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  • Independence Day in the Upper Blackfoot

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Aug 31, 2022

    This year, with COVID-19 restrictions lifted across Montana, the Fourth of July events returned to communities across the state this weekend, but the competition didn’t seem to do much to dampen Lincoln’s busiest weekend. Although there is no confirmed count of the number of visitors who arrived in town for the annual Independence Day Parade, which coincides with the first day of the Lincoln Rodeo, downtown Lincoln was awash with visitors, who lined Main Street from First...

  • 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...

  • Two unique ways to cook a Thanksgiving turkey

    Metro Creative|Updated Nov 17, 2021

    Thanksgiving is a beloved holiday. Families may have their own unique Thanksgiving traditions, but one staple of this kickoff to the holiday season is bound to make its way to Thanksgiving dinner tables no matter how unusual families' holiday celebrations may be: turkey. Much effort goes into picking and preparing a Thanksgiving turkey. Depending on the size of the bird, turkeys can take many hours to cook. Thanksgiving celebrants are no doubt familiar with oven-roasted...

  • Honoring Veterans

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Nov 17, 2021

    In honor of Veterans Day this year, Emily Rundell presented several Lincoln veterans with commemorative coins to thank them for their service. "I just wanted to do something special," she said. Rundell presented the coins, bearing the inscription that "A Veteran is someone who wrote a blank check made payable to the the United States for an amount of up to and including their life," on behalf of her family. For Rundell, Veterans Day has always hit close to home. She said she...

  • Help With Heating

    News Release, Rocky Mountain Development Council - Energy Share|Updated Nov 17, 2021

    Cold weather is coming and heating bills can pile up fast. Are you or someone you know worried about how to pay those bills? Energy Share of Montana is a private, nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to help Montanans facing energy emergencies. An “energy emergency” usually means someone facing loss of heat or lights in their home due to unforeseen circumstances or issues beyond their control, and who have no resources to pay that bill themselves. Energy Share...

  • Sportsman Motel undergoing remodel into studio apartments

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Nov 3, 2021

    On the heels of a couple challenging years, the Birkholz family decided to chart a new course for one of Lincoln's most iconic businesses. By early next year, the Sportsman Motel will no longer be welcoming nightly guests. Instead, the motel's nine rooms will be studio apartments with yearly leases. "I was hoping to get them all done by the first of the year, but it looks like it's going to be about February," said owner Dick Birkholz, who made the decision to convert the...

  • U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School commander stays 'Husky Strong' in battle with cancer

    Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs|Updated Nov 3, 2021

    U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Melissa Youderian donated her long hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit for children suffering hair loss, after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. "Though it was a deliberate decision and I thought it would be uplifting to donate my hair before the treatment took it, I had tears running down my face the entire haircut," she said. "It was one of those 'this is actually happening' moments." Youderian is a wife, a mother and an Air Force colonel....

  • PSW, BPA clean up

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Black plastic trash bags lined Highway 200 at random intervals Friday morning Oct. 15, as fourteen junior high and high school members of Lincoln School's chapter of the Business Professionals of America joined the Ponderosa Snow Warriors to cleanup the borrow pits along Highway 200 from the Lincoln Ranger Station to the Landers Fork Bridge. Divided into several groups, the clean up crew scoured the roadsides for trash thrown from vehicles, blown out of trucks or trailers...

  • Virginia Lambkin Horner marks 100th birthday

    Roger Dey|Updated Oct 20, 2021

    Virginia Lambkin Horner marked a milestone birthday Oct. 8 as she turned 100. The eldest daughter of Leonard and Mary Lambkin, Virginia was born in Great Falls in 1921 and spent much of her life in Lincoln, growing up at her parents' hotel, the now -iconic Hotel Lincoln. Brenda Vehrs, Virginia's granddaughter, said Virginia and her younger sisters Ellen (Mulcare) and Betty (Disney) were "all kind of special girls" for their time. "They all got to go to college," Vehrs said....

  • Photo: Google- Eyed

    Updated Oct 20, 2021

    TheGoogle Street View Car Stopped in Lincoln Oct. 5. The driver of the car pulled in to take a break form gathering updated imagery of Lincoln and Highway 200 for Google maps and Google earth. While the satellite imagery of the Lincoln area used by Google dates to 2015, the Street View images date to 2008.The driver, who didn't give her name, said there have been lots of changes in the area since then...

  • Photos: A Fine Fall Day on the Upper Blackfoot

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    Anglers took advantage of the warm Indian summer weather and clear water during the last week to hit the Blackfoot in search of fish while enjoying the glow of the sun through the gold and red fall foliage along the river....

  • 'A whole pile of hoops'

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Oct 6, 2021

    After Matt and Nichole Simpkins' two sons moved out of their home in the northern Nevada mountain town of Elko, the couple began looking for something else to keep them going. "I don't know what made us decide to do a campground," Matt said. The Simpkins say they fell in love with Lincoln during their travels to visit family and friends in Butte and Missoula and began looking for suitable property in the area for their Lost Moose Meadows Campground. They had hoped to find...

  • Photos: Car Show Competitors

    Updated Sep 22, 2021

    Classic cars flooded Lincoln for both the Lambkin's Rod Run and The Wilderness Car Show....

  • Looking back at 9/11

    Rogeer Dey, BVD|Updated Sep 8, 2021

    Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, Al Qaeda terror attacks that cost the lives of 2,997 Americans. The attacks in New York and Washington DC were more than 2000 miles away from Montana, but they brought the country together in a way that seems almost impossible today. The BVD talked to several people around Lincoln about their thoughts 20 years later. People who are old enough to remember the morning of Sept.11, 2001 can tell you exactly where they...

  • Respect for history, community key to Canyon Creek Store's future

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Sep 1, 2021

    The first thing Myrna Crawford wants to make clear is that the Canyon Creek Country Store is not closing. With the historic store quietly for sale, Myrna and her husband Ron prepared for a living estate sale last Friday. The goal was simply to help clear out some of the antiques and collectibles in the store that they've amassed over the years. But rumors, they do like to fly. As she had explained repeatedly on Facebook posts, Myrna said they were having the sale, so they won'...

  • Fashion and fun at UBVHS Heritage Day

    Kate Radford, Contributing Writer|Updated Aug 26, 2021

    The Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society hosted the annual Lincoln Heritage Day last Saturday with approximately 125 attendees. The event highlights Lincoln's history, and gives kids and adults alike the opportunity to try their hand at historic skills and activities. We do it "to show old-time skills, so we don't lose those," said UBVHS president Erin Dey. This year, in addition to candle-making, butter-making and embroidery, the event debuted some new activities and...

  • Exploring the Connection Between Math and the Arts

    State Point Media|Updated Aug 18, 2021

    (StatePoint) While often thought of as two completely distinct subjects, art and math are intrinsically entwined. Not only can learning the fundamentals of one subject help a student excel in the other, but combining the subjects can make the traditionally intimidating field of math more accessible and approachable. As more attempts are being made to integrate the arts into STEM learning at school, you can reinforce the intersection at home in the following ways: • Explore...

  • Annual Clothing Giveaway has banner year

    Kate Radford, Contributing Writer|Updated Aug 11, 2021

    Lincoln's annual Clothing Giveaway started Aug. 1 in the Lincoln Community Hall and had extended hours this year. Organizers are looking at ways to make the event even more accessible next year. Traditionally, the Clothing Giveaway was set up on Sunday and taken down on Thursday, giving people three days to shop. This year, organizers completed set-up on Saturday and were able to be fully open for visitors to shop starting Sunday and remained open through Friday. "We started...

  • Unforeseen circumstances lead to slight changes for BPSW program

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Aug 4, 2021

    After forcing the cancellation of last year's Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild programs, COVID-19 is still affecting events planned for this year, through both ongoing concerns about transmission of the disease and an artist's backlog of commissions resulting from 2020's restrictions. While most of the schedule remains unchanged, circumstances led Bently Spang to push his residency back once more, into 2022. Spang, a Northern Cheyenne artist, was originally slated to...

  • Motorcycle accident victim identified

    Updated Aug 4, 2021

    The victim of a motorcycle crash just west of the Powell County line July 24 has been identified as Gregory DuRette of Ovando. Powell County Coroner Heather Gregory said the cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force trauma. She siad it appears DuRette lost control of his motorcycle, but couldn't provide any additional details.... Full story

  • Paws Inn provides pet boarding services for animals large and small

    Kate Radford, Contributing Writer|Updated Jul 28, 2021

    Rayna Thompson opened Paws Inn Pet Boarding in Lincoln on June 7. "I used to babysit dogs around town here when I was in high school," said Thompson, who has worked in boarding kennels in Kalispell and Helena for over four years. When she returned to Lincoln, she decided to start her own. In addition to overnight boarding, Thompson offers bathing for dogs, including nail trims, as well as variety of day care services for different types of pets. The kennel includes a...

  • LincTel celebrates centenary

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Jul 28, 2021

    The Lincoln Telephone Company – now known as LincTel - welcomed community members to a public barbecue at Hooper Park Thursday Afternoon, July 22 to celebrate 100 years of telephone service to Lincoln. The laid-back celebration featured plenty of food and activities for the kids, and drew in guests throughout the afternoon. One hundred years ago, when many of the telephones in the state still used barbed wire fences to make calls, the Helena Commercial Club saw the value in...

  • Photos: Rally in the Valley

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Jul 14, 2021

    Lincoln saw a busy, loud weekend as the 2021 Lincoln Bike Rally Came to town. Hundreds of bikers spent the weekend here enjoying concerts, poker runs and Lincolns bars, restaurants and businesses. The Bike Rally, hosted by the Tenacious Dames Riding Club, raised money for Lincoln School's POUNCE after school program. "It's been beyond anything we had imagined," Laurie Ricahrds at the Wheel Inn said. "It's been great for the entire town and I think everybody is having a great...

  • Photo: Hummingbird hangout

    Updated Jul 13, 2021

    A pair of rufous hummingbirds harass a female calliope hummingbird as they compete over a feeder near Lincoln last week. The hummingbirds represent two of the three species that spend their summers in Montana. Though there wasn't a black-chinned hummingbird to be seen, up to eight rufous and calliope hummingbirds frequented the feeder....

  • Ovando's July 4th Parade marks community's emergence from year-long COVID-19 doldrums

    Roger Dey, BVD|Updated Jul 8, 2021

    After COVID-19 prompted the community to call off their famously informal Fourth of July parade last year, Ovando was in full swing this year as the town square was filled with people who made the trip to the small Blackfoot Valley town for the event. "We come a thousand miles every year for this parade, " said Darren Dreessen of Moorhead, Minn., a relative of the Geary's from Helmville. He said they also have friends with family in Ovando who fly in from Coral Springs, Fla....

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