Prime: August 2018

AUGUST

2018

A MAGAZINE FOR MATURE ADULTS

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ON AIR: THE HIGH-FLYING LIFE OF BILL MERRICK

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7 HARDY VINES FOR OUR AREA

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IS CRUISING FOR YOU? A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU DECIDE IF CRUISE CONTROL OR MANUAL MODE VACATIONS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU 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 note from the editor ON AIR Do you know a senior who should be featured in a future edition of Prime? Email your suggestions to Hannah Stiff at hstiff@dailychronicle.com.

THE HIGH-FLYING LIFE OF BILL MERRICK

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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ill Merrick will tell you he was more of a capitalist than a journalist when he first got into the radio business.

“I just rose to the occasion,” Merrick says of buying a floundering Montana radio station and turning it into a profitable, reputable station within a year.

From that initial investment in the 1950s, Merrick created a successful decades-long career managing and owning several Montana radio stations. At the height of his career, Merrick co-owned stations in Bozeman, Helena, Missoula and Billings; an impressive feat for someone who stumbled into the business.

On his honeymoon in Colorado in 1954, Merrick and his new bride Mary were visiting friends and enjoying time away from the family restau-

rant waiting for them back home in Nebraska. A friend of Merrick’s suggested he talk to a local radio station owner. Merrick thought, ‘Why not?’ and went in for a conversation.

“He offered me a job on the spot,” Merrick recalls. “I’d never even been at a radio station.”

The newlyweds never made it home from their Colorado honeymoon. Instead, Merrick dug in to his new career, doing everything from selling and writing advertising to working as an on air personality. Within a year, Merrick was promoted to manager.

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Bill Merrick shows off a copy of LIFE Magazine where his photos of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake appeared.

“By then I got to where I knew what needed to get done,” Merrick says.

His “can do” attitude and adaptability stemmed from an ever-changing childhood.

Merrick attended 13 different grade schools and 11 different high schools. His father, a branch manager for the Standard Oil Company, was responsible for launching new sites for the company, which meant a lot of moving around.

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Born in Santa Ana, Calif., the Merrick family moved when he was nine years old to Fargo, N.D. After several more moves and schools, Merrick landed at the University of Colorado for college. Using the GI Bill from his World War II Navy service, Merrick earned a business degree in marketing and accounting.

After college, Merrick returned to his family’s home and business in North Platte, Nebraska. His parents owned a restaurant and gas station, which they turned over to Merrick to run in the summers when they would take off for vacation. From ordering food to managing staff, Merrick learned how to run a profitable business quickly.

He also met his wife Mary in North Platte.

Merrick was working at the gas station and remembers Mary walking up in painting clothes. She lived across the street and was covering her apartment walls with a new color. She asked Merrick for some gasoline to clean out her paintbrushes. After that, the two started hanging out in groups; Merrick’s good friend ended up dating and marrying Mary’s roommate.

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again decided ‘Why not?’ and got his own license. As they added children to the family - Sam, Sally and Scott - Merrick says he enjoyed flying his family around the country. Sometimes they’d return to Nebraska to visit Mary’s family, other times they’d get away for a weekend adventure to a new locale.

Flying became especially useful when Merrick moved to Bozeman and bought the nearly-bankrupt KBMN radio station.

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“We didn’t have any money, but we got a management contract with an option to buy in one year,” Merrick explains.

And in a year’s time, Merrick had indeed turned the insolvent station into a burgeoning business. He says he took the skills he learned in Colorado and applied them in Montana and things worked out well. When he got his feet beneath him at the new station, Merrick and his partner were able to show their profit sheets to a local bank and get a loan to buy the station.

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“It really was kinda fun,” Merrick recalls. “Radio was so fun in those days. You loved to get out of bed in the morning and go to work until late and night.”

Eventually Merrick went on to purchase and manage stations in Helena, Missoula and Billings. He’d hop in his plane and fly to the different cities, help them during the day, and fly home to Mary and the kids in the evening. Merrick continued to work many facets of the radio station including on-air announcing for various sports functions, selling ads, learning the technicalities of engineering. Merrick said he wanted to get out of radio when he was no longer having fun. That day came in 1975, so Merrick made good on his word and sold the stations, making himself “gainfully unemployed,” as he says with a chuckle.

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He didn’t stay retired long. Soon Montana State University came calling. The university asked Merrick to teach broadcasting classes. For three years, he enjoyed the post, until the university reorganized the department and no longer offered broadcasting courses.

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“Boy that’s a big job,” Merricks says. “Just to prepare for a one-hour lecture, you spend so many hours preparing. It was a challenge and I wanted a challenge.”

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Merrick carved out time throughout his life to give back, first through his work in radio, then through his volunteering endeavors. For 28 years, he served on the Gallatin Airport Authority Board of Directors, with 25 years as chairman. In that capacity, Merrick was instrumental in getting a new terminal built and creating infrastructure to pave the way for Gallatin Airport to become the busiest in the state. An avid skier, Merrick served as a volunteer ski instructor and on the board of directors at Bridger Bowl. He enjoyed membership in Bozeman Chamber of Commerce and serving at the helm of the Montana Broadcasters Association and Kiwanis Club.

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These days, Merrick fills his time enjoying a glass of wine with friends, walking three or four miles a day on the trail’s outside his apartment, and talking to his children on the phone a few times a day. To engage his lifelong curiosity, Merrick reads.

“I’m a voracious reader,” he says. “I’ve got a book going constantly.”

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At 91, Merrick is every bit the sharp capable man he was when he first started his career in radio. But his days are freer now and the stories of the day come from the books he reads.

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NEW LEASE ON THE BIKING LIFE

By Lois Stephens

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have loved biking ever since I first mastered the balancing act required to propel a two-wheeled conveyance down the road.

Through the years I’ve had an assortment of bicycles ranging from a single speed clunker to a magnificent twenty-six speed mountain bike. When I moved to eastern Montana two decades ago, I would haul out my trusty bike and pedal down trails and paths and roads. I enjoyed the exercise as well as the opportunity to spend pleasurable time outdoors on the prairie.

Four years ago, I moved to Virginia City, smack dab in the middle of mountain country. I brought my 26-speed mountain bike with me, ready to conquer hills and enjoy biking mountain trails.

Hah, think again. I rode my bike once that first summer, or tried to, as flat stretches of more than fifty feet don’t exist in this part of the country.

I found myself using two speeds on that mountain bike, either braking frantically to keep from spinning out of control coming down steep inclines or pedaling furiously in the lowest gear trying to make it up a hill. Since I have no desire to train for the Tour de France, the type of biking I experienced in Virginia City provided no fun whatsoever.

So, I parked the bike and used shank’s mare for my exercise.

Now mind, I love walking, I walk everywhere, but I missed the freedom

and the sense of exhilaration a good bicycle ride can provide. I wanted to bike again, but not in this area and not with a regular pedal bike even if it had forty-five speeds. Forty-four of them would be basically useless anyway.

A year or so ago, a friend bought herself an electric Rad Rover bicycle with 4-inch fat tires, perfect for gripping and maneuvering on the sort of terrain found in Virginia City with our gravel roads and two track mountain trails. The bike featured seven regular manual shift gears for pedaling, with an additional five levels of battery-provided electric assist. My friend loved her bike and enthusiastically described what she could and could not do with it.

I set my heart on a Rad Power bike, or e-bike as I think they are called.

I decided I needed such a contraption if I ever wanted to enjoy biking

in Virginia City. In my opinion, an electric bike makes perfect sense for an older rider. We can bike, we can enjoy ourselves, and these steep hills will no longer present such overwhelming challenges to climb.

However, these bikes do not come cheap. I procrastinated about ordering one, figuring the money would be better spent elsewhere and why should I splurge on a contraption I would only use six or seven months out of the year, if that.

Last year we moved out of Virginia City proper and onto our mountain retreat that overlooks Virginia City.

I applied for and received a fire-suppression grant to clear brush and other debris from the perimeter of our yard.

This brush clearing will hopefully save our structures should a fire ever tear through the mountains. At the end of last fall, I completed the task and received the grant money. The sum exactly matched the price of a Rad Rover electric fat tire bike.

I took this as a sign in my favor. I took the plunge and purchased the bicycle of my dreams in late March. The bike arrived during a snowstorm. Consequently, my new acquisition sat in the shop awaiting better weather. After the snow melted, muddy impassable paths made an appearance. So, I had to content myself with looking at my new toy for several weeks before the roads and the weather finally cleared. The big day arrived for my first excursion.

What a kick! I love this bike. The Rad Rover with its fat tires is a heavy machine, but it rides well and the assist has proved to be everything I anticipated it would be. I can pedal non-stop up Cornucopia and up Lois Lane to my cabin, and I can travel on any road my little heart desires. Level one and level two of electric assist help propel me most places I want to go, but I still prefer using level 3 when pedaling back up the hill to home, although as my personal goal I hope to rely only on level 2 assist

by the end of the summer as I travel the last hill to home.

The first time I rode through Virginia City, I headed up Jackson Street (when I say ‘up’ Jackson Street, that is exactly what I mean) and pedaled to the top of that hilly road nonstop, which would have been an impossibility for me to accomplish if I rode a mere pedal bike. I reached the top of the street with a huge grin on my face, thinking to myself that if anyone had noticed this little old gray-haired lady pedaling up that incline with no apparent difficulties, they would think to themselves, ‘WOW, look at granny go!’

Little would they realize I had assistance from my trusty two-wheeler.

The hardest part of riding my wonderful conveyance has proved to be getting down Cornucopia from my cabin.

The bike wants to accelerate faster and faster as we hurdle downwards. Good thing for brakes, excellent choice to have those fat tires that grip the gravel so well, and what a heady feeling of freedom as the wind blows my hair while I cannonball down the road. The bike provides so much fun whether I am zooming down a hill or pedaling upwards.

I can bike again and thoroughly enjoy this marvelous outdoor activity. Anyone who loves to bike but faces hilly terrain too difficult to allow for much fun would appreciate an electric assist bike, which comes in a variety of models suitable for different terrain and for different applications and uses. Other people may want their gasoline propelled side by sides, but not me. I think my new toy may prove to be one of my better investments.

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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7 HARDY VINES FOR OUR AREA

By Jan Cashman

white, blue, pink, red, and multi-colored blossoms. Different clematis types have different pruning requirements but most clematis for our area need to be cut down to the ground in fall or winter and then they grow up in the spring, blooming on new growth.

vine. Hops dies back to the ground every winter so the dead vines must be cut off and removed but grow back quickly the following spring. Cascade and Nugget are two vigorous varieties of hops that do well here.

Vines usually are planted to climb up a trellis or masonry, but they can also be left to crawl across the ground. Vines hold fast by either tendrils or suction cups. When training a new vine to grow up on a trellis, I use twist-ems.

The tops of some perennial vines die back in the fall and grow from the ground the next spring. For others, the whole plant is perennial and requires no cutting back. Mulching under your vine will help hold water plus give the roots winter protection.

Clematis do well planted on an east exposure. Keep their roots cool by mulching or planting a perennial or shrub in front of them to shade the ground above their roots. Clematis bloom best when their tops are in the sun.

two vines in the same genus (Parthenocissus), but different species. Both are sometimes called by the common name ‘Virginia Creeper.’ The difference is that woodbine is the most vigorous but does not have suction cups or holdfasts.

Engelman Ivy does have holdfasts so is a good vine for climbing up stone or brick walls on the outside of your house.

Both do well in sun or shade and turn a bold, burgundy red in the fall.

Bozeman’s favorite flower, the fragrant sweet pea, grows on a vine. Most sweet peas are annual, grown from seed sown early in the spring. The perennial sweet pea does well here, too, but its flowers are not fragrant. Besides sweet peas, here are seven vines that grow well in the Gallatin Valley.

1. Clematis is the shining star of

flowering vines. The hardy dark purple hybrid ‘Jackmani’ is the most commonly planted clematis. But many more new colors and types are available with

2. Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia durior) prefers partial or full shade.

Once established, it is a dense, almost impregnable vine with large, heartshaped leaves.

3. There are quite a few different

5. Woodbine and Engelman Ivy are

or juice. Swenson red and Edelweiss (greenish-white) are two high-quality grapes that are hardy to Zone 4.

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6. Climbing roses that grow in our

climate are really just tall rambling species and hybrids of honeysuckle roses.

True climbing roses are not vines. Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle hardy enough here. William Baffin (Lonicera x brownii) has bright orange, and Ramblin Red are two of the best tubular flowers that hummingbirds like.

They have woody stems and grow in sun ‘rambling’ roses for here. They can be trained to grow on a trellis and will or shade. An unusual-looking honeygrow to 6 to 8 feet. suckle vine called Kinsley’s Ghost Grape, has received glowing reports from 7. Grapes (Vitis) are a little slow to get our customers for being easy-to-grow started here, but some of our customers (Lonicera reticulata). with a hot location and the right trellis and pruning, have grapes that grow 4. Hops (Humulus) produces the well and produce. Valiant is one of the hops used to brew beer, but can be hardiest and best varieties for our area. planted for a fast-growing ornamental It is an early ripening blue grape for jelly

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ines provide privacy and can screen unsightly views. They break up bare walls with their foliage and flowers; they soften architectural angles and can provide shade.

Vines also provide habitat for our feathered friends.

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IS CRUISING FOR YOU?

A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU DECIDE IF CRUISE CONTROL OR MANUAL MODE VACATIONS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU

By Kathy Cambridge

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o you enjoy travel and visiting multiple locations on the same vacation but hate having to do all the research? If you answered yes to those questions, booking a cruise might be the right choice for you.

Cruising provides you with the opportunity to unpack once and go to multiple destinations in a targeted area. You can focus on specific regions like Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Caribbean, South Pacific, Alaska and even Antarctica or world tours.

Options for ocean, river and expedition cruises enable you to tailor your trip to your preferred travel style. If you still want your feet on the ground part of the trip, many cruises offer land and sea tours that incorporate both. So what do you need to know before you go cruising?

“All Inclusive” is not always all inclusive. Airfare, drink packages, specialty dining and gratuities are often not included unless your package specifically states inclusion. Only a few cruise lines are truly “all inclusive”. The offer you get for package pricing can include some or all those options and you also may

be eligible for onboard credit from the cruise line or a travel agency promotion. Shore excursions normally cost extra (although a few cruise lines do include some) as well as services at the spa. Cruise line pricing normally is reflected per person based on double occupancy and they likely charge a single supplement for single occupancy.

Stateroom types are not equal. Inside staterooms often have no window or porthole. Ocean view staterooms may only have a porthole while some do have larger windows just no outside access. Balcony rooms can have an obstructed view so be sure to ask if you are booking a balcony room. Suite types and amenities can differ by cruise line, do your research and call the cruise line if you have questions before you book.

It’s important to get what you want by understanding what each room offers.

Are you interested in taking the family along or doing a multigenerational family vacation? Some cruise lines are tailored to adults traveling with children and have focused activities and babysitting for children so the adults can enjoy other activities.

Other cruise lines have areas they separate on the ship to ensure an “adults only” area. A few cruise lines do not allow children.

Are you prone to motion sickness or sea sickness or not sure? You can take Dramamine or purchase sea

bands. Your doctor may also recommend a medicated patch for the duration of your cruise. If you are prone to seasickness, keep your back to the water when being seated for dinner so you don’t have a water view.

You will also want a stateroom that is on a higher level and mid ship as the motion is decreased in those areas.

Avoid a stateroom that is in the “aft” (rear) of the ship as you are subject the most motion in the aft area.

Travel insurance is also recommended either through the cruise line or a reputable travel insurance company. Emergency transportation if you have to be transported off the cruise line or need medical assistance during the cruise may not be covered through your travel insurance. You could end up with a bill for helicopter transportation and/or medical care depending on your coverage level if you are traveling outside the United States. Travel insurance also covers trip interruption and many other areas you might incur additional personal expenses.

Ensuring you know what you need before you travel where you want will allow you and your family to fully enjoy smooth sailing on the high seas.

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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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BOZEMAN: ■ Manhattan Senior Center: Volunteers needed Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to help prepare lunch, meals on wheels, set up and clean up from 10-1. 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 9:4510:45 at the Belgrade Senior Center.

Bozeman Health: Make a lasting impression for those who enter Bozeman Health by greeting VISITORS, providing 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 6 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 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.

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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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WHAT’S NEW ■ Rest Stop Fundraiser for Meals-on-Wheels: Rest stop fundraiser underway and so far it’s a successful summer! 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: We still have applications available at the front desk for coupons! 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.

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

EVENTS ■ Spanish Introduction Class: Wednesdays in August, 1:00 p.m. (starting August 1) – Come and learn about how to have fun while learning Spanish in this beginner class! Not all the words and expressions are the same for every Spanish speaking country. We will have fun while learning some of the differences. You will learn (yes, while having fun): to greet people in Spanish during different times of the day, to introduce yourself, to ask for names, to tell numbers and colors, and to sing a short song in Spanish. More topics could be added depending on progress and time. No experience required.

Sign up at the front desk if you’re interested!

Please contact Marit at 586-2421 with any questions.

■ Understanding Your Medicare Documents: Thursday, August 9, 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.

■ Hawaiian Luau: Thursday, August 16. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Be transported to Hawaii with a traditional luau complete with entertainment! 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!

• 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Shannon Bondy, shannon@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director) Marit Ehmke, marit@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Program Coordinator) Find us on Facebook!

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, August 21, 1:00 p.m. – “Catch Me if You Can.” Enjoy free popcorn and this 2002 biographical crime film based on the life of Frank Abagnale, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so experienced that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other checking forgers. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

■ Cardiovascular health: Wednesday, August 22, 1:00 p.m. Dick Tenney hosts an informal talk about heart health. Come with any questions you may have about staying active and healthy.

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+.

NEW AND ONGOING SUMMER ACTIVITIES: ■ Media Literacy Class: 1st and 3rd Fridays of August (August 3rd and 17th) 1 p.m. It’s important to be able to distinguish reliable sources from non-reliable, and this class will help you sniff out what coverage could be biased. We’ll also go over tips on how to be informed with different types of media. Program Coordinator Marit, KU journalism school graduate, will guide you through how to sort out what’s what in this ever-changing news landscape.

■ 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: Contact Marit for scheduling information. 586-2421

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, 11:30 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, 11:30 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.

UPCOMING: ■ Lend a Hand Fair: Friday, Sept. 28, 2-4 p.m.

Join the senior center in sponsoring the Lend a Hand Fair and closing ceremonies in partnership with Bozeman Health Hillcrest Senior Living and Bozeman Parks and Recreation to conclude the seventh Annual Active Aging Week. Please call for more information. 586-2421

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 11:301:00 ■ 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 ■ Complete itineraries and brochures for all trips are available at the Bozeman Senior Center front desk, and on our website NEW DAY TRIP ■ 30th ANNUAL RUNNING OF THE SHEEP, REED POINT, MT., SUN. SEPT. 2 Travel by motorcoach to Reed Point to enjoy a day of fun. See the Running of the Sheep, parade, lots of food and craft vendors, antique cars, and just a fun day. Cost: $45.00 LONGER TRIPS: ■ OZARK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS, BRANSON: NOV. 28 - DEC. 2 Fly to Branson, enjoy a great variety of Holiday shows and entertainment, including Danny O’Donnell, Shoji Tabuchi, a show and dinner on the Showboat Branson Belle, and the Andy Williams Christmas Show, featuring the Lennon Sisters.

■ TROPICAL COSTA RICA, FEB. 14 22, 2019. Enjoy 9 sunny days, including time to relax on the beach, the cloud forest, hanging bridges, zip line, and riverboat ride to see all the indigenous wildlife. Deposit due August 4.

■ SPRINGTIME TULIP RIVER CRUISE: April 11 - 19, 2019 Fantastic cruise starting

PRIME August 2018 I 11 and ending in Amsterdam. Cruise on the Amadeus Brilliant with many stops along the way. Visit the Keukenhof Gardens with over 7 million tulips to enjoy. Deposit due by August 10th SLIDE PRESENTATIONS; ■ AUG. 2, 10:00 A.M. SLIDES ON THE FOLLOWING TRIPS: ■ COSTA RICA, AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND AND THE TULIP RIVER CRUISE Australia/ New Zealand trip leaves in late Sept, 2019 for three weeks. Full itinerary will be available at the slide show.

■ JEKYLL ISLAND, ST. SIMON ISLAND, SAVANNAH, AND ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. MARCH 31 - APRIL 5, 2019 Lots of great sightseeing, warm weather get away. Stay at the Hampton Inn Resort on Jeykll Island for the entire trip.

■ NOVA SCOTIA AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES; AUG. 14 - 22, 2019 Fly to Halifax. Highlights: Peggy’s Cove, the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton National Park, Prince Edward Island, and the Bay of Fundy.

■ SLIDE PRESENTATION ON NOVA SCOTIA TRIP: TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2:00 p.m.

■ SLIDES ON TWO FUTURE TRIPS; AUG. 27TH, 10;00 A.M., Polar bear discovery near Winnepeg and Italy by rail 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 1 - Coleslaw, hamburger steak, hash browns, carrots, dessert 2 - Fruit, chicken tenders, jojo’s, honey mustard 3 - Mixed fruit, white bean chicken chili, corn bread 6 - Fruit, polish dog, sauerkraut, beets 7 - Beets beef stroganoff, noodles, steamed veggies 8 - Jello and fruit, BBQ chicken, baked beans, corn, dessert 9 - Tossed salad, ziti, green beans, bread 10 - Peaches, taco salad, Spanish rice 13 - Fruit, chicken parmesan, noodles, steamed veggies 14 - Cottage cheese, porcupine meat balls, rice, peas and carrots 15 - Apple sauce, pork cutlet, red potatoes, Bahama veggies, dessert 16 - Jello, burger, tomato/onion, chips, dessert 17 - Hard-boiled egg, chicken Caesar salad, breadsticks, tomatoes 20 - Fruit, chicken fry, hash browns, peas 21 - Cranberries, turkey, stuffing, mixed veggies 22 - Jello, crab salad, tomatoes, bread 23 - Apple sauce, tam, scalloped potatoes, beans 24 - Pasta salad, sloppy joe, jojo’s steamed veggies, dessert 27 - Fruit spaghetti, bread Brussel sprouts 28 - Cucumbers, chicken cordon bleu, baked potatoes, broccoli 29 - Coleslaw, cod, herb rice, stewed tomatoes, dessert 30 - Three-bean salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans 31 - Pears, chef salad, breadsticks

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

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

BELGRADE SENIOR CENTER WILL BE CLOSED AUGUST 3-10 FOR RENOVATING AND REMODELING. FROZEN MEALS FOR MEALS ON WHEELS AND WILL BE DELIVERED ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. CONGREGATE FROZEN MEALS CAN BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE

BY JULY 30 AND CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE CENTER THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND BETWEEN 8:00AM TO 1:00 PM. HOT LUNCH SERVICE WILL START UP AGAIN ON AUGUST 13.

EXERCISE: ■ Movement in Motion: 9am Mon, Weds, Fri ■ Yoga: 9am Tuesdays, 8am Fridays ■ Exercise class Tuesdays at 10am COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ■ Blood Pressure Check: : Noon: August 23rd 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

Menu Mon – Fri at Noon

1 - Taco Salad, Dessert 2 - Pizza, Salad & Vegetables, Dessert 3 - CLOSED 6 - CLOSED 7 - CLOSED 8 - CLOSED 9 - CLOSED 10 - CLOSED 13 - Chef Salad, Dessert 14 - Roast Pork, Scalloped Potatoes, Salad /Vegetables, Dessert 15 - Birthday Lunch, Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 16 - Tuna & Noodles, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 17 - Sloppy Joes, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 20 - Breakfast Surprise, Salad/ Vegetables, Dessert 21 - BBQ Beef Sandwich, Salad/ Vegetables, Dessert 22 - You “Requested” It!, Meat Loaf, Potatoes, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 23 - Pork Stir Fry, Rice, Egg Rolls, Salad, Dessert 24 - Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 27 - Roasted Turkey, Potatoes, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 28 - Beef Pot Pie with Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 29 - Spaghetti, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 30 - Chicken & Rice Casserole, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert 31 - Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, Salad/Vegetables, Dessert All Meals Include Roll & Drink,

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

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