Prime May 2018

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2018

A MAGAZINE FOR MATURE ADULTS

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A RODEO PHOTOGRAPHER REFLECTS

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GROWING HERBS

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SUMMER, SUNSHINE & SANDALS IN JAMAICA

A S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N T H E B O Z E M A N D A I LY C H R O N I C L E

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A Rodeo Photographer Reflects..........................................................2 Four Seasons ............................................................................................6 Growing Herbs .........................................................................................7 Summer, Sunshine & Sandals ..............................................................8 Senior Citizen Center Calendars .........................................................9

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her decades of driving through Montana with just her dog and camera for company, Joanne Berghold recalls only being frightened once. “I was taking a short cut from Helena, and I took a dirt road over a mountain and ended up North of Ringling, Montana,” she says over coffee. “I kept going and the road became narrower and narrower and narrower.

Nobody was on it. It was a forest service road, but I couldn’t turn around. I called my husband and said, ‘If I don’t call you in three or four hours, I’m on a funny trail.’ I had given Jim Logan a mile marker out of Helena. I ended up coming out all right, but I was scared.”

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Photo from Montana Hometown Rodeo

The famed photographer, who has published three books and holds an impressive resume of photographic contributions to Soho Photo Gallery in New York, Gallery Oona in Connecticut, and countless publications, museums and exhibits in Montana, has always had an adventurous spirit.

In 1951, she saw her first rodeo in Madison Square Garden. The 11-yearold New York native immediately fell in love with all things western. In 1954, when her family vacationed in Wyoming, visiting Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Cody, Jackson Hole, and stayed at a dude ranch in Wolf, she was ecstatic. “Three summers in a row when I was 14, 15 and 16, my parents took four of us kids to a ranch in Wyoming and that did it. I wanted to work on a ranch.”

Berghold’s parents weren’t thrilled at the idea of her moving west and marrying a cowboy. She stayed in the east and pursued a degree in Fine Arts in Boston. When she met her husband, she put her education on hold to get married and have children. Once the family had moved out of New York City, Berghold found herself longing for something to do. Her sister convinced her to go back to college. “I had been an art major and a painter, and when I went back to college they said I had to take a photography class. I said ‘I can’t do it!’ They said, ‘Lady, do you want to graduate?’ I took the class and I haven’t painted since. I just fell in love with photography.”

During the 70’s and 80’s, with Berghold’s encouragement, her family made Photo from Montana Hometown Rodeo

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A teacher I had years ago said that a photograph has to be a revelation.

You have to have something where you go, ‘Oh, my!’ I try for that.

Photo from Without Compass

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several trips out west. As her children grew, two of them took summer jobs at dude Her travels were not without the occasional mishap. “My first flat tire, I walked a ranches, and Berghold and her husband, Billy, would visit them regularly. “One year, heck of a way. It was really hot and there wasn’t a house in sight. I finally arrived at a my husband and I were crossing the Smith River on horseback. We had come up to ranch house. This old woman answered and said she would have her husband come Montana because we heard it was beautiful. And he said to me, ‘how would you like a help me. This guy was so old, I thought, there’s no way he could do it. Well, he did, cabin out here instead of coming to ranches?’ I almost fell off my horse into the river. It and when the book came out, I sent him one. A few years later, I was on the same road was beyond my wildest dreams.” and saw him. I stopped and it was like seeing an old friend.”

In 1989, the Bergholds built a cabin at the edge of the Crazy Mountains. During Berghold’s first book, Montana Hometown Rodeo, came out in 2004. She had one of her first summers with the cabin, Don Vaniman, an old friend, asked if she shopped around for publishers before being approached by Museum of New Mexico could fill in as the photographer at the Bozeman rodeo. Photographing that single Press. When she received a copy of the book in the mail, she was crestfallen to see event developed into a 10-year stint as a resident Montana rodeo photographer. Berg“Printed in China” on the copyright page. “I didn’t like the layout and I wanted somehold traveled the state in a truck with a dog, film, and a cooler full of water of food. She thing Montana-made. So with the next book, Old Windows – Old Doors, I decided to would turn down dirt roads, stopping when she pleased. “I tried to have the sun behind do it myself. I got Livingston writers and artists to write short poems (to accompany me, because it’s better photographing. I went on endless excursions.” the photographs). I laid it out and had it printed in Montana. The third book, the big-

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gest book, Without Compass, that’s driving all over the state for all of these years, every place since 1990. That one is also self-published. But I at least have the recognition of having a publisher find me.”

In 2008, Berghold and her husband gave up dividing their time between the East Coast and Montana and moved to Livingston. These days, she is working on a new project called Odd Pairs. The project entails compiling her favorite photographs from 1980 on to create a book just for friends and family. For all budding photographers, Berghold offers advice from experience she gained teaching at a workshop in Middlebury, Vermont. “I told the students to shoot a roll of film in one room of the house they were staying in, and we developed it quickly and critiqued it the next day. This one gal did her bathroom and everyone agreed that the best photo was one of her toilet bowel. I said ok, go this afternoon and shoot a whole roll of the toilet bowel. She put flowers in it. She flushed it, she put ink in it, she put a toy boat in it. It was wonderful. When you see something that you like, don’t just take one photo of it. Keep pushing it, beyond where you think you can. The most creative things will happen after you’ve really worked on it. You will surprise yourself. That was a wonderful experience.”

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FOUR SEASONS

By Lois Stephens

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sat at my desk a few weeks ago looking out my window and watching the snow fall. My mood turned as sour as curdled milk. Had the calendar said November, I’d smile as the ground turned white. I’d gather good books for winter reading, haul out the toboggan, and my thoughts would turn to the upcoming win-

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But it isn’t November, it is April, and the thrill of the first snowfall dissipated months ago. Snow in March or later produces nothing but gloom. I’m tired of winter.

I’m not alone. Every second person I meet has negative comments about this winter season. They long for the desire for warm weather, watching flowers bloom, smile as goslings swim in the pond, the raucous call of returning cranes, the greening up of yards. We all have very bad cases of spring fever.

When I stop to think about it, I’m grateful for this climate and four seasons. How could I appreciate the other three seasons so much if I didn’t experience winter? I actually do like winter, I’m just ready for it to go away.

Spring. I can’t wait. I will pull out the T-shirts I haven’t seen or worn for six months. I will haul out the bike and get it ready for excursions. I anticipate the arrival of songbirds returning to the area, I enjoy watching the leaves budding out on the trees, and I will note with chagrin the emerging spotted knapweed that eluded my spray gun the previous year. My husband cleans birdhouses, readying them for spring arrivals. Then comes the rain, the mud, the disappearance of blue skies.

The rain ushers in summer, which I greet with unfettered joy. The long day length, waking in the morning to bird song, the ability to work on outside projects, hiking and biking, all provide great pleasure. Even attacking those pesky knapweed plants that survived the spring spraying (which seems to be about 99% of them), provides contentment and peace. I love it.

The hot dry days of August suit me.

The great brown-off begins in the sum-

mer heat, the threat of forest fires keeps everyone slightly edgy, and by the end of August, most of us in Virginia City are heartily sick of tourists and look forward to the time they give us our town back.

By September I am ready for autumn.

I love the feel of fall in the air, the scents unique to a fall day, the fact that another harvest has made it to the bins and bales of hay stand stacked and waiting. Summer has passed in a whirl, and we now face the downhill slide to winter. Fall provides a marvelous few months which help us mentally prepare for the coming period of cold weather and long dark nights. Autumn’s crisp cool days, leaves a riot of gorgeous color against the azure blue sky, the acrid smoky scent of burning leaves, all blend together as part of this farewell-summer, hello-winter time of year. The garden has been put to bed, the larder contains the fruits of summer toil, I no longer hear the chirping of birds at dawn, and everything prepares for the approaching winter.

Then one morning I look out the window to see white puffs floating silently to the ground, and winter begins again.

Aha, time to line up winter projects, fire up the wood stove, and hunker down for several months of cold weather.

Four seasons. What would I do without them?

Lois Stephens brings personal experience of the aging process to Prime Magazine.

She enjoys writing about her observations of becoming a member of the senior citizen age group. She lives and works in Virginia City.

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GROWING HERBS

By Jan Cashman

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erbs are easy to grow; deer and insects usually avoid them. When used in cooking, not only do they make food taste better, herbs are better for you than adding more salt. Some, like lavender, are grown for their fragrance and flowers.

Many herbs are used in ‘companion plantings’ with vegetables, an organic way to deter pests and help each other thrive. For instance, tomatoes do well when planted next to basil or chives.

LOCATION Most herbs were first found native to the Middle East or the Mediterranean region. They prefer warm, dry growing conditions and full sun. Herbs don’t like ‘wet feet’; they grow well in raised beds because of their good drainage.

HARVESTING Harvest leaves from your herbs whenever you need them. This will keep them pinched back so they fill in. You don’t want them to flower and go to seed too early. Frost-tender herbs like basil should be completely harvested before the first frost. In the fall, when I’m ready to harvest, I cut the herb off at the ground, tie it in a bundle and hang

in my dry basement. They dry in a few days. When I’m ready to cook, I simply pick off a few leaves. Once the herbs are dried, some gardeners will store them in plastic bags or glass jars in a cool, dark location. Herbs can be frozen in plastic bags or in ice cube trays with water or olive oil.

Herbs are either perennial—the roots stay alive in the ground over the winter and a new plant emerges in the spring— or annual—where the whole plant completes its life cycle in one season or year and then dies.

PERENNIAL HERBS & THEIR USES Thyme-Can be used as a ground cover. Try lemon thyme or variegated types but for best flavors, make sure they are ‘culinary’. Use in stews and spaghetti sauce.

Mint-Use in lemonade, mint juleps, tea. Plants can become invasive.

French Tarragon-Great with chicken.

Vigorous grower.

Oregano-Use in spaghetti sauce, on pizza. Vigorous grower; can be invasive.

Chives-Use in potato or other salads or as a mild substitute for onions.

Spreads vigorously and reseeds.

Sage-Varieties available such as pineapple or tricolor sage. Great in turkey dressing or omelets, tomato sauce and soups.

Lemon Balm-Wonderful aroma. Use in tea.

ANNUAL HERBS & THEIR USES Parsley - Actually a biennial that comes back the second year and then goes to seed. Flat leaf (Italian) has a better flavor for cooking than curly. Its mild flavor has many uses—soups, chili, stews, salads, as a garnish. Nutritious.

Rosemary-Can be moved inside into a pot during the winter. Many uses with vegetables and meats Basil- Protect from frost. Use in pesto, tomato sauces, with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

Cilantro-Use in Mexican dishes and salsa. Coriander is the seed of cilantro but needs a long summer to ripen. .

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SUMMER, SUNSHINE & SANDALS

By Kathy Cambridge

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re you ready to get out your sandals? Are you looking for a romantic destination that doesn’t break the budget? Venture to South Coast Jamaica where you can stay in a number of properties that overlook a serene two-mile white sand beach alongside a 500-acre nature preserve.

You will likely see peacocks and egrets as you make your way down the beach. Book a room in a unique over-the-water butler bungalow with a glass bottom floor.

While you journey on the 75-minute ride from the Sangster International Airport, relax and enjoy the scenic views, see the local culture and stop for some of Jamaica’s famous jerk chicken at a wellknown stand.

Grab your sunscreen and water gear and enjoy your pick of wake boarding, kayaks, snorkeling,

water-skiing, knee boarding, tubing, windsurfing, paddle boarding, and diving. Get your divers certification for an additional cost by attending a local course. Head out on a Catamaran Cruise featuring music, light snacks and a gorgeous sunset on the water. For a low-key adventure, ride on a glass bottom boat or lounge on a white sand beach.

All of this activity will certainly make you hungry, Jamaica is famous for its Caribbean cuisine where you will likely find ackee and saltfish, the national dish of Jamaica.

Rice, plantains and bammy cakes are also common at meal time. Catch a glimpse of a Jamaican Mango, Red-billed Streamertail or a Vervain Hummingbird. Make your way to the best vantage point on the island, Rick’s Cafe in Negril. Try the local rums or Jamaica’s own Red Stripe Beer or Red Stripe light.

There is no reason to get “beach locked” during your stay. Visit several parts of Jamaica and enjoy the mountains of Ocho Rios. A trip to the Apple-

ton Rum Factory will show you how rum is made, provide a delightful Caribbean lunch and offer plenty of rum for sampling. Travel to the famous YS Falls, a seven-tier cascading waterfall with an expansive wading pool fed by underground springs.

Ride a Jamaican bobsled through the mountains.

Visit Bubbling Springs mineral bath known for easing arthritis pain and skin problems. Don’t just drink famous Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee every morning, but travel to the actual Blue Mountains where the flavorful coffee is grown. Listen to music influenced by the legendary Bob Marley at Rastafari Rootzfest. Adventure awaits you with many more excursions and attractions.

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Hollowtop Senior Citizens Broadway St., Pony, MT • 685-3323 or 685-3494

■ Serving Harrison, Pony, Norris and surrounding areas ■ Fee: $5 a year. Meals $3.50 members and $5 for guests ■ Dinner served on Wednesdays all year long and on Mondays October – May ■ Lending library and medical equipment

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

■ Fee: $10.00 a year ■ Meals: $4 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60 ■ Noon meal is served Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; call Monday – Friday before 10:00 am to reserve a seat ■ Pinochle: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after lunch Center Hall and kitchen are available for rental. Hall rental $50, kitchen and hall $75. Cleaning deposit of $25 and key deposit $10. Call Jan for more details to reserve the space.

Park County Senior Center

206 South Main Street, Livingston, MT • 333-2276 www.parkcountyseniorcenter.com • Open Monday - Friday 9-5

■ Please call Senior Center for news and events.

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

■ Club Membership: $10 a year. Must be 50 or older to join.

■ Meals for Members and Nonmembers: $6 for those under 60. Suggested price for those 60 and over: $4.00. Noon meal is served Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. Make reservations by 8 a.m.; call 406-285-3235 and leave message.

■ Birthday Celebration: Once a month on 2nd, 3rd or 4th Tuesday.

■ Meals on Wheels delivered to homebound.

■ Pinochle Tuesdays through Thursdays after meal.

■ Extensive lending library of books, videos, jigsaw puzzles. Medical equipment such as walkers, shower seats, crutches, also available; call Jean. For info about the HRDC bus for Three Forks and Willow Creek residents, call Galavan, 406-587-2434.

Menu 1 – Goulash 2 – Orange Marmalade Chicken 3 – Polish Sausage 8 – Cod 9 – Soup and Sandwiches 10 – Sweet and Sour Pork 15 – Tuna on Toast 16 – Fried Chicken 17 – Roast Beef 22 – Hamburger Steak 23 – Pork Chops 24 – Beanie Weenie 29 – Chicken and Rice Casserole 30 – Ribs 31 – Chili

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807 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 • 587-5444 Debi Casagranda, Program Coordinator • (dcasagranda@thehrdc.org) 111 South 2nd, Livingston, MT 59047 • 222-2281 Deb Downs, Livingston Program Coordinator (debdowns@rsvpmt.org) www.rsvpmt.org

BOZEMAN: ■ State of Montana Driver Services Bureau: Volunteer needed to greet and direct customers as to what documents they will need and what form to fill out depending on the type of service they are requesting. Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., hours and days of the week are flexible, please call Debi at 587-5444.

■ Belgrade Senior Center: Kitchen volunteers needed to help with MOW preparation, Monday-Friday 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the Belgrade Senior Center.

■ Bozeman Health: Looking for volunteers to transport patients to their treatments. Volunteer would need a good driving record, current and valid driver’s license, adequate auto insurance and the completion of the Bozeman Health Volunteer application and orientation ■ Bozeman Health: Volunteers are needed at the Care Boutique and Gift Shop. Responsibilities would be assisting customers with merchandise and working with the register.

LIVINGSTON: ■ American Red Cross: Donor Ambassador needed to greet and assist blood donors at blood drives which

occur every 6 weeks at The American Legion.

■ Senior Center: is looking for helpers to set at the front table for the lunch meal and cleaners after the meal, for approximately 1 - 1 ½ hour, which includes a free lunch.

■ Food Pantry: is needing drivers to deliver frozen dinner senior meals on Mon. or Tues. mornings. Help also needed in packaging meals on Fri.’s at 2:00PM, as well as helping customers shop on Tues. and Thurs. from 3-5PM at the Food Pantry itself.

■ Loaves and Fishes: has a need for people who enjoy cooking who can help on Wednesdays and Fridays with preparing a meal in the morning and helping with the evening meal and clean up.

■ Big Brothers Big Sisters: Consider being a positive grandparent role model by being matched up with a child for only a couple hours a week.

■ Foot Clinic: is in need of help twice a month helping call patients with reminders of appointments and helping assist nurses with foot care for our seniors, which is held at The Senior Center every other Wednesday.

BOZEMAN LIONS CLUB Drop off your prescription and non-prescription eye glasses and dark glasses, as well as hearing aids and cell phones in the collection boxes at the Bozeman Senior Center, the Manhattan Senior Center, the Three Rivers Senior Citizens Club in Three Forks, and the Gallatin Gateway Community Center

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Bozeman Senior Center

WHAT’S NEW ■ VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER The Bozeman Senior Center would like to give a BIG thank you to First Security Bank for again hosting our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The evening was a HOOT! ■ Medicine Consultations: Monday May 7th and 21st, 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. – John Griffith, with a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Purdue University; and continued education annually for 53 years to perpetuate his ability to educate medical staffs and public of the value of proper use of medicines retired from practicing at Medical Arts Pharmacy in 2016.

He continues to offer professional consult to the public. Please place any medications, vitamins, etc. in a brown bag and bring them into the center for John’s consultation anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

■ Note: The Board meeting is held on the second Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

■ Pancake Supper & Bingo: May 21st will be the last pancake Supper until September.

■ Rest Stop Fundraiser for Meals-on-Wheels: Our rest stop fundraiser which supports Mealson-Wheels will run May-September. Volunteers needed to pass out coffee and doughnuts at the rest stop on 19th. Thanks to Rodger & Sylvia McCormick for overseeing the fundraiser for 18 years.

Without your leadership, hours of dedication and organizing, the rest stop could not happen! Who would like to step up to the plate and enjoy the fun? We need 7 different people who would volunteer to share shifts of set-up for May-September.

Set-up involves making coffee, transporting it to the rest stop on both Friday and Saturday, and picking up the doughnuts and baked goods. Call Connie at 586-2421 to volunteer.

■ Give Big Gallatin County: Friday, May 4th – Come over to the Senior Center to support the Area IV Agency on Aging! Area IV supports the Gallatin Valley Nutrition Program.

EVENTS ■ Medicare 101: Monday, May 7th, 10:00 a.m.

– Learn about the Basics of Medicare, including Important Timelines, Penalties, RX Coverage, and the Differences between Supplements and Advantage plans. No plan specific information will be shared, this is for educational purposes only. Presented by Bonnie McDunn, Z Agency, 406.599.6902 ■ Introduction to Letter Writing Legacy: Friday, May 11th, 10:00 a.m. - Join Jill Davis, MSU English Department, for this illuminating introduction to a workshop of Legacy Letter Writing. A personal legacy letter is written to share what has

• 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Shannon Bondy, shannon@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director)

been most important in your life with the most important people in your life.

■ Mother’s Day Dinner: Friday, May 11th, 12:00 Noon - Sign up for a special meal to honor all mothers. Bring a memorable “Motherhood” story to share about your mother or a story about raising your own children. Call early to get your name on the list!

■ Red Hats: Thursday, May 17th, 11:30 – Enjoy a fabulous meal with your friends at Fiesta Mexicana in Bozeman. Please call 586-2421 to get your name on the dinner list.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, May 15th, 1:00p.m.- Enjoy free popcorn and Dunkirk. This is a war movie based on a true story about the rescue of British troops at Dunkirk.

■ Benefits of Water Aerobics: Wednesday, May 16th, 1:00 p.m.

■ Travel Adventure Theatre – Wednesday, May 16th, 1:00 p.m. – A history of the Middle East including an informative slideshow with narrations

by Bob Rhemer.

■ Cell Phone Introduction: Friday, May 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd, 10:00 a.m. - Learn to navigate through today’s technological world. This introductory class deals with integrating your desktop, laptop, tablets and phones with internet, email, social media, calls and texting. We will be working with specific apps and programs. Each week will cover a different aspect with on hands learning and practice time. You will be armed with how-to handouts to take home, so you can always refer to them in the future. Learn how to stay in touch with family & friends, share photos & updates, events, and more across all your devices. Start with the basics, learn to navigate settings (such as privacy and notifications) on different types of applications. We will be using GMAIL (free email by google), Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, and basic internet tips. Class will be taught at an easy pace with a patient instructor.

■ Older Americans Day Dinner and Program: Wednesday, May 23rd , 11:30 a.m.– Enjoy a traditional Older American’s Day Dinner offering a free meal for all folks 80 years and older. Those 90 and older will be honored with a special recognition. Call 586-2421 if you know someone 90 or older so that we may send them a personal invitation. Space for lunch is limited, so sign up early.

■ Model Airplane Display: Friday, May 25th, 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Radio controlled model airplanes will be displayed on the stage in the dining room for your enjoyment. There will also be a five- minute presentation just before lunch regarding the airplanes.

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SERVICES/SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Foot Clinic by appointment only. 3rd & 4th Monday & Tuesday.

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

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

■ Forgetters & Friends: 2nd Wednesday, 1:00pm.

■ Reminiscing / Caregiver Chat – 2nd Wednesday 2:00 pm.

■ Computer Assistance with Brenda, Paul, Jay & Molly. Call us for an appointment.

■ Medical Equipment available for check-out to those 50+.

HEALTH & EXERCISE ■ Note: Purchase a monthly activity card to participate in any of the exercise classes offered or utilize the work-out room. Cost is $10 / month with Bozeman Senior Center annual membership fee of $12. The equipment room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

■ Mondays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Tai Chi for Mind/Balance, Balance 1:00pm Yoga, 1:35 pm ■ Tuesdays: 9:30am On the Ball, 11:00am Beginning Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Wednesdays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga, Yoga 6:00 pm.

■ Thursdays: 9:30 On the Ball, 11:00am Beginning Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Fridays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Tai Chi for Mind/Balance.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30 a.m. (Woodworker’s Shop is open to members 8:30a.m. -4:00 p.m.)

■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 1:00 p.m.

■ Oil Painting: 1st & 3rd Monday, 1:00 p.m.

■ Book Club: 2nd Monday at 10:30 a.m.

■ Pancake Supper & Bingo: 3rd Mon, 5:30pm ■ Creative Writing: Tuesdays, 10:00 am.

■ Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. (Beginners @ 10:00am) ■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m.

■ Sign Language: Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.

■ Singing Souls: Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: 3rd Tuesday, 1:00 ■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.

■ Watercolor Painting: Wed., 9:30 a.m.

■ Ukulele Club: Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.

■ Blood Pressure Check: Wednesdays 11:30-1:00 ■ Mah Jong: Wednesdays, 1:00pm-4:00 p.m.

■ Pinochle: Wed. & Thursday, 1:00 p.m.

■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45 p.m.

■ Travel Adventure Theatre:3rd Wed. 1:00pm ■ Scrabble: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.

■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.

■ Association for the Blind: 2nd Thurs., 1:30 ■ Legal Services: 3rd Thurs., 10:00 to 12:00 ■ GeriActors - Reader’s Theater, Fri, 1:00 ■ Euchre: 1st & 3rd Friday, 1:00 p.m.

NUTRITIONAL SERVICES ■ Congregate Meals at the Senior Center Monday-Friday, at Noon.

■ Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday-Friday to homebound individuals.

■ Frozen Meals available for pickup at the Senior Center Monday-Friday.

■ FREE Birthday Dinner Celebrations on Wednesdays during the month of your birthday for members – Come in and claim your free lunch!

TRAVEL ■ ”Annie Get Your Gun,”, PLAYMILL THEATER, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT.: Thursday, June 28th, Wonderful live musical production with music by Irving Berlin.

■ BIG HORN CANYON ON THE YELLOWTAIL RESERVOIR, LOVELL, WYOMING: Tuesday, July 10th. Scenic, interesting history of the area, as you enjoy a boat ride through the Yellowtail Reservoir. Picnic lunch, included, and dinner in Billings at either The Olive Garden or the Red Lobster, included.

■ GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE TOUR; Thursday, July 26th. Travel to Whitehall, Mt., to tour the Golden Sunlight Gold Mine. Interesting and informative. Lunch afterwards at Wheat Montana.

■ BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY: Monday, July 30th. Motorcoach to Red Lodge for lunch, then enjoy the very scenic BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY from the comfort of the motorcoach. Travel to Cooke City, and Mammoth, with Sharon Eversman, your very knowledgeable guide.

■ GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS: Tuesday, August 7th. Travel to Gates of the Mountains, near Helena. Enjoy a very well narrated ride of the Canyon Voyager boat through this beautiful, historic canyon. Delicious buffet dinner included at the marina when we come back from the boat ride.

■ TIPPET RISE, EASTERN MONTANA: Friday, August 17th: Travel to Fishtail, Mt., Enjoy a interesting, informative tour of amazing sculptures spread out over thousands of acres.

PRIME May 2018 I 11 After the two-hour tour, come back to the main area to enjoy lunch, too.

■ PLAYMILL THEATER, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT.: Wednesday, August 29th. “NEWSIES”, New musical based on the 1992 Motion Picture. Newsies is inspired by the newsboys strike of 1899.

■ YELLOWSTONE PARK DAY TRIP: Wed., Sept. 5th. Motorcoach through Yellowstone Park to the Yellowstone Lake Lodge for lunch, with a boat ride on Yellowstone Lake after lunch. See lots of animals along the way.

■ DAY TRIP TO HELENA: NO DATE SET AS YET, BUT DEFINITELY GOING. ■ LONGER TRIPS: DISCOVER WASHINGTON, D.C.: SEPT. 13 - 18, 2018 Especially enjoy all the memorials the city has to offer.

■ GARDEN OF THE GODS, THE ROYAL GORGE, AND COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. SEPT. 30 - OCT. 6TH, 2018. MOTORCOACH TRIP, only $750.00 per person.

■ OZARK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS, BRANSON, MISSOURI: NOV. 28 - DEC. 2, 2018 Lots of great shows, including Danny O’Donnell.

■ EASTERN EUROPE CHRISTMAS MARKETS: NOV. 27 - DEC. 5, 2018.

Enjoy Christmas markets in Warsaw, Krakow, and Prague, along with amazing sightseeing, too.

■ TROPICL COSTA RICA: FEB. 14 22, 2019.

■ EUROPEAN CRUISE ON THE RHINE, INCLUDING THE TULIP FESTIVAL AT KEUKENHOF GARDENS, AMSTERDAM. April 2019.

■ AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Fall, 2019.

EXTRAS ■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am4:30pm, Monday-Friday VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Please call 586-2421 if you are interested in any of these opportunities.

■ Meals-on-Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals in Bozeman.

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

■ We need volunteers to take surplus donations from Second Hand Rose to other thrift store about once per week.

Menu Mon-Fri at Noon 1 - Peaches, Chicken Stir Fry, Soba Noodles, Egg Rolls, Dessert 2 - Pears, Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli, Dessert 3 - Coleslaw, Cod, Stewed Tomatoes, Brown Rice, Dessert 4 - Beets, Steamed Vegetable, Polish dog, Sauerkraut, Steak Fries, Dessert 7 - Apricots, Grilled Ham & Cheese, Macaroni Salad, Pickles, Dessert 8 - Tossed Salad, Turkey, Dressing, Peas & Carrots, Dessert 9 - Mixed Fruit, Herb Chicken, Baked Potato, Carrots, Dessert 10 - Pea Salad, Burger Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Dessert 11 - MOTHER’S DAY DINNER - Green Salad, Baked Salmon, Herbed Rice, Lemon Bars 14 - Tossed Salad, Beef Stroganoff, Noodles, Steamed Vegetables, Dessert 15 - Pears, Swiss Steak, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Dessert 16 - Hard Boiled Egg, Shrimp Salad, Bread, Dessert 17 - Potato Salad, BBQ Pork Sliders, BBQ Beans, Dessert 18 - Apricots, Taco Salad, Re-fried Beans, Dessert 21 - Green Salad, Chicken Tenders, Steak Fries, Steamed Carrots, Dessert 22 - Peaches, Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Capri Vegetable, Dessert 23 - OLDER AMERICANS DINNER - Cottage Cheese with Fruit, Roast Beef, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Dessert 24 - Apple Sauce, Pork Cutlets, Scalloped Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, Dessert 25 - Beets, Chef Salad, Breadsticks, Dessert 28 - CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY 29 - Green Salad, Spaghetti, Green Beans, Bread, Dessert 30 - Fresh Fruit, Chicken Salad, Muffins, Dessert 31 - Pears, Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, Dessert

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

Belgrade Senior Center

Menu Mon – Fri at Noon

1 - Gyros, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

92 East Cameron Avenue (406) 388-4711 www.belgradeseniorcenter.com Email: belgradesrcntr@bresnan.net Executive Director: Lisa Beedy

2 - Pizza, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

3 - Salisbury Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables,

Salad, Dessert

4 - Cinco De Mayo, Enchilada Casse-

role, Rice, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

7 - Baked Potato Bar, Vegetables, Salad,

Dessert

EXERCISE: ■ Movement in Motion: 9am Mon, Weds, Fri ■ Yoga: 9am Tuesdays, 8am Fridays ■ Exercise class Tuesdays at 10am COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ■ Blood Pressure Check: Noon: May 3, 17, 31 ■ Healthy Lifestyle Workshop: Compose Your Life Song – Planning for the future!

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ May 4th – Cinco De Mayo Lunch & Celebration ■ May 14th – Mother’s Day “Brunch” @ Noon ■ May 15th – Volunteer Work Day 9:00-2:00 ■ May 17th – Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – Call for details COLORING & PUZZLE TABLES ■ Needleaires Sewing Circle: 9:00 am Wednesday ■ Card Games: 12:30 Tuesday, 9am Thursdays, 12:30pm Fridays ■ BINGO: Thursdays 12:45 ■ Movie Day: Wednesday 1:00 ■ Board Meeting: May 21th.

8 - Chicken Strips, Rice Pilaf, Veg-

etables, Salad, Dessert

9 - Beef Pot Pie, Vegetables, Salad,

Dessert

10 - Baked Chicken, Potatoes, Veg-

etables, Salad, Dessert

11 - Burgers, Chips, Vegetables, Salad,

Dessert

14 - Mother’s Day Brunch @ Noon:

Quiche, Pit Ham, Salad, Dessert

15 - Volunteer Work Day, Sandwich

Buffet, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

16 - “You Asked for It!” BBQ Ribs,

Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

17 - Meatloaf, Smashed Potatoes, Veg-

etables, Salad, Dessert

18 - Chicken Noodle Soup, Egg Salad

Sandwich, Salad, Dessert

21 - Tater Tot Casserole, Vegetables,

Salad, Dessert

22 - Bacon Mac & Cheese, Vegetables,

Salad, Dessert

23 - Birthday Celebration, Taco Salads,

Birthday Cake

24 - Taco Salads, Dessert

25 - Fish & Chips, Vegetables, Salad,

Dessert

28 - Sloppy Joes, Tater Tots, Vegetables,

Salad, Dessert

29 - Hot Turkey Sandwiches, Mashed

Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert

30 - Spaghetti, Meat Sauce, Vegetables,

Salad, Dessert

All Meals Include Roll & Drink, Veggie & Dessert. Gluten and dairy free items upon request.

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