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Articles from the February 26, 2020 edition


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  • Wolves win 5B Title

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Feb 26, 2020

    The Three Forks High School boys basketball defeated rival Manhattan last Saturday to capture the 5B District Tournament title. Led by an unbelievable 34-point performance from Micaiah Hauser, the Wolves (17-3) defeated the rival Tigers 55-51 at the Belgrade Events Center to claim the championship. "It's kind of surreal right now. I expected to hold it (championship trophy) up, but when Dustin (Dalke) when down it became a little more questionable, but we handled the adversity and the kids...

  • Board votes to offer Elliott new contract

    Axon Parker, Three Forks Voice|Feb 26, 2020

    The Three Forks School Board of Trustees unanimously voted last week to offer Superintendent Jeff Elliott a contract for next school year. Vice-Chair Lori Sayers reported that Elliott's closed session evaluation in January went very well. "We feel proud that he is a part of our school," she said. Salary and benefits will be determined following negotiations. Rebecca Brown, the Industrial Tech teacher, did have exciting news. Her Intro to Drafting and Design class will now be a dual-credit opport...

  • Chamber seeking nominations for Sebena award

    STAFF REPORT|Feb 26, 2020

    The Three Forks Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the seventh-annual William J. Sebena Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented at the 2020 Chamber Annual Dinner scheduled for March 27 at the Headwaters Ranch. Criteria for the award include: *He or she must embrace caring charitable, and public-spirited values. *Have a general regard and respect for the human race and fellow man of any background, without judgment, and can be described as an all-around good person who encompasses a generous spirit and inspires... Full story

  • Our View: New Seats Great for Arena

    Jack H. Smith, Editor|Feb 26, 2020

    The Three Forks Rodeo Arena may soon be receiving a major upgrade with 2,286 new seats. The City Council voted last week 5-0 in favor of adding the seats. Mayor Sean Gifford will still need to sign the contract for it to move forward. This would be a really great upgrade for a facility that was utilized for 35 different events during the 50-day season in 2019. While the upgraded bleachers do have a significant cost of $473,800, this is a positive move for the City. The Saturday night...

  • Wolves finish second at Districts

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Feb 26, 2020

    The Three Forks High School girls basketball team is headed back to the Southern B Divisional Tournament. The third-seeded Wolves finished second at last week's 5B District Tournament. Three Forks won two at the tournament with an opening-round 54-46 win over rival Manhattan and a 36-25 semifinal win over second-seeded Whitehall. Three Forks lost a hard-fought battle in the finals 45-34 to undefeated and top-seeded Big Timber. The Wolves will open the Southern B Divisional March 5 at 6:30 p.m. a...

  • 2 local businesses step up for benefit of Willow Creek School

    STAFF REPORT|Feb 26, 2020

    2 local businesses recently stepped up for the benefit of Willow Creek School. NW Pipe of Belgrade and Three Forks Plumbing donated three water-bottle filling stations and labor. According to science teacher Joyce Ann Pollastro, the school started a fundraising campaign last fall and were slowing getting some funds when Brandon Bentley called from NW Pipe in Belgrade and said that former Willow Creek Student, Blake Malone mentioned the fundraiser to him and that NW Pipe wanted to donate all three water-bottle filling stations to the school....