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It's once again time for the Three Forks Rodeo Dayz and Street Fair, with the popular local event scheduled for Friday, July 15, and Saturday, July 16. After record-setting crowds in 2021, Rodeo Board Executive Secretary Christina Kamps anticipates more of the same in 2022. "After last year, it blew me away how much bigger this is getting. It is getting bigger than I ever dreamed it would be. In the hours leading up to the start time last year, my jaw just dropped seeing the sheer number of... Full story
In the spring of 2020, the Three Forks Schools passed a $25 million building bond for the elementary school and high school. Two years later, the project has made significant headway. On June 21, Project Manager Andy Becker updated the school board on recent progress that has taken place, financial aspects and potential risk factors. As of June 21, the project spend was at about $14.09 million and the construction contingency within the guaranteed maximum price was at 97% utilization;...
Three Forks wrestling will be more than well-represented at this week’s 2022 US Marine C Corps Junior & 16U Nationals in Fargo, ND. Coach Ryan Henry thinks the wrestlers are ready to go. “These boys have competed all across the country preparing for what we in Three Forks consider the end of our season, the National Tournament. I think they are prepared. Through all the hard work they and their parents have contributed to this season. I would especially like to thank Sam Beckett, Shaun Hungerford, Kelly Hogue, and Michelle Rogers for dri... Full story
Three Forks FCCLA joined more than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, advisers, and guests at the San Diego Convention Center, June 29 to July 3 to participate in the annual National Leadership Conference (NLC). The conference provided Three Forks FCCLA members opportunities for listening to inspiring speakers, attending youth workshops, competing on the national level, and networking with other youth leaders. The theme of this year's conference was... Full story
Sen. JP Pomnichowski, D-Bozeman is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 33. Sharon Brodie, also of Bozeman, is the president of the Four Corners Foundation and co-founder of the Gallatin Water Trust This May we heaved a collective sigh of relief as our snowpack and rainfall finally reached and then exceeded average levels. However, that unseasonably late accumulation of unusually heavy early summer rains pounded high mountain snowpack, causing rapid melting. Torrents of water rushed into streams and rivers. As our... Full story
It's not always easy living in the rural West, with customs so entrenched that everybody takes them for granted. What makes it hard for the newest newcomers is that they're caught up in a mysterious culture. Learning the Old West code was easy decades ago. Novelist Zane Gray's "Code of the West" told men to wear a hat only outdoors, to never wave but nod at someone on horseback, and to treat women with chivalry. You - and you were always presumed to be male - were also advised to take your gun...
Forty years ago this month, the doors of the Headwaters Heritage Museum were first opened for visitors at its new location at 202 South Main Street. It was July of 1982. It must have been an exciting moment for those who were involved in obtaining the building. Previously, they had just a few exhibits in two rooms of the Sacajawea Hotel. Constructed in 1910, the building was first known as the Three Valleys State Bank until 1918. Then, it reopened as the American National Bank of Three Forks,... Full story
Compassion involves a tangible expression of love and cares for those who are suffering. Understanding is not just being mindful of other persons suffering...it moves beyond a simple desire to lessen suffering. A compassionate person identifies the suffering of others and then takes action to help. I think about compassion, empathy, and kindness daily, especially at work. Being in the airline industry for over 40 years, I have observed kindness and compassion at the deepest level. I have also...
After making history last summer as the first team of Gallatin Valley All-Stars to win the state tournament, this group of boys and their coaches returned to the baseball field this summer and did it again, becoming back-to-back state champions. With all the players and coaches from the championship team returning, plus a few additions, the team felt some momentum going into this season. They played five tournaments in six weeks, winning only the Wood Bat tournament in Belgrade before the state... Full story
HRDC is pleased to announce its current enrollment season is underway for the upcoming school year for preschool students ages 3-5. This no-cost Early Childhood Education program (ECE) is funded through a Head Start grant which provides space for 152 children in three dedicated schools located in Bozeman, Belgrade, and Livingston. Designed to prepare students for kindergarten through a play-based learning approach in a natural environment, 94% of HRDC's ECE graduates meet or exceed school...
