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nside Cover Story Despite his own track record of procuring porkbarrel projects, Rep. Denny Rehberg has sworn off the practice and implored Montana’s senators to follow suit. But in a small and rural state like Montana, that spending culture has been vital to thousands of public and private projects throughout the state ........14

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Letters Snowbowl, big rigs and Tester’s forest bill ...................................................4 The Week in Review Poignant signs, Jimmy Wilson and jury mutiny......................6 Briefs Glass recycling, sage grouse and Vaun Stevens ...............................................6 Etc. Missoula doubles its local taprooms ...................................................................7 Up Front Unsworth speaks candidly on ethics commissioner tenure ......................8 Ochenski Tester’s forest bill deserved to be dropped ............................................10 Writers on the Range Save the refuge while there’s still time ...............................11 Agenda Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy. .........................................................12

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STREET TALK

by Chad Harder

Asked Tuesday morning at Southgate Mall.

Q:

This week Erika Fredrickson reviews the newest, most tolerable Christmas singles. What are you listening to this time of year?

Follow-up: What one holiday song would you prefer to never, ever have to listen to again?

Sharon Benn: Right now I’m really enjoying Frank Sinatra, that 50th anniversary album. And I just got Susan Boyle. I like her voice, but she’s just not very dynamic.

Hoofprints: “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” I’ve heard it more than enough.

Jessica Crockett: I can’t say we really listen to much Christmas music, not so much. On our way here we were listening to Waka Flocka Flame. He’s a rapper. I think a lot of kids in Missoula are into it.

Beating a dead grandma: “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” is awful. And “Jingle Bells” is just overplayed.

Anita Jones: I really just listen to the old Christmas music, you know, like Burl Ives, Tommy Dorsey and Bing Crosby. Bad dog: Oh, definitely that barking dogs Christmas carol! [Editor’s note: We’re guessing this is something off of the 22-track A Dog’s Christmas.] Or that one with the crying cats. [Editor’s note: No idea.] I don’t need to hear either of them ever again.

Pam Murnion: I do like Christmas music, and I really enjoy The Charlie Brown Christmas album,

by Vince Guaraldi. It’s a classic.

Okay, we believe: It would have to be “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” That song just gets stuck in your head.

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Hands off the hill This is my first letter to any editor, but your article regarding Snowbowl chairlift delays simply astounds me (see “Slippery slope, Dec. 16, 2010). It strikes me as being out-of-bounds that Rep. Betsy Hands believes the skiing public needs additional protections delivered by the Montana Legislature. I have to think our Legislature has more critical issues to deal with this winter than designing a comprehensive Montana ski industry lift-ticket refund policy that would, or even could address every situation that might merit a refund.

If we skiers have a bad day at Snowbowl, we need to talk to Brad or Ronnie. Snowbowl is a “service industry” and if you think they don’t care if we ever ski there again, you are wrong. There’s a high probability we would be treated fairly and continue to be happy customers. But if not, and if we’re still unhappy, we need to either just get over it, or (as it says in the article) we can “vote with our wallet” and ski other areas. Frankly, if I had a bad enough experience at a ski hill, even a refund of my lift ticket wouldn’t get me back there anytime soon.

Regardless, I don’t need the state of Montana wasting its time and resources to ensure I have a decent experience on the slopes. I can deal with that myself.

Mike Duffield Missoula

Local voices I hope people are not misled by those who insist that opposition to the big rigs has been fomented solely by “outsiders” (see “Big rigs mean boon” in Letters, Nov. 18, 2010). There are many local citizens and several local organizations expressing dismay at the prospect of mega-haulers traveling along the wild and scenic river corridors and through our communities. The Clark Fork Coalition, Montana Environmental Information Center, Trout Unlimited, Blackfoot Challenge and the Missoula City Council are some I know of.

However, there are definitely some “outsiders” involved. The Japanese and South Korean manufacturers, the Kearl Tar Sands in Canada destination, and Imperial Oil (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) and Korean National Oil Corporation’s Harvest Operation, which will reap the profits. None of these outsiders will miss stopping along the rivers for a picnic or swim or a fish. These outsiders will not be inconvenienced or perhaps endangered

when traffic comes to a standstill. None of them will suffer if tourists decide to go elsewhere.

In the past few years ExxonMobil has made more money than ever in the history of profit. Why must we who live here allow these corporations to endanger our region’s beauty, peace and serenity so they can save themselves some money? It is my hope that local folks will continue to speak out against outside corporations riding roughshod over our irreplaceable scenic beauty.

Taylor Pape Frenchtown

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Forest bill politics Over the past two years many Montanans—as well as Americans—have expressed serious, substantive concerns with Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. Concerns have included the mandated minimum logging levels, motors and other incompatible uses in designated wilderness, negative impacts to Forest Service budgets in our region and turning some wildlands and Wilderness Study Areas into permanent motorized recreation areas. These seri-

ous concerns are a major reason why Tester’s bill never made it out of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, never made it to the floor of the U.S. Senate and never was introduced in the U.S. House.

Instead of honestly listening to these concerns and making the needed changes to his bill, in recent weeks Sen. Tester worked behind the scenes to attach his bill as a rider to a completely unrelated $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that ran 2,000 pages long. It’s unfortunate that Sen. Tester chose such a course, but I’m certainly glad that the entire omnibus spending bill was pulled from the Senate floor late last week, as Tester’s logging bill wasn’t the only porkfilled rider/earmark glued onto that bill at the 11th hour by senators of both political parties.

While Sen. Tester likes to say this is a jobs bill for the timber industry, new home construction in America is down 70 percent and overall U.S. wood consumption is down 50 percent. Just where are all these forests Sen. Tester wants cut down going to end up? The fact is that the Forest Service ended 2009 with more timber volume already under contract to loggers and mills in our region than any point in the last decade. The Forest Service in Montana also has more logging, thinning, fuel reduction and restoration projects in the pipeline than at any point in recent memory. Still mills either closed or have dramatically reduced their work force. Why? Because the global economic crisis continues to drag on with little real relief in sight.

Besides, should we—or can we—really go back to the over-consumption and over-development of recent decades?

Congress stepping in to mandate more public lands logging in this context is irrational. Furthermore, Sen. Tester giving the newly elected GOP majority in the U.S. House cover to introduce their own bills mandating more logging, oil and gas development, mining and grazing on federal public lands in their own states is irresponsible and threatens America’s public lands legacy.

Hopefully, if Sen. Tester decides to introduce his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act in the next session of Congress, he’ll establish a true open, inclusive and transparent process and do a better job of listening to these substantive concerns and make the required changes to his bill.

Matthew Koehler WildWest Institute Missoula

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Griz cornerback Jimmy Wilson, accused in August of biting a woman’s leg, pleads guilty in Missoula Municipal Court to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct. Before the 2010 season, Wilson was acquitted of murder charges in California after spending two years in prison.

• Thursday, December 16 Bowing to Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulls the plug on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that contained Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, all but ensuring that Tester’s controversial bill won’t pass in 2010. The move also nixed a $771,000 earmark for an emergency center in Missoula County.

• Friday, December 17 Touray Cornell, accused of distribution of dangerous drugs and possession of a 16th of an ounce of marijuana, enters an Alford plea in Missoula County District Court. The plea comes a day after Judge Dusty Deschamps called a recess because potential jurors said they wouldn’t convict anyone for having a small amount of pot.

• Saturday, December 18 Junior Derek Selvig nails an 8-foot jumper with 5.5 seconds left to lift the Griz over the University of Idaho, 64–63, at UI’s Kibbie Dome. The result was the same, but the score showed progress for the Vandals; the team fell to UM by 42 points earlier in the season.

• Sunday, December 19 The U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Darrell Bell, a former Billings police chief, as Montana’s next U.S. marshal a month after President Obama nominated Bell for the position. Bell will take over for former U.S. Marshal Dwight MacKay, who served during the Bush administration and resigned in April.

• Monday, December 20 A suspect described as a 20-something American Indian man enters a home in the 1200 block of Mount Avenue around 5 a.m. and demands money from the man living there. The suspect slices the victim’s arm with a knife before leaving with a small amount of cash.

• Tuesday, December 21 For at least an hour a man in a top hat and festive scarf stands where Missoula’s red Xs usually do (they’ve been removed for restoration) and holds a hand-written sign assuring passersby that “Everything will probably be OK!” Roger that, chief.

Ward 2 City Councilman Roy Houseman enters council chambers for his final meeting Monday night. After serving just 11 months of his four-year term, the 29-year-old former union president resigned his position after accepting a job in the United Steelworkers’ legislative department.

Vaun Stevens Librarian retires after 40 years During a recent weekend spent cleaning out her desk of files, reference librarian Vaun Stevens discovered several old letters from Missoula Public Library patrons. The letters contained the kind of reference questions Stevens has been consistently asked during her 40-year tenure at the library—for instance, how to find an obituary of a great aunt who died in the 1920s, or how to track down information about an event that happened in Missoula decades ago.

What struck Stevens about the letters was that no matter the variety of questions or whether they’re asked via snail mail, e-mail or in person, people’s desire for certain types of information remains the same.

“The questions haven’t really changed,” Stevens says. “It’s our ability to find the answers that has changed. Until the local genealogy society started indexing vital records—birth, death, marriage— unless somebody had a precise date of a person’s death you couldn’t look it up. Now we have an

index and you can look up by each year.”

Stevens retires at the end of December. When she started at the library in 1970 it was located in the old building of the current Missoula Art Museum. Her initial job as the children’s librarian consisted of gathering kids for story time into a little basement room populated by a handful of book shelves and a couple of tables.

“It was very crowded but we had a good time,” she says.

Stevens became the reference librarian a year later, and in 1974 the library moved into its current location. The layout has changed over the years as the library added new computers and resources— and Stevens has watched that evolution happen.

“The biggest change has been that technology over the years,” she says. “Books are still bound and read by people; that hasn’t changed. But computers have made it an entirely different world.”

On the brink of retirement, however, it’s not really the books or technology that Stevens will miss, she says. It’s the day-to-day curiosity that both the public and her co-workers have surprised her with over the years.

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“I’m going to miss the questions,” she says.

“You never know what’s going to happen next at the reference desk.”

Erika Fredrickson

Recycling Target takes glass For years eco-minded Montanans have lamented the lack of glass recycling in the state. We don’t generate enough glass to lure bottling plants here, and we’re generally too far away from existing plants to make hauling our glass out-of-state costeffective. But if you’re sending empty trucks out-ofstate anyway, the math changes. It appears Target has figured that out.

Missoula’s Target store has been accepting glass for recycling for months. But it seems few know about it. Store manager Katharine FosterKeddie says every two weeks Target trailers that would otherwise return empty to the company’s distribution center in Albany, Ore., are filled with glass and other recyclables customers drop off.

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“My estimation for our store is probably about 200-300 pounds every time, but that can vary,” Foster-Keddie says. “Sometimes we’ll have guests drop off quite a bit at once, so that’ll up the amount we send each week.”

Foster-Keddie says she’s unsure whether hauling the glass pays for itself or turns a profit for the company.

The recycling program isn’t limited to Missoula.

The company announced in April, on Earth Day, the launch of recycling stations in every store, including the Kalispell location.

“We know that eco-friendly living is top-of-mind for our guests, and the launch of store recycling stations allows us to continue to partner with them to curb unnecessary waste in our stores and our communities,” said Shawn Gensch, Target’s vice president of brand marketing. “Target is committed to the preservation of the environment and to giving our guests eco-friendly options that will help them live more sustainably.”

The recycling stations are located at the front of each store, where, beyond glass, customers can drop aluminum, plastic bottles and bags, MP3 players, cell phones and ink cartridges.

According to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, the state generated an estimated 47,893 tons of glass in 2007. Roughly 500 tons of carbon dioxide wouldn’t have entered the atmosphere had the tonnage been recycled.

Matthew Frank

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this particular company as the issue,” Pinkus says.

“It’s the unregulated open season on sage grouse habitat by petroleum development in southern Alberta. It’s like death by a thousand cuts.”

Alberta first began making moves to protect the species in 1996, when it officially terminated hunting opportunities on the birds. Sage grouse were declared a “species at risk” in the province in 1999, and in 2003 fell under the protection of Canada’s Species at Risk Act. Comparatively, Montana’s sage grouse population appears stable. According to FWP’s environmental assessment (EA) for the translocation project, the 40 birds transported to Alberta would come from Valley and Phillips counties and constitute a mere 0.26 percent of the local population.

Wildlife Helping our northern neighbors Neighborly transactions usually involve loaning something like a cup of sugar, but Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is stepping up to help the government of Alberta with a dire conservation issue.

The agency announced this month it intends to relocate 40 greater sage grouse over the border in an effort to save the Canadian population, which has declined by as much as 92 percent in the last 30 years.

Conservation biologist Susan Pinkus, of the Canadian nonprofit Ecojustice, says sage grouse declines were historically due to encroachment of croplands on sensitive habitat. However, in recent decades the blame has shifted to rampant oil and natural gas development across Alberta. Pinkus claims the species “continues to face a complete lack of adequate legal protection.”

“We’re not talking about this development or

“This level of removal is significantly less than what is removed through regulated fall hunting in the area,” the EA states.

If the project proves successful, FWP will consider transporting 60 additional sage grouse to Alberta annually for three years.

But Pinkus admits that even an annual donation might not be enough to save the Canadian population. She fears politicians may use the project as a sort of “greenwashing” tactic to mask the real threat.

“We appreciate the willingness of the U.S. to share birds,” Pinkus says. “But our grave concern if we’re going to undertake this—which is a last-ditch attempt—is that the habitat of the sage grouse in Canada must be adequately protected…If we don’t protect the habitat from the main threats to sage grouse, there’s just no point in bringing birds in.”

Alex Sakariassen

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Health Montana’s failing grade Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) took a blow Dec. 14 when a report from Washington, D.C. nonprofit Trust for America’s Health ranked the state lowest in the country for emergency health preparedness.

“I’m disappointed that Montana only got five out of 10 points,” says Jim Murphy, chief of DPHHS’ Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau. “It’s no fun to be the bottom of the list.”

While Montana was one of only 17 states to have maintained or increased its public health budget over the past two years, the state lost points for a variety of shortcomings, including inadequate foodborne illness detection and a lack of laboratory staff to work long hours in the event of an outbreak.

Trust for America’s Health began releasing its annual reports in 2002 in response to 9/11 and the rash of anthrax attacks that followed. Murphy says Montana earned a similarly low ranking last year, but received eight out of 10 points in years prior. He argues the ranking fails to accurately reflect DPHHS’ current situation, offering as an example the recent hiring of two additional lab workers.

“I think it’s important for people to realize that this survey is kind of a snapshot in time, and that actually if we were to answer these questions today we’d probably be scoring a seven or eight out of 10,” Murphy says.

Murphy believes the state’s response to the H1N1 influenza outbreak last year—when Montana vaccinated more than 200,000 people in just a few months—is a much better indicator of preparedness.

Linda Noson, emergency preparedness coordinator for the Missoula City-County Health Department, agrees.

“With H1N1, we got an awful lot of positive comments from our partners in the community,” Noson says. “We had weekly conference calls where we could go through the guidance that was being passed to us from a zillion sources—the [Center for Disease Control], the state, various locations.”

The Trust for America’s Health report has in the past offered valuable feedback for DPHHS, Murphy says. But this year, he simply doesn’t buy the failing grade.

“I’d rather use our experience and our response to H1N1 as an indicator of our capabilities to respond to a public health event,” Murphy says.

“That’s testing this stuff in the real world, rather than just some survey results.”

Alex Sakariassen

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Marijuana citations issued by local law enforcement in the second half of 2009, according to a Missoula County report released Dec. 17. The county releases semi-annual reports as a result of 2006’s Initiative 2, which made adult marijuana cases law enforcement’s lowest priority.

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Christmas came early for beer-loving Missoulians, and it appears the buzz will last a while. The city finds itself flooded with a bevy of new craft breweries competing for Missoulians’ beer buck—as if Missoula wanted for fantastic microbrews.

Three weeks ago, the Woods Bay-based Flathead Lake Brewing Company (FLBC) opened its new location at 424 N. Higgins Avenue. Don’t let the plywood concealing the work being done to the building’s façade fool you. The taproom upstairs has been hopping nightly, serving up FLBC’s award-winning—and strong—beers, including seasonals like the Holiday Ale, a 7.4 percent ABV two-row pale ale with caramel, chocolate and honey malts blended with “holiday spicing.” For those with a full belly and a ride home, FLBC offers its hoppy, lip-smacking IPA 2, which comes in at 8.9 percent ABV. FLBC is just the beginning, though. Tamarack Brewing Company, a Lakeside-based brewer, plans to open an alehouse in the coming weeks at 231 W. Front Street, where the short-lived Whitewater Grill used to be.

“The ’Rack” won’t open in time for imbibers to sample its Cross-Eyed Christmas Ale, but its famous Old ’Stache Whiskey Barrel Porter, usually unveiled in February (and in the oak barrels right now, according to brewmaster Craig Koontz), might be on tap when the doors finally open.

FLBC and The Rack don’t just offer more options to local drinkers—they’re changing how local breweries operate. Both FLBC and The Rack offer full menus and stay open past 8 p.m. Since the establishments don’t brew beer on the premises—like Big Sky, Kettlehouse and Bayern—they’re exempt from the state’s restrictive brewery laws. In fact, both FLBC and The Rack serve other local beers in addition to their own creations.

That’s cool, but they better make enough room for all the taps. As if two new taprooms weren’t enough, Missoula’s Westsiders will have a new neighborhood watering hole when Hellgate Brewing Company opens at 806 W. Spruce Street. Lifelong Missoulian Paul Marshall says he and his business partner—both graduates of Chicago’s Siebel Institute of Technology, known for its brewing program—are working out the details of the lease and could be pouring pints by March.

All of this beer talk makes us thirsty, and has us wondering if Missoulians can handle the doubling of the number of local breweries from three to six. Something tells us we’re up to the challenge. Plus, if the recent crowds at FLBC are any indication, selling beer is probably about as recession-proof as any industry can be. Cheers.

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Political Practices Commissioner Dennis Unsworth has had his name tied to every high-profile case of political controversy and campaign chicanery in Montana for the past four and a half years. In 2008, his office launched an investigation into a string of sleazy election-cycle mailers accusing several Republican incumbent legislators of taking a soft stance on issues like abortion and child abuse. When the Republican Party accused Gov. Brian Schweitzer of producing a self-promoting public service message using state resources during his re-election bid that same year, it was Unsworth who issued the unpopular ruling that Schweitzer had violated state ethics laws. Schweitzer later sued Unsworth and requested the law be declared unconstitutional.

Past targets of campaign finance investigations—like Montanans in Action Director Trevis Butcher—have denounced Unsworth’s work to out their funding sources as “petty bureaucratic harassment,” and even national groups have attacked Unsworth personally as a “political hack.”

Others, however, have praised Unsworth’s work to curb corruption in state government; in a recent letter to the editor in the Helena Independent-Record, Jefferson County Commissioner Leonard Wortman

Indy: You entered this office with two clear goals in mind: improving turn-around time for political practice complaints and bringing campaign disclosure in Montana into the digital age. What’s been the greatest challenge in tackling those goals?

Unsworth: We’re so overwhelmed with complaints, we’re so short of resources here, that we just can’t keep up.

It’s physically impossible to keep up with the traffic, so we end up picking and choosing what we work on. The practice in the past has been to handle the older stuff first, put it in the pile and work from the bottom up…We’re working with a legal budget now that is down around where it was 10 years ago when we were faced with a dozen complaints. Right now we have 56 complaints on the docket; we’re facing several lawsuits and a couple ethics proceedings.

stated it’s “important that Commissioner Unsworth continues to stand up for the people of Montana.”

Unsworth, a tireless fan of full disclosure, is the first to admit his office’s performance has been a mixed bag. He entered his term hoping to better the Office of Political Practices’ turn-around time for ethics complaints and update the state’s antiquated campaign disclosure website.

And while he and his staff have doggedly policed Montana’s political arena on behalf of voters, Unsworth candidly admits to a list of failures he says were out of his hands. He spoke at length about his tenure just a few weeks before leaving the office.

that there are loopholes and that loopholes can be exploited so groups and individuals can campaign anonymously, can try to influence your vote anonymously. That’s counter to why we’re here, it’s counter to the basic campaign law across the country, and it’s counter to the court’s findings. The courts have found clearly, up to and including Citizens United in January [an historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that lifted a century-old ban forbidding corporations and labor unions from direct involvement in politics], that the voters have a right to know who’s trying to influence their vote…but at the same time, there are groups increasingly in Montana and

Indy: You say your office currently has 56 political practices complaints on file, a dramatic increase over past decades. What issue do you find most often lies at the root of these complaints?

Unsworth: The complaints that we’re seeing more and more of today—the serious complaints, the ones that concern me most—are the complaints of anonymous campaigning. There’s this notion out there

around the country that seem to be taking advantage of some kind of uncertainty or at least taking advantage of the perceived change that came from Citizen’s United, and are claiming they can campaign anonymously. Somehow they think they have a right to influence your vote under basically a fictitious name.

Indy: Can you offer specific examples?

Unsworth: I’d point to Montanans in Action and the 2006 ballot measures s p e a r h e a d e d b y M o n t a n a n Tr e v i s Butcher, and the more recent activity by the Western Tradition Partnership spearheaded by some Montanans, or transplants…There’s an element of homegrown, but the money, the big money, appears to be coming from outside the state. In the case of Montanans in Action, it was Howard Rich in action, it wasn’t Montanans in action. Howard Rich pumped something like $1.8 million into Montana. Trevis Butcher continues to claim that they were completely above board, and that he was and is Montanans in Action. But something like a quarter of one percent of their money came from Montana. In the case of Western Tradition Partnership, we don’t know where their money came from. We, and voters, have

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no idea how much was spent, where the money came from, where they spent it.

Indy: Western Tradition Partnership recently filed a lawsuit against you and your office over your investigation into their violation of state ethics laws. What’s your response to the suit?

Unsworth: In 2008, in the primary, three Republican incumbents were defeated by upstart Republican politicians, and they were defeated, it appeared, based on a late, sleazy campaign. Postcards that claimed, for instance, that Bruce Malcolm coddled pedophiles. Bruce Malcolm is an old-time rancher in Montana, and the

Inside Letters Briefs Up Front Ochenski Range Agenda News Quirks notion that he coddles pedophiles is ridiculous. But for whatever reason, a campaign based on the kind of sleazy advertising that in the past we hadn’t seen much in Montana was effective and three incumbent Republican legislators were knocked off in the primary. In the general, we saw more campaign flyers that were of that same type: cartoon characters, bright colors, oversized mailers, in-your-face language.

Indy: And Western Tradition Partnership is asserting it had a legal defense for those actions?

Unsworth: Basically they’re claiming the First Amendment gives them a right to try to influence your vote anonymously, and we believe clearly that’s not the case. If there ever was a question about it, it’s been settled with Citizens United, and to claim that they have a right to campaign anonymously suggests to me either that they’re being dishonest or that they just didn’t take time to read what is probably the biggest decision to come down on campaign finance since Buckley in the ’70s…This notion that they’re just talking about issues is silly.

Indy: What do you think attracts these out-of-state or transplanted interests to Montana?

Unsworth: It’s fairly easy to influence a race in Montana, for a number of reasons.

The races are low cost; you can make a pretty major television buy in Montana for a couple hundred thousand dollars, you can buy local media and it can be very effective. Local radio is still effective in Montana.

There are still markets that rely on local radio and local newspapers…And I think

ical way, and I think it’s just natural to assume and expect that through logical processes you can get the job done…There’s a system out there that’s better than the one that was there before, but we clearly failed in our efforts.

Indy: Failure is a strong summary.

Why all the setbacks?

Unsworth: We just basically had the legs cut out from under us in the ’09 legislative session, and we’ve just kind of limped along since. We lost $100,000 a year from about a half-million dollar budget in the 2009 Legislature. So going into the Legislature, I spent about $225,000 on legal services and we were making good progress. This year our legal budget, as a result of that cut, is $67,000 for the year. We went from spending $225,000 to this year having $67,000 to spend on legal services.

Indy: You allude in your budget comments that there’s a certain anti-disclosure sentiment among some Montanans, including state legislators. Have you noticed that sentiment increasing in recent years?

Unsworth: I’ve noticed that the people we rule against are pretty vocal, and some of them are in the legislature. For example, [Rep.] Ken Peterson has been, is I think still, [Public Service Commissioner] Brad Molnar’s attorney on the ethics [violation] proceeding [Editor’s note: Peterson confirmed that he is still representing Molnar in this case]. He worked against us in 2009 and I wouldn’t be surprised if he worked against us in 2011 as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He does not like this office, he doesn’t like anything

with our state’s disclosure law mean for Montana?

Unsworth: If Montana does away with its disclosure law, then we’re all alone in the country. The trend certainly is in the other direction. States all across the country have been reinforcing their ethics laws, putting into place new laws.

There’s a major effort from this country to bring campaign disclosure and ethics laws to other countries, to other governments, as part of exporting democracy. It’s part of the package.

Indy: How have you seen constituents—just the average Montana voter— respond to this office?

Unsworth: I go back and forth on that. One day I get the sense that people don’t care. The next day I hear from someone who has a very insightful, nuanced understanding of why the law’s there and why a particular decision or a particular story is important.

Maybe we’re seeing more on the extremes. We’re seeing a growing group that is so cynical that none of it matters, a “government is corrupt, let’s admit it and move on” notion. And on the other side, people like those I’ve had more involved conversations with who are very concerned about what’s going on, about corruption in government and what it’s doing to our democratic processes, the fact that people have bought politicians.

Indy: You haven’t sugarcoated much.

How can you justify being so open about the failures of your office?

After four and a half years, Dennis Unsworth leaves his position as political practices commissioner at the end of the month. During his tenure he’s seen the number of complaints more than quadruple.

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the stakes can be high here for outsiders.

We’re resource rich, and that’s not only raw resources but things like home sites, beautiful vistas, trophy elk hunts, solitude. All those things are very valuable today.

Indy: What’s been your single greatest frustration in trying to improve this office?

Unsworth: The biggest frustration up until recently has been our inability to get a good, modern, online campaign reporting system in place. It was my first priority coming into the office, and there’d been quite a lot of work done on it up to that time. The project was started in 2003, and I came in in 2006. You approach these things in a log-

I’ve done, and he’s in a position of authority. I know Western Tradition Partnership has vowed to overhaul the laws…I think they’re making the case in the Legislature that they’ve been wronged and that needs to be corrected by changing the law.

Because our office costs money, I think there’s a natural tendency to say, “Can we do away with it?” And then there will be people that will jump in, like possibly Ken Peterson and the people who are backing Western Tradition Partnership, and say, ‘Sure we can do away with that.’

Indy: What would closing down the Office of Political Practices or doing away

Unsworth: I’ve been cautioned about that by our attorneys. But I come, partly by training and partly by experience, down on the side of putting the information out there. I’m not sharp enough to make calculations, so I go with the underlying principle that it’s best that people know that information is a benefit in and of itself as long as it’s honest.

Indy: So what’s next for you?

Unsworth: I’m going to get a job, I hope. And it won’t be delivering pizza. I hope…I’m nowhere near retirement.

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Cut down Tester’s forest bill deserved to be dropped It’s Christmas time and little boys and girls who have been good this year look forward to having their stockings filled with treats from Jolly Old St. Nick.

But for Sen. Jon Tester and those who supported his former Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, there won’t be treats this year—and probably not next year, either.

It’s been well over a year since Tester introduced his S.1470 into the U.S. Senate with much bravado and cheering for what its supporters liked to characterize as a “collaborative” process between timber mills and conservationists. In truth, the greatest part of the bill, that dealing with the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest, was put together by a tiny handful of people in secret, closed-door meetings before Tester was ever elected to represent Montana in the Senate. Although lauded as a product of “many Montanans,” that description is factually challenged. It was a small group that brought the bill to Tester, and the deal had already been cut.

That deal, which was in part funded by the PEW Campaign for America’s Wilderness, is like many of PEW’s efforts, a so-called “quid pro quo” measure similar to those tried in other states. Some have succeeded and some have failed, but all have one thing in common: They trade away publicly owned natural resources to for-profit interests in return for those interests accepting the designation of some additional wilderness.

In this regard, Tester’s bill was a classic example. In return for designating about 666,000 acres of wilderness, the bill removed currently protected Wilderness Study Areas from that status and opened some of them up to motorized recreation—the antithesis of the wilderness attributes they were required to possess in order to qualify as Wilderness Study Areas.

That, however, wasn’t the worst poison pill in Tester’s bill. Instead, it was the other trade-off—that 100,000 acres of national forest would be mandated to be logged over the next 15 years. Some of the bill’s supporters claim that there is no logging mandate, but you can visit the Indy Blog (http://tinyurl.com/27kdlau) and see Sen. Tester himself saying the bill requires “forest restoration—logging of 100,000 acres over 15 years.” That, as they say, is from the horse’s mouth.

During the Senate hearing on the bill, almost one year ago to the day, the Forest Service witness testified that mandating logging levels would “balkanize” the agency. What he meant was clear: Tester’s mandate would require significant fund-

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ing to “get out the cut” demanded by the bill and the agency would basically have to rob Peter to pay Paul by taking funds from other regions and needs to meet Tester’s logging requirements.

The measure would have also made a significant change in national forest management by basically saying the

With the “ House switching to a Republican majority, there’s very little likelihood the measure—at least in its current form—stands a

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chance.

desires of a couple of local timber mills— despite the lack of a timber market—took precedence over what the American people may want to do or not do with their forests. And make no mistake, these are not Montana forests, these are national forests, and they belong to all Americans whether they live here or not.

To make a long story a lot shorter, the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee did not agree with Sen. Tester that this was setting a “new way of doing business” for the Forest Service.

Instead, the committee came up with a rewrite of the bill that dumped the mandated cut levels in favor of a more sensible and legal process. Unfortunately for them, Tester arrogantly declared that the committee rewrite was “dead on arrival” and refused to countenance the changes the Senate had every right to make.

And so Tester’s bill sat in committee for a year and was never acted upon. It had no mark-up, no committee amendments, and no vote. These are all important considerations, because they’re the factual background to what came next.

Late in December, with a lame duck Congress desperately trying to produce

something the Democrats could call “progress,” the Senate decided to lump over a trillion dollars worth of appropriations into a 2,000-page omnibus spending bill. Among lots of pork-barrel items, the bill also tossed another $158 billion down the black hole of Afghanistan and Iraq. But it had nothing whatsoever to do with wilderness or logging until Tester managed to get his revised measure, now re-titled the “Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Initiative,” added as a rider to the bill.

Suffice it to say the omnibus bill went down in flames, taking Tester’s rider with it. But although the spending bill was gone, the criticism of Tester’s desperate move was not. Newspapers across the state editorialized against his attempt to stuff his logging bill through as a rider, especially since he had promised during his campaign against former Sen. Conrad Burns that he would not use riders for public lands bills. Even the Daily Inter Lake, in the heart of logging country, called it “a shameful and very demonstrative example of everything that’s wrong with earmark bonanzas in Washington, D.C.” Moreover, Tester’s last-minute Hail Mary attempt allowed Rep. Denny Rehberg, Montana’s lone congressman, to rally opponents to the bill, accumulating an incredible 2,250 people on an emergency conference call the night before the omnibus bill was killed, adding insult to Tester’s self-inflicted injury.

And so it’s over for this session of Congress, although Tester says he’ll reintroduce it next year. But really, with the House switching to a Republican majority, there’s very little likelihood the measure—at least in its current form—stands a chance.

What we have learned is simple: “Collaboration” doesn’t work because when deals are set in stone as “take it or leave it” they’re likely to get left.

Localizing control of national forests doesn’t work. And mixing wilderness and logging doesn’t work.

Let’s hope, with those lessons learned, we can get back to straight-up advocating for new Montana wilderness for what it truly is—the greatest Christmas gift we could ever give to present and future generations of Americans.

Helena’s George Ochenski rattles the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Independent. Contact Ochenski at opinion@missoulanews.com.

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Monumental move Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now

by Raúl M. Grijalva

Every year, more than 100,000 caribou gather on the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is one of the world’s great natural spectacles, topped off in May when as many as 50,000 calves are born.

For this reason, the land is sacred to the local Gwich’in native people, who have long regarded the refuge’s coastal plain as “the sacred place where life begins.”

Because of its connection to the caribou herd, the Gwich’in have pushed to keep this land protected. Most people who have heard about the refuge—and the controversy over its future—don’t know this. They also don’t know how close this beautiful area is to changing forever.

For years now, wealthy oil interests have pushed to open the refuge to exploration and drilling. Right now, the area’s status as a wildlife refuge means that drilling can begin whenever Congress votes to approve it. Unfortunately, Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, who will chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congress, just came out in favor of drilling in the refuge. If he and other Republicans get their way, that could happen at any time.

That’s why I urge President Obama to designate the refuge a national monument as quickly as possible. Monuments exist as eternal statements of the natural wonders of the United States, and are often accorded legal protections to match. Teddy Roosevelt created the first national monument at Devils Tower in Wyoming more than 100 years ago, and later did the same for the Grand Canyon. These were farsighted decisions.

Giving the refuge the protection it needs would also set an important precedent across the West: Just because a company has its eye on a piece of public land doesn’t mean the land is up for grabs.

Oregon Resources is trying to extract everything it can from Coos Bay, Ore., while Rosemont Copper is rushing to open a

mine in the scenic Santa Rita Mountains near my hometown of Tucson, Ariz. Every Westerner who enjoys the public lands knows there’s a local version of this story.

The refuge may be in Alaska, but “the refuge” as a threatened place can be found in our own backyards.

Frederick Law Olmsted, who helped

refuge “ The may be in Alaska, but ‘the refuge’ as a threatened place can be found in our

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own backyards.

design New York City’s Central Park, once said of the land that eventually became Yosemite National Park that we always need to consider “the rights of posterity” when deciding the future of our country. That’s true today more than ever. Posterity will not look kindly on a decision to drill for oil in one of the world’s greatest migration areas, especially one that we could save with a minimum of effort.

Arguments in favor of drilling in the refuge often repeat the same old arguments. First, supporters claim, “It will mean cheaper gas for consumers.” Every oil company that’s ever wanted to drill in a protected area has appealed to the pocketbook.

The truth is that any oil patch, whatever its size, takes many years to amount to something. Building oil rigs in a wildlife refuge today won’t make gas cheaper tomorrow,

whatever the industry wants you to believe.

Second: “It won’t harm the environment.” Even minor oil wells require a large number of roads, landing strips and pipelines that can’t help but get in the way of wildlife. In the refuge, caribou and polar bear breeding grounds would be at particular risk. Wastewater left over from mining activities contains high levels of toxins that are fatal to birds and other wildlife. Sludge containing oily residue, chemicals and leftover mining waste can choke habitats over a wide area. Much as we might wish, there’s no environmentally friendly way to drill for oil.

Third: “Too many restrictions have been put on exploration.” As we saw so dramatically in the Gulf of Mexico this spring, oil drillers enjoy too much leeway already. Industry complaints about overregulation are like Wall Street bankers complaining about the size of their bonuses. We have to consider more than just a company’s bottom line when deciding the fate of a unique American landscape. Once it’s opened to digging, drilling and extraction, that’s it—the refuge will cease to exist as a natural wonder.

The oil lobby has worked tirelessly over the past three decades to open up the refuge, only to come up just short every time. The land is still protected, but that protection could be revoked whenever Congress changes its mind. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge needs national monument status as soon as possible.

President Obama could make a proclamation tomorrow, and this Congress would gladly support it. Time is short. We need action now.

Raúl M. Grijalva is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a Democrat representing Arizona’s 7th Congressional District and chairs the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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Many of you have probably only been in contact with the police under two circumstances: Either you committed some kind of offense and got a ticket for it, or you were the victim of a crime. Of course, Missoula’s men and women in blue do much more than that to help keep our city safe.

Next month, you’ll be able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the day-to-day operations of the Missoula Police Department (MPD) during its 2011 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy. It’s a nine-week program starting on Jan. 26 that sheds light on the department’s various activities, including its uniform patrol, crime scene investigations unit, SWAT team, drug recognition experts and its quality of life program, among other services.

“It’s about walking a mile in our shoes, so to speak,” says Laurie Clark, administrative services manager for the MPD. The free academy also includes the chance to ride along with a patrol officer, which Clark says gives citizens an idea of the sorts of things officers have to deal with, whether its DUI enforcement at night or routine patrols during the day.

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 24

confront the root causes of climate change in the Northern Rockies, when Northern Rockies Rising Tide meets from 5–7 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.wordpress.com.

Families can get help narrowing their search for quality child care, and find out if they qualify for assistance, with Child Care Assistance, which is offered by Child Care Resources from 8 AM–5 PM, Mon.-Fri. at its office on the lower level of 105 E. Pine St. Free. Call 728-6446 and visit childcareresources.org.

The Western Montana Combined Federal Campaign announces that it is accepting applications from associations and charitable organizations to serve as the administrator for the 2011 federal employee fundraising drive. Interested agencies should submit an application by Jan. 24. Call 5496104 for more info. Submissions can be sent to the Local Federal Coordinating Committee, P.O. Box 7395, Missoula, MT, 59807.

See what the women and men in blue actually do for Missoula during the City of Missoula’s 2011 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy, which gives citizens an overview of the Missoula Police Department’s activities, accomplishments and challenges, and meets Wednesday evenings for nine weeks starting on Jan. 26. Applications are due by Dec. 24, and can be received by calling Laurie Clark at 552-6320, or accessed online at ci.missoula.mt.us/forms.aspx?FID=117. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Missoula’s County Commissioners are looking for a few good volunteers to apply for a position on the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board, the Seeley Lake Refuse District Board, and the Lolo and East Missoula Community Councils. Grab applications at the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway St., or online at co.missoula.mt.us/ mcbcc/forms.htm. Applications are due by 5 PM on Mon., Jan. 3. Call 258-4877.

MONDAY DECEMBER 27 Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400.

Join others who promote community-based solutions to the climate crisis, and take direct action to

Applications for the Missoula Police Depar tment’s 2011 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy are due by Dec. 24. Visit ci.missoula.mt.us/formsaspx?

FID=117 to complete an application online, or call Laurie Clark at 552-6320 for a physical application.

Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org.

If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use the alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 28 You can fight for peace in many different ways, but how about knitting for it? Find out when the group Knitting for Peace meets every Tue. from 1–3 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 543-3955.

Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691.

Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29 Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different organization each week. This week’s beneficiary is the Missoula Community Food Co-Op. Visit kettlehouse.com.

AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also e-mail entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - Police had little trouble identifying the masked woman who robbed a drug store in Manchester, N.H. A witness reported seeing the suspect flee the store and get into a car with vanity plates that read “B-USHER.” Police arrested Bonnie Usher, 43, at her home with stolen money. (Boston’s WCVB-TV) New York City police investigating a murder at a Chelsea diner identified Earle Barranco, 24, as their suspect after witnesses reported the gunman wore a diamond-encrusted moneybag hanging from a gold chain—Barranco’s signature bling. A week after police issued a nationwide arrest warrant, Barranco was spotted in Charlotte, N.C., on the JumboTron video screen at a Bobcats basketball game wearing the same telltale pendant. Charlotte authorities and FBI agents arrested Barranco two nights later, when he returned for another Bobcats game. (New York’s Daily News)

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FRUITS OF RESEARCH - Four researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology spent four years finding out how cats drink. “We did it without any funding,” said Roman Stocker, an associate professor at MIT’s department of civil and environmental engineering, who initiated the project. The team’s finding, reported in the journal Science, is that cats simultaneously overcome gravity and inertia by forming a ladle with their tongues and lapping liquid at the rate of four times a second to create an upward stream. (The Washington Post) NEGOTIATING POWER - Florida authorities said Patty Bigbee, 45, tried to sell her 12-year-old grandson for $75,000, but the buyer talked her down to $30,000. The buyer turned out to be an informant and notified Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents, who arrested Bigbee at the scene of the would-be transaction. (Orlando Sentinel) BUCKET LIST - Donald Davis, 67, who suffers from dementia, managed to escape from a care home in a wheelchair, buy a new truck and lead authorities on a high-speed chase, according to police in Manteca, Calif. His wife, Janet Davis, said she discovered her husband missing from the home and found a number for a local car dealership on his bedside. Police Sgt. Ralph Colin said the dealership admitted sending an employee to drive Davis, who was wearing pajamas and slippers, to pick up his new pickup truck, which he’d asked to be outfitted with chrome wheels. He put 300 miles on the vehicle, leading police on a brief chase at speeds reaching 103 miles per hour, before they pulled him over.

Officers noticed he was disoriented and took him to a hospital, where he died of a heart attack. “How could something like this happen?” Janet Davis said. “He didn’t have a wallet or a driver’s license. They threw his wheelchair in the back of the truck and gave him the keys.” (Sacramento’s KXTV-TV) OF MOUSE AND MAN - Sheriff’s deputies responding to a burglary call in Oconee County, S.C., found Noah Smith, 31, lying face down and naked inside the victim’s house. He appeared to be on drugs, according to the incident report, which stated that during an exam at a nearby hospital, medical personnel found a mouse tail hanging from Smith’s rectum. An X-ray revealed a mouse lodged inside Smith. A subsequent report noted that the tail was really a cord and that the object was a computer mouse, not a rodent. Either way, Smith said he had no idea how it got there. (Charleston’s WCSC-TV and The Smoking Gun) FOOL ME ONCE… - Part of the compensation offered passengers of the Carnival Cruise liner Splendor that was adrift in the Pacific Ocean for three days without electricity and hot water is a free cruise. “Thank you for understanding,” a voice announced over the ship’s loudspeaker as the 4,500 passengers disembarked in San Diego. “And we hope you come back real soon.” (Los Angeles Times) WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED - A New Zealand court sentenced Fiona Jane Jordin, 44, to 6-1/2 years in jail for attacking a friend in Otaki and smashing her skull with an 11-pound statue of Buddha.

(New Zealand Press Association) When a masked man grabbed the cash register at Amigo’s Mexican Food in Deming, N.M., he started to flee but, according to police Capt. Brandon Gigante, dropped the register after a clerk hit him on the back of the head with a package of empanadas, a Mexican pastry. (The Deming Headlight) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - Police in San Antonio, Texas, said a man and a woman were playing Monopoly while handling a gun they apparently forgot was loaded. It fired, injuring the man in the groin and narrowly missing an artery. (San Antonio’s Express-News) Police in Manchester, Vt., said Nicholas Bell, 23, hoped to play a prank on his sleeping friend, Jeffrey Charbonneau, 24, by waking him with the loud sound of an air gun. He mistakenly used a loaded .22-caliber rifle instead. When Bell pulled the trigger, the rifle fired a real bullet, killing Charbonneau.

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h, how a federal budget deficit of $1.3 trillion can spoil one’s taste for pork.

Last year, in just one example among hundreds of Rep. Denny Rehberg bringing federal money home to Montana, he announced he had landed $500,000 in funding for Missoula’s Watson Children’s Shelter.

“The Watson Children Shelter fills a critical need in western Montana,” Rehberg said at the time, “and I’m pleased I was able to secure this crucial funding to help make a real difference in the lives of Montana children.”

But you don’t hear Rehberg—whose $103.5 million in appropriation requests in fiscal year 2010 ranks eighth in the 435-member House of Representatives, according to the Center for Responsive Politics—boast of his pork procurements any more. The soon-to-be six-term congressman who sits on the House Appropriations Committee now says the country simply can’t afford to continue the practice of earmarks.

and Jon Tester, to “buck up” and join him in banning earmarks. He called them out in a recent letter as among “the final holdouts of an antiquated spending culture where elected officials fight to spend more and more tax dollars.”

But in a large and rural state like Montana, with its history of delegates famous—or notorious, depending on the point of view—for bringing home the bacon, that spending culture has been vital to thousands of public and private projects throughout the state.

Take the Watson Children’s Shelter, which, thanks to Montana’s congressional delegation, received $500,000 in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Justice and $625,000 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money was used to construct a second facility that doubled the shelter’s capacity to provide a safe environment for children who are victims of abuse, neglect or abandonment.

“They were critically important,” Director Fran Albrecht says of the earmarks,

important to be sure that there isn’t any wasteful spending. And I do think when we can bring federal dollars to our state that it helps our state, especially when it can be done in an effective manner.”

Which is to say that earmarks are okay, except when they’re wasteful—a mostly subjective determination. That considerable gray area is a big part of why Congress, and Rehberg specifically, will have such a difficult time reining in earmarks.

ccording to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, earmarks typically account for no more than 1 percent of the budget. But that 1 percent still amounts to a ton of money— about $16.5 billion in 2010. Rehberg extrapolates and argues the country could save $165 billion over the next 10 years if Congress bans earmarks.

“Only in Washington, D.C., is $165 billion in spending not a big deal,” Rehberg says to those who dismiss the potential sav-

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by Matthew Frank “Earmarks represent the culture of spending that has led to record deficits and debts that are literally costing us our future,” said Rehberg in a recent release.

“The inclusion of pet projects creates incentives to vote for and pass bloated spending bills that don’t otherwise pass the smell test.”

Rehberg’s reversal comes as House Republicans, fresh off a midterm election that saw them take control of the chamber, renew their voluntary ban on pet projects. And he hasn’t been shy about espousing his new point of view. He regularly uses Twitter to urge his fellow Montana delegates, Sens. Max Baucus

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“particularly during a time when we started a capital campaign when the economy was more stable, and then we entered a very difficult time as our needs were increasing, the needs for our services were increasing, and yet the availability of private dollars and foundation dollars began to decrease.”

Albrecht walks a careful line when discussing the issue, and it reflects the dichotomy of the debate over earmarks playing out in Washington, D.C. “I think earmarks need to be considered very carefully, and in our case we were deeply grateful for that federal funding, and it was put to use immediately and effectively,” she says. “But I do think it’s

ings. “That’s the problem with Congress.

We need to change the culture of spending in Congress, and this is the first step.”

But there’s a problem with Rehberg’s argument. Reducing earmarks doesn’t necessarily reduce spending. As The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget explains, funds spared from earmarking wouldn’t remain in the federal treasury because they’re part of a pot of money slated to be spent, and would certainly be spent elsewhere if delegates didn’t direct them to their districts.

“Nobody knows the needs of their district or their state as well as members of Congress, and they certainly know it far

told the Great Falls Tribune last year: “Earmarks are not the problem. They direct money that already exists within the program to a particular area, because who knows their district more than we do?”

obert Saldin, a University of Montana political science professor, supposes Rehberg’s sudden 180 comes as a function of the Tea Party’s emerging influence over the GOP. “[Rehberg’s position] is really symbolically important,” Saldin says, “because it highlights what some of these Tea Party types see as wasteful, arbitrary spending.”

As an example, Saldin points to the UM grizzly bear DNA study. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continually harped on the project—along with Alaska’s infamous “Bridge to Nowhere”—when he ran for president.

“For people like us who live in Montana, we may say, ‘Oh, that actually sounds like a pretty good idea, a pretty important thing to be studying.’” Saldin says. “But for people who don’t live in Montana, of course, that sounds a bit questionable.”

As the grizzly bear study suggests, UM, like most public universities, is certainly no stranger to pork. Last year it received $2 million for its Defense Critical Language and Culture Program, and $400,000 for the Montana Safe Schools Center. Baucus and Tester’s requests for $2.4 million for a mobile biomass energy unit and $2 million for a nanomaterials testing center failed.

“We don’t like to use the word ‘earmark,’” says Daniel Dwyer, UM’s vice president of research and development.

“We call them ‘federal initiatives.’ But these are things that, if they are funded—and very few are actually funded, especially in this type of economic climate—we do ask our delegation to try to help us out with them.”

Dwyer stresses that of the $67 million in grants

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Sen. Jon Tester sponsored or co-sponsored 95 earmark requests in fiscal year 2010, totaling $137,543,950. He says the earmark process is crucial in that it gives local representatives, not the federal bureaucracy, the most influence in how taxpayer dollars are spent.

better than the bureaucracy in Washington, D.C.,” says Pat Williams, a Democrat who served Montana for 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. “If you don’t do earmarks for special needs, then what you’re doing is turning that spending, in effect, over to the bureaucracy.”

Williams’ point, in essence, has been the argument Baucus and Tester have been making over the past few weeks in a bitter back-and-forth with Rehberg.

In a letter to Rehberg dated Nov. 23, Baucus defended earmarks as being responsible for generating much-needed jobs, infrastructure and resources in Montana.

“Our ability to bring money home for these projects is particularly important to a rural state like Montana, and giving up our ability to do so with the earmark moratorium will hand over even more power to President Obama and larger states like California and New York,” Baucus wrote. “Relying on formulas and cost benefit analyses will favor a city subway system over the EkalakaAlzada Highway every time. But as representatives of Montana, we know the true value of projects like this to the people of our state. It’s our job to fight for them.”

Added Tester, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, in his defense of earmarks: “For federal resources, a project like the new Shiloh Road in Billings would have a tough time competing with the potholes that need to be filled on the New Jersey Turnpike.”

Republican Bob Brown, a former state legislator, secretary of state and candidate for governor, takes a different view. He says if the system allows appropriations outside of a formal legislative process, then the system isn’t doing its job.

“We see and read in the news where members of Congress say, ‘Well, this is the grease that’s necessary to go between the gears. We do favors for each other in this way and that’s how other major pieces of legislation get passed,’” Brown says. “Well, why was this grease between the gears not necessary for most of American history? Why did it suddenly become necessary in more recent years?”

Tester, as Rehberg’s office is quick to point out, expressed his disdain for earmarks during his race against Sen. Conrad Burns in 2006. But flip-flopping obviously isn’t limited to Montana’s junior senator. Beyond ranking among the top earmarkers in Congress, Rehberg

and contracts UM landed last year, only about 2 percent was in the form of earmarks. He says earmarks serve a specific purpose—helping to develop the infrastructure and acquire the equipment that then makes the school competitive for other grants. Or, earmarks can fill holes when grant money runs out. Take the request for funding for the mobile biomass unit. He says it was originally funded through a short-term U.S. Department of Agriculture grant several years ago.

When the money dried up, the school looked to its senators for help.

That process of asking Montana’s delegation for appropriations has become institutionalized. Each year, Dwyer says, UM identifies projects it would like to pursue but doesn’t see a path to obtain competitive funds for them. After an “internal process” of reviewing potential projects, the school takes them to the Board of Regents to determine what the school will ask of its delegation.

“The concept that people have is that if our delegation does not do earmarking then there will be less spending,” Dwyer says. “That doesn’t necessarily translate.

What it really means is that less money will come to Montana and go to some other state. So we’re just trying to get our

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Sen. Max Baucus sponsored or co-sponsored 87 earmark requests in fiscal year 2010, totaling $137,279,900. He argues earmarks bring much-needed jobs, infrastructure and resources to Montana.

fair share—every university in the country is doing this. So in some sense, it’s a matter of self preservation.”

Dwyer’s correct—every school is doing it. According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, universities received an estimated $1.5 billion in earmarks in 2010. Mississippi State and University of Mississippi landed the most money, with $28.5 million and $30.7 million, respectively. Not coincidentally, Mississippi Sen.

Thad Cochran is the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

In addition to education, transportation projects routinely draw gobs of earmarked money. For example, in fiscal year 2010, Montana’s delegation teamed up to bring $3 million to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) for Helena’s Custer Avenue I-15 interchange, and $1.5 million for Belgrade’s I-90 interchange.

These earmarks come on top of MDT’s roughly $300 million budget, 87 percent of which comes from federal coffers. But MDT Director Jim Lynch doesn’t make a distinction between earmarks and other federal dollars.

“From a Department of Transportation standpoint, we look at it all as federal funding available to modify, expand and preserve the highway system,” Lynch says. “But how it comes to us is all decided upon in Washington, D.C, and what mechanisms they use to get it to the state.”

Lynch does acknowledge, though, that the fewer earmarks the state receives, the greater financial burden it bears.

“If we didn’t have the federal dollars that we get through the highway bill and through different appropriations and different funding sources, and we needed to deliver those programs, we’d have to deliver them with state funds,” he says.

Montana double-dips in federal money for more than just highway projects. As Baucus pointed out last month in his letter to Rehberg, federal funds amounted to 43.5 percent of Montana’s general fund in 2010, or more than $2.2 billion. In 2009, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers, Montana ranked fourth in the nation in federal funding as a percentage of its total budget. Taxpayers for Common Sense ranks Montana sixth in 2010 in federal dollars received per capita—$124.77.

“We’ve received a wonderful amount of assistance from Washington over the years,” Bob Brown says, “and if we have to receive a little less in order to become a part of [earmark] reform then I think we should do it.”

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ringing money home for local projects tends to be a boon for politicians.

“There are great benefits in Congress to securing pork,” Saldin says. “It’s a good way to get reelected, basically, and as much as there is a principled argument to be made against earmarks, the fact of the matter is, it’s increasingly seen as an important part of a representative or senator’s job…It’s a good way to curry favor at home. People have made their careers with this.”

Former Sen. Conrad Burns certainly made his career on pork. Over the course of his 18 years representing Montana, Burns brought home some $2 billion in earmarks. Democrats like Williams say only Rehberg rivals Burns’ pork proficiency.

Still, Republicans, with Rehberg in tow, are promising financial restraint in the face of a massive deficit. In March, House Republicans announced they wouldn’t seek any earmarks for the rest of the year. They reaffirmed that position last month, voting to ban them next year, too.

Senate Republicans vowed the same, but the chamber, controlled by Democrats, rejected a two-year ban.

Already, though, Republicans are beginning to get “queasy” over their earmark ban, according to a Dec. 9 Politico story. Many are “now worried that the bridges in their districts won’t be fixed, the tariff relief to the local chemical company isn’t coming and the water systems might not be built without a little direction from Congress.” Some Republicans are discussing earmark ban exemptions, like allowing transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and water projects— or even tweaking the very definition of “earmark.”

Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Georgia, a Tea Party favorite, thinks his party may have overreached.

“Let’s look at transportation,” Politico quoted him as saying. “How do you handle that without earmarks, since that’s a heavily earmarked bill? How do you handle a Corps of Engineers project?

PORK BY THE NUMBERS Data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense, as well as information provided by Montana’s delegates, allows for a closer look at specific funding requests from fiscal year 2008 through 2010. The examples below focus specifically on self-sponsored earmarks secured by Rehberg, Baucus and Tester.

through public-private partnerships, business networking and student education.

In his own words: “The Montana World Trade Center has been a valuable resource for local businesses trying to sell their goods internationally.

These funds will help ensure the Trade Center can continue to hold trade missions as well as allow them to create new programs to expand their ability to assist Montana businesses.”

Why: Assists Yellowstone County in acquiring 27 mobile video digital cameras to augment current systems and replace VHS formatted video systems.

In his own words: “Whether it’s the cop on the beat or the ability to gather necessary forensic evidence in cases of sexual assault, these federal dollars will help keep criminals off of the streets and out of our neighborhoods.”

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Recipient: Northern Rockies Educational Service, Missoula Amount: $300,000 Why: Aimed at improving technology integration in K-12 classrooms in Montana.

In his own words: “Better technology in our schools means a better education for our kids. I’m working to ensure Montana’s students have the same access to modern technology as kids who live in urban states like California.”

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Earmark requests: 172 Amount requested: $199,815,830 Rank for 2010: Eighth out of 435 representatives EXAMPLES Recipient: Montana World Trade Center, University of Montana Amount: $583,000 Why: Tabbed by TIME magazine as the eighth “most outrageous” earmark of 2008, Rehberg’s appropriation boosts the Montana World Trade Center’s efforts to increase international trade

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Recipient: Yellowstone County Amount: $147,000

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Earmark requests: 266 Amount: $430,466,170 Rank for 2010: 40th out of 100 senators EXAMPLES Recipient: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Amount: $730,500 Why: Assists the state’s effort to establish a “Two Rivers State Park” at the confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers.

In his own words: “As Montanans, we know places like Two Rivers State Park are important to keeping

I think, right now, we go through a period where we have gone one step further than we meant to go, and there are some unintended consequences.”

The Republicans’ success last week in killing the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill may suggest they’re willing to deal with those consequences.

Taxpayers for Common Sense found the bill contained roughly 6,600 congressionally directed earmarks worth $8 billion—many requested by Republicans.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, RKentucky, for example, requested 42 earmarks worth $86 million, including $4 million for the Kentucky National Guard Marijuana Eradication Program. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., requested more than $38 million in earmarks.

Republicans rejected the omnibus bill in favor of a one-page continuing resolution that funds the government through March 4. Rehberg says the move signaled his party’s willingness to sacrifice pet projects.

“There are more projects and ideas that I support than we can afford,” he tweeted.

Indeed, the abandonment of the bill and the earmarks contained in it has big implications for Montana, and specifically the Missoula area. Beyond Tester’s deficit-neutral Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, killing the bill nixed $40 million earmarked for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund, some of which would have paid for restoration efforts in the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan River valleys. UM missed out on another $3.3 million for its Defense Critical Language and Culture Program, according to Dwyer, plus other smaller appropriations. Also wiped out was $771,000 tagged for an “Emergency Operations Center” in Missoula County.

“Here in these final days of the 111th Congress we’ve held the line on

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Rep. Denny Rehberg sponsored or co-sponsored 89 earmark requests in fiscal year 2010, totaling $103,514,200. He has since joined many other Republicans in the House and Senate in rejecting pork projects.

taxes,” McConnell said on the Senate floor last Friday. “We’ve held the line on spending. Next, we turn to cutting spending and cutting debt. The American people are seeing change here in Washington. They can expect more in the New Year.”

Many Democrats cringe at Republicans taking credit for reining in earmarks.

Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, sponsored the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, which provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in spending bills. Rehberg, Baucus and Tester all voted for it. House Democrats

our communities healthy and vibrant—because our outdoor heritage is part of who we are. This project is important for Missoula because it will turn the Milltown Site—which has seen decades of wear and tear—into a community asset.”

Recipient: The Libby School District Amount: $381,000 Why: Contributes to a new elementary school after asbestos was found in the walls of Asa Wood Elementary.

In his own words: “This is about making sure our kids are safe in their schools, and about making sure the folks in Libby get the medical care they need and deserve.”

Recipient: LigoCyte, Bozeman Amount: $3,600,000 Why: Help develop a vaccine against the stomach flu virus for the military.

In his own words: “In addition to an investment in LigoCyte, this is an investment in our state’s economy and a validation of the high quality of work being performed here.”

have since enacted additional reforms to further boost transparency.

Furthermore, data suggest that the current Democrat-controlled Congress has shown relative restraint in requesting pet projects. The number of earmark requests for fiscal year 2011—basically the 6,631 in the omnibus bill that outraged Republicans—is actually a 53 percent reduction compared to 2005, and 35 percent reduction compared to last year, according to Citizens Against Government Waste. The $8.6 billion earmarked is a 70 percent reduction compared to 2006, and a 48 percent reduc-

tion compared to the amount of money requested last year.

The reforms, Williams says, justify his support of earmarks.

“I want to see the [earmark] process continue,” he says. “But it has to be as it has been in the last Congress—transparent. We have to know who the sponsors of them are. With those two things in place I personally think earmarks should continue, and the public should let it be known that they think the process ought to be curtailed, but not killed.”

But Brown says addressing symptoms won’t fix the underlying problem “I recognize that we’ve benefited in Montana from having people who were near the pork barrel and they were able to get important benefits for Montana as a result of that,” he says. “But the fact that we may be a good example of a bad example doesn’t justify what I think is an essentially corrupt system.”

All three of Montana’s delegates want to go further than what’s currently on the books. Tester is co-sponsoring the Earmark Transparency Act, which would create a single, searchable online database of earmark requests, but it hasn’t yet come up for a vote. Baucus supports it. Rehberg, meanwhile, stresses his commitment to changing spending laws to require the administration to give funding priority to authorized projects that were vetted and passed individually by Congress. “In those cases, which represent how the process should work, an earmark isn’t necessary,” he says.

In the meantime, with Republicans taking control of the House next year, earmarks, for better or worse, will likely be curtailed—unless, of course, the GOP’s queasiness over the matter spreads to its pork-loving constituents. mfrank@missoulanews.com

SEN. JON TESTER Earmark requests: 242 Amount: $409,840,030 Rank for 2010: 38th out of 100 senators EXAMPLES Recipient: Sanders County Coalition for Families, Thompson Falls Amount: $400,000 Why: Provides assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence, stalking, teen dating violence, child abuse and other problems by establishing a new Women’s Resource Center in Thompson Falls.

In his own words: “This is [part of] a multi-million dollar investment in the folks who protect and serve us day in and day out, which is why I’ll support these projects every step of the way.”

Recipient: Montana National Guard, Helena Amount: $1,000,000 Why: Ensures continued activities of the

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Montana National Guard in the state’s counterdrug task force. Current activities include both youth education and providing aerial and intelligence support to state and local law enforcement agencies.

In his own words: “Putting resources into reducing the flow of drugs into Montana is a good investment of federal resources. The Counter-Drug Joint Task Force is a good example of folks working together to keep illegal drugs off our streets and away from our kids and neighbors.”

Recipient: Bridger Photonics, Bozeman Amount: $800,000.

Why: Helps to develop a prototype device that will provide helicopter pilots with accurate real-time displays of landing zones obscured by sand storms or fog.

In his own words: “This was a cutting-edge investment in our troops and our national defense that is creating Montana jobs now, and it will pay off in the years ahead by making our military stronger and more effective.”

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Some will argue that 2010 was the year that homemade sausage finally came of age, or the year the school garden movement exploded. Others will remember 2010 as the year KFC’s Double Down sandwich made its glorious debut. With so many food preferences and priorities, you can hardly make an end-of-year food list to please everyone, so let’s start with what the people think. Some of them, anyway.

A market research firm called Wakefield surveyed 1,000 Americans on what they felt was “the most significant food story of 2010.” Interestingly, the top three stories were threats to food safety: The impact of the BP oil spill on the seafood industry, the nationwide egg recall, and the recall of 35,000 pounds of beef when E. coli was detected at a Southern California distributor.

This public perception makes the current food safety bill especially timely. The bill finally reached President Obama’s desk this week. Following closely on the food safety bill’s heels, the landmark Child Nutrition Act is also headed for Obama’s desk.

Another important policy move went down in February, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) modified its organic standards for beef and dairy.

The new “Access to Pasture” rule finally specified a minimum number of days per year that organic cattle must spend on pasture to qualify as organic. The requirement raises the bar, especially for the large producers trying to qualify as organic, forcing them to more truly live up to organic principles. For small milk and meat producers, and the consumers who are willing to pay a little extra for their product, this clarity in the law is welcome.

In other bovine product-related developments, the USDA has apparently gotten serious about investigating the many ways that unregulated pharmaceuticals are getting into our meat and dairy. An April report by the USDA’s Office of the Inspector General called out its own agency for its near total lack of oversight in recent decades, and made recommendations for reform.

In other livestock pharmaceutical news, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally released estimates, in December, for the first time ever, of total antibiotic use in the nation’s livestock industry.

In 2009, that figure was 29 million pounds, most of it for non-therapeutic use—to expedite weight gain, for instance. Such use is partly why there’s an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant staph in feedlots. The

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Theobald tracked down a lengthy correspondence between Bayer and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which Bayer repeatedly stalled and the EPA granted numerous extensions until Bayer finally conducted a study. That study was never released, and lay buried for years until Theobald, just trying to figure out what happened to his bees, finally found it online.

The study, done in Canada, was conducted so poorly that the results could not be considered conclusive, or even indicative, that clothianidin used on corn is safe for local bees.

Theobald wrote about this saga in Bee Culture in July of this year, and soon afterward received a phone call from the EPA saying his article had led to

an internal investigation. That inquiry resulted in a Nov. 2 memo in which the EPA acknowledged the tragedy of errors that led to the continued permitted use of clothianidin, and acknowledges that scientists inside the EPA expressed bee-related concerns as early as 2003, partly because a similar pesticide had recently caused bee die-offs in Europe.

Bees help pollinate about a third of the food grown in the United States. Theobald says he’s hardly the only beekeeper on the verge of having to fold the tent, because you can’t sustain that kind of colony loss for too long.

Perhaps the beekeepers and their allies could use a few pages from the playbook of the Center for Food Safety, which has used the National Environmental Policy Act to stop the planting of genetically modified crops in places where they endanger the local environment, and the livelihoods that depend on it.

In one case, Monsanto appealed its way to the Supreme Court, each time losing to the argument that selling genetically modified alfalfa before the completion of an environmental impact study would endanger the rights of farmers to grow non-genetically modified alfalfa.

In June, the Supreme Court demanded more USDA oversight, and the completion of an environmental impact study, before allowing the crop to be commercialized.

Then in December, a federal judge ordered that 258 very important acres of genetically modified sugar beets be destroyed. These sugar beets were intended to pollinate and produce seeds for the 2012 sugar beet season. Currently, 95 percent of the nation’s sugar beets are grown from Monsanto’s Roundup Ready seeds. The seeds are popular because they save farmers the expense and hassle of spraying chemicals on the crop, since the plants manufacture herbicides internally.

Monsanto produces its sugar beet seeds on several properties in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. This happens to be the worst place in the entire country for that crop, because the risk of gene contamination there is so great. Judge Jeffrey White ruled that Monsanto was endangering neighboring, non-genetically modified seed industries by letting its genetically modified beets go to seed in the valley.

How appropriate that seeds are the final topic of this year’s recap. Because when we reconvene on the other side of the holidays, it will be time to think about spring planting.

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report expresses the FDA’s newfound intention to curb antibiotic use in agriculture.

Amid this climate of agency self-examination, my pick for the sleeper story of the year came from a Colorado beekeeper named Tom Theobald.

Concerned about annual losses in his colonies that had grown to 40 percent, he began to suspect an agricultural chemical called clothianidin that is used in area corn fields. The Bayer-patented neurotoxin has been used in seed coatings since 2003, though Bayer’s permission to market it was granted conditionally, dependent on the submission of evidence that it was safe for bees.

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Family Dental Group Southgate Mall 541-2886 If you have a tooth knocked out, gently rinse the tooth in milk or water. Don’t touch the roots. Place the tooth in cold milk or in your mouth between the cheek and gum to keep it moist. It is important not to let the tooth dry out. See a dentist within an hour to have it reinserted.

Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and an espresso bar till close.

WE DELIVER On Campus & to the area between Beckwith, Higgins & 5th Street. Delivery hours: M-F 11-2. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted cage free chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table.

Open every day 7am - 10pm $-$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$

Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Chilly weather is here. Stop in, warm up, & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch, featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive tea menu. Missoula's Original Bubble Teas.

Beer, Wine and Sake available. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Jazz Wednesdays starting at 7pm. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-2:30pm Happy Hour 35pm Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere.

Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Oil & Vinegar Southgate Mall • 549-7800 Mon.-Sat. 10:00 AM-9:00 PM Sun. 11:00 AM6:00 PM. With a visit to Oil & Vinegar, you will discover an international selection of over 40 estate-produced oils & vinegars suspended in glass amphora-shaped containers on a dramatic backlit wall. Guests can sample the varieties and select from various shapes & sizes of bottles to have filled with an “on-tap” product of choice.

Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 Don’t feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that? Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$

HAPPIESTHOUR Fred’s Lounge and Casino Who you’re drinking with: On a recent Friday afternoon, a small man with a long white beard wearing a frayed denim vest adorned with a Confederate flag. He attempts to nuzzle his face into a topless blonde woman dancing on stage to Bryan Adams’ “Heaven.” Across the lounge, a man wearing a baseball cap plays keno as Joey Parhan sits under red lights drinking a Jack and Coke at the bar. Fred’s is Parhan’s favorite local establishment, despite the fact that, he says, some might perceive it as sleazy.

“It’s not what you think it is,” Parhan says.

“I’ve had more fun here than anyplace.”

Atmosphere: Fred’s is currently decked out to celebrate the holiday season. A decorated Christmas tree illuminates poker machines.

Silver reindeer dot the bar. Red bows and tinsel hang everywhere. But the Christmas spirit is likely not what’s bringing patrons in. Dancers undress on stage daily from 2 p.m. until close, with new ladies joining the rotation as the evening progresses. The scene varies significantly depending on the time of day. When it’s light outside, the lounge, at the intersection of Interstate 90 and Highway 93, caters largely to travelers, including long-haul truckers. After sunset, a cross section of people from across the valley files in to listen to a live DJ and check

out the ladies gyrating on stage in a mirrored and dimly lit room.

What you’re drinking: Passers through order Pepsi, coffee and tea. Later, it’s draft beer including local favorites like Moose Drool and Cold Smoke, or harder stuff from Fred’s full bar.

Happy Hour specials: There are oodles.

And deals at Fred’s aren’t solely limited to drinks. Lap dances typically run $20, but they’re two for one Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 4 to 6 p.m., and all day Sunday. As for beverage bargains, here are a few highlights: Monday afternoons, draft beer runs $1 from 2 until 7 p.m.; Thursday, Fred’s sells PBR with a shot of whiskey for $4; on Saturday, shots of schnapps go for $1.

Where to find it: 8056 Hwy. 10, one block south of the Crossroads Travel Center.

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Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French specialties, bison, elk, trout, fresh fish daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Three course bistro menu with wine $30, Tues. Wed. Thurs. nights, November through March. Extensive wine list, 18 wines by the glass, local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the warm and inviting dining areas. Go to our website Pearlcafe.us to check out nightly specials and bistro menus, make reservations or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. • 549-2790 Share a meal within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues-Sun 5:00-Close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$ Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine • 542–1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions.

Featuring international & Irish pub fare as well as locally produced specials. FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS. $-$$ Silver Dollar Bar 307 W. Rail Road St. • 728-9826 Celebrating our 75th anniversary. Established, owned & operated by the Martello family in 1935, the bar is a true Montana tavern. We have the latest in

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video gaming machines, pool tables & the most up-to-date Juke Box. All this along with cold beer & stiff drinks make the Silver Dollar Bar a real Montana legend.

NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins. 549-7979. $$–$$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive • 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

BITTERROOT Burger Shack 205 Main St., Stevensville 777-2370 Come take a bite out of our 1/2 pound big & beefy burgers. The only burger joint in Missoula and the Bitterroot serving 100% Certified Angus Beef, hand pattied, charbroiled and made to order. We have over a dozen mouth watering specialty burgers to choose from, like the Inside Out, stuffed with creamy gorgonzola cheese and fresh chopped bacon. Or the Philly Cheesesteak made with 100% Certified Angus top sirloin - touted to be the best outside of Philly! It's not just a burger, it's a destination. The Burger Shack is open Monday - Saturday, 11:00am to 8:00pm. Also serving beer & wine. Orders to go 777-2370. $-$$ Spice of Life 163 S. 2nd St., Hamilton 363-4433 Spice of Life welcomes you to the Bitterroot’s best locavore dining experience. Serving up fresh and fun food in a conscientious manner. For lunch try one of our hand made burgers from Lolo Locker or one of our fabulous fresh salads. Dinner selections include natural beef which contains no growth hormones or antibiotics ever, sustainable seafood selections and pasta dishes made from Montana wheat from Pasta Montana. Quench your thirst with beer from right here in Hamilton or try one of our reasonably priced yet fantastic wine selections. Children’s menu available. No reservations. So come as you are to Spice of Life! 163 S 2nd St. Hamilton, MT. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 to 2:00 Dinner: Wed - Sat 5:00 to 9:00. 363-4433.

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ASKARI Oiled up Dear Ari, I found this extra virgin olive oil that I really like. It’s from Italy, has an amazing buttery, mild flavor, and it’s cheap. I assumed it was organic because I got it from my local co-op, but it isn’t.

Is olive oil one of those foods that really should be organic?

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Put it this way: If you aren’t using organic olive oil, then you really want to make sure it’s extra virgin.

Extra virgin, or “xvoo” in kitchen jargon, is made from a simple pressing of the olives. Subsequent pressings incorporate heat and chemicals to coax ever more oil from the macerated fruit.

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There aren’t a lot of agricultural chemicals currently used in olive farming, and what there are have time to get broken down by sunlight and washed off by rain and presumably a good rinsing before being pressed. But the chemicals used in second and third pressings aren’t so simply removed.

So given that it’s extra virgin, it sounds like your new oil friend is decent enough. Just how much of a keeper it is depends partly on what you can learn from the label and maybe a little online research, and how much you know about the co-op where you shop. Does their non-organic stuff seem generally good quality? These questions might be worth considering, but if it tastes good, the price is right, and it’s extra virgin, I say go for it.

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The North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St. in Stevensville, hosts a “holiday open house” featuring cookies and hot drinks, from 10 AM–noon. Free. Call 777-5061.

If you can’t read this, perhaps you’re simply pre-literate, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program for babes up to 36 months at 10:30 AM every Thu., Fri. and Tue. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Help feed some locals and get a discount on your shipping when The Shipping Depot, 2120 S. Reserve. St., presents its “Will Ship for Food” campaign, where you can get $1 off per package shipped with each canned or packaged food item you donate. All donations will be given to the Missoula Food Bank, and the campaign runs through Dec. 31. The Shipping Depot has another location at 1001 E. Broadway St. #2. Call 728-2285.

Help those who are hungry during the Missoula Food Bank’s annual holiday drive, a non-perishable food/monetary donation drive that runs through Dec. 23.

Food/money donations can be dropped off at the food bank, 219 S. Third St. W., or at the YWCA, all branches of First Security Bank, The Missoulian and at 10 of Missoula’s fire stations. Drop off times at the food bank are: Mon.–Tue. from 8 AM–6:30 PM and Wed.–Fri. from 8 AM–3 PM. Call 549-0543.

End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula

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She’s the calm before the storm. Local rock band High Voltage, which will have a song featured in the Rock Band video game series in 2011, plays the Top Hat Wed., Dec. 29, at 10 PM, with opener Meggie McDonald. $3.

Winery hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 8303296 and visit missoulawinery.com.

See the light at the end of that sudsy tunnel when John Schiever plays acoustic music at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT.

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Keep dancing like there’s no tomorrow during a Djebe Community African Dance Class, which meets the second and fourth Thu. of every month at 6 PM at The Barn Movement Studio, 2926 S. Third St. W. $3 suggested donation. E-mail djebecommunity@gmail.com.

Put a smile on your face and a tune in your head—join guitarist Craig Wickham every Thu. from 5–7 PM at Red’s Wines & Blues in Kalispell. Free. Call 755-9463.

Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703.

end your event info by noon on Fri., Dec. 24, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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Getting buzzed is always allowed: The Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., presents Buzz Time Trivia, which starts at 7 PM this and every Thu. and features trivia plus specials on Jello shots and homemade pizzas. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

Jam out with a fine glass of wine and your best chops when Kevin Van Dort hosts the Musicians’ Jam at the Missoula Winery, which runs this and every Thu. starting with sign ups at 7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to spectate, and to sign up. Call 830-3296.

Get toasty with a night of polished jazz during the DalyJazz Christmas Party, featuring tunes from the Craig Hall Trio, starting at 7 PM at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave. $25, with RSVP required. E-mail dalyjazz@gmail.com to RSVP, and visit dalyjazz.com for info.

Have a jolly chortle when the Montana Actors’ Theatre prese n t s “A D a v i d S e d a r i s Christmas: Santaland Diaries and Season’s Greetings,” a performance of two adapted monologues by Sedaris that begin at 7:30 PM in the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $12/$6 students, with $2 off admission if you bring a toy to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Missoula.

Visit mtactors.com.

Leisure suit plus beer goggles not r e q u i r e d : Tr i v i a l B e e r s u i t , Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:30 PM and trivia shortly thereafter at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com.

Bowling and karaoke go together like pesticides and funky interpretative dance moves during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Sorry ladies, but Thu. nights belong to the dudes at Men’s Night at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where the testosterone-fueled karaoke beg ins at 9 P M. Free. Call 363-6969.

Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptop-fueled hip hop, electronic, pop and mashed-up tunes hit the Badlander every week where

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Chris Baumann, of the Dead Hipster Dance Party, gets his game face on during Crunksmas Eve, a DJ night on Fri., Dec. 24, at 9 PM at the Badlander featuring James Two, aka former Missoulian Jimi Nasset, playing hip hop and other music styles. Free.

Dead Hipster DJ Night gets booties bumpin’ at 9 PM. $3.

Women give a thumbs up to spirits during Ladies’ Night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which features half-off drinks for women and occurs this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free.

Call 251-5402.

See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics during Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Sun.–Sat. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

Keep it fruity during Tropical Night at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., where you can get a $10 pitcher of something tropical of the bartender’s choosing this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit of karaoke during ladies’ night and live karaoke with Party Trained at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

Cross your karaoke sword with others during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free.

Nate Hegyi, lead singer/songwriter of Wartime Blues, keeps the folk and Americana flowing free when he plays with a rotating cast of friends this and every other Thu. at the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., at 10 PM. Free.

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Slurp the cybernetic egg nog and bust a smooth robotic move during Robotrashmus, a holiday installment of Robotrash featuring an array of forward thinking electronic music styles from Seattle’s Nordic Soul, and locals Kris Moon and Tak45, plus visuals by V3R, starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Families can get help narrowing their search for quality child care, and find out if they qualify for assistance, with Child Care Assistance, which is offered by Child Care Resources from 8 AM–5 PM Mon.–Fri. at its office, on the lower level of 105 E. Pine St. Free. Call 728-6446 and visit childcareresources.org.

Polka with a splinter when Cabin Fever plays at 9 PM at The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St. Free.

You’ll just have to get your book, internet and magazine browsing fix from somewhere else today, because the Missoula Public

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Library is closed today and tomorrow for the holiday.

It’s all about a meal and a deal when the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., presents its lunch with a full meal and dessert from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM each day at the center. $5. The menu changes daily. Call 543-7154.

The Western Montana Combined Federal Campaign announces that it is accepting applications from federations and charitable organizations to serve as the administrator for the 2011 federal employee fundraising drive.

Interested agencies should submit an application by Jan. 24.

Call 549-6104 for more info.

Submissions can be sent to the Local Federal Coordinating Committee, PO Box 7395, Missoula, MT, 59807.

See what the women and men in blue actually do for Missoula during the City of Missoula’s 2011 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy, which gives citizens an overview of the Missoula Police Department’s activities, accomplishments and challenges, and meets Wednesday evenings for nine weeks starting on Jan. 26.

Applications are due by Dec. 24, and can be received by calling Laurie Clark at 552-6320, or accessed online at ci.missoula.mt.us/forms.aspx?

FID=117. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Missoula’s County Commissioners are looking for a few good volunteers to apply for a position on the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board, the Seeley Lake Refuse District Board, and the Lolo and East Missoula Community Councils. Grab applications at the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway St., or online at co.missoula.mt.us/mcbcc/ forms.htm. Applications are due by 5 PM on Mon., Jan. 3. Call 258-4877.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UM is currently offering sign ups for a plethora of their classes for Missoulians aged 50 and older. $60 class, plus $20 for a membership. Call 243-2905 and visit umt.edu/ce/plus50 for a complete list of courses.

Artists in the Flathead interested in displaying their wares are hereby invited to apply for inclusion in the 2011 ArtWalk, which occurs in various display windows at businesses in Whitefish from Jan. 27–Feb. 11. The application deadline is Jan. 7. Get a form by stopping by Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. in Whitefish, or by calling 862-5929 or e-mailing info@stumptownartstudio.org.

End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 830-3296 and visit missoulawinery.com.

nightlife Don’t Bogart that blue stuff and share a little with Blue Smoke when it plays rock at 8 PM at the Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Be thankful the freedom to speak includes the freedom to sing when you sidle up to the mic at karaoke night at the VFW, kicking off at 9 PM. Free.

Learn to sing “Dancing Queen” in tongues when Bassackwards Karaoke invades the Alcan Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, 16780 Beckwith St., every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Call 531-8327.

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It’s Christmas Day, my peoples.

That means you’re probably relaxing at home, or hitting up a ski hill, or peeping a new movie at the local theater of your choice. Just know that most places around town are likely closed, with the exception of events listed here. Whatever you do, enjoy the holiday.

Enjoy a jolly meal with all the fixin’s when the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., hosts a “Christmas Day Brunch” from 10 AM–2 PM at the center. Call 543-7154 for pricing.

Feel free to flail around like a rock star whilst busting out your best version of Hall and Oates’ “Kiss on My List” during Combat Karaoke at the Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Fri. at 9 PM. Free.

Ride the pony, or a wooden one at least, when A Carousel for Missoula hosts free rides for all today, from 11 AM–3 PM. Call 549-8382.

Shake it like a salt shaker when DJ Sanchez cranks out the jams at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, every Fri. at 9 PM. Free.

Call 363-6969.

Gobble down when The King’s Christian Church, 9830 Valley Grove Drive in Lolo, presents a Christmas meal, starting at 5 PM. Free. Calling 273-0682 to indicate how many people are attending is appreciated.

Tip your cup and get crunk like a king during Crunksmas Eve, a dance night featuring hip hop and other styles of music from DJs Chris Baumann and James Two (aka Jimi Nasset), starting at 9 PM at the Badlander. Free.

It’s time for an all-request video dance party to celebrate the week’s end: Feelgood Friday featuring hip hop video remixes with The Tallest DJ in America at 9 PM at The Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway.

Free. Call 543-5678.

Bowling commingles with a laser light show and some DJ tunage from Kaleidoscope Entertainment every Fri. and Sat. at 9:30 PM at Five Valleys Bowling Center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Call 549-4158.

Dance around in three circles with your literary friends when Kalispell’s Trilogy, who are selfdescribed as “Montana’s new rock power trio,” plays a variety of rock tunes at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2.

He lives to spin: DJ Dubwise just can’t stop the dance tracks once they start at 10 PM at Feruqi’s.

Free. Call 728-8799.

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He’s not Santa, so don’t ask to sit on his lap. Joe Procita shoots good seasonal vibrations from his axe when the guitarist/vocalist plays at 8 PM at the Symes Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Dance around in three circles with your literary friends when Kalispell’s Trilogy, who are selfdescribed as “Montana’s new rock power trio,” plays a variety of rock tunes at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2.

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Catch new thoughts with the Science of Mind Community during a Sunday service via the Internet when Rev. Kathianne Lewis spreads a spiritual message for your viewing pleasure at the Carriage House in Hamilton, 310 N. Fourth St., at 10 AM. this and every Sun. Free. Call Barb at 375-9996.

Quench your urge to watch football with others on several different televisions every Sun. at Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., and, if you’ve got the the gusto, belt out some bars during their karaoke contest which starts a 9:30 PM. Free. Call 549-4152.

Playing bingo at 2 PM at the Missoula Senior Citizens Center is your chance to yell, “Ich bin ein Berliner!” Free. Call 543-7154.

Align yourself with poses that pair your breath to the movement of your body during a Vinyasa yoga class, where instructor Brian Baty leads you through the flow this and every Sun. from 3–4:15 PM at Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main St. Ste. B. $10 drop-in/$8 students. Call 581-4093 and visit yogainmissoula.com.

Seek connection, mutual life, or even death using the ancient Japanese strategy game Go when a group of enthusiasts meets to play the game this and every Sun. at 4:30 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free. E-mail goinmissoula @yahoo.com.

nightlife River City Church, 3020 South Ave. W., presents “A Cosmic Gift Exchange,” a program that runs from 6–7 PM. Free. Call Brian at 880-9072.

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Give voice to your creativity and spirituality with a devotional, improvisational song circle that meets the first, third and fifth Sun. of every month at 7 PM at Unity Church, 546 South Ave. W. A $2 donation is requested, but don’t let lack of funds (or shyness) be an obstacle. Call 542-1066.

Kick off the latter hours of your day of rest when the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night welcomes saints and sinners alike with jazz DJs and jazz bands starting at 7:30 PM. Free. This week: jazz from Josh Farmer, the Front Street Jazz Group, and DJ Mermaid.

Euchre is one of those games that goes great with beer because you can tell what the cards look like even if your vision is a little blurry.

See what I mean, or try to anyway, tonight at Sean Kelly’s just-forfun Euchre Tournament at 8 PM. Free.

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The weekend isn’t over ‘til you wrap it up with Jam Night at the Finish Line, 153 Meridian Road in Kalispell, with host Landslide at 8 PM. Free. Call 257-0248.

Bellow out your favorite pop tune so you can impress your friends and perhaps win a prize during a karaoke contest this and every Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

Men always get to belt out a slick tune or two during Man Night featuring Karaoke, which occurs this and every Sun. starting at 9 PM at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S. Free.

Call 251-5402.

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The Bookstore at The University of Montana is gearing up for Spring Rush and looking for experienced customer service experts to work January 10th through the second week of February.

We pay $8.00/hr. and successful applicants will receive a storewide discount on most items. We are looking for outgoing friendly, compassionate people. Previous retail experience including the use of a cash register and money handling is required. Also, you must be willing to work weekends, holidays and overtime, thus these are non student positions.

Enjoy a brew and a moving picture when the Palace hosts a movie night starting at 9 PM. Free.

Impress your friends, significant other, or anyone who will listen when you rock the karaoke mic at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, which offers karaoke at 9:30 PM, Sun.–Thu. each week. Call 830-3277.

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Quit that dead-end job and head down to the Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center, 310 S. Curtis St., where you can brush up on your reading, writing and math skills in order to pass the GED or enroll in college during free adult education courses, every Mon.–Thu. from 8 AM–12 PM and 1–3 PM, as well as every Tue.–Thu. from 6–8 PM. Call 542-4015.

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Pulsating Latin rhythms make you gyrate with sassy dance steps during a Zumba Dance class, every Mon. at noon, and every Wed. at 5:15 PM, at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members.

Bring tennis shoes or sneakers.

Call 541-7240 and visit ddcmontana.com for a complete list of classes.

Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400.

UM’s PARTV Center hosts “Early Start: Bus Stop, A Backstage Pass,” a course taught by Teresa Waldorf that offers an in-depth look at the making of the Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of Bus Stop

by William Inge. Classes meet every Mon. until Jan. 25, from 2:30–4 PM in UM’s PARTV Center. $60, with an annual membership of $20. Visit umt.edu/molli to register.

Soon-to-be mommas with buns in the oven can feel empowered, relaxed and nurtured during a prenatal yoga class, this and every Mon. at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave., at 4 PM. $11/$10 with card. Call 360-1521.

Go with the flow during Well-Self Consultations’ free family yoga, which occurs every Mon., Wed. and Fri. at 4 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Email Rissa at simpletreat @yahoo.com.

nightlife Join others who promote community-based solutions to the climate crisis, and take direct action to confront the root causes of climate change in the Northern Rockies, when Northern Rockies Rising Tide meets from 5–7 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.word press.com.

Rejuvenate your mind and body from the Monday blues during a Vinyasa Yoga class this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave. $12/$10 with card.

Call 360-1521.

Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in the basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org.

Weave your way through the flow when Lydia Missal-Bray leads a Vinyasa Yoga class this and every Mon. from 5:30–6:30 PM at The Barn Movement Studio, 2926 S. Third St. W. Pay by donation. Visit sites.google.com/site/thebarnllc.

What reason have you got for lying around the house watching the tube when Florence’s High Spirits offers Free Pool at 6 PM? Free.

Call 273-9992.

Missoulians who suffer from Alzheimer’s can find help and support from others at an Alzheimer’s Support Group, which meets this and every fourth Mon. of the month from 6:30–8:30 PM in Conference Room B of St. Patrick’s Hospital, 500 W. Broadway St. Free to attend. Call Gale at 273-2429.

You’ve got another chance to connect the dots this evening when the VFW hosts bingo at 7 PM. Free.

If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use the alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

Build bridges with some fellow Missoulians with an informal game when The Garden City Duplicate Bridge Club hosts

bridge lessons and informal games for newcomers and beginners every Mon. at 7 PM at the Bridge Club, 3108 S. Clark St. Call Michael at 890-0743 or e-mail him at Studd_31@ hotmail.com for pricing.

They play it straight, but not narrow. Chris Duparri and Ruth Dada bring the jazz heat to your feet when the duo plays “straight up jazz” from 7–10 PM at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100. Free.

Who says America never invented a pub sport? Beer Pong proves them all wrong at the Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where alcohol and performance anxiety climax into a thing of beauty at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969.

Alcohol and bowling go hand over foot during Monday Madness at Five Valley’s Bowl, 1515 Dearborn Ave., which features $1 bowling after 9 PM as well as $1.25 Coors Light cans this and every Mon. at the bowling center.

Free to attend. Call 549-4158.

Have a drink and take a load off in the company of your fellow laborers during the Badlander’s Service Industry Night, which runs this and every Mon. and includes drink specials for service industry workers starting at 9 PM. Free. Also, if you have an iPod, bring it in and they’ll play it.

See if you can become a star under the spotlight at Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery every Mon. at 9 PM. Free.

Call 542-1471 after 10 AM on Monday to sign-up.

Kick off your week with a drink, some free pool and an array of electronic DJs and styles for das booty during Milkcrate Monday with the Milkcrate Mechanic at 9 PM every week, at the Palace.

Free. This week is a special vinyl only night with DJs Enzymes, Mankiisi, Argot and the Milkcrate Mechanic playing stacks of wax all night.

Men drink on the cheap and can enjoy a game of pigskin, as well as karaoke, during Men’s Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Mon. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

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You can sure bet it won’t be a rough time during Gentle Yoga at

Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Includes drink specials. Call 549-4152.

SPOTLIGHT

Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free.

Call 543-6691.

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Seattle’s Sean Horton is what you would call an über-productive mover and shaker within the Emerald City’s electronic music scene. Back in 2003, he founded the Decibel Festival, a five-day music fest that features cutting-edge electronic music performances, plus panels and workshops. In the time since its inception, it’s grown immensely. Seattle’s altweekly paper The Stranger recently called it “one of the world’s highest profile festivals of electronic music,” and, just this past September, the 2010 edition of the fest featured some 140 national and international artists, and drew a crowd of almost 18,000 people.

Obviously, Horton isn’t one to stay idle.

The Detroit native also creates experimental sounding techno under the name of Nordic Soul. He regularly throws shows around Seattle and deejays just as often. He has shared the stage with a who’s who of prominent players in electronic music, including Moby, Bassnectar, Four Tet and Modeselektor.

WHAT: Robotrashmus WHO: Nordic Soul featuring openers Kris Moon and Tak45, with visuals by V3R WHEN: Thu., Dec. 23, at 9 PM WHERE: The Palace HOW MUCH: Free

Take part in collective thoughts and actions for healing and enlightenment at the Healers’ Gathering Meeting, which takes place the last Tue. of each month at 6:30 PM at the Eagles Lodge meeting room, 2420 South Ave. W. Free. Call 273-2871.

Horton’s making his way to town this week to DJ under his Nordic Soul alias during December’s installment of Robotrash, a monthly DJ night hosted by local DJ Kris Moon—a buddy of Horton’s who has worked and performed at previous Decibel Festivals.

The last time Horton was in town, in February of this year, his set skillfully wove between various genres, with an eye toward the unconventional. So expect to dance your ass off to top notch, cutting-edge tunes in the styles of future garage (a close cousin of dubstep), techno and house. Joining Horton is the always formidable Moon, plus local minimal techno/house mix master Tak45, along with tripped out visuals provided by Missoula’s V3R. –Ira Sather-Olson

the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., which occurs this and every Thu. and Tue. at 9 AM at the center. $2 per class, all ages welcome. Call 543-7154.

Eternal Springs Healing Center, 180 S. Third St. W., above Meadowsweet Herbs, presents “Movement Through Wellness,” a class taught by Celeste Rivers that meets this and every Tue. and Thu. at 9 AM at the center. Call 240-6182 for pricing and visit eternalsprings.webs.com for a full schedule of classes.

If you can’t read this, you may be a baby below the age of 36 months, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program at 10:30 AM every Tue., Thu. and Fri. Free. Call 721-BOOK. It’s all about a meal and a deal when the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., presents its lunch with a full meal and dessert from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM each day at the

center. $5. The menu changes daily. Call 543-7154.

Mountain Bluegrass at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 327-0900.

Shoot the bull and polish your public speaking skills when the Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters Club meets every Tue. at noon, at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 5705 Grant Creek Road.

Free. Visit shootinthebull.info.

Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson during an open mic/jam night hosted by Louie Bond and Teri Llovet every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. Free. E-mail terillovet@hotmail.com.

You can fight for peace in many different ways, but how about knitting for it? Find out when the group Knitting for Peace meets every Tue. from 1–3 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Free.

Call 543-3955.

nightlife Ladies, celebrate your feminist tendencies with cheap drinks when the Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St. in Frenchtown, hosts Ladies’ Night every Tue. from 5 PM to close. Free. Call 370-3200.

It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., presents Black

See if your buzzed mind can correctly guess what family of animalia the epihippus came from during Buzz Time Showdown Trivia, which features free trivia— along with drink specials—and runs from 6–9 PM this and every Tue. at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

Keep your mind outta the gutter.

Learn what exactly the “backdoor” is while wrapping your head around the “stop and go” and slurping down a fuzzy navel during free poker lessons at 6 PM this and every Tue. at the Lucky Strike

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You never know what you’ll find— except for probably a bunch of womyn—at Womyn’s Night at 7 PM at the Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 127 N. Higgins Ave., Ste. 202.

Free. Call 543-2224.

Shake your rump to some African flava during Unity Dance and Drum’s African Dance Class with Tarn Ream and live musicians, which meets at 7 PM every Tue. at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. $35 for four classes/$10 per class. Call 549-7933 or e-mail tarn.ream@ umontana.edu.

Any and all songwriters of all ages are invited to the Nashville Songwriters Workshop, which meets from 7–9 PM in the board room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. All genres welcome. Call 542-9258.

Tap those toes during adult tap dance with Jennifer MeyerVaughn, a dance class that meets every Tue. at 7:20 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members.

Call 541-7240 and visit ddcmontana.com for a complete schedule of new classes.

Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula @gmail.com.

Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free Pub Trivia, which takes place every Tue. at 8 PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that you might experience while attending, here’s a sample of

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the type of question you could be presented with. Ready? What are “spiracles,” which are found on some animals? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

You have practiced in front of the mirror long enough—head to the High Spirits in Florence, where open mic night features a drum set, amps, mics and recording equipment and awaits you and your axe at 8 PM. Free. Call 2739992 to reserve your spot.

Chance mixes with money and prizes during bingo night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which occurs this and every Tue. starting at 8 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402.

Enjoy Tunes on Tuesdays with Christian Johnson from 8:30–11 PM, an acoustic open mic jam every Tue. night at Red’s Wines & Blues in Kalispell. Free. Call 755-9463.

The Broadway’s Tuesday Night Comedy takes place every Tue. at 9 PM and is followed by dancing with tunes from the Tallest DJ in America. $5/$3 students. Call 543-5678.

Rehash the music of others, or have the guts to play a few of your own, when the Canyon Creek Ramblers host an open mic night this and every Tue. at 9 PM at the Great Northern Bar & Grill, 27 Central Ave. in Whitefish. Free, with free beers for performers.

Ladies get their drink on and celebrate themselves with $1.50 well drinks during Ladies’ Night at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., which runs this and every Tue. starting at 9 PM. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

All royalty gets irie during Royal Reggae Night, which features free pool plus reggae, dancehall and hip hop remixes spun by an array of DJs starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free.

See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics during Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Sun.–Sat. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

All the ladies’ in the house can belt out a sweet tune and get a drink special during Ladies’ Night, starting at 9 PM at Larry’s Six Mile Tavern in Huson, 23384 Huson Road. Free. Call 626-5573.

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Let those shiny happy people out of your knickers when Hologram Pants plays rock with an experimental touch during the Badlander’s “Live and Local” night at 9 PM. Free. Peoples opens.

Be sure to belt out something twang y when Solid Sound Karaoke hits The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9:30 PM. Free.

Keep it on the cool side when you listen to some hip hop and enjoy a drink special or two during HipHop Tuesday with Wapikiya Records, which features DJs spinning beats along with guest MCs starting at 9:30 PM at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. Free. Call 830-3276.

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Get a hit of cardiovascular exercise during Nia with Jody Mosher, every Wed. at 8:30 AM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $12/$10 members. Call 5417240 and visit ddcmontana.com for a full list of new classes.

Morning Melodies, a free, funfilled, family-friendly music event tailored to preschoolers, occurs every Wed. at Montana Coffee Traders in downtown Whitefish at 10 AM. Free.

Missoula’s City Council announces that it seeks one volunteer to serve on the City/ County Health Board. Applications can be picked up in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, 435 Ryman St., or downloaded online at ci.missoula.mt.us/vacancy.

Applications are due at the City Clerk’s office by 5 PM on Dec. 29.

Call 552-6078.

Spend lunchtime polishing your public speaking and leadership skills when the Hamilton chapter of Toastmasters meets this and every Wed. from noon– 1 PM at Perkin’s Restaurant & Bakery in Hamilton, 1285 N. First St. W. Free. Call Mark at 381-9832.

Teens grades 7–12 go with the media flow during the Missoula Public Library’s Teen Media Lab, which features the opportunity to make short videos, mix music and learn new ways to use media, this and every Wed. at 4 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Dudes and duderinos, it’s your time to imbibe all day with drink specials this and every Wed. when the Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St. in Frenchtown, hosts Men’s Day. Free. Call 370-3200.

Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different organization each week. This week’s beneficiary is the Missoula Community Food Co-Op. Visit kettlehouse.com.

Develop eloquence in the face of inebriation, as well as impressive business contacts, when Toastmasters meets every Wed. at 6 PM in St. Patrick Hospital’s Duran Learning Center. Free. Call 728-9117.

Pianist Jodi Marshall tickles your senses with her deft piano skills while you munch Chinese food when she performs every Wed. from 6–9 PM at Hong Kong Chef, 2009 Brooks St. Free to attend, with free potstickers. Call 549-6688.

If you know the difference between His Knobs and His Knees, bring that skill to the Joker’s Wild Casino, 4829 N. Reserve St., where the Missoula Grass Roots Cribbage Club invites players both new and old to see how many ways they can get to that magical number 15 at 6:30 PM. Free. Call Rex at 360-3333.

In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 6:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free.

Call 721-BOOK. Missoula’s Stitch ‘N’ Bitch needlework circle brings the circle of warm fuzzies to the Good Food Store, where you can knit purls of wisdom every Wed. at 7 PM. Free.

BYO yarn and needles, and check out missoulaknits.blogspot.com.

Being square will never be as much fun as it is at square dancing lessons every Wed. at the Kalispell Senior Center at 7 PM. $4, children 12 and under must bring an adult. Call 752-4964.

Smooth jazz makes the sake and pad thai go down easy when IZA

which occurs from 3:30–7 PM at the Discovery Area, Room 166 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $3.50 ages 4 and up/free age 3 and under.

Visit spectrum.umt.edu.

Asian Restaurant, 529 S. Higgins Ave., presents live jazz every Wed. at 7 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3237.

Grab that tutu and slap on some ballet shoes every Wed. at 7:20 PM when the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., presents “All-levels Ballet.” Call 5417240 for pricing and visit ddcmontana.com.

nightlife Put a smile on your face and a tune in your head—join guitarist Craig Wickham every Thu. from 5–7 PM at Red’s Wines & Blues in Kalispell. Free. Call 755-9463.

Release that mid and late week stress during T’ai Chi Ch’uan class every Wed. that begins with all levels at 7:30 PM, and moves into intermediate at 9 PM, at The Barn Movement Studio, 2926 S. Third St. W. $10 class/$45 for 5 classes/$60 per month for an unlimited pass. Call Chris at 7280918. Visit terangaarts.google pages.com.

I command you to not read the Ten Commandments backwards when The Acousticals play Americana at 6 PM at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-PINT. Rock out with an all-female rock band when locals Slowly But Shirley play the Top Hat’s “ArtistsIn-Residence” family-friendly concert series every Thu. this month from 6–8 PM. Free.

Missoula’s Trivial Beersuit, a trivia night for the layperson, expands its tentacles to the Press Box for four rounds of trivia with sign ups at 7:45 PM, followed by the game at 8, this and every Wed. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St. Free. You can also find clues to every week’s game by befriending “Trivial Beersuit” on Facebook.

E-mail Katie at kcgt27@ gmail.com.

Hump day isn’t just for binge drinking anymore. It’s also a day for playing games of chance with other like-minded booze lovers when Sean Kelly’s presents Hump Day Bingo, this and every Wed. at 8 PM. Free. Call 542-1471.

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but neither will help you emit that high lonesome sound every Wed., when the Old Post Pub hosts a Pickin’ Circle at 9 PM. Free. Spiracles are smaller openings, or pores, used by animals to breathe. One prime example of this is the blowhole of a whale.

The tenets of women’s lib broadens to include cheap drinks and DJs spinning dance tracks when Feruqi’s hosts Ladies’ Night every Wed. at 9 PM. Free.

Get a wicked case of “bowling finger” during Five Valley’s Bowl’s Wicked Wednesday, which features $2 bowling after 9 PM plus $2 cans of Bud Light this and every Wed. at the bowling center, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4158.

No intensive training required: The Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., presents beer pong this and every Wed. starting

Getting buzzed is always allowed: The Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., presents Buzz Time Trivia, which starts at 7 PM this and every Thu. and features trivia plus specials on Jello shots and homemade pizzas. Free to attend. Call 549-4152.

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Somebody should send this guy to knob twisters anonymous. Portland, Ore.’s Enzymes, aka former Missoulian Dylan Valley, plays dubstep and other electronic music styles at the Palace Mon., Dec. 27, at 9 PM with Mankiisi, Argot and the Milkcrate Mechanic. Enzymes also plays the Top Hat Thu., Dec. 30, at 10 PM with openers Lui and Mirrorminds. $5.

at 9 PM at the bar. Free, with prizes. Call 251-5402.

Don’t ever worry about getting into a sing-off during Combat Karaoke, which runs this and every Wed. at Deano’s Casino on North Reserve, 5550 N. Reserve St., starting at 9 PM. Free.

Just don’t speak in acronyms during WTF Wednesdays and Ladies’ Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, where drink specials mix with music by The Tallest DJ in America every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar.

Free.

Be sure you’ve downed enough pitchers of PBR in order to have the courage to sing “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant (believe me, the beer helps), during Kraptastic Karaoke at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

Play some licks, read your newest haiku, or make others giggle at your jokes during The Craggy Range Open Mic, an open mic night for musicians and other artists that features a number of house instruments for your use, every Wed. starting at 9 PM at The Craggy Range, 10 Central Ave. in Whitefish. Free. Call 862-7550.

Get touchy-feely with a light bulb when locals High Voltage jolt you with a set of rock at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $3. Meggie McDonald opens.

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If you can’t read this, perhaps you’re simply pre-literate, in which case the Missoula Public Library

wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program for babes up to 36 months at 10:30 AM every Thu., Fri. and Tue. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Help feed some locals and get a discount on your shipping when The Shipping Depot, 2120 S. Reserve. St., presents its “Will Ship for Food” campaign, where you can get $1 off per package shipped with each canned or packaged food item you donate.

All donations will be given to the Missoula Food Bank, and the campaign runs through Dec. 31. The Shipping Depot has another location at 1001 E. Broadway St. #2.

Call 728-2285.

Kids explore how air pressure makes a plane fly, and can make a ball hang in mid-air using a Bernoulli Blower, during the spectrUM Discovery Area’s “Under Pressure” program,

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Jam out with a fine glass of wine and your best chops when Kevin Van Dort hosts the Musicians’ Jam at the Missoula Winery, which runs this and every Thu. starting with sign ups at 7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to spectate, and to sign up. Call 830-3296.

Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:30 PM and trivia shortly thereafter at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com.

Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptop-fueled hip hop, electronic, pop and mashed-up tunes hit the Badlander every week where Dead Hipster DJ Night gets booties bumpin’ at 9 PM. $3.

Women give a thumbs up to spirits during Ladies’ Night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which features half-off

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drinks for women and occurs this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402.

See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics dur-

ing Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Sun.–Sat. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

you can get a $10 pitcher of something tropical of the bartender’s choosing this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM. Free to attend.

Call 549-4152.

Keep it fruity during Tropical Night at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., where

Go ahead and bust out your patented Heimlich maneuver dance when Northern Lights plays The Sunrise Saloon and Casino, 1805 Regent St., at 9 PM. Free.

Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit of karaoke during ladies’ night and live karaoke with Party Trained at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

He’ll cure your tremors with a sweet shot of country: Russ Nasset hits up the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., for a solo set this and every other Thu. at 10 PM. Free.

Cross your karaoke sword with others during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free.

Act like you’re “captain crunk” and get crunchy with hot beats and deep bass when former Missoulian Enzymes plays dubstep

Al's & Vic's is your destination after a day on the slopes.

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and other bass-heavy electronic music at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5. Lui and Mirrorminds open.

We may be a little low on events during Christmas, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay at home all holed up. This week, I’d recommend heading out of the house and checking out some local bands that have been making a mark on our scene.

Alternately, if you’re in the mood to groove, you can shimmy to a few of the top-notch regional and local DJs that are slated to play in town during the holidays. Whatever your game plan is, please follow my simple preholiday rule of sending your event info by noon on Fri., Dec. 24 to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit stuff to me online. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

Enjoy a Bucket of PBR & a burger.

MOUNTAIN HIGH F orget about gorging on eggnog and turkey, and lazing around the house on Christmas Day. If you yearn to hit the freshy pow pow and wanna bust out some sweet jumps over moguls on this holy holiday, you my friend, are in luck as a number of ski hills around western Montana will be open for your pleasure.

Our neighbors to the south at Lost Trail Powder Mountain, located near the Idaho/Montana border off Hwy. 93, report they’ll be opening at 9 AM on Dec. 25. As of Dec. 19, the mountain has a base of 63 inches of powder at the summit, with a total of 45 trails open. Adult lift tickets are $35 for a full-day/$30 for a half-day. As I turn my gaze to the east, Discovery Ski Area, located off Hwy. 1 near

Georgetown Lake, reports that it opens at 9 AM. Its ski report on Dec. 19 indicates a snow depth of 44 inches at the top of the mountain, with 60 trails open. An adult lift ticket for the day runs you $38, and $29 for a half-day. To the north I see that the Whitefish Mountain Resort opens at 9 AM, and its Dec. 19 snow report looks promising with a settled base at the summit of 69 inches of powder, and 95 trails open. Tickets are $64 for an adult-full day pass/$56 for an adult half-day pass. Of course, other hills around the state are open too, so just browse the calendar listings below for more white-hot powdery action.

Visit losttrail.com, skidisovery.com and skiwhitefish.com for updates on snow conditions.

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 24 Catch air on Christmas Eve day on a newly reopened ski hill when Teton Pass Ski Resort, located near Choteau, opens at 9 AM. $29 adult full-day pass/$23 adult-half-day pass. The resort will be closed Dec. 25, but opens again Dec. 26 at 9 AM. Visit tetonpassresort.com for directions and details, and call 466-2209.

Watch a jolly man shred down a ski hill with torchwielding skiers and snowboarders behind him during Whitefish Mountain Resort’s Santa’s Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade, which begins at 6 PM at the top of Ed’s Run at the mountain, 3905 Big Mountain Road. Visit skiwhitefish.com or call 862-2900 for pricing.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 25 Rock some sweet indie grabs when Moonlight Basin, 1020 Hwy. 64 near Big Sky, announces that it opens at 9 AM on Christmas Day for your skiing/snowboarding pleasure, with holiday activities planned throughout the day. $58 full-day adult pass/$49 half-day adult pass. Visit moonlightbasin.com and call 993-6000.

Go ahead and carve down trails like “Dude Park” and “Crazy Horse” with a jolly smile on your face when Big Sky Resort, 1 Lone Mountain Trail outside of Big Sky, opens on Christmas starting at 9 AM. $81 adult full-day pass/$71 adult half-day pass. Visit bigskyresort.com and call 995-5900.

Bridger Canyon Road, which opens today at 10 AM. $47 adult full-day pass/$39 adult half-day pass. Visit bridgerbowl.com and call 587-2111.

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Feed your inner carvaholic and celebrate the holiday with fresh tufts of the white stuff when the Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area, on the Montana/Idaho border off I-90, opens today at 10 AM. $35 adult full-day pass/$30 adult half-day pass. A Christmas buffet also occurs from 11 AM—2 PM. Visit skilookout.com and call 208-744-1301.

MONDAY DECEMBER 27 Just don’t show up with a stomach full of Boston baked beans when Run Wild Missoula presents its Boston Marathon Training Class, a 16-week training program designed for runners who plan to compete in the Boston Marathon in April, starting at 5:30 PM at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. $75/$50 Run Wild Missoula members. Visit runwildmissoula.org for more info and to download a registration form.

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Second glances For photographer Bill Allard, looks can be receptive

by Brad Tyer

Bill Allard—to take nothing away from his obvious talent and amply demonstrated work ethic—has had a charmed career. At 26, just out of college, already married with four kids, he walked into the offices of National Geographic magazine with nothing but a portfolio of black-and-white student work and waltzed out with a job shooting exclusively in color for what was about to become the premier photography magazine in the country. He’s been given free cameras, free film, and been paid to travel the world taking gorgeous photographs. It’s a relationship that’s lasted, with a few notable bumps in the road, the better part of ever since.

If you’ve got an ounce of romance in you, you’ve wanted his job. And you’re never going to get it. National Geographic doesn’t employ staff photographers anymore, just freelancers (among whom Allard, who just finished shooting a piece on the homesteaded history of Montana’s Hi-Line, continues to be a regular).

Starting his career in 1964, Allard remembers, “magazines were coming out your ears,” and he worked for many of them. “I mean there’s Life, Look, Saturday Evening Post, Holiday, all kinds of things,” he says. No more.

Digital cameras and processing software, meanwhile,

have changed everything about photography but the light.

Allard switched over five years ago. He’s got Photoshop loaded onto his computer, but admits he doesn’t know how to use it.

So you can almost read Five Decades, Allard’s justpublished sixth book, and second (so far) retrospective, as the story of a photographic era that’s good and gone.

But you would be misreading the story. Five Decades is the vicarious view of a man who was lucky enough to intersect with a golden age, and who had vision enough to help define it.

When I call in early December, Allard answers in his Virginia home, recently returned from his part-time domicile in Missoula. He’s in his library, where he’s writing fiction.

“I am in love with books,” he says. “I just love the heft, the smell of them. And I think for a photographer as an outlet for a collection of one’s work, that’s the ultimate.”

So Five Decades, with its hefty body of photographic work and expansive text component, is especially satisfying. Allard entered the University of Minnesota in 1960 ambitious to become a writer, and he still quotes Hemingway admiringly on the virtues of self-editing, whether in picture-making or prose. But

while he was there he fell afresh for photojournalism— pictures and text combined—and found a model in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the classic collaboration between journalist James Agee and photographer Walker Evans. You get the sense that Allard’s always wanted to be both, and with Five Decades, he gets to be, weaving a compelling and apparently candid narrative about his personal and professional life among his best photos.

Allard refers to himself at various times as a streetshooter (his primary self-identification), a documentarian, and a photojournalist, and maybe as a result of his range, there’s really no instantly identifiable Allard style. An Allard photo is fully about its subject, even if what the subject is may be open to interpretation. For instance, there’s a picture on page 59, “Calving time, Padlock ranch, Montana, 1975,” that any idiot could tell you is a profile portrait of a horse standing in a storm. It looks to me like the most accurate visual representation of the verb “snow” I’ve seen.

Allard frames portraits and landscapes, almostabstractions and pure color. His “streets” over the course of a career have included Paris catwalks, Hutterite living rooms, Nevada chuckwagons, Peruvian slaughterhouses, Brazilian brothels and Indian sewers. You can find echoes in Allard’s work of Robert Frank (if he’d shot The Americans in color), and street-shooting pioneer Henri CartierBresson (a 1967 tableau of boys playing ball in France). A few of his photos could be passingly confused for the work of contemporaries like Peter Brown (a luminous Winifred, Mont., homestead), or Annie Leibovitz (the uncannily illuminated Wyoming range detective Ed Cantrell). But none of the occasional touchstones is much to the point.

Allard’s photos are about what they’re of. The self-portrait they imply shows a photographer with an eye open to any possibility of color, character and composition that might wander through his view. A picture with the cool formal rigor of “Minor league spring training, Phoenix, Arizona, 1990” has little in common with the warm grainy blur of Allard’s prostitute portraits, which have little in common with the grin on bandleader Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown’s face as he finishes a set in Memphis. What they do have in common is that Allard was there, open and equal to the moment. Sitting in a French cafe watching the girls smoke or tromping through cornstubble with Iowa birdhunters, Allard, more than anything else, is receptive.

He likes to make the point that some of the best photographs are given by their subjects, rather than taken by the guy with the Nikon around his neck. But it takes a certain graciousness and respect to receive a gift properly, and Allard has it. If this 40-someodd-years of work was gifted to Allard, Five Decades is ample repayment.

In Five Decades, seasoned National Geographic photographer Bill Allard combines personal memoir with images spanning nearly 50 years.

“Buckaroo T.J. Symonds, IL Cow Camp, Nevada, 1979,” from his Out West collection, is just one of many he took during his travels across the U.S., Europe and South America.

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Single bells Holiday songs for the independent spirit

by Erika Fredrickson

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with holiday music. Etta James, a hot toddy and snowfall is an easy combination to love for the season. But the plague of new holiday albums each year leaves something to be desired, whether attempted by pop artist Jessica Simpson or bands that should know better, like Anthrax. The result is usually cheesy and grating, and almost never as good as the classic versions. Some indie musicians, however, have figured out the recipe: Don’t do a whole holiday album, just make a single. This year, we offer you six new holiday songs that are actually good, and may turn your cynicism to good cheer.

“All I Want is Truth for Christmas,” The Mynabirds

It’s risky to describe this Christmas single from The Mynabirds without it sounding incredibly preachy and depressing. The anticonsumerist song touches on climate change, political inertia and war, and it suggests that the best thing you could do is hand over your presents to the Salvation Army and be satisfied with the non-material things in life. This is the kind of thing that gives liberals the Debbie-downer reputation.

The trick is, frontwoman Laura Burhenn’s Dusty Springfield-like vocals are anything but sarcastic or pontifical. Combine her pipes with a steel guitar, a pretty melody and a slightly upbeat rhythm, and it makes this a charming single even if it’s all about the un-candy-coated truth.

“On Holiday,” The Hush Now

When we think of the winter holidays in Montana we think of big wet snowflakes, the smell of pine, and gathering with friends at one of the local breweries wrapped in our warmest clothes.

“On Holiday” alludes to a different environment with its rumba beats and dream-pop vocals. It sounds more like you’re having Christmas at a seaside town, shimmying under the palm trees, and drinking fruity cocktails at an open air, hipster dance club. Lines about mistletoe and a “Jingle Bells” horn interlude remind you that this is a Christmas song, and Noel Kelly’s Morrissey-tinged vocals suggest there’s a certain pretty loneliness to the holidays no matter where you are.

“Dreidel, Dreidel” Campfire OK

Somebody remembered to give Hanukkah a little indie folk rock love. Campfire OK’s version of the “Dreidel Song” stays true to the original lyrics but repackages the melody into something you might hear from Neil Young. The darker, clap-happy tune transforms the traditional song into a more profound experience. The intimate minor-key gui-

tar strumming and outbursts of “Woo!” from lead singer Mychal Cohen give it the kind of edge and emotion that makes it seem like it must be more about the human condition than merely about a Jewish children’s game.

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“Presents in June,” Pictures of Then

Holiday songs usually celebrate things rather than question them. Minneapolis-based Pictures of Then breaks that mold by questioning things from the get-go: “Is the snowfall just too much? Or maybe not enough? Have the trees all given up? Daylight turned to dusk?” What makes it a great song is its ethereal approach evoking Julee Cruise (“Twin Peaks” soundtrack) and its waves of fuzzy guitar riffs. Lines like, “May you keep a candle bright until I make it home,” tip you off that it’s a song about two people being apart. But it manages to still feel warm and hopeful in the melancholy vein of traditional songs like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

“Christmas isn’t Christmas,” The Boy Least Likely To

Here’s yet another song about people being apart during the holidays, though this one feels like a breakup rather than a matter of geographical distance. It’s sort of funny with self-pitying lyrics about resorting to eating pizza with a holly sprig stuck in it. It’s also about the sort of bad decisions people make when they’re pining: kissing strangers under mistletoe, getting drunk out of sorrow, that sort of thing. It still manages to blend in with other holiday songs because of its breathy Beach Boys’ style and sparkling holiday bells that almost mask the misery.

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Apparently this song by Jenny O is on a Target compilation, but it has no resemblance to anything from the holiday mainstream. In fact, searching the Internet brings up very little about the singer from Los Angeles. That’s strange because this song blows almost any non-traditional holiday fare out of the water. It offers great lines like “You bring the ice cream and I’ll be apple pie” and “I like a rainbow candy-cane/call me settled in my ways/yeah/not tryin’ to eat and run, but I can’t stay-ay-ay.” The warm strumming evokes Simon & Garfunkle but O’s vocals are almost as strikingly odd as Joanna Newsom. It’s sort of a cheerful song with just enough of a nostalgic fleeting feel to give it the kind of sincerity that so many holiday standards lack.

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by Michael Peck

When an author plugs his previous book in the Picture” is a guy who knows about French impressionopening eight pages of his latest, I am curious. When ism in a part of the world where a guy should not he applauds himself through the voice of his protag- know about French impressionism. For someone who onist for “a masterful job editing,” I am wary. And is as affluent in Montana history as his reputation when he includes a page and a half of endnotes cata- claims, Fitzpatrick has molded his characters into loging detective antecedents and the copyright infor- extreme caricatures that non-residents might briefly mation of songs his character sings, I am frightened at assume live in Montana. And he treats his readers what I have gotten myself into. These bizarre details even more idiotically than his homespun either belong to meta-fiction, which consciously addresses the devices of fiction, or to narrative calamities with no self-consciousness whatsoever.

Author John S. Fitzpatrick’s detective tales appear to belong to the latter.

Fitzpatrick is a resident of Helena and lobbyist for some of the state’s core industries. His book utilizes his knowledge of Montana, similar to his last offering, Sherlock Holmes: The Montana Chronicles, insofar as the region is crucial to an understanding of the crimes and the psychology that wrought them.

The Casebook of Sheriff Pete Benson is a succession of eight unconnected stories set in the fictional mining town of Rodgersburg, Mont.—based vaguely on Anaconda—in the fictional county of Rhyolite, placed between Missoula and Silver Bow counties.

Pete Benson, once a detective in Seattle, has settled into his role of patrolling the sleepy town, quoting Marcus Aurelius and taking care of his family when he isn’t consumed by some tangled, and often silly, investigation. His dispatcher likes to play practical jokes on him, his wife has all the signs of being wifely, a slutty, middle-aged waitress can’t help but flirt with him, and at the Apex Bar Sheriff Benson drinks coffee at 3 p.m. everyday and imbibes the local gossip that occasionally assists him during a mildly troubling case. The residents of Rodgersburg are real Montanans, Benson—and, perhaps, Fitzpatrick— believes. They are folksy with their humor, not grammatically plausible and hate men with long hair (i.e. The Casebook of Sheriff Pete Benson John S. Fitzpatrick liberals). They are kind and warm and will invite you paperback, Riverbend in for a cup of Joe, but they sometimes turn to crime 232 pages, $12.95 and become embroiled in outlandish schemes to defraud an insurance company or steal a harp.

Rodgersburgers. From one of the last stories, and the “A lot of people think that living in a rural area or wellspring from which a reader’s contempt for an small town must be boring—nothing ever seems to author is born: happen,” Benson says during one investigation. “As a “The lack of a body tends to slow the process of country sheriff in Montana, I can tell you that’s just not determining if a death has taken place,” Nick observed true.” factually.

These tales of deduction and prosecution cover a A few of the stories appear to have been carefully limited range of misdemeanors, murders and scams. In plotted, but the majority are uninspired. Surprisingly, “The Long Lost Treasure,” Benson cracks down on a the author is quite proficient with the sort of misdirecpair of hoaxers intending to capitalize on the town’s tion essential to mystery, but it is wasted on a poorly lust for historical booty. Its twist is actually quite con- conceived structure that turns decent enough ideas into vincing and it is by far the most engrossing title of the unintentional parodies of Western life and law. That lack lot. “The Case of the Rubber Gloves” nearly succeeds, is compounded by the absolutely puritan nature of the through a double-viewpoint of the events, as a bleak text, which is so innocuously idyllic it makes Nancy psychological analysis of a dissociative disorder, but it Drew plotlines seem like meth-fueled bloodbaths. Even shies away from probing too far into the mental deteri- Benson, who throughout the mysteries buries himself oration of its antagonist. in Machiavelli’s The Prince and J.F.C. Fuller’s The Other pieces in the collection, however, indicate Conduct of War, probably wouldn’t be that interested in an almost thorough disregard for the reader’s intelli- these stories. It’s a book for those who enjoy their mysgence. “One Saloon Too Many” is an early indication teries clean, harmless and not very realistic. of the author’s prejudice against both Democrats and outsiders, while the main suspect in “A Real Pretty arts@missoulanews.com

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Justice served The greatest living U.S. filmmakers strike again

by Scott Renshaw

Here’s why I’m prepared to call the Coen brothers the greatest living American filmmakers: After 25 years, they not only continue to make great movies, but they keep finding new ways to surprise me.

For a while there, it seemed like Joel and Ethan were merely brilliant craftsmen, capable of cranking out instantly memorable dialogue and clockwork set

score based on the 19th-century hymn “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.” And while the supporting cast is uniformly great, Damon’s puffed-up lawman marks one of his nimblest performances ever.

The soul of the story, however, is the relationship between Rooster and Mattie, and the two lead actors make it a joy to watch. In his first Coens collaboration

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pieces in their various goofs on/homages to established genres. As entertaining as their films were, they didn’t seem interested in profound feeling or naturalistic characters. But the brothers have proven to be sneaky in that respect; films like Fargo and The Man Who Wasn’t There had more to say about human nature than their detractors gave them credit for. In taking on the second adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel True Grit— following the iconic, Oscar-winning 1969 John Wayne version—it might have seemed as though the Coens just wanted to add “vintage Western” to the list of genre roads they’ve traveled. Instead, they’ve subtly crafted what may be their most deeply felt movie yet.

Like so many vintage Westerns, this one has a quest for vengeance at its core. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), the 14-year-old daughter of an Arkansas farmer shot and killed by hired hand Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), has set her considerable will to the idea that she will have the fugitive found and brought to justice. To that end she hires an infamous U.S. Marshal by the name of Reuben “Rooster” Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), whose sheer tenacity she believes makes up for his one missing eye and fondness for whiskey. She joins him on a quest into the untamed Indian territory to find Chaney, occasionally assisted—and just as regularly complicated—by a Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf (Matt Damon).

Even the least loved of the Coens’ films have always offered superficial pleasures, and this one has plenty of them. The dialogue has the typical arch quality we expect from the Coens, but many of the dry punch lines come straight from Portis’ book, in spirit if not in verbatim phrasing; there’s more to laugh at here than in nearly any conventional comedy. The compositions shimmer in Roger Deakins’ gorgeous cinematography, and Carter Burwell provides a lovely minimalist

since The Big Lebowski, Bridges does more to change his take on The Duke’s Rooster than switch his patch to the other eye; he’s a mean drunk, not far removed from his own career as an outlaw, who holds few people as worthy of anything but his disdain. And relative newcomer Steinfeld is a revelation as Mattie, holding her own with the Coens’ rat-a-tat language and conveying more than mere precocity, particularly in her terrific scenes bartering with an increasingly flustered merchant (Dakin Matthews).

Those characterizations matter not just independently, but jointly, as the Coens opt to stick much closer to their source material than the 1969 version. There’s a scene very atypical of the Coens in which we watch Mattie and her horse ford a river alone, Rooster watching from the far shore inscrutably; in the moment of her safe emergence, all he can think to do is compliment the horse. What develops between them is pure respect for someone with a toughness they each had thought only existed in themselves—and the framing narrative that shows Mattie as an adult makes it clear that no one else could ever quite appreciate her in the same way.

It would be a shame if True Grit became another case of people praising the Coens as technicians, while getting hung up on the stylized nature of their dialogue and their characterizations. Mattie may be the perfect heroine for the Coens, with a controlled exterior that makes it seem as though there’s nothing more emotional going on beneath the surface. Her final act in the film shows that perception to be a miscalculation—and maybe folks have been making the same miscalculation about the Coens all these years.

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Along the way, Black gets shipwrecked, taken captive by small people, and is enlisted to help fend off a rival horde of tiny folks using things like his giant belly. Village 6 in : Sat.–Thu. at 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20 and 9:35, with no shows on Sat. before 2. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Sat.–Thu. at noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7 and 9:15, with an additional Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Wed.–Thu. at 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30.

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NOW PLAYING BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream) delivers yet another psychological head trip with a story that pits two ballet dancers, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, against each other as they fight for stage prominence during a production of Swan Lake. Wilma Theatre: Sat.–Thu. nightly at 7 and 9, with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:20, 4 and 7:05, with an additional Sat.–Thu. show at 9:45, and an additional Sat. show at midnight.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 The first part of the seventh (and, thankfully, last) installment of this ever popular book/film empire follows Harry and his pals Ron and Hermione as they try to bring down the dark lord known as Voldemort. Village 6: 7:30 only.

TRON: LEGACY This 3-D sequel to the 1982 classic ought to make your inner sci-fi freak scream with delight.

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LITTLE FOCKERS Your favorite Focker Ben Stiller returns in this third, and last, installment of the comedy series that began with Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers. This time around, Stiller has to contend with parenthood, a midlife crisis, and his nosier than thou father-in-law Robert De Niro. Carmike 10: 12:10, 12:40, 2:30, 3, 4:50, 5:20, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35 and 10, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Village 6: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10 and 9:35, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Sat.–Thu. at 7 and 9, with Fri.–Thu. matinees at 3 at no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri. at noon, 1, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6, 7:15; Sat.–Thu. at noon, 1, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:50, with an additional Sat. show at midnight.

Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Sat.–Thu. at 4, 7 and 9:15, with no 4 show on Sat., and a Sun. matinee at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: Sat.–Thu. at 4:15, 7:15 and 9:10, with no 4:10 show on Sat.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER The third film based on C.S. Lewis’ fantasy trilogy gets a little 3-D love in a story that centers around Edmund Pevensie and company venturing to the end of the world in a ship, and features lots of eye candy like eerily glowing swords and shapeshifting humans. Carmike 10: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:45, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Village 6 in 2-D: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 and 9:55, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: Sat.–Thu. at 6:50 and 9:10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no Sun. show at 9:10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri. at 12:10, 1:05, 3:05, 4:05, 6:05 and 7:05, and Sat.–Thu. at noon, 1:05, 3, 4:05, 6, 7:05, 9 and 9:45, with an additional Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Sat.–Wed. at 4, 6:50 and 9:15, with no 4 show on Sat., and a Sun. matinee at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: Sat.–Wed. at 4, 7 and 9:15, with no Sat. show at 4.

TRUE GRIT The Coen brothers offer up their stylish adaptation of the 1968 novel, and 1969 movie, of the same name. Jeff Bridges is a booze-loving U.S. Marshal, enlisted by a 14-year-old girl to track down shady drifter Josh Brolin, after Brolin kills the girl’s dad.

Matt Damon co-stars. Carmike 10: 1:30, 4:15, 7, 7:25, 9:30 and 9:50, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Sat.–Thu. at 6:50 and 9:10, with and Fri.–Thu. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri. at noon, 1, 2:30, 3:45, 6:30 and 7:15; Sat.–Thu. at noon, 1, 2:30, 3:45, 5, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15 and 10, with an additional Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: Sat.–Thu. at 4, 7 and 9:15, with no Sat. show at 4,

THE FIGHTER Mark Wahlberg is the knockout star of this Rockyesque, biographical sports drama about the life of east coast boxer “Irish” Micky Ward, who punched his way to the top thanks to expert training from his ex-convict half-brother, played by Christian Bale. Carmike 10: 1, 4, 7 and 9:45, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri. at 1:15, 4:10 and 6:45; Sat.–Thu. at 1:15, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:40, with an additional Sat. show at midnight.

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Wilson. That’s until corporate exec Paul Rudd comes along, and threatens to harsh Wilson’s mellow. Carmike 10: 1, 4, 7 and 9:55, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 12:40, 3:45 and 6:55, with additional Sat.–Thu. shows at 9:40, and an additional Sat. show at midnight.

MEGAMIND No lack of star power in this animated 3-D comedy: Will Farrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Ben Stiller and UM grad J.K. Simmons lend their voices to the story of a villain who conquers his nemesis only to find that life has no point without someone to fight. Carmike 10 in 2-D: 1 and 4, with no 1 show on Sat. TANGLED The Rapunzel fairy tale gets a 3-D makeover in this “action-packed” animated version starring the voice of Mandy Moore as the girl with really long hair. Carmike 10: 1 and 4:15, with no shows before 2 on Sat. Village 6 in 2-D: Fri. at 1, 4 and 7; Sat.–Thu. at 1:15 and 4:15, with no 1:15 show on Sat. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: Fri.–Thu. matinees only at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 12:10, 2:35, 5:05 and 7:20, with additional Sat.–Thu. shows at 9:40, and an additional Sat. show at midnight.

THE TOURIST Two good looking people—Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie—meet on a train, and sparks fly.

Depp, however, finds himself in hot water after he realizes people think he’s a criminal wanted in 14 countries. Carmike 10: 7 and 9:20, with no 9:20 show on Fri. Village 6: Fri. at 1:15, 4:15 and 7; Sat.–Thu. at 7 and 9:20. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: Sat.–Thu. at 7 and 9 only, with no 9

in Hamilton: Sat.–Thu. at 6:50 and 9:10, with Fri.–Thu. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri. at noon, 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7; Sat.–Thu. at noon, 1, 2:20, 4, 4:40, 7, 9:15 and 9:55, with an additional Sat. show at midnight.

YOGI BEAR This 3-D flick features Dan Aykroyd getting his bear on as the voice of Yogi Bear, who, with his pal Boo Boo, voiced by Justin Timberlake, must save Jellystone Park from getting bought and cut down by loggers. Carmike 10: 1:15, 4:30, 7:30 and 9:30, with no shows after 8 on Fri., and no shows before 2 on Sat. Village 6 in 2-D: Fri. at 1:30 and 4:30; Sat.–Thu. at 1:30, 4:30, 7:30 and 9:30, with no shows before 2 on Sat. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: Sat.–Thu. at 7 and 9, with Fri.–Thu. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 12:05, 2:30, 4:50 and 7:10, with an additional Sat.-Thu. show at 9:30, and an additional Sat. show at midnight.

Capsule reviews by Skylar Browning and Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Dec. 24. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-F I LM; S t a d i u m 14 i n K a l i s p e l l – 752 - 78 0 4 .

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DELETING HIM ON I’m sick of leaving a message asking a woman out and getting no response. Most recently, this happened when I left a voicemail for a woman who’d verbally agreed to another date. Instead of no reply, I’d even prefer a lame excuse, like “Hey, in the two days since our date, I met the love of my life and don’t want to lead you on.”

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People also love the idea of “the one”—that one special someone they’re supposedly fated to be with. In online dating, you’re trying to weed that special someone out of a field of thousands of other potential special someones—making the process feel about as romantic as a livestock auction. And while the stigma formerly attached to Internet dating is largely gone, what it still lacks is any plausible deniability about one’s intentions. In a bar, you could be there to grab a beer, but there’s no pretending you posted your profile because you were thirsty. In fact, you might as well stand in the center of town shouting, “Hi, I’m alone!

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In addition to the weirdness of posting your face on an enormous bulletin board to see if anyone might end up loving you, there’s the weirdness of shopping for the love of your life in between bidding on a used tennis racket on eBay. But, with Internet dating, instead of waiting for that chance meeting, you have increase-your-chances meetings. With a few keystrokes, you can connect with countless people you probably never would’ve met, and select for the right religious beliefs, smoking habits, and/or weird sex habits instead of spending hours trying to tease the answers out of some guy in a bar.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “There’s always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in,” wrote novelist Graham Greene. I’ll add to that: There are at least three moments in adulthood when a new door opens and invites the rest of the future in.

Judging by the astrological omens, I’m guessing that one such breakthrough lies ahead for you in 2011.

What can you do to expedite and encourage fate’s summons? Here’s one possibility: Surrender to the naked truth of what you love.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If oil companies were given permission to sink their drilling rigs into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the petroleum they produced would ultimately lower gasoline prices by four cents per gallon. To my mind, that’s not a good trade-off. Let this scenario serve as a cautionary metaphor for you in 2011, Taurus. Don’t share your pristine wilderness or soulful beauty with exploitative types who offer iffy rewards. Instead, hold out for those who appreciate you profoundly and whose own gifts help you to thrive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Freud said that among all human endeavors, there were three “impossible professions” that inevitably yielded unsatisfying results. They were child-rearing, the governing of nations, and psychoanalysis. My own experiences don’t entirely confirm this. My parents raised me pretty well and I’ve given my daughter a decent upbringing. Of the nine psychotherapists I’ve consulted in my life, two were excellent healers and none were damaging. But even those relatively winning projects were sometimes fraught with unsolvable riddles, chronic frustrations, and maddening uncertainties. I bring this up, Gemini, because I think 2011 will be a time when you will generate far more gratification and success than usual in your own versions of “impossible professions.” Unsolvable riddles, chronic frustrations, and maddening uncertainties won’t be completely absent, but they could very well be at an all-time low.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “We have to believe in free will. We have no choice.” So said author Isaac Bashevis Singer. I encourage you to adopt that puckish thought as your motto in 2011, my fellow Cancerian. According to my reading of the astrological omens, this will be our year to supercharge our willpower and intensify our ability to carry out our plans—but always with good humor and a highly tuned sense of irony. In fact, one of the best ways to deepen our command over our own unconscious impulses and the caprices of fate will be to take ourselves—and everything else, too—less seriously.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The coming year will be a time to think big—maybe even bigger than you’ve dared to think in over a decade. That doesn’t mean you should be rash, reckless, or unrealistic. On the contrary. Your expansive dreams should be carefully wrought and anchored in a detailed understanding of how things actually work. As an example of what not to do, learn from Snoop Dog. The rapper wanted to rent all 62 square miles of the small European nation of Liechtenstein so he could film his music video there. Liechtenstein authorities turned him down, but only because his team didn’t ask far enough in advance. Had he been better organized, the whole country could have been his.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An Oregon man named Don Wesson stopped his truck by the side of the road and took home a 40-pound rock that caught his eye. That was more than a decade ago. For years he used it as part of a border to prevent his dog from messing up his garden.

Then he saw a TV show about meteorites and brought the rock to scientists. They told him it was a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite that fell to earth long ago and originally came from the asteroid belt. Other experts told him he could probably sell the exotic artifact for as much as $40,000. I predict a metaphorically similar development in your life during the coming year: the discovery of a valuable old thing from far away that you will underestimate at first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Richard Grossinger is my friend, my teacher, and the brilliant author of numerous books. (His latest is called 2013.) He is also a humble adept in the high art of gratitude. On his website, he has a page devoted to expressing vivid appreciation for the 71 best teachers of his life. (bit.ly/YourTeachers) His testimony is a riveting and touching reminder of how each of us is a creation of all the important people we’ve loved and hated. Compiling such a list should, I think, be a rite of passage for anyone who aspires to be an authentic human being. There will never be a better time than 2011 for you to do this work yourself, Libra.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Just when I found out the meaning of life,” said comedian George Carlin, “they changed it.” I’m hoping that will be one of your top inspirational jokes in 2011, Scorpio. If all goes well, you will no longer be content with all your previous answers to the question “What is the meaning of life?”—either because “they changed it,” as Carlin suggested, or because it’s no longer interesting or useful to you. This is very good news, in my opinion. You will have the invigorating privilege of going off in search of fresh answers to the riddle of the ages!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The United Nations has declared that 2011 will be the International Year of Chemistry—a time to honor the role chemistry plays in our lives. Meanwhile, you Sagittarians will be celebrating your own personal Year of Chemistry, although in a different sense of the word—the sense that means natural attraction, spontaneous connection, intuitive allure, and uncanny synchronicity. Don’t let this abundance of grace make you overconfident, and don’t just sit back and let it run wild. Be a master chemist intent on rigorously cultivating the very best experiments.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I have tracked down a formula that I think should be one of your central ongoing meditations in 2011. It’s from newsman David Brinkley: “A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.” In the coming months you will be extra smart about knowing which of these bricks to use and how exactly to position them in your foundation. And more than that, Capricorn: You will have special insight not only about bricks that have been flung fairly recently, but also about those that have been hurled at any time in your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The city of Stockholm, Sweden consists of 14 islands that are spanned by more than 50 bridges. It’s a beautiful, clean, culturally rich place that’s ranked among the best urban centers in the world. I’m hoping that in the coming year you will develop a certain resemblance to it. With a little luck and a clear intention to forge strong new links, you will connect the many fragmented areas of your life, creating a unified network that ensures each part is humming in resonance with the whole. In fact, let’s call 2011 your Bridge-Building Year.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): At age 19, I wanted to be a poet when I grew up. My goal was to write a poem every day forever. And yet I had almost no ambition to get published. I was satisfied to bask in the ecstatic epiphany that accompanied each fresh poetic eruption. Then one day I was browsing in a bookshop and saw a flyer for a big upcoming poetry reading. It included every major poet in my then-hometown of Santa Cruz—except me. I was shocked and hurt. Why was I left out?

Eventually I realized it was because all the other poets listed had written a book. From that moment on I was obsessively driven to publish my own tome. A year later, after much hard work, it came to pass. I would love to see you experience a similar wake-up call in 2011, Pisces: a friendly jolt that motivates you to rise to the next level.

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT SHERIFF’S SALE FIRST SECURITY BANK OF MISSOULA, Plaintiff, Against THOMAS W. McANALLY, LARINDA R. McANALLY, MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY, and CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC, Defendants. To Be Sold at Sheriff’s Sale: TERMS: CASH, or its equivalent; NO personal checks. On the 29th day of December A.D., 2010, at Ten

(10:00) o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Missoula, County of Missoula, State of Montana, that certain personal property situate in said Missoula County, and particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot 2 in Block 3 of Seeley Lake Estates, according to the official plat thereof, recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Dated this 9th day of December A.D., 2010. MICHAEL R. McMEEKIN Sheriff of Missoula County, Montana By Patrick A. Turner, Deputy MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Judge David M. Ortley Cause No. DV-101626D SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. GLACIER WILDERNESS RESORT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. CLEOPATRA NOTARIDES, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and service a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said court the 3rd day of December, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Sally Schmidt Paulding, Deputy Clerk MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Judge David M. Ortley Cause No. DV-101632D SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. GLACIER WILDERNESS RESORT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. GLEN P. WILLING, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and service a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of

your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said court the 3rd day of December, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Sally Schmidt Paulding, Deputy Clerk MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Judge Katherine R. Curtis Cause No. DV10-1628B SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. GLACIER WILDERNESS RESORT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. GARY MACYNSKI and CARLA MACYNSKI, Defendants.

THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and service a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said court the 3rd day of December, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Sally Schmidt Paulding, Deputy Clerk MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Judge Stewart E. Stadler Cause No. DV-101630C SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. GLACIER WILDERNESS RESORT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. BRANDON BILLSBOROUGH and MINDY BILLSBOROUGH, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and service a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said court the 3rd day of December, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Sally Schmidt Paulding, Deputy Clerk MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Judge Ted O. Lympus Cause No. DV10-1633A SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. GLACIER WILDERNESS RESORT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. MARTHA WILLING

and BENITA BRUNCK HORST, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SEND GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and service a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service.

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said court the 3rd day of December, 2010.

(SEAL) /s/ Sally Schmidt Paulding, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF MISSOULA PROBATE NO. DP-10-192 DEPT. NO. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD NEIL PELLETT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned was appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Julio K. Morales, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested PO Box 9311, Missoula, MT 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 17th day December, 2010. /s/ Julio K. Morales, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-10-195 Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALAN A. GABSTER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Personal Representatives of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Amanda M. Gabster and Jeffrey A. Gabster, the Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of LAWRENCE D. JOHNSON, Attorney at Law, PO Box 500, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. Dated December 13, 2010. /s/ Amanda M. Gabster, Personal Representative /s/ Jeffrey A. Gabster, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-10-1229 Dept. No. 4 Douglas G. Harkin SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION. CITY OF MISSOULA Plaintiff, v.

MILDRED G. LAMOREUX, all known and unknown heirs and assigns of MILDRED G. LAMOREUX, NKSJB FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, VAN M. REDPATH, BROOK NICHOLS, CHERYL A. SPINKS, SHIRLEY A. SWARTZ, and all other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to the Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA sends greetings to the above named Defendant Mildred G. Lamoreux, all known and unknown heirs and assigns or Mildred G. Lamoreux, if any, and all unknown persons claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to the Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you in the County wherein you reside, and to file your answer to the Complaint and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment wwill be taken against you, be default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: A strip of land located in the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of Section 12, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being a portion of that property described and conveyed in Book 33 of Micro Records at Page 1007. Said strip is bounded on the North by Lower Miller Creek Road, as altered by County Resolution No. 97-070 and recorded in Book 511 of Micro Records at Page 987, and by Lot 10 of Fairway View Addition. Said strip is bounded on the South

by Tract ! of Certificate of Survey No. 995, and Tracts 1 and 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 4129. Said strip is that portion of the Old Miller Creek Road easement as described by petitioned roadway easement, January 1, 1896 Journal Book G, Page 342 and Journal Book A-1, Page 86-1867. WITNESS my hand and Seal of said Court this 13th day of December, 2009. (SEAL) /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Angela M. Phillips, Deputy Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-10-1598 Dept. No. 1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO E*TRADE BANK. KLEAN-RITE INC. a Montana corporation, d/b/a Klean-Rite Restoration Plaintiff, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a District of Columbia entity registered to do business in Montana; and E*TRADE BANK, a foreign corporation or federal savings bank; and

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana.

1. Rezoning Request – 217 & 235 Catlin St., 1715 Trail St A request from Steven Sann, represented by Ken Jenkins of Montana Northwest Company, to rezone property located at 217 & 235 Catlin Street and 1715 Trail Street from RM2.7 (Residential multi-dwelling, 16 dwellings per acre) to RM1-45 (Residential multi-dwelling, 43 dwellings per acre). See Map F.

2. Rezoning Request – Airway Fleet Fuel A request from Steve Hanson, Airway Fleet Fuel LCC, represented by Ken Smith of Process Architecture, PC, to zone unzoned property located at 8448 Highway 10 W to C-C2 (General Commercial). See Map K.

The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on item #1 at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2011, in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula.

JOHN M. BRAZIER, III; and DOES 1 through 10, Defendants. TO: E*Trade Bank.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear and answer the Complaint For Money Owing For Work Performed, For Unjust Enrichment, For Conversion, and Jury Demand in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy herewith served upon you. You are directed to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to appear and answer as above required, judgment will be taken against your by default according to the Complaint filed herein for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court this 2nd day of December, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By /s/ Maria A. Cassidy, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-10-187 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OLGA JOHANNA BERGER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Ellen Marilyn Spalding, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court.

DATED this 12th day of November, 2010. /s/ Ellen Marilyn Spalding, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-10-191 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MANX RUSSELL SKILLILCORN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula City Council public hearing for the following rezoning request has been POSTPONED from December 20, 2010 to Monday, January 10, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula. 1.

Rezoning Request – 620 Addison and 826 Kern A request from TLI Properties, LLC and McCue Construction to rezone property located at 620 Addison Street and 826 Kern Street from RM1-45 (residential multi-dwelling) to B1-1 (Neighborhood Commercial – Intensity Designator = 1). See Map F.

The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on item #2 at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse at 200 West Broadway.

Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

The request and exact legal description is available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana.

Telephone 258-4657.

If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 2584657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

The request and exact legal description is available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Telephone 258-4657.

If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 2584657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Doris Jeanne Skillicorn, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested,in care of Thiel Law Office, PLLC, 315 West Pine, PO Box 8125, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 7th day of December, 2010. THIEL LAW OFFICE, PLLC Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Matthew B. Thiel Notice of Trustee’s Sale Recorded on 12/1/10 T.S. No. 10-0028718 Title Order No. 100124457MTGSI THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on 04/13/2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real properly which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee, at the following place: On the front steps to the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT.. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which DALINDA D. LEMONS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to STEWART TITLE OF MISSOULA.COUNTY, INC. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 08/24/2005 and recorded 08/29/2005, in document No. 200522499 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 759 at Page Number 106 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LOT 50A OF GRANTLAND SEVEN & EIGHT LOTS 48AAND 50A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 9485 OLD MILL TRAIL, MISSOULA, MT 59808 The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFIC ATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 200S-52CB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-S2CB There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly Installment which became due on 05/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT XN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 89, 145, 159, 226, 273, 404, 532, 578 and 632. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, December 27, 2010 by appt only by calling 251-8600. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59803 prior to Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final.

payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $261,650.15 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 5.75% per annum from 04/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts of taxes will be added to the obligations Secured by the Deed of Trust Other expenses to be charges against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. Dated: 11/29/10 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 ASAP# 3829509 12/16/2010, 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/14/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200819586, Bk 825, Pg 169, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Caitlin G. Pulleyblank was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 20A of Town Company’s Addition, Block 105, Lots 1, 2, 19 and 20, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 26 of Plats at Page 83. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 02/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 4, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $217,738.96. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $203,421.84, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 35, 151 and 139. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting December 27th, 2010 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to December 30th, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale.

All Sales final.

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Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale.

The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.79785) 1002.177141-FEI Notice of Trustee’s Sale T.S. No. 090111259 Title Order No. 090554058MTGSO THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on 04/27/2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM sell at public auction to die highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which die Grantor his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee, at the following place: On the front steps to the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT.. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which SPENCER S MAN LOVE, AN UNMARRIED MAN as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CHARLES J. PETERSON a s Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 06/08/2006 and recorded 06/09/2006, in document No. 200613793 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 776 at Page Number 601 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 2 OF WOODLAND HEIGHTS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 7150 BERYL LN, MISSOULA, MT 59804-9748 The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 08/01/2009, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $279,200.00 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.75% per annum from 07/01/2009 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to die obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charges against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. Dated: 12-13-10 Wendi Abed-Rabboh, Authorized Signer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 ASAP# FNMA3847474 12/23/2010, 12/30/2010, 01/06/2011 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE sold FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on March 22, 2011, at the hour of 11:00:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in inter-

est acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which WENDY MARTIN as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CHARLES J PETERSON as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 06/25/2008 and recorded 06/26/2008, in document No. 200815054 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 821 at Page Number 1233 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: FRACTIONAL LOT 18 IN BLOCK 65 OF AMENDED PLAT OF A PORTION OF CAR LINE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE VACATED ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF SAID LOT 18 WHICH IS ATTACHED TO SAID LOT BY OPERATION OF LAW PURSUANT TO COMMISSIONERS JOURNAL 446, FEBRUARY 9, 1935, AND TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH ONEHALF OF VACATED DIXON STREET LYING NORTH OF LOT 18 WHICH IS ATTACHED TO SAID LOT BY OPERATION OF LAW PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 77-86, FILED MAY 11, 1997. EXCEPTTHAT PART OF SAID LOT 18 DEEDED TO THE MONTANA POWER COMPANY ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1954, IN BOOK 184, PAGE 521 DEED RECORDS. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 776 MICRO RECORDS, PAGE 949. Property Address: 2345 DIXON AVE, Missoula, MT 59801-8221. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 08/01/2010 and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $160,075.00 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.125% per annum from 08/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: November 5, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-9840407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 100145220 FEI NO 1006.118349 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE sold FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on April 4, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT,59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which LARRY STOLLE, and DAWN STOLLE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CHARLES J PETERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Beneficiary

by Trust Indenture Dated 07/01/2009 and

recorded 07/13/2009, in document No. 200917156 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 843 at Page Number 798 In the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THEFOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: IN THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA , STATE OF MONTANA, THE E _ SE _ SE _ NW _ OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 2O WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. Property Address: 4287 E CARLTON CREEK RD, Florence, MT 59833-6161. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 08/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $169,289.54 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 5.50% per annum from 08/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: 11/19/10, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-9840407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 100151973 FEI NO 1006.119979 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE sold FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on April 6, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which ANGELA M PHILLIPS, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 11/18/2005 and recorded 11/18/2005, in document No. 200530729 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 764 at Page Number 713 In the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 133 OF HELLGATE MEADOWS, PHASE III, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 2731 DUBLIN STREET, Missoula, MT 59808. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 05/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any.

TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the benefi-

PUBLIC NOTICES ciary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $166,281.07 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.25% per annum from 05/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation Dated: 11/22/2010, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-9840407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 100153064 FEI NO 1006.120372 Notice of Trustee’s Sale THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on April 5, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which JOHN C MOSS as Grantors, conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 02/20/2007 and recorded 03/08/2007, in document No. 200705526 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 793 at Page Number 341 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 10-0148477 LOTS 17 AND 18 IN BLOCK 66 OF SCHOOL ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1408 HOWELL STREET, MISSOULA, MT 59802.

Property Address: 1408 HOWELL STREET, Missoula, MT 59802. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 01/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $133,385.07 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 7.50% per annum from 01/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. Dated: November 19, 2010 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082. T.S. NO 10-0148477 FEI NO 1006.119982.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE

on February 1, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SE_ OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, RANGE 16 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT A-1 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5957. RALF SCHURMANN AND PATRICIA SCHURMANN, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED MAY 19, 2008 AND RECORDED MAY 23, 2008 IN BOOK 819, PAGE 561, UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200811584.

The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,163.53, beginning October 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 9, 2010 is $313,125.06 principal, interest at the rate of 6.5000% now totaling $20,854.94, late charges in the amount of $1,806.66, escrow advances of $1,716.21, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,009.01, plus accruing interest at the rate of $55.76 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 24, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss.

County of Stark) On September 24, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V Schurmann 41926.923 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 1, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lots 1 and 2 in Block 7 of Hillview Heights No. 6, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana according to the official recorded plat thereof KEVIN BERG, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r Deed of Trust dated July 13, 2007 and recorded July 18, 2007 in Book 801, Page 1165 under Document Number 200718316.

The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc., as successor in interest to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,470.13, beginning September 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of September 16, 2010 is $186,554.34 principal, interest at the rate of 6.6250% now totaling $13,727.83, late charges in the amount of $856.94, escrow advances of $2,182.65, and other fees and expenses advanced of $173.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $33.86 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 24, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On September 24, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V Berg 42011.106 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 1, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Unit A-4 of TOOLE AVENUE CONDOMINIUMS-PHASE 3, a residential Condominium situated on Lot A of McCormick Addition No. 2, Block 6, Lots A, B and C, a platted subdivision of the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH a 3.03% interest in the common elements and an exclusive right to use the limited common elements appurtenant to each unit as said common and limited elements are defined in the Declaration of Condominium, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Toole Avenue Condominiums-Phase 3. AND SUBJECT TO the Declaration of Condominium, Covenants and Conditions for Toole Avenue Condominiums recorded August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 431 Micro Records and for Toole Avenue Condominiums-Phase 3 as recorded April 5, 2006 in Book 771 at Page 634, also shown as Book 771 at Page 834 Micro Records and the Bylaws for Toole Avenue Condominium Owners Association, Inc as recorded on August 20, 2004 in Book 738 at Page 434 Micro Records. ROBIN MUIR, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to

secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated May 24, 2006 and recorded May 30, 2006 in Book 775, Page 439 under Document Number 200612476. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $442.54, beginning July 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 10, 2010 is $83,301.61 principal, interest at the rate of 6.3750% now totaling $6,769.04, late charges in the amount of $309.68, and other fees and expenses advanced of $960.90, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.55 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 24, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On September 24, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V Muir 42011.104 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 14, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 12 of KNOWLES ADDITION, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 1 of Plats at Page 25 Kim L Richardson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 29, 2007 and Recorded January 29, 2007 in Book 791, Page 394, as Document No. 200702373. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc., successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,086.17, beginning November 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the

property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 28, 2010 is $173,469.83 principal, interest at the rate of 6.1250% now totaling $20,236.09, late charges in the amount of $973.94, escrow advances of $3,300.52, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2387.85, plus accruing interest at the rate of $29.11 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 6, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On October 6, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V. Richardson NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 4, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: All that certain parcel of land situate in the County of Missoula, State of Montana being known and designated as Lot 17 in Block 5 of Second Supplement to Highland Heights, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Pamela J Roberts, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to American Pioneer Title Insurance Agency, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated August 6, 2003 and Recorded August 15, 2003 in Book 714, Page 1265 under Document number 200330155. The beneficial interest is currently held by Citimortgage Inc. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $933.99, beginning June 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 12, 2010 is $103,599.83 principal, interest at the rate of 5.75% now totaling $2,165.21, late charges in the amount of $404.40, escrow advances of $, suspense balance of $-355.46 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1475.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.32 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary,

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by Matt Jones

AC ROSS 1 Bullets 5 Quiet assassin 10 Bucket of chicken piece 14 Short Tim Conway character in sports-themed videos 15 Dances at weddings 16 ___-Day vitamins 17 Undulating dance 18 Athlete's superstitious footwear from Reagan and Clinton?

20 New Mexico or Colorado county 22 Grand ___ Opry 23 Former South Korean president ___ Tae-woo 24 Board game partner from Nixon and Clinton?

29 How the apathetic feel 30 "I hate ___ to pieces!" (Mr. Jinks catchphrase) 33 Major school of Buddhism 37 Pi, for instance 38 Bust ___ (laugh really hard) 39 Dumb male hunk from LBJ and Obama?

42 Poi base 43 Charlotte ___ (clothing store) 45 Handout at the doctor's office 47 Does some tailoring 49 "Deal ___ Deal" 50 Pasta-corn concoction from Kennedy and Carter?

56 "Takin' Care of Business" group, to fans 58 Direction opposite WSW 59 Response to "Swiper, no swiping!" on "Dora the Explorer" 60 Park worker's hangout for Bush Sr. and Bush Jr.?

65 "___ Rock" (Simon & Garfunkel song) 66 Neighborhood

Last week’s solution

67 Couples, in the tabloids 68 Cub or Card, for short 69 A long time to wait 70 Oklahoma tribe 71 "What ___ is there?"

DOWN 1 Improvised, like a committee 2 Roof location 3 1957 hit by The Bobbettes 4 Joan ___ 5 Home of the Penguins 6 Debt voucher 7 Govt. agency that oversees reactors 8 One of the Brothers Grimm 9 It may be sought 10 Do some courting 11 How some tableware is created or etched 12 "Hold On, Hold On" singer Case 13 Deep cut 19 Passover feast 21 "___ me" ("I'm fine with it") 25 "In the Valley of ___" (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film) 26 Rajah's wife 27 It'll all come out in the wash 28 Companion of taxes 31 Dublin's land 32 Chimney sweep grime 33 Johnny formerly of The Smiths 34 Chills and fever 35 Bribery of sorts 36 In a daze 40 Home with hay bales 41 Defunct science magazine 44 Pageant host 46 Comic strip possum 48 Company behind Hello Kitty 51 Takes five 52 River that starts in the Swiss Alps 53 "___ thumbs..."

54 Pacifies 55 Rimshot need 56 "Ratatouille" director Bird 57 "American Pie" actress Reid 61 Stove fuel 62 Princess's problem 63 Astonished text 64 Mao ___-tung ©2010 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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PUBLIC NOTICES the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an asis, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 27, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On September 27, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Cm/roberts 41926.468 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 31, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 14 OF CANYON VIEW TWO, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF MARC J. FAHLSING AND JULIE A FAHLSING, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to U.S. Bank National Association, ND, as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED MARCH 7, 2005 AND RECORDED MARCH 11, 2005 IN BOOK 749, PAGE 34 UNDER DOCUMENT NO. 200505680. The beneficial interest is currently held by US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,186.01, beginning November 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 10, 2010 is $170,000.00 principal, interest at the rate of 6.95% now totaling $12,106.26, late charges in the amount of $583.85, escrow advances of $1,681.90, suspense balance of $-313.99 and other fees and expenses advanced of $110.57, plus accruing interest at the rate of $32.37 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or

cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On September 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 FMC V. Fahlsing 41722.134 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 31, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PREMISES, IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, TOWIT: LOT 2 AND THE EAST ONEHALF OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 7 OF RANGITCH ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. RECORDING REFERENCE IS IN BOOK 284 AT PAGE 62 OF MICRO RECORDS. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: THE APN IS SHOWN BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR AS 799702; SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 736, PAGE 478 (RECORDED 07/15/04) Gary V. Wilson, Jr., as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to United General Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, by deed of trust recorded September 11, 2006 in Book 782 Page 1173 under Document No. 200623133..

The beneficial interest is currently held by OneWest Bank, FSB. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $993.27, beginning May 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 15, 2010 is $$179,912.66 principal, interest at the rate of 662.500%% now totaling $6,416.80, late charges in the amount of $248.30, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,079.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $32.66 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The con-

HOLIDAY veyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On September 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 OneWest Bank V. Wilson 41969.519 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on January 31, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT B OF SABAN LOTS, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. TOGETHER WITH a water line system easement as set forth in book 18 at Page 91 Micro Records; an irrigation waterline easement as set forth in Book 617 at Page 1920 Micro records; a private access easement as set forth in Book 633 at Page 1001 Micro Records; and ingress and egress as set forth in Book 633 at Page 1003 Micro Records. Carl Arn Southard, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, SYSTEMS INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST RECORDED APRIL 19, 2007 IN BOOK 795 PAGE 1062 UNDER DOCUMENT 200709367. The beneficial interest is currently held by FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, a division of FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,539.36, beginning May 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 6, 2010 is $319,168.79 principal, interest at the rate of 6.2500% now totaling $6,926.42, late charges in the amount of $305.88, escrow advances of $1,172.61, and other fees and expenses advanced of $214.92, plus accruing interest at the rate of $55.41 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors.

If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.

The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made

subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 22, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss.

County of Stark) On September 22, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Metlife Home Loans v. Southard 41305.231 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 1st day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the front door of the Missoula County Courthouse, located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, Successor Trustee, in order to satisfy the obligations set out below, has been directed to sell and has elected to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, payable at the time of sale, and without warranty or covenant, express or implied as to title, possession, encumbrances, condition, or otherwise, the interest of the Successor Trustee, Martin S. King, and of the Grantor ANTHONY DIBRITO in and to the following described real property, situated in Missoula, Montana, to wit: Lot 39 of Hawthorn Springs, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. The Real Property or its address is commonly known as NHN Bunchgrass Lane, Missoula, Montana 59808. Said sale will be made in accordance with the statutes of the State of Montana, and the terms and provisions of: that certain Deed of Trust dated March 4, 2009, and recorded March 20, 2009, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, as Document No. 200906230, wherein ANTHONY DIBRITO is Grantor, FIRST INTERSTATE BANK is the named Beneficiary, and FIRST AMERICAN TITLE CO. is named Trustee; that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee dated September 3, 2010, and recorded September 8, 2010, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana as Document No. 201017332, wherein the Beneficiary substituted First American Title Co. with Martin S. King, attorney at law, as Successor Trustee; and This foreclosure is made because the Grantor ANTHONY DIBRITO, and his successors in interest, have defaulted in the terms of said Deed of Trust and the corresponding Promissory Note in that they have failed to pay the monthly payments and otherwise defaulted on said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust, the Beneficiary has exercised its option to declare the full amount secured by such Deed of Trust immediately due and payable. That the principal sum now owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is the sum of One Hundred Eighty-three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-five and 94/100 Dollars ($183,495.94), together with interest at the default rate of 8.75% per annum, until the date of sale. That on the date of sale, presuming no other payments are made and that the sale is not postponed, there will be due and owing the sum of One Hundred Eighty-three Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-five and 94/100 Dollars ($183.495.94) in principal; Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-seven and 45/100 Dollars ($17,727.45) in interest; and Ninety-one and 99/100 Dollars ($91.99) in late fees, totaling the sum of Two Hundred One Thousand Three Hundred Fifteen and 38/100 Dollars ($201,315.38) together with costs and expenses of foreclosure and related trustee fees, costs and attorney fees allowable by law. DATED this 30th day of September, 2010. /s/ Martin S. King, Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA):ss). County of Missoula). On this 30th day of September, 2010, before me, the undersigned a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Notice of

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Trustee’s Sale as Successor Trustee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as such Successor Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Rhonda M. Kolar, Notary Public for the State of Montana, Residing at Missoula My commission expires: January 24, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, the 2nd day of February, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the front door of the Missoula County Courthouse, located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, Successor Trustee, in order to satisfy the obligations set out below, has been directed to sell and has elected to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, payable at the time of sale, and without warranty or covenant, express or implied as to title, possession, encumbrances, condition, or otherwise, the interest of the Successor Trustee, Martin S. King, and of the Grantors JAMES P. McGUIRL and LAVELLA J. McGUIRL aka L. Janeane McGuirl, in and to the following described real property, situated in Missoula, Montana, to wit: Parcel I: Lot 9 in Block 2 of Webber Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. Parcel II: The Northeasterly 25 feet of the Southwesterly 63 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10, in Block C of CP Higgins Addition to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. RECORDING REFERENCE: Book 265 of MIcro at page 1452. Said sale will be made in accordance with the statutes of the State of Montana, and the terms and provisions of: that certain Deed of Trust dated May 14, 2004, and recorded June 7, 2004, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, in Book 733 at Page 1219 as Document No. 200415700, wherein JAMES P. MCGUIRL and LAVELLA J. MCGUIRL aka L. Janeane McGuirl are Grantors, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTANA, INC. is the named Beneficiary, and TITLE SERVICES, INC. is named Trustee; that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee dated July 10, 2009, and recorded July 14, 2009, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana in Book 843 at page 1106 as Document No. 200917464, wherein the Beneficiary substituted Trustee Title Services, Inc. with Martin S. King, attorney at law, as Successor Trustee; and This foreclosure is made because the Grantors, JAMES P. MCGUIRL and LAVELLA J. MCGUIRL, aka L. Janeane McGuirl, and their successors in interest, have defaulted in the terms of said Deed of Trust and the corresponding Promissory Note in that they have failed to pay the monthly payments and otherwise defaulted on said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust, the Beneficiary has exercised its option to declare the full amount secured by such Deed of Trust immediately due and payable. That the principal sum now owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is the sum of Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-eight and 39/100 Dollars ($311, 578.39), together with interest at the default rate of 18% per annum, until the date of sale. That on the date of sale, presuming no other payments are made and that the sale is not postponed, there will be due and owing the sum of Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-eight and 39/100 Dollars ($311,578.39) in principal; Sixty-four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-nine and 48/100 Dollars (64,559.48) in interest; One Thousand One Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($1,100.00) in late fees; and Three Thousand Three Hundred Forty-four and No/100 Dollars ($3,344.00) for force-place insurance, totaling the sum of Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Eight One and 87/100 Dollars ($380,518.87), together with costs and expenses of foreclosure and related trustee fees, costs and attorney fees allowable by law. DATED this 22nd day of September, 2010. /s/ Martin S. King, Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA):ss). County of Missoula). On this 22nd day of September, 2010, before me, the undersigned a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Notice of Trustee’s Sale as Successor Trustee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as such Successor Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Rhonda M. Kolar, Notary Public for the State of Montana, Residing at Missoula My commission expires: January 24, 2012

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PRICE REDUCED! 55+ COMMUNITY 2 Bed, 2 Bath, large family room. Homeowners fee is $370/mo. includes clubhouse, sewer, garbage, land lease,

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Rattlesnake Home on Large Lot, nice 3br home sits on very rare lot, mature landscaping, tennis court, home has lots of upgrades, 506 Redwood 3278787 porticorealestate.com SINGLE LEVEL LIVING CLOSE TO THE BITTERROOT RIVER. 4 Bdr/3 Bath single-level Stevensville home. Great, open floor plan, incrediblemountain views, next to public park, walk to Downtown Stevi or Bitterroot River. $219,000. Prudential

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SOUTH HILLS HOME LESS THAN 1 BLOCK FROM CHIEF CHARLO SCHOOL . 4 Bdr/2 Bath, deck, double car garage, family room, laundry/utility room, great views, and much more. $175,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy6 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Unique log home on 26+ private acres, bordering FS, min. to Snowbowl, hiking, 15 min to dwntwn. 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 3 carport, w/tons of storage above.

Small cabin on property. www.11815benchroad.com.

SELLER WILL LOOK AT ALL OFFERS. They are motivated to sell! 11815 Bench Rd, Missoula. $419,000. MLS#10001348.

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507

SPECTACULAR HORSE PROPERTY ON THE RIVER. Gorgeous 4 Bdr/3 Bath Florence area home on 10.4 acres on the Bitterroot River.

Beautiful landscape with multiple decks, amazing mountain views, spacious horse barn, cross-fencing, and more. Just 20 minutes to Missoula. $474,000. Prudential

Unique Lower Rattlesnake home near Bugbee Nature Area, 3Brm, 4Ba, Tree-top views, Lots of upgrades like granite countertops and lots of gorgeous wood throughout, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

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$215,000 2002 Atlantic home w upgraded energy package. Over 1700 sq. ft. of living space. Very nice floor plan. Large detached 28 x 40 heated shop with water, easy access. All on 20 treed acres with views! MLS#10005731.

Move-in ready 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse w/ garage. Walking distance to downtown Stevensville. Great quiet locale with views! Fenced private backyard w/ access to common area. Should go FHA, RD. $115,000. MLS#10003149.

Rochelle Glasgow @ Prudential Missoula Properties. 544-7507 Peaceful 3bed/2bath country retreat, nestled in the woods on

snow removal & lawn care. $129,900 • MLS#10006023.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2406503. riceteam@bigsky.net.

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GRANT CREEK LOG HOME 26+ PRIVATE ACRES

$419,000

Located just 15 minutes from downtown Missoula! The main house is a 3 bd, 2 bath, 3 story log home, with completely renovated bathrooms, newer 3 car open garage with tons of storage built above it and a small guest cabin! MLS#10001348 www.11815benchroad.com

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riceteam@bigsky.net Robin Rice Janet Rice 240-3932 missoularealestate4sale.com 240-6503 • 23645 Mullan / Huson • Beautiful 14 acre parcel • Meadow with trees & pasture • Modulars or double wides ok • $179,900• MLS#906774

Almost 1/2 acre building site w/ views • Close to Ranch Club Golf course • Close to fishing access • City sewer stubbed to property line • Additional fee to hook up to sewer • $84,900 • MLS#10007449

• 1+ acre lot in country setting • Fishing, golf course & park • City sewer available • Near shopping on Reserve St. • $99,900 • MLS#908159

2 creeks down each side of property • 4 Bed, 1.5 Bath, 3 Car Garage • Guest or rental set up • 2 seperate Kitchens • Lots of room to stretch!

• $299,000 • MLS#10005332

912 Defoe • $169,900 3 bedroom two full bath home with GIGANTIC shop/garage.

Brand new carpet just installed. Come take a look! Across from the Northside Trail System. MLS #10003358

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Missoula Properties Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com

Deck Overlooks Clarkfork River - for income qualified first time homeowners, great 2bdr condo, attached 2 car garage, like new, pets allowed, 1401 Cedar St #22 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Fantastic Opportunity for income qualified first time homeowners, great 2bdr. condo along the river, attached single car garage, bonus room, pets allowed, 1401 Cedar St #12 & #5 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

435 Mount • $199,000 Right across from lovely Rose Park. This home has had many upgrades including remodeled kitchen featuring Hickory Cabinets, Brazilian Hickory laminate flooring throughout, all new stainless steel appliances. New blinds in the living room and solid core doors in all the main level rooms. The new roof was put on in May. The yard features a nice array of perennials. There is parking in the rear under the carport and a shed for extra storage.

Call Mary Marry for a showing today. MLS # 10005191.

Farm Houses w/land in Missoula, these funky farm houses boast lots of land to spread out and do your thing, yet close to everything. 3278787 porticorealestate.com

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Price Reduced! Large 4 bed/3 bath w/ great views on nearly 6 acres set up for horses. Attached sunroom w/ deck & hot tub pad. Kitchen opens to living and dining room. $255,000 • MLS # 10006316. Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com

3.5 ACRES BARE LAND ON PETTY CREEK. Gorgeous bare land parcel straddling Petty Creek. Septic, well, and utilities in place.

Gorgeous building spot with mountain, creek, and valley views. Custom builder available. $149,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Beautiful 20 acres fenced pasture land. Seasonal stream and pond. Great get away or build your dream home. No power to area. $170 per year road maintenance fee. $149,900 MLS# 905366.

WON'T LAST LONG! Just over 2 acres outside Stevensville.

Illinois Bench Road.

360 degree views. Consider partial trades. $29,900. 541-7860742 Secluded 20 Acres 15 Minutes to Missoula, property boasts nice choices for building site, a healthy and beautiful forest setting, and easy commute. 3278787 porticorealestate.com

COMMERCIAL DARBY COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION ON MAIN ST. Two main floor retail/professional spaces featuring 10 ft ceilings, storage/back room spaces, and lots of windows plus two second floor residential rentals. Great income potential and priced to sell!$135,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Historic Old Milwaukie sub station. Over 5,000sf of space.

Could be registered as national historic landmark. Building is just a shell. Grand brick building. 40 ft ceilings. Could be used for warehouse space.

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