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nside Cover Story More than 90 community rodeos take place in Montana every year, each filled with a distinctive local pageantry that keeps the focus more on the event’s cattle ranching roots than its contemporary appeal. Whether crowds come together for the 112th annual Fourth of Cover photo by Anne Medley July rodeo in Arlee, the 68th annual Drummond rodeo in mid-July or Missoula’s Western Montana Fair and Rodeo in mid-August, these gatherings offer a rare window to the original American West ................................14

News Letters Tar sands and Tester .......................................................................................4 The Week in Review Flycoons, marathon runners and Rocky Boy..........................6 Briefs Paintball, appliances and a (less?) deadly intersection ...................................6 Etc. MCPS moves to censor student publications......................................................7 Up Front Missoula shows steep rise in homeless families ........................................8 Up Front City backtracks on medical marijuana ban near schools...........................9 Ochenski Democrats see the writing on the wall ..................................................10 Writers on the Range Abbey’s spirit lives on in today’s eco-activists ....................11 Agenda Missoula County Democrats picnic.............................................................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Meat salads ...................................................................................17 Happiest Hour Do pigs fly? .....................................................................................18 Ask Ari Plugging holes .............................................................................................19 8 Days a Week Waiting for life’s rodeo clown........................................................20 Mountain High Tour of the Bitterroot ....................................................................33 Scope Greenfield gets a foot in the door with “Persons Unknown” .......................34 Noise Stephen Jackman, Luke Winslow-King, The Gypsy Nomads and The Graze .......................................................................35 Theater Alpine Theatre Project lets it all hang out in Hair.....................................36 Film Nolan gives a brainy summer gift with Inception............................................37 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films..................................................38

Exclusives Street Talk ..................................................................................................................4 In Other News..........................................................................................................13 Classifieds ...............................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ..............................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle ..................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World..............................................................................................C-15 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson PHOTO EDITOR Chad Harder CALENDAR EDITOR Ira Sather-Olson STAFF REPORTERS Jessica Mayrer, Matthew Frank, Alex Sakariassen COPY EDITORS Samantha Dwyer, David Merrill ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Jenn Stewart, Jonathan Marquis ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Carolyn Bartlett ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Chris Melton, Sasha Perrin, Alecia Goff SENIOR CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE Tami Johnson CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Teal Kenny ADMIN & ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Marie Noland EDITORIAL INTERN Cameron Rasmusson FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Ari LeVaux, George Ochenski, Nick Davis, Andy Smetanka, Jay Stevens, Chris LaTray, Ednor Therriault, Katie Kane, Ali Gadbow, Azita Osanloo, Cathrine L. Walters, Anne Medley, Jesse Froehling

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by Chad Harder

Asked Tuesday afternoon around the Missoula County Courthouse.

This week the Independent reports on the increase in the number of homeless families in Missoula. What, if anything, should the city do to better support homeless families? Follow-up: What’s the most challenging living situation you’ve ever had to deal with?

Manuel Bean: Depends. If families are working, and trying to get ahead in life, then yeah, the city could help. But if they’re not even trying to better themselves and taking advantage of it, then forget it. Safety first: I was homeless for a long time. It’s not good. People need a safe environment, a place to rest. That’s what’s important.

T.J. Bryant: Missoula already has places that do the job, like the Pov. I mean, they already get the job done helping folks in the height of winter. We just need to provide enough support to allow those organizations to do what they’re already doing. Walk a mile: At the Pov! I was a resident for 30 days, right after I moved here from California. I don’t think you’ll find that to be rare.

Tosha Iverson: Well, I don’t know that I know. I’ve always had a roof over my head and food on the table. But I see how it’s hard during a recession, with no jobs. I don’t know what the solution is for Missoula. Shagged: I’ve been pretty fortunate in life, so it was probably in college, having to deal with some green shag carpet.

As someone who was born and raised in Montana, I am writing to express my concern and outrage over the proposed “high-and-wide corridor” currently being considered by Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). According to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research, one of the biggest reasons tourists come to our state is “To relax in a slower paced environment with lots of open space, a feeling of freedom, awe inspiring scenery and a multitude of animals.” Tourism for the Missoula area alone saw 1.2 million visitors generating 317 million dollars. Somehow I don’t think their idea of open space and awe inspiring scenery is to follow a 24 feet wide, 30 feet tall, 220 feet long truck—pullouts or no pullouts. For as long as I can remember, local chambers of commerce, the state tourism industry and local business owners have worked hard to develop a brand for our state as “The Last Best Place.” Where does an industrial corridor fit into that ideal? With the decline of the wood product industry—resulting in the closure of Smurfit-Stone—Missoula is already struggling to maintain its economy. A disruption of this magnitude could cause damage the tourism industry will never recover from. Even though personnel from International Oil and ExxonMobil’s public relation group are saying these trucks will have positive economic effects on our area, I fail to see how equipment manufactured in Korea being shipped here by Sungjin and Dong Bang and moved along U.S. 12 by Mammoet of Holland for mining in Canada, is supposed to accomplish that. As far as I can see, we have contracted all the jobs for this project to other countries and have decided to sacrifice current jobs for Montanans in the bargain. It’s time all of us stood up and said loudly and clearly, “Montana is not for sale!” Jennifer Ryan Stevensville

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Adam Smith: Well right now they’re giving out Section 8 for free, so if you qualify, they’ll pay your rent for free. That could help a lot of people, and I just went from being homeless to a trailer this month. Under the bridge: That would definitely be California. I lived under a bridge with this guy for a year and three months, and things were rough. For food we caught crawdads from a ditch.

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If there is one common ground all Montanans share it is that everyone values wilderness for various reasons. As an avid recreator, I also appreciate the magnificence that is wilderness. I have traveled extensively throughout the West and have noticed the devastating effects that development and mismanagment can

have on national forests. Therefore, I realize there is far too much at stake if Montana’s national forests remain unregulated. Those in opposition to Sen. Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act believe it falls short of achieving proper management, and some in favor admit they wish it managed some areas differently. Nevertheless, this bill accomplishes much more than the alternative of the past 27 years—that of the status quo of mismanagement.

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with others.

The prospect that areas will be designated as wilderness preservation for wildlife, that folks who are accustomed to recreating in certain areas can rely on continuing to do so, and that others concerned about impending beetle kill spread or in dire need of employment will find some relief inspires me. I only hope this bill will pass out of committee and see its day on the House floor. It deserves a chance to prove its worth to all Montanans. Courtney Ryan Missoula

Enthusiastic support It’s been a full 11 months since Sen. Tester introduced the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act and it seems as if the discussion has hardly died down for even a moment. That’s a good sign. It’s an even better sign that this dialogue has not been for nothing. The latest version of Tester’s bill includes several of the changes that were originally proposed by Tester back in February, including weighted preference for local contractors on timber projects. It also includes changes proposed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, including the removal of language that would have required NEPA processes to finish on a tight timeline.

That is proof—unequivocal—that Tester is listening to all parties. What is even more impressive is that he’s made these changes without abandoning the principles that informed the partnership of timber mills and wilderness groups that inspired the original proposal. The same exact number of acres of wilderness will be designated and the same number of acres of timberland will be treated, albeit with a longer timeframe. As someone who loves the outdoor opportunities we have in Montana, that many others don’t, I thank Sen. Tester for his work. This bill still deserves enthusiastic support from Montana. Kyle Solum Missoula

Be more like Nevada As a restoration ecology student at the University of Montana, I’ve been following the statewide discussion over forest management issues very closely. I was born and raised in Carson City, Nev., and I’ve been a wilderness enthusiast all my life. Since 1999, Nevada has successfully protected over three million acres of land as wilderness and national conservation areas. In the last 27 years, Montana has successfully protected exactly zero acres. The reason Nevada has been so successful is because wilderness groups don’t work alone. They partner with other private interests and they work with local and federal decision makers to make sure they’re representing a set of management concerns that includes the concerns of local communities. The Forest Jobs and Recreation Act is a bill that is being advanced with similar intentions. The groups backing it aren’t looking narrowly at singular management concerns. They’re looking at the whole forest and as a result they have the strong backing of two powerful senators—Sens. Baucus and Tester. It’s nice to see that you still get rewarded for playing well with others. I hope Montana soon joins Nevada and other states that are passing bills and protecting wild places. Hannah Riedl Missoula Correction: In last week’s Best of Missoula issue, our blurb for Best Store for Home Electronics incorrectly stated Best Buy was the only local retailer to stock and sell Apple computers. Vann’s is also an authorized dealer of Apple products. The Indy regrets the error.

etters Policy: The Missoula Independent welcomes hate mail, love letters and general correspondence. Letters to the editor must include the writer’s full name, address and daytime phone number for confirmation, though we’ll publish only your name and city. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. Preference is given to letters addressing the contents of the Independent. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and clarity. Send correspondence to: Letters to the Editor, Missoula Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or via e-mail: editor@missoulanews.com.

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With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Missoula Osprey pitcher Will Harvil, protecting a 5-3 lead, strikes out two Billings Mustangs batters at Dehler Park to improve the Osprey’s record to 7-10.

• Thursday, July 8 The Lake County Coroner’s office concludes that the four western Montanans killed in a plane crash near the National Bison Range on June 27— Erika Hoefer, 27, Sonny Kless, 25, Melissa Weaver, 23, and Brian Williams, 28—died of blunt force injuries.

• Friday, July 9 Missoula’s internationally ranked ultimate Frisbee team, the Mental Toss Flycoons, lose by one point in the semifinals of the World Flying Disc Federation’s World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. The team then bounces back with a one-point victory in the third-place game to win bronze.

• Saturday, July 10 President Obama declares the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation in north-central Montana a disaster area after being ravaged by severe storms and flooding in June. Sen. Jon Tester calls the declaration, which frees up federal funds, “an important step toward restoring basic needs including clean drinking water, housing and health care.”

• Sunday, July 11 Missoula’s Kiefer Hahn, 37, runs 26.2 miles in just over two hours and 30 minutes to set a new course record in the fourth annual Missoula Marathon, which Kiefer has now won three times. Fellow Missoulian Trisha Miller, 30, finishes first among women, with a time of 3:02:22.

• Monday, July 12 Missoula City Council gets an earful about Mayor John Engen’s proposal to fill a city budget shortfall with the creation of two citywide maintenance districts. If City Council votes for the measure, it will raise property taxes on a home valued at $225,000 by approximately $13 per year.

• Tuesday, July 13 A Lake County jury finds Brent Arthur Wilson guilty of stealing a $380,000 home near Polson in foreclosure. Wilson took down the home’s “For Sale” sign, changed the locks, filed paperwork with the county claiming ownership, and attempted to use the home as collateral for a loan.

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U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg explains to Missoula City Councilman Jason Wiener the rationale behind his suit against the city of Billings fire department for damages caused to his subdivision, Rehberg Ranch Estates, in a 2008 fire. “Our property is protected by the city of Billings, but they’re really not very good, or knowledgeable at this point, of range fires,” he told about 100 attendees at a July 9 “listening session” in Missoula.

Hot Springs Paintballing the town Hot Springs doesn’t have much of a tourist draw—except for maybe the warm mineral baths at Symes Hot Springs Hotel and Resort. The western Montana hamlet (pop. 564) sits a few miles off Highway 28, well off the beaten path for travelers through the Flathead Valley. Only residents and dedicated soakers would really call it a destination. Mayor Randy Woods is hoping paintball will change that. Last month, Hot Springs applied for a $54,701 grant from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to construct a shooting sports complex at the town’s former landfill. The proposal includes a rifle range, archery course and sizeable paintball and airsoft field that Woods hopes will attract visitors from larger communities. “I wanted it to be a productive piece of property for the town,” Woods says of the 40-acre parcel that would house the facility. “What it kept coming back to was this area doesn’t have a shooting range, and I’m always looking for something not really gun

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related but for something for people to come here and do, to bring tourism here.” Hot Springs Zoning Compliance Officer Bill Rosler says the town will likely turn to teams from former paintball operations in Polson to design the new course, and smaller grants and private donations from community members could help address additional funding needs for equipment and amenities. The public comment period for the project’s environmental assessment ends July 30. FWP operates an annual grant program for sports shooting projects, but the Hot Springs project stands out. Shooting Range Coordinator Kurt Cunningham says it’s the first time the agency has reviewed a request with a paintball component, and adds most requests come from private clubs, not municipal governments. “They’re trying to get a place where people can shoot safely,” Cunningham says, “and it’s been my experience in other projects that some of these small communities really benefit a lot from a project of this nature.” The shooting complex, which Woods hopes to

have completed by October, is the first in a series of civic improvements that will not only give people a reason to visit Hot Spring but give locals more recreational opportunities. Woods says the city has discussed the potential for a small skatepark as well as a splash deck. “Honestly, I don’t foresee people coming and staying here for a week and hanging out,” Woods says. “But maybe we can be that destination point for that Saturday afternoon.” Alex Sakariassen

Energy Appliance rebates almost gone Since Montana began its Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program less than two months ago, more than 6,500 energy efficient appliances have been purchased, and the old units they’ve replaced sent off to be recycled. The state has given out roughly 70 percent of the $928,000 it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and

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Reinvestment Act—enough to make officials at the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) worry that late-comers to the program could be left empty handed when funds run out, probably in the next two or three weeks. “At a certain point there might be some people who actually go and buy appliances and before they submit their application the whole program closes,” says Kathleen O’Hern, DEQ’s recycling and market development specialist. “But we’re going to do everything we can to avoid that.” The DEQ is sending $100 rebate checks to buyers of energy efficient refrigerators and washing machines, $70 rebates for freezers, and $50 for dishwashers. Of the funds committed so far, refrigerators account for about 36 percent, washing machines for about 34 percent, dishwashers for 25 percent, and freezers for 5 percent. While the DEQ and most retailers consider the program a success, Wayne Knapp, the manager of Vann’s off Brooks Street in Missoula, says he thought the money would be long gone by now. “There were projections on how long people thought the money would last,” he says, “and it’s probably lasted longer than people expected.” The Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program requires that appliances being replaced are recycled. It’s led to an uptick in business at Missoula’s Pacific Steel & Recycling, according to Manager Mason Mikkola. What happens to an appliance after it’s dropped off? Mikkola explains that appliances are crushed and cubed into 2,000-pound bales, and then trucked to a shredding facility near Boise where massive magnets and other tools are used to pull out steel, copper and aluminum that’s ultimately sold to mills. Between 20 and 25 percent of a given appliance— mostly plastic and rubber—ends up in a landfill, Mikkola says. Matthew Frank

Traffic The travails of traversing Reserve Missoula City Council on Monday approved the Mullan-Reserve intersection redesign, despite concerns that the project will endanger the disabled and those traveling on foot and by bike. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) proposed the plan last month as a way to curb accidents in what has historically been a dangerous intersection. The agency, in collaboration with city and county government, proposed adding a left turn lane northbound on Reserve Street to

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Mullan Road heading west. “This should be a substantial safety improvement for a majority of users,” says Missoula Director of Public Works Steve King. Between 2003 and 2005, King says there were 89 rear-end crashes and 21 northbound left-turn crashes at the intersection. He hopes adding a turn lane along with a green arrow signal will curb those collisions.

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But alternative transportation advocates say the plan improves one user group’s safety at the expense of another. Making space for the new lane will force elimination of a pedestrian island in the intersection’s northwest corner, lengthening the distance pedestrians must cross. “For somebody who is wheelchair bound or a slow walker, this is really terrible,” says Ethel McDonald of the Bike/Walk Alliance for Missoula. “The longer the crosswalk is the more hazardous it is for pedestrians. For most people it will simply discourage them from walking and biking in that area.” Pedestrians now have about 18 seconds to walk 79 feet from curb to island. From the island to the opposite curb is another 28 feet. The redesign will allow roughly 36 seconds to cross the entire 123foot stretch. Councilman Jon Wilkins, who has a prosthetic leg, voted against the project along with Dick Haines and Bob Jaffe. “If it was me, I’d need at least a minute and a half,” Wilkins says. King argues that adding the turn lane will benefit the largest number of users. And while he supports accommodating all types of commuters, satisfying everyone in this case requires road widening, which is impossible, he says, on the project’s $350,000 budget. Jessica Mayrer

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Sustainability Slow growth at St. Pat’s Late this spring, St. Patrick Hospital took a bold step toward making its community of employees, patients and visitors more sustainable by opening a retail table for local foods in the facility’s cafeteria. The hospital has for years relied on Montana producers for menu item ingredients, says Cafeteria Supervisor Mary Jo Chopp, and the for-sale spread seemed a logical evolution for St. Pat’s ongoing green initiative. “We’re just trying to get people to think more about their food sources,” Chopp says. “And because of the fact we’re a fairly large employer in the city, we’ve been trying to do other things to kind of forge the way.” But the foray into the retail market— with offerings like bread from Worden’s Market and fresh produce from the New Rockport Colony near Conrad—hasn’t generated the enthusiasm some had hoped. Chopp says she’s seen limited business since the table opened in May, a reality she finds both frustrating and disappointing. “So far, it really hasn’t taken off the way I would have liked it to have taken off,” Chopp says. “I don’t know if it’s because people don’t think about it, or because it’s weird because we are a cafeteria.” Dave Prather, general manager for the Western Montana Grower’s Cooperative (WMGC) in Arlee, isn’t surprised. Entering the sustainable retail market comes with a host of challenges, he says, especially considering the poor growing conditions that characterized late spring and early summer. Yet the startup at St. Pat’s fits well with WMGC’s own efforts to expand, and the cooperative—which serves roughly 100 clients statewide through its wholesale operation—is eager to join the cafeteria’s spread in the coming month. “We’ve slowly been expanding our markets as our production levels have increased,” Prather says, “so we’ve been able to pursue more things such as working with St. Pat’s.” Despite the difficult debut, Chopp insists the hospital will continue offering and even expanding its selection of local foods at least through the end of the year. She’s dead-set now on featuring Posh Chocolate at the table, for variety’s sake. “We’re definitely trying to pull in some of the local flavor,” she says. Alex Sakariassen

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Years Kiefer Hahn has won the Missoula Marathon, after claiming first place in this year’s race on July 12. Hahn broke the existing course record of 2:33:17—which he set last year—with a time of 2:30:37. He also won in 2007.

etc. Superintendent Alex Apostle has declared war on a number of fronts over the past two years: exorbitant student dropout rates, technologically outdated classrooms, and inadequate funding, just to name a few. His declarations of war, while colored with questions, always come with something of a well-crafted argument to back the high costs and radical changes they require. It’s all part of his master plan to bring Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) into the 21st century. Yet Apostle’s latest campaign seems more geared toward hindering public education than improving it, and singles out a new and unusual enemy: free speech. MCPS on June 30 revised—or, rather, completely rewrote—its 2003 policy regarding administrative oversight of student publications, awarding prior review to principals and declaring school-sponsored student newspapers “not a public forum for general student use.” The new language is up for public comment through Aug. 4, and we’re betting we aren’t the only ones anticipating some Story of Stuff style fireworks in the coming weeks. Apostle’s argument isn’t quite so well crafted this time around. The district claims it’s acting out of concern for potential libel suits, but that makes about as much sense as the constant shuffling of principals and vice principals around MCPS. This policy rewrite reeks of censorship at a time when Missoula’s schools are undergoing constant change—change that has been questioned by many individuals in the community, most notably by those in the schools themselves. Student journalists at Hellgate, Sentinel or Big Sky can’t expect to tackle articles critical of Apostle or their principals if those same administrators are screening their work. Just in pitching this policy change, Apostle is robbing his students of some serious lessons. What kind of example does he hope to set for Missoula’s young adults by placing the question of appropriateness in the hands of administrators? Depriving students of that responsibility only stunts their growth and tells them they can’t be trusted to make their own calls and deal with the consequences. Apostle has so far prided himself on his attempts to usher MCPS into the future. Based on this latest development, we can only guess he sees the next hundred years as a time when young adults are mere children and speech rights are a relic.

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When Myra Fromm and her husband of 25 years split up last spring, the 42year-old and her three teenage children found themselves homeless and living in the family car. “I was devastated—shocked at first, then devastated,” Fromm says. The family had sold their home in New York, paid off their bills and moved to Montana last November. Fromm planned on staying with her husband’s mother until the couple found a permanent home, but it didn’t play out that way. She says her hus-

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rise from 2009. The increased demand has strained social service agencies. “Families really sometimes fall through the cracks,” says Katharina Werner from the Y WCA’s Gateway Program, which provides assistance to parents and children seeking shelter and case management for those on the emergency housing program’s waiting list. Just last week Werner met with six homeless families that need help. In addition to the 50-day program, YWCA offers one-night hotel vouchers on a limited basis.

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Myra Fromm, far left, spent two months living in her car with her three teenage children while she waited to receive emergency housing assistance. Fromm’s family reflects an increasing trend, as roughly 30 percent more families are homeless in the Missoula area this year than in 2009.

band left her with the kids, and she could no longer stay with her mother-in-law after the separation. That’s when she and her children began sleeping in their four-door Kia Spectra sedan. “It was chilly. A couple of nights were really cold…Wal-Mart’s really good,” she says, describing one regular camping spot for the family. “But it’s hard to sleep because there are so many bright lights.” Fromm sought help from YWCA in Missoula, the only local emergency-housing program that consistently shelters families. The YWCA’s 50-day program offers 10 rented hotel rooms and typically has a four- to six-week waiting list. With no other options, Fromm signed up and waited. The family spent nearly two months living in their car until a room eventually opened up. Fromm’s is one of an increasing number of families going without shelter in Missoula. According to data compiled by the Montana Continuum of Care Coalition, 92 heads of household reported going without shelter last January—a 30 percent

But Werner says the voucher program offers only a temporary fix and funding is finite. There are no other shelters in Missoula equipped to immediately handle families like Fromm’s. For instance, the Poverello Center shelters only adults. The Pov’s transitional housing program for families, Joseph’s Residence, has a waiting list that generally runs several months. And Mountain Home Montana, which serves mothers ages 16–24, received 92 referrals for the program’s six beds last year. Social service providers say the problem is poised to get worse before it gets better. At the end of this month, when a temporary funding stream into the YWCA runs out, the nonprofit will be forced to eliminate three of its 10 hotel rooms for the 50night program. “We’re going to notice that a ton,” Werner says. While the numbers look bleak, some relief could be on the way. Aiming to fill the growing gap in services, Chaplain Cathy Scribner from Hospice of Missoula is

asking the Missoula Ministerial Organization, comprised of dozens of local churches, to combine its collective resources and weave a safety net capable of catching families before they fall through the cracks. Scribner proposes creating a Family Promise affiliate in Missoula. The model is based on independent Family Promise shelters in 41 states and draws upon church resources to provide counseling, childcare, food and shelter to get families back on their feet. Though faith-based, Family Promise partners are forbidden from proselytizing, Scribner says. She aims to get the program up and running within the next year. “We just need the churches to get on board,” she says. In the meantime, Fromm is left to make due with what she has. While waiting to get into the YWCA emergency housing program, she and her three children relied on their car for shelter. Her youngest, ages 15 and 17, slept in the back seat. Fromm and her 18-year-old son took the front. They ate bagged lunches from the Poverello Center and washed in fast food restaurant bathrooms. Fromm tried to stay positive for her kids, framing the situation as an adventure rather than a crisis. It wasn’t always easy. One night, as the family slept in the car at the California Street Bridge, Fromm awoke to a man outside her window. Spooked, she started the car and quietly drove away, not wanting to upset her children. “I felt like a bad mom; I couldn’t take care of my family…I try to show them that I am strong. I don’t let them see my emotions as much, because I don’t need them to worry about me,” she says. Her family finally got into the YWCA’s emergency housing program last month. They have a motel room until July 30. “What happens after that, I don’t know,” Fromm says. “If I don’t find housing, then I’ll have to go back to living in my car.” Fromm now totes around a binder full of job applications along with information on state and federal assistance. She says she filled out 13 applications for employment last week alone. Despite her personal frustration, she remains upbeat, preferring to introduce a little lightheartedness to her situation. “At least we had a car,” she says. “Can you imagine if we didn’t have a car? I mean thank God for Kia.” jmayrer@missoulanews.com

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Half baked City backtracks on medical marijuana ban near schools by Matthew Frank

Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical marijuana law is unclear enough, but officials in Missoula have muddied the bong water a little more. This week the Missoula City-County Office of Planning and Grants (OPG) reversed a policy it enacted in April prohibiting medical marijuana businesses near schools, citing a miscommunication between OPG and City Attorney Jim Nugent. The Indy first reported on the backdoor prohibition last week, and quoted OPGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interim director Mike Barton as saying Nugent directed the department to ban â&#x20AC;&#x153;cannabusinessesâ&#x20AC;? within 1,000 feet of Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roughly 30 elementary and pri-

schools. Barton learned that Tuesday morning. He drafted a letter to controversial marijuana advocate Jason Christ, founder of Montana Caregivers Network, explaining why Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application for a business license near a school had been rejected, and then forwarded it to Nugent, who told Barton that the application shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been rejected after all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had misinterpreted [Nugentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] indication that the Medical Marijuana Act did not exempt caregivers from the safe schools legislation to mean that they could not operate within 1,000 feet of elementary or secondary schoolsâ&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;? Barton says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a

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A miscommunication between City Attorney Jim Nugent and the Office of Planning and Grants led to a prohibition of medical marijuana businesses within 1,000 feet of schools. The city reversed the policy this week.

mary schools. At Nugentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruction, OPG created a map blotched with about 3,000 acres worth of green circles representing where pot shops are off limits. Barton said the policy was based on a state law (Mont. Code Ann. Â§ 45-9-109) that codified a federal law. Both prohibit the distribution of dangerous drugs on or near school property, and come with severe penalties. The policy came as news to members of the Missoula City Council, which so far has refrained from imposing limitations or bans on medical marijuana businesses as many other Montana cities have done. On Friday, a day after the story was published, Councilman Bob Jaffe, chair of the Plat, Annexation and Zoning Committee, blasted OPG and the city attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, saying on the MissoulaGov listserv that the council was inexplicably left out of the conversation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little disappointing that the staff and administration chose to leave the council in the dark as this was evolving,â&#x20AC;? Jaffe wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say it is surprising.â&#x20AC;? But it turns out Nugent never intended for OPG to ban cannabusinesses near

result of the clarification, OPG will not be restricting medical marijuana operations based on proximity to schools.â&#x20AC;? Nugent says his directive was only intended to caution caregivers about the legal risks of establishing cannabusinesses near schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The [state] statute doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually have any exception in it [for medical marijuana], and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be enforced,â&#x20AC;? Nugent says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no court rulings yet. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no formal opinion from the attorney general yet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ambiguous area, and so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been cautioning people. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Be aware that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some ambiguity here. You might not want to be exposed. You might want to stay outside the 1,000-foot radius.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? The penalty for selling dangerous drugsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which, per state law, includes marijuanaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;near schools is harsh. The law mandates imprisonment for at least three years and a fine of as much as $50,000. Such a stiff punishment has prompted private attorneys to recommend caregivers all over the state heed Nugentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice, even if a city prohibition isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the books. Great Falls-based attorney Carl Jensen, who specializes in medical marijuana and has lec-

tured at clinics operated by Montana Caregivers Network, says caregivers would be wise to not test the law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would advise a client to stay out of those zones, simply because when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in those zones youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking a risk, no matter what,â&#x20AC;? Jensen says. In addition to the school buffer zones, OPG also sought to regulate medical marijuana businesses operating out of homes. OPG issued a zoning officer opinion on June 25 stating that residence-based medical marijuana business can serve no more than three patients. That policy, too, is being reversed. Barton now says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;unnecessary.â&#x20AC;? The confusion over the policies would have been avoided, Jaffe says, had the issue been debated by City Council, not between only OPG and the city attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When something is brought to the council, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically the same thing as being brought to the public,â&#x20AC;? he says. More than that, Jaffe wonders why OPG finds itself tackling the sticky issue of medical marijuana at all. He says the short-lived policy on medical marijuana businesses as home occupations, for example, conflicts with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent zoning ordinance rewrite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tried really hard,â&#x20AC;? Jaffe says of the rewrite, â&#x20AC;&#x153;not to get into the very specifics of this business or that business, but set up guidelines that would work across the board as to make sure business activity in peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t negatively impacting the neighborhood. And I think it applies to [medical marijuana] businesses just like any other.â&#x20AC;? Nugent echoes Jaffe. He says OPGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rules, taken together, would have likely proven unenforceable and added even more ambiguity to a law already void of clarity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require that people who have several apple trees have a home occupation [license] to grow them,â&#x20AC;? Nugent says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And if [caregivers] claim theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just growing and no sales are occurring on their premises, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if they have anything different than the people raising agricultural products for the farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets.â&#x20AC;? Marijuana advocates are, of course, pleased with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reversal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to remember that 45-9-109 was put into place to protect children from illegal drug dealers, which we are not,â&#x20AC;? says Tayln Lang, director of the Missoula chapter of the Montana Medical Growers Association and general manager of Zoo Mountain Natural Care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There needs to be a distinction thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made there.â&#x20AC;? mfrank@missoulanews.com

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The writing on the wall After failures, Democrats start to dread fall elections If you thought the American people were disgusted by congressional gridlock in the last year with Democratic majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and a Democrat in the Oval Office, hang on, it’s gonna get worse. The news out of the White House, of all places, is that the Democrats may well lose the House to Republicans in this fall’s election. If that happens, the dream of “Change and Hope,” which was already on life support, is dead as a doornail. For far too many of the once-energized Democrats, President Obama’s central theme has already morphed into “hope for change.” How this happened remains, for millions of citizens, a mystery. After all, we turned out in droves, emptied our pockets into their campaign coffers, voted to give them the Democratic majorities we were told were needed to put our nation back on the right track, and then we waited—and waited and waited. It wasn’t like a redwood toppling to the ground, despite the mighty majorities the Democrats took into Washington after the last presidential election. No, when historians look back they won’t find any giant moves that led to the loss, no single incident that dictated the failure. Instead, it was the continuous pressure from the invested powers to maintain the status quo and with it, their stranglehold on our nation’s future. Bit by bit, the bankers, Wall Street, the auto industry, the mortgage giants and even the now-disparaged multinational oil corporations simply levered the Democrats back onto the path that serves—and enriches—their interests. And bit by bit, the politicians were willing to cough up whatever policy concessions were deemed necessary to keep those powerful interests happy and, not coincidentally, their campaign war chests overflowing with corporate lucre. And then there’s the military-industrial complex President Eisenhower presciently warned of nearly 60 years ago. It’s long been said that “war is good for business” and it is—at least if you’re part of the machine that turns dollars into bullets and young men and women into cannon fodder. The stunning news recently released is that our nation now spends more on what we facetiously call “defense” than all the rest of the world’s nations combined. What that means is that for every dollar spent on bombs, there’s one less dollar that can be spent on bread. For

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every soldier maimed or thrashing in the throes of post-traumatic stress disorder, the true cost of this war will be passed on for decades after the last American leaves the dusty plains of Afghanistan. The trillions spent on unwinnable wars are trillions we don’t have for health care, education, food, shelter and a better life for our own people.

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Now, the true cost of the Democrats’ defections is becoming clear as the fog of false hope thins and fades. We were told that health care reform was at the top of the agenda for Democrats when they marched en masse to their seats in the Senate and House and took up their gavels at the podiums to change the way our nation takes care of its citizens. But that didn’t happen. Instead, as Montanans know only too well, our own Sen. Max Baucus put Liz Fowler, a former insurance executive, in charge of his health care rewrite. We were notified in no uncertain terms that the model followed by virtually all of the industrialized nations of the world—a single-payer system that covers everyone—was “off the table.” Despite almost continuous protests at Baucus’ offices here all last summer, our senator, in loyalty to the corporations instead of the citizenry, refused to budge. Not so oddly then, the re-write came out looking all too much like the status quo, with the insurance companies firmly—and perhaps permanently— entrenched between the American people and their doctors. The dollars that

should have gone to treatment and care are funneled instead into monstrous corporate executive bonuses and shareholder dividends. Meanwhile the Democrats tried, futilely, to tell us that they had pulled off some revolutionary miracle and “reformed” health care. Piling insult upon injury, this week’s news is that the same insurance executive is now leaving Baucus’ staff to join the Obama administration to help implement this sorry, twisted, deception of health reform. Unfortunately, President Obama seems to have discovered that he cannot hold back the tide with his hands, that the powers that be far outweigh his ability to implement change. And so it is far easier for him to preach to the American people about the great victory Democrats have accomplished than to actually achieve it. Montanans have direct experience of crushing disappointment from our other Democratic senator as well. How easy is it to remember Jon Tester riding the wave of adulation as Pearl Jam concerts raised tens of thousands of dollars for his senatorial bid? The promises to end the wars and repeal the Patriot Act came readily to his lips and thence to our ears. All too willing to believe what we wanted to hear, Montanans pulled off the nearly impossible by ousting a sitting senator to replace him with the promise of a new day. But that didn’t happen, either. The Patriot Act, far from being repealed, has instead been expanded and extended by the duplicitous Democrats. And the wars? Ha! Instead of learning from the long history of failed Afghan occupations, the Democrats followed Obama’s lead to throw 30,000 more troops into harm’s way and billions upon billions more in useless spending. The air has gone out of the Democrats’ balloon, not in a burst, but in a series of tiny, endless leaks. Now, we are treated to the same choice we’ve had in the past—voting for the lesser of two evils this November. So take your pick; it’s either the wicked corporate-puppet Republicans or the supposedly slightly less wicked, corporate-puppet Democrats. The White House, too late, sees the writing on the wall. Unfortunately, it’s in their own hand. 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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Radical revival Abbey’s spirit lives on in today’s monkey-wrenchers by Peter Shelton

When the news spread last year about Tim DeChristopher’s impromptu act of civil disobedience in Utah, I thought: Somebody is finally reviving the lost art of environmental monkey-wrenching. So I made certain to attend one of DeChristopher’s talks at the Telluride Mountainfilm festival in May. Appearing on a breakfast panel billed “Three Generations of Monkey Wrenchers,” he was by far the youngest at 28. Sitting in the middle was Dave Foreman, at 63, the gray-bearded, achy-backed co-founder in the 1980s of Earth First!, the anarchist eco-saboteurs’ group. Next to Foreman sat the 90-year-old protest singer Katie Lee, who fought with all she had against the early-’60s damming of Glen Canyon on the Colorado River. DeChristopher said he’d gone to Moab to protest the auctioning of gas leases on the border of Arches and Canyonlands national parks. “I had thought of yelling something or throwing a shoe,” he said. He ended up bidding on leases and winning some of them. Eventually, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) realized what was happening and spirited DeChristopher out of the room, but not before he had sufficiently jiggered the proceedings so that the entire lease sale had to be tossed out. The charges against DeChristopher are not insubstantial; if convicted, he could get 10 years in jail and a fine of $750,000. But his sudden inspiration kicked off a re-examination, from The New York Times op-ed page on down, of the role radical gumption can or should play in an environmental movement gone milquetoast. When was the last time tree-spiking made the news? The injustice in this case is not only the desecration of public lands, DeChristopher said, but the broader issue of global warming and our heedless use of fossil fuels: “My generation will suffer the effect of the decisions we make today,” he said. “I take the threat personally.” A disclaimer: So do I. I live on a split estate in western Colorado: My wife and I

own the surface, but, as is the case with 80 percent of private land in this state, we don’t own the subsurface mineral rights, and those rights were auctioned off a few years ago, without notice to us, by the selfsame BLM. So, yes, I take it personally, too.

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DeChristopher went on to say that what pushed him into action was a belief that things were hopeless. “I let go of the expectation of career, old age, etc., the things my parents and grandparents had,” he said. “Hope stands in the way of action.” Foreman and Lee both expressed a hard-earned misanthropy. “I don’t like the human race,” Katie Lee said. “The Glen Canyon dam broke my heart.” (A muchreproduced photo of Lee in the buff in the since-drowned canyon failed to convince Congress to stop the dam.) Lee was rolling now: “Mother Nature is going through menopause, hot one day, cold the next. She’s going to take other actions as well— including bring down the Glen Canyon dam. One day she’ll get rid of us. And that’s a good thing, baby!” What to do in the meantime? “The problem,” DeChristopher said, “is believing that you are a powerful agent of change. Once you act, only then do you see the opportunities.” Following his arrest—the trial is set for September of this year—DeChristopher

participated in several actions, including the symbolic renaming of the Snowbird ski resort; he now calls it “Coalbird.” He also organized the Christmastime delivery, and secret videotaping, of gift-wrapped lumps of coal to Snowbird executives after it was learned that resort founder Dick Bass was investing in a giant Canadian coal mine. “Sentiment without action,” DeChristopher said, quoting Ed Abbey, “is the ruin of a soul.” Katie Lee chimed in: “Anger is my ally. Anger is heavy. The heart comes up; tears come up. Channel it or it will tear you to pieces. Channel it and you do what you are supposed to do!” DeChristopher urged everyone to see the Stanley Nelson film Freedom Riders, about an intrepid group of white and black college students who set out in 1961 to test Jim Crow laws. Attacked by mobs, arrested and jailed, they nevertheless kept going. “The Kennedy administration didn’t want to take up civil rights legislation,” DeChristopher said. “They were forced to…by the Freedom Riders. How can we expect Obama to take on the most powerful corporations in the world if we aren’t willing to fill the jails?” What about joy? It was a question from the audience. Surely there is joy in civil disobedience—along with the risk and the fear—in knowing your cause is just. Foreman allowed that he had never been afraid, not “since I got run over by a truck” early in his activist career. DeChristopher said he’d felt calm at the auction where he kept outbidding representatives of the natural gas industry. “Oh, and by the way,” he said in wrapping things up, “you know those solar panels on the gas rigs you see everywhere? Those could probably be easily disconnected. I’m just saying.” Peter Shelton is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a syndication service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is a writer in western Colorado.

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Perhaps I’m wrong, but I’m guessing you haven’t had the opportunity to hobnob with political movers and shakers over a burger, some tater salad and a choice beverage. That’ll change, at least this week, when the Missoula County Democrats present their annual picnic, which offers a chance for you and your family to have some fun in the sun, as well as the opportunity to discuss any and all local political issues with elected Democrats and party representatives. The outing kicks off in the early afternoon, with games for kids starting at 4 p.m., along with music and lawn games for you to enjoy. That’s followed at 5:30 p.m. with a lip-smacking dinner of burgers, bev-

THURSDAY JULY 15 Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict (and no mediation) 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. Higg ins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.org. Celebrate the grand opening of Lafray Park, located at 619 Lafray Lane off River Road, during the Lafray Park Playground Party, which begins at 6 PM at the park. Free. Features food, music by Cash for Junkers and plenty more fun. Call Jeremy at 207-1277.

SATURDAY JULY 17 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 in Room 3 in the basement of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. The Rural Institute on Disabilities, 700 S.W. Higgins Ave., presents the program “Living With Sensory Processing Disorder: The Parent’s Survival Kit,” which runs from 10 AM–12:30 PM at the institute. Free. Call Mary at 888-406-1914.

SUNDAY JULY 18 See the literal fruits—and veggies—of sustainable farming during the Montana Sustainable Growers’ Union’s Homegrown Farm Tour, which runs from 10 AM–4 PM and begins with a shuttle van departure at 10 AM in the parking lot west of the Good Food Store. $15 suggested donation, which covers transportation and lunch. The tour will stop at Yourganic Farm, the Homestead Farm and Deer Haven Farm. RSVP with Sally by calling 543-7576. 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 JULY 19 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.

erages and whatever you happen to bring as a side dish (although bringing a side is optional, so don’t stress if you don’t get something whipped up). After you’ve filled your belly, stick around for some enlightening conversation, or pick the brains of your local elected officials on everything from potential changes to Montana’s medical marijuana law to upcoming city budget issues. –Ira Sather-Olson The Missoula County Democrats’ annual picnic is Saturday, July 17, from 3:30–7:30 PM at Bonner Park, on the corner of Hastings and Ronald avenues. Free. Call Emily at 546-6552 and visit missoulademocrats.org.

Those looking to control their eating habits can get support from others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM in the basement classroom number 3 of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use alley entrance. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

TUESDAY JULY 20 Keep your finances in check during homeWORD’s Financial Fitness class, a three day course that covers budgeting, savings, credit reports, insurance, taxes, investing, as well as credit and loans and meets Tue.–Thu. from 6–9 PM at homeWORD, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 303. $10 per person. Call 532-4663. Missoula’s YWCA, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691. Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY JULY 21 Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. This week’s nonprofit is The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Visit kettlehouse.com.

THURSDAY JULY 22 Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict (and no mediation) 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.org.

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 - When Thomas Peno, 50, appeared at a courthouse in Vernon, Conn., to answer a larceny charge, he broke into several cars in front of the building, according to police, who arrested him after he tried to sell a GPS unit stolen from one of the vehicles to a man who turned out to be the vehicle’s owner. Authorities in Snohomish County, Wash., charged Carlton Wopperer, 49, with insurance fraud after he claimed car thieves stole his collection of silk neckties, worth $33,000. His claim raised suspicion because it was the third time in nine years he reported his collection of 212 silk neckties had been stolen from his vehicle. Insurance investigators discovered that Wopperer had bought the ties but returned many of them within minutes of buying them and kept the receipts to back up his theft claims. NUTS TO CHARITY - When Joe Cooper, 24, agreed to undergo a bikini waxing at a charity fundraising event in Leicester, England, onlookers bid to pull off the strips. One strip stuck to his scrotum, and an over-energetic tug by one bidder tore off several layers of skin, causing Cooper to nearly lose a testicle. He was taken to the hospital, where, “They told me if any more skin had come off, that would have been it,” he said, adding, “I’d never do it again.” SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - Zachary A. Bowers, 22, fatally shot his father after the older man dared him to shoot, according to prosecutors in Jackson County, Mo. “Dad threw the gun in my hand and told me to pull the trigger,” Bowers told a police dispatcher. “I pulled the trigger and shot him.” Kathy Myers, 41, shot herself at her home in Niles, Mich., because she needed medical treatment for a month-old shoulder injury but was out of work and had no health insurance. She said medical personnel told her the injury “would have to be life-threatening or imminent danger for them to do anything, so I was making it be imminent danger that something had to be done.” The gunshot barely wounded her, however, and she was released from the hospital a few hours later. “I really didn’t accomplish what I hoped it would accomplish,” Myers said. “I was really hoping it would hit an artery or bone so they would do the surgery and fix me.” END RESULTS - A Houston inventor whose medical device found a bigger market as a sex toy filed suit against a British company, claiming its cheap knockoff infringes on his patent and might be dangerous because it isn’t as carefully crafted as his original. Jiro Takashima developed the ProState prostate massager, which works with muscle contractions instead of electricity to relieve fluid congestion. His company, High Island Health, sells the Pro-State device for $78.50. When men praised it for also improving their orgasms, the company began marketing a version as Aneros, which sells for $49.95. “Our business took a major detour when men started using our prostate massager for recreational purposes,” said Amy Sung, High Island Health’s executive director and Takashima’s daughter. Sung said that another of her father’s medical inventions, a hemorrhoid massager, also enjoys brisk sales as a sex toy. SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Irish authorities charged Sandra Talbot, 32, with assaulting her exgirlfriend during a costume party at a Dublin pub after bumping into her while wearing an inflatable sumo wrestler suit. Victim Adrienne Martin objected and said Talbot hit her with a bottle she had hidden under her costume after Martin tried to wave at a man dressed as a Snickers bar. Police in Largo, Fla., arrested brothers Kevin L. Lambert, 24, and Dustin J. Lambert, 19, after they used two guitars to beat their roommate because, according to arrest reports, Dustin Lambert thought the victim was “cooking his food.” One of the guitars was electric, the other acoustic. A 21-year-old man called police in East Wenatchee, Wash., to say his 17-year-old sister attacked him with a serrated spatula. Officer Carrie Knouf said the incident occurred while the two argued whether to use butter or margarine while making macaroni and cheese. Police charged Russell Willis Shepherd Jr., 40, with stabbing his 58-year-old roommate in the hand after the men argued at their apartment in Myrtle Beach, S.C., because the suspect was being loud while having sex with a 39-year-old homeless woman. George Stein, 54, was arrested in Vernon, Conn., after he became angry at his girlfriend’s child for objecting to the noisy video game Stein was playing and grabbed some kind of weapon, prompting the boy to call police. Officers also arrested the girlfriend, April Devaux, 42, after she became combative with them, spat at one of them and refused to let go of a front porch post. SHIRKING-CLASS HERO - Michelle Perrino, 40, pleaded guilty after authorities accused her of setting a fire at her office in New Port Richey, Fla., so she could get off work early. Pasco County sheriff’s investigators said Perrino also tripped the main breaker for the office building so it would lose power and adjusted the phones so no calls would come in. GAMES AUSSIES PLAY - Two Australian men in their 30s were treated at a hospital in Horsham, Victoria, after they decided to shoot each other with an air rifle “to see if it was painful or not,” according to police Sgt. Brendan Khan. They concluded it was severely painful, and after doctors removed pellets from their legs and buttocks, Khan said the men “admitted that it was just stupidity.” WAY TO GO - Hours after Mexican singer Sergio Vega, 40, denied rumors circulating online that he had been murdered, he was murdered. El Debate newspaper reported that Vega, known as “El Shaka,” was shot dead while driving to a concert in Sinaloa state. Richard Lowrie, 86, was in the drive-through line at a McDonald’s restaurant in Strongsville, Ohio, when he dropped either his glasses or some change from his vehicle. While leaning out to retrieve the item, Lowrie accidentally pressed down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to lurch forward and smash into a wall, trapping him and causing his death.

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Young cowboys keep their eyes on a barrel racer during the Fourth of July rodeo in Arlee.

n just eight seconds, a bull rider can vault himself from no-name cowboy to celebrated hero. In rodeo’s most celebrated event—so popular, in fact, it spawned it’s own NASCAR-like circuit, the Professional Bull Riders—the prize money is high, the risk steep, and reputations are either earned or lost quickly. Montana events tend to buck this high-profile trend. More than 90 community rodeos take place in Montana every year, each filled with a distinctive local pageantry that keeps the focus more on its cattle ranching roots than its contemporary appeal. Whether crowds come together for the 112th annual Fourth of July rodeo in Arlee, the 68th annual Drummond rodeo in mid-July or Missoula’s Western Montana Fair and Rodeo in mid-August, these gatherings offer a rare window to the original American West.

MONTANA’S RICH RODEO CULTURE GOES BEYOND JUST AN EIGHT SECOND RIDE Photo essay by Anne Medley

Riker Carter of Stone, Idaho, waits for his bull riding event at the 112th annual Fourth of July rodeo in Arlee. Carter was one of 114 entrants in the rodeo’s nine events.

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Ty Tescher, of Sidney, netted $655.50 when he took first place in the bull riding competition at the Drummond Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo despite suffering a broken wrist the night before during a competition in Wolf Point.

Crowned Miss Teen Rodeo Montana in January 2010, Libby Gurnett, 18, of Helena, is a sixth-generation Montanan spending the year acting as an ambassador for pro rodeo and all things Western.

Dilbert High, 78, has been handling rodeo stock and running the calf chutes for Kesler Rodeo for the past 17 years. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick to point out his claim to fame: making $8,000 for being featured as a Marlboro cowboy in an ad campaign years ago.

A bareback rider hangs on during the opening event at the 68th annual Drummond PRCA rodeo on July 11. JR Vezain, an 18-year-old from Cowley, Wyo., won the event and a $471 prize.

Moments before getting atop the bull, a bull rider pauses to collect his thoughts.

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Mayhem erupts inside the Arlee rodeo arena as kids of all ages jump in for the “chicken chase.” The rules are simple: You catch it, you keep it.

A bull rider at the Drummond Rodeo warms up prior to entering the chute.

Miss Teen Rodeo Montana Libby Gurnett waves the American flag during the grand entry at the Drummond PRCA rodeo.

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“Pinto Bill” stands quietly at the Arlee rodeo grounds, still painted from the Fourth of July parade earlier in the day. Well-worn harnesses adorn the fence in Drummond.

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Meat salad FLASHINTHEPAN The salad choices at many restaurants these days seem designed for people who don’t like salad. They’re essentially meat entrees served on a bed of leaves, minus the baked potato. And if you watch the servers removing plates from the table you’ll see they usually aren’t even empty. The cold cuts, cheese, croutons, shrimp, chicken or whatever was on top of the leaves is gone, but the greenery is left behind like an abandoned garnish. The very fact that the proteins and fat are presented on top, rather than mixed in, seems to insure against the possibility that an errant leaf might be inadvertently consumed. This isn’t to say that animal products have no place in a good salad. According to Larousse Gastronomique, an authoritative encyclopedia of food, a salad is “made up of herbs, plants, vegetables, eggs, meat and fish.” Today’s gluttonous Atkins-friendly salads certainly qualify for the salad banner under this definition, but they don’t wear it gracefully. For a meaty salad to work, the animal and vegetable parts should bring out the best in each other, rather than simply share the same plate. To illustrate, here are two examples of meaty salads that work together as elegantly as oil and vinegar, playing harmoniously off of their differences. Exhibit A comes from a farmer friend who spits out the word “mutton!” with the same pleasure a fifth grader takes from four-letter words. To him, saying “mutton!” corrects a terrible error in the world. “Nobody wants to say ‘mutton!’ anymore,” he complained to me once. “As a society we’ve shunned the eating of grown-up sheep in favor of young lambs to the point where even saying the word ‘mutton!’ is like talking filth in some circles.” In fact, mutton is so frowned upon in our culture that it’s difficult to find. If you can get it, and have any say in the way it’s processed, make sure the fat is well trimmed when the animal is butchered. This will temper the meat’s famously strong flavor.

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shredded garlic, 1–2 tablespoons horseradish, a tablespoon of curry powder, a half-cup of grated cheddar cheese, a teaspoon of salt, and a half-teaspoon of black pepper. This will dress a salad of two heads romaine, two cucumbers, an onion, a halfpound of shelled peas, and a pound of mutton—or another red meat of your choice. The strong-flavored mutton, the spicy and creamy creamy, the crisp textures of the romaine and peas, and the earthy sweetness of the onions come together irresistibly. Because sheep becomes chewy with age, mutton should be braised at 300 degrees in a lidded vessel, covered in water and wine. Season with salt and bay leaves, adding additional fluids as necessary, until it’s falling-apart soft. Remove from the oven and let the meat cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, chop the romaine into bite-sized chunks, thinly slice the

cucumber and onion, and shell the peas. Cut or shred the meat and toss it all together with fresh dill and creamy. Stand on your chair, yell “mutton!” and dig in. In our next salad, leaves are tossed with a simple vinaigrette and salmon jerky. I first served this at a bachelorette party I catered, and it was a bigger hit than the sarongs my fellow cater-boys and I wore. The salmon should be prepared two days ahead of time, in roughly twice the quantity you intend to add to the salad, because jerky sampling is inevitable. This time of year I often take advantage of salmon’s seasonal availability and buy several whole fish or fillets and make a pile of salmon jerky for year-round enjoyment. A smoker or dehydrator with sliding trays is ideal for this, but the oven on the lowest setting with the door ajar will also work. Squeeze lime on the salmon. After half an hour, rub it with fresh chopped dill. Then marinate the fish in equal parts soy sauce, liquid amino acids, and brown sugar. Leave the salmon in the marinade overnight, and then Photo by Ari LeVaux jerk it in the dehydrator, smoker or oven until it’s hard and dry. The salad is a mixture of romaine and green leaf lettuce, watercress and endive. Cut the leaves coarsely and toss them with pressed garlic. Then add chopped onions, sliced tomatoes and chunks of salmon jerky. Dress with equal parts safflower oil, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar, and serve with olives and feta cheese on the side. The vinaigrette cuts into the oily fish, as do the juicy tomato slices. As with the creamy in the pea/mutton salad, the dressing builds a bridge between the salad’s plant and animal components and brings them together. Larousse Gastronomique says a good salad “freshens without enfeebling and fortifies without irritating,” and the above salads do justice to this statement. They’ll give you healthy doses of quality nutrients, and fill you up without weighing you down.

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The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula's Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula's place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to late. $-$$

While this may appease some finicky palates, the pea/mutton salad this farmer and his family make in the height of summer uses that strong taste as an asset, the same way blue cheese absorbs the spiciness of raw onion. The salad’s components are bonded together by a family salad dressing known as “creamy.” For enough creamy to dress a family-sized bowl of salad, mix 2/3 cup of mayo, 1/3 cup yogurt, 3–6 cloves of

LISTINGS $…Under $5 $–$$…$5–$15 $$–$$$…$15 and over Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice’s: a Missoula’s staple; serving strong coffee and baked goods in the heart of the Hip Strip since 1978. Stop by and see us at the Clark Fork River Market. We’ll be there bright and early on Saturdays beginning May 8th from 8AM to 1PM. If you miss the market, we’re open every day 6AM to 8PM. Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a "biga" (pronounced beega) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$

Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) 541-BLUE www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio. Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room. Hours: Tavern hours Monday-Saturday 3pm-11pm, Sunday 3pm-10pm . Dining Room hours Monday-Saturday 5pm-10pm, Sunday 4pm-9pm. $$-$$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 38 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ 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 exten-

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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. $–$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$ 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. $-$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Open Mon-Sat, lunch 11:302PM and dinner 5PM-close. LIVE JAZZ Thursdays FREE $-$$ 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. $$-$$$

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HAPPIESTHOUR Do pigs fly? That’s what I wondered two weeks ago before I took off for a bachelor party in Lake Ta h o e . I h o p e d t o b r i n g m y f a v o r i t e Kettlehouse beer with me inside one of the brewery’s “Party Pigs,” a 2.25-gallon, self-pressurized dispenser. Kettlehouse bartender Al Pils warned me it might not fly. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) doesn’t allow pressurized kegs. But is a pig technically a keg? I called the Missoula airport and described the pig to a security agent. He asked if it contained a CO2 cartridge. I didn’t think so. If not, he said, the pig should be fit for flight. If pigs don’t contain CO2 cartridges, how do they stay pressurized? The pig’s belly, I learned, contains a pressure pouch that inflates to 1520 pounds per square inch. As beer dispenses, chemicals produce CO2 gas and the pouch expands. A friend and I brought the pig to the airport. A security agent determined it was okay to check. My friend then put it in his suitcase and sent it through security. All the while I envisioned a mid-flight pig explosion. Would it actually make it to Tahoe? My flight was scheduled for later in the day, so I was kept abreast of the pig’s progress thanks to my friend’s text messages. “Just saw piggy get loaded.”

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“One more leg to go. Question of the day: Will the pig survive?!” “A little distressing to watch them manhandle my roller. Hang in there little pig!” “The pig is in the blanket. I repeat: The pig is in the blanket!” I arrived in Tahoe that night with the pig waiting for me, unfazed by its journey. And so began my journey of trying to drink it in two days. So, pigs do fly. May you enjoy your favorite K-Hole beer in far-flung places. —Matthew Frank Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com.

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. $$-$$$ 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 all-natural, 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 $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$. Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French Specialties, Bison, Elk, Fresh Fish Daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Reservations recommended for the warm & inviting dining areas, or drop in for a quick bite in the wine bar. Now, you may go to our website Pearlcafe.US to make reservations or buy gift certificates, while there check out our gorgeous wedding and specialty cakes. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. 549-2790 Enjoy the best patio dining in Missoula with our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare featuring the freshest local ingredients. Come in for happy hour Tues-Friday 5:00- 6:30. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner seven nights a week 5:00-close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$

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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!" $-$$ The Stone of Accord 4951 N. Reserve St. • 830-3210 Serving Award Winning Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners 7 days a week! All of your favorite Irish classics, plus a daily selection of Chef's specialties. A fully stocked bar, wine and liquor store and the Emerald Casino make The Stone of Accord the perfect place for an enjoyable meal. 6:30am-2:00am $-$$ 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. $$–$$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive 549-8703 • www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Enjoy a Rocky Mountain summer high with Albert, vineyard dog, who says “bring a picnic ~ I’ll share.” $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

HAMILTON Spice of Life 163 S. 2nd St. Hamilton 363-4433 Spice of Life welcomes you to the Bitterroot’s best locavore dining experience. Serving up fresh and fun food in a conscientious manner. For lunch try one of our hand made burgers from Lolo Locker or one of our fabulous fresh salads. Dinner selections include natural beef which contains no growth hormones or antibiotics ever, sustainable seafood selections and pasta dishes made from Montana wheat from Pasta Montana. Quench your thirst with beer from right here in Hamilton or try one of our reasonably priced yet fantastic wine selections. Children’s menu available. No reservations. So come as you are to Spice of Life! 163 S 2nd St. Hamilton, MT. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 to 2:00 Dinner: Tues - Sat 5:00 to 9:00. 363-4433.

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ASKARI Plugging holes Dear Flash, In harvesting some of my earlier crops, like lettuce, and in pulling bolting crops like spinach, I’ve opened up some holes in my garden. With what should I plug these holes? —Holier than Thou

You’ve got several options. You can try to squeeze in a late crop of summertime crops like lettuce or salad mix, or you can get a head start on your fall garden. If the gaps are shaded by nearby plants, some lettuce seeds might make it to head stage before they bolt, or go to seed. Or you can plant a dense mixture of lettuce and mustard or other

brassica plants and harvest them with scissors as salad mix. For the fall garden option, you can plug seed beets, radishes or turnips into those gaps. Or you could wait a few weeks and seed spinach. Or you could start some broccoli seeds indoors and transplant them into your gaps when the seedlings are good-sized. The same can be done with kale, collard greens, bok choy, mizuna and other mustard greens. And finally, depending on the size of the gaps, if you have spreading plants like squash, melons, or cucumbers elsewhere in the garden, you can direct the growing tendrils toward your gaps. Send your food and garden queries to flash@flashinthepan.net.

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Any and all young shredders ought not miss The Missoula Forum Youth Council/Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy’s Zoo Town Throw Down High School Band Contest, which occurs at a TBA future date but is currently holding a call for bands to apply for the contest. Applications are due today and are available at the Summit Independent Living Center, 715 S.W. Higgins Ave. or online at missoulaforum.org. Call Chad at 546-3930. Celebrate the fact that we now have another 220 acres on Mount Jumbo to explore during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the open space acquisition, which begins at 11 AM at the cattle gate on Saddle Road. Free. Those planning to attend should meet at the Lincoln Hills trailhead at 11 to walk to the gate. Call 552-6267.

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Kids can spend their summer getting crafty during a Chinese Folk Crafts Camp held by UM’s Confucius Institute, which meets from 10 AM–noon July 19–23 at a TBA location in the University Center. $75, includes materials. You must RSVP by July 15 for this camp. Call Suhan Chen at 243-2895 and visit umt.edu/Mansfield/ci/default.aspx. Native American actresses between the ages of 30–70 are hereby invited to audition to be in a low budget independent feature film titled Moonhair, which is an adventure story about a young Indian woman in the “dog days.” Shooting for the film is in September outside of Augusta, but contact Happy Feder at 594-0292 or at happyfeder@yahoo.com for more info. Acting skills are required. The Treasure State Chorale wants to find out if you can sing it up as a member of their adult select mixed chorus during auditions for the group. Free. Call 396-3933 to set up an audition time and for more info. Hang ten in your mind when the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton, presents a “This Thursday” presentation titled

Austin Lucas croons for salvation when he plays Americana and alt country at The Bike Doctor, 1101 Toole Ave., at 9 PM with Cory Branan and locals Bird’s Mile Home and Tyson Ballew. $8/$6 advance at Ear Candy Music. “Surfs Up” with River Street Dance Theatre at 1:30 PM on the west lawn of the library. Free. Call 363-1670. Thursday afternoon means its time for a moving picture with the kids, so get yourself to the Missoula Public Library’s Family Movies Thursdays, which screens a movie this and every Thu. until July 29 at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery (formerly known as The Cellars) hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., July 16, 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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Those in the Flathead can keep it fresh and keep it local during the Whitefish Farmers’ Market, which occurs this and every Thu. from 4–6 PM until Sept. 16 in the parking lot of the Pin and Cue, 6570 Hwy. 93 S. in Whitefish. Free.

Nibble on some potluck foods with your neighbors during the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project’s MUD Mingle, which runs from 6–9 PM at MUD, 629 Phillips St. Free. Bring a potluck dish to share, as well as your own plates, cups and utensils. This month’s mingle celebrates outgoing AmeriCorps VISTA Adam West, as well as the introduction of MUD’s new development VISTA Margaret Lillian. Call 7217513 and visit mudproject.ning.com.

Fido gets time to socialize and sniff while you witness dog and landscape photography during Ya p p y H o u r a t L a u r e n G r a b e l l e Photography, 7984 Hwy. 35 in Bigfork, which features dog art, as well as discussion on dog issues and more and runs from 4–7 PM this and every Thu. through August at Grabelle’s studio. Free. Call 837-3900. Get your fresh produce up near Glacier, if you choose, every Thu. from 4–8 PM, as the Columbia Falls Farmers’ Market overtakes Nucleus Ave. and offers live music from 5–7:30 PM.

nightlife Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703. Women can get make-up hints, learn about a new make-up line, and register to win a photo shoot from “Vintage Pin-Up Photography” at Frankie’s Mercantile, 223 W. Front St., during the Missoula Downtown Association’s Dish, Dine and Shop, which runs from 5–8 PM at various stores in downtown Missoula. Free to attend. Visit missouladowntown.com. Those in Kalispell get down in downtown during Thursday!Fest, which features food, a beer/wine garden, farmers’ market, arts/crafts, kids’ activities and music by Pinegrass from 5–7:30 PM on Third Street East, between Main Street and First Avenue East Free. Visit downtownkalispell.com. It’s time for dinner and a summer show with hundreds of your fellow friends during Downtown ToNight, which features food, kids’ activities and music from Odyssey starting at 5:30 PM at Caras Park. Free. Call 5434238 and visit missouladowntown.com. Sizzle the fat and chew the butter when the W.C. Worth Blues Players perform blues at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Local political activist Matt Singer gets props during the Missoula New Leaders Council 40 Under 40 Award Celebration, which celebrates Singer’s work with the celebration running from 6–9 PM at the home of Tracy Cosgrove, 508 Evan Kelly Road. $25 suggested minimum donation, includes dinner and

Celebrate the grand opening of Lafray Park, located at 619 Lafray Lane off River Road, during the Lafray Park Playground Party, which begins at 6 PM at the park. Features food, music by Cash for Junkers and plenty more fun. Free. Call Jeremy at 207-1277. Birthparents can nurture camaraderie in a creative environment during the Life After R e l i n q u i s h m e n t S u m m e r Wo r k s h o p Series, which meets this and every Thu. at 6:30 PM until Aug. 5 at the Living Art of Montana office, 725 Alder St. #17. The workshops are designed to nurture healing through creative focus, and feature photo journal making, collage and other activities. Donations accepted, but not expected. Call Beth at 880-3052. Getting buzzed is always allowed: The Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., presents Buzz Time Trivia, which starts at 7 PM this and every Thu. and features trivia plus specials on Jello shots and homemade pizzas. Free to attend. Call 549-4152. Create something out of nothing during the Open Field Artists’ Theatre Lab, a theater workshop that occurs this and every Thu., Sun. and Mon. at 7 PM at the Quaker Meeting House, 1861 S. 12th St. W. Free. E-mail openfieldartists@gmail.com. A nuclear family in 1953 meets menopause and Vienna sausages, among other things, during a performance of David Mills-Low’s Is It Hot?, starting at 7 PM at the Opera House Theatre in Philipsburg, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com. An array of metaphors slip out of poet Keetje Kuiper’s mouth when she reads and signs copies of her book Beautiful in the Mouth, at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

with a performance at 7 PM at the Black Box Theatre, in the Arts and Technology Building on FVCC’s campus, 777 Mainview Drive in Kalispell. $10, with advance tickets at the FVCC Bookstore and online at fvcc.edu. Call 756-3814. Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:45 PM and trivia at 8 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. Email Katie at kateskins@gmail.com. Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $37/$30/$25 depending on seats/$18 students. Call 862-SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) Leap into something hilarious when the Port Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of Lover’s Leap at 8 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com. Bowling and karaoke go together like smiling faces and burning hair during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Your childhood just might get destroyed, in the best way possible, when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents another cabaret with the theme “Cabaret Destroys Your Childhood,” with a performance at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9. The cabaret girls also work the crowd for tips, just so you know. Visit mtactors.com. Sorry ladies, but Thu. nights belong to the dudes at Men’s Night at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where the testosterone-fueled karaoke begins at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969. 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.

Swing high during Birds & Bees LLC’s Poly Potluck Party, which begins at 7 PM at Birds and Bees, 1515 E. Broadway St. Cost TBA. Call 544-1019 or visit aboutsexuality.org.

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.

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Karaoke at Deano’s Casino near Airway Blvd., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Thu. at 9 PM. Free. Women give a thumbs up to spirits during Ladies’ Night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which features half-off drinks for women and occurs this and every Thu. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402. Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptop-fueled 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. Portland, Ore’s Eastern Sunz opens the lyrical floodgates for social and environmental change when they play hip-hop at the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Locals Slopstar, Traffic and Tonsofun open. The Lifers keep on rockin’ and body lockin’ when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1110 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. 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. 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. 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. The Chris Hiatt Band leaves your nectarines in a tangerine dream when they play rock at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Witness 20 artists from seven states painting outdoors with the elements when the Dana Gallery presents the The 2010 Western Montana Paint Out, which begins today at various times and locations around Missoula and the surrounding area, and ends on Tue., July 20. Free to spectate. A number of artists will be painting in downtown Missoula on Sat., July 17. Call the Dana Gallery at 721-3154 to find out exact locations of the paint outs. (See Spotlight in this issue.) A doctor finds himself in a delicate situation with his patient during Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre production of The Girl in the Freudian Slip, with a performance at 2 PM at the theater, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and

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Gypsy jazz goes hand in hand with fermented juice when El 3-OH!, featuring members of Cash for Junkers, plays the Ten Spoon Winery Tasting Room, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, at 6 PM. Free. Get springy with a musical comedy when the Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) Theatre presents Once Upon a Mattress, with a performance at 7 PM at the Black Box Theatre, in the Arts and Technology Building on FVCC’s campus, 777 Mainview Drive in Kalispell. $10, with advance tickets at the FVCC Bookstore and online at fvcc.edu. Call 756-3814. It’s all about music and humor with an Irish touch during the Pig and Whistle Vaudeville Show, with a performance at 7 PM at Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com. Carla Green, Jim Chilcote and Jim Wallace slice your celery and simmer your carrots when they play The Keep, 102 Ben Hogan Drive, at 7 PM. Free. Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. in Whitefish, presents a closing reception/presentation for Beautiful Possibilities, a touring project by Alison

Pebworth featuring hand-painted, sideshow-style banners that combine historical and contemporary images, with the reception running from 7–9 PM at the studio. Free. Call 862-5929. You’re a cheap date, not a cheapskate: The Missoula Public Library hosts another installment of its cheap date movie night, which screens a movie at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoulapubliclibrary.org for updates on movie titles. Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $ 3 7/ $ 3 0 / $ 2 5 d e p e n d i n g o n seats/$18 students. Call 862-SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) Leap into something hilarious when the Port Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of Lover’s Leap at 8 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com. The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, offers you something musical during a performance of Sugar Babies, which starts at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Call 837-4886

and visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets. Beavertail Hill State Park, 26 miles east of Missoula on I-90 off the Bevertail Hill exit, presents a program on early Northern Plains life and American Indian culture with Kae Cheatham, at 8 PM at the park’s amphitheater. Free. Call 240-0155. That warm feeling in your extremities is totally a good thing when Steve Betz plays “feel good Americana” at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but passthe-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. Indulge in some tasty fermented grape juice and enjoy a jazzy evening when The Indulge Jazz Quintet plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier, at 8 PM. $5. Call 830-3296. Flathead acoustic rocker Steven Jackman gives you permission to examine that pork barrel when he plays a CD release party for his album Steve Me Alone, at 8 PM at The Boiler Room in Kalispell, 525 Eighth St. E. Free. (See Noise in this issue.) Two-step yourself away from the Bunsen burner and into the warm embrace of Son of a Gun, who plays country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Yo u r c h i l d h o o d j u s t m i g h t g e t destroyed, in the best way possible, when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents another cabaret with the theme “Cabaret Destroys Your Childhood,” with a performance at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9. The cabaret girls also work the crowd for tips, just so you know. Visit mtactors.com. It’s time for an all-request video dance party to celebrate the week’s end: Feelgood Friday featuring hiphop 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. 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. Learn to sing “Dancing Queen” in tongues when Bassackwards Karaoke invades the Alcan Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, 16780 Beckwith St., every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Call 531-8327. Feel free to flail around like a rock star whilst busting out your best version of Hall and Oates’ “Kiss on My List” during Combat Karaoke at the Deano’s Casino near Airway Boulevard., 5318 W. Harrier, this and every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Bust a smooth move to sizzling hiphop and Top 40 tracks when The Tallest DJ in America spins tunes at 9 PM at The Underground, a new downtown dance venue in the basement of the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. Free. Enter from the southwest basement entrance.

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. The Lifers keep on rockin’ and body lockin’ when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1110 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. DJs Kris Moon, Karl K and Timmy Irie will not turn your permagrin into a frown when they play reggae and electronic music at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free. New York City’s The Gypsy Nomads just might split from your split personality when they play punk cabaret folk at 9 PM at the Palace. $8. Colo.’s Head for the Hills opens. (See Noise in this issue.) Great Falls’ The Cold Hard Cash Show won’t pry cash from your cold dead hands when they play Johnny Cash covers at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. 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. The Wild Coyotes would like you to put that flame thrower down and bust a move when they play country and classic rock at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Russ Nasset and The Revelators find some traction among the slippage when they play Rockabilly and country at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

with a music jam, spinning circle/fiber arts demo and plenty more fun throughout the day, all in Alberton. Free. Call Richard at 722-2614. 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 in Room 3 in the basement of First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free. Visit oa.org. Keep your stomach and your local farmer happy during the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, which offers local produce and crafts and runs from 9 AM–12:30 PM on the corner of Bedford and Third Streets in Hamilton. Free to peruse. Call 961-0004. Hoop it up with your fellow b-ball fans by watching the Street Jam 3on-3 Basketball Tournament, which runs from 9 AM–4 PM today, and 9 AM–3 PM tomorrow, all at Northgate Plaza, 2230 N. Reserve St. Free to spectate. Call 543-6623. The Rural Institute on Disabilities, 700 S.W. Higgins Ave., presents the prog ram “Living With Sensory Processing Disorder: The Parents’ Survival Kit,” which runs from 10 AM–12:30 PM at the institute. Free. Call Mary at 888-406-1914. The Kootenai River Bluegrass and Beyond Festival continues at Roosevelt Park in Troy starting with instrument workshops at 10 AM, followed with music from Derailed, Ramblin Rose, Jackstraw and others throughout the day and into the

He lives to spin: DJ Dubwise just can’t stop the dance tracks once they start at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

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Your heart, the planet and your farmerneighbors give thanks every Sat. from 8 AM–1 PM as you head down to the Clark Fork River Market (clarkforkrivermarket.com), which takes place beneath the Higgins Street bridge, and to the Missoula Farmers’ Market (missoulafarmersmarket.com), which opens at 8:30 at the north end of Higgins Avenue. If it’s non-edibles you’re after, check out East Pine Street’s Missoula Saturday Market (missoulasaturdaymarket.org), which runs 9 AM–1 PM. Free to spectate, and often to sample. Pick up something used but new to you during the City Life Community Center’s Garage Sale, which runs from 8 AM–2 PM at the center, 1515 Fairview Ave. Free to attend. All proceeds go towards camps and events for youths. Call 532-1555. Celebrate the choo choo in style during Alberton’s 25th annual Railroad Day, which kicks off at 8 AM with a pancake breakfast at the senior center, followed by a parade at 11 AM, along

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night. Price for all three days: $25/$20 teens/$45 families, with various prices for individual days. Visit krbgf.org for a complete schedule and e-mail Ralph at musicalgraffiti@yahoo.com. Those suffering from illness or loss can find solace during one of Living Art of Montana’s Creativity for Life workshops at the lower level of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., at 10:30 AM. This week features the program “Simple Writing/Creative Phrases” with Lori Mitchell. Free. Donations are appreciated but not expected. Register by calling 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org. Help students fulfill their primal desire to hang ten when the City Life Community Center hosts a car wash from 11 AM–3 PM at the Holiday Gas Station, 2325 S. Reserve St. Call 532-1555 for pricing. The Missoula Colony 15 Workshop and Readings series kicks off at 11 AM with an “Adaptation Now!” panel discussion with playwrights including Marsha Norman, James McLure and Ron Fitzgerald, followed by a workshop exercise led by Norman at 3 PM, all at the Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center. The workshop session continues with readings from the exercise at 11 AM in the theater on Sun., July 18. $25 for admission to all three workshops. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809. Get cookin’ when Travelers’ Rest State Park, half a mile west of Lolo on Hwy. 12, presents Discover Travelers’ Rest: Cooking and Food, a festival of western Montana’s historical cooking and food traditions that runs from noon–4 PM at the park. $2/free youth age 18 and under. Features dutch oven cooking competitions/classes, a campfire cooking demo, and a program on Salish food traditions. Call Maria at 273-4253. Your old stuff is likely treasure to someone else, so sell it off during the North-Missoula Community Development Corporationhosted community yard sale, which runs from noon–4 PM at Burns Street Square, on the 1400 block of Burns St. Free and open to anyone who would like to buy/sell used wares, but BYO display tables. Also includes screen printing by the ZACC, as well as Captain Hook’s Ice Cream and Case Dogs hot dogs. Call 829-0873. A nuclear family in 1953 meets menopause and Vienna sausages, among other things, during a performance of David Mills-Low’s Is It Hot?, starting at 2 PM at the Opera House Theatre in Philipsburg, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com. Enjoy a burger and some sun with members of the party of the people during the Missoula County Democrats Annual Picnic, which features kids’ games, music, beverages, burgers, as well as local party officials available to speak about their work, from 3:30–7:30 PM at Bonner Park, near the corner of Hastings and Ronald Avenues. Free. Bring a dessert or side dish if you’d like. Call Emily at 546-6552. (See Agenda in this issue.) All signs point to yes during the Missoula Public Library’s Find Something to Do program titled “Shall We Play a Game? Board Games to Keep You From Being Bored,” which begins at 4 PM at the museum, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Sip on some well fermented spirits when Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery hosts its wine tasting room, which runs from 5–9 PM, with last call at 8:30 PM, at the winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703. Enjoy a trip into the sudsy beyond when Odyssey takes you on a trip with rock and blues at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT.

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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. A doctor finds himself in a delicate situation with his patient during Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre production of The Girl in the Freudian Slip, with a performance at 7 PM at the theater, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com. Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $37/$30/$25 depending on seats/$18 students. Call 862SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) Leap into something hilarious when the Port Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of Lover’s Leap at 8 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com. Two-step yourself away from the Bunsen burner and into the warm embrace of Son of a Gun, who plays country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows. Salmon Lake State Park, five miles south of Seeley Lake off of Hwy. 83, presents a program on elk with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Jessi Schott, starting at 8 PM at the park’s amphitheater. Free. Call 240-0155. Teresa Rose keeps the secret handshakes to a maximum when she plays country and easy listening at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-thehat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. The Missoula Colony 15 kicks off its first of several staged readings with a reading of a new play by Ron Fitzgerald, along with Play with a Penguin by Roger Hedden, at 8 PM at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $10/$40 for all the staged readings. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809. Solid Sound Karaoke proves that music can also be a liquid or a gas, but never plasma, at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Your childhood just might get destroyed, in the best way possible, when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents another cabaret with the theme “Cabaret Destroys Your Childhood,” with a performance at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9. The cabaret girls also work the crowd for tips, just so you know. Visit mtactors.com. 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.

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DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip-hop, electronic and other bass-heavy, booty-busting beats ‘til the bar closes during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free. DJ Bionic keeps the remixes and mash-ups flowing while you shake it when he plays at 9 PM at The Underground, a new downtown dance venue in the basement of the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. Free. Enter from the southwest basement entrance.

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Grease up your hair and bring a DVD or CD to donate to a soldier recovering in a hospital when Los Angeles’ The Rocketz and the Hot Rod Hillbillies play power-billy—punk and rock influenced rockabilly—for the Operation Recuperation Benefit, which starts at 9 PM at the Palace. $10/$8 with a CD or DVD donation/$7 with a military ID. Also includes a pin-up contest, raffle and photo booth. Bloomington, Ind.’s Austin Lucas lets you take a hefty plug from the moonshine when he plays Americana and alt country with tourmate Cory Branan at 9 PM at the Bike Doctor, 1101 Toole Ave. $8/$6 advance at Ear Candy Music. Locals Bird’s Mile Home and Tyson Ballew open. Shodown leaves the spoonerisms up to you when they play country at the Sunrise Saloon, 1110 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. Leave the leeches at home when the Missoula Outdoor Cinema presents a screening of Stand By Me, at 9:24 PM on the lawn of Head

Start School, 1001 Worden Ave. $5 suggested donation. Call 829-0873 and visit missoulaoutdoorcinema.org. 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. See if you can become a star under the spotlight at Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery every Sat. at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 5421471 on Sat. after 10 AM to register. Disco never died: Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, presents the Spirit of ’76 Disco Dance Party, which begins at 9:30 PM. Admission is free if you are in costume/Cost TBA without a costume. Call 830-3276. San Francisco’s Ana Sia lets her beats smash atoms when she plays glitch-hop, dubstep and other bassheavy electronic music styles at the Top Hat at 10 PM. $10. Locals ir8prim8, Ebola Syndrome and Mikee Sev open.

SUNDAY July

Just when you thought there weren’t enough farmers’ markets, along comes the Target Range Community Farmers’ Market, which features an array of local products and runs from 10 AM–1 PM this and every Sun. until

Oct. 10 at the parking lot of Target Range School, 4095 South Ave. W. Free to attend/$5 vendor fee per space. Call Todd at 531-0877. See the literal fruits—and veggies—of sustainable farming during the Montana Sustainable Growers’ Union’s Homegrown Farm Tour, which runs from 10 AM–4 PM and begins with a shuttle van departure at 10 AM in the parking lot west of the Good Food Store. $15 suggested donation, which covers transportation and lunch. The tour will stop at Yourganic Farm, the Homestead Farm and Deer Haven Farm. RSVP with Sally by calling 543-7576. The Kootenai River Bluegrass and B e y o n d Fe s t i v a l c o n t i n u e s a t Roosevelt Park in Troy starting with a gospel hour at 11 AM, followed with music from the Andre Vachon Fa m i l y B a n d , P i n e g r a s s , t h e Foghorn String Band and others throughout the day and into the night. Price for all three days: $25/$20 teens/$45 families, with various prices for individual days. Visit krbgf.org for a complete schedule and e-mail Ralph at musicalgraffiti@yahoo.com. Yet another opportunity to peruse local arts and crafts hits Missoula during the Carousel Sunday Market and Festival, which runs from 1–5 PM this and every Sun. at the New Park parking lot, between A Carousel of Missoula and the Caras Park pavillion. Free to attend. Leap into something hilarious when the Port Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of

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Whichever way the weather turns this week, 20 artists from seven states will work with the elements in order to paint en plein air—meaning, in the outdoors—during the Dana Gallery’s 2010 Western Montana Paint Out, the eighth annual painting expedition that takes place in several locations in and around Missoula starting Friday. If it gets blisteringly hot outside, well, then they’ll just have to adjust their canvas accordingly. Same goes if the sky is gray and the sun is nowhere to be found. Here’s where you come into this aesthetic equation: You can watch these artists at work, whether they’re painting a busy street scene in Missoula—like this pictured piece by Caleb Meyer—or creating watercolor landscapes near the Mission Mountains. That means you can witness renowned painter Robert Moore slathering an array of vivid summer colors on his canvas, and then peep local artist Hadley Ferguson as she captures a quintessential Missoula moment. All of the participating artists will be painting it up at various spots and times each day. This includes downtown Missoula on Saturday morning, where a number of them will be stationed in places like Missoula’s Farmers’ Market near the XXXXs. That said, feel free to call the gallery to find out the exact location of where a paint out is going down.

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I t ’s g o i n g t o b e a HOT Summer! This year’s event also offers a raptorial twist, with a side of writing to boot. That’s because at some point on Friday, a number of painters will descend on Kate Davis’ Raptor of the Rockies ranch to daub out images of birds of prey. They’ll be joined by a number of writers, like UM prof Casey Charles, who plans to participate in a “write out” of the scene. The public isn’t allowed on this particular excursion but later in the week you’ll be able to peruse the finished fruits of the whole shebang during the Dana Gallery’s Third Thursday art reception.

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WHAT: The 2010 Western Montana Paint Out WHERE: Various locations in Missoula and the surrounding area WHEN: Fri., July 16—Tue., July 20, at various times, with a gallery reception Thu., July 22, from 5–8 PM at the Dana Gallery HOW MUCH: Free to spectate MORE INFO: danagallery.com and call 721-3154

Lover’s Leap at 2 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com. Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, with a performance at 3 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $37/$30/$25 depending on seats/$18 students. Call 862SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) It’s all about music and humor with an Irish touch during the Pig and Whistle Vaudeville Show, with a performance at 4 PM at Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com.

nightlife Charlotte Thistle just might whistle at your bundle of thistles when she plays folk at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 7 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

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. The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Fiddler on the Roof, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows. The Missoula Colony 15 continues its series of staged readings with a reading of Summer’s End by James McLure, at 8 PM at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $10/$40 for all the staged readings. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809. Portland, Ore.’s Foghorn String Band keeps the old-timey goodness on tap when they play bluegrass and country at The Boiler Room in Kalispell, 525 Eighth St. E, at 8 PM. $10. Bellow out your favorite pop tune so you can impress your friends and perhaps win a prize during a karaoke

contest this and every Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798. Men always get to belt out a slick tune or two during Man Night featuring Karaoke, which occurs this and every Sun. starting at 9 PM at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call 251-5402. Impress your friends, significant other, or anyone who will listen when you rock the karaoke mic at Harry David’s, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, which offers free karaoke at 9:30 PM, Sun.–Thu. each week. Call 830-3277. 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 9:30 PM. Free. This week: jazz from the Freemole Quartet and DJs Gary Stein and Ryan Wendel. Portland, Ore.’s Sally Ford & the Sound Outside keeps the chedder extra sharp when they play gospel and soul influenced indie pop rock at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA.

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MONDAY July

Tip your hat to our local house of the law during the Missoula County Courthouse Centennial Anniversary Celebration, which features a minilecture by UM prof H. Rafael Chacon, tours of the courthouse with local curators, music by Russ

Nasset, as well as cake and refreshments from noon–2 PM on the courthouse front lawn, 200 W. Broadway St. Free. Call 258-4877. 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. The Missoula Colony 15 continues its series of staged readings with a reading of Top Sky by Craig Meyers

at 3 PM, followed by an 8 PM reading of The Millers by Greg Keller, all at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $5 afternoon reading/$10 evening reading/$40 for all the readings. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809. (See Scope in this issue.)

At Be Here Now Sangha you can learn the basics of meditation every Mon. night at 7:30 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Open to all religions and levels of practice. Free, but donations appreciated.

Pickers aiming to excel at their instrument shouldn’t miss the Old Time Stringband Workshop with the Foghorn Stringband, which includes workshops on bass, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and three finger style banjo and begins at 4:30 PM at 516 Redwood St. $20 for the two hour workshop. Call Caroline at 5299985. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Alcohol and bowling go hand over foot during Monday Madness at Five Valley’s Bowl, 1515 Dearborn Ave., which features $1 bowling after 9 PM as well as $1.25 Coors Light cans this and every Mon. at the bowling center. Free to attend. Call 549-4158.

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. If you’re 18 or under and your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, get support with others by joining the Alateen 12-Step Support Group, which meets this and every Monday at 7 PM at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Free, use alley entrance. Call 7285818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

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Kick off your week with a drink, some free pool and an array of electronic DJs and styles for das booty during Milkcrate Mondays with the Milkcrate Mechanic at 9 PM every week, at the Palace. Free. Portland, Ore.’s Themes cuts your grass and smokes your cash when they play indie folk rock at 9 PM at the Badlander. $5. Locals Victory Smokes open. They leave no pick behind: Portland, Ore.’s Foghorn String Band shreds it up in an old-timey way when they play bluegrass and country at the Top Hat at 9 PM. $5. Locals Wise River Mercantile open. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Get centered with a meditation group at Osel Shen Phen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, 441 Woodworth Ave., where sadhana practice, visualization and mantra recitation cleanse the doors of perception at 7 PM. Call 543-2207.

TUESDAY

The Missoula City Band plucks, toots and emanates an assortment of sounds for your pleasure when they practice this and every Mon. until Aug. 9 from 7–9 PM in the band room at Sentinel High School, 901 South Ave. Free. Call Gary at 728-2400 Ext. 7041 and visit missoulacityband.org.

The Missoula Public Library’s Catch of the Day program just might turn your grade schoolers into sea dogs when the Missoulian Angler hosts the event and presents river and water safety tips, at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 258-3851.

Bluegrass and wine become things of wonder when Chad Fadely and Bill Neaves play at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

The Missoula Colony 15 continues its series of staged readings with a reading of Waking Up In Brahmin Heights by Jillian Campana at 3 PM, followed by an 8 PM reading of

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Winter by Rob Caisley, all at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $5 afternoon reading/$10 evening reading/$40 for all the readings. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809.

nightlife Ladies, celebrate your feminist tendencies with cheap drinks when the Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St. in Frenchtown, hosts Ladies’ Night every Tue. from 5 PM to close. Free. Call 370-3200. Peruse veggies and fresh fruits while taking in the sounds of a rotating cast of live musicians during the Whitefish Downtown Farmers’ Market, at Depot Park at the north end of Central Avenue, from 5–7:30 PM. Free. Call 862-2043. See if your buzzed mind can correctly guess what family of animalia the epihippus came from during Buzz Time Showdown Trivia, which features free trivia—along with drink specials—and runs from 6–9 PM this and every Tue. at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4152. Keep your mind outta the gutter. Learn what exactly the “backdoor” is while wrapping your head around the “stop and go” and slurping down a fuzzy navel or sex on the beach during free poker lessons at 6 PM this and every Tue. at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Includes drink specials. Call 549-4152. All genres are encouraged—excepting, perhaps gangsta rap—every Tue. at 6 PM at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 1/2 South Ave. W., where musicians bring their noise makers and synergy builds a joyful sound during the Tangled Tones Pickin’ Circle. Free. Call 396-3352. Keep your finances in check during homeWORD’s Financial Fitness class, a three day course that covers budgeting, savings, credit reports, insurance, taxes, investing, as well as credit and loans and meets Tue.–Thu.

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from 6–9 PM at homeWORD, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 303. $10 per person. Call 532-4663. Let your body communicate with others through gravity, momentum and inertia during contact dance improv, which runs this and every Tue. at 6:30 PM at The Barn Movement Studio, 2926 S. Third St. W. $5. Musicians, writers and artists are welcome and encouraged. E-mail missoulacontactimprov@gmail.com. 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. Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson during an open mic/jam night hosted by Louie Bond and Teri Llovet every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. Free. E-mail terillovet@hotmail.com. Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free Pub Trivia, which takes place every Tue. at 8 PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that you might experience while attending, here’s a sample of the type of question you could be presented with. Ready? If you are “busking” in public, what exactly are you doing? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.) You have practiced in front of the mirror long enough—head to the High Spirits in Florence, where open mic night features a drum set, amps, mics and recording equipment and awaits you and your axe at 8 PM. Free. Call 273-9992 to reserve your spot. Chance mixes with money and prizes during bingo night at the Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., which occurs this and every Tue. starting at 8 PM at the bar. Free. Call 251-5402. Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $37/$30/$25 depending on seats/$18 students. Call 862SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) The Luke Winslow-King Trio puts a halt to your disorganized crime ring when they play blues, jazz and ragtime influenced music at 8:30 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. (See Noise in this issue.) 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. See a plethora of patterns and colors—after a few pitchers—and muster up the courage to belt out some prize-winning classics during Kaleid o sc o p e Kar a o k e e v e r y Sun.–Sat. at the Lucky Strike Casino,

1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 721-1798. Ladies get their drink on and celebrate themselves with $1.50 well drinks during Ladies’ Night at the Lucky Strike Bar, 1515 Dearborn Ave., which runs this and every Tue. starting at 9 PM. Free to attend. Call 549-4152. Pseudo Slang, Apoc and Modill fix the glitch in your system with heady rhymes and a slick command of vocab when they tear through Missoula to play underground hiphop at the Palace at 9 PM. Free. Shake yer booty to some hip-hop and enjoy a drink special or two duri n g h i p - h o p Tu e s d a y w i t h Wapikiya Records, which features DJ B Mune spinning beats starting at 9:30 PM at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. Free. Call 830-3276.

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with a minimum of eight players, includes one free drink per player. Call 830-3277. The Met 2010 Summer HD Encore Series at The Roxy continues with a screening of Turandot, which follows a ruthless Chinese princess who hates men, with a screening at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $12.50, with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and online at morrisproductions.org. Protect your veggies and your livestock during Electric Fencing for Your Garden and Livestock, a workshop featuring instructors James Jonkel, Scott Mackay and Erin Edge that runs from 6:30–8 PM at the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project, 629 Phillips St. $20/$10 members. Call 721-7513 to register and visit mudproject.ning.com. The Montana Museum of Art and Culture continues its celebration of its Glacier National Park Centennial Exhibition with “Artists of Glacier Park,” a lecture with UM art prof Rafael Chacon, at 7 PM at the Meloy Gallery in UM’s PARTV Center. Free. Call 243-2019.

Your weekly lunch date with almost everyone comes at 11 AM at Caras Park during Out to Lunch, which features food vendors, kids’ activities and music this week by The Congress. Free. Call 543-4238 and visit missouladowntown.com.

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.

Books and rafts are fine when separated, but at the Missoula Public Library’s Book-Club-in-a-Raft for teens, they become a unified force of literary gusto, starting at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 258-3851.

Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $37/$30/$25 depending on seats/$18 students. Call 862SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.)

nightlife Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the K e t t l e h o u s e N o r t h s i d e Ta p Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different nonprofit organization each week. This week’s nonprofit is The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Visit kettlehouse.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. If you fancy yourself a crackerjack with a pool cue, consider joining a weekly pool tournament at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, which runs this and every Wed. starting with a sign up at 6:30 PM and the game starting at 7. $5 buy-in

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, offers you something musical during a performance of Sugar Babies, which starts at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Call 837-4886 and visit bigforksummerplayhouse.com for tickets. The Missoula City Band toots it up with help from the “lovely vocal renditions” of Dawn Douglass when they perform at Bonner Park, on the corner of Hastings and Ronald Avenues, at 8 PM. Free. Call 7282400 Ext. 7041 and visit missoulacityband.org. Craig Wickham proves the steak isn’t quite as mighty as the guitar when he plays acoustic originals and covers at The North Bay Grille in Kalispell, 139 First Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 755-4441. Enjoy the flow of it all with a musical in two movements when the Port Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of That’s the Poop at 8 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com.

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when Feruqi’s hosts Ladies’ Night every Wed. at 9 PM. Free.

every Wed. at Deano’s Casino on North Reserve, 5550 N. Reserve St., starting at 9 PM. Free.

Rattlesnake Drive. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 549-8703.

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.

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: Contrary to what you may think, when you’re “busking” in public, you aren’t doing anything dirty. You’re just trying to make some cash by doing a performance (usually playing music) for people.

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

Just don’t speak in acronyms during WTF Wednesdays at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, where $7 all you can drink Miller Lite draft beer mixes with music by Chereal and karaoke between sets this and every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Includes other drink specials as well.

Witness the aesthetic fruits of 20 artists who painted outdoors for five days during the Dana Gallery’s Third Thursday gallery reception for The 2010 Western Montana Paint Out, which runs from 5–8 PM at the gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-3154. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Jameson and the Sordid Seeds won’t lick the blood from your bloodshot eyes when they play reggae, blues and rock at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

Those in Kalispell get down in downtown during Thursday!Fest, which features food, a beer/wine garden, farmers’ market, arts/ crafts, kids activities and music by Human Lab from 5–7:30 PM on Third St. East, between Main St. and First Ave. E. Free. Visit downtownkalispell.com.

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Don’t ever worry about getting into a sing-off during Combat Karaoke, which runs this and

No intensive training required: The Silver Slipper Sports Bar and Grill, 4063 Hwy. 93 S., presents beer pong this and every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free, with prizes. Call 251-5402.

THURSDAY July

Marvel at absurd levels of equestrian riding skills from 8 AM–5 PM today, and at the same time each day through July 25, at the World Cup Equestrian Triathlon located at Rebecca Farm, 1385 Farm to Market Road in Kalispell. Free for spectators. Visit rebeccafarm.org. Catch a wave and enjoy the jam when the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton, presents a “This Thursday” presentation titled “Catch a Wave” with Ciara Keaton and The Peanut Butter Didgeridoo Jam at 1:30 PM on the west lawn of the library. Free. Call 363-1670. Thursday afternoon means its time for a moving picture with the kids, so get yourself to the Missoula Public Library’s Family Movies Thursday’s, which screens a movie this and every Thu. until July 29 at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. The Missoula Colony 15 continues its series of staged readings with a reading of Hornblower by Richard Warren at 3 PM, followed by an 8 PM reading of a new play by Deborah Laufer, all at the Montana Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $5 afternoon reading/$10 evening reading/$40 for all the readings. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809. End your afternoon with a fine glass of fermented grape juice when the Missoula Winery (formerly known as The Cellars) hosts its tasting room from 4–7 PM at the winery, 5646 W. Harrier. Free to attend, but the wine costs you. Call 830-3296 and visit missoulawinery.com.

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It’s time for dinner and a summer show with hundreds of your fellow friends during Downtown ToNight, which features food, kids’ activities, and music from Bob Wire starting at 5:30 PM at Caras Park. Free. Call 5434238 and visit missouladowntown.com. Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict (and no mediation) 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.org. Tanner Cundy won’t be shredding with a fishing rod when he plays acoustic rock at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Create something out of nothing during the Open Field Artists’ Theatre Lab, a theater workshop that occurs this and every Thu., Sun. and Mon. at 7 PM at the Quaker Meeting House, 1861 S. 12th St. W. Free. E-mail openfieldartists@gmail.com. It’s all about music and humor with an Irish touch during the Pig and Whistle Vaudeville Show, with a performance at 7 PM at Philipsburg’s Opera House Theatre, 140 S. Sansome St. $17/$9 children 12 and under. Call 859-0013 for tickets and visit operahousetheatre.com. Keep those options open when Julia Horn reads and signs copies of All Rise: Break the Spell, which begins at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881. The Ugly Duckling meets musical theater in Honk (Jr.), with a performance by the Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) Theatre at 7 PM in the college’s Blackbox Theatre, in the Arts and Technology building on FVCC’s campus, 777 Grandview Drive in Kalispell. $5. Call 756-3814 or visit fvcc.edu for tickets.

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Like totally, man. A night of folk pop, indie and rock awaits your hearing receptacles when Portland, Ore.’s And I Was Like, What? plays Higgins Hall, 617 S. Higgins Ave., at 7:30 PM. $5, all ages. Locals Tyson Ballew, The Lion. The Tamer and Have A Nice Coma open.

Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:45 PM and trivia at 8 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kateskins@gmail.com.

Rock out with the tribe when the Alpine Theatre Project presents a performance of the rock musical Hair, at 8 PM at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $ 3 7/ $ 3 0 / $ 2 5 d e p e n d i n g o n seats/$18 students. Call 862-SHOW for tickets or visit alpinetheatreproject.org. (See Theater in this issue.) Enjoy the flow of it all with a musical in two movements when the Port

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WHO: Foghorn String Band with locals Wise River Mercantile WHERE: Top Hat WHEN: Mon., July 19, at 9 PM HOW MUCH: $5 MORE INFO: call 529-9985 for info on the workshop

Your childhood just might get destroyed, in the best way possible, when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents another cabaret with the theme “Cabaret Destroys Your Childhood,” with a performance at 8:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $9. The cabaret girls also work the crowd for tips, just so you know. Visit mtactors.com. Foghorn String Band visits Missoula this week, fresh off a tour of Europe where, according to upright bass player Nadine Landry, their defining fiddle tradition thrives in regions like the Shetland Islands in Scotland. But don’t expect them to just play their gig and then hit the road. They’re also hosting a public workshop earlier in the day at a house in the Rattlesnake (see calendar for more info). It’s geared toward both novices and experts, and will include expert instruction from the band on how to play the fiddle, mandolin, three-fingered banjo, upright bass or rhythm guitar. It’s been five years since the band played Missoula, and during that time, the line-up changed. Despite the shift in personnel, Landry says the spirit that made her first a fan and then a member of the Foghorn String Band is, like their venerable musical tradition, as resilient as ever. —Cameron Rasmusson

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The Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 526 Electric Ave. in Bigfork, presents Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with a performance at 8 PM at the playhouse. $20–$15 depending on seats. Visit big forksummerplayhouse.com for tickets and a complete schedule of shows. Bowling and karaoke go together like smiling faces and burning hair during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING.

Let’s be honest: It’s easy to burn out on the latest experimental and progressive bands courting our ears. We can only take so much dissonance and introspection. When my tolerance for warbled synth solos has been spent, I reach for a hearty helping of meat-and-potatoes folk music. Portland., Ore.’s Foghorn String Band feeds this need brilliantly, serving up state-of-the-art traditionalism. Their music has helped nurture a now-thriving old-time scene in the Rose City, proving that old-school tunes can be just as inspired and relevant as the artiest electronica virtuoso. In fact, mandolin player Caleb Klauder already has an old-timey reputation as a solo artist and member of Calobo, which also includes members of The Decemberists. Eschewing the amplifiers and cords most bands rely on, members of the band gather around a single microphone and deliver songs defined by driving rhythm and cohesion.

Polson Players Summer Theatre presents a performance of That’s the Poop at 8 PM at the John Dowdall Theatre, on the Polson Golf Course, off Hwy. 93. $18/$17 students and seniors. Call 883-9212 for reservations and visit portpolsonplayers.com.

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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. 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. The Wild Coyotes will not be jamming out on broomsticks when they play country and classic rock at the Sunrise Saloon, 1110 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. 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. Cross your karaoke sword with others during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free. Nate Hegyi, lead singer/songwriter of Wartime Blues, keeps the folk and Americana flowing freely when he plays with a rotating cast of friends this and every other Thu. at the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., at 10 PM. Free. Expect plenty of chortles and guffaws when Los Angeles-based comedienne Kate Roxburgh makes a special appearance during The Missoula Colony 15, with a stand-up comedy performance at 11 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10. Visit montanarep.org and call 243-6809 Free live music is always rad, especially when it comes from touring artists. This week, your fix of free live tuneage hits the Garden City via underground hip-hoppers Pseudo Slang, Apoc and Modill, who hail from places as near as Chicago and as far as Buffalo, New York. They play the Palace Tue., July 20, at 9 PM, for no cover. If you dig hip-hop lyrics that you can relate to (meaning, not gangsta), coupled with a jazz and soul musical influence, I wouldn’t miss their show. Besides, what else are you going to do on a Tuesday night? Until then, keep me in the know of your upcoming gigs, free or not, by following my simple request of sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., July 16 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 try leaving your Schwinn cruiser at home and break out your freshly tuned up Gary Fisher mountain bike. Or borrow one. Trust me, you’ll need it, especially when you join me during the Tour of the Bitterroot, a 46-mile, non-competitive biking jaunt that starts at 7 AM Sat., July 17, and shoots you through the Skalkaho Drainage, just east of Hamilton on Montana Hwy. 38, and up through winding Forest Service roads. The tour is part dirt road and part paved road, and includes a hill climb that’s described as physically intense yet visually stunning. If that sounds like a prime way to pedal, get to Red Barn Bicycles, 399 McCarthy Loop in Hamilton, by 7 AM. Just be sure you’ve paid the $35 fee for this outing, which also doubles as a benefit for the Bitter Root Land Trust, a conservation org. Registration is due by 5 PM, Fri., July 16, so click fast to tourofthebitterroot.org or ring Robin at 375-0956. Also, take note that the tour includes a donation-based family ride at 9 AM, along with a kids’ derby at 2 PM and post-ride party later in the day. With that event programmed into your crackberry (I mean, Blackberry), let’s move back in time. On Thu., July 15, bicyclists who want to join CASA of Montana’s Park2Park Montana ride, have one final chance to register for the race, which occurs in September. Visit park2parkmontana.org and call 1-866-863-2272. Later on Thu., July 15, figure out how to expertly lube your hubs and keep your bike chain happy during REI Missoula’s Bike Maintenance Basics class, which is free and begins at 7 PM at REI, 3275 N. Reserve St. Ste. K-2. Call 541-1938. Giving back is as easy as mapping and monitoring non-smokeable weeds, as well as taking inventory of campsites and creatures, during another volunteer trip to the Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area with UM’s Wilderness Institute. This week’s outing runs Fri., July 16–Mon., July 19, and takes you to Gibralter Ridge. Expect a weekend of benevolent work and beautiful views to follow. RSVP by visiting www.cfc.umt.edu/wi or by calling 243-5361.

Or be a slacker and skip that trip so you can enjoy an outing with the Montana Chapter of the Sierra Club, which hosts a St. Mary Peak Day Hike in the Bitterroot Mountains at a TBA time on Sat., July 17. The hike, which is considered moderately strenuous, gets you high on altitude as you travel 7.5 miles roundtrip to the top of the peak, which is 9,300 feet in elevation. Once you get there, anticipate eye candy in the form of incredible views and tons of wildflowers. Free, but space is limited to 15 people. RSVP and find out the meet up time by contacting Mary at mowens320@gmail.com. You’ll probably need plenty of munchies, water and sports drinks to participate in the Helena Bicycle Club’s One Helena Hundred, 100-kilometer or 100-mile bike rides that begin with check-in at 7 AM

Street) to carpool, and call Kassia at 413-265-0798 to RSVP. Free, with reimbursements for gas if you’re driving carpoolers. Getting moistened is never a bad thing, especially if it involves learning wet exits, hip snaps, eddy turns and peel outs with the help of some dudes in the know when the Zoo Town Surfer’s host another Kayak Clinic, which runs from 9 AM–5 PM Sat., July 17, and Sun., July 18, and begins at the mighty waves of the Frenchtown Pond. The clinics cover everything from kayaking basics to river running concepts, and include afternoon jaunts on the Blackfoot or Clark Fork Rivers. $175. Call Jason at 546-0370 to register and visit zootownsurfers.com. Hit up some aqua and pull on something weedy at 9 AM Sat., July 17, during the fifth annual Bitterroot Floating Weed Pull, which begins with a river float at a TBA location. Once you’re on your tube, expect a sweet float peppered with info on noxious weeds, as well as a weed pulling session. Lunch and prize giveaways follow the float. Free. Call Melissa at 7775842 to register and for location info. On Sun., July 18, bike with some people to eat a certain something during the Missoulians on Bicycles Geezer Ride to Some Restaurant Somewhere, which begins with departure at 10 AM from the Greenough Park parking lot, on the corner of Monroe and Locust streets. Free. Call Gayle at 240-9279. Pull it like you mean it on Tue., July 20, when you join the Northern Rockies Chapter of Wildlands Restoration Volunteers for a Great Burn Knapweed Pull, which begins at 8 AM with a meet up at a TBA location in Missoula to carpool. Free. Visit wlrv.net/nrockies to sign up and e-mail Graham at graham@wlrv.org for meet up location. And finally, fly fishing with experts, watershed stewardship, Photo by Chad Harder stream restoration and water ecology converge into a crystal Sat., July 17, at Cascade City Park in Cascade, north of Helena. clear ball of awesomeness for your kid during the Watershed Thankfully, all those refreshments are yours if you join the ride, which Education Network’s fourth annual Liam Wood Fly Fishers and costs $55. Visit helenabicycleclub.org to register, but do it fast, since River Guardians School, a weeklong workshop for high schoolers that runs all day, each day, in Missoula from July 26–30. $300, with online registration closes Thu., July 15. You just love to give, don’t you? So why not keep up that streak some scholarships available. Registration is required by Wed., July of stewardship by meeting with the Montana Wilderness 21. Call 541-9287 to RSVP and visit motnanawatershed.org for details. Now let’s go pedal to the max and then relax, shall we? Association’s Ridgerunners, who head up a trailwork project on Sat., July 17, that takes you to the Blodgett Overlook Trail. Meet at calendar@missoulanews.com 8:30 AM at the Eastgate parking lot at Albertson’s (on East Broadway

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Mystery, Montana UM grad gets a foot in the door with NBC’s “Persons Unknown” by Erika Fredrickson

In NBC’s summer mini-series “Persons Unknown,” a group of strangers wake up to find themselves hostages in a small town that is entirely deserted, save for a handful of Chinese restaurant workers and a hotel night manager played by actor Andy Greenfield. Greenfield, who grew up in both Deer Lodge and Hamilton, and graduated from the University of Montana’s theater program with a BFA is, in many ways, the most mysterious person on the show. Unlike the other characters who are in the understandable position of being trapped and terrified, Greenfield’s night manager seems fairly unfazed in his ghost town job— despite his insistence that he doesn’t know how he ended up there. Is he one of the hostages, or is he something more sinister? Greenfield won’t tell. Though the show was shot a year and a half ago, NBC only just started airing the 13 episodes five weeks ago. Electric force fields, spooky surveillance cameras, personal secrets and invisible enemies provide it with echoes of “Lost” and hues of the “X-Files.” Meaning, all the surprising twists—including where the hostages are—will most likely continue to be shrouded in mystery until the very end. But for Greenfield, all of it seems strangely familiar. “As a viewer, you’re not supposed to know where the town is,” says Greenfield. “But it kind of reminds me of Philipsburg. They built it so that it’s two blocks long and one block wide with a blinking light in the middle of town. It has all these small town elements from towns I’ve been in across Montana.”

Greenfield moved to Los Angeles in 2005 after earning his degree at UM and spending a few years doing summer theater in Philipsburg, Virginia City and Bigfork. He got the gig with “Persons Unknown” in a strangely backward fashion. Remi Aubuchon, executive director for the show and one of Greenfield’s friends, decided to model the night manager character loosely on Greenfield’s personality. “He’d been working on the show for a long time,” says Greenfield, “and one day he was like, ‘You know, there’s this character that we’ve been writing and I’ve been thinking about it being a guy similar to you: funny and weird.’ At the time he just wanted to use me as a model for it and I thought that was cool. But a couple weeks later he asked if I wanted to come read for the part.” It was Greenfield’s first major audition, so the situation already seemed surreal. But to add to the weirdness of the experience, the reading lobby was full of actors Greenfield recognized from television shows—Robert Picardo who played Coach Cutlip on “The Wonder Years” and another actor he recognized from HBO’s cult Western series “Deadwood”—all of them vying for a role based on him. All Greenfield could think was, “What am I doing down here? I don’t even have an agent.” At first it didn’t look good. The show was being filmed in Ajusco, Mexico, (though

Montana native Andy Greenfield stars in NBC’s summer mini-series “Persons Unknown,” and will read at the 15th annual Missoula Colony this week. The Colony gathers emerging and established professional writers and actors for staged readings of new scripts.

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it’s not meant to actually take place there) and the producers chose to re-audition the hotel night manager role with Ajusco locals to keep their budget lower. After a couple of weeks of searching, however, they called Greenfield back and finally gave him the part. The bad news is that, so far, the show hasn’t gotten much of a buzz. The first episode aired on a Monday night at 10 p.m., and subsequent episodes were moved to an earlier and more ideal 8 p.m. slot before the show was relegated, finally, to 8 p.m. on Saturdays. Greenfield says that a Saturday evening slot is so not primetime that it might as well be airing at three in the morning. “NBC didn’t really advertise it very well,” he says. “I had to call my parents and ask them if they knew the show had moved and they didn’t. It’s always interesting trying to find out what some big network like that is thinking.” He laughs. “You end up shaking your fist at the peacock yelling, ‘I don’t understand!’” But the good news is, Greenfield now has an agent, and his role as the hotel night manager was extended from three episodes to 12, giving him major face time on the series with the mysterious plotline. In the meantime, as the show unfolds on television, Greenfield will be back in Montana to attend the 15th annual Missoula Colony, which is hosted by the Montana Rep and gathers emerging and established professional writers and actors for workshops and readings of new scripts. Greenfield is a veteran of the Colony and he joins Tony award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Marsha Norman (The Color Purple), Ron Fitzgerald (“Friday Night Lights”), Roger Hedden (Bodies, Rest & Motion) and others for public readings throughout the week. When he returns to L.A., Greenfield plans on reading for more roles as new shows begin casting. There’s still a chance that “Persons Unknown” could expand from a mini-series to a full-season show if viewers latch onto it through Netflix and online viewing. It’s just that kind of mystery. “It’s definitely set up so that by the time we get to the end that people are satisfied,” says Greenfield, “but where there’s still room for more story. Not everything is wrapped up. But it depends on our international following, which will take a little while to see. I’ve got my fingers crossed.” Andy Greenfield gives a staged reading for the Missoula Colony 15 at the Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center, Monday, July 10, at 8 PM. $10. Go to www.montanarep.org for the full Colony schedule. “Persons Unknown” continues ever y Saturday on NBC at 8 PM. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Stephen Jackman Steve Me Alone self-released

Stephen Jackman doesn’t need anyone. That is, he’s a solo artist who requires no one but himself to play all of the instruments—percussion, bass, synth and guitar—and sing lead and backup on his recordings. Steve Me Alone, the Flathead Valley resident’s appropriately titled album, is his sophomore effort. And like his debut, Band O’ Steve, it sounds like there are at least five other people in the band. It’s a pretty sweet trick. That said, this isn’t my favorite kind of music. It’s a little hazy and psychedelic at times, and the echo effects are like listening to Steely Dan underwater—which is something I would not enjoy, though I know some people who would. Some songs suffer from the worst

Luke Winslow-King Old/New Baby Fox on a Hill

Luke Winslow-King’s sophomore album, Old/New Baby, is nothing short of delightful. In a world overrun by chintzy pop and innocuous rock, Winslow-King’s sound stands apart, as does his tremendous musicianship. This is New Orleans-style jazz, with a hint of ragtime, a taste of burlesque, and the flair of a foot-stomping jug band thrown in. Accompanied by members of the Loose Marbles Jazz Band and a handful of musical friends, this 27-year-old songster cranks out 15 tunes that sound, appropriate-

The Gypsy Nomads Happy Madness

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If there’s one thing New York-based duo The Gypsy Nomads possess in abundance, it’s eclecticism. Folk, punk, tribal and Celtic sounds all thrive in their fourth album, Happy Madness. The result is like falling through an opium cloud into the middle of a Vaudeville show: It’s a little chaotic but nevertheless a delirious good time. Comprised of Samantha Stephenson and Scott Helland, The Gypsy Nomads serve up a lot of sound for such a shorthanded staff. Helland snakes twisting guitar riffs around Stephenson’s creative percussion. Stephenson’s clear, expressive vocals slather the concoction, and perhaps more than anything else, adhere the cobbled sound together. Her strong voice carries just enough theatrical style to sell their world

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Five long years after their debut, indie rock band The Graze has returned with Give/Sell. Their first album, Iowa Anvil, earned Louis O’Callaghan’s one-man Seattle act comparisons to the likes of Elliott Smith, Neutral Milk Hotel and Radiohead. His second venture remains true to those roots, and, for fans of indie and folk rock, will not disappoint.

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singer-songwriter downfalls with a lot of “baby” and “honey” lines and cliché lyrics like, “People talk about things they d o n’ t k n o w, l i k e t o believe in things they don’t really understand.” But Jackman’s harmonies and quirky, creative panache often overrule the flaws. In “Montana,” the abrupt silences between keyboard riffs add edginess. And “Houseboat” shimmers with dreamy vocal layers so lulling that it’s just like a boat drifting under the stars. Those songs alone keep this album afloat. (Erika Fredrickson) Stephen Jackman plays a CD release show at the Boiler Room in Kalispell Friday, July 16, at 8 PM. Free. ly, both traditional and brand-new. But Winslow-King’s sound isn’t just apery of a long-standing musical tradition. His cinematic, literary lyrics bring his old-style tunes into the realm of contemporary music. Add the skillfulness of his musicians, Winslow-King’s own dexterous guitar playing and the variety of instrumentation—including washboard, sousaphone, slide guitar, violin, clarinet—and you discover a tight, nuanced, irresistible sound. “Never Tired” is a lighthearted romp, “Bird Dog Blues” takes cues from gnarly Delta blues and “Your Eyes, Your Eyes” is a smooth melding of somber dirge and movie-score orchestration. Throughout this gem of an album, Winslow-King’s timeless composition, musicality and narrative not only entertain, they suggest that here is a young star on the rise. (Melissa Mylchreest) Luke Winslow-King plays the Top Hat Tuesday, July 20, at 8:30 PM. Cover TBA. of murder mysteries, ominous carnivals and humid sensuality. The duo shares songwriting credit, and their combined efforts produce a remarkably consistent experience. Lyrics adopt a story-telling role that fits comfortably inside their energetic folk. Occasional mystic evocations just skirt Spinal Tap-style self-parody but, mostly, add weird, creepy flavor. It’s easy to knock Happy Madness for indulgent moments: It’s like a Victorian brothel where French silk covers up the dirt and post-visit medical check-ups are advised. But those aspects are just part of the allure. (Cameron Rasmusson) The Gypsy Nomads play the Palace Friday, July 16, at 9 PM with Head for the Hills. $8. Despite its somewhat recognizable sound, Give/Sell has plenty of distinctive qualities, and a masterful blend of blues and grunge distinguishes it from others in the genre. “Apartment” is Nirvanaesque in both guitar and vocals, and songs like “Second Sight” and especially “Canyonland” sound as if they would fit right in on the Beatle’s White Album. O’Callaghan’s control of his voice is powerful and moving, particularly in “Bastards,” and while at times rough, he can take on a soothing, lullaby quality. After an upbeat and intriguing first half, the album settles into a recognizable Pacific Northwest indie rock melancholy. Though familiar, Give/Sell is an enjoyable collection of songs, even more so because if you join The Graze’s mailing list, it’s free. (Anne Pastore)

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APT lets it all hang out in Hair by Erika Fredrickson

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What makes ATP’s Hair so strong is its cast. The 16member tribe is made up of mostly professional equity actors who have made this trip, if you will, many times before. J. Cameron Barnett has performed in Hair all over the world, and his saucy portrayal as one of the lead characters, Hud, is mesmerizing, and equally matched by his incredible vocals and dance moves. Handsome and lanky Fabio Monteiro seems born to play the mischievous Berger, who loves the ladies but, still, can be so cruel. And Tracy McDowell plays Sheila with the kind of earnestness that is both cringe-worthy and totally endearing. Hair begins with caricature and ends on more complex terms. The fun-loving hippies seem a bit unreal at first, but when the idealism begins to fall apart, the cast makes sure you see that there’s more to their characters than first meets the eye. Claude (Eric Michael Krop) sings “Manchester, England” as a goofy hippie in the beginning, but as the play continues that simple identity unravels in the context of the Vietnam War. His evolution into a more layered character is probably the most gut wrenching part of this show. He’s the quiet, contemplative one, the one member of the tribe you relate to most. Despite the fact that he’s such a tragic figure, Krop never overplays the role. Alpine Theatre Project’s Hair includes a trippy set Throughout the show, a stellar live band perdesign that extends beyond the stage. forms on stage beneath the shelter of a fire escape. Everything about reading those letters reminds me There are times the sound system can’t quite handle the of watching the Alpine Theatre Project’s (ATP) current loud guitar riffs coupled with the cast’s more fast and production of Hair. The 1968 musical is all about the furious songs, and the strain to understand what is going feverish contagion of young idealism. It’s concerned on gets a little tiring. But during some of the best parts— with issues surrounding racism, sex and war, and like when Margaret Mead (Luke Walrath) sings “My addresses them in highly emotional and satirical ways. Conviction” and flashes the mostly elderly audience with There is no innuendo when it comes to sex—songs like nothing but a banana hammock, or when the cast sings “Sodomy” don’t thinly veil anything. The dialog is defi- the more popular songs like “Hair” and “Let the ant and full of swears. And, of course, there’s a lot of pot Sunshine In”—the sound is crystal clear. ATP, thankfully, doesn’t pull punches despite the smoking and tripping on acid. In addition to its “shocking” onstage antics, Hair fact that Whitefish is a long way from New York City. stands out for being a revolutionary piece of theater. It Then again, Hair’s original viewers are seniors now, and experimented with non-linear storytelling and audience it has been around for long enough that it’s been participation in a way that hadn’t been done before. embraced, despite scenes that still cause a stir. (In an illOther than being about a tribe of hippies, there isn’t fated decision to look down at my program during the much of a clear plot—though it still manages to create a last few seconds of Act I, I missed the famous full-frontal meaningful portrait of those involved. In most produc- nudity scene where at least a handful of cast members tions, the fourth wall is completely dissolved. The cast disrobe. And, I’ll admit, I was disappointed.) Even if some of the shock of Hair has worn off, it’s meanders throughout the crowd, talking to people and handing out flyers. For better or worse, the audience is a relevant play: wars and racism and homophobia haven’t gone away. Another thing that’s still true: People not allowed to be an innocent bystander. Granted, those elements are written into the script are still uncomfortable with audience participation. and don’t change much from production to production. When I was pulled up onstage to dance at the end, I But director Betsi Morrison put some thought into how hated it. But I get it, too. We have inhibitions now that to best interpret those aspects. In ATP’s version, the we didn’t have in our youth, and Hair reminds the audiactors pet audience members with just enough intrusion ence of that. Maybe one day we’ll need a new, more on personal space to evoke giddy nervousness. Set updated shocking musical. In the meantime, ATP shows designer Robin Vest built the round center of the stage at that this one still holds up. a tilt to give the illusion that the cast was just about to Hair continues at the Whitefish Performing Arts slide right into the front row. The backdrop, painted like a purple star-filled sky on one wall and an orange and Center in Whitefish, Thursday, July 15, through yellow sun on the other, doesn’t stop at the stage’s end. Sunday, July 31. Go to alpinetheatreproject.org for The whole theater is engulfed by the set, giving the sense tickets and more info. that there is no physical designation between actors and efredrickson@missoulanews.com audience. A few weeks ago I unearthed a box of 15-year-old letters from my parents’ attic written by friends during some significant years of our lives: just out of high school and heading off to college, to new cities or overseas. For the most part, they’re filled with dramatic devotionals (“You are the only person who understands me!”) and a tone that is both angsty and brimming with idealism about changing the world. Painfully naïve? Um, yeah. But also, it’s sort of thrilling to recapture that blinding—and blind—post-high school energy. (Not to mention, the weirdness of leafing through what now feels like such an antiquated medium for communication.)

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I’m faced with a philosophical question nearly as thorny as those posed by Nolan in the film itself: How do I approach discussing its conceptual ambition while preserving that sense of discovery? Because Nolan is nothing if not a filmmaker who demands that you wrestle with ideas. Now, that doesn’t mean bowing down to him as pop-culture’s answer to Socrates; he’s too gifted a showman to make it all about dissecting his koans. But for a decade, Nolan has built a body of work out of how we define our identity and our reality: the self-created memory of Memento; the existential magic trick at the climax of The Prestige; Batman’s surrender to what people need to believe in The Dark Knight. Inception finds him again in that familiar territory—and the result is something almost as thrilling to contemplate as it is to watch. Those who prefer their tabulas entirely rasa may want to exit now, because here’s the set-up: In an unspecified future, the technology exists for people to enter one another’s dreams. Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), once a researcher into the technology, has (for initially unclear reasons) become a fugitive, supporting himself as a corporate spy stealing business ideas from the subconscious of executives. But one powerful businessman, Saito (Ken Watanabe), offers Cobb a chance to reclaim his life if he can pull off a harder trick than stealing an idea from the mind of his chief competitor, Fischer (Cillian Murphy): planting one there. It takes most of Inception’s first hour to introduce its characters and the complex rules of its mindscape universe, which could have made for a long slog. Nolan proves too crafty to fall into that trap, allowing his exposition to unfold in a purely visual context that allows us to discover what we need to know along with Cobb’s newest team member, Ariadne (Ellen Page). The same approach provides the opportunity to unfold Cobb’s crucial, tangled back-story, including

And what a payoff it is. The trip into Fischer’s head that comprises the final hour-plus of Inception— involving Cobb and his team members, also including his long-time partner ( Joseph Gordon-Leavitt) and a master “forger” of other personalities (Tom Hardy)— turns into a bravura, jaw-dropping extended set-piece that’s astonishing on nearly every possible level. As pure action, it delivers crunching chases, snowmobile pursuits and one gravity-defying fistfight that becomes the final smackdown to every other pretender to the Matrix throne. As imaginative visual showpiece, it gives you a world where stairways bend in Escheresque directions and a train can come hurtling down a city street. And as an exercise in multi-level storytelling, it should become one for the film-studies textbooks, as Nolan and his editor Lee Smith often find themselves juggling four concurrent cliffhanger plotlines. For more than an hour, Inception maintains a level of breath-holding tension that simply doesn’t seem possible. That should be enough for any movie-lover to ask for—but Nolan gives us more. The emotional weight he adds to Cobb’s tale pushes Inception to another level, one in which questions about the way we shape our reality balance the pure adrenaline excitement. It’s not necessary to see Nolan’s philosophizing as earth-shaking; it does tread into notions he already explored in Memento, and does so with less potency than the simple gee-whiz moments. But Nolan continues to succeed at what most big-budget filmmakers never even bother to try: trusting that our cinematic sense of wonder doesn’t have to be disconnected from our brains. Even if you now know a little about what Inception is about, you don’t even know the half of it. Inception opens Friday, July 16, at the Carmike 10 and Village 6.

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Scope OPENING THIS WEEK HARRY BROWN Michael Caine proves that old coots shouldn’t be messed with after a group of British thugs kills one of his friends, prompting him to exercise a bit of vigilante justice. Wilma Theatre: 7 and 9, with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3. INCEPTION Director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight and Memento) offers up a strong cup of surrealism in this sci-fi thriller that follows subconscious secret stealer Leonardo DiCaprio as he tries to clear his bad rep with a Herculean task—to plant thoughts into people’s minds instead of ripping them off.

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in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: noon, 12:30, 2:30, 3, 5, 6, 7:30, 9 and 10, with an additional Fri.-Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.Sun. show at 1:30. STANDING OVATION Five junior high ladies band together—and sacrifice a few things along the way—in order to belt out smooth tunes and wicked moves so they can win a music video contest. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35 and 10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

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Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:45 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45. Entertainer in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9. GROWN UPS Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade and others are old chums from grade school who reunite for a weekend after their basketball coach dies. Soon enough, they realize that being a boy is much more fun than being an adult with responsibilities. Carmike 10: 1:35, 4:05, 7 and 9:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9 with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:10, 3:40, 6:40 and 9 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

into ice—due to an insane ability to control all four elements—in order to be the peacemaker in a world where one country, known as Fire, plays the neighborhood bully to the nations of Air, Water and Earth. Oh yeah, this is all in 3-D, too. Carmike 10: 1:45, 4:30, 7 and 9:30. Village 6 in 2-D: 4:30, 7 and 9:30 with an additional Fri. and Mon.-Thu. show at 1:45. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2D: 7 and 9 with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 and 10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. PLEASE GIVE Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt are looking for some extra leg room in their cramped NYC digs, but their older neighbor isn’t going to budge until she kicks the can in this flick that touches on themes of materialism, doubt and class. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 9:10, with a Sun. matinee at 3:10. PREDATORS First there was Arnold Schwarzenegger and Predator in 1987. Then there was Predator 2 (1990), Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). Now, unlikely action heroes Topher Grace and Adrien Brody star in the franchise’s latest offering. Carmike 10: 1, 4:10, 7:20 and 10. Village 6: 1, 4:10, 7:20 and 10. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:25, 4:10, 6:55 and 9:40 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. SESAME WORKSHOP: SUMMER BEACH PARTY It’s time to party it up on the beach—with Sesame Street’s Workshop and PBS Kids—in this animated movie that features appearances by Elmo, Pinky Dinky Doo and a guitar strumming dude named SteveSongs. Village 6: 1 only Sat.-Sun. TOY STORY 3 Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and the rest of this 3-D animated pack are at a loss when they find out their buddy Andy is going to college to do “adult stuff.” Thankfully though, this team of toys finds another set of adorers at a daycare. Carmike 10: 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:40. Village 6 in 2-D: 1:30, 4:10, 7 and 9:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:25, 4:10, 6:55 and 9:20 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

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Carmike 10: 1, 1:45, 4:15, 4:55, 7:30 and 8:05, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 10:45. Village 6: 12:45, 3:55, 7:05 and 10:10. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 only, with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: noon, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 6:30, 7:45 and 9:45 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 6:50 and 9:35, with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 6:50 and 9:30. MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM Dustin Hoffman is an eccentric 213-year-old who makes Natalie Portman an offer she won’t want to refuse—the chance to run a shop filled with supernatural toys. Carmike 10: 10 AM on Tue. only. THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Nicolas Cage lets his hair down, literally, as a contemporary wizard in the Big Apple who handpicks nasal-voiced college dude Jay Baruchel so he can teach him how to kick enemies to the curb with phantasmagorical weapons like plasma bolts. Carmike 10: 1:30, 4:15, 7 and 9:45. Pharaohplex

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NOW PLAYING CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff—you know, the guy who bilked American Indian tribes out of millions of dollars, and now slings kosher pizzas—gets dissected on the screen in this doc that explores what happens when greed and corruption goes amok. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7, with a Sun. matinee at 1. DESPICABLE ME Funny guys Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett and Ken Jeong (he’s the naked dude from the trunk in The Hangover) lend their voices to this animated 3-D comedy about an evildoer’s plan to steal the moon. Carmike 10: 1:10, 4:15, 7 and 9:30. Village 6 in 2-D: 1, 4, 7:30 and 9:45. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: noon, 12:30, 2:15, 2:45, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9:15 and 9:45 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

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THE KARATE KID Yet another remake surfaces in this face-lifted plot that features an uncommonly calm and composed Jackie Chan teaching some neck snappin’ kung fu moves to Jaden Smith, a Detroit native and newbie to Beijing, China who aims to bruise up some bullies. Carmike 10: 1 and 4. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 3 and 9. KNIGHT AND DAY Tom Cruise might be summoning the almighty power of Scientology as a bad boy on the run who picks up Cameron Diaz along the way for an adventure filled with blazing machine guns and high speed car chases, all in the name of avoiding federal party poopers like Peter Sarsgaard. Carmike 10: 7:05 and 9:45. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:30, 4:05, 6:50 and 9:25 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. THE LAST AIRBENDER Monkish-looking youngster Noah Ringer utilizes his power to kick ass, take names and turn water

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Who knows if good things come in threes, all I know is that this third installment of the popular series features more pale faced vamps hungry for blood, some killings in the Emerald City, and an epic—epic—struggle for a lady between a werewolf and a vampire. Carmike 10: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10. Village 6: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 and 10. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 with an additional Sat.–Sun. and Wed. show at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 12:15, 1:15, 4:05, 6:05, 7:05 and 9:50 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:45 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 7 and 9:20. Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson and Skylar Browning. Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., July 16. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Thou shalt not kill” is a crucial rule for you to follow, and not just in the literal sense. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should also be extra vigilant as you avoid more metaphorical kinds of destruction. Please be careful not to unleash ill-chosen words that would crush someone’s spirit (including your own). Don’t douse newly kindled fires, don’t burn recently built bridges, and don’t deprive fresh sprouts of the light they need to keep growing. To put this all in a more positive frame: It’s time for you to engage in a reverent and boisterous celebration of life, nurturing and fostering and stimulating everywhere you go. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The baseball game was over. TV announcer Mike Krukow was describing the “ugly victory” that the San Francisco Giants had just achieved. The team’s efforts were sloppy and chaotic, he said, and yet the win counted just as much as a more elegant triumph. He ended with a flourish: “No one wants to hear about the labor pains; they just want to see the baby.” That’s my message to you this week, Taurus. All that matters is that you get the job done. It doesn’t matter whether you look good doing it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s the really good news: CIA director Leon Panetta says there are fewer than 100 Al-Qaeda combatants in Afghanistan. Here’s the utterly confusing news: The U.S has over 94,000 highly trained human beings in Afghanistan whose express purpose is to destroy Al-Qaeda. I bring this up as a prod to get you to question your own allotment of martial force, Gemini. You definitely need to make sure you have a lavish reserve of fighting spirit primed to serve your highest goals. Just make sure, please, that it’s pointed in the right direction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Give us this day our daily hunger,” prayed French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. It was his personal variation on the “Give us this day our daily bread” line from the Lord’s Prayer. I suggest you use his formulation as your own in the coming week, Cancerian. It’s the high season for your holy desires: a time when your mental and physical health will thrive as you tune in to and express your strongest, most righteous longings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In a recent horoscope, I wrote about Christopher Owens, lead singer of the band Girls, and how he wore pajama bottoms during a show he did in San Francisco. A reader named Eric was disgusted by this, seeing it as evidence that Owens is a self-indulgent hipster. “Just another spoiled trust-fund kid,” he said in his email, “whose excessively privileged life has given him the delusion that he’s uninhibited.” With a little research, Eric would have found the truth: Owens was raised in an abusive religious cult by a single mother who worked as a prostitute to earn a meager living. I bring this to your attention in hopes it will inspire you to avoid making any assumptions about anyone. More than ever before, it’s crucial that you bring a beginner’s mind to your evaluations of other human beings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I want to see your willpower surge and throb and carry you to a ringing triumph in the next two weeks, Virgo. I hope to be cheering you on as you complete a plucky effort to overcome some long-standing obstacle… as you put the finishing touches on an epic struggle to defeat a seemingly intractable foe… as you rise up with a herculean flourish and put the stamp of your uniqueness on a success that will last a long time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Italian word terribilità was originally used by art critics to describe the sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo. According to various dictionaries, it refers to “a sense of awe-inspiring grandeur,” “the sublime mixed with amazement” or “an astonishing creation that provokes reverent humility.” In my astrological opinion, terribilità is a prerequisite for the next chapter of your life story. You need be flabbergasted by stunning beauty. Where can you go to get it? A natural wonder might do the trick, or some exalted architecture, or the biography of a superb human being or works of art or music that make you sob with cathartic joy. For extra credit, put yourself in the path of all the above.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In a favorable review of Badger Mountain Riesling wine, winelibrary.com said, “The sweet succulent aromas of bosc pears are woven with lilacs and just a hint of petrol.” Meanwhile, Allure magazine named Sécrétions Magnifique as one of the top five sexiest perfumes in the world, even though its fragrance is like “floral bilge.” Petrol? Bilge? Both commentaries seem to suggest that greatness may contain a taint–or even that the very nature of greatness may require it to have a trace of something offensive. I’m guessing that’ll be a theme for you in the coming week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During the grace period you’re currently enjoying, you have a talent for tuning in to the raw potential of whatever situation is right in front of you; you just naturally know how to establish rapport with circumstances you’ve never seen before. That’s why your spontaneous urges are likely to generate fun learning experiences, not awkward messes. You’ll thrive as you improvise adeptly with volatile forces. It may therefore seem like your progress will be easy, even a bit magical. Some people may regard your breakthroughs as unearned. But you and I will know that you’re merely harvesting the benefits that come from a long period of honing your powers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A few single friends of mine use the dating site OkCupid to meet potential lovers. One woman got the following notice: “We are pleased to report that you are in the top half of OkCupid’s most attractive users. How can we say this with confidence? Because we’ve tracked click-thrus on your photo and analyzed other people’s reactions to you … Your new elite status comes with one important privilege: You will now see more attractive people in your match results. Also! You’ll be shown to more attractive people in their match results. And, no, we didn’t send this email to everyone on OkCupid. Go ask an ugly friend.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you will soon receive a metaphorically comparable message, not from OkCupid, but from the universe itself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The liberation movement kindled in the 1960s wasn’t all fun and games. It ushered in expansive new ways of thinking about gender, race, sexuality, spirituality, music and consciousness itself, but it was fueled by anger as well as by the longing for pleasure and meaning and transcendence. A key focus of the rage was opposition to the Vietnam War. The adrenaline stirred by anti-war protests was an instrumental part of the mix that propelled the entire era’s push for freedom. I’m hoping that the oil hemorrhage in the Gulf of Mexico will become a similar beacon in the next ten years. Can you think of a comparable prod in your personal life, Aquarius? A gnawing injustice that will help awaken and feed your irresistible drive to emancipate yourself?

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA CITY OF MISSOULA PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA STREET BRIDGE REPAIR DESIGN/BUILD PROJECT, City of Missoula, Montana City Project No. PR 10–8 CSB NOTICE TO BRIDGE DESIGN AND REPAIR PROFESSIONALS: Notice is hereby given that the City of Missoula Parks and Recreation, an Equal Opportunity government, will receive written Qualifications for Design/Build Services for, inspection, design and repair construction of California Street Bridge in Missoula, Montana. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Written proposal shall be submitted to the City Clerk’s Offices at 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802 on or before 3:00 p.m., local time the day of July 29, 2010. Envelopes shall be clearly marked “Project 10-8 CSB - RFQ; Response to RFQ for CALIFORNIA STREET BRIDGE REPAIR DESIGN/BUILD PROJECT; Attn: Marty Rehbein, CMC, City Clerk”. Questions regarding the project should be directed to Alan White by calling (406) 552-6261 or emailing awhite@ci.missoula.mt.us . Copies of the detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) can be obtained via the Parks & Recreation website at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/parksrec or by contacting Alan White, Parks and Recreation, 100 Hickory Street, Missoula, Montana 59801.

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Rehbein, City Clerk, at 552-6078. All persons interested may appear to be heard or may file written comments with the City Clerk prior to the date of hearing. Mail any comments to: Public Hearing Comment, City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MONTANA. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on July 26, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider a resolution to approve the Missoula Conservation Lands Management Plan establishing the goals and guiding principles for the management of the City of Missoula’s open space lands. For further information, contact Donna Gaukler, at 5526265. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on August 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance to amend Title 20, Missoula City Zoning Ordinance to incorporate maintenance revisions. For further information, contact Tom Zavitz, Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4983. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on August 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance amending Chapter 12.44 Missoula Municipal Code entitled “Cemeteries” repealing section 12.44.070 entitled “Reserve Funds” removing the requirements relating to the deposit of certain cemetery revenue into reserve funds. For further information, contact Brentt Ramharter, Finance Director at 5526108. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on August 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to

consider an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code Chapter 1.20.010 entitled “General Penalty” amending section 1.20.010 entitled “Designated” and section 1.20.020 entitled “Fine payment” to establish a minimum fine of $30.00 for violations of city ordinances unless specifically provided for elsewhere in Missoula Municipal Code. For further information, contact Brentt Ramharter, Finance Director at 552-6108. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY 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: Road Name is Unknown, located in Section 35, Township 13N, Range 20W, Subdivisions: Catherine, George, Schwenk From west end of Schwenk Ct To west boundary of Lot 5 of Catherine Addition And further described in the Road Book of the Missoula County Department of Public Works Surveying Division and shown on the attached Exhibit as: Future – conditional 27’ public access easement (For more information, please see petition on file in the Clerk & Recording office at 200 West Broadway, 2nd floor, Missoula, MT.) The abandonment of this county road is necessary and advantageous for the following reasons: 1. The road would devalue our property. The Ricci Family would lose 8,667 sq. ft. and the Boyds almost as much. Adjoining neighbors would also lose property, with this easement in place, we can not use this land as we want, but we still pay taxes on it. 2. We built our homes on cul-de-sacs for privacy & quiet, which would be shattered if this road is built. The road or graveled slope, would pass 3 feet from the Riccis Garage and well. They are worried about run-off contamination. 3. None of the adjoining land owners want this road and they agree that property should not be taken from landowners for a subdivision that benefits other land owners. A PUBLIC HEARING on the above requested abandonment will be held before the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting on July 28, 2010 at 1:30 p.m., Room 201, MISSOULA County Courthouse. 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, prior to the hearing date. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier Clerk & Recorder /Treasurer By Kim Cox Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk and

Recorder 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 258-3241 Date: June 22, 2010 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION The Office of Planning & Grants has received a floodplain application from the Lloyd Twite Family Partnership represented by PCI, Inc to work within the Bitterroot River floodplain. The proposed project is located through the Linda Vista golf course at 4915 Lower Miller Creek Road in Section 1 Township 12N Range 20W and includes the installation of approximately .3 miles of sanitary sewer main.. Copies of the full applications are available for review in the Office of Planning and Grants in City Hall. Written comments from anyone interested in City floodplain permit application # 11 - 01 may be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m., August 6, 2010. Address comments to the Floodplain Administrator, Office of Planning & Grants, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802 or call 258-4841 for more information. MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION The Office of Planning & Grants has received a floodplain application from Chriss Mack to work within the Bitterroot River floodplain. The proposed project is located in Section 22, Township 12N, Range 20W and includes the construction of a 48’ X 96’ hay storage barn.. Copies of the full applications are available for review in the Office of Planning and Grants in City Hall. Written comments from anyone interested in County floodplain permit application # 11 - 01 may be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m., August 6, 2010. Address comments to the Floodplain Administrator, Office of Planning & Grants, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802 or call 258-4841 for more information. MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARINGS The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will hold budget hearings on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011. The PRELIMINARY budget hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at approximately 2:30 p.m., following the regularly scheduled Public Meeting, in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex. The FINAL budget hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at approximately 2:30 p.m., following the regularly scheduled Public Meeting, in

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Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex. PLEASE NOTE: THE DATE OF THE FINAL BUDGET HEARING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE RECEIPT OF CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES FROM THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The Commissioners will meet to Adopt the Final Budget and make appropriations on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at their Administrative Meeting, in Room 204 in the Commissioners Office. Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the hearings and be heard for or against the proposed budget. PLEASE NOTE: THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE RECEIPT OF CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES FROM THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The proposed budget is open for inspection in the Missoula County Commissioners’ Office. For further information, contact Andrew V. Czorny, Chief Financial Officer, at the Missoula County Courthouse, 2584919, or by e-mail at aczorny@co.missoula.mt.us BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MISSOULA COUNTY 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: Old Hayes Creek Road, located in Section 5, 8, 9 Township 12N, Range 20W From west line NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 9. To its intersection with Forest Road 365, AKA Blue Mountain Road in the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 5. And further described in the Road Book of the Missoula County Department of Public Works Surveying Division and shown on the attached Exhibit as: Shown as “Road to be abandoned” on drawing #747 (For more information, please see petition on file in the Clerk & Recording office at 200 West Broadway, 2nd floor, Missoula, MT.) The abandonment of this county road is necessary and advantageous for the following reasons: 1. Traffic through the residential area will increase significantly thereby creating greater safety and environmental hazards. Recall the many requests for a traffic light at the bottom of Hayes Creek Road and Highway 93 and the difficulty in accessing that highway at nearly all hours of the day. Even now it is an accident waiting to happen. 2. ATV and other trail motorized traffic will increase with its associated noise and wildlife disruption. 3. The allure of a new “party” area will be irresistible with all of its attendant noise, traffic, trash and law enforcement ramifications. 4. The greater the traffic, the greater the danger of human caused fires, particularly in an area that has not had quite the same fuel reduction remediation that other recreation areas around Missoula have had. 5. With all of the other excellent trailhead accesses, particularly the much improved and very high dollar improvements made at the Blue Mt Rd site, it would seem pure folly to have to incur the additional expense and maintenance of yet another trailhead into the Blue Mountain Recreation complex. There may be more reasons but these are just a few that come to mind very quickly. A PUBLIC HEARING on the above requested abandonment will be held before the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting on July 28, 2010 at 1:30 p.m., Room 201, Missoula County Courthouse. 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, prior to the hearing date. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier, Clerk & Recorder /Treasurer By Kim Cox Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk and Recorder 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 258-3241 Date: June 28, 2010 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PROPOSED REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM FOR WYE AREA The

Missoula County Department of Public Works will hold a public meeting to discuss current groundwater study and possible alternatives for a regional water system in the Wye Area. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at Missoula County Department of Public Works, 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT. Any person wishing to be heard on the matter may speak at the meeting and/or submit written comments or additional inquiries to the Department of Public Works at the meeting or by mail, fax or personal delivery to 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808, FAX (406) 258-4864. Additional information on the meeting may be obtained from Gregory H. Robertson, Director of Public Works at 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808 or by calling (406) 258-4818. DATED THIS 6th DAY OF JULY, 2010. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. IN THE MATTER OF the Application of Mountain Water Company for Authority to Increase Rates and Charges for Water Service to its Missoula, Montana, Customers UTILITY DIVISION DOCKET NO. D2010.4.41 IN THE MATTER OF the Application of Mountain Water Company to Establish a Distribution System Improvement Charge UTILITY DIVISION DOCKET NO. D2010.6.59 AMENDED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND INTERVENTION DEADLINE On June 2, 2010, Mountain Water Company (Mountain Water) filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission (Commission or PSC) requesting authority to establish a Distribution System Improvement Charge Tariff (DSIC tariff). Mountain Water proposes the DSIC tariff to surcharge existing rates in the amount necessary to fund an accelerated main replacement program. The DSIC tariff will allow for accelerated rate recovery on main replacements installed as part of infrastructure remediation. If the DSIC tariff is approved by the Commission, Mountain Water will immediately focus its main replacement efforts on the thin-walled steel pipe installed after World War II and Kalamein pipe. This application was in response to Commission Order 6954c in Docket No. D2009.9.119 that directed Mountain Water to develop an action plan for accelerating the replacement of water main that is leaking or prone to leaks. On April 19, 2010, Mountain Water filed an application with the Commission requesting authority to increase rates and charges for water service to its Missoula, Montana, customers (rate application). The Commission on May 3, 2010, issued a Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline on the rate application and the intervention deadline has passed. The Commission consolidated the DSIC tariff application with the rate application as the dockets are related, and it will be more efficient to process the two interrelated dockets together. The consolidated dockets for the rate application, D2010.4.41 and the DSIC tariff application, D2010.6.59, are being noticed as a combined docket. A copy of the May 3, 2010, Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline for the rate application is available at: http://psc.mt.gov/eDocs/ eDocuments/pdfFiles/D2010-441_OUT20100503_NAID.pdf. Mountain Water is a Montana corporation providing water utility service in and near Missoula, Montana, and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.. The PSC’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided at Title 69, MCA. The substantive and procedural law applicable is Title 69, MCA, especially at Ch. 3 (public utilities), ARM Title 38, Ch. 5 (utilities), Title 2, Ch. 4, MCA (MAPA), ARM Title 38, Ch. 2 (PSC procedural rules), and any prior orders of the PSC which may bear on the issues presented.. The application, prefiled testimony, exhibits and proposed tariffs and service rules are available for public inspection at the Public Service Commission, 1701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, Montana 59601, telephone, 406-444-6199. Many, if not all of these documents are also available at the Commission’s website, http://psc.mt.gov. If necessary, please call the Commission at the number indicated for assistance in accessing information on the website. The public may also inspect these documents at Mountain Water’s office at 1345 W. Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59806. Questions and concerns may be directed to Arvid Hiller, Mountain Water’s General Manager, at 406 721 -5570. Persons interested in and directly affected by Mountain Water’s application and desiring to participate, should file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission no later than July 29, 2010. Any Petition to Intervene must be electronically submitted (e-filed) on the PSC’s website at http://psc.mt.gov/eDocsLogin.asp. The filing party must also deliver or mail the original Petition to Intervene in paper format to the PSC by the filing deadline. The PSC will upload E-filed documents to the PSC’s website after the paper original has been officially received at the PSC office. One copy must be served on NWE and the MCC (addresses above). Interested persons wishing to remain informed but who choose not to intervene, may file a request to be placed on the service list to receive notices and orders. The

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PUBLIC NOTICES Montana Consumer Counsel, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, Montana 59601, telephone 406-444-2771, is available and may be contacted to represent consumers’ interests in this docket.. If necessary, a procedural order governing the procedure and schedule in this matter will be issued following the deadline for intervention. The PSC and persons having petitioned for intervention in this proceeding may direct discovery to Mountain Water at anytime up to and including the procedural schedule final date for discovery on the utility application which is currently anticipated to conclude by July 30, 2010. Mountain Water must respond within fourteen calendar days to all discovery requests directed to it more than fourteen calendar days prior to the deadline. Discovery issued less than fourteen days prior to the deadline must be answered according to direction in the procedural order. If there are no intervenors in this docket the Commission may schedule a hearing on its own motion, or may rule on the application based on the information contained in the Mountain Water filing. Persons not formally participating in this docket may submit written public comments to the Commission at the above address. Public comments may also be submitted to the Commission through the Commission’s web-based comment form at http://psc.mt.gov/Consumers/comments/.. The PSC initially notices proceedings through use of general service lists. Interested persons not intervening, but wishing to remain on the service list to receive notices and orders must notify the PSC in writing by the date fixed for intervention. Failure to submit notification will result in removal from the service list in this Docket.. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION GREG JERGESON, Chairman KEN TOOLE, Vice-Chairman GAIL GUTSCHE, Commissioner BRAD MOLNAR, Commissioner JOHN VINCENT, Commissioner IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, PABLO, MONTANA Cause No. 10-0272-NC IN RE THE CHANGE OF NAME OF Alishon Dre Kelly. NOTICE is hereby given that a Hearing will be held in the above Courjt on the 16th day of August, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. on the petition of Alyssa Nememay to change the name of the Minor Child, Alishon Dre Kelly to Ali Dre Nenemay. At any time before the hearing, written objections may be filed with the Court by any person. DATED this 7th day of July, 2010. /s/ Cara Croft, Clerk of Court By: Chelsi Camel, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, GALLATIN COUNTY Dept. 3 Judge John C. Brown Cause No. DV09-421AX SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTANA, INC., Plaintiff, vs MAKE MY HOUSE GREEN, LLC, a/k/a IDEA CONSTRUCTION, LLC, A Montana Limited Liability Company, COREY WILLIAMSON, an individual, CALEB J. BEAUDIN, a/k/a CALEB J. BEAUDIN— BDC, an individual, MICHAEL M. GEORGE, an individual, GALLATIN VALLEY HEALTH FITNESS GROUP, a Montana Limited Liability Company, KIMBERLY RICHARDSON d/b/a COUNTESS CLEANING, a sole proprietorship, YOUNG’S ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC., a Montana Corporation, ANDREW BLANCHFORD, d/b/a BLANCHFORD LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., a Montana Corporation, CONCRETE MATERIALS OF MONTANA, LLC a Montana Limited Liability Company and FIVE STAR EXTERIORS, LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDENT MICHAEL M. GEORGE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of foreclosing the real property situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: The Northeasterly 22 1/2 feet of Lot 18, all of Lot 19 and Southwesterly one-half of Lot 20 in Block 45 of South Missoula, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof commonly know as 621 Brooks Street, Missoula, Montana 59801. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, the 8th day of June, 2010. (SEAL) /s/ Jennifer Brandon, Gallatin County Clerk of Court By /s/ Paula Cox, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Case No. DV-10-885 Dept. No. 4 Douglas G. Harkin ORDER SETTING HEARING IN THE APPLICATION OF LEIGHA MICHELLE WRIGHT, Petitioner, FOR CHANGE OF HER NAME TO LEIGHA MICHELLE CLAIRMONT. Petitioner, Leigha Michelle Wright, by and through her counsel of record, Del Post of Datsopoulos, MacDonald and Lind P.C., has moved this Court to grant her Petition for Name Change. The Court orders: The hearing on the Petition for Name Change filed in this case is set at the

following date and time subsequent to August 2, 2010: August 17, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. DATED this 30th day of June, 2010. /s/ Douglas G. Harkin, District Court Judge

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-10-91 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHARLES L. EIDEL, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dennis Schneiter has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Dennis Schneiter, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Benjamin T. Cory, PO Box 7099, Missoulua, Montana 59807-7099, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 21st day of June, 2010. CROWLEY & FLECK, PLLP, 305 South Fourth Street East, PO Box 7099, Missoula, MT 59807-7099 /s/ Benjamin T. Cory, Attorneys for Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-10-94 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE W. HOLDEN, 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 Candyce J. Weaks, 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 25th day of June, 2010. /s/ Candyce J. Weaks, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause Probate No. DP08095 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FLOYD M. CLARK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Barbara L. Olson and Mark F. Clark, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED June 3, 2010. /s/ Barbara L. Olson, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Floyd M. Clark, deceased. DATED June 3, 2010. /s/ Mark F. Clark, Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Floyd M. Clark, deceased MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 4 Cause No. DP-10-83 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JON H. McBRIDE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as 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 M. McBride at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, PO Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 28th day of June, 2010. /s/ Jon M. McBride, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Ed McLean Cause No. DV-10755 Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Noah Austin Michael Hoy: Seth Abram McGhee, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Noah Austin Michael Hoy to Noah Austin Michael McGhee. The hearing will be on August 4th, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: June 7, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: Amy M. Day, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-10-89 In re the Estate of John P. Barnett, 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 the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Michael Barnett, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Debra D. Parker, Parker Law Firm, PO Box 7873, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 21st day of June, 2010. /s/ Michael P. Barnett, c/o Debra D. Parker, Parker Law Firm, PO Box 7873, Missoula, Montana 59807 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-10-64 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JOHN A. GAUGHAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Terry L. Wolfe, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o SOL & WOLFE Law Firm PLLP at 101 East Broadway #300, Missoula, MT 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court at the Missoula County

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 7, 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 in Book 822 Micro Records, Page 710, 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 June 1, 2010 is $221,026.91 principal, interest at the rate of 6.875% now totaling $24,951.00, late charges in the amount of $1,560.54, escrow advances of $7,040.18, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2864.86, 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: April 30, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On April 30, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Gmac V.

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Musick 41207.952 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 7, 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 in Book 822 Micro Records, Page 710, 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 June 1, 2010 is $221,026.91 principal, interest at the rate of 6.875% now totaling $24,951.00, late charges in the amount of $1,560.54, escrow advances of $7,040.18, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2864.86, 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: April 30, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On April 30, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Gmac V. Musick 41207.952 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the public sale of real property pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 3, Montana Code Annotated).. Grantors: Robert G. Mullendore of Missoula, Montana. Original Trustee: Stewart Title of Missoula County, with its principal office in Missoula, Montana. Beneficiary: First Interstate Bank, with its principal office in Helena, Montana. Successor and Present Trustee: Timothy C. Fox, an attorney licensed to practice law in Montana.. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE DEED OF TRUST: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lots 1 and 2 in Block “K” of Pattee Canyon Addition No. 2 to Far Views Homesites in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official map or plat thereof

on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana. The real property or its address is commonly known as 125 Takima Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803. The Real property tax identification number is 2200- 34- 3 -19 -01 0000. RECORDING DATA: The Deed of Trust dated the 19th day of March, 2009, which was recorded on and recorded on the 27th day of March, 2009, in Book 836, Page 213, Document No. 200906778, in the official records of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Failure by Grantor or any other person to pay the monthly installments due on the promissory note for which the Deed of Trust was given as security, and failure by Grantor or any person to pay the full amount due on the maturity date of the promissory note for which the Deed of Trust was given as security.. THE SUM OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST AS OF MAY 5, 2010: Remaining Principal Balance: $1 ,50 2,221 .35 Delinquent Interest: $89 ,481 .80 accrued against the principal balance at the rate of 8 .00 percent (8%) per annum, which interest continues to accrue at $329.2539 per day.. Late Charges: $600 .00 Other: All unpaid balances, including taxes and insurance, together with all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in collection, including trustees’ and attorneys’ fees, and all costs and fees incurred for a foreclosure report, publication, posting, and recording. THE BENEFICIARY HAS ELECTED AND DIRECTED IN WRITING THAT THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE SELL THE REAL PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: September 14, 2010 Time: 3:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, or Mountain Daylight Savings Time,

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 33. 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 July 19, 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 July 22, 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.

whichever is in effect. Place: Missoula County Courthouse (front steps), 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, 59802. Terms: The successor trustee or his attorney shall sell the real property at public auction to the highest bidder. This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary (excepting only the Successor Trustee), may bid at the sale. The purchaser at the sale shall pay the price bid in cash.. Conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following sale. The successor trustee or his attorney may postpone the sale as provided by law by public proclamation at the time and place fixed in the notice of sale. RIGHT TO CURE: The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the Trustee’s sale, may pay to the present 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 therefore existing. DATED this 7th day of May, 2010.. /s/ Timothy C. Fox Successor Trustee 33 South Last Chance Gulch P.O. Box 1715 Helena, MT 59624 -1715 STATE OF MONTANA : ss. County of Lewis and Clark On this 7th day of May, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the state of Montana, personally appeared Timothy C. Fox, of Helena, Montana, known to me to be the successor trustee in the aboveentitled matter, and acknowledged to me that he executed the within and foregoing instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal on the day and year first-above written. /s/ Kristi K. Meier, NOTARY PUBLIC FOR THE STATE OF MONTANA ((Notarial

Missoula County Government

PUBLIC NOTICE

THE MISSOULA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will conduct public hearings at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, on the following: A request by Joe Cummings, of Huson Trouthouse LLC, represented by Paul Forsting of Territorial Landworks, for a use variance from ZD #42-OR, Open and Resource, Resolution 97025 Section (I), Uses, to allow a Guest Ranch and a Tourist

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units:179, 301, 336, 405, 440, 476 and 632. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, July 26, 2010 by appt only by calling 251-8600. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59803 prior to Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All sales are final.

Home on a portion of the property presently zoned for residential and legally described as Plat B4, Parcel XXX, of the South East _ of the Northwest _ South of the Highway, Section 26, Township 15 North, Range 22 West. See map G. Any written comments can be mailed to Jamie Erbacher, at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 59802 or emailed to jerbacher@co.missoula.mt.us. If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Office of Planning & Grants at 406-258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

Seal)) Residing at: Helena, Montana My commission expires: 3/7/2011 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/13/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200608400, Bk 772, Pg 1649 and modified on 10/29/06 by Instrument No. 200627460, Bk 772, Pg 1074, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Timothy Wallace and Catherine Johnson was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association was Beneficiary and Wells Fargo Financial National Bank was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Wells Fargo Financial National Bank as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 of Katie Ellen Acres, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Together with private access and public utility easement along the North 30 feet of Lot 1 of Katie Ellen Acres. 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

Missoula County Government

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2010-087 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO REZONE PROPERTY LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS A, B1, C, & D1 OF BLOCK 21 OF EAST MISSOULA ADDITION, LOCATED IN SECTION 24 OF TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, P.M.M. (SEE MAP U), ALSO KNOWN AS 3580 HIGHWAY 200 E, FROM C-C2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) TO C-R3 (RESIDENTIAL). WHEREAS, 76-2201 M.C.A. authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt zoning regulations; and, WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners did adopt zoning regulations for Missoula County through the passage of County Resolution 76-113, as amended; and, WHEREAS, 76-2-202 M.C.A. provides for the establishment and revision of zoning districts; and, WHEREAS, a request

to rezone the property legally described above was reviewed by the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board at a public hearing held June 15, 2010; and, WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing was advertised in the Independent on May 27 and June 3, 2010, and, WHEREAS, a hearing was held by the County Commissioners of Missoula County on June 30, 2010, in order to give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed amendments to the zoning district; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Missoula County will receive written protest for a period of thirty (30) days after publication of this notice on July 15, 2010, from persons owning real property within the contiguous boundaries of the C-C2 (General Commercial) zoning district. FURTHER, copies of the C-C2 and CR3 zoning districts are available for inspection at the office of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder and the Office of Planning and Grants PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th DAY OF JULY 2010 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: MISSOULA COUNTY Clerk and Recorder /s/ Michele Landquist, Chair. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: /s/ Bill Carey, Commissioner. Deputy County Attorney /s/ Jean Curtiss, Commissioner

PUBLIC NOTICES reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 02/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 11, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $235,725.89. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $230,249.86, 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 September 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.74348) 1002.157595-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. 200725792, Bk 806, Pg 945, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Aaron Jones was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Primary Capital Advisors LC. was Beneficiary and Title Services of Missoula, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services of Missoula, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 1 of Gustafson Addition IV, 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 12/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 13, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $220,698.43. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $210,275.78, 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 September 22, 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 incorpo-

rated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.74527) 1002.157936-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/28/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200726515, Book 806, Page 1668, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Daren M. Donnelly & Annette M. Donnelly, as joint tenants with right of survivorship was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 61 of Invermere, Phase 1A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200827710, Book 830, Page 1298, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 21, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $441,764.67. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $376,200.00, 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 September 30, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.19194) 1002.106232-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/18/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200821679, BK 826, Pg 863, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which David A. Garza, a separated person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 44A of Amended Plat of Car Line Addition, Block 53, Lots 44 through 48 a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Together with a private access and utility easement over Lots 45A, 46A and 47A as set forth on said plat. 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 10/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 17, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $167,490.23. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $158,704.74, 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 September 27, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.74448) 1002.158523-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/25/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200921465, Bk 846, Pg 910, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Thomas W. Blixt was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC was Beneficiary and Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located in the SW1/4 of Section 28, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, Principal Meridian Montana, Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Tract 9B of Certificate of Survey No. 4918. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Chase Home Finance LLC. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 02/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 20, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $298,728.65. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $290,651.45, 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 September 27, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7037.06746) 1002.158525-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/30/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200631097, Bk. 788, Pg. 366, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in

which Matthew M. Miller and Rebecca L. Miller was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 1 of Kalberg Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 21, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $454,417.95. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $365,584.06, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on October 4, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.17612) 1002.99556-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/04/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200403351, Bk 726, Pg 53, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Robert Peschel was Grantor, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. 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 8 in Block 3 of Bitterroot Homes Addition No. 3, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded in Bk. 842 Micro Records, Pg. 680, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Bank of America National Association as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust 2004-1. 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 May 27, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $203,467.57. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $172,449.65, 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 October 6, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.05029) 1002.127274-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/12/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512053, Bk 752, Pg 1354, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Carolyn E. Honn, and spouse if any 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: That portion of Lots 15 and 16 of Block 13, of Low’s Addition to Missoula, Montana, according to the official plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on the South boundary line of Lot 16 which is 38 feet West from the Southeast corner of said Lot 16; continuing along the South boundary line of Lot 16 and Lot 15, a distance of 42 feet, more or less, to the Southwest corner of Lot 15; running thence North along the West boundary line of Lot 15, a distance of 130 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of said Lot; running thence Easterly along the North boundary line of Lot 15, a distance of 31 feet 6 inches to a point; thence South and parallel to the West boundary line of Lot 16, a distance of 25 feet; thence East at right angles a distance of 10 feet 6 inches; thence South and parallel to the West boundary line of Lot 16, a distance of 105 feet, more or less to the place of beginning. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. Book 810 page 398, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Trust 2005-WF3. 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 May 26, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $156,587.09. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $138,668.91, 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 October 5, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.05853) 1002.130232-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference

is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/09/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200613937, Bk 776 Pg 745, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Pamela S. Stanford, a married person and Joseph P. Stanford was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 14 of Canyon Village No. 3, 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 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 26, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $235,265.61. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $212,990.18, 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 October 6, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.06734) 1002.132550-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/24/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200822332, Bk 827, Pg 117, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Patricia L. Morgan and Dennis R. Morgan as joint tenants was Grantor, Acceptance Capital Mortgage Corporation 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 20 of Wallace Creek Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200822333, Bk 827, Pg 118, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 28, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $275,770.72. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $253,372.09, 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 October 7, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.09403) 1002.141380-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/16/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200728073, Bk 807, Pg 1433, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Patrick C. Herron was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 6 in Block 2 of the Amended Plat of Country Club Addition No. 2, 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 08/20/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 25, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $222,303.10. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $206,223.95, 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 October 4, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7777.12418) 1002.159147-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/27/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200806674, B: 815, P: 1249, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Pamela Stanford, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 63 of Lolo Creek Trails Phase 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

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PUBLIC NOTICES Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of May 25, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $319,582.61. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $292,636.71, 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 October 5, 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 USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.74823) 1002.159244-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 10, 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 56 OF LOLO CREEK TRAILS PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Kati J Kovick, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 25, 2007 and recorded January 26, 2007 as document number 200702125 in Book 791, Page 146. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the IndyMac IMSC Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR2 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated July 1, 2007. 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 $1803.12, beginning March 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of April 23, 2010 is $279,939.23 principal, interest at the rate of 4.375% now totaling $15,026.74, late charges in the amount of $653.31, escrow advances of $3,387.28, and expenses advanced of $2,990.92, plus accruing interest at the rate of $33.55 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the

sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: May 3, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On May 3, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L. Crimmins, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Indymac V. Kovick 41969.406 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 13, 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 1-G, BLOCK 1, AMENDED PLAT OF LOT 1, CURTIS AND MAJOR’S ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT ON FILE AND OR RECORD WITH THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, IN AND FOR MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Russell S Brambo and Mary J Brambo, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Montgomery Home Title, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 16, 2005 and Recorded on January 17, 2006 in Book 767, Page 956 under Document No. 200601136. The beneficial interest is currently held by Litton Loan Servicing LP. 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 $1,419.26, beginning October 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of May 30, 2010 is $219,756.55 principal, interest at the rate of 7.750% now totaling $12,773.35, late charges in the amount of $851.52, escrow advances of $1,149.58 and other fees and expenses advanced of $9,419.18, plus accruing interest at the rate of $46.66 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The 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: May 4, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On May 4, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Litton v Brambo 41462.798 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 13, 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 1A of town company’s addition, block 103, lots 1A and 2A, a platted subdivision in Missoula county, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Paul Neal Cooley, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 17, 2007 and recorded on July 24, 2007 in Book 802, Page 191 as Document No. 200718789. 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 $1,361.80, beginning November 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of April 16, 2010 is $173,573.98 principal, interest at the rate of 6.875% now totaling $6,456.99, late charges in the amount of $471.36, escrow advances of $14.22, and other fees and expenses advanced of $259.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $32.69 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 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: May 4, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On May 4, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier, Notary Public, Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Us Bank V. Cooley 41810.303 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 3, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M.

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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 47 of Maloney Ranch Phase VI, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. CHAD M BAUER, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank - Missoula, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2007 and Recorded October 15, 2007 in Book 807, Page 612 under Document No. 200727252. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. Charles J. Peterson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,319.16, beginning November 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of April 19, 2010 is $262,197.43 principal, interest at the rate of 7.000% now totaling $10,082.06, late charges in the amount of $623.42, escrow advances of $249.49 and other fees and expenses advanced of $342.14, plus accruing interest at the rate of $50.28 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: April 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark. On April 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 CitiMortgage v Bauer 41926.883 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 3, 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: UNIT 1621 IN BUILDING B, DESIGNATED AS 1621 CLEMENTS OF CLEMENTS PINES CONDOMINIUMS, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX AS SHOWN AND DEFINED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF THE MONTANA UNIT OWNERSHIP ACT, AND SURVEY MAP AND SET OF PLANS, AS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007 AS CONDO 000131 IN THE RECORDS OF MISSOULA, MONTANA AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION AND TOGETHER WITH ITS EXHIBITS AS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007 IN BOOK 792 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 925 AND BY-LAWS OF SAID CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN BOOK 792 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 927. TOGETHER WITH AN UNDI-

VIDED 12.5% INTEREST IN THE GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS, AREAS AND FACILITIES APPERTAINING TO SAID UNITS, AS DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION AND DEFINED IN THE PLAN’S SPECIFICATIONS ATTACHED THERETO. TOGETHER WITH SUCH UNIT’S INTEREST IN THE LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS APPERTAINING TO SUCH UNIT AS SET FORTH AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION AND THE PLANS AND EXHIBIT ATTACHED THERETO. Ivy Glenne Kostick, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 14, 2008 and recorded March 14, 2008 in Book 815, Page 113, as Document No. 200805538 and re-recorded August 22, 2008 in Book 825, Page 318.. 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 $872.79, beginning December 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 March 12, 2010 is $117,854.32 principal, interest at the rate of 6.7500% now totaling $2,891.46, late charges in the amount of $107.67, escrow advances of $325.05, and other fees and expenses advanced of $150.26, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.79 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: April 23, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On April 23, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Citimortgage V. Kostick 41926.414 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 7, 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: A TRACT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SE1/4SW1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE O’BRIEN CREEK ROAD AS NOW CONSTRUCTED AND THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SE1/4SW1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28, WHICH POINT IS APPROXIMATELY 350

FEET MORE OF LESS NORTH OF THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28; WHICH POINT IS APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET MORE OR LESS NORTH OF THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY TO SAID SE1/4 SW1/4, 686.3 FEET’ THENCE, WEST 381.7 FEET; THENCE S. 2 DEGREES 59’ 09°E, APPROXIMATELY 185 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY BOUNDARY OF O’BRIEN CREEK ROAD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY ROAD BOUNDARY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, LESS AND EXCEPTING ANY ROAD RIGHTOF-WAY. Clarence P. Gross and Juanita M. Gross, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated February 23, 1999 and recorded on March 3, 1999 in Book 574, Page 1385 as Document No. 199906051. The beneficial interest is currently held by Beneficial Montana Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co. 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 $1,013.72, beginning August 29, 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 May 9, 2010 is $119,502.01 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% now totaling $38,775.65 and other fees and expenses advanced of $50.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $17.19 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: April 28, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On April 28, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Stephanie L. Crimmins, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Hsbc V. Gross NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 7, 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 4 IN BLOCK 4 OF MULLAN TRAIL, PHASE III, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF ALLAN B TIMS AND LISA K TIMS, 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 May 17, 2004 and recorded May 20, 2004 at

11:09 o’clock A.M. in Book 732, Page 937 as Document No. 200413644. The beneficial interest is currently held by NationStar 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 $1,681.59, beginning December 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 March 22, 2010 is $185,353.06 principal, interest at the rate of 6.375% now totaling $4,598.97, late charges in the amount of $367.88, escrow advances of $243.41, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,475.91, plus accruing interest at the rate of $32.40 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: April 27, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On April 27, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier, Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Nationstar V Tims 41706.288 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 7, 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: TRACT 17-C-3-A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 2618, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. Angelina L McDonald, 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 August 31, 2005 and recorded on August 31, 2005 at 4:43 o’clock P.M., in book 759, Page 432, under Document No 200522825. The beneficial interest is currently held by US Bank National Association as Trustee. 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 $1,672.76, beginning May 1, 2007, 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 May 15, 2010 is $170,060.10 principal, interest at the rate of 7.375% now totaling $44,466.36, late charges in the amount of $2,372.59, escrow advances of $5,331.41 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,301.13, plus accruing interest at the rate of $43.6798 per diem,

PUBLIC NOTICES 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: April 30, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson, Successor TrusteeMACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM, P.O. Box 1097, Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On April 30, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 GMAC v McDonald 41342.666 Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issue To: Brett Wages, Missoula County Treasurer Discover Bank c/o Bruce M. Spencer Craig D. Charlton Smith Law Firm, P.C. Attorneys At Law Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: Subdiv.-DYA DALYADD Lot023 Block- 029 13N 19W 29 DALY ADD, DALY’S LOTS 23 & DALY ADD, DALY’S LOTS 23 & 24 IN BLK 29 OF DALYS ADDITION S29 T13 R19, SUID #197308. Parcel No. 197308. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: Lots 23 and 24 in Block 29 of DALY’S ADDITION, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on May 31st, 2007. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 18th, 2007. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax:$ 1,232.09. Penalty:$ 24.65. Interest: $ 358.82. Cost: $510.22. Total: $ 2,125.78. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-4847. Further notice for those persons

listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 15th day of July, 2010. Montana Land Project, LLC Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issued To: Lazy C Enterprises, LLC, Missoula County Treasurer Lazy C Enterprises, LLC c/o Matthew Long. Pursuant to section 15-18212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: Subdiv.-EM4 ELMS ADD NO 4 Lot- 004 Block- 006 13N 19W 33 ELMS ADD NO 4, LOT 4 BLK 6 ELMS ADD NO 4, LOT 4 BLK 6 OF ELMS ADDITION NO 4, SUID #917608. Parcel No. 917608. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: LOT 4 IN BLOCK 6 OF ELMS ADDITION NO. 4, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, AS FILED IN THE CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED 20 FOOT MARGINAL ACCESS ROAD ADJOINING SAID LOT AND LYING IMMEDIATELY NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID LAND AND BEING BETWEEN THE LOT AND THE STATE OF MONTANA RIGHT OF WAY AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF ELM’S ADDITION NO. 4. RECORDING REFERENCE: BOOK 358 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 1486. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on May 31st, 2007. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 8th, 2007. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax: $7,363.26. Penalty: $147.27. Interest: $2,073.26. Costs: $514.98. Total: $10,098.77. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 2584847. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 15th day of July, 2010. Montana Land Project, LLC Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issued To: Ronald P. Baptiste Missoula County Treasurer Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: 16N 15W 14 COS 5840, PARCEL 19, SUID #1951904. Parcel No. 1951904. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: STATE LEASE 3061370, LOT 19, CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5840 LOCATED IN SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, RANGE 15 WEST, M.P.M., IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on November 30th, 2006. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 18th, 2007. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax: $603.98. Penalty $12.08. Interest: $237.55. Costs: $482.22. Total $1,335.83. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 2584847.Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 15th day of July, 2010. Montana Land Project, LLC Notice That A Tax Deed May Be Issued To: Elizabeth J. Morgan and Glenna Jill Grosshans Missoula County Trea surer Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a property tax delin-

quency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: Subdiv.-MN1 MARILANN NO 1 Lot- 001 Block- 001 13N 19W 33 MARILANN NO 1, MARILANN MARILANN NO 1, MARILANN MARILANN #1-LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 1, SUID #1525201. Parcel No. 1525201. The real property is also described in the records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder as: Lots 1 and 2 in Block 1 of MARILANN, a platted subdivision in the city of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on May 31st, 2007. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on July 18th, 2007. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on July 18th, 2007, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Montana Land Project, LLC, whose address is P.O. Box 1952, Great Falls, MT 59403, and a tax deed will be issued to it unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration date of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and costs, is: Tax: $ 2,620.11. Penalty $ 52.40. Interest: $ 746.97. Costs: $485.32. Total: $3,904.80 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving

of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to Montana Land Project, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258-4847. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this 15th day of July, 2010. Montana Land Project, LLC

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Her full name is Dolly Wobble, because of a genetic defect that makes her unsteady on her feet. She doesn't recognize that as any kind of problem, however; this sweet, friendly lady thinks it simply makes her more interesting. We agree!

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He tried camping and the whole “survivor” thing… you know… living off the land. Things weren’t going very well and he was losing weight rapidly. It might be fine for a weekend, but not a lifestyle.

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She is named after the beautiful Empress Josephine. She is an elegant cat of average height, has a shapely body, silky silvery-gray hair and exquisite green eyes. She has been praised for her style, and low, beautifully modulated voice. Like her namesake, she is a sophisticated socialite without equal. Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

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Buying or selling? Avoid unexpected twists and turns. By Brint Wahlberg, 2010 MOR President A recent article about the loan restructuring program for homeowners in danger of losing their homes demonstrates perhaps as well as anything the challenges in trying to figure out the real story. The headline was that the program had failed and as proof the article included the numbers who were eligible and the few people who had taken advantage of it. In addition to that, many had started through the process but never completed it. Further on, however, there was an explanation that for many of those who applied, their financial situation was such that even with restructuring they were not going to be able to pay the lower loan amount. And some of the people who started the process didn’t finish when they realized that was the case. So, did the program fail or didn’t it? The article demonstrates several reasons why accurate housing information can be so elusive: 1. The same set of numbers can be used to support two opposing conclusions. 2. There is no quick and easy explanation for some of the things happening. 3. National headlines many times aren’t a reliable indication of what is happening locally.

While the focus is on the overall housing picture, the influence of short sales and foreclosures, and best guesses as to what may be next, there are some other housing related stories that are worth noting. 1. EPA Lead Paint Rule: For many years, sellers of properties built before 1978 have been required to provide a lead paint disclosure brochure to prospective buyers. Effective October 1, 2010, EPA will enforce its Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule. EPA is issuing a certification, and remodelers, electricians, heating and air conditioning technicians, and other contractors must adhere to lead-safe work practices including special equipment filters and a ban on open flames. For more information go to www.epa.gov and search for lead paint. 2. Homeowner’s Insurance: In the details of getting the transaction to closing, the need for homeowner’s insurance might get overlooked. The possibility of being able to secure insurance quickly at the last minute may be remote if not impossible. Like so many aspects of the transaction, there are rule changes, regulations, and more in-depth analysis that affect the availability of and access to insurance.

On the surface, it may appear as though the biggest hurdle in getting a transaction closed is finding a buyer with the finances to purchase the property at a price agreeable to the seller. Obviously, that is what makes the transaction possible, but it may be in knowing how to navigate through the details that the possibility actually becomes the reality of a closed sale. Both homebuyers and homesellers need to make sure that they have the benefit of whatever resources are necessary to address all aspects of the transaction and assist through any unexpected twists and turns. The process may be more complex with less predictability than consumers once thought. But complex and unpredictable are the reality that real estate professionals deal with every day, whether it is brokerage, financing, appraising, or home inspections. Just like homeowner’s insurance is designed to protect against the unexpected and unpredictable, the best insurance for the transaction itself is to have the benefit of services from local, knowledgeable real estate professionals who are familiar with the local market and local resources. Missoula has some of the best.

48 Acres, Privacy & Mtn Views!

NEW LISTING • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • 2 fireplaces, large family room • 1 acre landscaped lot • Close to Schools & Bitterroot River

$309,900 MLS# 10005140

• 3 bd/2 bth single level home • 1 bdrm guest qtrs/apt • 3 stall barn, corrals & tack room • 3 garages, circular driveway

$599,000

2475 Humble Road Target Range

33578 Canyon View Dr. St. Ignatius

MLS# 286616

Trudy Samuelson, Broker

Pat McCormick

406.360.5860 trudy@blackfoot.net

240-SOLD (7653) pat@properties2000.com • www.properties2000.com

Featured Listing

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• 9.93 acres of treed property • 4 Bed, 2 Bath, double garage • Two bed guest house is rented • Pole barn, 2 sheds, root cellar • 20 minutes from Missoula

$340,000 802 Pine View Dr. MLS# 10004535 Stevensville

• Home on 3.54 lush creekfront acres • Sensitively renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath historic home with original fir floors • 1440 square foot heated shop/garage • Only 20 minutes from Missoula

$329,000 MLS# 10002408

FEATURED LISTING • Fisherman's Dream! 17 acres on Flint Crk • 1/2 mile from National Forest lands • 1 hr to Missoula, 11 miles to Philipsburg • Utilities on site, septic approved, no covenants

$295,000 MLS# 10005197

18575 Six Mile Road, Huson

69 Boulder Patch Rd. Maxville

Beverly Kiker

Julie Gardner 532-9233

Tom Rue (406) 691-6900

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 10250 Valley Grove Dr., Lolo MLS#902264 - $289,000 Beau tiful 2 bed, 2 bath, artsy log home on 1.84 acres 5 minutes from Missoula - Anne Jablonski - Wind ermere Real Estate - 546-5816 $160,000.00 2 Bd, 1 Bth home Corner lot fenced back yard, 20X30 shop and shed. Charming home built in the 30’s has been completely remodeled in 2010. Original fir and larch floor-

ing, Brand new beautiful kitchen, new appliances, dry stacked bar, tiled laundry, and bath and shower. This home is well worth the time to check out. Call 544-8777 2663 Stratford, Target Range MLS#907889 - $212,000 Well maintained 3 bed, 2 bath ranch with fenced yard. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 3 bed, 2 bath Potomac area home. Covered deck, fenced acreage and great views. The 28 x32 garage has double doors, attached storage in the back and small car port. RV

hookups behind garage. 40x49 Quoncet shop with 200 amp service, air compressor, snap on car lift, crane, water. $259,900. MLS# 10002960. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@ bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. 3322 B Connery Way MLS#908163 - $191,000 Unique 3 level condo. 2 bedrooms, plus loft & 3 bath. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 333 Knowles street-Missoula. 5B/3BA New: Roof, Furnance,

AC, 2 gas FP, 209K. Realtor 544-8570 4 Bedroom, cedar home on 11 acres, double garage. Private location with lots of surrounding trees. $349,900 MLS#901764. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. 4322 Capy Ln. - MLS#904419 $435,000 Wonderful executive style 4 bed, 4 bath home on 1 acre lot. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816

Beautiful 3B/2.5b home, upgraded/ remodeled, level corner lot with sm shop & garden shed. Take a drive…2319 Garland $209,900 / Realtor 544-8570 Beautiful 3br/3ba home in a beautiful setting in desirable Lincoln Woods neighborhood close to walking trails, parks, wilderness area, Rattlesnake creek. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

CUTE ROSE PARK/SLANT STREETS NEIGHBORHOOD BUNGALOW. 2 Bdr/2 Bath, 2+ bonus rooms, hardwood floors, arched doorways, built-ins, single garage, fenced yard, mostly finished basement, and much more. $239,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy17 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

COUNTRY LIVING! 2 bed 2 bath home on large landscaped lot, garden area in rural setting $229,900. Call Ken Allen Real Estate 239-6906

EXECUTIVE HOME ON 1.03 ACRES IN THE LOLO CREEK VALLEY. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, Main floor master suite, great room, family room & rec room, formal and casual din-

ing rooms, great mountain and valley views. $575,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy20 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Fantastic Opportunity for income qualified first time homeowners, great 2bdr. condo along the river, attached single car garage, bonus room, pets allowed, 1401 Cedar St #12, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

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REAL ESTATE FISH THE BLACKFOOT RIVER FROM YOUR BACK YARD. Beautifully landscaped 4 Bdr/2 Bath home on 1.2 acres on the Blackfoot River just 10-15 minutes from Missoula. Open floor plan, great deck with hot tub overlooking the river and much more. $475,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy11 to 74362, or visit.. www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS HANDCRAFTED HOME IN 3.3 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Baths, Main floor master suite, great room, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors, heated dbl garage, w/ guest quarters, and great views. $595, 000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy8 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS TARGET RANGE HOME ON 0.94 ACRES. 5 Bdr/3 Bath, 2+ bonus rooms, hardwood floors, arched doorways, built-ins, single garage, fenced yard, mostly finished basement, and much more. Close to schools, shopping, and the Bitterroot River. $469,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit.... www.mindypalmer.com Great 3bdr house with hardwood floors, fireplace, nice sized kitchen and big backyard with garden space, fruit trees and garage with shop area. 933 Woodford 3278787 porticorealestate.com Hillview Acres - MLS#809493 $2,500,000 - Acreage in Helena area. Zoned for cemetery. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 Huge Price Reduction Lot 1 Georgetown Vista Manor MLS#905530 - $85,000 or two lots totaling 5.12 acres for $160,000 2.87 acres in Georgetown Lake with easy year round access. Anne Jablonski Windermere Real Estate - 5465816 Huge Price Reduction Lot 2 Georgetown Vista Manor MLS#905531 - $85,000 or two lots totaling 5.12 acres for $160,000 2.25 acres in Georgetown Lake with easy year round access. Anne Jablonski Windermere Real Estate - 5465816 Immaculate home in great neighborhood. 2 bdrms, 2 bth, family room, sauna, nice yard, Vintage touches, hardwood floors, everything’s in fantastic condition! 135 Kensington 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Moving to Missoula? Research is what I do. Email me your wish list, we’ll look high and low for your new place. Celia Grohmann, Broker, Banana Belt Realty, celia@montana.com. NHN Applegate & Prarie Rd., Helena - MLS#809493 $2,500,000 - Great investment to get in at the very beginning of a cemetery development. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 Nice, 2bdrm, 2 bonus rooms, fireplace, family room, walkout-daylight basement, spacious home in South Hills close to Chief Charlo, updated kitchen, backyard oasis, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com NORTHSIDE BUNGALOW WITH A GARAGE/SHOP. 2 Bdr/1 Bath,

great location close to Downtown, large fenced back yard, and much more. $180,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy3 to 74362, or visit.... www.mindypalmer.com Older Home with Vintage charm in wildly sought after Missoula neighborhood. 3 bdrm, 2 bth, beautiful floors. This charmer has incredible possibilities. 321 Tremont 3278787 porticorealestate.com

One of a Kind Listing, Nine Mile Schoolhouse with all the charm, romance and history one would expect. Unlimited possiblities an outstanding property. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Price Reduced! 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 car garage. Nice deck in private back yard. Close to Clark Fork River. Close to recreation area for horse back riding, hunting, snowmobiling and 4 wheeling. $179,900. MLS#10004303. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503.

RICE TEAM

Janet Rice • 240-3932

Robin Rice • 240-6503

riceteam@bigsky.net. Preferred Properties.

Price Reduced! 5 Bed/2 Bath in Bonner. New wood laminate floor. Large kitchen with island. Fenced yard in front with private deck area in back. New roof. Mature trees. $209,900 MLS#906641. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@ bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. PRICE REDUCED! 3 bed 2 bath townhouse West Missoula. ONLY $159,900. Call Ken Allen Real Estate 239-6906 Really cute craftsman style, 3Bdr, 1Ba home priced to sell. This home has all the charm of the 20s and original floors. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Joy Earls

SINGLE LEVEL LIVING JUST A SHORT WALK TO DOWNTOWN STEVI. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, great room, open floor plan, double garage, unobstructed views of the Bitterroot Mountains, great yard. $219,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy16 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Spacious, light-filled Upper Rattlesnake Home with 2 Fireplaces, 2 Bedrooms & 2 Bonus Rooms, 2 Baths, a really nice big backyard with patio. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com SPECTACULAR BITTERROOT VIEWS. Gorgeous 3 Bdr/2 Bath Stevensville area home on 10 acres. High ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, fireplace, spacious master bedroom, deck with hot tub, and much more. $489,000.

Mountain Property 16x40 Cabin, 10.7 acres, spring water, turn key

Seeley Lake Home and Cabin on 2.2 Acres

0 Morrell Ck Rd, Seeley Lake Fun! $167,000 • MLS#10002415

Montana

Home and guest house on 2 leased lots. Borders state land. Snow mobile, cross crounty ski, hunt or hike right from your door. 1.5 miles from Seeley Lake for boating and fishing. 6 miles from Cottonwood Lakes. Hot tub included and carport.

3 contiguous Tracts<<

$90,000

34.81 acres, creek frontage, flowing spring, off the grid, deer, elk & bear. $82,500

>>10 acre tract, $27,500

Purchase home on one lease separately at $125,000 and/or cabin on one lease for only $55,000. Call me for specifics.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy19 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Located. Priced under appraisal at $165,900. Call Ken Allen Real Estate 239-6906

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 3 bed 2 bath home Centrally

1500 W Broadway, suite A Missoula

On the corner of Broadway and Russell

100% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. For the past 4 years. Give us a Try!

Shelly Evans 544-8570 Jodie Hooker 239-7588 Jerry Hogan 546-7270 Kevin Plumage 240-2009

435 Mount • $203,900 Right across from lovely Rose Park. This home has had many upgrades including remodeled kitchen featuring Hickory Cabinets, Brazilian Hickory laminate flooring throughout, all new stainless steel appliances. New blinds in the living room and solid core doors in all the main level rooms. The new roof was put on in May. The yard features a nice array of perennials. There is parking in the rear under the carport and a shed for extra storage. Call Mary Marry for a showing today.

Joy Earls, Broker • 531-9811

joyearls.mywindermere.com

Multi-Property Auction

Thursday, August 12, 7:15 PM HIlton Garden Inn, Missoula, MT Properties Offered For Sale at Auction: 5 bed/6 bath home and 40+/- ac. irrigated; St Ignatius 400+/- ac. pivot irrigated farm with feedlots; Hall 36.47+/- ac. irrigated, utilities, views, access; Charlo (3) 20+/- ac. lots, utilities, Discovery close; P-burg 10+/- ac lot w/ live water on Boulder Creek; Maxville

Don’t miss this auction event in Missoula! More Info at Website or Call Steve Krutzfeldt @

(406) 580-4207

2-Property Auction 8/26 Billings, MT

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Flathead Lake Views • $164,000 This land would be a good alternative energy (sun/wind) lot. An RV hookup is already in place and waiting for your temporary home while you build. Additional acreage available.

Owner financing available

140 Arrowhead Dr. • $220,000 Great opportunity for sweat equity. Large home on a large lot in the Wapikiya area. 3/2 baths, living room AND family room on main floor.

1527 S. 4th St. W. • $225,000 Quintessential Missoula! Recycled maple floors, antique bath fixtures, kitchen made for company. Dining room opens onto extensive decking and a gardener's fantasy yard with outbuildings, perrenials, privacy. Lots of unique touches; Art Deco Vibe.

Downtown Sweetheart

514 W. Spruce St. • $269,000 1920’s era house has been revamped while retaining all of its original charm. Updated electrical, plumbing, handicapped accessible bath, security alarm, offstreet parking, underground sprinklers, and air conditioning in harmony with original bullseye woodwork, mahogany flooring, high ceilings, and all right downtown on West Spruce. Zoned B2-2 for a variety of commercial or residential uses. MLS#10001940

912 Defoe • $174,900 3 bedroom two full bath home with GIGANTIC shop/garage. Brand new carpet just installed. Come take a look!

Mary Mar ry R E A LT O R ® , B r ok er 406-544-2125 • mmarry@bigsky.net

www.marysellsmissoula.com

REAL ESTATE

Unique Lower Rattlesnake home near Bugbee Nature Area, 3Brm, 4Ba, Tree-top views, Lots of upgrades: granite countertops & lots of gorgeous wood throughout, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com View or list properties for sale By Owner at www.byownermissoula.com OR call 550-3077 Wonderful 5 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom home on large lot with fruit trees and garden area. Meticulously landscaped with retractable awning over back patio. $233,900. MLS# 10003652. 3 Kasota, Missoula. Pat McCormick, 240-SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com Wonderful single level home in quiet neighborhood near Rattlesnake Creek. 2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage. 3624 Creekwood, Missoula. $279,900. MLS# 10003714. Pat McCormick, 240SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com

MANUFACTURED HOMES .80 Acres close to Turah, level parcel with a Creek. Shop, Power, Septic, Well. Set up for a manufactured home, or build! $125K / Realtor 544-8570 FSBO MODULAR HOME. Permanent foundation on 1/4 acre. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 8x20 shop, backyard. 2055 Chicadee Drive, Missoula. $155,000. 721-2233

available. $149,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, Text Mindy0 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Beautiful 14 acre parcel just west of Huson. Meadow with trees & pasture. Modulars or double wides on foundation ok. $179,900. MLS#906774. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties. Bring your house plans!! 2 Lots available in the Rattlesnake. Views and Privacy. Lot D; 13956 sq ft. Tract 1A; 25,263 sq ft. $165,000/each. Pat McCormick, 240-SOLD (7653). pat@properties2000.com MONTANA PONDEROSA RANCH. Trophy Elk & Deer Horse Trails - BLM bordering. Bank Liquidation Sale - CALL NOW! 20 Acres w/Road & Utilities - $19,900. 20 Acres

w/New cabin - WAS: $99,900 NOW: $69,900. Also available: 200-3000 acres w/trees, views, utilities, Loaded w/350 class bulls, deer & game birds. Large acreage starts at $800/acre. 888-361-3006. www.WesternSkiesLand.com

COMMERCIAL CLASS A COMMERCIAL CONDO SPACE IN HELENA. 825 Great Northern Blvd., Expedition Block, Suites 202203: 1,769 sf, 3,238 sf, 5007 sf total. Occupancy negotiable, call for pricing. Randall Green, broker, 594-1547

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DARBY COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION ON MAIN ST. Two main floor retail/professional spaces featuring 10 ft ceilings, storage/back room spaces, and lots of windows plus two second floor residential rentals. Great income potential and priced to sell! $159,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call

Mindy Palmer @239-6696, Text Mindy4 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL

secured legitimate “Non-Bankable” Loans with substantial equity. Cash for “Seller Held” contracts and mortgages. Creative Finance & Investments, LLC, 619 SW Higgins, Ste 0, Missoula, MT. 59803. 800999-4809 MT. Lic #000203

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REAL ESTATE LENDING WITH A CONSCIENCE. Private funding for

Lara Dorman Realtor GRI Our Mission at Portico is to honor diversity, build community and create a lifestyle that promotes the health and well-being of our planet.

406.531.5582 laradorman@aol.com

The Realtor® Who Speaks Your Language

370.7689

Rochelle Glasgow

544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com

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House Hunting is an Exciting Adventure! Get Yourself a GREAT Real Estate Guide. As an Experienced, Relaxed Professional, I’ll take you through the many steps of buying the Best House for You. Celia Grohmann, Broker.

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LAND FOR SALE 3.5 ACRES BARE LAND ON PETTY CREEK. Gorgeous bare land parcel straddling Petty Creek. Septic, well, and utilities in place. Gorgeous building spot with mountain, creek, and valley views. Custom builder

406-550-1014 or Email me: celia@montana.com

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