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Resolved to be positive.

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his time of year, the days seem so long; they are. The sun barely has a chance to rub the sleep from his eyes before he must ready for bed, yet we never hear a complaint. Efforts to fight off the blues—taking vitamin D and getting outside—sometimes don’t feel like enough. I haven’t seen the sun rise during my sunrise yoga class since late October. But there’s hope.

January is the month of resolving, a time in which we grab pencil and paper and jot down what our resolutions for the new year will be. Most likely, our list includes eating healthier and working out more. I know mine does.

To have lasting resolve, however, the change must come from within. I was sitting in the Missoula airport when the bombings in Paris took place.

When I landed five hours later, my Twitter and Facebook feeds mentioned several other tragic world events: the earthquakes in Japan and Mexico and the bombing in Lebanon, among them. The situation in Syria has led to millions of people fleeing their homeland in search of a better life. And we are afraid of one another, overwhelmed with the evil in the world, hopeless. The way to destroy the darkness is to shed light on it with love, kindness and positivity.

Being armed with such weapons is what led to our feature this month on the non-profit Women’s Voices for the Earth, an organization that, for the last 20 years, has been working to remove cancer-causing chemicals and other toxins from everyday products like shampoo, perfume, and baby toys. The three women behind this non-profit, Bryony Schwan who started it, Dori Gilels who led it, and Erin Switalski who leads it, believe change starts at a personal level, and their work seeks to give women a voice in the environmental movement. The results are astounding and encouraging. I look forward to what they’ll do in the next 20 years.

The winter solstice is just behind us; the days are slowly but surely getting longer. The sun is able to dress and run an errand or two before the other stars remind him it’s bedtime.

Like the sun, I resolve to get up each day and do what I can—no complaining, either.

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Parting Thoughts

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Poet Amy Ratto Parks talks poetry, flies, family and fun in Zootown.

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AROUND TOWN

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MONTANA’S 2015 PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR IS…

under the direction of Gregor Hatala and Evelyn Teri from Vienna, Austria, the contest is an auspicious occasion on which to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding among its

Dr. Doug Emlen, evolutionary biologist and professor of biology at

participating candidates, the audience, and the Montana commu-

the University of Montana, was named the 2015 Montana Professor of

nity. Tickets to watch the contest and to participate in all festival

the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

events are available to the public through Destination Missoula

and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He was

(DestinationMissoula.org). VIBE is open to professionals, stu-

one of 35 educators selected nationwide from nearly 400 top profes-

dents and amateurs of ballet and contemporary dance from

sors nominated. His colleagues said his classes are extremely popular

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with UM students. In fact, it’s common for the number of students on

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the waiting list for his courses to nearly equal the class size limit.

Emlen co-wrote Evolution: Making Sense of Life, a genetics and evolution textbook, in 2013. His 2014 book, Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle, won the 2015 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science. But Emlen said receiving an award for his teaching is especially gratifying because he considers it the best part of his job. “So often it’s the scholarship we do as faculty that receives the attention—high-profile research papers, books or interviews, for example—but the ‘other half’ of our life is and always has been teaching,” Emlen says. “And as much as I love the research questions, the detective process involved with discerning answers, and even—OK, especially—the critters themselves, it’s the things I do as a teacher that matter the most.”

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DANCING STARS The Downtown Dance Collective (DDC) and the Top Hat Lounge present “Dancing with the Missoula Stars,” a fundraiser for the dance and arts center in the heart of downtown Missoula. A take-off on the ABC show Dancing With the Stars, this event is pairing our celebrities with dance

Why should summer have all the culinary fun? The Resort at Paws

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Up presents its first WinterFest culinary weekend. It’s three and a half

Celebrities participating are Charene Herrera, DJ on KYSS 94.9; Susan

days of winter-themed feasts, Montana-sized outdoor adventures, in-

Hay Patrick, CEO of United Way of Missoula County; Christine Littig,

timate cooking classes with special guest chefs, and wine tastings

co-owner of Bernice’s Bakery; Corey Regini, lead brewer at KettleHouse

curated by a master sommelier. Stay inside where it’s warm and learn

Brewing; Melanie Charlson, president of the Missoula Education Associ-

new skills from the masters, or venture out into the snow-covered

ation; Reid Reimers, an arts educator and actor; Felipe (Fez) von Sydow,

scenery and work up an appetite. Space is limited so reserve your

co-owner of Arcane LLC; Suzanne Phillips, chef/manager at The Trough

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at The Olde Dairy; attorney Paul Ryan; actor and musician Jeff Medley;

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and a special mystery guest. Showing them the steps are professional dancers Patrick Marsolek, Mina May, Katie Lewis, Gillian Kessler, Chris Coburn, Jennifer Meyer Vaughan, Colleen Raosbarsky, Meagen Hensley, Heidi Eggert Jones, Lori Mitchell, Jennifer Corbin, and Joy French.

“I am thrilled about the DDC's first annual Dancing With the Missoula Stars event. We have celebrities from all walks of Missoula life. They are all shaken' in their boots, but hey, it’s a dance competition, shaken' in your boots is a good thing,” says Heather Adams, the DDC’s founder and executive director. Celebrities and pros have been teamed up and will battle it out on the dance floor at the Top Hat Lounge, 134 W. Front St., on Sunday, February 21. Tickets are $35 a person and can be purchased at the Top Hat. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the show starts at 6 p.m. For more information, visit DDCMontana.com. Viewers can text in their votes for their favorite

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Casting Lines AMY RATTO PARKS TALKS POETRY, FAMILY, FLIES AND FUN IN MISSOULA ARTICLE KATE DI NITTO PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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my Ratto Parks is the assistant director of composition at the University of Montana and an award-winning poet. She holds an

MFA in poetry, MA in literature, and an EdD in Education. She’s the co-owner of Missoulian Angler Fly Shop and a certified yoga teacher.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY:

My daughter is 12 and my son is 10, and they are two of the most creative, active, interesting people I know. My husband is a fishing outfitter and business owner—and an amazing baker. He spoils the kids with homemade scones, muffins, pancakes, and waffles on school mornings.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR WORK? WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?

Whenever I think about this question I am both grateful and perplexed by the fact that the things I do for work and fun are constantly blurred. I am paid to be a teacher and administrator in the composition program at the University of Montana where I teach writing courses and mentor new teachers. I also write scholarly and creative works, practice yoga, really enjoy making food and eating it with good friends and family, and spending time doing anything at all with my husband and children.

DO YOU TIE FLIES?

I don't, but my daughter does.

YOU WERE RECENTLY ON A PANEL AT THE MONTANA BOOK FESTIVAL, ENTITLED “MANY HATS: STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN CREATIVE WORK AND CREATIVE LIVELIHOOD.” CAN YOU DISTILL YOUR INPUT ON THIS SUBJECT FOR US?

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busyness with productivity. Writing requires time to reflect, think, and process, and those things don’t often happen in a rush. I try my best to only do one thing at a time: if I am eating, I try to think about the meal, if I’m responding to student writing, I’m only thinking about her essay, if I’m doing laundry I try to think of the warmth of the fabric, if I’m working on a poem, I study the words in front of me.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE UNIVERSITY’S ROLE IN THE GREATER MISSOULA COMMUNITY?

I have been grateful to call the University of Montana my second home for the past 15 years. I love UM because it’s large enough that there are always new faces and new conversations, but small enough that we can really take care of our students. The university fosters an atmosphere of learning and friendly inquiry throughout Missoula, and its graduate and undergraduate students often stick around, which

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HOW DOES MISSOULA INSPIRE YOU?

I find Missoula almost endlessly engaging because it is full of people making things happen. It is a politically, intellectually, and compassionately engaged community. It’s full of writers and musicians and actors, people raising animals and growing food, vocal political activists and behind-the-scenes helpers. It’s a group of people who care about building community and working for positive change.

YOU'RE INVOLVED IN TWO QUINTESSENTIAL MISSOULA ACTIVITIES—WRITING AND FISHING. HOW ARE THEY ALIKE? DIFFERENT?

I don't really fish at all, but I do deeply appreciate the art of fly fishing, perhaps because I think writing and fly fishing are connected: Both require years of learning to hone your craft, develop your style,

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and, in the end, surrender to listening to something larger than yourself. And after all of that, there is never a guarantee that it will work.

People who fly fish and people who write poems both cast out lines and hope that something will tug back.

People who fly fish and people who write poems both cast out lines and hope that something will tug back.

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WOMEN'S

VOICES FOR THE

EARTH Making the world safer and healthier for all... from Missoula ARTICLE BRIANNA RANDALL PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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“You can't shop your way out of the problem even with a healthy, fit lifestyle, we're still exposed

rin Switalski remembers the moment when she realized she wanted to dedicate her life to creating a safer, more just world. As

part of a trip she took to Colombia several years ago, Switalski visited a farmer who had been accidentally sprayed by glyphosate, a Mon-

to toxins every day.

santo-made herbicide used to kill weeds (more commonly known by its trade name, Roundup).

“He was lying on the floor of an office. He couldn't talk and he couldn't walk,” she recalls. Although this farmer was an extreme

We have to change

example, it drove home that toxic chemicals are dangerous—and they're everywhere.

“It's really a human rights issue,” she explains from her office above Sushi Hana in downtown Missoula. “Our communities and our bodies are the test sites for these chemicals—including my daughters, my

the system in order

sister, my mom—and I'm not okay with that.”

Now the executive director of Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE), Switalski is part of a team of visionary women who are making significant headway removing cancer-causing chemicals from every-

to have full control

day products like shampoo, perfume, and baby toys. WVE mobilizes thousands of women across America to demand safer products.

“We show women how to speak up, feel powerful, and make change on a big level,” she says. Switalski points to the group's win

of our health.”

in Cincinnati this past fall as an example: WVE staged a rally outside Procter & Gamble's annual shareholders meeting—part of WVE's multi-faceted campaign outing the company for using ingredients

Erin Switalski started working for WVE in 2005

that include reproductive toxins, carcinogens, and neurotoxins. As a

and has been its executive director since 2009.

result, the corporation agreed to start disclosing ingredients used in feminine hygiene products.

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The Missoula-based nonprofit group has racked up a variety of successes like this over the past two decades through grassroots organizing. WVE uses a three-part strategy to improve the health of women: • Change consumer behavior to encourage the purchase of safe, toxic-free products.

“We need to counter

• Shift corporate practices by convincing companies to remove harmful ingredients from their products.

• Create government policies that ensure chemicals are tested and regulated before they are used in consumer products.

“Right now, chemicals are used until proven harmful. That means the burden of proof is on us rather than the corporations that should be testing the safety of ingredients before they sell them to us,” Switalski explains. More than 85,000 chemicals are

the insanity of making products

now in use in the United States, but only 200 of them have been tested for safety.

Switalski isn't daunted by the uphill battle. She's fueled by the conviction that we have a fundamental right to live in a clean

with chemicals so

and healthy environment, no matter where we live or how much money we make.

Bryony Schwan agrees. That's partly why she founded WVE in 1995, after hearing about the marginalization of women in the envi-

toxic and persistent

ronmental movement while pursuing her master's degree at the University of Montana.

“I took a course in toxics and was really shaken up when I learned that breast cancer rates in women skyrocketed from 1 in 20 to 1 in 8 within just two decades,” says Schwan. “Women and

that they last in the

our children are being poisoned from an industrial complex that we didn't create.”

She founded WVE to give women a voice and to put them in the leadership roles. Schwan ran the organization on $9,000 that

environment and

first year, and spent a decade building coalitions and campaigns that raised national awareness about the threats posed by toxins.

Schwan eventually left WVE to help launch the Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit that empowers people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.

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in our bodies for hundreds of years.”

Bryony Schwan founded WVE in 1995, was the executive director until 2002, and served as the program director until 2006. Schwan is now the CEO of Kindkudos, an app that helps spread kindness and compassion.

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Dori Gilels took the helm at WVE in 2006. Gilels honed in on the fact that consumers control the purse strings of corporations through their purchase choices. An important role of WVE is to give consumers the knowledge and opportunity to demand healthier products by providing resources like toxic-free shopping guides or recipes to make their own

“Simply put,

green household cleaners.

“I have a lot of faith in the power of consumers to drive social and environmental change,” says Gilels. She also has faith in the power of Missoula to launch national organizations like WVE and her current venture, Mamalode LLC. “Missoula is a great place to test ideas and prove concepts,” she says. “Doing

I believe consumers

business from Montana is also a story in and of itself, since Montana has intrigue and authenticity. It's a conversation-starter across the board.”

Switalski seconds the positive results of basing WVE in Missoula. “As a homegrown organization, we have a real connection to everyday people

have a right

that can get lost if you're operating in big cities. We believe in the Montana-made value of face-to-face relationships.” And that, she says, is key to helping women create a toxic-free future.

20 YEARS OF WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE EARTH ■ 1995 WVE founded.

■ 1998 Launched campaign on removing PVC plastic from children’s toys.

to know and corporations have

■ 1999 Won precedent-setting lawsuit affirming Montanans fundamental right to a clean, healthful environment.

■ 2002 Co-released report, Not Too Pretty, and ran a full-page ad in the New York Times exposing cosmetics products that contain harmful phthalates.

an obligation to

■ 2004 Co-founded the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition of women’s, public health, labor, environmental health, and consumer‐rights groups.

■ 2007 Released Glossed Over, a report on toxic chemicals in nail products and their health impacts to salon workers. Convinced the largest global manufacturer

do better.”

of nail products for salons to eliminate several major chemicals of concern.

■ 2008 Set an industry precedent by influencing the Soap and Detergent Association and the Consumer Specialty Products Association to release an ingredient communication plan.

■ 2011 Released Dirty Secrets: What’s Hiding in Your Cleaning Products, a report revealing hidden toxic chemicals in top brand name cleaners. Convinced Clorox to disclose all ingredients in their products and to remove synthetic musks.

■ 2012 Convinces Johnson & Johnson to phase out chemicals that can cause cancer and harm health from all of its products in 57 countries.

■ 2013 Convinced Procter & Gamble to remove the carcinogen 1,4 dioxane

Dori Gilels served as the executive

from their laundry detergents.

director from 2006 to 2008 and also

■ 2014 Worked with Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to introduce the

served as a board member and contract

Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Safety Act.

employee for WVE. She is currently the

■ 2015 Convinced two of the world’s largest feminine care manufacturers,

co-owner/publisher of Mamalode LLC, a

Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark, to start disclosing the ingredients used in their pads and tampons, some of which are toxic.

For the full timeline, please visit WomensVoices.org.

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Artist’s Palette

Swallow, mixed media on wood panel, 14"x11" (upper left); Hesitation, mixed media on wood panel, 10”x8” (lower left); Swamp, mixed media on wood panel, 30”x10”

Red Flag, graphite and oil on wood panel, 24"x18" (above)

Seasons and Flourishing murals, 8'x72' / Photography Chris Autio (below)

Stephanie Frostad A DISTINCTIVE POINT OF VIEW

ARTICLE DANIELLE M. ANTONETTI PHOTOGRAPHY PAMELA DUNN-PARRISH

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tephanie Frostad’s voice is graceful and delicate. The lines—whether drawn with

pencil or brush—in her work are, too. Yet, there is no mistaking the strong point of view from which she approaches each piece.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO MISSOULA?

I came to Missoula for graduate school in 1992. Although it was not my intention to remain in Missoula, it ended up being a wonderful place for me to settle. I am so glad to be living and working here now.

DESCRIBE YOUR ART:

I work naturalistically with an interest in narrative and allegory. In narrative art, my intention is not to tell a story but to evoke one or many. I want the scenario to remain open for interpretations arising from the viewer’s own experience. I also generate studies of plants CONTINUED >

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Artist’s Palette

(CON TI N U ED)

and animals, objects and landscapes that frequently appear in the figurative compositions I create. Drawing is my first love but I revel in the substance and opulence of oil paint, too.

I am currently seeking a new synthesis of drawing and painting media in my art.

WHERE DID YOU STUDY ART?

I began my training at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. I also spent one year at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy, while working on my undergraduate degree. I received a Master of Fine Arts degree from UM in 1994.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

Image-making is a fundamental way I respond to life. I am inspired by the appearance of apple blossoms in springtime. I am inspired by news of schoolgirls being kidnapped in Nigeria. I am inspired by events in the lives of my family and friends, books I read, bird song. Virtually anything that intrigues me intellectually or moves me emotionally can spark an artistic idea. The vision might ultimately appear as an allegory, or

Ford, graphite and oil on wood panel, 48"x48"

otherwise removed from my immediate observation, but the breadth of life experiences keeps me exploring. To a great extent, art is a method of inquiry for me.

WHATʼS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MURAL?

I believe the idea of depicting native

YOU MENTIONED A THIRD PHASE TO BEGIN IN THE SPRING. TELL US ABOUT THAT:

WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR ARTISTIC

flora and fauna originated with Nutrition-

Pending funding through the Missoula Of-

INFLUENCES?

al Labs who hosts the mural. We took that

fice of Neighborhoods grant program, we will

While there are no particular artists I seek

basic commission to the Willard students

resume our work with a new crop of Willard

to emulate in my art, I admire many. Käthe

to develop a theme and specify imagery.

students this spring. In this process, I take

Kollwitz, Winslow Homer, Johannes Vermeer

In the first section of the mural students

my cues from those students and develop

and Paula Rego are among those who have

wanted to show vitality in a landscape that

the design with their input. Consequently, it

impacted my creative work. Many writers

had been ravaged by fire. We brought an

is too soon to identify particular themes for

such as Flannery OʼConnor and Virginia

array of brilliantly colored blossoms forth

the Riverfront Mural's third section, but we

Woolf have also affected my artistic vision.

on a black ground to symbolize both fire

will certainly continue to celebrate local flora

and renewal. In the second section of the

and fauna.

TELL US ABOUT THE RIVERFRONT MURAL

mural students were interested in por-

PROJECT WITH WILLARD:

traying a riparian area in four seasons.

WHERE IS THE MURAL LOCATED?

In 2014 I was encouraged to apply for the

This has affected our choice of plants and

It’s on the Bitterroot Spur Pedestrian Trail,

position of supervisory artist by the project co-

animals, as well as the palette we are us-

on the east side of Nutritional Labs, at 1001

ordinator and Willard Alternative High School

ing throughout the imagery. For all that is

S. Third St. W.

art teacher Gwen Hoppe. After completing

unique about this central section of the

the first phase of the Flourishing mural, we re-

painting, we intend to retain the style for

newed our collaboration with another class of

unity. With further funding we hope to cre-

My recent work, schedule of exhibitions

Willard students to take the mural further last

ate a third section, making this project a

and events are always available on my web-

spring. This one is titled Seasons.

large-scale triptych.

site: StephanieFrostad.com.

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Lifestyle Calendar

January play games, use LaserShot, and explore the

of guilt, honesty, hope, and love. Visit

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Parents—and their kids—can socialize, lis-

JANUARY 17

JANUARY 23

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TOP HAT LOUNGE

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too much noise. Every Friday in January

The Missoula Symphony Association and

Join the 25th anniversary of the winter-y fun

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run/walk/wheel along the Riverfront Trail

for more information.

ous, genre-defying string quartet combines

System. Choose from the one-mile or 5K

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TEEN WHEEL THROWING

of fans and drawing critical acclaim from

long-sleeve shirt on race day.

CLAY STUDIO OF MISSOULA

classical, world and rock critics. For tickets,

Students ages 11-18 will learn to make forms

go to MissoulaSymphony.org.

JANUARY 1 - 29 FAMILY FRIENDLY FRIDAY TOP HAT LOUNGE

JANUARY 10 - 31

on the pottery wheel, and returning ones will

JANUARY 29 ARAN BUZZAS

vanced skills. $100 for four classes. To enroll or

JANUARY 23 FEBRUARY 6

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ALL MY SONS

Buzzas makes his debut at Missoula's new-

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DENNISON THEATRE

est brewery. Free. Visit AranBuzzas.com

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The Montana Repertory Theatre and the

and MissoulaBrewingCompany.com for

UM School of Theatre and Dance present

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JANUARY 15

MISSOULA BREWING COMPANY Local honky tonk singer-songwriter Aran

Arthur Miller's All My Sons, a story about

AN EVENING WITH A NATURALIST:

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ORCHESTRA OLYMPICS

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NATURAL HISTORY CENTER

DENNISON THEATRE

SciShow host Hank Green inter-

The Missoula Symphony presents its

views John Marzluff, professor of

annual Family Concert, where you’ll see

wildlife science at the University

that music sometimes CAN be all fun and

of Washington and author of In

games! Join us for epic battles between

the Company of Crows and Ra-

the instruments for musical medals. Fun

vens, Gifts of the Crow, and Wel-

for all ages! Tickets are $8. For more in-

come to Subirdia. Tickets are $60

formation visit MissoulaSymphony.org.

and include light appetizers from the Good Food Store, drinks by

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the Dram Shop, and an oppor-

BOOTS TO BEACHES

tunity to meet John. For more

HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN

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Celebrate July in January and help

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support the UM Alumni Association at the annual Boots to Beaches event. Summer attire is encouraged.

RMEF KIDS EVENT: MAMMALS!

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MISSOULA

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Head over to the Rocky Mountain

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Parting Thoughts

Growing Older, But Not Up WORDS JIM COSGROVE

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y New Year’s resolution is to act more like a 5 year old.

I got the idea from my daughters. They

ing again. They don’t hang onto yesterday or worry too much about next week.

(in my case) thinning hair…despite our circum-

So, I’ve been watching and listening to my

stances, we can still opt for joy. It’s always there

girls and learning from them. I realized that

for us to choose or not to choose. We know this

the key to success that we adults are end-

is true because we’ve all seen it and heard it

lessly searching for is really quite simple.

in stories of those who overcome tragedy and

It’s joy. That is, to exist as joy-filled beings and seek out and extract joy from every situation life throws our way—to be more childlike (not childish) in everything we do.

I’m pretty sure all of us understood this when we were kids, but we’ve long forgotten

monumental setbacks. It takes strength of character and a full-throated child-like spirit.

So, this year, if you see me riding on the back of a cart in the grocery store parking lot, or singing out loud on the street, or dancing in a fountain, please join me.

what it’s like to live in the childlike present.

A couple of years ago in January my then 5-year-old daughter announced, “This is going to be a cool year!”

Jim Cosgrove, aka Mr. Stinky Feet, and

And do you know what? She ended up

his wife make their home in Johnson

having a cool year. In fact, she had an awe-

County, Kansas, with their two beauti-

some year. And do you know why?

ful daughters. For details about where

She decided to have a cool year. She

spontaneously break into dance. They cry

chose to make it an awesome year. And it

and sob and throw occasional tantrums,

really is that easy. Joy is a choice. It’s not sim-

and then a few minutes later they’re laugh-

ple, but easy.

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spite failing health or an expanding waistline or

I want a little more of all of that in my life.

laugh a lot. They sing often and loudly. They

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