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Cowboy Claus remains the highlight of Ovando's Old West Christmas Fest, an family friendly activity for the whole family held every year after Thanksgiving....
Lincoln High School Sophomore Jenna Templeton joined the ranks of the National Honor Society Tuesday Nov. 26, at a a small induction ceremony at the Lincoln School Library. Templeton joined Makenzie Story and Lindsey Weisner as the third member of the Society at the school. Fewer than 30 Lincoln students have been inducted into the National Honor Society since the school established a chapter here in 2010. National Honor Society adviser Joanie Templeton said her daughter...
Jessi Lehl brought her mule team, Violet and Rose, to Ovando Friday for their first Old West Christmas Fest. Lehl is the daughter of Rob Henreken, who brought his team of Belgians back to Christmas Fest for the first time in several years. The Henrekens had provided the stage service for the event for severa years, but scheduling conflicts had kept them away for the last three years, when Lincoln's Billy Cr stepped in. "It's nice to be able to do this again," said Lehl, who...
Bless me father for I have sinned. My last elk hunt was several years ago. In Montana, elk hunting is akin to religion. You don't have to be a true believer, but a day spent chasing elk, following tracks in the snow, or even sitting in the woods and watching the natural world unfold can be as beautiful as time spent in a cathedral. Why, then, would someone renounce that? Good question. This is not to belittle anyone's beliefs in an afterlife, a Creator or sacred writings. Rath...
Doug "Hoot" Richards, 85, a professional art designer from Seeley Lake, drew the pictures for kids to color during the Old West Christmas Fest bazaar at the Ovando School. "This is fun; I love it," Richards said. Leigh Ann Valiton, who organized this year's Christmas Fest, said the coloring corner was a new addition to the event this year, and that it worked out well. She said the kids were kept busy coloring the pictures while their parents did some chopping at the bazaar....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received 12 Calls for Service in the Lincoln area during the week of Nov. 24 through Nov. 30, 2019. One of those Calls for Service were a traffic stop and one was a civil service performed in and around the Lincoln area by deputies. No calls for service generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were one 911 hang-up, one agency assist, one injury crash, one attempt to locate, one citizen assist, one hazard,...
A man said to the Universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation." (Steven Crane, WAR IS KIND) COW A digestive tract, pierced at both ends. Rarely gives birth or milk. BULL 1,800 pounds of dubious genetic potential. $6,000 of sterility and lameness. CALF 80 pounds of hope when born; 500 pounds of disappointment when sold. DOG, (yours) An intelligent and loyal marvel, worth more than three people when working...
Dear Dietitian, I was recently hospitalized overnight for irritable bowel syndrome. The abdominal pain was treated, then I was released the next morning. I was not given any information on what diet I should follow. Can you help? Julie Dear Julie, A flare-up of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be very painful, but the good news is it can be well-managed with diet and lifestyle changes. IBS is a common intestinal disorder that affects 25-45 million Americans. It requires a...
(StatePoint) Research shows that afterschool programs not only help keep kids safe, but also help them succeed in school and life. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough such programs in the country today, experts say. While participation in afterschool programs has increased to 10.2 million students nationwide, for every child in an afterschool program, two more are waiting to get in, according to “America After 3PM,” a household survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organ...
Local sewers have come together to support the Lincoln Public School's Christmas concert, Jingle Bell Juke Box. The school needed 32 poodle skirts in five different sizes, so members of the school, the Lincoln Council for the Arts, and the Rippin' Stitchers, a local sewing group, pooled their resources for the project. On Monday, Nov. 18, Judy Spath from the Lincoln Council for the Arts worked with 5th grade teacher Stacey Mannix and Rippin' Stitcher Jesse Sallin to develop a...
Nancy Irene Wilson Bickel Ramburg Heaven gained another beautiful angel Nov. 22, 2019. She fought a long, hard, painful battle trying to beat Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Pre-Leukemia). Unfortunately after five years, the cancer returned to Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Nancy (58) was born in Great Falls on a bright and sunny morning to Robert V. Wilson and Frances L. Rae, becoming the sixth child of seven. She was raised in Cascade and Lincoln, Mont. Nancy grew up surrounded by her br...
Michael Christy McCormick passed away Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019 from an extended illness. Mike was born August 11, 1937 to William and Helen (Christy) McCormick at St. Joseph Hospital in Deer Lodge. He and his three sibling were raised on the Brown Ranch, later known as the McCormick Sunset Guest Ranch in the Helmville area. Mike went to school at Helmville Elementary and attended high school at Butte Central as well as Gonzaga. Mike married Frankie Lawlor in 1967 and they had...
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...
Kudos to Jim Oly for showing his appreciation to the snow-plow drivers. Thank you! Ice and snow – take it slow and please give the plows room to work safely for everyone. Ron McDunn Pete Dempster...
The holiday season is upon us. Montana families across our state are giving thanks and enjoying quality time with their families and loved ones. As we gather around the dining table this year to express our gratitude, let us not forget the extraordinary privilege we have as free Americans. I want to give thanks to our Montana service members currently deployed, unable to be home for the holidays this year. Thank you for protecting our nation. I also want to express my...
I met Tel Menard on a cold, snowy day in October while he was shoeing horses for his sister Katie. Tel is a modern-day rancher and a part of Montana's ranching history that dates to the 1860s, when ranchers and cattle first moved into Montana. His ranching lineage in Lincoln goes back to 1965 when his grandparents, Betty and Gerald Fleming, began working at the Jacobsen ranch. The Jacobsen's bought the land west of Lincoln from Mike Kieley in 1918 when the place was called...
The Lincoln branch of Citizens Alliance Bank will nearly double in size this winter, with work set to begin in the next few days on addition to the south side of the current building. "For those who don't know, we have no storage here, no additional office space," said Citizens Alliance Vice President and Lincoln Branch Manager Shayne Lindsay. He said most of the addition will be dedicated to offices, but about a third will be onsite storage space. The staff kitchen will also...
