LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 7th 2017 Edition #23

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People of Yellowstone book writer Ruth Crocker and photographer Steve Horan will be at two events in Gardiner for book signing and conversations this Friday - June 10, 2017. Please join us at these free events. Yellowstone Forever book store 12:00 to 5:00 pm and The Track Education Center 7:00 to 9:00pm, 9 Jardine Rd. For more info: www.peopleofyellowstone.com.

Spring Break 2018! Christina Cote-Reinhart, the GHS history teacher, is leading a tour to Italy and Switzerland with EF Tours. Pricing is reasonable. Students of all ages are welcome. Send email to cotechristina@gmail for information or to sign up. Yard Sale: Friday, June 9th, 1:00-5:00. Saturday, June 10th 9:30-2:00. Camping, kids, outdoor, hunting, fishing, household items – good stuff. 605 East River Road, Emigrant. Student Art Show at Elk River Art: Studio & Gallery - Thursday June 8th from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Please stop in, see the work and talk with these young artists in 4th to 8th grade. We will have ‘kid friendly’ refreshments too! Any questions? Call Shirl at 406-848-9449. Hope to see you there! I am a buyer of Montana history. Maps, Yellowstone Park, Tokens, Beer Trays, Mining Ribbons, Horr MT, Books, Old Montana signs and plenty more. Call David 579-3500.

The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce serves our community through developing local tourism while endorsing the stewardship of the Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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Monthly Flea Market: Sponsored by Gardiner Community Center. At the Community Center W. Main St Gardiner, MT. 2017 Schedule: 1st Saturday of each month – July 1, August 5, September 2, October 7. 12:00 to 6:00 with setup at 11:00am. $20 per table per month. Call 717-309-1245 now to reserve a table. Leave mes-sage if no answer. Now taking reservations for July 1st Flea Market. New service: We will sell your items for you!!!1. You mark the price you want for each item. 2. Call 717-309-1245 to make arrangements for drop off. 3. We will charge 20% of total sales of your items. 4. Max of 20 items. Each item should not be over 20 lbs. 6. All unsold items and money from the sale must be picked up within 7 days of sale. All items and money not picked up will be donated after 7 days. We reserve the right to refuse items. Refrigeration & appliance repair. Phone 406-823-9262. Get your cooling and appliances running good from a local business (Emigrant MT). $60/hr, no travel charges. I install efficient LG heat pumps. Google: Holt Rawlins Repair for more info. Public Meeting Notice: The Gardiner Resort Area District Board of Directors will be holding their monthly meeting on June 13th at 7:00 PM upstairs at the Gardiner Visitor Center, located at 216 Park Street, Gardiner, Montana. The public is welcome to attend. For further information go to www.gardinerresorttax.com. The next Gardiner CVB meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8th at 4:30pm upstairs at the Chamber Visitor Center. Public Welcome The next Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15th at 12:00 upstairs at the Chamber Visitor Center. Public Welcome.

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2017 Events

Unction 2017- June 10

Bucking Horse Event- June 10

Gardiner Rodeo - June 16 & 17

Baptist Church Pancake Festival

- June 16 & 17

Rodeo Dance— Daniel Kosel and Acoustic Waterfall - July 17

Flea Market - July 1

Resonant Rogues - July 7

Big Bear Stampede - September 9

EPAC Show: Pearl Django - Oct 17

EPAC Play - December 6 & 7

Christmas Stroll - December 7

FOR MORE DETAILS, VISIT: http://www.visitgardinermt.com/events-blog/events

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HELP WANTED Hiring immediately Front Desk/Housekeeping Supervisor @ Yellowstone Basin Inn. Hours: 7 or 8 am to 3 or 4 pm. This position is responsible for all aspects of front desk, housekeeping functions, providing excellent customer service, and assisting the Innkeepers with managing an exceptional Montana lodging establishment full-time, must be able to work holidays & weekends, from now through October 21. Starting wage is $12.15 per hour or more based on experience. The person in this position is part of a team and substitutes for other positions as needed throughout the season. We provide extensive property-specific training. For more information and to apply, go to: http://www.yellowstonebasininn.com/employment-opportunities.htm. Yellowstone Forever is seeking a full-time Annual Fund & Society Coordinator to help maintain and grow our Annual Fund & Society level support through engagement and cultivation. Additionally, we have both full-time and part-time positions available on our facilities team! To see details for this and other jobs, visit www.yellowstone.org/jobs. Help wanted: I am in need of someone to clean 3 vacation rentals (all in the same location, apartment style units) and I also need that person to open, close & perform light cleaning in the laundromat beginning June 1. Please contact Erica at 406-223-9936 Or by email at cwe2015@hotmail.com. Pay is negotiable. Yellowstone Super 8 is hiring in all departments for year round positions: Front Desk; Maintenance; Laundry/Housekeeping. Please call, come in or email. 702 Scott Street West, Gardiner MT 59030; super8@wispwest.net. Please ask for the General Manager. The Raven Grill is now hiring for a few positions ASAP! Full-time line cook/sous chef, part-time server (4 days a week). Great pay! If interested stop in the Raven and ask for Phil or Crystal – or give us a call at 848-9171 or 548-4869!! Help Wanted: The Best Western by Mammoth is hiring for full & part time room attendants and full time front desk and part time night audit. Please inquire at the front desk.

Help Wanted – Jim Bridger Cabins. Full and part time housekeeping and front desk. Apply at Jim Bridger office. Gardiner Public School is looking to hire route bus drivers for the 2017-2018 school year. For this position, the applicant needs a Montana CDL, (and a minimum of 5 years of licensed driving experience), Passenger Endorsement, current First Aid/CPR, Air brakes endorsement, and current DOT physical. The pay wage for the route bus drivers is $19.71/hours, ap-proximately 3 hours per day or 2 hours per day, de-pending on the route. Also available is a summer bus driving position for Exploring Yellowstone for ap-proximately 9 weeks of the summer. The pay for this position is $12.50/hour. Anyone interested in these po-sitions, please call the Gardiner School at 848-7563. Gardiner Public School is looking for a full-time custodian starting immediately: This position is a full-time/year-round afternoon/evening position that comes with benefits (including health insurance). In the summer, the hours change to mornings and afternoons. Wage to be determined. If interested in this position, please submit a cover letter, resume with references, and fill out the application on the Gardiner School webpage, www.gardiner.org, and send to JT Stroder, District Superintendent, 510 Stone Street, Gardiner, MT 59030. Any questions, call the school at 848-7563. The Rusty Rail Lounge & Casino is now hiring a part or full-time bartender. Experience preferred, but will train the right applicant. Please see Jess to apply. We are hiring at the Yellowstone Mine for the following positions: gift shop sales clerk, morning and evening servers, bussers, dishwashers and cooks. Please come apply in person.

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Yellowstone Issues Individual Day Ride Permits MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park will begin to issue free day ride permits to individual users who take stock on park trails in 2017. This is a change as the park has not issued day ride permits in the past. The purpose of the free per-mits is to help the park understand where, when, and how many individual stock users visit Yellowstone. Park rangers may ask to see users’ permits during rides on trails. Stock users can obtain their free permits online, by calling the central backcountry office at (307) 344-2160, or at any of Yellowstone’s backcountry offices. Yellowstone’s stock packing regulations remain in effect. • Overnight stock use is not allowed until July 1.

Check the backcountry situation report to see which trails are already open for day-use.

• Stock users who plan overnight trips must obtain a backcountry permit.

• Stock users must possess certification of a nega-tive Coggins Test performed within the last 12 months for all equine stock entering Yellowstone.

• Yellowstone is not limiting the number of individ-ual stock users on trails.

Traveling in Yellowstone’s backcountry with stock is an exciting way to see the park. The free day ride per-mits will help park staff assist riders in planning safe, enjoyable, and low-impact trips.

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DINING & NIGHTLIFE Antler Pub and Grill is located in the Comfort Inn. Come in for the brews, stay for the views. Serving dinner from 5pm-9:30pm. This weeks small plate is Elk Meatball Sub with Zesty Marinara! Only while they last. Yellowstone Grill—We will be closed June 8th - 12th for family time. Sorry for inconvenience. Current Hours- Sunday 8AM-Noon (Breakfast Only), Monday -Closed, Tues- Saturday 7AM -2PM Catering available- please feel free to contact us. We are a family run business with the best breakfast & quick lunch in Gardiner at reasonable prices! Yellowstone Pizza Company is open everyday noon until 10pm (starting Thursday). Stop in to check out our daily dinner specials, homemade desserts, and new wine choices. Call ahead orders welcome. 848 9991.

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REAL ESTATE Home for Sale. Price reduced $169,000 308 5 ST West Gardiner. This home is move in ready. 1 Bath, 1bed 4,000 Sq ft lot. Very short walk to post office, supermarket. Take a look. Call Chris Lyness, Realtor 406 930 0299. Red Lodge, MT - $79,900 – .79 acre corner lot, great mountain views, city sewer, custom house plan, below the ski mountain. By contractor. Can email david@davidsimpsonconstruction.com. Can be viewed at www.davidsimpsonconstruction.com. Motivated Seller!

Spring Sunset above Gardiner. Photo by Loren Guerin.

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BIOLOGISTS SET TO BEGIN GRIZZLY BEAR TRAPPING FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES IN THE SOUTHERN MADISON MOUNTAINS, MONTANA. PUBLIC REMINDED TO HEED WARNING SIGNS! BOZEMAN - As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of griz-zly bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is working to inform the public that pre-baiting and scientific trapping operations are about to begin within the Gravelly and Madison Ranges of Montana. Biologists, with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST), will begin work in southwest Montana beginning June 13th and will continue through July 31st. Trapping oper-ations can include a variety of activities, but all areas where work is being conducted will have major access points marked with warning signs. It is critical that all members of the public heed these signs. Monitoring of grizzly bear distribution and other activities are vital to ongoing recovery of grizzlies in the Yellowstone Ecosystem. In order to attract bears, biologists utilize natural food sources such as fresh road–killed deer and elk. Po-tential trapping sites are baited with these natural foods and if indications are that grizzly bears are in the area, culvert traps or foot snares will be used to capture the bears. Once trapped, the bears are handled in accordance with strict pro-tocols developed by the IGBST. Whenever bear trapping activities are being conducted for scientific purposes, the area around the site will be posted with bright warning signs to inform the public of the activities occurring. These signs are posted along the major access points to the trapping site. It is important that the public heed these signs and do not venture into an area that has been posted. For more information regarding grizzly bear trapping efforts call the IGBST hotline at 406-994-6675.

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If you have a community service group or committee that you would like to add to our list call the Chamber of Commerce at 848-7971 or email ads@gardinerchamber.com

The Gardiner Community Newsletter is sponsored by the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Its pur-pose is to inform local residents and visitors regarding items of local interest. Occasionally opinions are expressed herein that do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber reserves the right to omit or edit ads/copy for length,

grammar, good taste and to prevent defamation.

Gardiner Baptist Church

Sundays: Bible Study 9:45am

Worship 11am Wednesdays:

Bible Study 6:30pm

St. Williams Catholic Church: Sundays 8:00am

St. John’s Episcopal Church (Emigrant):

Sundays Worship 8am

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints Sundays:

Sacrament Service 10am

Mt. Republic Chapel of Peace (Cooke City):

Sundays: Worship 9:30am

Gardiner Community Church:

Sundays 9:15am Sunday School

10:15am Worship Service Bible Studies

Throughout the community during the week, contact Pastor Jeff Ballard

406-848-7300

COMMUNITY SERVICES & COMMITTEES

Deadline for all newsletter ads is Tuesday before noon. Newsletter ads must be paid for in ADVANCE. There is no billing. Ads submitted without full payment will not be run.

Ads are $7.00 for 40 words or less in paragraph form for non-chamber members and $6.00/40 words for chamber members plus 10 cents for each additional word for members and non-members alike. Email or call for display ad pricing. 848-7971. Ads may be submitted by email to ads@gardinerchamber.com and/or by coming directly to the Chamber office at 216 Park Street during business hours. (there is an after hours drop box too!) If payment is required, then please drop off a copy of the ad with payment at the office or mail in advance to Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 81 Gardiner, MT 59030.

It is helpful if you submit your ads before Tuesday. Ads CANNOT be placed over the telephone. Lost and Found, Free, Thank you, Condolences & Memorial Services ads are free up to 40 words & .10cents/word over 40. Nonprofit status does not guarantee a free ad. Call if you have questions. phone 406.848.7971

CHURCH SERVICES

If you are feeling sad, as if no one cares or that life isn’t worth living any more …

Please - Call the Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Someone does care~ They will listen to your story

AA Meetings: Wednesday @ 7pm at St. William’s Catholic Church. Contact 1-724-496-9894 American Legion Meet-ing: 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm at the Gardiner Communi-ty Center. Bear Creek Council Meeting: Monday, January 23rd. At the Track Ed Center, 9 Jardine Rd. For more information: 406-848-9445 www.bearcreekcouncil.org CVB Meeting: 2nd Thursdays @ 4:30 at Gardiner Visitor’s Center. 216 Park St. Electric Peak Arts Council Meeting: Sept-May, 1st Wednesday @ 5:30pm in the Gardiner Elementary School Library.

G-Town Thrift Store Saturdays 1-7pm located at the Community Church 318 W. Main St. Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Center: Mon-Fri: 9am-8pm Sat-Sun: 1pm-5pm Monthly Board meeting, 3rd Thursdays at noon. Located at 216 Park Street. 848-7971. Gardiner Community Library Tuesdays 10am-5pm, 6pm-8pm & Thursdays 6pm-8pm. 406.848.7835. Book Sale Tuesdays 10am-5pm. Gardiner Food Pantry Hours: Tuesdays from 1pm-6pm. 307.344.9006 Linda Gray.

Gardiner-Park County Water District Board Meeting: 2nd Tuesday @ 6pm at the District Office. Gardiner Resort Area District monthly meeting is held every sec-ond Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center. Gardiner School Board Meeting: 2nd Wednesdays @ 6pm in the Gardiner School Conference Room. Gateway Hose Company: Board of Trustees Budget Meeting July 17, 2017 @ 6 pm at the Fire Hall. Greater Gardiner Community Council Advisory Board Meeting: 1st Tuesdays @7:15pm. www.gardinermt.org

Livingston HealthCare Gardiner Rehab Outreach Clinic: M/W/F from 9am-4pm at Gardiner Baptist Church Call 222-7231 or 222-3541. Livingston Lodge #32 A.F. & A.M. meets 1st Tuesday at 7pm at the Livingston Masonic Temple Narcotic Anonymous Meetings: Sundays @ 7pm at the Gardiner Baptist Church. Contact 314-602-6672