Bozeman Magazine

On Aug 2, 2015, Ric Steinke of the Open Range band had

an accident at home with a table saw. It resulted in him

losing his fourth (pinky) finger on his left hand, a slashed and

fractured index finger, and the other fingers and thumb all

cut/slashed and needing stitches. He has since had the

stitches removed and is in the process of recovery. Feeling

and movement is somewhat restricted in the remaining

fingers of his left hand, requiring weekly visits with a hand

therapist and routine hand/finger exercises at home.

 

Ric has spent most of his life as a working musician.

Unfortunately, this accident has resulted in a financial

burden for both Ric & Linda, with having to cancel most of

their remaining summer and fall music jobs that had already

been set up for Open Range.

 

With enough therapy and care, he’s hoping to be back

working at his music by December. This benefit is to help

cover excess medical expenses and loss of wages due to

this unfortunate accident.