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2 / SEPTEMBER 2022 | PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 Curiosity for Life. Engaging programs for ages 50 and better. Join us • montana.edu/olli • 406-994-6550 OLLIOLLIMSUMSU OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 3 AWARDS GALA WELCOME TO THE HONORING THOSE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 64TWENTY-FOUROVER The Chronicle’s 24 over 64 Prime Awards honor those who have made a difference to our community and/or their profession. Each honoree has been nominated by others. All are inspirations. Enjoy their stories. All honoree profiles written by Will Barrett and Jennifer Verzuh Layout & Design by Darla Allen • WHAT’S INSIDE • Vickie Bailey .................................................................... 4 Pam Bredberg ................................................................. 5 Dianne Donnelley ........................................................... 6 Sue Frye ........................................................................... 7 Eric Funk ........................................................................... 8 Gene Gaines .................................................................... 9 Richard Galli................................................................... 10 Edward Goldberg ........................................................... 11 Ris Higgins ..................................................................... 12 Jim Madden ................................................................... 13 Iris Model ........................................................................ 14 Cliff Montagne ............................................................... 15 Gregg Mortensen.......................................................... 16 Betty Nason .................................................................... 17 Sue Pederson ............................................................... 20 Michael Raymond ......................................................... 21 Karl Seel ........................................................................ 22 Frank Seitz ..................................................................... 23 Felix Spinelli ...................................................................24 Ed Stafman .................................................................... 25 Carson Taylor................................................................ 26 Dede Cooper Taylor .................................................... 26 Eileen Tenney ................................................................ 27 John Wilkinson ............................................................. 28 On Exercising My Mind .......................................... 30-31 Harvesting & Preserving Garden Produce ......... 32-33 Old Guys Google MD’s .......................................... 34-35 HSA: A Healthy Way To Save For Retirement ... 36-37 Meal Service In Senior Centers ............................38-39 Bozeman Senior Center Recreation ......................... 40 Seventh Annual AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022 EVENT PROGRAM 5:30 PM No-Host Cocktail Reception & Gala Entertianment 6:00 PM Dinner, Dessert & Coffee 7:00 PM Presentation of Awards
These days Bailey is heavily involved at her church, First Lutheran, volunteering with the altar guild and the choir, as well as decorating the flower displays and helping with Sunday service. Her only daughter Victoria, or ‘Torie’, is a clinical lab scientist living in Belgrade. “Three weeks before my husband died, my daughter gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I tell people all the time, my husband was such a great guy, God had to give me two to replace him.”
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B efore giving her time and energy into nourishing the Bozeman community, Vickie Bailey was a hairdresser She came to the Bozeman area in 1989 from Lisbon, North Dakota and has been working to make everything, and everyone around her brighter ever since. From Langhor’s Flowerland, to the Care Boutique with Bozeman Health, Bailey’s work has enriched our community and her lifeHerprofoundly.greatestcontribution to the Bozeman Community has been her role in opening the Care Boutique with Bozeman Health. “I had good people that helped me develop everything and get things up and running,” said Bailey. The Care Boutique provides cancer patients, survivors, and their families with the social and emotional care they need. A friend of Bailey’s told her about the opportunity during the time she was working as the manager at Langohr’s Flowerland. She was hesitant at first but eventually went on to become certified to be one of only two Mastectomy Fitters in the state of Montana. Bailey gives so much to her patients to help make them feel good and over twelve years later, she is still brightening up their lives. Some of her patients refer to her warmly as their ‘breast friend’.
During the Christmas season, Bailey is a happy host. When asked what she does for fun, Bailey expressed her love for family, friends, and traveling.
They say they don’t know what they’d do without me. I tell them I don’t know what I’d do without you. ” “
Bailey worked at Langohr’s Flowerland for quite some time before joining Bozeman Health, but also worked hard enough on her own garden to be featured in Bozeman’s Garden and Home tour. She and her late husband Craig were devoted to their yard. When he passed away in 2012 Bailey said it was just too much to keep up on her own. Despite that, Bailey doesn’t sit around. “I keep busy,” she explains, “I’ve gotten up every day to an alarm for, I can’t tell you how many years.”
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“My patients give me so much,”
Bailey says emotionally, “They say they don’t know what they’d do without me. I tell them I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
For over fifty years she has been involved with P.E.O, a women’s philanthropic organization that celebrates, encourages, and funds women’s journeys to further their education. “I like the fact that we’re helping women to be educated. That’s near and dear to my heart,” she explains.
BREDBERGPam Staying busy, staying involved with people, I am convinced keeps one healthy and young in spirit, if not in body. ” “
a Bachelors in Elementary Education and Speech Therapy at Washington State University. Her first job was in Guam, where she stayed for four years. She spent two of those years working as a speech therapist and the other two as a 2nd grade teacher. In addition to teaching, Bredberg volunteered with the Red Cross visiting injured and returning airmen from Vietnam. She got her Masters degree and moved to Bozeman with her husband after her time in Guam. “I feel very privileged, because I’ve had a good education, I have my health, and I have a good family,” says Bredberg. “Staying busy, staying involved with people, I am convinced keeps one healthy and young in spirit, if not in body.”
P am Bredberg retired from teaching at Irving Elementary School after a career in Bozeman that spanned nearly 40Sheyears.earned
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Bredberg has been a Bozeman Chapter President, and even started a new chapter, chapter “CJ”, which she currently leads. Bredberg explains, “Bozeman is the kind of area where you can be busy doing something twenty four/seven every day of the year. If there’s an interest, seek it out. Because there’s probably some place in town where you can help out.” In addition to P.E.O, Bredberg is an active Rotary member and participant in the local teacher’s union. She started out as a building representative and eventually grew to be president. She was active in the teacher’s union for over half her teacher career. Looking back on teaching, Bredberg recalls, “The most fun was watching children get it, especially when they’ve been struggling for a while.” When she moved to Bozeman, Bredberg was working in the Title One program, where she would help students one on one and in small group settings. In her free time, Bredberg loves road trips, “I love just getting in the car and going someplace. Seeing where the road takes me.”
Wherever that road does take her, she is likely to come home with a new nativity set, or Cinderella book. Bredberg loves collecting nativity sets as well as Cinderella books from all over the world., which showcase the variety of cultures that have their own spin on the Cinderella story.
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D ianne Donnelly is head over heels for teaching. At MSU, she flew through the ranks from Director of the Freshman Seminar, to Advising Director of General Studies and then on to Director of General Studies. Donnelly’s career with MSU lasted over thirty years, and she wouldn’t have had it any other way. As she explains, “This is an area where I’m exposed to all kinds of intellectual ideas. I just feel like I had the greatest job in theDonnellyworld.”runs into her former students constantly, however; they’re teachers, doctors, lawyers and physical therapists now. According to Donnelly, her work with MSU aims to give students, “the resources to figure out who they are and what they want to do.” The liberal studies program allows students to put together courses from across the whole campus. While getting her masters degree, Donnelly was raising two teenagers and working full time. Only taking one class a semester, it took her five years to complete. Now, she works part time in the department she once directed. Luckily for her, she gets to spend ninety percent of her time with students, whereas being a director she was only face to face interacting with and assisting her students ten percent of the time.
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Aside from MSU, Donnelly is involved with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, as well as ROC Wheels Inc. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides intellectually stimulating and enjoyable programs for individuals fifty years of age and older. The program fosters community engagement and encourages lifelong learning. ROC Wheels Inc. provides adaptive wheelchairs for children with severe disabilities. Donnelly has served on the advisory council for ROC Wheels over the last seven months.Hercareer has mostly revolved around MSU, and to be recognized for her community efforts beyond MSU came as a shock to Donnelly. However, those close to Dianne say she is, “a true student advocate.” Being an advocate for your community, whether it be advocating for students, for those with disabilities or for those who’re lacking resources, is a noble pursuit. Donnelly advocates for all, and recognizes that the community around her is trying to do the same. “This community just steps up and does stuff,” says Donnelly. In her free time, Donnelly likes to quilt and attend events at The Ellen. She says her strongest friendships come from quilting and from her work at MSU.
This is an area where I’m exposed to all kinds of intellectual ideas. I just feel like I had the greatest job in the world. ”
Age is just a number. If you think you’re old, you’ll be old. ” “
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S ue Frye is ambitious, and doesn’t mind giving away the tricks of the trade that have helped her to where she is today. Her secret formula is right there for the taking, all you have to do is ask. As she explains it, “success breeds success.” Frye earned her real estate license in 1983, and has been working in Bozeman with ERA Landmark ever since. She and her husband Glenn met at 17and have been married for 59 years. They moved to the valley in 1982 . “I believe in giving back to the community, it’s a wonderful community,” says Frye, a member of the Montana State University Bobcat Lifetime Endowment and the MSU Bobcat Booster Club. Frye is also a former director of both the Gallatin Empire Lioness Club, and served on the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Gallatin County board. In addition, she also contributes to Heart of the Valley, the Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center, and the local Boys and Girls Club, to name a few of her favorite organizations.Fryeisinaposition to donate her money and time because she worked so hard to get to where she is today. She always knew she wanted to get into real estate. Her father was a roofing contractor and she often found herself riding around with him to job sites. She knew what she wanted to do, but first needed to be there for her kids while they were growing up. So, before breaking into real estate at 37 years old, Frye worked as a waitress during lunch shifts. This way she could still be with her three kids before and after school. This was an important part of the process, as one of Frye’s daughters has become a licensed assistant at ERA Landmark.Today,Frye has closed over a billion dollars in real estate sales. She has three children and seven grandchildren. Since 1988 she has ranked in the top fifteen out of ERA Landmark’s nationwide team of agents. “I guess I’ll retire when I don’t like what I’m doing or I’m tired. But right now, I’m really loving what I do,” says Frye. Her accolades with ERA Landmark are too many to name, but what stands out most are her charitable efforts, leadership skills, and ambitious attitude. Frye encourages her peers to take on the same positive mindset, “Age is just a number. If you think you’re old, you’ll be old.
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H aving recently retired from teaching at MSU, Eric Funk now has more time to compose and continue bringing the community together. Even when working full time as a professor he was composing music both commercially and for himself, all while staying in touch with the community. His impact on the community can be measured by the influence he’s had on his students, the reach and exposure his television program with PBS can give to local artists, and in the funds and awareness he’s raised for so many causes.
Funk bears many titles; performer, conductor, composer, professor, and producer. He came from a family of dirt farmers in Deer Lodge, however; music, as you all may know, is his strong suit.
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Funk says his greatest community effort is making a point to open doors and bridge connections for folks new to town. ”
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Funk began composing at a very young age and his work has been performed all over the world. He graduated from Oregon State University, and before beginning his teaching tenure at MSU, Funk taught in Oregon and Texas colleges. He returned to Montana in 1985.
A lot has been written about Funk, as a composer and conductor he is world renowned. In Montana, his contributions are many. From 1994 to 2002, Funk was the conductor for the Helena Symphony Orchestra. During that time he was also conductor for the Gallatin Chamber Orchestra in Bozeman. The PBS program, ‘11th & Grant’ is produced by Funk. He seeks out local talent and gives them the space to perform for a large television and internet audience. The show has been running for over twenty seasons. Funk has raised funds and awareness for many charitable causes, from disaster relief benefits to social issues. He uses music and the many connections he’s made over the years to help organizers and activists bring people together for greater causes. Funk says his greatest community effort is making a point to open doors and bridge connections for folks new to town.
Gaines sought to become a leader on water quality issues when the Montana Department of Water Quality declared that the wastewater treatment system for his community, the Riverside community, needed major updates and repairs. He began attending the Riverside Water and Sewer District board meeting to understand the issue, and eventually went on to serve as their president. He describes being appointed to that position as just the right place at the right time moment. He then fought tirelessly to help connect the Riverside community to the city, and to their municipal wastewater treatment system. Those in the Riverside community were reluctant. They enjoyed being outside of city ordinances, but when Gaines realized the community’s own wastewater treatment system threatened the health of the Gallatin River and posed a looming cost for Riverside community members to update and repair the system while maintaining independence from the city, he took it upon himself to educate the rest of the community.
Gaines is currently the treasurer of the Bozeman Sunrise Rotary Club, ensuring that the club secures and maintains financial resources to support their many community efforts, including the maintenance and upkeep of Glen Lake Rotary Park.
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“It’s not always fun, but it has to be done. Somebody has to do it,” says Gaines when asked about attending board meetings and being somewhat of a spokesperson and advocate for the Riverside Community. His effort to bring this problem to the attention of his neighbors as well as the City Commission was rewarded when the City Commission voted to annex fifty-eight acres of the Riverside community to the city, connecting them to the Bozeman municipal wastewater treatment system and protecting the health and water quality of the Gallatin River. Not only does Gaines seek to do right for his neighbors, but he’s also just trying to stay sharp. On retirement, Gaines confesses, “It gets boring. I have found that staying active is a way to stay more healthy and mentally alert.” Gaines retired in 2003 after achieving professional success as a banking and financial services executive. He moved to Bozeman in 2011, to be closer to his daughter and granddaughters.
It’s not always fun, but it has to be done. Somebody has to do it. ” “
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G ene Gaines is a self-starter. Not one to sit idle, he believes there’s always something toIndo.2011,
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Galli and his wife, Teresa spent a few years in the early nineties volunteering with the Peace Corps in Botswana. There, he taught both world and US history, as well as agriculture. They stayed with families and got to learn from them and their culture. When they returned, he got a teaching job at the Bridger Program Alternative High School, before landing at Bozeman High. Looking back on his teaching career, Galli says he never had a student he didn’t like. He plans to retire after the coming school year. In 2004 he deployed for Iraq with the 163rd Infantry Regiment, a regiment of the Montana National Guard. At the same time, Teresa was expecting their third child. Galli was 49 years old. Thankfully, he made it home and only missed the first eleven months of his youngest child’s life.Today, Galli enjoys the comfort of his four dogs, two WWII era Jeeps, his three wonderful kids, and his lovely wife. Their home is lined with thousands of books, as well as cultural knick knacks and photographs from all their travels. His upcoming passion project is to restore the truck he and Teresa took on theirGallihoneymoon.hasbeenpraised by his students and colleagues as a passionate and knowledgeable educator. He even received the Montana History Teacher of the Year Award. With a chuckle Galli recalls, “Some students gave me two gray hairs. All my gray hair isn’t from the war, it’s from students.” In the Army, he received a Combat Infantry Badge, and an Expert Infantry Badge. He is a family man, a historian, and a cornerstone of the Bozeman Community.
Some students gave me two gray hairs. All my gray hair isn’t from the war, it’s from students. ” “
H aving served his country as a member of both the Peace Corps and the Montana National Guard, Richard Galli is truly a unique Montanian. He was raised in Great Falls but moved around quite a bit being a part of a military family. He returned to Bozeman from his first stint with the Army in 1984. Our conversation was a well detailed journey through time. Galli has a large reserve of information on all things war, politics, and history; but his wisdom is what’ll resonate most.
E dward Goldberg is passionate about families and the arts and has long been a supporter of the Gallatin Valley community both financially and fundamentally. Goldberg helped to start a chamber music program hosted by the Bozeman Public Library for elementary school children. Additionally, he made it his mission to raise money and create a family engagement program for Eagle Mount Bozeman, an organization that provides quality adaptive recreation and sport opportunities for people with disabilities and young people impacted by cancer, and to provide support for families of participants. The family engagement program allows Eagle Mount to offer full-family recreation opportunities, in addition to the sense of support and community they provide for parents raising children with disabilities.Goldberghas lived in Bozeman for fifteen years. He co-owns Stacey’s Bar in Gallatin Gateway and is a mentor to many local business owners. His love for the area began when visiting the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex many years ago. When asked what he does for fun, Goldberg simply replied, “Living in Bozeman.” He adheres to the campers oath and speaks strongly about stewardship. As he describes it, the campers’ oath is to leave the campsite better than it was when they found it.
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What you see in our community, the library, museums and health care system is a product of people’s generosity and their volunteerism. ” “
Goldberg explains how this applies to the community and its resources. “As a member of our community that’s our responsibility as well. You just can’t take what is here, you have to make it better.” What you see in our community, the library, museums and health care system, Goldberg explains, “is a product of people’s generosity and their
A s those close to her will tell you, Ris Higgins is the ultimate cheerleader for women.
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“What gets me up in the morning is that I love working with my clients. My husband and I have run this business together for 30 years. 32, I guess.” Higgins and her husband Joe moved to Bozeman from Milwaukee in 1994, after working together at the Miller Brewing Company. In Bozeman they lead a women’s leadership community. Growing up, Higgins and her three siblings were treated as equals. Her brothers and sisters split chores evenly, no matter the task. She says having grown up in an equitable house, she took for granted the fairness of it all. At Miller she was the only woman in upper management who had kids. She recalls a meeting where she voiced to her colleagues that she was going to attend her son’s football game, anticipating that the meeting would still be going when she needed to leave. When the time came she got up and walked out, instructing someone to pass along the notes and fill her in on what she missed. She was worried she’d lose her job. Despite the countless hours of overtime and weekends spent working, she feared that leaving a meeting an hour early would cost her her job. “My heart, I remember, was pounding in my chest,” says Higgins. She never got fired, no one even mentioned after that day that she prioritized her family. Higgins explains, “I know I felt inside that my family was a priority, your feet do the telling though. Where do you walk to spend your time?” Despite her fear that leaving an hour early would mean losing her job, when Higgins left the Miller Brewing Company, they hired three people to replace her, each of whom was paid more money than she had been. It’s those little stories, Higgins says, that inspire other women to do more and to feel more confident. What coaching is really about, Higgins says, “is to help them tap into the best version of them and to realize how much they have to offer and how much they bring.”
In addition to her own leadership community, Higgins has worked closely with the Prospera Business Network, a local non-profit that aims to advance and support “communitycentered” economic development in southwest Montana. She was their mentor of the year in 2011, and served on the Women’s Advisory Board for the Montana Women’s Business Center for ten years. “I call women in business the canaries of the mines. Because if an organization isn’t healthy, women will know right away.”
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It’s those little stories that inspire other women to do more and to feel more confident. ” “
Throughout his time with GVLT, Madden was an avid painter in his home studio. He took what he learned about conservation and problem solving, and applied it to his future projects, which strayed from painting and moved towards activism and public art.
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Today, Madden is the director of Mountain Time Arts, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance social and environmental justice. They do this through storytelling, specifically performances and installations throughout the valley. “Our mission is to engage people in a deeper way, and thereby be a catalyst for change,” says Madden. He hopes rather than bombarding people with facts and information, that they can reach and inspire people through performance art and storytelling. During his time in the valley, Madden has been commissioned to do public art installations all over town.
Over the past twenty years, Madden has also been volunteering as the facilitator for the Food Co-op, assisting with board meetings and company retreats. “In the Bozeman community it seems to me there’s lots of opportunities to get involved and volunteer,” says Madden.
J im Madden is a painter, architect, conservationist, and non-profit director. He moved to the valley thirty years ago and at that point had already studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Masters of Fine Art from the University of Iowa in painting.
When Madden first moved to the Springhill Community, the Gallatin Valley Land Trust was just being formed, and he met some of the founders who had him join as a board member. He soon was an active employee of GVLT, working as a conservation planner. He hadn’t studied conservation, so he attended lots of training seminars and learned all he could. His job was essentially to talk to landowners and make them aware of how to protect their land from development. “That training,” Madden says, “has given me skills in problem solving and looking at things from different perspectives.” This allowed him to see issues in the community and approach them with new eyes.
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I ris Model grew up in post-war Berlin. She has always lived in big cities, from Berlin, London and Paris, to New York, where she moved in 1964 to “experience America firsthand.” Model is a wealth of knowledge; she speaks slowly but with intent. She started her career in New York working with Rudi Gernreich, a famous fashion designer. She co-managed his showroom and, in the process, fell in love with New York. Her career was propelled when she became part of the small founding team for Clinique Lab Inc, a now international skin care and makeup company.
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Over thirty years after moving to the United States, Model went to Big Sky to ski, and liked it so much she came back the next summer to hike. She would eventually buy a home in the valley.In2001 she opened the Indian Uprising Gallery in Bozeman. It was a gallery that sought to “provide a showcase for known and emerging contemporary native artists to receive wider public recognition.” Her love for traditional Native artwork came from, as Model describes it, “a tiny little gallery in the Emerson.” It was new to her, but it was fascinating and fresh. “It turned out, as I learned, that those were pictographic works. And very traditional to Native American Tribes, in terms of their communication.” She was a customer at first, and eventually applied her marketing and branding background from New York to offer to the owner her services as a partner. “With little knowledge and a great deal of enthusiasm,” Model eventually ran the gallery on her own. Submerging herself in Native American culture and learning from the very artists she showcased everything she could. In addition to the Indian Uprising Gallery, Model supports and serves The Museum of the Rockies, Story Mill Community Park, and the Heart of the Valley. In 2014 she received an Honorary Alumni Award from the College of Art and Architecture at MSU. In her free time, Model is interested in conservation, education, and philanthropy.
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“The vision for this lodge is to be as environmentally benign as possible, but to provide support to the athletes, students and staff.”
The program looks at the economic impacts and relationship with nature in rural landscapes, specifically the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Northern Mongolia, and involves an exchange of information. “The Mongolians we worked with said, ‘we’d like to know what education you do with environmental health and the arts and economics, and if we think it might work for us we’ll try it on our own terms,’” Montagne said. “So we’ve developed a partnership with many Mongolians, and learning has gone both ways.”
O ver his career, whether professionally as professor of Soil Science Emeritus at Montana State University or personally as a volunteer and non-profit leader, Cliff Montagne has taken a holistic approach.“Youcan think holistically about anything,” he said.
A further major component of Montagne’s love of the outdoors has been his lifelong interest in cross-country skiing. And as a result, he’s contributed to the sport’s growth in the Gallatin Valley. He began learning in junior and high school in Bozeman and recalls that his father bought a sled and got permission to make cross-country ski trails in Lindley Park. After attending Dartmouth College, Montagne returned to the area and acted as a ski coach for the high school. He’s also gone on to ski competitively across the country as well traveled to Norway and Canada forHecompetitions.iscurrentlyan active board member of the non-profit crosscountry ski center, Crosscut Mountain Sports Center. He has been involved with the organization since their founding in 2016. However, his history and connections with the area go much further back. Decades ago while coaching for the high school, he noticed this piece of land near the base of the Bridger that looked ideal for cross-country skiing, so he asked the owner if they could use it and they gave him permission. They then received permission form the Bohart family as well to access an additional section of land as well, which allowed them to ski from the base north of Bridger to the Brackett Creek Forest Service Cabin.After the Boharts passed away, the Bridger Nordic Ski Club purchased their land and his family was able to buy that first piece of land. Together, they combined to become Crosscut Ski Ranch Nordic Ski Center. The ranch only operated for a few years before failing and being sold to developers with plans for condos. Fortunately though the land continued to be operated as a nordic ski spot with various kids programs and events, including the U.S. Senior National Championships and Olympic Tryout Finals in 2002.
“I [was] able to provide a lot of historical information about Crosscut, which I feel like has been helpful,” he said. Although much has changed in the decades since Crosscut’s first iteration, he said he appreciates that it is now available to more people of varying abilities, and continues to appreciate its place in the community.“Theactivity of crosscut is centered around a piece of land where people can come and learn and interact together,” he said. There’s a lot of effort to be open to all.”
Led by Eric Love, who held a passion for biathlon, the land was purchased by the Biathlon Club and Crosscut Mountain Sports Center. Shortly after, Montagne was asked to join the board.
Montagne said that he has always been interested in nature, which “has led to a life of being outdoors as much as works.”
I see it as a life’s work to see the connections between nature and people. ” “
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During his time at MSU he developed a holistic decision making course, noting that “the ways western science can be more efficient if it’s looked at through the whole system by learning from living in the place.” “I see it as a life’s work to see the connections between nature and people,” he said. “And to work to make those connections mutually beneficial.”Montagne has put this method into practice with the non-profit BioRegions International that he started with his wife. The organization seeks to exchange knowledge, experience and skills between and within bioregions in different communities.
“[We started in] in 1998 in Northern Mongolia to learn about issues with the environment, health and the importance of tradition,” he said. “ I thought it would be an opportunity to learn, but also to share using holistic management.”
In addition to cross-country skiing in the winter, the center offers hiking and biking in the summertime, training and recreation opportunities for biathlon, educational programs, and year-round training for the U.S. Paralympic team. They are also currently in the fundraising and design stage for a state of the art lodge that will be next to the biathlon center.
Although it allowed him the opportunity to travel internationally and be a part of exciting strategic victories in his time, the military life had been particularly demanding on him and his family. As a result he was prepared to make a change, personally and professionally.
“It just drains you emotionally and I was ready to get back to Montana,” he said. “I was ready to be my own boss.”
I had basically two careers, two full careers in a lifetime. ” “
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A fter serving for 26 years in an active duty role for the U.S. military, Colonel Gregg Mortensen retired. But that was far from the end of his professional career. After moving to Bozeman from Virginia, where he’d spent the last few years working at the Pentagon, he and his wife decided they wanted to go into an entirely new business for themselves. The couple were both from Montana, and had designs on returning to the state that they were able to ultimately make good on.“I always loved Montana. Growing up I was an athlete and I loved the outdoors,” Mortensen said. “We always said when we retire we’re going to move to Montana.
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“I think it’s important to expend some of my energy to help those members get better aand become productive members of society,” he said. “ A lot of their problems are caused by their time in the military service. Having been through that myself and not having had those issues I want to be able to help as much as I Mortensencan.”said he is proud to be a retired soldier and colonel, but “my identity in Bozeman has always [just] been Gregg,” and he’s happy to be remembered “as who I am and what I did” rather than a title.
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“I had basically two careers, two full careers in a lifetime,” he said. Mortensen continues to stay connected to his first career though by supporting active military members and veterans through his volunteer work as president of Friends of the Bozeman Veterans Court. The non-profit board helps provide assistance to veterans and current active servicemen and women who are in the court system and determine if they should receive a variety of Mortensentreatments.saidthis work is meaningful to him as he’s seen firsthand how military members and families struggle as a result of their service.
In 2000 he became a realtor in Bozeman and later bought and was a co-owner of Keller Williams Realty, a company that employed over a hundred individuals and he spent decades building up, though he plans to give up his license at the end of this year.
Nason has been in the restaurant industry in the Gallatin Valley since she and her then husband bought the Butcher Boy Drive In in the 1970s on West Main Street in an effort to own their own business.
Previously, she’d worked as a school teacher, and recalls that she “wasn’t prepared at all” to run a restaurant.“Itwasareal learning experience getting into the food food business,” she said. “I’d wake up at night scratching. I’d be trying to get food out the [take out] window.”Buteventually Nason got the hang of it and decided to keep expanding her skills by starting a catering business that is still in operation today, Gallatin Valley Catering.Sheand her partner also sold Butcher Boy in favor of purchasing a sit-down restaurant on Main Street.“Once again I was in over my head, and I didn’t know what I was doing,” she said. But she hired some crew who helped her continue to grow and learn.This all led to her family opening the Kountry Kafe in 1976, across the street from their current location.Inthenearly fifty years the cafe has been in operation it has become a staple in the area known for home cooking favorites, as well as regular live music. “It’s mainly the stuff you grew up with,” Nason said. But the place is particularly notable for its status as a gathering place.“It’skind of a meeting place in Four Corners,” she said. “A lot of business is conducted here.”
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“I have people that I see all the the time that say, ‘you did my wedding thirty years ago.’”
At 86, Nason still makes a point to frequently be at the restaurant, working alongside her staff. She lives within walking distance of the restaurant and will frequently start her days helping her cook in the kitchen prepare breakfast orders as they are currently shorthanded.
B etty Nason runs a business, but it’s clear she and her employees are as close-knit as any family. The owner of Kountry Korner Kafe in Four Corners, gave me a tour of the longtime restaurant’s kitchen and introduced me to her staff with pride and affection. There were smiles and hugs from the crew, which includes some of her own children and individuals who have been with her for decades.
Nason said she’s developed friendships and connections through her work at the restaurant and catering company.
They said it’s the one place they can go and see someone they know. So it’s kind of a community center in some ways. ” “
“They said it’s the one place they can go and see someone they know. So it’s kind of a community center in some ways.”
She maintains that her favorite part of the job to this day is the people, and being able to interact directly with staff and guests is the “most fun.”
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“It’s a wonderful program,” she said.Her volunteer efforts also include work with GVLT, Hope Lutheran Church, Thrive Family Promise, Heart of the Valley, HRDC, BYEP, Cancer Support Community, Bozeman Health, Friends of the Ellen Theater, The Help Center, Hopa Mountain, Reach and her time as a Girl Scout Leader. “We have such a wonderful community and I want to keep it that way, so I think it’s important that people do give back.”
S ue Pederson realized at a young age that she wanted to work with children, especially those with special needs, and she has spent her life doing just that.“Itstarted in high school, volunteering at a school for handicapped children,” Pederson said. Since that time, she’s devoted her energy to assisting kids, as both an educator and a volunteer.Duringher time in the school system, she taught first grade, special education, resource room, title and, her personal favorite, “junior first.”
Pederson said that her career in the Bozeman school system was “very“Whengratifying.”yourstudents see you years later and come up and greet you with a big smile, you know that you made an impact in their Althoughlife.”now retired from teaching, Pederson continues to play an active role in working with the youth in the Bozeman community.“Istartedvolunteering and being on the board of Eagle Mount in the 80s when the program first started,” she said. She’s been involved in various programs with the non-profit over the years from swimming and horseback riding to skiing. She is currently active in leading Eagle Mount’s 40th anniversary initiatives, and is proud of the work the organization does to “provide the tools for everyone to enjoy lives.”
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We have such a wonderful community and I want to keep it that way, so I think it’s important that people do give back. ” “
Pederson additionally has served as an advocate for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to help represent children in court who have been removed from their home.
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Junior First was a program between kindergarten and first grade for those students who were not quite ready for first grade but had completed kindergarten.
“There are so many people that need adventure in their lives and recreation,” Pederson said. “We have a community that is willing to [help] everyone enjoy the mountains and what the area around Bozeman has to offer.
Raymond said he is particularly proud of the reclamation projects they completed. “We’ve taken a piece of property that was really left kind of ugly and turned it into an asset.”
Even after retiring, he’s still been determined to keep busy and provide an essential service to the community by taking on a new challenge. In addition to his volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, Gallatin Gardeners Club and Meals on Wheels, Raymond has volunteered for twelve years with the AARP Tax Aide Program. The program provides free tax preparation to single taxpayers, working families and senior citizens. Prior to this he’d only completed his own personal taxes. Now, he acts for the organization as the Montana tax aide training coordinator. “It gave me something to do that’s really fun and helps people,” he said. “I think at first I was looking for something for me, but after I saw how important it was I stuck with it.”
Throughout his over four decade long engineering career, Raymond has made a point to seek out new training and changed his discipline within the field a few times working on everything from agricultural irrigation systems to overseeing boat harbor construction.. “I never wanted to get stuck in the Dilbert mode,” he said. In Bozeman for the last decade of his career, Raymond and his partner started their own engineering consulting firm, Kenai Engineering, which did reclamation planning and permitting for quarries and gravel“Beingpits.in business was really the right move,” he said. “It allowed us to do a lot of different things.”
M ichael Raymond has done his best not to remain stagnant in his career and life. Though he’s always returned to Bozeman, he’s also lived and worked in Alaska and Idaho.
“When you hear people who get a good refund say things like, ‘now I can go get my dental work done,’ it hits home,” he said. “We’ve seen people that really just are thankful. I’m really proud that we’ve risen to the point that we do really good work and have a reputation for it.”
We’ve seen people that really just are thankful. I’m really proud that we’ve risen to the point that we do really good work and have a reputation for it. ” “
He and the other volunteers “really go out of our way” to find every credit and dedication possible for the taxpayers, which makes a major impact, he said.
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Seel is also particularly proud to have been a part of the design process for the Bozeman Public Safety Center, a facility opening next month that will be the new home for the Bozeman Police Department, the new home of the Bozeman Police Department, Fire Station #1, municipal courts and prosecution and victim services. It will also include advanced safety features.
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Seel has been elected for office four times now, an accomplishment he is “proud of and humbled by.” He has continued to run following the end of each four year term as he found that he enjoys the work.
“That was a big reward to be able to be involved in that,” he said. “I think it’s a building that Bozeman residents can be proud of.”In addition to his work, Seel said he has been lucky to have good family and friends in Bozeman.“Oneofthe things that make living in Bozeman so awesome is it’s been good to me,” Seel said.
is long,” he said of why he returned to the Gallatin Valley and decided to make his life“It’shere.the people, it’s the environment, it’s the activities. It’s the cumulative effect of so many things, Seel said. “I can’t think of many places that have all positives going for them, not many negatives.”
“It’s a rewarding job,” he said. “I feel like [with] what I do I get to give back to the community after living here so long. You feel like you make a difference, especially with young people that come in and [you] point them in the right direction.”
He previously worked for the county attorney’s office before going into private practice. It was there that he was approached by then judge Patricia Carlson to apply for the municipal judge position.“Itwasn’t something that I was looking to do, but she was fairly convincing,” he said.
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K arl Seel arrived in Bozeman just over fifty years ago in 1970 with his family and attended Bozeman High. He’s lived in the area ever since, only leaving to attend college and law school in California and Missoula.“Thelist
Seel feels he is able to give back and contribute to the community through his current role as judge, though it was a position he was initially reluctant to run for.
I feel like with what I do, I get to give back to the community. ” “
Seitz also helped to start a county mental health program, the first in Gallatin Valley.
He also expressed gratitude to not only his family for teaching him so much over the years, but also his patients.“Icanundoubtedly say that I’ve learned more from my patients than I have from my professors,” Seitz said. But equally important he said is knowing that he still has lots left to discover and understand still.
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F rank Seitz was Bozeman’s first clinical psychologist when he went into private practice in the community in the late 1960s. His clinical and forensic psychology practice went on to run for over 35 years until 2005. During this time he was heavily involved at Montana State University as an educator who worked with the WWAMI Medical Education Program from its inception, and a psychologist with student health services.
“I’m really pleased with how people in the city and county responded [to it].”
“We have an absolute ironclad responsibility to take care of our soldiers who we send into war,” Seitz said. “War leaves scars in a merciless manner and in the mental health areas.”
He proposed the idea to the group for them to include the families and spouses of the warriors.Seitzisthankful that he had the opportunity to work and build a life with his family in the Bozeman community where he could have “more one-on-one opportunities to impact people’s life” than in a metropolitan area. “You live and work with your neighbors,” he said. “If we were in a big city environment you’re forced to look more superficially at people. Growing up in a rural area you’re confronted with your actions more directly.”
He’s also been active in assisting the Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to help post-9/11 combat veterans find meaning and purpose through outdoor experiences and community, with their program development. Seitz has worked with veterans from the beginning of his career and feels adamant that it’s our duty to provide care for those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental issues as a result of their service.
“[I] loved the students,” he said. “They made up for the administrative politics.”
He said that he has seen lots of progress in the decades since he started his work, but “wish[es] there would have been more.
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“The stigma of mental issues has lasted way too long,” he said. “Old stereotypes die slowly.”
“As I sit here talking to you I have a lot to learn.”
I can undoubtedly say that I’ve learned more from my patients than I have from my professors. ” “
“It’s important because it’s a marker in time and if you knocked it down and put up townhouses we’re all going to live in the same environment, and we’re going to lose our uniqueness in Bozeman.”
The group works with other organizations to put together events on the property, such as this month’s Story Under the Stars, an annual movie screening co-hosted by the Bozeman Film Society. Spinelli also said he makes a point to try and bring in tours with children, as it gives them an opportunity to see a piece of history and step back in time.
Spinelli has also coached athletes in various sports for Special Olympics Montana. In addition to his work supporting the special needs community, Spinelli also is president of the non-profit Friends of the Story Mansion, which aims to help preserve the historic building and find new community uses for it.
Friends of the Story Mansion is currently working on restoring and repurposing the second and third floor of the building. Ideas for how to utilize the space have included educational, social and cultural uses.Asa retired agriculture economist, Spinelli has been president of the local National Active and Retired Federal Employees group, which regularly meets and brings in speaker to discuss public issues and the government’s role. Spinelli said his career with the government has prepared him for the volunteer work he now is a part of.“It’s part of public service I think and I was a public servant, so it’s a natural extension.”
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“It was a nice surprise,” he said. It’s not particularly surprising though that Spinelli was out doing the very thing that he was recognized for. Since moving to Bozeman ten years ago with his wife and adult special needs daughter from Virginia, Spinelli has been a fixture with the community’s non-profits. His daughter became involved with the therapeutic horseback riding Eagle Mount offers, and as a result Spinelli became immersed in their programs as well in a volunteer capacity.
“Once you get involved with Eagle Mount it’s such a great program and great people, he said. “It makes their life really valuable.”
F elix Spinelli was away and out of service on a volunteer project with Eagle Mount when the 24 over 64 Prime Award winners were announced. When he returned from the Hyalite Reservoir area his cell phone “was going nuts” with people congratulating him.
“I want them to imagine what it was like to live a hundred and something years ago,” he said. “When the kids come in there and I say, ‘how would you like to sleep here?’ Their eyes pop out.’”
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It’s part of public service I think and I was a public servant, so it’s a natural extension. ” “
A lthough he’s well known for being a religious leader in the Bozeman community, Ed Stafman’s journey to discovering the Jewish faith tradition came later in life and “didn’t happen overnight.” He grew up in a “pretty nonobservant household,” he said and spent twenty-five years working as anBut,attorney.helearned more about the faith tradition and began taking classes and workshops that inspired him, eventually spurring him to attend eight years of rabbinical school.“Ibegin to see it as a way to bring more spirituality, love and wisdom to the world,” Stafman said. “[I] became so excited about it I wanted to share it with others.” This newfound passion and profession led him to Montana. The first job that was posted on the listserv for rabbis that he received after becoming ordained was for a position in Bozeman.
“For so much of history religion has been a force associated with war and violence and disagreement,” he said. “I believe that real religion crosses these boundaries.”Sincestepping down from his role in his congregation, Stafman has run for public office and was elected to the Montana House of Representative in 2020. He said he thought it would be a good role for him to use both his experience as a lawyer and as a rabbi who’s brought people together. He noted that there are similar divisions amongst groups there that he has to work through.“Wehave the same problem where people come in with their tribes: Republican, Democrat, whatever,” Stafman said. “And we have to get past that tribality to solve problems.”Stafmanis
This community has always been willing to help those in need, and I’ve volunteered with all of those numerous times and the opportunity to do that is special too. ” “
“It affirmed our diversity,” Stafman said.He also helped to start a prayer group that consisted of clergy from different denominations. These interfaith efforts are important to Stafman so that people can see their commonalities.
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“It said, ‘Outside Magazine says that Bozeman is the best place to live in the United States and we’re looking for a rabbi,’” Stafman recalled.Hewould go on to serve in that position for a decade. During that time Stafman made an effort to reach out to and connect with the other religions in the area to help build community. He began the Interfaith Panel, a long running group that brought together leaders of different faiths to discuss a different topic every month. He also successfully encouraged the Bozeman Chronicle to broaden the scope of their religion column and include a rotating variety of voices, rather than just a Chrisitian point of view, and then managed that section for a number of years.
the Chair of the Children, Families, Health & Human Services Interim committee, the only freshman currently to have been elected Chair of a major committee. They are currently working to address gaps in mental health services and access.“Chairing that committee has been a big learning curve, but I’m proud of the work the committee has done. I’m optimistic that we’ll have ten whole bills.” In addition to his ongoing public service, Stafman has volunteered with Family Promise, the food band, Fork & Spoon Cafe, and Eagle Mount. One of his favorite things about the city is the sense of community present here and individuals, like himself, who actively seek to help others.“Thiscommunity has always been willing to help those in need, and I’ve volunteered with all of those numerous times and the opportunity to do that is special too,” he said.
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These same issues MTA tackles are also ones Carson values and has worked towards himself within the community though from a legal perspective rather than under the banner of arts. “When you think of Dede you think of imagination and when you think of me you think of logic,” he said.
“I was able to do some work in that area.”Carson wired with other to pass a non-discrimination ordinance to help protect members of the LGBT communities from discrimination based on sexual preference.“Peopleought to be able to be free in themselves and not be discriminated against,” he said.
“It’s had us really reflect on our partnership together, and how we’ve supported each other and broadened each other’s horizons,” Dede said.
Like Dede he felt that Bozeman could benefit from being a more welcoming city to people of all identities.“Alongthe way it became clear to me as well that Bozeman needed to be a more welcoming city,” he said.
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The couple came to Bozeman in the 1980s, with Dede and her children making the move first. Dede completed a degree at Montana State University and became an Art Historian faculty member at the college. She has been using her background in art to bring awareness to large issues in theAmongcommunity.herother volunteer efforts, she co-founded and is a producer of the local non-profit called Mountain Time Arts (MTA), an organization that seeks to drive change through the cultivation of public arts programs and projects.
“I loved the work, but after seven years I realized I could have a bigger impact on the city commission.”Heservedanother eight years on the city commission, where they tackled issues concerning growth, housing and the environment. He would also go on to act as a deputy mayor and mayor of Bozeman during this time.
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“We have the advantage of having each other to bounce ideas off of,” Dede said.
C arson Taylor and Dede Cooper Taylor are the only two people recognized together for this year’s Prime Awards, which the couple sees as particularly fitting given how they have helped each other grow over the years and collaborated.
“I think people can bring out the best in each other, and I think that the best that I’m capable of came about because of the love and support Dede and I have given each other,” Carson said.
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Carson worked as a lawyer for years before he ventured into public service. He first ran for and was elected to the school board, where he served for years.
“I saw government agencies as a piece of the solution,” Carson said.
“Its mission is to bring awareness to social and environmental issues,” shePastsaid.projects include the lighting of the teepees on Peets Hill to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The group is currently focused on helping ensure Bozeman is a “welcoming city,” where all people feel welcome and protecting and highlighting water as a resource. Participants and collaborators include artists, environmentalists,ranchers,scientists, Native Americans scholars and local politicians.“It’smyphilosophy that we all are enriched by everyone’s voices that are heard,” she said. “The art part is to make the data and facts understandable in a cool way.”
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Carson and Dede said that one thing they both like about Bozeman is its residents’ desire to care for others and take on community projects. They’re particularly fortunate that they can turn to each other too.
Though no longer in the government, Carson still is involved in the community. He is chair of the Headwaters Community Housing Trust and is working with the Bozeman Task Force to Advance the Status and Safety of All Women and Girls.
That led to Tenney doing significant research on Edmonia, Samuel and the house. She also came to be acquainted with a wide array of people due to her association with the Lewis’. She exchanged letters and formed connections and friendships with other writers, historians and researchers interested in the family.Asaresult, she traveled to Washington D.C. to attend a celebratory event the Smithsonian had for Edmonia.
“And I’ve had this great life because of him and his half-sister Edmonia Lewis,” Tenney said.
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In 1975 ahead of her family’s move to Bozeman, she visited the city to look for a house for them.
“The minute I walked in the house was a mess and it was in really bad condition, but I felt it was the right house and I called [my husband] and said I found it.” She said the house was perfect for them, even before they learned of its historic significance.
Edmonia was a famed African American and Native American sculptor, who was known internationally for her art.
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While attending graduate school years later, Tenney encountered Edmonia again randomly in an art book and saw it as a sign that she was “supposed to write about her.”
Tenney is also proud of the work she has done as a substitute teacher and helping rescue homeless and lost pets. She’s known locally too for helping start the Sweet Pea Festival, which continues to this day, and writing a children’s book .
I think my purpose in Bozeman has been to have people learn about how important this house was for Black history in Bozeman.” “
E ileen Tenney’s story is intertwined deeply with another’s. Though they died long before Tenney was born, the two shared a house and a connection that has informed and enriched her life, she said.
Someone came to her door and asked if they could find out the history of the house. Tenney said yes, and the woman soon returned and handed her the obituary of Samuel Lewis, an African American man born in Haiti who had this house built in 1881. He was a business owner in Bozeman, operating both a barbershop and a bathouse.LikeLewis, Tenney and her husband had previously lived in Haiti and loved the experience and country. That’s when the “connection” started for Tenney.
“It was wonderful, and it was an opportunity I never would have had.”InBozeman, Tenney has worked to try and help educate the local community about the Lewis’ by having open houses, working with the Gallatin History Museum and having the house added to the National Register of Historic Homes.“Ithink my purpose in Bozeman has been to have people learn about how important this house was for Black history in Bozeman.”
One business aspect that Wilkinson was particularly notable for was how he treated the women in his workforce. He made a point to pay women and men equally, which was not normal at the time. He also gave full pay and benefits to his female sales representative while they were on maternity leave, and personally called on their“Treatingcustomers.ourfemale
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Wilkinson said that his passion for humanitarian work comes from witnessing his parents and friends volunteer while he was young as well as his faith.
You’re supposed to love your neighbor and one of the ways to do that is by helping other people that can’t help themselves. ” “
employees as good as our males really paid off, and it’s something that I’m proud of,” he said. “Our employees loved us because the other companies didn’t do what weThoughdid.”
now retired it’s hard to imagine he’s any less busy than he was while running a company. Through their church, the Bozeman United Methodist Church, he and his wife have become active volunteers across the community and beyond.
“You’re supposed to love your neighbor and one of the ways to do that is by helping other people that can’t help themselves,” Wilkinson said. Giving back gives him “a good feeling” as well. “It’s actually quite joyful.”
J ohn Wilkinson and his wife’s first time in Montana was a literal journey. He and his wife didn’t stay at an upscale resort, rather they were busy reenacting history.“Wespent three weeks doing nothing but retracting the steps of Lewis and Clark,” he said. That experience made them fall in love with the state and in 1996 they bought a vacation home in Nye for the summers, before they eventually moved to Bozeman and ultimately came to live here year“Everyround.summer we would have grandkid camp, and more and more we just loved it,” he said. Prior to their move to Montana, Wilkinson and his wife lived in Texas, but they spent much of their time together in southern California where the couple met and he had a business. Wilkinson was the founder and CEO of a textile company, Momentum Textiles, Inc. “I didn’t like working for other people, so I tried to be as creative as I could so I could be the boss,” heThatsaid.effort allowed him and his staff to climb the ranks amongst their competitors and become an award-winning company.
“We just got involved with everything,” Wilkinson said. Along with his congregation he helps gather supplies for the Warming Center, donate gift cards to the homeless coordinator at the high school, serve meals at Fork and Spoon, host school supply drives and volunteer with the Gallatin Valley Food Bank. Along with his wife he also created and operates The Wilkinson Foundation, which supports a school in El Salvador, and has recently helped to raise money for them to purchase new computers after a flooding and supplies their library with books.
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B ecause this is “A Magazine for Mature Adults,” I asked my good friend Chrysti the Wordsmith what that means exactly.Shetells us word mature comesthe from the Latin maturare, meaning “to ripen or bring to fullness.” When the word appeared in English in the 1600s, it was in the context of fruit, wine and cheese ripening. In a 1701 poem, the writer penned, “…taste the fruits that the Sun’s genial rays mature.” Chrysti says that by the 17 and 1800s, a figurative sense of the word appeared, referring to the growth virtuethoughts,destinies,asabstractionsoffulfillmentandsuchplans,andjudgment.
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Chrysti concludes that by the turn of the 20th century, mature became a euphemism of sorts for an “older” person becoming comfortably middle-aged: “Two mature women with a matronly air of gracious resolution.” (Joseph Conrad, 1907) Aha! So, I shall adopt a matronly air of gracious resolution and recount an exhilarating experience I had recently – at a lecture, of all places. I almost didn’t go to the lecture. I’d already accomplished my “A Magazine for Mature Adults.”
In 1766, historian Edward Gibbon wrote, “His prudence was matured by experience.” Humanbeings were often compared to ripening food and drink as well. For example,ofyoungestwrote, “Thehe&1609 TroilusShakespeare’sinCressida,sonPriam,not yet mature, yet matchless.”
PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 31 mile-plus walk for the day and my twice-weekly strength class, where I’d also socialized a bit. I’d done my daily crossword puzzles and my 20-minute online language class (I’m currently dabbling in Norwegian). I’d kept my brain active for one more day. I’d eaten a healthy breakfast and spent an hour on my endless decluttering project. Didn’t I deserve a quiet evening in front of the TV with my glass of wine and some cheese andButcrackers?Iwascurious how a speaker could tie an obscure fragment of Gallatin area railroad history together with the flap over coalbed methane drilling that we’d survived 20 years ago. And so, instead of sitting down to watch the NewsHour with a glass of wine, I activated my walkmeasuring app and trotted off to the county courthouse. It turned out to be the right choice. I learned so much I hadn’t known about my hometown’s history. I also heard a hilarious story about late 19th-century developers (no, the current headlong boom in Bozeman is nothing new). I walked home in a very happy state of mind. It was confirmed once again: My brain still works! I can still learn new things and put them in context; my experiences are relevant! I truly believe I was a younger person walking home from that program than I’d been earlier in the day. That particular lecture helps explain why I spend so much of my time these days participating in OLLI courses and events and volunteering behind the scenes. Perhaps what happened to me that day is akin to that “runner’s high” we hear about that keeps some people I know pounding the pavement for improbable distances at peculiar hours of the morning.Inmycase, I’m getting high on lifelong learning. Marjorie Smith
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• Blanch on the cob.
• Harvest before they bolt or go to seed.
TOMATOES
By Jan Cashman
GREENS (LETTUCE, KALE, SPINACH)
32 / SEPTEMBER 2022 | PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64Harvesting & Preserving
• Use a pressure cooker for canning vegetables to kill botulism germs. Not necessary for fruits and tomatoes.
• Wash, dry, store in sealed container or plastic bag in refrigerator BEANS AND PEAS
GARDEN PRODUCE
• Plant successive crops
• Freeze whole cobs or I prefer to cut off kernels and freeze.
• Harvest when young and tender. -Wash, blanch, cool in ice water and freeze . -Or freeze using a pressure cooker.
• Store tomatoes at room temperature to keep their flavor
• Cut around your tomato plants with a shovel before harvest to encourage them to ripen.
• If a hard frost is forecast, you
• Harvest and preserve only young, tender, flawless vegetables.
• Preserve them the same day you harvest them.
• In midsummer when indeterminate plants are growing well, cut back their vines to allow the plant to ripen its green tomatoes.
GENERAL RULES - There is more than one way to harvest and preserve your garden vegetables and fruit, not just one right way.
• Pick tomatoes when they start to redden to encourage the green ones still on the plant to ripen.
• Best to pick vegetables and fruits in the early morning, not in the heat of the day.
CORN-Pick right before you eat it, especially with heirloom varieties. (Newer sugar-enhanced varieties hold their sugar longer.)
• Blanch all vegetables in boiling water, except tomatoes, before you freeze them.
• I always have a bumper crop of carrots that will last us all winter. Harvest them once they turn orange. I usually wait until late September or the first week in October. Don’t let them get really big-they lose flavor and crispness.
• Cabbage-Store in refrigerator or root cellar.
•
STRAWBERRIESANDRASPBERRIES
• Harvest when dead ripe. Wash and pit. Freeze with or without • Popular Mount Royal prunetype plum mature in late September or early October. Pit and dry them in a food dehydrator.
• I do not wash raspberries-they turn
PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 33 can pull the entire plant and store it in a cool place—the tomatoes will continue
Different varieties ripen at different times. Taste to see if they are ripe; seeds should be brown. Late ripening varieties such as Haralson, Haralred, and Sweet 16 keep longer in cold storage. Leave these ripening varieties on the tree even if it is going to freeze but pick them if the temperature is going to go below 25 degrees.
NOW
WINTER SQUASH AND PUMPKINS
• Wash, dry, and cut off the tops but don’t cut into the meat of the carrot. Air dry, store in bags with air circulation or a container of moist sand.
SUMMER SQUASH
• Dig with a garden fork after the tops cease growing and turn brown. Do not wash. Store them in a cool spot with good air circulation.
• Do not wash. Store in a mesh bag where there is good air circulation. Braid garlic and hang it in a cool, dry place.
• Harvest when dead ripe for the sweetest flavor.
• Broccoli-Harvest middle bunch first, then the side shoots well develop. Blanch broccoli before ,freezing. Freeze on a cookie sheet first to retain shape of flowerets.
BRASSICAS • Cauliflower-Pull the leaves over the heads as they ripen.
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Wait to harvest until the vines have died and we have had a light frost. Cover them if it is going to get below 25 degrees. The rind should be hard and a deep, solid color.
• Store in a cool, dry place.
HERBS
APPLES
• Harvest zucchinis young. (Use big ones for breads or cakes) Pick often to increase yields.
• Store apples in a cool (32 to 50 degrees) dry space with good air circulation.
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• Sweet onions do not store well.
• Cure them on the ground in your garden or inside so they air dry for 5 to 14 days and the tops are completely dry. Cut off the tops.
• I lay them on the soil the garden for about 24 hours so they dry.
POTATOES
• Or make tomato sauce or salsa and can it.
• I freeze ripe tomatoes in baggies after I wash them, cut off the stems, and blemishes. No need to blanch
• You can freeze shredded zucchini.
ONIONS AND GARLIC
• Harvest before they go to seed. Wash and hang in a dry, dark area for 1 to 3 weeks. Then store in an airtight container or use a food dehydrator. Dig up annual herbs such as basil and rosemary and pot for use inside in the winter.
• Herbs can be frozen in small, water filled ice cube containers to make individual servings
• Freeze on a cookie sheet first to maintain their shape.
•
CARROTS
Brussel sprouts-They mature late in the fall. Don’t harvest till then, even if it gets below freezing.
• Apple slices dry well in a food dehydrator.
Someone observed, “You look carefree today. Did you find a nickle on the sidewalk?” The first fellow responded, “Nope. Last week I thought I was having an appendicitis, but I was wrong. I’m pain free today, and Doc said that I won’t have to go under the knife. “
Old Google
This week one of the fellows wandered into the old guy waterhole with a wide grin. Just last week he was wearing a grimace and complaining about a sharp pain right under his belt buckle.
Another gent asked, “What made you believe that you needed an operation?”Thecheerful fellow responded, “When I developed a pain in my south 40, I Googled ‘pain in an old guys mid section.’ As I did my Google research, it became apparent that I had serious innards problems. According to Google, I would need major surgery. Google said that even if I survived the operation, I would never be able to swing a golf club or eat in a Mexican restaurant again. I became so worried that I couldn’t sleep. I finally went to Doc to schedule the procedure. He told me that I don’t need one.”
By Jim Drummond
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A fellow at the end of the table queried, “What did Doc recommend?”Ourfriendreplied, “He checked me over then told me that my belt is too tight. He suggested that I buy a larger one and the problem would disappear. I felt foolish after doing hours of homework on Google.”Someone else commented, “I use Google all the time for health questions. I started losing some hair and asked Google what causes hair loss. Google said that balding on the cranium can be caused by genetics, or improper nutrition, or a life threatening skin disorder.
An older fellow partway down the table admonished,”You have to be very specific when you pose a health question to Google. A couple of years ago, right after the debates, my wife told me that my eyes appeared glazed. I asked Google what to do with a glazed eye. The answer was ‘pop it out and let it soak in vinegar overnight.’ I rechecked my Google search. It had autocorrected ‘glazed’ eye to ‘glass’ eye. That caused a few moments of considerable anxiety.”
Someone asked, “What did the Google link suggest to replace fruits and vegetables?”
DrummondJim is a bankerretiredandBozemannative.
The first fellow responded, “It advised a diet rich in tortilla chips, muffins, and anything with frosting. Lately I’ve been eating more nacho’s, doughnuts and cinnamon rolls. I’m positive that my hair is beginning to grow again.”Oneof the older fellows commented, “When I had my gall bladder attack last year I went to Google to find out what I should do. One of the links was an excellent video about gall bladder surgery. The video had simple step by step instructions to remove your own gall bladder at home. I organized a couple of mirrors and my shop light and started in. Everything was going quite well, then right before the end of the video I lost my internet.”
PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 35 I followed some of the Google links and found a website that was quite helpful. The researcher who published the site concluded that almost all fruits and vegetables can cause a receding hairline. The website specifically demonized kale salads with blueberries as a leading cause of male balding. That, and low fat yogurt.”
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Somebody asked, “So what did youThedo?”fellow responded, “I wasn’t sure if I was done yet, so I called Doc to come over and finish up. Then he stayed and drank all my beer.”Someone else asked, “What did you do for the pain?” The in-home medico responded, “I followed the Google instructions and bit down on a stick.”
One of our friends part way down the table worriedly said, “I can feel a big bump on my elbow. I should probably Google unusual elbow bumps to find out if it’s something serious.”Someone grabbed the gents arm, twisted it to get a good look, then frowned with concern. Looking up from the elbow in question, the old guy said to the group, “Would one of you do a Google search to determine the health hazards of a sticky squashed raisin?”
• Tax benefits – An HSA has triple tax advantages: Your contributions are made with pre-tax dollars, so they can reduce your taxable income for the year; your arnings grow tax-free; and your withdrawals are tax-free, provided the money is used for qualified medical expenses. (Withdrawals taken before age 65 that aren’t used for qualified medical expenses are taxable and subject to a 20% penalty; once you reach 65, the penalty no longer applies, although withdrawals are still taxable.)Inaddition to its providing tax benefits, an HSA can help you in other ways. Perhaps most significantly, your HSA can be an additional financial resource for your retirement. That’s because the money in your HSA can be carried over from year to year –
HSA: A Healthy Way to Save For Retirement
• Contribution limits – In 2022, you can put in up to $3,650 to an HSA if you have single coverage, or $7,300 for family coverage. And if you’re 55 or older, you can put in an extra $1,000 per year.
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M any expenses in life are unpredictable. But there are two things you know you’ll have to pay for: medical bills and retirement. You’ll probably need to take a variety of steps to meet these costs, but one financial instrument that can help is a health savings account (HSA). If you’re not familiar with an HSA, here are the basics:
• Eligibility – If you are enrolled in a qualified high-deductible health plan (HDHP), you can generally contribute to an HSA. While HSAs are typically offered through employers, you can still open one if your employer doesn’t provide it, or if you’re self-employed, although you must have HDHP coverage. You also can’t be enrolled in another health insurance plan, other than those permitted, such as dental, vision, long-term care and disability insurance, and you can’t be enrolled in Medicare. Also, you can’t be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return.
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PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 37 you aren’t obligated to “use it or lose it.” So, the money not spent on annual medical expenses can continue to grow tax-deferred. Plus, an HSA is “portable” – it moves with you when you leave a job.Furthermore, unlike a 401(k) or a traditional IRA, an HSA does not require you to begin taking withdrawals once you reach 72 – you can leave your account untouched for essentially as long as you’d like. And while you may need to use your HSA funds to meet your medical expenses in retirement – which can be considerable, even with Medicare – you can use what you don’t spend on medical costs for your other needs without penalty, once you reach age 65. (As mentioned above, any HSA withdrawals not used for qualified medical costs areHere’staxable.)oneother point to keep in mind: Your HSA likely contains investment options, along with a cash account. If you put all your funds in the cash account, as many people do, you might be depriving yourself of the growth opportunities provided by the investment options. On the other hand, of course, these investments generally carry more risk. One possible way to benefit from both parts of your HSA is to keep enough cash to cover your health insurance’s out-of-pocket maximum and invest the rest. As you can see, an HSA can help you in numerous ways. If you have access to one, consider taking advantage of it.
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SEPTEMBER 26 - Salad, Chicken Fajita, Spanish Rice, Vegetables, Fruit
SEPTEMBER green salad, chicken bowl/mashed potatoes, corn, chicken topped w/gravy,
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022: Fall Festival/Pancake Breakfast 7:00-9:30 am
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SEPTEMBER 21 - Birthday Lunch - Salad, Roast Turkey, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022: Belgrade Breakfast Club: 7:00-8:30 am (4th Thursday of each month)
• Zumba:
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veggies, pudding
SEPTEMBER 2 - Salad, Tator Tot Casserole,
SEPTEMBER 8 - Soup and Salad Bar, Bread/Rolls, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 15 - Salad, Macaroni & Cheese, Vegetables, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 28 – fruit, beef barley soup, roll/garlic bread, jello
SEPTEMBER 27 – coleslaw, fish sandwich, corn, pudding
SEPTEMBER pickled beets, chef’s salad w/fajita grilled chicken
SEPTEMBER 30 - Salad, Vegetables, Fruit Meals on Wheels Delivery: Monday – Friday. Call to find out how to qualify for this program.
Center meals: Monday-Friday 12:00 -Call before 10:00 to sign up Monday & 10:15 Monday 1:00 Wednesday 12:30 pm Monday; 8:30 am Wednesday 12:45 pm Tuesday Games 10:00 am Wednesday - (Cancelled on Sept. 12:45 pm Thursday Needleaires: 9:30 am Friday
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SEPTEMBER cucumber goulash, green beans, jello
SEPTEMBER 7 - Salad, Irish Pork Tenderloin, Colcannon Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit
Brain
EXERCISE: Full Body Workout 9:00
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022: 50th Anniversary Open House 4:00-6:00 PM
Art Together
sandwich, pork-n-beans, fruit
SEPTEMBER 6 - Salad, Swiss Steak, Rice Pilaf, Vegetables, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 19 - Salad, Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit
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SEPTEMBER 22 - Salad, Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry, Rice, Dessert
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SEPTEMBER 28 - Salad, Baked Salmon, Rice, Vegetables, Fruit
SEPTEMBER 29 – green salad, salisbury steak, mashed, potatoes w/gravy, pumpkin dump cake
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SEPTEMBER applesauce, pork roast & dressing,
At the latest please call before 9 am and leave a message for reservations and/or delivery on Wheels will be delivered between 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ** will celebrate August birthdays the last Thursday of the month. All meals and activities are open to the public.
SEPTEMBER 29 - Breakfast Club - Salad, Pot Roast w/ Vegetables, Dessert
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022: Gates of the Mountains Tour: Call for more
SEPTEMBER 23 - Cooking Class - Salad, Chicken Pot Pie, Fruit
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SEPTEMBER 21 – peaches, biscuits & gravy, sausage pattie, rice krispy bar
SEPTEMBER 22 – green salad, cowboy spaghetti, corn bread, mixed veggies, cake
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022: Sept. Birthday Lunch/ Blood Pressure Check
6 – jello salad, pork cornitas, spanish rice, pudding
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SEPTEMBER 16 - Salad, Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit
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Manhattan Senior Center 102 East Main St., Manhattan, MT • 284-6501
SEPTEMBER 14 - Salad, Meat Loaf, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit
38 / SEPTEMBER 2022 | PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 92 E Cameron Ave, Belgrade, MT • (406) 388-4711 • Call in to order to go meals by 10:00 the day before! . Menu subject to change without notice! Belgrade MENU
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2022: Quilting Day: Call the center for more information 406-388-4711 our for
SEPTEMBER 27 - Salad, Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert
sandwich, mashed potatoes & gravy, cake
SEPTEMBER 9 - Salad, Egg & Sauage Breakfast Sandwich, Hash Browns, Vegetables, Fruit
Dessert
SEPTEMBER 5 - CLOSED LABOR DAY
Manhattan Senior Center is open for dining in. Come and join us -- dinner is served at 12 Noon.
SEPTEMBER 20 - Salad, Quiche, Vegetables, Dessert
dessert
Fruit
• Bozeman
JULY
SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS: Brochures are not available yet. your name on the interested list at the Senior Center front desk. 8 day trip features Nashville and Gatlinburg. include: Grand Ole Opry Show, Country Music Hall of Fame, Great Smoky National Park, Dollywood and Asheville Biltmore Estates all decorated for the holidays. following going for 2023, and they next international trip in the planning stages is to Portugal for early 2024. may get your name on the interested list at the Senior Center front desk. with the Bozeman Senior Center is open to paid up Monday: 1:00 Tuesday: 1:00 1:00 makeUkulele,Watercolor,Wednesday:Cribbage9:3012:3012:45RubberBridge,1:00MahJongg,andPinochleThursday:10:00-2:00FootClinic(mustanappointment.Costis$20.00),11:00Scrabble,1:00Bingo,1:00Pinochle
PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64 | SEPTEMBER 2022 / 39 JULY 1 – Apple SEPTEMBER 2 – Green Salad, Hamburger and Hot Dog, Tater Tots, Baked Beans, Brownie SEPTEMBER 7 – Green Salad, Chicken Fajita, Rice, Refried Beans, Cake SEPTEMBER 9 – Green Salad, Cod, Coleslaw, Tater Tots, Brownie SEPTEMBER 14 – Green Salad, Tuna Casserole, Green Beans, Biscuit, Cake SEPTEMBER 16 – Green Salad, Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, Tater Tots, Brownie SEPTEMBER 21 – Green Salad, Beef Stroganoff, Green Beans, Biscuit, Cake SEPTEMBER 23 – Green Salad, Chicken Ala King, Egg Noodles, Mixed Vegetables, Brownie SEPTEMBER 28 – Green Salad, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cake SEPTEMBER 30 – Green Salad, Lasagna, Italian Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Brownie West Yellowstone Senior Center MENU Three Forks Senior Center MENU 19 East Cedar St., Three Forks, MT • 285-3235 • Director: Jean Farnam • 570-0800 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Shannon Bondy, shannon@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director) Kristi Wetsch, krisi@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Director Program & Marketing) This menu is subject to change due to the availability of food. Call us at 586-2421 by 3:00p.m. the day before you want your meal. The cost of the meal is a suggested donation of $5.00 for people 60 and over and $7.00 for people under 60 (this is not a suggestion donation).
SEPTEMBER 9 Cottage Cheese and Apricots, Cajun Sausage with Spanish Rice, Green Beans
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SEPTEMBER 12 – Grandparents Day: Green Salad with Ranch Dressing, Chicken Cordon Bleu with Pasta, Peas and Carrots, Dessert
Hand & Foot Canasta
SEPTEMBER 20 – Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing, Pork, Fried Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Dessert
The Board meeting is held on the third Friday at 10:00 a.m. Senior Center’s Second Hand is open on Monday - Friday 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. Store is open Monday – Friday 9:00a.m.– 3:00p.m. the Center
Rice, Spinach
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members of the Bozeman Center. MENUS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF FOOD SEPTEMBER 1 – Cucumber Salad, Ham and Scallop Potatoes, Corn SEPTEMBER 6 – Green Salad, Chili Burger, Chips SEPTEMBER 7 – Pea Salad, Roast Beef, Potatoes, Carrots SEPTEMBER 8 Jell-O, Meatballs, Pasta, Mixed Vegetables SEPTEMBER 13 – Pickled Beets, Chef Salad, Bread Sticks SEPTEMBER 14 –Green Salad, Baked Chicken, Macaroni Salad, Baked Beans SEPTEMBER 15 – Green Salad, Polish Sausage, Sauerkraut, Baked Potatoes, Green Beans SEPTEMBER 20 – Green Salad, Taco Tater Tot Casserole, Corn SEPTEMBER 21 – Green Salad, Pork Roast, Sweet Potatoes, Applesauce SEPTEMBER 22 Green Salad, Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Cauliflower SEPTEMBER 27 – Green Salad, Hot Dog, Potato Salad, Pork and Beans SEPTEMBER 28 – Jalapeno Popper, Pork Chops, Italian Salad, Sweet Baked Carrots ACTIVITIES AT THE BOZEMANCENTER:SENIOR You must be a member to attend:
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SEPTEMBER 29 Green Salad with Ranch Dressing, Creamy Sausage Gnocchi, Spinach and Peppers, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 6 - Green Salad, Baked Cod with Tatar Sauce, Savory Roasted Potatoes Corn, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 13 – 3 Bean Salad, Hot Turkey/Swiss Sandwich, Corn and Rosemary Potatoes, Dessert
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SEPTEMBER 8 3 Bean Salad, Beef Bolognese with Pasta, Dinner Roll, Dessert
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SEPTEMBER 26 Closed for Staff and Board Planning Meeting
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SEPTEMBER 1 Green Salad with Balsamic, Baked Lemon Spanish
SEPTEMBER 15 – Green Salad, Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken and Peppers, Spanish Rice Green Beans, Dessert
Allergy statement for all Meals-On-Wheels foods: Menu items may contain or come into contact with WHEAT, EGGS, PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, Center. Senior Center Closed September
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SEPTEMBER 14 – Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing, Shepherd’s Pie, Dinner Roll, Mixed Vegetables
SEPTEMBER 16 3 Bean Salad, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Mixed Vegetables
SEPTEMBER 21 – New York Day: Fruit Salad, Pepperoni Pizza Bagel, Cauliflower, Dessert
SEPTEMBER 28 – Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing, Meatloaf, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans
SEPTEMBER 30 – Cottage Cheese with Apricots, Beef Pasties, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Mixed Vegetables
FISH, SHELLFISH, SOYBEANS, and MILK. Meals are now being served at the Bozeman Senior
and pick up brochures from the travel kiosk in the front lobby.
SEPTEMBER 27 – 3 Bean Salad, BBQ Pulled Pork, Collard Greens, Dessert
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These dates and times are subject to change dependent upon volunteer and staff availability. Please call 586-2421 to be sure before you come to the center to shop! Travel with the Bozeman Senior Center BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER TRAVEL DEPARTMENT Judy Morrill, Travel Coordinator • 14judymorrill@gmail.com • 1 406 586 2421 Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 to 12:00 noon. Get We have three great trips, within the United States, for you to review and decide if you would like to travel on any or all of these trips in 2023, through the Bozeman Senior Center. Stop by
SPECIAL EVENTS: You must be a member to join: September 1st 10:3012:30pm: Stretch Lab: 15min demo stretches assistedsessions.stretching Must call in to make a reservation. September 21st ;10:30 a.m.1st LookdiscussingInterstateFraudinournewsletterformoreactivitiesforthemonthofSeptember.
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ALASKA: OF THE WILD: 20 - 26, 2023 to Anchorage for a Rail Tour to Denali National Park, enjoying a Tundra Wilderness Tour to Seward to the Matanuska Susitna Valley. a Glacier and Wildlife Cruise for some of the highlights of this fun trip. your deposit and registration in to hold space on this great TRIP: AMERICAN CANYONLANDS: MAY, 2023 should be available by the end of August. Fly to Scottsdale, motorcoach to Sedona for a day of sightseeing there before traveling on to the Grand Canyon for incredible sights. two nights in the Grand Canyon area. it is on to Monument Valley. the amazing scenery as you travel on to Bryce National Park and then to Zion National Park. Spend your last night in Las Vegas. Then fly back to Bozeman. Will be a wonderful 8 day trip.
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SEPTEMBER 19 – Green Salad with Ranch Dressing, Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich with Peppers and Onions on the Side, Dessert
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SEPTEMBER 7 – Sesame Slaw, Sesame Chicken, Steamed Jasmin Rice, Mixed Vegetables
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This is a full hour’s workout. We do 35 minutes of cardio (which can vary in intensity depending on your own ability). After that we do 10 minutes of targeted weight lifting and 15 minutes of stretching. Come join this dynamic workout!
CORE ON THE FLOOR WITH RINA (Mon, Wed @ 10:35 a.m.)
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCEDLINEDANCING (Friday @. 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m.) More complex and challenging dances will be taught and danced. Experienced dancers are invited to participate in this class.
Beginning line dancing is a fun form of exercise with physical, mental, emotional and social benefits. Learn and practice common line dance steps. Then dance to a variety of music including rock, Latin, country and waltz. Beginners who have no prior dance experience of any kind are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early on their first day for some pre-instruction.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCEDLINEDANCING
Strength building class focuses on increasing bone density and muscle mass. Class follows accepted protocol for people with bone loss. Participants work at their own level increasing weights as they build strength. Each class also includes exercises to strengthen the core and finishes with stretching. All are welcome and weights are provided.
Pilates inspired. Gentle mat work and stretching. YOGA AND BALANCE WITH MELANIE SIMMERMAN (Mon., Wed @1:00 p.m.) Yoga is based on classic Hatha Yoga poses and appropriate for all levels. Focus is on physical, mental and spiritual balance as we practice poses that challenge and enhance posture and balance, strength and flexibility. Balance focuses on strength and flexibility to gain and 10:45a.m.)improve
40 / SEPTEMBER 2022 | PRIME AWARDS - 24 OVER 64
AEROBICS WITH RINA DONALDSON (Mon, Wed @ 9:30 a.m.)
FITNESS CLASSES ALL EXERCISE CLASSES ARE HELD IN THE FITNESS ROOM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LINE DANCING (Dining Room) STRONG PEOPLE WITH CATHY (Tues, Thurs 1:00 p.m.)
(Tues, Thurs @. 10:45a.m. to 11:30a.m.) More complex and challenging dances will be taught and danced. Experienced dancers are invited to participate in this class.
STRENGTH TRAINING WITH VICKI (Mon, Wed @ 8:30 am) A great class for men and women looking to increase muscle mass and overall body strength. Body weight, dumbbells, leg weights, and bands are all incorporated into a full body workout. Strength training doesn’t have to be intimidating; drop in for a class and see how much fun you can have getting stronger. Just bring a water bottle.
TAI CHI FORM WITH VALERIE WATSON (Tues, @ 2:30p.m., Thurs @11:00a.m) Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise characterized by slow, methodical, gentle movements and deep breathing exercises that are low impact, relaxing and somewhat aerobic. People of almost any age and fitness level can participate. In this class you will be learning the Enlightenment Tai Chi Form, some other easy short forms, warm-up and deep breathing exercises, and Tai Chi positions. Tai Chi can be a positive part of an overall approach to improving and maintaining your health.
ENLIGHTENMENT
Bozeman Senior Center Fitness Classes
