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Meet the Mules

JULIE ENGLER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 3 weeks AGO
by JULIE ENGLER
Julie Engler covers Whitefish City Hall and writes community features for the Whitefish Pilot. She earned master's degrees in fine arts and education from the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-882-3505. | August 27, 2025 1:00 AM

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation brought mules to the Whitefish Credit Union last week for the Meet the Mules event to celebrate and raise awareness of the Great Fish Community Challenge which runs through Sept. 12. 

Five other nonprofits joined the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation: DREAM Adaptive Recreation, Flathead Rivers Alliance, Two Bear Therapeutic Riding Center, Flathead Area Mountain Bikers and Whitefish Legacy Partners. 

    One mule demonstrated how to pack properly at the Meet the Mules event last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Sheena Pate; executive director of Flathead Rivers Alliance, Jill Siegmund; director of marketing and communications for Whitefish Community Foundation, Kat License; executive director of Two Bear Therapeutic Riding Center, Clifford Kipp, executive director of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Ellen Mering; fundraising and events specialist for DREAM Adaptive Recreation, Ron Brandt; executive director of Flathead Area Mountain Bikers and Lizzie Kozar; brand marketing director for Whitefish Credit Union at the Meet the Mules event last week. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 



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