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After an amazing performance at last week’s Southeast Divisional Tournament in Belgrade, the Three Forks High School Tennis team is headed to state. The Wolves finished the two-day tournament in second place with 46 points, just behind Broadwater County High School, which had 48. For the first time in program history, Three Forks had an individual champion, Malia Eriksson, who finished in first place. The doubles team of Maddie Griffiths and Karin Williams also excelled in Belgrade, becoming the... Full story
Low temperatures, snow, and horrific wind at last week’s Divisional Tournament in Anaconda could not deter another outstanding performance for the Three Forks High School Golf team. The Three Forks Girls’ team ended the May 7 tournament as Divisional Champions, with senior Ari Judd finishing in first place. “The divisional golf round was nothing short of a hard-fought battle. With the wind chill hovering right around freezing all day and intermittent snow, the Wolves golf teams did incre... Full story
In unofficial final results from the May 7 election, local voters denied two general fund mill levies for the Three Forks School District. According to unofficial results from the Gallatin County Elections Department, the levy for $504,234 per year in the Elementary District was defeated by a vote of 851 to 465. The levy in the High School District for $176,154 was defeated by a vote of 850 to 458. In the race for two three-year seats on the Three Forks School Board, Brooke Pestel received the most votes with 538. Leana Eastty was second with 4... Full story
The recently released 2023 Montana State Parks Annual Visitation Report showed an 81.7% increase in visitors at the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park near Three Forks. The Park had 35,466 estimated visitors in 2023, a substantial increase from 19,518 in 2022. The increase in numbers made the Park the third most visited in Montana FWP Region 3. After reaching 75,699 estimated visitors in 2021, Missouri Headwaters State Park has seen a steady drop in numbers: 53,669 in 2022 and 33,436 last year....
Three Forks Volunteer Firefighters are partnering with Stageline Pizza for a unique fundraiser later this week. At the second Pizza Time event on Saturday, May 18, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Three Forks Firefighters will deliver pizzas to addresses within the Fire District. All tips and donations will go to the Three Forks Volunteer Firefighters 501c3 non-profit. According to Training Captain Charles Eastty, in 2023, one of the firefighters joked that they should deliver pizza as training one night... Full story
There was some great news recently for Three Forks Elementary School with the awarding of a 2024 Public Schools Grant from the Montana Masonic Foundation. TFES Principal Steve Fanning said staff members applied for the grant to bolster the library in the area of decodable readers. According to the Foundation, the $2,419 grant is for new curriculum-related books for the library, specifically eight different book sets, totaling 389 "decodable" texts to encourage children to sound out words using...
It's postseason time for the Three Forks High School Tennis team. After a successful regular season, the Wolves will travel this week to Belgrade for the 2024 Southeast Divisional Tournament, which is scheduled for May 16 to 18. Head Coach Janna Lauver said the Divisional Tournament is looking solid for the team after the strong regular season, adding the top six singles and doubles teams will advance to next week's state tournament in Missoula. "Three Forks is looking to take as many of those... Full story
The Three Forks High School Softball team is heading to Divisionals. The Wolves qualified for the tournament with a 12-2 Divisional Play-In game win on May 14 over visiting Powell County High School. With the victory, the Wolves are now 13-5 on the season and will open play in the Divisional Tournament on May 16 in Florence. "We are excited. We fully expected to be Divisionals and State. We've now got to go win two games at Divisionals," Head Coach Clay Feliciano said following the game. SENIOR... Full story
The Three Forks High School Track and Field team opened the postseason in style at last week's 5B District Meet in Belgrade, with the girls' and boys' finishing in third place. "All of us coaches are so proud of every single athlete who helped get the team as a whole to this point. The support and encouragement from the team really shined through, and every athlete has been so incredibly valuable and integral to this team and the success we are seeing. The athletes have put in so much work, and... Full story
Two of my favorite pastimes in junior high school were daydreaming and golfing. Sometimes, I would daydream about golfing. It was the best of both worlds because I was far better in my head than on the course. During my ninth-grade year, I attended East Junior High School and was a member of the high school golf team. To say the school was old would be an understatement, but it had some amazing windows and views of large trees that had most likely been planted when the building first opened as a high school. While during the winter months, I... Full story
There was an incredible turnout on May 11 at the Three Forks Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Meeting. Just moments before the event at the Three Forks Rodeo Grounds, Chamber President Leann Bryant shared she was excited they were able to sell out all the tickets for the annual event. Bryant said they sold eight tickets for the event two years ago, and this year, they sold 100. "That is amazing, and it's a big deal," she said. Bryant lauded the support from members and the community with... Full story
In what was truly an amazing night for the Three Forks community, area residents made their way downtown on May 2 for the inaugural Give Big Three Forks Main Street Kickoff event. As part of the One Valley Community Foundation's 10th annual Give Big Gallatin Valley event, eight Three Forks area nonprofits hosted booths to raise money and introduce and educate the community about their mission and goals. The eight participating nonprofits in 2024 were the Headwaters Trail System, Headwaters Area... Full story
Early bird tickets are on sale for the second Rappin the Rivers festival, which will be held on August 16 and 17 at the "Bridge" near Three Forks. This year's event will feature a wide variety of acts, including Brother Ali, Cordel Drake, Dizzy Wright with a live band, Mac Lethal, DL Down3r, Stevie Stone, Killah Priest, Kosha Dillz, Kottonmouth Kings, Lady Dice, Mickey Avalon, Montana of 300, Filth and Foul, and Talib Kweli. Looking back on the inaugural event, Nickel Barney of No-Coast... Full story
When I was growing up, the summer months always meant that baseball would be on the television. Whether at my mom’s, dad’s, or grandparents’ house, an Atlanta Braves game on TBS would always be playing, even if people didn’t always pay attention as they did other things. It was a magical background noise that would last for months. As a huge baseball fan, I would get up every morning to read the box scores in the Daily Rocket-Miner, Casper-Star, or Rocky Mountain News to try and keep up with every team and player. I’d like to say my love for...
After taking a 9-5 lead after three innings of their April 30 road game at Deer Lodge, the Three Forks High School Softball team exploded in the fourth inning, scoring 17 runs on their way to a 26-5 victory. According to Head Coach Clay Feliciano, Three Forks (10-4), now on a three-game winning streak, had ten hits in the victory, including two each from Maycee Church and Kinley Feliciano. AdaRae Thomas led the way with three 3 RBIs, and Eva Parker, Church, and Kinley Feliciano each added two. Kinley Feliciano had a complete game with 81... Full story
After a strong showing at last week's Dawg Bite Invitational, the Three Forks High School Tennis team will wrap up a successful regular season on May 10 and 11 in Missoula. "I know the team is strong this year, and we are holding a solid record in both singles and doubles as we walk into our last regular-season matches at the Best of the West in Missoula, hosted by Loyola Sacred Heart," Head Coach Janna Lauver said. After facing off on day one with Cut Bank and host Loyola, Lauver said the team... Full story
It was a phenomenal performance for the Three Forks High School Track and Field team at last week's John Cheek Top 8 event in Anaconda. The Wolves girls' team finished first with a team total of 98.5, well above Jefferson High School, which was second with 76.5. The Three Forks boys' team also shined in Anaconda, finishing in fifth place out of 21 teams with a score of 60.5. Head Coach Dillon Gongliewski said it was a fantastic meet for the team. The girls' 4x400 team of Bella Jones, Devynn... Full story
After a successful regular season, the Three Forks High School Golf team will open the postseason on May 7 at the Divisional Tournament at the Old Works Golf Course in Anaconda. The Wolves ended the regular season with a busy week of action, including competing on April 29 in Shelby, hosting their annual home tournament on April 30 at the Headwaters Golf Course in Three Forks, and with a sneak peek of Old Works at the Anaconda Invitational on May 2. Head Coach Aaron Harkins said the Three Forks... Full story
The City of Three Forks will soon place four new flashing stop signs on 7th Avenue near the Headwaters Golf Course. At their meeting last week, the Three Forks City Council voted unanimously to purchase the signs after a presentation from Headwaters Golf Course Board members. With an expansion project to the clubhouse that will add simulators to generate income during the winter months set to begin soon, Board Member Nathan Judd said there had been some concerns from residents on 7th Avenue about additional traffic and the speed of drivers. “We... Full story
After a week-long bench trial, 18th Judicial District Judge John C. Brown found 27-year-old Zachary Norman guilty on April 25 of one of two counts of deliberate homicide in the January 15, 2022, shooting deaths of brothers Chase and Brendan Estabrook in Three Forks. In his ruling, Brown found Norman guilty of the deliberate homicide of Chase Estabrook and not guilty of the deliberate homicide of Brendan Estabrook. Following a jury trial in July of 2023, Brown announced a mistrial in the two deli... Full story
The City of Three Forks is continuing to work on updating its Capital Improvements Plan. At last week’s City Council meeting, the governing body hosted a public hearing on the Working Draft of the CIP, which was first presented at its March 12 meeting. The City is currently working with Great West Engineering to update the CIP, a prioritized list of infrastructure projects with a schedule for the projects and funding sources. Jerry Grebenc with Great West Engineering told the Council that the CIP should not be static. “Whether it’s quart... Full story
There will be plenty of great shopping this Saturday in Three Forks, with Rusty Bucket Antiques hosting its first Flea Market of 2024. The Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of the store located at 16 E. Cedar. Rusty Bucket owner Tina Tocci said people get really excited about the first Flea Market of the year, adding that at least 16 vendors will participate, many new to the event. "The first one of the year is always big," said Tocci. "People are ready... Full story
While I try to be as efficient as possible during the workday, there are times when I spend far too much time scrolling through social media. At this point, I can tell myself repeatedly not to spend too much online because I'm not quite sure it's excellent for one's mental health, but I still do it more than I should. With my job, I always try to keep up with Three Forks School's social media accounts. The other day, I read about and saw pictures of the senior class stopping at Lagoon for their... Full story
Not only did the Three Forks High School Softball team break out of a slump last week, but they did so in impressive fashion, with two double-digit victories. After opening a busy week on April 16 with a loss to Belgrade, Three Forks (9-4) concluded the week in style, breaking a four-game losing streak with a 13-1 road win on April 25 over Ennis and a 12-2 victory on April 26 at Anaconda. "I was very happy to see the girls bounce back after a tough stretch," Head Coach Clay Feliciano said.... Full story
There have been plenty of positives of late as the Three Forks High School Golf team inches closer to the postseason. It was a tremendous day for the Wolves last Thursday in Ennis, led by senior standout and Southern Virginia University bound Ari Judd, who shot a career-low 78. According to Head Coach Aaron Harkins, the team continues to have some great days on the golf course. Harkins said the girls' team performed well at the tournament with Claire Van Vleet continuing to shoot lower and finis...
