LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 13th, 2017 Edition #37

Martinsdale Colony will be in Gardiner this Thursdays in Sept 14th - from 2pm-7pm in the parking lot of the Baptist Church! Come get Montana grow goodness! Veggies, pickles, watermelon, eggs, tomatoes, fryers, much more! This will be their LAST trip until Turkey Time! Wanted: Actors and backstage help for “Yellowstoners” play performing December 6th and 7th. Please email Paul at pauljamescondon@hotmail.com if interested. Rehersals will run from mid October. A committal service for Jim Sweaney will take place Thursday, September 14, 6:00 pm, at Tinker's Hill Cemetery. Services offered. Paint or stain – interior or exterior. Big or small jobs. Cleaning – light or deep. Free estimate – 406-220-0591. Call or text: leave name & number. Yellowstone Pizza Company is open 7 days a week serving lunch and dinner 12pm-9pm. Homemade desserts and specials daily. Call ahead orders welcome for take-out. 406-848-9991. Heating, refrigeration & appliance repair. Phone 406-823-9262. Get your furnace or boiler tune up from a local business (Emigrant, MT). $60/hour, no travel charges. I install efficient LG heat pumps. Google Holt Rawlins Repair for more info. 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. Phone found on Palmer Creek Trail. Identify and pick up at Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. The next Gardiner CVB meeting will be held on Thursday, September 21stat 4:30 pm upstairs at the Chamber Visitor Center. Public Welcome. The next Gardiner Chamber Board meeting will be held on Thursday, September 21st at 12:00 noon upstairs at the Chamber Visitor Center. Public Welcome. Please note that this is the correct time, and last week’s newsletter mistakenly had the wrong time printed.

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

RENTALS AVAILABLE

Yellow House for rent. $500/month + electric. $500 deposit, $200 for pet. No W/D, No smoking. Available October 1st – April 1st. mwwgardi-ner@gmail.com. 406-848-7398. Seasonal rental looking for housing … November 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018. Furnished cabin with 2 master suites, 2 full baths, satellite flat screen TV’s, washer/dryer, fully equipped kitchen, covered patio. On the banks of the Yellowstone near Beattie Gulch, no pets, no smoking. Limited number of occupants. $1,250 per month plus utilities and $30 for WiFi. Contact Bonnie Lynn (406) 570-4500.

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BCC Event: Wild & Scenic Film Fest - September 14

EPAC Show: Pearl Django - October 17

EPAC Play: Yellowstoners 2 - December 6 & 7

Christmas Stroll - December 7

FOR DETAILS AND MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

www.visitgardinermt.com/events-blog/events

VOLUNTEER OPORTUNITIES

Volunteer Opportunity. The National Park Service is recruiting local residents to assist with managing visitor and wildlife interaction during the elk rut in Mammoth Hot Springs. This is an annual effort to promote safety for both wildlife and visitors. Yellowstone National Park utilizes uniformed volunteers with exceptional patience who are willing to help educate visitors and project a positive, proactive image of the National Park Service and its mission. Training will be provided prior to public engagement. To volunteer, please con-tact yell_volunteer_office@nps.gov or (307) 344-2729 Volunteers Needed! Yellowstone Federal Credit Union needs 2-4 people who can donate 1-2 hours per month to assist in the duties of the Supervisory Com-mittee. The Supervisory Committee performs various review and audit functions and is one of the governing bodies of the credit union that is required by regulation. Several of our long-time volunteers have recently re-tired, and we urgently need your assistance! Please call Stefanie Wacker (307-344-2151) or Martha Powell (307-344-7974) if you are interested and would like more information.

September 14th, 2017 at Gardiner High School Doors open at 5:30pm Films start at 6:30pm

Busiest August on record MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park host-ed 916,166 visits in August 2017. This was the busi-est August on record, up 8.93 percent from August 2016, which saw 841,036 visits. The second busiest August was in 2015 and saw 854,408 visits. Visits were slightly down in August 2016 when the South Entrance Station was closed for 6 days due to the Berry Fire. This year, the park experienced increased visitation during the days immediately surrounding the solar eclipse that occurred on August 21. An especially large number of visits occurred on August 22. Traffic congestion that day caused the park to briefly limit access to the Old Faithful and West Thumb Geyser Basin parking areas as well as to send rangers to manage traffic at Madison Junction. So far in 2017, the park has hosted 3,232,708 visits, down 1.11 percent from the same period in 2016 (which was the highest on record). The table below shows the trend over the last five years. Year-to-date visitation in 2017 is 17.4 percent higher than five years ago in 2012. The continued high level of visitation at Yellowstone underscores how important it is for visitors to plan your trip to the park. Visitors, please anticipate de-lays at popular attractions, plan ahead, and check road conditions on the park’s website. Detailed park visitation information and additional information on how these statistics are calculated is available online

YTD Recreational Visits

(through August)

2017 3,232,708

2016 3,269,024

2015 3,133,965

2014 2,717,039

2013 2,553,998

2012 2,710,519

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SALES

Almost Everything is a Dollar Yard Sale Saturday September 23rd 2017, 9am-2pm. 12A Officer’s Row, Upper Mammoth, AKA The Helfrich Home. Houseware, books, DVDs, furniture, clothing and surprises all must go. Bring your own boxes and bags. Moving Sale – 9/16/17 from 9 to 2 at 410 Stone Street, please no early birds. Items include: clothing, chest freezer, lots of household items, books, tools, furniture and much more!

WOMAN MAULED BY GRIZZLY IN TOM MINER BASIN

BEAR SPRAY STOPS ATTACK (HELENA, Mont.)—A local woman was mauled by a grizzly bear on a private ranch in the Tom Miner area north of Gardiner early Saturday.

The female victim and two companions were near the carcass of a domestic cow when the incident occurred.

When the bear made contact, the victim laid on her stomach to protect her vital organs. She was bitten on her legs and back.

Her companions used bear spray to scare off the bear and stop the attack.

The victim is being treated for her injuries.

This is the second mauling in southwest Montana in a little over a week. On Monday, Sept. 5, an archery hunter was mauled by a grizzly in the south end of the Gravelly Range.

While these incidents were relatively far from each other, both involved bears feeding on carcasses. In both cases, bear spray played an important role.

These events should serve as a stark reminder that Montana is bear country. Hunters and others working and playing in bear country should be especial-ly alert for grizzlies, carry bear spray, and know how to use it.

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Yellowstone Forever has multiple career opportunities available! A few of our highlighted jobs in-clude Gifts and Records Associate and Assistant Warehouse Manager. Our Gifts and Records Associate works with a team of professionals to ensure Yellowstone Forever’s donor records are accurate and well main-tained. To see details for these and other jobs, visit www.yellowstone.org/jobs. The Yellowstone Gateway Inn is currently looking for full/part time housekeepers. This is a full time year round job which may include possible housing. Please stop by or call Michael at 406-848-7100. Yellowstone Park Boutique Inn needs special manager full time to clean and manage with high standards. Live on premises, dedicated to customer service, maintain rooms daily. Pay to reflect quality of duties. Will be open year around, or April-October. Very busy season May-September. Email: Parkhotelyellowstone@gmail.com. Help Wanted. The Best Western by Mammoth is currently hiring for room attendants year round or season-al. Some housing possible. Please apply at the front desk. Help wanted. The Yellowstone Mine is currently hiring for evening bussers. Please apply in person after 4pm. Help Wanted. The Yellowstone Mine & Rusty Rail Lounge is currently hiring a swamper – part time. Please apply in person between 8am & 11am. Help Wanted: Rusty Rail Lounge is accepting applications for a full-time bartender. Possible year round. Please see Katie after 4. Help wanted: The Yellowstone Mine Restaurant is seeking applicants for the following positions - full and part time: prep cooks, back up cooks, swampers & dishwashers. Please apply in the office above Gold Strike Gifts 9am to 1pm. Gardiner Public School is looking to hire route bus drivers for the 2017-2018 school year. For this posi-tion, the applicant needs a Montana CDL, (and a minimum of 5 years of licensed driving experience), Passen-ger Endorsement, current First Aid/CPR, Air brakes endorsement, and current DOT physical. The pay wage for route bus drivers is $20.10/hour, approximately 3 hours per day. The bus driver can also sign up to be an Activ-ity Bus Driver, which pays $12.50/hour. Anyone interested in these positions, please call the Gardiner School at 848-7563 ASAP. Gardiner Public School is looking for qualified substitute teachers for the 2017-2018 school year. These individuals would instruct K-12 classes while maintaining order in the classroom and treating students with re-spect and understanding while the teacher is absent. Minimum qualifications are a high school diploma or equivalent. All applicants must pass a background check that can be done at the school office. Anyone interest-ed in this position, please contact the Gardiner School office at 848-7563. Gardiner Public School is taking applications for the following coaching positions for the 2017-2018 school year: H.S. Assistant Boys Basketball Coach, H.S. Assistant Girls Basketball Coach, and 5th & 6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach. Anyone interested in any of these positions, please submit a letter of interest to the Gardiner School at 510 Stone Street, Gardiner, MT 59030. Attention!!!!! Those looking for enjoyable employment in Gardiner, MT! The Absaroka Lodge and Yel-lowstone Big Rock Inn in Gardiner, are seeking F/T & P/T seasonal front desk and housekeeping help. We offer great wages, friendly work environment & the nicest employee housing in town. You actually have the ability to earn FREE housing so you can save more of your hard earned wages. We look forward to meeting you. To apply call 406-848-7414, send an email to ablodge@aol.com or drop by either of our locations.

HELP WANTED

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Remembering Yellowstone: Speaker Series Hosted by Yellowstone Gateway Museum

The Friends of the Yellowstone Gateway Museum announce their

upcoming fall speaker series, Remembering Yellowstone, featuring

regional authors who explore various aspects of the world’s first

national park. The four, bi-monthly programs begin on September 13

and continue through mid-October. Topics include ranger stories,

rephotography of the park, cowboy tales from along a park trails,

and the National Park Service’s Mission 66 program.

All programs are part of the museum’s new Wednes-

day evening programming, Hump Day History, and

are held at 7:00 pm at the Yellowstone Gateway Mu-

seum, 118 W. Chinook, Livingston. The speaker series

is free and open to the public and refreshments are

served. Doors will open at 6:00 pm for people to enjoy

the museum’s exhibits before the program. Attendees

must climb stairs to the top floor of museum for the

program.

On September 13, author Orville E. “Butch” Bach, Jr. gives a program about his book, Reflections from Yel-lowstone and Beyond: 43 years as a Seasonal Ranger. Bach worked most of his ranger career in Yellowstone National Park. He is also the author of Hiking the Yel-lowstone Backcountry, Exploring the Yellowstone Backcountry, and Tracking the Spirit of Yellowstone. He and his wife Margaret reside in Bozeman, Mon-tana. Bach will share many stories during the evening and will sign books after the program. Two weeks later, on September 27, photojournalist Bradly J. Boner gives a program about his rephotog-raphy book, Yellowstone National Park: Through the Lens of Time. The book compares more than 100 pho-tos that pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson took during the 1871 Hayden Survey with Boner’s contemporary photos of the same scenes. His book also includes history, extensive notes, and personal tales. On October 11, author Don W. DeJarnett gives a pro-gram based on his new book, Cowboy Tales on the Eaton Trail in Yellowstone. The author spent time as an Eaton cowboy himself, and through the use of sto-ries, he takes readers and program attendees on an im-aginary journey through the park. On October 25, Lesley Gilmore, Director of Historic Preservation Services for CTA Architects Engineers and author of Canyon Village in Yellowstone: The Model for Mission 66, gives a program about the his-tory of Mission 66, which enabled the National Park Service to upgrade, improve, and infuse funding into the neglected and over-used parks from 1956 through 1966. Watch for more information about upcoming Hump

Day History programs or contact Karen Reinhart at

222-4184 or kreinhart@parkcounty.org. Visit our Fa-

cebook page, yellowstonegatewaymuseum, or our web

site, www.yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org.

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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 Bible Study 6:30pm

Wednesdays: Worship Service 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

9:00 am 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 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: 3rd Wednesdays At the Track Ed Center, 9 Jardine Rd. For more information: 406-848-9445 www.bearcreekcouncil.org CVB Meeting: 3rd Thursdays at 4:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center, 216 Park St. Electric Peak Arts Council Meeting: Sept-May, 1st Wednesday @ 5:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center:, 216 Park St.

Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Center: Mon-Fri: 9am-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 August 14, 2017 @ 7 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: No longer meeting. Contact 314-602-6672