Prime: May 2019

MAY

2019 A MAGAZINE FOR MATURE ADULTS

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IT’S ABOUT CONNECTION: LOCAL VOLUNTEER FORGES FRIENDSHIP WHEREVER SHE HELPS

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FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE (EARLY) SPRING

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LOOKING FOR THE ISLAND LIFE, BUT PREFER TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY?

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 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.

It’s About Connection: Local Volunteer Forges Friendship Wherever She Helps ...............................................................................2 FINANCIAL FOCUS: Should You Borrow from Your 401(k)? .............5 Staying Active ..........................................................................................6

IT’S ABOUT CONNECTION

LOCAL VOLUNTEER FORGES FRIENDSHIP WHEREVER SHE HELPS

By Hannah Stiff

Flowers that Bloom in the (Early) Spring ..........................................7 Looking for the Island Life, but Prefer to Stay in the Country? ..........................................................................8 Senior Citizen Center Calendars .........................................................9

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or someone who is technically retired, Bonnie Campbell keeps awfully busy. Mondays are spent helping at Love, Inc., a faith-based charity that helps connect families in need with local resources. On Tuesdays, she spends the day working the desk at the Belgrade Senior Center. She volunteers at the Belgrade Library, as well, mostly shelving books and giving recommendations to kiddos.

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Campbell is a fill-in Meals on Wheels driver, and once a month she volun-

Campbell says. “I have a wonderful cat and dog at home, but it’s not the same as

teers with her church at the Fork & Spoon café in Bozeman. She’s also involved

coming out here to the senior center and getting hugs.”

shines.

roles as needed.

with Eagle Mount, where her passion for helping individuals with disabilities While she’s found many nonprofit nooks to lend her service, Campbell has

only been in Montana 12 years. She moved from Pennsylvania after she retired from teaching. Campbell says that is was after she missed her granddaughter’s first birthday – the child lived in Montana with her mother – that Campbell realized she wanted to move west and set down new roots closer to family.

In Bozeman, Campbell found work as a case manager for adults will disabili-

ties. She kept that position for six years, until she got serious about retirement.

And though Campbell insists she like to travel, it’s the volunteering that gives her a sense of belonging.

“Getting out and being with people is always better than staying at home,”

During her time at the Belgrade Senior Center, Campbell has been shifting

“I started out delivering Meals on Wheels,” she explains. “Then they said, ‘We

really need someone to work the desk.’ After I did that for a while, they said,

‘We really need board members.’ Then they said, ‘We really need a board president.’ So, I’ve been doing that for about two years.”

For a nonprofit like the Belgrade Senior Center that operates on lean margins

and runs on volunteer hours, Campbell is a dream come true.

“Bonnie Campbell has a heart to serve others,” Belgrade Senior Center Direc-

tor Lisa Beedy says. “She is a listening ear and a shoulder to lean on and always

has time to stop and encourage our members. We love Bonnie and we are blessed to have her.”

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She clearly enjoys the work, too. On a given

Tuesday near the noon hour, Campbell is posted up at the front desk of the senior center, check-

ing in members and visitors for lunch. She easily

remembers folks by name and asks about details of their lives she’s learned over the months and years

of making small talk. She instructs everyone to

pay what they can for the meal in a little white box

on her desk. Beside the box is a card to sign for a gentleman recovering from a surgery.

Between her role at the senior center and on the

ping by his place.”

That’s the power of giving your time away,

Campbell says. In return, you find friendship.

“People like that touch you and you realize how

much it means for both of us to have something to

look forward to,” she explains. “It’s a connection.”

This summer, Campbell will carve out some

time for herself. She’s traveling to Alaska with a

130-member roving marching band out of Portland

called “The Beat Goes On.” She hopes to visit Aus-

road delivering Meals on Wheels, Campbell said

tralia and New Zealand one day, or perhaps return

she talks about a man she knew for more than five

though faraway places are exciting to visit, Camp-

she’s forged deep and meaningful bonds. When

to some of her favorite haunts in Europe. And

years from delivering meals, she gets wistful.

bell says she’ll return to Montana, where she can

“He was the sweetest guy in his 80s,” Campbell

says. “He had this little dog that always wanted to

play and kept him moving around on walks to say

hi to neighbors. He had cancer and he was in a lot

of pain. I miss him terribly. I still think about stop-

spend time with her family, and live in service to

her community.

**The Belgrade Senior Center could use your help.

To f ind out how you can get involved, call Lisa Beedy at 388-4711.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS: SHOULD YOU BORROW FROM YOUR 401(K)?

If

credit score required. Plus, you’re only you work for a borrowing from yourself, and you can business that ofgenerally repay the loan with automatic fers a 401(k) plan, paycheck deductions, typically over a consider yourself five-year period. fortunate, because a 401(k), with However, you’ll also encounter some its tax advantages and variety of “cons” when taking out a 401(k) loan, investment options, is a great particularly concerning taxes. If you way to save for retirement. But had not borrowed from your 401(k), what if you need to tap in to your the money you took out could have plan before you retire? Is it a been growing on a tax-deferred basis, good idea to borrow from your assuming you used pre-tax dollars to 401(k)?

To begin with, you need to determine if a loan is even available. You can only borrow from your 401(k) if you’re still working for the company that offers the plan, but even so, you’ll have to check with your human resources area to determine if loans are allowed. If they are, you’ll want to weigh the pros and cons before taking action.

On the “pro” side, it’s pretty easy to get a 401(k) loan – there’s no formal loan application and no minimum

fund your plan, and your withdrawals will only be taxed once. But when you borrow from your plan, you will have to repay it, along with interest, with money you’ve earned – and been taxed on – and then, when you withdraw it later, you’ll pay taxes on it again.

Furthermore, if you leave your employer before fully repaying your loan, the outstanding balance likely will be taxable, although you may have a grace period in which to pay it off and avoid taxes.

And perhaps even more important, taking money from your 401(k), even if you repay it later, will almost certainly slow the growth potential of your account – which, in plain terms, means you may have less money available for retirement.

Of course, if you encounter an emergency, and you have nowhere else to turn, you may need to borrow from your 401(k). And some plans allow hardship withdrawals for medical expenses and other needs, although you’ll still be taxed on the amount you withdraw.

But you’d probably be better off if you can prepare, well in advance, for situations in which you need immediate access to a sizable sum. One way of doing this is to build an emergency fund containing six months’ to a year’s worth of living expenses, with the money kept in a liquid, low-risk account. You also might find some resources in the part of your investment portfolio held

outside your 401(k). For example, you can always withdraw contributions to a Roth IRA without incurring taxes (although the earnings on these contributions could be taxable if you take the money out before you’re 59½ and you’ve had your account less than five years).

In any case, you work hard to build your 401(k) – so, no matter where you are in life, think carefully about how you will use the money.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

Nathan M. Kirby Edward Jones Financial Advisor

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STAYING ACTIVE

By Lois Stephens

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ctivity of any sort has always been a large part of my life. As a child, I had the nickname Worry Wart or Nervous Nellie as I could not seem to sit still for any length of time. When sitting, one or the other leg constantly jiggled up and down, my feet tapped the floor, and movement seemed an integral part of my being. I drove classmates who had the misfortune to sit directly in front of me totally berserk, as my feet always seemed to find the back rung of their chairs and those feet beat a constant tattoo on that rung. I tried hard to sit still, but it seldom worked well.

This activity continued as an adult.

When I worked at outside jobs, I got along well. When I had the misfortune of working inside at a desk, I needed to get up and move to stay sane. I walked during every break, and my lunch hours I spent walking as well. When I lived in near proximity to a job, I would walk to and from work every day, regardless of the weather.

Now that I am semi-retired, I still remain far more active than most people I know. So imagine my annoyance and disgruntlement when I broke my ankle

in January and spent the next six weeks with no weight bearing allowed on that leg. Oh, I found ways to move with the help of a pink scooter, which allowed me to lead a semi-normal active lifestyle but this didn’t compensate for the loss of my normal hiking and other activities and the freedom to move at will.

While under orders not to put weight on the broken ankle, I did some research on exercises, what I could do in spite of a broken ankle to remain in somewhat decent physical shape, and what physical activities would help me remain sane

in a most unhappy situation. I looked at statistics in general on exercise and physical fitness. I was horrified to discover what a nation of overeaters America has become.

First of all, obesity has soared out of control. 68% of Americans are overweight or obese. That is more than half of us. By 2020, experts figure that three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese. The CDC recommends an hour and fifteen minutes of vigorous activity daily for those between 18-64, but most adults only do 17 minutes of fitness activities per day.

Only 30% of those of us between 65-74 years of age are physically active, and of those 75 years and older, only 40% remain physically active. 80% of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle strengthening activities. Especially disturbing to me is that older adults are more physically active than youngsters, who spend far too much time in front of a screen of some sort.

I find this information appalling and really sad. I looked around, and noticed that often the heaviest people park by a store entrance, while thinner people are willing to walk a little distance to reach that entrance. Stout people seldom return shopping carts to the collection site, but drive away leaving their carts abandoned in the parking lot. Many of us seem willing to drive three blocks to the post office rather than taking a nice stroll to retrieve our mail.

Research does show that people feel better about themselves when they include some physical activity in their daily routine, even if that means a short walk to the post office, or a jaunt down the lane and back.

While I nursed the broken ankle, I did push my scooter up and down Lois Lane, down Cornucopia, and into Virginia City and home again. I shoveled show, swept walks, and completed housework. It wasn’t the same as having two sturdy legs underneath me, but it kept me mobile, moving, and far less grumpy and discouraged than I would have been had I confined myself to

the house. I did foot exercises, I moved my foot up and down, tapped my toes, raised my heel, and did leg raises to keep the leg muscles somewhat in shape, and ready for action when I got the all-clear to start walking. Was this easy? Not always, nor was I always in the frame of mind to work on physical activity of any sort. It took a good talking to myself on many occasions to get up out of the chair and start to move.

It took seemingly forever, but the time did arrive when I was allowed to start walking with a boot and crutches on that bad ankle once again. I think the effort I expended while remaining non-weight bearing paid off. I need to wear a boot on the affected ankle until the end of April, but the boot doesn’t hamper me much. I also needed crutches the first few weeks of weight bearing, and they DID slow me down somewhat. The exercises the physical therapist gave me were not that difficult to do, and my stiff ankle has responded well to motion. It feels good to move, it makes my heart sing to have the ability to lead an almost normal life again, and I appreciate a body that works reasonably well and gets me where I want to go.

Physical activity really does improve my mental outlook as well as my physical health. It takes just a little thought and some desire to add additional physical movement to a day to improve one’s physical fitness. There are days when I really do not feel like expending a whole of energy, but I do it anyway and once I get started, I want to continue. Activity really does fix foul moods and correct feelings of boredom or dissatisfaction.

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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Ivory Prince Helleborus

FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE (EARLY) SPRING

By Jan Cashman

Bergenia

Bleeding Heart

Rose Tree of China

Forsythia

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arly in the spring we see the flowers of fallplanted bulbs poking up out of the ground.

There are some perennial flowers, not bulbs, that bloom early and can be planted now—in the spring.

PERENNIALS One of my favorite early-blooming perennials is Helleborus or Lenten Rose, socalled because it blooms during Lent.

There was a time when I was skeptical of helleborus’s hardiness here until I planted one near my front entryway.

A shade lover in our climate; its pretty leaves stay alive and green all winter under the snow. It is one of the first plants to bloom in my perennial bed.

I have a hybrid variety called ‘Ivory Prince’ which has whitish flowers in late April. Helleborus produces an alkaloid poison which makes the plant distasteful so deer don’t eat it.

A favorite perennial flower of our staff is the hardy, shade-loving Bergenia. It has shiny, leathery leaves.

Bergenia blooms early with pink spikes of flowers. (Its common name is ‘Pigsqueak ’because of the noise the leaves make when they rub together).

Bergenia will grow in some sun, but it grows especially well in dry shade. Its leaves turn a deep red in the fall and stay that color all winter. Bergenia is deer resistant.

You can’t go wrong with the hardy old-standby Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis). Its pink or white flowers are in the shape of a heart with a drop at the tip. This longlived perennial is an early bloomer that likes partial shade. It is also deer resistant.

SHRUBS Yellow-blooming Forsythia is common in England and the eastern U.S. A hybrid variety called Meadowlark has been developed for its hardiness in northern prairie climates.

There are two large shrubs in the plum family—Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) and Rose Tree of China or Double Flowering Plum (Prunus triloba)—which are the first shrubs to bloom in the spring with showy pink flowers.

TREES Super-hardy Princess Kay Plum is a small tree whose pretty white flowers appear in early May before other trees bloom and before the leaves emerge. Apricots are one of the earliest of trees to have blossoms here. Our apricot tree has had its small white blossoms as early as April 11 but as late as May 10.

Whether our tree bears apricots or not is dependent on the frosts after they bloom. But the years when we do get apricots, they are plentiful and delicious!

So think spring and plant a perennial flower, tree, or shrub that will bloom in your garden as early as April!

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

HAPPY ARBOR DAY! PLANT A TREE!

North 19th at Springhill Road 587-3406 www.cashmannursery.com

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LOOKING FOR THE ISLAND LIFE, BUT PREFER TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY?

By Kathy Cambridge

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ook no further than Kiawah Island, South Carolina. You might ask what is the attraction to this particular island? You can go from enjoying the ten miles of beautiful beach and winding waterways and the vast outdoor activities. Kiawah Island has something for everyone from golf to wildlife watching and luxury dining establishments. It is a perfect place to go to relax, unwind and stay close to nature. While you would expect to see ospreys there, you might also catch the unexpected and see a bobcat, river otter or a gray fox among other wildlife. You might also see a sea turtle or hatchings, but beware that since they are an endangered species you can only enjoy the sighting and add it to your bucket list.

While the location may seem like a hidden gem, it has had it’s share of media interest. National Geographic has had several TV shows focused on the island’s bobcats and other aspects of this unique environment. Even the BBC had to get in on the action and went to the island to film their alligators as part of a documentary on how wildlife adapts to urban growth.

Yes, Kiawah Island is also home to several hundred alligators, some say as many as 700. The culture of wildlife preservation also has driven the creation of a

research program to study and monitor behavior and movements of the island’s alligators along with keeping the visitors and residents safe while preserving the alligators natural habitat. One of the reasons this island is so successful in maintaining a natural habit for all of it’s wildlife is that the entire community is aligned on using native plants to landscape which enables sustainable results on the ecosystem.

There has been a long established culture of preservation to protect the environment in the midst of developing a destination that could attract those loving a resort style vacation with a focus on nature and true relaxation. You can pick up a map to explore Kiawah Island and the top places for wildlife sightings.

You may want to stop at Captain Sam’s Inlet and get a glimpse of bottlenose dolphin. These dolphin are known for their ability to jump out of the water to grab fish that have been stranded on the bank. This inlet is also a great area for bird watchers.

If you are a golfer, Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a must stop for you. The golf resort has five legendary courses that boast a unique experience for golfers of all age and experience levels. These golf courses were all designed by legendary architects including Jack Nicklaus. They are so sure you will love it and want to capture the experience, they have a professional photographer available to capture those memorable moments on the courses.

Those who want to park it on the beach can enjoy paddle boarding, kayaking, boogie boards or even surf lessons. If that doesn’t resonate, you can try fishing, sailing and boat rentals to tempt the adventurous at heart.

Arts and cultural events are also strongly embraced within the communities. Each year in collaboration with City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, Kiawah Island’s Arts and Cultural Events Center hosts a preview of several performances scheduled for the annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival. The preview is usually held in May and for 2019 it is on Sunday, May 5, 2019, but actually held nearby on John’s Island.

Residents and visitors flock to enjoy the talents of several musical genres and get their advance copy of the Piccolo Spoleto program.

On a final note, when you are leaving the island, don’t forget to stop at the pull off on the right side of the parkway just before the Kiawah River Bridge. For those bird watchers, it is a “must see” stop. Some of the notable birds you can see are wood storks, redwinged black birds, bufflehead, willet and doublecrested cormorants among others.

Kathy Cambridge Franchise Owner, Cruise Planners www.plan4ittravel.com

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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.

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Southwest Montana

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

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.

■ 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.

■ Sacks Thrift, a Program of Help Center: Volunteers needed to help sort merchandise, retail sales, assisting customers and displaying merchandise.

Sacks Thrift is a 100% local nonprofit that provides major financial support to Help Center, Inc. 50% in store discount with certain amount of hours. Volunteers needed in Belgrade and Bozeman.

■ 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.

■ Bozeman Health: Volunteers are needed to escort patients and visitors throughout the hospital, transport medical equipment and deliver flowers.

LIVINGSTON: ■ Transportation: is urgently needed for Senior Citizens in Livingston for Doctor’s appointments in Bozeman.

There IS NOT an age requirement, just a driver’s license and insurance.

■ American Red Cross: Blood 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 Emergency Disaster Committee: Has a need for Public Information Officers to help answer the phone calls from the general public at the Court House, when an emergency occurs, such as wildfires, flooding or train derailment.

■ Food and Resource Center: Help is needed in packaging meals on Fri.’s at 2:00PM and drivers to deliver the frozen dinner senior meals on Mon. or Tues. mornings, as well as kitchen helpers during the week and helping customers shop on Tues. and Thurs. from 1-3PM at the Food Pantry itself.

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

For more information, contact Richard Reiley at

406-388-7840

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Bozeman Senior Center

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

■ Closures: Closed May 27, 2019 for Memorial Day. ■ Legal case Focus Group: Call the Center or check the website for updated scheduling information. (sign up, first come first served) – The Bidegaray Law Firm will hold a focus group at the Bozeman Senior Center. Sometimes these run a few minutes longer if the participants want. The firm will pay $10 per focus group participant. All backgrounds are encouraged to apply. During the focus group you will discuss issues from an actual Montana case. They are looking for participants to provide their brutally honest opinions, as the conscience of the community. All opinions are welcome - no one is right or wrong. Focus group participants normally enjoy the process. Call the Center at 586-2421 and sign up as seating is limited to six to eight people. Call your friends, this is open to the public.

■ PLEASE NOTE: The suggested meal donation for those 60 years of age or older is $4.00 per person. The Area IV Agency on Aging (our Federal funding source at the State level) has requested our sites ask the price of $4.00 to keep all sites standardized. $4.00/ meal is a great bargain. Remember, this is still a suggested donation. If this causes a hardship for you, please pay only what you can afford.

Individuals under the age of 60 are required to pay $6.00/meal.

EVENTS/PROGRAMS/CLASSES ■ Red Hats, will meet Thursday, March 14th at 11:30 a.m. at Old Chicago ■ Legal Services: Wednesday, May 8, 12:00 a.m. – Noon - Legal services: 2nd Wednesday of the month through Sept. – The legal firm E.J. Guza & Associates offer guidance on many legal matters. Call the front desk and sign up for your 20- minute consultation. Open to the public.

■ Mother’s Day Lunch: Friday, May 10, 12:00 Noon –- A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” Amy Tan Join us on as we “fill our hearts” and celebrate all of our moms with a special dinner and celebration.

Please call in advance to sign up.

■ Older American Day Dinner & Program: Wednesday, May 15th, 11:30 a.m. – Enjoy a traditional Older Americans Day dinner offering a free meal for all folks 80 years and older, and honoring those 90 and older with special

• 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Shannon Bondy, shannon@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director) Kristi Wetsch, kristi@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Director Program & Marketing) Find us on Facebook!

recognition. This annual event allows us to show our appreciation for those older individuals who have contributed gifts making our communities what they are today! Please call 586-2421 if you know someone 90 and older so that we may send them a personal invitation.

Space for lunch is limited, so please reserve a space early.

■ What Married Couples with Adult Children and Grandchildren need to know about Estate and Legacy Planning: Friday, May 17th, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. - An important goal for parents with children is to provide them with a legacy…but planning is different for minor versus adult children. One goal when children are minors is to nominate a guardian to take care of them and a conservator to handle the finances until the children reach age 18.

When children become adults the decision for parents often revolves around whether to treat the children equally or equitably. Dr. Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist, will highlight estate planning tools married couples can use to provide a legacy for their children.

Marsha A. Goetting, Ph.D., CFP®, CFCS Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist, Montana State University ■ 2020 Census information and possible temporary employment: Monday, May 20, 1:00 p.m. Meet with a representative from the 2020 United States Census to discuss the importance of the census, how it works and the temporary employment opportunities.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, May21, 1:00 p.m. - Enjoy free popcorn and this great movie: Movie: Tea With The Dames, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins and Dame Joan Plowright are among the most celebrated actresses of our time, with scores of iconic performances, decades of wisdom and innumerable Oscars, Tonys, Emmys and BAFTAs between them.

They are also longtime friends who hereby invite you to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce and share their candid, delightfully irreverent thoughts on everything from art to aging to love to a life lived in the spotlight. Bursting with devilish wit and whip-smart insights, Tea With The Dames is a remarkable opportunity to spend time in the company of four all-time greats-up close and unfiltered.

■ Travel Adventure Theatre - Wednesday – May 15, 1:00 p.m. – Travel Adventure Theater

“Rebirth of a WWII Stearman Biplane” Tim will share his adventure of restoring this big engine biplane which was used to train pilots for dog fights during WWII. His exciting visual presentation will show that it is now a beautiful flying machine.

SERVICES/SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Pharmacist consultations: 2nd and 4th Mondays from 10:30 – 12:30 ■ AARP meeting: 3rd Monday at 12:30, 4th Monday for Jan & Feb due to holidays ■ Foot Clinic by appointment only. 3rd & 4th Monday & Tuesday.

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

■ Free blood pressure checks every Wednesday, 11:30-1:00 ■ Forgetters & Friends: 2nd Wednesday, 1:00 ■ Reminiscing / Caregiver Chat – 2nd Wednesday 2:00 ■ Legal Services: 3rd Thurs., 10:00 to 12:00 ■ Brain Injury Support Group: 3rd Friday 11:00 ■ Computer Assistance with Brenda, Paul, Jay and Ed. 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 to use the work-out room. Cost is $10 / month with Bozeman Senior Center annual membership fee of $12. The workout equipment room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

■ By popular demand on Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. - 10-00 a.m. Jan. 8 through April ON THE BALL Fun core-strengthening class using fitness balls, including weights.

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5 to March 28, BEGINNING TAI CHI Improve balance & overall health with flowing movements. Regular classes of Yang Tai Chi for non-beginners continue Tuesday & Thursday at 11:30. Sun (Mind/Balance) Tai Chi for non-beginners meets on Monday & Friday at 11:30 ■ Mondays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Cardio, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics Plus, 11:30 Sun Tai Chi for Mind/Balance, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 multi-level Yoga ■ Tuesdays: 9:00 On the Ball, 11:00 Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Wednesdays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics

Plus, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 multi-level Yoga ■ Thursdays: 9:00 On the Ball, 11:00 Beginning Tai Chi, 11:30 Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Fridays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Gentle Aerobics, 10:00 Core, 10:30 Aerobics Plus, 11:30 Sun Tai Chi for Mind/Balance SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30 (Shop open to members 8:30 - 4:00) ■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 1:00 ■ Oil Painting: 1st & 3rd Monday, 1:00 ■ Creative Writing/Senior Stories: Tuesdays, 10:00 ■ Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10:30 (Beginners @ 10:00am) ■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00 ■ Singing Souls: Tuesdays, 1:30 ■ Afternoon at the Movies: 3rd Tuesday, 1:00 ■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 ■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays, 9:30 ■ Ukulele Club: Wednesdays, 10:00 ■ Blood Pressure Check: Wednesdays 11:301:00 ■ Mah Jong: Wednesdays, 1:00 -4:00 ■ Holistic Meditation: Wednesdays at 1:30 ■ Adventure Travel: 3rd Wednesday, 1:00 ■ Pinochle: Wed. & Thursday, 1:00 ■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45 ■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00 ■ Scrabble: Fridays 10:00 ■ Geriactors: Fridays at 1:00 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!

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 ■ Bozeman Senior Center Travel Program: Full itineraries for all trips are available in the kiosk at the Bozeman Senior Center front desk.

Judy is in the office on Monday and Wednesday

PRIME May 2019 I 11 mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., or leave a message for her anytime at 586-2421.

E-mail: travel@bozemanseniorcenter. org SUMMER DAY TRIPS; ■ PLAYMILL THEATER, WEST YELLOWSTONE, Wed., June 26th.

Live performance of “The Music Man.” ■ GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS, BOAT RIDE AND DINNER, Tues, July 16th.

■ TIPPET RISE TOUR: Thursday, July 16th.

■ BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY TRIP; Guided by Sharon Eversman, Monday, July 29th.

■ BUTTE DAY TRIP; Ride the trolley around Butte in the morning, Lunch at the Metals Restaurant, Walking tour of the Underground in the afternoon. Tues, Aug. 6th.

■ HELENA DAY TRIP; Visit the Capitol, Historical Society Museum, the Cathedral, and the Old Governor’s Mansion. Date not set yet.

■ YELLOWSTONE PARK DAY TRIP; Wed. Sept. 11th. Lunch at the restaurant in the Yellowstone Lake Lodge, with boat ride on the Yellowstone Lake afterwards.

■ CHARLIE RUSSELL CHEW CHOO: Sat. and Sun. Sept. 7, 8. Stay at the Yogo Inn, Ride the historic train, and see What the Hay and the Utica Fair on Sunday.

TWO DAY TRIP; ■ Stay at the Grand Hotel, in Ft. Benton, for the night visit the museums in Ft. Benton, and ride the Virgille Ferry across the Missouri River. Date not set yet.

LONGER TRIPS: ■ NOVA SCOTIA; August 14 - 22.

Only 2 places left.

■ FALL COLORS OF CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND: OCT. 3 - 11, 2019.

■ WASHINGTON, D.C.: Oct. 13 18, 2019.

■ AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND; Sept. 23 to Oct. 13, 2019.

■ SAN ANTONIO HOLIDAY; Dec. 5 - 9, 2019.

■ CHRISTMAS ON THE DANUBE, CRUISE THE DANUBE RIVER, INCLUDING VISITS TO THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN ROTHENBURG AND WURZBURG December 3 - 11, 2019.

2020 TRIPS: ■ JAPAN, MARCH, 2020 ■ SCANDINAVIA, AUGUST, 2020

Menu Mon-Fri at Noon

1 – Citrus Salad, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Steamed Vegetables, Egg Rolls 2 – Salad Bar, Cheesy Broccoli Soup, Bread 3 – Green Salad, Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Guacamole & Chips 6 – Peaches, Spaghetti and Meat Balls, Steamed Vegetables, Garlic Toast 7 – Fresh Fruit, Chicken Fajitas, Mexican Corn 8 – Green Salad, Meat Loaf, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll, Coconut Cream Pie 9 – Beets, Chicken Teriyaki, Steamed Rice, Stir Fry Vegetables, Fortune Cookies 10 – Mother’s Day Lunch, Fruit Salad, Shrimp Scampi, Twice Baked Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli, Biscuit 13 – Beets, Beef Stroganoff, Egg Noodles, Steamed Carrots 14 – Diced Pears, Tuscan Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 15 – Older American’s Day – Salad Bar, Turkey and Gravy over Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Vegetables 16 – Pasta Salad, Wing Thursday, Sweet Potatoes 17 – Apricots, Taco Salad Bar, Cherry Cobbler 20 – Fruit Salad, Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad, Bread 21 – Applesauce, Roast Pork Loin, Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, Broccoli 22 – Salad Bar, Clam Chowder, Bread 23 – Fruit, Blueberry Pancakes, Sausage, Breakfast Potatoes 24 – Pasta Salad, Turkey and Bacon Sub Sandwich, Chips 27 – Closed for Memorial Day 28 – Cook Out - Cheeseburgers, Potato Salad, Watermelon 29 – Coleslaw, Fish and Chips, Rye Bread 30 – Tossed Salad, Hamburger Gravy over Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Vegetables, Bread Sticks 31 - Hard Boiled Egg, Chicken Caesar Salad, Bread Please make reservations (586-2421) the day before so that we prepare an adequate amount of food! Dessert served with every meal

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

■ Meals on Wheels Delivery: Monday – Friday. Call to find out how to qualify for this program.

■ Center meals: Monday-Friday 12:00 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 16th ■ Andi Salsbury with HRDC Senior Programs: May 7th & 21st SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ Monday: 12:30: SCRABBLE ■ Wednesday: 9:00 am: Needleaires Sewing Circle ■ Thursday: 12:45 BINGO ■ May 6th: Cinco De Mayo Lunch 12:00 ■ May 8th: 1:00 Cooking with Herbs ■ May 15th: Aging Well Event at the Belgrade Community Library: Belgrade Senior Center, Belgrade Community Library, HRDC, and Bozeman Health are joining forces to bring services available to seniors all in one place. There will be mini workshops, health screenings, tables with service information, door prizes and lunch will be served. The hours are from 10:00 am to 2:00 PM. (Belgrade Senior Center will close at 10:00 and no lunch will be served at the Center. Meals on Wheels will still be delivered.)

■ May 17th: THE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED FOR DECK BUILDING AND INTERIOR PAINTING. Meals on Wheels will be delivered, and frozen meals will be made available. Please let the center know in advance if you would like to pick up a frozen meal.

■ Belgrade Breakfast Club: – May 16th 7:00-8:30 am: Open to the public! Stop by, order off our menu and enjoy breakfast!

■ May 20th: 1:00 PM Board Meeting ■ May 22nd: 12:00 Cancer Risk DNA Screening Presentation ■ May 24th: Around the World Day: Israel CARD GAMES: ■ Tuesday: 12:45 pm Cribbage or Hand & Foot ■ Thursday: 8:30 am Pinochle ■ Friday: 12:30 pm Pinochle

Menu Mon – Fri at Noon

1 - Salisbury Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 2 - Ham & Rice Casserole, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 3 - Baked Potato Bar, Toppings, Salad, Dessert 6 - Cinco De Mayo: Enchiladas, Beans & Rice, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 7 - Biscuits & Gravy, Hash Browns, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 8 - Tator Tot Casserole, Salad, Dessert 9 - Pork Roast, Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 10 - Cheese Burgers, Tator Tots, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 13 - Mother’s Day: Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie, Salad, Dessert 14 - Tuna & Noodles, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 15 - Aging Well Event: Lunch served at the Belgrade Community Library.

Meals on Wheels will be delivered 16 - Belgrade Breakfast Club: Grilled Chicken Sandwiches, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 17 - Center is closed for Painting and Deck Building Meals on Wheels will still be delivered: Menu TBA. Frozen meals available.

20 - Chicken Pot Pie, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 21 - Ham & Scalloped Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 22 - Birthday Celebration: Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 23 - Goulash, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 24 - Around the World: Israel: Shawarma, Pita Bread, Israeli Couscous Salad, Baklava 27 - Memorial Day Closed 28 - Pork Stir Fry, Rice, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 29 - Meatloaf, Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 30 - Chili & Cornbread, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert 31 - Macaroni & Cheese, Vegetables, Salad, Dessert All Meals Include Roll & Drink, Veggie & Dessert. Gluten and dairy free items upon request.