Ruckus September 27, 2024 by Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Great Gig in the Sky

Pinky and the Floyd mourns loss of keyboardist

The Rhythms

of Beethoven, Rossini,

and Akiho

Featuring Andy Akiho’s newest work, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

October 12 & 13

‘We

lost our icon’

RACHEL HERGETT For the Chronicle

As they have many times before, Bozeman’s musicians gathered at the Haufbrau on Saturday to mourn one of their own. More and more people trickled in as they heard the news that local keytar hero Joe Kirchner, 43, died on Friday, when he collided with another motorcyclist at the corner of Gooch Hill Road and U.S. Highway 191. Both drivers died at the scene, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office. Joe’s wife, Bridget Wermers Kirchner, was a passenger, and remains at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center as of Wednesday. The pair were married in June.

On Saturday, Sept. 28, a planned Filling Station show with Grateful Dead tribute act 710 Ashbury has been turned into a fundraiser for Bridget, according to promoter Brian Ripple of Ripple Sound. Tickets are $15 at https://events.sellout.io/Another-Evening-with-710ASHBURY. Music starts inside at 8 p.m. A block party has also been forming around the show, with music, food trucks and vendors. All proceeds will go to a Go Fund Me that is in the works.

Joe is perhaps most recognizable from his years playing with local Pink Floyd tribute band Pinky and the Floyd, sweating through his now-signature pink beehive wig while giving his all to the performance on keytar, keyboard and synthesizer.

“We lost our icon,” the band posted on social media this week, with a broken heart emoji. “The very definition of our band. We are completely devastated.”

Pinky, as the band is known to fans, canceled its show in Billings this weekend. According to founding member Dustin Tucker, the band is taking time to process the loss and contemplate a way forward. Though, as of Saturday, he was having a hard time seeing one.

Joe Kirchner wears a hat atop his signature pink beehive in this undated photo from Pinky and the Floyd. More ‘ICON’ I 14

The ELM, 506 N 7th Ave, Boze‐man

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Talisk @ 7:30pm

The Ellen Theatre, 17 W Main St, Bozeman

Sammy Brue Sings The Lost Songs Of JTE In Bozeman, MT @ 8pm

TuneUp Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman

GRIP @ 8pm

Documentary screening with Tony Pinto @ 6pm / $10

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Shape and decorate your very own Palm Leaf hat with the guid‐ance of John Cofer of Cofer Hat Co.! Katabatic Brewing Company, 117 West Park Street, Livingston

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Trackside Wine/Beer Bar @ 4pm

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Lost Canyons @ 9pm

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Karaoke Night @ The Waypoint @ 10pm

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Belt out your favorite songs with us at Karaoke Night @ The Way‐point, Fridays 10pm The Way‐point, 50 Ousel Falls Road, Big Sky. info@thebigskyway point.com

Belgreat! Fall Festival 5K @ 8am / $20

Talisk @ 7:30pm

205 West Cameron Ave, Belgrade

The Ellen Theatre, 17 W Main St, Bozeman

Sammy Brue Sings The Lost Songs Of JTE In Bozeman, MT @ 8pm

Wheat�elds, Railroads, and Brewers: Exploring Bozeman's Historic North Side @ 1pm / $20

TuneUp Bar, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman

GRIP @ 8pm

This historic exploration takes you through Bozeman's northside landscape, highlighting the vital roles that agriculture, the railroad, and brewers took in shaping the town's growth. Tinworks Art, 719 North Ida Avenue, Bozeman. julia @extremehistoryproject.org

Norman Sann @ 8pm

WHY DINOSAURS?

Mon 9/30

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Documentary screening with Tony Pinto @ 6pm / $10

Lost Canyons @ 9pm

Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman

Karaoke Night @ The Waypoint @ 10pm

WHY DINOSAURS? follows dinoobsessed youth James Pinto and his �lmmaker father on a journey around the world exploring the wonders of paleontology. Join MOR for a screening of this �lm! Museum of the Rockies, 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman. mar keting@montana.edu, 406-9942654

September 30th: Fall Into Fun Camp (Yellowstone National Park Trip)

@ 7:30am / Free Gallatin Valley YMCA, 3673 Love Lane, Bozeman. 406-994-9622

Board Game Night @ 6pm

Sun 9/29

September 30th: Fall Into Fun Camp (Yellowstone National Park Trip)

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@ 7:30am / Free Gallatin Valley YMCA, 3673 Love Lane, Bozeman. 406-994-9622

Moon Hooch @ 7pm

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Rialto Bozeman, 10 West Main Street, Bozeman

Reptile Meet & Greet

@ 2pm

Belt out your favorite songs with us at Karaoke Night @ The Way‐point, Fridays 10pm The Way‐point, 50 Ousel Falls Road, Big Sky. info@thebigskyway point.com

Get to know your reptilian neigh‐bors. Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. ede vries@bozeman.net, 406-5822409

Belgreat! Fall Festival 5K @ 8am / $20

Reptile Meet & Greet @ 2pm

Test your strategy and teamwork skills with board games! Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. edevries@boze man.net, 406-582-2409

Action Throwback Series @ 7pm / $10

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Join us for your favorite action �icks, Mondays at 7pm, �10 The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Road, Big Sky. ben@thebigskyway point.com, 406-995-7827

The Ghosts of Bozeman's Past: Historic Sunset Hills Cemetery Walking Tour @ 4pm / $20

Tue 10/01

205 West Cameron Ave, Belgrade

The Ghosts of Bozeman's Past: Historic Sunset Hills Cemetery Walking Tour @ 4pm / $20

Wheat�elds, Railroads, and Brewers: Exploring Bozeman's Historic North Side @ 1pm / $20

Join The Extreme History Project for a walking tour through Boze‐man’s historic Sunset Hills Ceme‐tery. Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman. info@extremehisto ryproject.org

The Descendents @ 7pm

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Buzzcocks @ 7pm

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Free, Statewide Financial Skill Building Class

@ 6pm

Oct 1st - Oct 3rd

Join The Extreme History Project for a walking tour through Boze‐man’s historic Sunset Hills Ceme‐tery. Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman. info@extremehisto ryproject.org

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In Homeword’s free Financial Skill Building class, gain essential money management skills to make your �nances go farther with sav‐ings, investing or paying down debt. Bozeman. info@home word.org, 406-532-4663

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Recipe Test Kitchen: Apples

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Bring a dish and the recipe to Recipe Test Kitchen, we’ll discuss, talk about food, recipes, and chal‐lenges with the monthly theme. Bozeman Public Library, 626 East

Board Game Night @ 6pm

Moon Hooch @ 7pm

Top 10 Bestsellers at Country Bookshelf

Rialto Bozeman, 10 West Main Street, Bozeman

Moon Hooch @ 7pm

Test your strategy and teamwork skills with board games! Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. edevries@boze man.net, 406-582-2409

Rialto Bozeman, 10 W Main St., Bozeman

1) “Bumblewood Thicket” by Random Acts of Silliness, $20

Action Throwback Series @ 7pm / $10

Fiber Arts Meet Up @ 4pm

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2) “Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan, $20

The Fiber Arts meet up taking place at the library is a chance for you to work on your projects and share your passion for all types of �ber craft. Bring your projects and join us at the Library. Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman. edevries@boze man.net, 406-582-2410

3) “The Life Impossible” by Matt Haig, $30

4) “Impossible Creatures” by Katherine Rundell, $19.99

5) “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver, $21.99

Free, Statewide Financial Skill Building Class @ 6pm Oct 1st - Oct 3rd

6) “The Art Thief” by Michael Finkel, $18

Open Mic WednesdaysBunkhouse 4 Corners @ 6pm

7) “James” by Percival Everett, $28

8) “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore, $30

Recipe Test Kitchen: Apples

9) “This House of Sky” by Ivan Doig, $20.99

@ 6:30pm

10) “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman, $18

Music! Comedy! Spoken Word! Bands! Solo Artists! Whatever! All are welcome at Open Mic Wednesdays at Bunkhouse FourCorners. 15 min slots are avail‐able. Stop in or call to sign up. Open jam at 9. Bunkhouse Brew‐ery Taphouse, 7715 Shedhorn Drive, Bozeman. ajchocholousek @gmail.com, 406-577-2130

Bring a dish and the recipe to Recipe Test Kitchen, we’ll discuss, talk about food, recipes, and chal‐lenges with the monthly theme. Bozeman Public Library, 626 East

Trivia Night @ The Waypoint @ 7pm

Join us for live trivia every Wednesday night at 7pm The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Road,

The Local Honeys: Late Show - LIVE FROM THE DIVIDE @ 8pm

Rialto Bozeman, 10 W Main St., Bozeman

Wed 10/02

Top 10 Bestsellers at Cactus Records

Live From The Divide, 627 E Peach St, Bozeman

Fiber Arts Meet Up @ 4pm

Thu 10/03

1) Sabrina Carpenter “Short n Sweet”

Morgan Thomas @ 7pm

2) Radiohead “In Rainbows”

3) Chappel Roan “Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”

4) Mom Jeans “Best Buds”

Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the touring acoustic rock artist Morgan Thomas Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings.com, 406-898-3644

5) David Gilmour “Luck & Strange”

Evan Honer (Moved from Rialto Bozeman) @ 7pm The ELM, 506 North 7th Avenue, Bozeman

7) Arctic Monkeys “AM”

8) Tame Impala “Currents”

Open Mic WednesdaysBunkhouse 4 Corners @ 6pm Music! Comedy! Spoken Word! Bands! Solo Artists! Whatever! All are welcome at Open Mic Wednesdays at Bunkhouse FourCorners. 15 min slots are avail‐able. Stop in or call to sign up. Open jam at 9. Bunkhouse Brew‐ery Taphouse, 7715 Shedhorn Drive, Bozeman. ajchocholousek @gmail.com, 406-577-2130

6) Lord Huron “Strange Trails”

9) Wu-tang Clan “Enter Wu-tang”

Thomas Rowland @ 8pm Rialto Bozeman, 10 W Main St., Bozeman

10) Red Hot Chili Peppers “Greatest Hits”

Trivia Night @ The Waypoint @ 7pm Join us for live trivia every Wednesday night at 7pm The Waypoint, 50 Ousel Falls Road,

Calendar information is provided by event organizers. All events are subject to change or cancel‐lation. This publication is not re‐sponsible for the accuracy of the information contained in this cal‐endar.

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“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Sept. 29)

Down-on-his-luck dog Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson), our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day in this 2022 comedy.

“Babes” (Sept. 30)

Inseparable childhood friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, are now in very different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge yet.

“Krapopolis” - Season 2 (Sept. 30)

Set in mythical ancient Greece, this animated comedy from Fox tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process. The series features the voices of Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell.

in focus

“Lonely Planet” (Netflix — Oct. 11, Movie Premiere)

A reclusive novelist (Laura Dern) arrives at a writer’s retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer’s block. While there, she meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth), and what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating,

“Hold Your Breath” (Oct. 3)

From Searchlight Pictures, this film is set in 1930s Oklahoma, amid the region’s horrific dust storms. A mother (Sarah Paulson) is convinced that a legendary, sinister presence known as the Grey Man is threatening her family. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Annaleigh Ashford, Amiah Miller, Alona Robbins and Bill Heck star.

CROSSWORD

Across

1. Squir t

4.Adobe file format

7. Hefty competitor

11. Diamond stat.

12. Fa followers

14.That certain something

15. Seemingly forever

16.“Chicago Hope” actor

18.“The Black Republicans” comedians

20. ___ Might Be Giants

21. ___ Lanka

22. Go around 24. Indian ___

28. ___ Rancho (suburb of Albuquerque)

29. Canonized mlle.

30. Long tresses

33. Exhausted, with “out”

35. Kind of ser vice

37. Mountain pool

38. Meadow’s

TV series

42. Dale Cooper’s TV series

44.“Killing ___”

45. Gershwin’s “The ___ Love”

46. Acreage

47. Grow, in a way

48. Relative of a gator

49. Storm heading: Abbr.

50. On the ___

Down

1.“Star ___”

2. Double-reed instrument

3.“___ Adventures”

4. Did some shaving

5. Papa

6. To-do

7. Scampi ingredient

8. Perry of “90210”

9. Christina Onassis’s dad

10. Patriarch of the Connor family

13. City on the Skunk River

17. Sleekly designed

19.Yellowfin tuna

22. Pitcher ’s pride

23. ___ Appia

25. Trade announcers

26. Put away

27. Patriarch of House Stark

31. Like some humor

32. Trickle

33. City on the Vistula

34. Bank offering, for short

36. Like some salts

37. Toll rds.

38. First baseman Martinez

39. Paddles

40. Track

41. Alluring

42. SHO alternative

43. “Band Of Brothers” setting Solution on page 12

movie review BY JAY BOBBIN

Movie role lets Amy Schumer

‘Feel Pretty’

The movie work Amy Schumer has done to date has suited her well, which is no easy feat, since the singular comedy brand she has established has generated certain expectations of her.

“I Feel Pretty” stays true to that, giving her a terrific conceit to work with. Currently streaming on Hulu, the 2018 film casts her as a cosmetics-company worker who’s aware she doesn’t match the physical perfection that her firm promotes ... but what if she thought that she did? That happens when an

accident in a spin class leaves her envisioning herself as the hottest of the hot, though everyone around her sees her in the same way they always have physically.

That set-up lets Schumer plug into the in-your-face humor she’s known for, and as she approaches others with the supreme self-confidence of a supermodel, it’s fun to watch. It definitely helps if you already are a Schumer fan, but regardless, she stays true to her image. And especially when it comes to any comedy star, you can’t blame a performer for

sticking with what they know works for them.

Of course, Schumer’s character eventually will have her moment of reckoning. Among the co-stars helping her get there are Lauren Hutton as the cosmetics firm’s founder, Michelle Williams — who’s wonderfully funny in her own right here — as Hutton’s granddaughter and employee, and “Saturday Night Live” alum Aidy Bryant.

In terms of Schumer’s career overall, “I Feel Pretty” arrived at an interesting time.

“Trainwreck” (2015) was an out-of-the-park hit for her, in no small part because she also wrote it, while “Snatched” (2017) had only moderate success as she entrusted others to know what to do with her now-famous persona.

Though she was only an actress-for-hire again with “I Feel Pretty,” it treats her better, in the sense that it really knows what to do with her. Its issue of body-shaming is something she has dealt with in her own material, so the match of star and story is a logical and pretty (so to speak) effective one.

Amy Schumer in “I Feel Pretty”

What’s Available NOW On

“House of Spoils” (Oct. 3)

This horror film follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) who opens her first restaurant — a farm-to-table affair on a remote estate — where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts… and the powerful spirit of the estate’s previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

in focus

“Killer Cakes” - Season 1 (Prime Video — Oct. 8, Season Premiere)

From horror visionaries Blumhouse Television and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment, this new series is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with terrifying skills attempt to win some of the most frightening challenges ever produced for television. Contestants will work with the best horror special effects artists in Hollywood to unleash their twisted imaginations and create cakes so disgusting, so disturbing, and so realistic, it’s the stuff of nightmares. Matthew Lillard hosts, working alongside expert judges Danielle Harris and Nikk Alcaraz.

“The Legend of Vox Machina”Season 3 (Oct. 3)

Everything is at stake in this series’ long-awaited third season, as the Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina. Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.

“El Diario” (Oct. 4)

After her divorce, Olga (Irene Azuela) moves with her daughter Vera (Isabella Arroyo) to a new city. When Olga finds the diary of a killer in the attic of her house, she soon discovers that, far from being finished, the diary continues to be rewritten, endangering her life and everyone around her. Overwhelmed by this inexplicable event, Olga finds no one else to rely on except her daughter’s therapist, Carlos (Mauricio Ochmann), as she tries to find out the identity of the murderous writer.

“Killer Heat” (Available Now) In classic noir style, this thrilling, contemporary mystery follows private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American living in Greece, who is hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden), whose sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn’t believe the official police report. Nick finds darkness at every turn, as the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, jealousies run deep and anyone could be a suspect.

Create a Meaningful Farewell

This just in @ Bozeman Library

Bozeman Public Library and the League of Women Voters will present a series of non-partisan candidate forums and ballot initiatives for everyone interested in the issues and elected offices on the November ballot.

On Monday is a forum for CI-128, a constitutional initiative that would amend the Montana Constitution to expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion.

On Wednesday, meet the Gallatin County Commission

candidates: incumbent David McFarlane and challenger David Dickey. After that forum, learn about CI-126, which amends the Montana Constitution to provide a top-four primary election. All candidates, regardless of political party, appear on one ballot. The four candidates receiving the most votes advance to the general election. For more information, please visit Bozemanlibrary.org.

BOOKS FOR THE ADULTS

CLIENT CONTENT

IN THE ROOM

Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Nonfiction. Where were you when you heard the King of Rock & Roll is dead; the Walrus was shot or the Greatest of All Time lost his hardest fight? Relive the experience if you were there, or learn more about the days before the death This series, known as the killing series, brings alive the biographies of these icons.

Real Americans by Rachel Khong. Fiction. This novel spans three generations of Chinese-Americans. It begins with the love story between an American and a Chinese intern, follows their son and a young woman in China during the Cultural Revolution. What makes an American a real American? This and other issues pop up in a complex novel that touches on many topics, such as family love in many forms.

Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood. Biography. Back in 2018, the author bought Cerro Gordo, an abandoned mining town pretty high up in the California desert. He started a YouTube channel

to share his experience and that was so popular, this book also chronicles the ongoing, fascinating restoration and exploration.

BOOKS FOR THE TWEEN AND TEENS

The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse. Young Adult Fiction. In this story of a teen in World War I, young Edda works as a ‘Hello, Girl’ in Washington D.C. Hello Girls were telephone operators who helped pass classified information to American spies fighting for freedom. When a mission she is involved in goes terribly wrong, Edda must deal with it on her own while keeping all the military secrets safe.

BETH BOYSON Library columnist

What’s Available NOW On

“Chef’s Table: Noodles” (Oct. 2)

This new season takes viewers on a delectable journey across the globe, exploring the rich and diverse world of noodles through the eyes of four masterful chefs. It celebrates the cultural significance and culinary artistry of noodles, offering a deep dive into both traditional and innovative techniques.

celebrity quotes

“Heartstopper” - Season 3 (Oct. 3)

Charlie (Joe Locke) would like to tell Nick (Kit Connor) that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.

“This show is based on the only good decision I ever made: falling for a nice Jewish boy. But I realized that being happy is way harder than being miserable. ... So, I created this show based on all the ways that finding the right person can be so hard. “Nobody Wants This,” but we do, and that’s all that matters.” - Erin Foster, creator of “Nobody Wants This”

“The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist” (Oct. 3)

In a world where crime is the norm, a group of mischievous thieves known as the “bad guys” are always on the lookout for their next big heist. This time, they set their sights on an infamous mansion once owned by Reginald E. Scary, a legendary crook who was obsessed with his loot — especially one piece in particular: The Crescent Amulet. Legend has it that Scary vowed to haunt anyone who dared to steal his prized possessions.

“I’ve been on a few shows before. I’ve only played myself in those shows, though. It’s definitely different portraying a character and trying to find the emotions in everything, and the understanding of a script and the scene. But it’s a challenge. ... I feel like an amateur right now, but I’m coachable. That’s one thing I know from being in sports, I am a coachable guy.”Travis Kelce , Kansas City Chiefs tight end and star of “Grotesquerie”

“It’s What’s Inside” (Oct. 4)

A group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges. Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden and David W. Thompson star.

“This really is a pinnacle for me. And to have this at the end of my career is an incredible gift. I never dreamed I would have a third act like this. I’ve never thought at my age I’d be playing such a wonderful role and for network, which so many people are going to see. And to play such a complex character, a woman who seems forgotten and invisible but isn’t, and uses what’s considered a liability [her age] to her advantage and to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes.” - Star of “Matlock,” Kathy Bates

The solution to the question is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to discover this hidden solution, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle.

Across

1. “90 Day Fiancé” channel

4. Locate

8. Unfamiliar

11. Migratory fish

12. Kind of history

13. Stein contents

14. Actions intended to deceive

17. “See ya!”

18. Red ___

19. Emcee

21. Hires competition

24. Thrown thing at some bars

25. Hesitant expression

26. You and I

27. Therefore

28. Comprehend

30. See socially

32. Subway alternative

34. Container for mail: Abbr.

35. Paris’s nickname

41. Big heart?

42. Losing proposition?

43. “How exciting!”

44. Wordle’s owner: Abbr.

45. Like a fox

46. Manhattan ingredient

Down

1. Soccer coach Lasso

2. Regulus’s constellation

3. Dark suit

4. One and only

5. Ill temper

6. Computer key

7. First name in jazz

8. Treaty acronym

9. Polar worker

10. Horror maven Craven

15. Parenthetically

16. Long shot

19. Warmonger

20. Strong team

Right in the ring: ‘WWE NXT’ finds a new home on The CW

air weekly events throughout the wrestling season (52 a year, without a Tuesday skipped), bringing “NXT,” which first launched its weekly format over a decade ago, “to broadcast television for the first time ever” (per The CW).

Led by WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, the series celebrates this monumental occasion with a special, two-stop tour.

Superstar Randy Orton makes an appearance at the Enterprise Center, riling up audiences as he reflects on his 20-year career as a third-generation professional wrestler (as the son of Bob Orton Jr. and the grandson of Bob Orton).

22. Furniture collection?

23. It may contain a tree

29. Santa’s reindeer, e.g.

31. Loathe

33. He-men’s prides

34. Feeling for the unfortunate

35. Deep-six

36. Distant

37. Cry of disgust

38. Superman foe ___ Luthor

39. Mattel product

40. That vessel

On the air since 2012 and showcasing the brightest young talent in the sports entertainment world — including the likes of wrestlers Roman Reigns, Seth “Freakin” Rollins and Charlotte Flair — “WWE NXT” now goes to a brandnew network, making its live debut on The CW this Tuesday, Oct. 1.

This premiere follows a five-year agreement made in November 2023 between The CW Network and WWE Inc., which names the network as the exclusive home of “WWE NXT.” Per the agreement, The CW will

First, for “NXT’s” CW premiere episode on Oct. 1, the series travels to the Allstate Arena in Chicago for a live event featuring a special appearance by WWE Superstar CM Punk and hometown boy. Returning to WWE last year after a long hiatus, Punk is currently recognized as having a 434-day WWE championship reign, making history as the seventh-longest record in WWE history. Having shown his love for the brand on multiple occasions, Punk is the perfect spokesperson to launch “WWE NXT” into a new era on The CW.

Next, “NXT” heads to St. Louis on Tuesday, Oct. 8. There, fellow WWE

“We are thrilled to welcome the WWE brand into the CW Sports portfolio as they play an integral role in our mission to bring live sporting events to the network year-round,” said Dennis Miller, president of The CW Network, to World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. “‘WWE NXT’ is a perfect fit for The CW, thanks to its dynamic young talent featuring the hottest rising stars in the sport and exhilarating, unpredictable weekly events. The passion and engagement of WWE’s fanbase is unmatched, and we are eager to grow that audience as ‘WWE NXT’s’ new home on broadcast television.”

Starting with an exhilarating pair of episodes — and with plenty more to come — “WWE NXT” makes its debut on The CW this Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Shawn Michaels produces “WWE NXT”

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“The Simpsons” - Season 35 (Oct. 2)

Premiering its 35th season with four new episodes exclusive to Disney+, this Fox animated comedy staple follows the lives of the working-class Simpson family and their friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Harry Shearer, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Pamela Hayden and Tress MacNeille voice star.

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“Social Studies” - New Episode (Oct. 5)

With new episodes airing weekly, this FX docuseries sees Lauren Greenfield return to her roots with L.A. youth to explore social media’s effects. A character-driven series offering intimate access to the teens’ lives and phones, “Social Studies” promises an urgent journey into the coming of age of digital natives.

“American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” (Available Now)

This brand new FX anthology series from Ryan Murphy is adapted from the Boston Globe/Wondery podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.,” and offers a fictionalized retelling of the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez (Josh Andrés Rivera), the one-time NFL star for the New England Patriots who was later convicted of murder and died in prison in 2017. Patrick Schwarzenegger stars as Tim Tebow and Norbert Leo Butz as stars Bill Belichick.

“Godmothered” (Available Now)

Eleanor (Jillian Bell) is a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training, who, upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers. Finding a mislaid letter from a 10-year-old girl in distress, Eleanor tracks her down and discovers that the girl, Mackenzie (Isla Fisher), is now a 40-yearold single mom. Better late than never, Eleanor is bound and determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not.

Alison Sweeney of “A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery” on Hallmark Mystery: She had a continuous run as Sami Brady on the daytime serial “Days of Our Lives” for almost 12 years (1993-2014), and she has returned to that show for several stints since.

Zachary Quinto of “Brilliant Minds” on NBC and Peacock:

To be cast as the younger Spock in the movie reboot of “Star Trek,” he needed to have the approval of Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock – and getting that also led Quinto into two sequels.

Joshua Jackson of “Doctor Odyssey” on ABC and Hulu:

In his previous series, the Paramount+ version of “Fatal Attraction,” he played a version of Michael Douglas’s movie role as a married lawyer who paid a big price for what he thought was a onenight stand.

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1) The cozy (but fictional) town of Stars Hollow gives “Gilmore Girls” a festive feel. What state is it in?

2) What is the name of the inhabitants of Pottsfield in the fall-themed miniseries “Over the Garden Wall?”

3) The Peanuts gang attend a Halloween party in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” What is Snoopy dressed as?

4)In which country does “WolfWalkers” (2020) take place?

5) Welcome to Hawkins, Indiana — what is the name of the alternate dimension in “Stranger Things?”

6) What is the name of the small (but very real) town in which the “Twilight” universe is set?

7) Who wrote the 1959 novel that was the basis for the Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House?”

8) Which New England state served as the setting for “Practical Magic” (1998)?

9)In “Beetlejuice” (1988), Lydia’s father uses this affectionate nickname for her — what is it?

10) Which (fictional) town serves as the setting for “The Vampire Diaries?”

10)Mystic Falls, Virginia

9)Pumpkin

8)Massachusetts

7)Shirley Jackson

6)Forks, Washington

5)the Upside Down

4)Ireland

3)a World War I flying ace

2)The Pumpkin People

1)Connecticut

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Don Johnson celebrity q&a

OF DOCTOR ODYSSEY ON ABC/HULU

Q: It’s interesting to see Don Johnson coming back to series TV in “Doctor Odyssey.” What was the last series he had?

A: Bankable on the home screen ever since his trendsetting 1980s role as Detective James “Sonny” Crockett in NBC’s “Miami Vice,” Don Johnson has had several shows since … the most recent one before his new ABC and Hulu program, “Doctor Odyssey,” been in the NBC sitcom “Kenan,” where he played a recurring role as Rick, the former father-in-law of the show’s titular star (Kenan Thompson).

To go back to his earlier shows, Johnson had the lead in a syndicated 1979 miniseries version of the John Jakes historical novel “The Rebels,” then he co-starred in NBC’s 1980 series adaptation of “From Here to Eternity” based on the James Jones book that also inspired an Oscar-winning 1953 movie. After that, Johnson returned to NBC in “Miami Vice,” which changed the course of his career with the enormous success it had over its 1984-89 tenure.

In the immediate aftermath of that trendy police drama, Johnson focused on feature-film work, but he was back on television in the title role of “Nash Bridges” on CBS from 1996 to 2001, where he played the title part of a San Francisco police detective (and he reprised the role in a 2021 movie for USA Network). In The WB’s “Just Legal” – the last show that network aired before it morphed into The CW – Johnson portrayed a veteran, struggling lawyer. He returned in 2010 and 2012 in the middle two of the four seasons of HBO’s sports comedy “Eastbound & Down.”

Johnson had the role of a Texas Ranger in “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” on El Rey Network in 2014-15, then he appeared as an oil-rich tycoon in ABC’s short-lived “Blood & Oil” in 2015. The latter show also featured Miranda Rae Mayo, who has had a much longer run as Firefighter Stella Kidd on NBC’s “Chicago Fire.” Later, in 2019, he took on the role of Judd Crawford in the HBO miniseries “Watchmen.”

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Sam Elliott celebrity q&a

BY ADAM THOMLISON

OF 1883 ON PARAMOUNT+

Q: Is Sam Elliott still working? Why haven’t I seen him in a while?

A: If the tall, wiry, cowboy archetype Sam Elliott (“The Ranch”) had an ordinary, pensioned career, he would have retired more than a decade ago. But nothing about Elliott’s career has been ordinary — even for Hollywood.

He recently turned 80, and he’s been working pretty steadily since the late ‘60s and his first credited film role, in the classic Western “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969).

You’re right that his pace has slowed a little in recent years, but that just means he can be a little choosier in the roles he takes. It also means stretching his wings a little from time to time. For example, his next role won’t be a western at all, but a big-budget fantasy story.

He’ll be voicing the dragon in “Grendel,” the (mostly) live-action retelling of the ancient “Beowulf” legend.

It just recently went into production, though, so don’t expect to see it in theaters any time soon.

You’re right that, besides that, he’s been keeping a pretty low profile lately. His last role was a lead in the 2021 miniseries “1883,” a prequel to the smash hit “Yellowstone.”

That might not seem that long ago, but for Elliott it’s an age — he’s kept up an incredibly busy schedule since his career took off in the late 1980s (another reason he’s atypical in Hollywood — he didn’t even really get famous until he was well into his 40s).

Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel in “Gilmore Girls”

BY JAY BOBBIN

‘Dracula’ stirs scares again in Bela Lugosi tribute

For both the month of Halloween and a salute to screen legend Bela Lugosi, “Dracula” is a hugely appropriate film to start with. The 1931 horror staple leads a “Star of the Month” tribute to the actor when Turner Classic Movies shows it Wednesday, Oct. 2 — and it might be the early peak of the festival for many viewers, though lots of other Lugosi terror tales will be featured throughout the month, with “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1932) and “The Wolf Man” (1941) being two more of the opening-night titles.

Of course, Lugosi plays the Bram Stoker-created Transylvanian count with a taste for the blood of others; the actor came to the screen incarnation with some expertise, since he also had portrayed Dracula on Broadway. He would reprise the part 17 years later in 1948’s “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (which TCM has on Oct. 9), but for his definitive performance in the role, the first movie clearly is the top choice. Edward Van Sloan appears as the vampire’s nemesis, Professor Van Helsing, and Helen Chandler plays Dracula target Mina Seward.

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“Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” (Catchy Comedy, Sunday, Sept. 29): This spinoff of “The Andy Griffith Show” became a major hit for CBS and title star Jim Nabors, whose likably naive title character entered the United States Marine Corps and found endless ways to confound his commanding officer, no-nonsense Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton). A weekend “Binge” marathon of the show continues here; the cast regulars also include Ronnie Schell and Allan Melvin.

“Frozen” (Freeform, Sunday, Sept. 29): This animated, Oscar-winning 2013 Disney feature had enormous success not only at the box office, but also as a social phenomenon – particularly since its song “Let It Go” was heard just about everywhere for a while. Kristen Bell supplies the voice of Anna, a princess who is estranged from her magically gifted sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel) in their youth, but they reunite in young adulthood to try to save their iced-over homeland. Josh Gad voices the popular snowman character Olaf; the 2019 sequel “Frozen II” follows immediately.

“CHiPs” (Heroes & Icons, Monday, Sept. 30): While this series observed many of the usual tropes of police shows, it also had a taste for kitsch … accounting for the first-season episode “Green Thumb Burglar,” in which motorcycle-riding California officers Ponch and Jon (Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox) encounter none other than H.R. Pufnstuf, the distinctive children’s-show character created by Sid and Marty Krofft. That rather unexpected meeting happens while the cops are chasing whoever is doing serial damage to Los Angeles shrubbery.

Dermot Mulroney celebrity update

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Q: Does Dermot Mulroney consider himself part of the Brat Pack? Why didn’t he catch on like those other guys?

A: Dermot Mulroney (“August: Osage County,” 2013) has said that he does indeed consider himself part of the Brat Pack, and his resume bears that out. But as for him not “catching on,” arguably he’s a bigger star today than many of his former packmates. In a 2020 interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, he’s frank in assessing his career arc. “I never did reach that apex of my class, the No. 1 guy. Therefore, I’m much more usable now. And there are fewer of us. Sometimes, it is a matter of outlasting.” He says that he was essentially recruited by his agent and the larger Hollywood machine to feed the industry’s hunger for young stars after the success of “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “The Breakfast Club” (both released in 1985).

So, just out of university, he suddenly found himself with leading roles in films such as 1988’s “Young Guns” (a peak-Brat Pack

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title) and 1991’s “Career Opportunities” (written by John Hughes, the man behind “The Breakfast Club” and a number of other Pack classics).

But while many of his co-stars in those films (see, for example, his “Young Guns” colleagues Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen) burned more brightly than he did in the years that followed, they faded a little faster — succumbing, at least somewhat, to industry pitfalls such as typecasting and the occasional scandal. Mulroney, on the other hand, kept working steadily, and in more diverse roles. Indeed, for many he’s a rom-com star first and foremost, appearing in such genre classics as “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997) and “The Family Stone” (2005). He’s also simply been busier — his resume is more than 150 entries long. He suggests, in his Guardian interview, that that’s his real secret: “An actor who doesn’t say yes to everything is really making a mistake.”

Bela Lugosi in “Dracula”

Hill, Dolphins look to keep positive momentum going against Titans

The NFL season is in full swing as fans get excited for another week of football action with the Tennessee Titans gearing up to take on the Miami Dolphins at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Monday, Sept. 3, with all the action airing live on ESPN.

Week 4 is here and the Miami Dolphins are looking to continue building off an incredible season of milestones, despite coming up short in an AFC Wild Card game for the fifth time in franchise history.

However, since the acquisition of superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill in 2022, the Miami Dolphins have been a team on the come up, reaching a record of 11-6 in 2023 with the hopes of improving that record and making a deeper playoff run.

Hill’s role will be crucial to their success this season, after an outstanding 2023 season, in which Hill racked up 1799 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns, leading the entire NFL in both categories. This season, the Georgia native has yet again set the ambitious goal of reaching 2,000 receiving yards, something that has never been achieved by a wide receiver in the NFL.

Meanwhile, for visiting opponents Tennessee Titans, they enter the 2024 season with a fresh sense of optimism after a lengthy search for a head coach in the offseason, appointing Brian Callahan as the new Titans head coach. Looking to help turn the team around after going 6-11 last season will be Titans quarterback Will Levis who in the last matchup against the Dolphins fared quite well, throwing for 327 yards, 23 completions and one touchdown.

Full name: Tyreek Hill

Birthdate: Mar. 1, 1994 (30)

Birthplace: Douglas, Georgia

Height/weight: 5-10/191 pounds

Team(s): Miami Dolphins (2022-present), Kansas City Chiefs (2016-2021) Honors and achievements: Super Bowl Champion LIV (2019), 8x Pro Bowl (2016-2023), 5x First-team All-Pro (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2022)

TOWN & COUNTRY FOODS: PASTRAMI SWISS BURGER

Ingredients:

1 lb. Lean Ground Beef

2-3 slices Pastrami

1 slice Swiss Cheese

1 tsp. Garlic Salt

1 tsp. Onion Powder

1 tsp. Sea Salt

1 tsp. Black Pepper

Lettuce

Tomato, sliced

Red Onion, sliced

Hamburger Bun

Directions:

1. Heat grill to medium-high.

2. Combine ground beef, garlic salt, onion powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Divide mixture in to eight equal balls. Flatten into patty shape.

3. Grill for 3 minutes on each side, or until desired doneness. Remove from heat.

4. Top with pastrami and Swiss cheese, then your desired toppings.

“It’s been a real struggle,” he texted on Tuesday. “Doesn’t seem real.”

Joe was classically trained on piano, yet incredibly versatile. He loved to dig into new material, and had a knack for picking it up quickly.

“Joe began studying classical piano at 7 thanks to some stern guidance from his mother, who is also responsible for gifting him the legendary pink beehive wig,” according to a bio on the Pinky website.

Local composer and music luminary Eric Funk first met Joe at a Hawthorne Elementary School Arts Fair, and said even then, Joe was clearly talented. Joe was always tied to a number of bands — some as a permanent member and others as a special guest. He was always welcome.

One such band was local exploratory bluegrass band North Fork Crossing. Joe has made multiple appearances with the band, and sat in on their album release celebration this year.

“It was extremely generous of him to share his musical talents and smile with us, and the rest of the world,” the band wrote on Facebook. “...His inclusivity within the music community was immeasurable.”

Most recently, Joe’s bands included funky progressive rock band MOTH, a band that now uses a moth logo, but at one point was an acronym for “Men of the Hauf.” A lover of jam bands, Joe also played with Grateful Dead tribute band Dead Sky, which was created by the late Joe Knapp. And most recently, he joined the house band for local puppet musical “Freak Out.” Previous groups include Knapp’s band SlomoJoe and the Knowshows, hip-hop group Black Mask and Fluorescent Brown, an improvisational down-tempo funk combo that was once the Wednesday night house band at Colonel Black’s.

Outside of music, Joe was known for his immense love for Bridget, cats, motorcycles and jet skis. He was a certified mechanic and a whiz at fixing all manner of things, mechanical and emotional.

For full disclosure here, I also considered Joe a friend, though I believe most who met him would say the same. I followed Joe, a Bozeman native through Bozeman schools. He was a senior at Bozeman High when I was a lowly freshman. But it

was only later that I would really come to know and appreciate him. Joe was a staple at Peach Street Jams, a weekly Tuesday night open jam session at Peach Street Studios, a group of now-defunct recording studios that is now Live from the Divide. It was a gathering place for misfits and musicians. A friendly poker game occasionally found a home there and garnered Joe the nickname, “The Sheriff.” I will never forget the way he would look at you over the bridge of his nose, assessing your game play before calling a bet. He kept us honest. He also gave what I may always consider the best-ever hugs.

Joe accumulated a variety of nicknames in those years. Some knew him as “The Business” (and there are stickers floating around town that identify him as such); others knew him as “Ginger Bear,” for obvious reasons — Joe was a bear of a man, and a very proud redhead, even joining an all-redhead band at one point.

Joe’s influence on Bozeman’s music scene goes beyond his own performances, entertaining and prolific though they were.

“He was always helping people find their ways into different bands and encouraging and hyping us all up,” friend Shayna Gibson wrote in a text message on Tuesday.

Friend Amber Deming, whose husband Jordan Rodenbiker was in MOTH with Joe, gravitated toward Joe in the five years she knew him, explaining that he was just the kind of person she wanted to be around.. “...whenever there was a gathering, I always chose to sit by Joe,” she wrote in a text message on Tuesday. He always made me feel welcome and like an old friend. We had the best, deepest conversations. He was a great listener and never judged.”

To use a contemporary music reference, Joe was the Post Malone of Bozeman. He seemed to sit in with every musician and band around, regardless of genre. This was a testament to his musical talent, sure, but also to the fact that people just wanted to be around him.

“He portrayed himself as kind of a bad boy on a motorcycle, but that was all a facade,” Groovin’ On festival organizer Erica Blevins wrote in a memorial post on Facebook. “You see, when you have a heart as big as Joe, it’s hard to hide. It only took a few seconds of hanging with him to see how truly beautiful of a person he was.”

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“Citadel: Diana” - Season 1 (Prime Video — Oct. 10, Series Premiere) Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore. Since then, Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), an undercover Citadel agent, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organization, Ettore Zani (Maurizio Lombardi), who’s vying for leadership against the other European families.

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BY JAY BOBBIN

Checking in with ERIN CAHILL

Early in the season, Erin Cahill is getting a big taste of fall. A cable movie staple, Cahill helps showcase this time of year as “Autumn at Apple Hill” debuts Saturday, Oct. 5, on Hallmark Channel. Cahill plays recently divorced Elise, who’s trying to hold on to the old-fashioned inn she inherited from her grandparents, despite such problems as leaky pipes and faulty lights. Hotel chain financial chief Luke (Wes Brown, “Love on the Danube: Love

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CFL Stars in the NFL

Questions: Answers:

1)During the 2006 Canadian Football League (CFL) season, a panel of players, alumni and media personnel created a list acknowledging the Top 50 Players in CFL history. Who was ranked #1?

2)Name the quarerback who won 5 consecutive Grey Cups in Edmonton before becoming a 9-time Pro Bowler while in the NFL?

3)A consensus All-American for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, this wide receiver shocked the football world by forgoing the NFL Draft and signing a then-record deal with the Toronto Argonauts. Who is he?

4)Which defensive end was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player in both of his CFL seasons before recording over 100 career sacks in the NFL?

5)Name the Canadian-born Grey Cup winner who became the first kicker in NFL history to not miss a single kick for an entire season (playoffs included).

6)Which member of the infamous Seattle Seahawks “Legion of Boom” spent five seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, where he was a 3-time CFL All-Star and Grey Cup winner?

7)Who spent three seasons as the Toronto Argonauts’ starting quarterback before becoming a Super Bowl champion and NFL MVP later in his career?

8)Which running back made international headlines by playing for the Toronto Argonauts, which later resulted in NFL-suspended players being barred from the CFL?

9)Though he played predominately in the CFL, who was the first Minnesota Vikings quarterback to start in a Super Bowl?

10)Name the quarterback who was named Grey Cup MVP in 1998 and would later be throwing touchdown passes to Terrell Owens the following season?

Song,” 2024) takes a forced vacation there, and the enjoyable times he had there in his childhood prompts him to help Elise try to save the place. Their mutual shift from animosity to attraction is also a factor in the tale, which is based on a book by Angie Ellington.

The pleasant Cahill appreciates that “Autumn at Apple Hill” hits many familiar Hallmark movie notes, such as the theme of a dedicated business person getting a new chance at romance. “It was so much fun to get to play the gamut of her emotions,” the actress says. “I don’t often get to go to the place where [a character] is really annoyed with someone.”

A big appeal of “Autumn at Apple Hill” for Cahill was the chance for her to reunite with co-star Brown, with whom she also worked in the 2021 Hallmark film “Every Time a Bell Rings.” She notes, “I’ve known Wes for maybe 15 years, and it was such a joy for us to do this. We got to have some sweet moments in it, and that’s also part of the Hallmark tradition.”

Winnipeg doubles for the fictional setting of the small town Landover in “Autumn at Apple Hill,” and as someone who travels frequently for work, Cahill maintains that she’s comfortable in any accommodations: “I am someone who’s happy anywhere, in a guest room or on a couch or in a lovely hotel. Or in an inn, like the one in this movie. I have stayed in a number of inns, and being in a cosy one when the weather is crisp is just the best.”

Also known to another wide audience as Jen Scotts — the Pink Time Force Ranger — in the Power Rangers franchise, Cahill will stay in the Hallmark family as part of the large ensemble cast of the upcoming holiday season series “Holidazed” on the new Hallmark+ streaming service. “It’s everything that everyone loves about

5)Mike

3)Rocket

2)Warren

1)Doug

Hallmark,” she promises. “Everyone will be able to see themselves in it and relate to it, and that’s the magic of it.”

Birthdate: Jan. 4, 1980

Birthplace: Stafford, Va.

Current residences: Los Angeles and Nashville

Marital status: Married to musician Paul Freeman Other television credits include: “Blue Ridge: The Series,” “A Taste of Love,” “Hearts of the Game,” “Christmas Bedtime Stories,” “Love on the Road,” “Every Time a Bell Rings,” “Mystery 101: Killer Timing,” “A Timeless Christmas,” “The Secret Ingredient,” “Christmas on the Range,” “Love, Fall & Order,” “Random Acts of Christmas,” “L.A.’s Finest,” “Hometown Christmas,” “Last Vermont Christmas,” “9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Power Rangers Hyperforce,” “Power Rangers Time Force,” “Power Rangers Wild Force,” “Stitchers,” “Nanny Nightmare,” “Nanny Seduction,” “Sleigh Bells Ring,” “Bones,” “Delirium,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Red Widow,” “Body of Proof,” “Blue Eyed Butcher,” “Chuck,” “Law & Order” LA,” “House,” “Castle,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “CSI: NY,” “The Mentalist,” “NCIS,” “Monk,” “General Hospital,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Without a Trace,” “Greek,” “Supernatural,” “CSI: Miami,” “Cold Case,” “Free Ride,” “American Dreams,” “Crossing Jordan” Movie credits include: “Resident Evil: Death Island,” “Resident Evil: Vendetta,” “The Watcher,” “Skinwalker Ranch,” “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2,” “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!,” “6 Month Rule,” “Weather Wars,” “Boogeyman 3,” “Fast Track: No Limits,” “Jekyll,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “‘The Biggest Fan”

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Moon

Ismail

4)Cameron Wake

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6)Brandon Browner 7)Joe Theismann

8)Ricky Williams

9)Joe Kapp

10)Jeff Garcia