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Honoring Those Who Make a Difference The Chronicle’s 24 Over 64 Prime Awards honor those who have made a difference to our community and/or their profession. Each honoree has been nominated by others. All are inspirations. Enjoy their stories.

Honoree profiles written Abby Lynes, Shaylee Ragar & Hannah Stiff Photographed by Rachel Leathe

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Bonnie Campbell ................................................................ 5 Doug Dybvig ....................................................................... 6 Dr. Anthony Goodman ........................................................ 7 Robert Frey ......................................................................... 8 Fred Opperman .................................................................. 9 Tom O’Connor ................................................................... 10 David Allen Swingle ......................................................... 11 Mick Maierle .................................................................... 12 Gene Townsend ................................................................ 14 Bob Sager ........................................................................ 15 Nan Pizitz ......................................................................... 16

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Vern Veltkamp .................................................................. 17 Faye McDonough ............................................................. 18

5:30PM .............................................. No-Host Cocktail Reception

Tony Wastcoat ................................................................. 19

6:00PM ............................................... Dinner, Dessert and Coffee

Peggy Novotny ................................................................. 20

6:45PM .....................................................Presentation of Awards

Lazlo Torma ...................................................................... 21 Steve Enoch ..................................................................... 22

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Bonnie Campbell

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onnie Campbell describes teaching as being a bit like a television show.

“In the cartoons, they always show a light bulb going off over a kid’s head,” Campbell said. “But that really happens...it was wonderful to see.”

Campbell, 71, was an elementary school teacher in Pennsylvania for 20 years. She taught in traditional classrooms, but also special education and vocational technology. She said her favorite part of working in education was watching students learn new concepts with hands-on activities and

making personal connections.

Campbell said she always knew she wanted to be a teacher and would make her siblings pretend they were her students while they played growing up.

The skills Campbell gained as a teacher transferred well to another career. After leaving her teaching job, Campbell worked for Green Arc, a nonprofit that provides support services for people with disabilities.

There, Campbell was in charge of training other employees, and said it was challenging to teach people to have patience. Many of her cli-

ents needed time and consistency to change harmful behaviors, she said.

Campbell left the company as executive director.

Twelve years ago, Campbell moved to Bozeman, where her daughter and granddaughter live. She took a job as a behavioral specialist for adults with disabilities, before she retired six years ago.

But Campbell didn’t really retire.

She has put her professional expertise to work as a volunteer for Eagle Mount, Belgrade Senior Center, Belgrade Library, Family Promise, Meals on Wheels, Love, Inc., and HRDC’s

Fork and Spoon Cafe.

“I just like to help people,” Campbell said. “That’s why I was a teacher.”

When Campbell talks about her experience volunteering, she talks about the friends she’s made along the way and how much she enjoys the company of the people she serves.

Campbell does occasionally take time for her own hobbies. She plays the bells with a traveling band based in Portland, Ore. She has gone to Europe with the group, and most recently, Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Doug Dybvig

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efore Doug Dybvig became an internationally recognized inventor, he was a college kid who liked studying chemistry.

“I seemed to have a knack for it, and a real interest in it,” Dybvig, now 85, said.

He studied at St. Olaf College in Minnesota and lived a normal student life in a town he said was known for “cows, college and contentment.” Dybvig met his wife Helen there. He didn’t know then that someday he would create the world’s first color printer.

After completing an undergraduate degree in organic chemistry, Dybvig’s advisor told him he should apply to

two graduate schools – the University of Illinois, and Harvard. Dybvig chose Illinois to stay closer to family.

Right out of graduate school with a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry, Dybvig was given the opportunity to work for a company he had “always admired.” 3M is a multinational corporation best known for making sticky notes and tape.

“But it’s so much more than that,” Dybvig said.

Dybvig started out working with a government program to make rocket propellants. Then the company found a need for a color copier, Dybvig said, and he was tasked with designing

one. After three years of research and design, 3M introduced the Color-inColor copier. Dybvig was the primary inventor.

That project opened a myriad of other doors for Dybvig.

One of his favorite opportunities came from the Art Institute of Chicago. Dybvig worked with artist Sonia Sheridan to use the color copier to create elaborate photographs.

Sheridan formed a new department at the institute using technology called generative systems. “(Sheridan) was just mad with excitement,” Dybvig said. “She wanted to marry art and technology.”

Dybvig’s work took him to places abroad. He installed machines in Europe and Japan and later lived in England to head up an imaging laboratory for 3M. Those work trips inspired Dybvig to travel for leisure, as well.

He took trips to Tanzania, Thailand, Egypt, and most recently, Greece.

The father of five decided to retire in Bozeman, where two of his daughters live. He has another daughter in Missoula and two sons in Minnesota.

Much of the full life Dybvig has lived can be traced back to his invention.

“It put me on a good track for more responsibility,” he said.

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Tony Goodman

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ony Goodman ended up moving to Bozeman by happy accident.

He was visiting a friend in town and his return flight got cancelled. He decided to stay. That choice led to Montana State University gaining a Cornell and Harvard educated surgeon as a new professor.

Goodman, 78, teaches medicine as part of the WWAMI program, which allows Montana residents to attend medical school with in-state tuition at the University of Washington. He’s been teaching anatomy and surgical skills classes for the past 25 years on an adjunct stipend.

Goodman brings a breadth of experience and likes to use anecdotes from his own practice while teaching.

“I’ve always found that students learn better when you tell a compelling story,” Goodman said. “Otherwise it’s just 1,000 pieces of minutia.”

Teaching is a retirement job for Goodman. He spent much of his career as a surgeon in Florida and specialized in treating cancer for over 20 years. He earned his M.D. from Cornell University and was named chief resident while at the Harvard Surgical Services of Boston City Hospital.

Goodman said he first became interested in medicine when he was

12 years old and began taking care of his parents. He gave his father insulin shots and helped his mother recover from a gallbladder surgery.

He taught at the University of Miami School of Medicine and as a visiting professor at a medical school in Christchurch, New Zealand.

“I used to take the medical section of Life magazine to class for show-andtell,” Goodman said.

Goodman said his goal as a professor is to teach little things that make a big difference, like surgical knots, how to hold equipment and patient bedside manner. It’s stuff that doesn’t always come up in class, he said.

After getting his medical degree, Goodman served as a surgeon with the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War. He also served as a surgeon on a ship for Project HOPE, a global healthcare NGO. In addition to his career as a surgeon, Goodman was a professor at a number of medical schools before coming to Montana State University.

Goodman doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in his work. He plans to continue teaching and studying medicine.

“I’ll stop when I’m no longer having fun,” he said. “For now, I’m energized by it.”

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Robert Frey

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obert Frey combined his love of the outdoors with his compassion for veterans when he began leading fly-fishing trips with Project Healing Waters.

Frey, 75, works with the nationwide organization to bring disabled veterans to Montana for fly fishing and rehabilitation. Frey often accommodates groups at his own home. He estimates he’s led about 40 trips since 2010 and has more planned.

Frey’s favorite place to take veterans is Slough Creek in Yellowstone National Park.

“It’s fun to watch them catch fish,” Frey said. “They really stick with it.”

In 2017, Project Healing Waters awarded Frey with the Patriot Award for “sustained extraordinary service.”

The award announcement noted that Frey not only helps guide fly fishing trips, but also organizes lodging, meals, flights and secures funding and equipment for veterans.

Frey said the program wouldn’t be possible without partners like Montana Trout Outfitters, who let veterans take as many flies as they need for a trip. Other organizations have donated fly fishing poles or hotel rooms.

Frey has a soft spot for Vietnam veterans, he said. After attending West Point and studying engineering, he served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army. He completed a two-year tour in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969.

“It was action packed,” Frey said of his time in the Army.

Frey’s professional life included an array of experiences. He spent 22 years in the Army Reserves and retired as a colonel in 2003. He opened a private veterinarian practice and owned it for 10 years. In 1991, he moved to Bozeman and opened a financial advising firm, which he sold in 2010.

When he’s not leading fly fishing

trips, Frey serves on the boards of Reach, Trout Unlimited, Bridger Ski Foundation and the Bozeman Sunrise Rotary Club. When Frey takes time for himself, he can be found outdoors fishing, skiing or hunting – often with his grandkids.

Frey has fished all over the world, from Latin America to Russia. He’s planning trips to Mexico and British Columbia.

Frey said his favorite part of working with veterans is seeing how much they enjoy the experience of fly fishing in Montana.

“They’re all very appreciative of this,” Frey said.

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Fred Opperman

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red Opperman, 80, got misty-eyed when he recalled a family he met through Habitat for Humanity.

He was building them a house. The father had just lost his job and one of the children was disabled. The mom was over-the-moon to learn the house had new carpet. Opperman could tell how excited the parents were to have a place of their own.

“You’re building houses for people who’ve never owned a home before,” Opperman said.

His passion for the work shows.

Opperman has completed 61 houses

for Habitat for Humanity and has started four more.

Opperman has been working for the nonprofit since he retired and moved to Bozeman in 1999. The homes he’s built are scattered all over the world from New Zealand to Mexico; however, the majority are in the Bozeman area.

In 2005, Opperman was one of two volunteers selected to travel to Washington D.C. and later build houses for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

That work was a departure from where Opperman’s career began.

Ten days after Opperman graduated from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Nor-

folk, Va., and later spent a year aboard a Navy destroyer during the Cold War and worked as a record keeper.

When Opperman left the military, he enrolled in college at Penn State University. There, he decided to study agriculture with a focus on soils and agronomy.

“I like to think I have a green thumb,” Opperman said.

Opperman used his education to fuel a career as a golf course superintendent, a position he held at a number of courses. He worked mostly in Illinois, and it was a job he thoroughly enjoyed.

“I loved smelling the fresh air, seeing the colors of the trees change

and the smell of fresh grown grass,” Opperman said.

While working as a superintendent, Opperman also tried his hand at writing. He wrote a newsletter for golf course superintendents that eventually became a magazine called On Course.

Opperman was the editor and won awards for the publication.

Opperman’s son moved to Montana to work in Yellowstone National Park, and Opperman and his wife decided to follow him. It proved to be a beneficial decision for both Opperman and the town.

“Bozeman is just fantastic,” Opperman said.

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Tom O’Connor

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hough he moved well over 20 times throughout his life, Tom O’Connor found family wherever he went.

“The navy is just a big family,” said his wife, Celia O’Connor. “Whenever we moved, we’d find people we knew.”

Tom died of complications from esophageal cancer on May 2, at the age of 78. Born in Butte and raised in Australia, Tom made his way back to Montana for college. At Montana State University, he majored in industrial engineering and met the love of his life, Celia. They married in Danforth Chapel the day after graduation, and from then on, Celia said life

was full of adventures.

Tom was drafted the fall before, in 1962. After meeting a navy recruiter at a visit to the Scoop bar with friends, he decided to join the Navy, which would allow him to finish out his degree. It led to a long career as a Navy officer, and Tom retired as a captain.

During his service, Tom was stationed all over the world and worked in several supervisory and high-level positions. He served on a ship in the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1972, Celia said.

In his last tour culminating in 26 years of active duty, he supervised the exacting, intense work of over 5,000 civilian engineers and senior Navy and

Marine Corps Aviation Maintenance specialists, according to his nominator for the Prime award, retired Marine Col. Eric Hastings.

tion, among other organizations. He found his work with Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation very rewarding, Celia said.

Being in the military and moving around a lot was the best thing Tom and Celia could have done for their family, Celia said. Their kids got to explore the world, meeting the Pope in Rome and traveling all around places like Europe and South America.

“You could see the healing happening day by day,” she said.

Eventually, Bozeman called Tom and Celia back in 1997. After his retirement from the military, Tom kept busy with jobs in the civilian aviation sector. He was also active in the Kiwanis Club, and a leader at the Warriors & Quiet Waters Founda-

Celia described Tom as patriotic, serving his country without question or hesitation. He was also “very, very handy,” she said — she once found 35 screwdrivers in the process of cleaning out the garage. He was a good husband and a good father, and he didn’t judge people.

“He was always willing to meet people where they were at, (he) didn’t have any biases,” Celia said. “You just don’t, after 26 years in the Navy.”

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David Swingle

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or David Swingle, being a teacher has always meant not compartmentalizing people.

“Age and social rank don’t matter,” he said. “It’s what you can do and want to do that is important.”

Between Swingle and his wife, Rusty, he estimates the pair have spent over a century in education. He grew up in Bozeman, in “the very last glimmer of the frontier,” he said. Swingle describes his childhood as a kind of Tom Sawyer upbringing.

At Bozeman schools, he had a good education and good teachers, he said.

So when he went to Montana State University, he decided he wanted to focus on a diverse range of subjects, including English, history and theatre.

Swingle has taught and been in administrative roles in California, Michigan, West Yellowstone and, most recently, Bozeman. He’s taught a wide range of subjects and ages, and he was responsible for developing, leading and teaching at Bridger Alternative High School.

It’s always been important to him that every student get a fair shot.

“Bridger allowed them to gain some self-esteem and showed them what they can do,” he said.

In his time with the program, he helped graduate about 500 at-risk students and helped another 500 enroll in GED programs. He still keeps in touch with many of his students, he said.

Swingle has also been heavily involved with the Museum of the Rockies — he said he’s the only per-

son alive who knew MOR’s founder, Caroline McGill. He’s taught museum studies at MSU, and curated MSU’s largest history exhibit, “Weapons that Changed the West, from Flint to Fusion.”

He was still at Bridger while working on that exhibit. Swingle’s career in both museums and education has helped him expose his students to things they might not have known existed.

“It shows them there’s more out there,” he said.

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Mick Maierle

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rom his professional career to his volunteer work, Mick Maierle said service and a desire to give back what he’s been blessed with are his main motivators.

“I honestly feel like I am one of the most blessed men on the face of the earth,” he said. “I want to give back — the best way I can is by serving other people.”

After graduating from Montana State University’s College of Business, Maierle went into the Navy and was a P-3 Orion flight crewmember

until 1974. Coming back to Montana after that, he knew he wanted to be in a job where he could control his own destiny and a corporation wasn’t calling the shots.

So in 1983, Maierle started his own insurance firm, and in the late ‘80s, he helped start the Family Business Center at MSU. Maierle and his partner had an interest and a passion for family business in Montana – both wanted to see others succeed at starting their own businesses.

“Starting our own firm, we knew what a challenge that is,” Maierle said.

“We thought that was a way to serve this community and state that we loved so much.”

Throughout his life, Maierle has received several certifications and been recognized for his accomplishments.

His love of service has extended outside of his professional life. Maierle has served on the boards of Love INC and Eagle Mount, as well as being a volunteer for those organizations.

Maierle works now as an investment advisor representative for Raymond James Palisade Financial.

He has also helped raise funds for Special Olympics and been involved in numerous ministries at his church. He and his wife have done some marriage counseling, and he’s worked in many mentorship positions over the years.

Maierle said he’s not sure how he’s found himself in so many leadership roles, but he attributes most of it to the experiences he’s had in his life, both the good and the painful.

“There’s an old saying,” he said.

“Leaders are made, not born.”

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Gene Townsend

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you know Gene Townsend, you know about the Headwaters Trail System.

“It’s my third child,” he said.

For the former Three Forks mayor, it’s only one of many projects he’s worked on over the years. Townsend was born and raised in the Trident and Three Forks area, and his roots in the town run deep.

Townsend worked at Imerys Talc Plant and was active in the union, as was his father. His mother was involved in helping senior citizens, he said. Volunteering was always an expectation in his family.

He’s served on numerous boards for nonprofits, helped start the Three Forks Food Bank, volunteered with United Way, and volunteered as a Three Forks fireman, among other

roles. One of his crowning achievements has been helping develop the Headwaters Trail System, serving as the board chairperson over the past 22 years.

Townsend has secured grants, raised funds and put in countless hours of work to help develop the trail, and his efforts are ongoing. It’s been gratifying to see how the trail has developed since he first got the idea while walk-

ing on a dirt path over 20 years ago.

Now, Townsend uses the trail every day, and he always sees other people with bikes and strollers out enjoying it. Every day, he said he’s surprised at how much use it gets. He hopes to see more trail work happen in Montana.

“It’s very rewarding to me because people use it and people like it,” Townsend said. “I couldn’t do it without the Three Forks community.”

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Bob Sager

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ob Sager hasn’t known a time when he didn’t want to work with cattle.

“It was a dream since I was 11 years old,” he said.

Sager describes himself as a hometown boy. He grew up on a ranch near Manhattan, working half the north side of Bozeman as a paper boy for the Chronicle in the late ‘50s, back when there were no houses west of North 7th Avenue.

He stayed in Bozeman for his undergraduate degree and then went to Colorado State University for his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

He spent the first 20 years of his career working with a variety of animals, specializing in orthopedics. The last 20 years of his career were spent mainly on cattle.

At the age of 62, he went back to graduate school to get a degree in beef cattle nutrition. Shortly after graduation, he was offered a job in

Russia, where he oversaw 60 Russian veterinarians and was responsible for the health and biosecurity of over 437,000 cattle.

“During that time, I got to see everything,” he said.

He went clear to Siberia to talk to veterinary students and teach, and his adventures didn’t end when he got back to the U.S. Sager has helped yak ranchers near Kalispell, and he just recently got to speak to a room of 2,200 beef producers.

He’s always liked to keep busy – in addition to his veterinary job, he’s raised seven kids and two foster children, written parts of text books, and volunteered in various capacities. Now, he runs a ranch in Wilsall and started a consulting firm.

At the age of 70, he doesn’t show any signs of slowing.

“A lot of people call me the energizer bunny,” he said. “One of these days my battery’s going to charge down, but I live life to the fullest.”

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Nan Pizitz

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hrough everything she’s done, music has always been a part of Nan Pizitz’s life.

“It’s the one thing I do where I feel like I just go off into space and I’m in my own perfect world,” she said.

A pianist and opera singer, Pizitz has played the piano since she was four years old, Pizitz has worn many different hats in her life. When she was 16, she went to Hollywood to visit

a cousin and ended up signing a movie contract with Universal Studios.

And when it came time for college, she enrolled in music and art classes, winning first place at the Alabama State Fair one year for her entry of an onion done in pencil. Music even brought her to Montana — Pizitz ended up in Bozeman after working as the mountain piano teacher in Big Sky. She’s never been afraid of trying new things, including becoming a

pilot when she was 28. Her interest in health led her to teach exercise for many years, and she ended up creating an exercise and support group for women with breast cancer in Birmingham, Alabama.

“It changed my life,” she said. “It was the first time in my life I thought of anyone else before myself.”

She had never had breast cancer, but she said it was important to her to be there for women who had. She

learned so much from them, she said, and she felt like they were her children. The program spread, and she started getting more help from different doctors and community leaders.

It was the most important thing she ever did, she said.

“It meant so much to me, to see these women feeling better about themselves,” she said.

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Vern Veltkamp

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there’s anyone who knows the ins and outs of Bozeman’s business community, it’s Vern Veltkamp.

Born and raised in Bozeman, Veltkamp grew up on a poultry farm where the Spectators Bar & Grill now stands.

He attended Manhattan Christian for the entirety of his schooling. A member of the Lions Club and former

board member for the Bozeman Chamber of Commerce, he started his own independent health insurance company in the ‘80s.

Starting out at JC Penney when he was 16 years old, Veltkamp said

business has been the track he’s always ended up on. And he’s good at it. His nominators for the Prime Award, Joy Englander and Tayler Veltkamp, said he goes the extra mile, or 200, regular-

ly driving long distances to businesses, ranches and elderly people to explain health insurance and Medicare and make sure no one is ever underinsured or has questions.

A veteran, he served his country in the Army Reserves for six years starting at age 17. Veltkamp is also an active volunteer throughout the community. With two kids, he’s a former Cub Scout master, and has been

involved with the Manhattan School Booster Club.

He also attends Chamber of Commerce ribbon cuttings for new businesses to show them support, which comes out to about five or six events a month. The organization is important to him, he said.

“We believe in community and believe in what the Chamber does,” he said.

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Faye McDonough

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or Faye McDonough, teaching is all about learning.

“It’s not just the students, it’s the learning together,” she said.

From Louisville, Ky., McDonough said she’s wanted to be an educator all her life. As a kid, she remembers taking other kids down to a local creek to explore, and she’d read books to them.

Now, she’s the associate head of school for Headwaters Academy.

McDonough began her career

teaching English and social studies to fifth and sixth grade students, and she’s worked in a variety of educational roles since then. Getting students to ask the right question is an important part of her philosophy.

with cancer. When she came back, she taught a reading class once a week.

The kids knew that she hadn’t been there and was sick, but not much else.

No matter what she’s teaching, she spends a lot of time creating a safe environment where students feel comfortable doing that. Some affirming life experiences have come out of questions her students have asked.

She had a hat on, and a little boy asked what happened to her hair.

McDonough explained her cancer and said she would take her hat off if they didn’t make fun of her. The students said they wouldn’t. When she did, she said, “It’s strange, isn’t it?” and they said yes.

In 2002, McDonough took a year off school when she was diagnosed

“That was a good moment for me,” McDonough said. “Because I got to

be myself. They were meant to be themselves, and that’s what learning’s all about.”

She likes to share that story with her students to help them face their fears.

Teaching is about being human, and what makes someone a strong person is getting through the hard times and finding ways to give to other people.

“Let me tell you something my mother said, ‘Being human is working through the hard times,’” she said. “I love being human.”

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Tony Wastcoat

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ith years of volunteering at numerous organizations under his belt, Tony Wastcoat’s efforts are hard to keep track of, said his Prime Award nominator, Kate Springer.

The retired broker and owner of RCI Realty has been an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Bozeman for 52 years, and often helps out at Big Brothers Big Sisters, Eagle Mount

and the YMCA. He’s been part of the Chord Rustlers, a Cub Scout leader, a United Way Mentor and a Junior Achievement Mentor.

Though he’s originally from Illinois, his Montana roots run deep – he’s one of the only people in the area who can say they knew Big Sky Resort founder Chet Huntley. Wastcoat came to Montana for college and left only to serve in the U.S. Army for two years.

When he got back, he worked for Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

eficial,” he said. “It’s part of life and I enjoy it.”

Wastcoat said he got tired of the politics in the department at the time, and he went into real estate, eventually becoming the broker and owner of RCI. The interaction with people was his favorite part of the job, and in this role, he said mentorship became more important to him.

Springer said Wastcoat has deeply impacted the career paths of many, including herself, by always placing the utmost importance on honesty, ethics and kindness.

“I think in any business it’s ben-

“His unwavering commitment to these standards in both business and personally is incredibly admirable,” she said.

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Peggy Novotny

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both a quilt shop owner and a florist, Peggy Novotny has always had an eye for design.

“What I like about quilting is the colors and putting it together,” she said.

Growing up in Wheat Ridge, Colo., she went to school for floral design.

She’s owned a flower shop in Belgrade, and she said flowers are her first pas-

sion. After learning how to quilt in 1990, she said the pastime became her second passion and she found quite a few similarities between it and floristry.

“You can transpose it to quilting,” Novotny said.

Novotny has owned Quilts on Broadway in Belgrade and volunteers with Quilts of Valor, which gives quilts to wounded veterans. With many fam-

ily members serving in the military, she said it is important to her to give back.

“It was an empathy for the vets and being able to give them some comfort and recognize their service,” she said.

Novotny said she feels privileged to work with the organizations she has, and she feels gratitude for all her experiences and what she’s learned over her career.

After retiring, she started volunteering at the Belgrade Public Library in the children’s section. Novotny also serves as the recording secretary for the Belgrade Community Library Foundation. With two kids of her own, grandchildren and great grandchildren, she said working with kids has been rewarding for her.

“I just like to see them grow and

prosper,” she said.

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Lazlo Torma

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or Lazlo Torma, all chemistry boils down to two questions. What is it? And how much?

“So it’s like detective work,” he said.

Torma is a former researcher who helped develop an analytical lab for Montana agriculture and the environment at Montana State University.

Every day, he got to study something new and different, and he said both the job and the people were great.

Torma said he also liked chemistry

because much of it is the same across languages. Born in Hungary, Torma came to the U.S. in 1956, when he was a student. Hungary was in the process of recovering from a revolution against the Hungarian People’s Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.

Because his dad was an engineer and his mother owned a hotel and restaurant, they were seen as capitalist enemies of the people and were sent to work camps, Torma said. At the age of 21, the U.S. Air Force brought him to the U.S., and he picked up

English mostly through bartending and other jobs.

Eventually, he learned the language well enough to go back to school and finish his degree in chemistry at Colorado College. It was still tough, though, especially in his writing classes. There was a military base near the school, and he met an officer’s wife from Hungary who helped him quite a bit.

In 1965, he was hired on at MSU, and he said he’s never looked back.

He’s loved everything there is to do in

Bozeman, from hiking to skiing, fishing and hunting. He was a little worried about how farmers, ranchers and other people he worked with might feel about him due to his accent.

He’s experienced a few small problems, he said, but he with some dialogue, he said he was pleasantly surprised to find that people were friendly, kind and welcoming.

“I felt welcomed all the time,” he said.

“And I tried to reciprocate and work my tail off to have a good lab.”

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Steve Enoch

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teve Enoch retired from education after a 40-year career but couldn’t give up interacting with students.

The former teacher, principal, and superintendent is spending his retirement helping college students figure out exactly what it is they want from life. Enoch, 70, works as an advisor in the Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success at Montana State University, and loves every minute of it.

“I want to help students examine themselves, where they thrive, and what makes them happy,” Enoch said.

Essentially, Enoch wants students to

have what he had.

He describes his time in education as a hobby, not work. He, too, struggled with deciding on a career, he said. But once he decided to study education, he knew he had found the right path.

“I looked around and realized I could have more influence as a teacher,” Enoch said.

Enoch grew up in California and began his career there. After teaching for a few years, he got a master’s degree in educational leadership from California State University Fullerton. His first job after graduate school was as a principal for a school in Beverly Hills.

From there, Enoch moved around often. He spent time as a superintendent in San Diego, as a principal in the San Juan Islands in Washington and later in Spokane. Then he moved back to California to serve as a superintendent for a school district of 50,000 in Sacramento. He later retired after serving as superintendent in East Bay outside of San Francisco.

Enoch said one of the most challenging aspects of his job was trying to close the “achievement gap.” He wanted to give all kids equal opportunity, although some told him that was impossible.

“I didn’t buy into that, I thought any

student could have any opportunity,” Enoch said.

He carries that belief with him while advising students at MSU. He said he wants to find out what makes students happy, and that doesn’t mean choosing the highest paying job.

When not helping young people make life choices, Enoch and his wife like to travel. Recently, he’s been using traveling to re-evaluate his own life, and what he wants to do over the next decade. It’ll likely involved helping more people.

“One of my personal commitments in retirement is to give back,” Enoch said.

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Ray Atteberry

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ay Atteberry, has carried a great responsibility on his shoulders from the time he was a child.

As the oldest of three children with a single mother, Atteberry worked hard to help provide for his siblings. By 12-years-old, he was working as a ranch hand with cattle in Caldwell, Idaho, and kept the job through high school.

Atteberry used that work ethic to build a successful career and give back to those less fortunate. And while business savvy is important, Atteberry believes the most important tool someone should develop is empathy.

“You can’t teach somebody to give a

damn,” Atteberry said.

Atteberry held a high-powered job with the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. after graduating from the College of Idaho. He worked as the chief of employee development and met his wife through work.

However, after they decided to have a family, the Atteberrys decided it was time for a change.

Atteberry said he wanted to find a nice place to raise his children and was drawn to a small town in the mountains.

“We wanted to become part of a community,” Atteberry said.

Since moving to Bozeman in 1973,

Atteberry has served on the boards of the Gallatin Empire Lions Club, Haven and on a number of committees, and supported various charities in addition to working as a realtor.

Atteberry said he struggles watching people suffer. He said it was particularly difficult to work in the real estate business during the 2008 financial crisis, when many people lost their homes. He said it breaks his heart to see people get hurt.

Atteberry feels responsible as a realtor to ensure people avoid financial disaster.

“I use my experience to help people make good decisions,” Atteberry said.

Atteberry has won a number of awards for his work in real estate with ERA Landmark and was named Montana’s Realtor of the Year in 2005.

When Atteberry talks about volunteer work, like helping organize a football league for kids through the Lions Club, he talks about it like a personal hobby. The kids were nice, he said, and he helped instill in them the same work ethic he possesses.

Atteberry said he knew he was hooked on volunteer work after his very first meeting with the Lions Club.

“I knew what I was going to be doing would be fun,” Atteberry said.

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Randy Kemp

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andy Kemp grew up in a family dedicated to military service, and it proved influential.

The U.S. Army Veteran was deployed during both the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. His father had served in World War II and he describes his mother as “Rosie the Riveter.” Kemp enlisted right after graduating from Bozeman High and has dedicated most of his life to helping other veterans.

“I had a real strong patriotic thought process going on,” Kemp said. “That’s the kind of household I grew up in.”

After serving in Vietnam, Kemp took some time away to start a roofing business in Colorado. When he returned to the Gallatin Valley two years later, he re-enlisted in the Army.

He went through extra training and became a military police officer.

Kemp was sent to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm and was appointed to platoon sergeant. He also spent time in Honduras and Kenya with the Army. In total, Kemp spent about two decades in the Army.

Kemp left military service but has continued to serve the community through the Gallatin Post 14

American Legion.

He first joined the American Legion chapter in the 1970’s and became more involved in 1995 when he joined the honor guard.

The group performs flag ceremonies and 21 shot salutes for soldiers who pass away. They also place white crosses along Montana’s highways for people who’ve died in car accidents.

Further, they organize festivities every year to observe Memorial Day. “We’re mission driven,” Kemp said.

“We’re get ‘er done guys.”

Kemp serves as Bozeman’s post

adjutant and is credited with organizing and restarting the town’s Memorial Day parade in 2017, which hadn’t happened in 30 years. He also aided in efforts to add a kiosk to the Vietnam veterans memorial in the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The computer operated system tells people where on the wall a loved one’s name is located.

Kemp is humble when he talks about the work he has done, saying it wouldn’t be possible without others who also volunteer their time.

“There’s a mountain of things that we do and it’s a team effort,” he said.

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Randy & Nancy Lindberg

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nyone who’s bought Kalispell Creamery Products outside of the Flathead Valley was likely able to do so because of Randy and Nancy Lindberg.

The couple started Quality Foods Distributing almost a decade ago, and it’s been the go-to distributor for Montana-based companies since.

Quality Foods has grown from just Randy and Nancy to a staff of 10 people. It distributes more than 80 products around the state, and to Idaho and Wyoming.

Randy said he kept hearing of Montana producers who were running oneman operations and having to produce,

market and distribute all on their own.

“The one thing that held these companies back from growth was the lack of distribution companies,” Randy said.

Kalispell Creamery is one example of a company that has found success with the help of Quality Foods. They had been trying for years to ship to the Gallatin Valley, but didn’t have the resources. Nancy and Randy were able to step in and make it happen.

The Lindbergs are originally from California and have been in the same business for decades. Randy’s family owned a natural food distributing company, which Randy took over as president when he was 27.

Nancy has a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, and she worked for the company after the couple got married. She didn’t have just one job.

“When you’re in a family business, you don’t really have a title,” Nancy said. “You just kind of do anything that’s needed.”

When Randy and Nancy decided they wanted to leave California and the family company, they wanted to move somewhere they could enjoy the outdoors. Both like to fly fish and hike and had visited Bozeman on vacation.

They picked it as their next home.

At first, the couple looked to buy a small company, but couldn’t find the right fit.

“Nancy just looked at me and said, ‘Why don’t we just do it ourselves?’”

Randy said.

Quality Foods has found an industry niche by distributing specialty products. Randy said he made the first delivery in December of 2010. He drove his own car to Lee and Dad’s Grocery in Belgrade. Now the company has shipments headed as far as Havre and Jackson Hole.

Randy and Nancy have lent their expertise free of charge to others in the industry. They consult with suppliers and give general business advice. They want Montana companies to thrive.

“It’s very gratifying to see (these companies) succeed,” Randy said.

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Janice Hand

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anice Hand was working with Fortune 500 companies in Chicago when she decided it was time to move home.

After earning a master’s degree in educational psychology, Hand worked for Hewitt Associates for 25 years as a consultant for businesses like Ford and Proctor and Gamble. In retirement, the Dillon native and Montana State University graduate decided to return to the place she felt had given her so much.

“So much of my success I attribute to my education (from MSU),” Hand said.

Since returning, Hand, 65, has

spent much of her time giving back to the community.

Hand is the chapter chair and a volunteer mentor for SCORE, a nonprofit that provides support for small businesses and entrepreneurs. She has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution for 10 years and is now a member of the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers.

“As I got older, I realized that understanding history and preserving it has to get done,” Hand said.

Hand can be found on Saturday mornings at the Gallatin Valley Farmers Market, giving free advice at the

master gardeners booth. She’s a Bobcat Mentor for students through MSU’s Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success and a member of Bozeman Business & Professional Women.

Hand estimates she spends over 1,500 hours volunteering annually.

That includes some small-scale efforts, like pulling weeds at MSU’s pollinator garden or helping election day run smoothly.

Some of those hours are put into long-term goals.

While in Illinois, Hand helped organize and run Bottomless Closet of Chicago, an organization that gave

low-income women professional clothing and career mentorship. Hand said it was important to help women help themselves.

Hand now serves as national president of Wild Ones Natural Landscapes. The organization’s mission is to promote environmentally conscious landscaping. The level 3 master gardener first earned her certification while still in Chicago.

Hand said she likes to focus on improvement and innovation in both her professional and volunteer work.

“It fits my persona, I like to make things better,” Hand said.

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Karen & Alan Leech

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ozeman’s music scene changed for the better when Karen and Alan Leech moved to Bozeman in 1972.

The couple moved to town to teach at Montana State University and began making waves soon after.

They founded and led Bozeman’s first chamber music program, developed the Montana Chamber Music Society and Chamber Music Festival, created a number of chamber music summer camps and joined the Bozeman Symphony.

Karen, 73, and Alan, 74, have also traveled internationally performing music. They’ve taught students who’ve

secured record deals. They’ve been active with campus organizations.

an ensemble that tours through Ohio on a boat.

“It’s been fun to see the orchestra grow over the years,” Leech said.

It’s safe to say Karen and Alan are busy.

Karen plays the flute. Alan plays the bassoon.

“Music does that for you, it opens doors for you,” Karen said.

They married and taught at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for a few years before moving west. At MSU, Alan and Karen took active leadership roles on campus. Alan served as head of the music department. Karen founded and was the first president of a union for adjunct teachers.

Outside of professional work, the couple has found other ways to contribute to the community. Alan was an Eagle Scout himself and was a leader with Boy Scouts of America. He also teaches music classes with the lifelong learning program Wonderlust.

Musical talent runs in the family for both. Karen’s mother was a music teacher and Alan’s mother was a parttime professional musician. It was only natural for the couple to follow in their footsteps.

Both Karen and Alan hold master’s degrees from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, although they didn’t know each other while in school. The couple met while playing in American Wind Orchestra,

Even though both retired from MSU in 2011, they’ve kept up with other involvements. For example, Alan is now the second most-senior member of the Bozeman Symphony. He said he’s seen the ensemble evolve.

Karen is a member of the International Flute Orchestra and has travelled from Europe to Asia to South America for performances. Alan became a composer in residence with the group and was able to travel, as well.

“We like to be adventurous when we feel like it,” Alan said.

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Clair Daines

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lair Daines likens his work to that of an artist.

The Bozeman developer has designed and built some of the town’s most iconic neighborhoods. He said he likes the creative aspect of construction the best.

“I guess it’s the same gratification an artist gets after starting with a blank page,” Daines said.

Daines, 79, has been a resident of Bozeman since 1964, and opened his business in 1977. He’s a graduate of the University of Montana’s business administration program. Prior to settling in the Gallatin Valley, he lived in

Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

Daines said he had always wanted to be an entrepreneur. After working for a wholesale paper company, he decided to follow that dream and started building custom homes. He developed the Westfield Subdivision in Bozeman and Remington Square in Billings. Then he got involved in some bigger projects, like the Genesis Business Park.

He said it was rewarding to create jobs in the community.

Daines was voted into the Montana Builders Hall of Fame for his professional accolades. In his free time, he serves others.

Daines has been on the boards of the Bozeman Rotary Club, Bozeman Salvation Army, and the Gallatin Valley Land Trust. He has been active in the Springhill Presbyterian Church and in politics. Daines is motivated to volunteer his time because he has such an affection for the community, he said.

Daines said he grew up learning about policy and government from his grandfather, who was the dean of the political science department at Utah State University. Daines passed that on to his son, Steve Daines, who serves as a U.S. Senator for Montana.

“We talked politics at the breakfast table,” Daines said.

When Daines is taking a break from construction work and volunteering his time for nonprofits, he likes to travel. He’s taken trips with the American Institute of Architects to study buildings around the world. He said he particularly loves studying history and architecture in Europe.

However, the most fulfilling use of Daines’ time has been the work he’s done throughout his construction career.

“There’s a lot of gratification in providing homes for young families,” Daines said.

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Dan Lourie

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uring a presentation in Bozeman in 2017, Dan Lourie told a crowd he could pinpoint the exact day activism became an important part of his life.

“My defining moment came long before my age allowed me to understand, but it became clear in my adulthood as I began engaging in the struggle for justice and equality,” Lourie said. “On my third birthday, Nazi bombs began falling on Antwerp, Belgium – the city of my birth. I had joined the world’s persecuted people.”

Lourie, who’s Jewish, had to flee Belgium with family during World War II, and sailed from Portugal

to the United States. Although free from Nazi persecution, Lourie found his new home to have its own injustices to face.

Lourie, now 82, said he feels a kinship with all who are persecuted or oppressed. He has spent much of his life speaking out and organizing protests to denounce racism and inequality. He’s tackled issues ranging from segregation to the Vietnam War. “We know what it feels like to be at the bottom of the pile,” Lourie said.

Lourie grew up in the Bronx and joined the military after high school. After three years of service,

he moved to Houston where he met Mickey Leland, an activist who later became a congressman. The two became good friends, and Lourie said Leland inspired him to work on human rights issues.

Leland was organizing activists and protesting segregation and racial inequality. Lourie knew he wanted to help.

“I said, ‘Hell yes, this what I should be doing,’” Lourie said.

Lourie eventually left Texas to raise his two children in Maine, where he continued activism work.

In 2010, he moved to Bozeman with his wife Ty to be closer to his daughter and grandchild. It didn’t

take long for Lourie to join political movements he felt passionate about in Montana.

Lourie is known in Bozeman for his speeches. He’s galvanized protestors, talked to school classrooms about the Holocaust, written letters to the editor and addressed crowds at PechaKucha presentations.

When Lourie talks about his activism work, he’s humble. He’s no hero, he says, but he always “shows up.” He said he feels a duty to make the country that took him in a better place and encourages others to do the same.

“If you’re willing to learn from your peers, you’ll progress,” Lourie said.

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OLD FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS

By Lois Stephens

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ost of us enjoy looking at old pictures of ourselves, our friends, and our families. Particularly we like those pictures taken years ago that remind us of another time, another place, and in some cases, almost another lifetime.

Those mementos make us consider how much we’ve changed and how drastically the world around us has altered with the passage of years.

I pulled out some old family photos the other day and I realized that I now look at these pictures a lot differently than I looked at them when they were first taken. Back then, my primary concern lay with the people in the photo. I noticed how my friends or family or I appeared overall;

whether the pictures made us look fat, if we actually looked good in a particular outfit, if the hairdos met with our approval, and in general just how the people in the photo stacked up in this particular picture as compared to how they looked on an everyday basis.

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with a different perspective. I still often chuckle at the clothes or the hairdos, but it’s what’s in the background of these pictures that now intrigues me as much or more than the central focus of friends, family, or myself. I notice pictures on the wall, pictures I haven’t thought about in decades. I see pieces of furniture and may offer a reminder of a particular incident that occurred in that chair or on that stool. I see the toys strewn around which vividly remind me how much my parents cared about us children and tried to see that we had books to read and puzzles to do and games to play. I see the swing set in the back yard and recall shenanigans and stunts that my siblings and I attempted on those swings. It makes me marvel that none of us children ever fell off the apparatus and broke a body part while attempting daredevil antics.

I notice outbuildings and shrubbery that remind me how we used to play hide and seek in the corn crib and climb the apple tree, hiding among the branches to spy on the neighbors and unsuspecting passersby. I see the big brick barn that to us kids held seemingly endless possibilities for fun and games. Some enterprising person remodeled the barn into apartments years ago, but I still have pictures of the dwelling as a barn, and the memories to go with those pictures.

Pictures remind me of the various places I have called home over the course of seven decades. All those houses hold memories, each building with its own special room or event or quirk that made it unique and that these dated photos help me recall. One of those abodes now serves as a bed and breakfast, and the pictures of that house when I lived there as compared to the images of what the interior now looks like boggles my mind. That’s the house my sister swore contained a ghost, a

friendly fellow whom my sister named Hugo and who haunted one of the upstairs bedrooms.

In another photo I notice the forsythia bush, a huge old shrub where my sister used to hide when she spied the neighborhood bully swaggering down the street. That little hideaway had a bare spot in the center, perfect for concealment. A small child could crawl through the forsythia trunks and sit secure and hidden away from the world, safe from neighborhood bullies and their ilk.

I see numerous well-loved dogs hanging out in the background of many pictures, which recalls many moments spent with these animals.

A person standing off to the side of a picture brings back memories not only of that person, but of other events associated with that particular time and place. These many minor details, evident in pictures if a person takes the time to look for them, can conjure up a host of recollections that lead to other memories that happened long ago and far away.

Take out some old pictures. Don’t just look at the person that may be the center of attention. Rather, notice the wealth of information contained in that particular photograph. You may be amazed at some of the memories a simple object sitting in the background may trigger.

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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.

Menu 3 – Polish sausage 4 – Meatloaf 5 – Ham & Bean soup, salad & sandwiches 10 – Tacos 11 – Roast beef 12 – Tuna casserole 17 – Pork chops 18 – Cod 19 – Goulash 24 – Fried chicken 25 – Salisbury steak 26 – Farmer’s casserole

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BOZEMAN: ■ Help Center: A volunteer who would make a phone call to elderly or homebound people in the morning between 9am – 11am.

Someone who likes to chat a bit on the phone one morning per week. Volunteer will come into the office for their training but can make the calls from home. They would like the volunteer to come into the office 3 times during the training period.

■ Bozeman Health: In need of extra volunteers to help with giving directions at the Atrium Entrance Monday thru Friday 4pm8pm and Saturday or Sunday 10 am-2pm.

■ Bozeman Health: Volunteers needed at the front desk to help with directions at Medical Building number 5. Shifts available Monday thru Friday 8am-12 pm and 1pm-5pm.

■ American Red Cross Donor Ambassador: Volunteer needed to welcome and greet blood donors, assist with sign in and provide snacks and drinks.

■ 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.

■ Habitat for Humanity: Critical repair program is in need of volunteers to assist in home repairs and improvements for low income people in our community. No experience needed just a desire to learn, openings on the Thursday crew.

LIVINGSTON: ■ 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. You’ll be matched up with a child who has similar interests or one that would like to learn from your skills and experiences.

■ Meals on Wheels: is looking for drivers to deliver lunches in town to our local seniors.

Routes usually take an hour and help our local seniors who are unable to leave home.

■ Stafford Animal Shelter: Cats are in need of volunteers to play, cuddle and socialize. Only skill needed is your compassion and love of cats. An one hour safety training provided. Come share your love with a joyful animal and get your “kitty fix”.

■ Handcrafters: If you enjoy the comfort of an old fashioned sewing circle come join us on Thursdays 1-2 PM at the Senior Center, making new friends as you work on crocheted

or knitted items. Sewers are needed to make simple pillowcases for our soldiers overseas.

■ Yellowstone Gateway Museum: Be a part of history with a variety of opportunities that exists in our museum. Make new friends and learn more about our local history.

■ Fix-It- Brigade: Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are needed to help with small home repairs such as mending a fence, mowing a yard, shoveling snow or something as simple as changing light bulbs. You will be helping seniors or veterans for a 2 hour or less task on your time schedule.

■ Current RSVP Volunteers are encouraged to turn in your hours each month: your contribution to the community is greatly appreciated.

■ RSVP: has many more exciting ways to interact with your community, so put your skills and interests to use without making a long-term commitment. Occasionally we also have requests to help with mailings and other special onetime events.

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Bozeman Senior Center

ANNOUNCEMENTS: ■ The Center will be closed Monday September 2nd in honor of Labor Day ■ The Board meeting is held on the second Friday of each month at 10:00.

■ Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program: We are ready for the 2019 Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program. The SFMNP is a program through the United States Department of Agriculture, which allows participants to purchase locally-grown, unprocessed produce at farmers’ markets. Each participant gets 25 $2.00 coupons for a total of $50.00 per market season. Income guidelines are as follows: 1 person household = $23,107; 2 person household =$31,284. Applications and vouchers will NOT be distributed this year until July 1, 2019 and are available at the senior center front desk.

■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm, MondayFriday. We do not accept electronics such as computers, TV’s, Phones, furniture, or heavy items. Thanks!

■ Our library currently needs gently used book donations. No encyclopedias or Reader’s Digests please. Thanks!

■ Meals-On-Wheels Drivers are needed.

Please contact Suzie for more information at 586-2421.

■ The Center needs volunteers for the front desk and Foot Clinic Receptionist. Please contact Kristi at 586-2421.

■ Hiking Group – Meet at the Center at 8:00 a.m. and leave at 8:15 a.m. The schedule for July is: September 3 – Triple Tree – 360 degree views of Gallatin Valley and Surrounding mountain ranges-4.5 miles, 800 feet elevation gain September 10 – Trail Creek Cabin From Newman Road: Beautiful views of the, 4.4 miles, 400 feet elevation gain September 17 – Hyalite Lake Area: 4.5 miles, 900 feet elevation gain September 24, East Gallatin Rec. Area/ Cherry River Loop: Last hike of the season.

Potluck at Glen Lake. 2 miles, level.

EVENTS ■ Be sure to look at our website www.bozemanseniorcenter.org or pick up a calendar at the center for new events, programs and classes that we schedule throughout the month.

■ Legal Services: Wednesday, September 11, 10:00 a.m. - Noon - The legal firm E.J. Guza & Associates offer their attorneys once per month to provide FREE 20 minute consultations for our members. Spaces are limited so

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please call 586-2421 to make an appointment.

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. - Enjoy free popcorn and this great movie: Movie: Poms: Martha is an introverted woman who moves to a retirement community that has shuffleboard, golf, bowling and other activities. Hoping to be left alone, she meets Sheryl, a fun-loving neighbor who insists that they become best pals. After coming out of her shell, Martha and her new friend decide to form a cheerleading squad with their fellow residents. As the two women hold auditions, they soon learn that it’s never too late to follow your dreams, even when the odds are stacked against you. Starring: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman, Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Bruce McGill and Alisha Boe. SERVICES/SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Pharmacist consultations: 2nd and 4th Mondays from 10:00 – 12:00 ■ 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 ■ Legal Services: 2nd Wednesday, 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.

■ 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: 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 Circuit Core Strength, 10:00 Improved Walking, 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

the kiosk in the senior center front lobby or through our web page. So, Come Travel With Us.

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 10:00 ■ Modern Line Dancing: Thursdays, 10:00 ■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00 ■ Afternoon at the Movies: 3rd Tuesday, 1:00 ■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00 ■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays, 9:30 ■ Ukulele Club: Wednesdays, 9:30 ■ Blood Pressure Check: Wednesdays 11:301:00 ■ Mah Jong: Wednesdays, 1:00 -4:00 ■ Pinochle: Wed. & Thursday, 1:00 ■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45 ■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00 ■ Scrabble: Fridays 10:00

■ Charlie Russell Chew Choo: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7,8. Travel to Lewistown, spending the night in the Yogo Inn. Enjoy the Chokecherry Festival in Lewistown on Saturday before going on the historic Charlie Russell Chew Choo, enjoying a delicious prime rib dinner and lots of fun entertainment on the train. On Sunday, enjoy the “What the Hay” hay bale sculpture tour before ending for lunch at the Utica Fair.

■ Yellowstone Park Day Trip: Wed., Sept. 11.

Travel by motor coach into Yellowstone Park, to the Yellowstone Lake Lodge. Enjoy all the scenery and wildlife along the way. Lunch is included in the Yellowstone Lake Lodge dining room. Then enjoy an amazing boat ride on Yellowstone Lake.

■ HELENA DAY TRIP: Travel to Helena to have a narrated tour of the Capital, then visit the Historical Society Museum, the Cathedral, and the Old Governor’s mansion.

■ FT. BENTON; Travel to Ft. Benton, to spend one night in the very historic Grand Hotel, right along the Missouri River. Visit the excellent museums in Ft. Benton. Enjoy a ferry ride across the Missouri River on the Virgelle Ferry.

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

Judy Morrill has office hour on Monday and Wednesday mornings, 9:00 to 12:00 a.m. Leave a message for her anytime at 406-586-2421 E-mail: travel@bozemanseniorcenter.org Bozeman Senior Center Travel News Office Hours: Mon, and Wed, 9:00 to 12:00 noon. Phone: 586-2421 Web Page: bozemanseniorcenter.org SO, THE BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER TRAVEL PROGRAM HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER. MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO TRAVEL WITH THE BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER. ITINERARIES FOR ALL THESE TRIPS ARE You just need to be a member of the Bozeman Senior Center to travel with us. Stop by the Senior Center front desk to pick up all of our travel brochures and to get signed up. You can also browse through all of our trip itineraries available at

LONGER TRIPS ■ NOVA SCOTIA: AUGUST 14-22, 2019: Fly to Halifax to begin an incredible trip. Highlights: Peggy’s Cove, Cape Breton National Park, Prince Edwards Island, Ann of Green Gables historic farmhouse, Alexander Graham Bell museum, and Baddeck. Excellent hotels, and 12 meals included.

■ FALL COLORS OF CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND; OCTOBER 3 - 11, 2019. Fly to Boston, sightseeing in Boston before traveling to Bar Harbor, Maine. Kennebunkport, Newport, Rhode Island, the Breakers Mansion, and a horse drawn carriage ride, all the while enjoying the beautiful colors of fall in New England.

■ DISCOVER WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 10 - 15, 2019. Fly to Washington, D.C. Highlights of the trip include: U.S. Capitol building, World War II Memorial, White House Visitors Center, the Smithsonian Institute, Arlington National Cemetery tour, Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria, and the Washington National Cathedral and Ford’s Theater.

■ DISCOVER THE OUTBACK TO THE GLACIERS: Sept. 23 - Oct. 13, 2019. This trip is full. You may put your name on the wait list.

PRIME | 24 OVER 64 September 2019 I 35 ■ SAN ANTONIO HOLIDAY: Dec. 5 - 9, 2019. Fly to San Antonio. Spend 4 nights in a hotel right on the river walk.

Highlights of this very fun Christmas holiday trip include: San Antonio city tour, visit the San Jose Mission, the Alamo, and the El Mercado Marketplace. Also, travel to the LBJ Ranch and Fredericksburg, a German settlement with touches of the Old World Heritage. Enjoy walking the river walk and enjoying all the beautiful holiday decorations including the luminarias, thousands of candles that illuminate the river walk. Also, a free day takes you to Austin, the capital for a very informative tour there, too.

NEW FOR 2020: ■ CULTURAL TREASURES OF JAPAN: MARCH 15 - 28, 2020.

A two week trip to enjoy the wonders of Japan. Highlights include: Tokoyo, Lake Ashi Cruise, Scenic Cable Car, Matsumoto Castle, Takayama, the Shinkansen bullet train to Hiroshima, and Kyoto.

■ CHRISTMAS ON THE DANUBE: Dec. 3 – 11, 2019.

A fantastic river cruise from Vienna, Austria to Nuremberg, 6 night cruise.

Fly to Vienna. The ship has 150 passengers. You will visit Vienna, Vienna Opera House, Hofburg Palace, Wachau Valley, Passau, Regenswburg, Nuremberg, Christmas Markets, Rothenburg, and Wurzburg. The Nuremberg Christmas Market was first held in 1628, and is one of the oldest Christmas markets in the world. Over 250 stalls offering traditional ornaments, gifts, handicrafts, and fresh food. Cost of the trip depends on the cabin category you choose. Price includes air out of Bozeman, and trip cancellation insurance.

Middle Outside Cabin, per person, double occupancy, $4094.00 Upper Outside Cabin: per person, double occupancy, $4,494.00 ■ SCANDINAVIA: AUGUST, 2020.

ITINERARY AND DATES ARE NOT DEFINITE AS OF THIS PRINTING. 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!

■ Front Desk is looking for volunteers to staff the front desk answering phones and helping people, 4 hour shifts.

■ Table Setters looking for volunteers to set tables in the mornings.

Menu Mon-Fri at 12:00 (noon) until 12:15 3 - Fruit, Chicken Walnut Salad Sandwich, Chips 4 – Applesauce, Roasted Pork with Cherry Sauce, Mashed Cauliflower, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 5 – Coleslaw, Baked Cod, Glazed Baked Yams, Asparagus, Rye Bread 6 – Cranberries, Open Face Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Steamed Vegetables 9 – Fruit, Caesar Salad, Chicken Alfredo, steamed Broccoli, Garlic Breadsticks 10 – Salad, Turkey Pot Roast, Roasted Root Vegetables, Baked Red Potato, Dinner Rolls 11 – Jello, Beef Soft Tacos, Spanish Rice, Calabacitas, Cinnamon/Sugar Chips 12 – Pineapple, Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 16 – Cinnamon Raisin Bready for Breakfast, Salad, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, green Beans, Garlic Bread 17 – Apricots, Roasted chicken, Creamy Herb Orzo, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 18 – Fruit, French Toast, Sausage Patty, Hard Boiled Egg 19 – Bean Salad, Roast Beef, Carrots, Mashed Potatoes, Dinner Roll, Butterscotch Pudding 20 – Beets, Taco Salad Bar, Ice Cream Sandwiches 23 – Fruit, Chicken Ala King, Steamed Vegetables, Bread Sticks 24 – Pears, Hamburger Gravy over Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Vegetables, Bread 25 – Blueberry Muffins, Soup, Salad and Sandwich Bar, Dessert Bars 26 – Coleslaw, Wings and Fries 27 – Chocolate Milk, Turkey Bacon Subs, Pasta Salad, Chips 30 – Beets, Swedish Meatballs over Egg Noodles Steamed Vegetables

Please make reservations (586-2421) each day 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: September 6 & 20 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ Monday: 12:30: SCRABBLE ■ Wednesday: 9:00 am: Needleaires Sewing Circle ■ Thursday: 12:45 BINGO ■ September 2nd: Closed for Labor Day ■ September 10-12: Camping Trip at Lower Hylite ■ September 21st: Pancake Breakfast: 7:00-9:00 am for the Belgrade Fall Festival ■ September 20th: Around the World: We will be visiting Mexico ■ September 18th: August Birthday Lunch ■ September 22nd: Belgrade Breakfast Club: 7:00-8:30 am: Open to the public!

Stop by, order off our menu and enjoy breakfast!

■ September 28th: Quilter’s Day: Call the Center to sign up: 388-4711 CARD GAMES: ■ Monday: 12:30 Scrabble and/or Cribbage ■ Tuesday: 12:30 pm Hand & Foot ■ Thursday: 8:30 am Pinochle ■ Friday: 12:30 pm Pinochle

Menu

Meals are served at noon, 12 pm.

Suggested donation for 60+ years young are $4.00 and for those under 60 years is $6.00

2 - CLOSED LABOR DAY 3 - Salad, Sloppy Joes, Chips, Vegetables, Dessert 4 - Salad, Chicken Strips, Tator Tots, Vegetables, Dessert 5 - Salad, Swedish Meatballs, Rice, Vegetables, Dessert 6 - Salad, Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 9 - Salad, Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 10 - Salad, Pizza, Dessert 11 - Salad, Spaghetti, Vegetables, Dessert 12 - Salad, Chicken Enchiladas, Rice, Vegetables, Dessert 13 - Salad, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 16 - Chicken Caesar Salad, Dinner Roll, Dessert 17 - Salad, Pork Chow Mein, Egg Rolls, Vegetables, Dessert 18 - Birthday Celebration: Salad, Meatloaf, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 19 - Salad, Tuna & Noodles, Vegetables, Dessert 20 - AROUND THE WORLD MEXICO: Chili Rellenos Casserole, Pork Carnitas Tacos, Refried Beans, Budín de Pan (Mexican Bread Pudding) 23 - Salad, Chicken & Rice Casserole, Vegetables, Dessert 24 - Salad, Seafood Po Boys, Sweet Potato Fries, Vegetables, Dessert 25 - Salad, Ham & Cheese Quiche, Hash Browns,Vegetables, Dessert 26 - BREAKFAST CLUB: Salad, Bacon Mac & Cheese, Vegetables, Dessert 27- Salad, Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 30 - Salad, Pork Chops, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert

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