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Articles from the September 30, 2021 edition


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  • Advice from 1891: How to get along

    Updated Aug 31, 2022

    How to get along. Do not stop to tell stories in business hours. If you have a place of business, be there during business hours, No man can get rich by lounging in stores and saloons. Never "fool" in business matters. Have order, system, regularity, liberality, and promptness. Never purchase an article you do not need. Endeavor to avoid hard words and personalities. Time is money. Do not kick every stone in the path, more miles can be made in a day by going steadily on than...

  • Nature Pick: Rubber Rabbitbrush

    Kate Radford and Klara Varga|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    "Ahead was an ocean of rabbit brush bursting with yellow blossoms. The prairie under hoof was lavender in the dimming light." – Sarah Bird, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen The perennial rubber (or gray) rabbitbrush, or Ericameria nauseosa, is a native species to Montana and can be found locally in the Blackfoot Valley as well as throughout the state. Additionally, the species ranges as far south as Mexico and north into British Columbia. Montana is host to four variants...

  • Photos: New work unveiled at Sculpture in the Wild

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    Artist-in-residence Michael Brolly and Emerging artist Beth Korth introduced the latest addition to Sculpture in the Wild during the launch Saturday, Sept. 25....

  • Lady Lynx battle Valley Christian Eagles

    Connie McCafferty, BVD|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    Playing through a schedule that had the team playing three contests in one week, the tired Lady Lynx faced a large bench of Missoula Valley Christian Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 9 at home in Lincoln. A Lady Lynx win in the first set, 25 – 19, seemed to surprise the older Eagle gals who had been looking for an easier victory. Freshman setter Meah LaManna gave credit to the upbeat atmosphere in the home gym to the men of the Lynx varsity football team who had dressed up as cheer...

  • Info sought on grizzly bear shot south of Seeley Lake

    News Release, Montana FWP|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    SEELEY LAKE – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking information on a female grizzly bear that was shot and killed in the Woodworth area south of Seeley Lake. The bear was discovered by a local landowner on Sept. 8, south of Woodworth Road on the boundary of the Blackfoot Clearwater Wildlife Management Area. Wildlife officials investigated the scene and determined that the bear had two gunshot wounds and was likely killed...

  • O'Dwyer ends tenure as BPSW Artistic Director

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    Kevin O'Dwyer came to Lincoln to make knives, but after ten years and multiple trips to and from his home in Ireland, he's leaving behind an award-winning sculpture park. 2021 marks O'Dwyer's ninth year as the artistic director for Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, a position he originally expected to hold for only about two years. "It's been a really great experience; the ups and downs and all the rest of it," he said. "At the end of the day we have a beautiful...

  • Major change coming to Blackfoot Valley Dispatch

    Roger Dey, BVD Publisher|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Next month the Blackfoot Valley Dispatch is making a change to our publication schedule due to a recent increase in our mailing costs an upcoming increase in our printing costs and declines in advertising revenue Beginning Oct. 7, the BVD will change from publishing an issue every week to publishing biweekly (every other week), on Thursdays. The decision wasn't easy to make and wasn't made lightly. It certainly wasn't what we had in mind when we bought the BVD nine-and-a-half...

  • Comprehensive Community Needs Forum Oct. 7

    RMDC|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    The Rocky Mountain Development Council, Inc. (Rocky) invites the Lincoln community to a Comprehensive Community Needs (CCNA) Forum on Thursday, October 7 at 5 pm in the Linc The Rocky Mountain Development Council, Inc. (Rocky) invites the Lincoln community to a Comprehensive Community Needs (CCNA) Forum on Thursday, October 7 at 5 pm in the Lincoln Senior Center. Every three years, Rocky completes a Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment. This forum is a great opportunity...

  • Lewis & Clark Library to host virtual program on Lewis and Clark Expedition near misses

    News Release, Lewis and Clark Library|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Helena-The Lewis & Clark Library will host "the Lewis and Clark Expedition Near Misses: How Lucky are those Men – and Woman," a virtual program by Mark Jordan on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Mark Jordan will tell stories about near disasters that could have ended the Expedition or significantly compromised its ability to succeed or resulted in the death of its participants. What danger or disaster lurked for the Expedition? Does one of the Captains almost die? More...

  • Teacher Feature: Cailey DenBoer

    Kate Radford, BVD|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Lincoln School District's new first grade teacher, Cailey DenBoer, grew up in Lincoln and is excited to return to the town as an educator. DenBoer attended school in Lincoln from kindergarten through her sophomore year, ultimately graduating from Capitol High in Helena, and then attending the University of Montana-Western. "I have a bachelors in elementary ed, and a minor in early childhood education. When I was in college, I worked at the elementary school in Dillon as a...

  • Letter: Law vs. Morality

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    As a prosecutor I once was assigned a case where-in the Highway patrol watched a man load up his truck with railroad ties from a pile next to the tracks. After he left the siding and was on a public road, they made a stop and arrested him for theft. Sounds like an open and shut case doesn't it? Problem was the railroad couldn't prove they owned the ties. They were not marked and are purchased in bulk then distributed where needed by a variety of workers, identities unknown....

  • Trash in recycling bins creating headaches for Solid Waste District

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    The future of recycling in Lincoln is in jeopardy as people continue to fill the paper and can bins near the Lincoln Senior Center with non-recyclable material, or with material that can be taken to the transfer site for recycling. Currently, Lewis and Clark County contracts with Republic Services for the paper and can recycling bins in town, while a cardboard recycling bin is located at the Lincoln Transfer Site. Last week, Lincoln Solid Waste Board president Bob...

  • Deputy's Log Sept

    Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-three calls for service in the Lincoln areaduring the week of Sept. 19 to Sept. 25, 2021. Five of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. One of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week: September 24th, 2021, deputies responded to the 1800 block of Good News Ln for a report of trespass. A male was caught on camera trespassing on the complainant’s property. The male was found and later arrested for criminal trespass and...

  • Homecoming events planned for week of Oct. 11

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    A homecoming parade for Lincoln school, featuring floats made by the high school classes, is slated to go through town Monday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. as Lincoln Schools celebrate homecoming week. In recent years, homecoming parades have been held during the homecoming football games, with floats making a lap around the track at the football field. This year, however, the school decided to move it to main street to help spread school spirit and get local businesses involved. The week will culminate with a homecoming dance for 9th...

  • Repeating History (Part One)

    Tammy Jordan|Updated Sep 29, 2021

    Our world today has me thinking a lot about our past, and how little we seemed to have learned from it. I see us repeating our history in a couple of different ways and thought I would share my insights and see if it sparks any thoughts of your own on the subject. There will be three segments. The first segment takes us back to the 1930’s and 40’s when the Nazi party came into power and how it relates to things in the world today. Some may think there is no correlation...