explains, "We all know that reading is important and that getting outside for a walk is also important. We put the two together to provide the community a fun learning activity that everyone can enjoy!" Each...
After reading last week's guest opinion in BVD Viewpoints I felt compelled to share some of my own viewpoints along with a few facts...the first opinion being that its title should have read THREE kinds of persons under the Constitution. Karen Frank-Plumlee failed to mention the Labor Unions. The Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United (which is said to have fueled the rise of super PACS) also allowed equal footing for Labor Unions. Last I checked, Labor Unions are unable to v...
Lincoln's gold mining tradition, dating to the gold mining boom of the 1860's that led to the establishment of the town, continues today as the Blackfoot River Chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America share their knowledge and experience. About 34 club members took part in a search for gold during their monthly meeting Saturday, Sept. 19. The members met up for their meeting at the club's claim on Poorman Creek, where they spent the day processing material from...
Concerns about speeding and other traffic violations are nothing new to Lincoln, but after about a year without a Montana Highway Patrol trooper assigned to Lincoln, those concerns have grown due to the limited enforcement here. Last fall resident trooper Jesse Knaff left the Highway Patrol and there hasn't been a trooper stationed here on a full-time basis since, and that may not change in the near future due to changes in the MHP recruiting process. Capt. Josh Brown, the Dis...
The Montana Department of Transportation has extended a speed study on Highway 200 east of Lincoln to include the intersection with Airport Road east of the Lincoln Ranger District. Lewis and Clark County Public Works director Eric Griffin requested the study extension after members of the Lincoln Airport Foundation voiced support for including the intersection east of the Lincoln Ranger District. In an e-mail to MDT's Aeronautics Division Administrator Tim Conway, LAF Vice Pr...
As with many events throughout this year, the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual fundraiser, The Lincoln Community Benefit, Saturday, Nov. 7, in a virtual capacity. With the current Lewis & Clark Public Health COVID-19-related restrictions on large gatherings, it makes the option to have a live benefit, as in prior years, logistically impossible. As the LVCC's only true fundraising event, which covers the cost of the 4th of July Parade, fireworks,...
In a memo to the Board of County Commissioners, Lewis and Clark County staff recommended they approve a contract with the Treasure State Endowment Program to provide $558,806 in funding to Lewis and Clark County for the Dalton Mountain Road Bridge Replacement. The project was accepted into the Montana Department of Transportation off-system bridge program earlier this year and is currently projected to cost $2.387 million under that program. The TSEP money will provide a...
