Three Forks Chamber of Commerce
Monthly Newsletter
March, 2020

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In This Issue:
Three Forks is Open
Famous Inspirational People
Welcome our new members!
Downtown Three Forks Rural Prosperity Through Cooperation Program
Tanya R. Gonzalez, CPA, PC: Highlight Member
Helen's Critter Care: Highlighted Member
First Community Bank: Highlighted Member
Three Forks Medical Clinic Highlighted Member
Three Forks School Bond
Thank you Renewing Members
Good News
Unapproved March Meeting Minutes

Please keep in mind almost every single one
of our businesses in Three Forks is currently open.
Call, order and pick up curbside.

Can't remember their phone number?
Look on the chamber website!
CLICK HERE

As much as we each can, in whatever way we can,
let's keep supporting each other.

If you know anyone who needs help, please reach out
EMAIL tfchamber@gmail.com or
CALL 406-285-4753

A little light to shine...

Walt Disney

Walt Disney had had his fair share of failures- he was fired from his job in the Kansas City Star paper because “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas”; his Mickey Mouse cartoons were rejected for being “too scary for women”; ‘The Three Little Pigs’ was also turned down because it only had four characters; his first business venture, Laugh-O-Gram animation studio landed in bankruptcy.

Stepping forward through failures, he built the Walt Disney Company which now rakes in billions. Rumor has it that he was turned down 302 times before he finally got financing for the Walt Disney Company.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four and he did not read until he was seven. His parents and teachers thought he was slow, mentally handicapped and anti-social. He was expelled from school and was denied admittance in Zurich Polytechnic School.

Now Einstein is a household name, a synonym to “genius”–credited for having changed the world with his discoveries.

J.K Rowling

Now one of the richest women in the world, J K Rowling was once penniless, divorced, raising a child alone and going through series of depressions.

She was so broke that she didn’t even have the money to print the manuscript of Harry Potter, she typed all 9000 plus words on an old typewriter manually to submit to the publisher.

{Taken from www.lifehack.org}

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
― Desmond Tutu

Our Newest Members!

the Kyle Steiner co.
We’re pleased to announce that the Kyle Steiner co., a full-service marketing and media agency, has joined the Three Forks Chamber of Commerce! In need of some marketing? Drop by www.kylesteinerco.com to learn more about Kyle and his team.

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Please welcome KC's Western Decor & Gifts
We have a new mobile vendor with incredible gifts and decorations with a western flare!
Buckles, conchos, scarf ties, purses, bags, wallets,
mugs, kitchenware, coasters, rugs and so much more!

She will be at our NRA Rodeo in July!

Check out KC's Facebook Page HERE:
406-404-4695

JAMOCHA JUNCTION
is back and....
OPEN!
Please drive by and get yourself something delicious!

Thank you Rebecca :)

Welcome
Garret Jobe!
LEGACY PIPE BUILDERS

Check out his Facebook page!
Excavation; Welding & Fabrication;
Custom Steel Fence Construction

Call Garret
406-224-8285

Rural Prosperity Through Cooperation Program

The Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District (NRMEDD)
met with the City of Three Forks, last Tuesday March 10th, 2020.

One main goal was to share recommendations for creating a model for business and industry while planning for housing, workforce and regional infrastructure.

"Our area’s economic health and dynamism can be advanced through a rural/urban cooperation. Bozeman, the area’s major urban center, succeeds because it draws from a market of more than 250,000, mostly rural, consumers. To be sure, Bozeman offers a desirable urban core and more costly urban styled amenities. It is also true that many of Bozeman’s recreation, lifestyle, workforce and affordability derive from the outlying rural area. Rural communities benefit from Bozeman’s employment and commercial opportunities and amenities that include higher education, culture, commercial activities, 21st century telecommunications infrastructure, employment and health care. While synergies exist, the effort of this program is to show that all can benefit, bi-directionally, from purposeful economic cooperation."

The attached document includes the original invitation letter to participate in the program, an Inflow /Outflow map, the teams involved, and the preliminary recommendations presented to the City of Three Forks.
To read the whole update CLICK HERE

An incredible thank you to Chuck Wambeke, Three Forks Chamber Board Member and head of the Civic & Economic Development Committee for being hands on with this whole project.

If you would like more information or would like to attend one of the C&E Committee meetings, please email tfchamber@gmail.com

Our Highlighted Members

Tanya R Gonzalez, CPA, PC
215 S Main St
Three Forks, MT 59752

No Appointment Necessary!
Come on down.
406-220-2956
Check out her Website HERE
Check out her Facebook Page HERE

Come meet the team at Tanya R. Gonzalez, CPA, PC.

Services Include:
Business and Financial Consulting
Bookkeeping & Payroll
Tax Preparation
Consulting & Tax Planning

Helen's Critter Care
Helen offers a stress-free home care for your best friends.
Services include:
Home Security Visits
Plant watering
Animal Care at Your Residence

~Call for a Free Consultation~
406-579-1367

First Community Bank defines success as working together, where we’re more effective getting things done for our customers and with of our communities.
Personal and Business Accounts: Checkings, Savings, Loans, Mortgage & Escrow, Online Banking and services.

~A Montana Bank~

120 S Montana St. Three Forks, Montana (406) 285-9999

Three Rivers Medical Clinic
16 Railway Avenue
Three Forks, MT 59752

406-285-3251

http://www.threeriversmedicalclinic.net/

Three Rivers Medical Clinic is a privately owned rural health clinic offering a comprehensive list of services right here in Three Forks.

They specialize in all aspects of health and medical care, taking great pride in their caring and professional service to our patients.

For a list of full services for men, women and children,
CLICK HERE

Three Forks School 2020 BOND VOTE

by Leandra Hill
Executive Director, Three Forks Chamber of Commerce

As you may well know, there is a very important bond vote coming up on May 5th.
This will be the bond that will support the Three Forks School getting only the most important aspects addressed.

The three main aspects that Jeff Elliott, the superintendent of the Three Forks School, would very much like everyone to understand is safety, space, and infrastructure.

There is no fire suppression.

The scariest part about how unsafe the school is, is a comment that the fire chief made to Jeff Elliot stating that if the school was on fire he would not send his crew in because it would be too dangerous.

There is not enough space.

There is so little space and so many students that there are three teachers sharing one classroom, there are 3 classes being taught in the auditorium and elementary school group work is actually done in the hallways.

The infrastructure is not sound.

The infrastructure is not compliant because of the age of the building and how many issues that have to be fixed.
For example:
The High School wing has a continuous leak due to roof issues.
There are actually breaker boxes in each room in lieu of switches.
There are obsolete steam heating registers in the classrooms.

BOTH bonds must pass in order for the school to get the money needed to address these issues.

Jeff Elliott would very much like to be available to answer any and all questions. Complete transparency for all community members that will be voting is necessary to see whether or not they believe this would be valuable for the community.

Regular tours are available so that every single one of us can see with our own eyes just how bad the situation is at the school.
Please keep in mind, this is not just a school. This is our only school for all of our children and it is where adult classes are taken. This is often our community center and some might even argue the heart of our community.

I did interview more pros than cons for this upcoming bond vote.

The pros are everything that's listed above plus that Jeff Elliot and this administration is offering complete transparency and is trustworthy. The school needs it, the kids deserve to be in a safe school that has the infrastructure and space to support a healthy, learning environment, and our whole community needs the school too.

The cons (or the only con I ran across) are some people believe they cannot afford it.

Whatever you do, please take the time to research yourself, take a tour, talk to the kids, and Please Vote.

Get more information about the bond and
exactly where each dollar is going here:
https://www.tfschools.com/o/three-forks-schools/page/spring-bond-resources
Please email Jeff Elliot here:
jelliott@threeforks.k12.mt.us

~Members Renewing~
THANK YOU!

We now take credit cards for your annual membership renewals and more!
Email us HERE for an invoice with a credit card link!

Action Realty Solutions, LLC

Blue Smoke Catering

Bullseye Builders

Bunkhouse Designs & Embroidery, LLC

Harmon Enterprises Construction, Inc.

K & L Mortuaries, Inc

McLean Plumbing

M & W Machine

Montana Mountain Massage

Sausage Equipment & Supply

Ron's Diesel Repair & Towing Inc

Tanya R Gonzalez, CPA,

Three Forks Area Historical Society

Three Forks Motor Supply

Three Forks Public School

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It is very important, during this time especially,
that we support each other in every way we can.

I found out that our very own Brooke Leugers,
the President of the Chamber, is making sure that each
of our community member's business gets an order from her.

What an incredible example that we can all follow.
Let's all make sure we keep shopping and supporting each other.

~Actions like these that make our community exceptional~

Three Forks
Chamber of Commerce: Unapproved Minutes

March 2020

Read the Minutes Here:

Next Three Forks Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Monday, April 13th, 2020 @ 12 Noon.

Stay tuned - we will announce the location if it can happen.

We now take credit cards for your annual membership renewals and more!
Email us for an invoice with a credit card link!

tfchamber@gmail.com
Three Forks Chamber
(406) 285-4753

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