<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0i2cwy_1FDSi8cl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0i2cwy_1FDSi8cl00" width="1516" height="1366" ><figcaption>The mechanical bison ride provided by&nbsp;Belgrade-based Jaime Schmidt was popular at the Buffalo Days event in Gardiner on Sept. 12.&nbsp; Liz Kearney</figcaption></figure>GARDINER — Buffalo Days returned to Gardiner this past weekend.A once annual event that had fallen off in recent years was re-ignited by Gardiner businesswoman Stacey Orsted, who owns Wonderland Cafe &amp; Lodge, located on the town’s Main St.The street-based event raises funds for the local all-volunteer Gardiner-based Gateway Hose Company. The fire and ambulance service runs on 22 “incredible volunteers,” said the company’s long-time EMS Coordinator, Jo Lynn.“And we’re always looking for more volunteers,” she saidGateway Hose makes between 125-150 ambulance calls a year, which are mostly transports to medical care, Lynn said. And they make about 30-40 fire calls.The organization is funded through Park County and property taxes, and they often apply for Gardiner Resort tax funds, Lynn added.Gateway Hose has mutual aid agreements with other Park County fire departments and the Yellowstone National Park, with whom they train often, Lynn said. Orsted said Monday evening she was still tallying the receipts but estimated the event may have raised about $20,000 for Gateway Hose.Buffalo Days, a one-day event held Saturday, Sept. 12, drew locals as well as tourists. Activities included a dunk tank, corn hole games, cowboy roping, food and ice cream, live music, other games and activities--and a mechanical bull bison.Buffalo Days wouldn't be complete without a bison. Even if it was only a mechanical ride. The mechanical bison ride was pretty popular, and several people, both men and women, took their turn on it. The mechanical bison is owned by Belgrade-based Jaime Schmidt. She got into the mechanical bull—later a bison—and inflatables about 11 years ago. But the bison was so popular, she later sold the inflatables part of the business.The business is seasonal and pretty popular. "We do a lot of weddings," Schmidt said. </div></body>

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GARDINER — Buffalo Days returned to Gardiner this past weekend. A once annual event that had fallen off in recent years was re-ignited by Gardiner businesswoman Stacey Orsted, who owns Wonderland Cafe & Lodge, located on the town’s Main St. The street-based event raises funds for the local...

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GARDINER — Buffalo Days returned to Gardiner this past weekend. A once annual event that had fallen off in recent years was re-ignited by Gardiner business

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