The Community Center will once again offer a monthly Toe Nail Clinic as well as Free Podiatry Screenings provided by Matthew Jenkins, DPM and Benjamin Webb, DPM of Northern Montana Foot and Ankle Specialist. The first clinic will be held on Thursday, January 20, starting at 3pm for 15-minute appointments. The fee for toe nail trimming can be billed to Medicare or is $25 for nail trimming and an additional $5 for calluses. Please call in advance for an appointment.

We would like to thank the Whitefish Credit Union for their challenge to the 263 young readers who signed up for the Whitefish Library’s Summer Reading Challenge and met the goal by reading for 4,958 hours last summer, resulting in a $500 donation to our Meals on Wheels program.

Hurray! Jim and Karen Morrell will be the Community Center’s king and queen, representing the Center at the 2022 Winter Carnival festivities, February 4-6. They have been a vital part of Whitefish since moving here from the San Diego, CA, area in 1994. Their community activity involvement includes the Moose Lodge, Winter Carnival Board of Directors and High Ullr Award, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Chamber of Commerce, Trustee and Life member of Whitefish VFW Post

If you are wondering who recently decorated the Community Center so beautifully, it was our Christmas Elves Celia Chambers, Lois Schwegal and Don Stolte. We want to thank each of them for making the Community Center so festive and inviting. Stop by to see what the Elves have done and stay for a cup of coffee and good conversation!

Join your friends and neighbors in a night of holiday celebration in downtown Whitefish. Friday, December 10, 5:30 to 9:00 pm Stores will be open late and offer specials. Vendors will sell crafts and delicious food. There will be a Christmas Shoppers Registration Drawing! For those who find a chill in the air, there will be warm up fire pits at several locations on Central Ave. For further information, please go to the Whitefish Chamber website or call Shannon at (406)862-350

Please join us for our annual holiday meal on Friday, December 17, at 11:30 am. The menu, as scheduled, will be old-fashioned Yankee Pot Roast, potatoes, vegetables, gravy, dinner roll and pecan bars. All are welcome – newcomers, volunteers, members, friends, and family. Come enjoy good company and a tasty meal! Suggested donation is $4 for seniors and $6 for non seniors. Please call (406) 862-4923 for reservations.

Both Kathy and Michelle have decided to retire. As you know, Rhonda Fisher and Jana Steck have taken on the task of co-site managers, and that means we must bid the fondest of farewells to Kathy and Michelle. To Folks Near and Dear, Wow, kind of hard to believe it was way back in the summer of 2012 that I joined the Whitefish Community Center as a Site Manager. I must tell you I certainly have enjoyed my time. I can honestly say I woke up in the mornings, glad to know I was h