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The Three Forks Chamber of Commerce will be "Keeping Traditions Alive" this Friday, December 4 at the annual Christmas Stroll. The annual event is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and the tree lighting and parade will also be streamed online at the Chamber Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/3ForksChamber The 2020 event will once again have plenty of fun for all ages. According to Chamber Executive Director Leandra Hill, Jack Dryer volunteered to recruit parade entries and has secured... Full story
The Friends of the Three Forks Library (FOTFL) have been doing great things for the local community. The Friends hosted their 12th annual Book/Bake Sale in October and want to give thanks to all the volunteers that helped sort, set up, and sell, as well as the incredible cooks, and those who donated and purchased items. "You put on your masks, signed in, spread out, and shopped. We are so grateful to all of you," member Nancy O'Donnell said. This year's projects for FOTFL were the flower garden...
The most recent increase of positive COVID-19 cases in our community and state may have many of us feeling vulnerable, isolated with uncertainty about the days ahead. Please remember we are in this together and will get through these tougher times by taking care of each other and our community as best we can. While the trends we are witnessing are not encouraging, there are still things we can do as individuals and community members to help turn the tide. The first being a recommitment to the tried and true methods of stopping the spread: wash...
I never have been one that has been a huge fan of talking on the phone, but it is a necessary part of my job. While there are a lot of things I much rather take care of in person or through email, I still find myself making a handful of calls every week as well as the day-to-day phone calls to the office. Growing up I never really spent a great deal of time on the phone but every once in a while, would have the awkward conversation with a girl or call a buddy to figure out what kind of trouble we were going to cause and how not to end up in...
In Montana's largest county, Yellowstone, the public health officer said his workers are facing a backlog of more than 760 new COVID-19 cases waiting for contact tracing and case investigation. Nearly 300 miles away, Roosevelt County's public health officer says her office receives calls from people who have recently tested positive, but haven't yet been contacted by a public health worker. And in Lewis and Clark County, public health officials say they have scaled back their contract tracing...
The Montana Department of Transportation recently gave an update on the Toston Rivers Project. Paving is complete on the new Missouri River Bridge and demolition is underway on the old bridge. Work on wildlife fencing, signage, and the pedestrian tunnel is also currently taking place. It is not anticipated this work will substantially impact travel, however, please continue to watch for workers in the area and signage that may require reduced speeds for short distances throughout the winter months. Construction began on the project in April of... Full story
Throughout 2020, political contenders of all stripes made the same straightforward promise, one that's now as familiar to Montana voters as spring runoff or November snowstorms: to be a champion for public lands. This election-year refrain arrived in the form of television ads, campaign mailers and stump speeches. It drove debate responses, spawned attacks and spurred outside groups to sift through voting records in an attempt to glean how sincere the promise might or might not be. Now, with a slate of newly elected executives and lawmakers...
