LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 2nd, 2017 Edition #31

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

Gardiner Mammoth Youth Soccer (ages 5-14) Fall League registration deadline is August 4th. Season runs Aug 23rd – Oct 7th. Coaches needed for Kneekicker (Age 5), Div 2 (Age 8-9), Div 3 (10-11) teams. Contact Kelly Arterburn for information: kellya@mountainsky.com. Phone found on Palmer Creek Trail. Identify and pick up at Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. 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 and the French Riviera with EF Tours. Pricing is reasonable. Students of all ages are welcome. Send email to cotechristina@gmail for information or to sign up. Martinsdale Colony will be in Gardiner on Thursday, Aug 3rd from 2pm-7pm in the parking lot of the Baptist Church! Come get Montana grow goodness! Veggies, pickles, watermelon, eggs, fryers, much more!

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BUTTE AUGUST HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

(BOZEMAN, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold its summer Butte hunter education class begin-ning Monday, Aug. 14 at Highlands College (formerly Montana College of Technology – 25 Basin Creek Road). Online registration is required, and students under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardi-an.

Classes will run each night, Monday through Friday, Aug. 14 through Aug. 18 with a mandatory field exercise on Sunday, Aug. 27. Parents are asked to stay for the first thirty minutes of class.

Online registration is required by going to FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov, clicking on Education, then "Hunter Edu-cation", then “Find a Class or Field Course.” Stu-dents must print, sign and bring the Acknowledgement of Risk, Student Agreement Form and the Hunter Education Student Code of Ethics (found on the event registration page) the first night of class. Students are not allowed to bring firearms or ammunition to class.

Prior to the first class meeting, students are required to read the hunter education manual and complete all chapter quizzes. If not complete, students will not be admitted. Manuals can be picked up at FWP’s Butte Area Office, Bob Wards, or Three Bears in Butte. A student must be 10 years old to register for the course.

2017 EventsBig Bear Stampede - September 9

BCC Event: Wild & Scenic Film Fest – September 14

EPAC Show: Pearl Django - Oct 17

EPAC Play - December 6 & 7

Christmas Stroll - December 7

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

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 only). 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.

DINING & NIGHTLIFE

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SAFETY TIPS FOR HIKING IN BEAR COUNTRY

Be Alert See the bear before you surprise it. Watch for fresh tracks, scat, and feeding sites (signs of digging, rolled rocks, torn up logs, ripped open ant hills).

Don't Hike Alone Hike in groups of three or more people. 91% of the people injured by bears in Yellowstone since 1970 were hiking alone or with only one hiking partner. Only 9% of the people injured by bears were in groups of three or more people.

Don't Hike at Dawn, Dusk, or at Night Avoid hiking at dawn, dusk, or at night: during summer, that's when grizzly bears are most active.

Make Noise When hiking, periodically yell "Hey bear!" to alert bears to your presence, especially when walking through dense vegetation/blind spots, traveling upwind, near loud streams, or on windy days. Avoid thick brush when-ever possible.

Don't Expect Bears to Notice You First In Yellowstone, bears hibernate for approximately five months each year and have only seven months of ac-tive time to obtain all of their nutritional needs. A bear that's feeding may not see you as quickly as you would think. Pay attention, and see the bear before it sees you...and before you surprise it.

Stay on Maintained Trails Research in Yellowstone has shown that people are more likely to be attacked by a bear when hiking off-trail.

Avoid Carcasses Bears will guard and defend carcasses against other scavengers or humans. Dead ungulates will attract and hold many bears near the carcass site. It is risky to approach a carcass; many bears may be bedded nearby just out of sight. If you find a fresh carcass, leave the area immediately by the same route you approached. Report all carcasses to the nearest ranger station or visitor center.

Stay With Your Stuff Do not leave packs or bags containing food unattended, even for a few minutes. Bears learn new food sources quickly. Allowing bears to obtain human food even once often leads to them becoming aggressive toward people when they come back looking for more. Aggressive bears threaten human safety and eventually must be removed from the park or killed.

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REAL ESTATE 4 new homes for rent will be available in Septem-ber 2017. $1100 – Emigrant MT. Taking applications for 4 new homes near Emigrant. 3 bedroom, 2 baths, microwave, dishwasher, washer dryer hook ups. Forced air heat with A/C. Tenants responsible for electrical. No Pets. Call 406-848-4868. House for rent - $800 – Emigrant, MT. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, furniture negotiable, tenant responsible for electric. Must have good credit and references. Call 406-333-4868

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!

FOR RENT

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21ST, 2017

On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk.

Wherever you are, you will be able to see it. Even though the “totality” — the area where the sun is complete-ly blocked out by the moon — is only 72 miles wide, the whole country (even Alaska and Hawaii) will experi-ence a partial eclipse. Gardiner is approximately 70 miles from path of totality.

In zip code 59030, you will see a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse will peak at 11:36:37 am MDT, when the moon obscures 96.9% of the sun. The moon will start to cover the sun at 10:18 am and the eclipse will be complete at 1:00 pm.

The eclipse is on Monday so excessive crowds, heavy traffic and the pressures of meeting the needs of so many visitors in such a short time could stretch us all. Large numbers of visitors will be flocking to the “path of totality,” that 72-mile high stretch where there the total eclipse can be seen if the skies are clear. (Idaho is projecting up to 1 million visitors across the state!) This is happening just below us in Idaho and Wyoming. However, as those locations hit full occupancy, we expect the surge to move north. Additionally, the days be-fore and after the eclipse could bring many to Montana!

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FOR SALE

For Sale: Perception touring kayak, Shadow 14.5, fiberglass, 49 lbs., yellow, '03. This boat is barely used and in great shape. It's been stored out of the sun. $1000 or best offer. Call Julia 406-223-9923 or jpage422@gmail.com. For Sale: 2009 Palamino tent trailer. Sleeps 6, can be seen at 410 Stone Street or call bill at 406-551-5359 Retirement & moving sale. 7 Commissioners Lane, Mammoth (next to terraces). Saturday, August 5th 9am – 11am. Furniture (couch & chair, dining room table & upholstered chairs, kitchen table & chairs, crib, picture & paintings, GI Joe figurines & toys, Paradise Galler-ies dolls & lots of miscellaneous items. Or take your chances & wait until the sale is over. Come back that afternoon from 1pm – 3pm & everything is free for the hauling – but everything must be removed Saturday, August 5th.

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HELP WANTED

Yellowstone Forever has multiple career opportunities available! A few of our highlighted jobs include Warehouse Associate and Finance Assistant – Payables. Our Warehouse Associates travel throughout Yellowstone and are responsible for incoming and outgoing inventory. Our Finance Assistant-Payables works in a fast-paced environment and is responsible processing invoices across all departments of Yellowstone Forever. To see details for these and other jobs, visit www.yellowstone.org/jobs. Love people and retail? Ready to be part of a fun and exciting team? Yellowstone Gifts & Sweets, needs an enthusiastic, energetic, organized, self-starter to manage our store in Gardiner, MT. This is a full-time, year round position. The successful candidate shall be professional, motivated and service-oriented with outstanding leadership and organizational skills. Customer service and retail experience required. Prior merchandising experience preferred. Ability to effectively manage staff. Accurate and consistent communication with owners. Computer, POS and internet skills. Superior organizational skills and detail oriented. Manage multiple tasks effectively. If you are customer-oriented and love the retail business, please send us your resume to: kci@mcn.net. Yellowstone's Little People's Learning Center is looking for an enthusiastic full-time early childhood educator for our infant room. Must have a minimum of a high school diploma//GED, and at least one year of experience in early childhood learning. For more in-formation, please email Littlepeoples330@gmail.com.

Attention!!!!! Those looking for enjoyable employment in Gardiner, MT! The Absaroka Lodge and Yellowstone Big Rock Inn in Gardiner, are seek-ing 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: 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 groundskeep-ers 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.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Notice is hereby given that a special board meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 16th at 6pm and the regular monthly school board meeting on Thursday, August 24th at 7pm in the High School Library for the purpose of discussing the final budget for the 17-18SY. Time Change Notice -There has been a time change for the next Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting. The meeting will be held Thursday, August 17th at 11:00 am upstairs at the Chamber Visi-tor Center. Public Welcome. Public Meeting Notice: The Gardiner Resort Area District Board of Directors will be holding their monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 8th at 7:00 PM upstairs at the Gardiner Visitor Center, located at 216 Park Street, Gardiner, Montana. The public is welcome to attend. For further information go to www.gardinerresorttax.com.

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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 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 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: Sundays @ 7pm at the Gardiner Baptist Church. Contact 314-602-6672