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October Birthdays Joyce Taurman 10/1 Mary Hoffman 10/1 Arlene Sande 10/2 Sandra Brazell 10/2 Mary Furqueron 10/3 Diane Shearer 10/3 Laurie Hardesty Swan 10/4 Boyd Morgan 10/6 Katherine Eccleston 10/6 Stan Hurst 10/8 John Sarti 10/8 Inez Bobb 10/21 Dave Fowler 10/22 Denise Ragsdale 10/23 Judy McCubbin 10/25 Jeanie Kronske 10/26 Orville Bach 10/27 Anita Hietala 10/28 Janet Koeber 10/28 Jeanne DiPrima 10/28 Ruth Ann Tyler 10/29 Pamela Knowles 10/30 Robert Guy 10/10 Kay Smith 10/10 Ruth Ann Winter 10/10 Kenneth Wiedeman 10/12 Shirley Siegle 10/13 Larry Robinson 10/14 Karen Baker 10/15 Lynn West 10/16 Mindy Horne 10/18 Mailys Vockrodt 10/20 Frances Mengal 10/21 It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! And no, I don’t have my seasons mixed up! As the ground prepares to put flora and fauna to bed for the winter, some- thing inside of me wakes up completely! I am giddy watching the leaves change and I want to jump in big piles of them. I want to visit a pumpkin patch, go on a hayride, have a bon fire, drink apple cider and not waste a single moment of au- tumn. Standing at my window with a delicious cup of tea, I have a front row seat to the grandest of performances! Leaves of all colors dancing and dipping! Spinning and twirling! Moving here and there as they flutter their way to the ground only to be swept up again in an encore performance at the request of a stiff breeze. A harvest moon peeking through a curtain of clouds takes my breath away and I can hardly look at a mountain with a skiff of snow and patches of tamarack without fear that my heart just might break from its beauty. Oh Autumn! I love you with my whole being! There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings as now in October. Nathaniel Hawthorne As you know... We just keep getting busier and busier so we have decided to extend our hours to squeeze more activities into our already full schedule! Starting October 1st, our official hours will be 8:00am-4:00 pm, Monday—Friday. We are always trying to get Bridge and Cribbage going so if anyone is interested in helping get these up and running, let me know! ---PAGE BREAK--- Daily Activities at the Senior Center Mon: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:30 Line Dancing 12:30 Pinochle Tues: 8:30 Walking Group 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:45 Ukulele Instructions 10:45 Ukulele Play Along 12:45 Arts & Crafts Wed: 9:00 Yoga* 10:30 Bingo 1:00 Zumba Thurs: 8:30 Walking Group 9:00 Full Body Workout* 10:15 Open Dance 10:30 Ball Room Instruction 11:30 Sing Along Fri: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:00 Needleaires * Quaw Gym See next page for activities! Guess who's turning 2? That’s Right! Sir Remington - AKA REMI! Come help us celebrate on October 4th. Menu: Paw-sta Salad Dog Biscuits & Gravy Train (Biscuits & Hamburger Gravy) Nutrish (Vegetables) Pup Cakes & Cones Flu Shot Clinic October 15, 2024 11:00-1:00 Gallatin County Health Department will be here to make it easy for you to get your flu and/or Covid shot. Bring your insurance card and stop by! Octoberfest Dance Party: October 17, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 PM We will serve Bratwursts and NA Beer along with other NA beverages. Bring a dessert to share and we will polka our way around the dance floor! Don’t dance? Come watch and eat brats! ---PAGE BREAK--- And all at once summer collapsed into fall. Oscar Wilde Activities Friendly Fitness Friday October 4, 2024 at 10:15 We miss our fitness folks! We want to stay connected so stop in and catch up with all of us! Fireside Book Club October 4, 2024 @ 1:00 We will discuss The Many Daughters of Afong Moy . The next book will be Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. Game Afternoon October 15, 2024 @ 12:45 Bring your favorite table game and join us for a fun time! October Birthday Lunch October 16, 2024 @ 12:00 October 31, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 am Order a delicious hot breakfast fresh off the grill! Best morning ever! Book Genres Word Scramble 1. HOAYPGBIR 2. 3. YFIAR 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. MRTNONLOAIIAF___________________ 12. CIAISRELT 13. 14. ABYURPIGATOHO__________________ 15. 16. 17. 18. 1. Biography, 2. Plays, 3. Fairy Tale, 4. Poetry, 5. Folktales, 6. Fantasy 7. Historical, 8. Science, 9. Legend, 10. Fables, 11. Informational, 12. Eristical, 13. Stories, 14. Autobiography, 15. Fiction, 16. Mystery, 17. Persuasive, 18. Myth Mill Levy Information (Article written by Lisa Beedy for Belgrade news and Bozeman Chronicle) When people think about senior centers, likely what comes to mind is a little “club house” with older folks sitting around playing cards or Bingo. Maybe a group meeting for coffee and to talk about the weather. Unless you have personally been part of or know people who have benefitted from senior cen- ters, I can almost guarantee that your picture is far from complete. If this was all we did, the center could easily be funded with dinner fundraisers and donations. It could be run by volunteers and limited re- sources. We do play cards and Bingo. People do drink coffee and talk about the weather but that is a small picture of what actually takes place here. Last year we served 13,741 Meals on Wheels and 6658 Congregate meals. This year we are currently averaging 1400 Meals on Wheels and 665 Congregate meals a month. With the growth we continue to see, we expect to serve conservatively 26,000 meals this year. In 2022-23, we spent $48,000.00 on food and supplies (Meals on Wheel delivery, napkins, placemats etc.) This last year we spent $65,000.00. This is due to the increase of service and rising food costs. (Continued on next page) ---PAGE BREAK--- (Continued Mill Levy Information) We have a very active health and fitness program. This includes 4 full body workouts, 1 yoga class, line danc- ing, Zumba, ballroom dancing and walking/hiking groups. We also partner with the Gallatin Health Depart- ment offering fall prevention classes and flu shot clinics. We had to move many of these classes to the Heck Gym because we outgrew our building. In 2022 we served 2600 units of service. Last year, we served 4000 units of service so we can only expect this number to grow also. We know that socialization is almost as important as nutrition when it comes to seniors, so we are always looking for ways to keep our folks busy with something to look forward to. Our social activities include Pi- nocle, Sing Along, Fireside Book Club, Needleaires (sewing group), Arts & Crafts, Ukulele Instruction, Bingo, Breakfast Club, dances and holiday parties. There are 3 full time staff – Lisa Beedy (Me) - Center Manager, Dave Beedy - Cook/Kitchen Manager and Daneen Lytle – Kitchen/Center Assistant. We also have many volunteers who selflessly give their time to keep things running. Last year we recorded 3000 hours of volunteer service. With all the growth we are see- ing, we could easily hire 2 more part-time positions. The current budget for the Center is $329,278.00 for this fiscal year. We receive $92,000.00 from Council on Aging in money and commodities. We will receive $33,500.00 through the Gallatin County Mill Levy which gives us funds to include Gallatin County seniors in our services. One of the requirements for receiving feder- al funding is that we cannot charge people who are 60 and older for meals. We can give them the opportuni- ty to make a suggested, voluntary, anonymous donation of $5.00 per meal but we would lose this funding if we “require” payment. We do bring in some funding from meals but about 70% of our folks are poverty lev- el, so this is not a consistent revenue stream. The rest of the budget is funded through the City of Belgrade General Fund. The Mill Levy would help with staffing and allow us to grow with our community. It could increase nutrition- al services to our seniors and allow us to continue to offer a variety of programs and activities. The Mill Levy could allow us to serve Meals on Wheels 7 days a week. Meals on Wheels is vital to our community. We have volunteers who give their time and resources to make sure some of our most vulnerable have a hot nutri- tious meal and a check-in on Monday – Friday, 52 weeks of the year. Our volunteers have found people who have fallen, dangerous gas leaks, injuries that required medical attention and even folks who passed away all alone. Our volunteers are the only people who check in on many of our Meals on Wheels folks. If we could provide this service 7 days a week it would be life changing for many. This would require another part-time staff position, but the impact could be priceless to someone who waits each day for that knock on the door, a friendly face and a hot meal. It is no secret that we are quickly outgrowing our building. The Senior Center could also benefit from the City/School District’s property exchange, with the opportunity for increased space and facilities for serving our seniors in the Heck/Quaw buildings. We are asking our taxpayers to decide the level of service we will be able to offer our senior community as we continue to grow and see the needs increase. Should the Mill Levy not go through, we would be limited on how many we can serve and the programs we could offer. There is a lot of information and disinformation floating around out there! If you have any questions or con- cerns about things you are hearing, please come and talk with us. This is where you will find the most accu- rate information regarding the needs of the Center and the way things run here! ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Dress up in your best costume and join us for our Halloween lunch on October 31, 2024. We will have treats, games and fun surprises! A Quick Look at Candy Corn (Google AI) • George Renninger, an employee of the Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia, is credit- ed with inventing candy corn in the 1880s. The candy was originally called "Chicken Feed" because corn was primarily fed to animals before World War I. • The Goelitz Candy Company, now known as Jelly Belly Candy Company, began selling candy corn in 1898. The candy's tri-color design was considered revolutionary at the time. • Candy corn was originally made by hand in small batches. The process involved cooking in- gredients into a slurry, adding fondant and marshmallow, and pouring the mixture into cornstarch molds. The molds were imprinted with the kernel shape, and the candy was dyed to create the tri-color look. • Candy corn was originally delivered by wagon in wooden boxes, tubs, and cartons. • Candy corn's role in Halloween celebrations grew in the 1950s as candy became more popular for the holiday. Candy corn's popularity increased dramatically as a result of increased advertising in October. • Candy corn is known for generating polarizing responses, with some people "loving" it and others "hating" it. How about you? Do you LOVE it or HATE it?