LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gardiner Community Talent Show & Dinner: Join GHS students for a dinner and talent show on Thurs-day Apr. 28th at 6 PM to benefit the UN Refugees Fund. If you are interested in showing off your talent, please contact Nichole Tyson, (ntyson@gardiner.org). Spaces are limited so sign up early! Free Babysitting Night! We want to help you to have a date night! This Saturday, 6-8pm at the LDS church building. We will have games, activities, and snacks! Call/text 801-623-8840 letting us know your kid(s) will be coming. – Janene. 2016 National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 5. Gardiner Community, Gardiner Baptist, St. William’s Churches open for prayer throughout the day. Gardiner Community Church hosts “Prayers & Pancakes” 6:30 am > 10 am. Prayer Over Gardiner 7pm at Travertine pull-out, Jardine road. Everyone invited to all events. Questions Annie @ 570-2385. Gardiner Snoopy Cooperative Preschool will be accepting registration for the 2016/2017 school year until May 10th. Forms available at: http://snoopypreschool.weebly.com/. Snoopy Round-Up Day will be 8:15am to 11:30am, May 2nd for 3-5 year olds. Please RSVP by April 27: snoopypreschool@gmail.com.

Public Meeting Notice: The Gardiner Resort Area District Board of Directors will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Gardiner Visitor Center, located at 216 Park Street, Gardiner, MT. The public is welcome to attend. The monthly meeting of the Greater Gardiner Com-munity Council will take place on Wednesday May 4th at 7:15 at the Community Center. This is a one-time change from our regular schedule. Come join us! National drug take-back day – safe disposal of unwanted/expired meds. When: Saturday, April 30th 10am-2pm. Where: Yellowstone Association Building, 308 Park Street. Queen size matching bedroom set for sale. Light wood queen bed, mattress, box spring, 2 end tables and dress-er. only $350 - call 406-848-7080. Allison Gidley is available for counseling services Fridays in Gardiner. Ms. Gidley is a professional coun-selor licensure candidate. Contact her at 406-570-2022 for appointments. Fee options are available. Big Bear Stampede endorsed.

The Yellowstone Association excited to offer a $750 scholarship to a current senior at Gardiner Schools who will be entering trade school/college/university in the fall of 2016. The application can be picked up at the school and the deadline for submission is May 1, 2016. I am a buyer of Montana history. Maps, Yellow-stone Park, Tokens, Beer Trays, Mining Ribbons, Horr MT, Books, Old Montana signs and plenty more. Call David 579-3500. Mother's Day Tea, Sunday, May 8, 1:30pm at the Gardiner Community Center. Hat contest-wear your best bonnet for prizes. Victorian fashion show. $5; mothers and 8 & under free. Call 224-3427 to reserve seats.

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

April 27th, 2016 Edition #17

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Postal Service Previews Last of 16 Stamps Celebrating National Park Service’s Centennial: Stamp Highlights Yellowstone National Park

A stunning photograph of two bison silhouetted in Yellowstone National Park’s winter morning sun was previewed this week as the last of 16 Forever Stamp images to be revealed over a three-week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The uniquely designed stamp pane containing all 16 stamp images will be previewed later this week. The image was captured by Art Wolfe of Seattle, WA, who described it as, “a perfectly backlit bison standing on a small rise in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley.” The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the National Parks Forever Stamps pane will take place at New York City’s Javits Center at 11 a.m. as part of the world’s largest stamp show that only takes place in the United States once a decade, World Stamp Show-NY 2016. Dedication ceremonies will also take place at or near each of the National Parks depicted on the stamps. Individuals are asked to spread the news on social me-dia by using the hashtags #NPSStamps, #FindYourPark or #NPS100.

Elk River Art Student Art Show—April 28

Community Talent Show —April 28

Mother’s Day Tea—May 8

Park to Paradise Triathlon—May 14

Hells-a-Roarin Horse Drive—May 28

Memorial Day Ceremony @ Cemetery—May 30

Raft Race—Mid June

38th NRA Rodeo—June 17 & 18

Rodeo Parade—June 18

Shakespeare in the Park—July 17

NPS 100th Anniversary: “An Evening at the Arch”—August 25

Big Bear Stampede and Brew Fest —September 10 Christmas Stroll—December 1

http://business.gardinerchamber.com/events

406-848-7971

DINING OPTIONS Two Bit Saloon… Breakfast, Burgers, Beer… Spring Opening Hours: Join us for breakfast, Monday-Friday 9:30am, Saturday and Sunday 8:30 am… “Morning Medicine” is our specialty ~ Because we can! Ask for the Breakfast Burr ito. Why not tr eat yourself to a Mimosa or a “Mule”? Homemade soup and wings are back. Come taste our new Micro Drafts and try our daily entrée specials. Follow Your Nose BBQ located in Emigrant, is opening on Saturday May14th for Lunch and Supper. Hours: 11:30 - 8:00.

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HELP WANTED Yellowstone Association has seasonal employment opportunities, which could turn into year-round jobs in Gardiner! Positions include Seasonal Sales Associate and Seasonal Development Assistant. These positions offer full-time hours into October. Seasonal housing may be available. You can see all of our opportunities, including job descriptions, and apply online at yellowstoneassociation.org/jobs. Yellowstone Raft Co. Is now hiring FT & PT office staff/photographers for the summer season. Please call 406-848-7777 or email resume to info@yellowstoneraft.com. Breakfast Buffet Prep Cook/Baker & Lunches-to-to preparer needed at Yellowstone Basin Inn (4 miles north of Gardiner). Starting wage is $12.00 per hour or more based on experience. Do you like to bake and cook? Do you care where our food comes from and how it is produced? Do you like using local, sustaina-ble and organic products? The Cook’s job is to enthusiastically assist the Innkeepers with managing an excep-tional Montana lodging establishment from May 1 through October. For more information and to apply, please go to: http://www.yellowstonebasininn.com/employment-opportunities.htm. Housekeeper Wanted – Gardiner area. For our vaca-tion rental, experienced and reliable. Mostly seasonal, but some work in the winter. Excellent pay for the right qualified person/s. 406-449-0222. Yellowstone Super 8 is seeking a qualified Night Auditor for one night a week, year around. We also have openings for two week-end day shift Front Desk positions. Please apply in person. Questions? call 848-7401. Thank you. Help Wanted – The Best Western by Mammoth Hot Spring is accepting applications for room attendants & front desk clerks. Please apply at the front desk. Possi-ble year-round positions, competitive pay. Full or part-time available. Help Wanted – The Yellowstone Mine Restaurant is accepting applications for all positions – cook & prep cook, dishwasher & busser. Please come in person to fill out an application. Gardiner Public School is seeking an Exploring Yellowstone coordinator for students in grades K-6. This is approximately a 4 week program. Anyone inter-ested in this position, please call the Gardiner School @ 848-7563. Full-Time year round sales associate position available. Yellowstone Gifts & Sweets is seeking a sales associate. Must be able to work flexible schedule and weekends. Pay dependent upon qualifications and includes paid vacation. Pick up application at Yellow-stone Gifts & Sweets or email resume to kci@mcn.net. Riverside Cottages is looking for housekeeping for the Spring. Please call (406) 848-7719 or come by 521 Scott St W. We look forward to meeting you. Help wanted at Kremer’s Conoco. We have full and part-time positions available. Flexible schedule with good pay, friendly work environment. Applications can be picked up at Kremers or call Patty at 406.223.5804. Help Wanted at the Town Sinclair Station. Please apply in person. Yellowstone Big Rock Inn is looking for full time (seasonal) front desk clerk. Contact Clay. 406 848 7414.

Dynamic Guide wanted. All year work available, hours vary. Research/writing assistance. EOE. Send resume to discoverwolfbear@aol.com.

It’s Time to Go Camping! Bozeman, MT – The summer camping season is already in full swing on the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Many campgrounds are open and being enjoyed by outdoor enthusi-asts. Some of the campgrounds near West Yellowstone, Bo-zeman, Livingston, Gardiner, Cooke City, and Red Lodge have reservable and first come first serve sites. If you would like to reserve a site please visit www.recreation.gov. “We are looking forward to a fun and busy summer camping season,” said Marna Daley, Forest Public Affairs Officer. “Our campgrounds are very popular and are filling up quickly so if you know when and where you’d like to go consider making a reservation. Otherwise, there are first come first serve sites available.” Near Livingston the Pine Creek Campground will open on May 9 and the Snowbank Campground on May 15. The West Boul-der and East Boulder Campgrounds and the campgrounds locat-ed up the Main Boulder will open on May 27th. The Half Moon Campground in the Big Timber Canyon is expected to open Memorial Day weekend if the road dries out and stabiliz-es. The Shields River Campground is likely to be closed this summer season for road and bridge work. Near Gardiner, the Canyon and Eagle Creek Campgrounds are open year round and the Tom Miner, Bear Creek and Timber Camp Campgrounds are anticipated to open on June 1st. Near Cooke City, the Colter Campground will likely open on July 1st and the Soda Butte Campground on July 14th. Please remember to stay safe in bear country by storing food and attractants appropriately, tread lightly and leave no trace. If a road or trail is still muddy try to find another place to go for a drive or walk. “A rule of thumb to keep in mind is to always leave a place better than you found it,” said Daley. Please visit us online at www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin or give us a call to find out more information.

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Gardiner Gateway, Phases I and II Project Update April 25, 2016

Construction activities are underway on the Gardiner Gateway, Phase I and II projects. The Phase I project straddles Yellowstone National Park and Park County, Montana in Gardiner, Montana. The Phase II project is in within Gardiner on Main Street and East Park Street. Crews are working on sidewalk and stone construction in Arch Park; at the Yellowstone Association building; the seating area in front of the Chamber of Commerce building; the entrance sign area at the intersection of 2nd Street and Park Street; and near the Roosevelt Arch. Survey Crews will also be working throughout the project area. Demolition will begin in Confluence Park the week of April 25. Storm drain installation will begin on East Park Street the week of April 25. Beginning approximately April 28, River Access Trail will be closed during storm drain installation for about 1 or 2 weeks. Access for Rafting Companies will be coordinated during con-struction. Fencing will continue along West Park Street from 3rd Street to the Arch. Removal of wrought iron fence on E Main Street will begin the week of April 25. Temporary fencing will be installed to separate the project area from parking along Robert Reamer, across from Xantera. The road remains closed from the Yellowstone Association building at 3rd Street through the hairpin turn to

North Entrance Road and on Yellowstone Trail from the depot to the Roosevelt Arch. There will be intermit-tent traffic stops and one-lane traffic closures to accommodate construction activities. A flagger will be availa-ble to escort pedestrians to the Arch.

Public update meetings will be held weekly on Mondays at 5:30 PM

in the Gardiner Community Center.

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REAL ESTATE For Sale – 3 bed 2.5 bath home. Yellowstone Street, great location in Gardiner. On the Yellowstone River, south facing views into Yellowstone National Park. Detached garage, outside wood boiler. To see this or any listing, call Chris Lyness, Realtor. 406-930-0299. Red Lodge, MT - $82,900 – ¾ 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.

LOST & FOUND

Two bedroom/one full bathroom four miles up Rock Creek road, 15 miles north of Gardiner. Year lease, $700/month. Must pay for plowing and keep lawn in good order. Available immediately. Absolutely no pets. Email Tanya at montanya.smith@gmail.com. Garage for rent. 10x25 feet. Located 4 miles north of Gardiner. Easy access. $80 per month. Call Wally 774-291-2339

FOR RENT

…..Additional Real Estate listings on page 7

Found: Set of keys found near the Gardiner Cemetery. Stop by or call the Chamber of Commerce to identify. 848-7971. Found in front of the Community Center – a leather and gold/teal colored bracelet. Stop by or call the Cham-ber of Commerce to identify. 406-848-7971.

OFFICIALS IDENTIFY GRIZZLY KILLED IN NOVEMBER INCIDENT (Bozeman, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has confirmed that the male grizzly bear shot in late November 2015 was the bear known to researchers as No. 211. No. 211 was killed in the Little Trail Creek drainage north of Gardiner, Montana on the Gallatin National Forest, an event under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No. 211 was recognizable because of distinctive scars on the right side of his face likely the result of typical fights with other male grizzlies for fe-males during mating season or to claim deer and elk carcasses. No. 211 was known to many photographers and wildlife watchers. For this reason, his life was often documented in the media. In his prime, No. 211 weighed approximately 600 pounds. At his last capture in 2015, he had lost nearly half of his body weight, weighing in at only 338 pounds. His body condition was probably linked to his ad-vanced age of 25 years. Less than 5 percent of male bears born in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem survive to 25 years. The grizzly bear is protected by both the federal government and the State of Montana as a threatened species. The Service routinely investi-gates incidents affecting threatened and endangered species and is con-ducting an investigation with the assistance of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Bear No. 211, known as Scarface was 25 years old.

-Photo courtesy of Yellowstone National Park.

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AA Meetings: Wednes-day @ 7pm at St. Wil-liam’s Catholic Church. Contact 1-724-496-9894 American Legion Meeting: 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm at the Gardiner Community Center. Gardiner Food Pantry Hours: Tuesdays from 1pm-6pm. 307.344.9006 Linda Gray. CVB Meeting: 2nd Thursdays @ 10:00am at Gardiner Visitor’s Center. Gateway Hose Company: Board of Trustees Meeting: May 16, 2016 @ 7 pm at the Fire Hall.

Electric Peak Arts Council Meeting: Sept-May, 1st Wednes-day @ 5:30pm in the Gardiner High School Library. Gardiner-Park County Water District Board Meeting: 2nd Tuesday @ 6pm at the District Office. The Gardiner Resort Area District monthly meeting is held every second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center. G-Town Thrift Store Saturdays 1-7pm located at the Community Church 318 W. Main St.

Gardiner Community Library Tuesdays 10am-5pm, 6pm-8pm & Thursdays 6pm-8pm. 406.848.7835. Gardiner School Board Meeting: 2nd Wednes-days @ 7pm in the Gardiner School Conference Room. Greater Gardiner Community Council Advisory Board Meet-ing: 1st Tuesdays @7:15pm. www.gardinermt.org Bear Creek Council Meeting: 3rd Wednes-day @ 7pm - For more information: 406-848-9445 www.bearcreekcouncil.org

Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Center: Open Mon-Fri 9-4:30 Closed Sat & Sun. Monthly Board meeting, 3rd Thursdays at noon. Located at 216 Park Street. 848-7971. Livingston HealthCare Gardiner Rehab Outreach Clinic: M/W/F from 9am-4pm at Gardiner Baptist Church Call 222-7231 or 222-3541.

The Gardiner Community Newsletter is sponsored by the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Its purpose 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.

St. John’s Episcopal Church (Emigrant):

Sundays: Worship 8am

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints Sundays:

Sacrament Service 10am

St. Williams Catholic Church: Sundays 8:00 am

Gardiner Baptist Church Sundays:

Sunday School 9:30am Worship 11am

Lunch 12noon, All welcome Bible Study

Wednesday evening 6:30pm Sunday evening 6:30pm

Mt. Republic Chapel of Peace

(Cooke City): Sundays:

Worship 9:30am

Gardiner Community Church: Sundays

11:15 am Gardiner Community Church

10:15 am Sunday School for all ages at Gardiner Community

Church Bible Studies throughout the community during the week, contact Pastor Rob Spykstra

406-848-7300

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

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 af-ter hours drop box too!) If payment is required, then please drop off a copy of the ad with payment at the of-fice 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, 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