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This Thursday will be a significant date as the City of Thursday celebrates its 112th birthday. According to former Mayor and current Council member Gene Townsend, the date of September 17, 1908, is looked at as the official date the town was established. Townsend said this is the date the Milwaukee Railroad brought in a train for the sale that took place at the Milwaukee Depot. In the history section of the City of Three Forks website, it is reported that Main Street was lined with lot stakes... Full story
Three Forks High School cross country head coach Tara Forsberg was plenty pleased with the way her team competed at last Saturday's Headwaters Invitational. "Our athletes came to run. We had many PRs (personal record)," she said. "Our boys team is running really well right now. They are training smart and working hard. Our ladies all had great races, they are in a tough field against Townsend and Manhattan." Leading the way for the boys was Garret Golding who finished sixth with a time of... Full story
The Three Forks High School football team will be looking to pick up their first conference win of the season Friday when they host Columbus. In action last week, the Wolves fell to 1-1 on the season with a 47-0 homecoming loss to rival Manhattan. Despite the loss, Head Coach Connor Sullivan said there are a lot more positives then negatives to take away from the game. “Would of we liked to win? Absolutely. But Manhattan, they’re a good football team and ranked #2 in the state. They showed tha... Full story
It was just what you would expect from a rivalry matchup between the Three Forks and Manhattan High School volleyball teams. The two squads battled to five sets last Thursday in Three Forks, with the Lady Wolves falling just short in the 11-25, 26-24, 25-15, 11-25, 15-7 setback. Head Coach Tracy Welter said she was very proud of how the team bounced back after the first set. “We battled harder than we have all season, and the rotation and girls are really starting to click. Even though it was a loss, I'm very excited to see us carry over our e... Full story
An eight-year project came to fruition last week as the "Trident Steam Engine" was delivered to its new home on the tracks on the east side of the Railroad and Trident Heritage Center in Three Forks. Shortly after the arrival of the steam engine from Nevada City, an emotional Pat Townsend of the Three Forks Historical Society said it had been eight long years to get to this moment, but it was finally here. According to Townsend, the history of the "Vulcan" engine dates back to the construction... Full story
The Three Forks High School cross country team started strong at their season opening meet last Saturday in Manhattan. Head Coach Tara Forsberg said the team did an excellent job and they had some great times, especially from the boys' team. Leading the way for the Wolves was Garret Golding who finished fifth with a time of 19:02.1. Bryon Fanning was 10th with a time of 19.18.3, and Beau Johnston was 11th finishing the race at 19:21.3. Others competing for the boys were Gabe Hungerford... Full story
While the Three Forks High School volleyball team may have lost their only match last week 25-10, 25-11, 25-14 on the road at Jefferson, Head Coach Tracy Welter saw plenty of positives from the first foray into 5B District Play. "I saw a lot of good things last week. We made some adjustments and the kids did a very good job adapting. Our defense and serve receive continue to be our strong area," she said. Addie Pestel had 16 digs and 2 aces against the Panthers and Natalie Pestel added four... Full story
There will a limited number of fans this fall at Three Forks High School sporting events. According to Athletic Director Terry Hauser, the school policy only allows two spectators for each home athlete. The "Phase 2" guidelines do not allow for visiting fans unless they are from another Gallatin County team, in that case, they will be allowed 2 spectators per each visiting athlete to only be used by county residents, provided the host school can provide acceptable social distancing. The Three...
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office is investigating "Zoombombing" that took place during the August 25 meeting of the Three Forks City Council. According to City Officials, their Zoom portion of the meeting was hacked with foul language and pornographic material during the discussion of a resolution to adopt the city's budget. The Council proceeded to end the zoom meeting conducted the rest of the meeting through speakerphone at City Hall. The City does have an audio recording of the meeting...
The Three Forks High School volleyball team picked up their first win of the season last Friday with an impressive 25-18, 25-19, 25-12 home win over Harrison. Head Coach Tracy Welter said it is always awesome to get the first win of the season. "All the ladies contributed in a very positive way. Our serve receive and passing were incredible. Our defense really stepped up. Setters made some nice sets for the hitters to capitalize on," she said. Addie Pestel had a great day for the Wolves with 14...
There has been plenty of positive feedback about recent changes at the Three Forks Community Library. The work includes numerous changes to the youth and juvenile sections, as well as other updates to the sections at the library. "People are excited. They said it's been nice that we have weeded out some of the older books that are older and we've had for a long time. We took a bunch to daycares here, and our Friends of the Library have some getting ready to do their October books sale. Lots of...
The members of the Three Forks High School volleyball team did not disappoint during the offseason. According to head coach Tracy Welter, they had an awesome turnout during the summer for open gyms, averaging around 30 high school and middle school students each session. "I was very pleased with the amount of work these girls put in," she said. After losing a lot of key players to graduation, the team will hope the hard work pays dividends when they open the season with two homes games on August...
With the season starting this week, Three Forks High School Cross Country Head Coach Tara Forsberg is pleased with the turnout for the 2020 squad. According to Forsberg, when the team opens the season Saturday morning at the Jefferson Invite in Boulder, they will do so with eight ladies including two new runners and three freshen. The men's team has a turnout of 13 with one new runner. She added they lost one of their best runners, Jacob Ramsey, due to schooling changes. "Our team is young, and...
Students in both public and private schools will be required to wear masks for at least the start of the upcoming school year. Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a Directive last Wednesday that is applicable to counties with four or more active COVID-19 cases. "As we have said since the onset of COVID, things are changing rapidly, impacting decisions, plans, and practices. Evidence of this occurred yesterday as Governor Bullock made an announcement extending his statewide mandate to now inclu...
hree Forks City employees and Council Members will be getting a raise in the 2020-21 fiscal year budget. The Three Forks City Council voted last week to give both full time and part-time city employees a 3.5 percent raise. According to Council member George Chancellor, the increase would cost the city $4,500 per year. Council Member Gene Townsend said Three Forks has great city employees and they never have the attitude to say "they couldn't or wouldn't" do something. "You see these people out...
Three Forks students will be returning to school on August 26. The School Board of Trustees voted Monday to approve the recommendations from the administration to come back five days a week with an early release on Friday's at 11:10 a.m. The plan also allows for district students to attend school through the distance-learning program Acellus. The district is asking each parent or guardian to fill out a form on the school website with their intentions for the school year. (htt...
Three Forks resident Julia Caruana was returning home after to a trip to Pipestone when she saw the vandalization to the joint campaign sign for U.S. President Donald Trump and Montana Senate District 38 candidate Jim Buterbaugh. What she witnessed propelled her into action. Caruana said there is always that "what the" moment when you've driven past something countless times has suddenly changed and she spent much of that evening storming over how something like this could happen in Whitehall...
The 2020 Three Forks NRA Rodeo has been canceled. The Three Forks City Council voted unanimously last week to cancel the event that had been rescheduled from its original date in July to August 28 and 29. The council voted in June to postpone the event till August and would host the rodeo provided the State of Montana was in Phase 3 of reopening. Prior to the vote, council members Dennis Nelson, Steve Dahl, Gene Townsend, George Chancellor, and Erin Schattauer all said they were against moving f...
Three Forks Superintendent announced last week the district would release Wednesday, August 5 their reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year. In a YouTube video released by the district, Elliott said they would be meeting with teachers and staff earlier this week to receive their input on the reopening with several options to look at. He asked for understanding about the issue, adding this is an unprecedented and difficult time for the district. "Not only do we have to listen to the mandates...
With a second-place finish at last week's Southern A District Tournament in Three Forks, the Gallatin Valley Outlaws are headed to the State Tournament this week in Lewistown. The Outlaws will open play Thursday, August 6 at 4 p.m. against one seed Glacier. The winner of the game is scheduled to play Friday at 7 p.m. and the loser will play Friday at 1 p.m. Playing as the third seed, Gallatin Valley went 3-2 at last week's district tourney picking up a 7-6 win in their opening game last...
There was some good news recently for the Three Forks School District. The 2020 Bond Issue Summary showed the district was able to take advantage of record low-interest rates, $3,666,994.50 lower than originally projected to voters with bond election information. Three Forks voters approved in May a $10 million bond for the Elementary District and a $15 million bond for the High School District. According to the recently released 2020 Bond Issue Summary, the bonds were estimated to have...
As it stands today, fall sports in Three Forks are scheduled to start on time. The Montana High School Association (MHSA) announced July 27 their guidelines for fall activities that include a five-tier structure with all schools across the state starting in Tier 1. According to Executive Director Mark Beckman, the MHSA Board recently approved various directives, requirements, and considerations regarding the return of fall activities. "Along with the National Federation of High School...
With an uncertain status of many events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Three Forks Chamber Executive Director Leandra Hill sees what has been dubbed as "Thursdays in Three Forks" as an opportunity for the organization to help support local businesses and the community. In a letter to chamber members, Hill said she has been an advocate of creating a buzz around Three Forks by encouraging residents and visitors to come and enjoy downtown on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Hill said starting on the...
The Three Forks City Council voted last week to move forward with an Intercap Loan for the Rodeo Arena Bleacher Project. At the same time, members of the rodeo board are still working hard to secure donations for the project. City Treasurer Kelly Smith said at the meeting the loan is for $310,000 and will be for ten years, adding it will take up to four weeks to fund, and must be reviewed by the town attorney. The participation must also be officially passed by a resolution (see page 8). Smith...
Churchill area students made their way to Three Forks last week to help out at the Headwaters Area Food Bank's new location at 216 First Avenue West. The students were completing a "Serve" mission for the organization Youth Unlimited. Food Bank Director Kim Gelder was very excited to have the students on hand and said they would be doing things like placing rocks, painting the deck, and installing planter boxes. Mark Eekhoff was assisting the local students and said they s usually get to travel...
