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Vol. 21, No. 9 • March 4–March 11, 2010

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Up Front: Gun rush lands state windfall for conservation Ochenski: Robbing natural resource damage dollars is wrong Writers on the Range: Here comes a new wave of green bosses

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Vol. 21, No. 9 • March 4–March 11, 2010

Western Montana’s Weekly Journal of People, Politics and Culture

Up Front: Gun rush lands state windfall for conservation Ochenski: Robbing natural resource damage dollars is wrong Writers on the Range: Here comes a new wave of green bosses

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nside Cover Story In 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received 496,886 patent applications.

That number dropped last year—for the first time in 13 years, thanks to the recession—but the office still collected more than 485,500 filings.

Cover illustration courtesy Mark Porter Thirty-seven of them track back to Missoula, according to a search of the office’s database. We tracked down a few of those applications, as well as other successful local inventors, to hear their stories of success and disappointment, hope and frustration, on the path to discovering the next big thing....................14

News Letters All Tester, all the time ....................................................................................4 The Week in Review Griz lose, Lady Griz lose and arson ........................................6 Briefs New state park, dairy farms and election judges ............................................6 Etc. Pam Walzer says she’s sorry.................................................................................7 Up Front Gun rush lands state windfall funding for conservation...........................8 Up Front DEQ prepared to step in on Chief Cliff land dispute................................9 Ochenski Don’t rob natural resource damage dollars for museum .......................10 Writers on the Range Here comes a new wave of green bosses............................11 Agenda Walkin’ Jim Stoltz.........................................................................................12

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by Cathrine L. Walters

Asked Tuesday morning on the corner of Broadway and Higgins.

Q:

This week the Indy profiles a number of local inventors who have patented strange and slightly brilliant creations. What’s been your best big idea to date?

Follow-up: Without going too quickly to the obvious things—fire, the wheel, iPods, etc.—what invention do you cherish most?

Amiko Uchida: I think they should make a lotion with natural thymine dimers in it as a selftanning lotion rather than damaging your skin with sun, tanning beds and harmful dyes that can seep into your body. Royal flush: Clean drinking water, irrigation, plumbing—and the toilet!

Adam Schowalter: After you get two DUI tickets it should be required that you have a red colored license plate. Scarlet letters: AA batteries.

Chris Hurd: A Rent-A-Nap store where you pay to lay down and rest for 30 minutes or more, and where you can pay more or less for different levels of comfort. More potty talk: The toilet.

I appreciate the passionate comments regarding Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act written by Marilyn Olsen and others in recent pages of the Independent (see “Tester taken to task,” Feb. 11, 2010). I too love Montana’s wild places and recognize their ecological and cultural significance. That’s true of most Missoulians. What is also true is that Tester’s bill is the product of an open public process with promise to restore inclusive deliberation and adaptability to natural resource decision-making in the West.

All three of the projects in Tester’s bill had websites up for everyone to view for more than a year before the senator introduced his bill last July. I personally helped organize one of many public meetings on the Blackfoot Clearwater project at the Missoula Public Library last May that was attended by over 120 people.

Tester’s bill designates over 670,000 acres of new wilderness in 25 new areas.

These areas range from the low country of Roderick Mountain in northwest Montana to the high country of the Lima Peaks in southwest Montana. The bill would include no less than six areas in the AnacondaPintler Wilderness and five additions to the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area.

The bill calls for 7,000 acres to be treated in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest annually for 10 years. The bill gives local contractors agency to conduct fuels reduction and thinning in the wildlandurban interface, where the Forest Service has identified an immediate need to mitigate severe fire risk to homes and communities. In a forest where1.6 million acres are marked “suitable” for timber harvest, treating just 4 percent of the available land is a remarkably moderate goal.

That this bill has generated such fervent public dialogue illustrates how much people care about public land. I hope this bill sets a precedent for more place-based, collaborative land management decisions to come.

Alex Hessler Missoula

Stop sideline sniping I’ve noticed an even higher than usual level of traffic on Sen. Jon Tester’s forest bill lately. I find it encouraging because this type of dialogue is a necessary part of any collaborative process, and it’s a good sign that we have a bill that’s well worth talking about.

Yet, I can’t help but notice a stark contrast between those who stand in opposition to this bill and those who support it. The critics are taking it more perBrandt Geyerman: I would create a huge outdoor salsa dancing party at Snowbowl to make Ullr [the Norwegian god of snow] let it snow. Run with it: Shoes.

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sonally, but I suppose those at the radical end of any compromise often feel wronged. Folks in the middle though, understand that it is unreasonable to expect this bill to have only wilderness provisions in it, just as it is unreasonable to expect the bill to have only timber provisions in it. They’re willing to acknowledge imperfection and move forward.

They are backing Tester because he’s interested in getting past the division that defines our dialogue over public land management. That’s why Tester is maintaining an open process. This bill is still being amended and rewritten by Tester and by the subcommittee in Congress, and Tester is still open for further suggestions.

The critics are “taking it more personally, but I suppose those at the radical end of any compromise often feel wronged.

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This bill is the product of conversations between people who were traditional enemies: loggers, off-road vehicle users and wilderness advocates. They’ve seen that arguing with one another and alienating one another was not working. They were ready to try a different approach.

I’d encourage those in the opposition to follow their example by taking part in the process productively, rather than complaining from the sidelines.

Brian Fauver Missoula

Sportsman for Tester It is time for everyone interested in outdoor recreation and productive natural resource management to get behind Sen. Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. We have been in a 35 year management stalemate since the RARE I and II (Roadless Area Review and Evaluation) studies of the early

1970s. The RARE studies set out all of the areas the U.S. Forest Service recommended for wilderness classification. Since then, those areas plus many others, including large buffer zones, have been managed to protect wilderness qualities. Any attempts at resource extraction have been met with expensive litigation.

A number of proposals have been worked on by thousands of us in the ensuing years. One of the most similar was the Lolo/Kootenai Accords in the early 1980s. A large group representing all interests, from miners and loggers to strong wilderness advocates, got together to produce a seemingly impossible document that would delineate all wilderness and general forest zones on the Kootenai and Lolo National forests. Despite original doubts, the task was accomplished after hundreds of hours of meetings. The only reason for failure was a new senator who didn’t want more wilderness and was out to make a point. He didn’t consider that at least 50 percent of the effort was put forth by his supporters. If that bill had passed, there would no doubt be more lumber mills still in business, operating under sustained yield forest management practices.

I have been an avid outdoorsman and hunter for over 55 years, starting work with the Forest Service as an assistant packer in 1964. I worked for a commercial outfitter, as well as having my own small outfitting business for a few years. Elk hunting and horse pack trips into nonmotorized areas are my most cherished experiences as a Montanan. I understand how difficult it is to balance all opinions where public lands are concerned, and how important these lands are to private businesses in Montana.

Tester’s bill respects private business and puts job creation out front as a primary goal, along with setting aside those lands that deserve protection for diverse recreational uses. Fortunately, Tester understands both sides and does not consider them mutually exclusive.

We should all applaud the effort Tester and hundreds of citizens have put forth to create this bill. I would also like to commend Sen. Max Baucus for his support and Rep. Denny Rehberg for his efforts to understand the public’s concerns.

Bipartisan collaboration and support for this bill is what Montanans expect and deserve.

It is time to end the stalemate and pass legislation for a more productive and certain future.

Michael Chandler Missoula

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The Natural Resources Defense Council files a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the whitebark pine. The group says the high elevation tree species has seen up to 80 percent die offs in recent years and the agency has not acted to stop the decline.

• Thursday, February 25 The Missoula Fire Department announces a Feb. 15 fire at a S. Higgins Avenue office building was the result of arson. The conclusion follows an investigation conducted in conjunction with local police and representatives from a private insurance agency. No suspects have been identified.

• Friday, February 26 A Ravalli County District Court jury finds Craig Heydon and his son Curtis guilty on multiple counts of misdemeanor animal abuse stemming from a failed 2008 pack trip in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The pair, charged with abuse of four horses, had appealed a Ravalli County Justice Court decision from early 2009.

• Saturday, February 27 The Griz screw the pooch rather than beat the Cats on senior night, losing to cross-state rival Montana State, 73–67, in the regular season finale at Dahlberg Arena.

While the Griz are never in the game, the Lady Griz at least take MSU down to the wire earlier in the day, only to lose 77–72. It’s the Cats’ first win over the Lady Griz in Missoula since 1977.

• Sunday, February 28 Bozeman’s Rolf Wilson wins the 2010 Montana Snowbowl Cup Gelande Championship—his seventh title in the event—after leaping 205 feet, tying a course record set by his younger brother Erik in 2006.

Marsh Gooding of Steamboat, Colo., finishes second and Erik Wilson finishes third. The three take the bulk of the event’s $8,000 purse.

• Monday, March 1 The Bozeman City Commission votes unanimously to consider an interim zoning ordinance banning medical marijuana businesses in certain locations.

Whitefish, Great Falls, Hamilton and Lewistown have also discussed similar actions against local dispensaries.

• Tuesday, March 2 The Missoula Ranger District issues its 17th annual “State of the Rattlesnake Report.” The study finds the most serious threats to recreation quality include noxious weeds, large mountain bike groups and transient camps, though incidents of unauthorized camping were down in 2009 from the year prior.

Poor construction and safety concerns lead to the recent demolition of the St. Xavier Francis School building on the corner of Spruce and Orange streets. Some bricks from the 1927 building were taken as mementos by parishioners, and most of the rest will be recycled at Home Resource for future use.

Wildlife Preserving Fish Creek Last Friday, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) released a decision notice to purchase about 41,000 acres of land centered in the Fish Creek watershed in Mineral County west of Missoula, bringing the state a step closer to protecting a vital migratory corridor and establishing, perhaps, the state’s second-largest park.

The $14 million purchase, which the FWP Commission and Montana’s Land Board must still approve, would create a 33,295-acre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and potentially set aside 7,650 acres for Fish Creek State Park.

“Fish Creek has had a pretty rough life,” says Mack Long, supervisor of FWP’s western region.

“It’s been heavily logged. It’s been burned. And in spite of all those things, it continues to function as one of the major connectivity corridors—connecting everything from Bob Marshall country over to the Mission Mountains, to Nine-Mile, to Fish Creek, and into the proposed Great Burn wilderness area,

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and even down into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.”

The deal marks the first transfer of lands to the state as part of the Montana Legacy Project, through which the Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Trust for Public Land is purchasing more than 300,000 acres of Plum Creek Timber Co. land to be handed over to government agencies.

The landscape provides migration routes for grizzly bears, wolves and other rare carnivores. It’s important winter range for elk, deer and moose, and holds abundant bird species. It also contains Fish Creek and its tributaries—prime habitat for the threatened bull trout.

Chris Bryant, TNC’s outreach director in western Montana, calls the watershed the best bull troutspawning habitat in the lower Clark Fork River system. “I have my own reasons for liking the drainage,” Bryant adds. “I can only tell you it involves huckleberries.”

The public expressed near-unanimous support for the WMA, but not for the park. Of the 97 comments submitted before the Feb. 19 deadline, 29

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opposed the park, largely because of impacts on fish and wildlife.

“They expressed some concerns,” Long says, “and our response is that we’ll take three years to put together a long-term plan, and we’ll incorporate public comments and concerns into the development of that plan.”

Matthew Frank

Elections County calls for help Missoula County Clerk and Recorder Vickie Zeier isn’t totally stressed out—yet.

“I will be probably by the end of next week if we haven’t recruited 600 [election] judges,” says Zeier, who is responsible for finding staff to oversee Election Day operations.

So far, the effort isn’t going so well. As of Tuesday morning, the county was roughly 200 people short of what will be required to ensure smooth operations through election season. That slow progress prompted Zeier to issue a call for help.

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“We started sending out press releases and reaching folks and saying, ‘We’re in trouble,” Zeier says.

Finding enough election judges has proven historically difficult for the county. It was a lack of judges, in part, that prompted Zeier to close several polling places last December. The proposal was met with harsh criticism from voter advocates, forcing the county to trim just eight locations rather than the 13 initially proposed. Throughout the debate, voter advocates promised to help staff polling places to ease the county’s concerns.

Since then, Zeier says some new judges have come forward. But, overall, the consolidation discussion seems to have worked against her.

“I do think maybe some of that backfired,” Zeier says. “Maybe it’s just that people saw closure of polling places as they don’t need as many judges.

And that’s not the case.”

If she can’t cobble together sufficient staff, voters heading off to ballot boxes Nov. 2 will experience results first hand.

“The lines would be long for voters,” she says. “And I don’t want that to happen. I want it to be an efficient process.”

Those interested in becoming an election judge are invited to sign up for training sessions scheduled from March 8 to March 24 (visit www.co.missoula.mt.us for details). Judges working a full Election Day shift—about 14 hours— receive $120 in addition to a $30 training stipend.

“Honestly, I think a lot of people would enjoy seeing what happens behind the scenes, how the democracy works,” Zeier says. “Hopefully that will make people want to volunteer.”

Jessica Mayrer

Organics Milk’s spillover Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued new rules meant to ensure that organic dairy products come from animals that spend most of their time grazing pasture, not cooped up eating grain, as has been the practice at some of the larger organic dairy operations.

The regulations, which go into effect in June, require, in part, that animals graze pasture a minimum of 120 days during the grazing season and get at least 30 percent of their food from pasture.

Jennifer Holmes of Victor’s Lifeline Farms, one of only two certified organic dairies in Montana (the other being Belgrade’s Amaltheia Organic Dairy, a goat cheese dairy), calls the rules “a huge

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step in the right direction,” but believes they should go even further to ensure the integrity of organic dairy products.

“I think they could do better, I do,” Holmes says. “Especially considering that we’re in the frozen north, and we do much more pasture grazing than that…But I’m sure it’s a win compared to what the rules are now.”

Lifeline’s practices already exceed what will be required by the new rules, so Holmes doubts they will have much impact on the farm’s business. But the effects will likely be felt elsewhere in the state.

“The primary impact of this rule in Montana will be not be on dairy operations, but on beef cattle and sheep grazing operations,” explains Doug Crabtree, organic certification program manager for the Montana Department of Agriculture. “Because while the outcry that led to the rule-making was almost entirely about dairy production, the rule will affect the production of all ruminant animals.”

Specifically, the rules affect the finish-feeding practices of slaughter livestock. The USDA extended the comment period for that provision until April 19.

Even so, Crabtree expects the rules to be more beneficial than burdensome.

“I think anything that enhances the consumer perception and confidence in the organic standard will be good for all organic growers in Montana, whether they be beef cattle growers or grain growers,” he says. “There will be a spillover.”

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LGBT Concerned Women roar Jeanette Zentgraf, 75, is on a mission. A member of the conservative policy group Concerned Women for America, Zentgraf says she aims to persuade the Missoula City Council to nix a proposed law that would make it illegal to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The law would be the first of its kind in the state.

“It’s a hard sell,” Zentgraf admits.

The diminutive Zentgraf was the only person to testify against the ordinance during a committee meeting last week. Though the odds are stacked against her in socially progressive Missoula, she says she’ll continue speaking out against the law.

That’s because Zentgraf believes an anti-discrimination law would open the door to a range of unjust and frivolous claims. She points to similar legislation on the books in New Mexico that enabled a lesbian couple to file a claim against a photographer who refused to take pictures of their commitment ceremony.

The photographer, Elaine Huguenin, said her religious beliefs prevented her from taking pictures of the ceremony. But that didn’t fly with the state’s Human Rights Bureau, which held her responsible for the plaintiff ’s legal expenses. In December, a district court judge upheld the findings. “[The law removes] the right to make a decision based on personal faith and belief,” Zentgraf says. “I believe that the business owner should have to decide what’s best for their company.”

But LGBT advocates say Zentgraf ’s logic is deeply flawed. Neither the basic tenets of fairness nor Montana’s Constitution grant the right to deny housing, employment or services to anyone, says Jamee Greer of the Montana Human Rights Network, one of several groups sponsoring the Missoula ordinance.

“What if she was saying this about people of a different race or a different religion? Would that be acceptable? No,” Greer says.

He believes the City Council will ultimately agree.

“I think that we can feel confident that members of the Missoula City Council will do the right thing, and that’s pass this ordinance,” he says.

Still, Zentgraf says she’ll remain vocal, even if it seems no one is listening.

“It’s like whistling in the dark,” she says.

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Bighorn sheep transplanted from Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake to Sanders and Lincoln counties late last week. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says the herd had grown beyond the island’s capacity.

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Pam Walzer’s timing really couldn’t have been much worse. In the middle of the Missoula City Council’s debate over a controversial ordinance that would criminalize motorists who refuse alcohol or drug testing when suspected of driving under the influence, Walzer, a Ward 2 councilwoman, goes and gets booked for a DUI. Thank goodness she agreed to a breath test, otherwise the hypocrisy would have been as clear as a neat martini.

Nevertheless, some have called for Walzer to resign.

Others convey a little sympathy; a blood test at the time of the arrest early last Wednesday morning revealed that Walzer’s blood alcohol content was 0.08, exactly the legal limit.

We’re not going to forgive Walzer—or anyone—for driving drunk, but we do think she deserves a modicum of credit for owning her mistake, which, for a politician, even on the local level, seems exceedingly rare.

On Monday night, a horde of reporters and TV cameras came to the City Council meeting to cover Walzer’s first public statement following the arrest.

“I chose to drive my car that night and made a human error in judgment,” Walzer said. “It was wrong and I fully accept the responsibilities and consequences. This is my first DUI.” She added that she won’t resign.

By fessing up and pleading guilty Walzer displayed a strength of conscience that malfeasant elected officials, in Montana and beyond, have woefully lacked of late.

State Sen. Greg Barkus’ dodgy response to his drunken motorboat crash last August immediately comes to mind. With a blood alcohol content twice Walzer’s, Barkus slammed his boat into Flathead Lake’s rocky shore.

The accident injured all five aboard, including U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, and nearly killed Dustin Frost, a Rehberg staffer. Barkus’ reaction has been to minimize and deflect the evidence against him, a strategy he continues six months after the incident.

Of course, there are countless more examples from politicians all over the country, from New York Gov. David Paterson’s silence and interference following a domestic dispute involving his top aide, to former presidential nominee John Edwards’ recent confession, after persistent denials, to fathering a child with his mistress.

Spinelessness abounds, and we come to expect it.

And so while Walzer deserves much of the condemnation she’s receiving, we find it refreshing that, after she screwed up, she simply said so. After all, wouldn’t those who support the proposed ordinance argue that taking responsibility is what it’s really all about?

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Paranoia pays off Gun rush lands state windfall funding for conservation

by Alex Sakariassen

During President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, a wave of panic swept through the nation’s ranks of Second Amendment proponents. Many believed the first Democratic president in eight years would soon put gun rights in the crosshairs. Paranoia generated a rush on firearms and ammunition, driving profits at gun companies to record heights and leaving retailers struggling to meet demand.

Montana has cashed in on that fear factor in an unusual—and in many cases unexpected—way. Thanks to a 70-year-old federal excise tax on firearm and ammo sales,

someone would threaten to reduce the amount of fishing rods for sale. Then maybe the [Wallop-Breaux] fish restoration program would benefit.”

But whatever subtle humor FWP might find in Second Amendment paranoia creating a windfall for the state is lost on local conservationists. A $3.5 million increase in conservation funding is a serious matter, they say, regardless of how the money was generated.

“I knew all along that this would ultimately benefit the funding for our wildlife management organizations in the states,” Montana Wildlife Federation President Tim

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Gun sales across the nation skyrocketed in 2008 and 2009 over fear that President Barack Obama would target Second Amendment rights. That fear has unexpectedly put millions of dollars into Montana’s pocket for wildlife and habitat restoration.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is looking at a historic 40-percent bump in wildlife conservation funding over the next two years.

“People have different opinions on different administrations,” FWP spokesman Ron Aasheim says. “If they were concerned about gun parts and components being more difficult to secure, I’m sure they made some effort to purchase some things, concerned that they might not be available.

Our reaction was, ‘We’ll put the money to good use.’”

FWP announced last week that the 2008-09 spike in firearm sales equates to an unprecedented rise—from $9 million last year to $12.5 million in 2010—in funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, a 1939 law establishing a nationwide coffer for state-level conservation and rehabilitation projects. It’s the most dramatic single-year increase the state has seen from the program to date, and comes as good news for an agency that saw a $2 million dip in revenue last year.

“I certainly consider it ironic,” says Adam Brooks, federal aid program manager at FWP. “Almost to the extent I wish

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Aldrich says. “I know the cause, and I know the effect, but I want to be a little bit careful about painting the wrong picture in terms of the reasons for it.”

The reasons seem simple enough: Afraid of losing access to certain firearms and ammunition, individuals across the country stockpiled goods. The phenomenon lasted well into the first months of Obama’s presidency, with gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson alone reporting a 31.9 percent increase in firearm sales last fall.

Even conservationists noted the impacts on the local market. National Wildlife Federation Regional Representative Land Tawney says all it took was a trip to Missoula sporting goods stores last year to see that supplies of even the most common ammo calibers were scarce.

“When it came to hunting season this year, the quantities were very limited,” Tawney says. “It wasn’t as easy, when you’d go to the store, to buy shells. Sometimes I couldn’t buy what I wanted.”

If one good thing came from the shortage, Tawney says, it’s the increased opportunity for state conservationists to protect what they value. FWP will soon tackle the

question of how the money can best benefit wildlife restoration, and conservationists hope to see the public included in that debate.

“With it’s history of citizen involvement in wildlife and natural resource issues, I don’t think Montana is going to be caught wanting for a lack of potential projects to put this kind of habitat money to good use,” says Dale Burk, local author and former president of the Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association.

Conservationists are already lining up with their own ideas on where FWP should allocate the recent windfall. Aldrich believes the money could prove valuable in the acquisition of 41,000 acres along Fish Creek in Mineral County, and Aasheim confirms the project will likely hinge in part on Pittman-Robertson dollars. (For more on the acquisition, see “Preserving Fish Creek” on page 6).

Land acquisition is hardly an unusual use of Pittman-Robertson resources, Brooks says. Most of the state’s Wildlife Management Areas —including the Blackfoot-Clearwater—have drawn at least partial funding from that source. With a total of $12.5 million in reimbursement grants coming from Pittman-Robertson this year, it’s likely that multiple projects statewide will benefit from the bump.

Individual conservationists see need for increased funding almost everywhere they look. Tawney believes FWP should tap Pittman-Robertson to increase hunting access through privately owned lands. Burk says wintering habitats for wildlife are a growing concern, given the state’s interest in natural resource development.

“We have before us a lot of proposals to literally alter the landscape of north-central and northeastern Montana for oil and gas exploration,” Burk says. “Making sure we have information available to make the proper decisions to protect wildlife out there seems to me one of the projects that could be helpful.”

One fact remains distressingly clear for conservationists and FWP alike. The surge in Pittman-Robertson dollars won’t last.

The agency can stretch the increase for two years, Brooks says, but gun sales have already dipped below figures in 2008-09.

Such bumps are a rarity, a welcome but supplemental source at best for conservation in Montana.

“We have to take it in stride that it’s not something you can build a program with,” Brooks says, likening the increase to federal stimulus funds. “We’re looking at it as a one-time occurrence.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Quarry quarrel DEQ prepared to step in on Chief Cliff land dispute

by Jessica Mayrer

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The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Flathead Indian Reservation just off and launching a letter-writing campaign to Highway 93 is central to Kootenai creation grab the attention of state and federal deci- Tribal Council is in the process of passing a stories and today acts as an anchor for moral sion makers, the group is quickly making formal resolution supporting the Save Chief Cliff movement, says tribal headway. directives followed by tribal members.

As a result of the their work, Richard spokesperson Rob McDonald. As far as “Basically, that cliff is part of the community of Elmo—religiously, culturally, Opper, director of the Montana state regulation is concerned, McDonald spiritually, we have ties with that cliff,� Auld Department of Environmental Quality says extending an invitation to DEQ would says. “What it means to us means a great (DEQ), recently learned of the controversy require additional debate within the tribal surrounding the mining operation. He says government. deal.�

Dan Fischer, owner of Western Stone One of Auld’s favorite stories, handed the quarry is not permitted through the down through the generations, tells of an DEQ and his agency is now looking into in Lakeside, operates the quarry. Fischer leases the land from Leif Jensen, whose elderly chief who, with his horse, scaled whether state jurisdiction applies. family has been in the area Chief Cliff to show his disfor decades. Fischer pleasure. He was angry, referred questions about the story goes, because the mining operation to young people were losing Jensen, who refused to respect for their elders. comment for this article “So, one day he when initially contacted dressed up in his full via telephone. That phone regalia, his best buckskin, number has since been his best headdress, and disconnected. got on his best horse,�

Chief Cliff stone sells Auld says. “And he’s on for about 35 cents per top of Chief Cliff, and he pound, and is used in tells them how they building walkways, signs should never forget their and structures. According elders. They should never to Western Stone’s webforget the brave deeds site, “Chief Cliff Stone that they’ve done in their comes from one quarry life. Basically, show them only, you are insured of respect. And, in doing uniformity and consistenthat, he jumped off a cliff cy of color and that the for a sign of bravery.â€? same rock you use now The rock formation will be available in the and surrounding areas future‌We quarry year remain sacred to each of round.â€? the seven Kootenai bands Jason Smith, a foundthat stretch from Idaho ing member of Save Chief through Montana and Photo by Chad Harder Cliff, says the group is into Canada. That’s why Auld and some friends, A grassroots movement comprised of Kootenai tribal members acutely aware of the including Jason Smith and wants to protect the Chief Cliff rock formation just off Highway 93 importance of nurturing Ambrose Caye, launched in Elmo. Members of the movement say blasting from a rock quar- small businesses. Western ry at the base of Chief Cliff jeopardizes its structural integrity.

Stone provides local jobs a movement about two and generates thousands months ago that aims to I f t h e F l a t h e a d R e s e r v a t i o n’ s of dollars worth of tax dollars for county protect Chief Cliff from the effects of a rockmining operation near the formation’s Confederated Salish & Kootenai tribal gov- coffers annually. “Economic development is important base. The trio says dynamite blasts used by ernment has no objections, DEQ can step quarry operator Western Stone LLC to in and require mining operators on non- to communities,� Smith says. “We’re not loosen the richly colored rock deep under- tribal land to obtain a permit. Through that really trying to stop the mining. We’re just neath Chief Cliff threaten the landmark’s process, DEQ would next evaluate if Chief trying to protect this cultural resource.�

Ideally, the two camps—those who Cliff constitutes a cultural resource. If it is integrity. “It bothered me ever since they started in jeopardy from the rock quarry, Opper wish to protect the site and those with a financial investment in the operation—will mining,� Auld says. “I just didn’t know what says DEQ could restrict operations. “Whether [the tribes] want us to be the find common ground, Smith says. to do. And it’s caused great concerns for “We just want to preserve what’s other people. Me and Jason and Ambrose, bad cop who comes in to [regulate the we talked and talked and talked and sat mine], that remains to be seen,� Opper sacred to us,� Smith says. “I believe there is a middle ground. There is a middle ground down and conversed. We figured we need says.

Opper adds that permitting mines on for everything.� to get people aware of this‌We just decided it’s time for it to stop and so we decided private property inside the reservation is tricky. to start getting organized.� jmayrer@missoulanews.com

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More than a quarter of a century has passed since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated the Upper Clark Fork River as the largest Superfund site in the nation, and cleanup activities continue to slowly but surely remediate the mining-caused pollution. There’s no end in sight to the work that needs to be done on the river and its adjoining lands, but now Gov. Schweitzer and state Sen. Steve Gallus think spending natural resource damage money to move the Montana Historical Society Museum to Butte is a “win-win” idea. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The year is 1977 and U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf is passing historic legislation to preserve the wilderness characteristics of tens of thousands of acres of Montana as Wilderness Study Areas. Meanwhile, the Atlantic Richfield Company, ARCO, pays $700,000,000 to acquire the mines, lands and smelter of the Anaconda Company in what has been called one of the worst corporate decisions of the century. The price of copper drops drastically—and ARCO closes the Butte mines. Shortly thereafter, they shut down the Anaconda Smelter, throwing thousands of Montanans out of work and dealing a devastating blow to the economies of Butte and Anaconda.

In the meantime, the U.S. Congress has passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, better known as Superfund. President Jimmy Carter signs the bill into law as one of the last actions of his presidency and all across the nation major polluters are now held liable for their degradation and the threats it poses to human health and the environment.

ARCO’s bad investment turns much worse as the company inherits the liability to clean up Butte and Anaconda and 100 miles of river down to Milltown, where thousands of tons of toxic sediment have stacked up behind a crumbling, centuryold dam.

The fledgling Superfund program has the bad fortune to be implemented by none other than President Ronald Reagan, easily one of the worst, if not the worst, environmental presidents of the 20th century. Finding a friend in the White House, ARCO tries desperately to sidestep the Superfund liability. In the meantime, following in the footsteps of the Anaconda Company, the corporation throws dollars and lobbyists at the Montana Legislature, hoping to influence state decisions on the Clark Fork and, ultimately, reduce the costs of the cleanup for which it is now legally accountable.

In a classic example of old-style, cor-

porate strong-arm politics, ARCO almost succeeds in derailing the state’s option of pursuing court action to collect for damages to the natural resources of the area.

But just before the deadline to do so expires in 1983, Gov. Ted Schwinden authorizes the Department of Justice

If Schweitzer “thinks spending natural resource money on a new Butte museum is a wonderful idea, what’s to stop future governors from spending it on any number of pork barrel

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projects

(DOJ) to file a natural resources damage suit against the company.

Unlike the costs for the cleanup of Butte, Anaconda, Milltown Dam and the Clark Fork River, funds resulting from natural resource damage suits can be used to repair, restore or replace natural resource assets of the area that have been damaged or destroyed by the Anaconda Company’s disastrous century of virtually unregulated mining and smelting activities.

For 25 years the state does battle with the fearsome legal power of ARCO. In the meantime, ARCO becomes a subsidiary of the international giant, British Petroleum, adding even more gun power to the corporate side of the equation. But the damages are real, as the continuing research undeniably finds, the state lawyers are determined, and the Legislature continues to appropriate money for the court battle.

Settlements in 1999, 2005 and 2008 bring the state hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for, according to the DOJ, “injuries to the water, soils, fish and wildlife in the basin [and] the public’s lost

use and enjoyment of these injured resources.”

Last week, Sen. Gallus and Gov. Schweitzer announced that they think it’s a great idea to rob those funds to build a new museum in Butte with Schweitzer saying: “Clearly it seems like a win-win situation and construction could begin soon.”

Helena’s legislators and the chair of the Lewis & Clark County Commission immediately denounced the move and questioned the legality of using resource damage funds on such a non-natural resource related project. Helena Mayor Jim Smith forcefully declared: “I do not think that the relocation of the state Historical Society ought to be purely the result of a ‘Butte deal’ between Sen. Gallus and Gov. Schweitzer.” He added: “We have applied the principles of Wal-Mart capitalism to our public institutions, including, apparently, our sacred history. Personally, I find that disgraceful.”

Disgraceful indeed. The damages from mine and smelter pollution to the Upper Clark Fork are as severe as anywhere in the nation and there is literally no end to the mitigation necessary to restore the area to some semblance of working natural ecosystems. To do so, the state set up a grant program and advisory council and, according to the DOJ: “Montana’s governors have approved 91 projects that will help make the basin’s natural resources healthy and provide opportunities for the public to enjoy these resources.

In addition to funding grant projects, the state has used settlement monies for special projects such as restoration planning for the Milltown Dam and the Silver Bow Creek watershed.”

But here’s the rub: In the end, it is the governor who makes the final decisions on funding grant projects. If Schweitzer thinks spending natural resource money on a new Butte museum is a wonderful idea, what’s to stop other governors in the future from spending it on any number of pork barrel projects like a tram up to Our Lady of the Rockies—and yes, that has been suggested.

The lesson here is simple: A generation of Montanans has fought long and hard to win the settlements to restore the natural resources of the Upper Clark Fork.

No governor should denigrate those efforts by squandering the scarce funds on non-natural resource related projects.

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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Stepping up Environmental groups brace for new wave of green bosses

by Ray Ring

“Attention, Home Depot shoppers!

Aisle 12 has lumber ripped from the heart of old-growth forests!”

Mike Brune, a California environmentalist, got the idea to make shocking announcements like that during what he calls his “intercom campaign.” He acquired the access code to Home Depot intercom systems—just punch in *80—and he and his operatives pulled it off. The theatrics established Brune as a famous green prankster during the 1990s and also helped persuade the giant Home Depot chain to sell lumber that is logged at least somewhat sustainably.

Brune has made a career in creative civil disobedience and leveraging consumer action to reform corporate practices. He went to work for Greenpeace in 1993, shortly after he graduated from college, then signed on with the Coastal Rainforest Coalition, then shifted to the Rainforest Action Network in 1998. He estimates that he’s been arrested 10 or 12 times for trespassing and other protest-related offenses, but he’s also known for negotiating pleasantly with corporations. He was Rainforest’s executive director from 2002 until recently.

On March 15, he’ll take a new job as one of the world’s most influential environmentalists: executive director of the 700,000-member Sierra Club.

Brune’s latest career move is notable for many reasons. He vows to jazz up the Sierra Club’s efforts to battle fossil fuels, back renewable energy and protect habitat threatened by climate change. He also represents a trend in generational handoffs. At age 38, he’s replacing Carl Pope, who’s worked for the Sierra Club for 37 years, including the last 18 as executive director.

Similar changes in top leadership are occurring in at least seven other environmental groups active in the West: the National Audubon Society, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (which organizes hunters and anglers), Trout Unlimited, Earthworks (which campaigns to reform mining), the Montana Wilderness Association, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace-USA.

“There’s a big class of baby-boomer types [running nonprofit groups] who are moving toward their sunset years. We’ll see a growing trend of [leaders] stepping down,” says Rick Johnson, the Idaho Conservation League’s executive director.

But Johnson adds, such changes are “nothing strange.”

Many “ environmentalist leaders are getting new jobs working for Obama, and others feel free to take jobs with different groups or retire because they are less worried about abandoning their

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missions.

The average leader of a modern nonprofit group stays for only four or five years before stepping down or moving to another group, according to many studies since 1999. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, in San Francisco, helped survey 2,000 leaders of groups in 2005 and found that “three quarters don’t plan on being in their current jobs five years from now, and nine percent are currently in the process of leaving.”

The reasons included “frustrations with boards of directors,” low pay and the constant pressure to raise money from foundations and individual donors.

Today’s economic recession, which has made fundraising even more difficult, adds to the burn rate of executive directors.

There’s even a new field called “executive transition management,” as experts try to help groups recruit and prepare for “a large wave of leadership transition,” the CompassPoint study reported.

Then there’s the political dynamic: “Everybody was hunkered down during the Bush administration, focused on the fights at hand,” says an environmentalgroup consultant in Seattle, while the greener Obama presidency creates an atmosphere for career moves. Many environmentalist leaders are getting new jobs working for Obama, and others feel free to take jobs with different groups or retire because they are less worried about abandoning their missions.

Some groups seem to stick to existing paths with their leadership changes. Chris Wood, the new CEO of Trout Unlimited, has been with that group for nine years and led its efforts to be more vocal standing up for habitat during the Bush administration.

Wood will likely keep that group active politically.

But new leaders always bring possibilities of improvements, and some of the groups clearly have an eye on adjusting their strategies to be more effective.

Without revealing his exact plans, Brune told San Francisco radio station KQED that he wants the Sierra Club’s campaigns to be more “creative, fun and exciting”— more appealing to the general public as well as to activists. It’s an exhilarating time for those who think that the environmental movement needs new blood and more experimentation.

Ray Ring is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is the magazine’s senior editor in Bozeman.

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True to his name, musician Walkin’ Jim Stoltz has logged some serious miles on his feet. We’re talking 27,000 miles of walking, all through America’s vast wildlands. But the Helena-based musician, pictured here, doesn’t just walk. Stoltz takes hundreds of photos of what he sees, and writes songs about anything and everything he comes across—buffalos, his favorite trails, fat dudes on ATVs, you name it. He’s also an environmental activist, and is one of the co-founders of Musicians United to Sustain the Environment, a nonprofit that uses music as a means to increase awareness about the importance of conservation.

This week, Stoltz treks to Missoula to perform

THURSDAY MARCH 4 Just don’t drink the water: The Watershed Education Network (WEN) presents free community water monitoring training from 3–6:30 PM at the Greenough Park Pavillion, on the east side of the park in the lower Rattlesnake. Free. Includes an orientation to WEN, as well as instructions on how to measure chemical, biological and physical water quality parameters.

Call 541-9287 and visit montanawatershed.org.

Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict management by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.wordpress.com.

“Forever Wild,” a multimedia show that combines his elegant take on folk music with snapshots of his travels. His concert also doubles as a benefit for the Last Best Place Wildlands Campaign, a large coalition of conservation organizations “dedicated to wildlands protection, wilderness preservation, and the sound long-term management of our federal public lands legacy.”

—Ira Sather-Olson Walkin’ Jim Stoltz presents “Forever Wild” Saturday, March 6, at 7 PM at the Stensrud Building, 314 N. First Street W. Free, but donations accepted. A preshow social hour starts at 6 PM.

today, and running through March 24 at various times and days, all at the Fine Arts Building #15 at the Western Montana Fairgrounds, 1101 South Ave. W. Free. Call 258-4751 to register and to get specific training dates.

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.

TUESDAY MARCH 9 Go ahead, ask them about tort reform, or not. The Missoula County Democrats hosts a Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum with Tyler Gernant, Melinda Gopher and Dennis McDonald at 7:30 PM at the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Free. Visit missoulademocrats.org.

SATURDAY MARCH 6

WEDNESDAY MARCH 10

If you have compulsive-eating problems, seek help and support with others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Sat. at 9 AM on the second floor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. Visit www.oa.org.

Your feet will hurt, but it’s for a good cause, so buck up.

UM’s Student Assault Resource Center presents its annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser, in which male participants walk around the UC for one mile in high heels starting at noon in order to help raise money for the center’s programs. Registration: $10 dayof/$5 until March 9. Register early by visiting life.umt.edu/curry/SARC/default.php. Call 243-6429.

Go ahead, stuff your face with a pretzel and then a gyro, it’s for a good cause. Missoula Aging Services presents its “Meals at the Mall Celebration,” a fundraiser from 10 AM–9 PM at Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks St., where participating restaurants like Greek Gyros Cafe and Pretzel Place donate a portion of proceeds from each meal served to the Meals on Wheels program for seniors. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Call 728-7682 and visit Clock Court at the mall for more information.

XX chromosome holders, this one’s for you: The University Center Ballroom hosts the 2010 Women’s Fair, which offers resources for women in education, home improvement, finance, leadership and other areas, from 11 AM–7 PM at the ballroom. Free. Includes the chance to win prizes, bid in a silent auction, and get a massage. Visit missoulawomensfair.com.

SUNDAY MARCH 7 Missoula is a bona fide bike town. If you don’t have one already, you’ll be able to build your own recycled recumbent or four-wheel bike after you volunteer for two hours at Missoula Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., on Sundays at a TBA time. Call 800-809-0112 to RSVP.

MONDAY MARCH 8 Do I really have to remind you that you can’t look at their ballots? The Missoula County Elections Office is currently looking for people to work as election judges and is holding a series of training sessions starting at 9 AM

Your passion for everything green coincides with your enjoyment of choice adult beverages during homeWORD Inc.’s hosting of Green Drinks, a social hour where environmentalists come together to talk green and have a beer at 7 PM at Sean Kelly’s. Free.

Appetizers provided. RSVP by March 8 with Liz by emailing liz@homeword.org. Call 532-HOME ext. 16.

THURSDAY MARCH 11 Keep your ideology away from my body, please. NARAL Pro-Choice Montana and UM Students for Choice present a talk by journalist and author Michelle Goldberg titled “The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World”—which touches on reproductive rights and how right-wing extremism has an impact on women’s rights—at 5:30 PM in the South Ballroom at UM’s University Center. Free. Call 442-2057 and visit prochoicemontana.org Quit stomping and start treading lightly with your carbon footprint during the Sustainable Business Council’s “Measure Up Missoula: The Case for Municipal Sustainability,” a presentation where UM associate prof Robin Saha discusses steps for reducing our city’s carbon footprint, as well as saving on energy costs and local climate action, starting at 6 PM at Office Solutions and Services, 1029 North Ave. W. Free. A social hour starts at 5:30 PM. Call 824-7336.

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 - A man robbing his elderly victim in San Diego took exception when a bystander interrupted the crime and punched the robber in the face. The robber responded by calling the police to report the assault. When officers showed up, they arrested the 43-year-old caller.

Police had little trouble finding two men who robbed a convenience store in Catawba County, N.C. The suspects called the police shortly after their getaway to request help with a flat tire. One of the officers recognized the men from a surveillance video of the robbery and arrested Mark Franklin, 46, and James Jennings, 31.

ROCKET MAN - A 62-year-old man hosting a sledding party in Oakland County, Mich., stuffed a used automobile muffler with gasoline, gunpowder and match heads, strapped it to his back and asked another person to light a fuse, seeking what Undersheriff Mike McCabe called “a rocket-launch effect.” As the man headed downhill on an orange plastic sled wearing a motorcycle helmet and a plastic garbage bag as a cape, the device blew up, causing second-degree burns to the man’s face and the right side of his body and possible eye injuries. “Apparently, he has this sledding party every year, and he always does outrageous things at it,” McCabe said. “But he’s never blown himself up before.”

NOT SO FAST - Authorities charged Chamil Guadarrama, 30, with shoplifting after security officers at a mall in Springfield, Mass., found Guadarrama’s pants stuffed with 75 8-ounce glass bottles of body lotion. Noting the suspect wore ordinary trousers but had strings tied around each ankle to keep the bottles from slipping out, police Sgt. John M. Delaney said officers “could not fit Mr. Guadarrama into the cruiser because his pants were bursting at the seams, and he could not bend over.” Delaney said security officer Jane Colon told him they nabbed Guadarrama after a brief foot chase because he “had a hard time running and was extremely bowlegged.” His legs were also “extremely chaffed.”

MORALITY PLAY - A male dance instructor told police in Madison, Wis., that a man phoned for private dance lessons, but when he opened the door to let him in, the man shocked him repeatedly in the neck with a stun gun. According to the criminal complaint, the 59-year-old attacker, who was also carrying a sledgehammer, insisted the instructor was a “sinner” who “defiles married women.” He told detectives that his church does not condone touching while dancing and that he intended to scare the instructor “and tell him to leave the women alone.”

GREAT CHIEFTAIN O’ THE PUDDIN-RACE - Elation among Scots Americans at news reports that the United States was about to lift its 21-year import ban on haggis turned to dismay when the Agriculture Department denied the ban was being relaxed or lifted. A department official acknowledged the ban on beef and lamb products was under review but gave no time frame for its completion. The ban on British beef and lamb took effect during the height of fears over mad cow disease. Haggis is made from the heart, liver and lung of sheep. Even if the ban is overturned, another regulation, dating to 1971, prohibits importing food made with sheep’s lung, which makes up 10 to 15 percent of the haggis recipe. “If it hasn’t got lamb’s lung,” Haggis producer Fraser MacGregor of Cockburn’s in Dingwall said, “it isn’t haggis.”

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE - At least half a dozen people have been killed and others injured in the Philippines while singing Frank Sinatra’s version of “My Way” at karaoke bars.

As a result, many of the clubs have removed the popular song from their playbooks, and karaoke singers have stopped singing it. Most of the “My Way” attacks have reportedly occurred because the singer sang out of tune, causing other patrons to laugh or jeer, sparking an argument. Other incidents, according to Butch Albarracin, owner of a Manila-based singing school that has launched the careers of many famous singers, were provoked by the song’s “arrogant” lyrics.

FIRST THINGS FIRST - When police in New Zealand’s Counties Manukau District arrived at the scene of a stabbing, the suspect greeted them but showed more concern for the meat pie he was eating than for the victim, his 25-year-old stepson. Expressing regret that the stepson was still alive, the unidentified man asked the arresting officers to let him finish the pie as a reward for turning himself in. “My pie’s sitting on the ground,” he said. “I just paid for that. I came back here to you guys.” Observing that police are always on the alert for unexpected behavior when making arrests, Detective Sgt. Len Leleni said, “You get all kinds of interesting characters in this job.”

SENIOR MOMENTS - Chinese officials in Shanghai warned of a “significant increase” in drug use among retired and middle-aged residents. Recreational users are taking ketamine, cocaine and methamphetamine to help them stay awake during marathon mahjong sessions. “The drug-taking mostly occurs among groups in card rooms, a place popular among the elderly,” Shanghai anti-drug commission official Zheng Yuqing told China Daily. Noting that drug addiction has increased among people over 35 from 23 to 40 percent in the past decade, the paper reported that rising drug abuse among mahjong players has alarmed sports officials, who’ve tried to clean up the game’s image, going so far as to seek advice from enthusiasts in the United States.

Swiss prostitutes are being trained to use defibrillators to revive clients with heart problems.

Brothel owners in the Lugano area said electric shock treatment to restart customers’ hearts is necessary because so many elderly customers are using their services. “Having customers die on us isn’t exactly good publicity,” the owner of one sex club told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

WAY TO GO - Authorities in Oconee County, S.C., concluded that sheriff’s Deputy William Frederick Schuck III, 26, died while on patrol after his car got stuck on a dirt road north of Walhalla. When he got out of the car to assess the situation, the car apparently moved forward and pinned him to the tree.

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e’ve all seen the late-night commercials for InventHelp or some other company promising to help budding inventors protect their next big idea. Your first step to making millions, the ads promise, is as easy as a phone call. Look, even this numbnut wearing a Hawaiian shirt hit it big with his idea for the Splash Wash, a car wash for tricycles (actual example). And this regular housewife turned her “Eureka!” moment into The Chilly Bone (also real), a frozen dog toy now available in pet stores across the country. Have you reinvented the wheel? Call now!

Sarcastic enthusiasm aside, these commercials run nonstop for a reason: People call. People have ideas. People are constantly thinking up the next amazing something that will inevitably garner millions in intellectual property rights. Or at least cover the costs—roughly $1,000, not including lawyer fees—to apply for the patent.

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In 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reported receiving 496,886 patent applications. That number dropped last year—for the first time in 13 years, thanks to the recession—but the office still collected more than 485,500 filings. Thirty-seven of them track back to Missoula, according to a search of the office’s online database.

Some of those 37 applications—and hundreds more from locals over the last two decades—hold a story similar to the Splash Wash dude, and we wanted to hear it. So, we discarded the professional researchers from campus and bypassed the wonky corporate stuff, and tracked down a handful of inventors hatching new ideas in our backyard.

Their stories of success and disappointment, hope and frustration, show just what’s at stake when someone has enough gumption to take an idea, however random, and try to make something of it.

by Independent staff

Patent No.: 5887510 Product: “Device for making coffee”

Pressed into making a better backcountry brew it, and making it work better, and taking it to market, and actually selling it. That’s how this should work.”

Porter now operates Campus Drive, a company specializing in licensed collegiate apparel. Since the various incarnations of the Big Sky Bistro mug changed hands, he’s watched his invention sweep across the United States and into European markets he could never fully tap himself. He says there’s nothing more gratifying that seeing someone in a foreign city walk by carrying something you made.

Porter didn’t always intend for his java-savvy patents to become so far-flung and grand. The original idea came from a personal need for a light, durable coffee-making system for Porter’s backcountry trips—something he quickly discovered didn’t exist.

“When I couldn’t find what I really wanted—and honest to God, man, I couldn’t have had less money at the time—I just really wanted to see it,” Porter says. “At first my goal for the whole thing was to make just one that works. From that, we started this whole business.”

Still, Porter says it took years to refine his ideas. He first developed drawings for the Big Sky Bistro in the early 1990s, and after considerable tweaking filed a patent.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved his application in 1999, and Porter began modestly distributing his Photo by Alex Sakariassen mugs around Missoula.

But Porter considers himself lucky to Mark Porter now operates Campus Drive, a company specializing in licensed collegiate apparel. have gotten that far. The realm of inventors

Not even the light-switches in Mark Porter’s garage are safe these days. The self-proclaimed tinkerer admits it with a smile, but there’s no joke in his face. He’s rigged the lights with two wireless remotes—one for his car and one for his wife’s.

But Missoulians won’t recognize Porter for his electrical ingenuity.

His innovation manifests itself more in the morning routines of coffee addicts across the globe, those dissatisfied with the bitter, flat taste of Folger’s instant. Porter, 45, is the brains behind the Big Sky Bistro—the go-mug with its own French press—and a host of spin-off products. The patents evolved from a simple musing to Porter’s own small business, which he sold to Liquid Planet proprietor Scott Billadeau in 2004.

“The best thing about this whole process is if you can come up with an organic idea and you can take it all the way through,” Porter says.

“Building a product that works, and testing it, and testing the hell out of

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is full of stories about ripped-off patents and corporate scrooging. He’s surprised no one stole his idea before it became a reality.

“Especially if you’re going up against somebody bigger than you, you’re going to get squashed like a grape,” Porter says of patent infringement litigation. “If someone like Starbucks or whomever came along and loved the idea, they could take it ’cause they could just bury me.”

Almost a decade of Porter’s life was “absolutely consumed by the Big Sky Bistro and the derivatives of that.” He traveled to nearly 20 trade shows a year, from Washington state to Germany, trying to peddle his product. But the process of securing investors and suppliers didn’t hinder his creativity. By 2007, the patent office approved Porter’s second application—a mug with a removable canister. Like the lightweight French press, Porter says the idea came from personal need.

“Second cup of coffee,” he says. “You always need a second cup of coffee. One cup of coffee’s just not enough.”

Each of Porter’s battles to push his coffee products through to market paid off. Not in a financial sense, necessarily, but in the satisfaction Porter recalls in receiving a slip of paper with a red ribbon in the mail.

Though Billadeau’s company, Planetary Designs LLC, now owns the patents, Porter says he has a copy of the first one sitting in his deposit box, “just so my kids have proof I actually did something.”

“It’s not like the money was secondary or anything,” Porter says, “but it was just a really great space and it’s allowed me to continue to stay in a space that you get to define every day.”

In other words: Look out, light-switches. Porter’s tinkering is far from over.

—Alex Sakariassen

Patent application: 20090032517 (pending) Product: “Ski integrated solar power system”

Sopuch’s cold feet create potential skiing solution That’s when Sopuch, a novice inventor who, in addition to owning a Missoula auto repair shop, is running for office in House District 98, got an idea: a solar-powered system capable of heating a ski boot. By affixing thin solar panels atop a ski, he says the contraption taps a continuous flow of sun power, which is then channeled into heating elements inside a boot.

“This thing [solar panel] is stuck to the top of your ski. It’s always there. And all you have to do is step into your bindings and plug it in,” says Sopuch. “I mean, it’s pretty simple.”

The prototype itself only took an hour to develop. The toughest part of the project was filling out the reams of paperwork required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which, once an application is submitted, legally protects the inventor’s creation.

“They are not kidding around,” Sopuch says. “If it’s not double-spaced they’ll send it back to you.”

Sopuch’s patent application focuses on the problem of frigid feet, but he says the technology has broader applications. It could be equipped with a universal jack capable of harnessing electricity into a range of electronic devices, allowing people to plug in while they frolic in far-out places.

“If you’re in the backcountry, for instance, you could power iPods or charge cell phones, things like that,” he says, “and you wouldn’t even have to be wearing your skis.”

The invention provides creature comforts, but Sopuch’s most proud of how, by harnessing renewable energy, it also constitutes a simple step toward sustainability.

“The main thing is keeping batteries out of landfills,” he says. “If we can keep batteries out of landfill for the things we’re doing for recreation, I think that would be a small step in the right direction.”

Sopuch successfully tested the prototype at home in Missoula. He has yet to take it into the backcountry for a hardcore trial run, but he says a manufacturer has already expressed interest in marketing the technology for commercial sale.

Sopuch says he doesn’t have any great aspirations of getting rich off his footwarming concept. The solar boot idea simply resonated with him, and prompted him to pursue his first patent. The same inspiration could happen to anyone.

Photo by Cathrine L. Walters “It all starts at the idea. And everybody has one,” he says.

The key, of course, is to pursue that idea and not get cold feet.

Michael Sopuch, owner of a Missoula auto repair shop, aims to solve the problem of skiing with cold feet.

—Jessica Mayrer

Michael Sopuch thought twice when he was a kid and his parents offered to take him skiing. Even then, he hated cold toes.

“Its probably the number one complaint of all skiers, especially novice skiers,” says Sopuch.

“That’s why you see everyone sitting [in the lodge] by the fireplace with their feet in the air.

They’re warming up their toes.”

Keeping this in mind, Sopuch and a friend began brainstorming ways to keep their toes warm during long days on the slopes. Sopuch knew inventors had dreamed up a variety of solutions to the dilemma over the decades, including battery-powered heating coils placed within ski boots and chemical heating packets, but “they’re just a pain,” he says.

Patent No.: 4676464 Product: “Golf bag with integral stand”

Sun Mountain Sports scores a hole in one On Missoula’s Northside, about a pitching wedge away from the railroad tracks, sits a nondescript brick building home to a company that, since the mid-1980s, has made countless golfers around the country who are already labeled lazy appear even more so.

Sun Mountain Sports holds claim to the invention of golf bag legs, which forever changed the game of golf—or at least eliminated the physical exertion required to lean over and pick up the thing that holds the golf clubs.

“Many people to this day hold that as the biggest innovation in the history of the golf bag,” says Sun Mountain spokesman Steve Snyders.

“If you go out to the area golf course, if someone’s carrying a bag, 90 percent of the time it’s going to have legs.”

And thanks to golf bag legs (or “golf bag with integral stand,” as far as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is concerned), Sun Mountain “went from being one guy selling golf bags out of the back of his station wagon,” Snyders says, “to being a company with national distribution in really short order.”

That one guy was, and is, Missoula’s Rick Reimers, the founder and CEO of Sun Mountain, and the man behind some three dozen patents for golf related products. By patenting golf bag legs in 1985, and attaching them to his revolutionary Eclipse Bag, Reimers set his company on course to becoming a major player in the golf products industry.

“It wasn’t their first bag, but it was their first bag that gained national attention.”

Snyders says. “It really set them up.”

The company now employs about 140 people in Missoula, most at its facility out by the Missoula airport. Another 40 independent sales reps peddle the company’s products around the country. Snyders says Sun Mountain sells hundreds of thousands of golf bags every year.

Reimers, who was unavailable for an interview, started Sun Mountain in the late ’70s, and moved the company to Missoula in 1984, partly because of the workforce’s knowledge of sporting equipment.

“The innovations that he incorporated into golf bags, some of them are borrowed from things that have been done in backpacking,” Snyders says.

“The idea was that people here have a sense of building and working with outdoor equipment that needs to be built to a really high standard, and that was appealing to him.”

A search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database shows the range of Reimers’ innovations. He patented the “self propelled golf bag cart,” the “thermoforming manufacturing process for golf bags,” a “putter alignment system,” the “collapsible golf cart,” an “adjustable balance weighting system for golf clubs,” among many others. This spring, the company’s launching its Micro E Cart, a power-assisted golf bag cart, described in Reimers’ patent this way: “The cart is a three wheel push cart with a front disc motor mounted in the front wheel…Speed and motor controls including preset distance controls provide superior control of motion for the user. The handle is provided with a dashboard console including numerous useful accessories.”

“It’s like a self-propelled lawn mower,” Synders says.

There’s an idea: a self-propelled golf bag cart with a built-in blade to cut the grass when you’re in the deep rough. Maybe not. But it seems you shouldn’t put anything past Reimers.

—Matthew Frank

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office finally approved S. Matt Read’s patent for a rubber band figurine in 2006. After years of trying to peddle the toy, the former Missoula inventor is now trying something new: He’s hiking the perimeter of Texas.

Patent No.: D522914 Product: “Homunculus constructed from common rubberbands”

Stretching to make Rubber Rubberband Man a success A-ha moments hit inventors at all sorts of unexpected times. Shunpei Yamazaki, a Japanese researcher believed to be the most prolific inventor in the world with more than 1,800 patents, reportedly finds his inspiration after he naps. Thomas Edison, the most famous American inventor, made a key improvement to the light bulb—carbonized bamboo filament—after using a bamboo rod during a fishing trip in what’s now Wyoming. And former Missoula resident S. Matt Read—better know as simply “Smatt”—discovered his most famous invention after hours of largely failing at making a simple ball of rubber bands.

“To say it was an accident would be an understatement,” admits Smatt.

That fateful day at the University of Texas ended with Smatt creating a rubber band sculpture in the shape of a person. Aside from having something cool to show to his dorm mates, it went absolutely nowhere.

Years later, Smatt revived the idea of his rubber band man and gave one each to his nieces and nephew for Christmas. They stopped playing with the elastic toy by lunch. But with those gifts Smatt unintentionally created a focus group, and when he heard about the rubber band men becoming hits at various show-and-tells months later, Smatt recognized an opportunity.

According to the patent application, Smatt was ready to peddle a “Homunculus constructed from common rubberbands” to the masses. Forget SpongeBob and Elmo; Smatt and his brother, Charlie, envisioned children playing with Homunculi—the word, by the way, means “diminutive human beings without any deformity of physiology”—in family rooms across the country. Okay, maybe it wasn’t going to be for “the masses” or a staple in “family rooms across the country,” but the brothers had hope.

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Their patent was approved in 2006, nearly two years after it was first submitted. Smatt streamlined the production of the figurines. The brothers created a company, Smattworks Inc., with a base in Smatt’s new hometown, Missoula. And they came up with a marketable name for the toy: Rubber Rubberband Man. “There wasn’t any honeymoon period,” recalls Smatt. “From the moment we decided to do this, it was all work. We’re not professional toy manufacturers and knew almost nothing about the industry or retail in general. We had to work really hard.”

For the next few years, Rubber Rubberband Man consumed a lot of Charlie and Smatt’s time. They attended tradeshows, worked on distribution deals and promoted the heck out of the toy. Smatt successfully applied for a second patent for a “canine figurine constructed from common rubber bands.” And their book, Rubb-Origami: The Art of Creating Rubber Band Sculptures, helped spur sales and eventually rivaled the elastic men and dogs in popularity. Charlie, who writes software in Palo Alto, Calif., and handles the company’s logistics, estimates they sold more than 1,000 copies of the 60-page book worldwide.

“We certainly didn’t profit off of any of it,” Charlie says, “but any time we took it to the streets or to a tradeshow, the interest was high and sales were good.”

Yet Rubber Rubberband Man’s lifespan didn’t stretch quite as long as the toy itself. Eventually, sales hit a plateau.

Different projects cropped up. Smatt, who worked numerous jobs in Missoula to make ends meet, including writing a games column for the Missoulian, moved away in 2007.

Charlie kept up with orders and tried to generate more publicity, but things petered out by last year.

“I see failure as a positive thing,” Smatt says. “It means you had the guts to try. With my Rubber Rubberband Man, my patent application got rejected a few times…Failure is an education. What you do with that is up to you.”

For Smatt, it meant moving on to a new, equally different project: He’s currently hiking the perimeter of his native Texas. When the Indy caught up with him to talk about his patents, he had been resting at Caprock Canyons State Park south of Amarillo, detouring a bit to the state’s interior. Through 173 days, Smatt estimates he’s trekked just more than 1,000 miles of the roughly 3,000-mile journey. He hopes to be done sometime next year.

“No one thought this was a good idea,” he says. “My family and friends—the majority did not support this.”

Undeterred, Smatt’s set on reacquainting himself with his home state. He’s paying for the trip in part by writing a syndicated column about his travels; local papers like the Texarkana Gazette and Brownfield News run him regularly. ( You can also find his blog at texasperimeterhike.blogspot.com.) At night, he camps by the side of the road, crashes with friends (new and old) or rides “the couch-surfing network.” On the road, he eats a lot of peanut butter, raisins and bread. Naturally, he’s traveling light, which means no Rubber Rubberband Man to keep him company. But that doesn’t mean he’s done with the creation. In fact, during his stay at Caprock, he made a modified version as a gift for a park employee.

“I haven’t given up on him as a concept,” Smatt says.

“I still keep him in mind as a fictional character. I wouldn’t say he’s destined for greatness, but I’m not done with him yet.”

—Skylar Browning

Patently awesome A quick search for local connections on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website turns up about 387 hits from 1976 to the present. Missoula has yet to see a patent for a shrink ray (warning: obscure Honey, I Shrunk the Kids reference.) but we found plenty of kooky Wayne Szalinksi-caliber inventors in our midst. Here’s an extra taste of what your neighbors are up to.

Patent No.: D594705 Inventor: Linda McComas Product: Plate with caddy. McComas essentially combined the age-old concept of the plate with every couch surfer ’s favorite friend: the cup holder. Finally, an answer to that precarious backyard balancing act of barbeque and beer can.

Patent No.: 20070000033 Inventor: Philip Allan Dixon Product: Periscope swim goggles. Using fiber optic cable and a viewer molded directly to the eyepiece, Dixon’s goggles would help swimmers locate landmarks without lifting their heads and losing their rhythm. And just when we thought Michael Phelps couldn’t get any faster.

Patent No.: 7467904 Inventor: David Wager Product: Tree-ring chronology pens, key chains and other everyday items. Odds are you were counting tree rings with grandpa long before you could spell dendrochronology, but did you ever think about what happened in each of those years? Wager’s invention simultaneously sheds light on forest ecology and historic events. At the very least, the pens are snazzier than a Bic. Patent No.: 7048091 Inventor: John Maguire Product: Portable lifeguard chair. We’re surprised this idea is relatively new, since backyard pools have been in vogue for at least half a century. Maguire’s designed the same towering seat common at municipal swimming pools, only this version’s got wheels.

Beats the heck out of those flimsy aluminum lawn chairs.

Patent No.: 6971963 Inventor: Jeffrey Abel Product: Wrist toy. In the interests of rendering fathers obsolete, Abel’s invention would allow kids to play catch by themselves. It’s essentially a baseball attached to the wrist by an elastic string. Perfect for those sunny months when parenting comes second to the Osprey game.

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Patent application: 20070074359 (denied) Product: “Teaching tootbrush”

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Imagine a toothbrush that talks and encourages kids to keep brushing.

“Three minutes. Get going!”

“Let’s get those teeth clean!”

“One minute left. You’re doing great!”

“Now reach those back teeth. Good job. Thirty seconds left!”

It comes as no surprise that a certified life/spiritual coach, Theresa O’Lynn, conceived of “The Teachbrush Toothbrush.” She came up with the idea when she realized a talking toothbrush might be more effective for her son than “mommy always being there telling him [how to brush] over and over.”

“I wanted to have a toothbrush where the novelty wouldn’t wear off so quickly,” says O’Lynn in a

“I feel like I handed the idea over to this company and said, ‘Go for it,’ and I took a back seat,” she says.

But O’Lynn, ever upbeat, has other ideas in the works.

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thick Irish accent that reveals her Northern Ireland upbringing. “I didn’t want cartoon characters on it, because kids get over it and that’s it. Rather than flashing lights and music, I wanted a voice of positive reinforcement.”

Unfortunately, O’Lynn’s brilliant idea, like so many others, never saw the light of day, nor the inside of a kid’s mouth. In 2004, just months before O’Lynn submitted her patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, an inventor from Tokyo, Toshinori Kumagai, received a patent for a “toothbrush assembly with sound generating function.” Kumagai’s patent went on to explain the sound would provide “excitement and entertainment to a user and [encourage] a young child to brush his or her teeth.” The ideas were too similar. Kumagai beat O’Lynn to it.

So go the travails of inventors. And so went O’Lynn’s dream of making a million bucks. It appears Kumagai didn’t cash in either, though, since the product, at least as far as O’Lynn knows, hasn’t been widely produced.

“That should be on the shelf by now,” O’Lynn says of her first and only attempt to patent something. “It really should. Why it’s not on the shelf I don’t know.”

O’Lynn blames the Pennsylvania-based patent company she hired to develop a Teachbrush prototype and proposal package for not being aware of Kumagai’s claim to the idea. And she blames herself for not being diligent enough.

toilet bowl, aided by a cleaning solution in the toilet.

It’s designed for airports, hospitals and schools.

“Who wants to clean the damn toilet, you know what I’m saying?” says O’Lynn.

Or maybe O’Lynn will patent a sofa with a big drawer that slides out from beneath the cushions for storage.

“I’m looking for something to work for me…,” O’Lynn says. “Someone can make a pet rock, stick eyes on a rock, and it will sell millions, you know?”

O’Lynn’s passion to invent has been emboldened by her belief that innovation is in her genes.

When her father learned of the Teachbrush, he told her he tried patenting a smokeless chimney in the late 1960s. And her son, now 10, dreams up wild ideas, too. “Third time’s a charm, Mom,” he tells her.

But O’Lynn’s ideas are only “extracurricular activities,” as she calls them. Her main focus is her Missoula-based life coaching business, Talk About Life, LLC. She also recently published a book titled, If YOU Are Someone Who…On the Humorous Side!: An Acknowledgement and Life Lesson for Each of You. Clearly, O’Lynn is in the business of morale boosting, whatever form it takes—toothbrush or otherwise.

“The world is in no state to be declining positive change of any kind,” she says.

—Matthew Frank editor@missoulanews.com

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Roasted root brunoise FLASHINTHEPAN With all due respect to the potato, few roots, if any, have less flavor. Carrot, beet, turnip, radish, parsnip, celeriac, taro and yam, to name a few, all check in with more fragrance, pungency or sweetness.

Mixing your roots also brings a diversity of nutrients to the table, adding the likes of beta-carotene, iron, calcium, potassium and folic acid, depending on the root.

I’ve been exploring this edible subterranean spectrum with a dish I call roasted root brunoise (“broon-wahh”). The word brunoise is French for “very small cubes.” As the small cubes roast, they lose water and shrink, while starch breaks down into sugars. The brunoise units become chewy with dry, crispy skins.

Munched plain, roasted root brunoise tastes like those Terra brand “exotic vegetable chips” that come in fancy bags. It can be sprinkled on salad, added to soup, and used many other ways. My favorite is to make roasted root risotto.

Any root is fair game. Whatever’s at the store, in your root cellar, in the garage or still surviving in the garden. It can be a simple mix, like carrot and potato, or you can force the cashier to look up the codes for every obscure tuber at the co-op and bring home rose turnips, chioga beets, salsify and purple carrots.

While roasting mellows and sweetens some fiery flavors, like turnip, it will intensify others, like rutabaga, which becomes especially pungent when roasted.

Radishes stay feisty. Carrot, celeriac and parsnip are especially fragrant. Taro, yam and potato are starchy and sweet. Beets, be they striped, yellow or red, are intense and sweet, becoming almost raisin-like in the final risotto.

The word brunoise, in addition to meaning finely chopped vegetables, is also a verb that refers to the series of cuts used to make it. This beautiful technique is the most efficient way to cut uniform pieces with the fewest strokes of the knife.

True brunoise is less than 1/8-inch per side, which means all cuts are exactly that far apart. In reality, you should cut as small as you safely and consistently can. A sharp knife is essential.

Peeling is optional; if you don’t peel, scrub hard.

The three main steps in making brunoise are: cut your vegetable into sheets; cut the sheets into

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root cooks at a different rate. Let the other piles continue cooking until they begin to brown.

As it cools, munch from each pile, confirming how each roasted root tastes.

To make roasted root risotto, it’s best if the brunoise has completely cooled, preferably overnight.

For every cup of brunoise you wish to use, heat two tablespoons of butter or oil in a pan on medium heat, and sauté half an onion and two cloves garlic, chopped finely, with crushed hot pepper flakes if you wish, until the onion becomes translucent. Don’t let it brown.

Choose from among your piles of roasted root brunoise. I like a mix of carrot, potato, sweet potato, celeriac, parsnip and beet, either striped, red and/or yellow. Add a mixed cup of roasted root brunoise to the pan and stir it around with the onions and garlic. Follow with a cup of stock, either chicken or veggie, and let it simmer uncovered until the stock almost evaporates. When the stock is almost gone, but before the pan gets at all dry, add another half-cup of stock and stir. Repeat, stirring after each half-cup addition of stock, and then let it simmer until the liquid is almost gone again. Don’t let the pan dry out between pours.

After adding 2–3 cups of stock, allow Photo by Ari LeVaux the pan to almost dry. Remove heat before Turn the knife (or cutting board) 90 degrees and it dries, and give it a final stir.

In the evening, roasted root risotto makes a cut each stack of matchsticks like you would a bunch of chives into a confetti-like pile of brunoise. Keep good main or side dish. In the morning you can fry the brunoise of each type of root separate through- it for breakfast, like home fries.

I like to chop some bacon into little chunks and out the roasting process.

Spread each brunoise onto a baking pan or skil- fry them until crispy, and then stir in some roasted let and season with salt and pepper. Shape the root risotto. When the risotto heats up, I add stock brunoise so it’s about a half-inch thick. Bake at 350 so the pan steams, and crack an egg or two on top of the sizzling roasted root risotto. I then put a lid on degrees.

Keeping the brunoise separate becomes easier the pan to trap the steam, which cooks the eggs. The as it shrinks, so bake for about 15 minutes before trick is to add the right amount of stock so it evaporates away just when the eggs are done to your likyou first stir it.

Every time you open the oven a blast of steam will ing. If you add too much stock, let the egg steam escape, and as you stir, keep a close eye on moisture with the lid off so it doesn’t overcook.

Getting the hang of roasted root brunoise is an levels and any signs of browning in the brunoise. Stir every 10–15 minutes by using a spatula to carefully intuitive process. You’ll quickly discover your own pull each type of brunoise into a little flat-topped pile, tricks for turning those colorful root bits into all and rearranging every pile during subsequent stirs. kinds of earthy, sweet, savory, and satisfying winterRemove each pile at the first sight of browning—each time meals.

matchsticks (or julienne); cut your matchsticks into brunoise.

Your vegetable should always rest flat against the cutting board, so begin by cutting it in half and placing the two halves side by side, flat sides down. With several uniform, parallel cuts, slice the halves into sheets. Don’t be afraid to slice slowly—you don’t have to be all chopchopchopchop like on TV. After cutting your sheets, turn them so they rest flat on the cutting board in little piles like stacks of plywood. With parallel and consistent knife strokes, cut these sheets into matchsticks.

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tos, free-range chicken, rice bowls, ribs, pasta, salads, soups, sandwiches & "Pizza by the Slice." And now offering gluten-free dough.

Local brews on tap and wine by the glass. Open every day for lunch & dinner. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 37 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. $ Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 Ciao Mambo, at the end of the Hip Strip on 4th and Higgins, serves up fresh, classic, immigrant style Italian food seven days a week. Terrific service and an extensive domestic and Italian wine list. Try our Wednesday all you can eat Spaghetti!

Dinner only and take out service available. Ciaomambo.com or 543-0377. $$-$$$

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www.thinkfft.com Mon-Thurs 7am - 8pm • Fri & Sat 7am - 4pm Sun 8am - 8pm • 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffeehouse/Cafe.

Across from the U of M campus.

homeWORD is hosting at Sean Kelly’s (130 W Pine St, downtown) Wednesday, March 10, 7pm Start the St. Patrick’s Day festivities a week early and mingle with your favorite environmentally-minded friends!

Appetizers provided. RSVP to liz@homeword.org by 3/8!

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Cold Stone Creamery Across from Costco on Reserve

by TJ Maxx & Ross 549-5595 In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... ice cream! ColdStone is home-made, super-premium and more delicious than it should be, it seems! Cast your eyes on all our mix-ins and choose your favorites, be it for a cone, icecream cake or ice-cream sandwich! Many a fine folk will find ... It's a Great Day for Ice-Cream! $-$$ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula's Original Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and an espresso bar till close. Open Mon-Thurs 7am-8pm, Fri & Sat 8am4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$ 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 free-range 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. $–$$ Harry Davids 2700 Paxson Street, Suite H • 830-3277 Kicking off in February is LIVE BAND KARAOKE and LADIES NIGHT at Harry David’s every Thursday night at 9:30pm. Drink specials for the Ladies! Part Karaoke / Part Dance night with the band Party Trained, this is your opportunity to sing like a rockstar with a live band backing you up – and it will be every Thursday! If Karaoke is not your thing – no problem the band will be playing in between karaoke songs to keep you on the dance floor!

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 $-$$ HuHot Mongolian Grill 3521 Brooks • 829-8888 At HuHot you’ll find dozens of meats, seafood, noodles, vegetables and homemade sauces for

the timid to the adventurous. Choose your favorites from the fresh food bars. You pick ‘em…we grill ‘em. We are as carnivore, vegetarian, diabetic, lo-salt and low-carb friendly as you want to be! Start with appetizers and end with desserts.

You can even toast your own s’mores right at you table. A large selection of beer, wine and sake’ drinks available. Stop by for a great meal in a fun atmosphere. Kid and family friendly. Open daily at 11 AM. $-$$ Indulge Bakery 700 SW Higgins Ave. 544-4293 indulgebakery.wordpress.com Now open! Enjoy international flavors from baci di dama to pizzelles, gourmet cupcakes, scones and decadent cinnamon rolls. Specialty breads hot and fresh between 3 and 5pm daily.

Open M-F 7am-6:30pm; Sat. 9am-4pm See us on Facebook!

Call to find out more (406)523-3951. $ 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. Not matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $-$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Free Tea Tasting second Saturday every month 4:30-5:30pm Open Mon-Sat, lunch an dinner. $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. • 721-1312 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. Special senior menu & a great kids’ menu. 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. $$-$$$

HAPPIESTHOUR VFW Club Claim to fame: Rousing history lessons from vets by day, rousing karaoke from college kids by night.

Atmosphere: An impressive collection of antique weaponry lines the walls, including rusty bayonets dating back to the late 1800s. The club, which is open to everyone, also boasts one of the most extensive local collections of classic tunes on its jukebox. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin often croon through the VFW’s sound system, serenading veterans of foreign wars lost in reverie. “But there is some Lady Gaga in the front for the weekends,” says bartender Odessa Joseph.

What you’re drinking: A full bar, but domestic beer fills most glasses. Caesars and Bloody Marys cost $3 all day on the weekend.

Who you’re drinking with: Regulars, many of them retired military, hang out weekday afternoons talking war and politics. That makes it easy to pick up a history lesson, if you’re looking for one. But the VFW’s complexion changes by night. In particular, karaoke on Friday and Saturday lures a youthful and vocal crowd.

Photo by Jessica Mayrer

Happy Hour specials: Weekday afternoons, between 4 and 6 p.m., well drinks and domestic beer in a can or bottle run $2.

Pints of domestic beer on tap are a steal at $1.50.

How to find it: Next to Biga Pizza at 245 W. Main Street —Jessica Mayrer Happiest Hour is a new column that celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com.

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Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins Ave. • 541-4541 From Latté to Lassî, Water to Wine, Tea Cup to Tea Pot, Liquid Planet has the best beverage offering this side of Neptune -- with a special focus on allnatural, organic, and sustainability. Their distinctive and healthy smoothie menu is worth the visit too! Quick and delicious breakfast and lunch is always ready to go; pastries, croissants, bagels, breakfast burritos, wraps, salads, and soups.

Open 8 am to 10 pm daily. $-$$ 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. $-$$ 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 $6.95. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $6.95. Eat in or take-out.

M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 Country French Specialties, Bison, Elk, Fresh Fish Daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Reservations recommended for the warm & inviting dining areas, or drop in for a quick bite in the wine bar. Now, you may go to our website Pearlcafe.US to make reservations or buy gift certificates, while there check out our gorgeous wedding and specialty cakes. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 46 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! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$

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Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. • 549-2790 Share a meal on our park side patio or 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.-Sat. 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 locally produced specials as well as international cuisine and traditional Irish fare. FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS, 100% SMOKE FREE. "Where the Gaelic and the Garlic Mix!" $-$$ Staggering Ox 1220 SW Higgins • 542-2206 123 E Main • 327-9400 Home of the famous Clubfoot Sandwich unique, portable, delicious! We serve fantastic sandwiches on fresh-baked bread. With two convenient locations, it’s easy to call in your order and pick it up on your way to play. $-$$

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The Stone of Accord 4951 N. Reserve St. 830-3210 Serving Award Winning Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners 7 days a week! All of your favorite Irish classics, plus a daily selection of Chef's specialties. A fully stocked bar, wine and liquor store and the Emerald Casino make The Stone of Accord the perfect place for an enjoyable meal. 6:30am-2:00am $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins.

549-7979. $$–$$$ Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 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!! Monday Sunday 8a.m. - 3p.m. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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Slow-cooking savior We’ve been having trouble planning sit-down family dinners. The Crock-Pot has helped, because we can prepare something in the morning, “crock” it, and have it ready when we get home. But we have a limited number of go-to recipes. Got any good crock suggestions?

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How about that most classic of French dishes, boeuf bourguignon?

Wild game or lamb can substitute for

the beef.

Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Cut 2 1/2 pounds of stew meat into chunks and add the chunks, a few at a time, to the flour and stir until all the chunks are coated. Brown the coated meat in safflower oil in a preheated skillet in small batches. Don’t turn it too early. (If the meat sticks to the pan, it hasn’t yet browned sufficiently.)

Remove meat from pan and drain on paper towels. Place the chunks in an empty slow cooker.

Add 2 1/2 cups of decent red wine and 3 tablespoons butter to the skillet, and stir over medium heat, scraping the bottom to get the browned bits. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until it begins to thicken.

Add 2 bay leaves, 2 cloves chopped garlic, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves and 3 sprigs fresh thyme.

Pour this mixture over the beef in the slow cooker. ( You can prepare everything up to this point the night before if you desire.)

Add 3 cups of water, cover, and cook on “low” for 6–8 hours, or until the meat is very tender.

About 1 1/2 hours before serving, sauté 1 pound chopped onion in 1 tablespoon of butter until lightly browned. Add onions to the stew at least 1 hour before serving. Sauté a pound of mushrooms, sliced, in butter until lightly browned. Add mushrooms to the stew 30 minutes before serving.

Serve with noodles or potatoes, garnished with parsley.

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wash over your senses when Wyoming artist Ashley Hope Carlisle discusses her Hurricane Katrina-inspired exhibit Dissemination Nation, with the talk starting at 5 PM in Room 356 of UM’s Social Sciences Building. Free. A gallery reception for her exhibit follows at UM’s Gallery of Visual Arts until 7 PM. Call Cathryn Mallory at 243-2813.

If you’ve suffered, or are suffering from cancer, get artistic support for your healing during Living Art of Montana’s Cancer, Courage and Creativity, an eight-week art workshop which runs this and every Thu. until April 22 from 5:30–7:30 PM at The Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. Free, but donations appreciated. RSVP by March 4 by calling 549-5329. Visit livingartofmontana.org.

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Backyard Tire Fire eagerly awaits an order of spiked Italian sodas. The Bloomington, Ill., band plays pop rock Sun., March 7, at 9 PM at the Top Hat. $7. Tom Catmull and the Clerics open.

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Just don’t drink the water: The Watershed Education Network (WEN) presents free community water monitoring training from 3–6:30 PM at the Greenough Park Pavillion, on the east side of the park in the lower Rattlesnake. Free. Includes an orientation to WEN, as well as instructions on how to measure water quality parameters. Call 541-9287 and visit montanawatershed.org.

If art loses hands-down to video games, then the Missoula Public Library’s your gig, where Game On! invites teen gamers to glue their eyes on Guitar Hero, Rock Band and more on the big screen and mow snacks at 3:30 PM the first Thu. of every Month. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

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

Mixed media drawings, sculptures and video works that explore transition and displacement

Let’s talk about buds, buddy: The Montana Medical Growers Association and Missoula’s River City Family Health host an open forum on the status of the medical marijuana industry in Montana, as well as its effects on the local community, from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Doubletree Hotel, 100 Madison St. Free.

Visit montanamedicalgrowers.org and call 800518-9113.

Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization that meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide. wordpress.com.

Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs detoxify your dirty pores when they scrub you down with a set of alt country/folk at the Bitter Root end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., March 5, 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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IT'S MARCH MAKEUP MADNESS! BUY ANY THREE BEDHEAD MAKEUP PRODUCTS THIS MONTH AND GET 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE. PLUS, KEEP UPDATED ON OUR SPECIAL AFTER HOURS MAKEUP PARTIES AT BOOMSWAGGERSALON.BLOGSPOT.COM

Color hits the road during Photography 101, a black and white photography class taught by Shannon Driscoll and Michael Schweizer where point of view, depth of field, shutter speed and film processing are yours to explore from 6–8 PM at the Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W. $25. RSVP by calling 5497555 and visit zootownarts.com.

Let your inner geek flag fly astonishingly high for just a few minutes during Ignite Missoula V.2, an event where you talk about your nerdiest creative obsession for only five minutes at the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St., starting at 6:15 PM. Free. RSVP required by getting tickets at ignitemissoula.com. Call 543-9211.

Find out exactly what you can expect when expecting with tips on nutrition, exercise, labor, birth preparations and more during a free early pregnancy information night, which runs from 6:30–8 PM in the small meeting room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. E-mail Krista.

Let those permies permeate your brain during a night of films about permaculture—radical gardening/farming techniques developed by farmer Sepp Holzer—when Paul Wheaton presents two short films about the practice at 6:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free, with a Q&A session to follow the films. Call Marilyn at 2398343 and visit permies.com.

Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night, begins its run with sign ups at 6:45 PM and trivia at 7 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes drink specials by Bayern Brewery, prizes and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kateskins@gmail.com.

Let’s hope it’s still swimmable: The 2010 Clark Fork Symposium continues with its “State of the River Report,” which features comments from UM staff, members of the Clark Fork Coalition, as well as author Rick Bass, at 7 PM on the third floor of UM’s University Center.

Free. Visit clarkfork.org/cfsymposium and call Vicki at 243-5153.

He’s a super freak for peaks: UM prof Keith Bosak presents the talk “Stories from Nanda Devi: Daughter of the Himalaya,” in which he discusses mountaineering, trekking and other activities from India’s highest peak, at 7 PM in Room 210 of UM’s McGill Hall. Free. Call 243-5172.

Just relax, it’s okay: Learn the basics of meditating during an introductory course on meditation, which starts at 7 PM and runs for five weeks this and every Thu. at the Rocky Mountain Buddhist Center, 540 S. Second St. W. $60, but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay. Visit fwbomissoula.org.

These are what you’d call some real cutthroat salesmen. Montana Rep Missoula presents its rendition of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross–which follows two days in the lives of some crooked real estate agents—with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-4581.

Predator struggles with prey, but in an artistic way: UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents Dance in Concert, a dance showcase featuring nine works by students, staff and noted choreographer Bebe Miller at 7:30 PM at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center.

$18/$14 students and seniors/$8 children 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org and call 243-2870. (See Dance in this issue.)

They never brutalize their instruments of choice, trust me: Mezzo soprano Angela Andersen chirps while pianist Aneta Panusz presses some white and black keys when they perform a faculty and guest artist recital, at 7:30 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors.

Call 243-6880.

His fiddle emits so much heat, you’re guaranteed to have “Bloodshot Eyes.” Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Créole—aka Dennis Stroughmatt’s Creole Spirit Trio—brings its Mississippi River Creole music to Ronan’s Performing Arts Center at Ronan Middle School, 35885 Round Butte Road, for a show at 7:30 PM. $14/$12 advance at True Value Hardware in Ronan. Call 800-823-4386 or visit www.accessmontana.com/bigproductions.

They shred so hard, they’ll make your fingers bleed. Atlanta’s Sevendust brings the hardcore to your pores when they play the Wilma Theatre at 7:30 PM. $27/$25 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

Keep it classy, and keep it clean: The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a play that touches on class, love and a cleaning lady who isn’t so keen on her job during a rendition of Sara Ruhl’s The Clean House, which features a sneak preview performance at 7:30 PM at the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $8, with tickets sold only at the door. Visit whitefishtheatreco.org.

Just make sure you don’t have blues intolerance: Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S. Third St. W., keeps the bread flowing and puts blues on tap during its inaugeral Blues and Bread Series, a first Thursday event from 8–10 PM featuring blues music by MudSlide Charley, as well as filled sourdough hard rolls for $1. Free to attend. Missoula Food Bank receives 25 cents from every hard roll sold. Call Marco Littig at 728-1358.

Bowling and karaoke go together like housing in Missoula and affordability during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Bassackwards Karaoke turns your world underside-up every Thu. at 9 PM at Deano’s Casino on Airway Boulevard. Free. Call 531-8327.

Now’s your time to juggle a beat with your feet in a cavernous setting when DJ DC rocks the AmVets Club with hits starting at 9 PM. Free.

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

Feel free to flail around like a rock star whilst busting out your best version of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” during karaoke at Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Thu. at 9 PM. Free.

Give them a cotton swab and they’ll gladly remove your earwax: Locals Elephant Gun and The Lion. The Tamer lead you to the outer edges of experimentation when they play rock at the Palace at 9 PM. $5.

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gets the booties bumpin’ and the feet stompin’ at 9 PM. $3.

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

Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit o’ karaoke with help from the band Party Trained during Ladies’ Night and Live Band Karaoke at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

Dance with a cougar or two, or not, every Thu. at 10 PM when the James Bar, 127 W. Alder St., hosts The Social Club, featuring DJ Fleege spinning an expansive array of tech house and progressive electro dance tunes.

Free.

You needn’t worry, her camera only gets hot and bothered when it sees old things. UM student Maura Browne presents her exhibit Aosta, a collection of photos of weathered buildings, rusted machines and other aged things with a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at Betty’s Divine, 521 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Also includes a trunk show of hand made bags and purses from Carole Weber, as well as wine and cookies.

This is not an homage to freedom toast: The Monte Dolack Gallery, 139 W. Front St., presents French Suite, a series of four Monte Dolack limited edition prints from paintings of French landscapes during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the gallery. Free. Call 549-3248.

starts at 7 PM at Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 541-7171 and visit selvedgestudio.com.

The deets are still being finalized, but you can bet your sweet art appreciation self that Adam Linn plans to show what’s likely to be stencil and canvas pieces along with work from a TBA friend during a First Friday opening reception upstairs at Higgins Alley, 424 N. Higgins Ave. Free. With beer and wine available for purchase.

This one’s all about the yum: Amy Knight of Glass Obsessions shows off her fused glass works inspired by huckleberries and cherries, as well as an array of swirled platters, bowls, coasters and plates during an artists reception from 5–9 PM at Stevensville’s River’s

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

March

nightlife They got a lot of Montucky lovin’ in their artistic oven: Montana natives Dennis Sloan and M. Scott Miller showcase modern western art with works on canvas and paper during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at Studio D, 420 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. D, near the intersection of Higgins Ave. and Pine St. Free.

Fill your artistic prescription at Zoo Mountain Natural Care, 345 W. Front St. Ste. D, which presents a First Friday opening reception for work by artists Jesca Cornman and Monica Campbell, as well as an appearance by Angela Goodhope, from 5–8 PM at Zoo Mountain. Free.

Keep away from that stone. I repeat, keep away from that stone. Celtic Connections, 114 E. Main St., presents Traveling Beyond the Blarney Stone, a series of mixed media pieces by Deandria Gutzmer based on travels to Ireland with a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM. Free. Includes live Irish music.

I wish I remembered that many faces from my class: Artist Marilyn Lysohir presents her exhibit Good Girls 1968—which features over 160 ceramic portraits of women she graduated high school with—during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Includes a gallery talk by Lysohir at 7 PM. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

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His salt shaker is in a salty mood: Artist Sean Ehlert presents a series of his paintings inspired by urban art and cartooning during a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at the Cutting Crew Salon, 220 Ryman St. Free, includes booze and snacks.

Grab those diversity-appreciation goggles and get thee to The Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave., which hosts an opening for photog Briar Diggs’’ color portraits of natives from Ethiopia, Cambodia and Tanzania, with a reception from 5–8 PM. Free. Call 721-3154.

Get your buzz on just after work with a varied selection of vino when The Loft, 119 W. Main St., presents a weekly wine tasting every Fri. at 5:15 PM. $10.

He gives a thumbs down to vagueness: Danny Crump, wood fire artist-in-residence at the Clay Studio of Missoula, presents Specific Gravity, a series of wood fired wall sculptures that aim to form visual/visceral connections to the viewer with a First Friday reception from 5:30–8 PM at Bernice’s Bakery, 190 S. Third St. W. Free.

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The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3–6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. This week, No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller by Harry Markopolos. Just kidding. (Did I need to tell you that?) Free. Call 721-BOOK.

All I know is that this is gonna be a psychedelic ride, bro: Local artist KimJae Foley presents brand spankin’ new paintings with a First Friday opening reception from 5–8 PM at Butterfly Herbs, 232 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Missoula’s youngest crop of cutting edge artists share their artistic wares during a First Friday opening at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., featuring work by Sussex School students with a reception from 5–8 PM. Free. Call 541-PLAY.

Get ready for bass to tickle your senses during this month’s round of Bassface, a DJ night of dubstep, jungle and other bass-heavy electronic styles at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Free. This week: Music from Whitefish’s FireFly, as well as locals DJ Kris Moon, Burt and Ernie and Ebola Syndrome.

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She just hates Canada, that’s all. No, not really.

Photog Jennifer Driscoll presents her exhibit Across America with a First Friday opening reception at La Parrila, 130 W. Broadway St., from 5–8 PM. Free.

He’s in a salty mood, so tread lightly. Local artist Sean Ehler presents paintings inspired by cartoons and urban art with a First Friday opening reception Fri., March 5, from 5–8 PM at the Cutting Crew Salon, 220 Ryman St. Free.

They’re all about friends with artistic benefits: Montana Art and Framing, 709 Ronan St., presents Two Friends of a Friend, a series of landscape, interior and still life oil paintings by Teresa Garland Warner, Elizabeth Bass and Elene Weege during a First Friday opening reception from 5–9 PM. Free.

The Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 202, presents Fine Art Missoula, an art exhibit that focuses on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community with a First Friday opening reception from 5–10 PM at the center. Free. Includes work by artists Irit Rabinowits, Bree Sutherland, Geneva Kelly and Ali Pelletier, as well as appetizers and wine. Call 543-2224.

Give her some space, and she might draw you something geometric. Local artist Kerri Rosenstein presents bearing, a series of visually sparse drawings which explore concepts based on perception and awareness during a First Friday opening reception from 5–9 PM at Missoula’s newest art gallery, The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St. Free. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

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Mist Gallery of Fine Art, 317 Main St. Free. Call 777-0520.

This one should be an aesthetic doozy, in the best way possible: Cat’s Eye Designs, 137 E. Main St., presents a First Friday opening reception for ace barista Allison Goodnight with an array of photos, paintings and sculptures on display from 5–8 PM. Free, with free vino.

They’re a trifecta of artistic awesomeness. The Catalyst, 111 S. Higgins Ave., presents new works by Adelaide Every, Gretel Stoudt and Linden How with a First Friday opening reception from 5–7 PM. Free.

Warning, this exhibit might make you bust a move: Contraption Visual, 610 S. Higgins Ave., presents a First Friday exhibit of new paintings/mixed media work from Missoula homegirl Angelita Martinez during an opening reception from 5–8 PM. Free. Includes hot electronic beats for your dancing pleasure from 8 PM–midnight by DJs Kris Moon and Coda.

He’s probably an expert meat carver, too: The Artists’ Shop, 304 N. Higgins Ave., presents a First Friday opening of lathe turned and carved wood sculptures by Joseph Thompson with a reception from 5–8 PM at the shop. Free. Call 543-6393.

He nurtures nature with his nimble digits: Artist Kenton Pies presents a number of his nature paintings and sculptures during a First Friday opening reception starting at 5:30 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes music by Holden Young starting at 5 PM. It’s like that Animotion song “Obsession.” Not really. Local photog Charles Martin (you might recognize him as the guy snapping pics at any and all music shows), presents his exhibit Late Valentine to Ruthie—a series of live performance photos of local musician Ruthie Dada— during a First Friday opening reception from 5:30–7:30 PM at Computer Central, 136 E. Broadway St. Free.

They like to play dirty. The Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A., presents That Difference, a First Friday opening reception featuring work by UM graduate and postbaccalaureate students including Robin Crookall, Nate Tonning, Kensuke Yamada and others from 5:30–9 PM at studio. Free. Call 543-0509.

He’s got great taste when it comes to potato chips, as well as paint: Indy production maestro Jonathan Marquis presents Pointing at the Moon, a collection of large scale paintings that explore “relationships between religious figures, comic book characters, and Marquis’ aesthetic language” during a First Friday opening reception from 6–11 PM at the Ceretana Gallery, 801 Sherwood St. Free. Includes music

by DJ Mermaid and Wolf Redboy.

Relax, there won’t be any entrees with gunpowder in them: The Missoula Friends of the NRA keep its sights set on supporting shooting sports during its banquet and auc-

tion, which runs from 6–10 PM at the Doubletree Hotel, 100 Madison St. $35 at the door/$30 advance. Call Bill at 542-7678.

performs a piano recital at 7:30 PM at the Music Recital Hall, in UM’s Music Building.

Free. Call 243-6880.

Make your own abstract impression on others while absorbing ceramic works by Randi O’Brien, abstract impressionist pieces by Cathryn Sugg, as well as water media encaustic collages from Pamela Caughey during the Ravalli County Museum’s “artists in residence� meet and greet, which runs from 6–9 PM at the museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton.

Free. Call 363-3338.

Must make jazz hands relax: Help support Missoula’s hottest jazz fest during the Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival Benefit Concert, which features vocalist Eden Atwood and pianist David Morgenroth, along with the UM Jazz Band I, at 7:30 PM at the University Theatre. $20/$15 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and by calling 243-6880.

Women are the aesthetic masters of the night at Loopy Knit and Crochet, 115 W. Front St., during a First Friday opening of works up for auction for WORD’s upcoming Many Faces of Women Gala, with a reception starting at 6 PM. Free.

Indeed, it does take two to make a thing go right. Beth Schreiber and Cara Ayres, aka Take Two Productions, presents a sampling of songs from their musical comedy Suds N’ Suds with a performance from 6:30–7:30 PM at Stevensville’s North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St. Free. Call 777-5061.

They’ll clean toes, but only with a steel brush: Steel Toed Flos scrubs you down with what’s likely to be Americana when they play a First Friday set at the Top Hat, at 6:30 PM. Cover TBA. A First Friday art exhibit featuring old photos of Missoula begins at 5 PM.

*All games played in Dahlberg Arena (Adams Center)

In case you missed it in Missoula, you can still figure out where that Jay-Z song came from: The Hamilton Players presents its rendition of the musical Annie, which follows the life of an orphan determined to find her parents and features songs like “It’s the Hard Knock Life,� at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children 18 and under. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets.

It’s time for an all-request video dance party to celebrate the week’s end: Feelgood Friday featuring hip-hop video remixes with The Tallest DJ in America at 9 PM at The Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway. Free. Call 543-5678.

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

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If you liked Tolkien’s mines of Khazad-dum, you’ll love tunneling through the AmVets Club, where DJDC rocks dance music to slay orcs to at 9 PM. Free.

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

Call 363-6969.

Feel free to flail around like a rock star whilst busting out your best version of Hall and Oates’ “Kiss on My List� during karaoke

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He’s got a thing for tickling keys, so give him some props: UM student Myles Nardinger

No, he isn’t planning to play any cover tunes by the Melvins: Laddie Ray Melvin folks it up and out when he plays the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome.

Call 741-2361.

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Predator struggles with prey, but in an artistic way: UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents Dance in Concert, a dance showcase featuring nine works by students, staff and noted choreographer Bebe Miller at 7:30 PM at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $18/$14 students and seniors/$8 children 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org and call 243-2870. (See Dance in this issue.)

Help cheer the Griz on as they make their run to the NCAA Tournament!

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This is gonna sound rad, I guarantee: The Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., hosts the Sights and Sounds of Bali multimedia concert, a performance by the local gamelan group Manik Harum, along with photos and slides from their recent trip to the island of Bali in Indonesia, with performances at 7 and 7:45 PM at the collective. Free. The exhibit officially opens at 6 PM. Call 541-7240.

(See Spotlight in this issue.)

They’ll grind up some emu and serve it to you raw: The Wild Coyotes make the dance floor go berserk when they play rock and country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

Belt out a few bars of somethin’ ridiculous at East Missoula’s Reno Casino and Cafe’s karaoke night, brought to you by Karaoke by Figmo, every Fri. and Sat. night at 9 PM. Free.

Saturday, March 6th @ 7pm Tickets range from $8 to $15 To purchase tickets, do one of the following: 1. Call 243-4051 2. Go online to www.griztix.com 3. Visit the Adams Center Ticket Office (M-F, 8:30am to 4:30pm)

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Get a better grasp on the environmental links to cancer when Women’s Voices for the Earth marks its 15th anniversary with a screening of Living Downstream, a documentary based on the book by Dr. Sandra Steingraber, at 7 PM at the Wilma Theatre. A discussion and book signing with Steingraber follows the film. $10/$8 advance at Rockin Rudy’s. A prescreening cocktail reception occurs at the Silk Road at 5:30 PM and costs $80 pair/$50 person. Visit womenandenvironment.org and call 543-3747. (See Film in this issue.)

These are what you’d call some real cutthroat salesmen. Montana Rep Missoula presents its rendition of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross—which follows two days in the lives of some crooked real estate agents—with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $15/$5 student rush at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-4581.

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Two Irish boys decide running away to Australia is a good idea while an older petrol worker befriends a teen during a screening of Mickybo and Me, followed by Garage, all at the first night of the Missoula Irish Film Festival, which starts at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10, with tickets at Worden’s Market, Celtic Connections and Loyola Scrip. The fest also includes two short films each night. A free First Friday reception occurs at 5 PM at the Roxy. (See Film in this issue.)

Keep it classy, and keep it clean: The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a play that touches on class, love and a cleaning lady who isn’t so keen on her job during a rendition of Sara Ruhl’s The Clean House, which starts at 7:30 PM at the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Visit whitefishtheatreco.org and call 862-5371.

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at the Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Fri. at 9 PM. Free.

Let him clean out your insides with his bass vibes: Colorado’s VibesquaD mixes breakbeat, IDM and other electronic styles into a bass-heavy smoothie when he plays the Badlander at 9 PM. $10. Opening support from former Missoulian Enzymes and local DJ Cadence.

Don’t worry, copulation with a cyborg isn’t a prerequisite to attend: Dark Dreams returns with Cybernetic Organisms, an industrial/ ravestep/ebm dance party for any and all cyberpunks, robots, cyborgs and others featuring DJs ir8prim8, Erastaroth and HAuLi at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Includes a s p e c i a l p e r f o r m a n c e b y Th e Hypsy Gypsies.

Russ Nasset and The Revelators ask that you please stop shouting, “Who wants a rubdown?” when they heat you up with rockabilly and country at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

This ain’t just any other band, no siree: Kalispell’s A Street Band offers the masses rock, and plenty of variety, when they play Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

A night of motorbikes, vampires, werewolves and American Indian history awaits you during the University Center Theater’s screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which starts at 9:30 PM and midnight. $5/$3 students. Call 243-5590.

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.

Actually, they use ink for correspondence, not blood: Wartime Blues commands toe taps and back slaps when they play Americana/folk at the Old Post Pub, 103 W. Spruce St., at 10 PM. Free.

They penalize funk rock haters with musical harpoons: Boulder, Colo.’s Holden Young Trio delivers a set of acoustic funk rock during their “Safety First Acoustic Tour,” which hits the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Don’t attempt to eat the clay, but do eat the chocolate: The Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A, presents Marilyn Lysohir’s Clay and Chocolate Workshop, where you learn expert tips from Lysohir, as well as sample chocolate from the candy company she owns, from 10 AM–4 PM at the studio. $95/$85 for students and members of the Clay Studio and Missoula Art Museum.

RSVP by calling 543-0509.

Go ahead, stuff your face with a pretzel and then a gyro. It’s for a good cause. Missoula Aging Services presents its “Meals at the Mall Celebration,” a fundraiser from 10 AM–9 PM at Southgate Mall, 2901

Brooks St., where participating restaurants like Greek Gyros Cafe and Pretzel Place donate a portion of proceeds from each meal served to the Meals on Wheels program for seniors. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Call 728-7682 and visit Clock Court at the mall for more information.

Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Kids get their aqua faces on during the SpectrUM Discovery Area’s Science Saturday’s, which this week features a look at the installation of the area’s upcoming water exhibit, as well as a brainstorming sesh for creating your own exhibit theme, from 11 AM–2 PM at the area, Room 166 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $20/$15 members. Open to fifth and sixth graders. RSVP by calling 243-4828.

XX chromosome holders, this one’s for you: The University Center Ballroom hosts the 2010 Women’s Fair, which offers resources for women in education, home improvement, finance, leadership and other areas, from 11 AM–7 PM at the ballroom. Free. Includes the chance to win prizes, bid in a silent auction, and get a massage. Visit missoulawomensfair.com.

Dr. Seuss’ stories jump out of the page and into your child’s imagina-

tion during Seuss Saturday, an interactive story time for kids ages 3–6 featuring The Cat in the Hat at 12 PM at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY. Learn tips on how to chillax to the max when you’re expecting during the Wellspring Women’s Vitality Center’s free Vital Mama Pregnancy Workshop, which includes tips on comfort measures and relaxation for birth, snacks and recipes, as well as helpful tips for partners from 1–4 PM at the center, 2089 Alder Springs Lane in Victor.

RSVP by calling Sheehan at 6426527 and visit wellspringwomen.us.

The woolen warriors of Missoula’s Stitch ‘N’ Bitch needlework circle bring the world to drink every Sat. at 2 PM in Liquid Planet’s conference room. Free. BYO yarn and needles, and check out missoulaknits.blogspot.com.

In case you missed it in Missoula, you can still figure out where that Jay-Z song came from: The Hamilton Players presents its rendition of the musical Annie, which follows the life of an orphan determined to find her parents and features songs like “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children 18 and under. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets.

nightlife He ain’t a runner, he’s a walking fighter: Folk musician and activist Walkin’ Jim Stoltz strolls through Missoula to play a multimedia show to benefit the Last Best Place Wildlands Campaign starting with a social hour at 6 PM, followed by a set at 7 PM, at The Stensrud Building, 314 N. First St. W. Free, but donations gladly accepted.

Beer will also be for sale, with all proceeds going to help the Wildlands Campagin.

E-mail Dawn at dserra@wilderness watch.org. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Hop Mo gives haters a brainwash and fills cavities just for fun when they play what’s likely to be rock or something similar at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. You love the Bitterroot, admit it. If so, join others in celebrating the conservation work of the SelwayBitterroot Foundation during its Fourth Annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features food, drinks, an auction, a drawing and other events from 6:30–9:30 PM at Hamilton’s City Hall, 223 S. Second St. Free to attend. Visit selwaybitterroot.org and call 329-3603.

Irish brothers fight together for independence but end up fighting against each other, while two musicians in Dublin find love, during a screening of Wind that Shakes the Barley followed by Once, all at the last night of the Missoula Irish Film Festival, which starts at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10, with tickets at Worden’s Market, Celtic Connections and Loyola Scrip.

(See Film in this issue.)

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The theme is black and white, but the aim is rainbow in nature. The Western Montana Gay & Lesbian Community Center presents its fifth annual Black and White Ball Fundraiser, which features appetizers, a silent auction, as well as music from Full Grown Men at 7 PM, followed by a dance party with DJ Kris Moon from 11 PM–2 AM, all at the main ballroom of the Holiday InnDowntown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. $40/$5 for the dance party only.

Visit gaymontana.org for tickets or call 543-2224.

Like I’ve said before, those with haphephobia might benefit: Get touched and embraced with grace when Patrick Marsolek and Grace Hodges lead Tango Night, which starts with beginning tango at 7 PM, intermediate tango at 8 and milonga at 9, all at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $15 entire evening/$7 class/$5 Milonga only.

Call 541-7240.

They will play, but only for a piece of your steak and a sip of your wine. Not really. The Discount Quartet plays it old school with jazz when they perform at Finn & Porter, 100 Madison St., from 7–9 PM. Free.

Predator struggles with prey, but in an artistic way: UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents Dance in Concert, a dance showcase featuring nine works by students, staff and noted choreographer Bebe Miller at 7:30 PM at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $18/$14 students and seniors/$8 children 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org and call 243-2870.

(See Dance in this issue.)

These are what you’d call some real cutthroat salesmen. Montana Rep Missoula presents its rendition of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross—which follows two days in the lives of some crooked real estate agents—with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $15/$5 student rush at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-4581.

Kevin Leiferman plays cello with clarinetist Alyssa Baty during a UM student recital at 7:30 PM at the Music Recital Hall, in UM’s Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

In case you missed it in Missoula, you can still figure out where that Jay-Z song came from: The Hamilton Players presents its rendition of the musical Annie, which follows the life of an orphan determined to find her parents and features songs like “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children 18 and under.

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

Even libertarians find reason to maximize their freedom to shake a tail during another Missoula Folklore Society contra dance, which starts with a beginners’ workshop at 7:30 PM and glides into dance mode with music by Sassafras Stomp and calling by Bev Young at 8 PM at the

Union Hall, 209 E. Main St. $8/$6 Missoula Folklore Society members.

Visit montanafolk.org.

The Wild Coyotes aren’t interested in serving you raw sewage, but they are down for slinging you rock and country when they play the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

Quit asking about when the ghost of Bob is gonna show up, will ya? Jamaica’s the Wailers bring reggae fire pon de floor when they play with special guests Passafire at 8 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $29.50 with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, GrizTix outlets and griztix.com.

They enjoy a shapely back as much as a fine tuned mandolin: Libby’s Back Adit Band rips it up with folk jazz and swing when they play the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Solid Sound Karaoke proves that music can also be a liquid or a gas, but never plasma, at Westside Lanes at 8:30 P M. Free. Call 541-SING. Who rocks the crowd with lungs of steel and a wicked instrument of their choosing? Not me, but it could be someone you know when Sean Kelly’s hosts a performance for the semi-finalists of the Top of the Mic Competition, which starts at 8:30 PM. Free.

If you get nervous in front of crowds, just imagine they’re all laughing at your shortcomings at East Missoula’s Reno Casino and Cafe’s karaoke night, brought to you by Karaoke by Figmo at 9 PM. Free.

Feel free to perform “Bella Ciao” by Mirah & The Black Cat Orchestra during karaoke night at 9 PM at the VFW but don’t be surprised if someone tells you we’re in Missoula, and so it’s time to start talking American.

Free.

Here’s your chance to get freaky on the dance floor. AmVets Club offers up DJDC and his dance music to the hungry horde at 9 PM. Free.

The Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St., lets the karaoke genie out of the bottle at 9 PM. Turn south after taking exit 89 from I-90. Free.

Call 370-3200.

When DJ Sanchez commands the turntables every Sat. at 9 PM at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, nobody’s exempt from the mandatory “dance down the bar” rule. Free. Call 363-6969.

Have one too many drinks and you just might start singing pop tunes backwards during Bassackwards Karaoke at Larry’s Six Mile Bar & Grill in Huson, 23384 Huson Road, every other Sat. at 9 PM. Free.

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip-hop, electronic and other bass-heavy, bootybusting beats ‘til the bar closes, or at

least until the vodka runs out, during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

tunes when they play Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

Seriously, you gotta get a whiff of his smokin’ feet: Ohio’s Smokestack and the Foothill Fury performs one-man punky blues with a ‘tude when he plays the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Opening support from locals Wolf Redboy and Orange Shades.

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.

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

A night of motorbikes, vampires, werewolves and American Indian history awaits you during the University Center Theater’s screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which starts at 9:30 PM. $5/$3 students.

Call 243-5590.

Zeppo MT lets their trumpet player toot until it hurts when they play rhythm and blues at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

The Whiskey Rebellion dumps vats of gravy on playa haters when they play outlaw country and mountain music at 9:30 PM at The Lumberjack Saloon, off Hwy. 12 and one mile up Graves Creek Road near Lolo. Free. Visit lumberjacksaloon.com.

Like I told you before, this ain’t just any other band, buddy: Kalispell’s A Street Band hawks rock and variety

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These guys will be the first to veto a “no jamming” ordinance: Whitefish’s Moonshine Mountain spreads a sweet mixture of sounds over your body when they play an amalgamation of rock, bluegrass, jam and outlaw country at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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This is the kind of mass I can really get behind: The Missoula Area Secular Society presents its Sunday M.A.S.S. Brunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sun. of every month for brunch from 10 AM–noon at the meeting room of Sean Kelly’s Stone of Accord, 4951 N. Reserve St. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

If you enjoy the snugness of a green leotard, or think having a hook for a hand is pretty rad, then don’t miss auditions for the MCT Community

Theatre’s rendition of Peter Pan, which runs from 1–6 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Free to audition. Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org/ audition.

In case you missed it in Missoula, you can still figure out where that Jay-Z song came from: The Hamilton Players presents its rendition of the musical Annie, which follows the life of an orphan determined to find her parents and features songs like “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 10 0 R i c k e t t s R o a d . $ 14 / $ 8 children 18 and under. Call 3759050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets.

If your chakras have been a little backed up lately, clear ‘em out during Table Time with Alternative Healers, an intuitive healing and energy balancing workshop from 2–4 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free. Call Janit at 207-7358.

This guy toots a Japanese flute like no other: DalyClassic, an offshoot of DalyJazz, presents a performance

by John Singer and his shakuhachi—a Japanese flute made from bamboo—at 2 PM at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave. $25. RSVP required by e-mailing dalyjazz@gmail.com. Visit myspace.com/dalyjazz.

This is back in the day when getting mail in 10 days was “speedy.” Author Carol Guthrie waxes nostalgic about the days of yore when she dis-

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7 Point Mind Training Teachings by Lama Tsomo Friday, April 2nd at 7pm through Sunday, April 4th at 5pm $100/weekend* *price includes two books: Jamgon Kongtrül’s “The Great Path of Awakening” and Pema Chödrön's "Start Where You Are".

In the Seven Point Mind Training we will learn simple meditation methods which have been scientifically proven to help us be more focused, calm and compassionate. The mind trainings are pithy, practical mottos that can be applied to everyday situations, and use life itself as grist for the mill of awakening. Through these methods we are able to transform our daily challenges from suffering into joy. Lama Tsomo will also teach the practices of Shamata, or Peaceful Abiding meditation, and Tonglen. Shamata gently trains the mind to be better able to settle and focus. Tonglen is a practice that expands our capacity for compassion and loving kindness. These two methods have been tested in various laboratories and have very real short and long term effects. Lama Tsomo will discuss these tests a bit during the weekend. No prior experience necessary! Meals will not be provided so please come prepared. If you would like to stay on site there are simple accommodations available but space is limited so please reserve your spot in advance.

For more info and to register, please contact Rinchen at 406-880-9685 or by email at admin@ewam.org.

Work-study options available, call now, space limited.

Ewam Sang-ngag Ling • 34756 White Coyote Road Arlee, MT 59821 • www.ewam.org Missoula Independent

Lama Tsomo, a long time practitioner, has studied and completed many intensive retreats under Gochen Tulku Rinpoche's close instruction and supervision. She has received many empowerments and teachings from him as well, including the course of study and practice of the traditional Three-Year Retreat. Lama Tsomo also holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. Her direct, clear, often humorous approach includes many stories and examples from modern life. Tsomo has said, "The Tibetans have been using a system developed over thousands of years, with many documented successes.

They have proven, powerful methods of transformation. The problem for the Western mind is to be able to successfully use these methods to attain the same results." Since she is quite learned in both Eastern and Western methods, Tsomo hopes to act as a bridge for the interested practitioner.

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SPOTLIGHT

on the brink

Artist Jen Leutzinger, pictured, admits she needed some artistic inspiration.

“I haven’t been very productive lately, in a year or more,” she says. “I got this creeping idea of opening an art gallery to be creative in a different way and to get inspired by working with other artists.”

So, she went for it. Leutzinger, who also has a studio at the Brunswick, will open her new gallery, the Brink, on First Friday. The paint on the walls has just barely dried, and two sliding wall panels were just installed on one side of the room so the space can accommodate various exhibits. It’s all coming together quickly.

Local artist Kerri Rosenstein heads up the grand opening with her new exhibit, bearing. (The Indy has followed Rosenstein over the last year as her “father” installation, a collection of stones representing each day of her father’s life, has traveled across the nation.) Bearing includes seven sets of drawings, including pieces called “caldera studio” and “moiese cabin.” They are conceptual and stark—a common trait of Rosenstein’s work—and for Leutzinger, the idea behind those drawings fits well with the birth of a new studio.

“Bearing is about investigation of space down to WHAT: The Brink Gallery grand opening WHO: Featuring bearing by Kerri Rosenstein WHERE: The Brink, 111 W. Front WHEN: Fri., March 5, 5–9 PM HOW MUCH: Free

Photo by Cathrine L. Walters

the small details,” explains Leutzinger. “And it’s so great to have her as the first artist because that’s what I’m trying to do—to find my own bearings in this space.”

In fact, Rosenstein has been drawing a picture of the gallery itself on the walls inside the gallery to create a sense of “spatial geometry,” as she calls it.

Leutzinger’s decision to start up the gallery in a recession may seem odd, but she has no delusions about making money off the endeavor. She won’t talk about her specific vision for the business because she says she wants to keep an open mind to any kind of art, experimental or traditional. But she already has a solid lineup of diverse artists set to exhibit their work over the next year, including Patricia Thornton, Edgar Smith, Jen Erickson, Toni Matlock, Ben Block and Caroline Peters.

“I just want to provide for myself a space to get to know artists,” Leutzinger says, “to set up relationships and to experience art on a different level.”

—Erika Fredrickson

cusses and signs copies her book The Pony Express: An Illustrated History, at 2 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

I’d plan on leaving the green eggs, ham and king turtle at home: The Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., presents Seussebrate, an allages celebration for the 106th birthday of Dr. Seuss which runs from 2–3:30 PM in the children’s room at the library.

Free.

Call 721-BOOK. Keep it classy, and keep it clean: The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a play that touches on class, love and a cleaning lady who isn’t so keen on her job during a rendition of Sara Ruhl’s The Clean House, which starts at 4 PM at the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Visit whitefishtheatreco.org and call 862-5371.

nightlife Improvisational movement with others takes on an extemporaneous vibe during contact dance improv, this and every Sun. from 6:30–8:30 PM at the Downtown

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Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $5. Musicians are welcome and encouraged. E-mail missoulacontactimprov@gmail.com.

They peddle only the strongest adverbs and adjectives: UM’s Second Wind Reading Series continues with work by UM creative writing prof Greg Pape and MFA student Maren Vespia at 6:30 PM at the Palace. Free.

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

Euchre is one of those games that goes great with beer because you can tell what the cards look like even if your vision is a little blurry. See what I mean, or try to anyway, tonight at Sean Kelly’s just-for-fun Euchre Tournament at 8 PM. Free.

They’ll serve you braised slices of tire, and you will like it: Bloomington, Ill.’s Backyard Tire Fire brings pop leaning rock from the Midwest to the Top Hat for a show at 9 PM. $7. Tom Catmull and The Clerics open.

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Do I really have to remind you that you can’t look at their ballots? The Missoula County Elections Office is currently looking for people to work as election judges and is holding a series of training sessions starting at 9 AM today, and running through March 24 at various times and days, all at the Fine Arts Building #15 at the Western Montana Fairgrounds, 1101 South Ave. W. Free. Call 258-4751 to register and to get specific training dates.

This one’s about us, well, more like the industry as a whole: City Club Missoula continues its monthly city club forum with the topic “Not as Advertised—Are You Media Literate and What Are the Effects of Modern Media on Missoula’s Youth Today?” from 11 AM–1 PM at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. $16/$11 members/$5 forum only. RSVP by noon, Fri. March 5 by calling 243-7720.

Visit cityclubmissoula.org.

Foodies, this one’ll make you lick your lips: Western Sustainability Exchange presents its Local Foods Commerce Day, a gathering of sustainable ag producers, restaurant food buyers and others aiming to network and exchange knowledge starting at 1 PM at the North Ballroom of UM’s University Center. $10. RSVP by March 4 by calling 222-0730 or visiting western sustainabilityexchange.org.

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 What reason have you got for lying around the house watching the tube when Florence’s High Spirits offers Free Pool at 6 PM? Free. Call 273-9992.

Actually, they’re more interested in teaching you advanced techniques than breathing down your neck.

The Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A., presents an intermediate throwing class which meets this and every Mon. until May 3 from 6–9 PM at the studio. $168/$160 members.

Includes a one-half of total cost, non-refundable down payment.

Call 543-0509 to register or visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

Get this: Every Mon., Lolo’s Square Dance Center, 9555 Hwy. 12, begins with beginners’ lessons at 6:30 PM and then moves into full square dance party mode at 8.

First two beginners’ sessions free/$4 thereafter. Call 273-0141.

Don’t hate the player, hate the dialogue: The Hamilton Players present auditions for I Hate Hamlet— which follows a New York actor and his aversion to playing Hamlet in Central Park—at 7 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. Free to audition. Scripts are available at Chapter One Books to check out. Call Toni at 360-3930 or the Playhouse at 375-9050.

Give inequality the pink slip when Kim Plewes of the Free the Children and Me to We Foundation presents the lecture “Be the Change: How a Life of Activism Can Empower Women and Children in the Developing World,” which starts at 7 PM in the large community meeting room of the Arts and Technology Building, at Flathead Valley Community College, 777 Grandview Drive in Kalispell. Free.

Call 756-3864.

Pete Hand is always willing to slip a warm extremity to Charlie Seitz when the two play jazz favorites for a group of beverage sippers at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

This man has a dream, and it’s a restaurant on a boat. UM’s Le Cercle Francophone French club film festival continues with a screening of Le Grain Et le Mulet,

which starts at 7 PM at the University Center Theater. Free.

E-mail lecerclefrancophone@ hotmail.com.

An artistic bout of sorts ought to tickle your musical fun glands during Top of the Mic, an open mic competition running this and every Mon. through the month of March (except for March 29) and into April, starting at 8:30 PM at Sean Kelly’s. Free.

Get wobbly with free pool and bass-heavy music during Missoula Area Dubstep Monday, a monthly dubstep DJ night which this month features Kris Moon, Lui, Hendawg and the Milkcrate Mechanic at 9 PM at the Palace.

Free.

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If you can’t read this, you may be a baby below the age of 36 months, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program at 10:30 AM every Tue., Thu. and Fri. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Be the benevolent roof raiser for those who need a home during “Habit for Humanity 101,” an info session about becoming a volunteer for the organization which starts at 5:30 PM in the board room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 549-8210.

Just say, colonoscopy: The Minerva Society of Community Medical Center presents a talk by Dr. Elliot Morris titled “Colon Cancer: Preventing a Preventable Disease,” which starts at 5:30 PM at the Rehab Center day room of the medical center, 2827 Fort Missoula Road. Free. Call Lisa at 327-4141.

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

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

Call 543-2224.

Find out how an affair with food can go fantastically great during the Missoula Public Library’s book club discussion of My Life in France, by Julia Child and Alex Pud’Homme, starting at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Copies of the book are available at the accounts desk. Call 721-BOOK. Go ahead, ask them about tort reform, or not. The Missoula County Democrats hosts a Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum with Tyler Gernant, Melinda Gopher and Dennis McDonald at 7:30 PM at the Missoula City Council Chambers, 14 0 W. P i n e S t . Fr e e . Vi s i t missoulademocrats.org.

UM student Tess Raunig expels air that sounds angelic when the soprano plays a student recital at 7:30 PM at the Music Recital Hall, in UM’s Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

They rock it new school, with old-school instruments. UM’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents its tour concert, featuring all new music, with a performance at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre. $7/$4 students and seniors. Call 243-4382.

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

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Dance, play, reflect, and then dance some more. Turning the Wheel presents its adult tapestry series, a four-week series of creative movement exercises and improv expression with Lizzi Juda and Nathan Zavalney which runs this and every Tue. until March 23 from 7–8:30 PM at 1042 Monroe St. $8 class.

Call 830-3285.

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BETTY’S DIVINE 521 S. Higgins, 721-4777 Join Betty's Divine for our March First Friday celebration. Maura Browne is a student at the University of MT studying Media Arts and Dance. Her childhood in Ireland inspires much of her work, as do her experiences traveling through Europe. Most of what she photographs is aged; weathered buildings, rusted machinery, things forgotten...which is why this show is entitled Aosta, the Irish word for "old." In addition, Carole Weber of Cturtle Designs will be having a trunk show featuring her uber cool hand made bags and purses. All proceeds will be donated to help save Sea Turtles! Wine+cookies+art=one stellar evening. 5-8pm BUTTERFLY HERBS 232 N. Higgins, 728-8780 Join us at Butterfly Herbs for our First Friday celebration where we feature brand new paintings by KimJae Foley.

CELTIC CONNECTIONS 114 E. Main, 241-1625 Celtic Connections is honored to display for March 2010. "Traveling Beyond The Blarney Stone". New mix media pieces from recent travels to Ireland by Deandria Gutzmer of

Phoenix Rising Images. First Friday artist reception, March 5th, 5-8:00pm. Also live Irish music!!! Failte!

HIGHLAND WINDS GALLERY/SHOP 1520 S. 7th St. W., 541-7577 Enjoy some warm Irish Soda Bread this First Friday at Highland Winds Art Gallery/Shop which is featuring its latest oil painting by Peggy Miller, "Long Ago." The shop has a collection of Ms. Miller's art work, cards, jewelry, knits, and herbals. It also has a few of Jason Kainz's art work pieces. 1520 S. 7th St. W., open Fridays 3-8. Saturdays 9-3:30.

541-7577.

MISS ZULA'S 111 N. Higgins, 541-7376 Artist Elaine Davis is an impassioned oil painter. Her expressive brushwork captures portraits and landscapes rhythmically. New to Missoula, Elaine has been a very active So. CA artist. Come meet Elaine at Miss Zula's March 5. An artist's reception will be held from 5-8pm during Missoula's First Friday celebration.

MONTANA ART & FRAMING 709 Ronan St., 541-7100 Featured in March at Montana Art & Framing: "Two Friends of a Friend", oil paintings of the landscape, interior, and still-life by Teresa Garland Warner, Elizabeth Bass and Elene Weege. A reception will be held March 5th from 5-9 p.m. The gallery is located at 709 Ronan Street off 6th St. and parallel to the railroad tracks and bike path. For information call 541-7100.

THE CERETANA GALLERY 801 Sherwood St. Jonathan Marquis will be exhibiting a new series of large paintings and installation entitled “Pointing at the moon.” In a visually dynamic setting, relationships between religious figures, comic characters, and Marquis’ own aesthetic language attempt to engage the viewers’ unfolding, present experience. Open from 6-11pm with Live music from DJ Mermaid and Wolf Redboy.

Featuring the art of Elaine Davis

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Get in touch with your inner artist

First Friday Gallery Walks!

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with. Ready? Here’s one for all you beer swillers: What pub paraphernalia does a tegestologist collect? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

You’ve practiced in front of the mirror long enough—head to the High Spirits in Florence, where open mic night features a drum set, amps, mics and recording equipment and awaits you and your axe at 8 PM. Free. Call 273-9992 to reserve your spot.

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

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

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

made by laboring teenage girls in China—starting at 4 PM in Room 302 of UM’s Liberal Arts Building. Free. Features a talk by UM associate prof Teresa Sobieszczyk after the screening. Call 243-2584.

Just don’t cut your own throat when Clint Muhlfield of Glacier National Park presents the lecture “Hybridization Between Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Introduced Rainbow Trout: Genomic Extinction or Adaptive Evolution?,” which starts at 4:10 PM in UM’s Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. Free. Call 243-5292.

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

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

Blue Argon plays eclectic blues, R&B, and jazz featuring Colleen Cunningham, Steve Sellars and Jim Clayborn every Wed. at 6 PM at Red’s Wines & Blues in Kalispell. Free. Call 755-9463.

DJ Brand One probes the fine grooves of wax while you liberate yourself with libations when he plays what’s likely to be hip-hop at the Palace at 9 PM. Free.

It’s once again time to render flesh, muscles and an assortment of body parts from a live model into a work of genius during the Missoula Art Museum’s non-instructed figure drawing classes, from 6–8 PM at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $7/$5 members. Participants must be 18 and over. Call 728-0447.

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

Your feet will hurt, but it’s for a good cause, so buck up. UM’s Student Assault Resource Center presents its annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser, in which male participants walk around the UC for one mile in high heels starting at noon in order to help raise money for the center’s programs. Registration: $10 day-of/$5 until March 9. Register early by visiting life.umt.edu/curry/SARC/default.php.

Call 243-6429.

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They’ll smoke your grass until it’s a fine shade of blue: Locals Jesse Driscoll and Josh Clinger scorch you with folk and bluegrass when they play the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

If you don’t chortle, then that’s your problem: Todd Lankton and the Family Band asks only for a guffaw or two when the comedy group rehearses at the Top Hat at 9:30 PM. Free.

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It’s the bees knees, well, more like the beeswax. The Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., presents its advanced encaustic class, where you learn about photo transfers and incising, as well as making your own medium and colors, from 6–9 PM at the center. $55, with all supplies/materials included in the class fee. RSVP by calling 549-7555 and visit zootownarts.com.

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

In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 6:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

Sop up the sights of a true DIY Missoula institution during an open tour of the Zootown Arts Community Center, which runs from 1–2 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. Free. RSVP by e-mailing Hanna at info@zootownarts.com.

Having fully bitched out Barnes & Noble, the Missoula Stitch ‘N’ Bitch needlework circle brings the circle of warm fuzzies to the Good Food Store, where you can knit purls of wisdom every Wed. at 7 PM. Free. BYO yarn and needles, and check out missoulaknits. blogspot.com.

The title is TBA, but you can sure bet it’ll be worth your precious time when the Missoula Public Library hosts another afternoon matinee, which starts at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoulapubliclibrary.org.

Two illegal immigrants help a down on his luck college prof realize that life isn’t always fair during a screening of The Visitor, which starts at 7 PM in UM’s University Center Theater. Free.

Call 243-5776 and visit life.umt.edu/uc/ucsi/ diversity_program/film_series.php.

This will make you think twice about donning so many Mardi Gras beads. UM’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program presents a screening of Mardi Gras: Made in China—a documentary about how those beads are

Your passion for everything green coincides with your enjoyment of choice adult beverages during homeWORD Inc.’s hosting of Green Drinks, a social hour where environmentalists come together to talk green and have a beer at

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7 PM at Sean Kelly’s. Free. Appetizers provided. RSVP by March 8 with Liz by e-mailing liz@homeword.org. Call 532-HOME ext. 16.

Just be gentle, okay? Birds & Bees LLC, 1515 E. Broadway St., presents the sexual finesse workshop “Mind the Behind: An All Anal Excursion” taught by instructor Billie Becker from 7–8:30 PM at Birds & Bees. $8, with a price reduction for bringing friends. RSVP by calling 5441019 and visit aboutsexuality.org.

An old coot listens to his past on tape and three people in urns hash out the details of a love affair, during the Montana Actors’ Theatre’s An Evening of Beckett, which includes a rendition of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, followed by Play, with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

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

Call 542-1471.

when DJ DC rocks the AmVets Club with hits starting at 9 PM. Free.

SPOTLIGHT

balinese beats

I’ve always been a fan of music that puts a high degree of emphasis on rhythm, and I especially like complex beats that take more than a few listens to absorb. That being said, I’d never listened to nor heard of Indonesian gamelan music, but after checking out a few videos on YouTube, I think I’ve discovered another genre that feeds my constant need to hear a fresh beat.

If you’re completely out of the loop and have no idea what gamelan is, here’s a rundown: It originated in Indonesia back in the day—we’re talking estimates of around 800 AD—and consists of an ensemble of musicians banging out pulsating, ticking and swinging rhythms on percussive instruments like gongs, metallophones, kettles, chimes and cymbals. But it’s not just a bunch of grooves, either. Gamelan pieces are steeped in rich, melodic tones, and feature notes that intertwine in surprising ways. That’s likely due to the fact that a gamelan troupe uses tuning systems that are radi-

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. The answer to this week’s trivia question: A tegestologist collects beer mats.

WHO: Manik Harum

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.

HOW MUCH: Free

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

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

New York’s Ruha brings a strong vial of psychedelically leaning jam rock to slip into your bloodstream when they play the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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If you can’t read this, perhaps you’re simply pre-literate, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program for babes up to 36 months at 10:30 AM every Thu., Fri. and Tue. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

Shake it ‘til you break it when the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., offers Booty Ballet every Thu. at noon. $12/$10 mem-

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

WHAT: Sights and Sounds of Bali multimedia concert WHERE: Downtown Dance Collective WHEN: Fri., March 5, at 7 and 7:45 PM

bers. Call 541-7240 ddcmontana.com.

and

San Francisco’s Bassnectar brings his bottom-heavy dubstep and breakbeat tunes to the Top Hat for a show at 9 PM. $25/$21 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and brownpapertickets.com. Opening support from Seattle’s American Werewolf, Missoula’s Kris Moon and Bozeman’s Oz.

cally different from what we’re used to in the Western world.

You’ll be able to see a handful of locals bust out a Balinese-style gamelan performance this week when the group Manik Harum plays a First Friday concert that includes music, as well as slides and photos from the group’s visit to Bali last summer. As for the performance, I’m guessing it’ll be speedy and will feature lots of tempo changes, since those are characteristics of Balinese gamelan music. I’m also certain it’ll go off without a missed thump. That’s because they’ve studied under the slick hands of I Made Lasmawan, a master Balinese drummer and composer, as well as local music teacher and drumming guru Dorothy Morrison.

You can admire their China, but you can’t touch it: Wild China, featuring members of Def Cartel and Reverend Slanky, comes to funk you up and out when they play the Palace at 9 PM. $5.

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

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

—Ira Sather-Olson

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The world is your kids’ oyster to crack during Afterschool Adventures: World of Wonders, a science-based discovery program for kids ages 5–8 at 3 PM at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY or visit www.familiesfirstmontana.org.

nightlife Keep your ideology away from my body, please. NARAL Pro-Choice Montana and UM Students for Choice present a talk by journalist and author Michelle Goldberg titled “The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World”—which touches on reproductive rights and how right-wing extremism has an impact on women’s rights—at 5:30 PM in the South Ballroom at UM’s University Center. Free. Call 442-2057 and visit prochoicemontana.org Quit stomping and start treading lightly with your carbon footprint during the Sustainable Business Council’s “Measure Up Missoula: The Case for Municipal Sustain-ability,” a presentation where UM associate prof Robin Saha discusses steps for reducing our city’s carbon footprint, as well as saving on energy costs and local climate action, starting at 6 PM at Office Solutions and Services, 1029 North Ave. W. Free. A social hour starts at 5:30 PM. Call 824-7336.

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Shred out during the Missoula Art Museum’s Teen Open Studio Night with Dustin Hoon: Metal Casting, where teens ages 13–18 learn the basics of DIY pewter casting under the guidance of Hoon (and perhaps with the backing soundtrack of Iron Maiden) from 6–8 PM at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Also, feel free to bring your favorite Iron Maiden album to play. Call 728-0447.

Tanner Cundy shows us how the City of Roses rocks when he plays an acoustic rock set at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Don’t pass on this gas: The Peace and Justice Film Series continues with a screening of Split Estate— which follows a group of Colorado citizens putting up a fight against an industry that wants to drill for natural gas right near their homes—with a screening at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Free. Visit peaceand justicefilms.org.

Mountain bike champ Rebecca Rusch comes to Missoula for a screening of the film Race Across the Sky–which documents the Leadville Trail 100 bike race–which starts at 7:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 children.

Includes a free pre-party at 5:30 PM at Big Sky Bikes, 809 E. Front St. Visit outsidemedia.com.

This is sort of like food porn, so bring an appetite: The Missoula Public Library presents delectable tales about food from Garden City Harvest’s Josh Slotnick, KPAX’s Angela Marshall and Missoulian food writer Lori Grannis during another installment of its “adult story time,” which starts at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721–BOOK. Bowling and karaoke go together like housing in Missoula and affordability during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free.

Call 541-SING.

An old coot listens to his past on tape and three people in urns hash out the details of a love affair, during the Montana Actors’ Theatre’s An Evening of Beckett, which includes a rendition of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, followed by Play, with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Sorry ladies, but Thu. nights belong to the dudes at Men’s Night at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where the testosteronefueled karaoke begins at 9 PM. Free.

Call 363-6969.

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Bassackwards Karaoke turns your world underside-up every Thu. at 9 PM at Deano’s Casino on Airway Boulevard. Free. Call 531-8327.

Wow, what a big week. What you hold in your hands is an insane amount of stuff to do. Because of that, here’s a quick rundown of what I’d suggest checking out, at least during First Friday. First, I’d start off by wandering over to see what Marilyn Lysohir’s 160 ceramic portraits are all about at the Missoula Art Museum. Then I’d make my way towards Higgins Avenue, hitting up all the openings I could handle. I’d then hightail it to the Ceretana Gallery at 6 PM to check out Indy production ace Jonathan Marquis’ massive paintings (I’ve seen one that’ll be in his exhibit, and it’s pretty sweet.) Soon enough, I’d amble back over to Higgins and hit up any other openings I might have missed.

This includes Contraption Visual, which hosts new paintings by longtime Missoulian Angelita Martinez, and offers music from 8 PM until midnight by DJs Kris Moon and Coda. Of course, that’s just First Friday. You’ll have to decide for yourself what to do the rest of the week.

Until then, keep these pages fresh with your own endeavors by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., March 5, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit stuff 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.”

This week, the Olympia Beer slogan “It’s the Water” rings especially true. Confused? Well, let me explain.

On Thu., March 4, from 3–6:30 PM, you can get down with aqua during the Watershed Education Network’s (WEN) free community water monitoring training session. If that heats up your outdoors kettle, so to speak, then hop to it and meet members of WEN at the Greenough Park Pavilion Area and be prepared to measure fun things like chemical, biological and physical water quality parameters. Visit montanawatershed.org and call 541-9287.

Once you’ve had your water fill, head southward on Thu., March 4, at 7 PM to Room 210 at UM’s McGill Hall to catch geographer Keith Bosak’s free lecture “Stories from Nanda Devi: Daughter of the Himalaya.” Expect a stunning array of photographs and stories about the area surrounding the peak, which, by the way, is the highest in India.

On Sat., March 6, jam out with your snowboarding gear out during Edge of the World’s 22nd Annual Snowboard Jam, aka a “Weekend of Snow-Mazingness,” which starts with registration at 10 AM at Montana Snowbowl, 1700 Snow Bowl Road. $10.

The all-day snowboarding soiree includes a “shredfest” specifically tailored for women, a slopestyle competition, and gear demos to make you froth at the mouth. The jam continues Sun., March 7, at 10 AM and includes a banked slalom event that costs $10.

Also, note that both days include sweet music action in the Snowbowl bar by DJ Mermaid. Call 721-7774 and visit edgeoworld.com/zoo.

Or perhaps you’d like to warm up the seat of your tricked out bike. In that case, join those pedal pushers known as Missoulians on Bicycles on Sat., March 6, for a 25-mile bike trip to Blue Mountain and Big Flat that starts at 10 AM. Free. Meet at Montana Lil’s, 3801 Brooks St., and call ride leader Wayne Kruse at 721-3095. Visit missoulabike.org.

Here’s a shout out to those of you who like to breathe heavily: On Sun., March 7, at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula begins its 18week Missoula Marathon training program at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. $80 person/$55 Run Wild Missoula members.

The program offers coaching by running sage Anders Brooker, as well as a comprehensive training program. Visit runwildmissoula.org for more info and to download a registration form.

You just can’t get enough action on your bike, can you? Well, Missoulians on Bicycles can satisfy your urges on Sun., March 7, during another 25-mile bike jaunt. This time you’ll pedal for the Tour de Turah, which starts at 10 AM at the Eastgate parking lot near UM’s footbridge, and takes you to…you guessed it, Turah. Free. Call Vickie Mikelsons at 721-8540.

Mon., March 8 means it’s time to worship those aesthetically pleasing creatures known as butterflies during the Flathead Audubon Society-sponsored presentation “Butterflies of Montana,” which starts at 7 PM in the community room of The Summit, 205

Venturella on his studies of the effects of invasive plants on native bee communities. Visit fvamissoula.org and mtnativeplants.org.

Get super high without the use of drugs on Wed., March 10, when the Rocky Mountaineers hold their monthly meeting at 7 PM at Pipestone Mountaineering, 129 W. Front St. Free. Member Julie Kahl plans to entrance you with slides of her recent float trip to the White Cliffs area on the Missouri River, so prepare to get your brain wet. Visit rockymountaineers.com.

Or let talk of fire burn in your mind Wed., March 10, when Tony Harwood, Salish-Kootenai Tribal Fire Management Division Manager, leads the presentation “Fire on the Land: A Tribal Perspective,” at 7 PM at the Montana Natural History Center (MNHC), 120 Hickory St. $4/free MNHC members. Visit montananaturalist.org.

Let avians creep into your sights Thu., March 11, during a Five Valleys Audubon Society-sponsored workshop for beginning birders. The workshop runs from 7–9:30 PM at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks regional office, 3201 Spurgin Road, and offers the chance to stuff your dome with birding info like ID, behavior and songs, as well as birding ethics and bird anatomy. $20. This workshop includes another class at the same time Thu., March 18, as well as a field trip on March 20. Space is limited, so RSVP quickly by calling Larry Weeks at 549-5632.

Also on Thu., March 11, you can bear witness to the feats of mountain biker Rebecca Rusch when she appears in town for a screening of Race Across the Sky—a documentary about the Leadville Trail 100, one of the most hardcore bike races around— at 7:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 chilPhoto by Cathrine L. Walters dren, with all proceeds going to benefit the International Mountain Bike Association. A free, special pre-screening party occurs at 5:30 Sunnyview Lane in Kalispell. Free. Entomologist Steve Kohler, a butter- PM at Big Sky Bikes, 809 E. Front St. Visit outsidemedia.com. fly nut of sorts, plans to give an update on the Montana Butterfly Finally, take one for the scientific team during the Whitebark Project, as well as dish out info on the relationship between butterfly Pine Field Workshop, a free, one-day “citizen scientist monitoring larvae and plant foods. Visit flatheadaudubon.org. trip” on Sat., March 13, in Cooke City, located near the Heady plant appreciation also goes down Mon., March 7, when Montana/Wyoming border. Space is super limited, so e-mail Whitney The Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society hosts a Leonard at wleonard@nrdc.org to make a reservation. Visit montanjoint presentation with the Five Valleys Audubon Society titled “What abackcountry.org.

Birds and Spiders and Mice Tell Us About the Natural History Now go chug some cans of Olympia and write me a report on of Exotic Plant Invasions,” which starts at 7:30 PM in Room L14 how it feels. Just kidding. of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Ecologist Dean Pearson calendar@missoulanews.com leads the talk, which also includes a report from UM student Daniel

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And the award goes to…

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Handing out our own Oscars for the good, bad and odd of 2009

by Erika Fredrickson and Skylar Browning

The Academy Awards sometimes offers surprising Montana, recently slammed the Oscars on Twitter for not upsets, like when French actress Marion Cotillard won getting him a ticket to the show. Rest assured, after a minor Best Actress for La Vie en Rose in 2008 or when statuto- media storm ensued, Paramount finally nabbed him one. ry rapist Roman Polanski (The Pianist) knocked off Martin Scorcese (Gangs of New York) for Best Director Best Portrayal of a Local Stereotype in 2003. But mostly the annual gala put on by the Missoula moms are a strong force to be reckoned Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offers with, whether the issue be public breastfeeding, alternaupsettingly safe choices, horribly embarrassing acceptance speeches, poor performances of treacle songs and hosts who, no matter how funny they might be, always seem to stumble over themselves within the boring structure of the evening. Worst of all, it looks and feels the same year after year.

The 82nd annual Academy Awards, which airs March 7, has tried to change things up by extending the Best Picture nominations from five films to 10. Not enough in our book. So, in advance of Sunday’s show, we present our own awards to the 2009 films more or less ignored by the Academy, but still deserving of Away We Go something resembling praise.

Best Male Role Chris Messina, the actor who plays Julie Powell’s supportive husband in Julie & Julia, has three basic responsibilities throughout the foodie film: Eat tons of good food, make out with Amy Adams and watch old Julia Child reruns.

Occasionally, he has to offer some encouraging words to Adams—usually while he eats. Once, he has to kill a lobster—which he will later eat. The rest of the time, he lounges on the couch—waiting for Adams to call him to the table for dinner.

Best Nostalgic Soundtrack Any soundtrack that begins with “Bastards of Young” and ends on “Unsatisfied,” both by the Replacements, gets a high grade in our book. But filling the rest of the film with Hüsker Dü, The New York Dolls, Jesus and Mary Chain and The Outfield? That’s worthy of an award.

Adventureland served up a spot-on comingof-age dramedy with all the loving sincerity in the world. Scoring it with alternative classics— and not, thank goodness, with tracks from usual suspects like Madonna or Michael Jackson—gave it a sweet edge. Those of us who were the youth of that decade were gently ushered back to the days of genuine teen angst in a time of bad fashion.

Best Role Reversal

Sorority Row

If you haven’t seen Zombieland yet, do it.

In the meantime, telling you that Billy Murray makes a cameo as himself in the zombie comedy (zombedy?) isn’t ruining any plotlines.

The scene acts as an homage to the venerable comedian, and features the film’s main characters—including Woody Harrelson—fawning over their idol…in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. We can’t wait to see how the Academy uses this clip when they offer Murray some sort of lifetime achievement award in 15 years.

Drag Me to Hell

Best Local Connection to the Real Oscars In 2001, just a couple of months before September 11, Livingston writer Walter Kirn released his novel Up in the Air, which had a cover featuring businessmen—one on fire—flying through the sky. It was, to says the least, not great timing. Fast forward to 2009, where director Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You For Smoking) has turned Kirn’s book—based on the story of a nomadic businessman he met on an airplane—into a film starring George Clooney.

Now, it’s up for six Academy Awards. Kirn, formerly a professor of non-fiction creative writing at the University of

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Millions of households know comedian Patton Oswalt best as the voice of an extremely talented rat chef desperate to find a kitchen to cook in (Remy in Pixar’s popular 2007 feature, Ratatouille). In Big Fan, a dark look at the sadder side of sports fandom, he plays a no-talent loser living in his mother’s house with no aspirations other than to root on the New York Giants.

Oswalt’s performance in the latter—directed by Robert D. Siegel, who also did The Wrestler—suggests he’s due for more adult roles in the future.

Best Iraq War Movie

Best Tribute to Bill Murray

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dentally kill a sister in a prank-gone-bad leans every once in a while toward the dark, witty realm of Heathers (1988).

The main characters in this film (including Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) are generally more brazen and empowered than any role Jennifer Love Hewitt could ever play. The script’s creative use of texting and Facebook references give it an almost smart take on popular culture. And Carrie Fisher’s no-nonsense portrayal of a sorority housemother fends off any notion that the film takes itself too seriously. In the end, though, it meanders enough to suggest its glowing moments might be flukes.

tive birthing methods or home-schooling. Maggie Gyllenhaal steals Away We Go with her portrayal of a gender studies professor in a small college town who takes the usual New Age parenting techniques and pushes them to a completely other level. Her best line, after being gifted a stroller and wholly rejecting it: “I love my babies. Why would I want to push them away from me?”

Best Worst Film that Almost Got It Right It’s true that Sorority Row falls more in line with the silly plot lines and bad dialogue of, say, I Know What You Did Last Summer. But the story of sorority girls who acci-

In the past two years Hollywood’s gone overboard with films attempting to put the Iraq War into proper perspective—Brothers, Body of Lies, In the Valley of Elah, The Kingdom, The Messenger and Lions for Lambs, just to name a few. Oddly, these big-budget action flicks or overbearing dramas miss their intended targets while a satire seems to make a direct hit. In the Loop, from BBC Films and the UK Film Council, crisscrosses the Atlantic to indict both bumbling British officials and power-hungry Americans caught in the rapid ramp-up to an inevitable invasion in the Middle East. Sound familiar? It’s rarely laugh-out-loud uproarious (unless Peter Capaldi’s chewing someone out on screen, which is pretty much all his character does), but as a whole it’s frighteningly funny.

Best Performance by a Goat Banner year for on-screen billies. First, George Clooney killed one in The Men Who Stare At Goats. Then, in one of the year’s best horror films, Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, a goat plays prominently in the climactic séance.

That goat—voiced by Art Kimbro, who last offered his vocal services in Osmosis Jones in 2001—still haunts us more than any of the film’s other satanic demons. arts@missoulanews.com

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Prey tell Concert features famed choreographer’s work

by Jennifer Savage

During one section of world-renowned choreogra- Earlham College in Indiana. After college, she returned pher Bebe Miller’s modern dance piece, “Prey,” two home to New York just as a wave of independent artists University of Montana students recreate the taking began appearing on the performance scene.

“One thing led to another,” she says. “Dance led to down of a water buffalo. It’s not what it sounds like; art, art to dance and I got back to New York, where I’m not even close.

For the audience, it simply looks like an intense from, at the beginning of a boom for indie artists like duet between Lauren Belland and Stevie Teran. She me. I grew up artistically with people like [black conapproaches him from behind, climbs atop his back temporary choreographer] Ralph Lemon. A lot was and ever so slowly positions her weight to drop him happening when I was happening.”

Miller’s work is personal, the themes of which arc gently to the floor. The delicate balance between Belland and Teran, and Teran’s subtle switch to submission, looks anything but a scene from some late-night Animal Planet special. “Prey” may be inspired by imagery from the wild, but Miller says the piece deals with experience of everyday struggles.

“There is something about submitting to the utmost of what a situation calls for,” says Miller about the piece, which debuts as part of the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s Dance In Concert performance this week.

Miller’s work with the students marks a rare oppor- Renowned choreographer and dancer Bebe Miller visited tunity for the department. Missoula to set “Prey” on a collection of University of Montana Considered one of the preem- dance students. The modern dance piece debuts as part of the inent modern dance choreog- Dance in Concert performance this weekend. raphers today, and the founder of a critically acclaimed company that bears from the experiences of a black woman to political her name, she traveled to Missoula after a three-year unrest—or, in the case of “Prey,” relenting to a certain effort to secure grant funding. “Prey,” which features 12 situation. She’s praised for taking complex issues and UM dancers, will be part of a nine-piece performance making them accessible through vivid, physical chorethis weekend that showcases work from UM faculty and ography. “Miller’s movement is so full of human frailty, students, and then will travel to local schools through- so hot and messy,” wrote the Village Voice about her out the state. [Full disclosure: dance professor Nicole work. “On a deep level we know what they’re trying to Bradley Browning is married to Indy editor Skylar do, and we watch as if this were, for the moment, the Browning.] world’s most gripping story.”

Miller began dancing in New York City at 5 years Miller’s storytelling with dance led her to launch old, mostly by accident. When her mother began taking the Bebe Miller Company in 1985. She and her dancers dance classes in the community settlement houses on have toured the world and won numerous awards for the Lower East Side to help with her arthritis, the rest her choreography, including a Bessie (dance’s version of the family attended, too. of the Tony’s) for innovative achievement in 2005.

These days, Miller balances her company’s sched“We were not a family that had babysitters,” ule with being a full-time professor at Ohio State Miller says.

By hanging around the studio, Miller ended up University. Teaching and performing dance for most of learning modern dance from the likes of Murray Louis, her life, Miller has seen the discipline evolve, but worka postmodern dance pioneer known for his radical ing with students, including those at UM, she recogapproach of dehumanizing the body. Louis and anoth- nizes themes in dance that run across decades.

“We are a physical tradition,” she says. “We hand er luminary, Alwin Nikolais, just happened to be teachdown ideas. The culture in which artists are emerging ing children’s dance classes at the time.

“I was exposed to deep, classic modern dance in shifts. And the reason for making work shifts. We engage abstract forms even before I could read,” says Miller, and maneuver in all kinds of forms. What remains is now 60. “I had a really creative background. I suppose what young artists are here to figure out.”

Dance In Concert continues at the Montana I started on a deeper level. But I was also from New York and probably exposed to opportunities I might Theatre nightly through Saturday, March 6, at 7:30 PM. $18/$14 seniors and students/$8 children. otherwise have missed.”

Miller studied modern dance until her teens, then found her way back to the art form while attending arts@missoulanews.com

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Hard sell Glengarry Glen Ross can’t quite close the deal

by Skylar Browning

It’s hard to watch almost anything written by playwright David Mamet and not walk away speaking entirely in “Mamet Speak.” Short, choppy dialogue.

Repetition of certain words. Loads of machismo and mind games. Even more swearing. Mamet doesn’t write pretty plays, but few things are as captivating as listening to line after gritty line of his signature staccato style.

His Pulitzer-winning Glengarry Glen Ross captures

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“Mamet Speak” as well as anything he’s ever written.

First staged in 1984, and then popularized in the 1992 film starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris and Alec Baldwin, the play pits a collection of slick-tongued, double-crossing real estate salesmen against each other in an effort to sell lousy plots of land to “deadbeats” and “Polacks.” The first act is simply three separate one-on-one conversations in a Chinese restaurant. In only one conversation does someone bother to stand up. To say this play rests entirely on Mamet’s dialogue—and the actors’ ability to successfully execute it—is like saying a skydiver relies on a parachute. Without it working, there’s not much else to fall back on.

In the current production by Montana Rep Missoula (MRM), directed by University of Montana professor Michael Murphy, Mamet’s dialogue survives just fine. It doesn’t sizzle, like it should, and it doesn’t fall flat, like it could. It’s fine. Some actors nail it. Some don’t. Some run hot and cold from scene to scene. The end product winds up, flatly, just fine.

Calling it fine sounds like a cop-out, but it’s intentional considering Mamet loves the word. His characters use it constantly to acknowledge a point, to concede something valid but ultimately cursory to their larger argument. In the opening scene, Shelly “The Machine” Levene, a desperate huckster stuck on a losing streak, begs for his boss to give him—and not the best salesman in the office, Roma—the best leads. “The Glengarry Highland’s leads, you’re sending Roma out. Fine,” reasons Levene. “He’s a good man. We know what he is. He’s fine…All I’m saying, you look at the board, he’s throwing them away, he’s throwing the leads away. All I’m saying, that you’re wasting leads.” Similarly, MRM’s production is fine, it’s a good play. All I’m saying, it throws away chances to be great.

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A lot of the issues come down to the cast, which is frustratingly uneven. At one end of the spectrum slouches Mike Verdon as Levene. Verdon has a history of stealing scenes with MRM, most notably as an unhinged detective in the 2007 production of The Pillowman.

Here, he’s similarly intense as an aging salesman frantically trying to put together one last run. Verdon’s spoton with Mamet’s script, hitting each pause and profanity with the necessary exclamation points. He slumps with the former, mustering everything in his wiry frame to regroup and find a different angle to the argument; with the latter, he shoots spittle across the room, like any indignant “what the fuck” line should. Verdon’s so effective at begging for a break in the opening scene that you never want him to leave the stage, despite all his insufferable groveling.

The rest of the cast can’t—to borrow a phrase— close the deal like Verdon. Erik Harris has his chances as Roma, a smooth-talking winner decked out in a pinstriped suit. Harris plays the role understated and unruffled, even when delivering lines like, “You ever take a dump made you feel you’d just slept for 12 hours?” He gets away with this cool demeanor in the first act, but in the second, when things go haywire and Roma’s competitiveness should kick in, Harris still never lets loose. He kicks and screams, but we never see the crazy eyes and untamed temper that should be evident in the character.

A bigger problem emerges with the production’s youngest actors. In a play about the big boys jostling for position in the cutthroat world of commissioned sales, age matters. Most notably, University of Montana sophomore Clayton Importa, who plays the stoic office manager in charge of “marshaling the leads,” never has a chance during his scene opposite a pleading Verdon.

He’s a floor mat rather than a brick wall, and that passiveness carries over into the second act.

The other two salesmen—Rick Martino and Paul Ronaldo as Moss and Aaronow, respectively—are solid, but don’t make a lasting impression. It’s a problem, then, that Verdon, playing one of the worst salesmen, has the most commanding presence. The whole production seems off-kilter this way, like going to a rock concert and realizing you only want to listen to the bassist.

If nothing else, Verdon’s one hell of a bassist. Even when his character isn’t the center of attention, he draws you in. During one stretch of the second act, after Levene’s been essentially dismissed from the other goings-on on stage, he slowly wanders from the action, alone with his own failures. Verdon spends that entire time staring at nothing in particular, stunned, and slowly crumples the edge of his suit jacket into his fist. He’s about to break, clear as day, and it’s most apparent in the veins bulging from his balled up left hand. That subtle touch is just one part of a spectacular individual performance. It’s a little disappointing that the rest of the production settles for being merely fine.

Glengarry Glen Ross continues at the Crystal Theatre nightly through Saturday, March 6, at 7:30 PM. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM on Thursday. $15/$5 student rush on Friday and Saturday. sbrowning@missoulanews.com

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Cancer doc pairs personal strife with science

by Ali Gadbow

Director Chanda Chevannes’s Living Downstream is a convincing and necessary documentary. It’s also, despite its daunting subject matter, a movie you’ll want to watch.

Noted biologist and author Sandra Steingraber was diagnosed with bladder cancer when she was 20 years old. She survived, but nearly 30 years later there is no guarantee her cancer won’t come back. Like every cancer patient her first question was, “Why?” But because Steingraber’s a scientist, she kept on asking.

Living Downstream does not attempt to explain Steingraber’s cancer, and despite her strong hunch that human-made chemicals in the environment where she grew up had a lot to do with it, neither does Steingraber.

Living Downstream “I am a population of one,” she explains in the film. For a biologist, one is not a useful sample size. All she can claim to know, on the basis of her experience, is what it’s like to have cancer. That makes Steingraber a likely mouthpiece for public health concern, but her success as the voice of the “environmental human rights movement” is due to conscientious scientific precision, her calm authority and her ability to construct a strong, concise narrative from a stack of mindnumbing study publications.

High incidence in cancer crops up in areas exposed to agricultural runoff, industrial waste and other sources of chemical contamination. While no one has been able to demonstrate an indisputable connection between environmental contamination and these cancers, it’s a fact that industry and agriculture have released and continue to release carcinogens.

Carcinogens, by definition, cause cancer. People die of cancer.

Steingraber’s voice literally dominates the film in the form of interviews, lectures and voiceover, but Chevannes manages to provide context through the work of scientists across North America and the legacy of biologist activist Rachel Carson, plus a separate perspective on Steingraber’s more intimate struggles. A few pitch-perfect moments provide all the emotional force you would expect from a “cancer movie,” minus the unpleasant tang of emotional manipulation.

When confronted with unpleasant realities, looking the other way is natural. Living Downstream does an excellent job of engaging the viewer’s curiosity and telling an inconvenient truth through the lens of interesting science and one fascinating woman.

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Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly’s History of Ireland sounds like an educational film for children or, perhaps, something with equally benign flavor like Rick Steves’ European Insights. But, in fact, the computer animated short from Dublin’s Brown Bag Films stars cheeky Irish comedian Paul Woodfull as the voice of Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly, a barfly with a surly brogue and unrefined sense of history. The film begins with a stereotypical American tourist who stops in at a pub called the Hairy Bowsie looking for an Irish heritage tour rendezvous point. Sitting at the bar is the Guinness-chugging Denny, who tells the Yankee a “true” tale of Ireland, which includes “facts” about ninth century Vikings, the Normans and their longbows, the famine, independence and Irish sex shops. It’s a wee bit bloody and dark and, with a running time of five minutes, a sassy snack of entertainment.

Ding Dong Denny is one of nine films showing over a two-day Irish Film Festival at the Roxy Theatre this week. The event is part of this month’s Irish Days, which includes the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other eating, drinking and music events around town. The inaugural film fest was dreamed up by an Irish men’s organization in Missoula with the romantic and mysterious-sounding name of The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH).

Nothing mysterious about the festival’s genesis though: Vice President Patrick Toomey says the idea sprang from a conversation over pints. Of course it did.

Other films at the festival include Mickybo & Me (2004) about two boys’ unlikely friendship in 1970s Belfast, as well as the tragicomedy Garage (2007), about a gas station owner in mid-west Ireland. The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) tells the story of two freedomfighting brothers in 1920s Ireland, whereas the 2007 Academy Award winning film Once is a more contemporary Irish tale about two musicians on a quest to make a demo album.

And, to get you in the spirit—and so you know when to say “Sláinte!” and when to say “Feck!”—the event kicks off Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. at the Roxy with a lesson in Irish toasts taught by Terry O’Riordian from the UM Irish Studies Program.

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Scope Dance Theater Also Playing Movie Shorts OPENING THIS WEEK ALICE IN WONDERLAND Tim Burton makes his 3-D mark in this phantasmagorical classic featuring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway. Carmike 10: 4:20, 6:10, 7, 8:45 and 9:35 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 11:20 PM and additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1, 1:30 and 3:35. Village 6 in 2-D: 7 and 9:35 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:30 and 4:20. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 1:15, 2:30, 4, 5, 7:40 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10:20 and midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 2, 3:30, 4:30, 6, 8:40 and 9:40 with additional Tue.–Wed. show at 7. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9.

THE CRAZIES Timothy Olyphant plays a sheriff in a small town where people are going bonkers and croaking after something rancid contaminates their water supply. Can Olyphant, his wife Radha Mitchell, and others survive against their zombified peers, or does a trigger-happy military take them out first? Village 6: 7:20 and 10 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:45 and 4:30.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:30, 4:20, 7:25 and 9:50 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

CRAZY HEART Jeff Bridges plays a hard-drinkin’ country singer down on his luck, low on dough, and relegated to playing the small town circuit. But things might turn around for the better during a chance meet-

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE Jonathan Rhys Meyers sits low on the CIA operative totem pole as a part time agent in Paris. That’s until his first major assignment with special agent John Travolta—a bald and bellicose ass kicker. Can the duo bring down a terrorist organization, or does Travolta’s manic ways jeopardize the situation? Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 4:45 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05 and 9:30.

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Terry Gilliam doses us with a few drops of surrealism in this fantasy story where Christopher Plummer plays a theater troupe leader that strikes a deal with devilish Tom Waits in order for Plummer to save his daughter Lily Cole. Along the

BROOKLYN’S FINEST Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle play three Brookyln police officers who start wavering from their duties due to job burn out, lack of money, and shady alliances with drug kingpins like Wesley Snipes. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 10 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:20, 3:30, 6:30 and 9:25 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 4:15 and 7:20.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: THE BERRYFEST PRINCESS MOVIE Strawberry Shortcake enlists the help of some buds to make sure an upcoming spring festival and parade goes off without a hitch in this animated kids’ flick. Village 6: 1 only on Sat.

NOW PLAYING AVATAR Sam Worthington gets a 3-D makeover as he plays an ex-Marine whose alien body and human mind is sent to pillage a new planet for its resources, but does a chance encounter with a female humanoid help keep his eyes on the bounty? Carmike 10: “Off with her eye shadow!” Alice in Wonderland opens Friday at the Carmike 10 and Village 6.

4:30 and 8 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: 7 only with Sat.–Sun. show at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: ing with music journalist Maggie Gyllenhaal. way, Heath Ledger comes to help save Cole, Village 6: 7 and 10 with additional Sat.–Sun. along with assistance from Johnny Depp, Colin Fri.–Thu. at 1, 4:30 and 8. shows at 1 and 4. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 Farrell and Jude Law. Wilma Theatre: 7 and 9:10, and 9:10 with an additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3 with 9:10 only shows Fri.–Sat. and Sun. matinees THE BLIND SIDE Sandra Bullock plays an upper-crust mom who and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in at 1 and 3:10. takes in a homeless teen and helps him realize his Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:20, 4, 6:45 and 9:20 with LAST STATION dreams of playing pigskin. Carmike 10: 7:10 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

Christopher Plummer gets suited up and bearded additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:25. up as Leo Tolstoy while Helen Mirren plays his DEAR JOHN Amanda Seyfried falls for Special Forces soldier wife Sofya in this biopic about the raging sparks THE BOOK OF ELI Denzel Washington meanders through a Channing Tatum after running into him at the that flew during the last tumultuous years of their wretched post-apocalyptic wasteland, toting beach. Things go well until Tatum gets deployed, marriage. Wilma Theatre: 7 and 9, with 7 only around a special book he claims is the key to sav- again and again. Does distance make Seyfried’s shows Fri.–Sat. and Sun. matinees at 1 and 3. ing the last scraps of humanity. But when Gary heart fonder, or does she grow cold and ditch her Oldman gets word of its power, who comes out unavailable warrior? Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:35 LEAP YEAR with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1. Village 6: Amy Adams has a heart on for Adam Scott, and alive? Village 6: 7 only.

4:15 and 10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at wants to tie the knot by taking matters into her COP OUT 1:05, 3:50, 7:10 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sat. own hands. Along the way, Matthew Goode steps in and screws up her plans in the best way possiBruce Willis and Tracy Morgan play two cops on show at midnight. ble. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and the hunt for a missing baseball card worth some 9:20 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45. bills. Along the way, the buds get caught up sav- EDGE OF DARKNESS ing a lovely Latina, while also asking a stoned out Mel Gibson plays a retired detective who shatters Seann William Scott for some help tracking down windows, pulls guns on peeps and fights tooth PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: the elusive piece of memorabilia. Carmike 10: and nail to find out the true cause of his daugh- THE LIGHTNING THIEF 4:15, 7 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at ter’s death. But things get even hairier when he Logan Lerman is a troublesome high schooler 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 realizes his daughter’s political activism means whose life takes a wicked shift when he finds out with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3 and no 9:10 he’ll have to sift through heaps of b.s. involving he’s the son of Poseidon. This in turn means he’s show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at cover-ups and other treachery. Stadium 14 in a demigod who has to halt warring gods bent on 1, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sat. Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 6:35 and 9:15 with an addi- destruction, as well as save his mom, Catherine show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: tional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Entertainer in Keener. Includes guest spots by Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan. Carmike 10: 4:15, 7:05 and 4:15, 7:15 and 9:20 with additional Fri.–Sun. Ronan: 4, 7 and 9:10.

9:50 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30. show at 1:45.

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PRECIOUS An African American teen in Harlem gets dealt many blows: She’s impregnated by her father, her mom is an abusive she-devil, and she’s illiterate. But can a vigorous alternative school teacher help her find hope? Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 2:15 and 6:55 and Mon.–Thu. at 4:20 and 6:55.

SHUTTER ISLAND Martin Scorcese bounces back to the screen in a story where Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo play federal agents on the hunt for a batty murderer who disappeared from a remote institution for the criminally insane. After a few days in the nuthouse, though, DiCaprio starts acting a little loco too. Carmike 10: 4:05, 7:10 and 10:15 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:45 and 9:15 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:25, 3:35, 6:35 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 4:20 and 7:25. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30.

THE TOOTH FAIRY Dwayne Johnson plays a cynical hockey player who has no qualms about dispelling myths to eager ears, but everything changes when he gets summoned to the joyous job of sticking money under the pillows of toothless children. Village 6: 7:30 and 9:50 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1 and 4:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:25 and 3:55.

VALENTINE’S DAY Your heart might just sink with sadness or lift with elation in this story about a diverse group of Los Angelenos—including Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher and Julia Roberts—as they experience heartbreak, romance and all those other love-induced feelings on that day single people love to hate. Carmike 10: 4:05, 7 and 9:55 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:10. Village 6: 7 and 9:55 with no 7 shows Mon.–Thu. and additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:10 and 4:05. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:45, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:35 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:35.

THE WOLFMAN Benicio Del Toro shows up at his dad Anthony Hopkins’ place after a suspicious creature snuffs out his bro. Del Toro hopes to sniff out the cause himself, but turns demonic after the beast bites him. Carmike 10: 4:20 and 10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:45 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30, 4:05, 7:20 and 9:45.

Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15.

Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., March 5. 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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–Curious George People are speculating that Tiger has a “sex addiction,” when all the ordinary guy can usually be accused of is a porn addiction. What separates the sex addicts from the porn addicts? Being rich enough to get the girls in 3-D. You’ll hear people sneer that gay men are promiscuous. And they are. All men are.

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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL

Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

3 Downtown Facilities Staff Needed: Missoula Downtown Assoc iation hiring for event setup & other Downtown projects. PT Apr-Oct. $8.50/hr. 5434238/missouladowntown.co m for more info. Submit cover letter, resume, 3 references to 218 E. Main St, C; Msla MT 59802 or via email to mda@missouladowntown.co m by March 26.

! BARTENDING ! $300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training provided. 1-800-965-6520 ext. 278

AIRPLANE LINE TECHNICIAN, P/T, Msla. Provide full prep service to airplanes, both commercial and private.

Clean & service interior, refuel, help with baggage as needed. May move aircraft and help with freight for carriers including UPS and Fed Ex. Requires ability for repeated heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. Also provide superior customer service to private jet owners, including arranging hotels, car rental, etc. Work with clients including Horizon and Northwest Airlines.

Evening shift, some Sunday afternoons and occasional graveyard shift. #2977039

CHILDCARE/PRESCHOOL WORKER, F/T, Msla. Seeking a full time Childcare/Preschool Worker for a small center with up to 16 children aged infants to 5 years old. Must have at least 2 to 3 years experience in a child care center. Position requires employees to be dependable and responsible.

Will supervise snack time and activities, change diapers and help with group times. Must have current tetanus shots, TB test, MMR vaccinations as needed or get them as soon as you are hired. Requires First Aid and CPR certifications or ability to get them once hired. Must pass a background check. Will work Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pay starts at $8.00/hour depending on experience. #2977023 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

CLAIMS EXAMINER, F/T, Msla. Due to expanding business, local Benefit Administrator Company is seeking a full-time, Claims Examiner. Duties include responsibility for the accurate and timely processing of medical dental, vision, and prescription drug claims.

Expectations include the respectful and courteous conduct with all customers.

Answers phone calls from plan participants, group contacts, and customer service representatives pertaining to benefits and claims inquiries.

Must have High School Diploma or GED. Previous experience with computer software applications is required. Must be proficient in Word, e-mail applications and Internet navigation. Pay depends on experience.

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, & 401K. Required testing for this position is 3 minute general typing test (on-screen), writing a thank you, Allegiance basic reading comprehension, and call center listening skills (audio). #2977004 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

CROSSING GUARD, F/T – Msla. An independent School district west of town is seeking a permanent, part-time (2 hours per school day) CROSSING GUARD. Will be responsible for the safety of school children and traffic control on a busy street. Work schedule is one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. #2977040 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, P/T, Msla. A nonprofit agency in Missoula is seeking several, part-time (10-20 hrs per week) DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS to work with kids who have developmental disabilities.

Duties are carried out in the family home or in the community. A direct support professional implements specific programs to teach kids and/or teens with Developmental Disabilities life skills. Work days and hours will vary. Pay is $9.00/hr$10.00/hr, DOE. Must have a valid Montana driver’s license and reliable transportation. Must pass background checks. Experience

with developmental disabilities and/or autism helpful but not required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Must be able to follow directions and complete tasks.

CLOSE DATE: 03/10/10 #2977006 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 Exch. student coordinator Coordinators are needed in the Missoula area to work with host families, exchange students and high schools. Have fun and get paid as an independent contractor.For more information contact Nancy 866-6753977 or treez@tds.net.

HONEST, RELIABLE HOUSEKEEPER. $15/hour. 4 hours minimum twice a month.

Phone 543-1268 LAWN MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPER, F/T P/T, Msla.

Employer is seeking full & part-time lawn maintenance and landscapers. Duties will include all aspects of landscaping including mowing, trimming, some irrigation work. Must have drivers license. Looking for someone that interacts well with cus-

tomers, self starter, punctual, well groomed. Work week varies. Starting wage is $7.50/hr. #2977032 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 LINE COOKS, F/T, POWELL, ID. Picturesque lodge located 57 miles west of Missoula near the Powell Ranger Station in Idaho is seeking full-time Line Cooks. One position is needed ASAP and others will work approximately May 1st to November 1st.

Duties include: Preparing menu items and following established recipe, and assisting other kitchen staff in making sure the guests have a great experience. Looking for high energy, enthusiastic individuals who enjoy interacting with people. Must have at least 12 months experience.

Work week and shifts will vary. Rate of pay is negotiable.

There is housing available if desired: $125/month with shared common areas.

Employer can offer a fuel supplement if employee wants/needs to commute from Missoula or Lolo area! Meals are provided during working shifts.

Enjoy the fantastic scenery & recreational opportunities of the area during your free hours. Interviews & training to start immediately. #2977036 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

OPENINGS FOR CATALOG SALES

Abern Gift Store • 30% commission • PT & FT • Good Income

207-3880 Missoula Aids Council Prevention Coordinator Knowledge of HIV/AIDS; health education preferred. Ability to work with diverse populations required. 30/hrwk, $10-$13/hr benefits available. Apps to be rec'd by 3/8/10 No phone calls please. Full job description available at www.missoulaaidscouncil Send cover letter, resume and 3 references by 3/8/10 to: christa@missoulaaidscouncil

montanaheadwall.comMissoula Independent Classifieds Page C3 March 4 – March 11, 2010

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): To place yourself in smooth alignment with planetary rhythms, do conscientious work on the foundations of your life. Take extra care of the people who take care of you. Make sure you have a good supply of the various resources that keep you strong and steady. Check to see if maybe you need to rev up your emotional connection with the traditions you hold dear. But that’s only half your horoscope, Aries. Here’s the rest: Invite your most rambunctious playmates over for a raucous home-blessing ceremony.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Two-thirds of people surveyed said they would rather look good than feel good. I hope you’re not one of them. The ironic fact of the matter is that if you put the emphasis on looking good in the coming week—creating favorable impressions, acting dishonest in order to curry favor, wearing uncomfortable but attractive clothes—you will end up feeling sub-par and looking mediocre. On the other hand, if you put the priority on feeling good—treating your body like a beloved pet, seeking out encounters that nurture your secret self, and hanging out in environments that encourage you to relax—you will look good and feel good.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you’re bogged down in the trance of the humdrum routine, astrology can open your mind and illuminate fascinating patterns that have been invisible to you.

It can reveal the big picture of your life story, sweeping away the narrow ideas and shrunken expectations you have about yourself. And it can purge your imagination of its endless tape loops, awakening you to the power you have to create your own destiny. But reliance on horoscopes can also have downsides. If you’re superstitious, it might make you even more so. If you’re prone to be passive, believing that life is something that happens to you, it might further diminish your willpower. That’s why, as much as I love astrology, I’m wary of its potential to deceive and lead astray. Is there anything comparable in your world, Gemini? Something that feeds and inspires you, but only if you’re discerning about it? This is a good time to ratchet up your discernment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I don’t care whether you call it uncanny intuition or plain old telepathy: In the next three weeks, you will have unusually abundant access to that way of knowing. So please use it. Please call on it. It could steer you away from twisty wastes of time that don’t serve your highest good. It might also allow you to ferret out disguised or hiding opportunities. There’s one catch: If you don’t believe in them, your psychic powers won’t work as well as they can. So I suggest you set aside any dogmatic skepticism you might have about them and proceed on the hypothesis that they are very real.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s poke around to see if we can stir up some good trouble, Leo. The time is right. You’re in need of a friendly disruption or two. Fortunately, I’m sensing there’s a forbidden temptation that isn’t so forbidden any longer … as well as a strange attractor you might find inspiring and a volatile teaching that would turn you inside-out in a good way. Are you willing to wander into a previously off-limits area? Hey, look. There’s one of those mystery spots I was hinting about. I wonder what would happen if you pressed that green button. Go ahead. Don’t be … Gaaaahhhhh!

Unnhhh! Wha?! I mean WOW! That was very interesting. Try it again!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may be prone to overreaction. You could be on the verge of uncorking an excessive response to a modest prompt. On a regular basis, you should ask yourself: “Are the feelings rising up in me truly appropriate for what’s happening now? Or are they mostly the eruption of material that I repressed in the past?” I also encourage you to consider Hoare’s Law of Large Problems, which says that inside every large problem is a small problem scrambling to get out. Be alert for the possibility that minor adjustments will work better than epic struggles.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Temple Grandin is a successful autistic person. Diagnosed at an early age, she nevertheless went on to earn a PhD in Animal Science and became a bestselling author whose work has led to notable improvements in the humane treatment of livestock.

Although she acknowledges that her autism has caused her problems, she also believes it gives her abilities that non-autistic people don’t have. For example, her extreme sensitivity and extraordinary visual memory are at the root of her unique insights into the needs of animals. If there were an instant cure for her autism, she says, she wouldn’t take it. She’s an advocate of neurodiversity. Now here’s my question for you, Libra: Do you have a supposed weakness or disability that’s actually an inherent part of one of your special talents? Celebrate and cultivate it this week.

EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLE LODGING POSITIONS, F/T, P/T, Greenough.

Luxury resort in GREENOUGH, MT is hosting a job fair for MULTIPLE, SEASONAL HOSPITALITY POSITIONS at the Hilton Garden Inn on March 15, 2010 from 9am to 4 pm.

Positions avail able include Lodging, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage, Maintenance, Outfitting, Activities, Purchasing, Retail Clerk, Massage Therapist, Wr a n g l e r s , R e s e r v a t i o n s Specialist, and Human Resources Assistant to name a few. Employer will be conducting interviews for all positions for the Spring/Summer season at the Job Fair.

DAYS/SHIFTS: Varies. PAY: DOE. #2977048 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 Mystery Shoppers earn up to $150 Day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments.

Experience not required. Call 877-308-1186 RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANERS, P/T, Msla.

Residential House Cleaners needed for America’s #1 house cleaning service. No experience needed, employer will train. DUTIES INCLUDE: Cleaning residential homes according to company policy.

Work will be scheduled for teams of 2-3 people. MUST have reliable transportation, proof of insurance, valid Driver’s License and a phone or other means of immediate communication. Background checks and drug tests will be conducted by employer.

Hours per week will vary depending on house load.

Must be available Mon-Fri between 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

and Saturdays as requested.

Paid weekly. Wages start at $8.00/hour, upon completion of training the wages are approximately $10/hour.

Advancement opportunities available. #2977042 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 STATE OF MONTANA POSITIONS, FT & PT, Various locations throughout Montana: Want to serve Montana citizens? Positions are available for locations throughout the state. Access the state job listings at: http://mt.gov/statejobs/statejobs.asp Work exchange Buddhist center, Redwood Coast, CA. Room, board, stipend, classes, must like to work hard & have interest in spiritual development w w w. y e s h e d e . o r g / v o l u n teer.html books@ratnaling.org 510- 809-2014

PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES LECTURER, F/T, Msla. The University Of Montana Division Of Biological Sciences is seeking a full-time Lecturer. Will be teaching lecture and laboratory courses in anatomy and physiology, as well as medical physiology, including supervising human cadaver dissections and nonhuman organ prosections.

This is a teaching position with occasional opportunities for curriculum-relevant service. Recent research experience is preferred but not required. Must have a Ph.D. in anatomy, physiology, or related area, as well as demonstrated excellence in

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Independent Publishing, publishers of the Missoula Independent and Montana Headwall, a new quarterly outdoor recreation magazine, seeks a professional, highly motivated Advertising Director. The successful candidate will be responsible for motivating, coaching and inspiring our dynamic sales team.

In addition, you’ll be tasked with handling several house accounts and bringing in new business from high-profile local, regional and national accounts.

We’d prefer at least 5 years of ad sales management experience, but we’re open to being convinced that your unique and impressive mix of skills is a good fit for our needs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Self-help author Barbara De Angelis wrote a book that offers to help us learn “how to make love all the time.” Maybe I’ll read it someday, but right now I’m more interested in your take on the subject. How would you make love—not have sex, but make love— with your sandwich, with the music you listen to, with a vase of flowers, with the familiar strangers sitting in the cafe, with everything? Your expertise in this art is now at a peak.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s not a good time to treat yourself like a beast of burden or to swamp yourself with dark, heavy thoughts. You’re extra sensitive, Sagittarius—as delicate and impressionable as a young poet in love with a dream of paradise. You need heaping doses of sweetness and unreasonable amounts of fluidic peace, smart listening, and radical empathy. If you can’t get people to buoy your spirits and slip you delightful presents, do those things for yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In some of the newspapers that publish my horoscope column, my carefully wrought text is buried in the back pages amidst a jabbering hubbub of obscene advertisements for quasi-legal sexual services. For readers with refined sensibilities, that’s a problem. They do their best to avert their eyes, narrowing their focus down to a tight window. I think you’ll be wise to adopt a similar approach in the coming week, Capricorn. Only a small percentage of information coming your way will be truly useful to you, and it may often be embedded in a sparkly mess of distracting noise. Concentrate hard on getting just the essentials that you want so you won’t be misinformed and worn out by the rest.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do your own stunts, Aquarius. Don’t commandeer a stunt double to do them for you. Accept blame and claim credit that rightfully belong to you. Don’t scare up scapegoats or tolerate plagiarists. It will also be a good idea to deliver your own messages and sing your own songs and kick your own butt. No surrogates or stand-ins, please. There’s just no way, you see, for you to get to where you need to go by having a substitute do the traveling for you. Your only hope of claiming the reward that will be crucial for the next chapter of your life story will be to do the work yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One of the best new bands of 2009 was the Girls. Spin magazine selected their debut CD Album as the fifth best album of the year. After touring for months and selling scads of records, the band came back home to San Francisco in February to do a sold-out show at the Great American Music Hall. For his on-stage apparel, lead singer Christopher Owens wore baggy orange flannel pajama bottoms and a rumpled green flannel shirt, proving that his new-found fame had not rendered him self-important or excessively dignified. I nominate Owens as your role model this week, Pisces. I’d like to see you move on up toward the next level in your chosen field of endeavor, even as you remain perfectly comfortable, full of casual grace, and at home in your excellence.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

Missoula Independent Classifieds Page C4 March 4 – March 11, 2010

Send resume, including salary expectations, to:

lfoland@missoulanews.com or PO Box 8275, Missoula MT 59807. EOE

teaching in related subjects at the university level. Requires evidence of innovation in lecture or laboratory teach, strong communication skills, and ability to work effectively with faculty, graduate assistants, and support staff. A full job description is available on the University website: www.umt.edu/jobs. Will be working various hours and days. Salary can be discussed at interview and does include benefits such as Medical Insurance, Mandatory Retirement, Professional Development, Partial Tuition Waiver, and Wellness. #2977009 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, The MonDak Heritage Center Museum & Art Gallery seeks Executive Director. For complete details and application visit www.mondakheritagecenter.org Open until March 22nd. EOE PROGRAM MANAGER, F/T, Msla. Missoula employer seeking a 3/4 time PROGRAM MANAGER to ensure the safety and effective, efficient operations of their residence home through leadership, guidance, and supervision of staff. This is a 30 hour work week Monday thru Friday with the expectation that coming in on evening shifts and weekends to monitor RCCs is part of the position. Employee will participate in “On-Call” rotation.

Employee is required to attend all training sessions assigned. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related human services field; Two years related experience in providing quality direct service to children; One year providing direct staff supervision; Two strong and relevant professional references; Successfully pass criminal background check; Successfully pass tuberculin skin test; Possess and maintain valid certification in First Aid and CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (for infants and children). May be completed within the first two months of employment; Must possess valid MT driver’s license with safe driving record and must be able to safely drive a van. Starting wage is $12 to $14 per hour depending on experience and degree. Benefits include: Health Insurance, annual leave and sick leave.

Occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.

Closes: 5PM 03/05/2010. #2977047 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 PSYCH-SOCIAL REHAB STAFF, F/T, P/T, Msla.

Wallace, Idaho, area service provider is seeking staff to work with children and/or adults in psycho-social rehab area. Program is individualized to each client with goaloriented plan. Will work on education & work skills, problem solving, social & basic living skills, managing psych symptoms & peer relations.

Will work 1/1 with clients with some case management, coordinating services, assess needs. Requires Bachelor’s in Primary Education, Special Ed, Adult Ed, Counseling, Human Services, Early Childhood Development,

Family Sciences, Psych or Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Requires valid driver’s license, current auto insurance and vehicle to transport clients.

Must pass Idaho criminal background check. Training is available. If you are in need of supervision to get a Master’s Degree in Social Work or LCSW, you can work and get required supervision hours at the same time. Part time hours to start, with case load increasing as more clients are acquired. Hours and days are flexible, 20 or more per week. Pay is depending on experience and ability. Wallace, Idaho is located 12 miles from Montana border on I-90.

2977018 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 R e c r u i t m e n t Coordinator Sales and marketing coordinator with local non-profit. Help recruit students and teachers for international education travel in the Americas. Prior sales and marketing experience preferred.

The Montana Conservation Corps seeks a Field Project Coordinator and seasonal Crew Leaders. Field Project Coordinator responsibilities include technical and logistical support for MCC crews in the field, coordination and communication between MCC and project partners.

Qualifications: Experience with MCC or another corps program. Two years college or equivalent experience.

Crew Leader responsibilities include assuring successful completion of natural resource projects and field supervision and management of AmeriCorps crews. Visit www.mtcorps.org.

Submit resume and cover letter By March 10 to bgrillo@mtcorps.org.

SKILLED LABOR CDL DRIVERS, F/T, Msla.

Missoula employer is seeking experienced CDL DRIVERS. Must have minimum of 2 years truck driving experience. Will be driving trucks and equipment for industrial cleaner.

Will also have to do pressure power washing and sewer work. Will also be operating vacuum trucks. Will be working all over Montana and Idaho. Must be willing to travel or do not apply. Must be good for pc. Maintenance care is required. Safety equipment supplied by employer.

Work days are generally Monday through Friday. Work shifts are 8:00am to 5:00pm with some nights and weekends. Overtime is a strong possibility. Pay is $12 to $13 an hour, doe. More experience, more pay. Will be driving one tons to semi’s. They also do emergency response work. Drivers will also have to do laborer jobs. Not just a sit down driving job. Could also use one driver with some computer knowledge. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Use muscles for long periods of time without getting tired. OPEN UNTIL FILLED!! #2976999 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

EMPLOYMENT

TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs and refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL. Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for qualified students.

SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula, 1-800545-4546

TRAINING/ INSTRUCTION PRESCHOOL STAFF, F/T, P/T, Msla. A nationally accredited daycare facility is seeking either a full-time or two parttime PRESCHOOL STAFF workers. Duties will include working with preschoolers and providing a positive learning environment. Will assist with snacks and monitoring preschoolers behavior.

Must be able to multitask and enjoy working with children.

Six months child care experience required. Work days are Monday through Friday with the facility being opened from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm. Hours will vary during the working hours of the center. Min pays $8 per hour but depends on skills, performance, experience, and training. Will need tetanus shot, CPR and First Aid or you will be able to obtain these certifications after employment for increased pay. Employer will offer the wonderful benefit of paying for schooling so individual can obtain an Associate’s degree or a minor in Early Childhood Development, as well as offer a $700.00 bonus for each semester of Early Childhood education you complete. #2976995 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 Wildland Fire Training, Basic and Refresher. 406-5430013

HEALTH CAREERS CNA, P/T, Msla. Missoula long term care facility needs 2 part-time CNAs for all shifts; one will be driving van for appointments-need driver’s license and clean driving record. Candidates need at least 6 months experience.

Experience with geriatric patients preferred. Duties include answering patient call signals, assist with bathing, feeding, clean as needed, observe patient conditions, explain medication, aid patient exercises, set up equipment, aid in transport, and some clerical documentation duties. Will work varying shifts, rotating days, on parttime basis. Must be available for weekends.

Pay is $9.30/hr. Business is on bus line. #2977010 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

SALES Montana’s Premier Bike Shop We are now accepting applications for our service and sales positions.

Qualified applicants please send resume with references to info@montanacycling.com or mail to P.O. Box 23309 Billings MT 59102 Retail Sales Professional Al’s Furniture is seeking a professional, outgoing person to join our sales team. We offer a generous commission structure, on-going training, great benefits, including paid time off, employee paid health insurance, employee discount, and a beautiful work environment. If you have the drive and desire to succeed, and love to work with people, we’d love to talk to you.

Please mail your resume to 1600 North Ave. W, Missoula, MT 59801 or email to alsfurniturestore@gmail.com.

OPPORTUNITIES ALL CASH VENDING! Earn up to $800/Day Potential?

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MISC. GOODS CATTLE FEED FOR SALE: Green Barley, underseeded alfalfa.

Large round bales. Excellent quality, clean. $78.00/ton McCord, Saskatchewan (40 miles north of Opheim, MT).

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NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cyclesawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.Norwood Sawmills.com/ 300N 1-800661-7746, Ext.300N

The Trail Head in Missoula will hold their annual Boat Swap & Sale on Saturday, April 17th. This is a consignment sale. Receive an 80/20 cash split, or 110% of the selling price in Trail Head store credit. Drop off your canoes, kayaks, rafts and related accessories between 9amNoon. The sale will take place between Noon-3pm, and pickups will be between 3 & 4pm. For questions or more information, please call the Trail Head at 543-6966 or vist trailheadmontana.com

FURNITURE 5-piece counter-height table and chairs. $299. Call 240-2945.

PETS & ANIMALS CENTRAL MONTANA GELBVIEH GENETICS BULL SALE. March 20th, Lewistown Livestock Auction, 1pm. Selling 60 Gelbvieh, Balancer and Angus Bulls. For catalog, Don Danell (406)538-5622

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Drumheads are 35% off EVERY DAY at Electronic Sound & Percussion. Located on the Hip Strip at 819 S Higgins. ESPMUSIC.COM Outlaw Music Specializing in stringed instruments. Open Monday 12pm-5pm, TuesdayFriday 10am-6pm, Saturday

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MISSOULA’S go-to place for CONSIGNMENT FURNITURE. North Reserve Business Complex (Behind Johnny Carino's) unit k3 406.542.1202

724 Burlington Ave. Open Mon. 12pm-5pm Tues.-Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 11am-6pm

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CONCRETE FORM SETTER/FINISHER, F/T, P/T, Msla. Employer is seeking to fulfill a CONCRETE FORM SETTER/FINISHER. REQUIREMENTS: Qualified applicants must have 2 years of experience in the concrete industry to work for a concrete contractor. Must have professional work references. Must also be familiar with all aspects of concrete flat work including demolition, sub grade prep, forming including demolition, must have mechanical skills.

Must be able to pass a RANDOM DRUG TEST in accordance with the Department of Transportation random testing policy. Candidates must have a clean-driving record, transportation to shop, hand tools, and appropriate personal protective equipment.

Generator/Electrical skills and concrete polishing skills a plus but employer is willing to train the right candidate.

Basic computer skills are preferred but not required. CDL with Class-A endorsement and 2 years experience with Bobcat and Dump Truck experience a plus. Open until filled. DAYS/SHIFTS: Days, Swings, Graveyards, Rotating. Schedule varies based on business contracts.

SALARY: $12.00-$19.00/hr, dependent on experience and qualifications. #2977016 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF HEARING The Missoula County Park Board will conduct a public hearing on a request from the Missoula Horseman’s Council to construct a 175’ x 300’ open-air Western Events Arena at the Missoula Equestrian Park, located on leased County land at Big Sky Park on Tower and Spurgin Roads.

The property is legally described as PLAT P, PARCEL 006, EXEMPTTR 6 COS 3323 IN SW1/4 NW1/4 SE1/4 PLAT P 25-13-20 4.12AC (DEDICATED PUBLIC PARK) and PLAT H, PARCEL 001, EXEMPTTRACT 1 COS 3325 IN E1/2 W1/4 PLAT H 25-13-20 34.51AC. This request will include an amendment to the Tower Street Park Complex Management and Utilization Plan, the guiding plan for Big Sky Park located in Section 25 of T13N, R20W. The public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 11, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, Montana.

Interested parties are invited to attend and provide comments on the proposal. Information relating to this proposal is available for public inspection at the Missoula County Parks Office, 317 Woody, Missoula, Montana. For additional information, please contact Lisa Moisey at 258-4716. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-3432. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF HEARING The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the following items on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. in the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, Room 201, at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, Montana.

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posed Due to changes in state law, Missoula County’s Rural Initiatives Office has been directed to develop minor amendments to the County’s 2005 Growth Policy dealing with sand and gravel extraction and the Wildland Urban Interface. The amendments are proposed to be adopted as an appendix to the Growth Policy after review by the Planning Board and the County Commissioners through the public hearing process. The Planning Board conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments on February 2, 2010 and made formal recommendations on the amendments to the County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposals and Planning Board recommendations on March 17th at 1:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the County Courthouse annex at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

The amendments and Planning Board recommendations are available for review and can be obtained at the Rural Initiatives office, on-line at www.co.missoula.mt.us/rural or via email at: ri@co.missoula.mt.us. Call 2583432 if you need further assistance accessing a copy. Comments should be directed to ri@co.missoula.mt.us or Missoula County Rural Initiatives, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-3432.

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT Missoula County RFP – Financial and Taxation Software System Missoula County has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a software solution for its Financial and Taxation functions. The successful firm will be selected based on their ability to provide software consistent with the needs of the County.

In addition the firm must present a successful installation plan which includes the conversion of existing data, staff training and superior ongoing support. A copy of the RFP is available on the Missoula County We b s i t e , h t t p : / / w w w. c o . missoula.mt.us/bidsandproposals or by contacting: Andrew V. Czorny, Missoula County Chief Financial Officer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: (406) 258-4919 Fax: (406) 258-4811 e-mail: aczorny@co.missoula.mt.us Responses to the RFP must be received by Andrew V. Czorny no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 2, 2010.

MISSOULA COUNT GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a petition has been filed with the County Commissioners requesting to abandon that certain county road specifically described as: Name of road if any: Woodworth Road as described by Book 116 at Page 543 Deeds, located in Section 33, T16N, R14W., Subdivision Name: Emerald Lake Estates. It is the intent of this action to vacate Book 116 Page 543 (Deeds) and not any underlying portion of Woodworth Road as described in Book 238 (Micro) Page 1356. The abandonment of this county road is necessary and advantageous for the following reasons: 1) The route described in Book 116 at Page 543 is erroneous (traveling through lake) 2) The route does not coincide with the existing Woodworth Road 3) There is no road constructed with the alignment described in Book 116 at Page 543.

(For more information, please see the petition on file in the Clerk & Recording Office at 200 West Broadway, 2nd Floor., Missoula, MT) A PUBLIC HEARING on the above requested abandonment will be held before the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meet-

ing on March 10, 2010 at 1:30 P.M., Room 201, Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT. Interested parties are requested to be present at that time to be heard for or against the granting of this petition.

Written protest will be accepted by the Commissioners’ Office, Room 204, Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT prior to the hearing date. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier, Clerk & Recorder /Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802

By Kim Cox , Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk and Recorder/Elections (406) 258-3241 Date: February 17, 2010 MISSOULA IRRIGATION ANNUAL REPORT 2009. Cash receipts, fiscal year 2009: $130,034.61. Less cash disbursements/expenses: $119,960.92. Balance at end of year 2009: $14,145.29. NOTE: The above represents the accounting made by MID from its internal records. MID receives monies from its annual assessments collected by Missoula County and some interest from monies invested by Missoula County of MID funds and credits the same to MID fun controlled by Missoula County Treasurer. All monies received by or for MID are deposited with Missoula County, MT and all disbursements are drawn from that fund. Missoula County Treasurer has not replaced funds which were taken from MID monies on deposit with Missoula County which will have to be replaced. Legal avenues for such are being pursued. Dated this 23rd day of February, 2010. MISSOULA IRRIGATION DISTRICT. /s/ Raymond P. Tripp, Secretary to MID Board MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DR-10-193 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Kari Jo Cranney, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Kari Jo Cranney to Kari Jo Matthews. The hearing will be on March 30th, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. DATED: February 17, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: Amy M. Day, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DR-10-73 Honorable Robert L. Deschamps, III Presiding SUMMONS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ALEXANDRA ANDREBUSEMAN, Petitioner, and MICHAEL KIRKLAND, Respondent. STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to respond to the Petition for Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage as filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to file your response and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within 20 days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service; and in case of your failure to appear or respond, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court the 27th day of January, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Shirley Faust, Clerk of District Court By: Bobbi Hamline, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 4 Cause Probate No. DP10-16 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONARD F. SCHOMBEL, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed CoPersonal Representatives of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Linda S. Andrus, Stephen L. Schombel and Trudy Anne Denton, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED February 10, 2010. /s/ Linda S. Andrus /s/ Stephen L. Schombel /s/ Trudy Anne Denton CoPersonal Reprsentatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-10-20 Ed McLean Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE E. HERBENSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned 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 first publication of this

notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Dorothy Ann Hawkins, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Paul Fickes at Christian, Samson & Jones, 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 9th day of February, 2010. /s/ Dorothy Ann Hawkins, Personal Representative of the Estate of Florence E. Herbenson MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Case No. DV-10-109 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Collin Emerson Enes, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Collin Emerson Enes, has petitioned the District Court for the 4th Judicial District for a change of name from Collin Emerson Enes to Collin Emerson Orton, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 11th day of March, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway. At any time before the hearing, objection may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 1st day of February, 2010. /s/ John W. Larson, District Court Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Case No. DV-10-137 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of, Justin Lee Smith, Petitioner.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Justin Lee Smith, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Justin Lee Smith to Justin Lee Edwards, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 8th day of April, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, in courtroom number 2 South. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 12th day of February, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: Maria A. Cassidy, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-10-25 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAMELA A. MOTTA, 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 estate are required to present their claim 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 Jon Garvin, 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 23rd day of February, 2010. /s/ Jon Garvin, Personal Representative NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER DEED OF TRUST. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1. Notice is hereby given to the public and to the following: Thomas Bruce Maclay, 8337 Lamar Trail, Lolo, MT 59847 Bitterroot Trails, LLC, 17005 Old Highway 93, Florence, MT 59833 Thomas Bruce Maclay a/k/a Thomas B. Maclay, Tom B. Maclay and Tom Maclay, 17000 Old Highway 93, Florence, MT 59833 Lynn Louise Jacobsen Maclay, c/o Evonne Smith Wells, 222 East Pine, PO Box 9410, Missoula, MT 59807 Bank of Montana, 125 Bank Street, Missoula, MT 59802 Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802-4216. 2.

Property. This Notice concerns the following described real property (the “Property”) located at 17000 Old US Highway 93, Lolo, Montana 59847, and more particularly described as follows: Tract 1 of Certificate Survey No. 4449, located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 14, Township 11 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana. 3. Loans Secured by the Property. First Interstate Bank made a loan to Bitterroot Trails, LLC. Thomas Bruce Maclay executed a Commercial Guaranty to guarantee payment and satisfaction of the indebtedness of Bitterroot Trails, LLC to First Interstate Bank. Thomas Bruce Maclay also executed a Deed of Trust (described below) to secure payment and satisfaction of the loan obligation. a. Loan No. 1401615858 i. Deed of Trust. Grantor Thomas Bruce Maclay executed and delivered to First Interstate Bank (beneficiary) a Deed of Trust described as follows: Date: September 12, 2007 Grantor: Thomas Bruce Maclay Original Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Lender/Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank. Recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana as follows: Date: September 18, 2007 Book/Page: Book 805, page 1341, Document No. 200724335 ii. Substitute Trustee. The following was substituted as Trustee: Dean A.

PUBLIC NOTICES Stensland, Boone Karlberg, PC, 201 West Main, Suite 300, PO Box 9199, Missoula, MT 59807-9199 Telephone: (406) 5436646 Facsimile: (406) 549-6804 by a written document recorded in the records of Missoula County, Montana as follows: Dated: October 15, 2009 Recorded: October 19, 2009 Document No. 200925243 Book/Page: Book 849 of Micro Records at Page 491. iii. Promissory Note.

The Deed of Trust was given to secure payment of a Promissory Note in the original amount of Two Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty One Dollars and Fifty Cents ($227,531.50) from Bitterroot Trails, LLC to First Interstate Bank. A Change in Terms Agreement was executed by Bitterroot Trails, LLC on March 18, 2008, which extended the maturity date of the loan to September 12, 2008. A subsequent Change in Terms Agreement was executed by Bitterroot Trails, LLC on December 17, 2008, which extended the maturity date of the loan to March 12, 2009. iv. Default.

Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails, LLC have defaulted under the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust.

Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails, LLC are in default due to failure to pay all principal, interests, fees and costs not yet paid on the maturity date of March 12, 2009. v. Amount Owing. The amount owing on the Promissory Note is as follows: Principal: $227,531.50 Interest Through 11/30/09: $18,446.41 Late Charges: $191.16 Fee Balance through 11/30/09: $1,849.22 Trustee’s Sale Guarantee: $914.77 Property Taxes through 2008: $2,961.92 Interest continues to accrue on the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust at the daily rate of $60.7789 from December 1, 2009 until paid. The total balance due on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is the sum of the above items, plus attorney fees and costs allowed by law. The exact amount owing as of the date of sale will be provided upon request made to the undersigned prior to the date of said sale. vi. Acceleration. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust has previously elected to consider all principal and interest immediately due and payable in consequence of the default of Thomas Bruce Maclay and Bitterroot Trails, LLC under the Promissory Note, Commercial Guaranty and Deed of Trust.

4. Notice of Sale. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust and the Trustee hereby elect to sell or cause to be sold the Property described above to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. The sale will be held at the following date, time and place: Date: April 20, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT The Trustee will sell the Property at public auction to the highest bidder, in cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of the sale. DATED the 2nd day of December, 2009. /s/ Dean A. Stensland, Successor Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA): COUNTY OF MISSOULA) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 2nd day of December, 2009, by Dean A. Stensland.

(SEAL) /s/ A. Melissa Otis, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires: August 15, 2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/25/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200510019, Bk 751, Pg 950, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Valerie L. Rayevich was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 12 in Block 8 of Linda Vista Seventh Supplement - Phase 6, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200915770, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the holders of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-WF2. 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 03/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 17, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $234,183.90. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $217,789.77, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the

defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 29, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.05026) 1002.127342-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/26/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200725637, Bk. 806, Pg. 790 and re-recorded on October 25, 2007 as Instrument No. 200728089, Bk. 807, Pg. 1449, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Kristin D. Marshall, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Parcel I: Tract 5A-2A of Certificate of Survey No. 2582, located in the W 1/2 of Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Parcel II: A 60’ right-ofway for roadway purposes and for the installation and maintenance of utilities over the 60’ private road and public utility easement shown on Certificate of Survey No. 1155, which extends from the abovedescribed real property to the county road.

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 03/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 8, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $390,441.76. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $356,238.20, 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 20, 2010 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 incor-

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r porated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.05994) 1002.130901-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/25/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200430650, Bk. 742, Pg. 663, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael V. McGee and Karen L. McGee, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title Co was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Co as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 48 of Skyview Addition No. 1, 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 08/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 8, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $117,895.07. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $111,974.16, 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 20, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09767) 1002.144296-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/13/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200632269, Bk 789, Pg 150, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Carleton M. Clifford, Jr. and Joan B. Clifford was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Group One Lending, a division of Northwest Mortgage Group, Inc. was Beneficiary and Title Services was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 of Wild Flower Hills, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. 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 09/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 31, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $414,612.32. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $403,424.43,

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 12, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09395) 1002.143257-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/19/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200521653, Bk 758, Pg 830, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Domenic R. Sette, Jr. was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3, Block 3, of El Mar Estates Phase 4, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust 2005-3. 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 02/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 12, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $199,263.04. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $180,613.60, 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

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Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting March 15, 2010 by appt only by calling 541-7919.

Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to March 18, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale.

All Sales final.

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 25, 2010 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

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by Matt Jones

Missoula County Government

MISSOULA COUNTY NOTICE OF HEARING The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W Pine Street in Missoula, Montana.

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on this item on April 7, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 201 of the County Courthouse annex l o c a t e d a t 2 0 0 W. B r o a d w a y, Missoula, Montana. North Lolo Growth Policy Update and Rural Special Zoning District The Missoula County Rural Initiatives Office has been working with landowners in the North Lolo area on a proposal to replace the North Lolo interim zoning

due to expire on May 30, 2010. The proposal to replace the North Lolo interim zoning includes both a growth policy amendment to the 2002 Lolo Regional Plan and a zoning proposal for a rural special zoning district. The North Lolo area is approximately 900 acres in size. The triangular area is located immediately south of Bird Lane. It is bounded by Ridgeway Drive to the south and Highway 93 to the east. The growth policy amendment proposes changes in land use designations to reflect historical uses and increases in residential densities for some properties in this area. The North Lolo Rural Special Zoning District calls for a mix of residential and mixed use zoning classifications that would implement the land use designations called for in the growth policy amendment. It also establishes a specific set of general requirements, nonconforming use provisions, and conditional use requirements. See Map O for the North Lolo area, which is the only area affected by the growth policy amendment and zoning proposal. The growth policy amendment and zoning proposal for the North Lolo area is available for public and agency comment. It can be viewed at www.co.missoula .mt.us./rural. It is also available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants (City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula), Missoula County Rural Initiatives (office location: 317 Woody Street, Missoula), Missoula County Commissioners Office and the Missoula County Clerk and Recorders Office (Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula).

Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

Comments may be directed to Missoula County Rural Initiatives at 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802 or via email to ri@co.missoula.mt.us. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 258-3432. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

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61 Sedan named for an Italian city 62 Badminton divider 63 The "Big Board," on Wall Street 64 Its cause is what rocket scientist Robert Truax predicted would be found and corrected by 2010

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42 Three in Torino 43 Naval officer 44 In a wholly absorbed way 46 Blue litmus indicator 47 "Spider Kiss" author Ellison 48 Energizing, with "up" 50 Mah-jongg pieces 54 Old party 56 Crossword editor Will Shortz's paper, for short 58 Chris Cuomo's former show, for short

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.04463) 1002.126531-FEI

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 09/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 11, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $195,209.19. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $185,253.57, 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 25, 2010 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09955) 1002.144620-FEI

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/11/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200819053, Bk. 824, Pg. 1035, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Jodey J. Richards and Rebecca A. Richards, husband and wife 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: Tract 17AA tract of land located within the East one-half of Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M., Missoula County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 20 West, P.M.; thence S. 17 degrees 48’ 46” W., 2317.20 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence S. 49 degrees 05’ 06” E., 736.76 feet to a point on a curve to the right with a radius of 70.00 feet; thence clockwise along said curve an arc distance of 162.79 feet; thence S. 84 degrees 09’ 32” W., 520.74 feet; thence N. 00 degrees 00’ 00” E., 658.06 feet to the True Point of Beginning.

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

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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 NW1/4 of section 21, township 13 North, range 20 west, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as tract 3C of certificate of survey No. 2151. Brian E Holm, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 1, 2004 and recorded November 8, 2004 in Book 743, page 114 under Document No.200431585. 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 $1,064.95, beginning December 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of December 30, 2009 is $76,865.80 principal, interest at the rate of 4.875% now totaling $4,357.23, late charges in the amount of $548.94, escrow advances of $3,521.89 and other fees and expenses advanced of $375.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $10.27 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 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: December 7, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On December 7, 2009, 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. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3443381 02/18/2010, 02/25/2010, 03/04/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 19, 2010, 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 100 OF PONDEROSA HEIGHTS, PHASE 2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Anthony M Cerasani, 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 December 11, 2008 and Recorded on December 17, 2008 under Document #200827443 in B: 830 P: 1031. The beneficial interest is currently held by US Bank, 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 $3,357.61, beginning February 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, 2009 is $417,000.00 principal, interest at the rate of 6.625% now totaling $27,519.05, late charges in the amount of $534.04, escrow advances of $6,013.20, and other fees and expenses advanced of $219.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $75.69 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 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: December 8, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 23, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lots 19 and 20 in Block 71 of SUPPLEMENTARY ADDITION OF CARLINE ADDITION, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Aaron D. Musick, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 7, 2008 and Recorded on July 8, 2008 as Document No. 200815930. 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 $1,942.85, beginning September 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of January 01, 2010 is $221,026.91 principal, interest at the rate of 6.875% now totaling $18,994.50, late charges in the amount of $1,194.09, escrow advances of $4,706.31, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,904.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $42.28 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 14, 2009 Charles J Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On December 14, 2009, 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. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3450540 02/18/2010, 02/25/2010, 03/04/2010

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 1,2,3 bedroom homes with money to help first time homebuyers. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com 2 bedroom/1 bath Mobile Home on four fenced acres.

Great for horses. Newer carpet and paint. Large detached double car garage, plenty of out buildings for storage. Owner will finance with 20% dpwn OAC. $169,900.

MLS# 905771. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam @windermere.com. Text:44133 Message:12884 for pics 3 Bd/ 2 Bth home w/ open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, views of Bitterroots. 1 Mile S. of Florence, views all around.

Porch swing. Hot tub, and storage shed are all included. 333 Martin Lane. $249,900 MLS# 10000160 JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811 3 Bed/2.5 Bath w/ large open living room & kitchen with separate dining area that leads onto deck. Master suite with private bath, walk in closet & extra closet! Yard is private & low maintenance. Garage/shop heated w/ alley access. 321 Speedway Ave. MLS# 10001025 $224,900. JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811

BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED TARGET RANGE HOME. WALK TO THE RIVER. 4 Bdr/2 Bath, 4 Carg Garage, Sun Room with Hot Tub, great family room with full wet bar and much more. $334,900. Prudential Montana.

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3BD/3BA Luxury Home on 10 acres, 4 car garage, huge tiled walk-in shower, soaking tub, office/den, timber-framed cathedral ceilings $688,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com 4BD home, 39.5 acres.

Certainteed siding, radiant heat, fireplace, wildlife, gravel pit! $824,900 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com Affordable Lewis & Clark area home with wood floors, 90% eff. furnace, updated wiring, 2 bed, 1 bath, and garage. 2121 Park, Missoula. $198,900. MLS# 10001157. Pat McCormick, 240-SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com Affordable, nice, newer home in central Missoula with 3 bedroom, only $174,500, 1947 12th St 327-8787 porticorealestate.com AMAZING HOME OVERLOOKING ALBERTON GORGE. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, Double Garage, Vaulted Ceilings, Spectacular Views from inside and out, Outdoor Pool & Hot Tub, Decks & Patios, and much more. $395,000. Prudential Montana.

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Great house with hardwood floors and big backyard, 3 bdr., updates. 933 Woodford 3278787 porticorealestate.com HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM HOME ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Bath, 3.3 Acres, slate and hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, guest quarters, heated double garage, $695,000.

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New land/home package in Riverwalk Estates. No steps, concrete entrances with covered porch & patio. 3 bed/2 bath/double garage. 6605 Kiki Court W., Missoula. Starting at $299,970.

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JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811 Nice, spacious home in South Hills close to Chief Charlo, updated kitchen $224,900 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Older Home with Vintage charm in great central Missoula neighborhood. 321 Tremont 327-8787 porticorealestate.com One owner - built 10 years ago!

5 acres & a 4 bedroom home on a branch of the Clark Fork.

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Private showings only. 3720 S. 3rd W. $679,999, MLS#906926. JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811

Past Bitterroot Parade of Homes winner NEW 4 BD/3BA with many upgrades Alder cabinets, Large Master Suite, Tile, & Views of the Bitterroots $344,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com Price Reduction!

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4BD/2BA. Hardwood floors, fireplace, loft over the family room, basement, large carport and private deck! $199,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com Set up for Horses 5bd/3ba 3700+sf home on 3+ acres set up for horses.

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358 Mari Court, Msla $305,900 • MLS# 908482 Beautiful Home Granite counters, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, stone fireplace. Built-in lockers off garage entrance, lots of storage, 2 hot water heaters, RV pad, RV dump and a hot & cold water spicket, backyard adjourns a park.

Large 5 BD Home 5BD/2BA home in a great neighborhood with a 2 car garage. Lots of storage, finished basement, kitchen updates.

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SOUTH HILLS CONDO WITH A SINGLE GARAGE . 2 Bdr/2 Bath, 2 balconies. great views, master with walk-in closet & master bath, laundry, and much more. $199,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy18 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com SOUTH HILLS HOME 2 BLOCKS FROM CHIEF CHARLO SCHOOL . 4 Bdr/2 Bath, deck, double car garage, family room, large laundry/utility room, and much more. $199,900.

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University area home, 3 bd, 2 ba, nice studio apartment above garage. 616 E Sussex 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Upper Rattlesnake Home with 2 Fireplaces, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bonus Rooms, 2 Baths $279,900 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Well cared for 4 bed, 2.5 bath home w/ hot tub, A/C, & UG sprinklers. Near parks and trails. $319,900.

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3631 Brandon Way, Msla $269,900 • MLS# 908640

3BD/1 Ba Nice home on 3 city lots with privacy fenced yard in Alberton, $125,000 Kevin & Monica Ray of Access Realty at 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com 3BD/2BD home, vaulted ceilings, two-car garage, large patio, nature trail 45 minutes from Missoula. $240,000.

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GORGEOUS LOLO HOME WITH PRIVATE LAKE FRONTAGE. 4 Bdr/2.5 Bath, Double Garage. New roof, new interior & exterior paint, new baths, wrap-around covered porch, tons of storage. $339,900. Prudential Montana.

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Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, views of Bitterroots, immaculate inside & out. Paved Road to property!

1 Mile south of Florence with views all around. Porch swing. Hot tub, and storage shed are all included.

333 Martin Lane • MLS# 10000160 • $249,900 University home only 2 blocks from campus and 1 block from Bonner Park. Hardwood floors, coved ceilings and lots of charm. Gorgeous, huge corner lot with large trees. 4 bedrooms all above ground with 3 baths & an extra kitchen too!

501 Hastings • MLS# 10001050 • $399,900 Large open living room & kitchen with separate dining area that leads onto deck. Master suite with private bath, walk in closet and extra closet!

Yard is private & low maintenance.

Garage/shop heated w/ alley access.

321 Speedway Avenue • MLS# 10001025 • $224,900 Call me for more good values on Missoula area homes & investments.

Grant Creek Log home on 26+ private acres $489,900

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1839 W. Central • $189,900

Fifties style home located on Missoula's South side. No through traffic on this street and just a short distance to the mall, stores and Park.

Home has been used as an owner occupied rental for years and features 2 bedrooms 1 bath on the main level with an additional 2 bedrooms 1 bath and full kitchen downstairs. The enormous 2 car garage has room for all your toys. MLS # 100000047

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• 2 bdrm 2 bath manufactured home • Addition for possible den or office • Shop & extra space in dbl garage • Zoned for multifamily or commercial • $129,900 • MLS#906610 Text:44133 Message: 12594 for pics

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Property has access to river front park. MLS# 907496

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LAND FOR SALE 19,602 SQ FT lot in Mullan Road area with great views.

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Text:44133 Message:12890 for pics 3.5 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. Great location less that 3 miles from I-90. Awesome building spot overlooking creek and with valley/mountain views. Builder available. $185,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy14 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Nice 1 acre lot, beautiful country setting west of Missoula. City Sewer available. Great view. $99,999. MLS#908159. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

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COMMERCIAL 40 x 82 insulated metal free span building. 1 acre with security fence.

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