Local Announcements

1 March 16, 2022 Local AnnouncementsThe Gardiner Chamber of Commerce serves our community through developing Local tourism while endorsing the stewardship of the Yellowstone Successful Gardiner Neighborhood Plan committee would like to thank all those community members who attended one of the recent overview meetings. We now need your feedback on the draft Gardiner Neighborhood Plan. Even if you were not able to attend the meetings, we would like your feedback. The Gardiner Neighborhood Plan can be accessed at and the online feedback form can be accessed at You can also provide feedback by contacting Pat Baltzley, $5/LB Montana ranch raised ground beef. USDA certified all natural, hormone free Black Angus 90/10. Call Aneta at 406-224-0658. Local delivery Livingston-Park County Public Library bookmobile is at Arch Park on Wednesdays from Noon to 2pm. Unable to visit the bookmobile? There is a drop box/holds shelf located at the Gardiner Community Center.

2 Please call 406-222-0862 for more SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT GARDINER SCHOOL WILL HAVE TWO (2) THREE (3) YEAR TRUSTEE SEATS OPEN FOR THE MAY 2022 ELECTION. CANDIDATES MUST FILE A DECLARATION OF INTENT AND OATH OF CANDIDACY. FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT CLERK S OFFICE AT 510 STONE STREET, GARDINER, MT 59030 BY 4:00PM ON MARCH 24, 2022. CANDIDATE PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE. THE 2022 ELECTION CALENDAR IS POSTED ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT SHELBY DETRO, SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK/ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR OR MIKE BAER: 406-848-7563, Announcements continued on page Robyn Erlenbush CRB Broker Owner Each office independently owned and is a truly special parcel of land with year around creek, privacy, and year round access. Set on 20 acres, there are two homes on this parcel, both with private settings and good access.

3 One home is a log hexagon and has two bedroom and two baths. The second home is across the road, and has three bedrooms and two baths. There is a pole barn, and there are water rights from the creek near the house for irrigation. 185 & 186 Tom Miner Creek Road | Emigrant | Ernie BY:25 Day Forcast for Gardiner, MT from the National Weather ServiceThe next Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting will be Thursday, March 17th, at 12pm, upstairs at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center. Public welcome. To attend via Zoom please click here for the meeting link. This month's agenda will include: committee updates, Wild Livelihoods presentation, YNP Deputy Superintendent Mike Turnal, and Gardiner FFA continued from page 1 APRIL SATURDAY2 RISING 7TH & 8TH GRADE GARDINER STUDENTS*SILENT AUCTION**LIVE MUSIC**CASH BAR*GARDINER COMMUNITY CENTER 5-9 PMCOSTA RICA EXPEDITION FUNDRAISER KIDS 12 & UNDER$10 ADULTS$30 PURCHASE TICKETS AT: GARDINER CONOCO OLD SALOON *SPAGHETTI DINNER* OR ONLINE VIA VENMO: @GARDINERLEATHERBACKS @34 April 1 - An Evening of Bossa Nova & Vintage Jazz MusicApril 2 - Costa Rica Expedition Fundraiser EventApril 21 - St.

4 Vincent Mobile Mammography CoachMay 28 - Hell's A-Roarin' Horse DriveJune 17 & 18 - Gardiner Rodeo July 23 - Gardiner Brew FestAugust 13 - Shakespeare in the ParksSeptember 10 - Big Bear StampedeOctober - EPAC Show: Vincent Solo Play Gardiner & Mammoth EventsUpcoming Events Additional details at: you have an upcoming event that is not listed? If so please let us know by filling out our Event Advertising Request form, found online at You can also email We are considering all event canceled unless declared otherwise. Meetings, ongoing and weekly events are not included in this 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31 - Live Music at the Old SaloonParadise Valley EventsStatement from Yellowstone National Park Lead Fisheries Biologist Todd Koel about Montana FWP s Announcement of the Smallmouth Bass Found in the Gardner River, North of Yellowstone National Park Smallmouth bass are an invasive predatory species that will threaten our wild and native trout populations if they become established in the upper Yellowstone River.

5 Since anglers are highly effective at suppressing invasive fish in waters where they coexist with native species such as cutthroat trout, they will be required to kill and report any smallmouth bass caught in Yellowstone National Park when the fishing season opens Memorial Day weekend. Additionally, Yellowstone National Park and USGS biologists will be sampling the Gardner and Yellowstone rivers, upstream of where the invasive smallmouth bass was caught. Over the next few weeks, biologists will monitor these rivers closely to gauge the possible extent of the invasion. Our goal is to protect native fish populations and natural ecosystems. We will do everything in our power to prevent the establishment of smallmouth bass in the park and prevent them from preying on and displacing trout and other native fish. Members Selected for Elk Management Advisory GroupHELENA After reviewing 243 applications, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has selected 12 individuals to serve on a citizens advisory group to address the future of elk management.

6 The 12-member group will help craft a new future for elk management and elk hunting in are Ian Wargo, Heath Hansen, Brent Race , Stephanie Prater, Scott Tinklenberg, Matt Wickens, Race King, Chuck Rein, Druska Kinkie, Staci Ketchum, Scott Van Dyken, and Aaron Iverson. This group represents a broad range of viewpoints and experience and will use that diversity to focus on two broad tasks developing a set of recommendations to address elk management issues and improving relationships between stakeholders. The members were selected for the diversity of viewpoints they represent and their expressed eagerness to make progress on the complex challenges facing elk management in Montana. The members were selected irrespective of group affiliation. I was blown away by the interest in this effort. The quality of applicants was tremendous. With so many groups interested in helping out, the fairest way to select members was to focus on the experience each applicant had and their willingness to work with others to find a solution, said FWP Director Hank Worsech.

7 The work I m asking this group to take on will be tough, but I m convinced lasting solutions will come with folks like these working together. I m grateful for all of the people who applied to be a part of the working group. The first meeting, which will be held virtually and streamed online, is scheduled for the afternoon of March 22. The group s recommendations will be presented to Director Worsech by July applicants who weren t selected for the advisory group, will serve as a sounding board. This board will be invited to attend every meeting and will review and provide input on the advisory group s work throughout the more information about the advisory group and sounding board and to watch the March 22 meeting, go to matter of the artwork must be relevant and representative of the unique aspects of the Gardinercommunity and the GYE. When creating your artwork we encourage you to ask yourself, what Gardiner and theGYE mean to you.

8 Whether you have been to the area or not, all interested artists of any age are urged toapply!All eligible applicants regardless of race, sex, age, religion, nationality, or disability will be must not be offensive or contain representation of traffic signals or may not be used to advertise or promote business, product, or order to prevent vandalism, it is recommended to avoid large open areas in the original artwork is accepted. Only one submission per may not include any breach of intellectual property, trademarks, brands, images of illegal activity, orinvolve the attachment of objects to the garbage Gardiner Chamber of Commerce has the right to refuse any submission from public voting that does notfit within the guidelines , without art submissions should be sent in JPEG or PDF file types. Print quality artwork will be requested files and questions to Terese Petcoff, via email to Artwork willbe selected by the public via an online voting will be notified by 3:00 PM MST, Monday, April 18, 2022, if their work is print quality artwork to Terese Petcoff, via email to in one ofthe following file types: JPEG, PDF.

9 Ai, .psd, artwork files are too large to email, please send Google Drive or other file transfer resolution: Artwork/images must be a minimum of 150dpi at 1/4 of final print size (final print size istypically around 30 x60 )Scanned artwork is preferred, but high-quality photographs of flat artwork can be taken in neutral light andwork well Submissions For Gardiner Bear-Proof Containers For the Benefit & Enjoyment of the People to the Next 150 YearsCalling all artists! The project, For the Benefit & Enjoyment of the People to the Next 150 Years, aims to enhancethe natural beauty of Gardiner, Montana: Nature s Favorite Entrance to Yellowstone National Park by coveringfour bear-proof garbage containers with vinyl wrap images of selected art. To showcase the 150th anniversary ofYellowstone being designated as the world s first National Park, we encourage all interested parties to askthemselves what Gardiner and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) mean to them when creating their wrapping will be done by Bozeman-based Clean Slate Group, which has managed similar projects in places likeJackson Hole, Bozeman, and Sioux Falls.

10 The bear-proof garbage containers will be placed in high-traffic locationsthroughout Gardiner and made available to the public for use. This project is made possible by the GardinerChamber of Commerce & Visitor Information Center and the Gardiner Area Resort Tax Submission GuidelinesDue Date: Art or photography must be submitted per guidelines no later than 12:00 PM MST, Thursday, March 31,2022. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. It is the artists responsibility to confirm receipt Process:If your artwork is selected:Artists of selected artwork understand and agree to the following: Selected artwork will be digitally applied to anti-graffiti vinyl and wrapped on utilityboxes that may be targeted by vandals. Art is applied to functioning equipment that may need repair or replacement. No guarantee is issued forlocation or longevity of display. Clean Slate Group may make adjustments to the finished piece to address installation challenges.