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Weather pending, the day this column is published, I'll travel to Billings to cover the Three Forks High School Boys' Basketball team at their opening round game against Lodge Grass at the Southern B Divisional Tournament. While I have covered basketball tournaments across the western United States over the past two-plus decades, there is nothing quite like the atmosphere at the Southern B Divisional Tournament. The combination of great basketball, rabid fans, and a venue perfect for a high... Full story
Six members of the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department will travel next month to participate in the 33rd annual LLS Firefighter Stairclimb at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. A “Pint Night” fundraiser to assist with expenses for the trip will take place on Saturday, February 24, at the Sawdust and Steel Brewery located at 123 W. Elm in Three Forks. The event from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. will include craft beer, extinguisher training, trivia, and games. According to Team Captain Charles Eas... Full story
The Three Forks City Council has a new member. At last week's council meeting, the governing body voted to select Reagan Hooton to fill the position vacated by former member Brooke McLees. Hooton will now serve in the seat, expiring on December 31, 2025. McLees was elected to the four-year position in November of 2021. In her letter of interest for the position, Hooton said she is a bookkeeper by trade, a voracious gardener, and a river explorer in her spare time. Born in Bozeman, Hooton wrote s... Full story
Later this year, Three Forks residents can vote on whether they would like to establish and fund a study commission to examine changing their form of local government. With the Montana Constitution requiring each city and county government to ask their voters if they want to review their local government every ten years, residents of the City of Three Forks will be given the opportunity twice in 2024. The Three Forks City Council voted last week to approve a resolution calling for a June 4, 2024, election on the question of conducting a local...
Last week, the Three Forks School District announced the amazing news of receiving a $5,000 Rural Reserve Grant. According to Superintendent Rhonda Uthlaut, the competitive grant was initiated by teacher Cathe Felz with the support of the entire Career and Technical Education (CTE) Team of Jessica Oehmcke, Ian Schilf, and Tyler Noyes. Uthlaut said the grant will help fund the development of an extended classroom and outdoor cooking area adjacent to the family and consumer science rooms, adding t... Full story
The Three Forks High School athletic department held a special ceremony last week with seniors Colten Hayder, Ari Judd, and Shane Williams all signing letters of intent to compete in college next season. Hayder and Williams will play football next season at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, and Judd will be a golf team member at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista. Hayder and Williams helped lead Three Forks this season to their first playoff victory in decades and were named to the... Full story
The Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Board recently approved $24,166 in funding for the Three Forks Airport. The funding was part of over $3.2 million approved for projects statewide by the board during their January meeting. MDT Airport Airways Bureau Chief Karen Hallenbeck said the Three Forks Airport would be using the funding for their 10% sponsor share of the design portion of the construction of a taxiway for their hangar expansion area, adding the other 90% is funded by...
The other day, Melissa worked a little later than usual, so I decided to watch some television. Because I will get in trouble if I watch any of our favorite shows, I usually try to find a basketball game to watch, and if one isn't on, I'll often watch a cooking show. On this occasion, I watched a show where they showed the absolute theatrics of someone ordering fajitas at a restaurant. It was a pure spectacle as the server brought the cracking and popping piping hot cast iron skillet to the... Full story
The Three Forks High School Girls’ Basketball season came to an end last week at the 5B District Tournament in Churchill. After losing a 53-51 heartbreaker to fourth-seeded Townsend in the opening round on February 15, the fifth-seed Wolves (8-12) were eliminated from the tournament with a 57-44 loss on February 17 to Ennis. Trailing 19-12 to Ennis at the end of the first quarter, Three Forks would fall behind 12 points early in the second quarter before a furious rally, cutting the lead to 26-2... Full story
The Three Forks Voice is excited to announce a new look for their website at www.threeforksvoice.com. According to Voice Publisher Melissa Jenkins, the new changes give the site a clean and modern look, allowing the publication to grow its online presence. "We are thrilled with the changes to the site, including a fresh new look at the top of the page that will allow those who visit to see the top stories and pictures of the week immediately," said Jenkins. "As we look to the future, our website will be critical to the growth of our... Full story
With a second-place finish in last week’s 5B District Tournament in Churchill, the Three Forks High School Boys’ Basketball team will be making their seventh consecutive trip to the Southern B Divisional Tournament and a February 28 matchup at the Metra in Billings at 2:30 p.m. against Lodge Grass. After opening the 5B District Tournament on February 14 with a convincing 76-44 opening-round win over Townsend, the second-seeded Wolves (14-7) qualified for Divisionals with a hard-fought 49-46 sem... Full story
While he has earned a plethora of medals since starting wrestling at age six in 2013, Three Forks High School senior Cole Rogers doesn't have many hanging up in his bedroom. One of the few medals he does have on display at home is from his freshman year and a fourth-place finish at the 2021 Montana Class B/C State Tournament. According to Rogers, the medal is not hanging up as an accomplishment but more of a reminder of how it feels to not be at the top of the podium. "It is one of the first... Full story
It will be a fantastic evening for a great cause next month at the sixth annual Mason Moore Foundation Love Wins Bash. According to Jodi Moore, the event scheduled for Saturday, March 23, at 5 p.m. at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman is the Mason Moore Foundation's most significant fundraising effort of the year. "Throughout the year, we have several fundraisers, but the Love Wins Bash is the biggest one. We also award our grants to law enforcement across Montana," Jodi said. At the 2023 event, the... Full story
In a partnership with Montana Superintendent Elsie Arntzen and author and President of Canvas Creek Team Building Karen Grosz, Three Forks High School students participated in a Student Leadership Workshop last week. Three Forks was one of five school districts selected to participate in the workshops with the theme "Figure it Out." "Our children are the future of our great state," said Superintendent Elsie Arntzen. "These workshops will create strong partnerships between our Montana students, p... Full story
The other day, I was excited to read that the band Pearl Jam would be releasing a new album soon. From the moment my friend Paul loaned me the Pearl Jam debut album "Ten" in the early 1990s, I fell in love with the band. I would spend hours in my room in the basement listening to Pearl Jam, and it was such a phenomenal experience to see them, at the height of their popularity, open a tour in Casper, Wyoming, just a few hours from my hometown. While I certainly don't listen to them as much as I u... Full story
It's postseason time for the Three Forks High School Boys' Basketball team. After finishing 10-2 in conference play, the Wolves will open the 5B District Tournament as a two-seed and a Wednesday, February 14 matchup with seventh-seed Townsend in a game scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Manhattan Christian High School. The winner of the first-round game will play either third seed Jefferson or six seed Ennis on Friday, February 16 at 7 p.m. In their final home game of the season, Three Fork (12-6, 10-2... Full story
The Three Forks High School Girls' Basketball team (8-10, 4-8 5B) wrapped up their home schedule with a 57-44 win on February 8 over Lone Peak. Three Forks started strong, taking a 16-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Lone Peak bounced back in the second, outscoring the Wolves 19-7 to take a 25-23 halftime lead. It was a huge third quarter for Three Forks, who outscored Lone Peak 15-5 to take a 38-28 lead into the final quarter. Wolves Head Coach Lacy Noble said at the half; she told the... Full story
It was a dominant start to the 5B District Tournament for the Three Forks High School Boys' Basketball team. The second-seeded Wolves used a strong defensive performance on their way to a 76-44 win over seventh-seed Townsend on February 14 at the Manhattan Christian Events Center. The Wolves took an 18-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and would score the first ten points of the second quarter to take a 41-18 lead into the break. Three Forks would close out the third quarter strong and had... Full story
The fifth-seeded Three Forks High School Girls' Basketball team opened the 5B District Tournament with a heartbreaking 53-51 loss to fourth-seed Townsend on February 15 at the Manhattan Christian Events Center. Trailing 50-49 late in the fourth quarter, Maddie Tesoro hit a layup with 19 seconds left to put the Wolves up 51-50. The Bulldogs would answer with a three-point play after an offensive rebound with 5.7 left in regulation to go up by two. Three Forks turned the ball over the next... Full story
The R&D Barbershop located at 17 S. Main Street in Three Forks is officially open for business. Owners Dave and Robin Francisco, who have over 40 years of experience as barbers, moved to Three Forks two and a half years ago. “We love the town and the surrounding areas of Three Forks. Talking with several people, we heard that the barber in town had retired, and the town was left without one. We saw the need to help the community so they wouldn’t have to travel back-and-forth to either Bel... Full story
After a successful inaugural event earlier this year, the Three Forks Chamber of Commerce is hosting a second “Women Owned Wednesday” on Wednesday, February 21, at 6 p.m. at Main Street Office. According to Chamber President Leann Bryant, Montana ranks seventh in the nation for growth in jobs created by women-owned businesses, employing 37,000 and generating roughly $4.7 million for the economy last year. “Women Owned Wednesday is an opportunity to recognize that growth and impact locally,” Brya... Full story
Six Three Forks/Ennis High School wrestlers have qualified for this week’s State Tournament at the Metra in Billings. Two-time state champion Cole Rogers led the way for the Wolves at last week’s Class A Eastern Divisional Tournament in Hardin with a first-place finish at 120 pounds. Emry Veland finished in fifth at 113 pounds, Howie Gayle (103) and Tatum Todd (132) finished in sixth, and Jacob Murphy (126) and Jack Hayder (152) qualified for state with seventh-place finishes. Rogers was dom... Full story
The Three Forks Speech, Drama, and Debate team ended the season impressively at the recent Class B State Meet in Choteau. Six of the 11 qualified students made it to at least the semifinals. "State went very well. I was extremely proud of all of our competitors," said Head Coach Bronwyn Evans. The results included a State Championship in Public Forum Debate for Noah Murphy and Maddie Griffiths. "They worked hard, and it was an eventful meet, with several formal protests involving several... Full story
Whenever I visit my hometown in Wyoming, my first stop is always Grub’s Drive-In. From the first time I had a “Shamrock” cheeseburger, I was hooked, and it is one of my all-time favorite things to eat. On my last visit to Rock Springs, I was horrified that the local landmark had shut down. I was also dismayed that nobody from home bothered to tell me about this, but maybe it was because they knew it would not go well. Shortly before Christmas, I heard the fantastic news that one of my former classmates who worked at the restaurant while we we... Full story
With just two games left in the regular season, the Three Forks High School Girls’ Basketball team is looking to improve their offensive production. Following a 61-50 road loss at Whitehall in their only game last week, Three Forks High School Girls’ Basketball Coach Lacy Noble said that while it was one of those nights where their shots weren’t falling, the team needs to start looking for better offensive options. “We have to continue to run our offense through and through and show the differe... Full story
