Professional Documents
Culture Documents
January 2015
INSIDE
Savvy Senior.............................................Page 3
Opinion.....................................................Page 4
Bookshelf..................................................Page 5
Volunteering..............................................Page 19
On the Menu.............................................Page 20
Calendar....................................................Page 21
Strange But True.......................................Page 22
News Lite
A smashing marriage proposal
OCALA, Fla. (AP) Police in Florida say two would-be carjackers almost got away with a vehicle in Ocala but didnt know
how to drive a stick shift.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports the owner of a 2014 Toyota
Corolla told police he was sitting in his car talking on his cell
phone when a man with a gun tapped the window. Another man
was by the passenger side window.
Police say the gunman demanded the man get out of the car
and demanded his keys. He gave them the keys, they got in the
car and he walked away. The man stopped another motorist who
called police.
But the carjackers couldnt move the car because it was a stick
shift.
The duo ran before police arrived, leaving the keys in the ignition.
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Bookshelf
Medicare for Dummies
By Patricia Barry
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014
Paperback $19.99 366 pages
ISBN: 978-1-118-53278-2
Dont be a
dummy any
longer get
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Medicare
By Montana Best Times Staff
OK, baby boomers, its time to face it: You need to learn more
about Medicare. Youve put it off long enough. It wont be long
before youll be needing it if you arent using it already so
you need to knuckle down and learn about it.
Written by Patricia Barry, AARPs Medicare expert, and published just this year by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Medicare for
Dummies written in tradition of a long string of for Dummies books can help guide 50-plussers through a confusing
maze of medical information.
The book answers a myriad of questions, including, of course,
The Big One: When should I start using Medicare?
To give you an idea of the books content, heres a look at section titles:
Part I: Getting Started with Medicare (among other topics,
this part deals with what Medicare is, how it works and what it
covers)
Part II: The Hows and Whens of Medicare (covers qualifying
and enrolling)
Doing modifications
Not all of the cars that come into Montana Hot Rods are complete builds. Boehm
gets a lot of jobs from people who work
on their vehicle but may not have the ability or tools to complete a modification.
Boehm said a few local racers, like Justin Townsend, bring their cars to his shop
on a regular basis. Among other modifica-
Above and on the cover: Rodney Boehm works on a 1971 Buick Skylark in his Montana Hot Rod Shop in Livingston last month.
MT Best Times photos by Hunter DAntuono
January 2015
Boehm said he plans on building cars for the rest of his life.
They have people drag racing that are in their 80s, Boehm
said, pointing out that 83-year-old professional drag racer Chris
The Golden Greek Karamesines still drives top fuel dragsters
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Dave Hodges reaches gently to touch one of his prized Texas Longhorns, Apokaiyo 13, a 3-year-old that won second place in her
class in tip-to-tip (TTT) horn measurement at the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America Horn Showcase this October in Fort Worth, Texas.
Raising longhorns
Dave now has about 25 head of longhorn brood stock, including one steer
and one main bull. His other five bulls are
for sale.
Theyre line-bred cows Theyre all
related, he said.
According to Dave, his mature bulls are
locked up until June 10 each year.
Theyre then mixed with the female cows,
which come into heat every 21 days for
periods of just one week. Thats when
breeding occurs, setting the stage for a
nine-month gestation period for the pregnant cows.
The newborn calves about one-half
bulls and one-half heifers are weaned
around Nov. 5, and selling begins in midNovember. Most sales come in the spring,
from March to May.
Six-foot-wide horns
In a visit to the Hodges ranch in November, one can see all his
longhorns have quite a spread of horns. The breed is known for
spreads of 80 inches or more at age 8 or 9; some of Daves animals are national award winners.
In fact, Dave has raised lots of longhorns over the years that
have won national awards several of them national champs in
their class and many second- and third-place finishers.
Theyre pretty spectacular when their horns are over 6 feet
Dave and Carmen make a living with their sculpting and painting business. Dave creates bronzes of a variety of animals,
including horses and wildlife, and many western subjects. In the
past, they have sold up to 300 pieces of art in a single year. But
the lower market the smaller pieces has dwindled and
most of Daves work is larger bronzes along with his paintings.
Carmen staffs the Hodges Fine Art studio at 122 McLeod St. in
Big Timber Monday-Saturday from spring through fall. The studio is open Tuesday-Friday during the winter.
January 2015
Henry Real Bird talks about his life during a recent interview at Crow Agency.
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A Native American
volunteer reenactor
rides off with the 7th
Cavalry flag in the
2013 Real Bird
Reenactment following another victorious battle. Real Bird
said many of the
Native reenactors
are picked several
hours before each
event.
Photo by Andrew Turck/
courtesy Big Horn
County News
only Crow living just east of Busby, raises horses for riding and
competitions; he currently has about 70. He has been able to compete in bronc riding at the high school, college, amateur and professional levels. He has had horses that bucked in the National Finals
Rodeo.
He said while working with horses, he learned to avoid hanging
around jackpot rodeos in order to move higher into the world of
competitive riding.
For bucking horses, he said it was important to go with the
bloodline, rather than focusing on just obtaining a good mare. His
main horse is called Bob Barnes, many of whose ancestors have
showed up in the finals of assorted rodeo competitions.
You take care of horses before you take care of yourself, he
said. To know these horses depend on you and then to be a teacher
... everything is built together in life.
tle Bighorn. The bay paints, the strawberry browns and the black,
bull-faced white billy four-stocking horse.
Real Bird has begun to turn his sights toward poetry to inform
readers on the history of the land. Ranches that once bought land
for $1.50 an acre, he said, are now selling it for more than $1,000.
An unknown cowboy was bucked off and buried; I know where
he is, Real Bird said. I know where the last horse from the inception of the reservation days, and the end of counting coups and
stealing horses (is located).
According to Real Bird, one of the last horses to be stolen was
from his grandfather Medicine Crow by Cherries, a Sioux.They
caught (the thief) stealing the horse and said, What is your last
request? Real Bird said. He said, To have tobacco. Then he
smoked tobacco and said, Alright. Then they killed him there on
that spot.
Writing
The Real Bird family happens to still own a famous piece of history: the land where the Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought.
Every June, they hold the Real Bird Reenactment, which draws 7th
Cavalry reenactors from across the country and local Native Americans familiar with horse riding. The reenactment occurs in conjunction with Crow Native Days on the Crow Reservation, which
will likely occur in 2015 on June 25, 26 and 27.
The value is like Plymouth Rock: This is where Custer tried to
cross the Little Bighorn River. Were blessed to have that, Real
Bird said. That stage were at to the base of that hill, thats what
we own. We dont own very much; we only own 80 acres there.
We own the best part.
On the Native American side of the battle, reenactment casting is
often improvisational, with potential Sitting Bulls or Crazy Horses
often showing up about two hours before each show three
See Native Renaissance man, Page 16
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Montana at work
Therapeutic massage:
Healing hands
Donna Podolak gives a chair massage during the Christmas to Remember Bazaar held at Laurel Middle School on
Dec. 7.
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Compassionate care
Podolaks work also keeps her in good shape and gives her the
energy of a much more youthful person.
Stretching is so vital to health, she said. Stretching makes
older people younger.
As she demonstrated, breathing in sync with stretching is also
important.
Always stretch on the exhale, she coached.
Another tip Podolak offered for people tied to a desk is to look
up at the ceiling often to prevent neck and shoulder pain caused
by repetitive posture.
I really specialize in pain, she said. I do lots of neuro-muscular therapy, working with nerves in the muscles to release trigger points. People who have been in an accident often have 100
or more trigger points that cause severe pain.
Generally those massages are deep tissue, but she also utilizes
Shiatsu for structural dysfunction.
Shiatsu uses acupressure points. Its also good for detoxification because it is cleansing, she explained. Shiatsu can actually
move bones back into alignment.
Most people get a massage to help them unwind and relax.
They dont realize some of the other benefits, Podolak said. In
addition to pain and stress, massage can be helpful for stiff joints,
grief and emotional issues like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD).
Ask yourself, What is your pain costing you? Close your
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Travel
Well-mannered Charleston
& Wild Dunes Resort
Founded in 1680 as Charles Town, Charleston is South Carolinas oldest city and famous for its aggressively preserved architecture, white-glove good manners and abundance of historic
treasures, many of them tucked out of view. But you can see
these and anything else youve got your heart set on when you
visit; Charleston loves to show off its charms.
Walk through the doors of the Charleston Library Society, the
oldest cultural institution in the South and the third oldest circulating library in the U.S., and enjoy some leisurely browse time
among the stacks. Among the collections are letters from George
Washington and DuBose Heywards handwritten manuscript of
Porgy. With advance notice, you can go behind-the-scenes and
into the vault to see Colonial-era newspapers; the library has
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every colonial newspaper dating back to 1732, the year after the
printing press arrived in Charles Town.
Whereas the late Printer of this Gazette hath been deprived of
his Life, by an unhappy Accident, I take this Opportunity of
informing the Publick, that I shall continue the said Paper as usual ... Elizabeth Timothy the first woman printer and publisher
in America and one cited by Benjamin Franklin for her business
management style wrote in The South-Carolina Gazette on
Jan. 4, 1739, upon taking over the newspaper from her deceased
husband. Whereas I flatter my self, that all Persons . . . will be
kindly pleased to continue their Favors and good Offices to his
poor afflicted Widow and six small Children and another hourly
expected.
The steward for gems like this is bookbinder Brien Beidler,
responsible for overseeing the repair and conservation of priceless
If you go
Society/MCT
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Riders for the 2014 Real Bird Reenactment takes horses through the Little Bighorn River before leading them to a hilled enclosure. Much of Real Birds work and writing revolves around raising about 70 bucking horses on the Crow Reservation.
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Birding
Terry McEneaney is ornithologist emeritus for Yellowstone National Park, and is the author of three books: Birding Montana, Birds of
Yellowstone, and The Uncommon Loon. He has been watching birds for 50 years and is one of Montanas most experienced birders.
Pictured A Pied-billed Grebe in winter plumage. Note also the lack of a pied-colored or black and white bill in the winter. The birds acquire the pied-colored bill
primarily during the summer and breeding months. When the grebes are about to
crash-dive, only the tail, and the head and neck are visible before they submerge.
in reference to their black ring on a white
bill, thus two-toned or pied in color.
Specialized, feather-type arrangements
allow grebes to display ornate headdresses
during courtship displays. But the specialized satin-like qualities of the feathers of
the breast allow grebe to dive differently
from most birds. This satiny finish to the
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Above: Shown is Terry McEneaneys illustration of a Piedbilled Grebe shallow surfacing only to get air, then resuming
underwater swimming to avoid detection by predators.
Below: McEneaneys illustration of a Pied-billed Grebe swimming with only its head out of water, also know as periscoping. This unusual behavior allows grebes to escape threats
such as those posed by predators and people.
Reducing residual air from the air sacs throughout the body
also assists this bird in diving fast. And it is the speed with which
these grebes can submerge without forming a ripple at times that
earned this bird several odd names.
But the odd common name helldiver in reference to the Piedbilled Grebe, where did that come from? It can only be speculated, but its theorized the term refers to the Pied-billed Grebes
very strange but quick diving behaviors.
For instance, to escape danger it can crash-dive, which involves
quickly sinking the breast first in the water to a point that the last
thing one sees before it is completely underwater is only its head
and tail. As the bird goes straight down, it could be suggestive of
going straight to nowhere, going to hell. It also can perform a
gradual sinking behavior, where it remains stationary on a pond
or lake without leaving a wake and then slowly submarines or
submerges, with only its head above water.
So at times, while swimming with only its head exposed, it can
resemble what appears to be the head of a swimming snake or
mouse. When really alarmed and trying to escape a predatory
threat, Pied-billed Grebes will travel in excess of 100 feet underwater, only to bring the stealthy bill barely to the surface of the
water to get air and then swim further on underwater. Once they
reach the safety of emergent vegetation, they hide from predators
by keeping a low profile until the immediate threat is gone.
So the next time you are on a pond or small lake surrounded by
cattail or bulrush, keep a lookout for an odd-looking arsefoot of a
bird. And you can tell whoever is with you how the dabchick,
waterwitch and helldiver became the Pied-billed Grebe.
More short stories from Lucky Feathers: Adventures and Experiences of a Yellowstone Ornithologist, will be featured in forthcoming issues
of Montana Best Times. In the meantime, enjoy Montana birds! And the Best of Big Sky Birding to you!
Bird watching questions may be sent to Terry McEneaney by writing to 1215 Lolo St., Missoula, MT 59802; emailing terry@ravenidiot.com; or visiting
www.yellowstonewildlifeguides.com or www.ravenidiot.com. If questions are mailed, include a phone number at which you can be reached.
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Gallatin County
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 (800) 424-8867 or TTY (800) 833-3722;
or log on to www. seniorcorps.org.
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Saturday, January 3
Friday, January 9
Sunday, January 11
Take Six A Cappella Performance, 7:30
Thursday, January 15
Winter Film Festival, Thursdays through
Feb. 5, Lewis and Clark Interpretive
Center, Great Falls
Friday, January 16
Fun Run Sled Dog Races, through Jan.
Saturday, January 17
Sno-ball and Sno-bar, through Jan. 24,
Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Film Festival,
Saturday, January 24
Billings Symphony: Family Concert:
Peter and the Wolf, Alberta Bair Theater,
Billings
Dawson County
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16 Carews Twins
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17 Monopoly duo
18 Inspiration for some
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19 Reasons for handshakes
20 Large volume
22 Alt-rock subgenre
23 Material for Caesar
24 Russian crepes
26 Egyptian __: cat
breed
27 Warm time for Nancy?
28 Nursery nourishment
29 Slinky ad feature
32 1970 Top 40 song
with the lyric And Im
lucky that youre mine
34 Restraining device
37 Numskull
38 Nickname for the
6 Place to wrestle
7 George W.s first
press secretary
8 Drivers appointment?
9 Sports
10 Make big strides
11 U.N. workers gp.
12 2002 Lil Bow Wow
film
13 Prayer sung by Desdemona in Otello
14 Carried on
21 Makes bad calls?
petrator, perhaps
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39 Distinguished
42 Historic island palace
43 __ pork
44 Uncreative threat
47 Latin rock group Los
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win the Heisman Trophy
50 Iliad war god
51 Factor opening
53 Mouths, anatomically
55 See 56-Down
56 With 55-Down, sore
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