Yellowstone Federal Credit Union was chartered December 7, 1937. Please join us for Birthday Cake on Thursday, December 7, 2017, as we celebrate serving our Community for 80 years! We look forward to seeing you! Federally insured by NCUA. Gardiner Baptist Church thanks all the volunteers who helped pack and fund the Operation Christmas Child box- es. Through our efforts and yours, God filled 502 boxes that will go to children worldwide so they can realize God loves them. Help the homeless/hungry! Grab a couple of Hope Bags at the Food Pantry on Tuesdays between 1-6 or at: local churches and the Gardiner Chamber during business hours. Small food and drink items and assistance info in each bag. NEW: Check out https:// www.facebook.com/GardinerFoodPantry/ Feed the Cat – Feed the Dog. Helping to care for hungry cats and dogs during winter. We would love your pet food donations. Drop off locations: Gardiner Food Pantry, Tuesdays from 1-6pm; Livingston Senior Center; financial donations at Spur-Line. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS December 6th, 2017 Edition #49 …..announcements continued on page 2 The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce serves our community through developing local tourism while endorsing the stewardship of the Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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Yellowstone Federal Credit Union was chartered December 7, 1937. Please join us for Birthday Cake on Thursday, December 7, 2017, as we celebrate serving our Community for 80 years! We look forward to seeing you! Federally insured by NCUA. Gardiner Baptist Church thanks all the volunteers who helped pack and fund the Operation Christmas Child box-es. Through our efforts and yours, God filled 502 boxes that will go to children worldwide so they can realize God loves them. Help the homeless/hungry! Grab a couple of Hope Bags at the Food Pantry on Tuesdays between 1-6 or at: local churches and the Gardiner Chamber during business hours. Small food and drink items and assistance info in each bag. NEW: Check out https://www.facebook.com/GardinerFoodPantry/
Feed the Cat – Feed the Dog. Helping to care for hungry cats and dogs during winter. We would love your pet food donations. Drop off locations: Gardiner Food Pantry, Tuesdays from 1-6pm; Livingston Senior Center; financial donations at Spur-Line.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 6th, 2017 Edition #49
…..announcements continued on page 2
The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce serves our community through developing local tourism while endorsing the stewardship of the Yellowstone Ecosystem.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ...continued from page 1 PIYO class schedule for this week: Saturday 12/9 at 9:00am at the Mammoth Community Center. No class on Thursday 12/7. See you at the Christmas Stroll! Back on for Tuesday & Thursday at 5:30pm next week. For more info, text Annie at 406-223-8486. It is that time again. Wassail week is coming to First Interstate Bank. We will have Wassail and goodies starting on December 20 until the 22nd. Stop by for treats and, to once again, sign up for the Money Bow. Be thinking about what charity of your choice will receive the matching $100.00. Thank you all for an amazing year at First Interstate Bank. You all are the BEST customers. Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season. FDIC Insured Equal Housing Lender. Yellowstone Christmas Bird Count – Sunday, December 17. If you like birds and want to participate in this event, meet at the Yellowstone Grill at 7am. All levels of birders are welcome. Bring binoculars, warm clothing, water and snacks. For more information call Woody Martyn at (406) 224-1476. NPS Party: Retirees & Spouses please join us December 14, 2017 4pm-7pm at the Two Bit. $5 cover at the door for light appetizers and non-alcohol beverages. RSVP: [email protected]. Help Wanted: Rusty Rail Lounge is accepting applications for a full-time bartender. Possible year round. Please see Katie after 4. 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. Public Meeting Notice: The Gardiner Resort Area District will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 11th at 7:00 PM at the Gardiner Visitor Center, located at 216 Park Street, Gardiner. Public is welcome. For further information go to www.gardinerresorttax.com. Live Christmas Music!! Please join us on Sunday, December 17th at 12:30pm at the Gardiner Community Church, for a beautiful selection of Christmas songs performed by Daniel Kosel. Donations will help fund the youth group’s summer outreach to the Nez Perce Tribe in Kamiah, Idaho. Heating, refrigeration & appliance repair. Phone 406-823-9262. Get your furnace or boiler tune up from a local business (Emigrant, MT). $60/hour, no travel charges. I install efficient LG heat pumps. Google Holt Rawlins Repair for more info. Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment ends December 15! There is still time!Park County Pub-lic Health would like to remind residents they can apply for or renew Marketplace coverage by visiting HealthCare.gov or by calling the Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call 1-855-889-4325. To learn more about the Marketplace, and to sign up for text and email alerts, visit HealthCare.gov. To find an in-person assister in your area, visit LocalHelp.HealthCare.gov. Additional infor-mation can be found on: Marketplace.cms.gov. The CMS Office of Minority Health also has the following re-sources to help consumers enrolling in and paying for health insurance: Enrollment Toolkit, or Manage Your HealthCare Costs. Basic information about the Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insur-ance Programs can be found on the CMS Faith-based outreach and education website. Alternately, you may qualify for Montana’s Healthcare Plan. This low cost or no cost plan includes medical, prescriptions, dental, vision, laboratory, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and more. Go to www.apply.mt.gov or call 888-706-1535 press 2 then 2 again. If you have additional questions, please call Juanita at 406.224.2629.
Christmas Stroll time is here! Stroll on through the Perk for 15% off store wide. Free hot cider and treats. Enter to win a gift basket raffle complete with some of our favorite items. Perfect for giving or keeping. See you then and Merry Christmas. Take a stroll over to Elk River Art for Holiday treats, warm drinks and Art! We will have the doors opened on Thursday December 7th from 5:00 - 9:00 pm. We are staying opened a little later in case some business owners want to swing by for a treat “after-hours” of the Stroll or on your way out of town - since we are a bit of a walk from the other opened businesses. 1007 Scott Street West.406-848-9449…Hope to see you Thursday! Join us at Kellem’s Montana Saddlery for wine, sandwiches and bargains at the Gardiner Christmas Stroll!! 25% off everything, including clearance items - (except: Saddles and Chaps 10% off). Enter our drawing for a $50 gift certificate. Hope to see you there! Yellowstone Gifts & Sweets Christmas Sale---Pick your discount up to 50% off on full price merchandise*. Enjoy treats and refreshments during the Christmas stroll. Lots of new items arriving daily and check out our sale items too! Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily. *discount does not apply to items already sale priced, ammunition and consignment items. Wonderland Cafe & Lodge invites you to stop by during the Gardiner Christmas Stroll as we will host this years Holiday Craft Show since the Community Center is currently out of commission. In addition, I heard that SANTA will be stopping by!! Wonderland will provide some fresh baked cookies, Christmas music, hot cocoa and a very special candy cane infused "big kid" hot cocoa. Gift certificates, merchandise and a preview to part of our Winter Wonderland Photog-raphy Exhibit will also be available for Christmas Gift ideas! Please Note: Wonderland is still under construction. We are only opening to offer space for the craft show and to help with the Stroll festivities! Our bathrooms will not be ready so please plan accordingly. :) The Gardiner Chamber Commerce will be hosting live music and serving food & punch during the Christmas Stroll. The menu includes Tri-Tip & Mushroom dishes cooked in house in the Tulikivi Soapstone Stove, sweet treats from the Tumbleweed Bookstore & Cafe, veggies, dips & savory snacks provided by the Gardiner Market and Chamber Employees. Please join Electric Peak Arts Council at the Christmas Stroll. Music by The Yellowstone Forever String Band will be performed at Yellowstone Forever from 5-6pm. The Gardiner Jazz Ensemble will play Christmas Jazz at the Chamber of Commerce from 6-7pm. The Sweet Bitterroot Band will be singing their sweet harmonies at the Flying Pig Camp Store from 7-8pm. At 8pm, Yellowstoners 2 will be performed at Gardiner Public School. Donate and receive an EPAC sticker! Calling all Graham Cracker House Decorators!!! Bring all the little ones to deck the halls of all the little graham cracker houses with loads of candies and sweet goodies. Yellowstone Forever will host the annual graham cracker house decorating event on the night of the Christmas Stroll. Let the kids come pick out their favorite house and decorate it with all the treats they can fit on it and then proudly take them home! Join us at Yellowstone Forever December 7th from 5-8pm to decorate the little village of graham cracker houses. Yellowstone Forever invites you to join us during the Gardiner Christmas Stroll. We will “kickoff” the day with our Park Store holiday sale starting at 9AM. All other activities will begin at 5PM including the family friendly graham cracker house activity (limited supplies), hors d’oeuvres & drinks, and music sponsored by Electric Peak Arts Council. The Christmas Stroll Craft Show will be held at Wonderland this year. Located at 206 Main Street (between the KBAR & Community Center). There will be 17 tables to visit, including jewelry, clothing, photography, Christmas cards, wreaths, soaps, ta-males, jam, salsa, gourmet mustard, baskets, books and more! AmeriGas: Come stop by our table at The Wonderland Café during the Christmas Stroll. Stop by to say hello, ask questions about propane, enjoy some goodies and enter your name for our drawing of a propane Patio Heater. See you there. Merry Christmas!
Yellowstone National Park Advisory - Access to Stephens Creek Facility MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) will provide access for representatives of media organizations, public interest groups, and public officials to visit the Stephens Creek facility this winter. There will be two different options: 1) a scheduled tour on December 13 and 2) at least one subsequent viewing opportunity to observe processing and shipping operations. These opportunities are not open to the general public. [Please note: You must click on different links below to RSVP for each opportunity.] Because there is limited tolerance for natural bison migrations into Montana from the park onto state lands, the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) partners sign a winter operations plan every year calling for a population reduction. This was discussed at the IBMP meeting on November 28, 2017. Currently, 4,816 animals make up the healthy Yellowstone bison population. This population has high reproductive and survival rates. Reducing the population in the past has been achieved using two meth-ods: 1) public and tribal hunting outside the park, and 2) capturing bison near the park boundary and then transferring them to Native American tribes for processing and distribution of meat and hides to their mem-bers and tribal organizations. Capture operations occur at the Stephens Creek facility near Gardiner, MT. This facility is operated on behalf of all IBMP partners and it is used to capture, sort, test, and temporarily hold bi-son. For safety reasons, the facility is closed to the public year-round. Tour The tour of the facility will take place on Wednesday, December 13. On this tour, participants will see the fa-cility and hear from subject matter experts from various agencies and groups. The tour will be approximately one hour in duration. Space will be limited, so a maximum of two representatives per organization are al-lowed. Half of the slots on the tour will be held for the media. Meet in the parking lot of the Heritage Resource Center near the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, MT. Those par-ticipating in the tour will be transported by bus to and from the Stephens Creek facility. The bus will depart at 9:45 a.m. At the conclusion of the tour, participants will be returned to the parking area by approximate-ly 11:30 a.m. Participants should be prepared for cold, icy, and/or muddy conditions. The tour may be delayed or cancelled due to weather or emergency situations. RSVP for the December tour by noon MST December 11, 2017. Participants should consult the bison management overview and Q&A videos in advance of the tour.
Viewing Opportunities At least one opportunity to observe processing and shipping will take place at Stephens Creek after opera-tions begin. This is different from a tour because partic-ipants will view from a designated area. Specific dates cannot be scheduled in advance due to the highly un-predictable nature of bison movements, but the viewing opportunity will occur after January 1, 2018. Meeting times will be 6:30 a.m. in order to be in place for the start of operations. Space will be limited, so a maxi-mum of two representatives per organization are al-lowed. If more than one viewing opportunity is offered, the second one will be open only to groups who did not attend the first viewing (excluding the media). Half of the slots will be held for the media. RSVP to receive information about the viewing opportunities. When the viewing opportunity is scheduled, those on the list will be provided with logistical information and asked to confirm attendance. 72-hour notice will be our goal, but it may be less than 48 hours in advance.
About the IBMP In 1995, Montana sued the National Park Service be-cause bison were migrating out of the park onto state lands. A court-mediated settlement was reached in 2000 creating the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP). Today, the park and seven other partners (listed below) implement this plan, which was ap-proved by the secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and the Montana governor.
The cooperating agencies operating under the IBMP are the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Montana Department of Livestock, the Montana De-partment of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the InterTribal Buffalo Council, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and the Nez Perce Tribe.
Old Faithful Visitor Education Center (9 am–5 pm) 12/15 03/15
West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center (8 am–5 pm, weekdays) Year-round
West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center - NPS Desk (8 am–4 pm, weekdays) 12/15 03/15
Warming Huts (shelter for skiers, snowshoers & snowmobilers)
Canyon Visitor Education Center Lobby (9 am–3 pm) Staffed during the day. Vending machine snacks, water, and restrooms available 24 hours a day.
12/15 3/8*
Fishing Bridge (Always open) Staffed daily. Vending machine cold drinks available 24 hours a day.
12/15 2/28*
Indian Creek (Always open) Not staffed. No food or water.
12/15 2/28*
Madison (Always open) Staffed during the day. Light snacks and hot drinks are sold during the day. Vending machine snacks, water, and restrooms available 24 hours a day.
12/15 3/5
Mammoth Hot Springs (9 am–5 pm) Located above the Upper Terrace parking lot (where oversnow travel begins). Vend-ing machine snacks, cold drinks, and snowmobile fuel.
12/15 2/28*
Old Faithful Yurts (Daytime hours only) Staffed during day. Water and bathrooms available. No vending machines.
12/15 3/15*
West Thumb (Always open) Staffed during the day. No food or water available.
12/15 2/28*
Yellowstone National Park Winter 2017-2018 Facility Dates Anything not included in this list is closed during the winter.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES & COMMITTEES
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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: 3rd Wednesdays At the Track Ed Center, 9 Jardine Rd. For more information: 406-848-9445 www.bearcreekcouncil.org CVB Meeting: 3rd Thursdays at 4:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center, 216 Park St.
Electric Peak Arts Council Meeting: Sept-May, 1st Wednesday @ 5:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s Center, 216 Park St. Gardiner Chamber of Commerce / Visitor Center: 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 Wednesdays @ 6pm in the Gardiner School Conference Room.
Gateway Hose Company: Board of Trustees Budget Meeting December 18th @ 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.
Gardiner Baptist Church Sundays:
Bible Study 9:45am Worship 11am Wednesdays:
Worship Service 6:30pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sundays: Sacrament Service 10am
St. Williams Catholic Church: Sundays 11:00am
St. John’s Episcopal Church
(Emigrant): Sundays
Worship 8am
Mt. Republic Chapel of Peace (Cooke City):
Sundays: Worship 9:30am
Gardiner Community Church: Sundays
9:00 am Fellowship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:15 Worship Service
Bible Studies Throughout the
community during the week, contact Pastor Jeff Ballard
