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  • 2 Summer Events Cancelled

    STAFF REPORT|May 27, 2020

    The 2020 annual Headwaters Bank Walk/Run held the 4th weekend of July has been cancelled by race organizers. It was determined that the event could not be held safely or meet Governor Bullock's Phase II guidelines. This would have been the 15th year for the Walk/Run; the race started in 2005 as an annual fundraiser for the Headwaters Trail. The trail system would like to thank our volunteers who help with the race every year. Organizers would also like to thank our sponsors: First Community...

  • Headwaters Trail System receives grant

    May 27, 2020

    The Headwaters Trail System was recently awarded a $60,000 grant from the Recreational Trails Program. Trail construction will begin this summer on the Jefferson Loop Trail with this grant and additional assistance from IMERYS and local trail funds. The new section of trail will be located on the west side of Three Forks and will connect the Drouillard Trail with the Headwaters Trail on the east side of town. The project will require two or three phases to complete the planned new trail. We are...

  • Superintendent discusses start of school year

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|May 27, 2020

    Three Forks School Superintendent Jeff Elliott understands a lot of things could change prior to the start of the 2020-21 school year, but he still has the goal to reopen and with instruction the same way it has been in the past. Elliot wants the district is to be in a face-to-face situation as often as possible with students. "The strength of the Three Forks Schools is our teachers. Quality instruction is what makes it work. I know learning is happening in our classrooms. I know it, I watch it....

  • Three Forks Seniors Graduate in Sunday Ceremony

    May 27, 2020

    The Three Forks High School Class of 2020 graduated in a ceremony Sunday, May 24 at the school football field. For more pictures of the graduation, please pick up this week's Three Forks Voice at Three Forks Market, Thriftway, Remuda Coffee, Rusty Bucket, The Iron Horse Cafe, or City Hall....

  • Boley looks back fondly at time with Johnson Flying Service

    Jack H. Smith, Three Forks Voice|May 27, 2020

    When she was 20 years old, current Three Forks resident Diane Boley was able to secure employment with the Johnson Flying Service out of Missoula. During her time with the company she would fly as a stewardess on the planes that would send firefighters to large fires across the Western United States. Decades later she still remembers this time fondly and it has led to a lifelong interest in the planes operated by the company as well as the larger fires they responded to. Those who know Boley...

  • Guest Editorial: Election Day is around the corner

    Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator|May 27, 2020

    Election Day is right around the corner. These past few months at the Gallatin County Election Department have been both strenuous and rewarding. We've worked through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that voters can register and receive a ballot for the June 2 primary election. With guidance from the Gallatin City-County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Intervention, we are working in earnest to ensure that voting is being conducted in the safest manner possible. The dire...