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🌱 Whitefish fire funding dispute puts added staffing in limbo

Whitefish, Montana Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good day Whitefish! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Whitefish fire funding dispute puts added staffing in limbo
  • Whitefish pond owner's bass proposal opens for public comment
  • Whitefish Skijoring finds a new home for its anniversary comeback

Also on today's calendar: Let's Be Bold Ladies Networking Event At The Patio and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 53, low: 28.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. ‘Radically Underfunded': Whitefish Fire Service Area Says Rate Increase is Stalled with County Commissioners (flatheadbeacon.com) — A funding impasse is holding up a proposal to add six Whitefish firefighters, with fire service area leaders seeking county approval to raise residents' $180 annual fee. City and service area officials say more staffing would reduce reliance on mutual aid, while Commissioner Randy Brodehl questions how the increase would improve service outside city limits.
   

2. FWP announces public comment opportunities for Nov. 9 (billingsgazette.com) — A Whitefish pond owner wants permission to stock largemouth bass on Reservoir Road, where the pond is already permitted for westslope cutthroat and rainbow trout. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment and directs residents to its public-notices website for submission details.
   

3. Whitefish Skijoring moves to county fairgrounds (whitefishpilot.com) — Whitefish Skijoring will try again for its 20th anniversary celebration Jan. 30–31, 2027, this time at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell. After insufficient snow canceled the 2026 competition, organizers are preparing a new venue with covered grandstands and more parking for spectators watching horses pull skiers through jumps and obstacles.
   

4. Logan Health, Billings Clinic renamed One Sky Health (nbcmontana.com) — Whitefish's hospital will become One Sky Health North Valley Hospital as Logan Health and Billings Clinic adopt a shared name. The familiar North Valley identity will remain, while signs change gradually over two to three years. Leaders say the combined system will remain Montana-based and locally governed.
   

5. Happy Ending! After 84 Days On The Run In Montana, Dog Finds Her Forever Home (cowboystatedaily.com) — After an 84-day search that began in Whitefish, Rogue the collie mix has a new home with her trusted animal-shelter trainer. Volunteers tracked her across the Flathead Valley before catching her in a humane trap on Halloween. Her adoption Tuesday capped a community effort involving cameras, shared sightings and persistent searching.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Can anyone recommend a licensed and insured handyman who could move everything out of my garage, power wash & sanitize my garage floors, then put everything back in?
    The person needs to be willing to do a good job and maybe help re-organize as they put things back. (Nextdoor Whitefish)
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Whitefish. Apply here.
  • The Springs Living, LLC posted a job opening for Dining Room Server - Full-Time $16/hr in Whitefish. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whitefish here.

Ok Whitefish! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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