LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

September 28th, 2016 Edition #39

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Martinsdale Hutterites will be in Gardiner Thursday, September 29th from Noon-5:30pm at the Baptist Church parking area. They will have veggies, chickens, eggs, watermelon, baked goods, canned goods & more. Join us Wednesday, September 28th, for Yellowstone Federal Credit Union’s Annual Meeting and Open House from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Credit Union Office. A short business meeting will be held at 12:15 PM. Vote for directors, enjoy some refreshments and cash door prizes during the business meeting. We look forward to seeing you! Federally insured by NCUA. Public Meeting Notice: The Gardiner Resort Area District Board of Directors will be holding their monthly meeting on October 11th at 7:00PM upstairs at the Gardiner Visitor Center, located at 216 Park Street, Gardi-ner, Montana. The public is welcome to attend. For further information go towww.gardinerresorttax.com. Please join Little People’s Learning Center at the Annual Community Halloween Carnival Admission fee will be $5 per person, with children under 2 years FREE. Entry into the event includes the annual costume party, community dinner, and carnival games galore! We look forward to celebrating with you at this safe, fun event of all ages! Where: Mammoth Community Center. When: Saturday, October 29th. Time: 4:00-6:00 pm Adult Ed fitness classes starting again next week! Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 7 pm at Gardiner School multipurpose room, $40 per 6 week session. Resistance training, as well as flexibility, and stability. Bring your mat, and one or two sets of hand weights and water. Starting beginning level and moving up to intermediate. Morning fitness class continuing each week. Monday at 8:30 am and Wednesday at 8 am at Scout House. Beginning level resistance training, flexibility, range of motion, and balance training. Any questions, call or text 406-223-2593, Wendi Burke - ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Due to road construction on West Main St. in Gardiner the Flea Market at the Community Center is canceled for October. We will start up again in the spring of 2017. We are striving to have the flea market once a month during the tourist season. Gardiner-Mammoth FM Radio listeners: Since approximately September 17, FM radio station KMTN (96.9) from Jackson, which is re-broadcast locally on 105.5, has been overridden by station KCWB (92.1) from Cody. I have talked to the engineer at KMTN and they are doing nothing different. KCWB has not yet returned my calls. They are a very powerful station broadcasting at 100,000 watts (GMFM is licensed to broadcast at 30 watts) and Gardiner and Mammoth are within, but near, the outer limit of their broadcast map that I found online. Why this is happening now and has not happened previously is yet to be determined, but I am still working on it. Thanks for your patience. Any questions or other concerns regarding the Gardiner-Mammoth FM Association, please feel free to contact Rick McAdam @406-595-2388 by phone or text.

If it works, fix it! The Spay Neuter Project will hold a Fixer-Upper Spay Neuter Clinic on Saturday, October 8 at the Livingston Civic Center. We offer donation-based spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations to those who cannot get their animals altered at their local vet. Appointments are necessary. Call 222-2134.

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40 Days for Life, a focused pro-life campaign with a vision to access God’s power through prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil to end abortion. Wednesday, September 28th thru Sunday, November 6th. Please pray for an end to abortion!

Calling all crafters! The annual Library Bazaar is on November 8th this year! We are also seeking dona-tions for our prize raffle. If you can donate or would like to reserve a booth please call Betty at 848-7303 or 848-7378. 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. www.montanapicker.com. The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Information Center will be closed on Monday, October 3rd. Sorry for any inconvenience. Current Hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.

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Responsible adult seeking a small apartment, cab-in, camper or house near Gardiner. Long term pre-ferred, would like it by December 1st, 2016. Call 406-223-8516.

For rent - 3BR 2BA mobile home available Sept. 15th - May 15th. Located in town on 2 acres, fenced yard, washer and dryer and some furniture included. Well behaved pets will be considered. Great place for a family, single person or 3 roommates. Horse pas-ture available for an additional charge. $900 per month + utilities and cleaning deposit. Excellent rent-al references a must. No smoking. Please call 406-220-2572.

EPAC Show: Bronte to the Future - October 6

EPAC Show: Supaman—November 15

EPAC Show: Yellowstoners - November 30 & December 1

Christmas Stroll—December 1

HOUSING

FLU SHOTS Get your flu shots here! Gardiner Pharmacy/Yellowstone Perk is hold-ing our second annual flu clinic on October 5th from noon until 5:30pm by a professionally trained phar-macist with a good aim. First come first serve. We hope to see you there. Flu shots now available at the Mammoth Clinic for $25. Appointments appreciated. 307-344-7965.

FALL BUSINESS HOURS ****Notice**** Beginning October 11, the Gardiner Office of First Interstate Bank will be closing from 12:00 – 1:00 for lunch. Our hours of 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday – Thursday and 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Friday will continue. Yellowstone Grill – Current hours: Sunday, 8am-Noon, breakfast only. Monday, closed. Tuesday-Friday, 7am-2pm. Saturday, 7am-Noon, breakfast only. Catering available – 406-848-9433 or 406-223-9433 (Schalene). Attention Gardiner: Yellowstone Perk is switching to winter hours star ting October 1st. New store hours will be 7am-7pm Monday-Saturday, 8am-5pm Sunday. The Pharmacy’s hours will be Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-5pm. Thank You! The Mammoth Clinic is changing their hours. Beginning Monday September 26th hours will be Monday through Thursday 8:30 to 5 and Fridays 8:30 to 1:00. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Beginning Sunday, October 2nd, Mass at St. Williams Catholic Church will be at 11 AM.

Are you registered to vote?

The deadline in Montana is October 11th.

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Two Recent Incidents involving Grizzlies Archery Hunters reminded to stay alert in bear country. (BOZEMAN, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is urging archery hunters to stay alert for bears, to know what to do in the case of an encounter, and remember that all of southwest Montana is bear country. Two weekend incidents involving grizzly bears drive this message home. On Saturday afternoon, a hunter received minor injuries after encountering a presumed grizzly while calling for elk in the Cabin Creek area north of Hebgen Lake. Then Sunday morning, another man hunting elk with his bow on the north side of the Tom Miner basin north of Gardiner was mauled by what his hunting party believes was a female grizzly with two cubs. He suffered bite injuries. Both hunters were treated at local hospitals and released. While it is impossible to prevent all events like these, archery hunters should understand the inher-ent risk of hunting in bear country and do what they can to avoid encountering grizzlies. Before venturing into an area, hunters should take notice of warning signs at trailheads, observe the brush at a distance for movement and look at the ground and trees for bear sign (i.e. tracks, scat, and trees scratches). Bear spray should be carried in an accessible place and hunting with at least one other person is highly recommended (in all cases). Note that areas with high deer and elk hunting suc-cess may attract bears (ravens circling may indicate a kill). Elk bugling and cow calling also may bring in bears. It is important to stay alert. Hunters should have with them what they need to immediately field dress their game. If hunters have success in the field and can’t haul their meat out right away they should remove the meat from the kill site and hang it at least ten feet off the ground and at least 150 yards from the gut pile. Returning to the meat later, a hunter should check with his or her binoculars to see if the meat has been disturbed. Hunters should never attempt to haze a bear off a kill. More information about safety in the outdoors and bear awareness can be at FWP’s website here: http://fwp.mt.gov/recreation/safety/wildlife/bears/bearsAndHunters.html.

SERVICED PROVIDED Dr. Carson Durr, DC | Stone Gate Chiropractic is Open Thursdays Year-Round 7am-2pm. Walk-Ins and New Patients Welcome. Dynamic and Low Force Techniques Available. Acute Care, Wellness Care, Auto Injury, Work Injury. 503 Scott Street Suite 1. 406-425-2421. Heating, Refrigeration & Appliance Repair phone: 406-823-9262. Get your furnace or boiler tuned up from a local buisness (Emigrant MT). $60hr no travel charge. I install effi-

cient LG heat pumps. Google: Holt Rawlins Repair for more info.

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Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks Region 3 seeks applicants for Citizens’ Advisory Committee (BOZEMAN, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking applicants to fill several volunteer positions on the Region 3 Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC). FWP is interested in selecting members from a pool of candi-dates who represent a variety of interests and commu-nities within the region. Terms will begin in 2017. The Citizens’ Advisory Committee helps FWP achieve its goals by sharing information, ideas, emerging trends and initiatives from the public in a setting that welcomes differing points of view. Citizen advisors serve in a voluntary capacity with meals and travel expenses provided. Meetings are generally held quarterly in Bozeman. All meetings are open to the public. Specifically, the functions of the CAC are to: Help promote Montana’s strong outdoor

recreation traditions Provide a forum for ongoing two-way communi-

cation with our neighbors and communities in southwest Montana

Help FWP personnel maintain and improve responsiveness to the public

Help FWP identify emerging issues Provide advice and perspective on important

resource and management issues Assist FWP with crafting local, sustainable

solutions on regional and statewide issues Applicants will be asked to provide an overview of their interests and involvement in natural resource issues. Finalists may be asked to interview by phone or in person. To obtain an application, visit the FWP Region 3 office at 1400 S. 19th Ave., call 406-994-4042, or email anjones@mt.gov. Completed applications must be returned to FWP by Oct. 31, 2016. Applicants will be notified by email (or mail if requested) by the end of the year about the results of the selection process.

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LODGING North Entrance Vacation Rental. Gardi-ner vacation rental home near Roosevelt Arch and school. Four-bedroom, two-bath, child-friendly, fenced yard. Go to vrbo.com/395658 for details and photos. Contact Wendi Burke, (406)223-2593 for more information.

Elect experience, elect Maritza H. Reddington for Park County Clerk & Recorder. Nine Years in Records Preservation, Election Administration, and County Government. County Registrar and Member of the Montana Association of County Clerk &

VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8TH

Livingston HealthCare Welcomes New Providers, More on the Way Increased demand for local medical services has prompted Livingston HealthCare to add several new providers to its existing roster, specifically in the areas of general surgery, orthopedics, family practice, internal medicine and emergency room. Additional hiring for still more providers is ongoing. Joining the team full time are: Warren Liebers, MD; Justin Roberts, MD; Kyra Piñango, MD; Henry Piñango, MD; Gregg Schellack, DO and Russell Saari, PA-C. About Livingston HealthCare: Livingston HealthCare in Livingston, Montana, is a nonprofit, 25-bed critical access hospital with a Level 4 Community Trauma Facility, a multispecialty provider clinic, as well as rehabilitation and home-based services. Livingston HealthCare is an affiliate of the Billings Clinic system. www.LivingstonHealthCare.org

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HELP WANTED Yellowstone Super 8 is looking for professional house keepers to finish the season. This is the perfect position for those who have a lower demand from their summer vacation rental business but still have some time to fill. Please call Judy at 406-848-7401 x300. 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. Help Wanted: The Best Western by Mammoth is accepting applications for part time and full time mainte-nance positions. Please apply at the front desk in person. The Gardiner Market is hiring cashiers and stockers. Help needed stocking deliveries on Monday and Friday nights, cleaning a few nights a week, and cashiering through- out the week. Must have a positive attitude and work well on a team. Room for growth if you want. Pay and benefits dependent on hours and expe-rience. Applications available at www.GardinerMarket.com or at the store. Gardiner Subway looking for a part-time clerk for the winter. Position can become full-time in the spring. Please come into the store and fill out an application and talk with Adam. $10/hr Help Wanted. The Best Western by Mammoth Hot Springs is taking applications for the following positions – part time or full time year-round also a possibility: front desk clerk, assistant head housekeeper, room attendant, laundry – day & evening shifts. Possible housing. Please apply at the front desk, ask for Deborah or Liz.

Gardiner Gateway, Phase II Project Update

September 26, 2016 Construction activities are underway on the Gardiner Gateway Phase II Project. The Phase II project is within

Gardiner on East Main Street, West Main Street, East Park Street and 1st street.

This week the concrete crew will be working on the stairs on 1st Street, the pavilion in Confluence Park, and sidewalk at the end of East Park Street. The excavation crew will be grading West Main Street between 3rd and 4th street. After grading is complete, we will bring in sub-base material and recycled millings. To meet

compaction specs, a vibratory roller will be used on West Main Street.

Residents and businesses located on or use East Park Street, 1st Street and East Main Street, a paving crew will be on site this week. We are planning to pave East Park Street, 1st street, and East Main Street in three layers. In order to make the paving process time efficient, Riverside is asking to have all vehicles park off

those streets for three days. This will give the paving operation an opportunity to complete a layer for each day, three days total with weather permitting. During the three days, all sidewalks will be available and flag-gers will be on site to assist pedestrians to their destinations.

Should you have any questions regarding construction activities or schedule, Federal Highway Administration, National Park Service and Riverside Contracting will be available at the

weekly public meeting held at the Community Center every Monday at 5:30 pm.

NIGHTLIFE Rusty Rail Lounge & Casino. Monday nights: Get here before the game starts and we will feed you at half time. Thursday nights: $5.00 Bud Light Pitchers & $7.00 micro brew pitchers. Friday nights: extended happy hour for year-round locals until 9pm. Please bring an ID with your address.

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Significant 2016 Wildfire Season in Yellowstone

Highest Number of Acres Burned for the Health & Benefit of the Park Since 1988

As of September 21, 2016, 22 fires (human and light-ning-caused) have burned more than 62,000 acres in Yellowstone National Park, making it the highest num-ber of acres burned since the historic 1988 fire season when approximately 800,000 acres burned. Of the 22 fires this year, four (the Maple, Buffalo, Fawn, and Central fires) make up the majority of the acres burned. The Boundary Fire was suppressed at 192 acres and the remaining 17 fires were very small, together total-ing only 14.18 acres. Of these 17 fires, 12 were one-tenth of an acre or less in size; four were between one-tenth to one acre; and one was 9 acres. The park protects human life and developed areas (e.g., roads, buildings, and other infrastructure) from the threat of wildfire. At the same time, fire is allowed to carry out its ecological role on the landscape as much as possible. This season, 11 fires were immediately suppressed because values were at risk. Seven fires were the result of human activity such as campfires not being put out, vehicle operations, or improper cigarette disposal. Fifteen fires were caused by lightning strikes. The five active fires – Maple, Buffalo, Central, Fawn and Jasper - are being managed to allow fire to perform its natural role in the ecosystem. Wildfire is an essen-tial, natural process. The largest of these fires, the Ma-ple fire, has burned over 45,000 acres. As fall approaches and brings with it cooler tempera-tures, shorter days, and some recent precipitation, fire activity slows. Concentrations of down trees in some of these fire areas will burn until snow blankets the Yellowstone plateau. Visitors will see smoke rising within burned areas from time-to-time as wind and warmer weather pass over the area. This will occur un-til enough moisture accumulates to extinguish the hot spots. Since 1988, the number of fires in Yellowstone Na-tional Park has ranged from one to 78 in a given year. As seen this year, lightning is the major cause of fires within the park. In an average year, the park will see 26 lightning-caused fires. Human-caused fires are still a significant contributor to the fire history within the park. The public hears much about the large fires that occur in Yellowstone, yet, 75 percent do not reach more than 0.25 acres in size. About 92 percent never burn more than 100 acres. These fires occur in areas where fuel conditions and topography limit the fire’s growth or they go out on their own due to weather. Another fac-tor in keeping the average size of fires low is the quick response by the park’s fire crews to suppress any hu-man-caused fire. Yellowstone National Park’s management philosophy allows fires to play their natural role in the ecosystem while protecting personal safety, natural and cultural resources, and other significant values within the park. Many changes have occurred within the Yellowstone ecosystem over the centuries and fire is one of the influences that have made the park what it is today.

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.

REAL ESTATE

Maple Fire, August 15, 2016. Photo courtesy NPS

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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 Meetings: 7pm on Tuesday, October 10 and Monday, November 14. 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 @ 7pm in the Gardi-ner School Conference Room. Gateway Hose Company: Board of Trustees Meeting: October 17th, 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 Overeaters Anonymous Meetings: Saturdays at 7pm at Gardiner Baptist Church. Contact 1-970-302-1218

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