January 20, 2021 Local Announcements The Livingston-Park County Public Library bookmobile will be at Arch Park on Wednesday’s from Noon to 2:00pm. Unable to visit the bookmobile? There is now a drop box/holds shelf located at the Gardiner Community Center. For more information call 406.222-0862.

The Electric Peak Arts Council would like to thank the following Mt. Everts level sponsors of our 2020-2021Arts Season: The Johnson-Fuhrmann Family, the Raffety Family, Mary Strickroth and Rick Lamplugh, and level sponsors Follow Yer Nose BBQ, John Nicholson, Jim Peaco, Claire Campbell and Brian Makare, and Sarah Bierschwale. Stay tuned for more sponsor thank-you’s next month!

The Gateway Hose Company Board of Trustees monthly meeting has changed from Jan 18th to Jan 25th at 7pm at the firehall.

Do you know anyone in Park County 80 years of age and older that would like to get the COVID19 vaccine? Please have them call 406-222-4145 or 406-222-4131 or with their permission you can call on their behalf. Thank you from the Park County Health Department!

Free – House Trailer 14’x60', axles attached, in good condition. You move it. Call Donald at 229-378-7099. Start your morning off right with a breakfast burrito from the Grizzly Grille! Pick yours up from either the Conoco (served daily by 5:30am) or the Paradise Perk (served Wednesday - Saturday). Local Announcements continued on page 2....

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The Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Annual THE GARDINER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Members Meeting is Thursday, January 21st from Noon - 1PM via Zoom. Please join us for a recap and highlights of the past year. Members will have the opportunity to vote for new Chamber of Commerce ANNUAL Board Members. Open to the public. You do not have to be a Chamber member to attend! Please click here for the Zoom link, passcode 148499. Please email Terese Petcoff, at executivedirector@gardinerchamber. MEMBERS com with questions.

The current Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has determined that the following statement MEETING contained in the Policy and Procedures Manual of the THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 12PM - 2PM Gardiner Chamber of Commerce, is overly restrictive in terms of allowing the Board of Directors to update the Policy and Procedures Manual in a timely, necessary manner. Please join us for a recap and highlights of the past year. Members will have the opportunity to vote for new Chamber WHEREFORE, the Policies and Procedures Manual of the of Commerce Board members. Open to the public. You do Gardiner Chamber of Commerce is approved by the affirming not have to be a Chamber member to attend! vote of the current members of the Board of Directors (quorum required) in attendance at the public meeting July 18, 2013. This year's Annual Meeting will take place virtually via These Policies and Procedures are to become effective immediately and are to be considered binding in conjunction Zoom. Please use the following passcode and click the link with the Mission statement, Articles of Incorporation and below this invite on the day of the meeting to join us. Bylaws of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Any future Annual Meeting Zoom link revision of these policies and procedures, other than the Passcode: 148499 creation/dissolution of committees and/or their contents; and the designation of duties for/between the Executive Director Please RSVP to Terese Petcoff via email at and the Secretary/Administrative Assistant must be approved [email protected] or at by a majority ruling of the presiding Board of Directors at the Annual meeting in which the membership has been advised 406.848.7971 of such proposed revisions no less than 2 weeks in advance by mass email to the membership and posted in the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Community Newsletter for a minimum of two consecutive weeks immediately prior to the date of the meeting in which revisions are to be voted upon. The following proposal, which the Board of Directors will vote on at the upcoming Annual Meeting, will replace the current text (noted above) in the Policy and Procedures Manual. The Policy and Procedures Manual of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce was first adopted by a majority affirmative vote of the presiding Board of Directors on July 18, 2013. It may be necessary to update or revise these policies and procedures from time to time to ensure they reflect the current operational needs of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Upon proper notice given, any revisions, when necessary, will be voted upon by the Board of Directors. These revisions will take effect upon a majority affirmative vote of the Board of Directors. The Policy and Procedures Manual is to be used in conjunction with, but does not supersede, the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution/By Laws and Mission Statement of the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Help Wanted

Unique Employment Opportunity: The Cooke City Chamber of Commerce is seeking an Executive Director, as our former ED retired last year. This is a Part Time position with an annual salary of $20k. Duties include: grant writing and reporting; organizing chamber meetings and communications; maintaining website and social media pages; hiring, training, assisting and supervising Visitor Center traveler counselors; maintaining membership, visiting and assisting member businesses; and sometimes hanging out in a town almost as awesome as Gardiner! Candidates could work remotely; relocating to Cooke City is not required. Interested applicants can send a message through the Cooke City Chamber of Commerce Facebook page, call (406) 861-7628, or email us [email protected]

Gardiner Public School is looking for a Junior High Track Coach for this Spring season. Anyone interested please contact Mike Baer at the school, 406-848-7563. 2 Open 7am - 8pm

3 Meridian Trust Celebrates Milestone by Giving Back Cheyenne, WY – Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union is excited to announce that the credit union has just reached and exceeded the $500 million mark in asset size. First established in 1954, Meridian Trust has produced landmark successes and expansive growth over its decades-long history. The success of the financial cooperative continues with assets at the start of 2021 exceeding $500 million with over 100 employees serving more than 32,000 members. As a thank you to the credit union’s membership for helping Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union donated $500 to the financial cooperative reach this incredible milestone, Gardiner's Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Service. This all Meridian Trust branches have made donations in the donation comes as a thank you to the credit union’s communities they serve. A total of $5,000 was donated to membership for helping them reach $500 million in assets. local organizations and nonprofits across all 10 branches Volunteers with Gardiner’s Volunteer Fire & Ambulance which are based in , Nebraska, and Colorado. A Service accept the donation from Tina Sperano, Member Services Representative at Meridian Trust’s Yellowstone full list of the organizations that the credit union donated to branch. [Photo Courtesy of Meridian Trust Federal Credit can be found at their website: MyMeridianTrust.com. Union] Park City-County Health Department Asks Residents to Sign Up to Receive Local Covid-19 Vaccine Information

Livingston, MT-The Park City-County Health Department has partnered with Nixle to utilize the Community Notification System to provide Park County residents with up-to-date information about Covid-19 and vaccine availability.

To receive Nixle notifications, a Park County resident can: 1. Text their zip code to 888-777, or 2. Sign up online at https://local.nixle.com/register/ After registering, a confirmation text will be sent to the user’s mobile device. Nixle is a reliable, safe, and timely way to receive accurate information and updates about the Covid-19 vaccine in Park County.

Dr. Desnick, Health Officer said “as we learn more from the state about vaccine plans and availability we will update Park County residents using Nixle alerts. Many people are excited to receive a vaccine and Nixle will allow us to provide our community with timely and accurate information about Covid-19 vaccines.”

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Gardiner Restaurants 1/20/21 1/21/21 Friday1/22/21 1/23/21 Sunday1/24/21 1/25/20 1/26/21 Notes Thursday Saturday Monday Tuesday Weekly Schedule Wednesday Cowboy’s 7:30am- 7:30am- 7:30am- 7:30am- 7:30am- 7:30am- 7:30am- Breakfast until 406-848-9175 Lodge & Grille 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 11:30am. Bar & Casino now Outlaws Pizza 406-848-7733 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm Closed 4pm-9pm 4pm-9pm open. Restaurant is takeout only Grizzly Grille Paradise Perk 406-223-7393 7am-2pm 7am-2pm 7am-2pm 7am-2pm Closed Closed 7am-2pm Breakfast Burritos on Wed-Sat

The Corral 406-848-7627 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm 12pm-8pm The Rusty Rail 406-848-7336 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm 12pm-10pm Yellowstone Mine Tumbleweed Breakfast served 406-848-2225 8am-3pm 8am-3pm 8am-3pm 8am-3pm 8am-3pm 8am-3pm 8am-3pm Bookstore & Café all day. Wonderland Coffee/Bakery only 406-223-1914 7am-8pm 7am-8pm 7am-8pm 7am-8pm 7am-8pm 7am-11am 7am-8pm 7am-11am & Café & Lodge 3pm-4pm Breakfast only on 406-848-9433 7am-2pm 7am-2pm 7am-2pm 7am-12pm 7am-12pm Closed Closed Yellowstone Grill Saturdays & Sundays Yellowstone 406-848-9991 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm 3pm-8pm Pizza Company

Surrounding Area Restaurants 1/20/21 1/21/21 Friday1/22/21 1/23/21 Sunday1/24/21 1/25/20 1/26/21 Notes Thursday Saturday Monday Tuesday Weekly Schedule Wednesday

Chico 406-333-4933 Dining Room, Saloon & Poolside Grill individual schedules available on website: www.chicohotsprings.com/dining

Emigrant Outpost 406-224-2003 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 11am-10pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm 8am-4:30pm Sage Lodge 406-848-9995 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm 5 Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Business Directory The following Gardiner Chamber of Commerce Members welcome your business! To find more Gardiner information and trip planning resources please visit www.VisitGardinerMT.com. Support Gardiner's small businesses and break the chain today! 406 Lodge 406.848.9956 Outside Bozeman 406.582.8068 A Stone's Throw 406.223.1419 Paradise Adventure Company 406.333.7183 A Sunny Slope Lodge 406.223.7939 Paradise Gateway B&B & Vacation Home 406.333.4063 Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Foundation 406.524.1944 Paradise Perk Espresso 406.223.7393 Absaroka Lodge 406.848.7414 Park Hotel 406.223.7007 Adventure Yellowstone 406.585.9041 Park's Fly Shop 406.848.7314 Amerigas 406.848.7271 Reedfly Farm 406.228.5448 B Bar Ranch 406.848.7729 Rigler's River Rest 406.223.7500 Bank of the Rockies 406.333.9009 Roam Yellowstone Adventures 406.551.6518 Bear Creek Council 406.248.1154 Rockin' HK Outfitters 406.333.4505 Bear Hearing Solutions 406.333.2547 Rockin' Y Vacation Rental 406.223.3150 Big Bear Stampede Sept 11, 2021 Rocky Mountain RV Park & Cabins 406.848.7251 Big Sky Ebike Tours & Rentals 406.300.4706 Sage Lodge 855.400.0505 Big Wild Adventures 406.848.7000 Smith Family Ranch 406.848.7477 Blue Bison Art 406.223.2751 Specimen Creek Outfitters 406.848.9164 Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa 406.333.4933 Stafford Animal Shelter 406.222.2111 Child Care Connections 406.587.1682 Stone Gate Chiropractic 406.425.2421 Conoco - Town Station 406.848.7742 Story Distributing 406.548.7710 Cowboy’s Lodge & Grille 406.848.9175 The Corral 406.848.7627 Creekside at Yellowstone 406.838.2108 The Ridgeline Hotel at Yellowstone 406.848.7311 Danu's House of the Silver Forest 406.838.2367 The Roosevelt Hotel - Yellowstone 406.209.4954 Diamond Bar Heart Guest Cabin 406.848.2388 The Rusty Rail / Yellowstone Mine 406.848.7336 DW Burns Plumbing & Heating 406.333.4868 Travelodge of Gardiner at Yellowstone Park 406.848.7520 Electric Peak Arts Council Events all year Tumbleweed Bookstore & Café 406.848.2225 Elk River Art Studio & Gallery 406.848.9449 Upper Yellowstone Roundup Association Rodeo in June Emigrant Outpost 406.224.2003 Upriver Yellowstone Cabin 406.640.9000 ERA Landmark Western Land 406.222.8700 US Forest Service - Gardiner District 406.848.7375 First Interstate Bank 406.848.7474 Walking Shadow Ecology 406.223.5967 Flying Pig Adventure Company 888.792.9193 Wild Bear Adventures 303.907.9773 Follow Yer' Nose BBQ 406.224.2847 Wild West Rafting 406.848.2252 Frontier Mercantile 406.848.7220 Wilderness Connection 406.848.7862 Gardiner Community Library 406.848.7835 Wildflour Bakery 406.224.2847 Gardiner Food Pantry 307.344.9006 Wonderland Cafe & Lodge 406.224.2001 Gardiner Gifts & Sweets 406.848.7011 Yellowstone Basin Inn 406.848.7080 Gardiner Guest House B&B 406.848.9414 Yellowstone Big Rock Inn 406.848.9435 Gardiner Mammoth FM Association 406.223.1037 Yellowstone Condos & Suites 406.262.0880 Gardiner Market 406.848.7524 Yellowstone Destinations 406.848.9270 Gardiner Park County Water & Sewer 406.848.7734 Yellowstone Dino Lube 406.848.9401 Gardiner Pharmacy 406.848.9430 Yellowstone Dino Mart 406.848.9403 Gateway Hose Company 406.848.7350 Yellowstone Dreamin' Adventures 406.224.1599 Greater Gardiner Community Council 406.848.1883 Yellowstone Forever 406.848.2400 Greater Yellowstone Coalition 406.586.1593 Yellowstone Gateway Inn 406.848.7100 Grizzly Grille 406.404.9278 Yellowstone General Stores 406.586.7593 Hell's A Roarin' Outfitters 406.848.7578 Yellowstone Grill 406.848.9433 Hepburn Electric LLC 406.641.0172 Yellowstone Guide 424.333.4682 High Country Gallery 406.848.7220 Yellowstone Hiking Guides 406.848.1144 Hillcrest Cottages 406.848.7353 Yellowstone Hot Springs 833.977.7464 House of Clean Inc. 800.223.5082 Yellowstone Insight 406.640.1164 In Our Nature Guiding Service 406.579.3838 Yellowstone International Arts Festival 406.599.8728 Industrial Towel & Cover Supply 406.222.1131 Yellowstone Media Design 406.224.0270 Iron Horse Bar & Grill 406.848.7888 Yellowstone National Park Lodges 307.344.7311 Jardine Retreat 406.220.2201 Yellowstone Outpost Mall 406.848.7220 Johnstad's Bed & Breakfast and Log Cabin 406.333.9003 Yellowstone Park Riverfront Cabins 406.570.4500 Kellem's Saddlery 406.848.7776 Yellowstone Park Service Stations 406.848.7333 Lehrkinds Coca Cola Bottling Co. 406.586.2029 Yellowstone Photography Tours 406.579.7372 Little People's Learning Center 307.344.9011 Yellowstone Pizza Company 406.848.9991 Little Trail Creek Cabins 406.223.8595 Yellowstone Raft Company 406.848.7777 Livingston Enterprise 406.222.2000 Yellowstone River Motel 406.848.7303 Livingston Healthcare 406.222.3541 Yellowstone Riverbend Cabin 406.449.0222 Log Cabin Café 406.838.2367 Yellowstone Riverfront Condos 406.223.6940 Lori Hamilton - Realtor 406.223.1079 Yellowstone Riverside Cottages 406.848.7719 Medcor Inc - Mammoth Clinic 307.344.7965 Yellowstone Rough Riders 406.559.0969 Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union 307.344.7974 Yellowstone RV Park & Campground 406.848.7496 Montana Guide Service 406.848.7265 Yellowstone Safari Co. & Yellowstone Llamas406.586.1155 Montana Whitewater & Zipline 406.848.7398 Yellowstone Super 8 406.848.7401 MSU Park County Extension 406.222.4156 Yellowstone Vacations 406.848.5171 Murray Hotel 406.222.1350 Yellowstone Village Inn 406.848.7417 North Entrance Vacation Rentals 406.223.2594 Yellowstone Wild the Gallery 406.240.6968 North Entrance Washtub 406.848.9870 Yellowstone Wild, LLC 406.224.0001 North Yellowstone Education Foundation 406.223.5967 Yellowstone Wolf Tracker 406.223.2152 Northwestern Energy 406.582.4637 Yellowstone Wonders 406.224.3561 Outlaws Pizza 406.848.7733 Yellowstone's Treasure Cabins 406.595.7954 Yellowstone's Wild World 406.641.0931 If you are a Member and your business was missed or the information is incorrect, this was not intentional. Please call the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce at 406-848-7971 or email [email protected] Skertich, Licensed Massage Therapist, to be included406.220.2201 in next week’s edition of the Gardiner Community Newsletter. 6 Church Services St. Williams Catholic Church: Mass time: 11:00am Gardiner Baptist Church Sundays: Mt. Republic Chapel of Peace Sundays: Bible Study 10am Adult Education: 9:30am (Cooke City) Worship 11am, lunch to follow Sundays: Worship 8am & 10am Mondays: Good News Club at St. John’s Episcopal Church school 4:15-5:15 (Emigrant) Worship 8am Gardiner Community Church Wednesdays: Bible Study 6:30pm Sundays: Winter Schedule Sundays: 9:15 Sunday School The Church of Jesus Christ of Paradise Valley Community 10:15am Worship Service Latter-Day Saints Church Sundays: Sacrament Service 10am (1772 East River Rd, Pray) Sunday: Church Services 10:30am Community Services & Committees AA Meeting: Wednesdays @ 7pm Gardiner Community Library Greater Gardiner at St. William’s Catholic Church. Currently closed. Free book Community Council Contact 724-496-9894 exchange on covered porch. Advisory Board Meeting: 406-848-7835 1st Tuesdays @ 6:30pm. AA Meeting: Wednesdays @ 7pm www.gardinermt.org at Mount Republic Chapel of Peace. Gardiner Food Pantry: Cooke City. Contact: 406-838-2397 Tuesdays from 1pm-6pm. Livingston HealthCare 307-344-9006 Linda Gray Gardiner Rehab Outreach American Legion Meeting: Clinic: M/W/F from 9am-4pm at 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm at the Gardiner Gardiner-Park County Water & Gardiner Baptist Church. Community Center. Sewer District Board Meeting: Call 222-7231 or 222-3541. 2nd Tuesday @ 6pm at the District Bear Creek Council Office at 430C Main Street Livingston Lodge #32 A.F. & Meeting: Meets monthly at the A.M. meets 1st Tuesday at 7pm at Track Ed Center, 9 Jardine Rd. Gardiner Resort Area District the Livingston Masonic Temple For more information: 406-223- Monthly meeting is held every 2152 https://northernplains.org/our- second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the If you are feeling sad, as local-groups/bear-creek-council/ Gardiner Visitor Center. if no one cares or that life isn’t worth living any Electric Peak Arts Gardiner School Board Council Meeting: Meeting: 2nd Wednesdays @ more, please call the Sept-May, 1st Wednesdays 6pm November - March, @ 5:30pm at the Gardiner Visitor 7pm April-October Montana Suicide in the Gardiner School Library. Center, 216 Park St. Prevention Lifeline at Gardiner Chamber of Gateway Hose Company: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Commerce: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Board of Trustees Monthly Board meeting, 3rd Jan 25, 2021 @ Someone does care, they Thursdays at noon. Located at 216 7 pm at the Fire Hall will listen to your story. Park Street. 406-848-7971 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. Ads submitted without full payment will not run. How to submit an ad: • Email ad to [email protected] • Send ad to: Gardiner Chamber of Commerce (attention newsletter ads), P.O. Box 81, Gardiner, MT 59030. • Come directly into the Chamber office at 216 Park Street, or use the afterhours drop box. • Ads can not be submitted over the phone, but you can pay over the phone with a credit card. 406-848-7971. Line Ad pricing: Display Ad sizes and pricing: • Regular Line Ad: $7 for the first 40 words, ten cents for each • $10/week – sixteenth page vertical – 1.8” x 3.2” additional word. • $10/week – sixteenth page horizontal – 3.7” x 1.55” • Chamber Member Line Ad: $6 for the first 40 words, ten • $15/week – eighth page – 3.7” x 3.2” cents for each additional word. • $30/week – quarter page vertical – 3.7” x 6.5” • Free Line Ad: First 40 words are free, ten cents for each • $30/week – quarter page horizontal – 7.5” x 3.2” additional word. Things that constitute a free line ad: Lost & • $50/week – half page vertical – 3.7” x 13.1” Found, Thank You’s, Condolences, Memorial Services, and • $50/week – half page horizontal – 7.5” x 6.5” free things that normally have a charge (ie: giving a way a • $70/week – three quarter page – 7.5” x 9.8” bike, or serving a meal for free). Non-profit status does not • $90/week – full page – 7.5” x 13.1” guarantee a free ad. • $1 fee for chamber staff to build/modify/resize an ad • Logos and bullet points available for an additional fee, please (this service is free for Chamber of Commerce members) inquire for details. The Gardiner Community Newsletter is sponsored by the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce. Its purpose 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, contact information, good taste and to prevent defamation. VisitGardinerMT.com 406-848-7971 [email protected]