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In the days before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Three Forks Schools Superintendent Jeff Elliott felt the district had some really great momentum in regard to the two bonds in the upcoming May 5 election. While still optimistic, Elliott readily admits that when schools were closed March 16 the primary focus had to be on the well-being of both students and staff. "It's not that we have put the bond on the backburner, but the focus has to be the emergency we face. This is a tough time for a...
Over the past few months, I have certainly read about and even personally witnessed people acting in a manner that is not appealing to anyone. While there are certainly been a number of bad apples who are not following recommendations or directives or possibly being nasty to a store employee, I much rather focus on the good I see from people. The other morning, I arrived at my Whitehall to see someone had left a very encouraging message on our sidewalk in chalk and found out there were numerous other similar messages left at places like town...
From a daughter's perspective..... Dad, Douglas Marvin Jewett, passed away April 12th, 2020 after suffering his second, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke. Doug was born February 21st, 1940 to Marvin Jewett and Sarah (Cook) Jewett. Doug's father taught him many life skills; the value of hard work, how to fix nearly any piece of equipment, and core values of truth, family, and respect of others. Doug graduated high school in 1958 and briefly left Willow Creek to attended heavy equipment school in Weiser, Idaho. After school, he returned to Willow Creek...
Good afternoon, As you are aware, the Governor has issued a reopening plan for the state which included allowing local school districts to determine allowing in-person instruction on May 7th. Because of the previous MHSA Board action, resumption of spring activities depended on our student's ability to return to in-person instruction without restrictions by May 4th and if in-person instruction didn't resume by that time without restrictions, spring activities would be cancelled. The spring 2020...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Montana Free Press. For more information please visit www.montanafreepress.org BOZEMAN - Adam woke up with a fever on the morning of Tuesday Feb. 25. His body ached and his sheets were soaked with sweat. He called in sick to work, and his girlfriend drove him to the viral triage clinic at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital. There, nurses asked about his symptoms and, because he didn't meet testing criteria for COVID-19, they swabbed him for the flu. A doctor called when his flu test came...
