Marion Fire District
The winners of our 2021 raffle are:1st prize $1,000 = David Larson of Marion2nd prize quilt = Debra Hill of Marion3rd prize rifle = Chris Baxter of KalispellWe appreciate each of you who purchased tickets. We are grateful for our Auxiliary volunteers who sold tickets to raise money to replace our aged/worn out turnouts. Thank you!
Our Auxiliary is selling address signs to not only raise money for us, but to give us a better opportunity to serve our community. We can't help you, if we can't find you! Click on this link to visit our Auxiliary's website to order a sign.
We and our Auxiliary are hosting Marion Freedom Day on Saturday, July 3rd. The event kicks off at 11 AM with a parade. After the parade we will have our traditional, old-fashioned, family-friendly games, such as a watermelon eating contest, dunk tank, rubber duck races, kids' firefighting obstacle course, and tug-of-war. The Hilltop Hitching Post will be selling hamburgers and...
The Flathead County Election Department posted results for our board of trustees mail ballot election. We welcome Betty Heino and Peter Loyda to our board. We thank all who participated and voted in the election. Larry Brower 151Betty Heino 246Peter Loyda 216
//EDIT: Due to lack of participation, evening meetings were cancelled.// We are looking for more volunteers for the Marion Fire Auxiliary. The Auxiliary raises funds to support the Volunteer Fire Department. We sell raffle tickets and do various types of fund raisers from cookie sales, to flea markets, to community functions. We have a meeting the first Monday every month...
Earlier in the month we asked our Auxiliary to raise almost $11,000 to buy us turnouts to replace ones that are almost past their "use by" dates for six of our volunteer firefighters. (Yes, you read that right. The quotes we received for six new sets of turnouts are close to $11,000. Safety gear is very expensive.) The Auxiliary burst...
Our auxiliary (Marion Fire Auxiliary Inc) bought us a new Jaws of Life extrication tools system. Our firefighters look forward to rescuing car crash victims more quickly and safely than they were able to do in the past. Jaws of Life are very expensive. This one is a near-new, "gently used demo" our Chief found for the Auxiliary to buy...
Today is #GivingTuesday! Please, either donate to, or buy cookies from, our Auxiliary (a 501c3 nonprofit charity). Our Auxiliary is raising money to buy us a Jaws of Life extrication tools system. Your gift matters to not only car crash victims, but to our volunteers doing their best to rescue those victims when minutes mean the difference between life and...
Due to COVID, we are not hosting a traditional version of our annual Community Holiday Dinner, but we will continue the spirit of our tradition. We will provide to-go/drive-thru dinners for those who request one. Our reservation form needs to be returned to the drop box at the station, emailed back to us, or called in as stated on the...
Flathead County is not using our fire station on Gopher Lane as a polling place on Election Day. Please, see the county’s election department’s website for voter information.