LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 14th, 2016 Edition #50

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Gardiner FFA has Christmas trees for sale at Kremer's Conoco for $20 per tree. Please select your tree at any time and take payment into the cashier at Conoco. Early closure: Attention Gardiner! Gardiner Pharmacy will be closing early this Thursday, December 15th at 5:00pm. We will reopen Friday, December 16th at 10:00am. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Found: Receiver hitch and ball found near Gardiner dump. Please call to identify: Les @ 224-0027. Benefit Raffle for Jesse & Justin’s Y.W.A.M. trip to Greece in January!!! Raffle tickets being sold for one week only, for a beautiful canvas print by local photographer Jerri Restuccio titled “Through the Storm”, which is being displayed at Kellem’s Montana Saddlery. Tickets are 1for $1 or 6 for $5, and available at Kellem’s and Yellowstone Perk. Drawing will be held next Tuesday, December 20. This would make a great Christmas present for someone! Thank you from Kellem’s Montana Saddlery to everyone who came out for Gardiner ’s Christmas Stroll! We have such a wonderful and supportive town. And congratulations to Fred Engel, the lucky $50 gift certifi-cate winner. Men’s and Ladie’s boots and shoes are 25% off for the remainder of the year . Open 10-5 Mon-Sat, except when we’re not. Feel free to call first! 848-7776. Christmas Eve Mass at St. William’s Catholic Church will be celebrated on Saturday, December 24th, at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be no Mass on Christmas Day. 2017 Gardiner/Mammoth Community Calendars are finally here! Calendars are available for purchase for $10 each at the following locations: Kremers’ C-Store, Gardiner Market, and Yellowstone Federal Credit Union. The Community Calendar is a fund raising project of St. William’s Catholic Church. Thank you for your support! If you need a Community Calendar delivered, call Kathy @ 848-7044. Skies, snowshoes, now at Parks’ Fly Shop. For Sale or Rent, daily and season rates. Winter is here, enjoy the snow! Open 9-5 daily, 10-4 on Sundays, after hours return area.

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

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HOUSING FOR RENT 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Emigrant for rent. $850/month plus utilities, (approx. $150/month). Front and back deck, dishwasher and washer/dryer. Furniture negotiable. Available December 1st. Deposit and references required. 6 month lease. Call Kathy at or 406-223-4138

EPAC Show: Maracuja - January 5

EPAC Show: Bozeman Trail Chamber Players - January 27

Hell’s A-Roarin’ Horse Drive - May 27

Gardiner Rodeo - June 16 & 17

Yellowstone Christmas Bird Count – Sunday, December 18, 2016. If you like birds and want to participate in this event, meet at the Yellowstone Grill restaurant in Gardiner at 7:00am. All levels of birders are welcome. Bring binoculars, warm clothing, water and snacks. For more information call Woody Martyn at (406) 224-1476. Give the kitchen a break and eat out at the K-Bar while supporting Gardiner FFA! Approximately 20% of the proceeds from everyone who dines at the K-Bar on December 16th & 17th, between noon-9 pm, will be donated to Gardiner FFA. The funds raised will be used toward 2017 graduating member scholarships. Yellowstone Grill. Our hours will be Sat 7AM-Noon(breakfast only), Sunday 8-Noon (breakfast only), Wed -Fri 7AM-2PM, Closed on Mondays & Tues. Catering available. Phone 406-848-9433 Cowboys Lodge and Grille – We will be closed until January 8th, 2017. Reopen on January 9th, 2017. Thank you to all of our loyal customers. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It is WASSAIL time again!!! Come join us at First Interstate Bank the week of December 19th thru the 23rd for goodies and hot cider. The Money Bow will be here again, but we are not putting it up until Monday, December 12, due to the remodeling project. Come to sign up for your chance to win $100.00 and let us donate a $100.00 to the charity of your choice starting the 12th. Thank you to everyone who made 2016 a successful year for us. We are proud and happy to serve all your banking needs. FDIC insured. Equal housing lender. Heating , Refrigeration & Appliance Repair phone: 406-823-9262 Get your furnace or boiler tuned 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. Please join us at Gardiner Community Church for three events! First, we will be holding a Longest Night Service Dec 21st, where we will use the occasion of the shortest day/longest night to consider directly the darkness that makes the light brighter. For those who are facing new grief this holiday time, maybe a first Christmas without a loved one, maybe someone with an awareness of a new or more painful loss, this is a time of possible sadness or depression. You won’t have to work up a laugh or bright comment for this meeting: it will be a time for quiet, candle-lit reflection, and an honest confrontation of those parts of life that are broken, still waiting for God’s final Advent. “We see not yet all things put under his feet, but we see Jesus…” We will look at those things, and look at Jesus. This will be open to the community; maybe the Holy Spirit will bring a friend to mind to bring with you. Secondly, we will be holding our traditional Chr istmas Eve services Dec 24th at the Mammoth Chapel. The first service will be at 6pm with our Children's Choir and childcare provid-ed downstairs. The second service will be at 8pm with our Adult Choir. Last but certainly not least, we will be having a Christmas Day service at Gardiner Community Church at 10:15am with coffee and cookies after-wards in the basement. The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, December 15th at 12:00 noon, upstairs at the Visitor Center. Public Welcome.

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HELP WANTED Executive Director ~ full time ~ pay DOE. The Executive Director is responsible for running the operations of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce (Chamber). The Executive Director supervises all Chamber staff and reports to the Board of 9 Directors, must be able to connect well with a variety of domestic and foreign visitors, communicate with variety of accents, communicate well in writing, and manage paid staff and volunteers. To apply; please submit 3 copies of cover letter and resume by mailing to Executive Committee, Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 81, Gardiner, MT 59030. Marketing Manager ~ part time ~ pay DOE. The Marketing Manager is responsible for running all marketing and sales operations of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) and Convention and Visitors Bureau, reports to the Executive Director and Board of 9 Directors, must be able to communicate well with a variety of domestic and foreign visitors, communicate with variety of accents, and communicate well in writing. To apply; please submit 3 copies of cover letter and resume by mailing to Executive Committee, Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 81, Gardiner, MT 59030. Gardiner Subway is looking for a clerk to work Friday/Saturdays. Help Wanted: The Yellowstone Mine Restaurant is hiring for the following year round positions – full time or part time morning and night cooks and dishwashers. Please apply in person 8am-10am or 4pm-6pm. Gardiner Public School has a position available for a part-time custodian, afternoon shift, $12.24/hour. Anyone interested, please send a cover letter and resume to JT Stroder, District Superintendent, 510 Stone Street, Gardiner, MT 59030. Any questions, please call the school at 848-7563.

Reminder – Explosives and Exploding Targets Prohibited on National Forest System lands

Bozeman, MT – Custer Gallatin Forest managers remind people visiting their national forest that explosives and exploding targets are prohibited on all National Forest System lands within Region 1. The purpose of this restriction is to enhance public safety and protect natural resources and property. The widening use of explod-ing targets on public land has led to serious injuries, wildfires, destruction of property and significant loss and/or damage to natural resources. Recently, an individual near Gardiner, Montana was cited for use of an exploding target. Violators receive fines of $300.00 and can be held civilly liable for damages.

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Montana Facts and Trivia

Buffalo in the wild can still be viewed at the National Bison Range in Moiese, south of Flathead Lake and west of the Mission Mountains. Wild bison also wander the streets of Gardiner and shop at the local establishments.

Montana's first territorial capital, Bannack, has been preserved as a ghost town state park along once gold-laden Grasshopper Creek.

The Old West comes to life through the brush and sculpture of famed western artist Charlie Russell at the Charles M. Russell Museum Complex in Great Falls. The museum contains the world's largest collection of Russell's work, his original log-cabin studio and his Great Falls home.

The Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman gained fame through the work of its chief paleontologist, Jack Horner. Horner was the prototype for the character Dr. Alan Grant in the best selling novel/movie, "Jurassic Park."

Montana's rivers and streams provide water for three oceans and three of the North American continent's major river basins.

Just south of Billings, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his troops made their last stand. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument features the Plains Indians and United States military involved in the historic battle.

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Initial Forest Plan Revision Publications for Public Review Draft Assessment of Existing Conditions & Preliminary Need to Change Reports Available for Review. Bozeman, MT – The initial phase of Forest Plan Revision, an overarching document that guides the Custer Gallatin National Forest for the upcoming 15 or more years, is coming to a close. The draft Assessment of Existing Conditions and the draft Preliminary Need to Change publications are available for public review as this initial phase wraps up. The assessment is a snapshot in time of the conditions on the ground across the Custer Gallatin National Forest and serves as a starting place for the rest of the plan revision. A shorter docu-ment, the Preliminary Need to Change covers initial ideas of needed management plan changes resulting from combining two Forest plans, filling gaps in plan direction, implementing the Forest Service planning require-ments and reflecting new laws, new information, science and adaptive management. It is expected other need to change items will arise, but not all items must be identified now. The Custer Gallatin National Forest will come out of Forest Plan Revision with one unified Forest Plan across the entire forest. “Given over 20 public meetings, small group conversations, hundreds of questionnaires and thousands of emails we heard what is important to people across the Custer Gallatin National Forest,” said Virginia Kelly, Forest Plan Revision Team Leader. “Having existing conditions information and the public interest to date will help us start developing the plan in 2017, with more public involvement opportunities as each phase progresses. The draft Assessment Report of Existing Conditions and the draft Preliminary Need to Change documents are available for download online at: www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin, by clicking on Forest Plan Revision (upper right-hand corner quicklink), public involvement and assessment links. Hardcopy versions are also available at district offices, 12 com-munity libraries, Cooke City chamber desk and limited numbers are available upon request by calling 406-587-6735. Topic specific specialist reports are available on-line. Libraries or chambers include: Bozeman Public Library, West Yellowstone Public Library, Livingston Public Library, Gardiner Commu-nity Library, Carnegie Public Library in Big Timber, Red Lodge Carnegie Library, Billings Public Library, Bicentennial Library of Colstrip, Ekalaka Public Library, Harding County Library in Buffalo SD, Big Sky Community Library, Stillwater County Library in Columbus, Cooke City Chamber Desk. Feedback on the draft Assessment of Existing Condi-tions and Need to Change documents is encouraged and preferred online thru January 6, 2017 by utilizing our Comment Analysis Response Application, an electronic commenting tool. Feedback is most useful when it includes new information, information that has a direct relation to the Assessment of Existing Condi-tions or Need to Change and includes supporting reasons. Information not directly related to the Assessment or Need for Change will be considered in future planning phases. A Reviewer’s Guide to Review and Feedback is available online to help guide this process. Additional methods include emailing cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us or by mail or hand delivery at Forest Service: Attn: Forest Plan Revision, Custer Gallatin National Forest, 10 E Babcock, P.O. Box 130, Bozeman, MT 59771. Please address subject line as Assessment of Existing Conditions/Need to Change Feedback. All submissions are part of public record. For general information or to subscribe to the mailing list visit: www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin.

FOR SALE

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Yellowstone’s Winter Season Starts December 15

Please Come Prepared MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – At 8 a.m. Thursday, December 15, Yellowstone National Park roads will open to the public for motorized oversnow travel. Winter is here! Visitors will be able to travel the park’s interior roads on commercially-guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches from the North, West, and South Entrances. Visitors who have proper permits can also participate in the Non-commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program. Travel through the park’s East Entrance over Sylvan Pass is scheduled to begin December 22. The road from the park’s North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, through Mammoth Hot Springs to Cooke City, Montana, is open to wheeled vehicle travel all year. Are you planning a winter trip to the park? Weather is extremely unpredictable and road closures or delays can occur with little or no warning. Please come prepared. Carry personal emergency survival equipment and dress appropriately for outside activities in extremely cold weather. Most stores, restaurants, campgrounds, and lodges are closed during winter. The following list highlights when winter visitor services will open: Old Faithful December 15 - Old Faithful Visitor Education Center, Geyser Grill, and Bear Den Gift Shop (includes the ski shop) December 16 - Old Faithful Snow Lodge and Cabins and Obsidian Dining Room Mammoth Hot Springs December 16 - Terrace Grill, Ski Shop Open Year-Round - Albright Visitor Center, Yellowstone General Store, 24-hour gasoline pumps, medical clinic, campground, and post office Tower Junction Open Year-Round - 24-hour gasoline pumps Additionally, a series of warming huts throughout the park provide shelter. Some huts are staffed during busi-ness hours and food, restrooms, and water is available. In addition to unique winter travel opportunities, Yellowstone also offers a variety of activities such as ranger-led programs, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Montana Facts and Trivia

The western meadowlark is the official state bird. The first inhabitants of Montana were the Plains Indians. Montana is home to seven Indian reservations. Every spring nearly 10,000 white pelicans with a wingspan of nine feet migrate from the Gulf of Mexico

to Medicine Lake in northeastern Montana. The Going to the Sun Road in Glacier Park is considered one of the most scenic drives in America. The state's official animal is the grizzly bear. The state's motto Oro y Plata means gold and silver. Montana's name comes from the Spanish word mountain. In Montana the elk, deer and antelope populations outnumber the humans. Glacier National Park has 250 lakes within its boundaries.

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AA Meetings: Wednes-day @ 7pm at St. Wil-liam’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 @ 10:00am at Gardiner Visitor’s Center. Electric Peak Arts Coun-cil Meeting: Sept-May, 1st Wednesday @ 5:30pm in the Gardiner High School Library.

G-Town Thrift Store Saturdays 1-7pm located at the Community Church 318 W. Main St. Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Center: Open 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 Wednes-days @ 6pm in the Gardi-ner School Conference Room. Gateway Hose Company: Board of Trustees Meeting: December 19, 2016 @ 7pm at the Fire Hall.

Greater Gardiner Community Council Advisory Board Meeting: 1st Tuesdays @7:15pm. www.gardinermt.org Livingston HealthCare Gardiner Rehab Out-reach 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 Bap-tist Church. Contact 314-602-6672

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, gram-

mar, good taste and to prevent defamation.

Gardiner Baptist Church Sundays:

Bible Study 9:45am Worship 11am

Lunch 12noon, All welcome Bible Study 6:30pm

Wednesdays Bible Study 6:30pm

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

St. Williams Catholic Church: Sundays 11:00am

Gardiner Community Church: Sundays

9:15am Sunday School 10:15am Worship Service

Bible Studies Throughout the

community during the week, contact Pastor Dave Gable

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 dur ing 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