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  • Chamber Hosting Business After Hours Event

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 24, 2020

    The Three Forks Chamber Business After Hours Program is returning next month with a special event scheduled at a new local business. The event is scheduled for July 1 from 5 p.m. till dark at Latitude 45: A Setting Under the Big Sky located at 5353 Buffalo Jump Road in Three Forks. Chamber Executive Director Leandra Hill said after so much time apart, it is wonderful to bring the community together to celebrate an amazing new chamber business owned by Karen Rose. "She (Rose) has created an amazing situation where there's farm to table dinners;...

  • Hopes for onsite instruction for 2020-21 school year

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 24, 2020

    While Three Forks Superintendent Jeff Elliott would like to have kids back at the three district schools at the start of the 2020-21 school year, he is also planning for alternative scenarios. Elliott addressed the issue at last week's school board meeting and also aired frustration with state leadership for not making a lot of decisions for what they are going to do for the start of school. Elliott said South Carolina currently has a plan in place right now and they know exactly what they are going to do and wishes this was the case in...

  • Summer Speaker Series Underway June 27

    STAFF REPORT|Jun 24, 2020

    The Summer Speaker Series will start later this week at the Missouri Headwaters State Park.On Saturday June 27th beginning at 7:00 p.m., the park will be hosting the Saturday night Summer Speaker Series with speaker, Mirandi Bakken. The theme this year is "Protecting our Natural Resources." Mirandi Bakken's topic will be Heritage: A Resource to Protect. Mirandi will discuss details from an archaeological field school she attended in Greenland, noting the role of archaeology, education, preservation, and land stewardship when it comes to...

  • Outlaws hosting five straight

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 24, 2020

    After a road-heavy schedule to start the season, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws American Legion Baseball team will be back at Imerys Field July 2 against Dillon, the first of five consecutive home games. After playing their first nine games of the season on the road, the Outlaws went 3-0 earlier this month at the annual Imerys Tournament. Assistant Coach Ryan Murphy said the team started off the heavy road slate pretty rough in terms of record but were playing good teams. "We were competitive...

  • Mildred Elizabeth (Kurk) Ward

    Jun 24, 2020

    Nineteen days shy of her 100th birthday Mildred Elizabeth (Kurk) Ward went home to be with her Heavenly Father on June 7. She was born on her family homestead in Sedan, MT on June 26, 1920, to Arthur and Emma (Maddox) Kurk. Mildred was the middle of seven children. Her education started in a one room schoolhouse in Sedan. Then, her family moved to Bozeman where she graduated from Gallatin County High in 1938. Mildred met Jesse Ward; and they were married on August 7, 1942, in Virginia City, MT. Mildred was known to many as Granny. She worked a...

  • Our View: Thanks for all you do Sheriff's Office, Search and Rescue

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 24, 2020

    If you are an active user of Facebook and have not done so already, I would highly recommend following the pages of the Gallatin Valley Sheriff's Office and the Gallatin County Search and Rescue. Throughout the year the pages do an amazing job of not only updating the public but truly showing how much the two agencies do for the Gallatin Valley. Over the past few weeks, there have been informative posts about COVID-19 related scams circulating through the valley, updates on the drinking water...