Prime

March 2014

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Wendy Visscher, Doing What She Loves . . . . . Page 3

Health Q&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Senior Center Secondhand Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

Patrik Callis, Still Going Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

Recipe of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

Three Rivers Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10

Manhattan Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Hollowtop Senior Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Belgrade Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12

Bozeman Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14

RSVP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

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Belgrade Senior Center 92 East Cameron Ave., Belgrade, MT 59714Fee: $12.00 per person, per year

Bozeman Senior Center 807 N. Tracy,Bozeman, MT 59715Fee: $12.00 per person, per year

Manhattan Senior Center 102 East Main, PO Box 5Manhattan, MT 59741Fee: $5.00 per person, per year

Three Rivers Senior Citizen Club 19 East Cedar StreetThree Forks, Montana 59752Fee: $10.00 per person, per year

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greater gallatin United Way funds in part: Belgrade Friendship Center, galavan Transportation, Congregate Meals, Meals-On-Wheels for all Senior Centers in gallatin County, HRDC Homemakers Program

A note from the editorsWelcome to the first edition of Prime, a monthly publication focusing on the lives of active and involved seniors in the Gallatin Valley.

Each month, we will be bringing you profile stories of elders in our community, delicious recipes that address special dietary needs, advice from health specialists and feature stories on events going on in your area.

As we move forward, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us if you know of someone you think we should profile, send us a health question or offer up ideas for stories you’d like to see us cover.

We hope you find the new Prime to be informative and entertaining. Please send your ideas by email to prime@dailychronicle.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Tiffany Jerry and Erin Schattauer

On the CoverChronicle File Photo: In 2011, Patrik Callis, then 73, was the oldest participant signed up for the 26th Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run. Callis has run the race several times, including last year, and said he is considering it again this year.

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Wendy Visscher began her job as director of the Help Center program in 1975.

For Wendy Visscher, the best job to have “is the one that you’d do for nothing.”

Visscher found that job in 1975 and still loves what she is doing nearly four decades later.

Visscher, 88, is one of two executive directors for the Help Center Inc. agency in Bozeman. She is also program director for the Help Center program. She said she “stumbled into the job” of director of the Help Center pro-gram in 1975 when she returned to Bozeman after working on the Crow Reservation with a bilingual program.

“That agency directorship came later on,” she said.

Visscher, who is originally from Germany, has a master’s degree in counseling and said the job at the Help Center has always been an excellent fit.

“It’s been such a good fit for me because I’m naturally a very non-directive counselor and that’s about the only thing that works in a place like this,” Visscher said. “That’s the way that I naturally like to work so it’s been a good fit.”

During the years she has been with the Help Center, Visscher said the agency has been through numerous changes. However, she said the purpose of the Help Cen-ter has remained the same since she first began working there.

“The basic purpose is to run a 24-hour crisis counseling pro-gram where anybody can call in and talk about any program anonymously,” she said. “That was the basic purpose when I came and that is still the basic purpose, but since then, we’ve taken on, in addition to that local

line that we have and being open for people to walk in, we’ve also taken on a 211 line, and then part of the national suicide pre-vention hotline that is intended to be a suicide line. Both of those lines ring in here from 13 coun-ties. Those have been the main thrusts. When I came in ’75 we started a rape outreach team, which by ’96 grew into our start-ing a separate program within the Help Center and that’s the sexual assault counseling program.”

Although she has reduced her hours from full to part time, Viss-cher said her job still keeps her “pretty busy.” She does every-thing from grant writing to payroll and facilitating staff meetings, along with assisting clients who call or walk in, as she is needed.

For Visscher, in addition to en-joying the work, it’s the staff and

the clients that continue to bring her back year after year.

“We have a great crew here, both in staff and in volunteers and we hold each other up,” Viss-cher said. “We see a lot of tough things, but we also see a lot about how resilient the human spirit is and how people can get on top of some pretty awful problems, so that’s encouraging. You also can go home at night thinking of all the problems you could be hav-ing that you’re not having.”

Next year will mark Visscher’s 40th year with the Help Center and she said she intends to keep working.

“We’ve made plans for what we’re going to do if something comes up and I have to quit, but I don’t have any intention of quit-ting unless something comes up so I need to,” Visscher said.

Doing What She Loves

By Tiffany Jerry

Local Woman finds “Good Fit” in Help Center job for 39 years.

Photo credit: Tiffany Jerry

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Bozeman Lions CLuB

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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 and the Three Rivers

senior Citizens Club in Three Forks

According to Carson Durr, a chiropractic physician at Bozeman Back and Neck Clinic, the answer is "unquestionably yes."

"The idea is to facilitate healing through the alignment and movement of the spine and by movement we mean the proper movement," Durr said. "If we can do that, the benefits are the same whether it's a senior or whether it's a 5-year-old or a 25-year-old. You want to increase range of motion, you want to decrease pain, you want to decrease the time and the speed at which the spine degenerates, which is a normal aging process, but even at 75 if you don't take care of your spine very well it still is going to degenerate at a much quicker rate than it would if you did."

Durr said new chiropractic patients are sometimes nervous or anxious about treatment because they think of chiropractors as being "heavy handed, bone crackers." However, he said chiropractors use a variety of methods to treat their patients.

"Really there's multiple ways you can treat someone," Durr said. "Here in this office we use an activator, which is a little, clicky device to put a very specific gentle adjustment into spinal segments that need adjust-ing. We also use the drop table which is a way to gain mechanical advantage. There's no twisting, there's no popping, it's very gentle. There are a lot of different ways that you can manipulate the spine without the most thought of thing with chiropractors, which is just twist-ing, bending, popping."

"Our goal is to restore proper alignment and proper joint movement and then step back, get out of the way and let the body self-heal and self-regulate, which is what it's supposed to do - it's what it's made to do," he added.Durr said the best thing any patient can do when seeking treatment is to ask plenty of questions at the beginning of treatment."I'd say the biggest thing is just asking questions to know that there's different way to treat, there's all different types of practitioners and there's different attitudes toward different things," Durr said. "Just ask-ing questions and making sure you understand what you want and then trying to match it up with a provider or philosophy that matches."

Health Q&A

Carson Durr has worked as a chiropractic physician in Bozeman for three years. He has been a chiropractic patient for 16 years.

Q: Can seniors benefit from chiropractic treatment?

Carson Durr uses an activator to adjust a patient.Photo credit: Tiffany Jerry

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Carson Durr has worked as a chiropractic physician in Bozeman for three years. He has been a chiropractic patient for 16 years.

Second Hand Rose manager Elizabeth Thompson sorts through craft bins at the shop located in the basement of the Bozeman Senior Center.

Tucked in the basement of the Boze-man Senior Center, the secondhand shop bustles with activity on a recent Friday.

At the front of the store, shoppers chat with cashier Ruth Arnold as she rings up their orders at a desk by the door. In the back, volunteers sort through new items, hanging price tags on them before they get put out on the shelves. And the aisles are full of shoppers of all ages who are busy looking for bargains.

“This is our favorite shopping spot,” said Marilyn Kaauamo.

Kaauamo is happy to show off her finds: a pair of red gloves, a match-ing red hat and other items she carefully pulls from her cart.

Another shopper, Erica from Three

Forks, said she stops into the shop anytime she comes to Bozeman.

“They have the biggest craft sec-tion,” she said, her arms full of fabric.

Shop manager Elizabeth Thompson is proud of the craft section.

“That’s my area, the crafts,” she said.

The craft section is made up of carefully organized shelves, stocked with yarn, fabric, boxes of patterns, glue guns, thread, quilting books and material and a variety of other items.

“People are now starting to do a lot of knitting,” Thompson offered as she walked through the craft section.

Senior Center Secondhand Shop is a Little Known Treasure By ERIN SCHATTAUER

Photo credit: Erin Schattauer (continued on page 9)

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In his nearly 76 years, Dr. Patrik Callis has learned to not make assumptions.

A professor in the areas of phys-ical chemistry, quantum chemis-try and biophysical chemistry at Montana State University, there was a time when he thought he would be retired by age 65.

He’s had similar thoughts about climbing.

“I’ve learned that I shouldn’t assume various things. When I was 40, I thought I was over the hill for climbing, and that was psychological. It wasn’t reality. So I make no assumptions,” Cal-lis said.

Callis has had those moments in his life when thoughts have crept

in, telling him that maybe it was time to stop, but something has quieted those thoughts.

When asked about what has pushed him to keep going, whether in work or play, he references a book he read years ago about emotional intelligence. Looking back, he believes he has made emotion-ally intelligent decisions for years, from studying chemistry in college to lacing up his run-ning shoes even when his knees started to ache.

There were times, after winters of not running, that his knees hurt and he wondered if it was time to slow down. “But this is my secret: I went out and tried anyway and found my

knees suddenly came back to life, just going up and down the ‘M’ a few times,” he said.

The same has been true for him with climbing.

Around the time he was 40, Callis thought he was failing as a climber. It wasn’t much fun anymore and his shoulders were starting to hurt. Instead of stopping, he started bouldering once or twice a week.

“I feel lucky and fortunate that I had the guts to go do it anyway and found out that it helped,” he said.

It’s not easy for Callis to put into words what kept motivating him to do the things he loves even when thoughts interfered that

told him not to or his knees and shoulders ached.

“It’s just that I couldn’t stand the idea of not doing it,” Callis said. “Something I think in me knew there wasn’t something wrong, but that’s the part you can’t put your finger on.”

This has pushed Callis to contin-ue to pursue his passions, from teaching and research to climb-ing and running.

He came to Montana State Uni-versity in 1968 after completing his postdoctoral work at Cal Tech.

“Part of it is just luck because in any given year, university professor jobs for people in a particular discipline, there are

MSU Professor, Climber

Still Going StrongBy ERIN SCHATTAUER

Dr. Patrik Callis helps MSU senior Brittney VanAusdol on a recent Friday afternoon in his office at the Chemistry and Biochemistry Building.Photo credit: Erin Schattauer

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only a handful of them. That was certainly true back then,” he said.

That “luck” was a meeting with Ed Anacker who was on sab-batical when the two met while working in the same lab. They forged a friendship, and when Callis was looking for a job, Anacker knew of an opening at MSU.

Anacker, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 89, is known in these parts for starting the 20-mile Bridger Ridge Run. Although he was a runner, Cal-lis didn’t run the first two years.

“I wasn’t that excited about it. I didn’t run it the first time,” he remembers.

He did lace up in 1987 out of respect for his colleague.

“I didn’t enjoy it all that much. It was cold. I wasn’t well trained for it,” Callis recalls.

After the first race, he didn’t think he’d do it again.

“But it started to grow on me during the winter.”

Now, he has run it 19 times, including last year’s race. “You just keep feeling that you want to do it again,” he said.

While running has become a part of his life, it was climbing that first excited him when he got to Bozeman.

“I started climbing when I was 15 and I still do that,” Callis said.

When he first got here in 1968, he discovered rocks and “many miles of cliffs” that had not yet been climbed.

“It was pretty much undone around here,” he remembers.

He found routes in Gallatin Canyon and the Beartooth Mountains.

“It gets in your blood, this idea of doing climbs people haven’t done before. It’s hard to ex-plain. In a way it’s similar to research in that your figuring out things that haven’t been figured out before.”

Callis was in Bozeman for two years before he discovered ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon. He and his climbing buddies did some of the first ice climbs there. “It’s looked upon as a strange behavior by many people,” Cal-lis said of climbing. “It doesn’t seem logical, and you can’t feel the reason. So I always say I think it’s a genetic trait of some sort, that there’s a gene that makes people want to do that.”

“It just makes me very happy to do it. And it’s not a matter of risking. It’s not an adrena-line of risk. There’s adrenaline, but it’s not like you’re cheating death,” he said. “It’s very much like driving a car if you think about it…You don’t have to do stupid things. It’s kind of a cliché that climbing is dangerous and dumb, when in fact it’s really no different than driving. You need to know what you’re doing and you need to use caution.”

Since he started climbing, Callis has seen the sport evolve rap-idly.

“We stand on each others shoul-ders. As soon as somebody fig-ures out how to do something, somebody else figures out how to do it just a little bit better,” he said.

Callis has climbed with famed

mountaineer Fred Beckey. He climbed in China in 1982 soon after it opened up to foreign visitors. He and a graduate school partner completed the first ascent of the north face of Mount Robson, the highest point in the Canadian Rockies, which was the most sought after route in Canada at the time.

As for public service, Callis mentions one achievement he is quite proud of.

He was at the forefront of efforts to establish the Alpine Rescue Group with Gallatin County Search and Rescue, selecting the first group of climbers he trusted to respond to ice climb-ing and other accidents.

“I said, ‘We go where nobody else wants to go.’”

Years later, he still helps coordi-nate some of the efforts, helping to direct resources when a call is received.

Of all of his accomplishments, one that he is most proud of is an award his students gave him for his outstanding work in the Chemistry Department.

“That gives me a lot of plea-sure,” he said.

While he has toyed with the idea of retirement and thought he would be burned out on

teaching by now, his passion for his work is still obvious.

“I love trying to teach con-cepts, teach the fabric of physi-cal chemistry, because it is a fabric…it’s woven together in a patchwork of many differ-ent words and ideas, many of which mean the same thing,” he said.

Callis has never taken the auto-pilot approach to teaching. He doesn’t dust off a decades-old notebook to teach his students.

“That’s my secret. I prepare ev-ery lecture like it’s the first time I’m giving it,” he said. “I just go into it for about an hour before the lecture, and it’s just very surprising to me that I see new ways to do things.”

While his wife, Gayle, is retired and his son and daughter have moved out and started careers and families of their own, Callis is hesitant to say what the next five years hold for him.

“One thing I want to do is just keep doing what I’m doing as much as possible, continue to climb rock and ice and run, and hopefully I’ll keep teaching,” he said.

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W ith snow covering the ground and tempera-tures dipping below

freezing, it is clearly still winter in Bozeman. On frigid days such as these, a hot bowl of soup is often a preferred meal to warm the body and fill the stomach as the snow falls and winter continues outside.According to Lindsay Kordick,

a registered dietitian and ACSM Health Fitness Specialist in Boze-man, soup can serve as a good source of vegetables during a season when she said most people are not consuming the daily recom-mended amount - a minimum of five servings of fruit and veg-etables."Getting in your daily servings of

vegetables can be difficult, espe-cially during the winter months when produce may not be as tasty or appealing," Kordick said. " One way to fit more servings in is to add them to soups."

Kordick said it is important to focus on the non-starchy veg-etables including leafy greens, peppers, broccoli, squash, zuc-chini and tomatoes - all of which may be added as ingredients to soups. She said one cup of raw vegetables or 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables equals one serving.Although vegetables may not

be as appealing during winter months, Kordick said it is still important to include them as part of a daily meal plan because of the health benefits they offer. She said vegetables may help contrib-ute to a healthy immune system, a healthy gastrointestinal tract and may also decrease the risk of cancer. "Getting enough vegetables aids

in immune function and may help prevent the common cold during winter months," Kordick said.Soup also has its benefits.

Kordick said soup may be kept in

the freezer and re-heated, turning one pot into a number of meals, depending on the household size.An easy-to-make soup that

Kordick recommends is her smokey corn chowder with gar-banzo beans and kale. She said the soup may be created using both fresh and frozen vegetables."This corn chowder recipe adds

garbanzo beans and kale for an extra punch of fiber and nutri-ents," Kordick said. "It has a good amount of filling protein and can be put together in as little as 20 minutes."

Lindsay Kordick has been a registered dietician with Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for nearly four years. She is also an ACSM Health Fitness Specialist and writes a blog featuring recipes based on her 80/20 principle - eating wholesome, healthy meals 80 percent of the time and indulging a bit 20 percent of the time.

Smokey Corn Chowder with Garbanzo Beans and KaleServes 6

1 Tbsp olive oil1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped2 cloves garlic, pressed and minced6 oz baby kale leaves, stemmed and chopped2 lb frozen corn kernels2 cans low sodium garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 2 1/2 cups low sodium vegetable broth2 1/2 cups milk (I used 2%)1 cup light sour cream 2 Tbsp cornstarch1 - 1 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (to your liking)1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped1/2 tsp fresh oregano, chopped1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)1/4 tsp fennel seeds, crushed1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a large soup pot. Add garlic and onions and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add kale and continue to saute until leaves are wilted. Pour in corn and garbanzo beans, then add broth and milk. Bring to a boil and add in remaining ingredients, except for cornstarch. Reduce heat to low.

Remove two cups of broth/milk mixture from the pot. Pour it into a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat. Add cornstarch and whisk continuously until thickened. Transfer thickened mixture back into the pot and stir well to combine. Continue to simmer for ~10 minutes, or until soup is thickened slightly. Serve hot!

Nutrition Info per 1 1/2 cups: 413 calories, 9.5 g fat, 17 g protein, 57 g carbohydrates, 9 g fiber

Smokey Corn Chowder with Garbanzo Beans and Kale Recipe and photos courtesy of Lindsay Kordick; from her blog;

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Senior Center Secondhand Shop(continued from page 5)

The shop isn’t just for crafters and it’s not just for senior shoppers. Anyone is welcome to dig for bargains in the shop’s deep, full shelves of glassware, books, cookware and puzzles and racks of clothing.

“We have just about everything,” Thompson said.

Thompson has been at the store since 1999. When it was remodeled in 2002, she helped design the layout.

Second Hand Rose is run entirely by volunteers. There are about 30 peo-ple who give their time to help take in donations, sort them, price them and then organize them onto shelves.

“It takes a lot of people who just care,” Thompson said.

In the back of the store, three women attach price tags to new items head-ed for the sale floor.

Sharon Boston holds up a full bouquet of artificial pink and white roses for her fellow volunteers, Ginny Stewart and Connie Blackwood, to see.

Boston has been volunteering at the senior center for 13 years. After she was affected by a cutback at Montana State University, she began looking for volunteer opportunities. She was pointed in the direction of the senior center.

“I love being around older people. I love being around them,” she said.

During her time at Second Hand Rose, she has discovered some valuable donations like jewelry and antiques. The more valuable items are often taken to other places where they are sold and the money is donated to the senior center. All of the money that is made at the secondhand shop goes to the senior center.

The women are also proud to say that when items come in that can’t be used, they are repurposed as much

as possible to avoid waste. Blankets that can’t be sold are donated to the animal shelter. Garments that won’t be put on the racks are stripped of their buttons.

“We don’t waste anything around here,” Blackwood said.

“Very little gets thrown out,” added Stewart.

Stewart has been volunteering at the shop for two years.

“I was looking for a volunteer job and I love second hand stores, so this was the perfect place to volunteer,” she said.

While the women admit they have a lot of fun at the store, they say they also work hard.

“People come here and count on us that we’re going to work,” Boston said.

“We’re really proud of what we do here,” Blackwood added. “Our goal is to make the most of what we have.”

The shop doesn’t advertise, but it is open to anyone. Shop hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Donations are accepted at the Boze-man Senior Center.

As for the name, Second Hand Rose, it comes from a song by the same name. When the store first opened someone liked the name and it just stuck. A 45 record with the song on it is at the shop, but Thompson said, they don’t have a player to listen to it.

But maybe, someone will donate one.

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■ The Three Rivers Senior Citizens Club (in Three Forks) is an enjoyable place to come

for lunch . We serve a complete, balanced, delicious meal every Tuesday and Thursday .

We usually serve over 30 people, and sometimes as many as 50! after lunch, interested

folks play cards, and on Thursdays, we also play Bingo . People in the community are

also welcome to come to eat and play, or just to eat, or just to play (at about 12:30) . On

Wednesdays at 1:00, ladies play Pinochle . On the first Thursday of each month, we are

offered free blood pressure testing . On the second or third Thursday, we have a beautiful

birthday cake to celebrate all that month’s birthdays

■ Beginning July 1st the meal costs $3 .50 for folks 60 or over, or $6 .00 for those too young

(usually being too young is a good thing) . We request that reservations be made one day

in advance by calling 285-3235 and leaving a message on the answering machine .

■ Meals on Wheels is available for those unable to come to the Center, for folks in the

Three Forks and surrounding area . Call for information to arrange this service .

■ Some days we have musical entertainment or speakers on various topics after lunch .

■ Folks 50 years old or more may join the Three Rivers Senior Citizen Club . Pick up an

application at the Senior Center . Dues for 2012 are $10 .00, which covers our operating

budget .

■ On the first and third Sundays of each month, we open the Center from 1:00 to 5:00 for

cards, Scrabble, or whatever games a person wants to play .

■ We have an extensive lending library of books, videos and jigsaw puzzles . We also have

medical equipment to loan including walkers, crutches, shower seats, etc . a very nice-

looking upholstered easy chair with lift mechanism and vibration is also available to be

borrowed . To borrow an item, call the Center’s President, Jean Farnam, at 570-0800 .

Three Rivers Senior Citizens Club

Menu

TueSDAyS THuRSDAyS

Feb 25 - Roast Beef

Mar 4 - Meat Loaf

Mar 11 - Stir Fry

Mar 18 - Pork Roast & Dressing

Mar 25 - Oven Fried Chicken

Feb 27 - Baked Ziti

Mar 6 - Pork Chops

Mar 13 - St. Patrick’s Day dinner - corned beef & cabbage

Mar 20 - Breakfast Pie

Mar 27 - Ribs & Sauerkraut

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■ Important Dates: Pinochle is played every Tuesday & Thursday after lunch

■ What happening at the Manhattan Senior Center: The Manhattan Senior Center serves dinner every Tuesday & Thursday . Please call 284-6501 before 10am for reserva-tions . You can call anytime Monday-Friday and leave a message . We will be glad to put you on our dinner list .

■ Did you Know: The Manhattan Senior Center has the hall and kitchen available for rental . This can be used for anniversaries, birthdays, wedding receptions, and family reunions .

■ Rental Fees: $35 Hall Rental, $50 Kitchen & Hall Rental, $25 Cleaning Deposit refund-able after event is finished, $10 Key Deposit

Call Susan at the Manhattan Senior Center at 284-6501 for more details .

■ Menu: Please contact the Manhattan Senior Center for this month’s menu

selections–406-284-6501 . a $3 .50 per person donation is suggested for individuals over age 60, $6 .00 for persons under age 60 .

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Dues: $5.00 year • Meals: $3.50 members • $5.00 guests

Dinner: Monday 10/1–5/24 • Wednesday All Year • 12 Noon

■ Pinochle, Puzzles, games before & after

■ Lending Library, Medical equipment Lending Room

■ Bus to Butte & Bozeman on Week 1, 2, & 3 • NEW Bus Driver Pat Gooding • 685-3448

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Hollowtop Senior Citizens

Menu MonDAy’S &WeDneSDAy’S

Have you ever wanted to try ringing handbells? Bells of the Bridgers and area handbell enthusiasts will be holding “Hand-bell Basics” classes July 10, 11 and 12 from 6-8 pm at Bozeman United Methodist Church (corner of Willson and Olive). The ability to read music is helpful, but not required. Come join the fun and see what it takes to put together this unique form of music-making. Here’s the chance to learn with other beginners!

So we can plan for the number of attendees, please RSVP with interest or inquire further to bellsofthebridgers@yahoo.com, or phone Christina at 406-599-8615 if you have any questions. Representatives from many area church handbell choirs will be there, so come meet the ringers, some local directors and learn more about bells! It’s free, and it’s fun!

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■ Address: 92 East Cameron Ave.■ Phone: (406) 388-4711 ■ email: belgradesrcntr@bresnan .net

■ executive Director: Shannon Bondy ■ Activities Coordinator: Joann HermanceBelgRade SenioR CenTeR■ ST PAT’S DAY DINNER: Monday, March 17, 6:00 p .m . – Let’s celebrate the Irish Holiday! Join us for a fundraiser dinner that will guarantee good times for you and all your wee green friends! Cost is $10 per person and you must call 388-4711 for tickets . Senior Center members will be serving corned beef, cabbage, pasties w/gravy, salad, cake, ice cream and a drink . We will also be having entertainment, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing that evening . Don’t cook tonight! a delicious dinner is awaiting you!

■ Volunteer positions available at the Belgrade Senior Center: Kitchen helper needed for Tuesdays and Thursdays . Volunteers are always needed to help with our monthly fundraiser events . Please call or see Shannon or Joann for more information .

■ AARP Tax Aide Volunteer Assistance: Tuesdays through april 15th (by appointment only) - Trained aaRP volunteers are available to assist you in completing your tax returns each Tuesday through april 15th at the Belgrade Senior Center . aaRP provides tax preparation as a FRee service for taxpayers with low and middle income, with special attention to those aged 60 and older . You will need your social security card or social security statement, a photo identification, 2012 tax return, 2013 W-2’s, 1099’s for pensions, interest dividend, etc., and if applicable, receipts for medical expenses, insurance, prescriptions, real estate tax, auto registration, and charitable contributions . Call 388-4711 to set up an appointment . Thank you to all the volunteers who dedicate many hours to providing this wonderful service .

■ NeedleAires: Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27 - 1:00 p .m . – anyone who loves to knit, crochet, stitch or shares a passion for handiwork is welcome to join this friendly group! Our gift Shop is open to the public during normal operating hours, allowing everyone to purchase those hard-

to-find unique gifts for that special occasion!

■ “Big Buck Bingo”: Wednesday, March 5, 23, 29 & 26 - 12:45 p .m . - Bring $$’s and play Bingo to win more money . Buy in is $1/card, which is split for the five games played; Blackout is $1/card, winner takes all!

■ SATURDAY BINGO: March 8 & 22 - 2:00 p .m . - Come and play for big bucks . Cost is $20 .00 for 3-cards per game for 12 games . Must be 18 years of age to play . Payout will be determined by the number of people playing BINgO . OPeN TO THe PUBLIC!

■ Spaghetti Dinner: Friday, March7, 5:00 – 7:00 p .m . – Bring your family to the Belgrade Senior Center on the 2nd Friday of each month for a spaghetti dinner complete with salad, garlic bread and a dessert for only $6 .00 a person, kids under 8 only $3 .50 . The spaghetti dinner is open to the public and walk-ins are always welcome! PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT MEAL!

■ Red Rockers Luncheon: Tuesday, March11, 11:30 a .m . – enjoy lunch and have fun with other gals at Belgrade’s wonderful MINT during the March Red Hat luncheon . all new members are welcome . Call 388-4711 for more information or to sign up . These fun-loving ladies welcome all newcomers to join the fun!

■ Saint Patrick’s Day LUNCH: Monday, March 17, 12:00 Noon - Today is the day “for the wearing of the green” and enjoying a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs! Put your Irish on and join us for shenanigans and fun! Bring in your best jokes or stories to share with others! enjoy a meal of corn beef and cabbage .

■ Shrimp/Fish Fry: Friday, March 21, 5:00 – 7:00 p .m . – Open to the Public! No reservations required! Bring the family to the Belgrade Senior Center on

the 3rd Friday of every month for the fish fry dinner . Meal is $8 .00 for adults and the cost for children under 8 is $4 .00 .

■ STATE OF ALASKA DAY: Monday, March 24, 12:00 noon . - If you were born in alaska and a member of the Belgrade Senior Center your lunch is free . Tell us how you came to be in Belgrade and bring pictures .

■ Monthly Board Meeting: Monday, March 24th, 1:00 p .m .

■ Afternoon at the Movies: Monday, March 31th at 1:00 p .m . - CAPTAIN PHILLIPS - Starring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips, Based on a true story about 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk alabama by a crew of Somali pirates . a very good and intense movie!

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

BOB ROSS PAINTING CLASSMonday, March 10, 12:45-5:00 p .m .–Don Dixon will be teaching an oil painting class with a new picture every month . Cost for class is $45 and if you buy his supplies; cost is $65 . Call the Belgrade Senior Center

for more details and to sign up at 388-4711 .

SuPPoRT SeRVICeS

Hearing Aid Maintenance1st Tuesday of the month, during a full week

Foot Clinic3rd & 4th Tuesdays, 9:00–1:30, by appt . only

Blood Pressure Checks Tuesday, March 4, 12:30 p .m . Thursday, March 13, 12:30 p .m .Friday, March 21, 12:30 p .m .Wednesday, March 26th, 12:30p .m .

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BelgRade March events ScheduleONGOING ACTIVITIES/SERVICES

Exercise & Strength Training—

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Pilates—Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.

Bingo – Wednesday: 1:00 p .m .

Clogging – Wednesday: 1:00 p .m .

Bingo – 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month

Pinochle/Card Games – Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.–Fridays: 12:30 p.m.

Foot Clinic – 3rd & 4th Tuesdays, 9:00–1:30, by appt. only

Bake Sale – 3rd Thursday, 11:00–1:00 p .m .

Spaghetti Dinner – 2nd Friday, 5:00–7:00 p .m .

Shrimp/Fish Fry – 3rd Friday, 5:00-7:00 p .m .

nuTRITIon PRoGRAM

Congregate Meals at center Monday through Friday, 12:00 Noon

Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday through Friday to homebound individuals

Frozen Meals available for pickup at center Monday through Friday .Call 388-4711

FRee Birthday Dinner Celebrations on Thursdays during the month of your birthday if you are a member of the Belgrade Senior Center .

3 Beef Taco Bar

4 Baked garlic Chicken, Hash Brown Casserole

5 Bratwurst & Sauerkraut, Oven Fries

6 Seafood Salad and Chicken Salad

7 Veal Patty, Mashed Potatoes and gravy

10 Liver & Onions w/bacon, Hash browns with gravy

11 Chicken enchiladas, Refried Beans

12 Baked Ham w/pineapple, Scalloped Potatoes

13 Beef Stroganoff, Noodles

14 Tuna Salad on a Pita, Potato Salad

17 ST . PaT’S DaY LUNCH – Corned Beef & Cabbage, Red Potatoes

18 Pork Chops, Potato Spinach Casserole

19 Baked Potato Bar, Chili

20 BIRTHDaY LUNCH – Turkey, Mashed Potatoes & gravy

21 French Bread Pizza

24 STaTe OF aLaSKa DaY - Salmon Patty & Rice Pilaf

25 Spaghetti Meat Sauce, garlic Bread

26 Reuben on Sourdough, Tater Tots

27 Roast Beef, /Mashed Potatoes/gravy

28 BBQ Pulled Pork, Macaroni Salad

31 Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes/gravy

Note: All meals include a roll, salad & dessert bar as well as milk

MARCH Menu Winter driving offers special challenges

for all drivers . The AARP Smart Driver Program

is offering two classes in

February . In the classes

several winter driving tips

will be offered . One very

good tip is to stay home

if the weather is bad .

Belgrade Senior Center will

host a class on February

4 from 1:00 PM to 5:30

PM . Register for the class

by calling Belgrade Senior

Center at 406 388-4711 .

Parkhaven Retirement

Community will host a

class on February 19 from

12:30 to 5:00 . Parkhaven’s

address is 100 Hamilton

Ct, Manhattan, Montana,

59741 This class will offer

an opportunity for in

Manhattan and Three Forks

to attend the class without

driving to Bozeman or

Belgrade .

For information about the AARP Smart Driver Program call:

406 522-70641-406-404-3074www.EstateMoveBozeman.com

Each office is independently owned & operated.

Total solution for downsizing, liquidating, and organizing

Senior Relocation/Resettling

Estate Liquidation

Organize/Declutter

Home Staging

Online Auctions

Downsizing

Senior Relocation Downsizing Estate Sales

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■ Address: 807 North Tracy ■ Phone: (406) 586-2421 ■ Web: www .montanaseniorcenter .org■ email: judy_srctr@bresnan .net (executive Director)

■ email: emily_srctr@bresnan .net (associate Director)BozeMan SenioR CenTeRComing up in March:

■ St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. Monday, March 17 at noon . green is the color of the day! Join us for a traditional St . Patrick’s meal, complete with corned beef & cabbage . The talented Dennis Downing and the Wooliebuggers will provide traditional Irish music . Remember to wear green! Please call in advance to reserve a spot for this tasty meal, 586-2421 .

■ Valentine Evening & Geri-Actors: a great time was enjoyed by all! Look forward to our next dinner & entertain-ment in May .

■ One season stands between you & summer: Spring week! Monday March 17-Friday March 21 . Celebrate the beginning of a new spring by joining us for a fun-filled noon meal/program . each day of the week we will provide a nutritious meal along with a program showing the unique exercise groups the Bozeman Senior Center has to offer . after all, summer is just around the corner!

■ Winter Pedometer Program of 2014: The goal of this group is to add steps daily to improve our own fitness while venturing, vicariously; to some amazing places the world has to offer: The alaska Hwy & Paths of Flowers in Japan . Packets can be picked up at the front desk . Questions? Call 586-2421, & visit with Odessa .

■ Cross Country Skiing/Snowshoe Program 2014. This program is in its final month! The program provides an op-portunity to enjoy Bozeman’s beautiful winter scenery with your peers . The Bozeman Senior Center XC Skiing/Snow-shoe program is geared to relatively new and experienced skiers and snowshoers (some experience necessary)! each Tuesday morning at 9:00am we meet at the Senior Center and car pool to various trails throughout the Bozeman area . The program began in January & ends the last Tuesday of this month . If you have any questions, please contact emily at 586-2421 .

■ State Day. New Jersey! Tuesday March 18 at noon . enjoy a delicious lunch (including Water Ice!) & learn more about the state of New Jersey . If this is your native state or were ever a resident of New Jersey, we will treat you to lunch .

■ Movie Afternoon: ‘The Butler’. Tuesday March 18 at 1:00pm . This film tells the story of a White House butler who served eight american presidents over three decades . Join us in the center’s Recreation Room . Popcorn is pro-vided . See you then!

■ Portraits in Oil. This fun class will begin the week of March 10 . It will be a four week class, meeting once a week for three hours . You will need your own supplies . For more information, please contact emily at 586-2421 .

■ Tax Aide Program. Wonderful volunteers help you prepare your state and federal taxes . appointments can be made for Monday morning 9am-12pm, Monday afternoon from 1pm-4pm, & Saturday mornings . Call 586-2421 to make appointments .

■ SENIOR COMPANION INFORMATION MEETING: Fri-day, March 21 at 1:00pm . Please join June Santiago to hear more about the Senior Companion Program here in the gallatin Valley . If you are possibly interested in becoming a senior companion to help others seniors in their homes, or if you are in need of a Senior Companion yourself or you know a family member who needs one, please come to this very informative meeting . June will tell you all about the wonderful program . Refreshments provided .

■ New Card Game! We are looking for people interested in playing Contract Rummy . New and experienced players are welcome! Call emily at 586-2421 if you are interested . Our center is looking for retired nurses (or current nurses!) who are interested in helping at our monthly foot clinic . This is a great service to our senior population . The foot clinic is offered two Monday’s of each month . Please call 586-2421 with any questions . ■ Blue Spurs Band, Senior Dance: Saturday, March 8 from 7:00pm-10:00pm . Join us at the Senior Center for great music, dancing, and refreshments . The cost is $5 .00/person at the door . Open to dancers of all ages .■ Tai Chi Schedule change: The beginning yang form of Tai Chi will meet at 11:30am on Monday’s & Friday’s . This class will prepare students for the more advanced Yan Tai Chi class that meets at 10:15am on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s . The 11:30am class on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s will continue as “gentle Tai Chi” that is Tai Chi for arthritis . Pat Holm is the Tai Chi instructor .

■ Gentle Yoga Class! Thursday’s at 9am. This 75 minutes class will focus on the yoga basics . The class uses blocks, straps, and other equipment to help us get into good yoga postures . gentle yoga is for all fitness levels and abilities . all poses can be modified for the chair . Come see what your body can do!■ Arthritis Classes: The program is designed to improve mobility and flexibility in people with arthritis or arthritis symptoms . Classes will offer health education, a low-impact recreational exercise program, and relaxation techniques . Participants will work at their own ability level while sitting or standing . Please wear loose fit-clothing and bring gym shoes . You’ve heard about it, now come be part of it! Free and open to all .■ Clogging Classes: Wednesday’s from 12:30-1:30 in the Rec . Room here at the center . Come check it out! Beginning Clogging will begin again in September .

■ Reader’s Theatre Group: Geri-Actors. If you like to read and use your imagination, join the Readers Theatre group at the Senior Center—the Last Best geri-actors . Join us each Friday at 1:30 . Join the fun—no acting experience necessary .

■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: Our store is open for shopping from 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday . We would also like your donations of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more . Bring it to the senior center anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday . also, tell your friends to bring their items here, too . Thank You!

■ NEW TRIP: “Kenya, the Plains of Africa”, Nov. 6 - 19, 2014. exciting two week trip, maximum of 24 passen-gers. Trip includes 9 wildlife photo safaris, Samburu Nation-al Reserve, Mt . Kenya Safari Club, Lake Nakuru and all the pink flamingos, Masai Mara, Karen Blixen’s home in Nairobi, hand feed the endangered Rothschild giraffes in a giraffe Sanctuary, and enjoy another two game drives through the amboseli game Reserve . Tanzania extension also available . Cost: $6999.00 per person, double occupancy. Deposit of $520 .00 due by april 15 . ■ Jackpot Trip: April 9, 10, 11, 2014. Ready to go gambling again this spring. Stay at Barton’s Club 93 for two nights . Cost of the trip is $155 .00 per person, double oc-cupancy . Cost of the trip includes transportation, and two nights lodging .

■ NEW TRIP: Washington D. C. Sept. 11 – 16, 2014. great 6 day trip to see Washington D . C . and Bal-timore: Includes guided tour of D .C ., arlington National Cemetery, Smithsonian Museums, evening illuminated tour of the Memorials, Baltimore guided tour including Ft . McHenry, Fells Point, and Federal Hill . enjoy a tour of an-napolis and the US Naval academy . Travel to Mt . Vernon to visit the home of President george Washington and enjoy a cruise along the Potomac to Old Town alexandria . Cost of the trip: $2150 .00 per person, double occupancy . Complete itinerary at the center front desk .

■ NEW TRIP: Canadian Rockies VIA Rail, July 6-14, 2014. Fantastic 9 day trip from Vancouver to Banff, in-cluding three Canadian National Parks, Banff, Jasper, and Yoho . Visit Vancouver Island, Butchart gardens, and Victoria before boarding The Canadian, train through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper . See the Icefields and athabasca gla-cier, Lake Louise, Banff, and enjoy the wonderful Calgary Stampede and the fun Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Rac-es. Cost is $3599.00 per person, double occupancy. Com-plete itinerary at the center front desk . Deposits due now to hold your space .

■ BIGHORN CANYON BOATRIDE: Tuesday July 8: enjoy a very fun sunny summer day, scenic boat ride on a new boat, through the Big Horn Canyon, near Lovell, Wyoming . Beautiful scenery, great narrative by the boat captain . Then on to Billings for dinner in the evening . Cost is $105 .00 per person . Room for 45 .

■ New Day Trip: FREEZE OUT LAKE DAY TRIP. Thursday March 20. Leave the center at 6:00am traveling by motor-coach to Fairfield, MT to see thousands of snow geese feed-ing in the area . Lunch on your own in great Falls golden Corral . Then back to Bozeman by 5:00pm . a wonderful sight to see! Cost: $60 .00/person . Room for you!

■ Butte Trip: Trolley ride through the history of Butte, and up to the Lady of the Rockies: Wednesday July 23, 2014 . en-joy a wonderful day in Butte . The Butte Trolley will take you on an excellent narrated tour of many of the historical high-lights of Butte . Then after lunch at Sparky’s garage, it’s off for a bus ride up to the top of the mountain to the foot of the Lady of the Rockies . enjoy the amazing views overlook-ing the city of Butte; see the Lady up close, the chapel, and

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Bozeman march events Schedule■ Address: 807 North Tracy ■ Phone: (406) 586-2421 ■ Web: www .montanaseniorcenter .org■ email: judy_srctr@bresnan .net (executive Director)

■ email: emily_srctr@bresnan .net (associate Director)

MARCH Menu3-green Salad, Spaghetti, garlic Toast, Squash, Ice Cream4-Fruit, gumbo/Sausage/Shrimp, Rice, Okra, Cake5-Jell-O, Pork Chops, Rice, Veggies, Cherry Bars6-Soup, Chicken Parmesan, Noodles, Veggies, Pie7-Fruit, Chopped Pork, Yakisoba Noodles, egg Roll, Stir Fry, Sorbet10-Soup, Spinach Lasagna, garlic Bread, Carrots, Brownie11-Broccoli Salad, Chicken Pot Pie, Bread, Tomato Slices, Cookies12-Cucumber/Tomato Salad, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, green Beans, apple Pie13-Soup, Pork Loin, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Veggies, Cake14-Cinnamon Rolls . Jell-O, Taco Salad Bar, Rice, Corn, Ice Cream17-St . Patty’s Day Dinner . Pickled Beets, Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Coffee Cake 18-New Jersey State Day . Soup, Hoagie Sandwich, Chips, Salad/Pickle, Shaved Ice19-Jell-O, Baked Cod, Rice Pilaf, Beets/Carrots, Lemon Squares 20-Spinach Salad, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, asparagus, Cherry Pie 21-green Salad, Fettuccini alfredo, Bread Stick, Broccoli, Cheesecake 24- applesauce, Chicken Fried Steak, Hash Browns, Veggies, Cream Puffs25-Pea Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad, Bread Stick, Tomato/Cucumber, Lemon Square26-Jell-O, Baked Ham, Scalloped Pota-toes, Squash, Carrot Cake27-Soup, Manicotti, Bread Stick, Roasted Veggies, Chocolate Cake28-Spinach Salad, Roast Chicken, Rice Pilaf, asparagus, Lemon Pie31-Coleslaw, BBQ Ribs, Baked Beans, Corn, Sour Cream Peach Bars

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

all the memorial trees planted in the area . Cost of the trip: $80 .00 (includes lunch) .Caregiver Support group . Facilitated by al-isha Hanley . This support group is meeting at Spring Creek Inn the 2nd & 4th Thursday at 4pm . Caring for someone with alzheim-er’s disease can be physically and emotion-ally demanding . This support group will provide help and hope to families of those with alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia .

■ Books: We welcome your books! Please clean out your book supply and bring us previously enjoyed and gently used books . Book donations are accepted Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm .

■ Meals-on-Wheels Needs Volunteers! Meals-on-Wheels is in need of volunteers to deliver meals in Bozeman . Volunteers are asked to deliver meals one day a week on a permanent basis or as a substitute on an as needed basis . Meals leave the Center at 10:30am; drivers are back in the Center by 12:00 noon . If you would like to volunteer, please call Sue, 586-2421 .

SeRVICeS:Computer Assistance with Jack, Paul, Jay, & Molly. Please sign up for one-on-one instruc-tion with these wonderful volunteers . Call 586-2421 for an appointment or more information .

Medical equipment is available for those over the age of 50 . Items such as walkers, wheel-chairs, shower chairs/benches, crutches, etc . can be out on loan to you in time of need .

SoCIAL: Pancakes/Bingo. Monday March 17 at 5:30pm . Come enjoy a fun evening beginning with a pancakes and sausage! all you can eat! Then stick around for a Bingo . Cash Prizes .

Writing Your Life Story/Creative Writing group! Tuesday’s at 10:00am . Be sure to join the fun of writing your life story or writing creatively .

Oil Painting: The oil painting class will meet on the 2nd & 4th Monday with instructor May Mace . For more information contact emily, 586-2421 .

Cribbage Players! Tuesday’s at 1:00pm .

Book Club discussion will be Monday March 17 at 10:30am . For more information about the book club please contact emily at 586 .2421 .

The Red Hat ladies will meet on Tuesday March 18 at 11:30am . The place to meet is Fiesta Mexicana . Order from the menu .

onGoInG ACTIVITIeS:Health and exercise Program

Mondays: 8:30am Strong Women, 9:00am gentle aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am aero-bics Plus, 11:30am Beginning Yang Tai Chi, 2:00 arthritis Fitness .

Tuesdays: 9:15am Aerobics Combo, 10:15am Tai Chi, 11:30am gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strong Women/Men, 2:00 arthritis exercise .

Wednesdays: 8:30am Strong Women, 9:00 Silver Sneakers, 10:00 Core, 10:30am aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Yoga Stretch .

Thursdays: 9:00 Yoga, 10:15am Tai Chi, 11:30am gentle Tai Chi, 12:30 Strong Women/Men, 1:30 Stretching, 2:00 arthritis exercise .

Fridays: 8:30am Strong Women, 9:00am Silver Sneakers, 10:00am Core, 10:30am aerobics Plus, 11:30am Beginning Yang Tai Chi, 2:00 arthritis exercise .

Foot Clinic by appointment call 586-2421 (3rd and 4th Mondays each month)

Free blood pressure checks are done every Wednesday from 11:30am until 1:00pm

SoCIAL ACTIVITIeSTuesdays and Thursdays Bingo at 1:00pm .

Woodworkers shop members only 8:30am-4:00pm .

Woodworkers Meeting 1st Wednesday of every month 10:00am

Wood Carvers 9:30am Mondays

Bridge Wednesday and Friday at 12:45pm .

Duplicate Bridge – Mondays 12:30pm .

Watercolor Painting – 9:30am Wednesdays

Creative Writing – 10:00am Tuesdays

Scrabble – 10:00am Thursdays

Pinochle – 1:00pm Thursdays

Cribbage- 1:00pm Tuesdays

Pancake Supper and Bingo – 3rd Monday of every month at 5:30 p .m . $3 .50

Second Hand Rose Thrift Store Monday-Friday 10:00am - 2:00pm .

eDuCATIonAL oPPoRTunITIeSComputer Room – open 8:30am – 4:00pm members only

Computer one-on-one Help by appoint-ment, please call 586-2421

nuTRITIon SeRVICeSFree Birthday Dinners celebrated on Wednesdays only!

Meals served in Center, Monday through Friday 12:00, Noon

Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday through Friday to home bound

SuPPoRT SeRVICeSAssociation for Blind Support Group – 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:30pm .

Forgetters Group – 2nd Wednesday at 1:00pm

Caregiver Support Group- now meets at Spring Creek Inn on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month beginning at 4:00pm . Please call Spring Creek Inn for more information, 586-0074

Gallatin Valley Multiple Sclerosis Self Help - 3rd Wednesday September-May at 3:00pm . Contact gretchen at 624-6161 with any questions .

Bozeman Senior Center Travel Department Complete itineraries for each trip are available at the Senior Center front desk .

Bozeman Senior Center

807 North Tracy, 586-2421 email: judy_srctr@bresnan .net executive Director

email: emily_srctr@bresnan .net associate Director

www .montanaseniorcenter .org

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807 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 406-587-5444 ■ 206 South Main, Livingston, MT 59047 406-222-2281 ■ Margaret Mason, Director (mmason@rsvpmt.org) ■ Shannon Burke, Livingston Program Coordinator (livingston@rsvpmt.org)

www.rsvpmt.orgRsVP

RSVP oF PARK CounTy Currently has the following opportunities:

As we see hints of nicer weather you may want to try something new in your community. RSVP has some excit-ing opportunities for you.

big brothers big sisters has its annual Bowling for Kids and needs volunteers for a variety of activities especially all day Saturday, March 29th. Don’t miss your chance to help out with this special event .

spring cleaning brings in lots of wonderful items to the two non profit thrift shops . Spend some time helping to sort or tag .

help Fill eMpty tuMMies in a variety of ways . There are a

many opportunities to help, anything from cooking, serving, shelving or even gardening . The Food pantry or Loaves and Fishes are always looking for cheerful volunteers .

rsVp handcraFters is so busy these days making afghans, baby hats, hats and scarves for head start or special comfort items for mothers to be . Join us at the Senior Center for tea and delightful company .

senior nutrition is an important issue for all of us . We need some volunteers to help with information and filling out simple paper work to let seniors access fresh produce at the Farmers Market . Come and visit while you help your community .

learning partners needs caring volunteers to tutor adults one to one . Help someone find success and make a friend as well .

the Fix it brigade is receiving more calls and would love to

have more volunteers to help seniors and veterans with small fixes around the house . Volunteer just once every six months and see what a difference you can make .

spring (well almost spring) means a lot of mailings and one time events . Please call Shannon with your interest and we’ll find your perfect place to volunteer . You can call us at 222-2281 or email at livingston@rsvpmt .org . We look forward to hearing from you soon .

This is a small sample of what you could be a part of when you join with RSVP to help our community. We also have one time events or mailings for those who prefer to volunteer occasionally. Please give Shannon a call at 222-2281 or email us at livingston@rsvpmt.org. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Contact: Shannon Burke, RSVP program Coordinator,206 So . Main Street, Livingston, MT 59047; phone (406)222-2281; email: livingston@rsvpmt .org .

RSVP oF GALLATIn CounTy Currently has the following opportunities:

Save the Date: May 8-9, 2014 for the 46th Annual Governor’s Conference on Aging in Bozeman at the Holiday Inn

HRDC’s VITA will be providing free tax service every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1-4pm at the Community Café located on North 7th Ave.

listen to a child read: Hyalite elementary ‘s Reading with Friends is a program that connects elementary students with seniors . Volunteer are needed M-F 8:00am – 8:30am to listen to a child read .

aMerican cancer society-road to recoVery: Drivers needed for patients receiving treatments from their homes to the Hospital . No set schedules .

gallatin county 911 coMMunications: Office help needed 1 day a week for 1 ½ to 2 hours a week . Will work around your schedule .

help center: “Telecare” calls to homebound seniors . The Help Center’s Telecare Program provides daily in-home reassurance, a check on safety and well-being, and access to up to date referral information to vulnerable individuals . Volunteers are needed 3-4 mornings/week 8:30am – 11:00am .

listen to a child read: Hyalite elementary’s Reading with Friends is a program that connects elementary students with seniors . Volunteers are needed M-F 8:00am – 8:30am to listen to a child read .

bozeMan deaconess hospital: Volunteers are needed at the Information Desk in the atrium and by The Perk each day from 8am – Noon and Noon – 4pm .

galaVan: Volunteer drivers are needed M-F 10-2 . Volunteers need a Commercial Driver’s License and galavan will assist you in obtaining

one .

belgrade Meals on Wheels: Deliver meals M-F to seniors .

senior groceries – gallatin Valley Food bank: Deliver commodities to seniors in their homes once a month . Deliveries in Belgrade are especially needed .

bozeMan senior center Foot clinic: Retired or nearly retired nurses are urgently needed! Just 2 days a month either 4 or 8 hour shifts .

sacks thriFt: Support the Help Center by volunteering at the thrift store . Volunteers needed for 2-3 hour shifts on any day (Monday – Saturday) 9:30am – 6:00pm in Bozeman and Belgrade.

belgrade senior center: Meals on Wheels needs substitute drivers . Delivery times are before Noon Monday – Friday .

children’s MuseuM oF bozeMan – Fun, friendly and exciting! Welcome desk volunteer(s) is needed for 2 hour shifts Monday – Saturdays .

beFrienders: Befriend a senior; visit on a regular weekly basis . Your interests will be matched to a senior who needs companionship .

the eMerson cultural center: enjoy the charm and creativity of the emerson . Volunteers are needed for Front Office Greeter/Reception. Days and hours needed: Monday – Friday 9:30am – 12:30pm

child care connections: Front desk help needed Thursdays from Noon – 1:00pm . Volunteer will greet clients, answer phones, and general reception duties .

heart oF the Valley: Cats are in need of volunteers to play and cuddle . Skills needed: compassion and love of cats .

bozeMan deaconess hospital: Variety of opportunities available including several informational desks .

MuseuM oF the rockies: Variety of opportunities available .

hrdc Main oFFice: Office Support/assistant needed 10+ hours/week . Days negotiable and ongoing is preferred .

rsVp handcraFters: Join this group of crafters in quilting, knitting, crocheting & embroidering to make items like hats for chemo patients, baby blankets & other hand made goods for our community . Meet once a week (can work from home) .

aMerican red cross: Two volunteer opportunities available . Blood Drive ambassador needed to welcome, greet, thank and provide overview for blood donors . Phone Team volunteers are needed to remind, recruit or thank blood donors . excellent customer service skills needed . Training will be provided . Flexible schedule .

habitat For huManity restore: Volunteers needed for general help, sorting donations and assisting customers at the Belgrade store .

big brothers big sisters Mentors: Make a difference in the life of a child by being a positive role model for only a few hours each week .

heart oF the Valley: Many opportunities available including cat cuddling, carpentry work, animal bank collector (asking local businesses to display an animal bank for donation collection) and Birthday Party Leader .

use your skills and interests: Your unique skills and interests are needed for a variety of ongoing and one-time events . Please call to find out how we can match you with exactly the right volunteer situation to meet your needs . You dream about what you’d like to do volunteering and RSVP can make it happen!!

Please call Deb at RSVP today at 587-5444 for more information on these and other opportunities or to learn more about becoming an RSVP volunteer . It’s fast, free and fun .

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