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The Lewis and Clark County Commission unanimously approved the application for a $20,000 grant from the Montana Main Street Program during the Friday Dec. 5 Government Day meeting held via Zoom. Although the grant would be for the community of Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County is technically the applicant, as the local government with jurisdiction over the town. If approved, the grant and $5000 in matching funds raised by Envision Lincoln will provide approximately half the fund...
Although Santa's Workshop couldn't be held in its usual form at the Lincoln School gym, a group of volunteers joined the Lincoln Council for the Arts, American Legion Post 9 and Rick and Patty Freeland to make sure Lincoln kids could enjoy a semblance of the Lincoln holiday tradition. The Freelands donated hats, coats, boots and the use of the Powerhouse for the occasion. Post 9, a staple of the Workshop every year, provided treats and warm drinks in their trailer, while a...
Jim Oly, outfitted as Santa Claus, paid a visit to Lincoln Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6 for a little performance art to make a little noise and spread a little holiday cheer. Oly, who is always up for the challenge of making people smile, found the old drum in his storage unit and decided to build a makeshift drum kit that included plastic buckets, a frying pan and a vintage Tonka toy front end loader. Set up for a time in the Citizen's Alliance Bank parking lot, Oly's virtuoso...
I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who helped make Santa’s Workshop 2020 a reality for our local kids, and for all of the flexibility around getting the crafts to the kids who would have normally participated in person at the school. First, a thank you to the Lincoln Council for the Arts for their continued financial support. To Jill Frisbee, who normally puts everything together, for sitting down and meeting with the committee and getting us items to put together in kits for the kids. To volunteers Laura But...
Zach Muse enlisted in the Navy on Sep. 1, 1990 and served in navigation during Desert Storm as a Master Helmsman. He was also a Master of Arms during his time in the Navy. "I knew I was gonna go in the military," said Muse, "just cause everyone in my family goes. I'd flown over the ocean, but I'd never really been in the ocean or anything." Muse grew up in Great Falls and waited for the next round of boot camp to start after high school. "Once I got out of boot camp and my...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received eighteen calls for service during the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5th, 2020 in the Lincoln area. Deputies performed eight traffic stops. None of those calls generated a case report last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area last week were one agency assist, two non-injury crashes, one citizen assist, one investigative call, and one welfare check completed. Lincoln Ambulance responded to three medical calls for...
HELENA - Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases throughout Lewis and Clark County, and out of an abundance of caution for staff and patron safety, The Lewis & Clark Library is closing the Augusta and Lincoln Branches to in-person browsing. Each Branch of the Lewis & Clark Library will offer non-contact holds pick-up. Patrons can reserve items online at https://www.LCLibrary.org and designate which Branch they'd like to pick-up their items up from: Main, Augusta, Bookmobile,...
The Fat Hippie, a medical cannabis dispensary, became Lincoln's newest business along Main Street Nov. 5, and celebrated their grand opening November 20. Terry Lucke, owner of the establishment, had wanted to put a store in Lincoln for a couple of years, and the timing just worked out. The actual endeavor began about seven months ago when the space in the building became available. Originally slated to open in a different suite in the building at 425 Montana Highway 200, the l...
In the 1860s, as large deposits of gold, silver, copper, and other valuable minerals were discovered in Granite County, many mining settlements sprung up along creek beds and mountainsides. As a reminder of that frenzied search for prosperity, today, 24 ghost towns are left scattered throughout the county. The town of Philipsburg, founded in 1867 and named for Peter Deiesheimer, is the lone survivor and remains intact and lively. The key to this longevity is an inherently beau...
Barbara J. Wingender French, passed suddenly Nov. 13, 2020, at her home in Lincoln, Montana. Barbara was born Jan. 13, 1955, in Winnemucca, Nev. to Randall and Mary Christine Wingender. She is a proud member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead reservation. Barbara spent her early years in Walkerville, Mont. After the passing of her mother, she lived at the Helena Deaconess home for children, until she was taken in by her loving foster parents, Jim an...
Lincoln resident Chad Sutej was recognized as the Blackfoot Valley Optimist Club’s Optimist of the Year for 2019-2020. “There was really no question in my mind as to who should have received this award. Chad is always willing to help out,” Optimist President Shayne Lindsey said. “He goes above and beyond, and has been involved and instrumental in everything we do from the very beginning. He embodies everything that the Optimist Club stands for and has helped raise a lot of money to give back to the youth in our local communi...
The term, "blessings in disguise" is use to describe good things that happen in our lives that, at first, may not seem like a blessing at all. Losing, or even leaving a job may seem like the worst thing ever. I know; I've been there. But losing "that" job may have opened a door that normally would have remained closed, or offered you a different path leading you to something better or more fulfilling. That's what happened to me. I had a job I liked very much at the University...
The COVID pandemic has brought healthcare affordability into the spotlight like never before. The question is whether this crisis will be an impetus to rein in the alarming growth in healthcare costs or if we will go right back to business as usual. At both the state and federal levels, reformers are working to make improvements to both the quality and affordability of healthcare. In Congress, support is building to take up legislation to curb surprise medical billing. The...
The Lincoln Senior Center closed their doors to in-person dining and activities in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. It's been nearly nine months, and seniors are feeling the impact. "I just feel like seniors got punished a lot on this whole deal," said Denny Peterson, Senior Citizen Board President. "It started out, we were having our lunches there, and they canceled that, even though there was space," said Peterson, adding that outside of the Community Hall, the...
The Lewis and Clark County Commission unanimously approved the application for a $20,000 grant from the Montana Main Street Program during the Friday Dec. 5 Government Day meeting held via Zoom. Although the grant would be for the community of Lincoln, Lewis and Clark County is technically the applicant, as the local government with jurisdiction over the town. If approved, the grant and $5000 in matching funds raised by Envision Lincoln will provide approximately half the fund...
