Michelle Mcconnaha
Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, Mont.
(TNS)
Mar. 15—Sapphire Lutheran Homes is hosting a fundraising dinner on March 24 for the new fire station being built by the City of Hamilton.
Dominic Farrenkopf, mayor and SLH community life director, said the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department is in “dire need of a new fire station” and that raising funds is important as inflation has increased the building costs.
“We’re still $1.2 million short,” Farrenkopf said. “Between when we approved the project and when we started to build, the costs of building materials and labor have increased because of inflation. We will have a fire station. It will happen as we have the plans ready to go. We’re hoping the community will recognize how important this service is, hold fundraising events, and make donations to the fire station.”
He said the city has secured loans, budgeted money, received grants and collected donations.
“It will be paid for, but we are hoping to continue to raise the difference needed to complete the fire station,” Farrenkopf said.
Sapphire Lutheran Homes is hosting a dinner at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 24.
The menu includes baby back pork ribs, barbecue chicken, beer brats, mac ‘n cheese, red-skin mashed potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, strawberry shortcake, beer and wine.
“Essentially, we’ll have a gourmet meal and entertainment,” Farrenkopf said. “Steve Winkler who is most famous as the lead singer for ‘Who Dat’ is the entertainment. He will play the piano, sing and do a tribute to John Denver and Neil Diamond.”
Tickets to the dinner cost $100.
“Every ticket sold is also an entry into a raffle for a gift certificate of $150 to Bouilla that will be given away at the dinner,” Farrenkopf said. “It will be delicious and a good time to get together and raise some money for the fire station.”
The fire station will be a 17,000-square-foot facility on the southwest corner of Skeels Avenue and Foxfield Street. The new location will give firefighters room for equipment, common spaces and living quarters designed with firefighter safety in mind. The new station design includes four bays to house fire trucks, a fire hose tower, decontamination space, offices, counseling boxes and a fitness center.
The Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station Fundraiser will be at Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th Street in Hamilton. Call SLH at 406-353-2800 for tickets. Fundraising dinner sponsors include Sapphire Lutheran Homes, Flower Happy Floral and Gifts, Dowling Architects, The Coffee Cup Care, Quality Construction, Co., Bouilla, Mikesell’s Fine Jewelry, The Stock Farm Club, The Edge, and Hulteng, CCM.
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