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The Three Forks City Council approved the city’s 2022-23 fiscal year budget during its Aug. 23 meeting, planning for both big expenditures and cost savings. City Clerk Crystal Turner told The Voice that many increases in the city budget resulted from over budgeting in 2021. “We did not expend all the gas tax revenue received last year so we are budgeting to spend that, and this year’s allocation, in this fiscal year,” Turner said in an email. During the meeting, the council discussed how projects budgeted for but not completed last year, s... Full story
Earlier this summer in San Diego, Three Forks teacher Cathe Felz was honored for her hard work, dedication, passion, and commitment with an induction to the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Leadership Hall of Fame. While Felz was honored to be inducted, the Three Forks FCCLA advisor said she shares the recognition with all the kids who have worked so hard to make the community the best it can be. "Walking or driving around town I see trees we have planted, parks we helped... Full story
It will be fun for all ages on September 10 at the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park near Three Forks. The Park is hosting a Flying Buffalo Project event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to Montana State Parks AmeriCorps member Melanie Hertgen, the Flying Buffalo Project will feature activities including kite making and flying, arts and crafts, and atlatl throwing. The origins of the project date back to 2014, when Hertgen said they wanted to host an event to celebrate Native American culture at... Full story
The Three Forks school board received the disappointing news that the purchase of two school buses had fallen through during its Aug. 23 special meeting, after approving the purchase only a week earlier. What appeared to be a setback in upgrading the schools’ transportation systems, turned out to be a potential blessing in disguise for the district. Superintendent Rhonda Uthlaut reassured the board: “There is a silver lining.” During the week between the Three Forks School Board of Trustees regular and special meeting, it came to Uthla... Full story
During the 2021 Legislature, we set a budget to adequately fund state government operations. It turns out that the State Treasury received a lot more tax revenue than we projected. In almost every area, tax receipts have exceeded our expectations. The cause of that can be debated, but it does not change the fact the state is sitting on an estimated $1.5 billion cash surplus. That surplus is in addition to over $800 million in rainy day funds. This leaves your elected leaders with a very important decision: should the surplus go back to the taxp... Full story
There are not too many things I enjoy more than watching college football on a beautiful fall day. I even love watching a game or three when it’s ten below outside, and the wind shakes the house. I’d pick a good college game over the NFL anytime. In my seven-plus years in Montana, I have thoroughly enjoyed starting to follow the Big Sky, and while I have picked a favorite between Montana State and Montana, I’ll keep that one to myself. I love that the two Montana teams can complete in an actual playoff. It is much more exciting than watching Al... Full story
'Tis the season where we can enjoy the bounty from our gardens! It always seems like it matures at the same time, and we have more than we can eat. However, there are several options for food preservation including canning, freezing and drying, so that you can enjoy your homegrown produce year around. MSU Extension in Broadwater County is offering a food preservation class called Water Bath 101: Salsa Edition on Saturday, September 10th. Water bath canning can be used for high acid foods such as... Full story
Broadwater County Clerk and Recorder and Elections Administrator Angie Paulsen announced last week the certified candidates set to appear on the ballot for the November 8 election. In the race for Broadwater County Commissioner Seat 2, incumbent Michael L. Delger is running against challenger Lindsey Richtmyer. In the race for Sheriff/Coroner, Nick Rauser is running against Josh D. Peters. The winner will take over for current Broadwater County Sheriff Wynn Mehan. Paulsen, County Attorney Cory Swanson, and Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools...
It was a tremendous start to the season for the Three Forks High School football team, who picked up a 20-6 road win on August 26 over Red Lodge. "It felt good to go out and watch the kids compete. They battled every rep and gave tremendous effort throughout the whole game. I loved our energy and focus. It's a long bus ride over to Red Lodge, and the kids knew we were going over there on a business trip. As coaches, we are proud of them," Head Coach Connor Sullivan said. Tied at six at the half,... Full story
Throughout history, many cultures have emphasized the importance of following or listening to our hearts. When we speak of the “heart,” we are not referring to the physical organ but our spiritual heart. Our heart is the key to our deepest fulfillment and the entrance to experiencing a deeper relationship with our Creator/God, characterized by peace, gratitude, joy, and unconditional love. We are taught to respond to the world through our minds from a young age. Our mind is a beautiful gift, but it is not the core of who we are. The ess...
STAFF REPORT It was an outstanding start to the season for the Three Forks High School Cross Country team, with multiple top ten finishes at the Jefferson High Invite last Saturday in Boulder. Leading the way for the Wolves was junior Bryon Fanning, who finished in first place with a time of 17:50. Other top ten finishers for the boys included Beau Johnston in third place with a time of 18:02, and Garrett Golding finishing in sixth with a time of 19:24. Jacob Ramsey finished in 11th at 20:14,... Full story
Not only was the Three Forks High School Volleyball team able to gain valuable experience with 12 two-set matches in two days at last week's Choteau Tournament, but they also shined on the court, finishing in fourth place. "We are so excited about our finish at the tourney. We played a lot of great teams and were very competitive," said Head Coach Shann Mack. "For the most part, we played incredibly consistent throughout the two-day tournament. We continued to get better in our serve receive... Full story
It's late in the mosquito season and it has been a busy year. We have had a few areas of fairly high mosquito numbers. The high numbers have been mostly flood / irrigation water mosquitoes (meaning they usually don't carry disease). That being said the later in the mosquito season we get the higher the chances of seeing West Nile, Western equine encephalitis, and dog heartworm. Thankfully we haven't had any positive pools in our district some of our neighboring counties are not so lucky;... Full story
In the coming weeks, anglers will have several opportunities to comment on fishing regulation proposals for the 2023/24 regulation booklet. These proposals were developed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff after working with the public on identifying what changes were needed in the current regulations. In all, 42 proposals for the 2023/2024 Montana Fishing Regulations will be out for public comment through Sept. 22. The proposals can be reviewed online at https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities. Final commission action on...
