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On 4th of July Celebrations It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other. John Adams (1735-1826) Jim Matter 7/1 Laura Pierzina 7/1 Vivian Crouse 7/2 Darlene Idland 7/3 Anna Omdahl 7/3 Leila Wagoner 7/3 Linda Sanzo 7/4 Ann Lower 7/4 Loren Lanier 7/5 Weston Mork 7/5 Kay Roseen 7/7 RoxAnne Schlosser 7/7 Marla Marsh 7/8 Brian Blasberg 7/10 Zelpha Boyd 7/10 Keith Koentopp 7/11 Jane Schumacher 7/12 July Birthdays Sharon Sweeney 7/21 Diane Kulh- Christensen 7/22 Merrilyn Mattson 7/22 Barbara Dykema 7/23 Louis Satre 7/25 Joy Bentle 7/25 Jack Pollari 7/25 Beverly Larson 7/25 Gwen Anderson 7/25 Bud Satre 7/25 Ute Hohmann 7/26 Jeff West 7/27 Joan Thompson 7/27 Cherie Barth 7/28 Patty Ellison 7/30 Daneen Lytle 7/30 Bruce Hietala 7/12 Marilyn Morgan 7/13 Linda Riley 7/14 Linda Marshall 7/14 Marvin Craver 7/14 Steve Maggard 7/15 Anna Holstrom 7/15 Woody Ekegren 7/15 Pat Svete 7/16 Mary Kunis 7/16 Dave White 7/17 Karen Brown 7/17 Leasa Sratton 7/18 Terri Kelly 7/18 Klaus Wagner 7/19 David Engel 7/20 Deborah Stone 7/21 Everyone needs a break We have so many fun activities and we keep finding more ways to keep people busy but alas, sometimes we just need to take a break! Vacations, holidays, out of town guests, soaking up the few summer days we have, all beckon for a break for some of our faithful leaders and volunteers! So just for the month of July… No Zumba No Ballroom Dancing No Sing Along ---PAGE BREAK--- Activities at the Senior Center Daily Activities Mon: 9:00 Full Body Workout 9:30 Line Dancing 12:30 Pinochle Tues: 8:30 Walking Club 9:00 Full Body Workout 9:45 Ukulele Instructions 10:45 Ukulele Play Along 12:45 Arts & Crafts New Time Wed: 9:00 Yoga 10:30 Bingo NO ZUMBA in July Thurs: 8:30 Walking Group 9:00 Full Body Workout NO BALLROOM DANCE in July NO SING ALONG in July Fri: 9:00 Full Body Workout 9:00 Needleaires Fireside Book Club July 5, 2024 @ 1:00 We will discuss The Bartender’s Tale. The next book will be A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. July Birthday Lunch July 17, 2024 @ 12:00 Breakfast Club Is back! July 25, 2024 7:00-8:30 am Be a Reading Buddy July 9, 2024 @ 1:00-1:30 Come and read with a 2-4th grader. You will enjoy it as much as they do! The Library provides the books. The YMCA provides the kids! 4th of July on the 3rd Join us for lunch and celebrate Independence Day! Sign up by June 27, 2024 Friendly Fitness Friday July 5, 2024 @ 10:15 We miss our fitness folks! We want to stay connected so stop in and catch up with all of us! Activities Game Afternoon July 18, 2024 @ 12:45 Bring a Friend Bring a Game And play the afternoon away! Movie Day July 10, 2024 @ 12:45 The incredible untold true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan & Mary Jackson, brilliant African- American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement galvanized the world and inspired generations to dream big. SUCH A GREAT MOVIE! ---PAGE BREAK--- Belgrade Senior Center Annual Camping Trip Monday, July 29 - Thursday, August 1, 2024 Lower Hyalite Campground $90.00 per person or $30.00 for the day. RV Space is limited so sign up early. Lunch and dinner will be provided by the Center. There will be lots of visiting, great food, hiking, spending time at the lake and stories around the campfire! Let Me Tell You A Story Last summer, I lost the diamond out of my wedding band that I wore faithfully on my finger for 39 years. Needless to say, my heart was broken! The odds of finding it were not in my favor even though I retraced my steps, dug through clumps of grass and tried in vain to see a glimmer of diamond through my tears which by this time, were flowing freely! I finally resigned myself to the fact that my most beloved piece of jewelry would spend the rest of its life tucked away in my jewelry box. It was a sad day to say the least when I placed it there and turned my back on my constant companion of almost 40 years. Dave gave me a beautiful Black Hills Gold ring to fill the glaringly empty indent on my finger and even though I was smitten by its beauty and brilliance, it could never replace the one that he placed on my finger when he asked me to marry him all those years ago. Last Labor Day weekend, we spent our anniversary in Helena. We usually occupy our time kayaking Canyon Ferry, exploring Cemetery Island and finding a spot to take a nap in our hammocks. We decid- ed to see what other adventures the area had to offer and, in the process, discovered the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine. We packed our lunch and a little snack bag for Remi and made our way out to the mine with the sole purpose of searching out a sapphire fit for a well-worn and well-loved 40-year-old wedding band. After the first bag of rocks and gravel, we were hooked. Oh, the joy of finding a spar- kling sapphire among the mine tailings! Little surprises that were few and far between but showed up just enough to spur you on in your search! Once we made our way through that first bag, we bought another to take home, just in case we were the ones to discover the most valuable gem Montana ever produced! We did not have the pleasure of owning that title, but we did find several gem quality sap- phires that would do quite nicely in filling the gaping hole in my precious ring! We found a jeweler that did a fine job of cutting and setting one of our treasures and I am happy to report that my aged wed- ding band has a brand-new look and is once again back in its proper place on my left-hand ring finger while the beautiful Black Hills Gold ring rests daintily on my right. I’m sure you are wondering why I would share this story with you in the first place and granted, I could have gotten to this point much earlier, but I wanted you to understand the significance behind all of this! So here is the ask…. Would you be interested in a Senior Center field trip to Spokane Bar to dig sapphires? This would be a great fall activity since we sit outside in the sun. There would be a cost, but it could vary depending on whether we share a bag, you purchase your own or you choose their small beginner pack. We can talk about all that later but for now, I would like to get a head count of who might find this activity an excit- ing adventure! And who knows, you may be the one to find the most valuable gem Montana ever produced! ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Gem Stones in Montana Two gemstones, sapphire and agate, have been so popular in Montana that the state legislature designated them as "official state gemstones" in 1969. Sapphires were discovered in Montana in the 1860s. Since then millions of carats of "Montana Sap- phires" have been produced, and at least one million cut stones have entered the jewelry trade. The people of Montana and visitors to the state have become enthusiastic patrons of a small sapphire-mining industry. Beautiful agates have been found at many locations in southeastern Montana. They have been persis- tently popular with local rockhounds for over 100 years. Montana Moss Agate and Dryhead Agate have a popularity that extends far beyond the borders of the state. Numerous other gem materials have been produced in Montana. These include jasper, garnet, varieties of quartz, rhodonite, serpentine, stauro- lite, topaz, tourmaline, and wonderstone. A few diamonds, diamond indicator minerals, and kimberlites have been found in the state. These signs indicate that a deposit worthy of mining might be found. If diamond hunters are fortunate, Montana could have the only commercial diamond mine in the United States. Gemstones word scramble Start to finish Hunch, Xerox, Caustic, Neon, Kayak, Ginseng, Bathtub, Wallow, Tourist, Amnesia, Lethal, Oregano, Erudite, Yesterday, Maximum, Superfluous, Fief, Dread, reservoir 1. Rose Quartz, 2.Tourmaline, 3. Garnet, 4. Amber, 5. Opal, 6. Emerald, 7. 8. Ruby, 9. Aquamarine, 10. Kunzite, 11. Sunstone, 12. Jade, 13. Sapphire, 14. Tanza- nite, 15. Zircon, 16. Topaz, 17. Turquoise, 18. Pearl, 19. Diamond, 20. Moonstone ---PAGE BREAK--- May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to do what is right. Peter Marshall Thursday Mornings in July Have Become Glaringly Empty! But would you be interested in a hiking/biking adventure? Contact Lisa Sutton at [PHONE REDACTED] for more information! The Senior Center will close at 12:30 on Thursday, July 25, 2024 to host a City Division Head meeting.