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There was some amazing recent news for the Three Forks Area Ambulance (TFAA) Service with the arrival and installation of a new Stryker Power Load Cot. According to Barbara Mutter of TFAA, the $53,000 cot was purchased with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from Gallatin County. Mutter is excited about the new equipment, describing it as the "Mercedes" of cots, and said it will save TFAA personnel's shoulders, backs, and knees. Mutter also stressed the importance of the cot's locking syste... Full story
The two Three Forks City Council seats that will become vacant at the end of 2023 have been filled. The governing body voted last week to appoint current Councilmember Roxi McDermott and resident Garret Buchanan to fill the vacancies. McDermott, Buchanan, and Reagan Hooten had all sent letters of interest for the vacancies that expire at the end of 2025. Before the vote, Councilmember Gene Townsend said the seats were vacant after current member Nancy Todd chose not to seek reelection, and McDermott did not get her paperwork filed before the de... Full story
HRDC's Galavan bus driver in Three Forks recently retired, and after a lengthy hiring process that did not result in any job candidates, the paratransit service was temporarily suspended. Area seniors and those with disabilities had relied on the service for door-to-door transportation to medical appointments, some of which were in Bozeman, as well as to the grocery store and other essential service establishments. Most distressing of all, regular riders in need of weekly dialysis and veterans... Full story
For the second consecutive year, a Three Forks runner earned All-American honors at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. After just missing out on All-American honors in 2022, senior Bryon Fanning finished in ninth place in the 17- to 18-year-old division with a time of 17:07.87 at the championships earlier this month in Louisville. "Earning All-American has been a goal of mine since last year when I was just a few seconds off of doing so. Being able to do so by a... Full story
The Montana Supreme Court’s recent order upholding the Montana Department of Revenue’s calculation of the 95 school equalization mills provided a protective shield for residential property taxpayers and students educated in Montana’s public schools. The court’s decision respected and preserved bipartisan decisions made by the 2023 Legislature estimating revenues and appropriating funds to fund Montana’s public schools. Some county officials erroneously asserted that levying 77.89 instead of 95 school equalization mills would have saved the... Full story
With this being the last edition of the Three Forks Voice for 2023, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the new year. While 2023 was not my favorite year, it wasn’t the worst. There were a few great memories, another year of questionable decisions, and a flying off-the-road incident in the middle of nowhere I’d like to forget. As I look to 2024, I have a few things I’d like to try and see if they will help with my constant aggravation in the world. The older I get, the grumpier I seem to be, so I hope a few cha... Full story
7 was yet again a year of positive news for the Headwaters Trail System. During his annual report to the City of Three Forks, Chairman Gene Townsend discussed several grants awarded to them over the year and thanked all those area residents, businesses, and organizations that helped out with the popular local trail system. According to Townsend, in April, the Headwaters Trail System was awarded $100,000 in Open Lands Program Money from the Gallatin County Commission for trial maintenance. Townsend reported that in May, the City of Three... Full story
Earlier this month, the Gallatin County Commission moved forward with Level One Approval for using public funding to purchase two conservation easements. The nearly $3 million in Gallatin County Open Land funds will be the first step in purchasing the conservation easements for the MJ Home Place Ranch, which is 864 acres and located 1.5 miles south of Three Forks and the 2,268 acres Kamps Ranches Property located west of the Gallatin River on High Flat Road between Four Corners and Gallatin Gateway. According to the County, the MJ Home Place Ra... Full story
It was another busy year at the Three Forks Rodeo Arena. At the final City Council Meeting of 2023 last week, Three Forks Rodeo Board of Directors President Casey Elmose presented the annual report to the governing body. Elmose said it was a really good year, and the annual NRA Rodeo in July had an attendance of 3,100 on the first night and 3,200 on the second night. “It’s about as full as we can handle it right now,” Elmose said. With the high attendance numbers, Elmose said they were starting exploratory work with engineers and discu... Full story
Christmas came early to Three Forks Area Ambulance! We received our new power load cot and had it installed. This Powerload Cot is part of the Gallatin County ARPA Fund Grant that we received. The cost of the Powerload Cot from Stryker is $53,000. Three Forks Area Ambulance had a very busy November. We responded to 30 emergency calls. At the end of November, we had around 290 emergency calls since January 1,2023. TFAA transported 9 of these calls to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. On 3 of these calls, we needed assistance from AMR for a paramedic i... Full story
The Three Forks/Ennis High School Wrestling team battled against some of the best in the state at last week’s CMR Classic in Great Falls. Wrestlers also had the opportunity to participate in quality matches on December 16 at the Walt and Trudy Currie JV Tournament. In a CRM field that featured numerous Class AA squads, the Wolves were able to finish 21st out of 56 teams. Cole Rogers had a fantastic performance at the prestigious tournament, finishing in second place at 120 pounds. Rogers o... Full story
It's been a strong start to conference play for the Three Forks High School Boys' Basketball team. The Wolves opened 5B District play on December 9 with an impressive 59-51 road win in Boulder over Jefferson High School. Two days later, the Wolves opened home conference play with a 70-51 win over Ennis High School. Trailing 14-13 at the end of the first quarter in Boulder, Three Forks (3-3, 2-0 5B) would outscore the Panthers 24-9 in the second quarter to take a 37-23 lead into the break. The Wo... Full story
The Three Forks High School Girls' Basketball team picked up their first conference win of the season on December 16 with a thrilling 58-55 overtime victory over visiting Ennis. After falling in their conference opener on December 14 in Boulder, the Wolves bounced back on Saturday and moved to 5-1 on the season. "A conference win is always a good thing. And with the extra four minutes of playing, it was even more hard earned. I was really happy with how the girls showed up and put everything... Full story
Pistachios always remind me of the holidays. So when I set out to create a yearly tradition of a simple seasonal treat, pistachios had to be in the mix. They remind me of this time of year because of my dad. He has always been a hard person to buy gifts for, whether it's Father's Day, Christmas or his birthday. We have bought him nearly every piece of Beatles memorabilia and every novelty nose item on the planet, since the family nose is famously prominent. At some point, we also figured out... Full story
The Three Forks Voice will not be publishing a paper on December 27. The December 20 issue will serve as a double edition, and the paper will resume publication on January 3. The January edition of the Lewis and Clark Journal will be distributed on January 3.... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 19, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/18/23 00:29 CFS23-156379 LOST/FOUND S 6TH ST and E GALLATIN AVE (50.3 LE - Case Generated 00:32 CFS23-156381 RECKLESS N 7TH AVE and MEDIAN (117.5 feet) LE - GOA / UTL 00:34 CFS23-156382 77 Fire - Clear Fire 00:43 CFS23-156385 TRAFFIC STOP MAX AVE and BURKE ST (236.2 feet) LE - Warning 00:45 CFS23-156386 TRAFFIC STOP INTERSTATE 90 HWY and OFF RAMP LE - Case Generated 01:02 CFS23-156392 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Documented 01:33... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 20, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/19/23 00:17 CFS23-157031 PATROL CHECK 4 DOT LN and FRONTAGE RD (24.4 feet) LE - Documented 00:30 CFS23-157035 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and W DRY CREEK RD (99.1 LE - Documented 01:22 CFS23-157038 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:28 CFS23-157039 PATROL CHECK TAWNY BROWN LN and BOBCAT DR LE - Documented 01:29 CFS23-157040 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:49 CFS23-157041 PATROL CHECK WOODBURY AVE and BLACK... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 21, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/20/23 00:02 CFS23-157552 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 00:18 CFS23-157565 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (0.1 miles) LE - Documented 00:24 CFS23-157568 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and N 7TH AVE (0.1 LE - Documented 00:26 CFS23-157569 SUSPICIOUS ROBINS NEST LN and AMSTERDAM RD LE - Documented 00:26 CFS23-157570 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (164.9 feet) LE - Documented 01:02 CFS23-157590 PATROL CHECK MORTON LN and... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 22, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/21/23 00:07 CFS23-158131 911 HANG UP DRIVEWAY and GEE NORMAN RD (0.1 LE - Documented 00:17 CFS23-158135 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:26 CFS23-158138 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:40 CFS23-158142 PATROL CHECK BULL TROUT RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 00:48 CFS23-158143 OUT W/ VEHICLE KETTERER RD and GINGER BEAR LN LE - Documented 01:42 CFS23-158155 DOMESTIC GALLATIN RD and ALTMAN LN (89.4 feet) LE - Case Generated 03:45... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 23, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/22/23 00:40 CFS23-158570 13 EMS:COLD FIRE:COLD GOLDEN TROUT WAY and NORTHERN Fire - Clear EMS 00:47 CFS23-158572 FP ASPEN LEAF DR and RAINBOW TROUT LE - Documented 04:49 CFS23-158602 BURGLAR TWO DOG RD and DRIVEWAY (98.0 feet) LE - 06:03 CFS23-158605 OTHER S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (37.6 LE - Documented 06:23 CFS23-158607 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 06:48 CFS23-158608 DISABLED LE - Documented 06:49 CFS23-158609 77 GALLATIN RD and... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 24, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/23/23 00:11 CFS23-158990 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:28 CFS23-158994 911 HANG UP BIG SKY RESORT RD and ACCESS (99.4 LE - GOA / UTL 00:30 CFS23-158996 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and E CAMERON BRIDGE LE - Documented 00:46 CFS23-158999 FOLLOW UP LE - Documented 00:51 CFS23-159001 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and N 7TH AVE (0.1 LE - Documented 02:43 CFS23-159013 PUBLIC ASSIST FRONTAGE RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1 LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 25, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/24/23 00:05 CFS23-159335 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:14 CFS23-159353 PATROL CHECK HEIGHTS CIR and MAMMOTH FORK DR LE - Documented 01:15 CFS23-159355 NON INJURY CRUISER LN and BOLINGER RD (115.7 LE - Documented 01:23 CFS23-159359 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 01:39 CFS23-159364 PATROL CHECK COUNTRYSIDE LN and BAKER ST (53.3 LE - Documented 01:43 CFS23-159365 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 26, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/25/23 00:00 CFS23-159657 PATROL CHECK QUINNS RD and E VALLEY CENTER RD LE - Documented 00:06 CFS23-159658 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and N 7TH AVE (0.1 LE - Documented 01:24 CFS23-159682 FAM DISTURB PERCIVAL PATH and GALLAHAD WAY LE - Warning 01:42 CFS23-159686 NOISE N RIVER ROCK DR and CRATER RIDGE LE - Public Assist 02:20 CFS23-159691 23 EMS:HOT FIRE:HOT WHEAT DR and MANDEVILLE LN (75.0 LE - Documented 02:45 CFS23-159692 WELFARE CHECK LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 27, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/26/23 00:19 CFS23-159957 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 00:19 CFS23-159958 DUI FRONTAGE RD and SUNDOWN LE - Documented 00:27 CFS23-159960 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 06:06 CFS23-159989 TRAFFIC HAZARD LE - Documented 06:08 CFS23-159990 PATROL CHECK S BROADWAY ST and LEXINGTON AVE LE - Documented 06:24 CFS23-159991 911 HANG UP TROTWOOD CIR and OUSEL FALLS RD LE - 06:55 CFS23-159994 CANCEL FRONTAGE RD and... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on December 28, 2023 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 12/27/23 00:12 CFS23-160366 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and BEAVER CREEK RD LE - Documented 00:48 CFS23-160374 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:53 CFS23-160376 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (164.9 feet) LE - Documented 00:53 CFS23-160377 PATROL CHECK TALC RD and DRIVEWAY (156.1 feet) LE - Documented 01:05 CFS23-160379 PATROL CHECK SAWTOOTH DR and ANACONDA DR LE - Documented 01:27 CFS23-160382 OUT W/ VEHICLE TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE... Full story
