OLD GUY CURMUDGEON FEVER

OLD GUY CURMUDGEON FEVER By Jim Drummond

Ihave been retired long enough to exper ience a few winters as an old guy. T his winter isn’t as harsh as last year, but it is still winter. Growing up in Bozeman I knew what to expect from the seasonal shor t days, the cold and the snow. I just wasn’t clear about what winter would be like for an old guy with no work demands.

At the old guy waterhole, someone mentioned that those of us who don’t “snowbird” south during the winter begin to catch curmudgeon fever in late February or early March. A curmudgeon is simply an old guy in a bad mood. Most of us know when our curmudgeonism is evolving. Early in the morning the spouse pleasantly comments, “Good morning.” In midwinter an old curmudgeon responds with a growl, “Whatjawant.” “Whatjawant” is pronounced as a single word. It’s not in the dictionary. Later in the day, when an old guy goes to the store for bananas and prune juice, the clerk comments, “It’s a nice day today.” In mid-winter, an old curmudgeon responds, “The hell it is.”

One of our old guy group members claims that after his dog died, he took over the responsibility of happily greeting his wife at the front door when she comes home from shopping. By late February he is so grumpy that he can’t bring himself to assume the role of departed Max any longer. He says that he will resume the greeting in May. Another group member asserts that this time of year he swears and makes an obscene gesture at the television screen when Eliquis commercials interrupt Jeopardy. A few of the group admitted that in mid-winter they angrily talk to themselves when no-one else is around.

I surmise that curmudgeon fever is the result of being cooped up inside all day. An old guy can only watch so many television game shows or sports flashbacks. Activities such as bowling, or house repairs, or testing how long a person can hold one’s breath provide only fleeting relief from the drudgery

of winter indoors.

Long ago miners and trappers who lived in this area also experienced curmudgeonism. Back then it was called cabin fever. Usually a couple of frontiersmen partnered to prospect for gold or trap beaver and assist each other in the endeavor. They would often build a small cabin in a lush meadow near a placid mountain stream. During the summer and fall, the early adventurers would coexist companionably without any argument or complaint. Then winter would arrive in the Rockies. The pleasant meadow would steadily evolve to snowdrifts. The stream would freeze over. The partners were forced inside their cabin, exiting only to cut firewood or break ice on the stream for drinking water. Dark winter days were spent playing cards or telling tall tales.

As December transitioned into January, the walls of the partners’ cabin seemingly pressed further inward each day. The smoky yellow glow of kerosene lamps appeared dimmer as the middle of winter approached. Each morning the partners would relight the wood stove, cook a breakfast made from diminishing supplies, then look forward to another day of playing cards and retelling increasingly embellished stories. By mid-February the partners had depleted their stores of tobacco, and salt, and bacon, and red eye, and patience. The small quarrels of December became divisive arguments by February. One partner would glance across the cabin at the other and the reaction would be a growling “Whatjawant?” By March the partnership would be in disarray. One partner would eventually attack the other with a shovel or ax simply to relieve boredom. Cabin fever of our forefathers was quite similar to curmudgeon fever today.

At the old guy waterhole, we don’t say much about curmudgeon fever, but we are all cognizant that we are grumpy old guys by March. It won’t be long, though, until we can look out the window and see small drops of water dripping from icicles formed on the eves. As March turns to April, the drops will become larger to dance and glisten as daylight hours increase and sunlight strengthens. Soon the icicles will vanish, evaporating into spring rains. Seen through the window of our water hole, the snow will recede, and fields begin to turn green, and buds emerge from trees and shrubs.

Barring any attacks on each other with sharp or heavy objects this winter, the old guys will transform back to amiable normalcy and place our curmudgeon caps high on a shelf until next year.

Jim Drummond is a new contributor to the Prime section. Look for more of his witty repartee in upcoming editions of Prime.

INTRODUCING THE DAILY CHRONICLE'S FIRST READER'S CHOICE AWARDS

We want to know who you think is the greatest in Gallatin County, in a wide variety of categories. Who’s the greatest coach? Greatest teacher? Greatest hairdresser or barber? Greatest Realtor? What are our greatest restaurants? Where do you like to shop? What is the greatest new business? Who gives fantastic customer service? How about our greatest non-profit organization?

We want to know what you think, in a total of 65 categories. We’re looking at all of Gallatin County, so think Belgrade, Big Sky, Bozeman, Gallatin Gateway, Manhattan, Three Forks, West Yellowstone and Willow Creek.

Voting is done online, at bozemandailychronicle.com/gallatinsgreatest

You can vote from Feb. 1 - March 15. We’ll be publishing a tabloid style magazine with the results on Sunday, April 26, and winners will be honored at a banquet on Wednesday, April 29.

THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING SNACKS By Lois Stephens

My husband and I enjoy snacks. We like our cookies, crackers, nuts of all shapes and sizes, candies, and other assorted treats. When we have such delightful goodies in the house, we keep them in a specific spot so we both know where to check when the snack monster strikes. My husband also has a special cupboard in his shop that he reserves for tasty tidbits of all description. He calls his cupboard his “secret stash”, which in my opinion happens to be the worst kept secret on the mountain. The neighbors know about his so called “secret” hideyhole and where to check if they need a fast snack. They will often come over to visit my husband when he is puttering around in the shop, but I figure they come to munch, not to visit.

Of course, the snacks waiting in the house, along with my husband’s open secret and the treasure trove of delectable treats found in his little sack, leads to difficulties for me. When the treats in the house disappear, yours truly gets the blame for demolishing most of the package of whatever the goodie happens to be, even though I point out that the bag has been open for quite some time, it has been sitting on the counter just waiting for greedy little hands to snake into the package and extract a piece or two, and it isn’t my fault if he does not avail himself of this fact. Which of course he does help himself when the mood strikes, but he just conveniently forgets how much he forages and he finds it more convenient to blame me when our little sack of nibbles seems to evaporate into thin air rather than to shoulder some of the responsibility himself.

Accusations get even worse when it comes to his stash in the shop. Every time he comes home from town, he hauls in bags of foodstuffs to store in his most un-secret of hiding places.

Naturally, I have to investigate to see what sorts of tidbits he has purchased, as I feel it is a good practice to know the available food items in his shop. He will buy snacks that are totally unpalatable, such as fake meat (I put salami and bologna in this category), disgusting canned items such as artificial spaghetti, odd kinds of hard candy that will sit for months waiting for some unsuspecting

person to eat, but he also does quite a fine job of purchasing treats I DO adore, such as chocolates, crackers, sunflower seeds, and the like.

If I have to enter the shop for any reason, and if the munchies make an appearance at the same time, I have been known to take a handful or two or five of some of his more enticing treats. After all, why did he buy them, if not to eat? We would not want anything to go stale, now would we? Then of course I receive the blame when the cookie jar goes dry.

I get accused of overindulging. Never mind that my husband sits in his shop all day some days watching YouTube on his computer and all the while munching his way through a huge assortment of various food items as he watches. There is no doubt in my mind that he liberally indulges in his choice of snacks, and these tidbits disappear because of his hand in the snack bucket, not mine.

I thought at one point it would be hilarious to doctor some home-made brownies with some sort of purgative to discourage theft and to find out who really eats the treats. However, I’m afraid I’d forget what I’d done and eat the brownies myself.

The neighbors are less than helpful in this matter. I do believe they purposely encourage discord in this household as they delight in purchasing treats and doling them out with specific instructions as to whom gets which snack. For example, they will give my husband ginger cookies, Mars bars, and maybe some praline pecans, telling him that those goodies are his. They hand me chocolate oatmeal cookies, a large bar of chocolate, and perhaps a bag of cashews. Then they sit back, and casually inquire a few days later as to what snacks remain in the house and what is left in the shop. It doesn’t help that when they come visit, as a good hostess I offer them some of the treats they gave us, and since we generally visit with them in the house and not in the shop, my treats are the ones that get consumed. Then naturally I get blamed for demolishing these tidbits.

Life just isn’t fair sometimes. At least I can console myself with a cookie.

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.

Seed packets for growing either flowers or vegetables give us much information to help us plant and grow a garden successfully. Here are the parts of a seed packet and what they mean….

Picture: The photo or drawing on the front shows us what the vegetable looks like. I prefer actual photographs that show us exactly what the particular vegetable you are planting looks like. Unfortunately, a few seed companies use the same photo or drawing for each variety of a vegetable. For instance, one company’s packages of carrots had a multicolored carrot drawing for all their carrot varieties whatever color the carrots actually were.

Name: includes the vegetable’s common name, the cultivar, and its scientific name, often in parenthesis. Red Cored Chantenay Carrots (Daucus carota).

Description: States the plant’s color, size, uses, appearance, growing hints, and more. Company: The seed company that grows and packages it gives their name, address, and phone number. Choose seed companies that are reputable and that you have had past success with.

Cost/weight/year: The cost, the year packaged, and the weight or number of seeds are stamped on the package. It is best to buy seeds packaged for the current year—some seeds can lose their ability to germinate quickly although others store for years. We have planted sweet corn seed that is three years old with success. But to be on the safe side, test a few kernels of the seed to see if they are still viable by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and sealing in a plastic bag. Put on your kitchen counter and check for germination in one to two weeks.

Accreditations: “Certified Organic” by the USDA means the seeds have been grown organically, without chemicals.

“Non-GMO” means the seeds have not been genetically modified. No garden seed companies today are knowingly selling genetically modified seeds to the general public for home gardens.

“Heirloom” plants are not hybridized and have been grown in gardens for 50 years or more, usually before World War II, and have been handed down for generations, hand-selected for a special trait.

“Open Pollinated” seeds produce plants that ‘breed true’ to their parent plants, they are not hybrids.

“Hybrids” are seeds that produce plants which are a cultivar of two plants crossed under controlled conditions.

Planting Chart: often includes depth and spacing for the seeds and rows, days to germination and days to harvest (maturity). Different seeds need different soil temperatures to germinate. For example, sweet corn needs a soil temperature of at least 55 degrees to germinate—65 degrees is better. And in a cool climate like ours with cool nights in the summer, vegetables take longer to ripen than if we lived in a warmer climate. In other words, the “days to maturity” information can be used for comparison, but otherwise doesn’t always mean much here.

Direct Sow or Start Indoors: directions HOW TO READ A SEED PACKET By Jan Cashman

indicate whether the vegetable or flower will have time to mature if direct-sown outside. (The number of days to maturity could be counted from the day of direct sowing outside or the day of transplanting.) Longer-season seeds must be started indoors and then transplanted outside when the weather and soil is warm enough. Again, the soils here take a long time to warm up in the spring, so plants that can be direct sown outdoors in some parts of the country often need to be started indoors here.

Pre-planting Preparation: Some seeds need a cool dormant period, others need to be soaked or the hard shell around the seed scarred. One example is sweet pea seeds, which germinate quicker if scarified or soaked.

Read your seed packets for a wealth of information to help you have successful vegetable and flower gardens.

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

NOW CARRYING HOUSEPLANTS

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

and so on – and identify a path toward reaching them. Your financial strategy should incorporate a variety of factors, including your age, risk tolerance, income level, family situation and more. Here’s the key point: By creating a long-term strategy and sticking to it, you’ll be far less likely to overreact to events such as market downturns and less inclined to give in to impulses such as “spur of the moment” costly purchases. And without such a strategy, you will almost certainly have less chance of achieving your important goals.

In your life, you will have all sorts of relationships – with your family, your friends, your co-workers, and even with civic groups and charitable organizations you support. But have you ever considered another key relationship – the one you have with money? Of course, this type of relationship has several aspects, such as saving, spending and investing. And your fellow Americans clearly face some challenges in these areas. For example, in a recent survey by financial services firm Edward Jones, only 21% of respondents reported that they feel happy when thinking about saving money, while 92% said they see room for improvement in their financial health. Yet only one in four plan to improve their spending habits. Furthermore, just 26% said retirement was a top savings priority. If you share some of these concerns, what should you do? Here are a few suggestions: • Identify your money-related emotions. Try to recognize the emotions you feel in connection with saving and investing. Do you get nervous about spending? Does putting away money for the future give you satisfaction or not? Do you worry that you don’t know how much you should be investing, or whether you’re investing in the right way? Clearly, these types of questions can cause some anxiety – and, even more importantly, they may lead you to make poor decisions. Emotions are obviously closely tied to money – but they really should not play a big role in your spending, saving and investing choices. • Develop a financial strategy. By developing a sound financial strategy, you can reduce money-related stress and help yourself feel empowered as you look to the future. A comprehensive strategy can help you identify your goals – a down payment on a new home, college for your children, a comfortable retirement, • Get an “accountability partner.” Your relationship with money doesn’t have to be monogamous – you can get help from an “accountability partner.” Too many people keep their financial concerns and plans to themselves, not even sharing them with their partners or other family members. But by being open about your finances to your loved ones, you can not only avoid misplaced expectations but also enlist the help of someone who may be able to help keep you on track toward your short- and long-term goals. But you may also benefit from the help of a financial professional – someone with the perspective, experience and skills necessary to help you make the right moves. Like all successful relationships, the one you have with money requires work. But you’ll find it’s worth the effort. CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY?

Nathan M. Kirby Edward Jones Financial Advisor

■ 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

■ For persons at least 60 years of age the suggested price is $4.00. Younger folks pay $6.00.

■ Dinners include entree, side dishes, dessert and choices of beverages including coffee, tea, milk and OJ. Menus are subject to change without notice.

■ If you want an extra meal, ask when you sign in if one will be available. The take-home meal is the same price, but may not include beverage or dessert.

■ If a plate is turned upside-down, that spot has been saved for someone.

■ Please call and leave a message at least by 8:00 am to reserve a place. “Regulars” who will NOT attend are requested to delete their name on the list or call.

Menu 3-Spaghetti 4-Enchiladas 5-Roast beef 10-Breakfast burritos 11-Chicken ’n dumplings. 12- Tuna casserole 17- St Patrick’s Day Corned beef & cabbage & potatoes 18-Hamburger gravy 19-Liver & onions 24-Chili dogs 25-Goulash 26-Pork roast 31-Mushroom Swiss burgers

RSVP 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 Southwest Montana

BOZEMAN: ■ Bozeman Senior Center: Energetic and outgoing volunteer needed to work in the new coffee station. Volunteer would be responsible for selling coffee and snacks. Volunteers needed Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. Contact Debi at 587-5444 for more information and shifts. ■ Montana Motor Vehicle Office: Volunteer needed to be a greeter and help clients with the proper paperwork. ■ Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation: Volunteer needed to write thank cards and picking up items for the auction. Call for more details and contact information. ■ Bozeman Veteran Eligible Treatment Court: Volunteer needed on Tuesday mornings from 8:45am10:30am to help visitors sign in, track incentives during court and help set up for occasional graduations. ■ Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation: Tech savy volunteers needed to help set up online bidding for the auction on March 28th. Call for more details and contact information. ■ Windhorse Equine Learning: Volunteer needed to help out with odd jobs on the horse property such as carpentry, fencing and driving a tractor. ■ Cody Dieruf Benefit Foundation: Volunteers needed to bake desserts to be auctioned off at the fundraiser on March 28th.

LIVINGSTON: ■ Stafford Animal Shelter: Cats are in need of volunteers to play, cuddle and socialize. Only skill needed is your compassion and love of cats. A 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. ■ City of Livingston: has a need for someone to help repair roller skates for the Parks and Rec dept at the Civic Center. Training is provided and repairs are very simple.

BOZEMAN LIONS CLUB

For more information, contact Richard Reiley at 406-388-7840 Visit us on the web at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/bozemanmt 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

ANNOUNCEMENTS: ■ Salads plates for lunch. The Bozeman Senior Center is now offering Salad plates for lunch. You MUST call the day before and order your salad. You will be given choices for 2 proteins, toppings, cheeses and dressings. The price is $6.00 no matter what age you are. This is NOT a suggested donation. ■ 807 Perk at The Bozeman Senior Center: You now have the opportunity to purchase Blue Bean Coffee, a local bean roasting company from Livingston. Scones, slices of banana bread, cookies, peanuts, cashews, almonds and granola bars are also for sale. ■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday. We do not accept electronics such as computers, TV’s, Phones, furniture, or heavy items. Thanks! ■ Second Hand Rose is currently looking for volunteers for both sorting and cashiering. Please call 586-2421 if you are interested. We are also looking for storage totes. If anyone has extra totes laying around that aren’t being used, we’d love to have them. ■ Our library currently needs new or gently used book donations. No encyclopedias or Reader’s Digests please. Thanks! ■ Afternoon at the Movies: Tuesday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. - Enjoy free popcorn and this great movie: Movie: The Quite Man: After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) leaves America and returns to his native Ireland, hoping buy his family’s homestead and live in peace. In doing so, he runs afoul of Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who long coveted the property. Spitefully, Will objects when his fiery sister, Mary Kate (Maureen O’Hara), begins a romance with Sean, and refuses to hand over her dowry. Mary Kate refuses to consummate the marriage until Sean retrieves the money. Release date: September 14, 1952 (USA), Director: John Ford ■ AARP Tax Aide Volunteer Assistance: Mondays and Saturdays, February 3 through April 13, 9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. (by appointment only) - Trained AARP volunteers are available to assist you in completing your tax returns at the Bozeman Senior Center. AARP provides tax preparation as a FREE service for taxpayers with low and middle income, with special attention to those aged 60 and older. You will need to bring an ID and your Social Security card, last year’s tax return, W-2’s, 1099’s for pensions, interest, dividends, etc., if applicable, receipts for medical expenses, insurance, prescriptions, real estate tax, auto registration, and charitable contributions, Call 586-2421 to set up an appointment. Thank you to all the volunteers who dedicate many hours providing this wonderful service. Assistance is open to the public. ■ Flag Drop off box: The center now has a drop off box American Flags. The box is located in front of the building so you can drop off your old flags any time. The Eagle Scouts will collect them and dispose of the properly. ■ No Red Had Luncheon in March. Call the Bozeman Senior Center in April the April lunch. ■ Keep looking at our website for updates and new programs that might be added later.

EVENTS/PROGRAMS/CLASSES 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. ■ Blood Profile: Wednesday, March 11th, 8:00am – 10:00am. Services provided by Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital, Preventative Screening. Fast 12-14 hours, no coffee or tea, WATER ONLY! No appointments. First come first serve. • Legal Services: Wednesday, March 11th, 10:00 a.m. - Noon - The legal firm of E.J. Guza & Associates offer their attorney services once per month to provide FREE 20 minute consultations for our members. Spaces are limited so please call 586- 2421 to make an appointment. ■ Honoring your Legacy: March 12th, 10:30 – Learn how to review, record and honor the broad imprint of life you have created and lived. Be introduced to meaningful life review and legacy tools and exercises to undertake this healing work. You are one-of-a-kind and so is your story. Vanessa is a licensed clinical social worker whose specialties include grief, aging, and transition. She is currently employed as a medical social worker in addition to operating a private practice in the Bozeman area. You can learn more about her www. dandelioncounseling.org. ■ Travel Adventure Theater: Wednesday March 18 at 1:00, “Unusual Mail Boxes” Creative mail boxes to remember narrated by Bob Reemer

SERVICES/SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Pharmacist consultations: 2nd Monday 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. Morning and Afternoon. ■ 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 by appointment: 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 Strength, 11:00 Aerobics, 12:00 Sun Tai Chi, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 multi-level Yoga

■ Tuesdays: 9:00 Ball Class, 10:00 Line Dancing, 10:30 Intro to Tai Chi, 11:30, Yang Tai Chi, 1:00 Strong and More ■ Wednesdays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Cardio, 10:00 Core Strength, 11:00 Aerobics, 1:00 Balance, 1:35 Multi-level Yoga ■ Thursdays: 9:00 Ball Class, 10:00 Modern Line Dancing, 10:30 Intro to Tai Chi, 11:30 Yang Tai Chi 1:00 Strong and More ■ Fridays: 8:30 Strength Training, 9:00 Cardio, 10:00 Core Strength, 10:00 Modern Line Dancing, 11:00 Aerobics, 12:00 Sun Tai Chi

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: Mondays and Tuesdays 10:00 ■ Modern Line Dancing: Thursdays and Fridays 10:00 ■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00 ■ Afternoon at the Movies: 3rd Tuesday, 1:00

■ Mah Jong: Wednesdays, 1:00 -4:00 ■ Pinochle: Wed. & Thursday, 1:00 ■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45 ■ Canasta: Thursdays, 10:00

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. ■ 2nd Hand Rose Thrift Store is looking for volunteers to cashier and work around the store ■ Calling All Bingo Callers: If you’d like to volunteer for this fun opportunity on Tuesdays and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00, please let us know! 586-2421 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!

BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER TRAVEL DEPARTMENT Brochures and Itineraries are available for all of our trip, in the kiosk in the Bozeman Senior Center front lobby. Stop by and pick them up and get your names on the trip boards for any trips you would like to take.

LONGER TRIPS THAT ARE READY FOR YOU TO SIGN UP FOR: PHILADELPHIA, AMISH COUNTRY, AND THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA: June 7 - 12, 2020 CLASSIC SPAIN: SEPT. 28 - OCT. 8, 2020 Two nights each in Madrid, Seville, one night in Granada, two nights in each: Valencia and Barcelona. Come see the slide presentation: Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m. CHRISTMAS IN THE SMOKIES; DEC. 5 - 11, 2020 Fly to Atlanta, Dinner at the Biltmore Estate and a candlelight tour of the Mansion. Sightseeing in Gatlinburg, spend a day at Dolly

Parton’s Dollywood Theme Park, and a guided tour of the Smoky Mountain National Park. SPOTLIGHT ON NEW YORK CITY; Dec. 2 - 6, 2020 Visit the “City that never sleeps”. Stay at the beautiful Sheraton New York hotel, right in Time Square. See a live show of the “ROCKETTES’, See the live Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, see another Broadway play, visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Greenwich Village, Wall Street, and so much more. This would be a great trip for you to take your sister, your daughter, or even your granddaughter who is at least a teenager. Everyone will love bringing in the holidays on this great trip. Oh, yes, it is for all you men out there, too.

DAY TRIPS FOR 2020; There are clip boards out for all of these trips, even if we don’t have the itineraries ready for all of them yet. Get signed up, trips fill up so fast. Jackpot - April 20 - 22, 2020. Come have fun gambling Playmill Theater - July, A fun live performance of the great musical “FOOTLOOSE’ Beartooth Highway trip, July 27, 2020 Sharon Eversman does a fantastic job on this trip. It is a must for everyone. Tizer Gardens: beautiful gardens up near Boulder, Mt., then on in to Helena for lunch and more sightseeing. Butte: take a ride up to the top of the mountain to see the Lady of the Rockies up close and the beautiful view of the city below. Also a trolley ride around Butte, so educational and so well done. Charlie Russell Chew Choo: Sept. 12, 13, 2020 Ride the vintage train, enjoy a delicious prime rib dinner, go to the Chokecherry festival in Lewistown, the fair in Utica, and What the Hay. Stay one night at the Yogo Inn. Gates of the Mountains - End of August, Boat ride and a delicious dinner also included MYSTERY TRIP; A FUN TRIP IT WILL BE. GET SIGNED UP. Yellowstone Park Trip, in Sept., see all the scenery, lunch at the Lake Lodge, then a fun boat ride on Yellowstone Lake I am still working on dates and details for many of the day trips, but they will be fun, so get signed up right away to hold your spaces.

Meals served Monday through Friday each week – 12:00 noon serving until 12:15 2- Peaches Korean Ground Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Sugar Cookies 3 –Tossed Salad, Ham and Potato Casserole, Steamed Vegetables, Bread, Chocolate Cake 4– Corn Chowder, Salad Bar, Bread, Pound Cake with Strawberries 5 – Tossed Salad, Chicken Creole, Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Dessert 6 – Fresh Fruit, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Mac and Cheese, Marinated Cucumber and Onions, Dessert 9 – Pears, Crab Meat Alfredo Fettuccini, Steamed Green Beans, Bread Sticks, Brownie 10 – Tossed Salad, Oven Roasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Steamed Carrots, Bread, Yogurt Parfait 11 – Slaw, Pork Fried Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Egg Roll, Chocolate Chip Cookie 12– Fresh Fruit, Blueberry Pancakes, Breakfast Potatoes, Bacon, Cherry Crisp 13 – Jello, Fish N Chips, Pub Fries, Coleslaw, Rye Bread, Pudding 16 – Tossed Salad, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Steamed Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Ice Cream 17 – Saint Patrick’s Day Arugula Tossed Salad, Corned Beef 18 – Fresh Fruit, Sloppy Joes, Chips, Marinated Vegetables, Peanut Butter Cookie 19 – Mandarin Oranges, Sausage Potato Casserole, Green Beans, Bread, White Cake 20 – Fresh Fruit, Taco Salad Bar, Ice Cream Sundae 23 – Fruit, Chicken Piccata, Steamed Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Pudding 24 – Tossed Caesar Salad, Baked Cod, Baked Potato, Steamed Vegetables, Rye Bread, 25 – Jello Salad, Southwest Chicken Tortilla Soup, ½ Grilled Turkey & Swiss, Chips, Fruit Cup 26 – Tossed Spinach Salad, Lasagna, Steamed Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Chocolate Mouse 27 – Fresh Fruit, BLT Sub, Chips, Pasta Salad, Ginger Snap 30 – Applesauce, Roast Pork Loin, Peachy Sweet Potato Bake, Steamed Vegetables, Bread, Spice Cake 31 – Tossed Salad, Beef Shepherd Pie, Steamed Vegetables, Biscuit, Apple Crisp NEW THIS YEAR: The Bozeman Senior Center is now offering salads plates for lunch. If you would like a salad, you MUST call the day before and order your salad. You will be given choices for 2 proteins, toppings, cheeses and dressings. The price is $6.00 no matter what age you are. This is NOT a suggested donation. *Please make reservations (586-2421) each day so that we prepare an adequate amount of food!

Belgrade Senior Center

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

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

■ Center meals: Monday-Friday 12:00

EXERCISE:

■ Body in Motion: 9:00 am Mon, Weds, Fri and 10:00 am Tuesday ■ Line Dancing/Zumba: 12:45 pm Mon

■ Yoga: 9:00 am Tuesdays and 8:00 am Fridays

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

■ Wednesday: 9:00 am: Needleaires Sewing Circle

■ Thursday: 12:45 BINGO

CARD GAMES:

■ Thursday: 8:30 am Pinochle ■ Friday: 12:30 pm Pinochle

■ Tuesday’s through April 14th: ARRP Tax Preparation: Call for an appointment

■ March 10th: Red Rockers Lunch: Call the Center for more information and to sign up

■ March 18th: March Birthday Lunch and St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

■ March 20th: Around the US: Maine

■ March 26th: 7:00-8:30 AM: Belgrade Breakfast Club – order off our Breakfast Menu for a delicious way to start your day! Public welcome!

2 - Salad, Chicken Fajitas, Refried Beans, Vegetables, Dessert 3 - Salad , Cheeseburger Macaroni , Vegetables, Dessert 4 - Salad, Grilled Ham & Cheese

Sandwich , Corn Chowder, Vegetables , Dessert 5, Salad, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes , Vegetables , Dessert 6 - Salad, Turkey Pot Pie, Vegetables , Dessert 9 - Salad , Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Vegetables, Dessert 10 - Salad, Ham & Hash Brown Casserole , Vegetables, Dessert 11 - Salad, Pasta Bake, Vegetables, Dessert 12 - Salad, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Rice, Vegetables, Dessert 13 - Salad, Chili, Cornbread, Vegetables, Dessert 16 - Salad, Baked Potato Bar, Vegetables, Dessert 17 - Salad, Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert 18 - Birthday Celebration, And St.

Patrick’s Day, Soda Bread, Corn Beef, Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes, Birthday Cake & Ice Cream 19 - Salad, Chicken and Dumplings, Dessert 20 - Around the US: Maine, Salad,

Creamy Sweet Potato & Veggie Soup, Lobster Rolls, Whoppie Pies 23 - Salad, Meat Loaf, Potatoes , Vegetables, Dessert 24 - Salad, Chili Rellenos Casserole,

Spanish Rice , Vegetables, Dessert 25 - Salad, Roast Pork, Potatoes , Vegetables, Dessert 26 - Breakfast Club, Salad, Chicken Strips, Vegetables, Dessert 27 - Salad, Spaghetti & Meatballs, Vegetables, Dessert 30 - Salad, Fish & Tots, Vegetables, Dessert 31 - Salad, Baked Chicken, Cheesy Grits, Vegetables, Dessert BE SURE TO CALL BEFORE 10:30 AM TO SIGN UP FOR LUNCH Suggested donation for 60+ years young are $4.00 and for those under 60 years is $6.00

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