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A May 2015

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The last man standing

North Side Mission

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Book .........................................................Page 5

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News Lite

Duck ringtone helps rescue ducklings SLIDELL, La. (AP) Quack! Quack! A duck call ringtone

helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain.

Spokesman Chad Duffaut of St. Tammany Fire District #1 says even with realistic quacking sounds coming from his cellphone, it took Firefighter Cody Knecht about 90 minutes to catch the first four baby mallards in the southeast Louisiana community of Slidell.

Duffaut says Knecht rescued the others after giving them about an hour to calm down.

All six ducklings were reunited with their mother in the canal behind a home, where residents had reported seeing the ducklings go into the drain.

Duffaut says it was fire stations second duck rescue in a week. On April 19, firefighters rescued a duck that got stuck in a chim-ney.

Would-be thieves steal frozen pizzas, then sell them to police

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Alaska State Troopers have recovered 75 of 80 frozen pizzas reported stolen thanks to an enterprising thief.

The Alaska Dispatch News reports that 80 frozen pizzas were reported stolen from a store in Gambell, a village on St. Law-rence Island in the Bering Sea. Police say they received a strong tip when 29-year-old John Koozaata and 21-year-old Lewis Oozeva called the police department and tried to sell the pizzas to on-duty officers.

Police say that the pair broke into the Gambell Native Store warehouse and took five cases of pizza, valued at $1,100, or about $13.75 a pie.

Troopers say Koozaata and Oozeva were arrested and taken to Nome. They are in custody at the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center facing charges of burglary and theft.

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Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you offer for tracking down a lost pension from a

previous employer? About to Retire

Dear About, Its not unusual for a worker to lose track of a pension benefit.

Perhaps you left an employer long ago and forgot that you left behind a pension. Or maybe you worked for a company that changed owners or went belly up many years ago, and you fig-ured the pension went with it. Today, millions of dollars in benefits are sitting in pension

plans across the U.S. or with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Cor-poration (PBGC), a federal government agency, waiting to be claimed by their rightful owners. The average unclaimed benefit with PBGC is about $6,500. To help you look for a pension, here are some steps to take and

some free resources that can help you search if your previous employer has gone out of business, relocated, changed owners or merged with another firm. Contact employer If you think you have a pension and the company you worked

for still is in business, your first step is to call the human resourc-es department and ask how to contact the pension plan adminis-trator. Ask the administrator whether you have a pension, how much it is worth and how to claim it. Depending on how com-plete the administrators records are you may need to show proof that you once worked for the company and that you are pension eligible. Your old income tax returns and W-2 forms from the years you

worked at the company will help you here. If you havent saved your old tax returns from these years, you can get a copy of your earnings record from the Social Security Administration, which will show how much you were paid each calendar year by each employer. Call (800) 772-1213, and ask for Form SSA-7050, Request

for Social Security Earnings Information, or you can download it at ssa.gov/online/ssa-7050.pdf. The SSA charges a $136 for this information. Some other old forms that can help you prove pension eligibili-

ty are summary plan descriptions that you should have received from your employer when you worked there, and any individual

benefit statements that you received during your employment.

Search PBGC If your former employer went out of business or if the compa-

ny still is in business but terminated its pension plan, check with the PBGC, which guarantees pension payouts to private-sector workers if their pension plans fail, up to annual limits. Most peo-ple receive the full benefit they earned before the plan was termi-nated. The PBGC offers an online pension-search directory tool at search.pbgc.gov/mp/mp.aspx. Get help If you need help tracking down your former company because

it may have moved, changed owners or merged with another firm, contact the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer organization that offers seven free Pension Counseling and Infor-mation Projects around the U.S. that serve 30 states. For more information, visit pensionrights.org or call (888) 420-6550. If you, your company or your pension plan happens to be out-

side the 30-state area served by the projects, or if youre trying to locate a federal or military pension, use Pension Help America at pen-sionhelp.org. This resource can connect you with government agencies and private organiza-tions that provide free information and assis-tance to help your search. For more

pension searching tips, see the PBGCs free online publication called Finding a Lost Pension at pbgc.gov/documents/finding-a-lost-pension.pdf.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.

Jim Miller, creator of the syndicated Savvy Senior information column, is a longtime advocate of senior issues. He has been featured in Time magazine; is author of The Savvy Senior: The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family and Finances for Senior Citizens; and is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show.

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Fifty-eight.Thats the number of passwords my

wife and I have for accessing every-thing online from email to bank accounts to energy bills to Netflix, iTunes and everything in between.

Fifty-eight.Its ridiculous, when you think about

it, that it should be that way. But if you want to live in the digital age and be halfway, semi safe from hackers, thats the price you pay.

The biggest problem anyone faces with their unmanageable, cackling hen house of passwords is how to keep track of them.

Do you keep them all in a safe place on your computer or smart-phone? Youre crazy stupid if you do. There is no safe place on any device thats connected to the Internet.

Do you just tell your laptop to remember the passwords for all the websites you access? All fine and good until you loose your laptop or have it stolen. You could be a pauper by sun-down, not only with no money in your bank account but a stolen identity for frosting on the cake.

So you do what most of us do: You record the passwords on a thousand-year-old device: paper. There are just way too many to remember otherwise. Well, you could remember them if you wanted to become a medieval monk, consigning yourself to a cave, living life of deprivation dedicated solely to mem-orizing all your user names and logins.

But writing those passwords down

carries its own risk. You could lose them or someone could walk off with them. But most of us accept the risk and keep them in a sort of hidden place in our homes. Its better than having the passwords on your computer and being plugged into the Internet, but not a whole lot better.

The techies gotta fix this pretty soon. There are already, of course, technolo-gies like thumb print scans to access your electronic device, but what if someone figures out a way past that and believe me, theres a way and then has instant access to everything? Back to the same problem.

Maybe theyll come up with a smart-phone or laptop that pricks your finger and analyzes your blood and then lets you in.

I think Ill keep my scrawled-out

passwords before I do that.Anyway, apart from safekeeping, one

of the biggest pains about passwords is creating one. Most people lazily type in a pets name followed by the numbers 1, 2, 3. Well, you know that hackers have that one figured out. All they have to do is type in some choice pet names like Spot or Mr. Snuggles with a few numbers after and they have access to half the computers in America.

Always create a strong password, the websites say, with lower and upper case letters, numbers and symbols. Sure. But then you cant remember the darn thing. Thats why you have to write it down.

Which brings us back to where we started ...

Dwight HarrimanMontana Best Times Editor

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OpinionDrowning in passwords

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By Montana Best Times Staff

Just released is a book that will be of great interest to Montanans with a love of automobiles or Western history: Motoring West, Volume 1: Automobile Pio-neers, 1900-1909.

In the first years of the 20th century, motoring across the vast expanses west of the Mississippi was at the very least an adventure and at most an audacious stunt, says a recent news release from University of Oklahoma Press, publisher of Motoring West. As more motorists ven-tured forth, such travel became a curiosity and, within a few decades, commonplace.

For aspiring Western travelers, automobiles formed an integral part of their search for new experiences and desti-nations and like explorers and thrill seekers from earlier ages, these adventurers kept records of their experiences. The scores of articles, pamphlets, and books they published, collected for the first time in Motoring West, create a vibrant picture of the American West in the age of automotive ascendancy, as viewed from behind the wheel, the release says.

Documenting the very beginning of Americans love affair with the automobile, the pieces in this volume the first of a planned multivolume series offer a panorama of motoring travelers visions of the burgeoning West in the first decade of the 20th century. Historian Peter J. Blodgetts sources range from forgotten archives to company brochures to magazines such as Harpers Monthly, Sunset, and Outing.

Under headlines touting adventures in touring, land cruis-ing and camping out with an automobile, voices from motor-ings early days instruct, inform, and entertain. They chart routes through wild landscapes, explain the finer points of driving

coast to coast in a Franklin, and occasionally prescribe touring outfits. Blodgetts engaging introductions to the volume and each piece couch the writers commentaries within their time, the release says.

As reports of the regions challenges and pleasures stirred interest and spurred travel, the burgeoning flow of traffic would eventually and forever alter the Western landscape and the westering motorists experience. The dispatches in Motoring West illustrate not only how the automobile opened the Ameri-can West before 1909 to more and more travelers, but also how the West began to change with their arrival.

Blodgett is the H. Russell Smith Foundation curator of West-ern American Manuscripts at the Huntington Library and author of Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush Decade, 1848-1858.

Motoring West is available from online booksellers, in bookstores, and directly from the University of Oklahoma Press at (800) 627-7377 or www.oupress.com.

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Motoring West, Volume 1: Automobile Pioneers, 1900-1909 Edited by Peter J. Blodgett University of Oklahoma Press 2015 Hardcover $34.95 360 pages 6.125 x 9.25 ISBN: 978-0-87062-383-7

New book tells what it was like to cross the early West by automobile

By Lindsey Erin Kroskob Montana Best Times

BIG TIMBER Dave Osens white Wrangler Jeep sits outside his shop with two pups staring lazily out the back window.

Its a blustery Saturday afternoon, and Osen is inside, wearing a dusty coverall suit, tinkering on a lawn mower.

His shop is immaculate, each tool in its place.

Thats his wife, Carolyns, doing, he says with a laugh.

Osen is the manager for Four Creek Ranch, an immense property nestled near U.S. Forest Service land on Lower Deer Creek Road in Sweet Grass County.

The fun part: figuring it outFor 11 years he and Carolyn have cared

for the place, but their journey to the ranch started long before while Osen was work-ing in construction. He built three of the five homes on the property with his broth-er before the owner asked him to come on full time.

Revving up the Jeep, Osen takes a drive around the property, pointing out the vari-ous projects hes worked on throughout the years.

Hes a man of many talents.But what is most impressive is the array

of hobbies hes added to his repertoire.He rebuilds engines, mounts elk horns,

refinishes carriages, builds cribs, restores old trucks, drives a team of Percheron draft horses, drills elk horn cribbage boards and, really, does anything else that catches his eye.

Thats the fun part about a lot of things,

just figuring out how to do it, he said.Osen cant quite put a number on the

hobbies hes taken up, which is likely because he masters a trade and then moves on to the next.

After 60 years, you get around people and you pick up little tricks here and there, Osen said. You learn from them.

Elk horn cribbage boardsWhen the couple moved to the property,

a much younger neighbor, Josh Fjare, was instrumental in helping Osen learn the ropes.

Josh is young enough to be my son, but Ive probably learned more from him than anybody about a lot of stuff, Osen said. If he wouldnt have been here when I came on this ranch, I would have failed.

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On the cover: Dave Osen gives his horse, Hickory, a kiss in a field near his Four Creek Ranch home 15 miles up Lower Deer Creek Road near Big Timber. Horse training is one of many hobbies Osen picked up over the years.

A man of many talentsDave Osen stays busy with incredible range of hobbies

MT Best Times photos Lindsey KroskobDave Osen climbs into an antique wagon he restored from the frame up, which he drives with two Percheron draft horses named Bud and Bill. The equine brothers were another side project of Osens, spurred from seeing two Big Timber men drive a pair in a local Christmas parade.

Thats always how it seems to start. Osen sees the outcome of a project, it peaks his interest, and he finds an expert to show him how its done.

His latest winter project, elk horn cribbage boards, started sim-ply because he saw one at a friends house.

I looked at that one at (John) Marshaks for a long time, Osen said. I thought, That took something to build that. I wonder how you do it.

Marshak kind of knew, but had never done it, Osen said. So they gave it a go.

Dave started by smoothing the rough off one side of the horn and running a compass along the edge to draw a line parallel to the curve. Once that line was done, he moved it a half-inch in and did it again.

Then I just used a ruler and put (marks) on quarter-inch spac-ing with a half inch in between, Osen said. Then if I didnt like it, Id erase it and do it over again.

You dont have to worry about the lines they can be buffed out later, he said. Then he mounted the horn on a piece of ply-wood, so no matter how it moved, it would be as if it was sitting on a table.

With a brad point in his drill bit, Osen drilled the holes 60 in each board.

The hardest part, he said, was figuring out how to make the pegs. The process of turning a raw stock, a brass rod, into a fin-ished, smoothly graded piece required using a drill press as a lathe with a file to shape the end.

Im not real artistic, and it would be really nice if I was, Osen said. Im more of a tape measure kind of guy.

Trophy mountingWhile that may be Osens opinion of himself, others might

argue his projects show a strong artistic talent coupled with a focused eye for detail.

Above the Osens fireplace hangs a beautiful European mount-ed elk rack, the result of a fall hunt on the property.

To learn this trade of trophy mounting, Osen took an earlier kill to a friend who was happy to oblige and mount the animal. The next year, Osen returned with a special request.

I said, Can I come out when you do it, so I can see how you do it? Osen said. So then I watched and helped him, and

from then on I did it myself.

Percheron horsesThe same thing happened with learning to drive two hefty Per-

cheron horses, which grazed happily in a nearby field that after-noon.

Bud and Bill are the product of a trip into Big Timber for the annual Christmas Lighted Parade where two men, Jeremy Rob-erts and Cameron Mayo, lead a team with a hay rack behind.

I said to Carolyn, Ive always wanted a team, and if those two guys can pull it off Osen said with a laugh.

Again, Osen pooled his resources, found some knowledgeable friends and ended up with the gentle black giants.

Id never even harnessed a (draft) horse before, but I knew I was getting a team so Id already bought a forecart, and I bought a harness on eBay, Osen said.

Steve Kryer found the horses and delivered him to the ranch. Then he showed the Osens how to harness and drive them.

He spent the whole day with us, Osen said, saying it was easy to learn the process.

Osen walked into the field where the horses were sprawled out a couple weeks later. Slowly, each one walked over to greet him, looking for a belly rub or two.

Its not like I made anything, but boy I had a lot of fun with those horses for a while, he said. But its like all the other stuff my mind goes in so many directions.

A perfect fitWhich may be why his job managing the Four Creek Ranch is

such a perfect fit.When Osen was working construction, he and Carolyn lived

north of Big Timber off Wormser Loop Road. Every night, Osen would come home and go out for a ride.

I thought, Wouldnt it be something to go to a place where you got to do that for a living, he said. And guess what, thats what we got.

And when things are slow in the winter, Osen gets to follow his interests, wherever they may lead.

I like to make old things look like they did, he said, pointing

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Above: One of Dave Osens elk horn cribbage boards awaits a players next move beside the fireplace at the couples Four Creek Ranch home. His signature Baltimore Orioles cards are always on hand, a shout-out to a close friend who plays for the team.Right: A close-up of the brass pegs on the cribbage board.

By M.P. Regan Montana Best Times

DILLON At twilight on a recent chilly, March afternoon, Lois Woodard, 71, stood surrounded by a dozen Dillon high school boys on a tennis court, offer-ing them instruction and encouragement after a hard afternoon of practice.

Remember, practice like you play, urged Woodard, the head coach of the Beaverhead County High School boys and girls tennis teams since 2005.

I want them to come to practice focused, Woodard explained the next day. I want them to focus on the process, not the result. Its natural to focus on winning, but when the focus is just on winning, often there isnt success. You have to focus on and enjoy the process first.

That message, like the many others Woodard has delivered to her players through actions and inspirational words

over years of coaching in Dillon, was received and applied with great respect by her players.

Lois is a really great coach, said Mark Waldrup, a junior at Beaverhead County High School, where he started on the boys State A championship football team last season.

She knows what shes talking about and is able to demonstrate what shes talk-ing about and she is always encourag-ing, added Waldrup, who began taking lessons from Woodard when he was in ele-mentary school and Woodard was nation-ally ranked in her age group.

She does well with whatever age group she teaches, added Waldrup, the BCHS No. 1 boys singles player who hits with Woodard when he needs someone who can challenge him.

Teaching more than tennisWoodard began offering her wisdom

and the challenge of chasing down her powerful, pinpoint ground strokes as a volunteer assistant for the Beavers tennis team shortly after she and her husband had moved to Dillon from Denver in 2000.

I just walked over to the courts one day and went up to the head coach and offered to help, recalled Woodard, who began her long tenure with the Beavers team that day by hitting with Haley McDonald, the Dillon girls top singles player who would go on to win the state Class A singles title.

Woodard has trained a number of other standout tennis players in Dillon. But she emphasizes gaining character over gaining trophies.

Lois teaches her players more than just about how to play tennis, commented Waldrups mother, Ilene Cohen.

She teaches them on how to be a good teammate, about being a leader, about

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Holding courtTennis coach teaches life lessons along with ground strokes

MT Best Times photos by M.P. ReganBeaverhead County High School tennis head coach Lois Woodard, left, instructs one of her players, freshman Mariah Mosh-er, in the finer points of serving.

being fair and honest, about taking the high road even when youre struggling with your game, added Cohen, whose son last season became the first Dillon boys tennis player to qualify for the state tournament.

If you attend an end-of-the-year tennis banquet, she talks about every single player on the team and about what they brought to the team as a person and how they grew during the season.

Woodard said the value of what one learns on the tennis court extends well beyond the baselines.

Many things come up during a season that we can use to teach to the kids besides just how to be better tennis players, com-mented Woodard on her approach to coaching.

There are a lot of life lessons to be learned. And its very rewarding as a coach to watch a person blossom as an individu-al, continued Woodard.

Late bloomerWoodard didnt start playing tennis until her college days at the

University of Vermont in Burlington, where she met her husband, Michael, who introduced her to the game and to his parents, fine tennis players who helped her progress quickly in learning the game.

Despite her delayed start in the game, Woodard developed her tennis skills to the point where she began competing and win-ning at national tournaments in her 30s.

I played my first tennis tournament in Erie, Pennsylvania, when I was 30, recalled Woodard. My husband and I were liv-ing there and it was just a local tourney. I began to feel as if I could compete. I played in singles and doubles, and lost in both. But the bug had bit me. I thought, I could be better next time.

Six years later, Woodard advanced deep into the national wom-ens indoor 35s tournament in Milwaukee, where she and her husband had since moved.

A friend asked me to play doubles. We made it to the semifi-nals and I made it to the quarterfinals in singles. Thats when I thought, wow, I can really do this, said Woodard, who kept com-peting in national tennis tournaments into her 60s.

I played in a lot of national tournaments after that, in a lot of age groups, said Woodard.

There she was, Miss VermontWoodard first got bit by the sports bug during her youth, while

growing up on Lake Champlain, which sits between the state bor-ders of New York and Vermont.

Living in a small island community with a population of about 200, Woodard found only boys in her age range to play with when she wasnt attending classes in the communitys one-room schoolhouse.

The next to youngest of four children and the only daughter in her family, Woodard spent many winter days skating and playing hockey on the community pond, and summer days swinging a bat on the islands sandlot baseball field.

I think I got competitive from playing all that sandlot base-ball, laughed Woodard. I could always hit a baseball well, and I guess that swing helped me when I took up tennis.

Despite her growing love of and prowess in sports, Woodard didnt get the chance to participate in competitive sports at her high school, which sat on the Vermont mainland, an hour-long bus ride from home.

After I graduated eighth grade, I was bused to a high school on the mainland. The worst part of that was, since my father worked and my mother didnt drive a car, I had no way to take part in after-school sports.

Denied the chance to earn a sports scholarship and with her parents unable to afford tuition, Woodard worked her way through college, in part by singing and by modeling for a local department store.

Both callings helped her find another way to earn money the Miss America Pageant.

I was asked by the pageants Vermont director to take part, recalled Woodard, who was crowned Miss Vermont and won the right to compete at the 1965 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, where she sang in the talent portion of the competition.

The main reason I said yes was that if I could win, it would give me enough scholarship money to pay for my last year of col-lege, said Woodard, who had begun taking voice lessons at the age of 19 from a retired professor from the prestigious Juilliard School of Music.

It turned out to be a fabulous experience. I met a lot of won-derful people and sang at a lot of different functions, said Wood-ard, who also performed throughout college in a folk group with her husband, a guitarist.

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Lois Woodard addresses her players after a recent team prac-tice.

By Charlie Denison Montana Best Times

MAIDEN Jerry Hanley sits on his gray reclining chair, takes a sip of coffee and leans forward, partaking in one of his favorite hobbies: talking about Maiden.

Maiden is a historical gold and silver mining town located about 20 miles north-east of Lewistown.

My grandfather, George Wieglenda, arrived here at 19 years old in 1895 and spent his life here mining, Jerry, 67, said. He put together a pretty good package for the family patented mining claims and homestead grounds. He must have been thinking about his offspring. He must have been thinking about setting us up with a nice place. Well, he sure did, and we sure enjoy it.

Born to E.D. Red Hanley and Selma (Wieglenda) Hanley Selma was one of Georges three daughters Jerry shares his passion for the area with several of his chil-dren, cousins, nieces, nephews and most of his 10 siblings, eight of which are still liv-ing.

Growing up in Lewistown, Maiden was always our summer getaway, Jerry said. Our family loved it, and so did I. The goal of my life was to live here.

Jerry might have known he wanted to make Maiden his home, but he wasnt sure at first how hed make his living.

In the late 60s and early 70s, I was try-ing to be an artist, drawing pictures and painting signs, Jerry said. I probably sold 25 originals, but I wasnt really making enough to get by.

Living in his grandmothers house, unsure

of the next step to take, fate played its hand.Larry Hoffman came by and said, I see

smoke coming out of the chimney and was wondering if you were looking for a job. Im reopening the Spotted Horse Mine, Jerry recounted. I thought, Whoa, mining where my grandfather worked? Yeah!

Without any second-guessing, Jerry fol-lowed in his grandfathers footsteps and became a Maiden miner.

A good handJerry was ecstatic to work in the very

mines his grandfather worked in, especially the Maginnis mine, which he would eventu-ally own.

But no matter what mine he worked in, Jerry excelled, often leading the way for other miners.

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The last man standingMiner in Maiden, Montana, preserving historic town

MT Best Times photo by Charlie DenisonJerry Hanley holds $10,000 worth of gold and silver collected from his days mining in Maiden as well as a 1931 photo of his grandfather George Wieglenda. In the picture, Wieglenda holds a 20-pound bar of gold he also collected from mining in Maiden.

I just absolutely fell in love with min-ing, Jerry said. I loved being under-ground, drilling drift rounds, loading up a couple hundred pounds of explosives, deto-nating and going back in after the smoke clears.

Mining, Jerry said, was in his blood, and he took to it naturally.

I learned real quick, he said. Early on, I was recognized as a good hand.

No mining like Maiden mining

Interspersed with mining in Maiden, Jerry also mined in other areas from the hang-ing walls of Alaska to the footwalls of New Mexico, he said, and all over Montana, including the Jim Bridger Wilderness, the Johns-Manville West Fork Adit.

It always depended on what mines were operating, he noted.

Through it all, however, nothing filled Jer-ry with more pride than mining Maiden.

Whether it was Maidens Spotted Horse, Cumberland, Kentucky Favorite or Maginnis mines, Jerry was at home, and he was driven to keep his grandfathers name in high regard by following his example, being a leader and stopping at nothing. If there was gold, he was going to find it.

I spent a lot of time working on the Spotted Horse, the Maginnis and the Ken-tucky Favorite, Jerry said. The Kentucky Favorite was the last real high-grade mine up here. It was mined in 1987, 1988 and 1989. We mined exceptional high-grade there, some assaying as high as 700 ounces per ton. Thats spectacular.

Through the decades, the mines have seen

quite a bit of success, Jerry said.These three mines produced between

300,000 and 400,000 ounces of gold, he said, and they produced an equal amount of silver, which is pretty good production.

Part of historyJerry said it is an honor to be part of Maid-

ens rich gold-digging history.It all started in 1879, when Skookum Joe

Anderson, Davey Jones and another guy found part of a mustard jar full of gold, Jer-ry said of the group that found the jar some-one had buried when they sank a discovery shaft. They set up a camp, which later became my grandparents front yard. Appar-ently Indians were giving them a tough time, so they left, but they came back in 1880.

Jerry has taken it upon himself to study the history of Maiden and preserve it as best he can.

There is no one that knows more about Maiden than me, he said, and I am not saying that to brag its just the truth, espe-cially since my mother has passed on.

Going through archives of old newspa-pers, old photos and studying any books written on the area, Jerry is the go-to guy on Maiden. This summer, he will lead a Last Big Gold Rush tour of Maiden and Kendall as part of the Central Montana Education Centers 2015 Adult Education series.

Maiden: not a ghost town, but a Hanley town

Although the population of Maiden is slim, it is no ghost town. Instead, it is a Han-ley town.

My sister Barbara lives near here with

her husband, Keith, Jerry said. Their son James also lives close by.

Whether or not descendants of George Wieglenda live in town or not, Jerry said most of them still come around.

Just like it was growing up, much of the family comes and meets us here in the sum-mertime, he said.

And much of the family is thankful for Georges generosity, leaving so much of the town in their name, especially Jerrys brother Pat.

Pat owns and cares for numerous build-ings in Maiden, Jerry said. He has really put a lot of time and money into making Maiden what it is today.

But mainly its been Jerry keeping Maiden alive. Retired since 2013, Jerry leaves Maid-en only when he has to, and he is more invested and connected in the area now than ever before.

There is a spirit here, Jerry said. There is a spirit in this old town.

Although its unclear what the future holds for Maiden, Jerry remains optimistic, still holding on to hope for another gold rush.

In retirement, Jerrys passion has not waned, nor has his interest or investment in both mining and Maiden, since he purchased the Maginnis mine and still remains optimis-tic there could be another rush.

Im always looking for another mining deal, Jerry said. Its kind of become a joke between me and family and friends, but I believe there is still gold to be discovered.

Charlie Denison may be reached at reporter@lewistownnews.com or (406) 535-3401.

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Maiden is pictured in the late 1880s. The Maginnis mine and

mill are at the far right at the head of Warm Spring Canyon. Maiden had just peaked in its

prosperity and it was in decline at the time of this photograph.

Photo courtesy of Jerry Hanley

By Amorette F. Allison Montana Best Times

MILES CITY There are only a few homes in the 1200 block of North Jordan, adjacent to the old Milwaukee Railroad yards on the north side of Miles City but, on Saturday after-noons, there are a lot of visitors. Those visitors are singing songs, learning Bible verses, and enjoying a hot meal with friends and family.

What used to be two rather ordinary houses has, over the years, grown into the North Side Mission, an informal organization affiliated with the Valley Drive Community Church. The mission provides companionship, education and fun for children from toddlers to teenagers in what started out as just one woman who wanted to extend a helping hand.

BeginningsAlice Swift, her husband, Archie, and their family, lived in a

small house at 1211 N. Jordan. Since the Milwaukee Railroad

was still in business when they first lived there, Alice would occasionally have a hobo asking for a meal. Alice always obliged.

Her generosity extended to more than just hungry transients. If Alice saw children who couldnt attend church because of the condition of their clothes or lack of shoes, she took care of that. And if someone was hungry, she fed them.

In addition to her home ministry, Alice conducted a ministry in the local jail and also did hair dressing at the rest home, adding some ministry to that as well.

The family counts 1968 as the year the home ministry tradition really began. Thats when Alice started her Saturday Bible school and lunch program. She ran it informally for several years, until ill health forced her to retire.

While she was no longer active in her mission work, daughter Bonnie said she served as a prayer warrior for anyone who needed a few extra prayers.

After her death, in August of last year, her daughters took up the cause.

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North Side MissionMinistry provides companionship, education and fun for youth

MT Best Times photos by Steve AllisonYouth pastor Eddie Smith, left, conducts a meeting with older children at the North Side Mission in Miles City, recently.

The house gets biggerThe North Side Mission isnt anything

official so much as its what Alices family calls her old house, now turned into the Bible school. On Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m., children from toddler age through teenagers visit the house to sing songs, study the Bible and have a late afternoon hot lunch.

Usually between 30 and 40 children join the family and friends for these sessions.

The family includes six of Alices seven daughters. They are Bonnie White, who currently lives in her mothers house, San-dra Beeler, Debra Meyer, Gerry Bloxom, Nora Gambert and Janette Carpenter.

When they were young, her mother had children over, teaching them crafts as well as Bible study. Alice had a red station wagon and used to collect neighborhood children to bring to her house or take the kids out for picnics to places like Wood-ruff Park.

Eventually, the wagon described by one of the sisters as a little, teeny, red station wagon was replaced with a bigger white van and then a bigger red and white van. That van is the current bus that is still used to pick up kids.

Just as the transport got bigger, the house itself got bigger. The North Side Mission is located at both 1205 and 1211 N. Jordan. Archie took what was a four-room house with just two bedrooms and added on, eventually buying the neigh-bors house and connecting the two struc-tures. The daughters remember holding up

rafters while Dad nailed them in place. The house is decorated with religious art, some of it drawn by Alice herself, and lots of family mementos.

The sisters have helped with their Bible studies and singing as well. Sandra taught her sisters how to play the guitar. Eddie Smith, youth pastor at Valley Drive Com-munity Church, helps with the Bible study group for teenagers, and Calvin Rice plays the guitar for the sing-a-longs that open each Saturday get-together.

Some of the attendees live in the neigh-borhood. Some are members of the Valley Drive Community Church.

As daughter Sandy Beeler says, Chil-dren are the most important thing in the

world. They are the future.

Just follow the soundAlices family continues to move into

the future, with something like 150 grand-children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

So if you find yourself near North Jordan, near the old railroad yards, now a repair company for rail cars, and you hear a rous-ing chorus of Jesus Loves Me, just follow the sound to Alices house and join in.

Lunch included.

Amorette F. Allison may be reached at mcreporter@midrivers.com of ((406) 234-0450.

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Left: Debra Meyer greets visi-tors as they show up for a meeting.

Left: Glenn Rice plays guitar to start a meeting in the larger living room area of the two combined houses.

We were kind of like Peter, Paul and Mary, except there were only two of us, laughed Woodard, who began singing in church during her youth. So, he was Peter and Paul, and I was Mary.

Of rods and racquetsWoodard and her husband came to Montana in 2000, when

Michael was named CEO of R.L. Winston Rod Co., the Twin Bridges-based manufacturer of high-quality fly-fishing rods.

We decided that it would be a great adventure, recalled Wood-ard of her and Michaels decision to move from Denver to Dillon.

We thought it would only be for a few years. But he was very successful and we loved it here way more than we could have dreamed. So even though he has retired, were still here, said Woodard, who after relocating to Dillon was forced to drive to Bozeman twice a week to find tennis players at her level to practice with to help keep her sharp enough to compete in national tourna-ments.

We really enjoy the beauty and the peacefulness and the com-munity here, said Woodard, who finally gave up playing in nation-al tournaments in 2006 after gaining a top-10 national ranking in doubles and reaching the final of the national clay court doubles championship that year.

I wanted to leave on a high note, she said. And I still get to keep my hand in tennis through the Dillon high school team.

Staying in the gameWoodard said she still enjoys coaching and her players enough to

endure the high school tennis seasons half-dozen or so long road trips, which usually require her to get up before dawn and return home well after dark.

We do come home really late sometimes after midnight when we have a meet in Billings or Lewistown, admitted Wood-ard.

But the meets we go to are the frosting on the cake for me. Its really rewarding to watch the kids compete and grow. Its kind of a reflection of what we are able to give to them as coaches, said Woodard, who credits her Beaver assistant coaches Jenny Waldorf, Jeff Koslosky and Tim Glueckert with her players many successes.

The kids gain the love of competing, and it has a snowball effect because then they come back and practice harder so they can compete better, continued Woodard, who often stays at practices until dusk helping her players, and holds voluntary workouts on weekends and during holiday breaks to prepare her players for meets.

Why does she spend so much time on a job she doesnt need for paying the bills?

I ask myself that, smiled Woodard. I guess I just love the game. And I love the kids. They are there because they want to learn the game. Many have taken lessons with me since third or fourth grade. They love tennis, too, or they wouldnt be here late on cold days trying to improve their games.

Though she retired from national competition, Woodard still plays with a Montana United States Tennis Association team that is vying for a spot at the regional tournament in Denver later this year.

The team is for women 40 and over, though most of us are 50 and over, said Woodard. Im over 70, but they still invite me to play.

Not just tennis ...Woodard said she found her first sporting love, skiing, through

her husbands family and has helped pass that love down to her daughter and two sons.

All three of them got a good foundation in skiing by the time they were 6 or 7 years old, said Woodard, who served on the ski patrol with her husband at Bromley Mountain in Vermont for 15 years and continues to hit the slopes whenever she has time.

It was a wonderful thing for our children to learn, and they all went on to become great skiers, added Woodard, whose daughter married a ski racer.

Woodard also passed along the love of teaching to her two sons, the younger of which worked as an instructor at Vail Mountain in Colorado and coached its developmental ski race team, while the older son taught skiing in Colorado before becoming manager of All Mountain Sports at Copper Mountain.

And though she and her husband recently and vigorously took up a new pastime golf Woodard plans to continue with tennis, especially with coaching it.

Every coach in sports has the opportunity to be a role model. Thats the part I really enjoy, said Woodard, who continued coach-ing tennis during her successful battle against breast cancer that began in the summer of 2000.

I keep thinking about retiring. But I want to stay engaged and feel useful. I had no idea how much I would love coaching when I took it up, said Woodard, many of whose pupils are just taking up the game of tennis when they come to join her high school team and need to learn basics, like how to grip a racquet and keep score.

It takes patience and I find the better rested I am, the more patience I have. But I just love watching someone jump on a learn-ing curve, smiled Woodard.

And its a really great way to stay engaged in the community, she said. Working with these kids thats what helps keep me young.

M.P. Regan may be reached at mregan@dillontribune.com or (406) 683-2331.

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Woodard provides tennis instruction to Beaverhead County High School player Mariah Mosher.

Tennis coach, from Page 9

to his newest fancy, a John Deere tractor waiting to be restored. A vintage pickup belonging to Osens friend Frank Chounet is

also waiting inside the shop for an engine. Beside it is a carriage, which he built up from just the frame.

I dont know how many projects Ive done. Ive probably

done more since Ive been here because it seems like in the win-ter I have more time, he said. But I like to make old stuff new like this tractor. Carolyn doesnt know this, but one day thats going to really shine

Adding with a smile, Well, maybe she knows.With anything, Osen said he likes to learn and he likes to stay

busy. The cribbage boards, the animals, they are a way to keep moving and someday, he may just come back around to those old interests.

When I think of all these different things Ive played around with and stuff, at some point if I cant do the things I like to do now, I could go into the littlest shop in the world and do these cribbage boards, Osen said, like his old friend John Moreland, who built knives when he couldnt ride horses anymore.

Everybody has a gift, Osen said. Its funny how life works out.

Lindsey Erin Kroskob may be reached at editor@bigtimberpio-neer.net or (406) 932-5298.

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Saddlebreds and silverin Shelbyville, Kentucky

By Kathy Witt KathyWitt.com/TNS

In the rolling bluegrass of central Ken-tucky, there are more than 90 farms dedi-cated to a singular vocation: breeding and training Saddlebred horses the pea-cock of the horse world. These high-stepping equine beauties, highly regarded for their grace and athleticism, are per-fectly at home in Shelbyville, Kentucky, the American Saddlebred Capital of the World.

Deemed as such by state legislative proclamation, Shelbyville and Shelby County became the hub of saddlebred horse breeding activity, quite simply,

because its where the best horses were and still are.

If you want to get into the country music business you go to Nashville, said saddlebred horse breeder Hoppy Bennett. If you want to get into American Saddle-bred, you come to Shelby County.

Historic horseThe breed actually dates back to the

late 18th century when explorer Daniel Boone, his brother Squire and many a pioneer traveled to Kentucky on Ameri-can Horses, the forerunner of the mod-ern Saddlebred horse. These days, the pioneers have been replaced by the breed-

ers and trainers and the hobbyists who buy and show saddlebreds. All involved are looking for the next champion.

What makes a Saddlebred a champion is inside, its his heart, his will to win, said Bennet. We breed for that. We know what pedigrees produce that. They move and go like theyre breathing fire, yet they have to be trained to be manner-ly enough for anyone to ride them.

Groups of 15 or more and families overnighting in Shelby County can take an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the cosseted world of the saddlebred, including to Bennetts Undulata Farm. A Shelbyville landmark that is also on the National Register of Historic Places,

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Photo courtesy of ShelbyKY Tourism Commission and Visitors Bureau/TNSSaddlebred horses are pictured at the Undulata Farm in Kentucky.

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Undulata is where Civil War veteran Harry Weissinger and his sons once bred the great stallion, American Born.

He was a history-making stallion, born right here, and he made a great contribution to the breed through his off-spring, said Bennett. He added a lot of beauty and refinement.

Saddlebred stables are abuzz with activity all year long, but the most exciting time is dur-ing the spring when the babies arrive the best time to tour. Each spring, as many as 300 foals are born in Shelby Coun-ty. (Nationally about 1,500 saddlebred horses are born each year.)

Youll see the babies with their mamas, playing in the field, said Charlie Kramer, horse farm tour director. Youll see some 2-year-olds, working toward getting ready to show. Theyve been training for four, five, maybe six months, and theyll be under saddle or pulling a cart.

The approximately 90-min-ute tour includes a discussion of the breed, the training aids the horses may be wearing and how and why saddlebreds do what they do. Visitors will get to see this jewel of a breed

up-close, stroll through the barn, talk to a trainer. Youll learn about the distinctive gait of these beautiful show horses and you might even get to pet a new foal.

Theres silver in them thar hills

Shelbyville is not only where youll find the worlds largest concentration of sadd-lebred-related facilities; it is also home to one of the worlds largest antique silver collections at Wakefield-Scearce Gallery. Loving cups, meat skewers, snuff boxes, cake baskets, tankards, tea services these pieces and hundreds more gleam from within their cases in the shops aptly named Silver Vault.

Perhaps most famous are the handmade sterling silver Presidential mint julep cups. Since Franklin Roosevelt, Wakefield-Scearce Gallery has sent every president a cup, hand-engraved on the side with the Presidential Seal. Of nearly equal importance is the official mint julep cup of the Kentucky Derby, distin-guished by signature mark-ings, including an eagle car-touche combined with the ini-tials of the current president. Both cups owe their creation to gallery co-founder Mark J. Scearce, who originated the pattern during World War II from a Kentucky cup design from the early 1800s.

Besides a treasure trove of silver, Wakefield-Scearce Gal-lery has fine English antiques, paintings, garden and archi-tectural accessories, chande-liers and more all staged in beautiful vignettes in a build-ing that dates back to 1825 and the Kentucky wilderness when it was a school for young ladies. Known as Sci-ence Hill School, its founder, Julia Hieronymus Tevis, did the unthinkable: In addition to the traditional gentleladys education of reading, writing and the social graces, she

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Photo courtesy of ShelbyKY Tourism Commission and Visitors

Bureau/TNSMint julep cups are hand-made and hand-engraved at Shelbyvilles Wakefield-Scearce Gallery.

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taught her students the sciences.Today, Science Hill houses not only Wakefield-Scearce Gal-

lery, but also the one-of-a-kind Shops of Science Hill and the Science Hill Inn Restaurant, which specializes in Southern-style home cooking using locally sourced farm-fresh ingredients.

Adventure guide to dont-miss moments When in Rome . . . Since youre in American Saddlebred

Horse Country, saddle up a horse at Shelby Trails Park and take

a ride through 400 acres of heavily forested Kentucky country-side.

Head to Smith-Berry Winery for dinner and a concert in the vineyard. Every other Saturday in spring and summer the win-ery hosts live concerts, featuring music of all genres every-thing from oldies rock n roll to tribute shows (Jimmy Buffet, the Beatles). Concert/dinner tickets at the door are $28.95. Visit the tasting room first to sample and select wine to pair with the meal.

Coordinate your visit to Shelbyville with an artisan-taught workshop offered at Making Ends Meet. Several jewelry-making classes are offered in late May by Deb Guess where students will work in metalsmithing and tooling and with the jewelers saw to create earrings or pendants. See classes here: www.MakingEndsMeet.com/store/c85/STUDIO_Classes.html.

Give your taste buds an authentic Kentucky culinary treat at the Bell House Restaurant with a Classic Kentucky Hot Brown. Locals will tell you this hearty concoction of tender turkey breast topped with juicy tomatoes and crisp bacon and simmer-ing in a cheese bath is as close as you can get to the original recipe created in the 1920s by Chef Fred Schmidt of Louis-villes Brown Hotel.

Pack your shopping shoes for the Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass, 90 designer shops in a setting of lushly planted courtyards and arched roofs providing shade. Ann Taylor Facto-ry Store, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Coach, Fossil, the Fragrance Outlet, Gucci, J. Crew, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH theyre all here and plenty more and with savings of 20 to 70 percent.

Photos courtesy of ShelbyKY Tourism Commission and Visitors Bureau/TNSAbove: Once a former school for genteel ladies, the Wakefield-Scearce Gallery today is an antique lovers idea of nirvana. Below: Tap into your inner designer and sign up for a class at Making Ends Meet.

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Custer & Rosebud counties- American Legion: Will need volunteer

ticket takers this summer.- Clinic Ambassador: Need volunteer to

greet patients and visitors, providing direc-tions and more, two locations.- Custer County Food Bank: Volunteers

assistants needed for 8 a.m-1:30 p.m., Mon-days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, to process donations, stock shelves and more.- Custer Network Against Domestic Vio-

lence: Crisis line volunteer needed.- Friendship Villa: Volunteers needed to help

with activities.- Grammas Ice Cream Shoppe: RSVP will

need help selling ice cream at the Eastern Montana Fair Aug. 19-22.- Historic Miles City Academy: Volunteers

store clerk needed.- Holy Rosary: Volunteer receptionist need-

ed at front desk.- Meals on Wheels: RSVP will be delivering

the last two weeks in May.- Miles City Historic Preservation Office

and City Clerks Office: Clerical help needed.- Range Riders Museum: Volunteers needed

7 days per week to greet visitors, run the cash register and more.- Soup Kitchen: Volunteers needed to greet

(seated position), serve and/or prepare food.- St. Vincent DePaul: Volunteers to assist in

several different capacities.- VA Activities: Urgent need for someone to

help with activities.- VA Community Living Center: Volunteer

with people skills needed to interview CLC residents on a monthly basis. Must be able to objectively ask questions, work on a laptop while doing so, and be accurate. Select your own hours. People skills and accuracy are important.- WaterWorks Art Museum: Volunteer

receptionists needed, 2-hour shifts Tuesdays-Sundays.If you are interested in these or other volun-

teer opportunities please contact: Betty Vail, RSVP Director; 210 Winchester Ave. #225, MT 59301; phone (406) 234-0505; email: rsvp05@midrivers.com.

Dawson County- Local Farm to Table Store: Someone to

help in and during store hours, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.- Makoshika Visitors Center: Volunteers

needed to assist on Mondays and Tues-days. Training provided.Have a need, a special interest or desire to

volunteer somewhere in the community? Contact: Patty Atwell, RSVP Director, 604 Grant, Glendive, MT 59330; phone (406) 377-4716; email: rsvp@midrivers.com.

Fergus, Judith Basin counties- Art Center: In need of volunteers on Satur-

days.

- Community Cupboard (Food Bank): Vol-unteers are needed to help any week morn-ings as well as with deliveries.- Council on Aging: Volunteers needed to

assist at the Senior Center (Grubstakes) and with home delivered meals and senior trans-portation. - Library: Volunteer help always appreciat-

ed. - ROWL (Recycle Our Waste Lewistown):

Recruiting volunteers for the 3rd Saturday of the month to help sorting, baling and loading recyclables - Treasure Depot: Thrift store needs volun-

teers to sort, hang clothes and put other items on display for sale.- Always have various needs for your skills

and volunteer services in our community.- Current RSVP volunteers are encouraged

to turn in your hours each month; your con-tribution to the community is greatly appreci-ated!Contact: RSVP Volunteer Coordinator Sara

Wald, 404 W. Broadway, Wells Fargo Bank building, (upstairs), Lewistown, MT 59457; phone (406) 535-0077; email: rsvplew@mid-rivers.com.

Gallatin County - American Cancer Society-Road to Recov-

ery: Drivers needed for patients receiving treatments from their home to the hospital- American Red Cross Blood Drive: Two

volunteer opportunities available: an ambas-sador needed to welcome, greet, thank and provide overview for blood donors; and phone team volunteers needed to remind, recruit or thank blood donors. Excellent cus-tomer service skills needed, training will be provided, flexible schedule. - Befrienders: Befriend a senior; visit on a

regular weekly basis. - Belgrade Senior Center: Meals on Wheels

needs regular and substitute drivers MondayFriday, to deliver meals to seniors before noon. - Big Brothers Big Sisters: Be a positive

role model for only a few hours each week.- Bozeman and Belgrade Sacks Thrift

Stores: Need volunteers 2- to 3-hour shifts on any day, Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.- Bozeman Deaconess Hospital: Volunteers

needed for the information desks in the Atri-um and the Perk, 8 a.m.-noon, noon- 4 p.m.- Bozeman Senior Center Foot Clinic:

Retired or nearly retired nurses are urgently needed, 2 days a month, either 4- or 8-hour shifts.- Galavan: Volunteer drivers needed Mon-

day-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. CDL required and Galavan will assist you in obtaining one. Vol-unteers also needed to make reminder calls and confirm rides for the following day.- Gallatin Rest Home: Volunteers wanted

for visiting the residents, sharing your knowledge of a craft, playing cards or

reading to a resident.- Gallatin Valley Food Bank: Volunteers

needed to deliver commodities to seniors in their homes once a month. Deliveries in Bel-grade are especially needed.- HRDC Housing Department Ready to

Rent: Curriculum for families and individuals who have rental barriers such as lack of poor rental history, property upkeep, renter respon-sibilities, landlord/tenant communication and financial priorities. - Habitat for Humanity Restore: Belgrade

store needs volunteers for general help, sort-ing donations and assisting customers.- Heart of The Valley: Compassionate vol-

unteers especially needed to love, play with and cuddle cats.- Help Center: Computer literate volunteer

interested in entering data into a social servic-es database. Also volunteers needed to make phone calls to different agencies/programs to make sure database is up to date and make safety calls to home bound seniors.- Jessie Wilber Gallery at The Emerson:

Volunteers needed on Wednesdays, Thurs-days, and Fridays to greet people at the main desk, answer questions and keep track of the number of visitors.- MSU Alumni Association: Volunteers

needed to help with decorations for MSU graduation and reunion weekend.- Museum of the Rockies: Variety of oppor-

tunities available such as helping in the gift shop and more.- RSVP Handcrafters: Volunteers to quilt,

knit, crochet and embroider hats for chemo patients, baby blankets and other handmade goods once a week (can work from home). Items are on sale in our store in the RSVP office at the Senior Center or on Saturday Farmers Markets until September 13. *Donated yarn needed for the quilting, knit-ting and crocheting projects.- Three Forks Food Bank: Volunteer needed

on Mondays and/or Thursdays to help with administrative duties, including answer phones and questions, some paper and com-puter work. They will train.- Warming Center: Volunteers are needed

for overnight shifts at the center, training is provided.- Your unique skills and interests are needed,

without making a long-term commitment, in a variety of ongoing, special, one-time events.Contact: Debi Casagranda, RSVP Program

Coordinator, 807 N. Tracy, Bozeman, MT 59715; phone (406) 587-5444; fax (406) 582 8499; email: dcasagranda@thehrdc.org.

Musselshell, Golden Valley, Petroleum counties- Food Bank: Distribute food commodities

to seniors and others in the community; help unload the truck as needed.

See RSVP, Page 20

Below is a list of volunteer openings available through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in communities across southern Montana. To learn more about RSVP, call 1-800-942-2677 or log on to www. seniorcorps.org.

RSVP

Thursday, May 7 Book reading by Peter Bowen from his newest book, Bitter Creek, Elk River Books, 120 N. Main St., Livingston

Friday, May 8 West Side Story, Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m., through May 17, Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston

Sunday, May 10 All City Garage Sale, Glendive Mothers Day Horse Racing, 1 p.m., Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City

Monday, May 11 Beginning Golf, Overland Golf Course, 5:30-7 p.m., Big Timber Understanding and Observing the Night Skies, (Adult Ed class) Math B Room, Sweet Grass County High School, 7:30-9 p.m., Big Timber, through May 12 Tap into Montana: A Craft Beer Week and Brew Fest, various locations in Livingston, through May 16

Wednesday, May 13 Beginning Golf, Overland Golf Course, 5:30-7 p.m., Big Timber

Thursday, May 14 65th Annual Bucking Horse Sale, through May 17, Miles City

Friday, May 15 Miss Southeastern Montana Rodeo Pageant, through May 16, Miles City

Saturday, May 16 VFW Armed Forces Day, flag display and barbecue, Glendive Laurel Garden Club Spring Garden and Bake Sale, Thomson Park Picnic Shelter, 313 East 6th Street, Laurel Southeastern Montana Fiddlers, Range Riders Museum, Miles City Handgun Safety and Familiarization, (Adult Ed class) Courthouse Conference Room, 1-5 p.m., Big Timber

Sunday, May 17 High School Graduation, 2 p.m., Joliet High School Graduation, 1 p.m., Park City

Monday, May 18 Beginning Golf, Overland Golf Course, 5:30-7 p.m., Big Timber

Tuesday, May 19 Noxious Weed Identification, (Adult Ed class) Math B Room, Sweet Grass County High School, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Big Timber

Wednesday, May 20 Beginning Golf, Overland Golf Course, 5:30-7 p.m., Big Timber

Thursday, May 21 Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Interpretive Programs, Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m., through Sept. 5, Whitehall

Friday, May 22 Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 3 p.m. through June 14, Blue Slipper Theatre, 113 E. Callender St., Livingston

Saturday, May 23 Nevada City Living History Weekends, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., through Sept. 27, Lantern Tours start at 9:30 p.m., Nevada City

Sunday, May 24 Laurel High School Graduation, 203 E. Eighth St., Laurel

Monday, May 25 Memorial Day VFW Program, 10 a.m., Gazebo Park, Glendive Frontier Gateway Museum tentative opening, Glendive Peruvian Cooking Class, (Adult Ed) Family Consumer Science Room, Sweet Grass County High School, 5-7:30 p.m., Big Timber

Thursday, May 28 Cast Iron/Beautiful Shrubs for Montana, (Adult Ed) Blake Nursery, 6-7:30 p.m., Big Timber

Friday, May 29 Montana Junior High Rodeo Finals, through May 31, Millers Horse Palace, 7215 Mossmain, Laurel NOTE: For more information contact the appropriate local chamber of commerce or organization.

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RSVP, from Page 19- Meals on Wheels Program: Deliver meals

to the housebound in the community, just one day a week, an hour and a half, meal provid-ed.- MVH Museum: Volunteers needed to in

many capacities such as guides, maintenance, yard work, historic preservation, board meet-ings, record keeping and fundraising.- Nursing Home: Piano players and singers

needed on Fridays to entertain residents, also assistant needed in activities for residents to enrich supported lifestyle.- Senior Bus: Volunteers to pickup folks who

are unable to drive themselves.- Senior Center: Volunteers are needed to

provide meals, clean up in the dining room and/or keep records; meal provided.- RSVP offers maximum flexibility and

choice to its volunteers as it matches the per-sonal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to serve their communities. You choose how and where to serve. Volun-teering is an opportunity to learn new skills, make friends and connect with your commu-nity.Contact: Shelley Halvorson, South Central

MT RSVP, 315 1/2 Main St., Ste. #1, Round-up, MT 59072; phone (406) 323-1403; fax (406) 323-4403; email: rdprsvp2@midrivers.com; Facebook: South Central MT RSVP.

Park County- Big Brothers Big Sisters: Mentor and posi-

tive role model to a boy or girl, one hour a week. - Fix-It-Brigade: Needs volunteers of all skill

levels for 2-hour tasks on your schedule to help seniors or veterans with small home repairs and chores, such as changing a light bulb, mending a fence, cleaning up a yard.- Food Pantry: In need of drivers to deliver

senior commodities once a month on an on-going basis. - Livingston Health and Rehab: Activity vol-

unteers needed weekends for bingo callers and movie showings; Monday-Friday 9-11 a.m. for coffee and reading the local news; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 p.m. movie night.- Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen: Volun-

teers needed to help prepare meals.- Meals on Wheels: Needed substitute driv-

ers to deliver meals to seniors in their home.

- RSVP Handcrafters: Volunteers to knit and crochet caps and scarves for each child at Head Start, also as gifts for children of prena-tal classes, and baby hats and afghans for the hospital newborns. Thursdays at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center.- Senior Center Main Streeter Thrift Store:

Someone who enjoys working with the pub-lic. Come help greet customers, ring up pur-chases, label and hang clothes and accept donations. - Stafford Animal Shelter: Kindhearted vol-

unteers needed to socialize cats and kittens, and to walk the dogs.- Transportation: Volunteer drivers needed to

help patients keep doctor appointments; some gas mileage assistance may be provided. - Yellowstone Gateway Museum: Volunteers

needed for an array of exciting projects.- Volunteers needed for many one-time

events including mailings and fundraising.Contact: Deb Downs, Program Coordinator,

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Fish Fillets and Vegetables in Parchment Paper2 - 6 to 8 oz. fish fillets, such as cod or tilapia5 thins slices zucchini5 thin slices yellow crook neck squashSmall handful onion slices, sliced thin4 thin slices lemon2 tbsp. olive oil2 tbsp. white wineFresh dill, chives or tarragonSalt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400. Spread oil on both sides of fillets. Place on parchment paper. Sprinkle wine over fillets. Scatter \fresh herbs over fillets. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place lemon slices over fillets. Spread vegetable slices over fillets. Bring edges of parchment paper together. Crimp edges. Secure with staples. Place on cookie sheet. Put in oven for 10 to 15 minutes depending on thickness of fillets. Serves two.

The term healthy cocktail might seem like an oxymoron. But there are ways to make an adaptation of an adult beverage thats healthier than the standard version.

Take the margarita, for example. While the traditional way to serve a margarita is in a glass with a salted rim, chances are pretty good your body doesnt need all that salt. On the other hand, if youre a marathon runner, go ahead and do the salted rim thing.

The blueberry margarita is tasty and the

antioxidants of the blueberries make this cocktail at least marginally healthy. As a friend of my quipped, this could be called the Antioxidant Cocktail.

My favorite adult beverage is a White Russian which contains vodka, coffee liqueur and an embibers choice of cream, half and half or milk. I tell friends of mine that, since I make mine with skim milk, my White Russians are good for me. The usual response I get is, Yeah, right.

A word to the wise dont be tempted to use curaao liqueur instead of Triple Sec as I did when I served blueberry margaritas at Easter dinner. Although the blue color of the liqueur gives the drink an even more intense blue color, the flavor is not very compatible with the blueberries. The cocktails did not win any fans.

Blueberry Margarita1/4 c. blueberries, fresh or frozen4 oz. tequila2 oz. Triple Sec1 oz. lime juice1/3 c. iceBlueberries for garnish

Put first four ingredients in blender. Puree until blueberries are broken into small pieces. Put ice in blender. Puree until ice is in very small pieces. Pour into cocktail glass. Garnish with three or four blueberries.

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Healthy doesnt have to mean boring and tasteless Interest in healthy cooking is growing exponentially. Thats a good thing. But when healthy means food that bores ones taste buds to death, that isnt so good. We know were supposed to eat fish at least twice each week. Frying fish is an easy way to cook fish but its not a very healthy method of preparing it. Parchment paper can liven things up while producing some of the healthiest fare thats made by the home chef. Its available in nearly all supermarkets. Fish cooked in parchment paper with vegetables makes for superb eating. The secret when adding veggies is to use ones that

will cook quickly. Thin slices of zucchini, yellow squash and onions are good exam-ples. A piece of parchment paper should be used that is large enough to cover the fish and veggies when its folded over to make a pouch. The ends of the paper are crimped together and then sta-pled. Leave about a half inch of space around the fish and veg-gies. The dish should be served right after its taken out of the oven. When dinner guests poke a hole in the parchment paper to begin the process of peeling it away from the fish and vegetables, an aromatic steam will escape. That should produce oohs and aahs.

Q. Is e-mail dead?

A. Not dead as a doornail but creeping along toward the same fate as snail mail, though this may be hard to believe if your in-box is filled with hundreds of unread messages, says columnist David Pogue in Scientific American magazine. Yet the total volume of the digital letter has dropped about 10 percent just since 2010! The incoming generation after all doesnt do e-mail, which requires a greeting like Hey or Dear Casey that seems to justify a longer message. E-mail has become an activity, taking too much energy and big blocks of time.

Enter todays instant electronic memos texting, Twitter and Facebook which dispense with the salutation and the sign-off and are more direct and concentrated and efficient. I can now send you an unobtrusive easily consumed message that you can read and respond to on the go, adds Pogue. Its faster, briefer and a natural for smartphone typing. Especially on Facebook, instant messaging can take on the character of a chat room, with several people carrying on at once.

Still, e-mail has certain advantages in staying around better than ephemeral-feeling tweets and texts and giving you something you can keep, file, and return to later. It just seems right for more formal agreements, important news, and longer explanations.

So, no, e-mail wont go away completely. Postal mail found its (smaller) niche, and so will e-mail. Technology rarely replaces an institution completely; it just adds new avenues.

Q. How did three convicts escape from the inescapable Alcatraz Island prison in 1962 using just a crude makeshift raft? Did they make it to shore?

A. On the night of June 11, 1962, the

three bank robbers escaped from their cells through holes they had dug using sharpened spoons, then inflated a raft made from a patchwork of stolen raincoats and cast off into the night, never to be seen again, reports Thomas Sumner in Science News magazine. According to researchers using computer simulation of the Bay, whether the convicts escape was successful depended on the time and tides: If they cast off between 11 p.m. and midnight, they could have reached a beach just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, as the outgoing tide slackened; if, however, they set off before 11 p.m., strong tidal currents could have swept them into the Pacific Ocean.

Resolving the mysterious disappearance of the convicts wasnt the teams intention, said coastal scientist Fedor Baart of Delft, Netherlands. Rather, they were studying how future sea level rise might affect industries on the banks of the Bay, enabling them to predict how rising sea level would affect coastal flooding during storms.

Q. Whats a funny thing about a good tickling?

A. You can tickle others all you want (so long as theyll put up with it) but not yourself, reports Dinsa Sachan in Discover magazine. Exactly why this is true is not known: One theory is that the brains predictive powers regarding our own movements take away the surprise necessary for a good tickle; another is that the brain simply dampens all sensory input during any movement, including tickling, to better react to new sensations.

Its a serious question, says psychologist George Van Doorn at Federation University in Australia, since tickling gives us a clue as to how the brain processes sensations and can even teach us a bit about mental illness. (People with

schizophrenia, for instance, actually can tickle themselves for unknown reasons.)

Q. If there were a Hall of Fame for Hobos (homeless migrant workers of the early 20th century), who might be some of its illustrious members?

A. Folk legend Woodie Guthrie (1912-1967) wrote over 1,000 songs and often sang in hobo jungles and migrant camps, reports Mental Floss magazine.

One-time hobo, actor Clark Gable (1901-1960) later became the King of Hollywood.

Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Carl Sandburg rode across six states for a year looking for work.

Author Jack London started hopping trains at 16 to look for work, which he later immortalized in his 1907 memoir The Road.

Jack The Manassa Mauler Dempsey rail-hopped for several years on the way to becoming world heavyweight boxing champion from 1919-1926.

Hobo-turned-author James Michener had a book of his adapted into the classic musical South Pacific.

Q. Barnes & Noble, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T ... Youve seen the & symbol hundreds of times and probably even know its name. But do you know anything of its strange origins?

A. The ampersand was once the 27th letter of the English alphabet, having derived from Roman scribes who wrote the Latin word et (for and) in cursive, linking the two letters together. In the early 1800s, the alphabet ended X, Y, Z, &, but since this would have been awkward to say, schoolchildren instead ended with & per se and. Per se in Latin means by itself, so they were essentially saying X, Y, Z, and by itself and. Over time, this phrase was slurred together into ampersand (from Dictionary.com and from Anu Gargs A.Word.A.Day website).

... & now you know!

Q. How many people could point up at the moon and make the curious boast, Did you know part of me is buried up there?

A. Upwards of 10 million earthlings, if the Lunar Mission One project is successful, says Paul Marks in New Scientist magazine. Its the brainchild of British space consultant David Iron, who plans to charge

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people some 50 pounds each to place a DNA-sample strand of hair in an archive to be buried on the moon, alongside a digital history of as much of their lives as they want to record, in the form of text, pictures, music and video.

The seed funding from this hair-raising moon shot will set up a company to design the spacecraft for a hoped-for 2024 blast off. After landing on the moons surface, Lunar Mission One will drill 20 meters (70 feet) into the lunar crust, insert the DNA and digi-tal data into the borehole and then seal it.

As Marks concludes, The hope is that the archive can serve as a sort of backup drive for human civilization. But, says Alan Coo-

per of the Australian Center for Ancient DNA, for long-term storage, DNA from cheek cells or blood would be more stable.

Q. Fog Catchers Bring Water to Parched Villages, the magazine announced. Fog catchers? Whats that all about?

A. Some places on Earth, though arid, are regularly bathed in fog, containing myriad tiny water droplets that are carried along by the wind. Think of it as an aerial sea flowing across the parched terrain. Harvesting this ethereal moisture for drinking, bathing or agriculture requires a device known as a fog catcher, looking like an overgrown vol-

leyball net so oriented that the prevailing winds blow through it. Fog droplets adhere to the fine plastic mesh net, forming larger drops that drip down into a collection trough and then flow into a storage reservoir.

Fog catchers make sense where water is expensive and fog plentiful. For example, in the Atacama Desert of Chile, considered the driest desert on earth, experiments with sev-eral 48-meter (158 feet) nets yielded 1000 liters (264 gallons) of fresh water per day. The nonprofit organization FogQuest has been installing fog catchers for many years to bring water to parched villages (from Fog-Quest.org and other online sources).

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