Prime July 2018

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2018

A MAGAZINE FOR MATURE ADULTS

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GROWING COMMUNITY: LOCAL GARDENER SHARES ADVICE, HUMOR IN WEEKLY COLUMN

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CONTAINER GARDENING

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO PART TWO OF TWO

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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Growing Community: Local gardener shares advice, humor in weekly column ........................................................2 Unpacking the Mystery: Packets, Parcels, & Packages ...............................................................6 Container Gardening ............................................................................7 Know Before You Go: Part Two of Two .......................................................................................8 Senior Citizen Center Calendars .........................................................9

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T

he secret to a great garden is worm tea. And composting. That’s according to gardening guru and local newspaper columnist Nancy Riebe.

“Composting, that’s my thing,” Riebe says. “I’m also the worm lady. You can’t get better compost than worm compost.”

my life,” Riebe explains. “So one day I walked into the Belgrade News and said, ‘I think you need a garden column.’”

For nearly a decade, Riebe has been sharing her wisdom in a weekly column published in the Belgrade News. The beloved column has instructed gardeners and wannabes on how to get things growing in Zone 4 weather.

A member of the Belgrade Bloomers Garden Club (and a Master Gardener and Master Composter in her own right), Riebe lends not only her personal triumphs and tribulations from the outdoors to her readers, she shares her colleagues’ expertise, as well.

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Recently Riebe instructed green thumbs to get creative and try growing hops.

Riebe, with the help of her daughter (affectionately called Garden Helper in Riebe’s column), wound the green hop vines around a wooden topiary in her yard. Asked if she will start brewing her own beer, Riebe laughs and says, no, that’s not on her short list of projects. It’s a shame; the hops earned Riebe’s Garden Helper top honors at the Garden Show hosted at the Gallatin Valley Mall at the beginning of June.

Riebe’s column offers a sense of welcome for all. Her topics vary enough to appeal to fledgling gardeners and seasoned green thumbs alike. For every audience, Riebe returns to her favorite topic: composting and worm tea. There are composting bins all over her property. Riebe is so passionate about the benefits of composting that she has named each of her bins and made them come alive in a storybook for children she hopes to one day publish.

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In addition to the haps on hops, Riebe offers information about keeping a garden journal, planting trees for arbor day, tackling pesky weeding projects (“...the invasive grasses whose sole mission in their tenacious lives is to annoy this gardener,” Riebe writes in one humorous and aggravated column. “They laugh when I spend precious time and back-breaking energy to pull them out, even working extra hard to dig out their invasive roots if possible. ‘We’ll be back,’ they taunt.”) decorations from the garden, the benefits of joining a local gardening club, and more.

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Riebe gives nearly all her kitchen trash a second life in her composting bins. Everything from eggshells to bits of newspaper are being broken down by worms. In another container, Riebe has just started brewing a batch of her worm tea. The worm tea is praised by gardeners for boosting good stuff in soil like bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Riebe brews her soil cocktail by soaking a stocking full of worms in water and letting the concoction distill until it’s ready to use.

While she has finessed her favorite tips, tricks and habits over the years, Riebe says her prowess for gardening was actually grown from practicality rather than passion at first. Remembering back several decades, Riebe says her and husband John had just moved to Lake Tahoe with their three young children. John had just finished dental school and planned to open a practice in the underserved Tahoe area.

The young family bought a house and Riebe quickly noticed a yard in need of attention.

“It was a big DIY project,” Riebe recalls. “We had to landscape, so I just did it.”

Riebe remembers taking Master Gardener classes to learn all she could about growing in the crisp mountain air. She asked locals to share their growing hints. Riebe also took a seasonal job at a local nursery, which she said taught her much. After 38 years in Tahoe, the Riebes decided to move to Montana. That was almost 20 years ago.

The couple bought the first residential lot on a newly available stretch of Theissen Road. John designed the couple’s house with stunning views of the Bridger Mountains. Riebe once again began artfully landscaping the yard.

The six-acre plot now includes a China rose tree, crab apple and cherry trees, raspberry bushes, herb gardens, waves of purple chives, the hop topiary, sunflowers, lettuce and much more. If the growing season is generous this year, Riebe plans to host a picking party for neighbors. She is, after all, a gardener for the people - comfortable sharing advice and the fruits of her labor.

“Gardeners are such interesting people to talk with,” Riebe explains in a column, “They are always excited about some aspect of their gardening life and eager to share their knowledge, their latest garden experiment, or to give advice — whether asked for or not.”

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UNPACKING THE MYSTERY:

PACKETS, PARCELS, & PACKAGES

By Lois Stephens

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have absentee neighbors. They live just down the road from us during the summer months, but they have obligations in Nevada so they live there for the winter season. Sometimes they need to order items for their Montana home while they are still stuck in Nevada. On these occasions they email us to advise us that a parcel or package of theirs is on the way, sent to us under our name and at our post office box. We collect the parcel when it arrives and stow it safely at their house so their purchase sits waiting for them when they arrive in Montana for the summer.

A few weeks ago, I received an email from my neighbor advising me that she had ordered a lamp and had it mailed to us at our address. About a week later, a parcel arrived. My husband picked it up, griped about the weight, and wondered what kind of lamp our friends had ordered that weighed so much. He figured it would need assembly as well, considering the size and the odd shape of the parcel. However, he dutifully delivered the over-sized box to our neighbor’s house, used a hand cart to unload this unwieldy object and left the package sitting on the kitchen floor.

I emailed my friend telling her we received and delivered the lamp.

A few days later I received a packet from Amazon. I hadn’t ordered anything, my husband said he hadn’t ordered anything, so I assumed it belonged to my neighbor. I dropped it off at their house on my way by and emailed her that evening to tell her another little parcel had arrived.

She responded that same evening to let me know she was not expecting any other packages. She asked me to go to her place, open the packet, see what was in it, and we would go from there. She

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also advised me that the telephone number of the person who ordered the parcel would appear somewhere on the shipping label, usually at the bottom.

I decided I would check out the packet the next day. I had errands to do in Virginia City first thing in the morning, so I figured I would complete my tasks downtown, check the mail, and stop at the neighbors on my home to investigate the little package that neither one of us had ordered.

The following morning, I walked down the hill to Virginia City, completed my business, then stopped at the post office before heading home.

We had another parcel waiting for us at the post office. This one clearly said ‘lamp’ on the box. I scratched my head in perplexity. If this box contained the neighbor’s lamp, then what on earth had we dropped off at their house the week before?

I carried the parcel, which supposedly contained a lamp, back up the hill and stopped at the neighbors to investigate the situation.

The small packet I had left there the day before clearly had my name on it, and when I found the telephone number on the shipping label, I knew the package belonged to me. A former neighbor in Crane had ordered it, as I recognized the telephone number, and when I opened the packet I discovered a birthday gift my friend had sent me.

What fun! One puzzle solved. I turned my attention to the large, misshapen box we had delivered a week earlier. According to the shipping label, it contained a replacement part for a Snow Bear snowplow.

A snowplow? The only person on this hill with a Snow Bear plow from a Canadian company happens to be my husband.

There was nothing wrong with his plow, and I knew he hadn’t mentioned ordering any additional part for it. I checked on the shipping label, and there was his phone number in bold print.

I walked home and inquired of my husband if he was expecting anything for his snowplow. He looked at me in total confu-

sion and said NO. I then advised him that his name was on the heavy box we had left at the neighbors, that the label said snow plow replacement part, and it was from the Canadian company from Ontario. My husband adamantly maintained he had never ordered a replacement part.

By this time my spouse exhibited signs of complete annoyance with my insistence that the parcel contained snow plow parts and therefore obviously belonged to him, while I uncharitably toyed with the thought that he was in the throes of galloping dementia. We trudged back over to the neighbor’s house. My husband looked at the label, and yes, he saw his name and his address and his telephone number written in plain English on the label, and yes, the box came from the Canadian company and supposedly contained some piece of a snowplow.

We opened the box right there in the neighbor’s kitchen. Sure enough, a part for his snow removal equipment sat in the box. We rooted through the packing material to discover the letter advising us that the company voluntarily replaced a 40-pound hitch attachment on the model of plow that my husband had purchased, and here it sat on the neighbor’s kitchen floor.

Between the two of us, we carried the replacement piece home.

I think at this point we have everything sorted out. I have my packet that I didn’t know was on the way, my husband has the plow part he didn’t know he needed, and our neighbors will have their lamp when they arrive here in a few weeks.

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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THRILLERS, FILLERS & SPILLERS A few years ago, someone in the gardening business came up with this great formula for choosing plants for your container garden—“thrillers, fillers, and spillers.” Before you plant, arrange your plants on top of the soil to see how they look.

By Jan Cashman

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ontainer gardening has come a long way from a whisky barrel filled with geraniums. Creating beautiful containers is fun and makes sense with today’s small lots and condo living. We all like the ease of planting and caring for a small ‘contained’ garden. You can even fill your containers with vegetables. Containers decorate your outdoor living space.

And, they can be moved inside if freezing temperatures are forecast.

terra cotta, ceramics. Fill urns with plants and put them on either side of your front door.

Terra cotta pots are my favorite because they are simple and look natural with all colors of flowers and plants. I use a mixture of sizes and shapes of terra cotta pots. Coconut liners inside black metal frames in the form of hanging baskets, hayracks, or stand-alone planters look rustic by any Montana house, deck or as window boxes.

CHOOSING A CONTAINER…

A few hints to make your container gardens grow better…

If you are planting a group of pots that will all be displayed together on your deck or front steps, the pots should have something in common with each other.

They could be the same color, have the same shape, or contain all the same plants.

If it holds dirt, it can hold flowers.

Plant in a western hat or boot, hollowed out tree trunk, old worn pail, basket, or old suitcase lined with plastic. All you need are soil and drainage holes. Bright colored glazed pottery that blends or contrasts with your flowers adds punch to your front door or deck. Use all one color or contrasting colors in pots that are all one shape. Neutral colors of gray, white or black in glazed ceramic pots can also look great and let the flowers in them add the color. Urns are available in many different materials-metal,

1. Use a bagged potting soil, preferably one that contains water-holding coconut fiber.

2. Mix in “Soil Moist”. This polymer absorbs water like a sponge and reduces waterings.

3. Mix slow-release Osmocote fertilizer into the soil of your containers and you won’t have to fertilize again. Or use a water-soluble fertilizer for blooming plants every ten days.

4. Protect from deer or plant flowers and plants deer don’t like.

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Choose this first, for the center and focal point of your pot--a tall, attention-getting flower or plant (usually at least twice the height of the container) with colorful, attractive foliage or an interesting ornamental grass.

SUN-LOVING THRILLERSOrnamental grasses such as purple fountain grass, geraniums, tall zinnias, dahlias, tall marigolds. Or use an evergreen or deciduous shrub or rose bush in your pot’s center. Even a small tree will work.

SHADE-LOVING THRILLERS-Ornamental grasses, bigger coleus, begonia, fuschia

SHADE-LOVING FILLERSPansies, heuchera, fibrous begonias, impatiens, smaller coleus

SPILLER

These plants spill over the sides of your pot, softening its edges. They should either echo or contrast with the pot’s other plants in shape, color, or texture.

SUN-LOVING SPILLERSTrailing calibrachoas, bacopa, trailing verbena, trailing allysum, trailing wave petunias SHADE-LOVING SPILLERSSweet potato vine, trailing lobelia, any ivy or vinca vine.

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So-called because these plants fill up space in your container and compliment the ‘thriller’ while hiding its base. You can use more than one type of filler plant, maybe one with flowers and the other with complimentary foliage. Plant your ‘fillers’ close together.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

PART TWO OF TWO

By Kathy Cambridge

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ust when you thought you had it all figured out, you realize you forgot that you may not be able to use American dollars in the country you’re visiting. Do you know the value of the US Dollar and the conversion rate to the local currency? Knowing when to convert and how to get the best conversion rates without a lot of added fees will save you money. There are several apps and websites that provide guidance. XE.com, a currency conversion website with up-tothe-minute exchange rates, is a great place to start.

Travelers who wait for a situation to happen and wonder how to handle it or what rights they have could end up in trouble. Take the time to familiarize yourself with your passenger rights related to air fares, schedules, tickets, delayed and cancelled flights, overbooking, baggage, airline safety and security, passengers with disabilities, and even travel scams. Make the investment in understanding your rights and the obligations of the airlines and travel providers. Visit www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights for more information.

Your health is important both at home and when you travel. Educate yourself about the culture of your destination. Are there are any health-specific warnings or precautions you should consider? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is a good resource for this information. Find out if any vaccinations may be required. Take a list of your current medications and dosages in the event your medication is lost or damaged while you are away or if you have a medical emergency and require treatment.

The Federal Aviation Administration provides a valuable resource (www.faa.gov/travelers/) for both new and frequent travelers on preparing to fly, safety, flying with children, flying with pets, international travel and a place to report travel problems, concerns and complaints. Do you have firearms, an x-box or a unique tool you want to bring? Are you not sure of what you can pack in a carry on or checked suitcase?

Check out: www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/ whatcanibring. If your item is not on the list, you can take a photo or send a question to AskTSA on Facebook Messenger or Twitter and have your question answered. But don’t stop there, do you know what you can or cannot take into or out of the US as well as the destination country? Visit the following site to avoid breaking a law or getting detained in customs: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/ before-you-go/customs-and-import.html.

Is a valid passport enough to travel internationally?

Entry and exit requirements, visa requirements and customs vary from country to country. Some countries require a time period of 6 months from the date of issuance be passed to enter. Others require 6 months remain on the passport before expiration. Also, some countries have visa requirements that vary by citizenship. A reliable resource is travel.state.gov/destination. You should also research the location and contact information for the local US Embassy or Consulate in case of emergency while you are abroad. Sign up for travel alerts! Stay informed while you are traveling so you can plan accordingly in the event of any unanticipated acts of terrorism, national disaster or security threats to US citizens. Check out this link and decide what notification style works best for you: travel.state. gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-yougo/about-our-new-products/staying-connected.html.

Finally, how do you have fun and get the most out of your travel experience? Leave social media behind and enjoy!

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■ 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.

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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.

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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: ■ Manhattan Senior Center: Volunteers needed Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to help prepare lunch, meals on wheels, set up and clean up from 101. Please call for more details.

■ Montana Conservation Corps: Administrative assistant needed Tuesday or Thursday’s. Front office work, answering phones, errands, phone calls and greeter.

■ 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 am to 11 am, 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 at the Belgrade Senior Center.

■ Habitat for Humanity Restore: The Restore is located in Belgrade and is in need of volunteers to organize the different departments. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9-4, a great opportunity to do with a friend in time during their open hours. Contact Debi at 587-5444 for more information.

■ Bozeman Health: Make a lasting impression for those who enter Bozeman Health by greeting VISITORS, provid-

ing DIRECTIONS and ANSWERING QUESTIONS. ■ 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. This would be someone who greets and assists blood donors at blood drives which occur every six weeks at The American Legion.

■ Livingston Depot Center: is in need of Museum Attendants during their season (late May to the end of September). They will work around your hours. A great way to meet tourists from all over the world.

■ Food Pantry: could use drivers to deliver frozen dinner senior meals on Monday or Tuesday mornings. Help also needed in packaging meals on Fridays 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.

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Bozeman Senior Center

WHAT’S NEW ■ Rest Stop Fundraiser for Meals-on-Wheels: The rest stop fundraiser began about 15 years ago and has been highly successful ever since. Much appreciation to the volunteers who worked each weekend greeting people with smiles, coffee, and doughnuts. A special thank-you to Rodger & Sylvia McCormick, Ralph & Linda McCormick, Ray and Nancy Gant, and Jack & Sharon Boston for the endless hours of set-up and take-down required to make this event successful, not to mention working on weekends. Just a reminder that all the donations received from the rest stop support the Meals-on-Wheels program. A special note of thanks to our wonderful donors: Walmart, Smiths, Albertsons, and Costco!

■ Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program: SFMNP is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program allowing people to purchase locally grown produce. Each participant gets 25 $2.00 coupons for a total of $50.00 per season. Income guidelines: 1-person household: $22,311; 2-person household: $30,044. Applications available at the front desk.

■ Note: The Board meeting is held on the second Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. The Bozeman Senior Center will not hold a meeting during the month of July.

■ Attention all Scrabble players! We’re looking for folks to play Scrabble on Thursday mornings. Call Marit at 586-2421 if you’re interested!

EVENTS ■ Independence Day Dinner: Tuesday, July 3, 12:00 noon. Enjoy a classic American dinner followed by fun outside!

■ Fork and Spoon informational session: Monday, July 9, 10:00 a.m. Come and find out about the Fork and Spoon, a delicious and affordable dining option in Bozeman formerly known as Community Café. Come with questions and an appetite for knowledge!

■ Understanding your Medicare Plan Documents: Friday, July 13, 1:00 p.m. Come and learn about how to read and decipher all of the paperwork you receive from Medicare, your Insurance Company and Drug Plan. Including Explanation of Benefits, HIPAA Forms, Coordination of Benefits and what it all means. Learn how to find if there is a problem and what to do about it. This program is for educational purposes only; no plan specific information will be shared.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, July 17, 1:00 p.m. “The Shawshank Redemption.” Enjoy free popcorn and this 1994 drama starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Andy Dufresne (Robbins) is sentenced to two life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However,

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only Andy knows he didn’t commit the crimes.

While there, he forms a lifelong friendship with Red (Freeman), experiences brutality of prison life, and adapts to make the prison a better place.

■ Red Hats: Thursday, July 19, 11:30 a.m. at Olive Garden. Enjoy a meal with your friends at different restaurants in the area. Please call 586-2421 to get your name on the list and for August and September details. New members welcome!

■ Square dance: Friday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.

This event is a great way to meet people, have fun with friends, and get some exercise! No experience necessary! Singles and couples are all welcome!

Tickets are $8 at the door for members, and $10 for non-members. **If you have limited or no experience with square dancing, please note that most of the basic moves are taught within the first half hour. Derek Gallagher, a caller gaining notoriety in Montana, is coming down from Helena to call the dances. Live music by Barley & Sage: Betsy Richards on fiddle and Steve Marty on guitars and foot percussion will play a lively mix of jigs and reels guaranteed to give your dancing feet a lift.

■ Blood Drive: Thursday, July 26, 12:30 — 4:00 p.m. A mobile unit from United Blood Services will be parked at the fairgrounds in the afternoon.

Look for fliers at the center. Please feel free to sign up at the front desk or call 586-2421 for more info.

Bowling: Fridays in July, 1 p.m. Have a ball bowling in the Stand Union Building on campus! Meet at the center to carpool; cost is $2.50.

■ Gardening group: Mondays/Fridays, 10:00 a.m.

Have fun while helping with gardening activities at the center such as watering plants, pulling weeds, planting flowers, etc. Please wear sun protection and comfortable clothing/shoes. Bring your own gloves if you like, but not required.

■ News and Views: 1st Mondays, 10:00 a.m.

Share your thoughts on what’s happening that interests you! Topics could include (but not limited to): local, national and international events, science/technology, culture, music/art, sports, photojournalism, and politics – keep in mind to be respectful of all viewpoints. Be ready to listen whole-heartedly and discuss a variety of subjects and opinions.

■ Pool shoot-around: Fridays, 11 a.m. Shoot some pool AND the breeze with folks who enjoy billiards. Bring your own cue if you like or select from cues available in the rec room. Games are played casually as singles or doubles.

■ Hawaiian Luau: Thursday, August 16, 6 pm.

We’ll once again be hosting a fabulous Hawaiian luau with new entertainment and activities. The $15 ticket cost includes a delicious dinner and hula dancing by Lehuananis dance group. Tickets are first come, first served, and we usually sell out!

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, and Jay. 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, as well as utilizing 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: 8:30 a.m. Strength Training, 9:00 a.m. Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 a.m. Core, 10:30 a.m.

Aerobics Plus, 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi for Mind/Balance, Balance 1:00 a.m. Yoga, 1:35 p.m.

■ Tuesdays: 8:30 a.m. Hiking, 11:00 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 a.m. Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Wednesdays: 8:30 a.m. Strength Training, 9:00 a.m. Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 a.m. Core, 10:30 a.m.

Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30 p.m. Gentle Yoga, Yoga 6:00 p.m.

■ Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. Walking, 11:00 a.m.

Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 a.m. Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Fridays: 8:30 a.m. Strength Training, 9:00 a.m.

Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 a.m. Core, 10:30 a.m.

Aerobics Plus, 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi for Mind/Balance.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30 a.m. (Shop open to members 8:30 a.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.

■ Hiking Group: Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.

■ Creative Writing/Senior Stories: Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.

■ 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 p.m.

■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

■ Walking Group: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.

■ Scrabble: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.

■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.

■ Legal Services: 3rd Thurs., 10:00 to 12:00 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 SUMMER TRIPS, 2018 ■ BIG HORN CANYON ON THE YELLOWTAIL RESERVOIR, LOVELL, WYOMING: Tuesday, July 10. Scenic tour of area with interesting history. Enjoy a boat ride through the Yellowtail Reservoir. Picnic lunch and dinner in Billings at either Olive Garden or Red Lobster, both included.

■ GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE TOUR; Thursday, July 26. Travel to Whitehall, Mt., to take an interesting, informative tour of the Golden Sunlight Gold Mine. Lunch at Wheat Montana.

■ BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY: Monday, July 30. 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 7. Travel to Gates of the Mountains, near Helena. Enjoy a 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 17: Travel to Fishtail, Mt., Enjoy a very interesting, informative tour of amazing sculptures spread out over thousands of acres.

After the two-hour tour, come back to the main area to enjoy lunch, too.

■ PLAYMILL THEATER, WEST YELLOWSTONE: Wednesday, August 29. “NEWSIES”, Musical based on the 1992 Motion Picture inspired by the newsboys’ strike of 1899.

PRIME July 2018 I 11 ■ YELLOWSTONE PARK DAY TRIP: Wednesday, Sept. 5. 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 but going.

LONGER TRIPS: ■ DISCOVER WASHINGTON, D.C.: SEPT. 13 - 18 Enjoy all the memorials the city has to offer!

■ GARDEN OF THE GODS, ROYAL GORGE, AND COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. SEPT. 30 - OCT. 6.

Motorcoach trip, only $750.00 per person.

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

■ EASTERN EUROPE CHRISTMAS MARKETS: NOV. 27 - DEC. 5. Enjoy Christmas markets in Warsaw, Krakow, and Prague, along with amazing sightseeing, too.

2019 TRIPS: ■ COSTA RICA: FEB. 14 - 22, 2019.

■ EUROPEAN CRUISE ON THE RHINE, INCLUDING TULIP FESTIVAL: APRIL 2019.

■ AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Fall 2019.

■ JEKYLL ISLAND, ST. SIMON ISLAND, SAVANNAH, ST. AUGUSTINE: March 31 - April 5, 2019.

■ NOVA SCOTIA AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES: August 14 – 22, 2019 ■ MEXICAN RIVIERA CRUISE: October 27 - Nov. 3, 2019 EXTRAS ■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10 a.m.2 p.m., Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts and more between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 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 with this monthly service!

■ Our thrift store, Second Hand Rose need volunteers to take surplus donations from to other thrift stores about once a week.

Menu Mon-Fri at Noon 2 - Green salad, chicken chow mein, vegetable, rice, dessert 3 - (Independence Day Dinner!) Watermelon, BBQ burger, potato salad, corn 4 - CENTER CLOSED 5 - Spinach salad, meatballs, baked potato, Bahama veggies 6 - Jello and whipped cream, chicken enchiladas, refried beans, veggies 9 - Fruit, chicken sandwich, lettuce/ tomato/onion, macaroni salad, dessert 10 - Cranberries, ham, sweet potato, beans 11 - Peaches, chicken salad, fresh fruit, bread 12 - Coleslaw, cod, herb rice, peas and carrots 13 - Cucumber salad, taco bar, black beans, dessert 16 - Fruit, spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread, dessert 17 - Applesauce, pork cutlet, baked potato, steamed vegetables, dessert 18 - Apricots, chef salad, fresh fruit, bread, dessert 19 - Potato salad, BBQ pork, baked beans, bread, dessert 20 - Beets, beef and bean burrito, Spanish rice, corn 23 - Fresh fruit, beef stroganoff, noodles, steam veggies, dessert 24 - Cranberry salad, hot turkey, stuffing, carrots, dessert 25 - Mandarin orange, shrimp salad, fresh fruit, bread, dessert 26 - Broccoli salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, dessert 27 - Hard-boiled egg, fish tacos, spicy coleslaw, corn chips, dessert 30 - Fresh fruit, egg salad sandwich, small salad bar, sliced tomato, dessert 31 - Jello and fruit, baked chicken, baked potato, peas and carrots

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

Belgrade Senior Center

Menu Mon – Fri at Noon

2 - Roast Turkey, Potatoes, Salad /

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

Vegetables, Dessert

3 - Sandwich Bar, Salad /Vegetables,

Dessert

4 - CLOSED 5 - Goulash, Salad & Vegetables

6 - (4th of July Picnic), BBQ Burgers,

Chips, Baked Beans/Salad, Watermelon

EXERCISE: ■ Movement in Motion: 9am Mon, Weds, Fri ■ Yoga: 9am Tuesdays, 8am Fridays Exercise class Tuesdays at 10am COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ■ Blood Pressure Check: Noon: July 26

9 - Chicken Sandwich, Salad /Veg-

etables, Dessert

10 - Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes,

Salad /Vegetables, Dessert

11 - Salisbury Steak, Rice Pilaf, Salad /

Vegetables, Dessert

12 - Mac & Cheese, Salad Vegetables,

Dessert

13 - BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Veg-

etables, Dessert

16 - Breakfast Surprise, Dessert

17 - Chicken Strips, Tator Tots, Salad /

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ July 10th : Ice Cream Social 6:30 PM at the Belgrade Senior Center COLORING & PUZZLE TABLES ■ Needleaires Sewing Circle: 9:00 am Wednesday ■ Card Games: 10:00 Monday, 12:30 Tuesday, 9am Thursdays, 12:30pm Fridays ■ BINGO: Monday & Thursdays 12:45 ■ Board Meeting: July 16 at 1:00 PM ■ Concert in the Park: 7:00 PM Kat & The AlleyKats at the Belgrade Senior Center Gazebo ■ Member’s Meeting: July 23rd at 1:00 PM at the Belgrade Senior center

Vegetables, Dessert

18 - Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Pota-

toes, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert

19 - National Hot Dog Day, Salad/Veg-

etables, Dessert

20 - Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Salad/

Vegetables, Dessert

23 - Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Salad/

Vegetables, Dessert

24 - Enchilada Casserole, Salad/Veg-

etables, Dessert

25 - “You “Requested” It!” - Chicken &

Dumplings, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert

26 - Beef Stroganoff, Noodles, Salad/

Vegetables, Dessert

27 - Fish & Chips, Salad/Vegetables,

Dessert

30 - Chef Salad, Dessert

31 - Meat Loaf, Potatoes, Salad/Veg-

etables, Dessert

All Meals Include Roll & Drink,

Veggie & Dessert. Gluten and dairy free items upon request.

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