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In a short amount of time, the Three Forks Education Foundation has become a valuable asset to local schools. Founded three years ago, the foundation awards Teacher/Educator Grants during both the spring and fall. Grants awarded in March were for a total of $3,870. Foundation member Heidi Oliver said it is always great to be able to award the grants, adding Three Forks has some really great teachers who are very concerned about getting everything students need. Oliver said the grants can help...
The past couple of years I've spent a great deal of time with a beard. Every so often I would let it get a little too long and perhaps look more like a Grizzly Adams than a newspaper guy. It is just really convenient to have a beard. I don't have to worry about shaving in the morning and it means more time in my warm bed. I know there are a lot of morning people out there in the world, but I am not one of them. I literally time my morning routine so I can get in the shower, pet the cats, and leave. There is no time for shenanigans. I started...
Opioid addiction is a major crisis in the United States. It affects communities both large and small. While the epidemic is one faced by many adults, it is really scary to see what the consequences opioids have had on the youth of America. Most people probably know someone or a family member who had a major problem with opioids or have even overdosed. What is really scary is how often the opioid addiction starts with prescription pills. Of course, there are certainly people who are addicted to heroin, but the current epidemic is largely...
A labyrinth of channels, willow bottoms, islands and a general mix of wetlands interact to piece together the headwaters of the Missouri River. The point where the three forks – the Jefferson, Gallatin and Madison rivers – join as one, the great Missouri River begins an odyssey, heading out as having had the starring role in the creation of a state. As a route of western expansion, the Missouri River had few equals. Missouri Headwaters State Park, at the three forks, documents the river's ill...
The Three Forks City Council voted Tuesday on a resolution that allows the governing body to utilize its share of funding from the Montana Department of Transportation Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability Program. The City of Three Forks plans on using their allocation of funding to administer dust control, purchasing gravel to maintain and repair dirt roads, and asphalt patching of paved streets. The BARSAA Gas Tax was created by Montana HB 473. The bill requires MDOT to allocate accrued funds to cities, towns, counties, and consolidated...
Three Forks Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competed at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Bozeman. Students from Three Forks won $2,500 from Ford Driving Skills for Life for their project "Make a Change Montana." The chapter participated in the Vision Zero grant program sponsored by the Montana Department of Transportation, Ford Driving Skills for Life, the National Highway Safety Foundation and Montana FCCLA. MDT awarded grants to sixteen schools in October to participate in the Vision Zero Project. Montana FCCL...
