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Last November’s elections sent the political pendulum swinging far to the right. To Montana’s conservation community, that pendulum seems more and more like a wrecking ball. Republicans, buoyed by anti-government fervor and the mantra of job creation, seek unfettered natural resource extraction—no matter the environmental conseCover illustration by Kou Moua quences. Only Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s veto pen will stand in the way of many proposals intended to roll back environmental protections from becoming law .....................................................................................................14

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STREET TALK

by Chad Harder

Asked Tuesday afternoon on N. Higgins Avenue in downtown Missoula.

Q:

The Montana Legislature is considering a handful of bills intended to further regulate, or even repeal, the Medical Marijuana Program. How would you like to see the law changed, if at all?

Follow-up: What’s the best, or worst, thing that medical marijuana has brought to Montana?

Heidi Kendall: I think it could be regulated more. It just seems that there are so many dispensaries. So many. There’s way more than I think would be needed for just medical purposes. Pain in the grass: The best thing is that it has legitimately removed pain from the lives of many people who have been unable to find relief any other way. And that’s huge.

Shirley McKibbin: The only real change I’d like to see is how they distribute the product. The system seems too loose, and people are using it for reasons other than medical. Pot pioneer: The best thing it’s done has been to allow Montana to play a leading role for the rest of the nation. Montanans are realistic about the advantages of the drug.

Legislative misgivings Well here we are, nearly halfway through the 2011 legislative session, and I am having serious misgivings about how well our representatives are conducting the business of state.

The committees and the floors of both the Montana Senate and the Montana House of Representatives have been deluged with non-essential, singleminded, ideological, politically motivated pieces of legislation. Some of these bills seem to be designed to nullify existing laws that protect our air, water and the general quality of our surroundings in order to enhance the bottom line of greedy corporations. Other bills propose to eliminate critical services and programs that derive their primary funds from the federal government.

The legislators who are sponsoring these bills are being self-centered, and are abdicating their responsibility to work in the interests of the citizens of Montana as a whole. Where are the true statesmen who will work with their fellow legislators to create solutions to the real economic challenges facing our state? And who will craft legislation that will make a positive difference to the job situation that currently exists in Montana? I didn’t vote for any of the legislators from the Flathead, but my expectations for them are the same as those of the voters who did send them to Helena. We all trust them to make decisions in our best interests. We do not benefit from wasted time and money.

Let’s all hope that the remaining days of the 2011 session will bring about some meaningful, non-partisan, intelligent action that benefits everyone.

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John Crepeau: It should be legalized, taxed, licensed and regulated. The prohibition of alcohol sure didn’t work, and keeping marijuana illegal isn’t going to work either.

Homegrown: The best thing about it is that people who need it can get it, and it’s cheaper than prescription drugs.

Paul Hubbard: I would like to see our representatives respect the will of the people. I mean, the law could be better implemented at the community level, but voters made it obvious that marijuana has a positive role to play for certain people with certain conditions.

New day: It made an important medicine available to Montanans, and enabled many people to be able to cope with difficult medical circumstances.

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Thank you for covering the Montana Association of Realtors’ (MAR) attempt to handicap cities, counties and towns from planning their future (see “Plowed Under,” Feb. 3, 2011). If passed, Senate Bill 209 would prevent local governments from requiring developers to minimize or mitigate the loss of agricultural land—the foundation of our farming and ranching heritage. The bill would also disqualify all evidence other than expert opinion presented in formal written studies, among other blatant attempts to put one individual’s rights above everyone else’s.

The bill sponsor, Sen. Tutvedt, RKalispell, was so appalled at the MAR’s assault on community planning that he pulled the bill before its public hearing in the Senate Local Government Committee.

Unfortunately, Rep. John Esp, R-Big Timber, recently introduced a similar bill, House Bill 542, written by MAR, which will erode a local community’s ability to plan for a legacy of working farms and ranches.

While MAR lobbies for their “policy solution” to accelerate unplanned development across working farm and ranch-

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lands, the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition (CFAC) is working hard for a comprehensive and predictable approach to protecting Missoula County’s agricultural heritage. We introduced a draft policy for working farms and ranches with the support of 1,355 Missoula County residents and 33 organizations with a stake in development and agriculture.

The difference between the two approaches is startling. CFAC believes local governments—like Missoula County—can work with local people to honor individual property rights as well as the community’s farming and ranching legacy. MAR believes

are “Where the true statesmen who will work with their fellow legislators to create solutions to the real economic challenges facing our

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a landowner has the right to benefit at the expense of current and future residents, and there is no role for local government to play in balancing individual and community rights so that we all have a chance to prosper and thrive.

It’s time for our elected representatives at the state and local levels to take notice of this assault on our rights and our legacy. Please lead public participation towards a place of common ground.

Paul Hubbard Community Food and Agriculture Coalition Missoula

In support of HB 281 We want to thank Alex Sakariassen for “Grassroots guardians” (see Feb. 3, 2011), his follow-up article to “Guiding the guardians” (see Oct. 1, 2009), and educating the general public on Rep. Betsy Hands and Montanans Supporting Guardian Guidelines’ daunting work to gain support

for House Bill 281, a much-needed law to revise statutes for guardians ad litem.

To represent the interests of children whose parents are undergoing a contentious divorce or legal separation is the over-riding goal of a court-appointed guardian ad litem. With this charge, guardians are vested with extraordinary power. As the primary intermediary between the court and children in custody cases, and because they report to and make recommendations directly to the district judge, guardians have significant influence over the district judge’s ruling.

One would think individuals hired to protect children would be required to have earned at least a relevant four-year degree, undergo continuing education and submit to regulatory oversight as do the majority of those who work with and intercede on behalf of vulnerable children.

Not so in Montana. No specific qualifications for this position exist other than that one possesses a high school diploma.

Continuing education that could enhance guardians’ effectiveness is only voluntary.

No specified timeline, as Sakariassen further notes, exists for when a guardian’s “participation in custody proceedings should conclude”—justifiably disturbing since judges typically rule in favor of joint custody, and since one or both parents shoulder the crushing burden of often exorbitant guardian fees charged on top of attorney, mental health and other ancillary fees in cases that sometimes stretch into years. No objective, standardized system of oversight exists to prevent or discourage guardians who may be tempted to misuse their power over children in their care.

While few would object to HB 281’s entirely rational call to institute requirements for relevant educational background in mental health, domestic violence or child development and continuing education for prospective guardians, opponents of the bill have stressed what they view as imposing “another layer of government” that could dissuade people from becoming or staying on as a guardian.

In a state with thriving schools of social work and an abundance of college graduates hungry for meaningful life work in a beautiful state, might the specter of vanishing guardians ad litem become moot once professional qualifications, standard guidelines and objective oversight are given structural substance, so those interested in the profession know what to strive toward?

For the sake of families, not only in Missoula but throughout Montana, who struggle with the crippling price of lengthy proceedings and drawn-out anguish due to the absence of needed standards, we support negotiations that enhance clarity, strength and structure to this critical bill.

We advocate unequivocally for the passage of HB 281.

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by Chad Harder

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reiterates his hands-off stance on state-sanctioned medical marijuana use in front of a welcoming University of Montana audience. Holder and his entourage then load up on cheese, Sicilian and pepperoni pies from Biga Pizza on the way out of town.

• Thursday, February 10 Just a month after trouncing Sacramento State by 43 points, the University of Montana women’s basketball team ekes out another win over the Hornets, 73-64. The win puts the Lady Griz within striking distance of qualifying for the Big Sky Conference tournament.

• Friday, February 11 A proposal to require ultrasounds for women seeking abortions fails. The Montana House of Representatives votes down House Bill 280 after Rep. Robyn Driscoll, D-Billings, unsuccessfully introduces an amendment requiring men to undergo an electrocardiogram before receiving erectile dysfunction drugs.

• Saturday, February 12 The first-ever Winter BrewFest features more than 30 beers on tap and draws thousands of ale lovers to the Missoula Mercantile building. Proceeds from the event will fund Caras Park renovations. The festivities mark a house warming party for the historic building’s new owners, Octagon Partners.

• Sunday, February 13 Roughly 100 protestors convene around a massive ConocoPhillips coke drum parked off Highway 12 not far from Lolo Hot Springs. The protest marks opposition to the first of four ConocoPhillips rigs slated to traverse Missoula on the way from Lewiston, Idaho to a Billings refinery.

• Monday, February 14 The Montana Senate votes to repeal the death penalty. If the Montana House of Representatives and Gov. Schweitzer also endorse Senate Bill 185, sponsored

by Sen. David Wanzenried, D-Missoula, two inmates currently awaiting execution on death row will have their sentences commuted to life in prison.

• Tuesday, February 15 Ravalli County Treasurer Mary Hudson-Smith tenders her resignation before county commissioners after just six weeks in office. Her announcement, which ended the flap over her inability to balance the county’s books, came just days after local citizens launched a campaign to recall her.

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Marijuana Valor House vet faces eviction For nearly a year Dennis Gulyas, 53, has lived in the Valor House, a residence for homeless veterans operated by the Poverello Center, the Missoula Housing Authority (MHA) and the Veterans Administration (VA). But he won’t live there much longer unless he agrees to stop using marijuana to treat his various medical conditions.

Last week, the Valor House sent its residents updated rules of occupancy emphasizing that they can’t enjoy the benefits of medical marijuana in the federally funded facility.

“The use of marijuana by a resident is not allowed and any resident using marijuana, regardless of whether you possess a medical marijuana card, will be considered to be a violation of the illicit drug use policy,” the new language reads.

The rules say residents have the right to refuse drug testing, but if they do, they will be in violation of the housing contract and considered out of compliance with the Homeless Veterans Program rules.

“I’ll lose benefits and I’ll be homeless again,” says Gulyas, who participates in Montana’s Medical Marijuana Program to treat various ailments, includ-

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ing carpal tunnel and chronic back, knee and foot pain that force him to use a walker. He says it also helps his depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and minimizes his use of narcotic painkillers.

MHA Director Lori Davidson says the new language was inserted to adhere to guidelines laid out by the VA, which, along with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, funds the Valor House.

“Because marijuana—whether medical or any other—is still illegal under federal law, we are not willing to jeopardize our funding for those programs by allowing medical marijuana,” Davidson says.

Gulyas has a few weeks to decide what’s more important—his housing or the only medication that makes him feel good.

“Since I’ve started using [medical marijuana] I don’t have nightmares anymore,” Gulyas says. “I’m able to cope. I’ve made a complete turnaround. I was like a vegetable. And I don’t have to worry about withdrawals. And probably the worst thing that happens is that I am happy. Finally. That’s about the worst side effect, is that I’m happy.”

Matthew Frank

Carlyle Group Locals petition PSC City officials and the Clark Fork Coalition have asked the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to scrutinize the sale of Missoula’s municipal water supplier to the Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, before allowing the deal to go forward.

“Because Missoula’s water is privately owned, we rarely get a say on how it’s managed,” says Clark Fork Coalition Executive Director Karen Knudsen.

“This is a time where we actually do have a say and can have a say. So it’s important, we think, for the public to get involved.”

The Carlyle Group, which holds $97.7 billion worth of assets across the globe, announced Dec. 22 that it intends to purchase Park Water Co., the parent company of Missoula’s water supplier, Mountain Water Company.

In a petition filed in January, Park Water asked PSC not to exert jurisdiction over the sale. The company argues vetting should be left to regulators in California, where Park Water is based.

But both the city and the Clark Fork Coalition, each of which filed petitions to intervene in the last

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week, express concerns about the deal and say too many questions remain unanswered.

The coalition would like reassurances that Carlyle plans to invest in Missoula’s notoriously leaky underground pipes. It also seeks information on how the potential sale could affect Missoula’s water rates, already among the state’s highest.

Those are questions for Montana regulators to ask, Knudsen says, not the California Public Utilities Commission.

“We believe that there is an important conversation to be had locally about who will own and who will manage Missoula’s drinking water,” Knudsen says. “It’s best done with a Montana utility commission in charge.”

The Carlyle Group has said it will comply with whatever regulatory demands are required of it and that Missoula operations will remain unchanged.

“Carlyle believes Mountain Water is a wellmanaged company with terrific employees and does not intend to make any changes,” company spokesman Christopher Ullman told the Independent in January.

Going forward, PSC Commissioner Gail Gutsche says concerns expressed by the city and Clark Fork Coalition will be considered as the regulatory body evaluates whether to exert jurisdiction.

“It’s important to hear from interveners,” Gutsche says.

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for public use. The organizations committed to donating labor and cash to make it become a reality.

The deal marks the first project to take advantage of a new program called Partners in Parks, which, as the city tries to do more with less, allows community members, businesses and nonprofit organizations to contribute to improving communal recreational space.

The volunteer commitment, says Missoula Recreation Manager Shirley Kinsey, made the Playfair effort possible, considering the city’s financial constraints.

“We’re nose to the grindstone with maintenance,” Kinsey says.

That’s largely why the city is creating a range of

Parks Doing more with less Missoula’s Ultimate Frisbee Federation has for years coveted a gravelly area on the south side of Playfair Park as a prime spot to hold spring competitions.

“It’s kind of a torn up area, it’s just not well maintained,” says Missoula Ultimate Board President John O’Connor. “If you had to fall on it, you’re going to take some skin off.”

O’Connor, who also serves on Missoula’s Parks and Recreation Board, realized the city wasn’t likely to invest in improvements any time soon, so he brokered a precedent-setting partnership between Missoula Ultimate and the city to expand Playfair’s south field.

“We’ve always wanted to do a service project,” he says.

In December, Missoula Ultimate and the Missoula Strikers Soccer Club submitted to the Parks Department their vision of smoothing out the rocky and compacted soil to create a regulation-sized field

new policies through Partners in Parks to offer ways for the community to get involved. Another aspect of the program now awaiting Missoula City Council approval spells out how families, companies or individuals can pay for naming rights to public lands.

It’s all part of an effort to spruce up recreational grounds and, at the same time, nurture a stronger sense of community responsibility.

“It’s a community asset,” Kinsey says. “Any time people feel connected with their community and their parks, they tend to take better care of them.”

Jessica Mayrer

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mer Olympian Jon Elliott. The Polebridge native— under contract with the U.S. Forest Service—helped to widen trails, modify skiing loops and pave the way for more extensive trail grooming, making the Seeley Creek area a more user-friendly destination for winter recreationists.

Seeley Lake finds itself once again turning to the expertise of an ex-Olympian to increase its crosscountry skiing opportunities. The Seeley Lake Nordic Steering Committee announced last week it has hired John Morton of Vermont-based Morton Trails to conduct a feasibility study for its proposed Nordic Event Center and Training Facility. And in Morton’s professional opinion, the Seeley-Swan Valley boasts considerable potential.

“There’s a wonderful starting place already,” says Morton, who visited Seeley Lake in January.

“Wonderful terrain in the vicinity, great snow. Seems like there’s terrific cooperation from the Forest Service and a core group of people in the town who are enthusiastic and motivated to create this vision for Seeley Lake as a real Nordic destination.”

The steering committee—which received a $15,000 grant from the Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation to help fund the study—hailed Morton’s involvement as a significant step toward the realization of its goals. Committee member Addrien Marx says Seeley Lake hopes to draw national and even international athletes to train and compete here in Montana.

“There are many Nordic centers across the country,” Marx says, “but this puts us on a level of national importance.”

Marx expects Morton Trails to finish the feasibility study by mid March.

Morton’s business partner, David Lindahl, cautions that when all is said and done, Seeley Lake might not prove a good fit for a high-profile facility.

Such a plan would call for significant changes in and around the town, including a more pedestrianfriendly main street and additional ski trails that could be connected or interwoven. But there is a recent precedent for Morton Trails and its Olympic touch putting rural towns on the Nordic map.

“Two of our projects [in northern Maine] just hosted…two World Cup biathlons that were watched by over 100 million television spectators in Europe,” Lindahl says. “It’s like the Super Bowl of sports for Europe, and it was held in these tiny little places up in northern Maine that are far more remote from a major center than Seeley Lake.”

Alex Sakariassen

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Montana lawmakers have devoted far too much taxpayer-funded time this legislative session clowning around with frivolous bills.

Last week, the Senate passed what Sen. Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo, calls the “Code of Montana.” It’s based on the book Cowboy Ethics and directs Montanans to “Live each day with courage,” “Ride for the brand” and “Talk less and say more.”

While brevity is good advice, especially for some of the state’s long-winded lawmakers, the bill amounts to useless platitudes and certainly doesn’t address the needs of Montanans. As state residents face skyrocketing college tuition expenses, health care costs take a bigger bite out of incomes and social service programs sit on the chopping block, Peterson’s bill stands out as a silly distraction from Montana’s myriad challenges. But at least he made it on Fox News, right?

Not to be out-clowned, Rep. Bob Wagner, R-Harrison, made it under CNN’s spotlight Tuesday night when Anderson Cooper grilled him on his “birther” bill, a perpetuation of the unsubstantiated claim that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. Peterson and Wagner aren’t the only lawmakers grandstanding. Sen. Greg Hinkle, R-Thompson Falls, apparently courting the Neanderthal vote, aims to legalize hand-thrown spear hunting. Meanwhile, Rep. Derek Skees, R-Whitefish, has advanced a bill to nullify federal laws— despite that pesky U.S. Constitution.

As if Skees’ doesn’t offer enough risible fodder to promote slobbering from the anti-government contingent, House Bill 278 introduced by Rep. Wendy Warburton, RHavre, proposes creating an armed “home guard.”

Montana doesn’t need armed brigades of aspirant comic book heroes at its disposal. The state does, however, need to find ways to pay its teachers a living wage, create jobs (the home guard would be volunteer) and ensure the most vulnerable among us don’t fall through the cracks.

As legislators like Peterson, Wagner, Skees and Warburton whittle away the four-month session drafting embarrassing bills, some lawmakers complain they don’t have enough time to get all of their work done, leading them to call the state’s governing body to convene annually rather than every two years. We might be swayed by arguments in favor of annual sessions if it weren’t so painfully clear that our representatives have far too much time on their hands.

But then again, considering lawmakers’ radical attempts to strip away Montana’s environmental laws (see this week’s feature), maybe it is best that they spend that time on bills destined to be vetoed by Gov. Schweitzer.

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Cut down Lawmakers taking drastic action on medical marijuana

by Matthew Frank

Montana’s medical marijuana law has mark the Montana Legislature’s first ever percent tax on growers. But last Friday, in a been roundly criticized for its many ambigu- repeal of a voter-passed initiative, a strange turn of events, Lewis essentially ities. Even less clear, though, is what the move most Democrats oppose, if only on scrapped the bill and replaced it with one drafted by the Montana Medical Growers Montana Legislature is going to do about principle. them.

“The voters are sovereign, that’s my Association. Some call the amended bill, referred to as a “gray bill,” the industry’s The state’s 28,000 medical marijuana point of view,” Sands says. patients and the thriving industry that’s From there, it’s up to Schweitzer to wish list. Ostensibly it was Lewis’ attempt to grown around them anxiously wait as decide whether the Montana Medical merge various proposals—Sands’ bill Montana lawmakers weigh various propos- Marijuana Act lives on. His office says he included—into one. SB 154 appears to face als to reform the state’s Medical Marijuana hasn’t taken a position on HB 161 or any an uphill climb.

Act. With the legislative session’s halfway other medical marijuana bills being considSen. Jim Shockley, R-Victor, thinks point a week away, the only certainty ered this session.

Lewis’ bill is already irrelevant, trumped appears to be heavy-handed Republicans’ If the governor allows HB 161 to by an effort to merge more conservative insistence that the Legislature repeal the become law, Daubert believes the econom- proposals. law. But if a repeal bill passes, Gov. Brian ic impact would be significant. He points to “Instead of Sen. Lewis’ bill what we’re Schweitzer may very well veto it, leaving the the state’s hundreds of medical marijuana going to do is have a committee bill in the future of the industry hanging on lawSenate Judiciary [Committee], and how makers’ ability to quickly find consensus that’s going to turn out I don’t know,” on the competing approaches intended Shockley says. to better regulate the industry.

What he does know, however, is “It’s the most fluid issue I’ve ever that legislators are leaning toward drasseen in 30 years of lobbying,” says Tom tic action.

Daubert of Patients and Families United, “I would have said a month ago, six a group that lobbies for marijuana weeks ago, that repeal had no chance,” patients’ rights at the Capitol. he says. “I’m not going to say that today.

For six months Rep. Diane Sands, I don’t know whether it’s going to be D-Missoula, headed the Children, repealed or severely restricted, but it’s Families, Health and Human Services going to be one or the other…The Interim Committee, tasked with drafting mood has moved much more conservacomprehensive legislation to establish a tive on this.” regulatory and licensing system capable At least two other bills figure to of reining in perceived abuses of inform the debate. One is House Bill Montana’s medical marijuana program, 429, by Rep. Tom Berry, R-Roundup, Photo by Chad Harder which 62 percent of voters approved in which requires a physician’s affidavit and House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, 2004. a court order for the medical use of marhas rallied conservative legislators around But Sands’ bill, House Bill 68, still a bill to repeal Montana’s Medical ijuana. Another, Senate Bill 170, proawaits action in the House Human Marijuana Act. posed by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, Services Committee. Instead, requires a three-physician panel to sign Republicans, who outnumber Democrats businesses that have created thousands of off on a doctor’s recommendation.

68-32 in the House, have coalesced around jobs, plus the ancillary businesses—like garMeanwhile, less comprehensive bills House Bill 161, proposed by House den supply and hardware stores—that have originating from the interim committee’s Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, which benefited from the cannabis boom. discussions appear on their way to becomwould outright repeal the Medical “There’s a whole new realm of cus- ing law. Sands’ bill to clarify that the Clean Marijuana Act. On Feb. 10, the second read- tomers in the cannabis economy, and I Indoor Air Act applies to smoking medical ing of the bill passed by a vote of 63-37, and don’t think the scale of that’s being appreci- marijuana cleared the House nearly unanithe chamber’s final vote is expected by ated or recognized at the Legislature,” mously. A bill sponsored by Rep. Gary week’s end.

Daubert says. “In fact, those who are really Maclaren, R-Victor, clarifying employer’s Sands, serving her third term repre- anxious to repeal the law seem to resent the rights related to employee’s use of medical senting Missoula’s House District 95, says existence of any of those jobs. The attitudes marijuana also easily passed the House. medical marijuana hadn’t previously been a certainly do contradict the campaign rhetoThose two bills represent perhaps the partisan issue, but she believes the House ric from those elected officials who ran on only easy decisions legislators will make Speaker’s sponsorship of the repeal bill economic development, job creation, relating to medical marijuana this session. served to make it one. reducing government interference in peo- Reaching consensus on the larger question “The pressure on all the Senate ple’s personal lives, who ran on liberty and of how to appropriately regulate the indusRepublicans to vote for [HB 161] will be freedom. On this issue, at least, they’re try will be much more difficult to come by— enormous as a partisan issue,” Sands says. “I ignoring all those claimed principles.” if it’s even possible. don’t know how many will break away from “I still feel, as I did in early November, As Sands’ bill sits in committee, lawthat…I would assume there are enough makers tinker with other bills that figure to that cannabis is likely to be among the very votes among the Republicans since they move to the fore should Schweitzer veto last issues decided this session,” Daubert hold enough of a majority. My bet is that it Milburn’s repeal bill. Among them is Senate says. will pass the Senate.”

Bill 154, sponsored by Dave Lewis, RIf the bill passes the Senate it would Helena. Lewis’ bill originally imposed a 10 mfrank@missoulanews.com

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Critical condition Aid in dying legislation faces long odds in Senate

by Alex Sakariassen

Wade Nelson, 60, has spent the past five years battling three discrete forms of cancer in Thompson Falls. He’s worked diligently to get his affairs in order—going over his will, cleaning his house of all the “junk”—and says he’s at that point in life when end-of-life options are at the forefront of his mind.

That’s not to say Nelson has one foot in the casket. Two of his cancers are currently in remission and his doctors tell him he has up to seven more good years left. While Nelson’s “expiration date” is “down the road quite a ways,” he wants to know what his options will be. He’s watching closely as the Montana Legislature debates the ability to request life-ending medication from physicians.

“Right now, just in going forward, it would be comforting to know that option’s there,” says Nelson, an artist and former educator in Thompson Falls and Missoula.

“It’s like a spare tire in the trunk.”

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on two bills relating to aid in dying. The first, Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hinkle, RThompson Falls, seeks to declare “assisted suicide or aid in dying” an outright violation of public policy.

The second, Senate Bill 167, sponsored

by Sen. Anders Blewett, D-Great Falls, attempts to provide legal and regulatory clarity to the Montana Supreme Court’s decision in Baxter v. Montana that guaranteed the right of terminally ill, mentally competent patients to seek aid in dying. It would make Montana the third state to pass a Death with Dignity Act. “The people of Montana yearn for freedom, not government intrusion,” Blewett told the committee Feb. 9. “When they are dying of a terminal illness, they want the freedom to make their own endof-life decisions.”

Citizens, doctors, attorneys and religious leaders seemed evenly split between Hinkle and Blewetts’ proposals during testimony. Opponents to aid in dying called on the Judiciary Committee to pass SB 116 and defend them from state-sanctioned suicide.

Proponents of SB 167 stepped forward with personal accounts and statistics from Oregon and Washington, where Death with Dignity Acts passed by citizen initiative.

“I’m here in support of Senate Bill 167,” said the Reverend John C. Board of Helena, an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Montana. “I am not here to convert you to my personal religious belief. But I am here to ask you not to impose the perspective of one faith upon all Montanans.”

Nelson submitted written testimony favoring Blewett’s Death with Dignity Act. As for SB 116, which was tabled in committee on Feb. 16, Nelson remains outraged that his local legislator would launch such an attack on a constituent’s rights.

“I have a great respect for political conservatives, but I’m just shocked at the disingenuousness of Sen. Hinkle and people like him who profess to be Tea Party, libertarian, very far right-wing anti-government conservatives who would then insert government into such a private affair,” Nelson says. “My thoughts are these people are actually cloaking fundamentalist religious beliefs so it becomes law for everyone.”

tained in Blewett’s bill, dangers persist for both patients and physicians.

“Physicians would prefer to have more of the regulatory conditions absolute,” says Missoula cancer specialist Stephen Speckart. “They’d feel more secure with it, and they would feel a bit better with regard to the risk of prosecution.”

If SB 167 does make it to the Senate floor, nonprofit Compassion and Choices feels it’s done the legwork necessary for lawmakers to have an informed debate.

“No matter how you feel on the issue, it’s an important issue in the state right now,” says Compassion and Choices campaign coordinator Jessica Grennan. “We’ve

Photo illustration by Pumpernickel

The Montana Legislature is currently debating a terminally ill patient’s right to request life-ending medication from a physician. Sen. Greg Hinkle, R-Thompson Falls, left, proposes banning the practice outright while Sen. Anders Blewett, D-Great Falls, hopes to regulate aid in dying.

Despite the efforts of many to prove the necessity of a Death with Dignity Act in Montana, the Judiciary Committee tabled SB 167 on Feb. 10. The move mirrored action taken by Hawaii’s Senate Health Committee on Feb. 7 when it unanimously voted down an attempt to legalize aid in dying. Blewett remains hopeful he can force his legislation out of committee.

“In the next week or two I intend to make a blast motion on the floor of the Senate to get SB 167 out of committee,” Blewett told the Independent last week.

“We have reasonable chance of prevailing on this motion.”

Those closest to the issue agree that the importance of SB 167 lies in making sure abuses to the elderly and disabled are addressed without infringing on others’ rights. The Montana Supreme Court’s decision provided physicians legal cover in prescribing life-ending medication, but offered no specific regulatory measures.

Without the definitions and rules con-

traveled. We’ve talked to people. We’ve done public presentations from Glendive all the way to Libby meeting with electeds and having honest conversations.”

Whether those conversations will be enough to swing the Montana Legislature toward SB 167 looms large for terminally ill individuals in Montana. Nelson feels his peace of mind about his last days is very much on the line. He says he may not even take the medication when the time comes, but just having the option open is an invaluable comfort.

“To be denied that right down the road is disconcerting to me now, because I cannot get my affairs in order knowing that the government is going to interfere at the last minute,” Nelson says. “I’m a bit of a coward.

I don’t want to languish in pain or drug-sodden mindlessness. When the time comes, I would love to be able to say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and have that be my choice.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Wise guys Republican lawmakers think they know better As predicted in last week’s column, for every inane action by the 2011 Republicandominated Legislature, there will be an equal and opposite reaction by the citizenry. Sure enough, the backlash has already begun and, from the looks of things, it’s going to be a lot more like Hurricane Katrina than a little tempest in a teacup.

If one were to point to the single egregious act that lit the fuse under citizens statewide, it would be the vote by the House of Representatives to repeal the medical marijuana initiative overwhelmingly approved by 61.8 percent of voters in 2004. To put it in perspective, 276,042 Montanans cast their votes to approve the use of medicinal marijuana. But late last week 63 bull-headed Republican legislators decided they knew better than more than a quarter-million of their fellow Montanans and voted for House Bill 161, sponsored by House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, to outright repeal the initiative. Only a single Democrat, Robert Melhoff of Great Falls, voted for repeal while many others, such as Ramsay’s Pat Noonan, gave impassioned speeches deploring the arrogance of overturning the will of the citizens. To their credit, six brave Republicans had the guts to vote against this lemming-like move by their own party.

While many agree that this session is absolutely the worst in memory, the vote by the House sets the stage for an historic precedent: If the measure should pass, it will be the first time the Montana Legislature has voted to overturn a citizenapproved initiative in the state’s history.

Retribution for this transgression against democracy has been swift and sure.

The state’s mainstream newspapers have been flooded with letters to the editor and virtually all of them are vehemently against the legislature’s action. People are openly disavowing their affiliation with the “new” Republicans, decrying the effects on those for whom the use of medical cannabis has been a blessing, and vowing to hold the rascals that supported repeal accountable in the next election cycle.

The blogs are likewise on fire with the issue and some have even suggested recall campaigns for those who voted for the repeal, pointing out that Montana has one of the lowest levels of signatures needed on a recall petition in the nation. With more than 28,400 registered cannabis cardholders in the state—to say nothing of the friends and family members who support them—any recall move would have a very good head start.

Unfortunately, the Legislature’s transgression against citizens does not stop with medical cannabis. This week will see an

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attempt by Republican Sen. Terry Murphy, of Cardwell, to circumvent the citizenpassed initiative (I-137) to prohibit cyanide heap leach open-pit gold mining with his Senate Bill 306. The measure will allow any other gold or silver open pit mine to process their “ore, concentrate, tailing,

As the old “saying goes, ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ and we wind up with garbage legislation full of unintended consequences that may well, if history’s any guide, plague Montanans for years to

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waste rock, or other metalliferous product” at the Golden Sunlight Mill in Murphy’s district. Of course, the bill doesn’t mention that Golden Sunlight is a poster child for why the cyanide ban was passed in the first place—it is already responsible for the perpetual pollution of the area’s groundwater that flows downgradient to the confluence of the Boulder and Jefferson Rivers. Perpetual pollution is tough to imagine and it’s exactly what Montanans voted against. But Murphy wants to add to it in perpetuity because, like his fellow Republicans, he knows better than Montana’s voters.

The citizen uprising this session’s actions have spurred is likely to get even worse in coming weeks. By the time you read this, hundreds of previously unseen bills will have been introduced and rammed through the hearing process with

little or no notice to the public. Already there are complex measures that have hearings scheduled with less than a day’s notice. In sessions past, the Legislature’s own rules required a three-day notice to the public except in certain cases. But now the public, and especially the hundreds of thousands of Montanans who do not inhabit the Capitol every day, can expect to find out after-the-fact what got done behind their backs, with virtually no opportunity to read and understand the measures, let alone provide their legislators with input on the proposed laws.

The product of these hurry-up procedures by lawmakers is predictable.

Because the citizens are largely omitted from the process, these tired and burnedout legislators act in a feedback vacuum— except for the special interest lobbyists who either brought the measures in the first place or are required to somehow provide meaningful input without time for appropriate analysis. Since the citizens are out of the picture, the ability to draw on the significant insight, experience and wisdom of Montana’s populace is simply nonexistent. And because hearings are rushed in an attempt to get the bills out of committee in time for floor debate to meet next week’s transmittal deadline, even those who camp out in the Capitol have minimal ability to provide information to legislators.

So what happens then? As the old saying goes, “garbage in, garbage out,” and we wind up with garbage legislation full of unintended consequences that may well, if history’s any guide, plague Montanans for years to come. The real tragedy is that it doesn’t have to be this way.

Legislative candidates often deride the actions of Congress because citizens are often omitted in last minute deals. Yet here they are mimicking the very procedures they condemn while the public watches in dismay. But that’s what you get when you have inexperienced and arrogant people running the Legislature. And make no mistake, that’s exactly what we have in 2011.

There’s only one thing to do and, to their credit, Montana’s citizens are doing exactly that. Exposing and embarrassing these elected officials in public seems to be the only action that gets their attention. So, fellow Montanans, keep those pens full of ink and the opinion pages full of angry letters to the editor. It’s our only hope.

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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Frozen in time Recalling the crystallized winter of 1979

by Mary Flitner

One day last week it was cold—really cold—but not quite record-breaking. The weatherman reported that the record for the day was set back in 1979: 31 degrees below zero. I checked my old ranch notebook, and yes, 1979 was quite a winter.

We’d kept the cattle on the range in Wyoming as long as we could, but by late November we trailed them to the ranch through crusted snow a foot deep.

Fortunately, we’d bought extra hay, and our old friend and hired hand, John Ashton, stayed in his little camp trailer to keep an eye on things.

Then the weather went from bad to worse. At the recorded low that winter, the temperature was 52 degrees below zero.

The snow never ceased and wind drifted our back road shut, so my husband Stan and I had to drive a 50-mile round trip each day to feed the cattle.

Some of my ranch journal went like this: Feb. 3, 1979: It’s 32 degrees below zero. We are in a God-awful routine. Each morning we start the pickup that had been plugged into a head-bolt heater all night.

We load the kids and two dogs, heater going full blast. We meet the school bus, then continue the trip to camp.

Old John, bald and toothless, waves through the frosty window to signal that he has hot coffee ready. His dog Cactus crawls out from under the step, too cold to show enthusiasm. We shake out of our coats while John pours the coffee. “Coffee with a bead on it,” he likes to say. “Have a cigarette. You need your vitamins.”

While we drink our coffee, we have the ritual conversations: “How cold was it last night” “How much hay is left?”

“How are the critters holding up? It’s getting close to calving.”

And, “When the hell is this weather going to break?”

Finally, the coffeepot’s drained and the job can’t be put off any longer. I have on all the warm clothes I own and still it won’t be enough.

Outside we go, no dawdling now. Ice crystals hang in the air. The sun sits uselessly in a pale sky. We move to the routine.

Dumb mistakes would be dangerous in this weather. I’ll catch the horses, Stan will get the harness, John pours out the oats. The Belgian mares are glad to see us, nickering at the rattle of the oat pan. The white frost makes them look like huge, fuzzy toys. John

“ no dawdling

Outside we go,

now. Ice crystals hang in the air.

The sun sits uselessly in a pale sky. We move to the routine. Dumb mistakes would be dangerous in

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this weather.

curries, I place the collars. Stan heaves the harness up and we buckle the stiff leather straps. Bulky mittens make that almost impossible to do, but I know better than to take them off. Fingertips would freeze fast, touching metal buckles at 30 below.

I pull my muffler over my face and we start loading the 70-pound bales. This part of the job warms us, at least. No need to waste time deciding what to do or how to do it: Stack so many bales to a row, so many rows to a layer until the sled is loaded high.

The horses stand in their traces, snitching bites of hay when there’s any in reach.

Okay, we’re loaded. When we pick up the lines, the horses lean into the collars

and the sled groans as we pull away. The dogs have been scratching for mice as we move the bales, but now they take off, leading us to the feeding ground.

The cattle are bunched and waiting, their backs humped and frosty. They press toward us, hoofs squeaking on the snow.

Every day they seem thinner and a little more listless. Even with mittens, there’s no wasted motion: Grab the bale-strings with one hand, slice them with your knife in the other, push the hay off in flakes with your knee while reaching for another bale.

Finally, every bale of today’s three-plus tons is fed. The cattle are eating like they might never see another bite. We stop to tie the last of the strings and clean scraps of hay off the sled while the horses blow. By now, my face aches. We turn the sled into the breeze and head back.

Cold though we are, there’s no hurrying. Stan takes the ax to chop the waterhole open so the cattle can drink. John and I tend the horses. Remember, buckle front to back when you harness, back to front when you un-harness—stay safe. Collars come off next, then put the harnesses up on the sled and cover everything with a tarp, in case it snows again tonight. We’ll take the bridles inside; no one would put a cold metal bit in a horse’s mouth at this temperature. Turn the horses loose to feed and water. Then we can head inside, stomping our feet as we go.

We’re all swearing at frozen buckles and weather and ranching in general; the trailer smells like wet dogs and dirty coats and overshoes. We’ll drink the strong black coffee while John smokes another “vitamin” and then we’ll head for home. We have more work to do at the ranch, more stock to feed, the school bus to meet.

We fed those cattle until Feb. 14, the day the haystack was depleted and the weather broke with a Valentine’s Day chinook. By the end of February, the temperature reached an astounding 50 degrees— above zero.

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Mary Flitner is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She is a rancher near Shell, Wyoming.

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If the world is a conflict-ridden playground, then Kimberly A. Maynard is the person who helps rebuild its sandcastles. Or something like that. For the past 30 years, Maynard— a part-time employee with the U.S. Agency for International Development—has helped war torn countries recover from violent conflicts. She’s worked as a practitioner in crisis management, conflict recovery and peace building in places like the Balkans, Central America, Central Asia, the Horn of Africa and, most recently, southern Afghanistan. She’s also authored several publications including the book Healing Communities in Conflict: International Assistance in Complex Emergencies.

You’ll get to hear about her latest work when she

stops by Missoula this week to present the talk “From the Elephant’s Perspective: What is Best for Afghanistan?” It will cover topics including U.S. strategy from a development perspective, as well as the relationship between civilians and the military. She also plans to share stories about living in Afghanistan, and will discuss where our current efforts could take the country.

–Ira Sather-Olson

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17

info session with CASA staff and volunteers, which starts at 6:30 PM at Zootown Brew, 121 W. Broadway St. Free. Call 542-1208 and visit casamissoula.org.

YWCA Missoula hosts orientations for volunteers interested in advocating for women and children in crisis from 5:30–7 PM, with another session occurring from 4–5:30 PM on Feb. 22. Interested volunteers only need to attend one session. E-mail Bradley to volunteer at bseaman@ywcaofmissoula.org.

Those who work in the nonprofit sector in Missoula can meet and greet with others involved in nonprofit work during a Nonprofit Social Hour, which begins at 6 PM at The Central Bar & Grill, 143 W. Broadway St. Free. Email Brooklyn at brooklyn@montana.com.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19 Missoulians who make under $49,000 per year are eligible to get free tax preparation and e-filing from qualified volunteers as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which offers tax assistance every Sat. until March 12 from 9 AM–4 PM in Room 119 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Visit irs.gov and search “VITA” to find a list of info to bring along.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20 Help purchase dried soups for families who are temporarily homeless and staying in YWCA sponsored motel rooms during the Sunday Souper Bowl, a soup luncheon fundraiser for YWCA’s Women & Families in Transition program that occurs from noon–4 PM at Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W. $5. Call 543-6691.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22

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YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts “YWCA Tuesday Night Support Groups,” which includes “The Living Peace Support Group” for women who want to continue to heal through mindfulness, connection with others and explorations of topics including new tools for living, plus a domestic violence talking circle and a Native American women’s group, which all meet for dinner and fellowship every Tue. from 6:30–8 PM. Free. Call 543-6691.

If you’d like to help advocate for children who’ve experienced abuse and neglect, consider becoming a volunteer with Missoula’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by learning more during a public

Kimberly A. Maynard hosts a discussion on her work Tue., Feb. 22, at 7 PM at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship House, 102 McCleod Ave. Free. E-mail Ethel at bike4ethel@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 Get help with doing your taxes when Tax Help Montana presents a free tax preparation event that occurs every Wed. from 9 AM–3 PM until April 13 at City Life Community Center, and in Pablo every Fri. until Feb. 25 from 9 AM–3 PM at Salish Kootenai College 58138 Hwy. 93. Call 532-1577 to make an appointment in Missoula and 275-4851 to make an appointment in Pablo. Visit taxhelpmontana.org.

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. Visit kettlehouse.com.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 Throw your support behind some local stewards when The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beers, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30–9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Spend the evening in an intellectual salon when The Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave., presents its monthly installment of the “Global Issues and Foreign Film Series,” which this week features the program “Understanding Afghanistan,” and includes a talk on past and present issues in the country with UM’s Merhdad Kia, plus a screening of the film The Beast, starting at 7 PM. $5. Call 728-9380.

Just think of that George Michael song when UM’s President’s Lecture Series continues with “Keeping Faith with the Constitution,” a talk with Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford University, starting at 8 PM in the University Theatre. Free. Call 243-2311 and visit umt.edu/president/lectures.

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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I N OTHER N EWS Curious but true news items from around the world

CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - William Pace said Johnnie Butts approached him at a grocery store in Randolph, Mass., and offered to sell him a bracelet and chain stamped as 14-karat gold for $100.

Pace immediately recognized the gold was fake by its look and feel because he owns a jewelry store.

He’s also Randolph’s chief of police and arrested Butts for attempted larceny by false pretense.

(Quincy’s The Patriot Ledger) An unidentified suicide bomber who targeted a New Year’s Eve crowd near Moscow’s Red Square was killed hours before the planned attack when the bomb exploded while she was alone at her safe house. The device was supposed to have been triggered by an accomplice using a cell phone once she was in position to inflict maximum damage, but Russian security officials believe it was activated prematurely when someone called the cell phone to wish her a happy new year. (Britain’s The Daily Telegraph) HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS - Following the deluge of leaked documents by WikiLeaks, senior officials at various U.S. government agencies received a classified memo outlining the government’s strategy to prevent further leaks. The 11-page document was promptly leaked to MSNBC. (TechSpot.com)

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EXPLOSIVE SEX - Authorities in Waseca, Minn., charged Terry Allen Lester, 37, with making an explosive device and hiding it in a sex toy. Lester left the sex toy at an apartment where he’d been staying with two women, who became suspicious after he left and called police. According to the criminal complaint, Lester put gunpowder, BB shot and buckshot from shotgun shells inside the sex toy with black and red wires that connected to a trigger from a cordless drill. The complaint went on to say that Lester planned to give the modified sex toy to a woman who had ended her relationship with him. (Waseca County News)

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LITIGATION NATION - A federal appeals court ruled that Lee Paige, an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency, can proceed with his lawsuit against the U.S. government for releasing a video of him shooting himself in the foot with a Glock during a presentation about drug education at a Florida community center. The video turned up on YouTube and several television news shows.

Paige insists that since the DEA had the only footage of the incident, someone with the department who had “animosity for Paige” must have posted it online or released it to the media. (Mediaite)

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Alex Good, 15, sued a golf course in Hillsboro, Ore., for $3 million after his own golf ball hit him in the eye. Good and his teammates on the Liberty High School golf team were using the practice range at Pumpkin Range Golf Club. Because it was raining, the staff set up an awning to cover the golfers teeing off. Good’s ball hit a metal post supporting the awning, ricocheted and hit him in the left eye. Even though the pole was just inches from Good’s driving mat and an obvious and observable danger, Good’s suit claims negligence. (Portland’s KATU-TV) SALESMANSHIP 101 - Rusty Lynn Patterson, 28, showed up at neighbor Johnathen Vann’s home in Oliver Springs, Tenn., and asked if Vann wanted to buy the rifle he was carrying. Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark C. Hobbs reported that when Vann declined, Patterson hit him in the forehead with the rifle’s stock butt, demanded money and took a wallet from Vann’s pants pocket. He threatened to kill the victim if he reported the incident, then grabbed a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey and left. Vann waited until the next day to call authorities. (Knoxville News Sentinel) HUMAN YULE LOG - Jason Leblanc, 44, a veteran firefighter in Apopka, Fla., resigned after being charged with setting fellow firefighter Jack Shumate, 25, on fire at a Christmas party. Police Officer Steve Popp said Leblanc allegedly poured lighter fluid on the victim’s legs and ignited it, causing second-degree burns. (Orlando Sentinel) BFF FOLLIES - Authorities accused Marc Higgins of fatally stabbing his Facebook friend Matthew Walton and wounding three others at a party in Bristol, Conn., after a female guest objected to his repeated flatulence and slapped his face. He stormed out of the house, telling police later that he “decided to return to the party and stab everyone in the house.” According to the police report, minutes after police received a report of multiple stabbings at the party, Higgins appeared at the police station, saying repeatedly, “I did it,” “I need help” and “They deserved it.” The report said he admitted stabbing “his friend Matt” and the others because “they just happened to be the first people he saw when he returned.” (The Bristol Press) Police investigating a robbery attempt at a house in Tulsa, Okla., said that when a resident opened the door around 4 a.m., he saw two men, one of whom pointed a gun at him. Then, according to the police report, one of them said, “Man, Zack, I’m sorry. We didn’t know you lived here.” He and the victim had been prison cellmates. The men left but returned two minutes later, said they’d seen police in the neighborhood and asked the victim to hold onto the gun for them. The would-be robber threw the sawed-off shotgun through the front door onto the couch, and the two men fled in a pickup truck. After the truck crashed, police arrested Justin Roy Day, 22, and Ryan Monroe Brewer, 21. (Tulsa World) AVOIRDUPOIS ALERT - The Department of Defense released data that show 75 percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 don’t qualify for military service because they are physically unfit, have a criminal record or didn’t graduate high school. The DoD report notes that about one-fourth of high school graduates are obese, making them medically ineligible to enlist in any branch of the military.

In 1980, by comparison, just 5 percent of youth were categorized as obese. (Associated Press) Despite growing concerns about obesity among America’s young people, 32 states allow students to waive physical education classes, according to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Students in those states can skip phys ed by enrolling in interscholastic sports, marching band, cheerleading, ROTC or other activities. Thirty of the states allow waivers for health issues, disabilities or religious reasons. Some students are able to fulfill their phys ed requirement with online courses, which combine health and nutrition study with exercises for students to do on their own.

(USA Today)

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Natural Disaster

Republican legislators wage war on Montana’s environmental laws

by Matthew Frank • photos by Chad Harder

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nne Hedges has lobbied the Montana Legislature on behalf of the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) since the early 1990s, and only on a few occasions has she found herself as exasperated as she was two weeks ago.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Joint Resolution No. 10, a measure brought forward by freshman Sen. Jason Priest, R-Red Lodge, that urges the U.S. Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases. The resolution further calls on the Obama administration to undertake a study specifying the cumulative effects of all of the EPA’s air quality regulations on the economy, jobs and American economic competitiveness. It also tells Congress to impose a moratorium on any new air quality regulations for at least two years—and defund the EPA’s existing air quality regulatory activities during that time.

“Defund all air regulations for the next two years?” Hedges asked incredulously during her spirited 15-minute testimony before the committee. “Are you serious?” she said, looking squarely at Priest. “This is radical!

“The list of environmental regulations that protect public is long,” Hedges contin“We all feel just health ued. “It’s things like regulations limit the amount of sulfur a little bit shell- that dioxide that go into Billings’ air shed, that protect kids from asthshocked... There’s ma in Billings. It’s limitations on things like lead emissions. The Clean Air Act has resulted in a 99 a lot coming percent reduction in lead emissions across this country. It’s down the pike things like reductions in dioxin and mercury and benzene and right now. It cadmium. These things protect families. They protect property just feels values. And they protect against asthma, cancer, heart disease and overwhelming.” death. What you’re asking is to defund air regulations. That to —Sarah Cobler, Montana me is a really radical notion, and I can’t believe for a second that Conservation Voters that’s what your constituents really want you to do up here.”

Hedges’ testimony didn’t appear to sway the mostly Republican committee members, although the committee did amend the language about halting the EPA’s air quality regulations for two years. It left the rest of the resolution intact. On Feb. 11, SJ 10 was endorsed by a vote of 10-4.

Even if the resolution passes the House and Senate—and there’s a good chance it will with Republicans controlling both chambers—it’s nonbinding and can’t force Congress to do anything. Hedges acknowledges this, and admits her diatribe was mostly an exercise in catharsis.

Before she took the podium, Jim Jensen, MEIC’s director, whispered to the person next to him, “She’s loaded for bear.” Afterward, Hedges told the Independent, “I love giving them a piece of my mind.”

Still, SJ 10 reflects as well as any other bill being considered during the current session the level of hostility Republican legislators’ hold toward the environment.

Last November’s elections sent the political pendulum swinging far to the right. To Montana’s conservation community, that pendulum seems more and more like a wrecking ball. Republicans so far have writ-

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Two Tea Party activists also testified in ten bills to undermine or outright repeal the favor of SJ 10, including Tim Ravndal of Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Helena’s Lewis and Clark’s Conservative the state’s bedrock environmental law.

Tea Party (who, incidentally, was removed They’re seeking to amend the constitution to as president of the Big Sky Tea Party declare that an “economically productive” Association last fall after joking on environment is an inalienable right. A bevy of Facebook about murdering homosexuals). bills intend to remove incentives for renew“The development of natural able energy production. One proposal would resources in Montana creates jobs,” even allow public water systems to use botRavndal said. “EPA kills jobs.” tled water so they can achieve compliance On Feb. 9, the EPA, at the behest of with contamination thresholds. two congressmen, released a whitepaper Some of the bills, like the attempt to nuldetailing the economic benefits of the lify the federal Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, particularly to the environappear to be only symbolic salvos. But the mental technologies industry. By 2008 it majority of the proposals attack laws protectwas generating some $300 billion in ing air and water and guiding natural resource annual revenues and directly supporting development. Taken together, they signal a nearly 1.7 million jobs, according to very clear message: Republicans, buoyed by Environmental Business Journal. Air polanti-government fervor and the mantra of job lution control equipment alone generated creation, seek unfettered natural resource revenues of more than $18 billion in extraction—no matter the environmental con2007, according to the U.S. Department of sequences.

Commerce. From 1990 through 2020, the With Republicans holding 96 of 150 seats EPA projects the monetary value of the in the Legislature, only Gov. Brian Clean Air Act’s protection to exceed the Schweitzer’s veto pen will stand in the way of Sen. Verdell Jackson, R-Kalispell, says he’s spent four years reading about climate change but hasn’t come cost of that protection by a factor of more many of these measures becoming law. across “an experiment using the scientific method” that demonstrates that carbon dioxide contributes to it. than 30 to 1.

Sarah Cobler, a lobbyist with Montana “I think the Priest resolution gets to Conservation Voters (MCV), calls the current won’t hear me say there’s no such thing as global can result in low-level discourse that allows talking attack on environmental laws “unprecedented.” warming. What you will hear me say is that there are points to mask nuances and implications of policy the heart of what [Republicans are] saying, which is, “We all feel just a little bit shell-shocked, benefits and costs to potential changes in the cli- changes, and perpetuates the false environment-ver- ‘There’s no such thing as a benefit of environmental protections—of clean air or clean water. There are because we’ve made tremendous progress in the last mate. There are benefits and costs associated with sus-economy dichotomy. six years or so moving incremental, positive environ- mitigation agendas. What the Legislature should do Take the SJ 10 hearing on Feb. 4, which no benefits to those. There are only costs. And that mental change forward,” said Cobler at a recent is have a discussion that’s transparent. Shifting, devolved into an ill-informed debate about the sci- the only good industries are high-carbon industries,’” Hedges says. “They turn a blind eye toward Missoula County Conservation Roundtable meeting. through regulation and through transfers, the costs ence behind global climate change.

“We’ve been very relevant to the conversation and and benefits is opaque to the ratepayer and it’s “I have a greenhouse at home,” said Sen. Greg the emerging low-carbon economy that’s not just major players at the table, and I’m not sure if I feel Hinkle, R-Thompson Falls, in questioning Hedges’ occurring here but all over the world.” opaque to the taxpayer. And the taxpayer deserves to like we’re still there…There’s a lot coming down testimony.

“I put dry ice in there to increase the CO2, make an informed choice.” the pike right now. It just feels overwhelming.” and it helps to grow the plants a lot. So I’m wonderPriest and other far-right, first-time legislators

ing why is there such a big thing about this CO2 may be behind some of the more radical bills relatJob creation is offered as justification for just ing to the environment, but there’s little distinction when it actually increases vegetative growth?” about every bill intended to undermine environ “Is it warmer in your greenhouse than it is out- mental protections, including a highly controversial Sen. Priest, 43, a polished and articulate busi- to be made between them and more moderate side?” Hedges replied. “That’s the problem.” constitutional amendment. nessman, stands out among the new crop of Republicans.

“Sometimes,” Hinkle said.

“You can’t tell the difference,” says Kyla Wiens, House Bill 292, sponsored by first-term Rep. conservative legislators swept into state office last Sen. Verdell Jackson, R-Kalispell, said he’s spent Dan Kennedy, R-Laurel, attempts to tinker with the November. He’s a former Red Lodge City Council MEIC’s energy lobbyist. “They’re all voting the four years reading about climate change, and has language in the Montana Constitution that guaranmember, chairman of the Carbon County same.”

Republicans and founder of the Montana Growth Beyond common ideology, some Republicans “two suitcases full of books” to prove it. But he tees the right to a “clean and healthful environNetwork, a group that supports energy development display scant knowledge of environmental issues. It claims he hasn’t come across “an experiment using ment.” The language, adopted in 1972, makes the the scientific method” that demonstrates that carbon constitution one of the most progressive in the and opposes climate change legislation. A former dioxide—which he asserts is “certainly not a pollu- country. In 1999, the Montana Supreme Court All-American skier at Williams College in tant,” even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in unanimously ruled that the right to a clean and Massachusetts, Priest owns a handful of companies, 2007 that it is one—contributes to climate change. healthful environment is fundamental and intended including Hamilton Venture Holdings, LLC. He “The only thing I could find in terms of global to be preventative in nature. founded, but no longer owns, Medipent, LLC, a New warming is the energy from the sun, which is very Many conservative legislators believe all the lanYork-based company that auctions off hospital debt well documented,” Jackson said. “I could not find a guage prevents is job creation. In fact, Rep. Duane to collection agencies. correlation between global warming and carbon Ankney, R-Colstrip, goes so far as to call the constiA free-market advocate, Priest has drawn the ire dioxide.” tutional amendment a “jobs bill.” of the conservation community for the long list of Answered Hedges: “The greenhouse effect is “Let’s get the record straight,” he said on the bills he’s sponsored or requested that aggressively really well understood. It’s replicated every day in House floor two weeks ago. “Every time something seek to roll back progress on a host of issues, particSen. Hinkle’s greenhouse.” has tried to be permitted, including Highwood ularly relating to renewable energy and energy effiMany industry groups believe they stand to gain [Generating Station outside Great Falls] and mines ciency. Legislative observers say Priest has a bright from the stripping away of impediments to resource in this state, it’s been taken to court under the ‘clean future as a Montana lawmaker, and progressives fear he’s smart enough to be a genuine threat to their extraction and incentives for renewable energy. and healthful environment’ [provision]. It’s always interests. (Not so smart, however, to refrain from Several associations and corporations lined up to taken to court under that portion of the constitucommenting on Facebook last September that econvoice their support for SJ 10. Among them was Arch tion…It was put in there to stop coal mining and omist John Maynard Keynes is a “big homo” and sugCoal, Inc., the country’s second largest coal produc- any advancement of economic development of our gesting President Barack Obama was sodomizing er. It paid Montana $86 million last year for the right natural resources in the state of Montana.”

That theory is why Kennedy proposes America with “the dry thumb,” for which Priest later to mine the Otter Creek coal tracts in southeastern apologized.)

Montana. The Montana Coal Council, Cloud Peak changing the language to instead guarantee “the Priest tells the Independent he’s motivated by Energy, Montana Petroleum Association, Montana right to a clean, healthful and economically produchis belief that the Montana Legislature needs to have Electric Cooperatives Association, Western tive environment.”

Democrats on the House floor argued vehea discussion about the costs and benefits of climate Rep. Champ Edmunds, R-Missoula, wants to Environmental Trade Association and the Montana change and proposed solutions to it. weaken the Montana Environmental Policy Wood Products Association also testified in favor of mently against the change, challenging the assertion that the inalienable right to a clean and healthful “I’m not a climate change denier,” he says. “You Act. dropping carbon dioxide regulations.

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Butte. SB 233 would essentially make MEPA voluntary. The bill says that if a state agency fails to comply with MEPA, courts cannot stop a project from proceeding.

Edmunds believes the biggest barrier to more companies doing business in Montana is the uncertainty that MEPA presents.

“Businesses need to have some degree of certainty that when they come here and spend a lot of time and a lot of money moving forward on a project that they can complete it,” he says.

But there’s little evidence to support the notion that MEPA does anything more than delay projects— and even examples of delays are few and far between.

“To say that MEPA stops projects is inaccurate,” says UM’s Kronk. “At the very most it slows them down so that appropriate environmental and cultural and historical considerations can come into play, which is obviously incredibly important for Montana.”

Edmunds counters by arguing that if the state delays projects long enough, companies move out.

“That’s part of the tactic, in my opinion, of these extreme environmental groups,” he says. “They know that if they can stall it long enough, the companies will stop moving forward and will move out.

So their motive may not be to completely stop it, but just delay it, delay it, delay it, delay it. Meanwhile, the company’s got millions of dollars on the line and spending thousands a day, and they finally say, ‘The heck with it.’”

Sen. Jason Priest, R-Red Lodge, a polished and articulate businessman, stands out among the new crop of conservative legislators swept MEPA was already attacked once, in 2001. A bill into state office last November. He’s behind a handful of bills intended to remove incentives for energy efficiency. “A mandate is an explicwas passed to prohibit agencies from using informait recognition that it’s not a good resource allocation,” he says. tion discovered in the MEPA process to protect the environment has halted economic development, our environment, for development purposes? Is it (MEPA), the cornerstone of environmental policy in environment unless another law authorizes it to do and calling it a political diversion from lawmaking for natural resource extraction? And I don’t think Montana. MEPA, which mirrors the National so. Another allows the Montana Department of that might actually create jobs. Rep. Betsy Hands, D- that’s a settled question in Montana. I think there’s Environmental Policy Act, requires state agencies to Environmental Quality only six months to complete Missoula, said it’s telling that no small business own- a bigger issue there that really strikes at the core of consider the environmental impacts of their plans environmental impact statements after receiving a ers are fighting for the bill.

Montana, which is, Are we going to protect our envi- before moving forward. permit application.

“This bill creates confusing and contradictory ronment or our we going to develop it, and poten“I think MEPA is a big reason why we have so What remains, Hedges says, is “the only informalanguage, and the only way this bill creates jobs is if tially destroy it?” many lawsuits,” Edmunds tells the Independent. tion gathering tool we have left.” it creates jobs for the lawyers…and that’s not what Hedges says the “clean and healthful” provision Edmunds, however, dropped his bid to repeal “It really is just about giving people information we were sent here to do,” Hands said. “is a right Montanans can rely on if their backs are MEPA once the session commenced. He says party about what is going to happen to their property, to First-term Rep. Ellie Hill, also of Missoula, said ever up against a wall.” leadership made it clear that “there are some other their livelihoods, to their health,” she says. “The idea Montanans rejected amending the constitution last bills that are going to address MEPA that’ll have the is that that information will help lead to better deciNovember when they voted down convening a con same effect, or the same outcome, that I want, which sions, and it does…But what they want to do is get stitutional convention. it to the point where it’s just voluntary…They don’t Missoula Rep. Champ Edmunds, a first-term is more utilization of our natural resources.”

Rep. Franke Wilmer, D-Bozeman, said mandat- Republican, went to Helena with the intention of The leading MEPA reform bill appears to be want to get rid of it entirely, because people might ing economic productivity is “central to socialist phi- repealing the Montana Environmental Policy Act Senate Bill 233, sponsored by Sen. Jim Keane, D- not be happy with that. So what they’re doing is just losophy,” and found in the Cuban and Chinese cutting the legs out from underneath it, so constitutions. And Rep. Mike Menahan, Dthere’s nothing left that people can do.”

Helena, pointed out that the courts have never SB 233 would also prohibit the consideraused the provision to stop any mine or industrition of regional, national or global impacts like al project. He said it’s a “fundamental right climate change, a provision that appears within the fabric of other rights” and it’s “never intended to clear the way for the potential been used to the exclusion of any other right.” exportation of Montana coal, especially from Otter Creek. If Arch Coal gains regulatory Still, on Feb 4., the House voted 68-32 to approval to mine Otter Creek, some half-billion pass the bill on second reading. Despite the tons of coal would be shipped to Asia. lopsided vote, opponents of the bill seated in Hedges holds out hope that Gov. Brian the House gallery cheered; even if all 28 Schweitzer, a Democrat, will veto SB 233, based Republicans in the Senate vote for the bill, the on his statements that Otter Creek can be mined bill would still fall four votes shy of the 100 under the state’s current environmental laws. needed to place the amendment on the ballot “I don’t think Schweitzer is going to fall for in 2012. this,” she says. “It’s so shallow. MEPA hasn’t While the “clean and healthful” provision prevented any projects from going forward that hasn’t served to stop resource extraction in anybody can think of in anybody’s memory.”

Montana, Elizabeth Kronk, an assistant profesSB 233 passed out of the Senate Natural sor of law at the University of Montana, says Resources Committee on Feb. 7 by a vote of 10changing it would have real consequences.

4 and is headed to the Senate floor.

“What concerns me about the language Undermining MEPA while at the same time ‘economically productive’ is it’s a view that the amending the constitution to encourage environment is to be used for economic develAnne Hedges, who has lobbied the Montana Legislature on behalf of the Montana Environmental opment, and that’s an interesting question for Information Center since the early 1990s, harangues the Senate Natural Resources Committee about resource extraction could prove to be a dangerous combination.

Montanans,” Kronk says. “Is that how we view SJ 10, a resolution that asks Congress not to regulate greenhouse gases.

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“The proposed change to the ‘clean and healthful’ provision suggests to me that there’s a belief that we should move toward more natural resource development,” Kronk says. “And then I become particularly concerned when I see that at the same time there’s a proposal to limit or even get rid of MEPA, which is the statute that is going to help us do that in an environmentally responsible manner. So those two provisions to me, taken together, are incredibly disconcerting.”

“If you’re going to suggest that something is a Hedges says Priest’s radical ideology is trumping tricity companies,” he says. “They’re not. They’re public good then the public ought to pay for it,” Priest wholesale power producers to the extent they pro- common sense.

“It’s shocking, because energy efficiency is bad? says. “It’s not reasonable to expect a small group of duce that power, and that’s how they should be compensated, and that’s just fair for the other How on earth do you justify that? It saves people people—property holders or personal property holders—to bear those costs of a public good.” money,” she says. ratepayers.”

In 2004, 61 percent of Oregon voters enacted a But the cost to ratepayers is negligible, and similar law, Measure 37. It proved disastrous. opponents of the bill say it threatens dozens By the end of 2007 the state had received of Montana companies that sell and install 6,857 claims requesting $19.8 billion in comsmall renewable energy systems. Ross pensation. That year 62 percent of Oregon Keogh, a planner and analyst for Sagebrush voters overturned many of Measure 37’s proEnergy, a renewable energy development visions. company, estimates that such systems gener“If they don’t take somebody’s property ate less than 0.04 percent of total energy it won’t cost them anything,” Priest says of the generation in Montana, and collectively cost potential cost of his proposal, which he says ratepayers roughly $60,000 annually. The isn’t modeled after Oregon’s. bill also requires owners of renewable enerHedges calls the idea “outrageous,” gy systems to buy additional expensive “absurd” and “a lousy idea.” equipment.

“Did you move into a house thinking “The impact of SB 226 barely amounts what was around you would continue to be to a rounding error on the balance sheets of what’s around you, or did you think someone NorthWestern Energy,” Keogh says. “Given was going to move in a pig farm?” she says. the costs of administering SB 226, the bill “That can happen under this, because govwill probably end up costing consumers ernment can’t prohibit somebody from movmore, and could kill an important and growing in a pig farm next to their house. They ing industry in Montana.” can’t prohibit people from doing whatever Adds Hedges: “It’s a small-jobs killing they want. bill. They’re not interested in small busi“Oregon voters,” she adds, “thought the nesses, and that bill epitomizes the fact that rhetoric sounded good: ‘Government shouldthey’re not interested in small businesses.” n’t interfere with the use of your property.’

SB 226 passed its second reading last And then they learned what the reality was, week by a vote of 27-22. and they went right back and they repealed it.”

In addition to SB 226, Priest seeks to limit There are more bills that threaten the the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) environment. One would repeal the voterability to implement inverted block rates for approved initiative that requires a statewide electric services. The current rate structure allows consumers who use less energy to be Sen. Debby Barrett, R-Dillon, introduced a bill to revise the vote on proposed nuclear power plants. definition of renewable energy resources to include hydroAnother would allow local governments to charged a lower rate, which encourages ener- electric power. amend or dissolve conservation easements. gy efficiency.

Yet another would overturn the citizen initiative ban “The way the PSC was using inverted Priest’s anti-government proposals extend to ning cyanide heap leach mining. They add up to perblock rates was to arbitrarily…limit somebody’s energy consumption,” Priest says. “That’s not con- private property rights and, specifically, takings. Any haps the most significant threat ever posed to servation. That’s called rationing. When the day he’s expected to introduce the Montana Montana’s environmental protections. But time is ratemaking choices have no connection to cost, Property Fairness Act. It would require the govern- short. Only a week remains before the session’s midthat’s called rationing. When it’s connected to ment to pay a landowner any time the state dimin- point, Feb. 24, the day general bills swap from the incremental cost it’s called conservation, and I ishes the value of property by any amount—by reject- chamber of origin to the other.

As the clock winds down, conservationists feel ing a development, like a subdivision, for example. support that.” mixed emotions. Hedges, steadied by the perspective gleaned through working nine legislative sessions, is already looking to 2013 and beyond.

“The pendulum swings,” Hedges says. “It does. And going too far in any direction is going to be corrected down the road. When you make radical changes it’s not sustaining.

It gets tempered over time…This is a little tiny blip on the overall political landscape.

“We’ll be here longer than them,” she adds. “We’re going to outlive the bastards.”

But for others it’s more difficult to look past the immediate undercutting of safeguards that keep Montana “clean and healthful,” and the crippling of the state’s burgeoning renewable energy industry.

“This is where we’re building jobs in Montana,” MCV’s Cobler says. “And we’re doing it without damaging our natural resources. It’s like killing the goose that lays the golden egg…It seems like the Legislature, or some actors within the Legislature, are not just trying to chip away at the edges [of Montana’s environmental protections], but they’re going for very basic, foundational pieces that make Montana what it is.”

Equally disconcerting for those promoting renewable energy are the slew of bills that take away incentives for renewable energy development and energy efficiency. One of them, Senate Bill 109, “makes my blood curdle,” says MCV’s Sarah Cobler.

Cobler and other opponents of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Debby Barrett, R-Dillon, view it as an underhanded attack on Montana’s renewable energy standard, which requires that utilities get 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2015.

Then-state Sen. Jon Tester created the standard in 2005. Barrett’s bill would revise the definition of renewable energy resources to include hydroelectric power, thereby encouraging the use of energy from hydroelectric dams while effectively removing incentives for wind, solar and other renewable energy sources.

“It would destroy the law that has done so much for us and I think is the biggest environmental victory in the last 10 years,” Cobler says.

In early 2005, Montana produced less than one megawatt of wind energy, according to the governor’s office. Now the state produces nearly 400 megawatts.

“It’s working,” Cobler says. “It’s creating hundreds of new jobs and [leading to] hundreds of millions of dollars of capital investment in Montana in rural counties like around the Judith Gap wind farm in central Montana. It basically says Montana’s open for business for clean, renewable energy resources…This bill would tinker with that definition of an eligible renewable resource to include power produced from century-old dams. They don’t need incentive, right? They’ve been going for 100 years.”

Priest has also drafted a handful of bills seeking to remove incentives for energy efficiency. He says his reasoning is rooted in the belief that government shouldn’t mandate certain activities with taxpayer money.

“Clearly if you have to mandate an activity, there’s some question as to whether people value it,” he says. “Otherwise they’d be doing it. So clearly if you have to create a system of transfers, where somebody needs a dollar, you have to tax something that produces a dollar. So very simply, mandates and regulations are about making people do things they wouldn’t do by themselves, and paying for it with things they would do by themselves. You can’t grow an economy that way, because economies grow when consumers and purchasers reward people for making good investment choices. A mandate is an explicit recognition that it’s not a good resource allocation.”

Priest’s Senate Bill 226 would make it more expensive for, say, a Montanan with solar panels on their roof to send excess energy out onto the electric grid, a process known as net metering.

“Overall, the intent with that bill is to ensure that ratepayers don’t pay people who Republicans seek to tweak the state constitution’s guarantee of the right to a “clean and healthful enviare half on, half off the grid like they are elec- ronment,” preferring a “clean, healthful and economically productive environment.”

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FLASHINTHEPAN The Obama administration struck a blow to freedom in food and agriculture late January when the USDA deregulated genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seed. The agency’s decision threatens to deprive farmers of the right to produce GM-free milk and meat, and deny consumers the right to purchase it. It also threatens the relevance of the USDA’s organic program.

And then a week later, on Feb. 4, the USDA did it again, this time by partially deregulating GM sugar beet seed.

Both announcements were great news for Monsanto, which owns both types of GM seeds—and USDA chief Tom Vilsack as well, apparently. Vilsack’s trips on Monsanto corporate jets while governor of Iowa are well documented, and his “Governor of the Year” award from the Biotechnology Industry Association was surely well deserved. Indeed, both of Vilsack’s recent deregulations were big victories for the biotech industry. And the sugar beet move is especially chilling to those harboring fears of a GM planet. The USDA’s deregulation of sugar beet seed defied an order from a San Francisco District Court demanding an environmental impact statement (EIS) be produced before USDA deregulated the seed.

USDA deregulated it anyway. And even if the agency is ultimately penalized for this intransigence, the seed will have been planted, which is a significant gain of ground for GM agriculture lovers.

Nearly all the beet seed produced in the country— seed for conventional and organic alike, sugar and table beets both—is grown in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The reason is simple: It’s the nation’s best spot to grow beets (and chard, too, which cross-pollinates with beets). If GM sugar beets are planted in the Willamette Valley, non-GM beet (and chard) plants will most likely be exposed to GM sugar beet pollen, and growers may be forced out or overtaken, voluntarily or otherwise, by genetically modified sugar beet DNA. In the case of alfalfa, even the corporate-rights activist group also known as the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that deregulated GM alfalfa presented unacceptable risks to the environment, consumers and business. Last summer the court ruled that USDA must complete an EIS before deregulating GM alfalfa seed.

In response to this ruling, USDA dutifully held a public comment period and drafted an EIS, which contained plenty of reasons to be wary of GM alfalfa.

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sugar beets. Perhaps the urgency, from Monsanto’s perspective, is that Vilsack only has two more years of guaranteed influence. After the 2012 election, who knows?

Since beets take two years to flower, Vilsack’s golden window closes this spring. Planting now gives the beets enough time to contaminate the Willamette Valley with their pollen before the possible arrival of a new USDA chief, who might not be in Monsanto’s front pocket.

While GM alfalfa threatens to blanket the country with GM pollen that will eventually find its way into dairy and meat supplies, GM sugar beet seed is an efficient surgical strike at beet central. In both cases, more genetically modified DNA is poised for injection into the food chain and the environment.

We can find a bit of comfort in the fact that, unlike the deregulation of alfalfa, the deregulation of sugar beet seed is partial, meaning USDA will monitor where the GM beets are planted and ensure the genes don’t spread.

But the genes will spread, no matter how carefully USDA and Monsanto try to prevent it. The Photo courtesy of USDA.gov genes will spread because that’s what genes do.

Those who oppose the planting of GM alfalfa seeds a year and live for decades, even centuries. Once GM pollen is out of the bag, putting it back in would be and sugar beet seeds have two significant milestones like repacking Pandora’s box. It’s not going to happen. to consider in their planning. The first is preventing It’s a matter of when, not if, GM alfalfa DNA starts the seeds from being planted. If that fails, the next showing up in the feed of organic dairy cows. When and final chance will be to make sure the plants are the genes escape, organic regulators will find them- destroyed before they flower. After that, once the selves in a tricky spot: either revoke organic certifica- pollen gets released, game over.

The court system offers the best legal opportunition from the “offender”—who’s actually a victim of GM contamination—or broaden organic standards to ty to achieve one of these defensive stops, and that allow GM in. The latter would be a dream come true possibility is real. The Center for Food Safety (CFS) for the biotech seed industry. Thus, GM alfalfa may may be an underdog on the GM sugar beet and alfalrepresent a foot in the door of the coveted organic fa fronts, but the nonprofit is, as they say in Vegas, a market—the food industry’s fastest-growing segment. live dog, and has pulled upsets before—including The USDA’s deregulation of GM alfalfa and sugar against the Vilsack USDA. The CFS is active in both GM beet seed threatens the rights of those in the agriculture alfalfa and sugar beet litigation, and contributing to its business to produce meat and dairy that’s free of the legal fund probably provides the most bang for your mark of genetic modification, and all of the unknown buck short of buying land upwind from a Monsanto possibility that mark entails. Once the first crop of GM field and spraying obscene amounts of nasty pestialfalfa goes to seed, the prospects of a future with non- cides on windy days, and then suing Monsanto for GM meat and dairy will dim considerably. And once the stealing the chemicals that land on its plants.

That, of course, might be fun, but my money’s on GM sugar beets go to seed, finding non-GM beets or CFS. Less potential downside—blowback, as it were. chard will become difficult if not impossible.

Whatever your means, if you’re concerned about It appears USDA’s goal was getting both alfalfa and sugar beet seed planted as soon as possible. It was able genetically modified DNA in your food, it’s time to to do so legally, if sleazily, with alfalfa, but not with get to work.

The agency then proceeded to ignore these warnings and grant full deregulation to GM alfalfa anyway.

In choosing this path, USDA decided against the more conservative option of partial deregulation, which would have provided mechanisms for keeping track of what happens to the genes that Monsanto will be releasing into the environment.

Such oversight, at a minimum, would be a really good idea, since GM alfalfa is to organic dairy what the Trojan Horse was to Troy. Alfalfa is pollinated by bees, which have a five-mile range. When non-GM alfalfa is pollinated with pollen from GM alfalfa plants, seeds containing the lab-modified DNA sequences are produced. Alfalfa is a perennial that can generate 15,000

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hardroll snack at Bernice’s? Man does your dough stretch at Bernice’s. See you soon. Love Bernice. www.bernicesbakerymt.com open M – F 6a – 8p 190 S. 3rd St. W. 728-1358

Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway (across from courthouse) • 728-8900 Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wifi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order.

Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week.

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Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced beega) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making.

Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$

Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Did you know $5 can get you a cup of coffee to go and a croissant for breakfast at Bernice’s?

Did you know $5 can get you a half of a vegetarian sandwich and a coffee at Bernice’s? Did you know $5 can get you two cupcakes for dessert after dinner at Bernice’s? Did you know $5 can get you a loaf of sliced sourdough and a

Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve 541-BLUE (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and

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culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio. Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room. Winter Hours: 4pm - 9 pm Seven Days a Week. $$-$$$ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip.

Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients.

Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to late. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 38 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts.

Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $

the Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery service within a 3 mile radius.

Family Dental Group Southgate Mall • 541-2886 “Should I wait until I have dental insurance before seeing a dentist?” No. Waiting for insurance coverage often results in small problems becoming much larger and more expensive. Most dental insurance plans have very limited benefits. Over half our patients do not have dental insurance. Many use financing plans to make sure small problems don’t become big ones.

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. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West • 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted cage free chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table. Open every day 7am - 10pm $-$$

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. Lunch 11:30-3:00, Happy Hour 3-6, Dinner 5 - 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.

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 $-$$

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. $-$$

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. $$-$$$

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. $–$$.

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HAPPIESTHOUR Elk Range Lounge Claim to Fame: The bar at Clearwater Junction shares a wall with a convenience store called Stoney’s Kwik Stop & Wildlife Gallery, all of which are located behind a giant plastic statue of a cow on wheels.

Who you’re drinking with: Kenny Price has owned the Elk Range Lounge, Stoney’s and the cow since 1997. He’s a laid-back character who tends bar and chats up the clientele, which includes locals from the Greenough area and staff from nearby tourist ranches like the E Bar L Ranch and the Paws Up resort. He’ll tell you stories about hunting in wild Alaska and about the time in 2001 when a Helena man torched the lounge. And the cow? “It gets shot at every year,” Price says casually.

Atmosphere: The lounge has a casino flavor, but it’s anything but bland. At least 700 signed one-dollar bills cover the walls. Saws and saw blades add an antique dimension to the place, and some of the saw blades have been hand-painted with scenes of mountains and country fields, giving the bar a little artistic flair.

Photo by Chad Harder

What you’re drinking: No drink specials here, but you can get cozy on a chilly afternoon with a pint of Moose Drool for $3. Add a pickled egg for $1.

Where to find it: At the junction of Montana Highway 200 and Montana Highway 83 near the Clearwater River. It’s by the cow.

You can’t miss it.

—Erika Fredrickson Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com.

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Pearl Café 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 MonSat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 North Higgins Avenue 541-PITA (7482) pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking, Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you.

Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver!

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. $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins. 5497979. $$–$$$

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Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you'll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. 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. $$ Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 8 542-2449 Step into the past at this 50's style downtown diner. Breakfast is served all day. Daily Lunch Specials. All Soups, including our famous Tomato Soup, are made from scratch. Voted best milkshakes in Missoula for 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!! Sun Wed 8-3pm, Thurs - Sat 8-8pm $-$$ 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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Celebrate a slice of history at the University o f M o n t a n a ’ s C h a r te r D a y 2011 Celebration, commemorating the 118th anniversary of the UM’s chartering by the Montana Legislature, starting at noon in the University Center Atrium. Free.

Catch some more slick documentary flicks when the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival continues its run with movie screenings through Feb. 20 at the Wilma Theatre and old Pipestone Mountaineering Building, beginning today at 4 PM with a screening of Granito. $6 for one screening before 5 PM/$7 for one screening after 5 PM. Tickets can be bought online, or at the Wilma’s box office. Visit bigskyfilmfest.org.

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UM’s Outdoor Program presents an information session on Mountaineering and Trekking in the Andes, which offers a slideshow and other info on the program’s upcoming summer trip to Peru, starting at 5 PM at the Outdoor Program, in UM’s Fitness and Recreation Center. Free. Call 243-5172.

Slip into a silver-screen dream when the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., hosts Artini: Reel Art, an event featuring a talk with filmmaker Chuck Workman and a screening of his clips at 6 PM, plus DJ’d music and live break dancing, all from 5:30–9 PM at the museum. Free. Call 7280447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

YWCA Missoula hosts orientations for volunteers interested in advocating for women and children in crisis from 5:30–7 PM, with another session occurring from 4–5:30 PM on Feb. 22. Interested volunteers only need to attend one session. E-mail Bradley to volunteer at bseaman@ywcaofmissoula.org.

Howl at the indigo moon when Black Mountain Moan plays blues and roots music during the Top Hat’s Artists-InResidence family-friendly concert series every Thu. this month from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

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Might as well jump! Choreographer Joy French presents her dance theater program Crack and Yoke at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., on Fri., Feb. 18–Sat., Feb. 19, and Fri., Feb. 25–Sat., Feb. 26, at 8 PM nightly. $10/$8 students, seniors and youth. Visit ddcmontana.com for advance tickets or call 541-7240.

John Schiever just might ask you about your affiliation with the pineapple cake mafia when he plays acoustic music at 6 PM at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-PINT. Those who work in the nonprofit sector in Missoula can meet and greet with others involved in nonprofit work during a Nonprofit Social Hour, which begins at 6 PM at The Central Bar & Grill, 143 W. Broadway St. Free.

E-mail Brooklyn at brooklyn@montana.com.

Grab some green knowledge from a man in the know when permaculture expert Paul Wheaton presents a lecture on the “Wofati Eco Building Technique,” starting at 6:30 PM in the large conference room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free.

Visit permies.com/permaculture/Missoula.

It’s all about cycling, post-divorce dating and life as an unattached woman when author Nancy Brook reads and signs copies of Cycling, Wine, and Men: A Midlife Tour

de France, starting at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

Cast your mind over to the Missoulian Angler, 401 S. Orange St., so you can catch the Wild Mercy Community Environmental Writing Reading, which features readings by environmental studies grad students M Jackson and Alex Johnson, starting at 7 PM. Free.

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. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. Free. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Feb. 18, 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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Wrestle out your restlessness with a steady dose of Cabin Fever when it plays at 9 PM at the Sunrise Saloon and Casino, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

Put down the jumper cables and just chill when Dubble Trubble presents Birds of Paradise, a night of tribal, world and ambient/ psychill music from Fatty Acid, Sounds!ThatHappen, Kameon and Logisticalone, at 9 PM at the Palace. Free. The event also features art installations and live painting.

Celebrate the birthday of a dope rhyme slinger when the Dead Hipster Dance Party and Betty’s Divine presents Dre Day, a dance party in honor of rapper Dr. Dre’s birthday featuring music, 40 oz. of Olde English malt liquor at the bar, a Dr. Dre-themed photo booth from 10–11 PM, and plenty more revelry starting at 9 PM at the Badlander. $3.

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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Check out the digs of an old-school copper magnate when the Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway near Hamilton, announces that it’s open for self-guided tours from noon–4 PM. $9 adults/$8 seniors/$6 children/free children under age 6. The grounds of the mansion will also be open to crosscountry skiers depending on the weather. Call 363-6004.

Alliance Francaise of Missoula invites Missoulians to a special viewing of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s exhibit Renoir, Magritte, Gauguin and other European Masterpieces from a Private Collection, with a reception from 4–6 PM in the Meloy and Paxson Galleries in UM’s PARTV Center. The event includes appetizers, a no-host bar and remarks by UM prof Michel Valentin. Free. Call 543-4006.

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nightlife Leave the extra artistic protection at home when The Sandpiper Gallery, 306 Main St. in Polson, presents a reception for the exhibit The Birds and the Bees, which features dozens of artists displaying work with interpretations of this theme, with the opening from 5–7 PM. Free. Call 883-5956.

Freak the folk out of those grapes when Bruce Threlkeld plays at Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, at 6 PM. Free.

Call 549-8703.

Steer your boots over to the Top Hat so you can boogie to Kris and Angela Leirfallom when they play music featuring guitars, banjo, didgeridoo and looping pedals during another installment of the Family Friendly Friday concert series, from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

Sink your senses into a documentary that prominently features Missoulabased nonprofit The Biomimicry Institute when the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival presents a screening of Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution, starting at 6 PM at the Wilma Theatre. A Q&A with Janine Benyus and Bryony Schwan follows at 7 PM. $7. Visit bigskyfilmfest.org.

You’re a cheap date, not a cheapskate: The Missoula Public Library hosts another installment of its cheap date movie night, which screens Dinner for Schmucks at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

The Tibetan Language Institute presents a public talk with Anam Thubten Rinpoche that begins at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Suggested donation: $15/$5 students. Visit tibetanlangauge.org or call 961-5131.

Cackle ‘til it hurts when Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) presents a performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, starting at 7 PM in the Arts and Technology Building on FVCC’s campus, 777 Grandview Drive in Kalispell. $10/$5 seniors/free for students. Call 756-3814.

Get tickled by an ace piano player when pianist Jody Graves presents a concert and multimedia presentation titled Music and Stories from the Bench–A Celebration of the Piano, starting at 7:30 PM at the performance hall of Glacier High School, 375 Wolfpack Way in Kalispell. $15/$10 students. Call 755-3736.

Get jiggy with Irish tunes when UM presents the first installment of its A Springtime of Irish Traditional Music concert series with fiddler James Kelly, starting at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $15 per person/$45 for the complete concert series. Visit griztix.com for advance tickets and call 243-6359. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

A legendary tale about love, duty, and good and evil hits the stage when Morris Productions presents an encore screening of the National Theatre Live’s performance of King Lear, starting at 7:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $16/$14 seniors/$11 students. Get tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and online at morrisproductions.org.

Grab some dramatic advice from a young Dear Abby in the making when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $20/$10 students.

You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Be a liberal firecracker on the dancefloor when Lefty Lucy 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.

To m C a t m u l l a n d B e n Bullington let your boysenberries do the talking when they play an

SPOTLIGHT fancy fingers If you think writing one song is hard, how about several hundred? Johann Sebastian Bach did it, as did George Gershwin and Dolly Parton. You can add Florida fiddler James Kelly to this list, too.

To date, the Irish-born musician has composed over 800 songs over the course of his decades-long career. His prolific musicianship—some of which has found its way on a handful of solo recordings and appearances on 18 albums–began in his teens when he released a record of fiddle duets with his brother. But his musical seeds were planted years before when Kelly’s dad, John Kelly, a renowned fiddler, taught his son the stringy tricks of the trade when James was just a wee 3-year-old. Indeed, a quick listen to Kelly’s catalog reveals a tight player with a varied repertoire of styles. A number of his tunes conjure visions of couples dancing wildly in an

WHAT: Irish fiddle concert with James Kelly WHEN: Fri., Feb. 18, at 7:30 PM WHERE: UM Music Recital Hall HOW MUCH: $15 MORE INFO: Call 243-6359 and visit griztix.com for advance tickets

intimate set of music at 8 PM at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $10. Call 830-3296.

Find out who spiked the punch when Strange Brew plays classic rock and country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Sizzle your mind with a performance that explores personal, historical and universal narratives in the gap between childhood and motherhood when choroegrapher Joy French presents Crack and Yoke, a dance-theater work featuring music by Amy Martin, with a performance at 8 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/$8 students, seniors and youth. Visit ddcmontana.com for advance tickets or call 541-7240.

The Hamilton Players present a performance of Frederick Lowe’s My Fair Lady, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under.

Call 375-9050 for tickets or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Raise your sippy cup in honor of your favorite student-run radio station during KBGA’s End-ofThon, which starts at 9 PM at the Badlander/Palace complex and features music upstairs from Los Angeles’ Greenhorse and locals 10yo GF, plus a special reunion set by Rooster Sauce, and

Irish pub, while others have a slow and beautifully somber quality. His exquisite finger work has prompted critics, including one from the Orlando Sentinel, to proclaim that he’s “one of the top 10 fiddlers in the world.”

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Kelly’s virtuosic playing will be on display this week when he visits town for a gig that kicks off “A Springtime of Irish Traditional Music,” a concert program that aims to bring top-notch Irish music to Missoula and Butte, and includes shows in March and April with uileann pipe player Eion Ó Riabhaigh, accordionist Séamus Begley and folk musician Séan Tyrrell.

tunes downstairs with L.A.’s TOKiMONSTA and Take, plus locals BOOtz. $5/$7 for those under 21. (See Noise in this issue.)

Be the most valuable playa, but not hater, when DJ MVP plays at 9 PM at The Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. Free. Call 728-1559.

Soak it up and sing it down to some 67,000 tunes when The Outpost Restaurant & Saloon, 38500 W. Hwy. 12 at Lolo Hot Springs, presents karaoke with KJ Mark, starting at 9 PM. Free. Call 273-4733.

Tango with your typewriter when Zeppo MT plays R&B at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Give your tastebuds a honky tonk manicure when Russ Nasset and The Revelators play country and rockabilly at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2.

Call 830-3277.

County Line plays hide and go seek with your mind when it plays at 9:30 PM at The Sunrise Saloon, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

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.

Don’t let the hot dog brigade crush your soul when The Lil’ Smokies play bluegrass at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5.

at the Best Western Heritage Inn Speaking Engagement: 7 p.m.

Book Signing: 8 p.m.

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Sponsored by the C.M. Russell Museum and hosted by the Western Masters Art Show.

Purchase tickets at www.cmrussell.org

Those suffering from illness or loss can find solace during one of Living Art Montana’s Creativity for Life workshops at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., at 10:30 AM. This week features the program “Watercolor” with Beth Jaffe. Free.

Donations are appreciated but not expected. Register by calling 5495329 or visit livingartofmontana.org.

Don’t horse around. Head to a meeting of the Montana Horse Welfare Council, which will address issues facing Montana horses and their owners, starting at 11 AM at the Humane Society of Western Montana, 5930 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call 264-5300.

Travelers’ Rest State Park, one half-mile west of Lolo on Hwy. 12, presents a program featuring Nez Perce stories of the Lewis & Clark and Lolo Trail with tribal elder Allen Pinkham starting at 11 AM at the Holt Museum and Visitor Center at the park. $3 per adult/free for children under age 18 and all current Travelers’ Rest Preservation and Heritage Association members. Visit travelersrest.org or call 273-4253.

Kids move to a smooth groove during the Kids’ Vibrations Music, Rhythm and Dance Program, which is open to children of all ages,

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and occurs from 11 AM–noon at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. This week features student performer Riley Luedecke plus a special TBA guest artist. $5-$20 suggested donation. Call 396-3352.

Hear about 20 Montana artists who worked between 1810 and 1945 when Missoula Art Museum exhibitions curator Stephen Glueckert presents Over Our Shoulders, a lecture that begins at 1 PM at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

Hold onto your colored facial hair when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a family-friendly performance of Blackbeard the Pirate, starting at 3 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9–$5 depending on seats.

Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org.

Find instructions and support for discovering mental and emotional stability, unending clarity, stress-free living and more during an Open Meeting with Balanced View and Great Freedom with Cheyenne Rivers and Mia Castle, which begins at 4 PM at Hothouse Yoga, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 9. Free. Visit greatfreedom.org.

Thomas Amidon read from The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart, starting at 7 PM at Shakespeare & Co., 103 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 549-9010.

Grab some dramatic advice from a young Dear Abby in the making when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8

students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $20/$10 students. You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you

nightlife Hold onto your colored facial hair once again when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents another family friendly performance of Blackbeard the Pirate, starting at 5 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9–$5 depending on seats. Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org.

Break out the high fives and cure your case of hives when Cabin Fever plays the Blacksmith Brewery, 114 Main St. in Stevensville, at 5:30 PM. Free.

The Lars Pointer Project gets to the bottom line when they play “soul-driven rock” at the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Pump some literary life into your night when Stephen Amidon and

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Nothing says romance like a glass of Everclear. From left, Thain Burton and Camille Perry star in The Montana Actors’ Theatre performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at the Crystal Theatre Fri., Feb. 18–Sat., Feb. 19, and Fri., Feb. 25–Sat., Feb. 26, at 7:30 PM nightly, with 2 PM matinees Sun., Feb. 20, and Sun., Feb. 27. $20/$10 students for Fri.–Sat. shows and $17/$8.50 students for Sun. matinees. Visit mtactors.com.

bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Leave the cowbell at home and prepare for a relaxing night of piano tickling when the Missoula Symphony Orchestra presents a concert featuring work by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky with director Darko Butorac and guest piano soloist Antonio Pompa-Baldi, starting at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre. $30–$15 depending on seats. Get tickets online at missoulasymphony.org or by calling 721-3194.

Find out who spiked the punch when Strange Brew plays classic rock and country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Sizzle your mind with a performance that explores personal, historical and universal narratives in the gap between childhood and motherhood when choroegrapher Joy French presents Crack and Yoke, a dance-theater work featuring music by Amy Martin, with a performance at 8 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/$8 students, seniors and youth.

Visit ddcmontana.com for advance tickets or call 541-7240.

The Hamilton Players present a performance of Frederick Lowe’s My Fair Lady, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Call 375-9050 for tickets or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Slap the tiredness out of your toes when People Don’t Sleep 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.

Be the hepcat amongst some jazzy kitties when the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier, presents Saturday Night Jazz starting at 8 PM. Cost TBA. Call 830-3296.

Get freakishly folky when the Missoula Folklore Society hosts a contra dance with music by Skippin’ a Groove and calling with Bev Young, starting at 8 PM at the Union Hall, upstairs at 208 E. Main St. $8/$6 Missoula Folklore Society members. Visit missoulafolk.org.

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip hop, electronic and other bass-heavy beats ‘til the bar closes during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free, with visuals by V3R. Celebrate the birthday of a guy named Jase during Come Classy and Stagger Home, which features live jazz followed by a DJ, plus a “$3 Jase drink special,” starting at 9 PM at The Loft of Missoula, 119 W. Main St. Free.

Tickle your nose hairs and massage your brain with bass when Missoula’s BassFace crew presents sets of bass-heavy electronic music from local DJs starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free.

Spit out the cyanide and get ready to chug from a metallic goblet when

Walking Corpse Syndrome plays dark metal with openers Mageddon at 9 PM at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. Free.

County Line plays hide and go seek with your mind when it plays at 9:30 PM at The Sunrise Saloon, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

Don’t get caught standing around when The Workers play a mix of Americana, country and rock at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free.

Dig the epsom salts out of your shoes and kick your heels up to Zeppo MT when it plays R&B at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2. Call 830-3277.

DJ Dubwise supplies dance tracks all night long so you can take advantage of Sexy Saturday and rub up against the gender of your choice at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free.

Call 728-8799.

Fargo, North Dakota’s Sovereign Sect lets you take a dip in a binary bath when it plays dubstep and other bass-heavy electronic music styles at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $7.

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motel rooms during the Sunday Souper Bowl, a soup luncheon fundraiser for YWCA’s Women & Families in Transition program that occurs from noon-4 PM at Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W. $5. Call 543-6691.

Light an intellectual pilot light when the Bonner Milltown History Center in the Bonner Post Office Building, 9388 Hwy. 200 E., presents a program on the history of firefighting at the Bonner mill and in the Bonner/Milltown community, starting at 2 PM. Audience members are invited to share stories. Free. Call 258-6335.

Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 2 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $17/$8.50 students. You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Cackle ‘til it hurts when Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) presents a performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, starting at 2 PM in the Arts and Technology Building on FVCC’s campus, 777 Grandview Drive in Kalispell. $10/$5 seniors/free for students.

Call 756-3814.

The Hamilton Players present a performance of Frederick Lowe’s My Fair Lady, starting at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Call 375-9050 for tickets or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Hold onto your colored facial hair when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a family-friendly performance of Blackbeard the Pirate, starting at 3 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9–$5 depending on seats.

Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org.

Leave your noisemaker at home and prepare for a relaxing afternoon of piano tickling when the Missoula Symphony Orchestra presents a concert featuring work

by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky with director Darko Butorac and guest piano soloist Antonio Pompa-Baldi, starting at 3 PM in the University Theatre. $15. Get tickets online at missoulasymphony.org or by calling 721-3194.

Grab some dramatic advice from a young Dear Abby in the making when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 4 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

nightlife Hold onto your colored facial hair once again when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents another family-friendly performance of Blackbeard the Pirate,

starting at 5 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9–$5 depending on seats. Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org.

Catch a literary gust during the UM Creative Writing Program’s Second Wind Reading Series, which this week features readings from Craig Barnes and Peter Richard, starting at 6:30 PM at the Top Hat. Free.

Enjoy a French flick about a family that lives at the end of an abandoned highway when UM Cercle Francophone and the Alliance Francaise of Missoula kicks off the 2011 Tournées Festival with a

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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.

nightlife Dust off your old high school band instrument and get ready to play with the Missoula Community

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 features DJs Mikee Sev, Logisticalone, Sona Luxx and the Milkcrate Mechanic.

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Be the change you want to see and check out the Peace Corps on-campus recruiting table at the University Center Atrium, starting at 10 AM. Free.

The Mansfield Center Brown Bag Lecture Series continues with the talk “Mot, Hai, Ba, Yo! People, Livelihoods and Climate in Southern Vietnam,” which begins at noon in the Mansfield Center Conference Room, on the fourth floor of Mansfield Library.

Free. Visit umt.edu/mansfield.

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Shoulder rub love. UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center, on Tue., Feb. 22–Sat., Feb. 26, and Tue., March 1–Sat., March 5, at 7:30 PM nightly. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org and call 243-4581.

screening of HOME, starting at 7 PM at the University Center Theater. Free. Visit afmissoula.org.

Kick off the latter hours of your day of rest when the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night welcomes saints and sinners alike with $4 martinis, plus jazz DJs and jazz bands starting at 8 PM. Free. This week: jazz from Josh Farmer, the Front Street Jazz Group and DJ Mermaid.

Enjoy a brew and a moving picture when the Palace hosts a movie night, featuring screenings of Willow and Legend, starting at 9 PM. Free.

Do the simian shuffle with a truffle when Austin, Texas’ Hairy Apes BMX plays a mix of rock, jazz, Latin, punk and other styles at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

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Concert Band, which begins weekly practice sessions open to the public in the band room of Sentinel High School, 901 South Ave. W., at 7 PM. Free. Call 542-7664.

Bring a pocketful of awesome berries when Dan Dubuque plays slide guitar and Charango from 7–10 PM at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100. Free.

Put on your reed appreciation pants when bassoonist Adam Finch performs during UM’s student recital series, at 7:30 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building.

Free. Call 243-6880.

Go the quadratic route with your favorite dude or dudette when the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Lolo Creek Road, presents a Sadie Hawkins Dance starting at 8 PM. Call 273-0652 for pricing.

Get lost in someone else’s true story, or perhaps tell one of your own, during MissoulaMoth, an open mic storytelling forum in the spirit of New York City’s The Moth, which runs from 6–9 PM at the Badlander. Free. If you’re interested in sharing a story, you can sign-up the day of the event or e-mail missoulamoth@gmail.com.

Pay attention to what you can’t see when the nonprofit organization Invisible Children screens the documentary Tony, which is about one person’s struggles in Uganda, starting at 6 PM in Rooms 330332 of the University Center. A panel discussion follows. Free.

If you’d like to help advocate for children who’ve experienced abuse and neglect, consider becoming a volunteer with Missoula’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by learning more during a public info session with CASA staff and volunteers, which starts at 6:30 PM at Zootown Brew, 121 W. Broadway St. Free. Call 542-1208 and visit casamissoula.org.

Dive into a literary thriller when the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., presents the program “Thrilling Tales,” starting at 7 PM. Free. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoulapubliclibrary.org for details on other upcoming events.

Have your burning questions answered when The Conservation and Climate Change Lecture Series presents the talk Climate Change, Forests, and Fire: Resource Management in California, which begins at 7 PM in Room

106 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-6956.

Tap into your noggin when the The Beauty of the Brain lecture series continues with professor Richard Bridges’ lecture titled Eavesdropping On the Chemical Conversations Between Brain Cells, at the University Center Theater, at 7 PM. $5 at the door if seats are available. The entire lecture series costs $20/$15 alumni association members/$10 students. Call 243-5211.

Hear about one woman’s recent work in southern Afghanistan when Kimberly A. Maynard hosts the talk From the Elephants Perspective: What is best for Afghanistan?, which begins at 7 PM at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship House, 102 McCleod Ave. Free.

(See Agenda in this issue.)

Enjoy a touch of brass when UM’s student recital series presents Ian McLean on French horn and Garrett Olson on trumpet, at 7:30 PM in the Music Recital Hall, in UM’s Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV

Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

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 the type of question you could be presented with.

Ready? Here’s one for you phobia freaks: What is epistaxiophobia? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

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.

Jam the indigo out of your system when Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, presents Blues Jam and Microbrews night with Kevin Van Dort, where a full blues band plays along with guest artists every Tue. starting at 9:30 PM. Free, with $1 off Microbrews.

Contact Kevin at 396-5731 to play.

Drink some ink by the barrel full when Newsfeed Anxiety eases your tense mind with a set of rock during the Badlander’s “Live and Local” night at 9 PM. Peoples opens. Free.

Rip out that hangnail and hang out with a local tunesmith when Javier Ryan plays with The Chalfonts and Gaebram Nnyl at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA.

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The Indian Land Tenure Foundation Speaker Series presents a lecture titled “Lessons of Our Land,” presented by oil and gas attorney Marcella Giles, at 4 PM in Room 105 of UM’s Payne Family Native American Center. Free.

Call 503-798-2212.

nightlife Matt Hassler leads you away from the fruit fly massacre when he plays at 5:30 PM at the Blacksmith Brewery, 114 Main St. in Stevensville. Free.

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.

Learn some wicked African dance moves from two experts in the know when Djeneba Sako and Abdoul Doumbia host a West African Dance Workshop, which features dances in the Mande tradition of Mali, and begins at 6:30 PM in Room 125 of UM’s McGill Hall. $16/$14 advance if you purchase tickets for two or more workshops held during the week. Visit drumbrothers.com.

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running science fiction convention, which is looking for a few good volunteers to help put on MisCon in May, with meetings every Wed. at 7 PM at Ruby’s Inn, 4825 N. Reserve St. Free. Visit miscon.org.

Smooth jazz makes the sake and pad thai go down easily when IZA Asian Restaurant, 529 S. Higgins Ave., presents live jazz every Wed. at 7 PM. This week features jazz from Andrew and Brent. Free to attend. Call 830-3237.

The UM Student’s Diversity Film Series presents a screening of the film For Colored Girls at the University Center Theater, at 7 PM. Free. Visit umt.edu/uc.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

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. Epistaxiophobia is a fear of nosebleeds.

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.

Rev up your lyrical steam engine with some West Coast hip hop during The Back to the Future Tour, featuring sets by Opio (of Hieroglyphics), Eligh (of the Living Legends), Mistah F.A.B., The Bayliens and XienHow, starting at 9 PM at the Palace. $10.

Locals Tahjbo and Pallas Athena open. (See Noise in this issue.)

March to the beat of several drums, trumpets, trombones and saxophones when Portland, Ore.’s alternative marching band the March Fourth Marching Band plays at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $15/$12 advance at Rockin Rudy’s, Ear Candy Music and online at seafarerentertainment.com. LYNX of LYNX & Janover opens. (See Scope in this issue.)

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Guide others toward the artistic light when the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. hosts a meeting for Art Guide Volunteers, featuring a review of new exhibitions plus a meeting with artist Cathryn Mallory, from 3–5 PM. Free. If you’re interested in becoming an art guide, call Renee at 728-0447 Ext. 228.

Take a step away from ignorance when you attend The Gay and the Angry: The Supreme Court and the Battles Surrounding SameSex Marriage, a talk with Pamela

S. Karlan of Stanford University, which begins at 3:40 PM in Room 123 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-2311.

nightlife Howl at the indigo moon when Black Mountain Moan plays blues and roots music during the Top Hat’s Artists-In-Residence familyfriendly concert series every Thu. this month from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

Have a folk-gasm when Bruce Threlkeld performs at the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Learn how to add some sustainability to your life when permaculture expert Paul Wheaton presents a lecture titled Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture, at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., at 6:30 PM. Free. Visit permies.com/permaculture/missoula.

Throw your support behind some local stewards when The SelwayBitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beers, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30–9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Get a glimpse of the fringes of religion when the Peace and Justice Film Series continues with a screening of Silhouette City, which examines

religious extremism, starting at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Free.

Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org.

Spend the evening in an intellectual salon when The Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave., presents its monthly installment of the Global Issues and Foreign Film Series, which this week features the program Understanding Afghanistan, and includes a talk on past and present issues in the country with UM’s Merhdad Kia, plus a screening of the film The Beast, starting at 7 PM. $5. Call 728-9380.

Comb through the mind of a master assemblage artist when The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St., hosts a gallery talk with Michael deMeng starting at 7 PM. Free. Call 728-5251 and visit thebrinkgallery.com.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

Just think of that George Michael song when the UM President’s Lecture Series continues with “Keeping Faith with the Constitution,” a talk with Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford University, starting at 8 PM in the University Theatre. Free. Call 243-2311 and visit umt.edu/president/lectures.

Leave the dude purse at home and prepare for your socks to be beautifully rocked when Male Bag plays modern rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $3.

Keep your blood vessels from bursting into a bloody storm when Ugly Pony plays at 9 PM at the Sunrise Saloon, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

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.

Don’t break your pegleg so you can shimmy with your friend Jimmy when Broken Valley Roadshow plays bluegrass at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. This overlord needs your events like an alcoholic needs booze. Or something like that. Anyway, please keep the goods coming in a timely fashion (meaning not late) by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Fe b . 18 t o c a l e n d a r @ m i s soulanews.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.”

F U N IS A MOONLIGHT DINE & SKI ADVENTURE FRESH SNOW FOR THE WEEK END MOONLIGHT DINE AND SKI SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Dine adventurously! Ride to the summit, enjoy a delicious dinner, then ride down, or follow our instructors for the run of your life... by moonlight!

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CRUISE THE BLUES - FUN FOR EVERYONE! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Come ski the blue runs, listen to live music, have fun & win prizes.

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New this year – ‘Track the Blacks’ for those wanting to ski Black Diamonds.

Live Music: Bridger Creek Boys at the Base Lodge 4 – 7pm.

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MOUNTAIN HIGH T his weekend, you can have your meat and shred it up, too. Or, more accurately, you can stuff yourself with steak and bust out some wicked freestyle tricks off an array of jumps with your snowboard or skis when the Terrain Parks at Lost Trail host the Lost Trail Safety First!

Slopestyle competition on Saturday. The “huckfest” is open to any and all skiers and snowboarders, and features prizes for winners from places like Edge of the World and Backcountry Racks. The event also coincides with Lost Trail Ski Patrol’s annual Steak Fry fundraiser, which begins after the com-

petition and features steak, a beer garden, moonlight torch run, plus music by Portland, Ore.’s Keegan Smith and The Family. So get out there, reader, and grind it up, ya hear?

Lost Trail Power Mountain presents its “Safety First! Slopestyle” competition on Sat., Feb. 19, at 1 PM. Riders should be registered by noon. $10. The Lost Trail Steak Fry Fundraiser costs $12 and runs from 5–9 PM. Visit lostrail.com and ltpark.com for more info and to download a waiver form.

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Loss can overwhelm and isolate us. The journey through grief may be eased by sharing our stories with fellow travelers.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 UM’s Outdoor Program presents an information session on Mountaineering and Trekking in the Andes, which offers a slideshow and other info on the program’s upcoming summer trip to Peru, starting at 5 PM at the Outdoor Program, in UM’s Fitness and Recreation Center. Free. Call 243-5172.

Grab the good word on all kinds of birds when the Five Valley’s Audubon Society presents advanced birding workshops that meet every Thu. through March 31 starting at 7 PM at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Regional Office, 3201 Spurgin Road. Tonight’s program is on owls with Denver Holt. $15/$70 for all seven sessions. Call Larry at 549-5632 to RSVP and visit fvamissoula.org

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19 The bird is totally the word when the Five Valleys Audubon Society leads a beginning birding field trip, which covers basic bird ID, including use of binoculars and field guides, starting at 10 AM at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, 4567 Wildfowl Lane, outside of Stevensville. Free. Families and children are welcome. Call Larry at 549-5632 and visit fvamissoula.org.

Bring your furry buddy up to the Glacier Outdoor Center, 12400 Hwy. 2 E. in West Glacier, for a day of fun during the center’s annual “Doggie Skijoring Competition,” which begins at noon. $25, with event proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Northwestern Montana. Call 888-5454.

Kids ages 5 and up let their minds go into blast-off mode when the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., presents its “Saturday Kids’ Activity: Out of this World with Astronomy,” a program on comets, moons and stars that begins at 2 PM. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $3/$1 MNHC members. Call 327-0405.

Slide and glide around Glacier National Park to find out how animals in the park survive the cold months during “Winter Nights,” a guided, moonlight crosscountry ski program that begins at 7 PM at Camas Road Gate, three minutes from the Apgar Visitor Center. Participants must bring their own gear. Free, but a park entrance fee of $15 for vehicles/$10 for hikers, bicyclists and motorcyclists is required. Call 888-7939.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22 Roam over to REI Missoula, 3275 N. Reserve St. Ste. K-2, to catch “Trekking and Volunteering in Nepal:

A Photographic Journey,” a presentation with Craig Spring that begins at 6:30 PM. Free. Visit rei.com/ missoula to register.

Hang out with an aster master when the Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society presents an Herbarium Night with botanist Scott Mincemoyer with a program on asters titled “Montana’s Assortment of Asters,” starting at 7:30 PM in Room 303 of UM’s Botany Building. Free. Visit mtnativeplants.org/ Clark_Fork_Chapter.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 Run with a little spice in your step when Run Wild Missoula presents a “Cajun Beer Run,” a run or walk (depending on your preference) of 5 miles that begins at 6 PM at Charlie B’s, 428 N. Higgins Ave., and ends at the establishment with Cajun food and beer.

Free. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

Warm up your intellect when the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., presents “Soaking up the History of Montana’s Hot Springs,” a lecture with author Jeff Birkby that examines the social history of these hot spots and begins at 7 PM. Donation requested/free MNHC members. Call 327-0405.

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Celebrating the Legacy of Walter Hook & the Arts

A Heartfelt Thank You for a Successful Event GUEST ARTIST GEORGE GOGAS TEACHING ARTIST BOB PHINNEY QUILTER CARL ROHR

Throw your support behind some local stewards when The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beers, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30–9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Musicians Noah Eikens, Childbloom Guitar Quartet, John Floridis, Blue Mountain Music Makers, Nathan Zalvaney & Caleb VanGelder, The Queens of Rock All Participating Local Artists

Dig into “Stories in Rock & Ice: Geology and Climate Change in Glacier National Park,” a presentation with Paul Rappaport, field camp director for the Glacier Institute, which begins at 6:30 PM at REI Missoula, 3275 N. Reserve St. Ste. K-2. Free. Visit rei.com/missoula to RSVP.

Sponsors: CINNABAR FOUNDATION | RIVER CITY GRILL CHARLES ENGELHARD FOUNDATION | LEAN HEALTHCARE WEST

Paddle yourself into an evening with adventurer Susan A Sea of Revelations—One Conrad during “A Woman’s Solo Odyssey on the Inside Passage,” a presentation with Conrad about her recently completed 1,110 mile solo sea kayak trip through the “Inside Passage” of British Columbia and Alaska, starting at 7 PM in Room 210 of UM’s McGill Hall. Free.

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Thirty musicians walk into a bar…

Portland’s MarchFourth proves the old adage that bigger is better

by Erika Fredrickson

Last September, around 20 members of the MarchFourth marching band descended on the German countryside. With classic marching band brass and drums, plus electric bass and guitar, stilt walkers and dancers, the band entertained small town folk who were much more accustomed to traditional marching brigades than to the Portland, Ore. group’s unique brand of jazz, ska and rock.

It wasn’t an easy sell at first, says saxophonist Andy Shapiro.

“People were sitting all buttoned up,” he says. “Our dancers would try to pull people out of their seats and the [Germans] would swat them. But it blew everyone’s minds. One group of girls quit their jobs and started following us around Germany.”

In Amsterdam the band played in an artist village called Ruigoord, and spent one evening in a five-story tower made of shipping containers and salvaged wood playing to hippies for a birthday party.

“We couldn’t get the whole band on one floor of this building,” says Shapiro. “So we split up and played old time-y music and ’80s covers. You could watch the roof buckle by a foot and a half.”

On the last day in Amsterdam the members of M4—as it is nicknamed—realized they would need thousands of dollars to transport the band by train to Marseille, France where it had its final European gig. They decided to busk in the town square, playing the same 40-minute set three times before they’d gathered enough money to head to France. The 20 members then crammed their way onto a train—instruments, luggage, costumes and all—which was, Shapiro says, a bit of a shock to the commuters just going about their daily business.

So goes the exciting life of a marching band—or, as bandleader John Averill calls them, “a little big band dis-

guised as a marching band.” When not touring overseas, M4 tours with a little less than 20 members in a 1984 MC9 tour bus with a modified interior. In reality, however, the band counts over 30 individuals who contribute to the music, dance and other entertainment aspects of the eight-year-old group, which is currently on tour and slated to play the Top Hat on Wednesday.

“We’re pretty free-spirited, and once people see us the whole uptight military-esque stigma of ‘marching band’ kind of flies out the window,” Averill says.

M4 is a big band that started out with a big goal not necessarily meant to have a long shelf life. Before M4’s inception, Averill was into throwing theme parties for which he’d put together one-night-only bands that usually fell under the rock genre. For March 4, 2003, Averill and some friends decided to cobble together a Fat Tuesday marching procession with brass, drums and Averill wielding a wireless electric bass.

“The whole concept was too fun not to try,” he says.

“But I was kind of amazed that this project took off and kept going, whereas the other bands were intentionally one-night-stands.”

M4 started out playing covers of Rebirth Brass Band, Fela Kuti, Eastern European gypsy brass and samba. But over the years, the band has continued to create original material, which now comprises most of its set. The band has also recorded a few albums including its most recent, Rise Up, from 2009.

“We’re due for another album,” says Averill, “so I’m not sure what the process will be. I’m interested in experimenting a bit more, and bringing in more vocals. Our live show will always be its own thing, so I’d like our records to stand on their own—as audio documents, as opposed to trying to re-create the live experience.”

If you’ve never seen MarchFourth play, it’s easy to

get a sense of how dynamic and diverse the whole production is from YouTube videos of shows spanning venues from concert halls to raging parties like Burning Man. A marching band is a great way to change up a bar or club scene, but the genius lies in the fact that the sound and colorful, circus-like entertainment appeals to a wide demographic, too.

“I don’t know of many bands who can play the club and festival circuit and still appeal to kids and grandparents,” says Averill. “The whole thing is kind of puzzling, actually. Maybe that’s part of why things like ‘genre’ and ‘demographic’ don’t really translate.”

M4’s versatility and boldness is one thing, but part of the fun is focusing on the sheer size of the endeavor. It’s not just about the spectacle of horns and crazy costumes, it’s about taking people’s assumption about what you can do in a bar for entertainment—a five-piece band, for instance—and multiplying that six times over. Now you’ve got a whole crowd entertaining you. It’s like a joke about screwing in light bulbs or how many clowns can fit in a car: It’s over-the-top.

“I definitely asked the universe for a band, but I didn’t specify how many people should be in it,” says Averill.

“That’s the cosmic joke for me. It kind of reminds me of that Far Side cartoon that takes place in hell where the devil opens the door for a conductor and in the room are a bunch of banjo players, and the devil says: ‘Here you go, maestro!’ I’m not sure why that comes to mind, but I think the correlation has to do with the absurdity of it all—and enjoying it.”

MarchFourth plays the Top Hat Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 10 PM with opener LYNX. $15/$12 advance at Ear Candy and Rockin Rudy’s. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

The MarchFourth marching band from Portland, Ore. is comprised of over 30 individuals including brass and drum musicians, electric bassists and guitarists, stilt walkers and dancers. “We’re pretty free-spirited,” says bandleader and bassist John Averill, “and once people see us the whole uptight military-esque stigma of ‘marching band’ kind of flies out the window.”

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TOKiMONSTA Midnight Menu Art Union

TOKiMONSTA’s brand of experimental instrumental hip hop has a hazy, vintage feel to it. Lush melodies culled from synths and dusty vinyl samples of string, brass and woodwind instruments merge with swinging, off-kilter beats. You can hear shades of classic funk and soul in the mix, too, awash in reverb and other effects.

“Gamble” and “Sweet Day” are seductive and sweet, and could very well be some of the funkiest make-out music you’ll ever lock lips to. “Sa Mo Jung” spices things up with motifs built around a sampled Korean string instrument and a breakbeat that urges you to get up and shake it. “Lucid Walking” is another dance-floor burner that features an addictive melody

Eligh Grey Crow Alpha Pup Records

A journey through the 22 tracks of Grey Crow is sort of like having a hangover at a funeral. It’s not as fun as the party the night before, but the profundity of the moment is still strikingly satisfying. No upbeat booty shakin’ tracks or club anthems here. Instead, the wordsmith from the hip-hop crew Living Legends creates a sobering and introspective collection of creative beats and intelligent lyrics as somber as the album title implies.

Take Only Mountain Alpha Pup Records

Somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, a spaceship dance party is hopefully grooving to Only Mountain’s second track, “Neon Beams,” which showcases an effervescent melody perfect for watching stars fly by at light speed. Welcome to Los Angeles producer Take’s version of the future, where electronic beats flirt with angular synthesizer themes at the Star Wars cantina.

At first, Only Mountain comes off as a fairly standard contribution to the realm of downtempo electronica, enjoyable but bereft of any substance that will really captivate the listener’s attention. Repeat plays, however, feel like searching through a painter’s box of supplies in attempts to figure out which colors they blend-

Jessica Lea Mayfield Tell Me Nonesuch

The biggest challenge facing the precocious Jessica Lea Mayfield must be how to separate herself from an army of similarly angel-voiced female singer-songwriters.

Surely there aren’t enough iTunes commercials or Kindle campaigns to feature all of them, no matter how deserving their talents, how dreamy their vocals, how soul-searching their lyrics.

Lucky for Mayfield, she has a little something the others don’t: producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.

On Mayfield’s sophomore effort, Auerbach takes the 21-

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with what sounds like bleeps from an Atari video game. I adore “Bready Soul” because of its minor key melodies and chords, which exhibit a dreamy, narcotic quality. Basically, everything on this record is a total eargasm.

But I’d argue what makes Midnight Menu so damn good is TOKiMONSTA’s ace compositional skills, which were born out of studying piano as a youngster. Her ear for consonance and heavily layered instrumentation leaves you aching for more with every spin. (Ira SatherOlson) TOKiMONSTA plays KBGA’s End-of-Thon Party at the Palace Fri., Feb. 18, at 9 PM with Take and BOOtZ. $5.

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This is not to imply that Eligh is hip hop’s emo bastard child. While quick to acknowledge the hardships of life, such as on the darkly autobiographical “Find Yourself,” he’s just as quick to espouse a hopeful message of tenacity. “When I’m a Dad” has Eligh promising devotion to his future child over a tasteful Red Hot Chili Peppers sample. Elsewhere, on “Wish I Would,” the Los Angeles-based rapper delivers spitfire rhymes about chasing dreams, coupled with an indie electro-pop vibe that works surprisingly well. The juxtaposition of motivational lyrics with melancholy backing tracks keeps the former from being cheesy and the latter from being depressing. It’s a fitting soundtrack for the moment the sun breaks through the clouds. (Jed Nussbaum) Eligh plays the Palace Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 9 PM, with Opio, Mistah Fab and the Bayliens. $10. ed to create a particular hue. “Quartz for Amber” drops a beefy hip-hop beat guaranteed to make heads bob, and the dubstep track “Begin End Begin” exhibits a sense of true musical inflection lost on many producers in the field. The nearly subliminal melodies that weave their way through the record often take on an orchestral feel, or possess a jazzier flavor.

This isn’t rave music; this is a producer dedicated to the art of composition who knows how to manipulate the subtle intricacies of his craft with tact. (Jed Nussbaum) Take plays KBGA’s End-of-Thon at the Palace, Friday, Feb. 18, at 9 PM with TOKiMONSTA and BOOtZ. $5/$7 for those under 21. year-old’s seductively soft and surprisingly sage verses, and laces them with just enough sonic punch to push them into your memory. There’s tremolo guitar on “Tell Me,” a lonesome electric guitar and piano on “I’ll Be the One You Want Someday,” an off-kilter pop sheen to “Blue Skies Again” and a gut-rattling bass line on “Our Hearts Our Wrong.” The sound settles somewhere between Wilco and Neko Case, with each track displaying a patience and assurance that belie Mayfield’s age.

Auerbach may deserve credit for the production, but the writing is all Mayfield. Complicated love fills these songs, but nothing’s ever trite. For instance, she reassures a cautious older lover in “Grown Man” by telling him, “There’s not much I wouldn’t let you whisper in my ear.” The fact that it’s set against a strangely sultry Casio-like beat makes it all the better.

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Heart murmurs The Sublime Engine offers a broad history

by Michael Peck

The heart, literally and figuratively, has been the of Sir William Harvey, the first to show that blood object of fascination for centuries, from the ancient circulates throughout the body. In a chapter titled Egyptians’ belief that the sacred organ would fly to heav- “Current Heart,” they narrate the achievement of en entombed in a scarab, to the kitsch of Valentine’s Werner Forssmann, who implanted a catheter into Day. It was judged in a 1300’s BC treatise as the epicen- his own heart, the invention of a primitive ECG in ter of anatomy, by theologians and poets since Homer the 1880s and Galvani’s popularized experiments of (Achilles spends much of the Odyssey actually having an electrifying the heart’s syncopated language—the argument with his heart) as both our communicative basis for the pseudo-science of Frankenstein. interaction with the divine and the muscle that confined Cardiology is portrayed as a tradition of frustration our unruliest desires. It has baffled physicians and lyri- and plodding advances, showing that after decades cists alike as the symbol of life, death and love. And in of research and invention, the heart truly is a state The Sublime Engine, brothers Stephen and Thomas of mind.

Amidon (a novelist and As a cultural guide The Kalispell-based cardiologist Sublime Engine cursorily respectively) graph the biogrummages through the poetraphy and conception of the ry of Dante and Donne, comhuman heart with a rather ments on Shakespeare’s fixacasual look into the heart’s tion on the heart as the cause role in history, religion, literaof his characters’ extreme ture and science. bursts of love and psychosis and goes on to examine Condensed into six secDamian Hirst’s grotesque, tions that hurtle forward to anatomical sculptures. While relevant periods in cardioloscience has usurped the gy—each is introduced with a heart from yearning creative non-fictional tale that Romantic poets, the authors illuminates the mindset of a remark, it has retained its particular era—it is an informclichés by way of popular ative, albeit slipshod, journey films (21 Grams) and insipid through the chambers of advertising (“I NY”). The humankind’s indomitable machine. While early book’s frequent lapses into Hebrews and Christians anecdotal lore are some of obsessed over the heart’s the more entertaining bits of conversational relationship its literary scope: Thomas with their God, Greek medi- The Sublime Engine Hardy’s dog supposedly cine came to be dominated Stephen and Thomas Amidon devoured its owner’s heart by the violent physician Hardcover, Rodale Books while Mary Shelley kept her Hippocrates (he and his fol- 256 pages, $24.99 husband’s charred organ in lowers allegedly torched the her desk. Not to mention the temple of Asklepios for practicing quack healing). initial process of measuring blood pressure, which Saturated in outmoded Catholic superstition, medieval involved the trachea of a goose, a dead horse and a theorists and doctors envisioned the heart as a kind of small glass tube. throbbing Kindle, written on and powered by the creParadoxically, The Sublime Engine is severely limator. And while dissection would have revealed much ited by trying to be so unlimited in its cultural and sciabout the enigmatic organ, the authors point out, cut- entific references—stretched far too loosely to thorting into a cadaver was not permitted until the 14th cen- oughly treat any one thing in full. While spanning the tury, and even then curious physicians were not entire- inner world of emotion and the outer one of experiment, the authors’ relatively brief book never really ly certain what they were looking for.

Occasionally thrilling, The Sublime Engine is more becomes more than a useful chronology with a few often an eloquently written timeline. We are informed nifty short stories thrown in. There is nothing signifithat urine from postmenopausal nuns was used in the cantly wrong with the work’s leapfrog, Idiot’s Guide first anti-clotting drug, without being told how this approach, except that it reads at times like an strange discovery was made—and it is the absence of abridged edition of a far more authoritative text. probing details that comprises the book’s greatest fault. Although certainly fascinating and maybe even vital to What kind of author would tease his readers by men- a culture whose knowledge of the heart is a dumb tioning a group called the Society for the Recovery of emoticon, The Sublime Engine’s story is one that Persons Apparently Drowned and not elaborate it’s his- could be gleaned by following a few links on tory? (It’s an organization that studies resuscitation, Wikipedia.

Stephen Amidon and Thomas Amidon read now known as the Royal Humane Society).

Although their approach is haphazard, the from The Sublime Engine at Shakespeare & Co. Amidons are adept at relating a spacious narrative as Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7 PM. Free. they tell the story of the heart’s gradual emergence into scientific scrutiny with the revolutionary work arts@missoulanews.com

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Don’t go with it Sandler stinks up his newest romcom

by Dave Loos

I have a question for the 20 or so moviegoers who sat in the Carmike Village 6 theater with me for nearly two hours on Sunday night as we watched Just Go With It. And before I ask this question, let me caution that there is no way to phrase this without sounding like an elitist jerk, but I am legitimately curious and so I will be an ass and ask anyway: What the hell were you laughing at?

This is a serious question, because based on the volume of giggles and guffaws and all-out laughter emanating from the darkness for almost the entirety of the film, one would assume we were watching a funny movie. And that’s not what we were doing.

The secret frenemy handshake.

In fact, this may sound macabre, but I laughed more during How to Die in Oregon—the devastatingly powerful documentary about death with dignity laws that screened at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival last week—than I did while watching Adam Sandler’s latest atrocity, which bills itself as a romantic comedy.

It is neither. Just Go With It is the worst kind of film—an insulting, unoriginal, cringe-inducing, lazy attempt at comedy starring people who have been coddled for too long by the Hollywood hype machine that makes them famous for being famous, without a need to worry about the consequences so as long as the $15 million checks keep clearing. Yes, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, I’m looking at you.

Sandler deserves more of the blame here. He’s getting awfully close to becoming the walking embodiment of America’s lowest-common denominator. What temporarily saves him from this title are the occasional glimmers of hope like Funny People (an ensemble flick directed by Judd Apatow) and The Wedding Singer, the one and only legitimately funny film Sandler has carried by himself.

But The Wedding Singer came out 13 years ago, and since then Sandler has left a fairly consistent trail of crap in his wake, aided by partner-in-crime Dennis Dugan, who has directed nearly all of Sandler’s abominations. The duo’s resume has become disturbingly lengthy: Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,

and last summer’s Grown Ups. I realize I may be in the minority in despising Happy Gilmore, but the rest of the bunch have been universally panned, and for good reason.

And now Sandler and Dugan offer us Just Go With It, a film that uses the man-getting-hit-in-the-crotch gag three times in less than an hour. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Sandler plays Danny, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon who successfully flirts with women by pretending to be married, because faking adultery in order to get laid counts for good wholesome entertainment these days (the film is rated PG-13, and this is where I am obligated to remind you that Once received an R rating).

Without using his wedding band trick, the 40-something Sandler falls for a 23-year-old perky blond (Brooklyn Decker)—whom he has just about nothing in common with—after a one-night stand on the beach. Decker, whose acting is exactly as good you’d expect from a former swimsuit model, discovers the ring, to her great displeasure. At this point Sandler begins telling lies about his fake family, after which hilarity is supposed to ensue.

Danny makes up a fake wife, convincing his singlemother office assistant Katherine (Aniston) to play his soon-to-be divorced spouse, and later must pretend that her kids are actually his own. He creates a boyfriend for Katherine, and before we are allowed to even try and make sense of this all, Danny is taking his girlfriend, his fake wife, his fake kids and his pretend wife’s fake boyfriend on a Hawaii vacation. Hilarity does not ensue.

The latter half of the Just Go With It becomes little more than a vehicle for Dugan to insert inane bits of physical comedy (a hand gets pooped on, a sheep is given CPR) and an attempt to tie together a plot that exploded in the first act. And it gives Sandler the opportunity to give cameos to his pals. Yes, that is actually Dave Matthews with a speaking role in several scenes, and yes, that is former ESPN anchor Dan Patrick emceeing a hula contest—a contest that serves as a pivotal plot point, if such a thing is even possible in this film.

The greatest tell of all may be that when it comes time to clear up the mess of lies and for Danny to come clean about the preposterous world he has created, the scene isn’t even shown on camera. That’s a pretty good indication that the players involved here realized they were driving full-speed off a cliff. Ending the movie as quickly as possible became the easiest out. In that sense, Just Go With It may the most self-aware horrendous film to come along in a while.

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ANIMATED OSCAR SHORTS If live action movies ain’t your thing, you might as well soak up five of the best Oscar-nominated animated films of the year including the visually enticing Madagascar, De Carnet De Voyage, which is about dance, death and traditional customs in Madagascar, along with the satirical piece Let’s Pollute. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7.

127 HOURS Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionare, Trainspotting) returns with a film about every hardcore mountaineer’s worst nightmare. It follows the true story of adventurer Aron Ralston—played by James Franco—who decides to head out to Robber’s Roost in Utah to explore canyons, but ends up stranded after a gigantic boulder crushes his arm. Carmike 10: 4, 7:30 and 9:55, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15, 4:55 and 9:35, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 4 and 9:35.

BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Martin Lawrence gets freaky in a fatsuit as an undercover FBI agent—disguised as a corpulent momma—who tries to get to the bottom of a murder with the help of his stepson, who joins in on the gender bending experiment. Village 6: 7:40 and 9:35, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

THE EAGLE It’s the year 140, and former Roman soldier Channing Tatum heads to the northern reaches of England with a slave to ferret out the truth 20 years

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1930s radio program. Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) directs. Carmike 10 in 2-D: 4:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:35.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 6:30 and 9:20, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

sin who teaches Ben Foster the bloody tricks of the trade after Foster’s dad, Donald Sutherland, gets snuffed out. Carmike 10: 7:15 and 10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 2:35 and 7:10 and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30 and 7:10.

JUST GO WITH IT Adam Sandler shows his classy side as a single plastic surgeon who lies about being unhappily married in order to get into the pants of ladies.

Things go well until he asks his co-worker Jennifer Aniston to join in on a fib by pretending to be his wife. Carmike 10: 4:40, 7:25 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:35. Village 6: 7 and 9:45, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:10 and 4:15.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:50, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:25, with an additional Fri.–Sat.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED Yes, this movie is about gettin’ it on. Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman are old friends who start knocking boots, and then Kutcher realizes he’s got a heart-on for Portman. Village 6: 7:05, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:15, 3:55, 6:50 and 9:35, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

THE ROOMMATE You ever had a psycho roommate in college? This movie plays on that fear as the story follows Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly, one of whom stops taking her meds and goes violently loco.

Village 6: 7:20 and 9:40, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:30 and 4:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:40, 5, 7:20 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:25, 4:10, 6:45 and 9:15.

SANCTUM James Cameron showcases his wicked awesome 3-D photography techniques (the ones he used in Avatar) as executive producer in this thriller adventure story about a crew of people who get stuck in an intricate cave system after a flash flood dampens their plans. Carmike 10: 4:20, 7 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:25. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 6:50 and 9:20, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

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 in 2-D: 4:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:25 and 3:45.

Seriously though, dude, my proctologist works wonders. Unknown opens Friday at the Carmike 10.

I AM NUMBER FOUR Stephen Spielberg co-produces this sci-fi thriller, based on a novel of the same name, which follows a teen alien—disguised as a human—who seeks refuge from an otherworldly species out to kill him by hiding in a small town. Carmike 10: 4:15, 7 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1, 4, 7 and 9:45, with an additional Sat.–Sun. show at midnight.

Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15.

LIVE ACTION OSCAR SHORTS Here’s your chance to check out the five Oscarnominated short films of 2011, including Wish 143, about a terminally ill boy whose only wish is to spend an hour alone with a woman, and Na Wewe, which touches on the civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples in the African country of Burundi. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 9.

UNKNOWN Liam Neeson thinks he’s lost his marbles after he wakes up from a car crash-induced coma and realizes that his wife no longer remembers him.

Neeson soon finds out what we all fear: Some jerkwad stole his identity. Carmike 10: 4, 7:30 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30.

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after the disappearance of his father and his father’s army. This film adaptation of a book by Rosemary Sutcliff co-stars Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong Village 6: 7:15 and 10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:25 and 4:20. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:40, 3:40, 6:50 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:40, 6:50 and 9:30.

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: 7:15 and 9:45.

GNOMEO AND JULIET Shakespeare’s tale of unrequited love gets adapted for the 3-D CGI generation. This time, the story revolves around two garden gnomes—a red hat gnome and a blue hat gnome—who try to forge a relationship amid a fight between their respective gnome peoples. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:10 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:50. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 6:55 and 9:10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 4, 6:55 and 9:10.

THE GREEN HORNET Seth Rogen is a financially well-off son of a newspaper publisher who decides to put bad guys in their place by becoming a masked ass-kicking crime fighter in this 3-D adaptation of the classic

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show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:25. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30.

Entertainer Cinema in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9:20.

JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER You’ll either cry out in irritated agony or in pure joy while watching this 3-D biopic about the teenage YouTube sensation turned teeny bopper musician.

Features live footage plus appearances by Usher and, well, lots of admiring teens. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:35, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Village 6 in 2-D: 7:30 and 9:55, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:45 and 4:45. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:25, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:45. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45.

THE KING’S SPEECH After English aristocrat Colin Firth gets crowned King George VI of England, he tries to rid himself of a nasty stammer so he can give good speeches to his fellow Brits, who are on the brink of World War II. The film received 12 Oscar nominations. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7 and 9:10.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:45, 3:50, 6:35 and 9:15, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:50, 6:35 and 9:15. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9:10.

THE MECHANIC The testosterone just oozes out of this remake of the 1972 original: Jason Statham is an ace assas-

THE RITE A young priest with doubts about faith has a change of heart after he becomes an apprentice for exorcist Anthony Hopkins and notices that people are starting to act a little, well, evil. Village 6: 9:50, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 4:10.

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: 4:15, 7 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.–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. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15, 2:30 and 4:40, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30 and 4:05.

Capsule reviews by Skylar Browning and Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Feb. 18. 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-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls,” said comedian George Carlin. “There are mornings when your dreams are more real and important than your waking life,” says my favorite dream worker. “There are times when the doctor isn’t feeling well, and only his patient can cure him,” says I. Now it so happens, Aries, that in the upcoming week, your life is likely to pass through an alternate reality where all three of the above conditions will prevail—as well as other similar variants and mutations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hua Chi, a Buddhist monk in China, takes his devotions very seriously. For the last two decades he has performed as many as 3,000 prayers every single day in the same exact spot at his temple. Part of me admires his profound commitment, while part of me is appalled at his insane addiction to habit. It’s great that he loves his spiritual work so deeply, but sad that he can’t bring more imagination and playfulness to his efforts. I bring this up, Taurus, because I think it’s a good time, astrologically speaking, for you to take inventory of the good things you do very regularly.

See if you can inject more fun and inventiveness into them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth,” said science fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. The clear implication of this statement is that there’s always a sense of loss that comes with discovering the way things really are. I protest this perspective. I boycott it. As proof that it’s at least partially wrong, I offer up the evidence provided by your life in the days ahead. From what I can tell, the gratification that you feel while hunting down the truth will be substantial, and yet it will ultimately seem rather mild compared to the bliss that arrives when you find what you’re looking for.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): People listen when Eric Schmidt speaks. He’s the CEO of Google, a company that has major power in shaping the future of information. In recent months he has been riffing on the disappearance of privacy. Because our lives are becoming interwoven with the Internet, he believes it will become increasingly hard to keep any secrets. “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know,” he says, “maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” This is especially true for you right now, Cancerian. In the coming weeks, I encourage you to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior. The lucky thing about this situation is that news of the good deeds you do and smart moves you make are also likely to circulate far and wide.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Six years ago, a friend of mine came to believe she had died in a previous incarnation by being thrown off a horse. From that time on, she felt stuck. She became convinced that her life energy would remain in a state of suspended animation until she learned to feel comfortable on a horse. Fear kept her from even attempting that for a long time, but recently she got up the courage to begin. Her efforts were bumpy at first, but rapidly improved. As she gained confidence as a rider, every other aspect of her life bloomed, too—just as she’d suspected. I think her experience could be useful for you to learn from in the coming months, Leo. What’s your biggest, oldest fear? Is there anything you could do to start dissolving it?

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Acupuncture Easing withdrawal from tobacco/alcohol/drugs, pain, stress management. Counseling.

Sliding fee scale. Licensed acupuncturist Susan Clarion RNC CA MATS 552-7919 Classes at Meadowsweet Herbs: Local Medicinal Herbs Herbalist and wildcrafter Jessica Maisel takes us on an in-depth exploration of 10 useful and abundant medicinal herbs local to the Missoula area including arnica, balsam root, red root, hawthorn, horsetail, yarrow, St. John’s Wort, poplar, monarda and oregon grape. Thursday, February 17, 7-9 pm, Cost: $20.

Spring Cleansing for the Body Series Spring is the perfect time to do a cleanse. Join Herbalist Jessica Maisel and learn how to effectively cleanse and purify your body in a safe and nourishing way from the inside out. This three part series will cover the reasons we need to actively cleanse our bodies, which herbs and supplements to use and how to use them properly for maximum benefit. We will prepare and share some Spring Tonic Soup at the last class! Tuesdays, February 22, March 1 and 8, 7-9 pm, Cost: $60. Healthy Skin from the Inside Out Join Meadowsweet’s Kimberly DeVries to learn about healing the skin from the inside out. Learn how

you can help your liver and other eliminatory organs do their jobs better so the skin doesn’t have to take on a heavier load. Thursday March 24 7-9 pm, Cost: $20.

Makng your Own Natural Body Care: Healthy Skin from the Outside In Join Meadowsweet’s own Kimberly DeVries to learn how to make your own natural body care. Kim will show us how to make a face lotion, face toner and a face scrub using herbs, essential oils, clays, fixed oils and other natural products. Thursday March 31, 7-9 pm, Cost: $20.Take home each product you make for an additional $10. Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. 3rd St. W., Missoula, MT 59801 728-0543 www.meadowsweet-herbs.com DR Naturopathic Take the Natural Path to Health with DR.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I’m not confused,” said poet Robert Frost. “I’m just well mixed.” I would love that to be your motto in the coming weeks. You’re entering a phase of your cycle when you should be extra curious about blending ingredients in new combinations. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that the cosmos will respond enthusiastically if you take steps to make yourself the embodiment of lush diversity. Celebrate complexity, Virgo! You will generate unexpected strokes of good fortune by experimenting with medleys and syntheses that appeal to the jaunty parts of your imagination.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In addition to their standard offerings, the yoga teachers at Atlanta’s Tough Love Yoga center (toughloveyoga.com) sometimes offer exotic variations. During their “Metal Yoga” classes, for instance, the soundtrack for their stretching and breathing exercises is heavy metal music. Here’s their promise: “Melt your face off in a very relaxing, healing way.” That’s the spirit I’d like to see you bring to your life in the coming week: vehemently intense but tenderly curative; wickedly fierce but brilliantly rejuvenating.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I would love to see you play with your food this week. And draw pictures on walls. And have conversations with winking statues and talking trees and magic toasters. I’ll be thrilled, Scorpio, if you watch cartoons about furry animals outwitting maniacal robots and if you entertain fantasies of yourself pushing a cream pie in the face of an obnoxious authority figure.

But given how dignified and discreet you tend to be, I realize the chances of any of this actually happening are miniscule. Can I at least coax you into hopping, skipping, and dancing around a lot when no one’s watching?

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Better keep yourself clean and bright,” said George Bernard Shaw. “You are the window through which you must see the world.” Take that advice to heart, Sagittarius. This is an excellent time for you to do any necessary work to get yourself cleaner and brighter. I’m not at all implying that you’re a dusty, greasy mess. But like all of us, there’s a continuous buildup of foreign matter that distorts the view and that must be periodically washed away. If you do it now, your work will be extra smart and effective.

Is what you are doing not working?

We c a n h e l p w i t h t h a t .

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The state of Wisconsin is famous for its cheese, so it wasn’t a big surprise when its state legislature decided to honor the bacterium that’s essential in making cheddar, Monterey Jack, and Colby cheese. So as of last year, Lactococcus lactis is the official state microbe. I would love to see you decide upon your own most beloved microbe sometime soon, Capricorn. How about naming Ruminococcus or Peptococcus as your personal favorite among all of your gut flora? It’s that time of year when it makes cosmic sense to acknowledge and appreciate all of the small and hard-to-see things that keep you thriving.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t put your shoes on before you put on your socks this week, OK? Refrain from polishing off a piece of cheesecake and a bowl of ice cream before dinner, and don’t say goodbye whenever you arrive at a new destination. Catch my drift, Aquarius?

Do things in the proper order, not just while engaged in the fundamental tasks of your daily rhythm, but also in the long-term processes you’re carrying out. Each step in the sequence needs to prepare the way for the next step. Keep a clear vision of the organizing principle that informs your work.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Many people know John Mellenkamp’s song “This Is Our Country” because it was used in a commercial for Chevy Silverado trucks. But if they’ve only heard it that way, they may be under a mistaken impression about its meaning. The ad quotes just a fraction of the lyrics, including “So let the voice of freedom / Sing out through this land / This is our country.” What the ad doesn’t include are other lines like “And poverty could be just another ugly thing / And bigotry would be seen only as obscene / And the ones that run this land / Help the poor and common man.” Let this serve as a cautionary tale for you, Pisces. Make sure you get the rest of every story—not just the partial truth, but the whole freaking thing.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY SUBDIVISION REGULATION AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, passed Resolution Number 7594 at their regular meeting held on February 14, 2011. A resolution declaring it to be the intention of the City Council of the city of Missoula, Montana, to amend Article 9, of the City of Missoula Subdivision Regulations entitled “Public and Private Improvements.” The City Council will hear all matters pertaining to the proposed subdivision regulation amendments at its regular meeting on March 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine St. The full resolution is on file and open for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at City Hall, 435 Ryman, Second Floor. For more information, contact Jen Gress, Office of Planning & Grants, at 258-4949. Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council

will hold a public hearing on March 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 9 entitled “Public Peace, Morals and Welfare” by creating Chapter 9.58 entitled “Social Host and Rental Space Gatherings involving consumption of Alcohol by underage persons” and enacting Sections 9.58.010 through 9.58.040. For further information, contact Mark Muir, Chief of Police at 552-6320. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on February 28, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider a change to Section lll (use of project) of the development agreement between the City of Missoula and the Missoula County High School District for Riverfront parcels of

land to permit certain improvements for high school athletics.

For further information, contact Donna Gaukler, Parks & Recreation Director at 552-6265.

If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802.

Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR: URD III Curb & Sidewalk Needs Assessment and a Probable Cost of Construction Report URD III, City of Missoula, Montana. NOTICE TO CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRMS: In furtherance of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency’s (“MRA”) goals in URD III of reducing blight and fostering private investment, notice is hereby given that the MRA, acting as Project Owner (“Owner”) for the City of Missoula, will receive written statements of qualifications and proposals from civil engineering firms to conduct an URD III Curb & Sidewalk Needs Assessment and produce a Probable Cost of Construction Report for filling in URD III

curb and sidewalk gaps identified in the Needs Assessment.

The report shall quantify the curb and sidewalk gaps in URD III and provide the Owner with a probable construction cost along with a timeline for design, engineering, construction, and an engineering and construction phasing strategy to complete the construction of the curb, sidewalk, and related infrastructure identified in the Needs Assessment, altogether hereinafter referred to as the “Project”. At the discretion of the MRA Board of Commissioners and the Missoula City Council, curb and sidewalk engineering and construction could proceed with financing under an URD III Tax Increment Bond if warranted. If at such time the work proceeds, the Engineer may be retained to provide design development, engineering, and construction management for construction of the curb, sidewalk, and related infrastructure within the boundaries of URD III, the “Project Area”; or MRA may at its discretion issue subsequent RFP’s for design and engineering for the various Project phases. STATE-

MENT OF QUALIFICATIONS & PROPOSAL CONTENT At the discretion of the MRA, incomplete proposals may be rejected and returned to the respondent in their entirety.

Information to be submitted by prospective firms in their written statements, qualifications, and professional proposals should also include: 1. Qualifications of the firm: The successful respondent shall demonstrate the firm’s experience in generating probable costs for public infrastructure construction projects, developing projected budgets for similar types of projects, and specify the accuracy of the firm’s budget projections. The firm’s statements of qualifications shall demonstrate the firm’s ability to develop an all encompassing projected budget for the Project within the Project Area with enough confidence that MRA could define the terms of a tax increment bond to finance the Project, if warranted. The successful respondent shall demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of URD III - commercial corridors and residential areas, the redevelopment goals of the MRA in URD III, and

URD III’s significance in the Missoula Valley. Public relations, public meetings, and meetings with property owners along with communications with MRA staff, and City officials are important components of the Engineer’s scope of work. The selected Engineer will be required to follow applicable City, State and Federal regulations. The successful respondent shall also include a list of landuse planning projects completed in conjunction with public agencies, along with design, engineering, and construction management of public infrastructure projects completed by the firm over the last five years in the URD III vicinity. The agency name and phone number of the contact person who worked most closely with the firm on these projects should be included along with information regarding construction dates, nature of the project, project cost, and project financing sources. 2. Approach to the Project: Proposals shall describe the firm’s approach in conducting the curb and sidewalk Needs Assessment in URD III including methods of gathering data and calculating prelimi-

nary engineering and construction costs, and working with the Owner to develop an implementation strategy to build-out the curb and sidewalk gaps over the diverse urban geographic area of URD III under potential time limitations of tax increment bond financing. 3. Key Personnel: This section shall include a list of the key personnel in the firm and describe their experience managing public infrastructure projects and communicating with property owners in the URD III vicinity. Also include a statement regarding any intention to subcontract any portion of this work to any other firm, a description of that work, and experience of the subcontracted personnel.

4.

Proposed Schedule: Submittals shall include a proposed schedule for conducting the curb and sidewalk Needs Assessment and producing a Probable Cost of Construction Report. Include projected work load and availability of key personnel to complete the work within the proposed schedule. 5. Additional Information: Any additional information that is relevant for MRA to consider in reviewing

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PUBLIC NOTICES and comparing the firm’s proposal.6. Scope of Services: A contract for professional services with the selected Engineer will include the provisions identified in 6.A. and 6.B. below. The Engineer’s Scope of Services may be amended, at the discretion of the MRA Board, to include provisions 6.C.through 6.F. if the Board and the City Council act to complete the Project in its entirety using a tax increment bond. If the Board determines not to move forward with the Project in its entirety the Engineer’s Scope of Work will

be deemed complete at the end of the work described here under provision 6.B. Scope of Services, or the Engineer’s Scope of Services may be amended, at the discretion of the Board, to include provision 6.C. through 6.F. for a smaller phase of the Project: A. Needs Assessment and Probable Cost of Construction Report. The selected engineer will conduct a Needs Assessment to identify curb and sidewalk gaps in URD III along with a report on the probable cost estimate to design, survey, engineer, administer a

construction contract, and construct the curb, sidewalk, and related infrastructure identified in the Needs Assessment. The engineer’s report shall provide a map of the infrastructure identified in the Needs Assessment and detail the linear feet of curb, the square feet and linear feet of sidewalk (including commercial driveways), and quantify drainage features and other related infrastructure required to build-out the curb and sidewalk gaps identified in the Needs Assessment. B. Project Phasing.

The selected engineer shall con-

duct the necessary field work and data collection to advise the Owner in the development of an implementation strategy to phase-in construction in compliance with potential terms of a tax increment bond as may be determined by the MRA Board, the City, and bond counsel.

Proposals shall describe the firm’s ability to meet the Scope of Services as outlined in 6.C. through 6.F. should the Board move the Project forward and amend the Engineer’s Scope of Services. If the Board determines not to move forward with

the Project in its entirety the Engineer’s work will be deemed complete at the end of the work described here under provision 6.B., or the Engineer’s Scope of Services may be amended at the discretion of the Board to include provisions 6.C. through 6.F. for a smaller phase of the Project, or the MRA may at its discretion issue further RFP’s for various phases of the Project. C. Design Development.

The selected engineer will provide the following during preliminary design of the Project within the Project area: public notification

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, 2010 El Mar/New Meadows Water System/RSID 8916 PWSID#MT0000517 We’re very pleased to provide you with this year's Annual Quality Water Report. We want to keep you informed about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal is and always has been, to provide to you a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. Our water source is ground water from seven wells. We have completed a source water protection plan that provides more information such as potential sources of contamination to our drinking water supply. This plan can be found online at http://nris.state.mt.us/wis/swap/swapquery.asp. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present include: Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife; Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial, or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming; Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses; Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems; Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.

We’re pleased to report that our drinking water is safe and meets federal and state requirements.

If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water, please contact Tami Quinn. She is a certified operator with years of experience and can be reached at 370-1838. At the present time the El Mar/New Meadows water system is owned by a Rural Special Improvement District and is managed by Missoula County. No regular meetings are held. El Mar Estates/New Meadows water system monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table shows the results of any detects in our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2010. For constituents that are not monitored yearly, we have reviewed our records back the last 5 years. El Mar/New Meadows has been issued a waiver for certain inorganic contaminants. This waiver allows our water system to sample only once every nine years for these regulated contaminants: barium, cadmium, mercury and selenium. Past sampling for these contaminants has shown that they are not present in our water supply, or they occur in such small amounts that they are not considered a hazard. This waiver is in effect from 2002 through 2011. We also have applied for and received an Organic Chemical Use Waiver from the Department of Environmental Quality. The organic chemicals listed on the last page of this report are excluded from monitoring requirements. We have monitored for lead and copper, and all of our samples are in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule. We monitor for lead and copper every 9 years. If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Missoula County is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

In the tables above and below you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions: Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/l) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2000 years or a single penny in $10,000,000.

Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.

Action Level - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Treatment Technique (TT) - (mandatory language) A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.

Maximum Contaminant Level - (mandatory language) The “Maximum Allowed” (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - (mandatory language) The “Goal”(MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Picocuries per liter (pCi/L)-picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.

Our system had no violations. We’re proud that your drinking water meets or exceeds all Federal and State requirements. We have learned through our monitoring and testing that some constituents have been detected. The EPA has determined that your water IS SAFE at these levels. MCL’s are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections.

These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). We ask that all our customers help us protect our water sources, which are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children’s future.

of the Project or Project Phases; field surveying and engineering; curb and sidewalk alignment to accommodate existing utilities and/or ditch crossings; drainage plan; asphalt patching to existing pavement; soils investigation, utility relocation, and/or rightof-way acquisition if applicable; and preliminary cost estimates.

The engineer’s preliminary design will be reviewed by City Public Works officials for approval, prior to MRA approval. The engineer will hold a public meeting or meetings with adjacent land owners in the Project area or individual construction phases to present preliminary design, and also provide for public outreach and communications with property owners to mitigate design and encroachment issues prior to bidding the work. D. Final design.

Upon City Engineer and MRA approval of preliminary design and cost estimates, the selected engineer will prepare construction drawings and specifications of the Project including typical details of curbs, flow lines, drainage facilities, and sidewalk sections. In addition, the selected engineer will provide final cost estimates, prepare contractor bidding documents, advertise bid, assist owner in analyzing bids, and make a recommendation regarding award of a construction contract to complete the Project or Project Phase. E. Construction Management. The selected engineer will conduct weekly on-site meetings with contractor, MRA and City Public Works officials. Engineer will also inspect, oversee, and review contractor submittals, contractor work progress, and contractor’s adherence to contract specifications and construction schedule.

The selected engineer will provide or prepare the following: construction surveying, construction staking, materials quality testing and compaction testing, field changes, change orders, and as-built drawings.

Additionally, the engineer will review and recommend approval of contractor’s requests for payment, and coordinate inspections

by City officials. F. Project Close-Out. The selected engineer will make an inspection with MRA and City Public Works officials, certify Project

construction, and prepare a Certificate of Substantial Completion. The selected engineer will prepare a punch-list of items remaining for completion or correction prior to final inspection with MRA and City Public Works officials. In addition the selected engineer will provide a warranty inspection with MRA and City Public Works officials one year after the completion of the Project. An Engineer will be chosen by a selection committee using the following process: A. Four (4) copies of written statements, qualifications and professional proposals shall be submitted to the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, 140 W. Pine St, Missoula, Montana 59802, on or before 5:00 p.m., local time the 1st day of March, 2011, enclosed in an envelope clearly marked “Response to Request For Proposals for URD III Curb & Sidewalk Needs Assessment and Probable Cost of Construction Report.

Written statements, qualifications, and professional proposals submitted will be evaluated by a selection committee appointed for this purpose.

Qualified candidates will be evaluated based on their written proposal. MRA, at its discretion, may contact respondents for an interview to gather further information on respondent’s qualifications. B. Proposals will be analyzed based on the following criteria: 1. Qualifications of the firm and professional personnel to be assigned to the Project: 50% 2. Knowledge of MRA’s redevelopment goals in URD III, redevelopment opportunities in URD III, and engineer’s approach to the Needs Assessment and Probable Cost of Construction Report: 35% 3.

Related experience on similar City of Missoula or MRA infrastructure projects: 15% The proposal chosen by the selection committee will be presented to the MRA Board of Commissioners for Board approval. The MRA reserves the right to accept the proposal deemed to be in the best interests of the City and Urban Renewal District III, and to reject any proposals deemed not to be in the best interests of the City and Urban Renewal District III. Upon MRA Board approval of

On October 19, 2010 Congress allocated additional funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP3). In Montana, the NSP3 Program anticipates receiving $5 million in funding.

These funds will be administered by the Montana Department of Commerce.

The NSP3 Substantial Amendment to the Action Plan is available for Statewide Public Comment from February 10, 2011 thru February 25, 2011. The Action Plan Amendment is available for review at the NSP website http://comdev.mt.gov/default.mcpx and/or at the State of Montana Consolidated Plan website at http://housing.mt.gov/

Comments may be provided to Commerce until February 25, 2011 via mail, email or fax at the following addresses:

Organic Chemicals excluded from Public Water Supply monitoring requirements by an Organic Chemical Use Waiver:

Organic Chemicals excluded from Public Water Supply monitoring requirements by an Organic Chemical Use Waiver: Carbamate Pesticides – Method 531.1

Carbofuran Oxamyl Pesticides – Method 525.2 Alachlor Heptachlor Epoxide Hexachlorobenzene

Atrazine Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Benzo(a)pyrene Lindane Methoxychlor Chlordane

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Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate Simazine Endrin Toxaphene Heptachlor

Neighborhood Stabilization Program Community Development Division PO Box 200523 Helena, MT 59620-0523 Email: DOCNSP@mt.gov • Fax: 406-841-2771

PUBLIC NOTICES the selected engineer, a negotiation process for an Agreement for Professional Services between the selected engineer and the MRA will follow. Once an acceptable Agreement for Professional Services has been reached, the Agreement will be presented to the MRA Board of Commissioners for approval. If upon MRA Board approval, the Agreement will be executed and work will begin as soon thereafter as possible. The MRA anticipates making a selection for an engineer at the March 16, 2011 regular meeting of the MRA Board of Commissioners.

The selected engineer will be required to be registered with the State of Montana and carry liability insurance agreeable with City liability insurance standards. Questions regarding the Project should be directed to Tod Gass, Project Coordinator, Missoula Redevelopment Agency, 140 W. Pine St, Missoula, MT 59802 or by calling (406) 552- 6159. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with state statutes governing procurement of professional services. Accordingly, the MRA reserves the right to negotiate an agreement based on fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all responses deemed unqualified, unsatisfactory or inappropriate. The City of Missoula and the Missoula Redevelopment Agency are EEO/AA, M/F, V/H Employers.

Qualified women, veterans, minority and handicapped individuals are encouraged to submit proposals.

MISSOULA COUNTY MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DN-10-28 Department No. 2 Judge Robert L. Deschamps, III SUMMONS AND CITATION IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING B.H., A YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: Christine Wakefield Re:B.H., born March 21, 1997 to Christine Wakefield. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (CFS), 2677 Palmer, Suite 300, Missoula, Montana, 59808, has filed a Petition For Termination of the Mother’s Parental Rights and Award of Permanent Legal Custody With Right to Consent to Adoption or for said Youth to be otherwise cared for; Now, Therefore, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED AND DIRECTED to appear on the 22nd day of March, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Mother’s rights should not be terminated; why CFS should not be awarded permanent legal custody of the Youth with the right to consent to the Youth’s adoption; and why the Petition should not be granted or why said Youth should not be otherwise cared for. Christine Wakefield is represented by Anderson and Anderson, 210 N. Higgins, Ste. 302, Missoula, Montana, 59802, (406) 5491009. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in custody of the Youth, which denial will result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition hereinbefore referred to is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Missoula County, telephone: (406) 258-

4780. WITNESS the Honorable Robert L. Deschamps, III, Judge of the above-entitled Court and the Seal of this Court, this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ ROBERT L. DESCHAMPS, III, District Court Judge MISSOULA COUNTY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Commissioning Services FOR Missoula County PROJECT NAME: County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex Renovation 200 W. Broadway, Missoula February 2011 Commissioning Services Missoula County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex Renovation Project Missoula County (“Owner”), acting through its Facilities Management Department, seeks statements of qualifications from qualified and experienced commissioning firms or individuals to provide professional commissioning services, including providing advice and comments during the design phase, and the development of a commissioning plan, in connection the phased renovation of the National Register Listed Missoula County Courthouse and the Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula. Qualified firms or individuals are expected to have demonstrated, successful experience in commissioning phased projects. The chosen commissioning agent is expected to work with the ad hoc Space Needs Committee, as well as the architectural firm retained by the Owner for the Project, A&E Architects P.C. (the “Architect”) and Maxus Consulting Engineers (electrical) and J.M. Engineering (mechanical) engineering firms.

Provided below are a detailed work program description, the written proposal requirements, and the proposal evaluation criteria. For more information and questions, please contact Larry Farnes, Missoula County Facilities Manager, 406-2584756 or e-mail lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us. This RFQ is available in electronic format by request.

Work Program Description The Owner will enter into a contract with a qualified commissioning agent (the “Consultant”) to provide professional commissioning services necessary to verify to the Owner that the systems listed below

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 34, 159, 193, 285, 294, 296, 336, 410, 493, 499, 578, 633, 639, 666, 677 and 578. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, February 21, 2011 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 Thursday, February 24, 2011, 4 PM. 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.

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r function properly to meet performance requirements and design intent as described in the construction contract documents for the Project prepared by the Architect. The Consultant shall prepare a phased commissioning plan and proposed schedule for the commissioning work. In addition to traditional commissioning services, the Consultant shall also provide advice and comments to the Architect and the Engineers during the design phase of the work. Advice and comments may also be needed during Owner selection of construction contractors and during the construction process. The Consultant will inform Missoula County and the Architect, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers of the results of the commissioning, and provide suggestions, as necessary, to correct deficiencies in observed performance or installation. The Consultant shall furnish labor and materials sufficient to meet all requirements of the commissioning services under this contract. The systems subject to the commissioning services include: 1. Mechanical a. Hydronic Systems i. Chilled Water System, Chillers and Pumps ii.

Condenser Water System,

ATTENTION Lewis and Clark RSID 8918 and Sunset West RSID 8925:

The Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, also known as the Consumer Confidence Report for the monitoring period of January 1st through December 31, 2010 is available upon request by calling Tami Quinn at 406-370-1838.

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT The City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications: A request from Grant Creek LLC for Special Signs; Signs as Part of Building for Holiday Inn Express located at 150 Expressway (SEE MAP Z).

Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. E-mails can be sent to hkinnear@co.missoula.mt.us. Project files may be viewed at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants at 435 Ryman St., Missoula, Montana.

If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Cooling Tower and Pumps iii.

Heating Water Systems, Boilers, and Pumps b. Building HVAC i.

Air-Handling Units ii. VAV Terminal Units iii. Chilled Beam Units iv. Duct Coils v. Radiant heating and cooling vi. Exhaust Fans vii. Packaged AC Units viii.

DDC Control System c. Water i.

Cold Water Systems ii. Hot Water Systems 1. Water Heaters 2.

Domestic Hot Water Circulation Pumps 2. Electrical Systems a. Circuit Breakers of Frame Size 250 Amperes and Larger b. Lighting Control Systems and Daylighting Control Systems c. Emergency and Standby Electrical Systems d. Security System e. Life Safety Systems (fire alarm and fire protection) 3. Critical Operations Power Systems a. Generator Set and Associated Equipment b.

Transfer Switch c. Panelboards d. Switchboards e. Circuit breakers of Frame Size 250 Amperes and Larger f. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems DUTIES OF COMMISSIONING AGENT The following generally describes the duties expected from the Consultant for the traditional commissioning services on the Project. 1.

Develop the commissioning plan. (Reference NFPA 70B2006, Recommended Practice

for Electrical Equipment Maintenance for information regarding development of a commissioning program.) 2. Develop a commissioning field notebook with appropriate documentation provided from the Contractor.

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

(Hearing rescheduled; originally scheduled for Feb. 16, 2011.) 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 258-4657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana. 1. Rezoning Request – 2000 Raymond and adjacent lands A request from Bonnie Thompson, represented by Ken Jenkins of Montana Northwest Company, to rezone property located at 2000 Raymond and adjacent lands as shown on Map X from RT5.4 (two-unit/townhouse), UZ (unzoned lands) and OP2 (Open

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana.

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Missoula Development Park, Block 4, Lot 1 The Missoula County Airport Industrial District and Missoula County Special Projects request to rezone the subject property from the “Neighborhood Commercial” Sub-district to the “Light Industrial” sub-district of the Missoula Development Park Special Zoning District.

The property is located at the intersection of Expressway and Butler Creek Road (see Map O).

(Hearing continued from Feb. 1, 2011 Planning Board.) The Board

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and Resource Lands) to RM 2.7 (residential multi-dwelling), R5.4 (single unit residential), RT5.4 (two-unit/townhouse), and OP2 (Open and Resource Lands). See Map X. 2. Subdivision Request – Glacier Creek Meadows A request from John Keller, represented by Dale McCormick of Professional Consultants, Inc., to subdivide a 98.36 acre parcel into 20 lots, located adjacent to Styler Drive and Remicks Road, west of Highway 83, in Condon. See Map E. The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on Item #1 at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011, in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula. The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Item #2 at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 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 descriptions are 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 258-4657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Provide supplemental documentation, as necessary, to ensure that all aspects of start-up and testing have been complete and documented prior to functional testing. 3. Develop a commissioning calendar. 4. Develop functional test procedures from final control documentation, including narrative sequences of operation, control diagrams and software code for execution with the assistance of Contractor staff, as required. 5. Review the Contractor’s submittals relative to the systems to be commissioned. 6. Perform site observations to follow installation progress, and to verify system installation quality and readiness for testing. 7. Observe the startup activities and initial testing of equipment and systems, as required, and review Contractor start-up documentation. Verify that the specified training schedule of Owner’s personnel is provided. 8. Review submittal of all required prefunctional and startup documentation provided by Contractor for completeness and reasonableness. This includes installation documentation, startup documentation, point-to-point checklists and completed preliminary TAB report prior to initiation of functional testing. 9.

Field verify approximately 10% of the reported TAB measured values for accuracy and repeatability. 10. Direct and perform functional test with assistance from Contractor, as required. 11.

Witness and verify satisfactory completion of equipment and component tests, and systems and intersystem functional performance tests. Document baseline test results. 12. Develop and document a preventative maintenance program for the critical operations power system. 13.

Provide site observation, functional test or other project reports in a timely manner. Document inconsistencies or deficiencies in system operations and system compliance. System deficiencies shall be forwarded to the Owner’s representative and tracked with normal punch listing activities. 14. Coordinate the participation of the Owner’s personnel involved with the equipment, component and systems performance verification, and participation in the required training. 15. When commissioning has been successfully completed, recommend acceptance to the Owner. 16. Once all functional tests have been successfully completed and all outstanding issues resolved, the commissioning agent will provide the Owner with a final report of all commissioning activities that occurred during the Project. 17. Provide the Owner with a single manual that contains the information required for recommissioning the building. 18. Near the end of the warranty period, the commissioning agent will review building operation with the Facilities Management staff and provide a plan for correction of any outstanding issues.

Legal Compliance and Professional Liability Insurance The Consultant performing work under the contract will be subject to Governmental Code of Fair Practices, Title 49, Chapter 3, MCA (Non-Discrimination in Hiring); and Title 49, Parts 21 (Non-Discrimination in Federal Programs) and 23 (Participation Assurances for Disadvantaged Businesses) CFR Assurances (Title VI). The Consultant shall be responsible for the professional and technical accuracy of all work furnished by the Consultant or its subcontractors.

The Consultant shall confirm that any work done by registered professionals (e.g., engineers) bears the stamp and signature of the respective professional. The Consultant must provide certifi-

cation of professional liability insurance of $1.5 million. The Owner will review commissioning-related plans or documents only for compliance with state, federal and other applicable standards and regulations. All problems or conflicts arising as a result of errors or omissions in the commissioning services will be the Consultant’s responsibility. Project Schedule The Owner’s current schedule for this Project calls for multiple phased construction contracts with final completion of the work by winter 2013; this schedule is subject to revision depending on any deviations from project timelines. Multiple and Phased bidding process and construction documents will be issued and may include the award of construction contracts to multiple Contractors and possibly consecutive construction schedules. Construction of each Phase will begin immediately following bid award.

The Consultant’s advice and comments on the design work will be needed almost immediately.

Advice and comments may also be needed during the process of the Owner selecting the successful bidder and during the multiple phased construction process.

In addition to commissioning services performed during construction, the traditional commissioning work is expected to start in the spring of 2011, and continue until verification that the relevant systems perform as intended, coordinate with multiple phased construction contracts, and final construction phase. If you believe there are problems meeting this schedule, or you have comments on this schedule, please so state in your statement of qualifications.

SubmittalRequirements/ Proposal Contents Five (5) copies of your proposal must be submitted no later than 5:00 o’clock p.m. (MST) on Friday, March 11, 2011, to the Missoula County Auditor, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

At a minimum, proposals must contain the following information: 1. Provide qualifications of individuals to be assigned to work on project (two pages maximum). a. Provide an organizational chart depicting personnel, their area of expertise, special training, chain of command, and office location(s). If personnel from more than one office are to be utilized, indicate which offices. b. Provide resumes of above personnel. Include specific related project experience and timeframe of experience. Place this information in Appendix A. 2. Provide a brief outline of your experience in commissioning, including work on commissioning phased projects, historic buildings, courthouses, government offices or similar buildings.

3. List any certifications that you or your firm may have, such as Building Commissioning Association (BCXA) certification. 4. Please provide a description of any special abilities suiting you to do the commissioning work on this Project, particularly as it relates to the phased rehabilitation of public/government office buildings and historic public buildings (six pages maximum). 5. Describe the specific services you would provide during the course of this phased project as well as the approximate level of effort (i.e., man hours/rate card by position) for the services (four pages maximum). 6. Demonstrate your ability to do the work with available manpower and resources, taking into account present and projected workload (three pages maximum). 7. References: Place references in Appendix B. List all of your clients from the past three (3) years for projects that

deal with similar work as that proposed in this solicitation.

Include client name, contact person and phone number. Describe type of project and project location. RFQ Evaluation Criteria All statements of qualifications will be evaluated in accordance with the following factors, which will be weighted in accordance with the indicated percentages: 1. Location of the Firm: 10% 2.

Quality of firm and personnel: 30% a. Related firm experience on similar projects. b.

Qualifications, experience and training of staff assigned to the Project. 3. Capacity and capability of firm: 40% a. Ability/proposed level of effort to meet technical requirements. b.

Capability of firm to meet Project time requirements. c.

Capability to respond to the Owner’s requirements. 4. Record of past performance: 20% (Reference checks) Following the review and evaluation of all statements of qualifications, the list of interested commissioning firms may be narrowed to a short list for interviews. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with federal, state and local statutes. Accordingly, the Owner reserves the right to negotiate a contract agreement based upon fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all submittals and to accept the submittal deemed to represent the best interests of the Owner MISSOULA COUNTY The Missoula County Facilities Management Department is currently soliciting sealed bids for a wheel chair lift at Building T-1 at Fort Missoula. Bids will be accepted until 3:00PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 by the Office of the County Auditor at which time bids will be opened and read. For specific information about the type of equipment required, contact Larry Farnes, Facilities Manager, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, 59802, or call 406258-3756 (office), 406-544-8746 (cell), or email lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us Proposals must be accompanied by security in the amount of ten per cent (10%) of the amount bid and must be in a form specified in MCA 18-1-201 thru 206. The security is subject to forfeiture if the successful bidder does not enter into the contract within 30 days of bid acceptance. Bids must be sealed and marked “Bid for Wheel Chair Lift” and submitted to: Barbara Berens, County Auditor, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

Missoula County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

MISSOULA COUNTY The Missoula County Facilities Management Department is currently soliciting sealed bids for a secure evidence storage system to be installed at the secure warehouse located at the Missoula County Detention Facility, 2340 Mullan Rd, Missoula. Bids will be accepted until 3:00PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 by the Office of the County Auditor at which time bids will be opened and read. For specific information about the type of equipment required, contact Larry Farnes, Facilities Manager, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, 59802, or call 406258-3756 (office), 406-544-8746 (cell) or email lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us. The equipment desired includes the following: Spacesaver High Density Mobile Shelving Systems Spacesaver 4Post and Case Type Storage Shelving Spacesaver Cantilever Library Shelving DSM Evidence & Personnel Lockers Delta Museum Cabinets &

Custom Shelving Rollok roll down Security Doors Modula System Storage Solutions Proposals must be accompanied by security in the amount of ten per cent (10%) of the amount bid and must be in a form specified in MCA 18-1-201 thru 206. The security is subject to forfeiture if the successful bidder does not enter into the contract within 30 days of bid acceptance. Bids must be sealed and marked “Bid for Secure Evidence Storage System” and submitted to: Barbara Berens, County Auditor, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

Missoula County reserves the right to cancel this solicitation or to reject any and all bids..

MISSOULA COUNTY The Missoula County Facilities Management Department is currently soliciting sealed bids for a wheel chair lift at Building T-1 at Fort Missoula. Bids will be accepted until 3:00PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 by the Office of the County Auditor at which time bids will be opened and read. For specific information about the type of equipment required, contact Larry Farnes, Facilities Manager, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, 59802, or call 406258-3756 (office), 406-544-8746 (cell), or email lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us Proposals must be accompanied by security in the amount of ten per cent (10%) of the amount bid and must be in a form specified in MCA 18-1-201 thru 206. The security is subject to forfeiture if the successful bidder does not enter into the contract within 30 days of bid acceptance. Bids must be sealed and marked “Bid for Wheel Chair Lift” and submitted to: Barbara Berens, County Auditor, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

Missoula County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

MONTANA 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-11-18 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION DONNA L. GAMBLE Plaintiffs, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, MONTANA RAIL LINK, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 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 Defendants 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: 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 will 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 as further described as: A tract of land being a portion of Montana Rail Link Railroad right-ofway, located in and being a portion of Section 9, Township 11 North, Range 16 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the quarter corner common to Section 8 and Section 9, Township 11 North, Range 16 West; thence along the section line common to said Sections 8 and 9, N00º44’06”E, 289.58 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of the Montana Rail Link Railroad, said point being the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing along said section line, N00º44’06”E,

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63.01 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of the former Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railroad; thence along said former railroad right-of-way, S88º21’59”E, 2089.20 feet to the intersection with the northerly right-of-way of the Montana Rail Link Railroad; thence along said northerly right-of-way, S79º03’22”E, 2490.07 feet to a point on the westerly boundary of that property described in Bk. 856 (micro), pg. 545, records of Missoula County; thence along said westerly boundary, S10º56’38”W, 70.50 feet to a point on the westerly boundary of that property described in Bk. 849 (micro), pg. 809, records of Missoula County; thence the following four (4) courses along said westerly boundary 1) S72º12’41”W, 5.60 feet; 2) S29º37’34”W, 52.85 feet; 3) S03º52’26”E, 53.71 feet; 4) S46º08’47”E, 9.65 feet; thence S10º56’38”W, 219.58 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of the Montana Rail Link Railroad; thence along said right-of-way, N79º03’22”W, 4540.58 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Containing 33.76 ACRES, more or less, and being subject to all easements or rights-ofway as shown, existing, apparent or of record. WITNESS my hand and Seal of said Court this 27th day of January 2011 By: Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Richard Goodwin, Clerk of Court (SEAL) MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP11-29 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BONNIE E. MYER,, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed 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 ELEDA E. PENNIE, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 8th day of February, 2011. /s/ Eleda E. Pennie, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-11-22 Dept.

No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEANNA RAE GRIMES, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the 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 Sandra Hollenbeck, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C., 1821 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 20th day of January, 2011. /s/ Sandra Hollenbeck, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-11-63 Dept.

No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps III Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Derek Burchartz, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Derek Christopher L. Burchartz to Derek Christopher L. Moree’. The heariing will be on March 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

DATED January 20, 2011. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Dawn M. Duffy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-11-24 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA M. HEMPHILL, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said estate 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 Jenda Hemphill, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Jenda Hemphill, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP11-26 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KATE ELIZABETH DIVIDEN (a/k/a KATIE ELIZABETH DIVIDEN,) 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 Debra Worthen-Brey, 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 31st day of January, 2011 /s/ Debra Worthen-Brey, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV10-1564 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Shayne Dean Dicks, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Shayne Dean Dicks to Shayne Dean Spence.

The hearing will be on March 3, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

DATED January 27, 2011. /s/ Judge John W. Larson, District Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP10-14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JACK R. FINLEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mary J. Finley has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the 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 Mary J. Finley, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Tiimothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of January, 2011. GEISZLER & FROINES, PC /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by BENJAMIN P. HURSH, as successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 71-1-301, et seq., MCA). The following information is provided: THE NAMES OF THE GRANTOR, ORIGINAL TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE TRUST INDENTURE, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER ARE: Grantor: CANYON HOLDINGS, L.L.C. (“Grantor”) Original Trustee: WESTERN TITLE AND ESCROW Successor Trustee: BENJAMIN P. HURSH, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Montana (the “Trustee”) Beneficiary: I N T E RV E S T- M O RT G A G E INVESTEMENT COMPANY (the “Beneficiary”) Present Record Owner: CANYON HOLDINGS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE TRUST INDENTURE IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Units 101 through 111, 201 through 211, 301 through 311, 401 through 405 and 407 through 411 of MULLAN HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUMS, CONDO000169, as defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for Mullan Heights Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc. recorded on March 11, 2008 in Book 814 of Micro Records at Page 771.

Together with an interest in the general and limited common elements as defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for Mullan Heights Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc. referenced above.

RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Missoula County, Montana.

Trust Indenture dated August 6, 2007,

and recorded September 7, 2007, at Book 805 of Micro Records at Page 410; and, Substitution of Trustee dated December 1, 2010, and recorded December 6, 2010 at Book 870 Page 641. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Nonpayment of monthly installments of $13 ,381. 11 due under the Promissory Note dated September 22, 2008, as extended, which is secured by the Deed of Trust. The borrower is due for the March 22, 2010 payment and for each subsequent monthly payment. THE SUMS OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE TRUST INDENTURES AS OF NOVEMBER 24, 2010 ARE: Principal: $6 ,360 ,786 .44 Interest: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 6. 2537% per annum. As of November 24, 2010 the interest balance is $514 ,708 .61 and interest accrues at the rate of $1,089.82 per day. Late fees: $22,03804 Other Charges: As may be allowed under the Note and Deed of Trust. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the real property, including but limited to amounts for real property taxes that may become due or are delinquent, unless such amounts or taxes are paid by the Grantors or successor in interest to the Grantors. If such costs, fees or other amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, those amounts will be added to the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of the sale include the Trustee’s and attorney’s fees, and costs and expenses of sale. THE TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: April 29, 2011 Time: 1:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 South Ave. 4th Street East, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59801 Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. Dated: December 7, 2010. /s/ Benjamin P. Hursh BENJAMIN P. HURSH Trustee STATE OF MONTANA : ss.

County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on December 7, 2010, by BENJAMIN P. HURSH, as Trustee. /s/ Dawn L. Hanninen Dawn L. Hanninen [NOTARY SEAL] Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana 48-310-001 My commission expires: 02/14/2012 AMENDED NOTICE OF DEFAULT & TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE, on 25th day of April, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 O’clock, A.M. on the front steps of the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 79 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VII, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. DAVID BLANCHARD, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to STEWART TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to LAKE COUNTY BANK, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture dated April 14, 2008 and recorded April 25, 2008 under Document No. 200809236. The beneficial interest is currently held by LAKE COUNTY BANK. PHILIP J. GRAINEY is the Successor Trustee pursuant to the Appointment of Substitute Trustee dated October 14, 2010, and recorded October 20, 2010 under Document No. 201020377 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. A Default has occurred by failing to make the final payoff which was due on May 5, 2009 and previous payments required by the Promissory Note. The total amount due on this obligation is $385,400.00 principal, accrued interest in the sum of $86,013.68 as of November 16, 2010, continued accruing interest thereafter at the rate of 8.5% per annum, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation. 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

PUBLIC NOTICES 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 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. 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 in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made

by Trustee’s Deed. 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. Dated: December 2, 2010. /s/ Philip J. Grainey PHILIP J. GRAINEY, Successor Trustee FRENCH & GRAINEY, 324 Main SW Ronan, MT 59864 STATE OF MONTANA) :ss COUNTY OF LAKE) On this 2nd day of December, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared PHILIP J. GRAINEY, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written. /s/ Kimberly L. Field , Kimberly L. Field Typed or Printed Name of Notary Public. Notary Public for the State of MT. Residing at: St. Ignatius, MT My Commission Expires:_May 2, 2014_ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/15/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200803721, Bk 813, pg 816, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Camson N. Adenuga, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit E-4 of Grandvue Village, according to the Declaration under the Unit Ownership Act recorded as Document No. 443148 on March 27, 1979, located on Lots 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, Block 2, Hillside Homes No. 1, according to the official plat thereof as filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Missoula County, Montana.

Together with an undivided 1/20 interest in the common elements appertaining to the above described unit and the limited common elements appurtenant thereto as set forth in the Declaration.

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 12/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of December 14, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $149,180.32. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $139,268.44, 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 April 25, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.72609) 1002.152802-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/04/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200526489, Bk 761, Pg 1259, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Justin Kelly, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 28 of Wallace Creek Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. 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 December 20, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $234,540.44. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $217,782.26, 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 April 27, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.72908) 1002.153589-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that cer-

tain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/14/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200429576, Bk 741, Pg 1164, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which John T. Vein and Kimberly A. Vein, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 13 of Traveler’s Rest Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. 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 08/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 11, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $262,723.17. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $254,306.08, 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 April 25, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.90174) 1002.180705-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/30/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200928678, Bk 851, Pg 1128, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Todd Hoose and Tracie Hoose, as joint tenants (and not as tenants in common), and to the survivor of them, and to the heirs and assigns of such survivor married was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Parcel 20B2 of Certificate of Survey No. 2665, located in the SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 14 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana.

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 09/01/10

installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of December 14, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $225,642.95. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $219,417.80, 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 April 25, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.91238) 1002.180737-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/13/03, recorded as Instrument No. 200330476, Bk 715, Pg 225, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which David M. Huerta and Georgie A. Huerta, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. was Beneficiary and Stewart Title was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 33, of Pleasant View Homes, Phase III, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

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 06/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of December 10, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $113,760.21. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $107,105.06, 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 April 22, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.91146) 1002.180637-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/08/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200714465, Bk. 798, Pg. 1551, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael A. Naseem was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and Title Services, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 of Sweet Grass Addition at Maloney Ranch Phase 1, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201015698, Book 864 Micro Page 590, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 05/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of December 29, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $342,048.97. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $323,445.92, 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 May 9, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.77267) 1002.167417-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/17/07, recorded as Instrument No.

200712792, Bk 797, Pg 1388, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Annie Waylett and Travis Lee, as joint tenants was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 9 of Hidden Hills, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Master Grantor Trust.

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 07/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of December 29, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $184,570.80. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $175,219.13, 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 May 10, 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 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 non-monetary 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 USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 8212.20042) 1002.182170-FEI 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 May 24, 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 GEORGE J. KAPPEL as Grantors, conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 10/03/2006 and recorded 10/10/2006, in document No.

200626225 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 784 at Page Number 1474 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1 OF MACLAY ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. LESS AND EXCEPTING THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY BARGAIN AND SALE DEED TO THE STATE OF MONTANA, RECORDED JULY 23, 1991 IN BOOK 333 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 2144.

Property Address: 2010 RESERVE STREET, Missoula, MT 59801. 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, by BAC GP, LLC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 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 10/01/2010, 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 $230,325.82 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 7.375% per annum from 10/01/2010 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: 01/07/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO 11-0000685 FEI NO 1006.125560 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 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 of LOLO GREENS, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Janet A. Robideau and Francine M. White, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 29, 2004 and recorded June 30, 2004 at 3:43 o’clock P.M. in Book 735., Page 573, as Document No. 200418266. 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 $1,286.66, beginning July 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 November 25, 2010 is $145,575.96 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $4,389.31, late charges in the amount of $292.68, escrow advances of $856.18, and other

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PUBLIC NOTICES fees and expenses advanced of $142.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.93 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: December 1, 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 December 1, 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 Robideau 41926.202 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 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 A13 OF ALLOMONT, PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Rachel Monson, 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 Deed of Trust dated October 2, 2007 and recorded October 3, 2007 in Book 806, Page 1531, under Document No. 200726378.. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. 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 $1,095.69, beginning July 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 29, 2010 is $183,799.56 principal, interest at the rate of 2.8750% now totaling $2,166.77, escrow advances of $489.40, and other fees and expenses

advanced of $61.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.48 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: December 1, 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 December 1, 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 Citimortgage V. Monson 42011.197 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 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 7 OF PROSPECT PHASE III-B, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD IN BOOK 23 OF PLATS AT PAGE 41.

Jackie J Johnson and Robert C Johnson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank-Missoula, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 22, 2006 and recorded March 27, 2006 in Book 770, Page 1620, under Document No. 200606626. 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 $2,567.54, 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 29, 2010 is $395,486.54 principal, interest at the rate of 6.2500% now totaling $14,255.15, late charges in the amount of $1,455.78, and other fees and expenses advanced of $190.90, plus

accruing interest at the rate of $67.72 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: December 1, 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 December 1, 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 Citimortgage V Johnson 42011.196 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 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 43 OF SWEET GRASS ADDITION AT MALONEY RANCH PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Brian A. Parks and Cynthia V. Parks, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration, Systems Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated on December 26, 2006 and recorded January 10, 2007 in Book 790 Page 304 under Document No. 200700766.

The beneficial interest is currently held by Arch Bay Holdings, LLC Series 2010A. 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 $1518.18, 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 December 30, 2010 is $280,279.71 principal, interest at the rate of 6.500% now totaling $24,2790.08, late charges in the amount of $531.37, escrow advances of $6,654.83, and other fees and

expenses advanced of $366.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $49.91 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: December 2, 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 December 2, 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 Marix Servicing V. Parks/brian 41962.060 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 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 PARCEL OF LAND IN MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 680, PAGE 982, ID #1309601, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS A STRIP, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 71° 57’ 50” EAST A DISTANCE OF 643.05 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NW1/4 SE1/4 OF SECTION 34; THENCE SOUTH 83° 79’ EAST A DISTANCE OF 240.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 145.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88° 01’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 215.73 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65° 04’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 24.43 FEET; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 190.74 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 0.89 ACRES MORE OR LESS. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM DORIS B GLESSNER AS SET FORTH IN DEED BOOK 680, PAGE 982 DATED 04/10/2002 AND RECORDED 04/19/2002, MISSOULA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF MONTANA. Sidney W Glessner, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to American Title & Escrow, as

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Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 17, 2004 and recorded January 5, 2005 in Book 746, Page 9 under Document No. 200500296. The beneficial interest is currently held by Chase Home Finance LLC FKA Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA. 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 $1,540.59, beginning March 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 November 19, 2010 is $143,268.71 principal, interest at the rate of 7.0000% now totaling $13,812.60, late charges in the amount of $1,229.52, escrow advances of $8,469.59, suspense balance of $638.74 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3037.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $27.48 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: December 2, 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 December 2, 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 Chase v Glessner 41954.475 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 12, 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 7 in Block 4 of Elms Addition No. 4, in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Jennie J. Coyne, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obli-

gation owed to Associates Financial Services Company of Montana, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated September 25, 1995 and Recorded September 25, 1995 in Book 452, Page 2226 under Document Number 31162.

The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee, in trust for the Holders of Truman Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-1. 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 $1,156.25, beginning April 1, 1999, 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 November 19, 2010 is $97,335.00 principal, interest at the rate of 13.90% now totaling $145,847.97, late charges in the amount of $1,176.49, escrow advances of $43,537.40, and other fees and expenses advanced of $44,134.97, plus accruing interest at the rate of $37.07 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: December 3, 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 December 3, 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 Select Portfolio V Coyne 41477.139 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 15, 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 W1/2 of Section 10, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Parcel 1 of Certificate of

Survey No. 4911. Together with a nonexclusive road and utility easement recorded in Book No. 567 of Micro Records at Page 1742 and recorded in Book No. 568 of Micro Records at Page 364. Anthony P. Williamson and Linda G. Jones, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 26, 2004 and recorded on March 29, 2004 in Book 728, Page 1342 under Document No. 200408152. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. 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 $2,665.58, beginning July 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 December 30, 2010 is $322,184.79 principal, interest at the rate of 5.625% now totaling $10,501.34, late charges in the amount of $618.90, escrow advances of $3,235.36, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,423.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $49.65 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: December 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 December 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/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/13/2013 Gmac V Williamson 41965.406 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 15, 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:

PUBLIC NOTICES LOT A110 OF WINDSOR PARK PHASE V, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. JAMES T HUNTLEY & DONNA L. HUNTLEY, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to STEWART TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AND RECORDED ON OCTOBER 29, 2008 IN BOOK 828, PAGE 916, UNDER DOCUMENT NO 200824530. The beneficial interest is currently held by MetLife Home Loans, a division of MetLife Bank, N.A.. 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 $1,548.39, 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 December 24, 2010 is $185,902.53 principal, interest at the rate of 6.625% now totaling $7,960.46, late charges in the amount of $121.06, escrow advances of $1,977.45, and other fees and expenses advanced of $250.34, plus accruing interest at the rate of $34.21 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: December 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 December 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 Metlife V Huntley 41305.234 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 4, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in

Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 9 in Block 1 of Webber Addition, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Eugene Karl Schafer A/K/A Gene Schafer and Janet Lindquist Schafer A/K/A Janet L Schafer, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to U.S. Bank National Association ND, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 25, 2000 and recorded February 25, 2000 in Book 609, Page 894 under Document Number 200003673.. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. 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 $Revolving, beginning January 25, 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 December 17, 2010 is $26,864.32 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% now totaling $1,360.84, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,936.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $3.86 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 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: November 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 November 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 Us Bank Home Mortgage V Schafer 41345.112 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 06/01/2011 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 SEAN SCALLY as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO., AN ARIZONA CORPORATION as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 08/05/2003 and recorded 08/11/2003, in document No. 200329559 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 714 at Page Number 669 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana, and Modification to Deed of Trust recorded June 2, 2005 in Book 753 of Micro Records at Page 1093 and re-recorded September 14, 2005 in Book 760 of Micro Records at Page 453; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1B-2 OF SPRINGER’S ORCHARD HOMES, LOTS 1B-1 AND 1B-2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 1826 RIVER ROAD, Missoula, MT 59801. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. 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 $169,914.38 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 3.75% 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 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: 1/20/2011, ReconTrust Company, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 100149681 FEI NO. 1006.126489 Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issued To: LaVern D. Blue 14900 Harpers Bridge RoadMissoula, MT 59808Missoula County Treasurer 200 West BroadwayMissoula, MT 59802 Charles D. Blue 14900 Harpers Bridge Road Missoula, MT 59808 Current Occupant 14890 Harpers Bridge Road Missoula, MT 59808 Jeffrey Showell PO Box 62 McGaheysville, VA 22840 Palisades collection LLC Assignee of HSBC c/o Chad Glenn, Rausch, Sturm, Israel & Hornik, SC, PC 105 N. 2nd Street, Suite 225 Livingston, MT

59047 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: 14N 21W 36 IN W2 NW4, SUID #905507. Parcel No. 905507. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: PARCEL I A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE WEST ONEHALF, NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (W_NW_) OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN MONTANA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN MISSOULA COUNTY RECORD OF DEEDS MICROFILM BOOK 28, PAGE 397; THENCE N. 0º30’ E . ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID LAND A DISTANCE OF 1306.36 FEET; THENCE S. 89º30’ E. A DISTANCE OF 470.94 FEET; THENCE S. 0º30’W. A DISTANCE OF 1439.94 FEET TO AN EXISTING FENCE ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY OF MISSOULA COUNTY ROUTE NO. 16, THENCE N. 86º45’ W. ALONG SAID FENCE AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 137.42 FEET; THENCE N. 71º43’45” W. ALONG SAID FENCE AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 140.25 FEET; THENCE N. 68º30’15” W. ALONG SAID FENCE AND ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 214.92 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 676 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 759. PARCEL II A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (NE_) OF SECTION 35 AND THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER (NW_) OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN MONTANA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE N. 89º41’ E. ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 36 A DISTANCE OF 870.30 FEET, FROM WHICH POINT THE NORTH ONEQUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36 BEARS N. 89º41’ E. A DISTANCE OF 1770.70 FEET; THENCE S. 0º30’ W. A DISTANCE OF 59.87 FEET; THENCE N. 89º30’ W. A DISTANCE OF 470.94 FEET TO A FOUND IRON PIN IN AN EXISTING FENCE CORNER; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG AN EXISTING FENCE AND ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN MISSOULA COUNTY RECORD OF DEEDS, MICROFILM BOOK 28, PAGE 397 TO THE RIGHT BANK OF CLARKS FORK RIVER; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID RIVER BANK TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 35; THENCE N. 89º41’30” E. ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 35 A DISTANCE OF 122.0 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 688 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1415.

2. The property taxes became delinquent on May 31st, 2007. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 18th, 2007. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax: $ 1623.75. Penalty $ 32.52. Interest: $ 625.16. Costs: 635.36. Total: $2,916.79 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9.

If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County

Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10.

The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-4847. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 10th day of February, 2011. Montana Land Project, LLC Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issued To: Diddel Construction Inc. 8000 Double Tree Lane, Missoula, MT 59804. Missoula County Treasurer 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. Diddel Construction Inc. PO Box 17514 Missoula, MT 59804 Current Occupant 1313 Bridgecourt Way, Missoula, MT 59802 Diddel Construction Inc. PO Box 17514 Missoula, MT 59808 Wesmont Builders-Developers, Inc. 2401 Brooks Street, Suite 222 Missoula, MT 59801 Wesmont BuildersDevelopers, Inc. PO Box 17437 Missoula, MT 59808 Diddel Construction Inc. c/o Thomas C. Diddel, Registered Agent 8000 Double Tree Lane Missoula, MT 59804 Diddel Construction Inc. c/o Thomas C. Diddel, Registered Agent PO Box 17514 Missoula, MT 59804 Diddel Construction Inc. c/o Thomas C. Diddel, Registered Agent PO Box 17514 Missoula, MT 59808 Wesmont Builders-Developers, Inc. c/o Perry Ashby, Registered Agent 1821 South Ave West 3rd Flr Missoula, MT 59801 Bridgecourt Village Homeowners Association 2120 S. Reserve Street PMB 226 Missoula, MT 59403-1952 Bridgecourt Village Homeowners Association 1318 Bridgecourt Way Missoula, MT 59801 Bridgecourt Village Homeowners Association c/o John Diddel 8000 Double Tree Lane Missoula, MT 59801 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1.

As a result of a property tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: Subdiv.-BCV BRIDGE COURT VILLAGE PHAS Lot- MON BlockCOM 13N 19W 29 BRIDGE COURT VILLAGE PHASE BRIDGE COURT VILLAGE PHASE 1, BRDGCT VLG PARK & COMMON AREAS OF BRIDGECORT VILLAGE 29-13-19, SUID #3444706.

Parcel No. 3444706. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: COMMON AREAS #1,2,3,4,5,6,7 AND 8 OF BRIDGECOURT VILLAGE PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AND LOT 16 OF BRIDGECOURT VILLAGE PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVSION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, ALSO DESIGNATED AS “PARK”. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on November 30th, 2006. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 18th, 2007.

4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax: $ 120.90. Penalty: $ 2.43. Interest: $ 48.89. Costs: $355.80. Total: $528.02 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice.8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by

the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires.

9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10.

The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-4847. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1.

The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 10th day of February, 2011.

Montana Land Project, LLC NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED (Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 15 -18- 211) TO: Roger A. Garman PO Box 1191 Bonner MT 59823 1191 Current Occupant 25580 Hwy. 200 E. Bonner, MT 59823 Roger A. Garman 25580 Hwy 200 E Bonner MT 59823 Annie Cathey, Deputy Treasurer Missoula County Treasurer 200 W Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 -4292 Pursuant to Section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Short Legal Description: 13N 16W 08 Plat D4, Parcel XXX, in NE1/4, NE1/4, E of Hwy Plat D4 8-13-16 11.658 AC, SUID #5812863 Geocode: 2203-08-101-01-0000 Full Legal Description: A tract of land being all that portion of Section 8 lying Northeasterly of the Northeasterly right-of-way limit of Montana Highway 200, in T.13 N., R.16 W., Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the corner common to Sections 4, 5, 6, and 9, T.13 N., R.16 W., Principal Meridian, Montana; thence, S.00_05’30”W., 1111 .42 feet to the Northeasterly right-of-way limit of Montana Highway 200; thence N.40_47’00”W., 1170 .02 feet along said right-of-way limit; thence N.49_13’00”E., 10.00 feet along said right-of-way limit to a nontangent curve with center being S.49_13’00”W., 2945.00 feet radial distance; thence counterclockwise along said curve and right-of-way limit an arc distance of 308 .06 feet to the line common to Sections 5 and 8; thence S.89_48’10”E., 971 .51 feet along said line to the corner common the Sections 4, 5, 8, and 9 and the true point of beginning; containing 12 .258 acres, more or less; being surveyed and monumented according to the Certificate of Survey No. 1505.

Subject to all easements and restrictions apparent or of record. Tax ID: 5812863 2. The property taxes assessed for tax year 2006 first became delinquent on or before July 1, 2007, and subsequent tax assessments for 2007 and 2008 became delinquent on or before July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, respectively. Taxes for 2009 and the first half of 2010 are also delinquent. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 18, 2007, with additional liens attaching on or before July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008, for the 2007 and 2008 tax assessments respectively. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 18, 2007, by Missoula County, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to John Gullo, PO Box 373, Milltown, MT 59851 and a tax deed will be issued to Mr. Gullo unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of taxes due, including penalties, interest and costs, is $4 ,331 .48.

7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the date of giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6, plus all interest, penalties and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period

expires, a tax deed may be issued on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 10. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258 -4847. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Darrel Moss NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED (Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 15- 18 -211) TO: Rebecca C. Kiner Amy A. Tongen PO Box 1035 Seeley Lake MT 59868- 1035 Current Occupant 511 Pine Drive Seeley Lake, MT 59868 Rebecca C. Kiner Amy A. Tongen 511 Pine Drive, Seeley Lake MT 59868 Annie Cathey, Deputy Treasurer Missoula County Treasurer 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 -4292 Pursuant to Section 15 -18- 212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Short Legal Description: Seeley Lake Homesites No. 10A, SLY HMS 10A, Lot 12 of Seeley Lake Homesites No. 10A, BLK 1, 3-16-15 Geocode: 2504-03-4-14-03-0000 Full Legal Description: Lot 12 in Block 1 of Seeley Lake Homesites Addition No. 10A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Tax Id: 1825906 2. The property taxes assessed for tax year 2006 first became delinquent on or before July 1, 2007, and subsequent tax assessments for 2007 and 2008 became delinquent on or before July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, respectively. Taxes for the last half of 2008, 2009 and the first half of 2010 are also delinquent.

3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 18, 2007, with additional liens attaching on or before July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008, for the 2007 and 2008 tax assessments respectively. 4.

The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 18, 2007, by Missoula County, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to John Gullo, PO Box 373, Milltown, MT 59851 and a tax deed will be issued to Mr. Gullo unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest and costs, is $2, 108 .53. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the date of giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6, plus all interest, penalties and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 10. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258 -4847. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Darrel Moss Request for Qualifications to develop and present Green Manufacturing Workshops in Montana: The BitterRoot Economic Development District (BREDD, Inc) is offering interested individuals or organizations an opportunity to submit a proposal to BREDD to research, develop and conduct workshops for regional building products manufacturers, teaching skills to become competitive in green markets. Up to $30,000 is available for this project.

Proposals due Feb 25, 2011. Access the RFQ at http://www.bredd.org.

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana

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GINGER

Looking for a unique dog? Want one that doesn't look like all the others? Come check out Ginger!

She's a short-legged sweetheart with a shy nature and a look all her own.

J O H N H E N RY

The mythic John Henry was strong and determined, and our John Henry has those characteristics too. He's also quite good looking, willing to please, and happy all the time.

SHERLOCK

Sherlock is an active 1year-old cattle dog mix.

This little guy is full of gusto and would make a great running partner. Be sure to check out the Adopt-AThon at the Humane Society on Friday, 2/11, 4-9pm and Saturday, 2/12, 124pm, to meet pets like Sherlock.

C A S A N O VA

8-month-old Casanova makes every day feel like Valentine's Day. He is a cat as sweet as a box of chocolates and will surely melt your heart.Be sure to check out the Adopt-A-Thon at the Humane Society on Friday, 2/11, 4-9pm and Saturday, 2/12, 12-4pm, to meet pets like Casanova.

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Annie is just a youngster, and she has all the energy and spirit that you would expect from an adolescent dog. She could benefit from some training, but all the right instincts are already there.

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We think Grizelda has one of the sweetest faces we've ever seen.

She's shy and quiet, but she loves attention and would really blossom in a home filled with loving people.

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LEBOWSKI

We can't understand why this big, handsome cat is still living at the shelter. We thought he'd be snapped up as soon as he was available for adoption. He's much too special to be lanquishing in our cat room!

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C RY S TA L

3-year-old Crystal adores humans. She truly feels as though she understands them and is thinking of rescuing one of her own.

She would prefer a human who will spend lots of time with her. This gem is a social butterfly and gets along well with dogs and humans.

MOLLY

Molly is one of our longest and most beautiful residents at the shelter. She continues to wait patiently for her forever person and never loses hope that they will come to adopt her soon. This 2-year-old Classic Tabby is a fan of cat treats, soft blankets and classical music.

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S AT O

Sato is quite a reserved cat, and she looks very regal as she sits back and watches everything from her top-row cage in our cat room. She would like a quiet, adult home where demure nature will be appreciated.

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TIKI

5-year-old Tiki has easily become a favorite here at the shelter. With her laid-back demeanor and delightful personality, she’s surely a winner. This lovely lady likes to take walks and can easily sniff out a fallen treat that other dogs would miss.

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SQUEEZER

Squeezer is a fabulous senior gal who enjoys fluffy beds and scratches behind her ears. Come visit her and she will surely melt your heart with her big green eyes and fuzzy fluffy fur. Squeezer is seeking a peaceful home where she can lounge about as she reflects on life’s mysteries.

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My name is Harvard... I was given to AniMeals from another rescue because I had a cold... I also had a poor diet before. But now my coat is starting to shine, and I am such a gentle fella! I would love for you to take me home!

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Missoula Independent Classifieds Page C12 February 3 – February 10, 2011

This is Shy. He came from a hoarding situation, and like his name implies, he is very timid. He needs someone to be patient, and understand that he is not used to being the center of anyone's universe. He would love to have a forever home so he can see what it is like to be the shining star!

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Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 3 bed, 1 bath with large living room, a new bathroom & new flooring throughout bathroom & kitchen, new siding, and windows as well as a new roof. Convenient location.

2402 McDonald $148,000 MLS # 10006235 Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com 3 bed, 2 bath Potomac area home. Covered deck, fenced acreage and great views. The 28 x32 garage has double doors, attached storage in the back and small car port. RV hookups behind garage.

40x49 Quoncet shop with 200 amp service, air compressor, snap on car lift, crane, water. $259,900. MLS#10002960.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2 4 0 - 6 5 0 3 . riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

Master bed w/ closet/office area, Large storage shed, new deck & underground sprinklers $220,000 • MLS # 10007009. Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com Affordable Condo, Didn’t think you could afford to buy your own place? This sweet, new, green-built development may be cheaper than rent.

1400 Burns, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Beautiful River home on Bitterroot just minutes from Missoula. 3 bed 2 bath with a deck that could hold the whole party. $979,000 or Equity Shares available.

MLS 10006007. Call Anne 5465816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED UNIVERSITY DISTRICT HOME. Gorgeous 3 Bdr/2 Bath home in a prime University District location. Gorgeous hardwood floors, built-ins, french doors,

bright, sunny kitchen, great yard, and much more. $399,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy2 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Classic University Home, Great floor plan, fireplace, hardwood floors, Nice sized rooms, Lots of Bonus Rooms downstairs w/kitchenette, well maintained, oversized 2 car garage, 116 E. Sussex. 3278787 porticorealestate.com Condo Along the River -Close to the U, one-of-a-kind 2br Edgewater Condo, highly desirable, hardwood floors, lots of character, fantastic location. 521 Hartman #2, 3 2 7 - 8 7 8 7 porticorealestate.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 3 2 7 - 8 7 8 7 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 #5 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Farm Houses w/land in Missoula, these funky farm houses boast lots of land to spread out and do your thing, Development potential. 3278787 porticorealestate.com Five bedroom 4+ bath townhome on golfcourse with excellent views and gracious space. $445,000.

MLS 10007754. Call Anne 5465816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate GORGEOUS CRAFTSMAN STYLE TARGET RANGE HOME ON 0.94 ACRES. 5 Bdr/3.5 Bath, double garage, hardwood & tile floors, gourmet

kitchen, breakfast nook, main floor master, 2 family rooms.

Close to schools, shopping, and the Bitterroot River. $469,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS HANDCRAFTED HOME IN 3.3 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Baths, Main floor master suite, great room, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors, heated double garage, with guest quarters, and great views. $595,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy8 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS HIDDEN TRAIL TOWN HOME JUST MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. 2 Bdr/1.5 Baths, Sngl Garage. End unit with a great open floor plan, lots of natural light, laundry, hardwood & tile floors, easy access to trails. $199,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy0 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Great vacation or hunting property. 4 bed, 1. 5 bath, 3 car garage and basement.

Guest or rental set up ( 1977 Marlette). 2 separate Kitchensand lots of room to stretch!

This would make a great primary or vacation home! 208 N Cristisen Rd, Darby. $299,000. MLS#10005332.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2 4 0 - 6 5 0 3 . riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

IMMACULATE HOME ON A 20,000 SQ FT LOT. Beautifully updated and maintained 4 Bdr/3 Bath Lolo area home.

Great yard and deck, spacious living room and family room, great kitchen with breakfast bar & dining area, master bedroom and more. $269,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy16 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com JUST LISTED: 117 Dallas, in LOLO. $189,900 Great 3 Bed 2 Bath home on the hill in Lolo. This home features a spacious living room, large backyard and nice deck, great views of the mountains, and huge family room in the basement. Perfect home for RD financing.

New! To be built! 3 Bed, 2 bed home on 1 acre. Buyer can pick colors & finishing touches. $2000 appliance allowance & $1300 landscaping allowance. $199,900 • MLS #1000716! Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com NEWER HIDDEN TRAIL HOME JUST MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. 3 Bdr/2 Baths, Great open floor plan, lots of natural light, laundry room, Dbl garage, easy access to trails. $199,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy4 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com OPEN HOUSE SAYURDAY 2/12/11 12-3 pm. 4 bedroom, 2 bath home on large

fenced lot, deck, fire pit, close to schools, walking paths and shopping. Newer furnace, water heater, gas fireplace. $245,000. MLS# 20110384.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2 4 0 - 6 5 0 3 . riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

PRICE REDUCED! 2 bdrm 2 bath manufactured home.

Addition for possible den or office. Shop & extra space in dbl garage. Zoned for multifamily or commercial. NOW ONLY $119,900.

MLS#906610. Janet 2403932 or Robin 240-6503.

PRICE REDUCED! 5 bed, 3 bath home in South Hills.

House has central air, vaulted ceilings, big family room with gas fireplace. Yard w/ underground sprinklers and privacy fence. 2 car garage. Great home for entertaining! MLS # 10007275. $240,000.

Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 8804749 www.hotmontanahomes.com 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, incredible mountain views, next to public park, walk to Downtown Stevi or Bitterroot River. $219,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy10 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Handsome, Spacious Home on Prime Upper Miller Creek Acreage, 5+ bedrooms, with out of town living on quiet culde-sac, and acres. Rodeo Rd. 3 2 7 - 8 7 8 7 porticorealestate.com

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 @ 2396696, Text Mindy6 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 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, 3 2 7 - 8 7 8 7 porticorealestate.com View or list properties for sale

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CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 3344B Connery Way. Modern three level townhome.

Easy maintenance yard, 2 bed 3 bath double car garage. $192,000. MLS 10006082.

Call Anne 546-5816 for showings. Windermere Real Estate

included in this Quality Downtown Condo. $149,900.

MLS 20110263. Call Anne 546-5816 for showings.

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LAND FOR SALE 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 @2396696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com ARIZONA BIG BEAUTIFUL LOTS, $99/month, $0-down, $0-interest.

Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int’l Airport.

Guaranteed Financing. NO CREDIT CHECK! (800) 631-8164 Code 4054 www.sunsiteslandrush.com Secluded 20 Acres 15 Minutes to Missoula, property boasts nice choices for building site, a healthy and beautiful forest setting, and easy commute.

3 2 7 - 8 7 8 7 porticorealestate.com

Uptown Flats Unit #213 1 bed 1 bath and all the amenities

204 C Heritage St, Stevensville Move-in ready 2 bedroom townhouse, walking distance to downtown Stevensville.

Great quiet locale with views!

Tiled kitchen and entries, large walk-in master closet, fresh interior paint, & garage.

Fenced private backyard w/ access to common area.

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55+ COMMUNITY • 2 Bed, 2 Bath, large family room • Homeowners fee is $370/mo.

• Includes clubhouse, sewer, garbage • Land lease, snow removal & lawn care • $129,900 • MLS#10006023

• 3 bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage • 2 main floor masters • Heated tile floor & jacuzzi in master bath • Large shed for extra storage • $359,900 • MLS # 20110410

• 4 Bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage • Large deck over looks yard • Lots of room & basement • New furnace & water heater • $239,900 • MLS# 20110384

Missoula Independent Classifieds Page C14 February 3 – February 10, 2011

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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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.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2 4 0 - 6 5 0 3 . riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

COMMERCIAL 321 N. Higgins for sale. Many updates to this grand ole downtown building. $875,000. MLS 10003350.

Call Anne 546-5816 for showings. Windermere Real Estate

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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 @2396696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

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$182,000: 3+ bedroom, 2 bath, East Missoula. NEW ROOF IN 8/10; Large bonus room could be used as additional bedroom, home office, or family room; NEW paint, carpet, trim throughout; tile in entry, kitchen, baths; gas hot water heat; 1,400 square foot home, 10,000+ square foot lot; two large decks; close to U, downtown, parks, trails, golf; Eligible for USDA Rural Development financing.

Call Lori at 721-2017 or 396-9306

THE UPTOWN FLATS 1 and 2 bedroom condos available

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