Prime April 2016

April 2016 Broughtons Bring Double p.4 A Free Kitty, p.3

Planting Tips for Tomatoes p.6

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A note from the editor

Do you know a senior who should be featured in a future edition of Prime? Email your suggestions to prime@dailychronicle.com or call Cindy Sease at 582-2616

AARP Smart Driver......................................... 2 Free E-Waste Recycling Day.......................... 2 A Free Kitty, Kitty Is Waiting for You................ 3 Broughtons Bring Double and Then Some to Life.......................................... 4 Planting Tips for Tomatoes............................... 6 Recipe Box..................................................... 6 The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round......................... 8 Local Senior Centers & RSVP......................... 9

AARP Smart Driver

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spen Point will host The AARP Smart Driver Program on Thursday, April 14, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. The classroom course is designed for older drivers adjusting to the challenges of life changes and open to drivers 50 and older.

Montana Law requires auto insurance providers to offer a reduced rate for liability, personal injury or

collision coverage upon successful completion of this course.

The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members. Each student should bring his/her driver’s license, AARP card (if a member) and cash or a check to the class.

Aspen Point is at 1201 Highland Blvd. Register by calling Aspen Point at 406 556-2000. Space is limited, so register early. For more information, call Jim at 406-586-8854.

If you have difficulty understanding words clearly over the phone, just fill out this form!

You may qualify for free assistive telephone equipment through the

Montana Telecommunications Access Program!

The Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP) provides FREE assistive telephone equipment to those who qualify, making it easier to use the phone to do business or keep in touch with family and friends.

Yes, I want to learn more about MTAP!

Equipment available through MTAP includes: • Amplified telephones • Captioned telephones • Loud bell ringers TTYs • Artificial Larynxes • And much, much more!

Return form to: MTAP P. O. Box 4210, Helena, MT 59604

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For more information just mail us this form or call toll-free 1-800-833-8503

Free E-Waste Recycling Day is April 23

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free e-waste recycling event will be held Saturday, April 23, at the Logan Landfill, 10585 Two Dog Rd., from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Gallatin Solid Waste Management District accepts e-waste every day the landfill is open, but

usually for a fee. The normal rate is $27/ton with a $5 minimum fee up to 400 pounds.

Carpool or bring e-waste on behalf of friends and neighbors to save fuel, time and traffic congestion. For more information, call 406-284-4029.

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Sugar’s littermate, Ginger. They’ve always lived together, and Heart of the Valley wants to adopt them out as a pair.

A Free Kitty, Kitty Is Waiting for You

Livingston, MT 59047

(406) 222-2531

www.franzen-davis.com

Operations Director Sharon Burnett with Sugar, age 10

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Senior cats, along with shy ones, don’t get adopted as quickly as kittens and outgoing felines. (Among cats, 7 and older is considered senior though the animals live 14 to 16 years.)

This is the lull before the kitten storm, Burnett said.

The shelter’s cat population will triple soon. Spring through fall Heart of the Valley shelters 200-plus cats a day, most of them kittens or slightly older. Last year, 1,008 cats were adopted out. So were 605 dogs, and another 478 stray dogs were returned to their owners.

The normal adoption fee is $30 for cats 7 and older, $45 for cats 4 months to 7 years old. Spaying or neutering, microchipping, vaccinations and tests for the FIV and FELV virus are included in the charge.

Heart of the Valley is open from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The address is1549 E. Cameron Bridge Rd. Call406-388-9399.

We guarantee the lowest cost of any area provider and your 100% satisfaction.

118 N. 3rd Street | PO BOX 638

By Lisa Reuter

you’re 62 or older, your new best feline friend might be waiting for you at Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter – at no charge too.

The program is called Companion Cats for Senior People. “It’s a program we’d really like to see more people take advantage of,” said Sharon Burnett, the shelter’s operations director. “It’s a win-win for the cats and for people looking for feline companionship.” Folks 62 and older can adopt any cat 4 months old and up, and the adoption fee is waived.

“We encourage people to choose the animal that’s a match for their personality and lifestyle. There are some very active older people who enjoy a younger active cat.”

People looking for a mature, mellow cat have plenty of choices now. In midMarch, the shelter’s cat population was 65, almost all of them older than 1.

At Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory, we understand that when a family experiences a loss, there are many important decisions to be made... decisions that should be made with the care, guidance and experience of a licensed funeral director. We are committed to providing you with unparalleled service and compassion and are available to answer your questions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Full of personality, Newton is six and loves to talk.

Bellissima, age 10, is a mellow girl.

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Broughtons Bring Double and Then Some to Life

By Lisa Reuter

Sally and Charles Broughton in their living room. He’s holding the Olympic

Torch he carried through Bozeman on its way to Salt Lake City in 2002.

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hen Sally Wabel Broughton was a girl in Peoria, Ill., she dreamed of attending the U.S. Naval Academy.

Her cousin was in the Navy. She thought it would be exciting. But in the early 1950s girls didn’t do that. They didn’t need to drive cars, her father said, so he didn’t teach her. “I really chafed under those restrictions,” she recalled.

She gave the valedictory speech at her high school graduation and headed off to Illinois State University to study education, one of the few career choices she had.

Six years older than Sally, Charles Broughton grew up in Peoria too. He refused an offer of

appointment to the Naval Academy. “It was 1952, there was a war on and when there was a war, the men in my family went. They were all enlisted men,” he said.

He was a Marine aboard the USS Boxer, an Essex-class aircraft carrier, during the Korean War. In 1959, they were introduced by his brother, Perry. Charles taught her to drive. She transferred to his college, the University of Illinois, they were married and she graduated with highest honors.

“I thought my father and grandfather might say no because they were Republicans and he was a Democrat, but I was determined,” she said.

Two years later, Charles was

commissioned an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. “Both our parents attended, but I had just given birth to our oldest son, Christopher, and they wouldn’t let me out of the hospital. I still feel very bad about that. It’s a very special thing and I missed it.”

Neither of them missed much of anything after that. This is the story of two resolute people, married for more than 55 years, who supported each other to great accomplishments even though they lived apart for 10 years by the time Charles retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a lieutenant colonel in 1989. Among his 28 medals, awards and campaign medals are a Bronze Star, three Presidential Unit Citations, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Medal and two Purple Hearts.

“That just means being in a lot of places and not getting killed,” he said. He looks a bit like Jonathan Winters and Willard Scott, and jokes and smiles a lot.

“But he was in the heat of everything,” Sally added.

Indeed. Korea. Taiwan. Indochina.

Charles went into the Reserves after active duty in 1955, graduated from the University of Illinois, began a master’s degree in the early 1960s and studied at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary for three years. He volunteered to return to active duty in 1967.

“They said they needed his skills, and he loved it and he stayed,” she summed up.

He was Commander of Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment at Khe Sanh, Vietnam, where the Marines were besieged on a hilltop by North Vietnam-

ese ground, artillery, mortar and rocket attacks for three months.

A Puppy & Boys

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saw further duty as ground defense commander at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1973. He was in Lebanon in 1983-84 and in Germany before the Berlin Wall fell. They moved 15 times during his career.

Sally recorded every address in embroidery on a sampler that hangs in her kitchen.

“Last fall when we went to a Khe Sanh remembrance ceremony at Arlington Cemetery, his men came up and told me, ‘Your husband is the reason we’re alive.’

He always told me he would come back and I believed him. I remember getting pretty angry in 1967 when the Los Angeles Times kept reporting that everyone at Khe Sanh was going to die. But I don’t ever remember being scared except once, when Marine officials came to the door to deliver one of his Purple Hearts.”

“That breaks my heart,” he said solemnly. “I always tried to stop that from happening, and I failed that time. That was my fault.”

When he left for Vietnam in 1967, she was alone in California with a 5-year-old and a 2-monthold. “I left them with a puppy so they wouldn’t get lonely,” he said.

“An unhousebroken puppy.

What was he thinking?” She laughed. He smiled at her. They share plenty of jokes and smiles when they recall the past.

She kept him in his sons’ lives by sending him tapes to record his readings of storybooks. One of

the tapes has a little extra action: A bullet whizzes by and Charles swears before returning to the tale.

“Sally’s been very flexible all of our lives. When we got married, she thought she was marrying a football coach,” Charles said. He coached defensive backs for the University of Illinois at the time.

She resented nothing. “There were two choices. Either you were a mess or you carried on. I looked upon everything as an adventure and decided we were going to enjoy it, and we did.”

In addition to serving active duty, Charles was a faculty member of the Amphibious Warfare School, the Landing Force Training Command, the Naval Amphibious Warfare School, and the NATO Logistics School in Hamburg, Germany. After retirement, he completed an MA in history at Montana State University and was an adjunct instructor in physical education there for 15 years.

A few years ago, their oldest son, Christopher, a photography professor at the Brooks Institute in Ventura, Calif., summarized his childhood in writing: “We moved every other year. We went to bed each night not being sure Dad would be there in the morning. If he wasn’t, he’d be gone five or six months. But my mother made us

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believe everybody led the kind of life we did.”

Middle son Thomas is an elementary school teacher in Chicago. Youngest son Matthew runs the family’s 3 Fiddle Farms in Bridger Canyon and is a fiddler with the Bridger Creek Boys.

The only time Sally ever said no was after Charles’ retirement in 1989, when the United Nations and the CIA tried to recruit him.

“He’d been shot at enough,” she said.

“I understood,” he added. “She had had her time in the bucket long enough. Whenever people thank me for my service, I tell them I was doing exactly what I wanted to do. But think about the families. I tried to be sensitive about what I was putting her through because it can be hellish.

I enlisted. They were drafted.”

Sally’s Turn

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ally taught off and on throughout Charles’ career. When they moved to Bozeman in 1989, she went to work full-time at Monforton School, west of Bozeman, teaching social studies and language arts to students in grades six through eight for 22 years. For several of those years, Charles helped

Charles runs the Olympic Torch through Bozeman in 2002.

her by tutoring her students for the National Geographic Geography Bee, which she oversaw.

“Monforton gave me all kinds of freedom to do all kinds of things with the students. It was meaningful and interesting and I loved it,” she said. “A lot of the kids still talk to me about what they did while they were in school with me. They were really involved civically. They changed their community for the better.”

Sally taught her students to research public issues and advocate for change before school boards, city councils and county commissions. Her students successfully lobbied for bike helmet safety and school breakfast programs; water quality in Four Corners in 1998, which led to formation of the county water and sewer district; a public bathroom in the Bozeman parking garage in 2006; and Hyalite Dam safety awareness, which led to a $267,000 Homeland Security safety grant in 2006.

“I taught my kids that politics is like a Ferris wheel. Things keep turning around but there’s only a fixed pot of money. You may not get what you ask for the first time around, but you have to keep working at it until there’s enough public support,” she said. “Then, of course, I taught them how to get public support on their side.”

She directed the school’s peer mediation program, founded their student council, was on the board of the Community Mediation Center, led the Historic Preservation Board of Gallatin County and taught civic education to national and international educators for more than two decades. In 2002, she was a finalist for Montana Teacher of the Year. In

2009, she won the award and was honored at the White House. She retired from the school in 2011 but continued training social studies teachers until this year. She took up marathon walking for her 60th birthday, has completed five full marathons and enrolled in two halfmarathons this year.

“I’m proud beyond belief of her, and awestruck at the energy she has to do all the things she does,” Charles said, adding the words admiration, humility and awesome to his praise.

“And I couldn’t be prouder of him,” she said. “He has done great things, and he’s volunteered so much to the community besides, through sports, church, Scouts and more.”

These days, they do most things together, from downhill skiing to volunteering at their church, First Presbyterian of Bozeman. She quilts and sews on her own, and he’s well-known as the blacksmith at the Museum of the Rockies’ Tinsley House each summer. He’s served on numerous national and local boards and worked as an officer of the court for young people in trouble.

“I don’t think we ever disagree,” she said.

“I shout a lot,” Charles interjected. “But that’s because I’m a Marine.”

Imagine if they’d both attended the Naval Academy.

Charles’ younger brothers Allen and Perry retired from the Marine Corps too. For 45 years, from 1952 to 1997, there was always a Broughton in the service. Between them, they gave 91 years of service, more than any one generation of a single family at the end of the 1990s.

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Planting Tips for Tomatoes that Like Montana

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here’s always plenty to say about the world’s most popular garden vegetable. Here are some growing tips and a chart of eight good tomatoes for our climate to add to last month’s conversation on new varieties.

For the highest yields, choose early-maturing varieties that bear fruit and ripen in 70 days or less.

Once you’ve made your choices: • Sow seed indoors six to eight weeks before last frost, or buy started plants.

• Make sure the plants you buy have strong, thick stems and are not leggy.

• Harden off before planting.

• Plant in a new spot every three years to escape soil-borne diseases.

• Warm ground before planting with red or black plastic.

• Pinch off lower leaves and plant stem in the ground a few inches deeper than it was in the pot.

• Use Wall O’ Water plant protectors for the greenhouse effect and frost protection.

• Use red mulch film to reflect light upward, improving yield and flavor.

• Support plants for air circulation and sun exposure. This increases early, higher yields and facilitate harvesting • Fertilize with a high-phosphorus fertilizer.

• Prune indeterminate plants for earlier, larger, more high-quality fruit.

• Keep soil evenly moist, and don’t let the ground get too dry. This helps prevent blossom end rot.

• Use pyrethrin or row covers to discourage flea beetles.

• Clean up and destroy old vines at the end of the season to prevent disease.

Jan Cashman has operated Cashman Nursery in Bozeman with her husband, Jerry, since 1975.

Type

Size

Days to Determinate/ Maturity Indeterminate

Color

Other

Sunsugar

Cherry

65

Indeterminate

Orange

Sweet, wins taste tests

Juliet

Grape

60

Indeterminate

Red

Reliable, prolific fruit set

Polar Baby Small, 2 in. 60

Determinate

Red

Cold weather, from Alaska

Stupice

Small, 2 in. 60-65

Indeterminate

Red

Czechoslovakian

Glacier

Small, 2 in. 55

Determinate

Red

Very early

Beli Naliv

6-8 oz.

60

Determinate

Red

Cluster type, Russian

Celebrity

8 oz.

70

Determinate

Red

Disease resistant

Parks Whopper

4 in.

65

Indeterminate

Red

Disease resistant

Recipe Box

Growing into a Locavore Homegrown is good for economy and your health

By Hannah Stiff

T

hough the weather outside can’t decide how to behave, prime growing season is fast approaching in Montana. Whether you’re a carnivore or a vegan, being a locavore (one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible) is getting tastier by the month.

Phone apps can direct you to local food sources. But chances are, when you go out to eat or shop, you can find a “Made in Montana” endorsement on your own and support local farmers and producers.

“Knowing your farmer has many benefits,” said Lindsay Kordick, registered dietitian and ACSM certified exercise physiologist. “Not only does purchasing local help sustain our local economy, but we often feel more confident making these purchases. It’s not beyond reason that you could stop by your local farm and view farming practices, whereas the likelihood of doing so with a global producer is low.”

Being able to trace the path to your produce, meats, cheeses and grains is certainly a perk of living in the Treasure State. Montana has many more local food opportunities than more urbanized states, and buying local reduces the number of miles food has

to travel from harvest to plate.

“Some produce will continue to ripen once harvested,” Kordick pointed out. “Therefore if consuming those foods from a global supplier, the produce will be picked prior to reaching full maturity in order to extend the post-harvest life, which allows for increased transport time.”

But harvesting certain foods prior to maturity may decrease the nutrient content, making the local option the healthier choice.

The locavore movement has other health benefits too.

“Many people report a higher produce intake when they have a hand in its growing process,” Kordick said. “A higher produce intake will always provide health benefits.”

While Montana isn’t perfect growing territory for all foods, the locavore trend is growing; Montana State University spent more than $1 million on Montana-produced foodstuffs last year. From micro-green salad to a frosty microbrew, there is plenty of local grub and grog at farmers markets, groceries and area eateries.

If you prefer staying home for a meal, check out Kordick’s tasty recipes featuring seasonal greens and Flathead cherries or huckleberries.

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Almond Yogurt Panna Cotta

with Fresh Flathead Cherries Serves 6

Cream of Power Greens Soup

1-1/2 cups nonfat Greek yogurt 1 cup skim milk 2 tsp unflavored gelatin 2 Tbsp water 1/3 cup low fat sour cream 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 tsp lime juice 1/2 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups cherries, pitted and halved 1 Tbsp local honey Slivered almonds to garnish In a nonstick saucepan, heat the milk with the sugar over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over 2 Tbsp water and let stand until softened, about 3 minutes. Scrape the gelatin into the warm milk, whisk and let cool to room temperature.

In a spouted mixing bowl, whisk the sour cream with the yogurt, lime juice and almond extract. Whisk in the milk mixture and pour the panna cotta into six glasses. Refrigerate until set, about 6 hours.

Combine pitted cherries and honey. Cover and place in refrigerator.

To serve: Place about 1/4 cup cherries onto panna cotta and garnish with almonds (optional).

Nutrition Info per 1 serving: 140 calories, 1.6 g fat, 7.3 g protein, 25 g carbohydrates

Serves 6-7

1/2 large yellow onion 2 tsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp olive oil 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth 2 lb fresh greens (use power greens or a combo of stemmed kale, collard greens, spinach, etc.)

2 oz shredded Parmesan cheese 1 cup half & half 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 2 Tbsp cornstarch 2 Tbsp water Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until fragrant and lightly brown, 3-4 minutes. Add vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Add greens (they take up the entire pot), reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 7-8 minutes, or until greens are softened.

Use an immersion blender to puree soup mixture until smooth. Stir in cheese, half & half and pepper and whisk well to mix. In a small bowl, blend cornstarch and water, then add to the soup. Return mixture to a boil for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. When soup is slightly thickened, it is ready to serve.

Nutrition Info per 1-1/2 cups: 152 calories, 8 g fat, 8 g protein, 11 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber, 345 mg sodium.

Recipes and photos courtesy of Lindsay Kordick: from her blog Eight Twenty, www.eat8020.com Lindsay Kordick has been a registered dietitian with Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for more than six years. She is also a Certified Exercise Specialist and writes a blog featuring recipes based on her 80/20 principle: eating wholesome, healthy meals 80 percent of the time and indulging a bit, 20 percent of the time.

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The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round

By Lois Stephens

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think I’ve reached the age when I have to constantly keep in mind this little thought for the day that I read on my calendar: “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

Allow me to explain. This simple example gives you an idea of the chaos that ensues when I fail to keep the main thing the main thing. Unfortunately, this little scenario and ones similar to it play themselves out with increasing frequency at my household as I age.

In winter, I boil water for tea on my wood stove. The other morning I decided a cup of tea would work wonders for my mood, so I set my well-worn kettle on the stove, waited for the water to come to a boil and then poured myself a nice hot cup of tea. I generally drink my tea black, but once in a while I appreciate the taste a tablespoon of honey gives to a cup.

I decided the day called for a touch of something sweet, so I decided to add a dollop of honey into the brew. Since I had neglected to bring any sort of utensil downstairs with me for stirring, I trudged upstairs for a spoon.

As I walked across the living room, I noticed the large container of unopened chocolate I had left within easy reach on the kitchen counter just in case I needed a bite to eat to keep me from starving to death before I reached the bedroom. I decided I needed a good pick-me-up of something sweet, but since I also had an open box of Russell Stover chocolates in the cupboard, I figured I would choose a delectable morsel from that container rather than opening the box of goodies on the counter. I made my choice.

As I savored the burst of chocolate euphoria, I wondered what I had come upstairs to do. I started wandering around my house, a habit which often jogs my memory as to what I originally wanted to find, get or accomplish.

In the bathroom, I saw a bottle of shampoo on the counter and remembered I wanted to wash my hair and needed to put soap on my grocery list. I walked back to the kitchen to add this item to my list, and decided while I was at it I’d better write down every errand I planned to do in town later that morning.

I completed the list outlining my er-

rands and noticed the cast iron cook pot I had placed on the kitchen stove as a reminder to start soaking beans for chili. I pulled a bag of beans out of the cupboard, poured a few handfuls into the pot and covered the beans with water. I set the pot back on the kitchen stove, planning to take it downstairs later to set on the wood stove to boil.

I wandered back downstairs, spied my tea – now lukewarm – and remembered I never brought a spoon downstairs with me, which is what I originally went upstairs to get. I tossed the cold tea out the door, put the kettle back on the stove, finished up a few chores downstairs while waiting for the kettle to boil again and made myself a second cup of tea. I walked back upstairs for a spoon and went directly to the flatware drawer, selected a spoon and set it on the counter.

Then I saw the pot of beans still sitting on the kitchen stove, so I carried it downstairs and placed it on the wood stove to boil. I looked at the clock and realized I needed to head to town. As soon as the beans boiled I removed them from

the stove, set them carefully on the cement floor to soak and left for town to do needed errands.

I arrived in town only to remember that my grocery list and my other list detailing the other shopping I wanted to complete still lay on the kitchen counter at home.

Attempting to make the best of a ridiculous situation, I tried to remember every stop I’d planned. I did go to the grocery store and tried my best to remember what on earth I had on that notepad that I really did need. (Unfortunately soap did not come to mind, a fact I realized later when I arrived back home and checked my purchases against my grocery list).

I continued around town, making the other stops I could recall that I needed or wanted to make, accomplished the tasks I could remember and headed home.

When I walked into my office, I saw the ice cold cup of tea sitting on my desk. I looked at that cup of tea, tried not to think poorly of myself, rekindled the fire in the wood stove, put the kettle on to boil and wearily hiked upstairs for a spoon……

Lois Stephens brings personal experience of the aging process to Prime Magazine. She enjoys writing about her observations of becoming a member of the senior citizen age group. She lives and works in Virginia City.

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Belgrade Senior Center 92 East Cameron Avenue • (406) 388-4711 www.belgradeseniorcenter.com Email: belgradesrcntr@bresnan.net Executive Director: Shannon Bondy ~VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER - GET YOUR TICKETS NOW~ Big Sky Western Bank of Belgrade is once again sponsoring the Belgrade Senior Center Volunteer appreciation dinner on Thursday, May 5th at 6:00 p.m. The staff and Board of Directors wish to graciously thank Big Sky Western Bank in Belgrade for sponsoring this special event for the volunteers who contribute many, many hours to the Belgrade Senior Center.

Our precious volunteers are the heart of the organization and we could not operate without their contributions.

You have made it possible for us to let over 100 volunteers know how much we love and appreciate their dedication and contributions to our community. Thank you to Peter and his staff at Big Sky Western Bank – Belgrade for sharing your time and generosity with all of us at the Senior Center.

All individuals that have volunteered at the BELGRADE senior center are encouraged to stop by the front desk to pick up your free ticket. During the last fiscal year, 125 volunteers, contributed many hours of time, dedication, and hard work to make our center a successful, fun place to be! THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! ACTIVITIES ■ Belgrade Senior Center Garage Sale: The Belgrade Senior Center will be participating in a storage unit garage sale at High Plains Storage units in May, and we are looking for gently used donations! (no clothing, exercise equipment, TV’s or computers) Volunteers will be at the storage units to receive your donations on Saturday, April 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m. The units are visible from Dry Creek Road north of the center. Our units are #66 & #70 and they are on the main road into the units. Please call the center 388-4711 or Marcella 451-9998 for more information.

■ Volunteer positions available at the Belgrade Senior Center: Kitchen helpers for Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, & volunteers to help with fundraisers. Please call 388-4711 or see Shannon for more information.

■ AARP Tax Aide Volunteer Assistance: Tuesdays through April 12th (by appointment only)- Trained AARP volunteers are available for a few more weeks to assist you in completing your tax returns. You will need your social security card or social security statement, a photo identification, 2010 tax return, 2011 W-2’s, 1099’s for pensions, interest dividend, etc., and if applicable, receipts for medical expenses, insurance, prescriptions, real estate tax, auto registration, and charitable contributions. Call 388-4711 to set up an appointment. Thank you to all the volunteers who dedicate many hours to providing this wonderful service.

■ NeedleAires: Thursdays, April 7, 14, 21 & 28 - 1:00 p.m. – Anyone who loves to knit, crochet, stitch or shares a passion for handiwork is welcome to join this friendly group! Many supplies are provided to make items for sale to the public as an ongoing fundraiser for the Belgrade Senior center.

The Senior Center gift shop currently has some wonderful gifts available including potholders, dishrags, dishtowels, scarves, rugs, throws, baby blankets, bags etc. for sale at our facility, which is located at 92 E. Cameron Ave. ■ “Big Buck Bingo”: Wednesday, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 – 1:00 p.m. -

Bring $$’s and play Bingo to win more money. Buy in is $1/card, which is split for the five games played; Blackout is $1/card, winner takes all!

■ Fish Fry: Friday, April 15, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Bring your family to the Belgrade Senior Center on the 3rd Friday of each month for either spaghetti or fish! Open to the Public!

No reservations required. We will no longer be hosting both a spaghetti and fish fry dinner every month. Dinners will alternate each month starting with the Fish fry in April. Spaghetti will be on the agenda for May. ■ RED ROCKERS! - Tuesday, April 12, 11:30 a.m. - Enjoy a fabulous meal with your friends at the Sir Scott’s Oasis in Manhattan. Please call 388-4711 to get your name on the dinner list.

■ Monthly Board Meeting: Monday, April 25, 1:00 p.m. – The Board of Director’s meetings are open to the public.

SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Hearing Aid Maintenance – Tuesday, March 8th, 12:30 p.m.

■ Blood Pressure Checks – Thursday, March 10 & 24, 12:30 p.m.

Ongoing Activities/Health & Exercise Services ■ Movement in Motion - Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

■ Yoga – Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. & Friday: 8:00 a.m.

■ Bingo – Wednesday – 1:00 p.m.

■ Bingo – Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month at 2 p.m.

■ Pinochle/Card Games - Thursdays – 9:00 a.m. – Fridays – 12:30 p.m.

■ Bake Sale – 3rd Thursday - 10:00 – 1:00 p.m.

■ Spaghetti Dinner – 2nd Friday – 5:00–7:00 p.m.

■ Shrimp / Fish Fry – 3rd Friday 5:00-7:00 p.m.

NUTRITION PROGRAM ■ Congregate Meals at center Monday through Friday, 12:00 Noon ■ Meals-on-Wheels delivered Mon-

day through Friday to homebound individuals Frozen Meals available for pickup at center Monday through Friday - Call 388-4711 ■ FREE Birthday Dinner Celebrations on Thursdays during the month of your birthday for members of the Senior Center.

Menu

Mon – Fri at 12:00 Noon 1 - Joan Ryshavy’s Roasted

Magpie and Taters 4 - Chicken Fried Steak, Hash

browns/Gravy 5 - BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad 6 - Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/

Gravy 7 - Clam Chowder, Egg Salad

Sandwich 8 - Pork Roast, Rice/Gravy 11 - Beef Enchiladas, Beans 12 - H a m , B a k e d P o t a t o 13 - Taco Soup, Egg Salad 14 - Pork Chops, Hash browns/

Gravy 15 - Lasagna, Caesar Salad

(EVENING FISH FRY) 18 - Gyros Sandwich, Potato Salad 19 - Chicken Strips,

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Note: all meals include Salad, Dessert Bar, Roll & Drink

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Bozeman Senior Center Find Us on Facebook! bozemanseniorcenter.org

EVENTS ■ Volunteer Thank You Dinner. Thursday April 7. If you have volunteered here this past year, we would like to thank you!!

First Security Bank will sponsor.

Please pick up your ticket at the front desk.

■ Please note: There will be no Bingo on Thursday April 7 due to set up for the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.

■ Baseball Opening Day, Monday, April 4. Wear your favorite baseball hat and celebrate the start of baseball season and spring! We’ll have a “baseball park” Polish dog lunch at noon.

■ Spring Dance with The Blue Spurs Band! Join us on Saturday, April 9 from 7pm-10pm. Cost: $7.00 per person.

■ Pancake/Bingo Supper. Monday, April 18, 5:30pm. All-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage for just $3.50! Bingo to follow, with cash prizes!

■ Introductory Pottery with JK Moyles.

April 1 & 8. Instruction/assistance and all materials provided. The first session covers hand building & the second session covers glazing. The cost is $25.00 (please pay in advance).

■ “Eating Smart, Being Active.” Thursdays, April 14-June 2 10 AM. Back by popular demand! Join Laura Horrigan, SNAP-Ed Program Manager from MSU Extension for a free, fun 8 week series on healthy eating on a budget! Each class covers a different topic and includes a tasty food sample of low-cost recipes.

Leave each class with a free cooking or shopping item to help make the healthy choice, the easy choice! Call to sign up.

■ BodyTalk, Tuesday April 12, 1 pm.

The health of your brain and your body are interconnected. Explore the mindbody connection. Learn BodyTalk’s Cortices, a simple do-it-yourself brain balancing technique that when practiced daily can change the way your brain works and help you to de-stress. Presented by Jenna Caplette of Bozeman

807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Deb Earl: deb@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Associate Director)

BodyTalk & Integrative Healthcare and Sue Stodola of BodyTalk with Sue. ■ Adventure Travel Theater, April 20, 1pm, “ Trails of the Mountain West” Come see what happens when two Lumberjacks from Montana get a camera and some Kodachrome Film. . . a Classic comedy on film is born. You won’t want to miss this gem from Don Cooper. Presented by Dale Smith.

■ Earth Day! Friday, April 22. More info to come.

■ Movie Afternoon, Tuesday, April 26, 1:00pm. Come enjoy the widely acclaimed and highly anticipated, “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens”. Popcorn provided.

■ Drumming! Every Tuesday at 9am.

Besides being fun, drumming has many health benefits, including reducing stress, lowering heart rate, lowering blood pressure, relaxing, increases brain activity and reduce negative feelings. Please come enjoy a rhythmic good time with us ■ Region Travel: Venezuela! Tuesday, April 19 at noon. Join us as we celebrate Venezuela this month! Been there? Born there? Lunch on us if you answer ‘yes’ to either question!

■ Cinnamon Rolls. Friday, April 8 at 9:30am. $1.25.

■ “The Last Best Geri-Actors” Readers’ Theatre: Fridays at 1 pm. No acting experience necessary—we’re always looking for new voices.

■ Free Tax Aide Assistance continues.

Please call to make an appointment.

TRAVEL ■ Alaska, by Land: May 25 – June 6. Fly to Fairbanks, 10 days motorcoaching. Cost: $4529.00 per person, double occupancy.

■ Snake River Trip: June 14 – 17. Motorcoach to Clarkston, WA for an exciting jet boat trip traveling 90 miles on the Snake River. Spend one night in a

rustic cabin. Cost: $720.00 per person, double occupancy.

■ Playmill Theater, West Yellowstone, Tuesday, June 28. Great new theater production: “Singing in the Rain.”

Big Horn Canyon Boat Trip: Tuesday July 11. Motorcoach to Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area. Picnic lunch and a 2 hour narrated boat ride through gorgeous canyons. Cost: $110.

■ Playmill Theater, August 11, 2016, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”, more info to come.

■ Yellowstone Park, Lake Lodge, Friday, August 26: Motorcoach through Yellowstone, enjoy lunch and a narrated boat ride.

■ Music Ranch, Livingston, Enjoy great name musical entertainment. More info to come. Get your name on the interested list.

■ Music Cities of Tennessee featuring Memphis and Nashville, Sept. 20 – 25, Cost: $2799.00 per person.

■ Music Cities of Tennessee featuring Memphis and Nashville, Sept. 20 – 25, Cost: $2799.00 per person.

Discover Tuscany, October 21 – 31.

Spend 7 nights in one hotel in Montecatini, one in Venice. Cost: $4599.00 per person, double occupancy if deposit of $510.00 in by April 1.

■ Slide presentation on Tuscany trip: Wednesday, March 30th, 11:00 a.m. Everyone welcome.

STOP BY THE BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ON OUR EXCITING TRIPS! SERVICES ■ Computer Assistance with Jack, Paul, Jay, & Molly. Please call for more information & to sign up.

■ Medical Equipment available for those 50+.

■ The Hearing Aid Institute of Bozeman offers free services: clean & check,

adjustments, batteries, repairs, & wax check. Wed. April 20, 11:30am-1:30pm.

■ Foot Clinic by appointment. April 18 & 25.

■ Free blood pressure checks every Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm.

■ Association for the Blind meets 2nd Thursday 1:30pm. Open to anyone who is visually impaired.

SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Forgetters & Friends: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm.

■ Caregiver Support Group. Meets at Spring Creek Inn 4th Thursday 12pm.

Call 272-7509 for more info.

■ Widowers Support Group meets 1st & 3rd Fridays 10:30am.

■ Gallatin Valley Multiple Sclerosis Self Help: 3rd Wednesday Sept-MayCall Gretchen, 624-6161 with questions.

HEALTH AND EXERCISE ■ Mondays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Arthritis Fitness.

■ Tuesdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Beg.Yang Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthritis Fitness.

■ Wednesdays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga.

■ Thursdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthritis Fitness.

■ Fridays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Beg. Yang Tai Chi, 12:30pm Arthritis Fitness.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Adult Coloring: Wednesdays 9:30 am.

■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00pm.

■ Book Club: Monday April 18, 10:30am.

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■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45pm.

■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 12:30pm.

■ Creative Writing: Tuesdays, 10:00am.

■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00pm.

■ The Last Best Geri-Actors Readers’ Theatre: Fridays, 1 pm.

■ Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10am.

■ Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10am.

■ Oil Painting: April 4 & 18 at 1:00pm with instructor May Mace.

■ Pinochle: 1st and 3rd Mondays 1pm. Wednesdays 1pm. Thursdays 1pm.

■ Red Hat Ladies Luncheon: Wednesday, April 13, 11:30am, Clark’s Fork ■ Scrabble: Thursdays 9:30am.

■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays 9:30am.

■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30am.

NUTRITION SERVICES ■ Free Birthday Dinners celebrated Wednesdays only!

■ Meals served Monday - Friday at Noon.

■ Meals-On-Wheels delivered Monday - Friday to homebound.

EXTRAS ■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday.

■ Our library currently needs gently used, sellable book donations. No encyclopedias or Reader’s Digests please. Thanks!

VOLUNTEER ■ Meals-on-Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals in Bozeman. Please call Sue, 586-2421.

■ Foot Clinic is looking for current or retired nurses to help at our monthly foot clinic service!

Please call 586-2421.

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Please make reservations for lunch so that we can have an adequate amount of food!

Hollowtop Senior Citizens Broadway St., Pony, MT • 685-3323 or 685-3494 ■ Serving Harrison, Pony, Norris and surrounding areas ■ Fee: $5 a year. Meals $3.50 members and $5 for guests ■ Dinner served on Wednesdays all year long and on Mondays October – May ■ Lending library and medical equipment

Manhattan Senior Center 102 East Main Street, Manhattan, MT • 284-6501

■ Fee: $10.00 a year ■ Meals: $3.50 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60 ■ Noon meal is served Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; call Monday – Friday before 10:00 am to reserve a seat ■ Pinochle: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after lunch Center Hall and kitchen are available for rental. Hall rental $50, kitchen and hall $75. Cleaning deposit of $25 and key deposit $10. Call Susan for more details to reserve the space.

Park County Senior Center 206 South Main Street, Livingston, MT • 333-2276 www.parkcountyseniorcenter.com • Open Monday - Friday 9-5 Executive Director: Heidi Barrett

■ Please call Senior Center for news and events.

Three Rivers Senior Club 19 East Cedar Street, Three Forks • 285-3235 Director: Jean Farnam • 570-0800

■ Annual Dues: $10 for folks 50 years or older. Applications are available at the Center.

■ Meals: $3.50 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60 Meals are served every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Reservations are required one day in advance.

Call 285.3235 and leave a message.

■ Birthday Celebration: Once a month either on 2nd or 3rd Thursday.

■ Extensive lending library of books, videos and jigsaw puzzles. Medical equipment such as walkers, shower seats, crutches, are also available. Call Jean Farnam for lending information.

ACTIVITIES ■ Sunday Games: 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month from 1:00-5:00 pm – Scrabble, cards, etc.

■ Pinochle: Wednesdays at 1:00 pm ■ Bingo: Thursdays after lunch ■ Meals on Wheels: Delivered to the homebound ■ Information on the Three Forks bus for seniors and disabled folks - call Jean.

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12 I Prime April 2016

RSVP

Southwest Montana

807 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 • 587-5444 Debi Casagranda, Program Coordinator (dcasagranda@thehrdc.org) 111 South 2nd, Livingston, MT 59047 • 222-2281 Deb Downs, Livingston Program Coordinator (debdowns@ rsvpmt.org) • www.rsvpmt.org RSVP OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA UPDATES ■ AMERICAN RED CROSS: Volunteers needed for 3 different areas.

Blood Drive Ambassador needed to welcome, greet, thank and provide overview for blood donors. Team Leader volunteers who can help recruit, train and schedule Donor Ambassadors and Couriers. Community Outreach Specialist who would seek out locations to set up a table to sign up prospective volunteers and/or blood donors. Excellent customer service skills needed. Training will be provided. Flexible schedule.

■ AMERICAN RED CROSS: Donor Ambassador needed. This would be someone who greets and assists blood donors at various blood drives. Blood drives can be held at the Bozeman Red Cross center or in the community. At the center the blood drives are on Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Looking for a volunteer who can work one or more 4 hour shifts per month, preferably someone who can commit to the same schedule each month.

■ BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOSPITAL: Volunteers are needed at the Care Boutique located in the Cancer Center.

Responsibilities would be helping customers and keeping merchandise straightened up.

■ GALLATIN REST HOME: Volunteers wanted for visiting the residents, perhaps sharing your knowledge of a craft, playing cards, reading to a resident or use your musical talents to help entertain. Your compassion is the only requirement.

■ BEFRIENDERS: Befriend a senior; visit on a regular weekly basis.

Your interests will be matched to a senior who needs companionship.

■ BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER FOOT CLINIC: Retired or nearly retired nurses are urgently needed! Just 2 days a month either 4 or 8 hour shifts.

■ AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY-ROAD TO RECOVERY: Volunteers needed to drive patients receiving treatments from their homes to the Hospital. No set schedules.

Only skill needed is your compassion.

■ AMERICAN LEGION: is looking for someone short term that is able to help set up spreadsheets for their bookkeeping.

■ SENIOR CENTER FOOT CLINIC: Could use volunteers and nurses twice a month to help our seniors with foot care.

Please call Debi at RSVP today at 587-5444 for more information on these and other opportunities.

■ FIX-IT- BRIGADE: Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are needed to help with small home repairs such as mending a fence, shoveling snow, or something as simple as changing light bulbs. You will be helping seniors or veterans for a 2 hour or less task on your time schedule.

■ STAFFORD ANIMAL SHELTER: Desires gentle compassionate volunteers to socialize and play with

the kittens and cats and walk the dogs. 1 hour safety training provided.

Come share your love with a joyful animal. They’re always happy to see you arrive.

Contact Deb Downs, RSVP Program Coordinator 111 So. 2nd St. Livingston, MT 59047 Phone (406) 222-2281 Email:debdowns@rsvpmt.org

Bozeman Lions CLuB eye glasses collection box for prescription or non-prescription and dark glasses at The Bozeman senior Center, The Belgrade senior Center, The manhattan senior Center and The Three Rivers senior Citizens Club in Three Forks.

For more information, contact Richard Reiley at

406-388-7840

Visit us on the web at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/bozemanmt

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RSVP PARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ■ AMERICAN LEGION: is looking for someone short term that is able to help set up spreadsheets for their bookkeeping.

■ SENIOR CENTER FOOT CLINIC: Could use volunteers and nurses twice a month to help our seniors with foot care.

■ YELLOWSTONE GATEWAY MUSEUM: JAlways in need of someone to man the front desk and help catalog and label items. It’s a great way to learn about our local history.

■ MAINSTREETER STORE: Is looking for someone who enjoys working with the public. Come help greet customers, label and hang clothes and accepting donations.

Volunteer 4 hours a week and get 50% off your purchases.

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