July 2019 - Montrose-Delta

MONTROSE-DELTA

JULY 2019

Volume: 5 | Issue: 7

Montrose & Delta’s Magazine for Adults 50+ with over 16,250 Readers

MEN ON THE MOON

Little-known tales about the Apollo 11 mission Nominate an outstanding volunteer! See inside for the 2019 Montrose-Delta Volunteer of the Year nomination form.

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Where the dinosaurs roamed Moab’s museums give a closer look at these prehistoric giants.

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Learn from the weeds in your garden Identifying weeds can help you find what your soil is lacking.

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o you work alongside an outstanding volunteer, or has your life been touched by the efforts of one? Local organizations can show their appreciation by nominating an exceptional volunteer for the BEACON’s Volunteer of the Year award. l nominees will be recognized in the August Montrose-Delta edition of the BEACON and at BeaconFest Boomer & Senior Fair on Thursday, September 19.

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DO YOU LIVE IN AN AGE BUBBLE? I’ve frequently been told that I’m mature for my age. While I’m certain this statement has never been ill intended, I’m not always so quick to take it as a compliment.

Why would something like that offend me? I should take pride in the fact that people see me as responsible and trustworthy— and I do. But “maturity” means more than just the opposite of “immaturity,” a word

that’s synonymous with juvenile behavior. In fact, the word’s primary definition is “fully developed, and full-grown.”

First of all, I’m not done growing yet. Secondly, age doesn’t determine maturity, so why link the two? I believe that experience is a factor in the basis of maturity, along with emotional development, which is largely affected by our relationships and meaningful interactions with people. It’s the lack of those associations that contributes to immature behavior.

That’s what happens when you’re in an age bubble.

According to Gen2Gen, a campaign to mobilize adults 50+ to stand with young people, if you spend all of your time with people your age and rarely engage in meaningful conversations with someone more than 20 years younger than you, you likely haven’t broken out of your bubble.

While it’s great to have friends our age that we can grow with, intergenerational contact is healthy for everyone involved. Interacting with younger people can help impart knowledge, guidance and help them with self-esteem issues.

In turn, they can help you stay up to date on ideas and current trends.

I have several friends—really good friends—who are 20+ years older. I learn from them constantly. I’m a well rounded, more experienced, and more mature adult because of them.

I’m happy to report that I do not live in an age bubble. Do you?

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EDITORIAL COLUMN

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COVER STORY

1969: A Space Odyssey Little-known stories from the first moon landing

By Randal C. Hill y the early 1960s, America was trailing the Soviet Union in space development. This undoubtedly played a part in President John F. Kennedy’s appeal to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, when he pronounced, “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”

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400,000 HELPING HANDS On the morning of July 16, 1969, at 9:32 a.m. at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, Apollo 11 thundered off the launch pad in a billowy cloud of smoke, destined for immortality. Neil Armstrong, a 38-year-old civilian research pilot, led the three-man crew, which also consisted of Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, 39, and Michael Collins, 38. Media coverage naturally focused on the astronauts, but the total number of scientists, engineers, service and construction workers involved in

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the Apollo 11 project had surged to more than 400,000 by that crisp, clear summer morning.

In the next 76 hours, the astronauts soared 240,000 miles, averaging over 3,100 miles per hour.

They entered a lunar orbit on July 19, and the next day, at 1:46 p.m., their lunar module, Eagle, separated from the command module, Columbia, where Collins remained on board to monitor it all.

have been aborted in order to guarantee adequate fuel for the return flight home.

Armstrong immediately radioed Mission Control in Houston with his now-iconic announcement, “The Eagle has landed.”

WHAT’D I SAY? At 10:39 p.m., Armstrong descended from the ship as a television

25 SECONDS TO GO The Eagle began its descent to the lunar surface two hours later. However, when Armstrong prepared to set the craft down, he realized that boulders and craters were scattered throughout the landing site, posing a potential hazard.

He eased his craft over to a flatter, safer place nearby, but that maneuver burned fuel that was already running dangerously low. When the Eagle finally settled onto the moon’s Sea of Tranquility, the remaining fuel would have only lasted another 25 seconds before the landing would

Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the bay of the lunar lander.

COVER STORY Left: Aldrin walks on the moon. Top right: Aldrin looks back at Tranquility Base. Bottom right: The Apollo 11 mission crew, from left, Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. first set foot on the moon—July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.”

Armstrong and Aldrin reconnected successfully with Collins and Columbia, and at 12:56 a.m. on July 22, Apollo 11 began its journey home, safely splashing into the Pacific Ocean at 12:50 p.m. two days later. It’s estimated that over 550 million people worldwide had followed the history-making event on television.

FOR THE NON-BELIEVERS Though etched in our collective consciousness, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of this historical milestone will probably not change the minds of a small group

camera attached to the Eagle beamed the astronauts’ progress back to Earth. When he opened the hatch and stepped onto the moon’s surface, announcing to the world: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Aldrin followed Armstrong 19 minutes later, being careful not to lock the Eagle’s hatch, as there was no outer handle—and no roadside assistance number to call 240,000 miles away.

ROCKS, WALKS AND HEAT Following NASA’s directive, Armstrong and Aldrin loaded nearly 50 pounds of moon rocks and soil into the Eagle, took photographs and conducted tests. The hardest task then facing the two was the planting of the American flag (which had come from Sears). The moon’s surface was rock-hard, and the astronauts only managed to hammer Old Glory a few inches into the surface, where it subsequently fell over from the Eagle’s takeoff blast.

The pair spent 21 hours and 36

minutes—almost a full day—on the moon. They stayed in their craft for over six hours after they landed, and they also took frequent breaks when they walked on the surface. The thermally cooled underwear they wore inside their spacesuits helped them fend off the potentially lethal 200 degree Fahrenheit lunar surface temperatures, but Armstrong and Aldrin were always aware that their cooling properties could fail at any moment, so they purposely kept their ambles brief.

HOMEWARD BOUND The men returned to the lunar module by 1:11 a.m. Just before they secured the hatch, Aldrin accidentally tripped the circuit breaker used to activate the main engine. After a moment of panic, he was able to push the breaker back into the correct position with a felt-tip pen.

Besides the American flag, the astronauts left behind several other items, including a plaque that read: “Here men from the planet Earth

of conspiracy theorists, who to this day, and contrary to abundant evidence available, believe that NASA faked the July 20, 1969, moon landing.

In 2002, The Washington Post featured a news item concerning Buzz Aldrin. The former astronaut was leaving a Beverly Hills hotel when he was accosted by a conspiracy theorist, who shrieked, “You’re the one who said you walked on the moon when you didn’t!”

After calling Aldrin a liar, the man waved a Bible in Aldrin’s face and insisted that he swear the truth on it. The former astronaut settled the matter by knocking the accuser to the ground with a well-placed right cross to the jaw. ■

Chasing the Moon

Premieres July 8-10 at 8 p.m. on RMPBS “American Experience: Chasing the Moon,” premieres in three parts July 8-10, 2019 at 8 p.m. on Rocky Mountain PBS. This film by Robert Stone reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing a visual

feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material—much of which has never before been seen by the public—the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events.

Earlier this month, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Rocky Mountain PBS collaborated with local businesses and organizations to provide an out-of-this-world experience for viewers of all ages.

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Where the W

dinosaurs roamed

Moab museums give a closer look at these prehistoric giants Story and photos by Diana Barnett

ho doesn’t love dinosaurs?

I sure do, and so do my grandkids.

Since my grandson Liam lives and breathes dinosaurs, we decided to take a day trip to Moab to learn about our area’s early reptiles.

On the drive over, I had a flashback to our first trip to Vernal, Utah, with our kids more than 30 years ago. I remembered their excitement as they walked through the wooded museum trail, looking up at the towering dinosaur statues and a wooly mammoth on the path. The T-Rex was by far their favorite. In every family photo in the months that followed, two kids posed with their fingers shaped like dinosaur claws.

EXPLORE THE DINOSAUR DIAMOND

Diana and Brad Barnett explore Utah’s Dinosaur Diamond with their grandkids.

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Moab, Utah, is located smack dab in the middle of the Dinosaur Diamond—Vernal to the north, Fruita to the east, Price to the west, and Blanding to the south. Moab has several trails for hiking and viewing dinosaur tracks. Two of my favorites are the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail, a 1.8-mile hike that’s great for hikers of all skill levels, and Potash Petroglyphs trail, where you can also view petroglyphs from your car.

Museum of Moab also features an extensive rock and mineral display with massive dinosaur bones.

Liam’s favorite attraction was Moab Giants, a dinosaur museum unlike any other, just a few miles north of Moab. This prehistoric compound also features lifesized dinosaurs, which look quite comfortable in the land they once called home.

A TRIP THROUGH TIME The half-mile trail at Moab Giants’ Dinosaur Park is mostly level, which makes for an easy walk whether you’re 6 or 60. Plaques at each display inform visitors about the creatures’ habits, footprint, time period and other interesting facts.

Many dinosaurs are portrayed in families or hunting groups with Arches National Park and the La Sal Mountains in the backdrop.

“Look, it’s a Utahraptor!” Liam announced, as we rounded the trail.

“You can tell by its head, its tail and its sharp claws!”

I didn’t remember that one from the first time around. Evidently, this recently recovered raptor is a larger version of his cousin, Velociraptor, made famous by “Jurassic Park.”

The trail winds past smaller creatures like the silesaurus, oviraptors and pterosaurs, and then opens up to creatures like the diplodocus, which can measure up to 80 feet from nose to tail tip.

We could hardly wait to get up close and personal with the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Once we reached the end, there he was—all 44 feet of him. We looked like munchkins posing by his 30-plus inch feet.

BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE Of course, not all ancient creatures walked on land. Our next stop was the 5D Paleo Aquarium, which provided a walking tour for observing creatures ranging from sea turtles to Megalodons, prehistoric sharks thought to measure up to three times as long as a Great White.

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Tell our supporters that you saw them in your favorite senior news source. nology to bring the past to life with touch-screen terminals and educational games that facilitate learning. We peeked into labs where scientists are conducting a range of research projects. Visitors can also create their own fossilized tracks to better understand how they were originally made and preserved in stone.

The park also includes a playground, gift shop and café; a 3D theater, which introduces early

history of the universe; excavation sites; and a paleo camp, where visitors can step into the life of a paleontologist, seeing how they camp and what they use.

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40. Atty.-to-be exams 41. Slugger’s stat 42. Pleasing 44. Hotel offering overnight accommodation 48. Hair stuff 49. Gets up 51. City on the Mohawk 52. Chart anew 54. Bingo call 55. Prefix with space 56. Math branch 57. ___ expert, but...

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ASK THE OLD BAG

When do I say “enough” to treatment?

Dear Old Bag: In your March column, you responded to a reader who took umbrage at your mention of giving a kid a swat on the bottom once in awhile. (I was recalling a childhood memory of getting a swat on the behind for stealing a tricycle at age 5). I think that’s why too many kids have behavioral problems nowadays. When we were kids we got spankings. There were guns in the closet and we knew not to touch them without an adult’s permission or we’d really get it. There were cleaning chemicals under the kitchen sink and if you touched that cupboard you got a swat on the hand. We knew the painful consequences of not following rules. So we (mostly) obeyed our parents. If we really made Momma mad, we had to wait in our rooms while she calmed down enough to give us a controlled spanking. I spanked my kids and they are good, kind and considerate adults. I don’t think a swat is out of line. Signed, AM Dear AM: I raised seven kids, and the younger were raised differently than the first ones because as times changed, the parenting books said not to hit your children. I listened to that, and I have to say that it appears the older ones are more industrious, considerate, harder working and have more of a sense of right and wrong. Whether it was because of a stricter parenting style, I can only guess. One thing I learned for sure: Children have to know there is a consequence for every behavior, and consistency is very important. Thanks for writing. OB Dear Old Bag: I seem to be at a crossroads in my life. I am in my late ’70s and am chronically ill. I see that my doctors are very adept at keeping me alive. That is the way of medicine it seems: Keep people alive at all costs, never mind the quality of life. It seems that medical science has made huge strides in almost every field: new joints, new organs, etc. I am all for advances that help us live healthier lives and keep us mobile, but when do I say, “Enough already?” I don’t want any more treatment just to keep me alive. When do you draw the line? Signed, BW

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Dear BW: You’ve brought up a deep subject that we could spend hours discussing. I, too, am starting to ask myself, “Do I want to be kept alive so I can spend my last days in a nursing facility or in and out of the hospital?” My advice is this: You have the right to call your own shots. You do not have to have treatments. Your can refuse any treatment or medicine—it is your right. We get caught up in the system as if we have no say, but we do. I think more and more of us will be exercising those rights.

Good luck. OB Dear Old Bag: I am in my mid 50s and am new to the dating scene after being widowed five years ago. I’ve met a few men with whom I would love to be friends, but I don’t have any romantic feelings toward them.

None of them seem to understand that and only want to be intimate. Am I expecting too much? Is friendship between a man and a woman obsolete? Signed, BR Dear BR: Having met two men on a dating site that I’ve been friends with for a long time, I know there are men out there who feel the same as you. Be upfront and clarify that you are looking for friendship, but keep in mind that some of the best long-term romances began as friendships, right? Good luck, OB. ■

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LAUGHING MATTERS FIVE SURGEONS

Submitted by Robert Bennett Five surgeons were discussing who makes the best patient to operate on.

The first surgeon said, “I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.”

The second surgeon responded, “Yeah, but you should try electricians. Everything inside them is color-coded.”

The third surgeon said, “I really think librarians are the best because everything inside them is in alphabetical order.”

The fourth surgeon chimed in. “You know, I like construction workers. Those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over.”

Finally, the fifth surgeon shut

them all up when he observed, “You're all wrong! Politicians are the easiest to operate on: there's no guts, no heart, no balls, no brains, no spine, and the head and the butt are interchangeable.”

“I said, ‘I’m proud of you.’”

“That’s all right,” she murmured.

“I’m tired of you, too.”

SAY WHAT?

One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy negligee.

“Tie me up,” she purred, “and you can do anything you want.”

So he tied her up and went golfing.

Submitted by Lucy Bowman It was Grandma and Grandpa’s 50th wedding anniversary, and all day long the house had been buzzing with relatives and friends offering congratulations. The whole thing had tired out the guests of honor.

Toward evening, Grandma and Grandpa were taking advantage of the quiet in the parlor.

“Martha,” said Grandpa reflectively, “I’m proud of you.”

“What’s that, Pa?” Martha asked.

“You know I can’t hear you without my hearing aid.”

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CAREFUL WITH THAT iPHONE

Submitted by Kevin Ray I was at the gym recently when I suddenly realized that I needed to fart. A song from the group KISS was playing really loud, so I timed my farts with the beat of the music.

I grunted out five strong, loud ones back-to-back. After the song, I started to feel better.

As I sat up from the bench press I noticed that my fellow gym rats were staring me down with a look of disgust and disdain. That's when I remembered I’d been listening to music on my iPhone.

SCOTCH WITH TWO DROPS OF WATER Submitted by Ivy Brown

A lady goes into a bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives her the drink she says, “I'm on this cruise to celebrate my 80th birthday and it's today.”

The bartender says, “Well, since it's your birthday, I'll buy you a drink. In fact, this one is on me.”

As the woman finishes her drink,

LAUGHING MATTERS the woman to her right says, “I would like to buy you a drink, too.”

The old woman says, “Thank you. Bartender, I want a Scotch with two drops of water.”

“Coming up,” says the bartender.

As she finishes that drink, the man to her left says, “I would like to buy you one, too.”

The old woman thanks him and says, “Bartender, I want another Scotch with two drops of water.”

“Coming right up,” the bartender says.

As he gives her the drink, he says, “Ma'am, I'm dying of curiosity. Why the Scotch with only two drops of water?”

The old woman replies, “Sonny, when you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor. Holding your water, however, is a whole other issue.”

DOCTORS’ STORIES Submitted by Shelley Fisher

A man comes into the ER and yells, “My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!” I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly, I noticed that there were several cabs—and I was in the wrong one.

At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. “Big breaths,” I instructed. “Yes, they used to be,” she replied.

One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that her husband had died of a mas-

sive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a “massive internal fart.”

During a patient's follow-up appointment, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medications.

“Which one?” I asked. “The patch,” he said. “The nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours, and now I'm running out of places to put it!” I had him quickly undress, and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over 50 patches on his body! Now the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one.

While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, “How long have you been bedridden?”

After a look of complete confusion, she answered, “Why, not for about twenty years—when my husband was alive.”

A nurse was on duty in the emergency room when a tattooed young woman with purple hair styled into a punk-rocker Mohawk entered. It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it there was a tattoo that read, “Keep off the grass.”

Once the surgery was complete, the surgeon wrote a short note to the patient that read, “Sorry, had to mow the lawn.” ■

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Learn from the weeds in your garden

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uly is my favorite month in the garden. Plants are coming into themselves: their colors vibrant, their fragrances potent. Weeds get strong, too, motivating us to get down in the dirt and see soil life up close.

We’re tending to crops, harvesting the fruits of our labor and sowing more seeds for fall and winter bounties. Abundance is all around us, and the midsummer sun invites us to sit in the shade, smell the flowers, listen to hummingbirds and enjoy our little paradises.

TENDING TO GREENS, BASIL, BRASSICAS, SQUASH Harvest lettuce in the morning and soak in cold water before putting in the fridge. This process of hydrocooling your greens makes for crisper, longer lasting greens that are ready and waiting for you at mealtime.

Harvest broccoli crowns while they’re still tightly in bud, before the florets begin to open up and lose flavor. You can also harvest the lower leaves of broccoli and cabbage, slice into strips and simmer in salt water

to enjoy as a midsummer dish.

Harvesting basil is nothing short of an aromatherapy session. To encourage fuller growth, harvest basil by cutting the main stem, taking about a third of the plant. Cut just above a leaf pair, rather than leaving a stub. Keep your basil in a small vase of water or set it out to dry instead of storing it in the fridge.

Now that your squash plants are growing, check for squash bugs and eggs regularly on the underside of leaves and along leaf stems. Remove eggs as much as possible, and squash the adult bugs.

POTATOES, POPPIES AND SUCCESSION PLANTING As you harvest potatoes, you can begin sowing seeds for fall harvests. In our garden plan, we planted poppies alongside our row of potato plants. You can choose to leave your poppies in the ground, though chances are you’ll disturb their roots as you harvest your potatoes. (See last month’s column on how to harvest and cure potatoes at www.BeaconSeniorNews. com.)

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MAKE A HOME FOR TOADS Toads can eat up to a thousand insects in one day! They also eat grubs, slugs and snails, making them helpful garden companions.

Attract toads to your garden by providing a safe, clean, pesticideand chemical-free environment.

Get them to stay by building them a toad house! This can be as simple as a terracotta pot nestled into the dirt (a great use of the broken pots you have lying around).

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Leave some potatoes in the ground, or harvest them all at once.

Sow your next succession of lettuce, carrots and other greens and root vegetables for fall.

Spinach prefers cool weather and likely tastes bitter by now.

Harvest the rest of your spinach and sow seeds of tender herbs like cilantro or green onions.

Thin your carrots and beets to make room for the others to grow larger. If you sowed a thick bed of arugula, you can thin that and enjoy a tasty microgreen salad.

If you planted garlic in the fall, it’s time for harvest! Make sure the tips of the leaves have turned yellow and the lower leaves are brown.

Use a garden fork or shovel to dig up garlic from beneath, rather than pulling on the stems. Brush dirt off the bulbs, but don’t get them wet. Keep the stems on and hang your garlic to dry for three to four weeks, in a well-ventilated room or in a dry, shady spot outside.

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By this time in the season, you’ve probably got a lot to say about bindweed, crabgrass and goatheads. But don’t let that fool you: Even the gnarliest weeds can benefit us.

Weeds give us insight into our gardens. Identifying weeds by soil type can help you determine what your soil might be lacking. Clover popping up across your lawn indicates a low level of nitrogen; compacted soils invite grasses, whose strong central taproots and wiry stems are really attempting to aerate heavy soil and build structure within it.

Nature is a problem solver. Her goal is to create life. Weeds are no exception in nature’s connectedness, or her resilience.

So before cursing the weeds in your garden, identify them and see what you can learn about the little ecosystem in your back yard. While many weeds need to be pulled and mitigated for the sake of other crops, some are gifts.

Purslane is an edible succulent that arrives mid-summer. It’s rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and beta carotene. Stir-fry it, add it to salads or make pesto with it.

When I see it pop up in the garden, I encourage it to grow. It’s attractive, covers the ground as living mulch, and is not very competitive or difficult to pull up as needed.

Other “volunteers” worth keeping include plantain, yellow wood sorrel, lamb’s quarters, clover, dandelions and yarrow. Each of these has various practical and aesthetic benefits and is fairly easy to manage.

As with any kind of foraging, be sure to do your research and feel confident in your plant identification before you eat something that grows wild. Purslane, for example, has a look-alike called spurge, which is poisonous. Learning plants and foraging wild food is a rewarding learning process! Don’t skip the learning part. ■

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TALKING DIGITAL

Debunking technology myths and outdated advice

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omputer years are like dog years. One human year is equal to more than 10 computer years. That’s not an exact formula, but think about how many digital devices you’ve owned over the past 10 years.

Often, people don’t buy a new digital device because the old one has died. They upgrade because the old device no longer does what they need or want it to do.

Chances are, your old tube TV still works, but its pixel resolution makes it impossible to watch Blu-rays. Perhaps you opted for a smartphone because you found that you needed a full keyboard to text with because nobody would answer your phone calls.

I don’t encourage you to try to keep up with the latest and greatest technology. However, many people fail to upgrade their habits when they upgrade devices.

This month, I’m going to cover a hodgepodge of old habits, myths and outdated advice that people can discard along with their old machines.

Myth #1: Shut off your computer when you're not using it.

Modern computers have many power-saving features, and turning the machine completely off might lead to more problems than any consequence of leaving it on. Don't shut it off unless it’s a laptop and you want to save battery.

According to PCWorld, using sleep mode on your computer instead of turning it off costs about 22 cents per month. For comparison, the average 1100-watt microwave costs about 45 cents per

week. In other words, you might save 22 cents in electricity by shutting the machine completely down, but your computer will likely miss updates that could prevent a much more expensive problem.

Myth #2: Buy antivirus to protect your computer. In my opinion, antivirus is optional.

Most malware doesn’t come through email attachments like it used to. Antivirus programs often fail because the bad guys have found ways to trick computer users into allowing the bad stuff to install.

Antiviruses can still remove some problems but running them in the background typically slows your computer down more than if you actually had a bad program running on your computer.

Myth #3: Using your credit/ debit card online is not safe.

If your card has a Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or another major brand on it, then it’s guaranteed if anything goes wrong.

Don’t be alarmed with reports that accounts have been breached and information stolen. Almost all security breaches involve a bad guy getting a list of customer information, but that info isn’t usually connected in a usable way. Bad guys can do a lot more damage by getting a job as a waiter or gas station attendant where people physically hand them credit cards and IDs. ■

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agic Circle Players celebrates 60 years of quality live theatre in the 2019/2020 Season.

The Montrose community theatre originated in the summer of 1959, when Bette Dustin Spiro convinced a group of friends to put on a play, and the newly minted Magic Circle Players began performing at the Armory.

The name Magic Circle Players was coined by Spiro, based on her philosophy that the theatre is comprised of a circle of people—a playwright, cast and crew, and the audience—who together, produce the magic of theatre. The fledgling theatre group had the potential to “fall to pieces,” but continued to thrive under volunteers who rose to the challenge of keeping community theatre alive.

Following an extensive fund raising campaign, in 1974, Magic Circle moved to its current location in Montrose, and is the oldest contin-

uously running theatre in Colorado.

The theatre is still powered by the generous support of the community and credit it’s longevity to the volunteers who, for the love of theatre, give willingly of their time, energy and talent for the show to go on.

“Our volunteers make us successful,” said Lisa Rediger, who heads up Magic Circle Players.

“People have come together because of love of the theatre and invest themselves. They see the power and influence of the dramatic arts. We love to play and the interpersonal relationships create the ‘magic.’”

Magic Circle Players holds open auditions for every production— actors, musicians, technical and backstage crews, costumers, set builders, artists and administration support. To get involved, call 249-7838 or email mcp@montrose. net. ■

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Nominees will be featured in the August issue of the BEACON and our readers will choose the winner. All nominated volunteers will be recognized and honored with awards at Montrose-Delta BeaconFest Boomer & Senior Fair on Thursday, September 19 at Montrose Pavilion, and the winner will be announced.

Volunteer of the Year Awards 2019 NOMINATION FORM

Honor an outstanding volunteer by nominating them for the BEACON’s Volunteer of the Year award.

Use this form to tell us a little about your organization’s volunteer and how they go above and beyond their usual duties and responsibilities.

Your nomination and a headshot of your volunteer will be published in the BEACON’s August issue, at which time our readers will choose the winner.

Please notify your volunteer of their nomination. The winner will be announced and all nominees will be recognized in a brief ceremony at BeaconFest Boomer & Senior Fair on Thursday, September 19 at the Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Dr. in Montrose.

Only one nomination per agency, please. Nominated volunteers must be 50 years old or older.

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CALENDAR JULY 5

Artist reception: Terry Ouimet Come meet Terry Ouimet, an award-winning impressionist pleinair artist, from 5-7 p.m. at Montrose Center for the Arts, 11 Park Ave. Refreshments will be served.

Ouimet’s art will be on display all month long. For details, call 7879428 or visit www.mca4arts.com.

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Saturday and Sunday at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Purchase tickets at www.thewright operahouse.org or by calling 3254399.

JULY 12-14

Black Canyon Quilt Show The 24th annual Black Canyon Quilt Show, with the theme “Liberty, Front Porches and Lemonade,” will be held at the Montrose Pavilion from 9 a.m.-5 pm. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Adult admission is $5. Children under 12 are free. This year’s show features more than 150 quilts on display, including a queen-sized raffle quilt; vendors; classes; lectures; demonstrations; handmade items for sale, and more. For more information, call 417-4842 or email kjgilbert235@gmail.com.

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Montrose County Fair & Rodeo This year’s theme is “Where I come from.” Enjoy horse shows, dog agility events, crafts and activities, parades, music and more. For details and a complete schedule, visit www.montrosecountyfairand rodeo.com.

JULY 21

Golf tournament fundraiser The Homestead at Montrose presents its eighth annual golf tournament fundraiser at Black Canyon Golf Course in Montrose. Proceeds will help purchase a new van for residents. Tournament is eight-hole scramble format, handicapped and flighted. Shot gun start at 8:30 a.m. with two-person teams. Cost is $60 per player (includes green fee, cart and lunch). To enter, contact Denise at 964-3400.

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Deltarado Days The 84th annual Deltarado Days celebration kicks off with a farmers and ranchers luncheon at noon on Thursday, and continues into the weekend with a rodeo, street dance, downtown parade, tournaments and more. For more

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How We Conquered the Galaxy Follow along as Colorado Mesa University professor John Nizalowski traces the development of science fiction—in print and media—from its pulp origins in the 1920s and 1930s, through the Golden Age of the 1940s and 1950s, to the new wave movement of the1960s and 1970s. Nizalowski has written extensively about science fiction and fantasy, and interviewed such luminaries of fantastic fiction as George R. R. Martin and Roger Zelazny. This event takes place from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Montrose Regional Library.

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JULY 26 & 27

Magic Circle Players “An Opening Night Experience” Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and four one-act plays to celebrate Magic Circle Players’ 60th season. Event takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Magic Circle Theatre. Tickets are $15.

AUGUST 2

Artist reception: Joe Milich Come meet aviation artist Joe Milich from 5-7 p.m. at Montrose Center for the Arts, 11 Park Ave. Refreshments will be served.

Milich’s art will be on display all month long. For details, call 7879428 or visit www.mca4arts.com.

AUGUST 2-4

Crested Butte Arts Festival Crested Butte is home to one of the nation’s top arts events, presenting a broad spectrum of visual and performance arts. Over 165 artists line Elk Avenue, a National Historic District. Admission and parking are free, and entertainment, children’s programs, and live art demonstrations are scheduled throughout the weekend. For details and a full schedule, visit www.crestedbutte artsfestival.com or call 349-1184.

AUGUST 3

Olathe Sweet Corn Festival Mark your calendars for all-youcan-eat Olathe Sweet Sweet Corn, vendors, food trucks, activities and more from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. at the Montrose County Fairgrounds. Proceeds go to local nonprofits. Enjoy great local music from Peach Street Revival, A Lifetime to Overcome, and Lever Action with a concert by Craig Campbell to finish! General admission is $25. To purchase tickets, visit www.olathesweetcornfest. com. ■

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JULY 9 & 18

Lily Pond Trail This easy hike in Crested Butte travels through wildflower meadows surrounding a pristine lake with lily pads. Bring a sack lunch and your camera. Meet at the senior center at 7:45 a.m. Cost is $19.

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Activities offered by the Montrose Recreation District To register for these programs, call the Montrose Recreation District at 249-7705 or visit www.montroserec.com.

EDUCATION Have lunch at noon and listen to educational presentations at 1 p.m. at the Montrose Senior Center.

Lunch is $5. Call 964-3419 the day before to make lunch reservations.

July 2 - History of Colorado Utes and the Ute Museum CJ Bradford leads this conversation about the Ute, following a 28-minute PBS special, “The Original Coloradans.”

July 8 - Where and which dinosaurs have been found in Colorado?

Bob Gay with the Colorado Canyons Association presents this picture tour showing the different dinosaurs and where they were excavated.

July 8 - July 9 & 23 Free smart phone help Marc Hitchcox answers your questions about your smartphone. Call Cindy to schedule an appointment: 252-4884.

July 15 How chocolate affects hearing Discover how life affects hearing while you are participating in a chocolate consumption research study.

TRIPS & TOURS JULY 2

Stand Up Paddle Board Learn basic SUP and river running skills from professional instructors before launching on the Gunnison River. We proceed five miles downstream through calm water, deep canyons and exciting class II rapids.

Must be able to stand or kneel for two hours. Meet at the Senior Center at 7:45 a.m. Cost is $87.

Jet Boat Colorado Step aboard a jet boat and hold on! The throttle will be let off just long enough to enjoy scenic points of interest and a few stories.

Only guests in good health should participate, as jet boats can create forces that may not be appropriate for some. Cost is $79. Bring money for lunch. Call the MRD for meeting time and details.

JULY 18

Palisade Winery Tours Tour Desert Sun Vineyards, Mesa Park Vineyards, Restoration Vineyards and DeBeque Canyon Winery.

Meet at the senior center at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $30; bring a sack lunch.

JULY 23

4x4 Tours: Imogene Loop Alpine Scenic Jeep Tours guides us part way up Imogene Pass and across the logging road over to Yankee Boy or Governor’s Basin (depending on where the wildflowers are). Keep rough roads and elevation in mind before registering.

Meet at the senior center at 7:45 a.m. Cost is $82.

CLASSES & CLINICS TUESDAYS

Hatha Yoga Level 1 Perfect for those newer to exercise or as a complement to vigorous workouts, this class takes place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Field House Summit Room. Cost is $36 for the four-week session (July 9-30), or $11 to drop in. Mats and props provided.

MUSIC & DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES Dance along to live music at the senior center from 7:30-11 p.m.

July 13 and 27. Cost is $5.

LATIN DANCING Join Nando for free Latin dancing in the senior center crafts room from 6:15-8 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.

LINE DANCING Learn to line dance from 4-6 p.m. on the first and fourth Monday of the month, and 6-8 p.m. on the third Mondays. Cost is $2.

JAM SESSION/SING ALONG Join us in the Senior Center crafts room from 4-6 p.m. Mondays if you play an instrument or sing. Each person gets a turn to lead a song and others play along.

GAMES GAMES AT THE SENIOR CENTER Play Cribbage, Bunco, Billiards, Poker, Bingo, Bridge and more all month long. Games cost $1 to play.

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Tourism to Black Canyon and Curecanti creates $70 million in economic benefits A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 309,000 visitors to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in 2018 spent $19.3 million in communities near the Past Award Winner park. That spending supported 241 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $23.7 million. The report Past Award Winner also shows that 932,000 visitors to America’s Best Furniture Store Curecanti National Recreation Area in 2018 spent $41 million in communities near the recreation area.

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Pickin’ in the Park, Paonia summer concert series lineup Paonia’s 12th annual summer concert series begins August 1 and continues Thursday evenings through August 22. These free concerts begin at 6 p.m. and feature local, regional and national touring acts with local draft beer, wines, hard cider, and food vendors on site. More information at www. pickinproductions.com August 1 - I Draw Slow, with openers Hard Pressed and Honey Don’t August 8 - Battle of Santiago, with openers The Bluegrass Offenders and John Stockley Trio August 15 - The Brothers Comatose, with openers Zeb Etter and 3Hattrio August 22 - Ron Artis II & The Truth, with openers Luke Powers and Spidercat

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Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days a collaborative success Last month, Community Resource Center hosted their Rural Philanthropy Days Conference in the Western Slope, bringing together community members and statewide funders for three days of development and learning. Although the conference was hosted in the North Fork Valley, community members from all over the region, including Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa and Pitkin counties attended. Over 350 people attended this year’s event, and that would not have been possible without the planning and support of the Western Slope Steering Committee, event volunteers from the region, and the towns of Hotchkiss and Paonia.

Western Slope concert series announces 2019-2020 season Western Slope Concert Series gears up for its 21st season, with six concerts held at the Montrose Pavilion.

Ticket prices have been lowered to make world-class concerts accessible to all. Season tickets, six concerts, are $110 for gold seating, $85 for silver seating and $60 for bronze seating. Purchase tickets at www. westernslopeconcertseries.org/tickets. This year’s lineup is as follows: • September 8 - The Art of Duo: Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin, and Hsing-Ay Hsu, piano • October 20 - Director’s Concert: Stephanie Mientka and Andrew Krimm, viola, with Arthur Houle, piano • January 19 - Home Sweet Home: Love, Duty, Honor and Music of the Civil War • February 9 - Altius Quartet • March 8 - Patterson/Sutton Duo: Kim Patterson, cello, and Patrick Sutton, guitar • April 5 - Romantic Piano Trios: Sharon Park, violin; Matthew Zalkind, cello; and Hsiao Ling-Lin, piano

BEACON BITS SUPPORT GROUPS • Delta Diabetes Group meets monthly from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on the second Mondays at Grand Mesa Oncology & Rheumatology’s Crag Crest room. For details, call 874-7681.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • Sharing Ministries Food Bank seeks dedicated volunteers for three hours, one day a week.

Some lifting involved. Must enjoy serving community. Inquire at 49.

First St. in Montrose. Call 2408385.

• Senior CommUnity Meals needs volunteer delivery drivers and dining room helpers to help elderly citizens in Delta and Montrose counties. For details, visit www.seniorcommunitymeals.org or call 874-7662.

• Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver meals to low-income and frail seniors. Drivers’ backgrounds are checked and they must provide references. Call 249-8804.

• The Friends of Montrose Library is looking for volunteers to fill several open board positions. Meetings are held once a month and include evaluating program funding, planning book sales and attending to other business. For details, call 846-5287.

• Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans is hosting 12 male and 10 female veterans the last two weeks of July. For more information and a list of how you can assist in welcoming them, call 765-2210.

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES Alpine Photography Club meets monthly at Colorado Mesa University’s Montrose Campus. For details, email apcmontroseco@gmail.com Black Canyon Barbershop Chorus is looking for those who want to sing four-part in an a cappella barbershop music style. Practices are from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Olathe United Methodist Church.

Call 216-3800.

Black Canyon Classics Car Club meets monthly on the first Tuesday. The club is open to all ages

interested in classic cars, street rods, trucks and other vehicles. For details, call 240-1881.

Citizens Climate Lobby meets at 6:30 p.m. July 8 at the Montrose Library’s meeting room. For details, call 240-9146 or email montrose@ citizensclimatelobby.org.

51st ANNUAL PALISADE PEACH FESTIVAL “Celebrating Timeless Peaches”

Delta Hubwheelers Square Dance Club hosts dances from 7-9 p.m. on July 6 (Independence Day dance) and July 20 in the Bill Heddles Recreation Center Aerobics Room. For details, call 773-4495.

Friendship Quilters of Western Colorado meets monthly at 9 a.m. on the fourth Thursday in the Pioneer Room of Friendship Hall at the Montrose County Fairgrounds. Call 417-4842 for meeting details.

Montrose Amateur Radio Club meets monthly at 7 p.m. on the third Friday at the Olathe Community Center. Call 417-6142.

Montrose Area Woodturners meets monthly from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday at 520 Collins Way in Montrose. Call 986-2550 or email lvcribbs@charter.net.

August 16 & 17, 2019 RiverBend Park Palisade, CO Visit: Palisadepeachfest.com for tickets and details or call 970.464.7458

Montrose Elks host bingo at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Montrose Elks Lodge, 801 S. Hillcrest Dr. Montrose Pavilion Dance Club hosts dances from 7:30-11 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at the Montrose Pavilion. Dancers of all ages are welcome. Bring a snack to share. Cost is $5. Call 252-7172.

San Juan Dance Club meets from 6:45-9:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Lions Clubhouse in Montrose. Call 708-8333.

Sons of Norway, Vestafjell Lodge, meets at 1:30 p.m. July 13 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.

Enjoy a Koldbord potluck lunch. Call 245-5649 or visit www.vestafjelllodge.org to reserve your spot.

Western Slope 4 Wheelers meets monthly at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesdays at the Montrose Rod & Gun Club’s indoor range, 1211 6450 Road in Montrose. Call 209-5326. ■

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