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  • Reunion meeting January 7

    STAFF REPORT|Jan 2, 2020

    After a brief break during the holidays, the 2020 All School Reunion committee will meet again Tuesday, January 7, at the Three Forks Library. The meeting will start at 6:45 p.m. Anyone interested in helping plan this reunion is welcome to attend the meeting. If unable to attend but would like to participate, please send an email to [email protected] or text 406-209-0952. The reunion will take place Rodeo Weekend, July 17 and 18 at the John Q. Adams Railroad Park, where the orange caboose VIC...

  • Looking Back at 2019: Year of Change in Three Forks

    Jan 2, 2020

    It was a year of change for the Three Forks City government which included the appointment and eventual reelection of a new Mayor. Longtime council member Ed Tharp resigned effective December 31, 2018. In February, the Council voted 4-1 to select Steven Dahl as the new member. In May, Mayor Steven Hamilton announced he would be resigning from the position effective June 2. Hamilton was elected to his first term in 2013 and to his current term in 2017. Prior to being elected to his first term,...

  • Busy 2019 for School District

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 2, 2020

    It was a busy year for the Three Forks School District. The start of the 2019-20 school year brought an increase of students in the Three Forks School District. At a Three Forks School Board meeting, 8-12 Principal Greg Heys and K-5 Principal Steve Fanning updated the trustees on the enrollment numbers prior to the first day of school August 21. Heys reported there are 72 in sixth grade, 68 in seventh, and 61 in eighth for a total of 201 in the middle school, an increase of 18 from last year....

  • Plenty of success for Wolves in 2019

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|Jan 2, 2020

    There were plenty of success stories for Three Forks High School sports in 2019. The Three Forks High School basketball teams both made return trips to state in 2019. In February, the third-seeded Lady Wolves won three games in three days to win their third consecutive 5B District Tournament Title. Three Forks won the tournament title at the Belgrade Events Center with a 51-42 win over third-seeded Big Timber. Moments after the game, head coach Mike Sauvageau praised the hard work and...

  • Missouri River Corps of Rediscovery: Gateway

    Tom Elpel, Contributing Writer|Jan 2, 2020

    "We left our establishment at the mouth of the river du Bois or Wood river, a small river which falls into the Mississippi, on the east-side, a mile below the Missouri, and having crossed the Mississippi proceeded up the Missouri on our intended voyage of discovery... The day was showery and in the evening we encamped on the north bank six miles up the river. Here we had leisure to reflect on our situation, and the nature of our engagements: and, as we had all entered this service as...

  • Leo Arthur Schmit

    Jan 2, 2020

    Leo Arthur Schmitt, 76, of Laurel, Montana, returned to his heavenly home on December 18, 2019. He was born March 9, 1943, in Bozeman, Montana, to Floyd and Freda (Thompson) Schmitt. He was the 2nd oldest of 7 children. He graduated from Three Forks High School in 1961. He married Patricia Joan Esterby on June 7, 1970, in Billings, MT. Leo enlisted in the Air Force in Aug. 1961. He was an aircraft mechanic and worked on the flight line for the fighter jets. He also served in Okinawa with tempora...