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Articles from the May 1, 2019 edition


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  • School board candidates discuss issues

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|May 1, 2019

    Three Forks School Board of Trustee candidates Robert Buchholz and Stephene Kamerman were able to discuss a variety of topics at a candidate forum last week at the school library. The lone candidate forum prior to the May 7 election was also streamed live on the districts Facebook page. Kamerman said education is very important to her and her daughter in first grade is thriving. "I want to see this school continue to thrive," she said. Buchholz feels his knowledge in the technical industry and nine years of government experience in the United...

  • Trails event next week

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|May 1, 2019

    On May 8, the Rails to Trails Conservancy will be hosting a live reveal of their preferred cross-country route for the Great American Rail-Trail. Three Forks is one of four nationwide locations that will be part of the live reveal with other events scheduled in Washington D.C., Columbus, Ohio, and Cle Elum, Washington. The Three Forks event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John Q. Adams Milwaukee Railroad Park. Three Forks City Council member Gene Townsend said 100 people have been...

  • Lawmakers pass $10 billion budget

    Shaylee Ragar and Tim Pierce, UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism|May 1, 2019

    HELENA - On the final day of the 66th Montana Legislature, lawmakers completed their only state constitutionally mandated task by passing the bill that sets the budget for state agencies. House Bill 2, which spends about $10 billion of state and federal money over the next two years, passed its final vote in House of Representatives 73-25. The bill had moved through the session relatively quickly, passing the House 54-45 for the first time in late March and then passing the Senate 28-21 in...

  • COLUMN: Spiders and KISS

    Jack H. Smith, Voice Editor|May 1, 2019

    I'm not sure of how old I was, but I remember as a kid spending a great deal of time with my Uncle Howie. It was always a lot of fun until he brought out his records. I've always been a huge fan of music, but as a younger child I was very frightened of his vinyl collection because his KISS records scared the living crap out of me. I'm not sure exactly what it was, but something about those guys dressed up in their make-up made me want to cry and would keep me up late at night hoping they weren't under the bed with their guitars. The other...

  • Lady Wolves finish first in Bozeman

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|May 1, 2019

    The Three Forks High School track and field team had an amazing showing last Saturday at the Manhattan Christian Meet in Bozeman. The Lady Wolves finished in first place with 112 points and the boys team was also impressive finishing in a fourth place tie with Manhattan. "We had a very good day. Districts (May 9 in Belgrade) are shaping up well next week and I know the kids are getting excited to try and earn some hardware. I think the boys and girls are in a good place as a team and...