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The Three Forks United Methodist Church Fall Rummage Sale scheduled for next week is an annual event that truly brings out the best in the local community. The church located at 124 2nd Ave. E. also recently announced the return of their monthly free community dinners. The annual Fall Rummage Sale is scheduled from Thursday, September 30 to Saturday, October 2. According to congregation member Diane Phillips, it not only helps out the church as a fundraiser , it is also greatly appreciated by community members who need items such as clothing an... Full story
The Three Forks City Council voted last week to approve a resolution to cancel the November contests for Mayor and an unexpired Council Seat. With the approval of the resolution, Randy Johnston will become the new Mayor in January with a term through 2025. Current Councilmember Nancy Todd will remain in her seat in a term that expires on December 31, 2023. An election for three four-year terms on the Council will remain on the ballot. Incumbents Gene Townsend and George Chancellor were joined in filing in June by Alex Blackburn and Brooke... Full story
In November, Gallatin County voters will decide on a $29 million bond that, if approved, would replace the current Law and Justice Center in Bozeman. Gallatin County Commissioner Zach Brown discussed the bond at last week's Three Forks Chamber of Commerce meeting. The new facility would house four District Courts, two Justice Courts, Clerks of Court, Youth Court and Probation, Standing Master and Self-Help Law Center, and a public community room. "We're trying to ask the voters to partner with u... Full story
For the second straight week, the Three Forks High School Cross Country team had a strong showing at a huge meet featuring many top teams from all classes in the Treasure State. Competing at the Mountain West Invite in Missoula that had 56 boys' teams and 44 girls' teams, the Wolves had ten student-athletes set personal records. Head Coach Tara Forsberg said the boys' team continues to run well, and the girls are getting faster each week. Senior Jayden Woodland led the way for Three Forks...
What I remember most is the silence. She was 19 years old, just starting her first semester of college. She had been transferred to our level 1 trauma center, intubated and in a medically induced coma. I was a third-year medical student, being introduced to the realities of medicine. Our team was clustered around her in the procedure room adjacent to the ICU while my senior resident inserted the central line we would use to quickly administer large volumes of medicine and fluids. ICUs can be busy, noisy places. This ICU was a large open room,...
I’m not going to lie whenever I describe how I felt about attending junior high. It was weird, socially exhausting, and crippled with challenges. While there were undoubtedly some shining moments, I was not too fond of it for the most part. It does, however, bring back many memories, and often these snapshots in time make for an interesting column. During my stretch at East Junior High School, that sounded like I was in prison, which often felt like it. There was always one time a year the school was complete chaos. I’m referring to the ann... Full story
A few months into the Covid-19 pandemic, Cindy Wilson of Bozeman read an article about a South Dakota resident delivering lasagnas to neighbors. Wilson said she had a hankering to volunteer somewhere and loved to cook, so quickly became very interested in "Lasagna Love". Wilson decided to sign up after learning more about Lasagna Love, a nationwide grassroots movement aiming to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. Now the Lasagna... Full story
During September, numerous Three Forks residents have reported bear activity within City limits as well as outside of town. A recent release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminded residents to use bear-resistant garbage containers or keep garbage containers indoors until the day of collection to avoid conflicts with bears. The FWP release came after recent reports of 19 black bears getting into garbage and eating fruit in the Whitefish area. All bears are potentially dangerous. Most human-bear conflicts involve bears protecting their...
HELENA, Mont. – The chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court has notified Governor Greg Gianforte there is a vacancy in both the 13th Judicial District (Yellowstone County) and 18th Judicial District (Gallatin County). The governor is now accepting applications from and nominations of any lawyer in good standing who has the qualifications set forth by law for holding the position of district court judge. The application form is available electronically at nominatejudges.mt.gov. Applications must be submitted electronically as well as in h...
After an Anaconda punt forced them deep in their own territory, the Three Forks High School football team quickly set the tone for the game on their opening possession last Friday. Sophomore Colten Hayder busted free from the Copperhead defense, and his 95-yard touchdown put the Wolves on the board early in their 33-7 victory. With the win, the Wolves moved ended their non-conference schedule with a 3-1 record. The Wolves were dominant on both sides of the ball and forced five Anaconda... Full story
The Three Forks High School Volleyball team finished last week in impressive style, finishing first in the Silver Bracket at the Southern B Coaches Volleyball Classes at Huntley Project High School. The Wolves came out on top of their bracket that included Forsyth, Roundup, and Columbus. "We are very excited about our finish in Huntley. Before we played, we talked about minimizing errors and playing consistently. Minus a couple of error runs, these kids most definitely did that," Head Coach Shann Mack said. In action Thursday, Three Forks fell... Full story
The federal government is moving forward with oil and gas leasing on 6,277 acres of Bureau of Land Management property in Montana following a judicial order directing the Department of the Interior to resume lease sales on federal lands. The BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office is asking for public feedback on leases involving 14 parcels in Montana that had been considered for auction before President Joe Biden's pause on new lease sales went into effect. The moratorium was initiated with a Jan. 27 executive order directing the Interior Department...
The Fish and Wildlife Commission approved changes to elk shoulder seasons in several hunting districts at its meeting on Aug. 20. All changes apply to this coming hunting season. However, no early shoulder seasons were added. Elk shoulder season changes made by the commission: • a shoulder season in hunting district 314 that applies to LPT 314-00 only and is not valid on public lands; • extending shoulder season to Feb. 15, 2022 for HDs 262, 290, 298, 314, 390, 391, 393, 411 east of Montana Highway 238 only, 417, 502, 510, 511, 520, 530, 540...
The annual application period is open for the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP), a grant funding program administered by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The purpose of WHIP is to accomplish large-scale restoration of private and publicly owned high priority wildlife habitats through noxious weed management. Grant expenditures are limited to herbicide, mechanical, biocontrol and re-seeding treatments, specifically to restore wildlife habitat functions. Grazing management improvements may also be funded through the program to restore...
On September 13, 2021, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a Record of Decision for Barrick’s Golden Sunlight Mine (GSM) proposed tailings reprocessing project. With this decision and the reclamation bond approval and (GSM) financial bond posting on September 15, Golden Sunlight is on track to start reprocessing the tailings facility and produce its first shipment of sulfide concentrates by the end of the year. “The Golden Sunlight tailings reprocessing project is an exciting step forward for the site, addressing a kno... Full story
Kenyon Noble’s 23rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest is just around the corner! The popular event is scheduled for Saturday, October 16 at Kenyon Noble locations in Belgrade, Bozeman, and Livingston. The free of charge contest will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your family & friends to spend a fun-filled afternoon carving pumpkins with us. Pick a free pumpkin of your choice, carve your little hearts out and try to win some super cool prizes - you could be sporting a grin as bright as any jack-o’-lantern! Prize categories are broken into...
Later this week, Aunt Dofe's Gallery in Willow Creek is hosting Kathleen Rabel's first show in Montana. The opening is scheduled for Friday, September 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery located at 102 Main Street. INTO MODERN GROUND Exhibition by Kathleen Rabel In my art practice I work across disciplines including painting, drawing, prints, sculpture, and photography. This current body of work, Into Modern Ground, is a search for beauty in what is seen. It strives to make visual the intang...
Gary Popiel had to drive more than 200 miles round trip to visit his adult daughters in separate behavioral health facilities as they received psychiatric and medical treatment. It was 2000, and the family's only options for inpatient psychiatric beds were in Helena and Missoula - far from their Bozeman, Montana, home and from each other. Fast-forward 21 years, and Montana's fourth-largest city still lacks a hospital behavioral health unit. "This would be just as traumatic now as it was then....
An initial round of funding drawn from Montana’s share of the March federal coronavirus relief bill is heading toward 86 water and sewer projects around the state. The awards, totalling nearly $127 million, were formally announced Thursday by Gov. Greg Gianforte. They follow an allocation process that was outlined by the Montana Legislature this spring in which project applications were submitted by local government entities, ranked by staff at the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and reviewed by an advisory committee last m...
