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🌱 Patch AM: How Helena’s first responders really spend Christmas keeping you safe

Also check out Christmas Eve worship on the Helena Patch calendar

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Hey there, Helena! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Helena’s first responders really spend Christmas keeping you safe
  • How a Helena-based food drive just broke a statewide record
  • Why a storm hundreds of miles away still matters to Helena

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve worship.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 50 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Friday: An a.m. flurry, then breezy, temps: high: 46, low: 28.
  • Saturday: Colder with a little snow, with a high of 32 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Helping for the holidays: first responders keep the community safe (krtv.com) — Helena’s police, firefighters, and hospital staff are spending Christmas on duty, handling everything from family disturbances and DUIs to fires, falls, and flu cases. Local first responders share how they celebrate together at work while urging residents to water Christmas trees, avoid overloaded outlets, and always arrange a sober ride if drinking. Their message: they’re on call, but need the community’s help to stay safe.
   

• Montana state employees donate record 10,500 pounds of food in food drive (kulr8.com) — State employees in Helena helped set a new record this December, donating nearly 10,500 pounds of food to the Montana Food Bank Network in an interagency competition. Governor Greg Gianforte announced the results from Helena, with the Department of Health and Human Services topping the list and boosting support for food pantries and meal programs across all 56 Montana counties.
   

• Gianforte requests presidential emergency declaration for Fort Belknap (wvnews.com) — Montana’s governor has asked President Trump for an emergency declaration after extreme winds damaged Fort Belknap’s main water tank, forcing a boil order for about 700 homes and key facilities. The request, referencing work from the Capitol in Helena, follows earlier federal aid for flooding and other storms as officials seek millions in FEMA support for disaster response statewide.
   

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  • From the City: Holiday Hours Revised Due to Presidential Executive Order
    HELENA, Mont. — The President of the United States has signed an executive order to declare December 24 and December 26, 2025 as federal holidays. … (Nextdoor Hawthorne)
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    I need to rehome at least 5 of them (FREE). Six were hatched this spring. They're pretty docile, never aggressive or attack things like dogs , cats,… (Nextdoor North Helena)
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  • Operation Santa aims to bring Christmas joy to Great Falls families (kxlh.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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