Missoula Valley May 2017

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ike many little girls, I was a tomboy and thought that was better than the alternative, whatever that was. In fact, one of my favorite things about listening to my dad’s stories about me as a kid is that all the neighborhood boys were scared to play street hockey with his little girl. I bet he’d say they still are. I relished their fear then and would probably today.

In the intervening years, I traded the hockey stick for shame, a losing trade for me and a winning one for the Enemy.

The Merriam-Webster definition states that shame is “a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that [a person has] because [she knows she has] done something wrong.” That would suggest that if the person were able to remedy the wrong, the shame would fall away. Yet it lingers.

My pastor often speaks of shame, and he defines it as the belief that we are wrong. Now I see why the feeling lingers. If I am wrong, then there is nothing I can do to be right. That’s a lie.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. As a child, I used to say this to myself when other children would tease me; they would say it back to me when I teased them. As I grew older, the names started to hurt and the sticks and stones were never thrown hard enough to break a bone.

Yet before I ever recognized a word’s power to kill, steal, and destroy, I was dead, alone, and weak. I had listened to other people’s words until they became my own words about myself. I repeated them often. This version of Danielle is foreign to me now, despite our having spent so many years together. Occasionally, she returns and I meet with her for nostalgia’s sake; then I remember nostalgia is a master of disguise. I don’t want to go back.

The journey to discovering my identity through Christ began in earnest after reading these lines from the Song of Solomon:

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

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What makes these words beautiful and powerful is that they are true, no matter what I think.

They are “God-breathed,” as Paul says of the Word in 2 Timothy 3:16. I am not a mistake.

The Enemy gave me false words and I let them break my spirit. But the Father’s words lifted me up. So when nostalgia comes beckoning, I remind myself that I am a bloodbought child of the King and open His Word:

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May 2017

Departments

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16 A Senior Project to Long For

Good Times

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Around Town

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Inspired By

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Trend Setter

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Local Limelight

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Financial Buzz

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Hometown Hero

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Healthy Lifestyle

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Lifestyle Calendar

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Parting Thoughts

Big Sky senior gives Ronald McDonald a helping hand.

22 Keeping the Stars in the Big Sky

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Chicks N Chaps helped give Paula C the one-up on the Big C.

26 Portrait of a Caricature: Miss Montana

Brooke Bezanson is heading to Miss USA and redrawing people’s pageant notions.

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Good Times

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AROUND TOWN

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WHEELS FOR MEALS Faith and Matt Meusey of Wagner's Home Furnishings recently donated their oldie but goodie delivery truck to the food pantry at the Clark Fork City Church to assist the organization in the routine, selfless activity of picking up food for hungry families within the Missoula community. Thanks, Faith and Matt, for your donation to families in need! It sure is great to see. Interested in ways you can help, too?

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STEP UP TO THE PLATE Montana's newest license plate design benefits the Missoula Downtown Foundation (MDF). The plate, designed by the Missoula Downtown Association's own Leidy Wagener, depicts 406 pride and a heart to signify love of Downtown Missoula. The project was made possible with a generous grant from Wells Fargo. Revenue from the plates will provide a consistent funding stream to help grown the

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ilies, children, and seniors who are struggling with hunger. So what do you have to do? Go out to eat or grab a drink or dessert with friends and family at one of the local restaurants, tap rooms, bakeries, coffee shops, and other food and beverage establishments that have committed to donating at least 6 percent of profits from May 11 to Missoula Food Bank. For more information and a complete list of participating venues, visit MissoulaFoodBank.org.

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December 17, 2016, to the present. The only possible difference

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Inspired By

A SENIOR PROJECT TO LONG FOR BIG SKY SENIOR GIVES RONALD MCDONALD A HELPING HAND ARTICLE SUSIE WALL PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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ach year, Big Sky High School seniors are required to complete a year-long project. Senior

Bonnie Long saw this as an opportunity to not only give back to her community but also to give back to the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that provided immense benefits to Bonnie and her family when Bonnie was struck a devastating health blow several years ago. Â

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Q&A What does the senior project at Big Sky High School entail? What has been your biggest challenge so far?

The first step is for a student to contact an advisor in the school and

My biggest challenge so far has been receiving responses from

a mentor in the community to help guide them in their project. The next

businesses. Some have said they are unable to donate, but I am still

step is to complete a paper on a topic of your choice. Throughout the

waiting to hear from others.

senior year each student gains activity and field experience hours, which must be a minimum of 20 hours of work, while working closely with the

mentor and keeping records of everything in a portfolio, which is graded

What has been your greatest reward?

at the end of semester two. All seniors then deliver presentations on

To hear how much the volunteers appreciate the new household

Senior Project Day, which is in late May. These presentations are a cul-

items and to see the products I have gathered being used by the resi-

mination and in-depth explanation of the senior project and the portfolio

dents. I was also ecstatic to find out that Hoover donated a vacuum to

and are often attended and judged by community members.

the Ronald McDonald House after I had sent them a letter in November.

Please describe your senior project.

What do you hope to achieve by the completion of your project?

I chose to work with the Ronald McDonald House of Missoula. The

My greatest goal is to raise awareness in the Missoula commu-

Ronald McDonald House of Missoula serves around 225 families per

nity for the Ronald McDonald House. Many of the people I know,

year and as a result, the house releases a wish list of items that they

including myself, did not know Missoula had a Ronald McDonald

always need. The purpose of my senior project has been to gather the

House. My primary reason for reaching out to local businesses is so

necessary items for the Ronald McDonald House by reaching out to

that in the future, when these businesses are interested in support-

local businesses and some large companies.

ing Missoula organizations, they know that the Ronald McDonald House is an option.

What motivated you to pick this subject?

In 2009 I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which caused

me to have to be life-flighted to Seattle Children’s Hospital. While I was

How are you and your sister doing today?

Great! We are both living life as normal.

treated in the hospital, my family stayed in the Seattle Ronald McDonald

House. Eventually my disease destroyed my kidneys, and my sister donated her kidney to me in 2011. After my transplant my dad and I

What are your plans after graduation?

lived in the Seattle Ronald McDonald House for three months. When

I am planning on pursuing an undergraduate degree in biochem-

I returned to Missoula, I found out that there was a Ronald McDonald

istry in order to one day become a pharmaceutical scientist. I am

House here and I started volunteering at the house in July 2016. Then

not sure where I will be attending, but I am looking forward to the

when I heard about the Senior Project, I knew I wanted to give back to

opportunities I will have in college. One of my greatest desires is to

this amazing organization that is so important to me.

travel and perhaps study abroad while in school.

Who is your mentor and how has she helped you?

My mentor is Amy Peterson, the CEO of the Western Montana

GET INVOLVED

Region Ronald McDonald House Charities. Amy was crucial in

There’s still time to donate items or funds to Bonnie’s senior proj-

guiding me to a project that would be most beneficial to the Ronald

ect benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Missoula. Please con-

McDonald House of Missoula. Throughout the process, Amy has

tact her at BonnieLong99@Gmail.com. Senior project presentations

been eager and willing to answer all of my questions and provide

will be Thursday, May 25 at Big Sky High School, 3100 South Ave. W.

some of the documents I needed to reach out to businesses.

Learn more about the Ronald McDonald House by visiting RMHCWesternMontana.org, calling 406.541.7646, or emailing Info@RMHCMT.org.

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The Thrill, Fill & Spill of It

eep three things in mind with regard to your flower garden: thrill, fill and spill.

Thrill plants like petunias and marigolds are

typically very showy and colorful while spill plants such as alyssum are the low-growing

flora found around the edges of your garden.

Providing texture are fill plants such as dusty

miller (Senecio cineraria). Here are some tips

about how to create a flower garden that thrills, fills, and spills. All of the plants men-

tioned are affordable and easy to find in large quantities in the Missoula Valley.

Alyssum

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Petunias

THE THRILL AIN’T GONE

Petunias are one of the most diverse annuals for a garden. They can be found in almost every color of the rainbow and can survive a frost.

The latter is important for the gardener with “cabin fever.” You know, the one who can’t wait to get some color in their landscape. At our nursery, we began putting petunias outside in April once the nighttime temperatures were staying above 28 degrees. Varieties such as Ultra, Madness, Dreams, Tritunia, and Bravo have a nice mounding and upright habit, are grown from seed, and are typically very affordable. Mounding/trailing petunias such as Supertunia, Wave, and Surfinia both thrill and spill, although they are mostly grown from rooted cuttings and are typically licensed products, making them more expensive.

Marigolds have a delicate, feathery green texture to their leaves and come in rich shades of orange, yellow, cream, and red. Most varieties, however, are not frost hardy. Be sure to plant them after the last frost, typically mid-May. Petunias are a natural deterrent for insects and pests such as deer, which typically don’t eat marigolds, but they have been known to pull the plants up and spit them out. If you have the patience to replant, the deer will eventually learn that marigolds do not taste good and they will leave your marigolds alone. Also, it is easy to save the seeds from marigold flowers and use them to replant the following year.

FILL IT TO THE BRIM

Fill plants are often underrated because they don’t have the rich colors of thrill plants. Texture plants like dusty miller provide height Dusty miller and marigolds

and depth to a garden, and they tend to bring out the colors of the other plants around them. Dusty millers live up to their very descriptive name. They feature a dusty white or silver color with velvet-like hairs along the leaves and stalk, and their leaves are serrated much like those of a daisy. The gardener can use this plant as a focal point, mixed evenly throughout with other plants, or as a border plant. This plant is extremely cold hardy and nearly deer proof, which makes it one of our top recommendations for any Western Montana garden.

THE SPILL-WAY

The attributes of alyssum make this an ideal spill choice. Found in bright white, pink, and violet, alyssum is very cold hardy and has a strong honey fragrance that will make you stop and smell the flowers.

And because of its distinct, sweet smell, alyssum is a great friend to Alyssum Petunias and alyssum

pollinators in your garden. Lobularia, a variety of alyssum on steroids, is an impressively tough and drought tolerant flower, but be warned it can tend to compete (and win) against other plants in the garden, so give it plenty of room.

MIX IT UP

When putting the thrill, fill, and spill together in a container or garden, strategically add plants according to their size and place in the garden.

All of the aforementioned flowers will tolerate partial shade to full sun, and they enjoy a slightly acidic soil with plenty of iron. Tip: To achieve this, just ask your garden center for fertilizers with iron. Plant your taller plants (marigolds and dusty miller) toward the back, the petunias in the mid areas, and alyssum along the borders. Mix and match these annuals to develop an eye-catching, peace-inspiring garden.

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Keeping the Stars in the Big Sky Chicks N Chaps helped give Paula C the one-up on the Big C

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t hits you—hard—when you’re looking into the bright eyes of the woman across

from you who’s just used these words , “All the stars dropped out of the sky,” to describe what it felt like to be told that she had breast cancer. Even in her recollection, the words, “That’s when they told me I had cancer,” never escaped her lips. The stars falling from the sky had done that part.

Paula Crews is as Missoulian as anyone gets. She’s a mother to three boys, a wife, a small business owner, an active member of our community, and always ready to lend a hand in help. She totes her boys to and from school and their practices or tournaments and, on this particular night, buys a round of fries and onion rings and reopens a wound that hasn’t quite healed completely.

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“All the stars dropped out of the sky.”

In the late summer of 2015 she became a fighter, someone battling the big C.

For six rounds over the course of several months, Paula’s corner party of friends and family were constant

“My whole body melted…no star was aligned…I balled

and cheerful, baking treats in the shape of breasts and

my eyes out first and foremost and then tried to gain my

balloons, too, and smiling for photos, filling the room

composure so I could get the story,” said Paula, noting her

with the energy it needed.

need to jot down foreign, scientific words that now had a

“During chemo, [I’d] always been in pretty much control

way of describing something within her. Her husband was

of my life with the respect of always having a good bearing

in Idaho supporting wild land firefighters and luckily within

of what I was doing every day. I had a plan. I felt pretty

cell service when the call from Paula came through, deliv-

much in control. Chemo was the one time in my life where

ering the news that her patch of rash-like skin on her chest

I struggled the most in the respect of, you’re paying for poi-

had a new terrifying name.

son,” she said, “and then all of a sudden, that thing you’re

Paula kept her news close to home, sitting down with her boys and relaying the information that was still new to her,

actually paying to receive is doing things to your body that you as a person have no control over.”

describing herself in a way she’d never known before. She’d

There were moments of light, though, the way the

do the same thing just a few days later, editing her situation

sun hits us just right in the middle of a passing storm.

before her children to account for a mass that a MRI had

Shortly after the chemo began taking its toll on Paula,

detected in conjunction with her diagnosed patch of skin. This

she realized her family’s annual tradition of taking their

meant a whole new plan, one that meant these things: having

Christmas photo was not going to be the fun family affair

to go through chemotherapy, choosing to have a double mas-

that it had always been.

tectomy, delving into deep lows, and surviving the demons

“I was going to lose my hair,” said Paula. “It was a shell-

she found there, like surviving a blood transfusion and then

shocker for my boys. I think it was a shell-shocker for me

climbing back from the trenches through stints of radiation

but my boys were amazing. My family was amazing.”

and Herceptin, which helped prevent potential spreading, and

She and I laughed through a series of photos that told the

later physical therapy, to learn to live in her new skin that had

story of family and love, not the one of chemotherapy or cancer.

changed patterns, making a maneuver like putting your hands

Paula, amid a tangle of her boys’ arms, with her husband tall

behind your back nearly impossible.

and steady behind her taking part in its unfolding. Paula, eyes

“All the bad things that they talk about—it all happened, and

squeezed shut as chunks of her hair—cut by her boys—fell to the

[the chemo] was every 21 days and I hated everything about

floor. Paula, posing in a white sleeveless shirt with her boys and

it,” said Paula. “When I went for my treatment they’d put me in

husband all dressed up as characters unlike themselves, com-

a corner because I had so many visitors, so many visitors that

plete with wigs and belly shirts and mohawks. Paula, teary-eyed

we were usually in trouble. We were loud, totally obnoxious.”

as her husband buzzed away the remaining hairs.

CONTINUED >

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KEEPING THE STARS (CON TI N U ED)

Paula with her niece, Kailey White

Paula with Scott and their boys, Haiden, Zac and Mason

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Paula and her husband, Scott

“I survived because of my husband and my three kids, because in the morning they still had to get up and go to school…I would still drive them to school, I would still pick them up, go to their basketball games,” said Paula.

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was fighting the good fight, and who found a calling to help those like her aunt in times of trouble with the nonprofit, Chicks N Chaps, a country-wide organization devoted to those battling breast cancer.

She, Paula and Paula’s sister are now involved with the organization.

Paula helps on a committee and encourages other fighters where and when she can, offering the chance to share her story or shed light on difficult parts of the journey to recovery.

Her first interaction with Chicks N Chaps was in attending the women’s night at the Missoula rodeo the year before she was diagnosed. It was a night behind the shoots with family, friends, and strangers—a night that held the promise of our community’s commitment to each other and the health of our sisters. Ironically, Paula’s small business had donated a few items back before she was diagnosed, contributing to the funds that make the financial burden a bit lighter for those in need.

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It’s scary to admit but it’s amazing how the right word gets out there and the right people find out about certain things,” said Paula, chalking up an ironic web of connections to the magical way of the Missoula community.

Later that night, Paula looked to her boys, devouring their fries— their laughter getting lost in the steady climb of voices at the bar and surrounding tables—with the kind of love that comes from having seen stars fall from the sky, with the love of having survived.

“The proven team that you can trust”

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Join in the celebration as Chicks N Chaps announces its 10th anniversary event in Missoula with the Women’s Rodeo Clinic at the Missoula County Fairgrounds on Friday, August 11 between 3:30 and 7 p.m. For more details and to find out how you can be involved, visit ChicksNChaps.org or call 406.531.0058.

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Local Limelight

Portrait of a Caricature:

Miss Montana BROOKE BEZANSON IS HEADING TO MISS USA AND REDRAWING PEOPLE’S PAGEANT NOTIONS

ARTICLE MARIAH ORE | PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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“I

'm not the usual pageant girl,” Brooke Bezanson said by way of describing herself. To this year’s Miss Montana, the secret to success was actually pretty simple: authenticity. “I just answered their questions as honestly as I could,” she said.

Brooke is a tall, cosmopolitan-looking 20-year-old with a platinum bob, but something about her blunt, down-to-earth approach to answering interview

questions comes across as distinctly Montanan, in a wonderful way. During the course of the conversation, she makes no move to dodge questions, obscure the truth, or embellish her accom-

plishments. She is who she is, and she’s 100% OK with that.

Turns out the judges at the Miss Montana USA pageant this past September really appreciated her directness. Taking part in the competition was a bit of a last-minute decision for Brooke, who started prepping for the event just a few months before it took place. “I practiced walking in heels and spent some time choosing outfits, but mostly I focused on interviewing,” she said. “I just wanted to figure out what I knew and how to represent myself well.” Round after round, she was surprised to hear her name called back up to the stage. But in the end, she took home the crown.

Now, more than six months later, Brooke has grown a lot in her role as Montana’s reigning beauty queen. A sophomore at the University of Montana studying media arts, she decided to

She is who she is, and she’s 100% OK with that.

take the spring semester off from school to spend time getting ready for the Miss USA competition this month, but she continues to push herself. In addition to working two jobs, she spends between two and three hours at the gym each day. She also appears at local fundraisers, travels to events, models, and speaks to schoolchildren about dyslexia awareness.

Brooke is casual about her success as a first-time beauty pageant contestant, but she has a long history of achieving well in the face of struggle. She chose to focus on dyslexia awareness as her platform because of her own diagnosis at age 7. “I needed a planner with me 24/7, or I’d forget,” she remembers. But with focus, she did well in school, excelling in sports—especially golf, which she gets from her parents—and discovering a passion for drawing and animation.

Although her latest adventure has brought a lot of new experiences to the forefront, Brooke remains focused on the ambitions that grew from her childhood connection with cartoons. “I never quite grew out of it,” she said. “I’d spend hours drawing and creating characters and writing outlines.” After this year, she plans to move forward with an animation degree and find a job at a movie studio. She loves the process of storyboarding and character development, and ultimately her goal is to become a director.

But first, Brooke still has a lot of smiling, walking in heels, and interviewing to do. With the Miss USA pageant only a few weeks away, she’s preparing herself for even more public attention—this time in front of a huge audience and on national television. She’s admittedly quite nervous, but this spring she’ll have an advantage she didn’t have last September. “This year has been the biggest confidence boost I’ve ever had,” she said. “It’s taught me to take more pride in my life and how I present myself. I really enjoy learning how to be the best ‘me’ I can be.”

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Financial Buzz

I’m Retired (or Retiring).

Now What?

The ways our hobbies contribute to our retirement well-being ARTICLE RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND GARY KIEMELE

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o you paint with watercolors? Are you a competitive bridge player? Are you an expert in ballroom dance? If you have a

hobby like these three examples that you’ve pursued throughout your working years, you may have developed some unique talents. If you continue to exercise those skills during retirement, you may find that they can fulfill you in new ways. Here’s how:

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FILL TIME IN RETIREMENT IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. After

Earning money during retirement means we may be able

several decades spent focusing on our careers, leaving the

to withdraw less from our IRA and 401(k) each year, poten-

professional world behind can be quite a change in our

tially helping these accounts last longer. If we earn enough,

daily schedules. Suddenly, we have lots of free time each

we may even be able to delay starting Social Security, which

day and it may make us yearn for something of significance

will increase the predictable monthly payments we receive

to occupy it. Our favorite activities may fill that free time in a

for the rest of our lives after we begin taking benefits.

(Important caveat: Increases in our benefits stop at

productive and enjoyable manner.

MAINTAIN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. During our working

age 70, and once we start collecting Social Security, any

years, our jobs provide us with a regular source of social

earned income we receive may lower our benefit, at least

engagement. In fact, we may spend almost as much time

until we reach “full” retirement age, which will likely be 66

with our co-workers as we do with our own families. But once

or 67 if we have not already retired.)

we retire, our social networks can shrink considerably, creat-

In many ways, our career gives meaning to our lives and

ing a void that could instead be filled by sharing our talents

even helps define who we are. So when retirement calls,

with individuals or groups that have similar interests.

we may find the need to “repurpose” ourselves—and an

STAY ACTIVE. It’s no secret staying physically and men-

tally active can benefit us in many ways, from helping us

increased focus on the skills we’ve developed outside the professional world could help us do that.

maintain a positive outlook on life to keeping us fit enough to chase after our grandchildren. When we retire, we don’t want to sit around, risking declines in our health and mental acuity. Pursuing our passions during retirement could help

This article is provided by RBC Wealth Management on behalf of

us keep our bodies and minds in good shape.

Gary Kiemele, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management,

EARN A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY. Depending on our hob-

and may not be exclusive to this publication. The information in-

bies, there may be opportunities in retirement to use those

cluded in this article is not intended to be used as the primary

skills to earn money. For instance, did you know cruise ships

basis for making investment decisions. RBC Wealth Management

sometimes hire dance instructors and bridge teachers? Or

does not endorse this organization or publication. Consult your in-

if you are a painter, you could sell your work at art fairs. If

vestment professional for additional information and guidance.

you are a history or literature buff, you could teach classes

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Hometown Hero

OUR SPECIAL

OLYMPIANS MEET FOUR SOMT ATHLETES WHO EMBODY

THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

W

hen the approximately 1,200

athletes

from

around the state step up to the starting line

in their chosen events at the 2017 Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games this month, they will be surrounded by people who’ve pointed out the gold in them—even if they don’t win a gold. Special Olympics’ motto, Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt, exemplifies the heart of all those competing.

Let’s meet some of the athletes!

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LET'S SHOW

HILARY BENJAMIN

GARY FULLER

EVENTS: TRACK AND FIELD, SWIMMING

EVENTS: TRACK AND FIELD, BOCCE

Hilary became involved with Special Olym-

Gary has participated in Special Olympics

OUR SUPPORT

pics 21 years ago. She is a Special Olympics

for more than 20 years, and he currently

Come show your support for

Global Messenger, which sends her off the

serves on the board of directors for Special

and cheer on—with noisemak-

playing field and into communities to talk

Olympics Montana.

ers, pompoms, whistles, horns,

about the good news within the world of

etc.—the athletes at the opening

Special Olympics.

ceremony on May 17 at 7 p.m. at

COLEY STENSGAR-MAUL TIM ZAVARELLI

Washington Grizzly Stadium and the events in which they’ll be competing. The Montana Special

EVENTS: TRACK AND FIELD, SWIMMING

EVENTS: TRACK AND FIELD, BOCCE

Olympics is May 16-19 at various

Coley has been participating in Special Olym-

Tim has been involved with Special Olympics

venues in and around Missoula.

pics for seven years. Currently, he serves on

for 16 years. In March, he traveled to Austria

Visit SOMT.org or Special Olym-

the Law Enforcement Torch Run board, which

for the Winter Special Olympics World Games,

pics Montana on Facebook for a

raises funds for and awareness of the Special

where he ran in the final leg of the Law Enforce-

full schedule of events.

Olympics. Coley and Hilary met and began

ment Torch Run, which covered more than 200

dating through Special Olympics.

miles through 50 cities in nine provinces.

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The MONALISA Touch FIVE VALLEYS UROLOGY PRESENTS LIFE-CHANGING PROCEDURE FOR WOMEN ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN DRAKE | PHOTOGRAPHER PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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omewhere on the long list of things we take for granted is our

can finally offer patients a truly effective procedure that holds the

health. It goes like the saying, you don’t know what you have until

promise of bettering the quality of their daily lives.

it’s gone, or maybe not working as it should. Which is what makes our

High on its resume are the attractive highlights like the conve-

routine check-ups and overall observations of how our systems are

nience of being offered in-office under no anesthesia with minimal

running pretty crucial to our day-to-day comfortability and happiness.

side effects, all having taken place within five minutes or less. With

Whitney Martin, PA-C of Five Valleys Urology, knows a thing or two

our favorite hiking paths in full bloom and a whole summer at our

about the day-to-day happiness and well-being of her patients, espe-

feet, why waste another minute in discomfort?

cially having witnessed the life-changing effects their new laser, the MonaLisa Touch, has had on those whom the procedure is right for.

“We’ve been [using the machine] for over a year now and 95%

IS IT FOR ME?

of our patients have had success on one or more of their scores

A consultation at Five Valleys Urology is best for discovering

[symptoms],” said Whitney.

whether the MonaLisa Touch is the appropriate procedure for

These symptoms are often related to aging and estrogen loss

you. It was designed with post-menopausal women and breast

including, but not limited to, vaginal dryness, itching, pain during

cancer survivors in mind as well as those experiencing symptoms

intercourse, and stress incontinence, all of which lead to having

as a result of a hysterectomy.

detrimental effects on our jobs, family and social lives, furthering our symptoms to self-consciousness and anxious behavior from

HOW’S IT WORK?

having to handle these unwanted irritants.

The device uses pulsing laser energy delivered through a side-firing

The laser has been a beam of light for some patients with harder to

probe that is inserted into the vaginal canal.

treat needs, like those with breast cancer who are unable to use estrogen-based products, having to rely on the temporary relief of topical

WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT?

creams that ultimately act as a Band Aid and not a solution. The laser

Ask your gynecologist or primary care provider for more infor-

has also been the perfect treatment for those with urinary incontinence,

mation or call RN Jennifer O’Connor, MonaLisa Touch Program

specifically providing a new avenue that avoids surgery altogether.

Coordinator, at 406.532.5676.

“We’re so lucky to have the machine,” said Whitney. “It’s rewarding to do something that you know will help someone.”

The MonaLisa Touch has excited those in the medical field not only because of its technological advancement over other treatments but also for the simple reason that medical professionals 36

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Lifestyle Calendar

May

MAY 9 JENNY FORRESTER SHAKESPEARE & CO. Jenny Forrester will read from her book Narrow River, Wide Sky in

TUESDAYS THROUGH MAY 23 PRESCHOOL ART START MISSOULA ART MUSEUM

which she tells the story of her coming of age in the American West and the complex ties of family, politics, and land. Event begins at 7 p.m. Visit ShakespeareAndCo.com for more.

Bring your little ones to paint with fingers, or brush and explore a

MAY 9

range of materials. Each week will bring a variety of sensory-rich

WESTERN MONTANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING

art projects and activities. Class is taught by Jolena Ryan and is for

MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY

ages 3-5. Fee is $30, or $26 for MAM members; $10 drop-in fee. Visit

Learn about genealogical research methods with the members of the

MissoulaArtMuseum.org for more.

Western Montana Genealogical Society. The group meets five times

MAY 4 & 5 MISSOULA GIVES MISSOULA

a year on the second Tuesday in January, March, May, September, and November. Visit WMGSMissoula.WixSite.com/wmgsmissoula for more information.

Missoula Gives is a powerful and growing 24-hour online and in-person

MAY 12

giving event organized by the Missoula Community Foundation to grow

FREE SILK-SCREENING NIGHT

philanthropy in the Missoula area by connecting donors to the nonprofits

ZOOTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER

that make our town so special. You don't have to give a lot to make a big

Bring a blank light-colored shirt, tote bag, or scarf and leave with

impact. Visit MissoulaGives.org to donate or for more information.

one of the house designs printed anywhere of your choosing. They

MAY 6

will use black ink, so be sure the fabric is light enough to allow your design to pop. Event is free, but if you get any compliments

MISSOULA CRAFT BEER WEEK AND GARDEN CITY BREWFEST

on your print (which is inevitable), feel free to throw some change

CARAS PARK

into the donation jar. No registration necessary; everyone is wel-

Ready to get hopped up on local brew? Montana's oldest brew-

come. Visit ZootownArts.org.

fest--Garden City Brewfest--is the grand finale of Missoula Craft Beer Week (April 29-May 6), the go-to spot for a weeklong sip

MAY 13

of sponsors from all over our state, showcasing local brews and

BIKE FOR SHELTER

a beer list that boasts beers from all around the world. Brewfest

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

admission is $15 and includes one seven-ounce commemorative

Watson Children’s Shelter and Montana Rail Link invite us to buck-

glass and three beer tokens. Additional tokens are two for $3.

le our helmets and pump up our tires for the 17th annual Bike for

Visit MissoulaBeerWeek.com for more information and the full

Shelter on Saturday, May 13 at Community Medical Center. This fam-

schedule of events.

ily-friendly event includes an 11-mile Neighborhood Bike Ride and a

SATURDAYS PUZZLE CLUB (BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP) BLACK CAT BAKE SHOP

two-mile Fun Loop for the littles. Then enjoy a barbecue lunch, snow cones, music, face painting, carnival games and more. Register at WatsonChildrensShelter.org.

Puzzle Club is a brain injury support group that helps people find

MAY 19

the pieces of their life after brain injury and a place for them in their

BIKE TO WORK DAY

life puzzle. Saturdays at 9 a.m. No host coffee or breakfast. All brain

MISSOULA

injuries welcome, including strokes, TBI, and aneurysms, as well as

May is National Bike Month. Get in on the fun by ditching the car and ped-

family and caregivers. For more information, contact Jim Mickelson at

aling to work or school on Bike to Work Day, which caps off Bike to Work

406.544.6629 or Mickeys1212@Gmail.com.

Week. Look for events around the city.

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FOURTH ANNUAL HEROES @ HOME BBQ AND MUSIC FESTIVAL HISTORICAL MUSEUM AT FORT MISSOULA

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MAY 20

Gather and share on Armed Forces Day with veterans, service members, their families, and EVERYONE who supports them at the fourth annual event that includes barbecue, activities for kids, music, admission to teh Historial Museum at Fort Missoula, and much more.

Register at VetSuicideAwareness.com for the VSAP (Veteran Suicide Awareness and Prevention) Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Opening ceremony is at 1 p.m.

MAY 21 5 ON 5 PLAY SLAM MASQUER THEATRE Montana Repertory Theatre, the professional theater-in-residence at UM, launches its inaugural installation of the 5 on 5 Play Slam project. Five newly written 15-minute plays by local writers are being givena staged reading using local directors and actors. Admission is $5 cash or check at the door.

MAY 26 FREE DAY AT THE MISSOULA INSECTARIUM MISSOULA INSECTARIUM Come explore the Missoula Insectarium free of charge. Thank you to the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation for providing this opportunity to the community. Don't miss the predator feeding at 4 p.m. Visit MissoulaButterflyHouse.org for more information.

MAY 27 KIDS DAY AT THE CAROUSEL A CAROUSEL FOR MISSOULA Come celebrate A Carousel for Missoula's 19th birthday with free rides. Event is sponsored by Hobby Horse Arts. For more information, visit CarouselForMissoula.com.

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Parting Thoughts

The Silent Teacher ARTICLE RACHEL C. MURPHY

M

ost children take after one parent more than the other. Such was the case with my family. I am the spitting image of my father: the nose, the opinions, the gregarious nature. My sister is

equally like my mother: quiet, stubborn, and extremely shy.

In these situations, it can be easy to assume that the big life lessons come from the parent that the child is most like. I beg to disagree. For me, a lot of the things that I work on to this day, I’ve learned from my mother. My father’s nature is already ingrained, natural. But when I think of the things that I want to cultivate in myself, my mother comes to mind.

As I said, my mother is quiet. She’s funny and vibrant and has a razor-sharp wit, but she shares that with only a few select people. She was never one to dictate great truths and expect us to take note.

Her actions are her edicts and these are a few of the things that I learned from watching her love us.

read

My father loves to read. My mother loves to read. The difference is that my mother read to my sister and me. It started with

be the friend you want

My mother is a great friend. She’s shy, so it takes a while to get to know her, but when you do, she’s warm and attentive

simple children’s books, of course, but it didn’t end there. She

and puts in the effort to be friendly. I make friends easily,

read novels to us, series of books that we would look forward

but being the friend that I would like to have and be is

to getting a chapter or two of before bed. She taught us that sometimes the best escape is between the leaves.

be rational

My mother is possessed with book smarts and common sense.

In seeing her deal with two children and a somewhat high-

more difficult. She has taught me that sometimes more isn’t necessarily better.

live your lessons

My mother used to make my sister and I read a chapter of the Bible a day and write down our favorite verse. At the time

strung husband, I have often thought I would have torn my hair

I found it tedious, especially when the subject wasn’t very

out. But she remained calm. Kids will wear out their energy and

exciting. But in addition to this, I saw my mother reading her

husbands will eventually see that they are being unreasonable.

own Bible. She wasn’t just giving us busy work to try to get us

And in the end, you will be the one that didn’t hurt anyone in anger trying to control something that isn’t controllable.

interested in our faith. She was trying to share the words that gave her comfort and inspiration.

be present in nature

but they resonate with me today.

Once again, my father loves to be outside, with a camera,

Sometimes mothers need to lay

shooting in the woods. My mother loves to go out walking as

down the law. And sometimes they

well. While Dad is on his knees in the dirt, my mother is the best

simply need to live a life worth emu-

wildlife spotter I know. She’s aware and present in her surround-

lating. Mine always has.

ings, unencumbered by f-stops and aperture. Instead, 40 paces ahead, she’s seeing the fleeting beauty that a camera misses.

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