Seniors

Polson

By Pete Mangels for the Valley Journal

I am madder than a March hare, according to my grandmother. March Madness is what they call this time of year when 64 college basketball teams vie for the National Championship. All that a team has to do is win six games in a row. That team and their fans will be very happy. The other 63 teams will be mad. The craziness ends April 4.

The shortest player in this tournament is 5’7” tall (Arkansas); that is just a foot shorter than the average player. The tallest is 7’4” (Purdue). He is 9” taller than average. I’m 5’7” tall and I can’t watch my favorite shows because of all this madness.

April Fool Day is the first of April. Pranksters engage in practical jokes that are clever, witty and harmless to the victim. Trust no one on this day, including politicians. Trust your elders, who are hopefully wise enough not to participate in such foolishness.

Tax assistance by trained personnel is available for free at the Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays through April 14. Call ahead for a shorter wait time. Bring your tax stuff.

Volunteer drivers for lunch delivery to shut-ins are also needed. As little as one day a week for about 2 hours. We will train and assist you in learning the routes. You can work any day of the week, on a regular basis or as a substitute.

Call us at 406-883-4735, email us at polsonseniorcenter@ gmail.com or visit us at 504 3rd Ave. E. We are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays for $5.00.

Activities: We are having a raffle to win a beautifully crafted, crocheted queen or king bed spread. Tickets are on sale at the Senior Center; $1.00 each or six tickets for $5.00.

Exercise for mobility: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Bridge: Postponed

Mahjong: Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. (multiple tables)

Pinochle: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. (earlier or later if you wish). We play 3, 4, or 5 players per table.

Bingo: Friday, 7:00 p.m. Lots of fun, prizes, snacks.

Hearing clinic: Every third Thursday (March 10) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Veteran’s rep: The first Friday (April 1) and third Tuesday (March 15) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Pool: Come in with a friend and practice for fun and bragging rights. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. We have purchased a new cover for the table. Now the bumpers and felt need replacement. Anyone out there who can refer us to a skilled table repairman?

Miscellaneous: We have mornings open for small groups. We have Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons available for use of the smaller meeting room. Main hall use is by reservation but is open most days as long as scheduled events are not disrupted.

MENU (subject to change): - Thursday, March 24: Polish weiners, tots, creamed peas, sauerkraut salad, banana bread - Friday, March 25: Traditional dinner for lunch – roast turkey with all the fixin’s, birthday cake. Coupon worth $5.00 presented to each person dining who was born in March. - Monday, March 28: Turkey noodle soup, muffin, pea salad, peaches - Tuesday, March 29: Baked fish, jo-jos, buttered beets, green salad, key lime pie - Wednesday, March 30: Sweet and sour meatballs, noodles, stir-fried veggies, coleslaw, oranges - Thursday, March 31: Hot turkey sandwich, whipped potatoes, carrots, three-bean salad, poke cake - Friday, April 1: Filet mignon, potage du jour, braise de asparage, chocolate mousse

St. Ignatius

By Irene Pritsak for the Valley Journal

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Center is ready for spring! After a fun St. Patrick’s Day dinner, we are ready for more green. Bulbs are pushing their way through the soil and dried leaves at my house and brightening up our days.

Menu for the following week: — Friday, March 25: John Wayne casserole with ground beef, veggies, fruit, pineapple sheet cake — Tuesday, March 29: soup and sandwich, veggies, fruit, chocolate almond toffee

Please join us for chair yoga starting on Wednesday, March 30, from 10-11:30 a.m.

Meals: lunches are served Tuesdays and Fridays at noon and dinners are served the first and third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. You can order take-out lunches by calling the center before 10, and dinners by calling by 2 PM.

Lunches cost $4 for seniors, $5 for under 60, $3.50 for 6-12, and $2 for under 6.

We also have frozen meals available for $2.50.

Enjoy your week.

Dixon

By Heather Rush for the Valley Journal

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also accepting take-out meal requests for $5 per serving.

The menu for the coming week is: — Thursday, March 24: stuffed peppers, salad, rolls, dessert — Monday, March 28: tacos, rice, beans, salad, dessert — Thursday, March 31: barbecue pork sandwich, salad, dessert

Pinochle will be back in the spring. We will be taking a break during the winter for the safety of our seniors.

Feel welcome to place an order in advance, call 406-2463310. All ages are always welcome.

- There’s little evidence that new arrivals are paying a ‘scenery tax’:

Montana’s wages, which are comparatively low by national standards, have long been discussed as a sort of “scenery tax” that residents pay in exchange for the pleasure of living amid worldclass landscapes. The tax study, however, indicates that may be a thing of the past for new arrivals. “They came here and got similar-paying jobs, or they brought their jobs with them. It wasn’t a scenario where they took a 10% pay cut to live in Montana.”

While Montana’s pandemic-era migration trends continued into 2021, similar tax data for last year isn’t currently available because many residents haven’t yet filed their 2021 taxes. Schaefer said this week that he expects 2021 data to be available in late fall.

The full Legislative Fiscal Division study is available on leg.mt.gov.

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