Prime - March 2017

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March 2017

Fitness at 50 Plus P. 2 Making Bozeman a Dementia Friendly Community P. 6

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A note from the editor Do you know a senior who should be featured in a future edition of Prime? Email your suggestions to Lisa Reuter at lreuter@dailychronicle.com or 406-582-2642.

Fitness at 50 Plus.............................................................2 Share your Stories, Please...............................................6 Garden Organically, or Not?............................................7 Making Bozeman a Dementia Friendly Community.........8 AARP Smart Driver Program is March 22........................ 9 To Return Next Month: Lindsay Kordick’s Food Column and Recipes

Fitness at 50 Plus

Cover Photo: Cheryl Bartholomew of Bozeman Parks and Rec Center.

By Lisa Reuter

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS These Awards recognize 24 exceptional people age 64-plus for their personal and professional accomplishments, talents and contributions to our community. We invite you to think about your friends and peers, nominate them, and tell us what makes them special.

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omposer Eubie Blake gets the credit for saying it: “If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” Most of us over 50 know what he meant.

As a kid, I preferred reading books to almost any activity. In school, exercise and I didn’t get along until I discovered bowling.

Things slowed down more once I became a writer. Several of my writer friends have adapted to stand-up desks or sitting on giant balls. I lack the coordination.

But this year, I’m turning 60, and I’ve been thinking about physical fitness. I still want to be able to hike and touch my

toes and be free of broken bones two decades from now. So I checked into Bozeman’s fitness options for those 50-plus. Both the Senior Center and Bozeman Parks and Recreation have great programs for mature adults of all ages, run by certified instructors and attended by some amazing people ages 55 to 90-plus. You’re sure to be motivated to be active when you meet them.

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But you don’t have to be fit, or even skilled, to take the classes. They are designed by well-qualified instructors – all around my age, not younger – who tailor their exercise routines to their students. All students are encouraged to improve at their own pace and make modifications as necessary.

Doesn’t that sound inviting?

No Excuses Cheryl Bartholomew, founder of Seniors ’N Sync Fitness, teaches fun, energetic Active Aging classes for Bozeman Parks and Recreation. When I dropped in on her Balance and Beyond class, I met Sheila Harr, an 80-something active ager who was a member of the International Ski Patrol for 27 years. “I know all the exercises I should be doing at home, but I don’t do them,” she admitted. “I need the structure of a class.”

Dana Kraft, who’s in her 50s, found a perfect fit at Parks and Rec and regularly rotates through Bartholomew’s classes.

“The first class I attended was Balance and Beyond. I had fallen twice and wanted tips on improving my balance,” she said. “The first class, I admitted I was nervous because I’d been berated by trainers for my lack of physical coordination.

Cheryl’s warm welcome and friendly nature immediately put me at ease. I learned that balance was a more complicated physical and internal process than I thought. I also learned about ‘functional fitness’ for the first time, and it struck a chord with me. I realized my fitness goals were about having the ability to move and do fun activities throughout the rest of my life.”

Maury Irvine, a 90-plus, tall gentleman, was in the class too.

“I was getting concerned about my balance, so I decided to do something. And I wanted to work on my posture. I’m beginning to slouch, and I don’t like it.”

“Maury really is the perfect example of active aging to me,” Bartholomew said. “He not only attends my classes, he takes Tai Chi, meditates and still works at learning new things.”

That working of mind and body is the key to positive, active aging, she added.

A former elementary schoolteacher, Bartholomew became an American Senior Fitness Association-certified Senior Fitness Instructor in 1999, after sustaining multiple fractures to one wrist and undergoing five foot surgeries. “I teach because I understand what it’s like to use a walker. I understand what it’s like to have things you have to compensate for.”

In her class, we played with a parachute, hit a balloon to each other using ping pong paddles and moved and stretched while switching balls from hand to hand. “People always have a ball in my class,” she said.

Above: Susie Becker’s classes at the Senior Center.

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Functional Fitness Nothing was hard to do or done so long that it became boring.

Bartholomew explained the benefits of each movement, and my classmates made me feel included and made me laugh. I decided I wouldn’t mind participating with them every week.

Bartholomew’s goal is to keep people functioning. “Getting down on the floor and getting up again requires a lot of strength and coordination. That’s functional fitness. Unfortunately, many of us are going to find ourselves on the floor some day when we don’t expect it. If you don’t know how to get up, you’re going to lie there until someone comes to help you.”

“Functional fitness is about learning how to use your body and keeping up your strength and flexibility so that no matter what happens during your day, you are physically prepared for it. It’s about knowing how your body works, and noticing how it responds day to day, and making accommodations for that. It’s about giving people their independence for a longer period of time.”

Most of us can achieve that when we find exercise we enjoy and stick with it.

Fitness Friendships At the Senior Center, instructors Pat Holm and Susie Becker share their philosophy. In their classes too, students work at their own pace and share lots of laughs. Holm teaches Tai Chi, and

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Becker teaches movement classes to help people with arthritis and osteoporosis.

“In Tai Chi, there’s a lot of interpersonal action, and the group generates a lot of positive energy,” Holm said. “People motivate and help each other. In China, it’s a group activity, good for your body, brain and immune system.”

There is a learning curve to Tai Chi, which has 108 different steps.

But that’s all great brain stimulation.

The camaraderie in exercising together is important, Becker said.

Older adults who don’t leave home regularly tend to develop depression and physical impairments.

I’ve taken Becker’s strength training class before, using simple movements with ankle and arm weights to her constant counting mantra of “One and two and three and four.” I always leave class feeling taller and more flexible.

John and Lynn Mugaas take her strength training class. “We do a lot of work on balance and fall prevention,” he said. “It seems to me, in this climate it’s not a matter of if but when.”

Norm Mueller, who is 90-something, is in the Arthritis Fitness class. “I come here every day the place is open to exercise,” he said.

“It’s a gentle range of motions, easy on the joints.”

You don’t have to have arthritis to benefit from the class, Becker said.

“But it sure helps you if you do have it,” Mueller quipped.

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Choice of Programs At the Bozeman Parks & Recreation Department

• During the winter months (Nov-April), Pace Setters Nordic Pole Walking Class is held at the Gallatin Valley Mall. From MayOctober the class is held outdoors at Story Mansion. Other classes meet inside Story Mansion.

• Cheryl Bartholomew teaches all the Bozeman Parks and Recreation Active Aging Fitness classes. She is certified by the American Senior Fitness Association, which specializes in older adult fitness. In addition, she is certified in Cognitive Fitness Facilitating and as a Nordic Pole Walking Instructor. In 2005, she was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging representing both senior fitness and wellness.

• Other Parks and Rec Active Aging Sports programs include Pickleball and Badminton.

• Classes meet twice a week. You may register for a monthly session, or purchase a half season or full season pass at a discounted rate.

Please call the Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department at 406582-2290 for more information and/or to register.

At the Bozeman Senior Center:

• The newest class, a 4-Week Spring Shape Up, begins Tuesday, March 21, and meets for an hour every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Topics will include healthy eating, safe movement, an intro to various forms of exercise and more.

• Other classes include two types of Tai Chi, Strength Training, Gentle Aerobics, Aerobics Plus, Core, Balance, Arthritis Fitness and Yoga. In spring and summer, a walking/hiking club revs up.

• Instructors vary; all are certified. Classes meet in a large, sunny room with a cushioned floor.

• Cost is $10 a month for unlimited classes, plus the annual Senior Center membership fee of $12. Call 406-586-2421.

An Invitation from the Senior Center Above the entrance to the Bozeman Senior Center a banner reads, “Door to Friends, Fun and Fitness.” You may not think that fitness can be fun, but a visit to any of the exercise classes can change your mind.

We all know exercise is a great way to stay healthy and independent, but fun? Maybe it is time you check it out.

Any weekday, you can find a class that suits your schedule and level of fitness. Choose from easy aerobics to more strenuous Aerobics Plus.

The center offers Tai Chi, yoga, weights and resistance, core development, and a class to help those with achy body and joints. All help you improve strength, balance and flexibility to maintain quality of life.

But what about the fun? Because the classes are small, you can get to know your fellow exercisers. Laughter and mutual support abound. Students of Tai Chi will tell you that they enjoy the challenge of coordinating movements, and that the class provides a chance to slow down and unwind. The strength classes build bonding as well as bone.

The classes generate a great deal of camaraderie. Sharing much more than exercise, participants regularly exchange books and recipes, celebrate birthdays together and do lunch. You’ll hear stories of friendship, shared jokes, concern for each other and a sense of happiness that extends outside the exercise room. And newcomers are always very welcome.

So stop by and see for yourself. All you need to bring is a smile and a willingness to have fun while getting fit.

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• Those 55 and better can choose from several Active Aging classes: Pace Setters Nordic Pole Walking; Stability 4 Mobility Nordic Pole Class; Fusion 4 Function, a stretch and strength class using chairs, mats and standing work, and traditional and modified Yoga and Pilates movements; Heart & Sole, a high-energy seated/standing program of aerobic, strength, flexibility and stretch work to music; and Balance and Beyond, which addresses all components of static and dynamic balance, body awareness and methods of compensation to protect against falling.

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Share Your Stories, Please

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By Lois Stephens

ll of us have stories to tell: The actions and antics we committed in our lives, good and bad, naughty and nice, that reveal who we are and define us as human beings. Too often these stories remain untold, and a parent or grandparent takes a life full of interesting anecdotes to the grave. Children and grandchildren never have the opportunity to truly know and understand their elders without the knowledge of these stories.

After parents or grandparents die, we often unearth pictures and hear captivating, never-before-told stories about them from friends or other relatives. It can make us heartily regret that we didn’t hear them while the person was still alive. If we had, the stories might have made great conversation starters and allowed us the opportunity to develop a more meaningful, intimate relationship with

that family member.

Take my grandmother, for instance.

After my parents died, my siblings and I inherited boxes of pictures and information about her that we’d never seen.

These pictures and documents made this spunky little lady come alive for me in unexpected ways.

My grandmother was an amazing woman, a fact I never realized as a child. As I began to understand her

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life better, scrutinized the pictures and looked through the lens of time, I gained enormous respect and admiration for her. I’ve pieced together a brand new picture of the woman I once viewed as a straight-laced, Victorian prude. In fact, she was extremely intelligent and full of spirit, determination and grit. I would have spent a lot more time with her if I knew then what I know now, but now is too many years too late.

My grandmother grew up on a farm.

Highly intelligent, she excelled at math and science, and before she married she worked at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She wrote three papers based on her observations of stars and their orbits, and people can find them on the Internet today, even though she wrote them in 1912.

She married in 1913, at a time when marriage meant a woman ceased to exist as an individual but instead became an appendage of her husband. Miss Mary Smith would marry Mr. John Doe and forever after be known as Mrs. John Doe. She wasn’t allowed to keep her first name. Even the obituaries of those unfortunate times read “Mrs. John Doe.” My grandmother’s obituary reads “Mrs. William.” She was NOT Mrs. William, she was Stella, her own person with her own name. How sad.

Of course, my grandmother quit her job at the observatory after she married and abided by those outrageous rules. Yet she managed to retain her spunk and independence.

One story my mother told us after Grandma died concerned a car. After the automobile became affordable for most folks but before women did much driving, my grandmother went to visit her sister and decided she wanted a car.

Independent person that she was, she preferred to ask forgiveness rather than permission, so she bought herself a vehicle and drove it almost home. She parked it a few blocks from her house and walked the rest of the way home, where she proceeded to convince my grandfather that she needed an auto-

mobile. After considerable persuasion, he agreed it would be a good idea. She smiled sweetly, walked out of the house and a short while later proudly drove her new automobile home.

I love that story. I wish I had heard it while Grandma was alive. I would have looked at her with greater admiration and respect, and I suspect I would have been inclined to share more of my own activities with her.

Also in the stack of boxes were several correspondence course diplomas my grandmother earned after her marriage.

I knew she worked with wood. I have a small wooden chest she built from scrap lumber. But I never knew she took a building contractor’s course that taught her how to build stairs, plaster walls, pour concrete, put up a roof and do other construction jobs. The diploma she earned, dated June of 1925, looks very impressive. I’m grateful to have this information, but I regret that I got to know her better only after her death.

That’s why I encourage everyone to tell their stories and share their remembrances. Let your children and grandchildren know you weren’t an angel, you got into scrapes, you sometimes did what you had to do to get your way. Tell them you did things you regret, but you also experienced great joys and accomplishments. In short, you are a thinking, feeling human being, deserving of love and respect, who experienced life and now sees quite often the humor in much of daily living.

Tell your stories, and open the door to improved family interaction and understanding while you can.

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.

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GARDEN ORGANICALLY, OR NOT? By Jan Cashman

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oday, we hear a lot about organic gardening. You might wonder whether you should try harder to garden organically.

What does it mean though? A basic definition is: “Gardening without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.”

There are many reasons to keep the use of chemical pesticides to a minimum: 1) Chemical fertilizers and herbicides can leach into nearby streams, rivers, lakes or groundwater and harm fish and other aquatic animals.

2) Some ingredients in herbicides, especially if applied too heavily or too often, can harm nearby desirable trees and shrubs. They might even sterilize the ground so plants won’t grow there, sometimes for years.

3) Chemical insecticides aren’t usually selective. They will kill beneficial insects too, including bees so necessary for pollination of our fruiting shrubs and trees. Insecticides can harm birds, animals and humans too if used incorrectly.

Here are some guidelines to improve your garden’s growth but keep the use of chemicals to a minimum: 1) Test your soil to determine what nutrients it needs. Our local clay soils generally need organic matter. Organic composts and manures are easily purchased by the bag. Better yet, make your own compost out of kitchen scraps, grass clippings (unless you apply weed-killer), leaves and garden wastes.

2) After planting your vegetable garden in the same spot for years, your soil will likely need nitrogen. Organic forms of nitrogen, such as blood meal, kelp and fish emulsion, can be expensive, and you often need a lot to increase the nitrogen level. You may wish to opt for a less expensive chemical source here.

3) Our soils tend to have a high pH (alkaline).

Adding sulfur, which is organic, to your soil will bring the pH down.

4) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) goes hand-in-hand with organic gardening. This commonsense theory focuses on pest prevention first (see sidebar). After that, if pests are still present, start with lowest-risk control options first. Use chemical pesticides only after all less toxic methods have been tried.

5) If you do apply chemical insecticides and herbicides to your yard and garden, follow the label instructions. More is NOT better. Use them only at the recommended rate, and be aware of proper timing of the spray and drift.

Should you buy organic seeds for your vegetable garden? Packaged vegetable seeds sold to the general public are not genetically modified (GMO), so you don’t need to worry about that issue. The amount of pesticides that might be in nonorganic seeds is negligible. Vegetables grown from seeds treated with a fungicide also contain negligible pesticide amounts in them. To some of us, purchasing disease-resistant seed varieties is the more important point.

“Bottom line,” says Gallatin Gardeners Club gardener Don Mathre, “is that a gardener must use a variety of approaches to be successful, and some may be organic while others may not be.”

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

Organic Pest Management Suggestions: ❒ Garden in raised beds.

❒ Make your own compost.

❒ Mulch between rows with Soil Pep, newspaper, landscape fabric or black poly. ❒ Hand pull weeds.

❒ Use floating row covers.

❒ Pick off insects.

❒ Spray plants with water to wash off aphids, spider mites and other insects. ❒ Practice good garden sanitation: Get rid of last year’s plants and weeds as soon as possible.

❒ Attract beneficial insects. ❒ Use diatomaceous earth. ❒ Use sticky traps.

❒ Allow for a certain amount of pest damage. ❒ Use dormant oil spray.

❒ Plant resistant varieties.

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Making Bozeman a Dementia Friendly Community

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he latest class of Leadership Bozeman hopes to make the city the nation’s newest Dementia Friendly Community.

The goal is to make Bozeman more accepting and helpful for those dealing with dementia by sharing information and providing services as needed.

“More than 19,000 Montanans live with the illness, and that’s not counting the family members who are affected when a loved one has it,” said Lynn Mullowney Cabrera, executive director of the Montana Alzheimer’s Association. “With Baby Boomers entering the ages of greatest risk and no cure yet in sight, the number is expected to increase significantly in coming years.”

More than 80 different diseases fall under the dementia umbrella, so it’s likely there is no single cure. But there is plenty of misunderstanding about the disease, and too many people preying on families who are

dealing with it.

“There’s still a stigma about the disease, in part because of the behavior some people with Alzheimer’s show, because people are afraid they may get it, and because those affected can’t champion for themselves,” she said.

Recognize the Signs People may encounter those with dementia more often than they know, because they don’t realize that the confused, belligerent or lost person they’ve encountered has it. The Alzheimer’s Association is now offering training to help first responders and others recognize the signs.

Early symptoms mimic behaviors most aging people experience, including simple forgetfulness. Other signs include difficulty completing familiar tasks, misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps to find them, changes in mood, personality or judgment, and withdraw-

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ing from work and social activities. Often, symptoms are overlooked for several years.

No two people with dementia follow the same disease progression.

“In the Alzheimer’s community we say, if you know one person with Alzheimer’s, you know one person with Alzheimer’s,” Mullowney Cabrera said. “The disease progresses at different speeds in different people. Some get hallucinations, others don’t. Some lose their inhibitions, others don’t.

“The bigger point is, don’t confuse the person with the disease. The person does not equal the disease, and they didn’t choose this. Try to extend a grace umbrella over an affected friend or family. Allow them a lot of grace, and start fresh every day.”

“Everyone in the community is a potential partner to help,” she added. “When people know better, they do better.”

Keep Up Conversations Often, those with dementia and their families become isolated as the disease progresses. Mullowney Cabrera encouraged friends to continue their contact and find new ways to direct the conversation.

“When a person asks the same question again and again, answer it the same way again and again, patiently. Or redirect the conversation to something that allows them to access memories and information they do have. Take them to a place they might find familiar or interesting. That might launch both of you into a long, meaningful and enjoyable conversation.”

Other conversation helps include focusing on the other person, listening attentively, going with the flow and not taking it personally when things don’t, and seeking every opportunity to be compassionate.

The Alzheimer’s Association operates a 24-hour Helpline at 1-800272-3900. It is always manned by trained resource specialists and care consultants who can provide information and assistance or simply listen. It is free, and caregivers and others may call as needed. Also check www.alz.org/montana for helpful information on many topics.

2 Events to Raise Awareness Leadership Bozeman will present a public showing of “Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the Procrastinator Theater in Montana State University’s Student Union Building, 751 Grant St. The documentary highlights the illness’s social and economic consequences. A public forum will follow the hourlong film. Admission is free.

On Thursday, April 6, the group will host the Bozeman Reason to Hope Community Engagement Breakfast, an informational fundraiser, at the Hilton Garden Inn off 19th Avenue. Registration begins at 7 a.m.; the program is 7:30-8:30 a.m. Edward Jones is the event’s underwriter. To attend, RVSP by March 31 to 406252-3053 or montana@alz.org.

AARP Smart Driver Program is March 22

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ozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy Ave., will host the AARP Smart Driver Program on Wednesday, March 22, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. The course is open to drivers who are 50 or older.

The classroom course is designed for older drivers adjusting to the challenges of life changes. Montana law requires auto insurance providers to offer a reduced rate for liability, personal injury or collision coverage upon successful completion of this course.

The course costs $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members.

Students should bring their driver’s license and AARP Card, plus cash or a check to the class. Class space is limited, so register in advance by calling 406 586-2421. For more information, call Jim at 406-586-8854.

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Bozeman Senior Center WHAT’S NEW ■ Please come in and meet Melody Ferrell and Ana Gruber, our MSU Senior Interns. Melody will graduate in Community Health, Anna in Kinesiology.

Melody has been with us since August and has been instrumental in many activities, including heading up the Volunteer Event on April 27. Her help with grants, activities, menus, calendars, fundraising and daytrips has been invaluable. Ana recently joined us and has hit the ground running.

■ “Thanks a Latte” to our volunteers!

Volunteers, pick up your free tickets for the April 24 Supper at the Front Desk.

There will be lots of prizes, so hold on to those tickets. Your number will likely be called. We are extending our gratitude to our 300 volunteers for their service to well over 2,000 folks who visit the Bozeman Senior Center. On a daily basis, we look to them to help, setting lunch tables, helping kitchen staff prep food, delivering Meals-on-Wheels, operating our Foot Clinic, managing the Front Desk, Tutoring in the computer center, Fundraising & more. Special Thanks to First Security Bank for sponsoring this free event.

EVENTS ■ FREE TAX ASSISTANCE: Through April 15, Tax Aide volunteers will help you file your taxes. Call 406586-2421 for appointment: 9am-3pm Mondays & Saturdays.

■ 2017 CROSS COUNTRY SKI & SNOWSHOE PROGRAM: 9am Tuesdays. Designed for individuals with prior experience. Get itinerary at Front Desk or check our website. Thanks to Rina Donaldson and Tim Linn for leading this year.

■ LAST BEST GERI-ACTORS READERS THEATRE: 1pm Fridays.

Join the fun! No acting experience necessary, and you choose the shows you want to participate in.

■ LIVING LIFE WELL: Chronic Disease Self-Management, 9-11:30am March 3 & 10. Presented by Gallatin City-County Health Department of Chronic Disease Programs. Participants

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learn skills for day-to-day management of chronic health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes and heart and lung disease, to maintain and/or improve their ability to carry out daily activities.

Pre-Registration required; form at Front Desk. Next class begins in April.

■ PEDOMETER WALK EXPLORING CHINA: 12:45pm March 6 & 20.

Keep moving and explore China through video. Pick up packet at Front Desk.

■ FIVE WISHES: 10am, March 9. Five Wishes is America’s most popular living will, written in everyday language that helps people express their wishes in personal, spiritual, medical and legal matters.

■ ADVENTURE TRAVEL THEATER: 1pm March 15. Cruising the Blue Danube. Bob & Karen Utzinger share highlights of Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna & Passau.

■ ST. PATTY’S DAY DINNER: Noon, March 17. Wear green and enjoy a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs. Prize awarded to the “most Irish” person.

■ FIRST DAY OF SPRING DINNER: Noon, March 20. We would like to invite all Meals-on-Wheels drivers to a FREE dinner. Stop at Front Desk to pick up a bank to collect change for the Nutrition Program.

■ PANCAKE SUPPER & BINGO: 5:30pm March 20. Join us for a fabulous pancake supper. $3.50 a person. Stay after for Bingo fun!

■ AFTERNOON MOVIES: “Ziegfeld Follies,” 1pm March 21.

■ AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS: 12:30 pm March 22. Your insurance company offers a discount on rates for class attendance. $14 for AARP members, $16 for nonmembers. Call 406-5862421 to get your name on the list.

■ WHITTIER CHOIR ENTERTAINS: 11:30am March 27.

■ CARIBBEAN CRUISE DINNER: March 30. Call 406-586-2421 to sign up.

Arrive at 11:30am to enjoy punch while having a picture taken in all your glorious cruise clothing. Waiters will serve a Hawaiian dinner while you get ready

to laugh during the MEN IN NIGHTGOWNS CONTEST. Door prizes.

TRAVEL Itineraries at Front Desk. SHORTER TRIPS: ■ FREEZE OUT LAKE, Fairfield, MT, March 23. $55.

■ ALBERTA BAIR MANSION & MUSEUM, June 21. Lunch at Crazy Mountain Inn. ■ JET BOAT ON SNAKE RIVER, July 11-14, $825.

■ “SOUTH PACIFIC,” Shane Theater, Livingston, May 7. $57.

■ PLAYMILL THEATER, West Yellowstone, Date to be determined.

Intergenerational Day Trip; bring your grandchildren to see “The Little Mermaid.”

■ CHARLIE RUSSELL CHEW CHOO, Lewistown, MT, September.

■ TIPPET RISE, New Summer Trip, Date to be determined.

■ YELLOWSTONE PARK DAY TRIP, August.

■ LITTE BIG HORN REENACTMENT, Cody, Wyoming, September.

LONGER TRIPS: ■ OREGON TRAILS & Portland Rose Festival: June 8-13, fly to Portland. $2,199 a person.

■ GRAND CANYON & National Parks, June 25-30, fly to Las Vegas. $2,799 a person.

■ FALL COLORS, Great Lakes Lighthouses & Chicago, Sept. 28-Oct. 6, fly to Chicago. $2,799 a person.

■ PERU, Machu Picchu & Eco Lodge Extension, Oct. 28- Nov. 6. $5,279 a person.

■ PANAMA CANAL Cruise aboard “Norwegian Sun,” 6 ports, Nov. 3-17.

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SERVICES ■ Forgetters & Friends: 1 pm, March 8 & 22.

■ Computer Assistance with Brenda, Paul, Jay, Mike & Molly. Call for info & to sign up.

■ Medical Equipment available for those 50+.

■ The Hearing Aid Institute of Bozeman: Free clean & check, adjustments, batteries, repairs & wax check. 12:301:30pm March 15.

■ Foot Clinic by appointment only.

Mondays & Tuesdays.

■ Free Blood Pressure Checks 11:30am1pm Wednesdays.

■ Association for the Blind: 1:30 pm March 9. Open to anyone who is visually impaired.

HEALTH & EXERCISE ■ Mondays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9am Gentle Aerobics, 10am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Thai Chi for Mind and Balance, 1pm Balance, 1:35pm Yoga.

■ Tuesdays: 11:30am Yang Thai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2pm Arthritis Fitness.

■ Wednesdays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9am Gentle Aerobics, 10am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga.

■ Thursdays: 11:30am Yang Thai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2pm Arthritis Fitness.

■ Fridays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Thai Chi for Mind and Balance.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ■ Bingo: 1pm Tuesdays & Thursdays.

■ Book Club: 10:30am March 20. (All the Light We Cannot See) ■ Bridge: 12:45pm Wednesdays & Fridays.

■ Duplicate Bridge: 12:30pm Mondays.

■ Creative Writing: 10 am Tuesdays.

■ Cribbage: 1pm Tuesdays.

■ Line Dancing: 10:30am Tuesdays; Beginners at 10.

■ Oil Painting: 1pm March 6 & 20, Instructor May Mace.

■ Pinochle: 1pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays.

■ Scrabble: 9:30am Thursdays.

■ Canasta: 10am Thursdays.

■ Sign Language: 1:30pm Tuesdays.

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■ Singing Souls: 1:30pm Tuesdays.

■ Watercolor Painting: 9:30am Wednesdays.

■ Ukulele Club: 10:00am Wednesdays.

■ Adventure Travel: 1pm March 15.

■ Reader’s Theatre: 1pm Fridays.

■ Woodworker Shop: Open to members only 8:30am-4pm.

■ Wood Carvers: 9:30am Mondays.

NUTRITION SERVICES ■ Congregate Meals at Center: Noon Monday-Friday.

■ Meals-on-Wheels: Delivered Monday-Friday to homebound individuals.

■ Frozen Meals: Available for pickup at Center Monday-Friday.

■ FREE Birthday Dinner Celebrations on Wednesdays during your birthday month for members.

EXTRAS ■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am-2pm Monday-Friday. Bring donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts & more 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.

■ Would you like to learn guitar or beginner’s chess? We are looking for a group of individuals interested in either class. Also, if you would like to be an instructor, call 406-586-2421.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Please call 586-2421 if you are interested: ■ Meals-on-Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals in Bozeman.

■ Foot Clinic needs current or retired nurses to help at our monthly Foot Clinic.

■ Second Hand Rose sometimes receives more donations than we can use. We occasionally need volunteers with a truck, SUV or other large vehicle to move surplus donations.

Menu Mon-Fri at Noon 1 – Jello/Veggies, Beef & Bean Burrito, Rice, Chocolate Chip Bar 2 – Glory Rice, Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Yellow Cake 3 – Tossed Salad, Loaded All Meat Dog, Vegetable, Butterscotch Bar 6 – Beets, Spaghetti, Green Beans, Cookie 7 – Tossed Salad, Rosemary Chicken, Red Potatoes, Vegetable, Lemon Bar 8 – Carrot Salad, Teriyaki Stir Fry, Egg Roll, Carrot Cake 9 – Three Bean Salad, Roast Beef, Baked Potatoes, Corn, Sour Cream Peach Bar 10 – Corn/Tomato, Salad, Taco Salad Bar, Ice Cream 13 – Fruit, Chicken Tenders, Potato Wedges, Mixed Vegetables, Brownie 14 – Citrus Salad, Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Peas, Apple Crisp 15 – Beef Barley Soup, Egg Salad Sandwich, Chips, Relish, Spice Cake 16 – Lime Jello, Corned Beef, Cabbage, Red Potatoes, Pistachio Pudding 17 – ST. PATRICK’s DAY: Tossed Salad, Baked Salmon, Rice, Broccoli, Cookie 20 – Cottage Cheese, Hamburger/ Trimmings, Baked Beans, Carrots, Pudding 21 – Macaroni Salad, Polish Dog, Sauerkraut, Diced Beets, Lemon Cake, Macaroni 22 – Applesauce, Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Vegetable, Cupcake 23 – Coleslaw, Baked Cod, Rice, Stewed Tomatoes, Cookie Bar 24 – Caesar Salad, Broccoli/Cheese/ Bacon Quiche, Tomato Slice, Berry Crisp 27 – Peaches, Chicken/Noodles, Peas & Carrots, Cookie 28 – Hard Boiled Egg, Chicken Fried Steak, Hash Browns, Cauliflower, Blondie 29 – Ham & Bean Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Coconut Chews 30 – Jello/Fruit, Turkey, Stuffing, Green Beans, White Cake 31 – Beets, Chef Salad, Breadstick, Ice Cream/Sauce

Please make reservations for lunch so that we can have an adequate amount of food!

Belgrade Senior Center 92 East Cameron Avenue (406) 388-4711 www.belgradeseniorcenter.com

Email: belgradesrcntr@bresnan.net Executive Director: Kathryn Manz

EXERCISE: ■ Yoga: 9 am Tuesdays, 8 am Fridays ■ Movement in Motion: 9 am MWF ■ Balance/Core Strengthening Rehability Class: 10:45 am Thursdays, March 9 & 23, signup advised ■ New Class! Full Body Trim & Tone: 10 am Tuesdays, beginning March 7 COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ■ HRDC Food Pantry: 11:30 am Wednesdays ■ Hearing Aid Check: 12:30 pm March 14 ■ AARP Tax Preparation: Tuesdays through April 15. Appointments at 1:15, 2 & 3 pm. Registration required.

■ Blood Pressure Check: Noon, March 9 &23 .

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: ■ Pinochle: 9 am Thursdays, 12:30 pm Fridays ■ Canasta: 12:30 pm Tuesdays ■ Red Rockers : 11:30 am March 14, TBD. Signup and info at Center ■ Wednesday Bingo: 12:45 pm ■ Saturday Bingo: CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ■ Bake Sale: March 16, 9 am start ■ Board Meeting: 1 pm Monday, March 20. Seeking New Members!

Menu Mon – Fri at Noon

1 – Spaghetti & Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread 2 – Baked Chicken, Roasted Potatoes 3 – Ham & Scalloped Potatoes 6 – Meatloaf & Baked Potato 7 – Chicken Parmesan & Fettucini 8 – Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Potato Chowder 9 – Roast Pork, Roasted Potatoes 10 – Burgers, Potato Salad 13 – Pulled Pork Sandwich, Baked Beans 14 – Stir Fry & Fried Noodles 15 – Chef ’s Choice; Make a Suggestion!

16 – Birthday Celebration! Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Cake & Ice Cream 17 – Corned Beef, Cabbage, Carrots & Boiled Potatoes 20 – Vegetable Soup, Cheeseburger Quesadilla 21 – Cranberry Chicken, Baked Mac & Cheese 22 – Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes 23 – Taco Salad, Refried Beans 24 – Clam Chowder, Tuna Melts 27 – Open Faced Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes 28 – Ham & Cheese Quiche, Spinach & Tomatoes 29 – Baked Chicken, Baked Beans 30 – Meat Lasagna, Garlic Bread 31 – Baked Cod, Rice Pilaf All Meals Include Roll & Drink, Veggie & Dessert. Gluten and dairy free items upon request.

Hollowtop Senior Citizens Broadway St., Pony, MT • 685-3323 or 685-3494 ■ 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: $3.50 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 Susan 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

■ 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: $3.50. 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 or 3rd Thursday.

■ 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 1 – Cod 2 – Goulash 7 – Enchiladas 8 – Fried Chicken 9 – Roast Pork 14 – French Dip 15 – Salisbury Steak 16 – St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef & Cabbage 21 – Sweet & Sour Chicken 22 – Pork Chops 23 – Polish Sausage & Veggies 28 – Chicken Fried Steak 29 – Roast Beef 30 – Ribs & Sauerkraut

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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 ■ BOZEMAN SYMPHONY: Ushers, greeters and ticket sellers needed. Please contact Debi, 406-587-5444 for the dates of the concerts.

■ INTERMOUNTAIN OPERA: Needs volunteers for May 12 and 14 opera performances at Willson Auditorium. Volunteers are required to arrive for a pre-performance meeting one hour before the performance for specific assignments, and stay for several minutes after the performance to help with a walk-through cleanup. Required attire is black pants/dress and white blouse/shirt.

■ HRDC VITA: Join HRDC’s VITA program by becoming a volunteer certified tax preparer, all training provided by HRDC. Last year, VITA helped individuals and families file over 700 tax returns and put more than $600,000 back into our community. This year, we’re expecting to prepare nearly 1,000 returns. We can’t do it without you! Volunteers need Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Community Café from noon to 4 p.m., and at the HRDC office Monday and Wednesday 5-8 p.m. ALSO NEED GREETERS: To clients as they come in to get their taxes prepared. Same days, hours and locations.

■ HAWKS NEST: Volunteers needed at the Hawks Nest at Bozeman High to help with infants during nap time, 1-3 p.m. and in toddler room 9:30-11 a.m. Please call for more information.

■ AMERICAN RED CROSS: Volunteers needed for 3 different areas: Blood Drive Ambassador to welcome, greet, thank and provide overview for blood donors; Team Leaders to help recruit, train and schedule Donor Ambassadors and Couriers; Community Outreach Specialist to seek locations

to set up a table to sign up prospective volunteers and blood donors. Excellent customer service skills needed. Training provided. Flexible schedule. ALSO NEED Donor Ambassador to greet and assist blood donors at drives at Red Cross Center or in community. Center blood drives are 10 a.m.2 p.m. Fridays. Looking for a volunteer who can work one or more 4-hour shifts a month, preferably the same schedule each month.

■ BOZEMAN HEALTH: Volunteers needed to escort patients through the hospital, and paperwork and equipment between departments. This requires a lot of physical activity, on your feet and pushing people in wheelchairs.

■ IN LIVINGSTON: ASPEN: Needs kitchen helpers to serve and clean up for their annual Soup to End the Silence dinner March 31 at The Depot.

■ FIX-IT-BRIGADE: Needs volunteers of all ages and skill levels to help with small home repairs such as fence mending, changing light bulbs. Help seniors or veterans for 2 hours or less on your time schedule.

■ HANDCRAFTERS: If you enjoy an old-fashioned sewing circle, join us 1-2 p.m.

Thursdays at the Senior Center, making new friends as you work on crocheted or knitted items. Sewers are needed to make simple pillowcases for soldiers overseas.

■ YELLOWSTONE GATEWAY MUSEUM: Be a part of history with a variety of opportunities that exist in our museum.

Make new friends and learn more about local history.

■ CURRENT RSVP VOLUNTEERS are encouraged to turn in their hours each month. Your contribution to the community is greatly appreciated.

BOZEMAN LIONS CLUB 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

For more information, contact Richard Reiley at

406-388-7840

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