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October/November 2014
Sustaining the Valley: By Patti Albrecht
We all strive to be the type of friend that gives the unique gift. Unfortunately, if we don’t have a crafty bone in our body, our job becomes harder. Fossils and crystals are those perfect gifts. Formed thousands – if not millions – of years ago, these distinct treasures have just been waiting underground for that By Jessica Bayramian Byerly ideal moment when they are brought to the surface to be cherished.
When choosing a fossil, research the store or seller so you can be confident in their reputation and expertise. As with anything else, fossils can be faked. Look for repairs or enhancements. Is the collection area and age of the fossil included? Know what you are buying by asking questions and developing a relationship with your local rock and fossil store.
Gallatin Valley Food Bank Nourishes Those in Need Fossils
A fossil is a preservation of a once living thing freezing a moment in time from long, long ago. Impressions of ancient footprints, insects, leaves, shrimp and more can be preserved in the host rock. They can even confirm climate change, as can be seen in the fossilized horn coral found in the Bridger Mountains. The most desirable fossils are found when the background rock is a contrasting color from the fossil. For instance, ancient shrimp are preserved in such detail against their contrasting rock that their antennae and legs give the illusion of being drawn in brown on a cream colored backdrop. Likewise, multi-colored leaves are beautifully impressed on beige sandstone. Other fossils preserve a 3-D stone replica of ancient life forms. Examples include teeth from sharks or mammoths, bones, skulls and horns from dinosaurs. Thrilling to hold, trilobites are one of the oldest marine organisms. Worth taking the time to examine, trilobites’ remarkable According to a recentcompound eyes and three-segmented body make for study by Feeding America, mesmerizing fossils.
a network of over 200 food banks, one in seven Americans rely on meal service programs and food pantries. That’s 46 million people – in this country alone – struggling to adequately feed themselves and their families every single day. The Gallatin Valley Food Bank (GVFB) has been helping to improve food security throughout Bozeman and surrounding communities since 1982, tirelessly spearheading new programming and providing intensive outreach to at-risk populations. In actualizing their mission, GVFB feeds over 3,200 people every month and distributes two million pounds of food each year.
Originally intended to address occasional food and resource emergencies, food banks nationwide have become far more than one-time or short-term emergency food providers. In fact, emergency situations account for less than half of GVFB’s monthly supplies. The rest goes toward supplementing unemployed, underemployed or seasonally employed households; older adults living on fixed incomes; and the temporarily homeless. On average, over 1,300 households obtain meals from GVFB’s monthly emergency food boxes. Nearly a third of these recipients are children.
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Earth's Treasures
Crystals
Some minerals form into distinct symmetrical shapes called crystals. Quartz crystals, six-sided “rods” ending in pyramid points, can be clear, purple, black or yellow. The most prized quartz crystals are transparent with inclusions that reflect brilliantly colored Bozeman Film Society rainbows. Some rare quartz can even have red, black or golden “needles” inside formed by the minerals tourmaline or rutile. Calcite crystals form into dogtoothshaped points or rhombohedrum shapes (a slightly Gifts that Keep Giving squished box that is tilted to one side). Barite, pyrite and Fossils and Crystals are a limited reso galena form perfect square crystals, while cavansite and sites can become exhausted, flooded wavellite create rare pinwheel-shaped crystal formations. crystals can even be an investment th value. Earth’s Treasures welcomes you A truly one-of-a-kind natural work of art, crystals can be rarities from around the globe while beautifully set or wrapped in eye-catching jewelry. Single the wonders the natural world has to pieces with multiple crystal shapes are a visual delight. here to help you find a unique and be When choosing a specimen, inquire if all sides are natural you’re crafty or not. Visit us at Earths or if some (or all) have been polished and determine stop in the store at 25 N. Willson in d In been addition to the emergency if anything has heat-treated, dyed or radiated to Heart of the Valley food boxes, GVFB provides intensify colors.
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several other important programs to improve local food security. Through their Senior Nutrition Services, GVFB volunteers deliver pre-packed groceries to 355 area seniors per month in Gallatin, Park and Madison Counties. The Summer Meal Program for children ensures that children get adequate daily nutrition by delivering free, freshly prepared meals to area parks where kids come to eat, play games and enjoy time outside. During the school year, the Healthy Kidspack Program distributes kid-friendly food packs to local schoolchildren every Friday, ensuring that at-risk youngsters don’t go hungry over the weekends. A recent addition to GVFB programming is Hunger 101, a freely available educational curriculum that explores hunger and poverty in Gallatin County, Montana, the U.S. and the world. Finally, The Community Café provides a free, nutritious evening meal in a restaurant setting. Located at 302 North 7th in Bozeman, the Café is open from 5 to 7PM, seven days a week. With the approach of the cold winter months, food security needs in the valley intensify again and related programming and special events increase accordingly.
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