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At the Lincoln American Legion Post 9 Memorial Day observance, Doug Vulcan told the story of the red poppy, memorialized in Lt. Col John McCrae's 1915 poem 'In Flanders Field' and how it became the Official flower of the American Legion in memory of the fallen. He told of Moina Belle Michael, who penned 'We Shall Keep the Faith' a poem in response to McCrae. She created the tradition of wearing poppies with a pledge "to KEEP THE FAITH and always to wear a red poppy of...
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 than o...
The American Legion, Lincoln Volunteer Ambulance and Lincoln Volunteer Fire Rescue honored the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks. Saturday, Sept. 11 with a pair of seperate, low key displays. Post Commander Rick Foreman said Lambkins owner Marge Kolve asked the Legion to present the color at the rod run this year. Although the Legion color guard presented the colors last year as well, Foreman said they added a moment of silence this year in honor of 9-11 terror...
Sept. 5 to Sept. 11 Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-eight calls for service during the week of Sept. 5 to Sept. 11 in the Lincoln area. Ten of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. None of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week. Other calls for service in the Lincoln area were five 911 hang-ups, one injury crash, three non-injury crashes, four animal complaints, two disorderly calls, one disturbance, two f...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received forty-five calls for service during the week of Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Nineteen of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last week: Aug. 30, a deputy took a report of criminal mischief on Moon Drive. Someone had graffitied an address sign. The investigation is on-going. Aug. 31, a deputy responded to a cold domestic in the...
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received thirty-two calls for service during the week of Aug. 22 to 28 in the Lincoln area. Three 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: A deputy took a criminal mischief report near the intersection of B Street and Stemple Pass Road Wednesday, Aug. 25. The suspect spray painted a stop sign and a speed limit sign. This case is still under...
Rainy weather Aug. 21 prompted Sculpture in the Wild to re-schedule the Teepee Burner performance by The Wilbur Rehman Quartet until Sunday Sept. 5. The program, slated from 4 - 6 p.m., with special guest MJ Williams on vocals and trombone, will now serve as an informal kick-off to this year's Artist-in-Residence program that begins Sept. 7. "Listen to great Jazz; meet the artists and catch up with the Artistic Director Kevin O'Dwyer," BPSW President Becky Garland said....
Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received one hundred and fourteen calls for service during the weeks of July 25 to Aug. 21, 2021 in the Lincoln area. Thirteen of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Ten of those calls for service generated a case report in the last four weeks: A deputy responded to a report of a deceased 7-month-old baby Aug. 7, 2021. The investigation is still active currently. Due to the age of the deceased, detectives took...
The Blackfoot Challenge Summer Block Party returned in full swing last week as more than 200 people filled Ovando's small downtown Wednesday, Aug. 11. The evening, though warm, saw the smoke that had lingered across the valley dissipate somewhat, allowing the gray haze to give way to a blue sky. The Challenge started the new annual tradition in 2018, with a celebration of its 25th anniversary. This year's get together didn't mark a milestone anniversary, but it provided a...
It's been a while since we took a back at a few glimpses of Lincoln history. 1985 was the third annual Art in the Park, now known the Lincoln Arts & Music Festival. 80 years ago Heinie Opp's Inn in downtown Lincoln was a hopping joint. and 85 years ago, the search was on for a vacationer....
The Montana Independent Living Project, which provides a variety of services to promote independence for people living with disabilities in southwestern Montana, has recently started offering one-on-one services for residents in Lincoln. MILP independent living specialist Maria Stout plans to visit with Lincoln residents Aug. 12, first at the Lincoln Library, then at Leepers Motel. "I help people live independently in their communities by providing services with whatever they...
This years Lincoln Airport open house and Barbecue served about 100 meals and saw about a dozen kids take part in Young Eagles flights. An anonymous donation covered the cost of the free event, with enough left over to help with maintenance and improvement to the airport. Next years fly in is slated for Saturday July 23, 2021...
Hello everyone I hope you are all having a great summer! We finally have a plan for a shortened summer program for POUNCE. Pottery camp: Wednesday July 21 & Thursday July 22. 1st-3rd grade 1-2:30 p.m.; 4th-8th grade 2:30-4 p.m. Art camp: Monday July 26 - Wednesday July 28. 1st - 3rd grades 1-2:30 p.m ; 4th - 8th grade 2:30-4 p.m. Art in the Park: Thursday July 29. All grades. We will meet at the park, bring water! 1- 4 p.m. Morrell Falls hike: Monday August 2. All ages. The bus will leave at 9:00 and return around 3:00. Pack...
The annual Hooper Park Flea Market returned to Lincoln last weekend with a near record-setting number of vendors booked. Forty-five of the 50 vendors booked for the sale showed up, according to event organizer Jill Sallin. This year was her first full year organizing the event. In 2019, she took over the event just a few weeks before it took place. Last year, the event was canceled due to COVID-19. The flea market was originally started by Jill's mother, Jesse Sallin. "I went...
For the last 18 years, Lincoln resident and pilot Jerry Cain has hosted an annual fly-in barbecue / potluck at his Lincoln Airport hangar for Montana and out-of-state pilots to enjoy. For the last five years (2020 canceled due to COVID) and continuing this year under the sponsorship of the newly formed public charity Lincoln Airport Foundation, there will be a Community Airport Open House and Fly-in BBQ Potluck to which the public is invited at no charge, to become familiar...
Visitors take advantage of the Lincoln Community River Park to beat the heat Sunday afternoon. The River Park provides guest with access to the river for fishing and also boasts plenty of wading opportuntiies for younger kids, as well as a couple good swimming holes....
Mike Campbell and his grandsons load up a pile of fireworks detritus from the west baseball field into the back of a truck Monday morning. The pile of trash represented only a fraction of the garbage that had been gathered up by Volunteers from the Forest Service earlier that morning. Every year volunteers are welcome to help with the park's annual cleanup following the fireworks displays. The community asks visitors to use the ball fields for their personal fireworks to help...
In the last month, the Lincoln Senior Center has starting hosting some of the weekly activities that had been canceled during the pandemic. Dominoes has not yet returned, but pinochle and wood carving are both meeting weekly again. Pinochle meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, and wood carving is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. "We're encouraging people to start using the facility," said Kathy Reeves, who coordinates the pinochle evenings. "We are looking. If you want to...
Editor's Note: Deputy Rivera submitted this report last week, but we forgot to post the update. Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received forty-two calls for service during the weeks of June 6 to June 19 in the Lincoln area. Five of those calls for service were traffic stops performed by deputies. Two of those calls for service generated a case report in the last two weeks: A deputy responded to the 500 block for a report of forgery Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The...
Tristan Tronstad and Trayce Rivera set up a lemonade stand on the corner of Sleepy Hollow and Highway 200 last Wednesday, to take advantage of thirsty visitors. The pair did a pretty brisk business, with several people stopping by for lemony refreshments. The boys even picked up a few extra bucks from people who just appreciated seeing the boys taking some initiative to make money the old fashioned way. The boys' business model, planned for a three day stretch, even included...
Lincoln is set to have a banner summer, with events and activities scheduled most weekends through the end of August. Memorial Day weekend set the tone for the summer, with back-to-back ATV events on Saturday and Sunday. Other organizations and non-profits have their own events scheduled throughout the summer, making up for the string of cancellations that defined last year. The annual Community Spring Rummage Sale is this weekend, June 19 and 20, with more than 20 sales on...
Wow, Lincoln was hopping for rummage sale days last weekend. There were 27 sales on the map. I forgot one and added it where I could. A gentleman came in and was having a garage sale that did not know about the town-wide sales, he could not be on the map, but I tossed his info on social media, he put signs up and he said today the sale went great. I went to quite a few sales and ran into a few that were not on the town wide map, but they put up signs and had successful sales...
First of all, I'd again like to thank everyone who came out and supported us at the Firemans Ball and those who generously donated. We can't do it without you. You will notice that we just moved fire danger to high. Things are drying fast and we will probably go to very high in the next week or two. Please be careful out there. It wont take much. With the onset of fire season, please keep your eyes peeled and if you see something, call 911. We rely on everyone to report...
Lincoln's first farmers market in two years kicked off on June 4 with several booths and a steady flow of visitors at Valler's Market. The plan to start a Farmers Market in Lincoln originated with Envision Lincoln's Health and Wellness Action team in 2018. The market originally started in 2019 with funds from the Lincoln Council for the Arts, which served as the market's fiscal sponsor, and the Lincoln Valley Chamber of Commerce. Jason and Tiana Valler, owners of Valler...
It was a night of fun, games, and support for the local Blackfoot River Ducks Unlimited Chapter of the Ducks Unlimited organization. After taking a year off, like most things last year due to COVID, the local DU Banquet returned Saturday, May 15. More than 100 people from around the state came to celebrate, raise money for Ducks Unlimited and show their support for the organization. Local businesses donated items for the Silent and Live auctions, as well as the new Mystery...
