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Articles from the June 26, 2019 edition


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  • Gifford is new Three Forks Mayor

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 26, 2019

    The City of Three Forks has a new Mayor. The governing body voted 4-2 Tuesday night to appoint Sean Gifford to fill the position vacated by Steven Hamilton earlier this month. His term will expire at the end of 2019 and he has filed to run for the position in the election scheduled for later this year. The first vote by the Council ended in a tie with Gifford and current council member and longtime former Mayor Gene Townsend both receiving three votes. Carl “Bud” Mohler Jr. had also sub...

  • Plenty of Fun at Community Day Event

    STAFF REPORT|Jun 26, 2019

    There were plenty of smiles last Saturday at the Imerys Talc Community Days event in Three Forks. According to Operations Manager (Montana Mills) Mike Mulder, the event featured new bike raffles, a hazard hunt in work environment, safety word games and puzzles to qualify for a range of raffle items, mill tours, a bounce house, a huge inflatable slide, and lunch catered by Blue Moose BBQ. Mulder added Imerys recognizes that good relations with their neighbors is fundamental to long term success....

  • Organizers looks for help for All-Class Reunion

    STAFF REPORT|Jun 26, 2019

    With the 2020 All School Reunion a little over a year away, organizers are seeking help to spread word about the event. The reunion is scheduled to take place Friday, July 17, 2020 from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The reunion will take place the weekend of the rodeo at the John Q. Adams Railroad Park (where the orange Milwaukee caboose is located). This is an opportunity to gather together to see old friends and reminisce the "good ol' days." Name tags, cold water, port-a-potties, and picnic tables will be...

  • Highway department releases annual report

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 26, 2019

    The 2018 Annual Report from the Montana Department of Transportation once again showed alarming statistics involving deaths related to drugs and alcohol. In the report, Montana Highway Patrol Colonel Tom Butler said the 2018 data suggest "Driving Under the Influence" as a serious contributing circumstance in fatal crashes. The report showed 182 fatalities statewide in 2018, with alcohol listed as a contributing circumstance in 72 of the fatal crashes. Drugs were listed as a factor in 70 of the fatal crashes. Reckless driving was reported as a c...

  • COLUMN: The smell of Taco Bell

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jun 26, 2019

    I'm not sure if I had to choose, I could pick a favorite sport between football and basketball but would easily admit that the NCAA basketball tournament is my favorite sporting event of the year. I also really enjoy covering high school basketball during the postseason and even though it seems to last about five months I also spend a lot of time following the NBA playoffs. I spent a lot of time watching the playoffs this year and the NBA Finals were a very interesting affair with the Toronto Raptors ending a dream season with their first...