LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 5th, 2017 Edition #27

Arts in the Park Program Pop-Up Photo Workshop: Arches & Angles. Join Yellowstone’s park photographer, Jim Peaco, at Arch Park Pavilion on July 13, 2017 from 10 - 11 AM to learn about how he has approached composition for over 30 years. All ages, cameras, and abilities welcome. For additional Pop-up Photo Workshop dates and information visit http://go.nps.gov/n4g9we. Martinsdale Colony will be in Gardiner this Friday, July 7th from 2pm-7pm in the parking lot of the Baptist Church! Come get Montana grow goodness! Veggies, eggs, fryers, much more! An audit of the affairs of the Gardiner Resort Area District has been conducted by Rosie Barndt, CPA, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ending December 30, 2016. The audit report is on file in its entirety and is open to public inspection at the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce offices. The Gardiner Resort Area District will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request. 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. 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. For Sale. Wooden saw horses. $20 a set. 609 Scott Street – Pat’s house.

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

Dining Options

Yellowstone Grill - Come enjoy a meal or two with us! We have the best food & BEST value in town! Locally sourced products from Montana!Breakfast & Lunch! Sunday 8AM-Noon( breakfast on-ly); Monday - Closed; Tues-Sat 7AM-2PM. ToGo Lunches & Desserts in the help yourself cooler. Catering available 406-848-9433. Yellowstone Pizza Company is open from 12:00 to 10:00 every day. Serving pizzas, pasta & burgers. Call aheads welcome 848-9991.

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REAL ESTATE

2017 EventsThe Art of Yellowstone Science Book Signing - July 13

Big Bear Stampede - September 9

EPAC Show: Pearl Djangxo - Oct 17

EPAC Play - December 6 & 7

Christmas Stroll - December 7

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

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! Huge Price Reduction- $195,000 4+ acres on Highway 89, south of Maiden Basin Road. Contact Edwin Johnson, (406) 848-7265, www.landbrokers.net

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YARD SALES Yard Sale! Saturday, July 8th – 9am to 2pm (no ear-ly birds please) at 114 Travertine Street. Miscellane-ous household items. 2 Oak high-back bar stools, glider chair with ottoman, clothes (men’s & wom-en’s). Many baby items – including metal safety gates (Plus Extra-large surround to protect from fire-place etc). Multi-Household Yard Sale!!! Saturday July 8th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at 3 White Lane in Gardi-ner. Women’s clothes in various sizes, jewelry, household items, tent, inflatable 2 man or woman kayak, other sporting goods. Come stop by!!

Forest Service Seeks Comment on Emigrant Crevice Locatable Mineral Withdrawal Scoping Document Bozeman, MT… The Custer Gallatin National Forest is seeking additional public input on a proposal to recom-mend withdrawing two areas of National Forest System (NFS) lands in the upper Yellowstone watershed from mineral entry. The areas being considered for withdraw-al are in the Emigrant Peak area, south of Livingston, Montana and the Crevice Mountain area east of Gardi-ner, Montana. Analysis of the proposed withdrawal will disclose the effects of precluding reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral entry for 20 years. No other USFS land management activities or activities on privately owned lands would be affected by withdrawal from min-eral entry. Scoping comments should be submitted by July 19, 2017. The purpose of the mineral withdrawal is to protect pub-lic lands and resource values in the historic “Emigrant Mining District” and the “Jardine/Crevice Mining Dis-trict” from adverse effects of reasonably foreseeable lo-catable mineral exploration and mining, subject to valid existing rights. “The need for the withdrawal is based on potential impacts to the scenic integrity, important wildlife corridors, and high quality recreation values found in the Emigrant and Crevice Mountain areas,” said Dan Seifert, Assistant Forest Geologist and Project Man-ager. A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal was approved by the Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2016. Publication of this no-tice temporarily segregated lands in the Emigrant Crev-ice areas from location and entry under the United States mining laws for up to two years and kicked off a 90 day public comment period. The Forest and Bureau of Land Management hosted a public meeting in January 2017 to answer questions about the potential mineral withdraw-al. The agencies received thousands of comments dur-ing this comment period which have been analyzed to identify issues and concerns specific to withdrawal. The identified issues and concerns are listed in the scoping letter and will be considered as the environmental analy-sis moves forward. Given the high level of public interest and concern about this project and the expedited timeframe to complete the environmental review process the Custer Gallatin Forest is temporarily re-assigning Alex Sienkiewicz to lead the project’s interdisciplinary team and work with partners and community members. Alex will temporarily leave his position as the Yellowstone District Ranger to lead the minerals withdrawal analysis effort. Specific project information, including the scoping let-ter, withdrawal application, Federal Register Notice, withdrawal area maps, and comments submitted during the 90 day Federal Register comment period are availa-ble on the project webpage at:www.fs.fed.usda.gov/project/?project+51258. If scoping comments are sub-mitted electronically, they must be submitted using the USFS’s Electronic Comment System – Comment Analy-sis Response Application (CARA). To submit com-ments electronically, please go to the project webpage at http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51258 and click on the “Comment/Object on Project” link on the right side of the project webpage. Comments can also be mailed to Mary Erickson, Forest Supervisor, Custer Gallatin National Forest, 10 East Babcock, P.O. Box 130, Bozeman, MT 59715. They can be FAX’d to 406-587-6758. All comments received are subject to Free-dom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. For more in-formation, please contact Dan Seifert at 406-446-4520.

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HELP WANTED The Absaroka Lodge and Yellowstone Big Rock Inn in Gardiner, is seeking F/T & P/T seasonal front desk and housekeeping help. To apply call 406-848-7414 or send an email to ablodge@aol.com

Postal Service job opportunity! Bid solicitations are being accepted for mail route, Contract NO. 590B0, Gardiner, MT to Cooke City, MT. Please inquire at the Gardiner Post Office or email alexis.a.croxton@usps.gov. Help Wanted: Rosie’s Bistro is hiring morning servers. Please come apply in person. Ask for the manager. Help wanted at Kremers Conoco. Part-time and full-time positions available. Applications can be picked up at Kremers, or call Patty at 406.848.7742. 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. Help wanted: The Yellowstone Mine Restaurant is hiring for the following positions for the breakfast shift: morning cook, prep cook & dishwasher. Help Wanted: The Best Western by Mammoth Hot Springs is looking for maintenance and groundskeepers and the front desk. Please apply at the front desk. Help Wanted: Outlaws is now taking applications for kitchen & wait staff. Please apply at the office above Gold Strike Gifts. Help Wanted – Jim Bridger Cabins. Full and part time housekeeping and front desk. Apply at Jim Bridger office. 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.

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Two Visitors Injured by Bison at Mud Volcano • Wednesday morning, June 28, 2017, a married couple received injuries after being “butted” by a bison at

Mud Volcano, just north of Lake Village in Yellowstone National Park. • Theodore Schrader, 74, and Patsy Holmes, 72, from Heber City, Utah, were taking photographs on a

boardwalk at Mud Volcano, when a bison approached them. The bison butted Mrs. Holmes, who then fell into Mr. Schrader and both individuals fell to the ground.

• Park rangers responded immediately and evacuated the couple from the trail, a quarter mile, to the road. The couple was transported to the Lake Clinic.

• Mr. Schrader had minor injuries. • Mrs. Holmes was transported by Life Flight to Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was in stable condition. • Citations were not issued to either individual. • Visitors: Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild. When an animal is near a trail, boardwalk, park-

ing lot, or in a developed area, give it space. Stay 25 yards (23 m) away from all large animals - bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes and at least 100 yards (91 m) away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in close proximity.

• This is the first confirmed incident of a bison injuring visitors in 2017. • In 2015, five people were injured after approaching bison. • Please protect the park and protect yourselves.

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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.

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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 9:00 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 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: July 20th, 5pm, 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