Gallatin Media Center

For immediate release: November 23, 2021

The Gallatin County Commission voted today to provide a $309,000 subgrant award from the county’s COVID-19 relief funds to Greater Gallatin United Way (GGUW) to stabilize and staff the afterschool childcare program known as kidsLINK. Out-of-school-time programming will assist families, businesses and school districts in Gallatin County by rebuilding the local economy and social services that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here for the full press release.

Media contacts:

Danica Jamison, Greater Gallatin United Way President/CEO – (406) 451-1343 (cell)
danica@greatergallatinunitedway.org

Karen DeCotis, GGUW kidsLINK Program Director – (406) 600-0918 (cell)
karen@greatergallatinunitedway.org

Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator – (406) 595-8963 (cell)
whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov

 

Photos provided by Greater Gallatin United Way                                         

For immediate release: November 19, 2021

The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that six more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19.

See the full press release here.

 

The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County. Visit our website and make a plan to get your vaccine today.

• Combined clinics with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
  • Sun., Nov. 21 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
  • Mon., Nov. 22 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
  • Tues., Nov. 23 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1

• Big Sky Medical Center weekly clinic hours:
  • Wednesdays – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Adult Pfizer (12+ for primary series, 18+ for boosters)
  • Fridays – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Moderna (18+) primary series and boosters
  • Fridays – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Pediatric Pfizer, 5-11 year olds

• FLU VACCINE clinics are held at Gallatin City-County Health Department – These are walk-in clinics, no appointment necessary:
  • Mon., Nov. 22 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Anyone 6 months or older should get a flu vaccine
  • Mon., Nov. 29 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Anyone 6 months or older should get a flu vaccine
  • Mon., Dec. 6 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Anyone 6 months or older should get a flu vaccine

• IF YOU ARE FEELING SICK – GET TESTED! Gallatin City-County Health Department holds FREE COVID-19 rapid testing on Fridays and Saturdays at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. This site will be open over the holiday weekend!

• • Fridays – 5 to 8 p.m.
  • Saturdays – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Gallatin City-County Health Department Call Center is open five days a week, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions about COVID-19. Any calls received after business hours will be returned the following business day. You can reach the Call Center by phone at 406-548-0123.

The most accurate local source of information remains the GCCHD website. 

 

 

For immediate release: November 16, 2021

Gallatin County District Court Judge Rienne McElyea recently delivered a split decision in the case Gallatin County filed against the City of Bozeman over the cost of improvements to roads around the Gallatin County Regional Park, Oak Street and Ferguson Ave., in Bozeman.

Judge McElyea ruled that the city’s Special Improvement District (SID) 745 was created illegally, but also ruled the county should have challenged the construction contract for the road improvements before construction started in 2017.

As the county’s challenge to the contract was not successful, Judge McElyea ruled the 2002 agreement the county entered into when it bought the Regional Park property required the county to pay the cost of the improvements, which totaled $903,426.65. In the past two years the county has already paid, under protest, $618,028.71, which will be used to satisfy payment of the construction costs.

Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert said, “In March and April, 2017, the County Commissioners were faced with a very difficult decision – whether to stop a major construction project on Oak Street when the city and the contractor were ready to start construction. I fully understand why they chose not to pursue that course.”

The county and city commissions will consider resolutions next week to wrap up the case. Neither the county nor the city plan to appeal.

Media contact:
Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator
whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov
406-595-8963

For Immediate Release: November 15, 2021

The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that three more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19.

See the full press release here.

 

The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County. Visit our website and make a plan to get your vaccine today.

Combined clinics with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health

• • Tues., Nov. 16 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
  • Wed., Nov. 17 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
  • Thurs., Nov. 18 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
  • Fri., Nov. 19 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1

Big Sky Medical Center weekly clinic hours:

• • Wednesdays – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Adult Pfizer (12+ for primary series, 18+ for boosters)
  • Fridays – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Moderna (18+) primary series and boosters
  • Fridays – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Pediatric Pfizer, 5-11 year-olds

Other locations to get your COVID-19 vaccine:

• • Tues., Nov. 16 – HealthCare Connections mobile clinic – Janssen – 3 to 6 p.m. at The Ridge
  • Thurs., Nov. 18 – Gallatin City-County Health Department – Pediatric Pfizer Only – 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the health department building.

For Immediate Release: November 12, 2021

The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has passed away from complications due to COVID-19.

See the full press release here.

The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County. Visit our website and make a plan to get your vaccine today.

• • Combined clinics with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
    • Fri., Nov. 12 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
    • Tues., Nov. 16 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
    • Wed., Nov. 17 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
    • Thur., Nov. 18 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1
    • Fri., Nov. 19 – Moderna, Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose), Janssen (1 or 2 dose) and Pediatric Pfizer – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital – Entrance 1

• • Other locations to get your COVID-19 vaccine:
    • Sat., Nov. 13 – Pediatric Pfizer Clinic – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Safeway, 1735 W. Main Street, Bozeman
    • Sat., Nov. 13 – Pediatric Pfizer Only Clinic – 1 to 4:30 p.m. – Bozeman Health Belgrade Pediatrics, Belgrade
    • Tues., Nov. 16 – HealthCare Connections mobile clinic – Janssen – 3 to 6 p.m. at The Ridge

• • Big Sky Medical Center weekly clinic hours:

• • • Wednesdays – 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Adult Pfizer (12+ for primary series, 18+ for boosters)
    • Fridays – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Moderna (18+) primary series and boosters
    • Fridays – 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Pediatric Pfizer, 5-11 year olds

 

The Gallatin City-County Health Department Call Center is open five days a week, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions about COVID-19. Any calls received after business hours will be returned the following business day. You can reach the Call Center by phone at 406-548-0123.

The most accurate local source of information remains the GCCHD website. 

For immediate release: November 12, 2021

The Gallatin Rest Home Auxiliary volunteers are again holding a virtual fundraiser to help provide the merriment and traditions of a normal holiday season to Gallatin Rest Home residents.

The mission of the Auxiliary is to enhance the lives of the Gallatin Rest Home residents in Bozeman. The group compliments nursing care with extra comforts and opportunities, such as holiday programming, tours, music, room furnishings, sensory garden therapy, personal care items, visiting, crafts, movement, needlework, all kinds of art activities, reading, the aviary, fish tank, picnics, companionship, and much more. See some of these activities on the Gallatin Rest Home Facebook page.

Money raised in this year’s Vision of Sugarplums fundraiser will be used throughout the year. Every dollar donated benefits the residents of the rest home directly. Help us lift their spirits during these difficult times.

Donations are tax deductible and can be made online or by sending a check to the Gallatin Rest Home Auxiliary, 1221 W. Durston Rd., Bozeman, MT 59715.

For immediate release: November 5, 2021

The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that two more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19.

See the full press release here.

The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County. Visit our website and make a plan to get your vaccine today.

** – denotes clinics that will have pediatric vaccine doses available for kids 5 years and older.

• **Tues., Nov. 9 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
• **Wed., Nov. 10 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
• Wed., Nov. 10 – Janssen/Johnson & Johnson – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Belgrade Community Library with HealthCare Connections
• **Thur., Nov. 11 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
• **Friday, Nov. 12 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health
• Friday, Nov. 12 – Pfizer and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Montana State University in front of Montana Hall with Best Practice Medicine
• **Saturday, Nov. 13 – This clinic will primarily focused on pediatric doses – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with Gallatin City-County Health Department and Bozeman Health

The Gallatin City-County Health Department Call Center is open five days a week, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions about COVID-19. Any calls received after business hours will be returned the following business day. You can reach the Call Center by phone at 406-548-0123.

The most accurate local source of information remains the GCCHD website.

For immediate release: November 4, 2021

Media contact:
John Burns, Manager of West Yellowstone Compost Facility/Transfer Station
406-646-9298
john.burns@gallatin.mt.gov

After careful consideration, the West Yellowstone/Hebgen Basin Solid Waste Board has decided to permanently cease operations at the West Yellowstone Compost Facility, effective Monday, Nov. 8.

Great effort and expense has been invested in sustaining the program over the last 18 years and there were some successes during that time. However, more recently, the negative aspects of the program have far outweighed the positives.

The reasons for this decision include:

• The cost to run the program far exceeds the benefits of composting, on average, 600 tons of food waste per year.
• The quality of the feedstock received to compost is far below the industry standards to produce a quality, marketable product.
• Despite repeated attempts to refine and restructure the program over the past 18 years, costs and inefficiencies have increased.
• The Solid Waste District has had to subsidize the compost operations at the expense of the rate payers of the District.
• The Board feels the resources used to process, refine and finish the compost have a greater carbon footprint and contribute to increased greenhouse gasses than the waste being diverted.

The West Yellowstone Transfer Station will not be affected by this decision and operations will remain the same. It is the Solid Waste Board’s intention to provide the same efficient and seamless solid waste disposal service to Yellowstone National Park as in past years.

The Board appreciates Yellowstone National Park for the financial assistance, operational support and guidance during this venture. The Board hopes that the partnership between the Solid Waste District and Yellowstone National Park remains strong and mutually beneficial for many years to come.

Read the full letter sent to Yellowstone National Park on Nov. 3 here.

For Immediate Release: November 2, 2021

The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that two more Gallatin County residents have passed away from complications due to COVID-19.

See the full press release here.

The GCCHD website provides up-to-date times, dates, and locations where you can get your COVID-19 vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County. Visit our website and make a plan to get your vaccine today.

• • Tues., Nov. 2 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with GCCHD and Bozeman Health
  • Wed., Nov. 3 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with GCCHD and Bozeman Health
  • Appointments will be available this week, after the ACIP decision:
    • Thurs., Nov. 4 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with GCCHD and Bozeman Health
      *Pediatric doses of Pfizer may be available upon ACIP approval*
    • Fri., Nov. 5 – Moderna and Pfizer (1, 2, or 3 dose) – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital with GCCHD and Bozeman Health
      *Pediatric doses of Pfizer may be available upon ACIP approval*
  • Wed., Nov. 10 – Janssen/Johnson & Johnson – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Belgrade Community Library with HealthCare Connections

The Gallatin City-County Health Department Call Center is open five days a week, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to answer questions about COVID-19. Any calls received after business hours will be returned the following business day. You can reach the Call Center by phone at 406-548-0123.

The most accurate local source of information remains the GCCHD website.

Gallatin County Elections Department

For immediate release: October 27, 2021

Media contact:
Eric Semerad, Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder/Elections Administrator
eric.semerad@gallatin.mt.gov
406-582-3050

Starting Thursday, Oct. 28, the Gallatin County Elections Department will offer curbside ballot drop-off at the Gallatin County Courthouse – 311 W. Main St. in downtown Bozeman.

Elections workers will be outside the Courthouse’s Main Street entrance to collect general election ballots from 9 AM to 5 PM on Oct. 28, Oct. 29, and Nov. 1; and from 7 AM to 8 PM on Election Day on Nov. 2.

The Courthouse is one of five ballot drop-off locations in Gallatin County. The other locations are:

Belgrade City Clerk’s Office
91 East Central Avenue, Belgrade

Manhattan Town Clerk’s Office
207 South 6th Street, Manhattan

Three Forks City Hall
206 South Main Street, Three Forks

West Yellowstone Town Clerk’s Office
440 Yellowstone Avenue, West Yellowstone

Ballots can be dropped off during those offices’ regular business hours on Oct. 28, Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, and until 8 PM on Election Day on Nov. 2.

For more information or questions, the Gallatin County Elections Department can be reached by phone at 406-582-3060 or by email at gallatin.elections@gallatin.mt.gov.

Visit our website at gallatinvotes.com.

Photo courtesy of Gallatin County