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MOLLI
Winter
Term
Banner
Chicka-
dee on
frozen
MOLLInSights
branch
February 2021
Real Neighborhoods
and Puzzles
Larry Abramson lived for a long time home in Missoula, but they chose the Crosswords are also an ongoing
in the area of Washington, DC known Upper Rattlesnake. In our interview, love (an addiction I share). Putting
as Chevy Chase. He liked it because it Larry was quick to point out that they that in perspective, Anita suggested
was a “real” neighborhood: a tightknit have grown to love the Rattlesnake that doing the puzzle (from The NY
community, a place where people because, different as it is from Chevy Times or The Missoulian) snuggled
knew and looked out for each other. Chase, it too is a “real” neighborhood. up with Larry on these cold evenings
He was in DC because he worked There they found a network of friends is the sort of joy that “our children
as a reporter and writer for National and a great view of Montana terrain may never know.” That took me back
Public Radio. Larry was at NPR from their deck. a bit. I hadn’t thought about the
for twenty-nine years. That sort of Now that Larry is retired from the future of that lovely entertainment.
longevity with one news organization J-school he keeps busy in lots of Are we in the over-50 group “the
is atypical for journalists. ways. Teaching for MOLLI is one, but last generation” to venerate great
Larry knows the customary pattern he can also be found at Snowbowl crossword puzzles, like those that
in journalism because he is a veteran as part of their volunteer ski patrol. come late in the week at The NY
reporter, but also because his wife, Anita, who is about to make a guest Times?
Anita Huslin, has a more typical appearance in Larry’s MOLLI class You have to take Anita’s concern
resume with experiences at a varied on the portrayal of journalists in film, seriously: she and Larry have a
set of news outlets. For a while, she works from home now for a company long dedication to “making things
was a TV news anchor for station that taps into her journalistic skills to out of words,” stories that help us
WMAQ in Chicago (an NBC affiliate), do “deep dive” research into aspects understand what’s going on. Can we
then she moved to CBS radio (she of business that are mostly of a be optimistic? How about next time
preferred radio journalism to TV), the proprietary sort. you do a puzzle (if that is your thing)
NY Times, the Associated Press and During our conversation, we could not leave it partly undone and challenge
the Washington Post. She and Larry avoid touching upon the pandemic someone you know under 30 to finish
met in Washington and they both and coping. Like many, Larry and it?
loved living in Chevy Chase. Anita found some great TV series
But they left DC when Larry became to counter the tedium of isolation, by Chris Comer
Dean of the UM J-School in 2014. It including “The Queen’s Gambit.” As
was not immediately obvious to them natural game players, their newest
whether they would feel truly at focus is – unsurprisingly - chess.
CONTENT
Larry & Anita Abramson P1
Check us out online or on social media.
MOLLI Fundraising P2
MOLLI Committees P2 umt.edu/molli
MOLLI Short Read P3
Important Dates P3
Member Corner P4
MOLLI Information P4
MOLLI Committees
WHY DOES MOLLI
F UNDRAISE ?
Executive Committee
Kathy Bartlett
Tom Storch
William Lawrence
Brian Derry
Lexie Evans
MOLLI was founded in 2006 by a Another portion of its budget is met
William Towle
small startup grant from the Osher by class fees and membership fees.
Timothy Nichols
Foundation. As a result of MOLLI’s However, these sources of income do
rapid growth and success, the Osher not cover all of MOLLI’s expenses. As
Karen Hendrickson
Foundation provided MOLLI with a a result, MOLLI asks its membership
$1 million endowment in 2009 and to make charitable contributions
Finance & Development
an additional $950,000 endowment - either by becoming a Booster, Tom Storch, Chair
in 2014. These endowments are remembering friends and relatives David Andrews
invested by the University of Montana In Memorial, or making a donation Kathy Bartlett
Foundation, and MOLLI uses the at our Cookie Table fundraisers. Tom Boone
annual interest from the endowments Ruth Reineking
COOKIES! A refrain not heard
to help cover operating expenses. William Towle
in the halls of the Todd Building
MOLLI has developed a strong base this past year due to COVID-19. Timothy Nichols
of support, with annual membership Thanks to a partnership with Great Karen Hendrickson
typically in excess of 1400 individuals. Harvest Bread Company, during
In recent months, MOLLI experienced the pandemic MOLLI is conducting Member Engagement
a small decrease in participants its traditional Cookie Fundraisers William Lawrence, Chair
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. on line. And our membership has Chris Comer
However, membership remains continued to be extremely generous. Lexie Evans
strong, with participants joining us To date, donations in the current Kerry Foresman
from across the state of Montana, fiscal year are in excess of $26,000. Margaret Johnson
surrounding states, and Canada. This is extremely helpful, because Karen Hendrickson
our expenses have increased this
As set forth in the article about year, due primarily to additional staff
Kathy Bartlett, MOLLI Council and work hours required to deliver
Chair, an organization of MOLLI’s remote courses and special events. Program
size and reach requires strong and
capable leadership. In addition to The Osher Foundation monitors Brian Derry, Chair
a dedicated and experienced staff, the financial health of its OLLI’s Ann Boone
the Chair depends heavily on her through an annual report. The Richard Dailey
fellow Council members and MOLLI Foundation is especially interested Royce Engstrom
committee members, and especially in the fundraising activities each Kate Jackson
on MOLLI membership as a whole. OLLI undertakes to become and
Peggy Kuhr
remain financially secure. So THANK
MOLLI is self-funded and Paul Lauren
YOU to all who contribute to MOLLI
operates with an annual budget of above and beyond the membership
Audrey Peterson
approximately $390,000. A portion and class fees. Your donations allow Elizabeth Reinhardt
of its financial obligations is met by us to continue such an amazing William Towle
the interest generated by the two Lois Welch
program and keep us in good
endowments mentioned above. Linda Woodbridge
standing with the Osher Foundation.
Special Events & Interest
February is Black History Month Lexie Evans, Chair
Gary Fee
Montana Museum of Art and Culture - Homage to Africa Carole Jensen
Ruth Reineking
National Museum of African American History & Culture Tobin Shearer
Zita Stumhofer
Karen Hendrickson
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Important Dates MOLLI
Spotlight
“Short Read-Poem”
February 23, 2021
Special Member Event - Mining Columbia
Gardens: Butte, MT 1884 - 1973
March 5, 2021
Special Member Event - History of Games A Good Days Work
March 8, 2021
Spring/Summer Enrollment Begins By Sharon Lamar
March 11, 2021 I learned to drive a tractor before I learned to ride a bicycle
Special Member Event - Memory Across
the Adult Lifespan The combine left stray ears scattered across the cornfield
March 15, 2021
Partner MSU OLLI Special Member Event
Frugal farmers wasted nothing: Fodder to fatten the hogs
- Through the Camera Lens: Managing
Wildfires from 10,000 Feet in the Air
Dad boosted me onto the metal seat of the muddy Ford tractor
March 17, 2021 My first lesson in steering: Just follow the stubs of the corn stalks
Spring/Summer Allocation
Advice about stopping: Stand with all your might on the clutch
March 17, 2021
Spring/Summer Late Registration Opens Dad shifted into low gear and slowly let up on the clutch
March 23, 2021 The tractor rolled across the field at a snail’s pace: I’m driving!
Special Intergenerational Project
Begins - Oral History: Intergenerational The men deftly tossed the ears into the rearward wagon
Interviews on COVID-19
The hired hand peered upward: Looks like rain’s a-comin’
March 24, 2021
Special Member Event - Humor for When the tractor outpaced the men, Dad yelled: Whoa!
Connection, Empathy, Healing, and Health
April 2, 2021 That was my cue to stand on the clutch with all my weight
Special Member Event - Hamilton: How
the Musical Remixes American History
In the waning hours of daylight, we traversed across the field
April 5, 2021 One mile per hour: A good days work for a five-year-old farm gal.
Spring Courses Begin
Copyright for this work belongs to MOLLI Member, Sharon Lamar.
April 14, 2021
Special Member Event - A Pictorial Tour:
Bold Women in Montana History Presidential Lecture Series
April 26, 2021 Conversation on Race and Racism
Special Member Event - “Listening” to Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Aquatic Insects
Wednesday, March 3, 12:00 - 1:15 pm
May 4, 2021
Special Member Event - Crocodiles as Moderated by Blackfeet Community College president Dr. Karla Bird
Grizzly Bears: A Look at the Top Predator The community is invited to join Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum for a President’s Lecture
Down Under Series conversation on race, class, gender, and their intersections. Dr. Tatum,
May 14, 2021 president emerita of Spelman College, is a clinical psychologist widely known for her
Special Member Event - Lateral Reading: expertise on race relations and as a thought leader in higher education. She is the
Fight Fake News Like a Pro author of seveal books, including the best-selling modern classic “Why Are All the
May 26, 2021 Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race
Special Member Event - Broken (now in a 2017 20th anniversary edition), and “Can We Talk About Race?” and Other
Promises: Why China’s Frontiers Are So Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation (2007). Dr. Tatum is a sought-
Politically Sensitive after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, and
June 7, 2021 strategies for creating inclusive educational environments for learners of all ages.
Special Member Event - The Bitterroot
Monarch Project
MOLLI members, do you
have a short writing or Please RSVP to join
poem you would like this event.
included in MOLLInSights?
Send it to:
molli@umontana.edu
February, 2021 - MOLLInSights Page 3
Member
Corner
Kathy Bartlett
Our MOLLI Council Chair
“Ladies do not put their lipstick on at the the University of Washington in 2006. Her MOLLI Contact Info
table!” Mrs. Mann told her daughter, Kathy. goal was to earn that degree by age 60 and MOLLI
Just one of many pearls of wisdom she shared she finished it exactly a year early. Room 315, James E. Todd Building
32 Campus Drive
with Kathy. Perhaps that was why Kathy Kathy’s father passed in 2006 at age 98 so Missoula, MT 59812
Bartlett dedicated a room in the UM Phyllis J. 406-243-2905
she sold her home on Puget Sound’s Budd
Washington College of Education (PJWCoE) molli@umontana.edu
Bay and returned home to Montana to live
building to her parents, Mae and Ted Mann, near her daughters and their families. She
lifelong teachers and learners. Or maybe it’s came full circle back to UM where she taught
MOLLI Staff
the red cowboy boots Mrs. Mann allowed her education students as an adjunct professor
only daughter to wear. at PJWCoE. She became even more involved
Yes, Kathy, born in Thermopolis, Wyoming, with UM when she was elected to the Alumni Karen Hendrickson
did wear red cowboy boots in her early years. Association Board of Directors and invited to Program Manager
Not as a fashion statement but to avoid join the PJWCoE Dean’s Advisory Council. Teri Zanto
rattlesnakes and cacti on the prairies outside Kathy enjoys cultural and sporting events Program Coordinator
Thermopolis and Chester, Montana. She was at UM (once a Griz always a Griz) and in
familiar with being the “new kid in school.” Sierra Raulston
the community, along with skiing, a hiking
She attended four elementary schools, two Administrative Associate
group and book club. She is a devoted fan
junior highs and two high schools, moving of the Missoula music scene from classical
where her father’s civil engineering projects to jazz and bluegrass. Kathy’s most precious
MOLLI Council
took the family. Kathy attended college here moments have been with her daughters,
at UM and graduated in 1969 with a degree sons-in-law, two rescue granddogs, and
in elementary education. Her days in Kappa interacting with three grandchildren who are
Kappa Gamma sorority further molded her David Andrews
now teenagers.
into the “lady” her mother began. Ann Boone
Kathy’s initial involvement in MOLLI began in Kathy Bartlett
Kathy married in college. After graduation
2008 through the MOLLI Grandparents Camp Brian Derry
she and her husband moved to Rhode Royce Engstrom
when she would visit from Washington.
Island, Virginia, and then returned to the Lexie Evans
After she moved to Missoula, she served on
west to live in Billings, Denver and then Margaret Johnson
the Membership and Marketing Committee,
Butte. As Kathy’s daughters grew, she was Peggy Kuhr
involved in numerous children’s activities, as Chair of the Member Engagement Paul Lauren
Junior League, and PEO. She taught students Committee, became MOLLI Council Vice William Lawrence
with disabilities in Butte and served as the Chair, and is now the current MOLLI Council Tobin Shearer
District Special Olympics coach. After her Chair. Kathy stressed that she can only Tom Storch
William Towle
divorce, Kathy earned a Master’s Degree in function as Chair with the help of capable Tim Nichols, Dean
Technology. Kathy spent her summers riding MOLLI Council members and an exemplary Davidson Honors College
her motorcycle and fly fishing the Big Hole staff. When asked whether she dreaded
River. She explored paleontology sites as 2020 in her first year as Council Chair due to
she lived in a teepee at Egg Mountain near all the COVID accommodations she indicated
Choteau, Montana, and in yurts across the
Gobi Desert in Mongolia. By now, her mother
she was excited about the new possibilities.
The organization of MOLLI committees has
MOLLI Committees
was resigned to Kathy’s own independent changed this last year to reflect a growing and Executive
view of her lady-like life. evolving entity, so Kathy not only assumed Finance and Development
the Chair in a pandemic but also as a leader Program
In 1997, after Kathy’s mother/friend/mentor of an organization somewhat redesigned to Membership Engagement
passed away and her two daughters were Special Events & Interest
meet the changing needs of its members and
out in the world, she moved to Olympia,
the times. By all reports this “lady” is doing
Washington, to be near her father. Kathy
an amazing job.
treasured the moments with her father as she
worked full-time as Special Education Co-
Director for the Washington State Education by Myra Shults
Department and earned her doctorate from
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