12 I Prime March 2016
Bozeman Senior Center Find Us on Facebook! bozemanseniorcenter.org
EVENTS ■ Leap Year Thrift Sale! Monday February 29-March 4, 10am-2pm. We are extending our 2nd Hand Thrift Store & offering a special week long sale in our downstairs meeting room. Great deals on clothes, jewelry, fabric, yarn, Easter items, and more!! ■ Special thanks from the volunteers at 2nd Hand Rose for all of the wonderful donations we’ve received. We appreciate it! ■ Authors’ Day: Thursday, March 10 10:30am-1:00pm. Are you an author and member? Come share your creativity! Call to sign up. ■ March Madness Contest begins March 14. Stop by on March 14 to fill out your brackets before the tournament begins March 15. Tournament details available the week before. Join the fun! ■ Simple Steps to Sustainability, Tuesday, March 15, 1pm. Learn how to become a better steward of our planet through small changes in your life that can add up to make a big difference. ■ Adventure Travel Theater: March 16, 1pm, “Sierra Leone” Bonnie Hammer will share slides & stories of her Peace Corps adventure in this interesting and remote African country ■ We now have a brand new Projector Screen located in our downstairs meeting room generously donated by Dale & Elaine Smith. Thanks also to Bob Remer, Dwain Hackman and Dale Smith for installation. ■ St. Patty’s Day Luncheon! Thursday March 17 noon. Traditional corned beef/ cabbage with entertainment by the ever popular Dennis Downing & company! Please sign up by March 15. ■ Movie Afternoon: Tuesday, March 22, 1:00pm. Currently nominated for Best Picture, Bridge of Spies is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks. Popcorn provided. ■ Easter Luncheon: Wednesday March 23 at noon. Dress in your Sunday best and join us. Piano entertainment by Grace Holiday. Please sign up ahead.
807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.org Emily Propst: emily@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Executive Director) Deb Earl: deb@bozemanseniorcenter.org (Associate Director)
■ Caregiver Fatigue Workshop, Wednesday, March 23, 1pm. Taking care of those we love is rewarding and can also be taxing. Jennifer Welton from Frontier Home Health will discuss how to identify caregiver fatigue, effective strategies and much more. More info at the front desk. ■ Region Travel: Peru! Thursday, March 24 at noon. Join us as we celebrate Peru this month! Been there? Born there? Lunch on us if you answer ‘yes’ to either question! ■ Lynn Bissell Senior Center Member, will present, Profound Thoughts, Tuesday, March 29 at 11am a fun look at the English language. “Grab your coffee cup and hear the sayings that will perk you up.” ■ New Member Gathering, March 30, 10:30am: Have you joined in the past 3 months? If so, we would love to get to know you better! Meet staff and Board members. Light refreshments. Please call ahead to sign up! ■ Slide Presentation on the TUSCANY trip, Wednesday March 30, 11:00am. Everyone is invited. ■ Volunteer Thank You Dinner. Thursday April 7. If you have volunteered here this past year, we would like to thank you!! First Security Bank will sponsor. Please pick up your ticket at the front desk. ■ Cinnamon Rolls. Friday, March 11 at 9:30am. $1.25. ■ Pancake/Bingo Supper. Monday, March 21, 5:30pm. All-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage for just $3.50! Bingo to follow, with cash prizes! ■ Free Tax Aide Assistance continues. Please call to make an appointment. THE LAST BEST GERI-ACTORS “MARCH MADNESS” SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED. TRAVEL ■ Alaska, by Land: May 25 – June 6. Fly to Fairbanks, 10 days motorcoaching. Cost: $4529.00 per person, double occupancy. ■ Discover Cuba: An 8 day “People to People” tour of the highlights of Havana and Varadero, Cuba. May 4
– 10. Cost: $4999.00 per person, double occupancy. ■ Music Cities of Tennessee featuring Memphis and Nashville, Sept. 20 – 25, Cost: $2799.00 per person. ■ Discover Tuscany, October 21 – 31. Spend 7 nights in one hotel in Montecatini, one in Venice. Cost: $4599.00 per person, double occupancy if deposit of $510.00 in by April 1. ■ Freeze Out Lake Day Trip: Thursday, March 24. Motorcoach trip to Fairfield, Montana to see thousands of snow geese. Lunch in Great Falls. Cost: $60 a person. ■ Snake River Trip: June 14 – 17. Motorcoach to Clarkston, WA for an exciting jet boat trip traveling 90 miles on the Snake River. Spend one night in a rustic cabin. Cost: $720.00 per person, double occupancy. ■ Playmill Theater, West Yellowstone, Tuesday, June 28. Great new theater production: “Singing in the Rain.” ■ Big Horn Canyon Boat Trip: Tuesday July 11. Motorcoach to Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area. Picnic lunch and a 2 hour narrated boat ride through gorgeous canyons. Cost: $110. ■ Bannack Days, Sunday, July 17: Motorcoach to Bannack State Park to enjoy a fun day at the annual Bannack Days event. ■ Ousel Falls Day Trip, Tuesday, July 26: Motorcoach to Big Sky to enjoy a beautifully built easy trail, lunch at Bucks T-4, and Moonlight Basin. ■ Yellowstone Park, Lake Lodge, Friday, August 26: Motorcoach through Yellowstone, enjoy lunch and a narrated boat ride. ■ Music Ranch, Livingston, Enjoy great name musical entertainment. More info to come. Get your name on the interested list. ■ Great Falls Trip: Visit the Charlie Russell Art Gallery, his early home, and the Lewis and Clarke Interpretive Center. Date to be arranged. STOP BY THE BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ON OUR EXCITING TRIPS!
SERVICES ■ Computer Assistance with Jack, Paul, Jay, & Molly. Please call for more information & to sign up. ■ Medical Equipment available for those 50+. ■ The Hearing Aid Institute of Bozeman offers free services: clean & check, adjustments, batteries, repairs, & wax check. Wed. Mar. 23, 11:30am-1:30pm. ■ Foot Clinic by appointment. March 21 & 28. ■ Free blood pressure checks every Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm. ■ Association for the Blind meets 2nd Thursday 1:30pm. Open to anyone who is visually impaired.
SUPPORT SERVICES ■ Forgetters & Friends: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm. ■ Caregiver Support Group. Meets at Spring Creek Inn 4th Thursday 12pm. Call 272-7509 for more info. ■ Widowers Support Group meets 1st & 3rd Fridays 10:30am. ■ Gallatin Valley Multiple Sclerosis Self Help: 3rd Wednesday Sept-May at 3:00pm. Call Gretchen, 624-6161 with questions.
HEALTH AND EXERCISE ■ Mondays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Arthritis Fitness. ■ Tuesdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Beg.Yang Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthritis Fitness. ■ Wednesdays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga. 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga. ■ Thursdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthritis Fitness. ■ Fridays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Beg.