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In September, The Three Forks Education Foundation received $2500 from two separate funding sources. The Foundation is a recipient of a $1000 grant from the BNSF Railroad Foundation and a contribution from the BNY Mellon Trust for a generous donation of $1500. These funds will benefit the teachers and students of the Three Forks Public School either through matching grants for teacher's classroom innovation or enrichment programs or through student scholarships awarded each spring to graduating... Full story
Patrons at Gallatin County bars will find a clear message on their coasters this fall: “Gallatin County says no to violence.” It’s part of a campaign launched this week by a countywide team of law enforcement, attorneys, advocates, and others working together to reduce domestic violence in Gallatin County. The coasters, which team members were handed out to bars on October 23, are part of a campaign to bring more knowledge and understanding of domestic violence during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Bar patrons will not only see the coast...
A recent agreement between two Bozeman area nonprofits is poised to stabilize the future of certain childcare resources for families in the Gallatin Valley region, after changes to state-issued child care service contracts this year thrust that future into question. The Greater Gallatin United Way announced Tuesday it will be absorbing several early childhood learning and advocacy programs currently spearheaded by the Bozeman-based nonprofit Child Care Connections, which is closing its doors at the end of the year following a loss of state...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking submissions for the 2025 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest. This is the second year of the new Montana Migratory Bird Stamp program. In 2024, Florida artist John Nelson Harris won with his painting of a pintail. The first year of the new program saw more than 70 submissions from artists around the country. "We're excited to see the interest this contest has with artists," said FWP Director Dustin Temple. "We will continue to use the Montana Migratory...
Gallatin County is excited to announce over $3.6 million in new funding to strengthen the area’s behavioral health services. The county will receive nearly $2.1 million from the State of Montana’s Crisis Diversion grant to support mental health interventions, with funds allocated to key partners for the following items: • Help Center/211 – a resource specialist, care coordination, and training on suicide intervention • HRDC – care coordination and a SOAR specialist who helps people get enrolled in benefits such as Social Security Disability...
By JACK H. SMITH Three Forks Voice As the investigation into the murder of former Three Forks resident Dustin Mitchell Kjersem continues, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office released more information last week. The Sheriff's Office is asking area residents to be on the lookout for four items believed to have been removed from the crime scene approximately 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road near Big Sky. The items listed by the Sheriff's Office are: • Estwing camp axe, blue and silver, likely with a...
The St. James Healthcare Mobile Mammography Coach will be making a stop in Three Forks in mid-November. The coach, launched in the spring of 2023, will be in Three Forks on Wednesday, November 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Three Forks Area Ambulance building at 2 E. Hickory Street. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 406-237-8899. According to St. James Health Care, the mobile mammography coach is a 36-foot bus with one Hologic dimensions mammography machine, the same equipment used in...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 26, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/25/24 00:01 CFS24-148669 PATROL CHECK PORCUPINE CREEK RD and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:05 CFS24-148673 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and BEAVER CREEK RD LE - Documented 00:12 CFS24-148676 PATROL CHECK GOOCH HILL RD and CHESTNUT LE - Documented 00:15 CFS24-148678 PATROL CHECK GOOCH HILL RD and GALLAHAD WAY LE - Documented 00:41 CFS24-148685 PATROL CHECK FRONTAGE RD and N 7TH AVE (0.1 LE - Documented 00:46 CFS24-148688 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 27, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/26/24 00:09 CFS24-149299 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (244.2 LE - Documented 00:15 CFS24-149302 PATROL CHECK LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:18 CFS24-149305 TRESPASS SACAJAWEA PEAK DR and RIDGEVIEW LE - Documented 00:24 CFS24-149308 PATROL CHECK TOWN CENTER AVE and OUSEL FALLS LE - Documented 00:31 CFS24-149315 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and RED CLIFF LE - Documented 00:31 CFS24-149316 FOLLOW UP LAURA LOUISE LN and... Full story
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will host a virtual Friday Forum on the results of the Nov. 5 election. The event will be held online via Zoom on Friday, Nov. 15, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The OLLI at MSU November Friday Forum will host a virtual analysis of election results and predictions on how the results might affect the region, state and nation. Questions that will be discussed include: • Which of the election results were as expected and which were surprises? • How...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen could be suspended from practicing law for 90 days under a disciplinary council recommendation to the state Supreme Court. The Commission on Practice recommended last week that Knudsen’s license to practice law be suspended for three months for actions committed by himself or Department of Justice attorneys who he supervises. The commission found that Knudsen undermined the public’s trust in the legal system back in 2021 when the attorney general refused to comply with a Supreme Court order and disparaged...
The City of Three Forks is just beginning discussions on updating the Zoning Regulations (Subdivision Regulations will be updated in the future). The current regulations were adopted in the 1980s, with minor updates scattered throughout as applicants requested specific changes. These were things like amending the definition of "family"; or allowing "mini storage/warehouses" as a conditionally permitted use; or adding a definition of "Work/Live" and where a work/live use would best be suited. However, a major rewrite has not happened since the...
Aboard a trampoline-turned-ship, Carole McGivern fishes with her great nephew and great niece. Four-year-old Grey pulls in an imaginary tuna and octopus out of the ocean of grass while his one-year-old sister, Sienna, acts as sous-chef, helping McGivern chop it up for a play-acting feast. McGivern babysits Grey and Sienna every Thursday. A routine she's grateful she didn't have to give up once a January mammogram revealed she had cancer. "I was shocked, speechless. My husband was too, my childre...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 28, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/27/24 00:00 CFS24-149861 PATROL CHECK ELK GROVE LN and MORGAN CREEK LE - Documented 00:08 CFS24-149866 PATROL CHECK WOODMAN DR and ALLEY (29.6 feet) LE - Documented 00:17 CFS24-149876 PARTY WEST SHORE DR and W RIVER ROCK LE - Documented 00:18 CFS24-149877 PATROL CHECK BIG PINE DR and SNOWY MOUNTAIN LE - Documented 00:27 CFS24-149883 PATROL CHECK ASPEN LEAF DR and RAINBOW TROUT LE - Documented 00:30 CFS24-149886 DISORDERLY NAOMI ROSE LN and Z... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on October 28, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 10/20/24 01:24 TF TOWN PUMP (LUCKY LILS) WARRANT : Warrant Service 10/20/24 01:46 WHEATLAND MEADOWS TSTOP : Traffic Stop 10/20/24 03:03 ST PETERS AMB : Ambulance 10/20/24 06:56 46.283373, -111.497283 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 10/20/24 07:09 MVA : MVA 10/20/24 07:28 24 : 24/7 10/20/24 07:31 MVA : MVA 10/20/24 08:03 OUTWVEH : Out With A Vehicle 10/20/24 08:13 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 10/20/24 08:16 24 : 24/7 10/20/24 08:36 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 10/20/24... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 29, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/28/24 00:02 CFS24-150300 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:03 CFS24-150302 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and CAMP CREEK RD LE - Documented 00:08 CFS24-150305 PATROL CHECK ELK GROVE LN and MORGAN CREEK LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-150307 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:16 CFS24-150309 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:20 CFS24-150311 PATROL CHECK BLUEGRASS DR and ALFALFA RD (174.8 LE -... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 30, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/29/24 00:05 CFS24-150816 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:06 CFS24-150817 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 00:07 CFS24-150818 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 00:07 CFS24-150819 PATROL CHECK SHEDHORN DR and DRIVEWAY (47.6 LE - Documented 00:35 CFS24-150823 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and MORSE AVE (14.6 LE - Documented 00:39 CFS24-150824 PATROL... Full story
Page 1 of 8 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on October 31, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 10/30/24 00:11 CFS24-151318 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:27 CFS24-151319 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:31 CFS24-151321 TRAFFIC STOP JACKRABBIT LN and ON RAMP (72.6 LE - Warning 00:45 CFS24-151325 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and ACCESS (34.9 feet) LE - Documented 00:45 CFS24-151326 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 00:54 CFS24-151327 ALARM ZOOT ENTERPRISES LN and ZOOT WAY LE - 01:46 CFS24-151331 PATROL CHECK... Full story
The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the brutal murder of former Three Forks resident, 35-year-old Dustin Mitchell Kjersem. The body of Kjersem, of Belgrade, was discovered in his tent on Saturday, October 12, shortly after 10 a.m., approximately 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road near Big Sky. At a press conference last week, Sheriff Dan Springer said Kjersem was found by a friend he was supposed to meet on October 11. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the caller who found Kjersem... Full story
At last week’s Three Forks School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Uthlaut shared some concerning news about some of the new construction completed as part of a $25 million bond passed in May 2020. Uthlaut told the board it was frustrating to report that they found walls bowing on a courtyard. “That’s where my office used to be on the elementary wing. It’s now where the new music room is. It’s not bowing in at the music room. It’s from the hallways,” Uthlaut said. After the ceiling in the area was examined, Uthlaut said there used to...
As part of the ongoing I-90 Incident Management Project, the Montana Department of Transportation placed several new Variable Message Signs near Three Forks in June. Less than six months later, one of the signs located between Three Forks and the I-90/U.S. 287 Interchange was recently vandalized. According to MDT Public Information Officer Charity Burns, vandals discharged several handgun rounds into the new sign, taking it out of service. "Our communications staff are working hard to source...
Work continues as the team looks to assist other departments with alternative funding options. Fifteen Prek-12 teachers successfully funded approximately $500 per classroom (that's an approximate $7500 in benefit to our district) as part of the Montana OPI Literacy/Math funding boost. The Three Forks teachers that celebrated earning these OPI dollars included: • Brittany Hall • Sidney Houska • Alex Alba • Kadie Warner • Maddi Mahoney • Jenny Shumway • Karsyn Houska • Victoria Armold • Corie Perr... Full story
Gallatin County is introducing a new program that offers adult criminal defendants an alternative to traditional sentencing. The Pretrial Intervention Via Opportunities and Treatment (PIVOT) Program is designed to help participants change behaviors, make amends to victims, and avoid a conviction through tailored interventions and support. Developed by the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office and Gallatin County Court Services, the PIVOT Program evaluates defendants through an evidence-based needs assessment (ORAS) to identify the underlying f...
In 1982, artist Agnes Denes planted a two-acre wheat field in the shadow of the World Trade Center, an artwork dealing with corporate greed and world hunger. According to Denes, "'Wheatfield' was a symbol, a universal concept. It was an intrusion into the citadel, a confrontation of high civilization. Then again, it was also Shangri-La, a small paradise, one's childhood, a hot summer afternoon in the country, peace, forgotten values, simple pleasures." Forty-two years later, Denes, who...
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women in their lifetime, making it one of the most pressing health concerns for women. However, thanks to improved awareness, early detection, and advancements in treatment, survival rates have significantly improved over the years. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is now 90-percent, and when detected early, that rate can be as high as 99-percent. "Breast cancer is still the most prevalent cancer among women,...
