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LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
July 12th, 2017 Edition #28
Book Signing and Presentation - July 13th, 6:00pm, Join us at the Chamber to welcome author Bruce Fouke as he presents his new book The Art of Yellowstone Science: Mammoth Hot Springs as a Window on the Universe. Friends of Nathan Varley and Linda Thurston are invited to stop by the Two Bit – Monday, July 17 after 8:30pm to wish them a safe and enjoyable journey to Washington, DC, where Defenders of Wildlife is presenting them with an award. Congratulations to them for this achievement. 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. A memorial service to celebrate the life and cherish the memories of Juanita M. Ludwig on Tuesday, July 18, at 11:00am at the Gardiner Community Church. Reception immediately following. Longtime Gardiner residents in need of a year-round rental (or possibly house to buy) in or around the Gardiner area. Immediate availability would be wonderful, but hopefully no later than October 15. Please call Carol Kellem @ 223-6563. Thanks!! Dr. Jim Murray, Yellowstone Veterinary Service - will be in Gardiner at the Kremer’s car wash from 2-5 pm Friday, July 14th. If you have any questions please call 222-3700. Free Dishwasher. GE; 8 years. Good motor, good element, water filter part needs to be replaced. Could fix for your own use, or resell. You haul. 406-848-2273. 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 [email protected]. Can be viewed at www.davidsimpsonconstruction.com. Motivated Seller!
The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce serves our community through developing local tourism while endorsing the stewardship of the Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ...continued from page 1 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. Yellowstone Pizza Company is open from 12:00 to 10:00 every day. Serving pizzas, pasta & burgers. Call aheads welcome 848-9991. 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. 2017 Events
The 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
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HELP WANTED Attention!!!!! Those looking for enjoyable employment in Gardiner, MT! The Absaroka Lodge and Yellowstone Big Rock Inn in Gardiner, are seeking 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 [email protected] or drop by either of our locations. Gardiner Public School has an opening for an elementary teaching position for the 2017-2018 school year. Requirements for this position are to have a Montana Teaching Certificate, submit a cover letter, resume, 3 references, college transcripts and submit the District Application which is located at www.gardiner.org, ATTN: Mike Baer, Principal. Any questions, call the school at 406-848-7563. 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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Glacier National Park Sets New June Visitation Record The park recorded 620,962 visits in June, up 28% over last year. WEST GLACIER, MT. – This year, 620,962 people came to the park in June, up 28% over visits from last year. Last June was also a record breaking month over pre-vious years. Over the last ten years, visitation during June has nearly doubled, from 341,317 in June of 2007 to the 620,962 number recorded at the end of last month. The park has experienced extremely crowded condi-tions in all areas of the park this summer season. “We had thought the park seemed much busier than last year, even before we saw the official numbers,” said Park Superintendent Jeff Mow. “In the past, much of our visitation has been attributed to the open-ing of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. However, this year the Going-to-the-Sun Road opened twelve days lat-er than in 2016 and we still saw a dramatic increase.” Park rangers initiated a one hour emergency tempo-rary closure of the Many Glacier Valley for the first time over the Fourth of July weekend due to gridlock conditions in hotel and trailhead parking areas and access roads. Bowman and Kintla Lake parking areas are routinely filling by 10 am or 11 am. Logan Pass parking is rou-tinely filling between 9 am and 10 am. Avalanche Creek, Apgar Village, and the Apgar Visitor Center parking lots are also regularly filling in the morning or early afternoon. In the North Fork area and other areas of the park as needed, rangers are temporarily restricting traffic to ensure that roads and parking areas remain accessible to emergency vehicles and do not become gridlocked. Park shuttle ridership has also increased. As of July 10, ten days into the shuttle’s operational season, rid-ership had increased by 6,829 over 2016 levels, for a total of 30,644 riders. Visitors should plan for crowded conditions and wait-ing periods for parking, particularly during peak times of day. Early morning and later evening continue to offer less crowded opportunities to visit the park dur-ing the summer months. People can learn more about when campgrounds have filled in the past day by visiting the park website. The park is also posting when parking lots fill and other information about real-time park conditions at twitter.com/glacierNPS. To find out more about visitor use statistics for the National Park Service, please visit: https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/.
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Upcoming Meetings
The regularly scheduled July School Board Meeting for the Gardiner School will be held July 19th @ 7:00 p.m. The next Gardiner CVB meeting will be held on Thursday, June 20th at 5:00pm upstairs at the Cham-ber Visitor Center. Public Welcome. The next Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, June 20th at 12:00 upstairs at the Chamber Visitor Center. Public Welcome.
Yellowstone: Second busiest June on record MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 803,298 visits in June 2017. This was the second busiest June on record, down 4.8 percent from June 2016, which saw 838,316 visits. So far in 2017, the park has hosted 1,353,636 visits, down 5.48 percent from the same period in 2016 (which was the highest on record). The table below shows the trend over the last five years. Year-to-date visitation in 2017 is 24.8 percent higher than five years ago in 2013. The continued high level of visitation at Yellowstone underscores how important it is for visitors to plan your trip to the park. Visitors, please anticipate delays at popular attractions, plan ahead, and check road conditions on the park’s web-site. Detailed park visitation information and additional information on how these statistics are calculated is available online.
YTD Recrea-tional Visits
(through June)
2017 1,353,636
2016
1,432,071
2015 1,298,855
2014
1,084,826
2013 1,016,650
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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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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 [email protected] 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