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Articles from the January 15, 2020 edition


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  • District moving forward with 2 bonds

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 15, 2020

    The Three Forks School District is moving forward with two bonds for the May 5, 2020 election. The total bond for the Elementary District (K-8) is $10 million and the bond for the High School District is $15 million. The three pillars of the 2020 bonds are safety, space, and infrastructure. Three Forks Superintendent Jeff Elliott said they conducted a survey after the last bond failed in 2018 and they listened to what people told the district. While researching a possible bond, Elliot said one...

  • Precipitation numbers well below normal

    Jan 15, 2020

    After an early-season storm dropped snow in Montana's high country at the end of September, it seemed like the new 2020 water year was off to a strong start. The wet and cold weather patterns that dominated October boosted snowpack and precipitation totals in many basins east of the Divide by early November, with some mountain SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) sites reporting the first or second most snow water equivalent contained within the snowpack for that date. "While we got off to a great start early in the year, the major change in weather...

  • COLUMN: Unsteady Work

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 15, 2020

    It's always an exciting yet scary time when moving to a new community and this certainly was the case when I lived in Washington a few years ago. Normally when I had moved in the past, I had a job at a newspaper lined up, but this time was different, and I was very much in need of a job and in need of one quickly. I applied at a huge daily newspaper and while I did make it to the interview process, I did not land the gig. I wasn't discouraged and kept applying everywhere I could and a few weeks later found what I thought would be an amazing...

  • Three Forks speech continues hot streak

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 15, 2020

    For the seventh consecutive meet this season, Three Forks High School finished first in the speech category. Competing at last week's event in Manhattan, the Wolves remained undefeated with the first-place finish in speech and also placed third in drama. Bailey Partain and Saryna Smith both won their respective events, while Allen Wilcox, Ally Kamps, Grace Donnelly, Molly Collins, Kalli Miller, Lilly Lindquist, Michael Boyd, Katie Anderson, Hannah Rumelhart, and Falisha Dale finished in the top...

  • Wolves move to 6-1, host Butte Central Thursday

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 15, 2020

    After starting the first half of conference play at a perfect 5-0, the Three Forks High School boys basketball team will get a break from 5B District play with two huge games this week. The Wolves are scheduled to host unbeaten and second-ranked (Class A) Butte Central Thursday and will be on the road Saturday at Manhattan Christian, a team that has not lost a game since 2018. Three Forks (6-1, 5-0 5B) Head Coach Terry Hauser believes it is going to be a great weekend and he is really excited...

  • Wolves defeat Manhattan, Townsend

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 15, 2020

    The Three Forks High School girls basketball team pushed their winning streak to three with conference wins last week over Manhattan and Townsend. The Wolves defeated their rival Tigers 54-42 Friday and picked up a 30-27 road win Saturday to improve their record to 4-3 on the season. Three Forks would start strong Thursday and take a 10-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. Wolves Head Coach Mike Sauvageau liked the way his team started and said they came out with a lot of intensity and forced Manhattan into taking some bad shots. The Lady Ti...

  • Janice Marie Hodges

    Jan 15, 2020

    Janice Marie Hodges was born on July 9th, 1960. She passed away quietly in her home just outside of Three Forks on January 10th, 2020. Some of her most beloved memories came from her childhood, where she was raised with her siblings in Logan, Montana. She later graduated from Three Forks High School in 1978. After high school Janice got married to Vinny, raised two kids Melody and Valerie and lived in Trident, Montana for several years. You would often find her cruising in her '56 chevy, or going bowling with the girls. She spent a few years mo...