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Dr. Susan Kreitzberg, left, and Donna Chimera, hope Gallatin Valley Circle of

Compassion’s fifth conference, on Feb. 20, will help area residents find open-

ings for important, enriching conversations about when someone dies.

Dr. Susan Kreitzberg and Donna Chimera, two

of the founding members of Gallatin Valley Circle of Compassion and its annual Mountains of Courage Conference, laugh frequently when they talk about the beginning of their organization. “In 2011, we were so determined not to have death or dying in our name or the title of our conference. We went to hysterical lengths not to use the words,” Kreitzberg, a retired naturopath, recalled. “We thought no one would come if we said it.” Chimera, a caregiver, nonprofit marketer and former senior care administrator, added, “We really worked on the wording. Look at what we came up with: Circle of Compassion, Mountains of Cour-age. Neither gave a hint as to what we do. So we added the tagline ‘dialogues with the living about dy-ing’ in smaller print. Last year, we

just said it: When Someone Dies. Whew, that felt good. And over 100 people were at the conference.” Most modern cultures avoid talk-ing about most aspects of dying. People don’t want to upset each other. Friends and family members fear they’ll say the wrong thing or worry about what others will think of their attempts. The dying don’t talk because they’re afraid period, or don’t want to be a burden, or don’t want to trigger one more feud in an already fractured family. We traumatize each other with our peculiar practices, when we could as easily be transformed by talking. Eighty percent of us do not put our personal affairs in order before we die. The vast majority of us want to die at home, but 75 per-cent will die in a hospital or nurs-ing home, and about 20 percent of us will spend our last days in ICU, in part because we don’t talk with each other in advance. A news story about doctors

Circle of Compassion Helps Start End of Life Conversations By Lisa Reuter

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spending $100,000 to prolong a man’s life for two weeks spurred Kreitzberg to action in 2011. Dis-mayed by it – “That amount of money could buy so much health care for so many people” – she gathered a circle of friends and volunteers to help her begin a meaningful dialogue in Bozeman. Within a year, they put on their first public conference. Last year, more than 100 people attended the event to explore the practical issues, emotions, myths and traditions of dying in America, and the resources and informa-tion that can help individu-als discuss it calmly and confident-ly and make informed, empowered final decisions. This year’s conference, the fifth, is Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Baxter Hotel. “When Someone Dies . . . Dialogues with the Living About Death and Dying,” is for anyone who wants to create a conversation about death and dying. “Profes-sionals come, of course, but it’s really for the public in general, for laypeople and caregivers,” Kre-itzberg said. The workshop topics cover a wide range of circumstanc-

es, options and points of view. All presentations are intentional, healthy dialogues from the heart, not academic lectures. “It’s a safe environment. No one needs to be afraid,” Chimera said. “We give out bookmarks at each conference, and one of my favorites has a quote from Ram Dass, ‘We’re all just walking each other home.’ That’s what the conference is like.” Circle of Compassion has been asked to lengthen the conference and to present it elsewhere. That’s

too much for the small, all-volunteer group. But it is expanding its local out-reach. Three

years ago, under member Arlene Hoag’s leadership, the organiza-tion began presenting four topical documentaries a year at the Boze-man Public Library. Now it’s talking with the Bozeman Dharma Center about offering a book discussion group and retreat. “We teach people in our culture how to drive and how to cook, but we don’t have classes on how to die,” Kreitzberg said. “The way we handle death is so sanitized, and we’re so protected, that it’s a hard topic for us.”

Dr. Susan Kreitzberg, left, and Donna Chimera, hope Gallatin Valley Circle of

Compassion’s fifth conference, on Feb. 20, will help area residents find open-

ings for important, enriching conversations about when someone dies.

“We’re all just walking each other home.’ That’s what the

conference is like.”

More detailed information de-livered earlier can ease conversa-tions and decisions, and might lead people to make different choices. For example, she said, people sometimes choose a medical inter-vention to prolong their life that leads to a poorer quality of life. In some cases, letting nature take its course may be the wiser decision. When Chimera worked in senior care, she saw loving families ripped apart because they could talk about dividing possessions but not about dying. Parents, she recalled, might express preferences to nurses or doctors, but they wouldn’t say the same things to their children, or all of their children, leading to accusa-tions and fights.

She thinks things are changing now that Baby Boomers, who have already busted so many taboos, face their par-ents’ and their own deaths. “Once you start the conversation, you can talk out loud about death, dying and a whole lot of things,” she said. Both women are hopeful about the growing number of younger people attending the group’s conferences and meetings. Many of them go home to have conversations with friends, fami-lies and even their children. “Growing old can be a spiritual practice,” Kreitzberg said, “and at the moment of death when we are transformed from the physical to a pure form of energy has to be the most profound spiritual experience we have as humans.”

The 2016 Mountains of Cour-age Conference, “When Someone Dies . . . Dialogues with the Living About Death and Dying,” is Satur-day, Feb. 20, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Baxter Hotel, 105 W. Main St. `Workshop topics are Mindful-ness and Meditation in Everyday Life; Your Doctor Wants What? You Want What?; Grieving with Children and Teens; Losing a Loved One: What Families Need to Know; Advanced Directives: Providing for Your Care; Creating a Living Legacy; Suicide in Mon-tana: Bereavement, Spirituality and Prevention; Myths and Truths about Hospice; and Families, Lega-cies and Estate Planning. Present-ers include medical professionals, spiritual counselors, social workers and caregivers. Keynote speaker Nona Chambers, a social worker,

hospice professional and geriatric counselor, advocates for people to die in the way they wish, according to their beliefs and values. Her talk will explore how to create a present life that leads to a death of greater depth, grace, legacy and love. Cost, including lunch, is $40 in advance, $55 at the door and $25 for military and MSU students. Register online at www.gallatin-valleycircleofcompassion.org. Find paper registration forms at the website or at the locations of sponsors Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service and Crematory, Dahl Funeral Chapel, Bozeman Lodge and Highgate Senior Living, in Bozeman; and Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in Livingston. Also at Country Book-shelf and area Senior Centers.

Fifth Conference is Feb. 20 at Baxter Hotel


More Adults Are Coloring Themselves Happy and Calm By Lisa Reuter

Before Christmas, you couldn’t enter a book or craft shop without stumbling upon a display

of coloring books for adults, plus all manner of crayons, colored pencils, markers and paints. Expect to see similar displays for at least another year. Coloring is big, and big busi-ness again.

We’re in the midst of a craze that began in France in 2012 and is still strong throughout Europe and in Australia. It hit America last year and by April, coloring books claimed two spots on Amazon’s bestseller list. Among the most favorite images for coloring are birds, wildflowers, paisleys and mandalas. Popular titles include Enchanted Forest, Art Nou-

veau Animal Designs, Creative Cats, Color Me Calm, Stress Relieving Patterns and Therapeutic Coloring for Seniors. Those last three suggest reasons for coloring’s new popularity. Scien-tific studies have linked coloring to lowered blood pressure and stress levels. Genuine art therapy, pairing arts and therapists, has long been credited with improving cognition, reducing depression and anxiety, dealing with symptoms of chronic diseases, coping with traumatic ex-periences and improving eye-hand coordination after accidents. The first coloring book, according to historians, was “The Little Folks Painting Book” of 1879, part of the “democratization of arts” process. With the creation of wax crayons around 1900, coloring spread to schools around the globe. Within a decade, coloring books were used to advertise products from coffee to pianos. Adult coloring books have been popular at least once before. The “JFK Coloring Book” made the New York Times Bestseller List in 1962. That same year, “My Color-ing Book” was the title of the sec-ond single by a new singer named Barbra Streisand. These days, the Bozeman Senior Center has a popular group color-ing activity on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. “Our class started about two months ago,” said Bozeman Senior Center Associate Director Deb Earl. “We’ve had between four and six people each week, and several oth-ers have stopped by to check it out. Participants bring their own coloring books, and those who come love it.” The group activity was suggested by Senior Center member Donna Thomas, who took it up about six

months ago after spotting it in a magazine. It was the perfect, por-table activity to keep her busy while her husband is convalescing or when she takes him to appointments. She has a coloring partner in Nashville via Facebook, and they exchange coloring gifts monthly. She also colors regularly with her grandchildren, ages five and seven. “Now, whenever I see them, they ask, ‘Grandma, did you bring colors for us?’” she said. At Spring Creek Inn, a local award-winning memory care facility, the activity soothes individuals who are agitated and engages those who can’t have too much stimulation, said Community Relations Direc-tor Cindy Morris. “It’s hard to be angry and color something pretty at the same time. It’s meditative and peaceful, and recalls happy feelings from childhood. We can all color.” The books are sometimes more expensive than kids’ books, but there are reasons. They contain more complicated images, printed on better quality paper. Some are designed by known artists such as Roger Burrows, Marjorie Sarnat and Johanna Basford, whose website has a gallery where adult colorers can post their versions of her images. Available from the Alzheimer’s Store, at alzstore.com, is a series of books for dementia patients featuring nostalgic images for men or for women that also prompt memory conversations. If you don’t want to buy a book, find thousands of pages of designs by Googling “adult coloring pages” or visiting sites such as colorpages-formom.com, freelargeimages.com and Crayola.com.

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I can’t tell you when I last took a good long look at myself in a mirror. I do know it’s been years; the only times I make use of a

mirror are to give myself a superficial glance in passing. I know very well what will stare back at me if I look too long or too hard, and I figure life is too short to confirm everything I didn’t want to know anyway about my facial features and the condition of the rest of my body. I’ve always had an uneasy relation-ship with mirrors. From the time I was old enough to understand that some people looked gorgeous and others of us looked mundane or worse, I have not particularly appreci-ated mirrors or cameras. As a teenager I spent long hours peering, primping, adjusting, fuming, stewing and wor-rying about the state of the reflection staring back at me from the mirror. But even as a teen I was never very happy with the overall result of all my careful attentions. That unhappiness has only increased as I age, and I’ve reached the point that I really don’t bother much with reflective devices any longer. They are useful to ensure that I don’t have a bit of breakfast hanging from the corner of

my mouth, or to check on the state of my hair, or to tweeze those annoying chin hairs that have started sprouting on a regular basis, but other than that, I figure the less I see, the happier I am. After all, why would I want to take a close look at the increasing num-ber of wrinkles that line my face? I have no idea who stole my neck and replaced it with turkey wattles, but until I find the culprit and restore my neck to its rightful spot, I really don’t need a mirror to remind me of my loss. As for my hair, I used to love it as it lay thick and shiny around my head, but it has decided it wants to change to an undesirable color, grow limp and lose the shine and bounce it once possessed. As far as the distasteful thought of looking at myself in a full-length mirror, I can’t think of a better way to throw myself into a bleak depression. I weigh the same as I did when I gradu-ated from high school, but unfortunate-ly, my shape has changed dramatically. My science teachers had it right: There is such a thing as gravity, and it DOES tend to pull everything down toward the center of the earth. I know that my belly wants to sag,

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall By Lois Stephens

my hips have become my thighs, my thighs hang somewhere around my knees, and my knees have trans-formed themselves into my ankles. Why do I want to look in a mirror to validate the mishmash my body has be-come? What I know but don’t need to confirm on a regular basis keeps me in a much more pleasant frame of mind. I know that I have tied an apron around my waist to work at the VC Café on weekends all summer long, and not once did I look in a full-length mirror to see how the apron made me look around my midriff and below. This in itself sounds great on the one hand, but it also makes me realize how old I am. Five decades ago I would have peered, turned, smoothed that piece of cloth and retied that darn apron a hundred times in fruitless efforts to make my waistline resemble Scarlett O’Hara’s. Today, after many years of worrying about trivia such as what I look like, I really don’t care if this apron makes my rear look big or not. I already know I have lost the pleasant firmness of youth. Heck, I lost that part of my general physique decades ago. In my case, my string bikini days were over before they ever began, which depressed me immensely as a young woman but doesn’t bother me a bit today. I mean, look what mirrors can do. Ask Snow White how a talking mirror nearly got her killed just because she was the most beautiful of all.

At least I don’t have that concern: No magic mirror on earth would EVER tell me I was the fairest damsel in all the land. Would I even want to be the fairest of them all? What a drag. I’d be surrounded by sycophants who wanted something, and what a nightmare trying to keep those good looks from succumbing to the demands of time. Heck, do you know how many years have passed since anyone in their right mind even considered me a damsel? I treat mirrors respectfully and keep them at arm’s length whenever possible. Mirrors, like cameras, have the unfortunate habit of magnifying every single imperfection, wart, chin hair and general disrepair of a person, and they never fail to remind me with indifferent cruelty that whether I like it or not, I have some age on me. No wonder the Shopko clerks need no identification to prove that I qual-ify for their senior citizen discounts. They take one look at me, and tell me that today is Senior Day and they have applied the appropriate discount to my purchase. I unfortunately can-not remember the last time anyone even jokingly asked to see some identification when I bought a bottle of wine. Oh well, as I tell my husband, I earned these wrinkles and gray hair. They represent a lifetime of experi-ences, so mirrors can go the way of the brontosaurus. They really aren’t needed any longer at my house.

Lois Stephens brings personal expe-rience of the aging process to Prime Magazine. She enjoys writing about her observations of becoming a member of the senior citizen age group. She lives and works in Vir-ginia City.


In winter, many of us sit by the fire pouring over seed catalogs

and dreaming of fresh vegetables from the garden. Tomatoes and sweet corn are two of the most popular garden vegetables. Although they both take awhile to ripen in our climate, we can grow these warm season crops. This month I’ll give you a few tricks to help you successfully grow sweet corn. Next month, we’ll talk tomatoes. First, plant early varieties that are “60 to 70 days to maturity.” Then, for our cool climate, add 15 or so days to what the package says is the timeline for sowing to harvest. We have planted early hybrids of sweet corn, such as Earlivee and Early Sunglow, for years. Today, there are more tender sweet corn hybrids that retain their sugar for a longer time after picking, and several

sugar enhanced (se) hybrids that ripen early. Supposedly, they do not have to be isolated like the supersweet (sh2) varieties do. But we have found that two different varieties of the sugar enhanced corn may cross if planted close to each other. Planting in blocks, not rows, is recommended. Choose varieties that have “cool soil vigor.” You will still need to plant into warm soils, at least 60 to 65 degrees. In our garden, we wait until the end of May to direct sow sweet corn. Experience will tell you when your soils have warmed enough, or invest in a soil thermometer. Warm your soils more quickly by placing black plastic where your rows will be. Sweet corn does not do well when transplanted. However, a trick that can speed up your sweet corn crop by as much as a week is to pre-germinate the seed. We wrap the seed in a few layers of paper

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

Variety TypeDays to Maturity

ColorEar Size

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Golden Bantam

Open Pollinated 70-80 Yellow 6" Not a hybrid, can save seed

Earlivee Hybrid 60 Yellow 7" Cook immediately or lose sweetness

Kandy Kwik Sugar enhanced (Se) 65 Yellow 6-7" One of earliest “Se” varieties

Precocious Sugar enhanced (Se) 66 Yellow 7" High quality for an early corn

Quickie Sugar enhanced (Se) 68 Bicolor 7" One of earliest bicolors

Trinity Sugar enhanced (Se) 70 Bicolor 8" Big ears for an early corn

Chantilly Sugar enhanced (Se) 71 White 7.5" Isolate; early for a white corn

Northern Xtra Sweet

Supersweet (Sh2) 67 Yellow 9" Isolate; customer recommended

towels, wet them and put them in a sealable plastic bag on the kitchen counter. The pre-sprouted seed will be ready to plant in four to five days. (Be careful not to break off the sprout when planting.) Sweet corn needs plenty of nitrogen. Mix compost or well-rotted manure into your garden before you plant. When we switched from a balanced fertilizer to one higher in nitrogen to fertilize our corn, it did better. Fertilize your sweet corn when the new plants emerge and are about four inches tall; again when they are 18 to 24

inches tall; and again when the cornstalks reach full height and are starting to tassel. You can use blood meal to add nitrogen in an organic form. Few insects or diseases affect sweet corn around here. The biggest threat to our sweet corn is raccoons. They are not easy to keep out of a garden; we have considered an electric fence. Birds can flock in and do a lot of damage to your ripe corn. Netting would keep them out.

Stay tuned for next month’s article on growing tomatoes. And think spring!Yes, You Can Grow

Sweet Corn in Montana By Jan Cashman


Like her mother-in-law, Catherine Greydanus had seven children, five boys and two girls. Like her

mother, she is known for her strong faith in God. But she’s always been her own person too, friends are quick to point out, and in her own way, she is giving back close to home and far away. A lifelong resident of Gallatin County, 82-year-old Catherine lives on a farm 15 minutes west of Boze-man. She and her husband, Arie, and their children built it up together. As the crow flies, she says, it is a mile from the house she grew up in. A lot

of her life circles around and radiates out like that. Certainly her memories of Bozeman do. “When I was young, the Lewis and Clark Hotel was the end of Main Street. There was nothing west of that,” said the vivacious, friendly woman with the quick smile and quicker sense of humor. “My grand-dad had a farm on Babcock Street near where the McDonald’s is now, and my uncle farmed where Costco is. Gallatin Valley has really grown a lot. It’s getting almost too busy. If you can drive in Bozeman, I think you can probably drive anywhere.”

She should know. She drove a school bus for Manhattan Christian School for 26 years. For many years longer than that, she has volunteered through her church, Bozeman Christian Reformed Church. Her parents, Jennie and Wieber Veltkamp, and she herself were founding members. She and Arie taught the three-year-olds’ Sun-day School class together for years, and she organized the church’s Love in the Name of Christ Linen Closet ministry after that. Her latest volunteer effort, at the Belgrade Senior Center, was a fundraiser for the Meals on Wheels program in October. “I’d been to a meeting where I heard the program was $13,000 short of funds. Well, a lot of people around here need that program,” she said. “I lay in bed one night thinking we’ve got to do something. So I missed a night’s sleep.” By morning she had an idea for a din-ner with business sponsors, a live and silent auction, and table decorations of Meals on Wheels cars fashioned from Domino’s Pizza boxes. It raised $8,700. “Everyone worked so hard on that fundraiser. It was fun to watch.” “Catherine’s a valuable woman in her 80s who is still looking for ways to give to others,” said her pastor, the Rev. Jerry Blom. It’s not surprising that she would be involved at the senior center. Her mother and two aunts, Bertina Feddes and Liz Veltkamp, manned many con-cession booths to help raise the money to build it. She’s taking things further. “My mom is pretty creative,” said her youngest son, Aaron, who is pas-tor of the Drenthe Christian Re-formed Church in Zeeland, Michigan. “The fundraiser was something she put a lot of thought into. She looked

into a lot of things for it.” She baked a German chocolate cake from scratch for it too. It was auctioned for $55. “I never worked so hard in my life on a cake as I did on that one,” she said with a laugh that lit up her eyes. “I’m not as young as I once was.” The first five of Catherine and Arie’s kids – Janet, Arlyn, Chuck, Gert and Warren, were born in seven years, from 1953 to 1960. Jim came along in 1967. “He was the ‘oops,’” Aaron said in a phone conversation. Then he laughed much like his mother does. “And I came along eight years after that. I rode that school bus with mom for a couple of years before I ever went to school.” Catherine remembers his first day of school, and Jim’s and Warren’s too. “Someone said to me that you cry a lot of tears when you put your young-est child in school, because you only do it once. And I thought, ‘What do you mean? I’ve done it three times.’” Every year she drove that bus, Aaron recalled, she baked dozens of ginger-bread boys at Christmastime. She gave them to all the kids at church and on her bus. “She gave of herself a lot,” he said, and her children noticed. She would talk about her faith somewhat, “when there were troubles or us kids were going through stuff. And Scripture was something we always read together in our home, around dinnertime.” That was a practice Jennie Velt-kamp passed down. “Mom and dad gave her a Bible years ago for her birthday or for Christmas. My mom has it now. Grandma would sit at a table in her kitchen and read it every day, holding it in one hand. There’s almost an indentation where she held it. My grandma lost two babies in infancy. Then she lost an adult son

On cover: Catherine Greydanus reads her mom’s Bible in her living room,

where she’s surrounded by family pictures and has a sweeping view of the

Bridger Mountains. One of her favorite verses is Psalm 121:1, “I will lift up

my eyes to the hills from whence comes my help.”

There’s a Fountain of Faith, Community and Service Behind This Smile By Lisa Reuter


in an accident, and an adult daugh-ter and grandbaby in childbirth, and her husband, all in a three-year timespan. Yet she never lost her trust in God. That’s the environment in which my mom grew up and lived.” Aaron developed cancer when he was a senior in high school. He and Catherine and Arie went through the two surgeries and two months of chemotherapy together. Then Arie was diagnosed with myelodysplastic anemia. In the last several years of his life, Catherine drove him to the hospi-tal every day but Sundays for transfu-sions and treatments. In the midst of that, she had a heart attack and was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her eyes were clear, her voice calm as recalled that day. “I just lay back on that bed, spread out my

arms and said, ‘Lord, you have to take care of me.’ And he did.” She went through radiation and chemotherapy, and wore a wig to Aaron’s wedding in 2003. Arie died the next year. “Everything we went through, the Lord was helping us. That was my thing. The Lord got us through, and the time went so fast. Arie and I were together 51 and a half years when he died.” Catherine and Arie’s children all have careers serving others. Janet is a broker in Oregon. Arlyn is Detec-tive Lieutenant in the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Department. Chuck repairs bank machines. Warren is an indepen-dent trucker and snowplow driver. Jim is principal of a Michigan high school. And Aaron is multiplying his grand-mother’s and mother’s faith.

Catherine has 18 grandchildren. A quarter of them have worked or do work in law enforcement. It’s an-other amazing circle, coming round and radiating out again. The genesis might have been great-aunts and -uncles who served in the military. “Service to others and in the military runs deep in my family,” said Aaron. And it might have been Arlyn, who got interested in high school, began working in the county jail and became a deputy and a detec-tive before moving to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigations. He retired as supervisor for general investigations, then returned to the sheriff’s department to head up the detective bureau. Arlyn’s son Austin works in the Gallatin County Detention Center

and his son Lance worked for a time at the Crossroads Correctional Cen-ter in Shelby. Their cousin Andrew is a member of the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Department. Catherine has a powerful family picture of Andrew’s graduation from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Arlyn and his sons, in uniform, are the bookends. Between them, also in uniform, are Catherine’s son-in-law Ren Crain, a member of the Stillwater County Sheriff’s Department; her granddaugh-ter Krista, a member of the Washing-ton Highway Patrol; and Andrew. Said the Rev. Blom, “All of those family members in law enforcement have a deep compassion for people that they bring to their agencies. That comes from Catherine.”

Catherine Greydanus’ picture of her police family, taken at grandson Andrew’s graduation from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. From left, her grand-

son Austin and her son Arlyn, both with the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Department; her son-in-law Ren Crain, with the Stillwater County Sheriff’s Department;

her granddaughter Krista, with the Washington Highway Patrol; her grandson Andrew, with the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Department, and her grandson

Lance, then with Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby.


to reach the larger goal. I recom-mend setting short-term goals, and keep those in mind as you make your food choices throughout the day.” For example, setting a goal to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and then building meal choices around those servings is a great starting point. Another manageable resolution is drinking more water. The Institute of Medicine rec-ommends that men drink roughly 13 cups of total beverages a day. Women should try to consume about 9 cups a day. An easy reminder is the eight by eight rule. Most adults need to consume at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. The benefits of drinking more wa-ter are vast. Because 60 percent of the body’s weight is water, replenishing that water each day is vital. Accord-ing to health professionals at the Mayo Clinic, not drinking enough water leads to dehydration, tiredness and the break-

down of normal body functions. The exact amount of water each adult should drink varies by level of daily activity, environment and health conditions. Drinking more water and fewer sugary or caffeinated beverages will reap vast rewards, Kordick said. When it comes to food resolutions, making a diet plan from scratch or following intricate recipes can be overwhelming. Following the “Healthy Plate” model makes it easier to eat well. “Fill half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, one quarter of your plate with a protein source such as lean meat, and the final quarter of your plate should contain a starch, such as a whole grain or potato,” Kordick said. The Healthy Plate model works well because it allows for flexibility. Eaters get to choose which produce appeals to them and then fill the plate around their own healthy choices. “Never underestimate the power

After a few weeks, many New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned or tucked away for another

year. The gym crowds are thinning, and the healthy food section at the grocery store is quieter. Making healthy resolutions is easy; keeping them is the hard part.

Bozeman registered dietitian and ACSM Health Specialist Lindsay Kordick says keeping New Year’s resolutions requires making realistic, adjustable changes. “Often, setting a resolution to just ‘eat healthy’ can seem quite daunting,” Kordick said. “Set some smaller goals for yourself to help you

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of a meal plan,” Kordick said. “I rec-ommend sitting down once a week to make a plan.” Start simple with breakfast. “Most people eat the same things for that meal daily. Then move on to planning dinners. Often dinner leftovers can be easily converted into lunchtime meals, so save lunch planning for the end.” Also take note of meals you may be dining out so you can plan ac-cordingly. After planning meals, base your shopping list on your meal plan to cut down on multiple trips to the grocery for ingredients. Planning meals also saves money.

“You will not be as tempted to put purchases into your cart that are not on your plan,” she said. As a new year rolls around, it’s tempting to make drastic changes in hopes of seeing drastic results. Kordick advises incremental chang-es that can be sustained all year instead. As always, consult a physi-cian or registered dietitian before making dramatic changes to your eating habits. “The foods you eat can interact with medications you are taking or conditions you have,” she said.

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Wild Rice Breakfast Porridge Serves 4

2 cups cooked brown rice/wild rice mixture (or use entirely wild rice if you prefer)3 Tbsp chopped pecans3 Tbsp slivered almonds1/4 cup dried blueberries3 Tbsp pure maple syrup1 cup vanilla almond milk, divided1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Combine rice, pecans, almonds, dried blueberries, maple syrup and 1/2 cup almond milk in a large pot. Heat over medium-high heat until milk is absorbed and mixture is hot.

Serve in four bowls, pouring remaining almond milk over the top and sprinkling with blueberries prior to serving.

Nutrition info per 1 serving: 384 calories, 16 g fat, 10 g protein, 52 g carbohydrates, 6 g fiber, 46 mg sodium.

1-1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast4 cups tomato broth (made from bouillon found in the Mexican aisle; substitute low sodium chicken broth if unable to find)8 oz low sodium marinara sauce (I like the simple canned version of Hunts)2 cans (14-1/2 oz) low sodium diced tomatoes1/2 yellow onion, chopped2 Tbsp minced garlic1/2 cup chopped fresh basil1/4 tsp ground black pepper1/2 tsp salt (to taste)2 medium zucchini, halved and sliced

Combine all ingredients except for zucchini in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours, adding zucchini slices for the last 1 to 2 hours of cooking.

One hour prior to serving, remove chicken breasts and shred. Return to the pot to heat through.

Serve topped with croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Info per 1-1/2 cups: 178 calories, 6 g fat, 15 g protein, 19 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, ~450 mg sodium

Lindsay Kordick has been a registered dietitian with Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for more than six years. She is also a Certified Exercise 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.

Recipes and photos courtesy of Lindsay Kordick: from her blog Eight Twenty, www.eat8020.com

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Bozeman Senior Center 807 North Tracy • (406) 586-2421 • www.bozemanseniorcenter.orgEmily Propst: [email protected] (Executive Director)Deb Earl: [email protected] (Associate Director)

EVENTS■ Board of Directors Election Results: Thank you to each of our nominees who ran for our Board of Directors officer elections. We would like to introduce you to our new Board of Directors Offi-cers: President: Faye Christensen; Vice President-JoAnn Murray; Treasurer: Ray Gant; Secretary: Johanna Prindiville. ■ Free Tax Aide Assistance. Beginning February 1, Tax Aide Volunteers will be here to help you file your taxes. Please call to make an appointment. Times are available on Mondays from 9am-3pm and Saturdays from 9am-12pm.■ Blood Profile Screening. Wednes-day, February 10 from 8am-10am. Call for appointment.■ The Diabetes Empowerment Edu-cation Program (DEEP): February 2-19 (Tuesdays and Fridays from 10-11am). Our volunteer pharmacist, Stephanie Paugh, will be teaching this series of classes which are open and free to all adults with concerns about diabetes. Call to sign up.■ Leap Year Thrift Sale! Monday Feb-ruary 29-March 4 from 10am-2pm. We are extending our 2nd Hand Thrift Store & offering a special week long sale in our downstairs meeting room. ■ “Discover Cuba” Trip Slide Pre-sentation: Friday, Feb. 5, 10:00 a.m. Come see the slides and get excited about the trip in May. ■ Introductory Pottery with JK Moyles. February 5 & 12. Instruction/assistance and all materials provided. The first ses-sion covers hand building & the second session covers glazing. The cost is $25.00 (please pay in advance).■ Super Bowl Party. Sunday, February 7 at 4:00pm. Bring a side dish and join the fun! It’s free.

■ Region Travel: Ecuador. Tuesday, February 9 at noon. Join us as we cel-ebrate Ecuador this month! Been there? Born there? Lunch on us if you answer ‘yes’ to either question!■ Valentine’s Dance with The Blue Spurs Band! Join us on Saturday, February 13 from 7pm-10pm. Cost: $7.00 per person.■ Name That Tune. Wednesday Febru-ary 17 at noon. Call ahead to sign up for lunch! This month’s theme: love tunes.■ Adventure Travel Theater: “Scenic Wyoming,” Wednesday, February 17 at 1pm. Bob and Jan Remer have been hiking and photographing in Wyoming for over 25 years. Join them for a slide show presenta-tion featuring sights from all over Wyoming.■ Fitness testing, Thursday, February 18. Gain valuable information about your own fitness capacities! Please call to sign up.■ Movie Afternoon: Tuesday, Febru-ary 23, 1:00pm. Join us to watch “Mr. Holmes,” a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. Featuring Ian McKel-len as a retired Sherlock Holmes who tries to remember both his final case and a mys-terious woman. Popcorn provided. ■ “The Last Best Geri-Actors” Readers’ Theatre: Fridays at 1 pm. No acting expe-rience necessary—we’re always looking for new voices. Walk-ons especially needed for the March show! ■ Next Pancake/Bingo Supper is Monday, February 2, 5:30pm. All-you-can-eat pan-cakes and sausage for just $3.50! Bingo to follow, with cash prizes!■ NEW CLASS: Arthritis Fitness. 8 weeks. Mon. and Fri. 12:30-1:30. Starts Monday, February 1. Feeling achy or stiff? This is the class for you. No previ-ous exercise necessary. Each hour includes movement, education and relaxation. TRAVEL■ Croatia: April 16-27. Very pictur-esque area, right on the Adriatic Sea. Spend time in Dubrovnik, Split, Opati-ja and more. Cost: $4359.00 per per-son, double occupancy.■ Alaska, by Land: May 25 – June 6. Fly to Fairbanks, 10 days motorcoach-

ing. More details at the front desk. Cost: $4529.00 per person, double occupancy.■ Discover Cuba: An 8 day “People to People” tour of the highlights of Havana and Varadero, Cuba. May 4 – 10. Cost: $4999.00 per person, dou-ble occupancy.■ Freeze Out Lake Day Trip: Thursday, March 24. Motorcoach trip to Fairfield, Montana to see thousands of snow geese feeding on the open fields. Lunch in Great Falls. Cost: $60 per person. ■ Snake River Trip: June 14 – 17. Clarkston, WA. An exciting jet boat trip traveling 90 miles on the Snake River out of Clarkston, Washington. Spend one night in rustic cabins up the River. Cost: $720.00 per person. ■ Big Horn Canyon Boat Trip: Tuesday July 11. Motorcoach to Big Horn Canyon National Recreation Area then enjoy a 2 hour narrated boat ride through gorgeous canyons. Dinner in Billings at the Red Lobster or Olive Garden. Cost: $110. ■ Bannack Days, Sunday, July 17: Get your name on the interested list. More information next month. A fun day at Bannack State Park for all.■ Ousel Falls Day Trip, Tuesday, July 26: Motorcoach to Big Sky to enjoy a beautifully built trail, 1.7 miles long. Easy trail, beautiful scenery. Dinner in the evening.■ Yellowstone Park, Lake Lodge, Friday, August 26: Boat ride on the lake. Great day trip, more info next month.■ Discover Tuscany, October 21 – 31. More info at front desk.■ Music Cities of Tennessee featuring Memphis and Nashville, Sept. 20 – 25, Cost: $2799.00 per person. ■ Music Ranch, Livingston, Enjoy great name musical entertainment. More info to come.

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SERVICES■ Computer Assistance with Jack, Paul, Jay, & Molly. Please call for more infor-mation & to sign up.■ Medical Equipment available for those 50+. ■ The Hearing Aid Institute of Boze-man offers free services: clean & check, adjustments, batteries, repairs, & wax check. Wed. Feb. 17, 11:30am-1:30pm.■ Foot Clinic by appointment. February 8 & 22. ■ Free blood pressure checks every Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm.■ Association for the Blind meets 2nd Thursday 1:30pm. Open to any-one who is visually impaired.

SUPPORT SERVICES■ Forgetters & Friends: 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm. ■ Caregiver Support Group. Meets at Spring Creek Inn 4th Thursday 12pm. Call 272-7509 for more info.■ Widowers Support Group meets 1st & 3rd Fridays 10:30am. ■ Gallatin Valley Multiple Sclerosis Self Help: 3rd Wednesday Sept-May at 3:00pm. Call Gretchen, 624-6161 with questions.

HEALTH AND EXERCISE■ Mondays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Arthritis Fitness.■ Tuesdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Beg.Yang Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthri-tis Fitness.■ Wednesdays: 8:30am Strength Train-ing, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga. 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 1:00pm Balance, 1:30pm Gentle Yoga.■ Thursdays: 10:30am Yang Tai Chi, 11:30am Gentle Tai Chi, 12:30pm Strength Training, 2:00pm Arthritis Fitness.■ Fridays: 8:30am Strength Training, 9:00am Gentle Aerobics, 10:00am Core, 10:30am Aerobics Plus, 11:30am Beg.

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES■ Adult Coloring: Wednesdays 9:30 am.■ Bingo: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00pm.■ Book Club: Monday February 8, 10:30am.■ Bridge: Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:45pm.■ Duplicate Bridge: Mondays, 12:30pm.■ Creative Writing: Tuesdays, 10:00am.■ Cribbage: Tuesdays, 1:00pm.■ Cross-Country Skiing/Snowshoeing: Tuesdays, 9am. Some Thursdays■ The Last Best Geri-Actors Readers’ Theatre: Fridays at 1 pm. ■ NEW! Line Dancing: Tuesdays, 10am.■ Oil Painting: February 1 & 22 at 1:00pm with instructor May Mace.■ Pinochle: 1st and 3rd Mondays 1pm. Wednesdays 1pm. Thursdays 1pm.■ Red Hat Ladies Luncheon: Olive Garden, Tuesday, February 16, 11:30am■ Scrabble: Thursdays 9:30am.■ Watercolor Painting: Wednesdays 9:30am.■ Woodworker Shop open to members only 8:30am-4:00pm.■ Wood Carvers: Mondays 9:30am.

NUTRITION SERVICES■ Free Birthday Dinners celebrated Wednesdays only!■ Meals served Monday - Friday at Noon.■ Meals-On-Wheels delivered Mon-day - Friday to home bound.

EXTRAS■ Second Hand Rose Thrift Store: 10am-2pm, Monday-Friday. Bring dona-tions of clothes, household items, books, games, crafts, & more anytime between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday.■ Our library currently needs gently used book donations. No encyclope-dias or Reader’s Digests please. Please drop those by at the above hours.

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■ Meals-on-Wheels is looking for volunteers to deliver meals in Boze-man. Please call Sue, 586-2421.■ Foot Clinic is looking for cur-rent or retired nurses to help at our monthly foot clinic service! Please call 586-2421.

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Mon – Fri at 12:00 Noon

1 - Beets, Sloppy Joes, Pickles, Tomatoes, Brownie2 - Applesauce, Pork Chops, Potato, Brussel Sprouts, Apple Crisp3 - Peaches, Soup & Salad Bar, Cheesecake4 - Coleslaw, Hamburger Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Bars5 - Bean Salad, BBQ Chicken, Rice, Zucchini, Marble Cake8 - Fruit Cocktail, Cheeseburger, Baked Beans, Kale/Tomato/Onion9 - Salad, Baked Chicken, Rice, Pudding 10 - Fruit, Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Zucchini, Sorbet11 - Salad, Taco Bake, Tomatoes, Cookies 12 - Valentine’s Day Coleslaw, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Cake15 CLOSED

16 - President’s Day Trivia

Salad, Fish Chowder, Muffins17 - Name That Tune

Cranberries, Turkey w/Dressing, Green Beans, Bars18 - Salad, Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Caulif lower, Cookie19 - Beets, Baked Potato Bar, Cake22 - Oranges, Spaghetti, Green Beans, Mousse23 - Fruit, Grilled Ham & Cheese, Tomato Bisque, Cupcake 24 - Veggies w/Dip, Cod, Rice, Peas, Bars25 - Salad, Pasta w/Tuna, Zucchini26 - Salad, Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Veggies, Bars29 - Cottage Cheese, Chicken Tenders, JoJo’s, Broccoli, Cookie

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

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■ Fee: $10 for folks 50 years or older. Applications are available at the Center. ■ Meals: $3.50 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60 Meals are served every Tues-day, Wednesday and Thursday. Reser-vations are required one day in advance. Call 285.3235 and leave a message.■ Birthday Celebration: Once a month either on 2nd or 3rd Thursday.■ Extensive lending library of books, videos and jigsaw puzzles. Medical equipment such as walkers, shower seats, crutches, are also available. Call Jean Farnam for lending information.

ACTIVITIES■ Sunday Games: 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month from 1:00-5:00 pm – Scrab-ble, cards, etc.■ Pinochle: Wednesdays at 1:00 pm■ Bingo: Thursdays after lunch■ Meals on Wheels: Delivered to the homebound■ Blood Pressure: Free testing on the first Thursday of the month

2 - Fried Chicken3 - Polish Sausage 4 - Cabbage Rolls 9 - Chicken and Dumplings10 - Pork Chops 11 - Cornish Game Hens 16 - Tuna Casserole17 - Potato Soup and Sandwiches 18 - Beef Stew 23 - Sweet and Sour Chicken24 - Tacos25 - Spaghetti

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Broadway St., Pony, MT • 685-3323 or 685-3494

102 East Main Street, Manhattan, MT • 284-6501

19 East Cedars Street, Three Forks • 285-3235Director: Jean Farnam • 570-0800

■ Serving Harrison, Pony, Norris and surrounding areas ■ Fee: $5 a year. Meals $3.50 members and $5 for guests■ Dinner served on Wednesdays all year long and on Mondays October – May■ Lending library and medical equipment

■ Fee: $10.00 a year■ Meals: $3.50 over 60 years of age, $6 under 60■ Noon meal is served Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday call Monday – Friday before 10:00 am to reserve a seat ■ Pinochle: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after lunchCenter Hall and kitchen are available for rental. Hall rental $50, kitchen and hall $75. Cleaning deposit of $25 and key deposit $10. Call Susan for more details to reserve the space.

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Belgrade Senior Center92 East Cameron Avenue • (406) 388-4711 www.belgradeseniorcenter.comEmail: [email protected] Executive Director: Shannon Bondy

UPCOMING EVENTS■ Saturday Dinner: Saturday, March 5, 12:00 Noon – 2:00 p.m. – Come and join us for a traditional Turkey dinner with all the fixings! Dinner is open to the public and will be served from 12-2 p.m. Cost is $8.00/person. ■ Garage Sale: The Belgrade Senior Center will be hosting a garage sale at High Plains Storage Units in May. Currently, we are ac-cepting items to support this fundraising effort. All donations are welcome with the exception of clothing, exercise equipment, TV’s and computers. Volunteers will be at the storage unit one Saturday in March and also in April. Please call the center, 388-4711 for more infor-mation. We are looking for volunteers to help price items and also donations of bags.

ACTIVITIES■ “Big Buck Bingo”: Wednesday, Feb-ruary 3, 10, 17 & 24 – 1:00 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! ■ NeedleAires: February 4, 11, 18 & 25 – 1:00 p.m. - NeedleAires is a group that gets together once a week to work on various needle work crafts, such as nee-dle point, crocheting, quilting and much more. Many of the projects that the ladies work on are donated to the senior center and sold in our gift shop. ■ Red Rockers Luncheon: Tuesday, February 9, 11:30 a.m. – Enjoy lunch and have fun with other gals each month during the Red Rockers luncheon. All new members are welcome. Call 388-4711 for more information or to sign up. ■ Spaghetti Dinner: Friday, February 12, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Bring your fam-ily to the Belgrade Senior Center on the 2nd Friday of each month for a spaghet-ti dinner complete with a salad, garlic bread and a dessert for only $6.00 a per-son. The spaghetti dinner is open to the public and walk-ins are always welcome. ■ Saturday, February 13 & 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m. - Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month; play 3-cards per game and black-out the 12th game for one price of $20.

Must be 18 years of age to play. Payout will be determined by the number of people playing BINGO. ■ Bake Sale: Thursday, February 18, 9:00 a.m. – Great opportunity to purchase baked goods at a reasonable price! Pies, cookies, bars, bread, etc.…all homemade and baked by senior center members. Open to the public.■ Shrimp/Fish Fry: Friday, February 19, 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. The meal includes your choice of shrimp or cod with a baked potato, coleslaw, jello salad, gar-lic bread and dessert for only $10.00/person.■ Monthly Board of Director’s Meeting: 4th Monday, February 22, 1:00 p.m.

SUPPORT SERVICES■ AARP Tax Aide Services – Tuesdays starting February 2 – April 12, 1:15 – 4:00 p.m. – Call 388-4711 to make an appoint-ment.■ AARP Driver Refresher Course – Tues-day, February 9, 1:00-5:30 p.m. – Holiday Inn Express■ Hearing Aid Maintenance – 2nd Tues-day of the month■ HRDC Senior Food Pantry – Wednes-days: 11:30 a.m.■ Blood Pressure Checks – Thursday, February 11 & 25, 12:30 p.m.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES/HEALTH & EX-ERCISE SERVICES■ Movement in Motion - Monday, Wednes-day & Friday: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.■ Canasta – Tuesdays – 12:30p.m.■ Bingo – Wednesdays– 1:00 p.m. / 2nd & 4th Saturdays: 2:00-4:00 p.m.■ Balance & Beyond Yoga – Tues-days – 9:00 a.m., Fridays: 8:00 a.m. ■ Pinochle/Card Games - Thurs-days – 9:30 a.m. – Fridays – 12:30 p.m. ■ Balance & Beyond Yoga – Tuesdays – 9:00 a.m., Fridays: 8:00 a.m.■ Blood Pressure Checks – 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month.■ NeedleAires - Thursdays- 1:00 p.m.■ Bake Sale – 3rd Thursday - 9:00 – 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.JOIN US FOR LUNCH! Congregate Meals at center Monday through Friday, 12:00 Noon Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday through Friday to homebound individualsFrozen Meals available for pickup at center Mon-day through Friday - Call 388-4711FREE Birthday Dinner Celebrations on the 3rd Thursdays during the month of your birthday for members of the Senior Center.

Mon – Fri at 12:00 Noon

1 - Gyros Sandwich, Macaroni Salad2 - Baked Potato Bar, Chili3 - Pork Chops, Hashbrowns4 - Chicken Taco Bar, Beans5 - 5. Seafood Salad, Chicken Salad 8 - Scrambled Eggs, Ham, Sausage9 - Roast Chicken, Stuffing, Gravy10 - Meatloaf, Baked Potato11 - Spaghetti & Meat sauce, Garlic Bread 12 - Roast Pork Loin, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy15 - CLOSED FOR

PRESIDENT’S DAY

16 - Oven Fried Chicken, Macaroni & Cheese 17 - Beef Enchiladas, Spanish Rice18 - Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy19 - Fish Sandwich, Oven Fries22 - French Dip Sandwich, Potato Salad23 - Baked Salmon, Rice Pilaf24 - Cheeseburgers, Oven Fries25 - BBQ Pulled Pork, Baked Beans26 - Rosemary Chicken, Roasted Red Potatoes29 - Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Bread

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RSVP PARK COUNTY VOLUN-TEER OPPORTUNITIES

■ RSVP: Has many events including mailings and fund-raising events that require volunteers. Your unique skills and interests are needed, without making a long-term commitment, in a variety of on-going and special one-time events.■ MAINSTREETER STORE: is looking for someone who enjoys work-ing with the public. Come help greet customers, label and hang clothes and accepting donations. Volunteer 4 hours a week and get 50% off your purchases.■ HANDCRAFTERS: Join this group on Thursdays 1-2 p.m. Mak-ing new friends as you work on cro-cheted or knitted caps and scarves so every child at Head Start can be warm this winter. We are also mak-ing gifts for the prenatal classes and baby hats and afghans for the Hos-pital’s newborns. Sewers needed to make simple pillowcases for our sol-diers overseas.

■ AMERICAN CANCER SOCI-ETY: Needing drivers to transport lo-cals to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for Cancer Treatments.■ TRANSPORTATION: Drivers are always appreciated to help patients keep their Dr.’s appointments here in town and to Bozeman. Gas reim-bursement may be provided.■ SENIOR CENTER: has a call for Rag Cutters who meet on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. to cut unsold clothing into rags. Proceeds go the Center when sold.■ SENIOR CENTER FOOT CLINIC: could use volunteers and nurses twice a month to help our se-niors with foot care.■ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Needs a volunteer a few hours a week for on-going position running copy ma-chine and making up visitors packets.

Contact Deb Downs, RSVP Program Coordinator 111 So. 2nd St. Livings-ton, MT 59047 Phone (406) 222-2281 Email:[email protected]

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■ BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOS-PITAL: Volunteers are needed at the Care Boutique located in the Cancer Center. Responsibilities would be helping customers and keeping mer-chandise straightened up. ■ BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOS-PITAL: Volunteers needed to escort patients through the hospital, must be able to be on your feet a lot.■ RSVP HANDCRAFTERS: JOIN this group of crafters in quilting, knitting, crocheting & embroider-ing to make items like hats for che-mo patients, baby blankets & other hand made goods for our commu-nity. Meet once a week (can work from home). Items are on sale in our store in the RSVP office at the Se-nior Center and the Farmers Market on Saturday’s until September 13th.■ BOZEMAN SYMPHONY: Con-cessions head need for the Sunday Matinee’s. You would be responsible for setting up and tearing down the downstairs and upstairs concessions areas and keeping them clean during

the concert. Must be able to stand for long times and be able to lift no more than 50 lbs. ■ BOZEMAN SYMPHONY: Greets, Ushers, Set up and Musician treats needed. Greeters will greet the patrons, check tickets and hand out programs. Ushers guide patrons to their seats. Underwriter Room set up would be setting up the room. Musician’s Treats would be treats to the musicians. ■ VITA: Serve as the first point of contact for customers, set a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Monitor site traffic and sign in procedure. Lo-cated at the Community Café. Shifts available Monday, Tuesday and Thurs-day afternoons from 12:00-3:00. ■ WARMING CENTER: Volunteers needed for a variety of different shifts. The Warming Center is open from 7:00 p.m. -7:00 am. Training is held every Tuesday at the Warming Center. Please call for more information.

Please call Debi at RSVP today at 587-5444 for more information on these and other opportunities.

RSVP807 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715 • 587-5444 Debi Casagranda, Program Coordinator ([email protected]) 111 South 2nd, Livingston, MT 59047 • 222-2281 Deb Downs, Livingston Program Coordinator ([email protected]) • www.rsvpmt.org

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