20, 2019 Local Announcements We would like to thank all of those who have shown our family love, concern, and the support of generous donations on behalf of George. It has truly been a blessing to live here. Thank you, George and Kristie Leafty.

Found on March 6th – Shovel on hwy 89 at Corwin Springs. Leave message at 406-848-7253. Join the Electric Peak Arts Council on March 29 for an exciting dinner theater performance of The Interior, inspired by our own backyard! Written and performed by Dr. Nico Wood Kos, The Interior tells the story of stepping of the path of academia and looking for a new trail in Yellowstone National Park. With an infant and a freshly minted Ph.D., Nico spent five months living in the Park’s interior, working to carve out a space for her art. This is her story. Dinner at Wonderland Cafe starts at 6pm, show starts at 6:30pm. Reservations required 406-223-1914. $10 admission added to your bill. If you want to come and listen but don’t want dinner, make a reservation for a seat at the bar or a couch!

Park County Automobile Giving Program - Automatic Transmission Specialist in Livingston has partnered with local parts and repair shops, non profit and the Livingston Chamber to start giving cars to people in need. Applications are available at the Gardiner Chamber, ATS, the Livingston Chamber, Community Closet, Community Health Partners, Loaves and Fishes and the Livingston Food Resource Center and should be turned into the Livingston Chamber of Commerce at 303 E. Park St. or emailed to [email protected]. For more information call the Livingston Chamber at 406-222-0850. Local 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 Cozy cottage in Gardiner, for rent. Includes living/dining rooms; fully equipped kitchen; bedroom/full bathroom; internet; flat screen TV; washer/dryer. Available for any desirable intervals through mid-April. Please call 406-223-2828.

The March CVB meeting has been canceled. See you in April!

The next Gardiner Chamber Board of Director’s meeting will be held on Thursday, at 12:00 p.m. at the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Public welcome.

Come join us at the Rusty Rail for happy hour, Monday through Sunday 5pm to 6:30pm. Also, come enjoy the new games that we had recently installed on some of the keno machines.

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Board Meeting of the Gardiner School District, Board of Trustees, dated Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 26, 2019, which begins at 6:00PM in the High School Library at 510 Stone Street, Gardiner, Montana 59030.

Gardiner School district school trustee election announcement. Gardiner school will have two (2) three (3) trustee seats open for the May 2019 election. Candidates must file a declaration of intent and oath of candidacy and c1-a statement of candidate. Both forms should be returned to the district clerk’s office at 510 stone street, Gardiner, Mt 59030 by 4:00pm on March 28, 2019.Candidate packets are available at the school office. The 2019 election calendar is posted on the school website.www.gardiner.org . If you have questions you may contact Shelby Detro, school district clerk/election administrator: 848-7563, [email protected].

Gardiner Montana - Upcoming Events EPAC Show: The Interior March 29 EPAC Show: Barn Dance April 13 Missoula Children's Theatre: Alice in Wonderland April 26 Annual Hells A-Roarin' Horse Drive May 25 Gardiner Rodeo June 14 & 15 The Gardiner Original Music Showcase June 29 BrewFest July 20 Shakespeare in the Parks July 21 EPAC Show: Dennish Stroughmatt October 24 For details and more information, visit: VisitGardinerMT.com/events-blog/events

2 3 About the March www.timeanddate.com On Wednesday, , 2019, the day and night will be of almost equal duration in most time zones in the world. Here are some facts about the March Equinox you might not know. ☼ Also Autumnal Equinox The March equinox is the vernal () equinox in the and the autumnal (fall) equinox in the .

☼ First Equinox of the Year The second equinox, the , takes place on or around September 22 every year. It's the Southern Hemisphere's spring Equinox and the fall equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. ☼ Marks the First Day of Spring In the Northern Hemisphere, astronomers and scientists use the March equinox as the start of spring, which ends on the June , when astronomical begins. For meteorologists, on the other hand, spring in the Northern Hemisphere begins three weeks before the March equinox on March 1 and ends on May 31. ☼ A Specific Time Point in Time Many cultures around the world celebrate the whole day as the March equinox. However, in reality, the equinox occurs at a specific moment in time when the crosses the celestial , the imaginary line in the sky above ’s Equator, from south to north. At this moment, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor towards the Sun, but is rather perpendicular to the Sun's rays, like the illustration shows. In 2019, this is on March 20, at 21:58 UTC. For locations that are more than two hours ahead UTC, it will be on March 21. This is because of the time zone difference. ☼ The Date of the Equinox Can Vary Remember when Spring Equinox was celebrated on March 21? Well, remember again, because the last time that happened was in 2007 and the next time it will happen is in 2101! Contrary to popular wisdom, the March Equinox can take place on March 19, 20 or 21. In the 21st century, the March Equinox has only occurred twice on March 21 – 2003 and 2007. A March 19 equinox will be more frequent during the last decades of the century. Note: These dates are based on the time of the equinox in UTC. Due to time zone differences, locations ahead of UTC may celebrate the March Equinox a day later, and locations behind UTC may celebrate it a day earlier. ☼ Equal Day and Night... Conventional wisdom suggests that on the equinox everybody on Earth gets to experience a day and night of equal lengths – 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time. In fact, the name equinox is derived from the Latin words aequus, meaning equal, and nox, meaning night. ☼...But Not Quite In reality though, most places on Earth get to see more daylight than night time on the . This is because of two reasons: how sunrise and is defined and atmospheric refraction of sunlight.

Why don't the equinoxes have equal day and night? Most locations of Earth, except those on the Equator, do have almost equal day and night twice a year. The dates for this event, which is also known as equilux, depend on the location's latitude and can be a few days before or after the equinoxes. 4 5 Help Wanted Bus Drivers Needed. Gardiner Public Schools is seeking applicants for Bus Driver position. Position is responsible a morning and afternoon bus route as well as opportunities to drive for activities. Position will have a minimum of 16 hours per week with the opportunity for more hours. Individuals must hold a Class B license with a school bus endorsement. Individuals interested in the position should contact Randy Russell, Superintendent at 848-7563. Application materials may be picked up at the school district main office. I am looking for 3 CDL bus drivers passenger certified. 3 Tour guides for the bus tours. These are full day tours of Yellowstone over the full loop. This will be a 3-on 4-off, 4-on 3-off shifts. Up to $400.00 per day. YellowstoneToursLLC.com Call Mike Decker at (307) 257-1221.

Yellowstone Gateway Inn is now hiring for front desk and housekeeping guest services. Contact Michael at 848-7100 or stop by and pick up an application.

Super 8 is looking for a night auditor (two nights per week) and housekeepers. Applications and resumes to [email protected] or apply in person. 406-848-7401. Competitive Pay and Benefits.

The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking a full-time, year-round office manager to help manage the day-to-day operations of the Gardiner Visitor Center. Competitive wages, paid time off, and some paid holidays! See page 7 for details or call 406-848-7971 for more information.

Yellowstone Mine Restaurant is looking to hire for both morning and evening shifts. Positions include bussers, hosts, waitresses, cooks and dishwashers. Please apply in the business office above Goldstrike Gifts, M-F 9am-4pm or give us a call at (406)848-7220. (housing may be available)

Goldstrike Gifts is currently is looking to hire a full-time sales person. Please apply in the business office above Goldstrike Gifts, M-F 9am-4pm or give us a call at (406)848-7220.

Best Western by Mammoth Hot Springs is looking to hire for front desk staff. Housing may be available. Please apply at the front desk of the hotel or call 406.848.7220.

Jobs - Year round, Full/Part time at the new Yellowstone Hot Springs in Corwin Springs: Janitor, Pool Cleaner, Front Desk. Must be willing to work evenings and weekends. Email your contact details, brief work history and business reference to: [email protected].

Chico Hot Springs is always looking for great new employees. Are you ready for a new opportunity? Do you want long-term, steady job with room for growth? Do you want great benefits and competitive pay? Chico Hot Springs wants you! Come join our spirited, service-focused culture. Please come by our front desk to complete an application or call Andrew at 406-333-4933.

Help Needed: Full time/part time, year around, most important job duty available. Housekeeping and help managing small boutique Inns, prime locations in Gardiner. Housing available. Must be organized, detail oriented and reliable. Also looking for the occasional handyman/maintenance service. Free healthy workout! Our trusting guests deserve absolute cleanliness, comfort, & genuine friendliness. Email: [email protected] Help wanted continued on page 7..... 6 7 Planning Ahead for a 2019 Trip to Glacier Visitation in 2018 was the second highest on record

West Glacier, MT – The park has begun preparations for the 2019 summer . Summer is not only the time when most of the public comes to visit the park, but also the opportunity to complete important maintenance projects on roadways and facilities. “A little bit of planning can help visitors maximize their time in Glacier and be prepared for some of this year’s projects they may encounter,” said Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow.

Pavement Preservation Project This spring, the park will begin a two-year pavement preservation project on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Chief Mountain Road, a portion of Camas Road, and in parking lots and other smaller roads throughout the park. Most work will occur before July 1 or after September 2, 2019 to avoid periods of extremely high visitation. The project requires warm, dry conditions for success which will be challenging given typical Glacier weather conditions in the late spring and early fall. Hiker and biker access along the Going-to-the-Sun Road is expected on weekends during the spring plowing season, unless weather conditions cause significant project delays at the beginning of the season. Hiker and biker access on weekday afternoons is not anticipated.Any adjustment to the schedule will be posted on the park’s road status website.

Significant pavement preservation work will occur on the following schedule: • Spring 2019-June 22: Avalanche Creek to Jackson Glacier Overlook • Spring 2019-June 30: Chief Mountain Road (night work with traffic control in place) • Spring 2019-early July: West Entrance Station to Avalanche Creek (with traffic control) • After September 3, 2019: West Entrance Station to Avalanche Creek (with traffic control) • September 2-September 15: Avalanche Creek to (night work with traffic control) • September 16-September 30 (likely): Avalanche to Logan Pass hard closure - Logan Pass will be accessible from the St. Mary Entrance.

The park will also conduct pavement preservation in other areas throughout the summer, including Apgar Campground, Apgar Loop Road, Apgar Visitor Center, Lake McDonald Lodge parking lot, Logan Pass parking lot, Rising Sun Motel parking lot, St. Mary Visitor Center parking lot, St. Mary Campground, and the Swiftcurrent area. Portions of parking lots and campgrounds will be temporarily unavailable while this work occurs.

Boating Season This year, park waters will open on May 11 on the west side of the park, and on June 1 on the east side of the park. All hand- propelled watercraft are required to receive an aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspection and free permit prior to launch. Gas- powered motorized boats will be allowed on Lake McDonald following a 30-day “dry time”. Similar to last year, boaters can have their boat sealed to their trailer at the Apgar AIS Inspection Station or an inspection station run by the State of Montana, Whitefish Lake, Blackfeet Nation, or the Confederated Salish-Kootenai. Non-trailered boats with electric trolling motors <10 horsepower will be allowed on Bowman, , St. Mary, and Swiftcurrent Lakes. These vessels will not require a 30-day “dry time” because the non-water-cooled motors are classified as a lower risk, similar to hand-propelled watercraft. The park is currently developing plans to reopen additional lakes to gas-powered motorboats with a 30-day “dry time” later this summer. More details on the logistics of these opportunities will be released as they are developed.

North Lake McDonald Road Following the 2018 , park and private landowner activity is anticipated to occur throughout the summer along North Lake McDonald Road. Significant portions of the road were impacted by the fire. Fire recovery activities, including restoring telephone service, installing electrical line, and removing logs and other debris will be ongoing, with trenching and heavy equipment moving in and out of the area. This work will begin in the spring. The park expects this minor road to be closed to visitor traffic for the 2019 summer. The park will update the trail status page with additional information about the Trout Lake Trailhead and Upper McDonald Creek Trail as more details, the timing of these activities, and potential local impacts to trail use are known.

Sperry Chalet The phase 2 rebuild for will continue once the snow melts. The bid opportunity for phase 2 construction is anticipated for release this spring. Phase 1 was completed by Dick Anderson Construction last fall. The second and final phase of this reconstruction effort will include stone masonry work and all other finishes necessary to complete the chalet.The Sperry Chalet dormitory building was badly burned during the 2017 Sprague Fire.

Similar to 2018 phase 1 construction, the park will mitigate possible impacts to grizzly bears during the construction season. A closure will be in place in the Snyder Lake and Lincoln Lake drainages from mid-July to the end of October to allow bears additional uninterrupted space to forage. The trail to Sperry Chalet may be intermittently closed while helicopter or mule trains deliver supplies to the construction site. Concessioner Swan Mountain Outfitters will offer guided horseback trail rides to Sperry Chalet on Saturdays and Sundays. The Sperry Chalet Dining Room is anticipated to begin operating in early July to serve construction crews and visitors to the area. Lunch and a la carte services will be available from 11 am - 5 pm. Breakfast and dinner will be available to the public via reservation with Belton Chalets, Inc. by calling (888) 345-2649.

Goat Haunt and Two Medicine The park is experiencing a critical staffing shortage on the east side of the park, particularly for water utility operators. Frontcountry areas like St. Mary and are being prioritized for opening so that visitor and commercial services can begin operations.

Goat Haunt may not have an operational water or hydroelectric power system for a portion of the summer as a result of staffing shortages. Backcountry users can still hike through Goat Haunt. Until water systems and restroom facilities are operational, the Goat Haunt Shelters backcountry campground will be unavailable and tour boat landings may not be possible. These measures are being implemented to reduce human waste impacts while the water system is not operational.

Crews expect to have the Two Medicine public water system reassembled and operational by the end of May, which is later than last year due to staffing levels. Depending on snow conditions, the park expects that theTwo Medicine Road will open to vehicles prior to that date. Visitors can expect to use available vault toilets in the early season. The Two Medicine Campstore will open May 27. The road to Two Medicine opened in its entirety on May 18 last year, and often opens in mid-May based on plowing conditions and staffing levels available to operate the area.

The park is actively seeking interim solutions by recruiting applicants for important utility operator positions. A job announcement with a $10,000 recruitment bonus is currently posted on USAJobs.

Trip Planning Glacier National Park has experienced extremely high visitation over the last several , particularly mid-June through mid- September. 2018 visitation of 2,965,309 people was the second highest on record, despite wildfires and area closures on the west side of the park. Visitors to the park should plan ahead and identify several possible destinations in the event that they find an area already full and need to adjust their itinerary. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is currently closed from Lake McDonald Lodge on the west side of the park to the gate just past the entrance at St. Mary on the east side of the park. It typically opens between mid-June and mid-July each year, depending on spring snow and plowing conditions. This year, it will not open to Logan Pass before June 22 due to the parkwide pavement preservation project. 8 9 Church Services Gardiner Baptist Church St. Williams Catholic Church: Gardiner Community Church Sundays: Sundays: 11:00am Sundays: Bible Study 6:30pm 9:00 am Fellowship Worship 11am St. John’s Episcopal Church 9:15 am Sunday School Wednesdays: (Emigrant): 10:15 am Worship Service Worship Service 6:30pm Sundays: Worship 8am Wednesdays: 7 pm Bible Study at Church The Church of Jesus Christ of Mt. Republic Chapel of Peace Other Bible Studies throughout the Latter-Day Saints (Cooke City) community during the week, Sundays: Sacrament Service 10am Sundays: Worship 9:30am contact Pastor Jeff Ballard Community Services & Committees AA Meetings: Wednesdays @ Gardiner Chamber of Gateway Hose Company: 7pm at St. William’s Catholic Commerce: Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm Board of Trustees Church. Contact 1-724-496-9894 Monthly Board meeting, 3rd Thurs- February 18, 2019 @ days at noon. Located at 216 Park 7 pm at the Fire Hall. AA Meeting: Wednesdays @ 7pm Street. 848-7971. at Mount Republic Chapel of Peace. Greater Gardiner Cooke City. Contact: (406) 838- Gardiner Community Library Community Council 2397 Tuesdays 10am-5pm, 6pm-8pm & Advisory Board Meeting: Thursdays 6pm-8pm. 406.848.7835. 1st Tuesdays @6:30pm. American Legion Meeting: Book Sale Tuesdays 10am-5pm. www.gardinermt.org 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm at the Gardin- er Community Center. Gardiner Food Pantry: Livingston HealthCare Tuesdays from 1pm-6pm. Gardiner Rehab Outreach Bear Creek Council 307.344.9006 Linda Gray. Clinic: M/W/F from 9am-4pm at Meeting: Meets monthly at the Gardiner Baptist Church. Track Ed Center, 9 Jardine Rd. Gardiner-Park County Water Call 222-7231 or 222-3541. For more information: 406-223- District Board Meeting: 2nd 2152 www.bearcreekcouncil.org Tuesday @ 6pm at the District Livingston Lodge #32 A.F. & Office. A.M. meets 1st Tuesday at 7pm at CVB Meeting: 3rd Thursdays at the Livingston Masonic 4:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s Gardiner Resort Area District Temple. Center, 216 Park St. Monthly meeting is held every second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the If you are feeling sad, as if no Electric Peak Arts Gardiner Visitor’s Center. one cares or that life isn’t worth Council Meeting: living any more, please call the Sept-May, 3rd Wednesdays Gardiner School Board Meet- Montana Suicide @ 5:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor’s ing: 2nd Wednesdays @ 6pm in the Prevention Lifeline at Center, 216 Park St. Gardiner School Conference Room. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Someone does care, they will listen to your story Gardiner Community Newsletter Info The Gardiner Community Newsletter is published every Wednesday afternoon. Deadline for all newsletter ads is every Tuesday at noon. This includes payment and ad submission. There is no billing, ads must be paid for in advance. 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