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The Montana House of Representatives last week advanced legislation that would require a two-third vote majority for the Legislature to transfer funds out the state's fire suppression account. The governor would still hold the authority to pull from the fund, as well. Speaker of the House Greg Hertz, R-Polson, is carrying House Bill 276 and said on the House Floor during the bill's second hearing that it was proposed in response to the historic 2017 fire season that drained government funds....
The National Speech and Debate Association announced last week that Three Forks High School has earned charter membership in the organization. This is the highest honor schools can achieve as part of the organization. Over the past three years, Three Forks High School has earned more than 50 degrees for outstanding speech and debate activities. Degrees are earned by students and coaches through speech and debate competition, community service, and leadership activities. At a school board...
At a Three Forks School board meeting last week, I heard an amazing statistic from High School Principal Justin Helvik. He told board members that 89 percent of the students at the school are involved with some type of activity. This level of involvement by kids in Three Forks is incredible and something everyone involved with the school and community should be very proud of. I'm a firm believer that when a student is involved in some sort of activity that they become better students and...
When I first started in journalism, I always thought a dream job would be a major movie critic. Several times a week I'd be able to watch movies and then would get the opportunity to write about them. I don't watch nearly as many movies as I used to, I've kind of transitioned to binge watching television shows, but at a time I would spend multiple hours a week watching a wide variety of cinema. I think for a year or two I was going to try and work my way into a position where I could be a movie...
It will be a battle of two high-level teams when the Three Forks High School boys basketball team opens the Southern B Divisional Tournament Thursday at 8 p.m. against Lodge Grass. The two teams battled in the divisional final last year with the Wolves (15-5) picking up a 69-56 victory. Three Forks Head Coach Terry Hauser said his team only lost three players off last year's team and have four players who played against the Indians in 2018. He believes this is only going to help their chances....
In the week of practice following their 51-42 5B District Tournament championship victory over Big Timber, Three Forks High School girls basketball coach Mike Sauvageau has noticed a lot more smiles at practice. "We had a really good week of practice. It's definitely different than before the tournament. It's nice to see them smiling and they have a little hop in their step," he said. The Lady Wolves will open the Southern B Divisional Tournament Thursday in Billings against Huntley Project....
The Three Forks High School girls basketball team continues to shine in when it matters the most. The Lady Wolves won their fourth consecutive postseason game in 2019 Thursday morning at the Southern B Divisional Tournament with a 48-38 win over Huntley Project. They have now won 13 straight postseason games, a streak in that started at the 2017 state Tournament. Three Forks will now move to the semifinals where they will face the winner of Forsyth and Roundup Friday at 3 p.m. at the Metra Park...
Trailing 10-9 at the end of the first quarter Thursday night against Lodge Grass in the opening round of the Southern B Divisional Tournament, the Three Forks High School boys basketball team would face adversity when senior standout Payden Lynn went down with an ankle injury mere seconds into the second quarter. Needing a spark from the bench, juniors Micaiah Hauser and Zach Pitcher stepped up huge combining for 23 points in the final three quarters to help lead the Wolves to a thrilling 63-57...
A four-game win steak to start to the 2019 postseason came to an end Friday afternoon for the Three Forks High School girls basketball team. After falling 53-43 to Forsyth in the semifinals of the Southern B Divisional Tournament, the Lady Wolves (11-12) will now need to win two consecutive games Saturday to advance to next week's state tournament in Belgrade. Three Forks will play against Townsend Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at Rocky Mountain College. The two teams are no strangers having...
The Three Forks High School boys basketball team is one win away from a second consecutive Southern B Divisional Tournament title. The Wolves defeated Huntley Project 57-48 Friday night and will move on to the finals Saturday at 8 p.m. against undefeated Colstrip. The Colts advanced to the finals with a 66-44 win Friday over previously undefeated Big Timber. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Metra Park Arena in Billings. Micaiah Hauser led the team in scoring with 16, Corey Yecny added...
The Three Forks High School girls basketball team is returning to the Class B State Tournament. The defending state champion Lady Wolves won two games Saturday and clinched their spot at next week's tournament in Belgrade with a 58-48 win over Big Timber in the Consolation Championship. The Lady Wolves will open the state tournament at the Belgrade Events Center Thursday at 1:30 p.m. against Florence-Carlton, the top seed from the Western Division. It was an incredible night for Kyle Olson who...
