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Geologist fascinated by central Montana

Teaching about the world and the U.S.

Creating wonders in leather

Just Faux Fun

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Bookshelf .................................................Page 3Opinion ....................................................Page 4Savvy Senior ............................................Page 5Volunteering .............................................Page 18

On the Menu ............................................Page 20Calendar ...................................................Page 21Strange But True ......................................Page 22

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News LiteBurglar suspect falls through ceiling

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A burglar who tried to break intoan ATM at a bank in San Francisco was arrested after he hoppedonto the roof of a nearby building to escape and fell into an apart-ment, police said.

There was a hole in the roof where he fell through just as wewere ordering him to put his hands up, police Sgt. Wilfred Wil-liams told reporters. Ive responded to several different silentalarm calls at banks, but this is the first time when someone fellthrough a roof.

The suspect, whose name was not released, was not seriouslyinjured. Police said he weighed 230 pounds. Police said he hadtried to use a crowbar to break into the ATM inside a Bank of America branch in the Portola neighborhood around 3:45 a.m.

The man apparently got into the bank through a ventilation shaft,which triggered a silent alarm. He was spotted by officers as hefled, police Chief Greg Suhr told KPIX-TV. Officers notified theK9 unit after realizing the burglar had fled onto the roof. A Fire

Department ladder truck was called in as part of the search. Thesuspect was spotted on the roof. As he was trying to surrender, hefell into the apartment. Police said no money had been taken.

Planetarium stars align, spell love for coupMACON, Ga. (AP) The way the stars aligned inside a Geor-

gia planetarium caught the 22-year-old woman by surprise, spell-ing out the question: Krystal Sanderson Will You Marry Me?

Sandersons boyfriend, Alan Gilbert, was behind the weekendmessage that appeared at the planetarium of the Museum of Arts& Sciences in Macon. One of their first dates had been under thestars, and they regularly enjoyed gazing up at the night sky.

So the 23-year-old Gilbert persuaded Sanderson to join him atthe planetarium. The Telegraph newspaper reports the couple satthrough a 30-minute show about prehistoric sea creatures beforethe big question appeared on screen against a backdrop of Earthand stars while music played. Others attending the show applaud-ed when Sanderson, no longer in the dark, accepted the ring.


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Montana Stirrups, Sage and Shenanigans:Western Ranch Life in a Forgotten Era

By Francie Brink Berg, Anne Brink SallgrenKrickel and Jeanie Brink Thiessen

Flying Diamond Books - 2013Paperback $29.95 402 pages 8 x 10 1/2

978-0-918532-76-3

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Humor, hardships, ingenuity and family strength, a must-read ... These

stories capture the fun, joy, trialsand tribulations of growing up

on a ranch in Montana. Should berequired reading for all Montana

history classes. An assignmentstudents will enjoy!

Ardis J. Rice, LibrarianLewis and Clark County Library, Helena

By Montana Best Times Staff

If youre a rancher, are related to a rancher, or, yes, even knowsomeone who is a rancher, Montana Stirrups, Sage and Shenani-gans: Western Ranch Life in a Forgotten Era is for you.

Lay out your bedroll under a pine tree beneath the starry skiesof Montana, as coyotes howl from the rimrocks, cattle graze near-

by, and horses nicker softly and stamp their feet in the darkness,promotional material from Flying Diamond Books, says. Jointhe hay crew and help on the home front as World War II ragesand Nazi Prisoners of War work the fields.

In this Old West epic with a modern touch, readers may sharein ranch life at a time when young families took on monumentalchallenges across the West. Yet, a remarkable sense of humor pre-vailed and there was time for pranks, jokes and the fun of creat-ing them, Flying Diamond Books says.

Montana Stirrups, Sage and Shenanigans is a social historyas well, of the uncommon people of the West, who practiced tol-erance and respect, extended warm hospitality to strangers and

knew the close ties of family and community. The 408-page bookis filled with personal stories of ranch life and more than 260 his-toric photos from the Brink family collection.

About the authors Francie Brink Berg, Anne Brink Sallgren Krickel and Jeanie

Brink Thiessen grew up on a historic cattle ranch in eastern Mon-tana. In long careers, they are a writer, publisher and teacher, amedical technologist and musician, and an elementary and specialeducation teacher.

They wrote the book to bring to life the years of ranchingthey knew among the badlands, buttes and valley lands alongthe Yellowstone River. All continue to enjoy nature and the out-doors.

Montana Stirrups, Sage and Shenanigans speaks to readers of all ages who enjoy the West. Its ideal for gift books, the coffeetable and the reference shelf.

For more information or to order the book, visit www.Montan-aStirrupsandSage.com.

Ranch life book is an Old West epic with a modern touch


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Dick Tracy is now reality and then some

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So its finally happened: Dick Tracys wristwatch has becomereality.

The comic strip featuring crimefighter Dick Tracy debutedOct. 4, 1931. The 2-way wrist radio as an old-fashionedpointer note in one of the cartoon strips calls it that Dick Tra-cy sported was pure fantasy back then, but it made for an excit-ing comic strip.

No one could have imagined that 82 years later, several elec-tronics companies would debut smartwatches that look startling-ly similar to Dick Tracys piece but can do way, way more. TheSept. 23 issue of Time magazine has a full-page spread on whatsome companies are doing, describing Sonys Smartwatch 2 (isthe 2 a sly connection to Dick Tracys wrist piece?), Sam-sungs Galaxy Gear (coming out this month), Qualcomms TOQ(also available this month) and Pebbles smartwatch (alreadyout). Oddly, no Apple piece yet.

The watches arent perfect they depend on a smartphoneyoure toting around to operate from, Time says but still, areamazing products. Also amazing is pondering how many of Montana Best Times older readers remember when there wereno phones at all not even the old, clunky, black plastic ones in their homes. Communication was all carried out by lettersand telegrams.

What will the high-tech world think of next? Even right now

companies are working on things that will be just as unbeliev-able as Dick Tracys 2-way wrist radio was in October of 1931: Perhaps phones planted not on our wrists but in our heads.Or micro-robots that roam our bloodstreams sending out statusreports and, like Dick Tracy, knocking off bad guys in thiscase harmful bacteria and viruses. Wait theyre already work-ing on that one.

A brave new world is headed our way, with wondrous and,unfortunately, probably some sinister things we could neverhave contemplated in our wildest Dick Tracy imaginations.

Let us hope we dont lose our humanity along the way. Dwight Harriman

Montana Best Times Editor

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Dear Savvy Senior,My 67-year-old mothers house has become a cluttered mess.

Since my father died a few years ago, her house is sodisorganized and messy with stuff that its becoming a hazard.

I think she has a hoarding problem. What can I do? Worried Daughter

Dear Worried,

Compulsive cluttering is a problem that effects up to five per-cent of Americans many of whom are seniors with problemsranging anywhere from mild messiness to hoarding so severe itmay be related to a mental health disorder like obsessive-compul-sive disorder (OCD). Heres what you should know, along withsome tips and resources that can help your mom.

Why People Hoard The reasons most people hoard are because they have anextreme sentimental attachment to their possessions, or theybelieve they might need their items at a later date. Hoarding alsomay be a sign that an older person is depressed, or showing earlysymptoms of dementia.

Common problems for seniors who live in excessive clutter aretripping, falling and breaking a bone; overlooking bills and miss-ing medications that are hidden in the clutter; and suffering fromthe environmental effects of mold, mildew and dust, and even liv-ing among insects and rodents.

What to Do

To get a handle on your moms problem, the Institute for Chal-lenging Disorganization offers a free Clutter Hoarding Scalethat you can download off their website at challengingdisorgani-zation.org.

If you find that your mom has only a mild cluttering problem,there are a number of things you can do to help.

Start by having a talk with her, respectfully expressing yourconcern for her health and safety, and offering your assistance tohelp her declutter.

If she takes you up on it, most professional organizers recom-

mend decluttering in small steps. Take one room at a time or evena portion of a room at a time. This will help prevent your mom

from getting overwhelmed.Before you start, designate three piles or boxes for your moms

stuff one pile is for items she wants to keep-and-put-away,another is the donate pile and the last is the throwaway pile.

You and your mom will need to determine which pile her thingsbelong in as you work. If your mom struggles with sentimentalitems that she doesnt use, like her husbands old tools or moth-ers china for example, suggest she keep only one item for mem-ory sake and donate the rest to family members who will usethem.

You will also need to help her set up a system for organizing thekept items and new possessions.

Find HelpIf you need some help with the decluttering and organizing,

consider hiring a professional organizer who can come to yourmoms home to help you prioritize, organize and remove the clut-ter. The nonprofit group National Association of ProfessionalOrganizers has a directory on the website at napo.net to help youlocate an expert in your area.

If she has a bigger, more serious hoarding problem (if her dailyfunctioning is impaired, or if she is having financial difficulties,health problems, or other issues because of her hoarding) youllneed to seek professional help. Antidepressants and/or talk thera-py can help address control issues, anxiety, depression, and otherfeelings that may underline hoarding tendencies, and make it eas-ier for her to confront her disorder.

To learn more and find professional help see the OCD Founda-tion (ocfoundation.org/hoarding) which provides a hoarding cen-ter on their website that offers information, resources, treatments,self-help groups, and more. Also see hoardingcleanup.com, a sitethat has a national database of qualified resources includingcleaning companies and therapists that can help.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443,

Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.

Jim Miller, creator of the syndicated SavvySenior information column, is a longtimeadvocate of senior issues. He has been featured inTime magazine; is author of The Savvy Senior:The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family and Finances for Senior Citizens; and is a regularcontributor to the NBC Today show.

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Help For Seniors Who AreDrowning in Clutter


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Just Faux Fun

By Denise HartseMontana Best Times

MILES CITY Award-winning Miles City artist and faux fin-isher/muralist Carolyn Zimmerman didnt start out as a producerof paintings. In fact, she didnt do much painting until her young-est child, son Mark, was in the sixth grade.

I never had the nerve to say I was an artist, she said.However, she now exhibits her works in miniature shows, has

had solo exhibits in Miles City, Sidney and Glendive and is repre-sented in galleries around eastern Montana during group showings.

She also is a well-known painter of faux finishes and murals ineastern Montana.

Family Born in Laurel, Miss., Carolyn, who recently celebrated her

64th birthday, grew up in the South.We went to Texas every summer to visit our grandparents,

she said, adding that her family spent quite a lot of time in Laurelwhere the children were educated until her father was transferred

to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with an oil well service company just before her senior year in high school.My family went to museums, appreciated art, and both of my

parents have participated in creating art, said Carolyn. Theyfacilitated my taking art workshops as a child, which was some-thing I very much enjoyed. When an interest in art is within you,it is always there, whether you get to act on it or not. An artistlooks at everything as a composition, whether it is colorful or justshapes. It is a lovely way to go through life, and can expand intothe creation of ones surroundings as mine did.

After graduating from high school, Carolyn decided toattend Montana State University in Bozeman due to a friendly

MT Best Times photos by Steve AllisonOn the cover and above: Carolyn Zimmerman paints a mural in the childrens section of the Miles City Public Library, recently.

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letter and geography, she said.She majored in English and minored in art at MSU with an eye

to teaching junior high school students.While in college, she met her future husband, Jim Zimmerman.

Carolyn said she finished student teaching on March 17, her lastday of school, and married Jim the next day, on March 18.

Jim became a banker, working at First National Bank (laterFirst Bank) in Bozeman, and Carolyn taught in nearby Manhat-tan. The couple stayed in Bozeman for two years, then moved toJims hometown of Poplar.

While they lived in Poplar, Carolyn taught junior high reading.After a few years, the family moved to Miles City, where Jim

took a job with First Citizens Bank (later First Interstate Bank)and Carolyn substitute taught, mostly in art and English.

Although I did a stint as a junior high counselor one fall, sheadded.

The couple have three grown children, sons Eric and Mark, anddaughter, Chrissy. All three of them moved to Oregon and live inthe Portland area. Mark and Chrissy are artists and Eric is a law-yer who appreciates art.

Art mediums When her son, Mark, was a sixth-grader, Carolyn began paint-

ing and exhibiting her works. Her favorite mediums are oil, acryl-ic and watercolor paints, watercolor batik, pastels and she recent-ly added encaustic to her list. Encaustic uses wax, pigments andheat to create vibrant art pieces.

Carolyn has continued her art education throughout the yearsby taking numerous workshops from various artists. For a while,Billings artist Carolyn Thayer came to Miles City once a month,giving workshops through the Custer County Art and HeritageCenter, now the WaterWorks Art Museum. Carolyn said she tookChrissy with her to some of Thayers workshops and both motherand daughter enjoyed them. Carolyn added that Thayers classesencouraged her and she began saying that she was an artist.

Art is a joyous experience, said Carolyn with a smile. Even

if (the piece) doesnt turn out, its fun! Its therapeutic for me. Itsa place you get to go. When I grow up, Im going to do it more,she joked.

She added that she loves doing encaustic.Encaustic uses wax, wax pigments or oil paint and heat with

found objects. It is a very old medium that is fascinating to me,she explained.

Carolyn has taken some encaustic classes at the WaterWorksArt Museum in Miles City from Jordan Pehler, the museumseducation director/artist in residence, and several of her newestworks are hanging in her homes entryway.

Going to class lets your brain loose, said Carolyn. I cantthink of anything that isnt fun with art.

Faux painting The entryway of Carolyns home is a collage of framed art-

works she created and walls on which she has experimentedpainting some of her faux finishes, including a three-dimensionallooking faux tile made with joint compound and glaze shading.

At about the time my third child left home, I ran into anacquaintance (Peggy Pyle of Miles City) at the grocery store inthe summer of 2002 and after about 30 minutes, we decided tostart a painting/interior decorating business, said Carolyn. I hadbeen at a meeting in her home, so I knew that she had interestingwalls. I had finally gotten up my nerve to practice art beyondcrafts and apply the term artist to myself, so a team was formed.

The two decided to call the business Just Faux Fun.The duos first job was a huge mural of Italy in a Miles City

business, The Cottage. They worked on the mural evenings afterthe staff and customers had gone home.

We had a ball, said Carolyn. We each designed a side. Itturned out pretty well and became our advertising.

She added that job was followed by a variety of public and pri-vate jobs that included various paint finishes, murals and roomreorganizing.

Curiosity even led us into transforming concrete flooring,doors that needed to look like wood and various other decoratingefforts, Carolyn said.

Among the various jobs have been painting false beams in thebasement of the First Interstate Bank building in Miles City, mak-ing a concrete garage floor look like brick through an acid etch-

ing process, and painting a U-shaped mural of a road trip of acouples life in a room of their home.

Carolyn said the mural is filled with fun things the couple hasdone throughout their lives: fishing scenes, Mount Rushmore, the

SeeFaux Fun, Page

Shown is a mural Zimmerman painted in First Interstate Banks public meeting room that depicts a scene from Miles Citysold Main Street, complete with its wooden sidewalks.


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Geologist fascinated

By Doreen HeintzMontana Best Times

LEWISTOWN Geologist, author, teacher and adventurerare all words that can be used to describe Lee Woodward.

Now a professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Plan-etary Science at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque,Woodward, a part-time Lewistown resident, began teaching at theUniversity of New Mexico in 1965. He earned his bachelors andmasters degree in geology from the University of Montana.Woodward earned his Ph.D. in geology from the University of Washington. Before teaching in New Mexico, Woodward workedin the geology industry.

Woodward became the chairman of the Department of Earthand Planetary Science at UNM in 1970. He held that position forsix years.

Woodward sees his career as a professor in geology as veryrewarding.

I didnt make a lot of money teaching, but I am very proud of the students who I have worked with throughout the years,Woodward said. A lot of my students are old geezers now, butthey are still a source of pride for me.

Woodward estimates that 60 some graduate students haveworked under his supervision during his time at the University of New Mexico.

They have become professionals and are a credit to them-selves, to the University, and to me, he said.

When he is in Albuquerque he goes into his office every day.That is what keeps me going, he added.

Montana connections Woodward was born in Nebraska but spent a lot of his youth in

MT Best Times photoby Doreen HeintzLee Woodward is picturedrecently in Lewistown.

central Montana by

These small, uncut sapphires enlarged in thisphotograph werefound in the tailingsof washed ore at ayogo sapphire minesouthwest of Lewis-town.Photo by DoreenHeintz/courtesy of the News-Argus


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Missoula, and his life has been more than just being a collegeprofessor. He married Kathleen McKenna, of Lewistown. Herfather was attorney Jim McKenna. Years ago, the couple bought acabin near Maiden in the Judith Mountains. Every summer theWoodwards lived in central Montana and spent their winters inAlbuquerque.

It was a great place for our children to grow and spend thesummers, he said.

The Woodwards still own the cabin, but have also bought acondominium in Lewistown.

I love to kid my wife that she has now come full circle,Woodward said. She was born at the St. Josephs Hospital inLewistown. Now we live in a condo in what was once the hospi-tal.

Central Montana geology During his summers Woodward spent time studying the geolo-

gy of areas of Montana and doing consulting work all over thestate.

He said the central Montana area that is surrounded by manysmall mountain ranges including the Judiths, Snowies, High-woods, Little Belts, and the North and South Moccasins wasonce a shallow sea. Marine fossils can be found throughout thearea. Woodward estimated the area became a sea about 300 to500 millions years ago. The continent would sink below sea leveland then come back up. He estimated the last time the area was asea was about 70 to 80 million years ago.

When Woodward turned 65, he decided to climb all the peaksin the Judith Mountains. He was accompanied in the endeavor which took some time by his daughter Ann Woodward.

After the feat, he wrote a book about the Judith Mountainscalled Field Guide to the Judith Mountains, Central Montana,which he and his daughter worked together to publish. The bookincludes information about the history of the Judith Mountains,including many of its ghosts towns. The book also features infor-mation on hikes, tours, geology, wild flowers and birds of the

mountains.

Woodward has also written Sapphires, Gold and Silver Field Guide to Little Belt Mountains, Montana, a book he co-authored with Otto Schumacher.

These two books served as a resource for Lewistown adult edu-cation class tours he led through the Judith and Little Belt Moun-tains during recent summers.

I have written a number of high-powered books over theyears, said Woodward, but the public would not probably bevery interested in them. I wrote these two books for the averageperson to enjoy and learn from.

Yogo sapphires Woodward and Jerry Hanley, a professional miner, co-

authored another book, released just this spring, titled YogoSapphire Mine, Montana. Woodward said the purpose of thebook is to update information about the yogo sapphire minesfrom the 1980s until present day. The two found informationabout the mines that had escaped detection until they beganlooking into the history.

Woodward said Yogo sapphires are the premier sapphires foundin the northern hemisphere. He can relate many stories about thedevelopment of the mines and how sapphires are formed geologi-cally. Hanley helped Woodward lead adult education tours to thearea.

Right now, the last working sapphire mine in the area is closed.Mike Roberts, the owner, was killed in a mining accident inMarch 2012 while working alone in the mine. It will resumeoperation once the surface facilities and wash plant are broughtup to Mine Safety and Health Administration safety standards.

Woodward looks to the future with great optimism.Our greatest assets are our young people, he said. If the high

school kids who work at the city pool in Lewistown are any indi-cation, we are in good hands. They have a great work ethic andare great kids to be around.

Doreen Heintz may be reached at [email protected]

or (406) 535-3401.

Members of an adult education class led by Lee Woodward visit ayogo sapphire mine southwest of Lewistown in 2011. The machinesuse water to separate large ore; smaller ore is then diverted to a shak-er, where the search for sapphires begins.Photo by Doreen Heintz/courtesy of the News-Argus


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Dave Grimland

By Jillian ShoemakerMontana Best Times

COLUMBUS Hell tell you he hasnt seen the whole world,but Dave Grimland has experienced more foreign cultures andlands than most people dream about.

With degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, Grimland,69, worked for nearly three decades in the American diplomaticservice with the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) in Greece, Tur-key and India. He was a press spokesman and public affairs offi-

cer Grimland described his job as telling the world the story of the United States. Between cultural programs and working withthe press, Grimland got to know the most interesting people inthe culture from shepherds to university presidents.

And now he is teaching the U.S. about the world.You may have learned about the Parthenon or the Taj Mahal in

school, but living and working abroad was the best real educa-tion said Grimland as he reminisced about seeing these monu-ments in person, and meeting artists, intellectuals, journalists andeducators abroad.

Grimland is fluent in Greek and Turkish, with a smattering of French, and he calls his proper English his first second lan-guage, since he was raised in southern Texas with a heavy south-

ern lilt to his speech.Coming to Columbus

So what brought him to the small town of Columbus, Montana?Grimland was abroad in India when some of his friends decid-

ed to purchase a piece of land back in the United States. Theydrove across the country in search of the perfect destination and didnt stop until they reached Columbus.

When his friends returned to India with photos of the ranchingcommunity, Dave and his wife, Kathleen, knew this was a placethey were interested in, too. One vacation spent in Montana withtheir friends and they were hooked. Grimland purchased someland, sight unseen, based solely on photos sent to him from hisfriends. And Columbus has been his home ever since.

Man of the world and small communities Columbus offered Grimland a new forum to use his foreign

service skills. To this day, he says small communities and church-es have been by far the most open-minded and non-hostile placeshe has ever been.

Grimland spent five years as a speaker for Humanities Mon-tana, teaching his audiences about Islam. He says the speakingevents were more than lectures they were presentations toencourage discussion, and were more successful at keeping anaudience interested instead of a traditional lecture series.

Those presentations brought him some national attention, too with feature stories in national and regional publications and earned him the title of the Muslim Interpreter from the LosAngeles Times, Grimland said.

And as time has passed, Grimland has kept up his involvementwith the presentations through email communications and thebeginnings of a book. An unassuming man, he speaks softly but his writings are witty, charismatic and amusing.

His true tales of a former self in a former time are what heconsiders anecdotes told after dinner of his time in the foreignservice. He began writing the stories at the request of his wife, alegacy to leave behind for his children and grandchildren to

MT Best Times photo by Jillian ShoemakerDave Grimland is pictured at his home in Columbus in frontof a hand-carved wooden screen he acquired during his trav-els in India.

Teaching the United States about the

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remember him by and they began turning into more than just asmall compilation of memories. He has 10 written, and is work-ing on doubling that number.

Hes floated them by a few publishing companies, and hopes toturn them into a book deal eventually. The stories range from thehumorous to tragic, but they tell the story of a local man who hasseen the world and uses those experiences in his daily life.

Grimland has been involved in local churches and the countyweed board. You may see him around town at city council meet-

ings vying for new sidewalks for the town of Columbus, or justout and about at the farmers market.

Grimland is both worldly, and yet such an integral part of asmall community. He has shaped those around him through thesharing of his experiences.

Jillian Shoemaker may be reached at [email protected] or (406) 322-5212.

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Church fined for phone texting VIENNA (AP) Austrias Roman Catholic church has

learned its lesson. Mass is OK. Mass texting is not.A diocese in the southern city of Graz says it has been found

guilty of contravening Austrias telecommunications law by send-ing mass texts to the cellphones of followers asking them to payoverdue membership fees.

Members of recognized religions in Austria must pay so-calledchurch taxes or opt out of membership. For a Catholic, non-payment would mean no right to church sacraments.

Diocese official Hertha Ferk was quoted by the Der Standardnewspaper as saying the diocese has agreed to pay a fine that isunder 10,000 euros ($13,475).

A court took up the case after complaints from some of the17,000 church members in arrears who received the text last year.

Dead skunk depot causes a stink BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Residents of a Buffalo, N.Y., neighbor-

hood plagued by skunk odors now know what caused the stink:Trapped critters that were shot and stored at a shuttered police station.

The Buffalo News reports that the citys public works commis-sioner confirmed that humanely trapped skunks have been takento an old police station in South Buffalo, where theyre shot andstored in an outdoor freezer until they can be incinerated.

Residents say they complained about the smell months ago butwere told by city officials that skunks werent being killed insidethe building. Later, they were told only a few skunks were killedthere by lethal injection.

One neighborhood leader has dubbed the community scandalSkunkgate. City officials say theyre looking for new locationsfor dispatching the nuisance skunks.

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Think of eight women you know.One of them will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.

October 2013 Breast Cancer Awareness Billings Area News Group

(Family Features) Thirty years ago, a diagnosis of breastcancer was thought of as a virtual death sentence for manywomen, but since that time significant progress has beenmade in the fight against breast cancer. Reduced mortality,less invasive treatments, an increased number of survivorsand other advancements have their roots in breast cancerresearch - more than $790 million of it funded by Susan G.Komen, the worlds largest breast cancer organization.

However, the reality is that breast cancer is still a seriousdisease. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held eachOctober, brings awareness to the disease and empowerswomen to take charge of their own breast health.

This year, about 200,000 new cases of invasive breast can-cer will be diagnosed among women in the U.S. and nearly40,000 women will die from it. Globally, 1.6 million peoplewill be diagnosed, and 400,000 will die. Despite theincreased awareness of breast cancer, major myths stillabound. Women must remain vigilant against this disease bylearning the facts and understanding how they may be able toreduce their risk.

The Myths and Facts on Breast CancerMyth: Im only 35. Breast cancer happens only in olderwomen.

Fact: While the risk increases with age, all women are atrisk for getting breast cancer.Myth: Only women with a family history of breast cancerget the disease. Fact: Most women who get breast cancer have no family

history of the disease. However, a woman whose mother, sis-ter or daughter had breast cancer has an increased risk.Myth: If I dont have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, Iwont get breast cancer. Fact: You can still get breast cancer, even without a gene

mutation. About 90 to 95 percent of women who get breastcancer do not have this mutation.

Myth: Women with more than one known risk factor getbreast cancer. Fact: Most women with breast cancer have no known risk

factors except being a woman and getting older. All womenare at risk.Myth: You can prevent breast cancer. Fact: Because the causes of breast cancer are not yet fully

known, there is no way to prevent it.

Actions to Reduce Your Risk Breast cancer cant be prevented; however, research has

shown that there are actions women can take to reduce theirrisk of developing breast cancer.

* Maintain a Healthy Weight - Postmenopausal womenwho are overweight have a 30 to 60 percent higher breastcancer risk than those who are lean.* Add Exercise into Your Routine - Women who get regu-lar physical activity may have a lower risk of breast cancerby about 10 to 20 percent, particularly in postmenopausalwomen.* Limit Alcohol Intake - Research has found that womenwho had two to three alcoholic drinks per day had a 20percent higher risk of breast cancer.

* Breastfeed, if you can - Research has shown that motherswho breastfed for a lifetime total of one year (combinedduration of breastfeeding for all children) were slightlyless likely to get breast cancer than those who neverbreastfed.

For more information on the facts about breast cancer and what you need to reduce your risk, or to find resources in

your community, visit Komen.org or call 1-877-GO-KOMEN.

Source: Susan G. Komen

What You Need to Know Breast Cancer in 2013:


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A better mammogram experience!

Center forBreast Health

Open HouseJoin us for a tour of the new center, enjoyrefreshments and receivea free Pedicure Kit.Saturday, October 511 am to 1 pm

801 N. 29th Street(Second floor of theCancer Center)

To make an appointment,call (406) 238-2501 or 1-800-332-7156.www.billingsclinic.com/breastcenter

We listened to women in our community talk about their mammography experiences and heard that little thingscould make a big di erence in the experience. Here are the Top Ten o erings in our new breast center to helpmake the experience more private and comfortable:

1. We created a beautiful spa-like atmosphere with warm colors, art from natureand a rock replace to help you feel at home.

2. Good-bye curtains, hello private changing rooms with doors.3. No more walking down the hall in your hospital gown. Weve provided a direct

entry to the mammography suite from your changing room.4. Speaking of hospital gowns, you can say good-bye to those too. Now you will

be greeted with a warm robe or cape.5. Enjoy specialty co ee in the beautiful lobby with views of the rims.6. You and your loved one are invited to lounge in the comfortable seating area

in the lobby.7. Mammography, breast ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsy and bone

densitometry suites are all located together, so that you can receivecomprehensive assessments in one location.

8. A diagnostic breast nurse navigator with clinical breast exam certi cationperforms thorough breast exams as well as education as requested.

9. Tomosynthesis (3D imaging) technology improves detection of breast cancerin dense breasts and is now available in Billings!

10. A private breast boutique with a certi ed tter for bras and prosthetics forpost-surgery needs is available in the center.

As always, our highly-trained and experienced staff will make youcomfortable and treat you with compassion and respect. And adedicated breast center radiologist will always be onsite.


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Advanced breast cancer diagnoses

lack sustainable support (BPT) - More than half of American women living withadvanced breast cancer feel support from friends and familyis not as strong now as when they were first diagnosed,according to the global Count Us, Know Us, Join Us survey.

American women with stage IV metastatic breast cancerand stage III locally advanced breast cancer - collectivelyknown as advanced breast cancer - must cope with feelingsof isolation when their disease progresses - a time when, con-ceivably, support is needed most. Findings from the surveyprovide insight as to why and how the experiences of women

with advanced breast cancer differ from those with earlierstages.People diagnosed with earlier stages of breast cancer

focus on completing treatment as quickly as possible, puttingthe experience behind them and becoming a survivor, saysShirley Mertz, president of Metastatic Breast Cancer Net-work and an advisory board member for Count Us, KnowUs, Join Us, a program created by Novartis Oncology and 13cancer advocacy organizations for people impacted byadvanced breast cancer.- In a stage IV diagnosis where can-cer spreads or metastasizes, patients must learn to cope withongoing, never-ending treatments and uncertainty that comeswith disease progression.

An estimated 220,000 women in the United States arediagnosed with breast cancer each year, and as many as 30percent will develop metastatic disease. For these women,whereas support seems to be strong surrounding their origi-nal breast cancer diagnosis, some express difficulty inexplaining to their loved ones what it means now that theirdisease has progressed. According to three-quarters of wom-en who participated in the survey, the differences are severeenough that they feel that no one understands what they aregoing through.

Many women whose disease has progressed feel isolatedfrom broader breast cancer support groups that focus on early

detection and survivorship, because their cancer will not goaway, says Christine Benjamin, breast cancer programdirector at SHARE Cancer Support, and also an advisoryboard member for Count Us, Know Us, Join Us. This iswhy it is critical for women with advanced breast cancer andtheir loved ones to receive additional emotional support andresources in order to cope with what has become their newnormal.

Benjamin explained that the same type of emotional sup-port and informational resources are especially critical forthe approximately 38,000 American women each year whoreceive an initial diagnosis of advanced breast cancer. Unfor-

tunately, while nearly all of those surveyed in the U.S. saythat they actively seek out information about their diagnosison their own (97 percent), exactly 50 percent say that what isavailable does not address their needs. Whats more, 70 per-cent of women say it is hard to find support groups foradvanced breast cancer.

According to Mertz and Benjamin, providing support tai-lored to the needs of women living with advanced breast can-cer plays a huge factor in helping them to live better lives.For that reason, Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, SHARE

and other advocacy organizations work to create programsspecifically for women with advanced and metastatic breastcancer and help to provide resources such as Count Us,Know Us, Join Us which offers information and support onits website, www.advancedbreastcancercommunity.org, forpeople impacted by the disease.

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Northern Lights, places they visited from the Pacific Ocean tothe rocky East Coast and the newest car he purchased.

Carolyn and Peggy even painted a dining room ceiling of aMiles City residence with swirls of blue and variegated shades of gold leaf. Carolyn said they had to use a scaffold to reach theceiling, and the familys cat really loved climbing on the scaffold.In addition to watching out for their painting equipment, theduo had to keep an eye on the cat.

Cat in the Hat Carolyn said Peggy eventually had to take a full-time job. They

tried working off and on together for awhile until that no longerwas viable for Peggys schedule, although she still sometimesconsults on jobs. Carolyn decided to continue working on herown and still does jobs in Miles City and around eastern Mon-tana.

One of the jobs on which Carolyn and Peggy worked waspainting characters from books across a wall in the recently com-pleted Childrens Department in the Miles City Public Library.Among those personalities are The Cat In The Hat and PippiLongstocking, keeping company with a host of other well-known

characters from the pages of childrens books.The library was one of my most favorite jobs, Carolyn said.It was fun because of the variety of both people and their agesfrom favorite books.

Interesting fundraiser painting I still very much enjoy helping people solve their decorating

and organizing issues, and I very much enjoy painting on canvas,paper, wood and everywhere else you can use oils, acrylics, pas-tels, watercolors, encaustic and photography, said Carolyn.Who knows what will come up next?

In 2011, Carolyn had a bout with cancer, something shedeclines to discuss at length. She was asked to paint a molded

reproduction of a womans torso as a fundraiser for the Wake Upand Lace Up nonprofit organization in Miles City that helps peo-ple living in eastern Montana who have cancer or other cata-strophic medical conditions with funds not covered by insuranceincluding gas, food, hotels and such. The torso Carolyn paintedand several other torsos on which other local and area artists andcraftspeople created images, were sold at auction. Carolyn saidher torso painting was one of the more interesting artworks shehad done.

She added that she also has enjoyed teaching childrens work-shops in various media formats, which include watercolor, clayand pastels. And even though she hasnt taught school for manyyears, she serves as a Sunday school teacher at the First Presbyte-rian Church in Miles City.

There, she lends her reading skills and creative touch when theyoungsters pull out their crayons, paper and other craft projects.She also has stenciled decorative signs and other designs aboveand on doors and by various rooms throughout the church.

Making people happy Carolyns artworks are displayed in several galleries, including

the WaterWorks Art Museum in Miles City and the DawsonCounty Arts Unlimited Gallery in Glendive, and previously at theSW Corner Gallery near Dallas, Texas, which closed severalyears ago.

Her awards include Merit Awards at the MonDak Art Galleryin Sidney and placing in the Peoples Choice Award at the CusterCounty Art Auction Exhibit several times, winning that award in1997.

In her artists statement, Carolyn said, Art can touch onessoul or their whimsy. It can make you think, or stir a corner of your subconscious. The pure pleasure of seeing pretty colors is apotential gift of art. Line, light, color, composition, shape, shad-ow, and so many things present the thoughts, feelings and inter-ests of the artist.

She added, When trying to choose favorite projects the firstone that pops into my head wins until I think of another one.Making people happy and improving their environment is anexcellent way to spend time.

Denise Hartse may be reached at [email protected] or(406) 234-0450.

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Pictured is another mural of Zimmermans depictingMiles Citys early days.

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October 2013 16

Taking leatherto a new level

By Chaun ScottMontana Best Times

COLSTRIP Give Deb Storlie, 60, a flat piece of leather, andshe will give you a three-dimensional work of art. Inspired as ayoung child by world-famous Al Furstnow Saddlery of Miles City,Deb has taken her leather sculpting to an international level of competition.

First exposure Growing up in the tiny town of Kinsey, Deb always looked for-ward to going to town with her grandparents when they drove in

to Miles City to do some shopping. It was there that her love of crafting began to blossom.

Whenever my grandparents would go to town, I always wentwith them, Deb recalled. My grandparents let me hang out at theFurstnow Saddle Shop by myself while they shopped. It was myfirst exposure as a child, and I always knew I wanted to work withleather.

That was in the 1950s.Furstnow was famous for outfitting the Buffalo Bill shows Paris

Expedition and became one of the busiest saddleries in the early

1910s. Later, Furstnow opened a second shop in Sidney and then athird in Hollywood, Calif.

Several years later while on a break from school, as she wasattending college to earn her nursing degree, Deb met her futurehusband, Rocky, at a rodeo in Bridger. The couple married andmoved to Sidney, where she worked as a nurse at the hospital.

Deb wasnt alone in her love of leather crafting: Her Aunt Bettyalso tried her hand at carving, and her Aunt Norma worked as aleather craftswoman until she died.

Aunt Betty tried leather carving when she was in high school

but didnt continue, said Deb. Sometime in the 1970s, Aunt Bettyasked if I wanted to try (leather crafting). I told her I did, so shegave me her entire set of tools.

Thats when Deb began her lifelong dream of working withleather.

Leather launch When her Aunt Norma died, Deb was given her tools, too.

Although she still keeps her aunts rudimentary sets of tools, sheprefers to use something a little more modern and concise.

Both my aunts tools were from the early 1950s. Today, I preferto use Barry King tools of Sheridan, Wyoming, said Deb.

MT Best Times photo by Chaun Scott

Deb Storlie poses with some of her award-winning artwork in the nurses office at Pine Butte Elementary School, where sheworks part time as a school nurse.

Colstrip woman knowninternationally forunique craftsmanship


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Around a decade later, Deb, with her husband and daughter,moved to Colstrip and began ranching.

While there, she was able to work with leather worker NeldaBrown. Deb began to develop her own technique but continued towant to know more.

If we dont improve, we should go back and examine our-selves, Deb said. We should always want to improve, no matterwhat we are doing.

Debs husband, Rocky, also began to work with leather, buildinghorse headstalls and then moving on to scabbards and leather boxes.

Both Deb and Rocky continued their hobby until people began tonotice the quality of work they were producing.

Eventually, people saw what we were doing and wanted some,said Deb. Then in 2000 we had to pay taxes on our hobby. It wasthen that I said, No more! and we turned our hobby into a busi-ness.

To at international level The leather carving couple founded their first leather business,

Rocky and Debs Leather Shop.A hobby you cant claim on your taxes, but a business you can,

Deb said.Opening the leather shop was only the beginning. In that same

year, Rocky and Deb joined the International Leather Guild. Debsays that is where she began to move forward and started takingclasses from the masters masters like Jan Schoonover and RobBarr of Billings.

Schoonover and Barr are credited for developing an embossedleather picture style, a favor-ite of Debs. So when shefound out that Schoonoverwas holding classes in Bill-ings, she was eager to signup.

I took four lessons fromJan and was hoping to take

another one, but he passedaway before I could, saidDeb.

Schoonover and Barrsunique Montana techniquerequires hours of leathermanipulation, according toDeb. While using a flat pieceof leather, the artist carves apicture into the leather. Forcarving feathers or fur, a spe-

cially designed tool is used. After the desired picture is carved, thepicture is wet, and then the leather is run over with marbles to bringout the definition. To produce more precise definition, a specialhand tool with a steel marble attached is used. As the picture beginsto develop into a three-dimensional image, a leather paste is usedto fill in behind the picture to help it keep shape.

Because of the technique Deb learned from Schoonover and herparticular attention to detail, Debs work soon became known onan international level.

In 2008, Deb entered her first competition on an internationallevel and won third place, coming in closely behind an artist fromThailand and one from Australia.

I couldnt believe I actually placed, Deb said.In this particular competition, each of the competitors had to

carve a picture of an elk. Everyone did the same picture, she said.Then in 2011, Deb won first place on a national level for devel-

oping a leather box that holds her leather carving tools. Rockyplaced second in the competition.

I was so surprised I won; Rocky makes a lot of leather boxes,said Deb.

And then earlier this year, Deb won first place in the NoviceDivision of the Billy Wootres Tribute Style of Carving on an inter-national level. Because she won the division, she can no longercompete as a novice and must move up to compete with theadvanced leather craftsmen.

Future plans Along with working part time as a school nurse at Pine Butte

Elementary School in Colstrip, Deb also teaches nursing classes forIndiana Wesleyan University online and Ashford UniversitysHealth Administration classes.

But she dedicates at least two hours a day to her craft and even-tually would like to create purses for women and embossed leatherpictures of professional bucking bulls.

I plan to make a picture of Chicken In A Chain first, Debsaid of a famous National Finals Rodeo bull. Im hoping to getstarted on it this October. After that, I want to do a larger pictureof Bushwacker (another NFR bull). He was Bull of the Year in2011, and people say he is going to be again this year.

Chaun Scott may be reached at (406) 346-2149 or [email protected].

These award-winning works byDeb Storlie includea checkbook hold-er, leather carvingtool kit and a note-book. They are inthe Miles City styleof leather workcreated by leatherartist Ken Griffin, which featureslarge flowers usu-ally accompaniedby a cowboy on abucking horse.The style is afavorite of Stor-lies.

Above left: In this Lion of Judah leather carvingcreated by Deb Storlie, thenose of the lion extends out3 inches, giving depth anda three-dimensional look tothe piece.

Left: A mountain lion leapsover a log in this hand-crafted leather art by Stor-lie. The added feature of clock makes the portraituseful as well as beautiful.


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Gallatin County - American Red Cross Blood Drive: Two

volunteer opportunities available anambassador needed to welcome, greet,thank and provide overview for blooddonors; and phone team volunteers neededto remind, recruit or thank blood donors.Excellent customer 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 substitute drivers, beforenoon Monday-Friday.- Big Brothers Big Sisters: Be a positive

role model for only a few hours each week.- Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids

Sake: Serve pizza to bowlers at The Boze-man Bowl in support of BBBS, Oct. 4-5,11-13. Shifts vary from 1-3 hours.

- Bozeman and Belgrade Sacks ThriftStores: Need volunteers to sort and priceitems, 2-3 hour shifts on any day, Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.- Bozeman Deaconess Hospital: Variety of

opportunities to volunteer.- Bozeman Senior Center Foot Clinic:

Retired or nearly retired nurses are urgentlyneeded, 2 days a month, either 4 or 8 hourshifts.- Child Care Connections: Front desk help

needed Thursdays, noon-1 p.m., to greetclients, answer phones, and general recep-tion duties.- Childrens Museum of Bozeman: Wel-

come desk volunteer(s) needed for 2-hourshifts, Mondays-Saturdays.- The Emerson Cultural Center: Volunteers

needed for front office, greeter/reception,Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

- Gallatin Valley Food Bank: Volunteersneeded to deliver commodities to seniors intheir homes once a month.- HRDC Senior Programs: Seniors looking

for help with meal planning, meal prepara-tion and companionship.- Habitat for Humanity Restore Belgrade:

Volunteers needed for general help, sortingdonations and assisting customers.

- Heart of The Valley: Compassionate vol-unteers especially needed to love, play withand cuddle cats, do carpentry work, be ananimal bank collector (asking local busi-nesses to display an animal bank for dona-tion collection) or birthday party leader.- Help Center Telecare: Volunteers needed

3-4 mornings a week 8:30-11 a.m. to makecalls to homebound seniors, providing reas-surance, check on safety and well-being,and provide access to up-to-date referralinformation for vulnerable individuals.- MSU Foundation: Volunteers needed to

help set-up for alumni events at the Blue

and Gold Breakfasts and Tailgate events.Multiple dates and times are available.- Museum of the Rockies: Variety of

opportunities available, including docent.Training provided, times, days are flexible.

- Park County Fix It Brigade: Volunteers

of all skill levels are needed to help withsmall home repairs such as mending afence, cleaning up a yard, or helping withweatherization. You will be helping seniorsor veterans in a 2 hour task.- RSVP Handcrafters: Volunteers to quilt,

knit, crochet and embroider hats for chemopatients, baby blankets and other handmadegoods once a week (can work from home).- Senior Nutrition Volunteers: Volunteers

needed to help seniors with grocery shop-ping, meal and menu planning, and com-panionship, 1-2 hours a week, days andtimes are flexible.- Thrive Child Advancement Project

(CAP): Seeking mentors to students ingrades K-12, one hour commitment a week,training and support provided.- Your unique skills and interests are need-

ed, without making a long-term commit-ment, in a variety of ongoing, special, one-time events.

Contact: Deb Downs, RSVP ProgramCoordinator, 807 N. Tracy, Bozeman, MT 59715; phone (406) 587-5444; fax (406)582-8499; email: [email protected].

Park County - Elementary Schools, grades K-3: Volun-

teer reading mentors to help on a one-to-one basis, primarily reading help but alsosome math, one hour a week.- Fix it Brigade: Needs volunteers of all

ages and skill levels to help with smallhome repairs such as mending a fence,clean up a yard, help weatherize, for seniorsand veterans, 2-hour tasks.- Food Pantry and Loaves and Fishes:

Need help at either location in one of manycapacities.- Park County Senior Center: Volunteers

needed in a variety of ways including bin-go, games, mailings and other assignments.- RSVP Handcrafters: Volunteers to help

with current special projects, such as knit-ting or crocheting hats and scarves for HeadStart and getting ready for the holidaybazaar. Thursdays at 1 p.m. at the SeniorCenter.- Stafford Animal Shelter: Needs volun-

teers who love animals to walk a dog orplay with kitties, or help with other animalswaiting for adoption.- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: Volun-

teers interested in becoming involved in avariety of exciting activities coming up thisfall.

- Various agencies are in need of yourunique skills and interests in a variety of ongoing and one-time special events,including mailings and fundraising this fall.

Contact: Shannon Burke, RSVP ProgramCoordinator, 206 So. Main St., Livingston,

MT 59047; phone (406) 222-2281; email:[email protected].

Fergus & Judith Basin counti- America Reads Program: Starting soon.

Looking for volunteers to work one hour aweek helping students improve their read-ing skills.- Family Planning: In need of one volun-

teer to do some shredding and compilingfiles.- Head Start: Volunteers needed to assist

students with their learning skills; andsomeone to manage the front desk in the

afternoons.- The Treasure Depot: Looking for volun-teers to help at the front counter.- Always have various needs for your

skills and volunteer services in our commu-nity.

Contact: RSVP Volunteer CoordinatorCheryll Tuss, 404 W. Broadway, Wells Far-go Bank building, (upstairs), Lewistown,

MT 59457; phone (406) 535-0077; email:rsvplew@ midrivers.com.

Musselshell, Golden Valley &Petroleum counties - America Reads: Tutor students in read-ing, the most important skill a child can

acquire.- Meals on Wheels Program: Deliver

meals to the housebound in the community, just one day a week, an hour and a half,meal provided.- Nursing Home: Assist with activities for

residents to enrich supported lifestyle.- School Lunch Program: Help serve and

supervise children during lunch time. Mealprovided.- Senior Center: Volunteers are needed to

provide meals, clean up in the dining roomand/or keep records; meal provided.- Senior Transportation: Volunteer neededto drive Senior Van to meals, fundraisers

and appointments, one day a week ormonth, no special license needed; meal pro-vided.- RSVP offers maximum flexibility and

choice to its volunteers as it matches thepersonal interests and skills of older Ameri-cans with opportunities to serve their com-munities. You choose how and where toserve. Volunteering is an opportunity tolearn new skills, make friends and connect

SeeRSVP , Page

Below is a list of volunteer openings available through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) incommunities across southern Montana. To learn more about RSVP, call (800) 424-8867 or TTY (800) 833-3722;or log on to www. seniorcorps.org.

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1). Take a no-excuses approach Although some call them reasons, you could be stopping

yourself from finding Mr. Right by using excuses.Great guys are everywhere.Yet when youre not sure what to do or how to handle the dat-

ing issues that come up, you make and use excuses that ultimate-ly keep you from moving toward your dream of having a goodman in your life.

Some of the biggest excuses I hear are: There are no goodmen left out there to date, Im too busy to date, All men are

jerks, and the list goes on.You may want to date but in reality, it feels safer to stay single

so you use these excuses as your trap door your escape route.To get the right guy into your life, youve got to be willing to

let go of the excuses and get yourself online or out in the realworld meeting men.

This is the way you can find the one who is a good fit for you.Ask yourself, how badly do you want a companion in your

life? You either have excuses or you have results. Which do youchoose?

2). Feel the fear but do it anyway Your ego creates fear to keep you safe.Just thinking about dating, you may have felt fear of rejection,

fear of not being good enough, fear of being humiliated, a fear of making mistakes, fear a man might not like you, fear of the

unknown, just to name a few.Most single women I know experience fear.What separates the women who get the guys from those who

allow their fears to hold them back is a willingness to date inspite of the fears they may be feeling.

The best way for you to get over your dating fears is to walkdirectly into them.

Let yourself feel them. Ask the fear what its trying to tell you.Then journal or meditate on the answers you hear.

It takes courage to do this courage I see my private clientsshow every day when they put themselves in the vulnerable posi-tion of meeting and getting to know new men, even though theyare shaking in their boots as they do it.

Actually, walking into fear is never as bad as you think itsgoing to be.

And if you allow yourself to feel the fears versus resisting thefear, what you might get is a great guy in your life.

Imagine that.

3). Be willing to go out of your comfort zoMost of us avoid discomfort like its the plague yet its the best

way to grow and get what you want in life.It can be scary but usually you only feel uncomfortable for a

short period of time.Heres a great mantra that will help you:I am ready to date. I am willing to find and meet new men even

when I feel uncomfortable. I know uncomfortable equals growthand growth equals achieving my dreams of finding the man Iwant to share my life with.

4). Take dating actionIt would be nice if you could just make a wish and Mr. Right

would show up on your doorstep. Unfortunately, life doesntwork that way.

You will have to take some type of action to find him. Staying

at home with your cat or your favorite TV show or all of the workyou need to catch up on isnt going to get you to the man youwant.

Getting online, smiling and flirting with men in the real world,asking your friends and families to keep their eyes open for agood guy these are the surest ways of making your dreams of finding a good man come true.

___ Lisa Copeland, The Dating Coach Who Makes Dating Fun and

Easier after 50! Find out more at http://www.findaqualityman.com.

Overcoming your over-50s dating fearDating Coach:

Lisa Copelandwww.findaqualityman.com/MCT

Here are foursteps to breakthrough thefear andself-doubt youmay be feelingabout dating

again at thistime in yourlife.


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Wednesday, October 2 Maize at Grandpas Farm , Pumpkin Patch, Field of Screams, Hay Mountain, through Nov. 2, 58th Street West, Follow the signs, Bill-ings

Bridger Mountains Raptor Migration , through Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-

6 p.m., Bridger Ski Area, Bozeman Bozeman Straw Bale Maze , through Oct. 31, Mandeville Laneoff North 7th Avenue, Bozeman

Hatch Film Festival , through Oct. 5, downtown, Bozeman Federation of Fly Fishers Museum , Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Livingston Yellowstone Gateway Museum , daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Livingston October Fall Festival , through Oct. 31, Miles City

Thursday, October 3 Harmony Market , 4-8 p.m., First Thursdays through Nov., Holi-day Inn on 5 East Baxter Lane, Bozeman.

Friday, October 4

Farmers Market , 10-11 a.m., JC West Park, Glendive Farmers Market , 3:30-6:30 p.m., Lions Park, Red Lodge Old Fashioned Townsend Fall Fest , through Oct. 6, Townsend

Saturday, October 5 Stillwater River Run and Fun Walk , begins on South Woodward, Absarokee Farmers Market , Dillon Farmers Market , Lewistown Farmers Market , 8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays through Oct. 26, River-side Park, Miles City

Fall Festival Hay Bale Decorating Contest , Miles City 7th annual Garden Scarecrow Festival , through Nov. 1, Stanford

Sunday, October 6 Third Annual Chowder Challenge , 6-9 p.m., ZooMontana,Billings

Friday, October 11 Lewistown Gun Show , through Oct. 13, Fergus County TradeCenter, Lewistown

Saturday, October 12 Raw Deal Run Community Fundraiser , Raw Deal Ranch,Timber

Hoofin it for Hunger - Kickoff Spaghetti dinner , 5:30 p.m.,Range Riders Museum, Miles City

Fire Prevention Week Open House , 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Nye FHall, Nye Sunday, October 13

Hoofin it for Hunger - 1/2 Marathon , 10k, 5k, and 1-mileRun, Miles City

Tuesday, October 15 NILE Stock Show and Rodeo , through Oct. 19, MetraParkBillings

Thursday, October 17 Moonlight Madness , Library - Beer and Brauts, RangeReps Chocolate Confectionery, Miles City

Saturday, October 19 Livingston Dance Club , country western dancing, 7-11 p American Legion, 112 N. B St., Livingston

Thursday, October 24 11th annual High Plains BookFest and Book Awards; Women Writing the West , through Oct. 26, Babcock Theatre, WesHeritage Center, and Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings

Friday, October 25 Bannack Ghost Walks , through Oct. 26, Bannack

Saturday, October 26 Boo at the Zoo , through Oct. 27, ZooMontana, Billings

Sunday, October 27 29th Annual Autumn Art and Craft Show , 9 a.m.-4 p.m., CCenter Grand Ballroom, downtown Helena

Saturday, November 2 Big Timber Christmas Bazaar , 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Big Timber

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Q. At a restaurant, what tricks of thetrade do menu psychologists use toinfluence what patrons order?

A. For one, people tend to read menusas they do a book, from top to bottom andleft to right, with sour spotswherethey gaze lessnear the bottom of eachpage, reports the University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter.Thus, thats not where to place higher-profit items. Also, when restaurants play

the price game, they keep dollarsigns($) and any overt references tomoney off the menu, using 20 instead of $20 or 20 dollars, and thereby pushingpurchases up an average of 8 percent,according to a Cornell University study.Perhaps this works by minimizing thepain of paying effect.

Menu decoys play on patronstendency to avoid ordering the leastexpensive or most expensive items. So if the menu lists a $35 steak, knowing youprobably wont splurge on it, this increasesthe chances of selling you theircomparatively cheaper $24 dish. Plus,many people who would choose 16ounces when given the choice of 12, 16, or21 ounces will choose 21 ounces when theoptions are 16, 21, or 32. By increasingthe serving size and offering a middlechoice, the restaurant increases thepurchase of 21 rather than 16 ounces. Themiddle numberwhatever it isjustseems to be more moderate, regardless of how costly it is per ounce (from theJournal of Consumer Research).

Finally, just including healthier foods on

the menu seems to be good marketing.Even when people dont choose such anitem, like a salad, they seem to takepermission to go whole hog and get theFrench fries.

Q. What makes the pronghornnamed for its unique cross betweenhorns and antlerssuch a fast runnerand an endurance runner to boot?

A. Pronghorns are native to the prairiesof North America, and though running

animals normally specialize either inendurance or sprinting speed, thepronghorn masters both, topping out at 55miles per hour while being able to sustain25-35 mph for up to 12 miles, reportsScience Illustrated magazine. Thoughits build is somewhat stiff, the pronghorncan take steps up to 25 feet long. Its heartis extremely big for an animal its sizetwice the size of a deers heartand socan pump blood and oxygen quiteefficiently. Another running adaptation isits deep chest, affording plenty of spacefor its large oxygenating lungs. Its skinnylegs are three feet long, ample enough tokeep its body high up out of prairie grass,which could slow it down, and theselightweight legs move back and forthwith remarkable quickness. Put it alltogether, the magazine says, and thepronghorn just may be the best runner of all animals.

Or, in the words of one San Diego Zooweb site, the pronghorn is probably thefastest mammal of the New World,

while the cheetah may win that honor inthe Old World.

Q. Can you name seven uselesshuman body parts?

A. You might start with wisdom teeth,says Judy Dutton in Mental Flossmagazine. Are you among the 5 percent of people today with room for them? Backin pre-toothpaste days when molars fellout, wisdom teeth were handy backupchompers.

2. Tonsils in the back of the throat filterout bacteria and viruses but are prone toinfection, and many kids have themremoved. Luckily for adults, tonsils shrinkwith age and usually stop causing trouble.

3. Probably not as useless as oncethought, the appendix may store beneficialbacteria for repopulating the gut after anillness.

4. The coccyx at the base of the spineconsists of three to five vertebrae fusedtogether, remnants of our long-lost tails.

5. Arrectores pilorum are mini-muscles that long ago made our ancestors

body hairs stand on end to conserve heatand to make us look bigger, frightening off enemies. Today, all they do is creategoose bumps.

6. About 1 in 200 people has a set of spare ribs to go along with the normal 12sets; all chimps and gorillas have an extraset near the neck.

7. Pinky toes: Our ape ancestors used alltheir toes to grab and swing frombranches. Modern man can remain uprightusing his big toe with a little help from itsthree neighboring piggies. The fifth is justalong for the ride.

Q. Consider what life would be like if people were really rational about whattheyre eating, at least according toadvocates of entomophagy?

A. Thats the term for eating insects,which makes a lot more sense than whatwere currently doing, argues GlennZorpette in IEEE Spectrum magazine.For instance, cows, pigs, sheep, andchickens are fed on corn and soybeans,\

which are valuable crops we humans caneat. Cows and sheep also require greatamounts of water and grazing land and,before being slaughtered, produceenvironmentally damaging solid andgaseous wastes. Insects on the other handcan consume organic refuse, includingspoiled food, rotted carcasses, even animalexcretions. And the protein in an insect isevery bit as healthy as what youre takingin now.

Insects have long been on the menu inless developed parts of the world, saysArnold van Huis, of the WageningenUniversity & Research Center in theNetherlands. Hes coauthor of an insectcookbook and envisions big factory farmsraising grubs, mealworms, and otherlarvae for human consumption. Every day,he says, he gets mail from somewhere inthe world expressing interest inentomophagy.

Mail, yes, counters Zorpette, but Idont have the heart to tell him its onlybecause people think his taste for bugs isso bizarre.

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Q. The five smallest are Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu and San Mare-no. The five smallest what?

A. Countries of the world, whose areasmeasured in square miles are 0.17; .75; 8;9.5; and 23.5 respectively, according toScience Illustrated magazine. Approxi-mate numbers of inhabitants are 800;36,400; 9,400; 10,500; 32,400. Their capi-

tals are the Vatican, Monaco, Yaren, Fanafu-ti and San Marino. As is apparent, VaticanCitys area is well under a square mile andall five together add up to only 41.92 squaremiles. Thats equivalent to a single squareof about 6.5 miles by 6.5 miles, or roughly

the area of the U.S. city of Buffalo, N.Y. orthe Canadian city of Vancouver, B.C.

Q. At a nursery for newborns in a U.S.hospital, what might underscore Ameri-cans growing individualistic tendencies?

A. Parents these days so much want achild like no other child that they choose amore uncommon baby name, says psychol-ogist David G. Myers. Around 1950, for

instance, nearly 35 percent of boys weregiven one of the 10 most common malenames, about 25 percent of girls nameswere similarly chosen. But by 2010 or so,these percentages had plunged to under 10percent, with uniqueness and individualism

more and more ruling the baby roost!Over time, the most common American

names listed by year on the U.S. SocialSecurity baby names website were becom-ing less desirable, Myers continues. Ananalysis of the first names of 325 millionAmerican babies born between 1880 and2007 confirmed this trend.

In the U.S. in 2012, the 10 most common

male baby names in descending order wereJacob, Mason, Ethan, Noah, William, Liam,Jayden, Michael, Alexander and Aiden. Forfemale babies, Sophia ranked first, followedby Emma, Isabella, Olivia, Ava, Emily, Abi-gail, Mia, Madison and Elizabeth.

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