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Students in both public and private schools will be required to wear masks for at least the start of the upcoming school year. Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued a Directive last Wednesday that is applicable to counties with four or more active COVID-19 cases. "As we have said since the onset of COVID, things are changing rapidly, impacting decisions, plans, and practices. Evidence of this occurred yesterday as Governor Bullock made an announcement extending his statewide mandate to now inclu...
hree Forks City employees and Council Members will be getting a raise in the 2020-21 fiscal year budget. The Three Forks City Council voted last week to give both full time and part-time city employees a 3.5 percent raise. According to Council member George Chancellor, the increase would cost the city $4,500 per year. Council Member Gene Townsend said Three Forks has great city employees and they never have the attitude to say "they couldn't or wouldn't" do something. "You see these people out...
Traffic Education will be offered in Three Forks during the school day (7th period) for the 2020-2021 school year. Please fill out the form by August 24 if your student is interested in enrolling in Traffic Education offered Semester 1 or Semester 2 of the 2020-2021 school year. Students cannot be enrolled in first semester if they are not on the list by Aug. 24 Driving will take place after school and on Saturday. Students will be enrolled by birth date, must be 14-1/2 by the first day of class...
Lori Roberts authored a book titled All Roads Lead to Gallatin County. It was a lengthy ten year project, but the result is a fascinating dive into the history of her ancestors, with some of the surnames familiar to Willow Creek being Parker, Harwood, Mize, and Roberts. The book includes photographs, copies of actual handwritten letters (which are almost non-existent in today’s world), census records and other documents that are intertwined with historical information throughout the generations. Anyone interested in genealogy appreciates the t...
It's cool this morning. There is a different feel to the air. The days are slowly getting shorter, my bird dogs are getting restless and I am listening for that first bugle of a bull elk down in the river bottom. It's that time when I, and all hunters, anxiously prepare for the glorious days we spend pursuing our quarry in the forests and uplands of our Montana. But this year things are different, and as we take to the field we must acknowledge that difference and change our behavior for the...
On August 3, 2020 our loving father Klarence “Raleigh” Rockne passed away peacefully at Bridger Rehab and Care Center. He had been in residence since May 2020 when he fell and broke his hip. He was 72 years young. Raleigh was born September 24, 1947 in Bozeman MT to Klarence (Chuck) and Jaquline Rockne. He went to school in Willow Creek and after completing high school he entered the navy. He served from 1965-1972 when he was Honorably Discharged. After serving he came home to Three Forks where he married Nancy Allen (Tharp) in November 197...
HELENA - State government is facing a $300 million-plus revenue cliff in the coming year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislative analysts told lawmakers last week. Regardless, it's looking like Montana's reserve accounts will be adequate to stave off a full-blown budget crisis through at least 2021. "While fiscal year 2021 looks manageable, the next biennium may be more of a challenge for legislators," said fiscal analyst Susie Lindsay. The new projections, prepared by the nonpartisan...
