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Women’s Age-ing to Sage-ing........................ 2 Time to Renew the Clutter Battle............................................ 3 Expect Scams With Spring............................. 4 New Tomato Varieties..................................... 5 Hooray for Senior Meals.................................. 6 Third Calling is Restoring Antique Tractors............................................ 8 Recipe Box................................................... 10 Local Senior Centers & RSVP....................... 12

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It’s Spring. Time to Renew the Clutter Battle

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By Lisa Reuter

or many of us, Spring means spring cleaning.

And cleaning means waging anew the never-ending Battle Against Clutter. This year, though, clutter has been on my mind since before Christmas, when I interviewed Heyday shop owner Lisa Rickenbaugh. It was the subject of our conversation.

I did some research and found these facts: • Get rid of clutter and you eliminate 40 percent of your housework, says the National Soap and Detergent Association.

• Probably 80 percent of everything we own is clutter. That’s the percentage of our belongings we don’t use, according to the National Association of Professional Organizers.

• Average Americans spend 55 minutes a day, or 12 days a year, looking for things they have but can’t find amid all the other stuff.

Rickenbaugh turned me on to “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” the best-selling book by Japanese organizing expert Marie Kondo. She boiled Kondo’s philosophy down to a simple four-part quote. “We just don’t need so

much stuff,” Rickenbaugh said. “Carve out time to look at the big picture of your stuff. Get it all out, look at it and get rid of everything you can live without. Absolutely get rid of things that are broken.

What’s left should be the things that bring you joy or do something for you.”

Joy is a big theme for Kondo. Her new book, just out, is called “Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up.” It is the continuation of Tidying Up, full of illustrations of her techniques and more tidying maxims.

You don’t have to buy Kondo’s books, though I really am enjoying my copy and plan to hold on to it for inspiration.

Many writers have already synopsized her steps.

First, she says, tackle categories of stuff, not rooms. Start with your clothes.

Bring them all together in one place and sort through them all at once. You don’t know how many T-shirts you own, for example, until 30 are on the floor in front of you. See that and you can reasonably assess how many you must retain and where to keep them all together when you’re done sorting. Or, as Kondo says in bold black type on Page

1 of Tidying Up, “Start by discarding.

Then organize your space, thoroughly, completely, in one go.” Or as she says on Page 28, again in bold black type, “Effective tidying involves only two essential actions: discarding and deciding where to store things. Of the two, discarding must come first.”

When you finish with the clothes, move on to books, papers, all other items and mementos. Do everything at once, she says, because “if you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset,” and, “When you put your house in order, you put your affairs and your past in order too.”

There’s a lot of wisdom there. But I don’t want to live the extreme exhaustion that follows the end of emptying my house of every unnecessary thing at once. I don’t have enough vacation time to finish the task all at once either. I will have to do this job in bits and parts.

But I will keep at it because of something else she advises: Early in the process, visualize your results. Is it a house of bright, wide open vistas, like the landscape outside? A house that is 40 percent easier to clean because the drawers aren’t stuffed with old bills, the tables aren’t piled with meaningless souvenirs and the shelves aren’t filled with books you won’t read or reread?

Or could it be a life no longer chained up to things you regret buying because they didn’t provide the happiness you thought they would?

I keep stuff I shouldn’t have bought in the vague hope I can somehow redeem it. I keep other things because I haven’t come up with a reason to toss them yet. I can imagine though the extreme pleasure of being free of even 30 percent of the stuff I currently own.

Kondo advises sorting everything piece by piece, “picking each one up in your hands and asking, “Does this spark joy?’ If it does, keep it. If not dispose of

it.” What you want is a good reason for keeping stuff.

One of Kondo’s best prescriptions is to sort mementos last. It takes lots of practice tossing lesser belongings, and lots of feeling the joy of unburdening, to be able to detach from an old boyfriend’s love letters, the operating manuals for all the appliances and the kids’ baby dresser, which is simply taking up space in the garage.

We hang on to lots of stuff we don’t and might never have to use. We spend time and effort caring for and moving around what we can easily look up on the Internet, or borrow or rent if we ever have to.

We could be as unencumbered as the birds.

Or, as Kondo says on Page 182, “The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.” That’s another quote in black, bold type.

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4 I Prime March 2016

Expect Scams to Pop Up With Spring Flowers

By Lisa Reuter

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a season when we’re all beginning to think about taxes and warmer weather, criminals are ramping up their operations too. People older than 50 are their favorite targets. That’s because criminals see mature adults as particularly vulnerable, and most older folks still expect honesty in the marketplace, especially when they’re contacted at home.

Schemes targeting seniors are of continual concern to police departments nationwide. “Part of the reason is because older people more likely live alone and don’t have someone else in the house to stop and talk to when they get the call or the knock at the door,” said Bozeman Police Department Community Resource Officer Bill Klundt.

But you don’t have to be a victim.

“If someone you don’t know contacts you saying you owe money and you must pay right now, that everything must be taken care of immediately, that you have to provide your credit card or

bank account number right away – that push for an immediate response is the tipoff,” he said. “Same thing if they tell you you’ve won a contest, a lottery or a government grant – particularly one you can’t remember entering – but you have to send a processing fee or money to cover the taxes before they can send your winnings.”

The hustler’s contact can be by mail, telephone or in person at the door. The money being sought can be twenty or fifty dollars or hundreds or thousands.

But the game is always the same. The crook is relying on high pressure tactics to scare people and make them forget the warnings they know.

Popular seasonal frauds include: • A phone call, supposedly from the Internal Revenue Service, that you owe taxes.

• Door-to-door salesmen offering magazine subscriptions. You pay, and the salesman gets the cost plus more from your bank or credit card. The magazines may or may not come.

The IRS scam has become popular – and profitable – since at least 2013.

According to a recent IRS news release, in the past three years, some 5,000 Americans have collectively sent more than $26.5 million to callers/thieves claiming to represent the tax collection agency. But the IRS never makes phone calls like this.

On the other hand, the door-to-door magazine salespeople show up in Bozeman every spring. They are normally legitimate – magazines do arrive months later. But the sales pitches can be pushy.

“When we start getting calls from residents, we go out and talk to the salesmen about their tactics. And we issue news releases,” Klundt said.

“You can always ask for their business license. They have to have one, and that will often make them leave.

Or just say no, close the door and call our non-emergency number. If they won’t let you close the door, call 9-1-1.”

We’ve all heard about the fake email reporting that a child, grandchild or friend has just been involved in an accident, usually overseas, and immediately needs money or your credit card or bank account number to get aid. In the panic of getting the message, many

recipients don’t think to check whether the news is true. They expect such a message to be real, or it looks realistic because it’s from the friend or relative’s email account. But the account has been hacked.

One of the longest-running theft deceptions involves phone, mail or email news that you’ve come into big winnings or a possible inheritance – but you must first send a check, pre-paid credit card or pre-paid credit card information to cover fees or taxes. It’s a new twist on the old Western Union come-ons that Western Union workers now warn people against.

“The scams requesting pre-paid debit and credit cards are much more common, and the Green Dot brand cards are most common around here.

They’ll tell you to go out and buy the pre-paid card. Then they’ll call back and ask you to scratch off the back of the card and tell them the number underneath. Do that and you’ve just handed them your money. That’s how they access it. And unfortunately, if you fall for any of these once, other scammers start contacting you con-

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New Tomato Varieties Add Color to Your Plate

T stantly with similar pitches.”

The bad guys, it seems, share good information among themselves.

They also find victims by buying lists of names, addresses and phone numbers just like any legitimate organization can. Or they make simple computer searches of phone book entries.

Often the results sort people by age.

They also drive through neighborhoods looking for houses with the bestkept yards. “One guy who did crimes like that told me he was taught by someone else that the best-kept yards generally belonged to older people and were the houses to hit,” Klundt said.

One small protection against getting hooked when swindlers go fishing for new victims is to shred any mail or

documents that contain names and addresses or phone numbers before throwing them out. Another is to notify police when you receive mail or calls that could be fraudulent. Criminals count on victims being too embarrassed or ashamed to tell what’s happened.

Don’t be, Klundt said.

Victims don’t often get their money back, but their information can help police break up a criminal ring. At the very least it will alert officers to patterns so they can warn others.

“Bottom line, when you get contacted, don’t respond to the letter. Or hang up the phone or close the door.”

You’re not being impolite, you’re being careful and smart.

By Jan Cashman

omatoes are the most popular garden vegetable. We sell thousands of tomato plants each year. You can grow delicious, nutritious tomatoes in our high mountain climate, with its cool nights and short growing season, by using a few tricks.

Twenty-five years ago, Fantastic and Early Girl were the two commonly grown tomato varieties here. Today, hundreds of sweet and improved varieties that ripen early are available.

Canada, Alaska, Russia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have introduced many good, early varieties such as the Beaverlodge series, Polar Series, Belii Naliv and Stupice.

You can save the seed of open pollinated and delicious, colorful Heirloom varieties of tomatoes. Many heirloom and beefsteak varieties require a 75-day or longer growing season, but they can be successfully grown with modest yields by using season extenders such as Wall O Waters, row covers, cold frames, etc.

Cherokee Purple, Red Brandywine, Orange Russian 117, Gold Medal and Mortgage Lifter are a few of the longer maturing varieties we have offered over the years.

This year at Cashman Nursery we are trying the Artisan series, bicolor, striped

fruit in shades of yellow, purple, red, green and orange that will be fun for children to grow and colorful for salads.

Unique cherry tomatoes with names such as Purple Bumblebee, Sunrise Bumblebee and Lucky Tiger, your children won’t be able to resist.

Tomato plants fall into two general categories, smaller determinate (bush) varieties that ripen all at once and indeterminate (climbing), which ripen over the season and need support and pruning for best yields.

Tomatoes grow well in containers if the container is big enough. Determinate varieties or patio tomatoes work best in a container. Last year, a friend was still picking tomatoes in October by wheeling her pots of tomatoes inside each night. Earth boxes are a self-watering rectangular container on wheels, excellent for extending your growing season.

Delicious, home-grown tomatoes are an excellent source of vitamins C and K, plus other essential vitamins and minerals and the antioxidant lycopene.

Plant some in your vegetable garden, raised bed or containers this year.

You’ll be glad you did!

For More Information • For more on scams statewide, read Montana Department of Justice consumer alerts at dojmt.gov/consumer/ consumer-alerts-new. Check out Bozeman Police Department alerts at http://www.bozeman.net/Depart-

ments-(1)/Police/News, https://www. facebook.com/bozemanpolice/ and https://twitter.com/bozemanpolice • If you have been the victim of a con, call the Bozeman Police Department nonemergency phone number, 406-582-2000.

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

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Hooray for Senior Meals

By Lois Stephens

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hoever dreamed up the senior meal program deserves a huge pat on the back. It makes sense for a variety of reasons, including the obvious ones that it gets seniors out to socialize with peers while at the same time ensuring they receive a terrific meal for a nominal price. A bonus, of course, is that someone else cooks the meal and that means a lot as well. For many seniors, that one nutritious meal may be one of the best he or she eats all week.

I remember when I lived in the Sidney area, several of my older Crane neighbors looked forward with great anticipation to senior meals throughout the county. Each town offered a senior meal on a different day of the week, making it possible for the Crane group to eat a senior lunch four or five days each week. The group would make the rounds, eating at the Sidney senior center one day, the Savage senior center

another, and traveling to Lambert for that senior meal another day of the week. This group even went to Miles City on occasion, as well as to Williston, to partake of the senior meals there.

These men and women always had a wonderful outing, enjoyed the food, appreciated the cooks at the various locations, and took advantage of all the camaraderie these noon lunches could provide. They returned home well-fed and well-satisfied with their jaunts around the county.

I figured senior meals provided a great excursion for the older set. But because I worked full time, I never attended any of them when I reached the correct number of years required to participate at the reduced cost. The senior lunch program seemed designed for older retired people, not just older people. Some of us old geezers will likely have to work until we start to drool and forget our names. Retire-

ment exists for lucky people who either did something right and have a decent pension over and above Social Security, or have a spouse who serves the dual function of meal ticket and provider.

My ability to participate in senior meals changed when I moved to Virginia City last October, even though I continue to work full time. Early in December, I discovered the Virginia City Creamery hosted senior lunches twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For a mere $3 anyone over age 60 could receive a delicious meal. The Creamery even offered to-go boxes, which meant that even though I worked full time, I could still get a nutritious, tasty lunch twice a week.

That is, I could if I could persuade a co-worker to pick up this goodness for me. See, I walk to work and my place of work is a good mile from the Creamery.

I also work four 10-hour days, which means I have no true lunch hour. I get a 20-minute break in the morning and a 20-minute break in the afternoon. This allows for NO time to walk the mile to the Creamery, pick up lunch and walk back to work. I needed to convince fellow workers of the benefits they would receive by picking up my lunch twice a week.

This should have been simple. One lady goes for the mail every day around noon, other staff members make trips up to the courthouse and back on occasion, and sometimes someone simply wants lunch and will go to either the Creamery or the Café to pick up a sandwich.

However, nothing ever seems to work as planned. One Tuesday, a co-worker decided to get lunch at the Creamery, and she asked if any of us wanted anything. I promptly said that yes, I did, it was senior day so could she please get me the Italian chicken sandwich and tell Mark, the proprietor, who knows me and can see without carding me that yes, indeed I have reached the age to qualify for senior meals, that the sandwich was for me so please apply the senior discount.

My co-worker was horrified. There was no way, she informed me, that she would walk into the Creamery and ask for a senior meal. If I phoned ahead, she would get it with great reluctance, but the idea of mentioning seniors and food in one breath seemed to make this poor woman gag. I couldn’t, and still can’t, see what she found so appalling about asking for a senior meal; I mean, if she lives long enough, she too will qualify for this discount. Maybe she is afraid of older age?

The co-worker who goes for the mail every day offered to get my sandwich, as she wanted to buy herself lunch that day. She told me she would be happy to pick up my senior meal on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as long as I phoned the order ahead so she did not have to wait. That’s what I did, and the arrangement initially worked well.

However, flies always seem to land in the honey. A few weeks later she came back from her jaunt to the post office and the Creamery. She was chuckling to herself, and she informed me that the proprietor had told her that a senior could bring one guest who would then qualify for the meal at senior price too.

Since my co-worker picked up my meal for me, she could have senior lunch at the senior rate as well.

This news spread like lice through the office. All of a sudden everyone, with the exception of the woman who found it horrifying to ask for a senior meal, wanted to get my lunch for me on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I briefly considered posting a sign-up sheet in our lunch room and charging two dollars for the privilege of being my guest – that $2 plus the $3 for their meal would STILL cost them less than regular price. However, I’m a nice guy, so I abandoned that idea. Instead I offered to rotate through the office with anyone interested in being my guest on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

This of course caused delivery problems. The co-worker who had initially

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agreed to bring me lunch now refused to do it if she couldn’t be a guest. Or, if she did agree to pick up lunch for me and my guest of the day, she did it grudgingly and let all of us know what a chore it was and what a favor she had done for us.

So, whoever was my guest for the day went to the Creamery and picked up our lunches. It worked, but the muttering and grumbling among a few people got tiresome. By the time spring came, and the senior meal offer disappeared for the summer, I was greatly relieved. I decided I would handle it differently this year, which I have.

Several factors have changed this winter in regards to the senior lunch program. The Creamery now serves senior lunches on Tuesdays and the Virginia City Café serves them on Thursdays.

My husband now lives here permanently. (Last winter he traveled back and forth every few weeks from Crane to VC as we had a house to maintain and sell there.) He now enjoys attending the Thursday senior meals, as the Café provides a complete meal with entrée, vegetable and dessert.

And the guest portion of the senior program has gone the way of the wooly mammoth. Thus, my co-workers’ interest in regularly ordering takeout on Tuesdays or Thursdays died a quick death.

So I have changed my tactics. If I want a senior meal on Tuesday from the Creamery, I bribe the lady who goes for the mail – the same lady who complained last year when other colleagues suddenly wanted to participate in the senior program. A meal from the Creamery consists of a sandwich,

chips, drink and scoop of ice cream. I don’t eat chips and I can happily forgo a drink, so my co-worker gets my chips and drink in exchange for picking up a senior meal for me. This keeps her placated to the extent that she rarely complains about the added task, even though the Creamery sits next door to the post office.

On Thursdays, my husband brings me my senior meal. He goes to the Café, visits with other oldsters and enjoys his meal, then buys a second lunch to go and brings it out to the office for me to eat at my desk.

It works well, far better than last year when the guest aspect of the program nearly derailed my opportunity to enjoy a simple, tasty meal that I did not have to cook and that cost me next to nothing.

Yes, I know, part of the reason for the senior program is to get seniors out and about, visiting with friends and neighbors to keep loneliness and depression at bay. Eating by oneself at one’s place of work does not quite fit the entire purpose of the program, but I do get a nutritious meal, and this works for me.

Besides, when I saw how some people behaved over an almost-free lunch, it cooled my desire to sit and visit.

Maybe by the time I’m 90 I will find I can retire from work. In that case, I will gladly sit down with other people of my generation and enjoy my food in a social setting. Until then, however, I intend to enjoy senior meals in whatever way I can.

I appreciate the program and the idea behind it, and I intend to take advantage of this service whenever possible.

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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8 I Prime March 2016

Howard Walhof’s Third Calling Is Restoring Antique Tractors

Walhof knew it well. His father Garret bought it new in 1935 for $850.

“He sold the four plow horses for it, and my mom burst into tears when he came home and told her. ‘We’re going to lose the farm,’ she told him.”

They didn’t. Garret prospered and kept that tractor until 1949, when he upgraded to a new Model A. Elmer used the ’35 for many years after that. Walhof remembers driving it as a youth.

It had been retired to a hog barn for more than 15 years when he saw it again. “It was a piece of rust,” he recalled. “Nothing but rust.”

He brought it back to Churchill. Joyce told him he couldn’t keep it outside.

“What would the neighbors think?” she recalled asking. She laughed as she told the story. She probably laughed when she said it in 1991.

They’ve been married for 48 years and raised three sons and a daughter.

Their son Kendall is part owner of the Churchill Equipment Company, which sells several brands of tractors and farm equipment.

Walhof spent hundreds of hours and two years taking apart every piece of the Model A and rebuilding it. His uncle Walt Moss, who had worked on Oliver tractors, helped him get started.

Alone, he has restored four more tractors. Each took about two years of work, or “hundreds of hours.” He’s never kept an exact tally.

“He has more pictures of tractors than of our grandkids,” Joyce said with another laugh, this one entirely supportive. “But I like him to have a hobby. I think that’s great.”

In her husband’s defense, many of his tractor pictures are of parts. Walhof said he learned the hard way with the Model A to photograph everything as he takes a tractor apart.

By Lisa Reuter On cover: Howard Walhof keeps parts, pictures and tractors in his shop.

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on of a Minnesota farmer, Howard Walhof thought he was a young man going west to Denver in 1973, to go into landscaping with a college buddy.

Walhof had had second thoughts about his career as a schoolteacher. He was looking for a fresh start. He and his wife, Joyce, had already sold their Iowa home when the job fell through.

They came to visit Joyce’s folks, Jake and Thelma Droge, on their Gallatin Valley farm, and stayed. Howard found his second career with Henry Dyksterhouse, owner of Amsterdam Lumber, building houses.

“It was a very good education for me. It led to what I do now,” said the affable gentleman known all around

Churchill as “the tractor guy.”

What he does now is restore antique tractors. He was called back into education in 1983, and teaching science, history and the Bible to 20 years of junior high students for Manhattan Christian School, along with broadcasting the boys basketball games with play-by-play man Roger Torrenga, also had something to do with Walhof’s retreat to the quiet of his repair shop.

“I loved teaching the kids. I loved them, but I still needed a break now and then. And the shop didn’t have a phone,” he added with a chuckle.

A 1991 phone call from his Uncle Elmer, back in Minnesota, brought him his first tractor, a John Deere Model A.

Walhof’s restorations include new brand name decals, which he gets from a junior high teacher in Minnesota.

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After restoration, every part of a Walhof tractor looks new.

Walhof in the driver’s seat of his father’s 1935 John Deere A.

The hardest part of any restoration machinery. “You have to have farm is the first year, when he has to take implements too.” apart and clean every piece of the So he has restored five plows, a John relics and remove all the rust. “True Deere mower and an Allis Chalmers restoration people disassemble every Roto Baler. He’s sold some of them part, clean it, get new parts where and a 1956 Allis Chalmers WD45 tractor needed, and put them back together. to collectors and a museum in Wisconsin.

Some people in the hobby will power If he wants to see his second tractor, a wash a tractor, paint it again and call 1951 John Deere A, he drives by it while it a restoration. We call them ‘driverunning errands. It sits on John Schutby shooters,’” ter’s farm four he said. “They miles from I believe I’m here to serve just shoot God in my talents, my job and Walhof’s house. paint at their Each maeverything I do. That’s the tractors. I can chine has been still see the restored to motto I live by. dirt and grease “as original a under the condition as I paint job.” could make it,” and on each one, Walhof Finding authentic parts and paint did more than 95 percent of the work. has never been a problem. When he Occasionally, he will send some parts to first started, he tracked them down specialists. “It’s too expensive a hobby to through manufacturers. Now he finds fumble it up.” them on Amazon and eBay. His favorite part of the job is driving “Tractors can only do so much,” the restored, repainted and carefully said the man who has also sold farm decaled tractor out of the shop – and

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through a field, pulling a plow behind, when he can. “It’s harder to find fields to plow now. Farmers don’t do it much anymore.”

That first Model A, and his fourth tractor, a bright red 1952 Super M Farmall, are housed behind his home in a large shop. The building is heated with a solar panel system he built himself out of 300 black-painted beer cans.

(Someone else drank the beer.)

“I love doing lots of things,” he said modestly. “But I’m not a multitasker. I can only focus on one thing at a time.”

The Walhofs’ son Kristopher, who is artistic himself, calls Walhof’s hobby his art. “He was the first person to say, ‘Dad, you are using your artistic abilities in this, and giving of your-

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The 1962 Allis Chalmers D15

self, and that’s what art is.’”

Walhof doesn’t say so himself. Perhaps the enterprise is closer to a calling that combines his building and teaching careers and his own faith. “I believe I’m here to serve God in my talents, my job and everything I do. That’s Colossians 3:17, the motto I live by.”

These days, he’s focused on beginning to restore that “dream” tractor he’d been searching out for years. It’s a 1958 John Deere Model 630. It sits next to the 1935 Model A, waiting to be dissembled. “The Model A was the first of the line, and the 630 was the last. It will probably be my last tractor too.”

Walhof didn’t sound too serious, and Joyce laughed outright. “He’s said that about the last three tractors,” she said.

10 I Prime March 2016

Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, Oh My!

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Recipe Box

By Hannah Stiff

t’s the end of February and you’ve settled into a healthy routine for 2016. You’re exercising more, drinking lots of water and eating more greens. But what about vitamins? Do you need them?

Do you take them?

According to many health experts, the best way to get essential nutrients is to eat the right balance of healthy food. Bozeman Registered Dietitian and ACSM Health Specialist Lindsay Kordick thinks so.

“If you are looking to add some vitamins to your daily regimen,

consider adding more nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits and vegetables,” she said. “Taking a general multivitamin could be beneficial. However, nutrients from food are considered to be better absorbed and utilized because of the combination effect of co-existing phytonutrients and other components of food.”

All whole foods contain vitamins and minerals. Make sure you’re eating plenty of produce, as it is considered to be especially nutrient-dense, Kordick said.

Adding a variety of these whole foods will provide a good balance of nutrients.

Luckily, eating good food is more fun than swallowing a handful of pills.

Kordick offers a plethora of healthy, tasty recipes on her blog, eat8020.com.

With a little seasoning, some interesting food pairings and an adventurous spirit in the kitchen, eating nutrients can be tasty and fun.

For some though, diet alone is not enough.

“Some older adults may experience deficiencies in B vitamins, especially B12,” Kordick said. “B12 absorption is often decreased in this population.”

A deficiency in B12 may lead to symptoms of dementia, and it may go undiagnosed, she said. A B vitamin complex containing folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 can supplement a healthy diet. Both B vitamins help strengthen the immune system and keep nerves and red blood cells healthy, according to Harvard doctors.

Long Montana winters may provide reason to add vitamin D to your daily regimen. Taking a vitamin D supplement can compensate for the decreased sun exposure we all experience this

time of year. Vitamin D can help prevent cancer, heart disease and several autoimmune diseases. Before heading to the store, Kordick advises, get your Vitamin D levels tested. The test can be added to a blood work panel.

Some vitamins and supplements are better absorbed in smaller doses.

Calcium is one of these. Kordick recommends spacing out vitamin doses throughout the day for maximum benefits and absorption. Some vitamins, such as iron, can cause an upset stomach and should be taken at night or with food. As always, consult your doctor or physician before adding vitamins to your diet.

For more vitamin information, the AARP offers a free online guide called “Vitamins From A to Z.” It details the pros and cons of major vitamins, minerals and supplements and lists food sources for those nutrients. To find the information, go to www.aarp.org, click on the search symbol at the top right corner of the page, type Vitamins From A to Z, and hit enter.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Chopped Salad with Smokey

Honey Mustard Dressing Serves 5-6

Kamut Fruit Salad

2 lb Brussels sprouts, stemmed and chopped Olive oil spray Dashes of salt and ground black pepper 1/3 cup dried cranberries 2 Tbsp roasted pepitas (or other nut or seed of your choice) 2 oz crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup chopped red onion DRESSING 2 Tbsp yellow mustard 1 Tbsp dijon mustard 2-1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp liquid smoke 2 tsp honey Dash salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray baking sheet lightly with olive oil spray. Add chopped Brussels sprouts, then spray with additional olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 12-15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to ensure that leaves do not burn (sprouts will not be entirely softened). Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.

When Brussels sprouts have cooled, toss with remaining salad ingredients.

For dressing, whisk together all ingredients and mix with salad. Serve immediately or allow to chill for 3-4 hours prior to serving.

Nutrition Info per 1/2 cup: 120 calories, 4.5 g fat, 7.5 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 6 g fiber

Serves 6-8

1 cup dry Kamut 3 cups water 2/3 cup fresh cherries, halved and pitted 2 ripe mangoes, diced 3 kiwi fruits, stemmed and cubed 2/3 cup fresh blueberries 1/4 cup honey 1 Tbsp lime juice 1/2 Tbsp fresh spearmint leaves, chopped 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract Place Kamut in a saucepan and cover with 3 cups water. Place covered in refrigerator overnight. When ready to cook, place saucepan on the stovetop and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 40 minutes, or until water is absorbed and Kamut is chewy. Remove from heat and place into a large bowl.

Combine honey, lime juice and vanilla in a small bowl. Microwave for 15 seconds or until warm. Drizzle over kamut, toss to coat. Place Kamut in refrigerator for one hour.

Prior to serving, add in fruit and mint. Toss to combine.

Nutrition Info per 1 cup: 201 calories, 1 g fat, 5 g protein, 45 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber * Kamut is a brand name for an ancient, recenly revived wheat strain.

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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Bozeman Senior Center Find Us on Facebook! bozemanseniorcenter.org

EVENTS ■ Leap Year Thrift Sale! Monday February 29-March 4, 10am-2pm. We are extending our 2nd Hand Thrift Store & offering a special week long sale in our downstairs meeting room. Great deals on clothes, jewelry, fabric, yarn, Easter items, and more!!

■ Special thanks from the volunteers at 2nd Hand Rose for all of the wonderful donations we’ve received. We appreciate it!

■ Authors’ Day: Thursday, March 10 10:30am-1:00pm. Are you an author and member? Come share your creativity!

Call to sign up.

■ March Madness Contest begins March 14. Stop by on March 14 to fill out your brackets before the tournament begins March 15. Tournament details available the week before. Join the fun!

■ Simple Steps to Sustainability, Tuesday, March 15, 1pm. Learn how to become a better steward of our planet through small changes in your life that can add up to make a big difference.

■ Adventure Travel Theater: March 16, 1pm, “Sierra Leone” Bonnie Hammer will share slides & stories of her Peace Corps adventure in this interesting and remote African country ■ We now have a brand new Projector Screen located in our downstairs meeting room generously donated by Dale & Elaine Smith. Thanks also to Bob Remer, Dwain Hackman and Dale Smith for installation.

■ St. Patty’s Day Luncheon! Thursday March 17 noon. Traditional corned beef/ cabbage with entertainment by the ever popular Dennis Downing & company! Please sign up by March 15.

■ Movie Afternoon: Tuesday, March 22, 1:00pm. Currently nominated for Best Picture, Bridge of Spies is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks.

Popcorn provided.

■ Easter Luncheon: Wednesday March 23 at noon. Dress in your Sunday best and join us. Piano entertainment by Grace Holiday. Please sign up ahead.

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

■ Caregiver Fatigue Workshop, Wednesday, March 23, 1pm. Taking care of those we love is rewarding and can also be taxing. Jennifer Welton from Frontier Home Health will discuss how to identify caregiver fatigue, effective strategies and much more. More info at the front desk.

■ Region Travel: Peru! Thursday, March 24 at noon. Join us as we celebrate Peru this month! Been there? Born there? Lunch on us if you answer ‘yes’ to either question!

■ Lynn Bissell Senior Center Member, will present, Profound Thoughts, Tuesday, March 29 at 11am a fun look at the English language. “Grab your coffee cup and hear the sayings that will perk you up.”

■ New Member Gathering, March 30, 10:30am: Have you joined in the past 3 months? If so, we would love to get to know you better! Meet staff and Board members. Light refreshments. Please call ahead to sign up!

■ Slide Presentation on the TUSCANY trip, Wednesday March 30, 11:00am. Everyone is invited.

■ 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.

■ Cinnamon Rolls. Friday, March 11 at 9:30am. $1.25.

■ Pancake/Bingo Supper. Monday, March 21, 5:30pm. All-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage for just $3.50! Bingo to follow, with cash prizes!

■ Free Tax Aide Assistance continues.

Please call to make an appointment.

THE LAST BEST GERI-ACTORS “MARCH MADNESS” SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED. TRAVEL ■ Alaska, by Land: May 25 – June 6. Fly to Fairbanks, 10 days motorcoaching. Cost: $4529.00 per person, double occupancy.

■ Discover Cuba: An 8 day “People to People” tour of the highlights of Havana and Varadero, Cuba. May 4

– 10. Cost: $4999.00 per person, double occupancy.

■ 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.

■ Freeze Out Lake Day Trip: Thursday, March 24. Motorcoach trip to Fairfield, Montana to see thousands of snow geese.

Lunch in Great Falls. Cost: $60 a person.

■ 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.

■ Bannack Days, Sunday, July 17: Motorcoach to Bannack State Park to enjoy a fun day at the annual Bannack Days event.

■ Ousel Falls Day Trip, Tuesday, July 26: Motorcoach to Big Sky to enjoy a beautifully built easy trail, lunch at Bucks T-4, and Moonlight Basin.

■ 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.

■ Great Falls Trip: Visit the Charlie Russell Art Gallery, his early home, and the Lewis and Clarke Interpretive Center. Date to be arranged.

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. Mar. 23, 11:30am-1:30pm.

■ Foot Clinic by appointment. March 21 & 28.

■ 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-May at 3:00pm.

Call 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. 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.

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Yang Tai Chi, 12:30pm Arthritis Fitness.

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

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

■ Book Club: Monday March 21, 10:30am.

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

■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 12:30pm.

■ Creative Writing: Tuesdays, 10:00am.

■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00pm.

■ Cross-Country Skiing/Snowshoeing: Tuesdays, 9am. Some Thursdays.

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

■ Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10am.

■ Oil Painting: March 7 & 21 at 1:00pm with instructor May Mace.

■ Pinochle: 1st and 3rd Mondays 1pm.

Wednesdays 1pm. Thursdays 1pm.

■ Red Hat Ladies Luncheon: Thursday, March 17, 11:30am, Applebee’s.

■ Scrabble: Thursdays 9:30am.

■ Singing Souls: Tuesdays 1:30pm, $5/ session.

■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays 9:30am.

■ Woodworker Shop open to members only 8:30am-4:00pm.

■ 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 home bound.

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 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.

Menu Mon – Fri at 12:00 Noon 1 - Peaches, Country Fried Steak,

Hash Browns, Peas, Cookie 2 - Coleslaw, Chicken Cordon Bleu,

Butter Noodles, Green Beans,

Apple Crisp 3 - Boiled Egg, Chicken Caesar

Salad, Breadstick, Sour Cream,

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Peach Bars Salad, Baked Ziti, Garlic Bread, Corn, Cookie Beets, Baked Cod, Rice, Veggies Applesauce, Pork Chops, Baked Potato, Cabbage, Peach Tart Salad, Brat on Bun, Chili Sauce, Tomatoes, Brownie - Cranberries, Roast Turkey, Dressing, Green Beans - Potato Salad, Chicken Sandwich, Lettuce/tomato, Chips, Cookie - Fruit Cocktail, Spaghetti, Green Beans, Breadstick, Brownie - Tomatoes, Sausage Egg Bake, Zucchini, Cupcakes - Salad, Clam Chowder, Tomatoes - Jello, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Potatoes, Cake - Salad, Sweet/Sour Chicken, Rice, Peas, Cookie - Apricots, Chicken Tenders, Peas/ Carrots, JoJo Potatoes, Ice Cream - Coleslaw, Beef Stew, Biscuits, Bars - Beets, Ham, Potatoes, Lima Beans, Blueberry Crisp - Salad, Chicken, Green Beans, Pudding - Salad, Turkey Pot Pie, Cookie - Mandarin/Grapefruit, Polish Dog, Sauerkraut, Baked Beans - Jello w/fruit, Turkey Melt, Peas - Salad, Roast Beef, Potatoes, Corn, Cookie - Salad, Chicken, Potato, Carrots

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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- BBQ Ribs - Beef & Bean Burritos - Chicken Alfredo - Swiss Steak - Turkey & Noodles - Pork Roast - Pepper Steak - Goulash - Corned Beef & Cabbage - Meatloaf - Broccoli Soup & Pizza - Easter Dinner - Ham - Roast Beef - TaterTot Casserole - Cod

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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 OODLES OF APRRECIATION: The staff and Board of Directors of the Belgrade Senior Center would like to express our gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to Our Bank and also to the VFW Post 12112 for the grant monies and donations to support our Meals-on-Wheels program! Your support is so vital to our organization, programs, and participants! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ACTIVITIES ■ “Big Buck Bingo”: Wednesday, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 – 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!

■ NeedleAires: Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 - 1:00 p.m. – Anyone who loves to knit, crochet, stitch or shares a passion for handiwork is welcome to join this friendly group!

■ AARP Tax Aide Volunteer Assistance: Tuesdays through April 12th (by appointment only)- Trained AARP volunteers are available to assist you in completing your tax returns each Tuesday through April 12th ■ Turkey Dinner: Saturday, March 5th, 12:00-2:00 p.m. – Hurry! Hurry! Join us for a traditional turkey dinner on Saturday, March 5th. Dinner will be served from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M. You may come anytime to receive a delicious turkey dinner. Please call 388-4711 to reserve a space ensuring we have enough Turkey! A special note of appreciation to Jan Schiff and Dixie Langdon for preparing the meal. Cost per person is $8.00.

■ Spaghetti Dinner: Friday, March 11th, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Bring your family to the Belgrade Senior Center on the 2nd Friday of each month for a spaghetti dinner complete with a salad, garlic bread and a dessert for only $6.00 a person, kids under 8 only

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$3.50. The spaghetti dinner is open to the public and walk-ins are always welcome ■ SATURDAY BINGO – MARCH 12TH & 26th AT 2 P.M. - Come and play for big bucks. Cost is $20.00 for 3-cards per game for 12 games. Must be 18 years of age to play. Payout will be determined by the number of people playing BINGO. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ■ Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner - Thursday, March 17th, 12:00 Noon - Today is the day “for the wearing of the green” and enjoying a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs! Put your Irish on and join us for shenanigans and fun! Bring in your best jokes or stories to share with others! Enjoy a meal of corn beef and cabbage.

■ Shrimp/Fish Fry: Friday, March 18th, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Open to the Public! No reservations required! Bring the family to the Belgrade Senior Center on the 3rd Friday of every month for the fish fry dinner.

Meal is $10.00 person.

■ Spring Dinner – Monday, March 21st – lunch at 12:00 noon. – Help us ring in Spring with a special chef salad dinner!

■ Monthly Board Meeting: Monday, March 21st, 1:00 p.m. – The Belgrade Senior Center Board of Directors meeting is on the fourth Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. If you have something you would like on the agenda, please talk to Shannon.

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

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

Cozy Cottages Available Now offering Memory Care for Independent Living!

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.

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NUTRITION PROGRAM Congregate Meals at center Monday through

24-Hour Security/Emergency Staffing 24-Hour Security/Emergency Staffing Delicious Meals Delicious Meals Medication Assistance Medication Assistance Short Stay Short StayOption Option Activities Community Involvement Activities &&Community Involvement Assistance withActivities Activites Daily Living Assistance with of of Daily Living

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Friday, 12:00 – 12:15 p.m.

Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday 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 - Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/

Gravy 2 - French Bread Pizza 3 - Chicken Tenders, Tater Tots 5 - Turkey, Mashed Potatoes,

Gravy 7 - Chicken Parmesan, Noodles 8 - Salmon Fillet, Rice Pilaf 9 - BBQ Beef, Short Ribs,

Potato Salad 10 - Pork Chops, Macaroni &

Cheese 11 - Beef Barley Soup, Egg

Salad Sandwich 14 - Chicken Fried Steak,

Mashed Potatoes, Gravy 15 - Greek Chicken w/Tomatoes

& Feta Cheese, Potato Salad 16 - Hamburger Patty, Fries

& Gravy 17 - Corned Beef & Cabbage,

Red Potatoes 18 - Green Chile Pork Tacos 21 - Chef Salad, Garlic Bread 22 - Scrambled Eggs, Sausage,

Hashbrowns 23 - Roast Pork Loin, Potatoes

O’Brien, Gravy 24 - Chicken Enchiladas, Beans 25 - Lasagna, Caesar Salad,

Garlic Bread 28 - Baked Ham, Potatoes 29 - Stuffed Cabbage w/ Rice 30 - Roasted Turkey, Mashed

Potatoes/Gravy 31 - Beef Stroganoff, Egg Noodles Note: all meals include Salad, Dessert Bar, Roll & Drink

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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: 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.

■ FAMILY PROMISE: Need volunteers to set up for an event on March 2nd. Set up tables and set them at the Emerson. March 3rd volunteers needed to tear down after the event at the Emerson.

■ WARMING CENTER: Volunteers needed for a variety of different shifts.

The Warming Center is open from 7:00 pm -7:00 am. Training is held every Tuesday at the Warming Center.

Please call for more information.

■ 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.

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

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

■ RSVP HANDCRAFTERS: Join this group of crafters in quilting, knitting, crocheting & embroidering to make items like hats for chemo patients, baby blankets & other hand made goods for our community. Meet once a week (can work from home).

Items are on sale in our store in the RSVP office at the Senior Center and the Farmers Market on Saturday’s until September 13th ■ BOZEMAN SYMPHONY: Concessions head needed for the Sunday Matinees. You would be responsible for setting up and tearing down the downstairs and upstairs concessions areas and keeping them clean during the concert. Must be able to stand for long times and be able to lift no more than 50 lbs.

■ BOZEMAN SYMPHONY: Greeters, Ushers, Set up and Musician treats

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needed. Greeters will greet the patrons, check tickets and hand out programs.

Ushers guide patrons to their seats. Underwriter Room set up would be setting up the room. Musician’s Treats would be treats to the musicians.

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

RSVP PARK COUNTY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ■ LOAVES AND FISHES: Would like to have volunteers who can prepare a dinner meal. Help feed the hungry and test out your own recipes.

■ RSVP: Has more volunteer opportunities available including one time and special events. Put your skills and interests to use without making a long-term commitment. Call your local RSVP Program Coordinator for a complete list.

■ HANDCRAFTERS: Join this group on Thursdays 1-2PM making new friends as you work on cro-

cheted or knitted caps and scarves so every child at Head Start can be warm every winter. We are also making gifts for the prenatal classes and baby hats and afghans for the Hospital’s newborns. Sewers needed to make simple pillowcases for our soldiers overseas.

■ TRANSPORTATION: Drivers are always appreciated to help patients keep their Dr.’s appointments here in town and to Bozeman. Gas reimbursement may be provided.

■ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Needs a volunteer a few hours a week for on-going position.

■ MEALS ON WHEELS: Is in need of substitute drivers to deliver meals to seniors in their homes.

■ FOOD PANTRY: Is looking for volunteers to help on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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

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