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Up Front: While other mills close, Roseburg plant perseveres Up Front: Monkeyflowers put stimulus funds in the spotlight Books: New bio recalls columnist Molly Ivins’ rebellious voice

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nside Cover Story Since its inception in 1998, the federally funded Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has expanded into every state in the nation and dealt with an increasing number of child pornography cases. In Montana alone, federal prosecutors convicted 34 individuals on child pornography charges in 2008, up Cover photo by Anne Medley from only two in 2003. “The greatest increases are probably just around the corner,” says Bill Mercer, former U.S. attorney in Montana. “I don’t think we have seen the high water mark.” ...................................14

News Letters Vail Resorts responds, and more praise for Denise Juneau ...........................4 The Week in Review Moose Creek, Macy’s and Griz Hoops .....................................6 Briefs Mitchell Slough, cleaner air and trash...............................................................6 Etc. A simple thank you................................................................................................7 Up Front Missoula’s Roseburg Forest Products plant perseveres...............................8 Up Front Critics question stimulus funds spent on science .......................................9 Ochenski Have Americans had it with both political parties?...................................10 Writers on the Range Considering Plan B................................................................11 Agenda Giving back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day...................................................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Seed catalog strategy......................................................................17 Happiest Hour Paradise Falls ....................................................................................18 Ask Ari Goodbye, gluten............................................................................................19 8 Days a Week Logged on .........................................................................................20 Mountain High Freestyle competition comes to Snowbowl ....................................29 Scope The Workers punch in for the blue-collar crowd ...........................................30 Noise Nana Grizol, AFI, The Cave Singers and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ..........31 Books Biography recalls Ivins’ rebellious voice ........................................................32 Film Victoria sheds light on the making of a queen .................................................33 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films....................................................34

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-11 This Modern World ...............................................................................................C-15 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Peter Kearns 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 SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Carolyn Bartlett ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Chris Melton, Sasha Perrin SENIOR CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE Tami Johnson CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Teal Kenny FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold ADVERTISING & ADMIN COORDINATOR Hannah Smith 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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Asked Tuesday morning outside of Orange Street Food Farm.

Q:

This week the Independent reports on more than $300,000 of stimulus funding earmarked for monkeyflower research at the University of Montana. Do you think stimulus funds have helped boost the economy?

Follow-up: What do you think the federal government should be financially supporting right now?

Leon Anderson: No, I just don’t think so. Jobs are still going away at too great a rate and just being squandered. Build from within: Infrastructure. We could be building bridges and creating jobs. They talked about it in the beginning, but that’s just not what’s going on with the money.

We need to create jobs.

Erin Schneider: It’s funny because with a recession you don’t feel it until it hits you personally. I work at Macy’s. I haven’t seen anything around that is helping the economy, but that might change because I will be unemployed. Ticket to ride: I think it’s best if we focus on local and downtown businesses to help our local economy…I’d also like to see more support for the bus system. I don’t drive and buses don’t run on Sundays.

Jonna Fitzgerald: No. I don’t think it has helped enough yet because enough hasn’t been dispersed. Workin’ hard for the money: Putting people to work. We used to do things like the Conservation Corps…There are so many things like that they could use the money for.

I’d like to respond to Bob Berwyn’s account of what transpired in regards to his column on Vail Resorts (see “Snow job,” Jan. 7, 2010). First rule of journalism: Get all of the facts and verify those facts. Since Bob was at the center of this situation, I think perhaps it’s difficult for him to be objective about everything.

Vail Resorts in no way threatened or asked for Bob Berwyn to be dismissed.

We simply expressed disappointment when very serious allegations about us were made and we had not been contacted beforehand for comment. Since CEO Rob Katz and all of us have worked with Bob many times and thought we had a relationship whereby we could call one another when there was an issue, we thought there was nothing wrong to call him and Summit Daily News publisher Jim Morgan to express our disappointment. Bob knows full well that happens every day at every newspaper across the country. We expect the media to hold us accountable, and they do, but that also means that anyone should be able to hold the media accountable, especially when balance and fairness are at issue. We work with journalists every day across Colorado, the country and the globe.

There have been many stories written or broadcasted about us that we may not have liked or agreed with, but never have we threatened someone’s position because of our disappointment.

Second, we do not exaggerate snowfall totals. We adhere to the guidelines of measuring and reporting snowfall totals that Colorado Ski Country put together for all of the resorts and we are completely transparent with our reporting—after all, our web cams do not lie.

We are unaware of any credible allegations of us misrepresenting snowfall.

Furthermore, our guests and employees share real-time, accurate information about snow conditions through social media. Several of our employees did tweet from their personal accounts (which are completely transparent in their profiles about where they live) that our corporate offices were closing early during the big mid-October storm which shut down most of the Front Range for two days—when our ski resorts were not open for the winter. We, like many others in Colorado, enjoy celebrating snow.

Zach Parsons: It’s tough for me to say because it has helped me and I think it has helped the local economy, but not so much the national economy. Into the wild: Outdoor recreation, like campgrounds. I know we have a lot of these places in Montana but I think it’s the best thing to spend money on. Have you seen the restored folf course?

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There’s absolutely nothing inappropriate or disingenuous about that.

Third, our company advertises in numerous local, national and international publications and websites that often say things we don’t like, but that in no way affects our advertising policy with them. What is of serious concern to us is not being treated fairly by misrepresenting facts (and not inclined to correct mistakes) or, even worse, not contacting us at all for comment on stories about us—

years, where it seemed unimportant for him to contact us for comment on a story involving one of our resorts or company, in the interest of fairness and balance in reporting. I would encourage readers to consider the facts of this story, not just one person’s account.

Kelly Ladyga VP Corporate Communications Vail Resorts Vail, Colo.

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We expect to hold us

accountable, and they do, but that also means that anyone should be able to hold the media accountable, especially when balance and fairness are

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at issue.

and especially when this becomes a regular pattern of behavior over time, as was the case with Bob’s reporting on stories about us. We hold the media accountable in the same way that we expect to be held accountable.

I have worked with Bob for a long time in my public relations capacity here at Vail Resorts and can name numerous instances, particularly in the past two

This letter is to thank Denise Juneau for her vote against Otter Creek Mining (see “Coal in their stockings,” Dec. 24, 2009). Her courage in letting her ancestral wisdom put the earth and seven future generations of inhabitants above corporate profits was…brave, refreshing, redeeming. There is not a single right word that comes to mind, because it is just the right thing to do and any word sounds awkward to those of us who embrace her wisdom.

It is unfortunate that other members of the Land Board who voted for this impending catastrophe do not share her insights. Even more, these democratically elected officials did not listen to the wise testimony of their constituents.

Unconscionable! They did not listen to the ranchers, high school students, teachers and others opposed to the massive proposed coal mining who voiced their concerns about the long-term impacts on the land, the people and the water on rural agricultural life in the Tongue River. The students had the wisdom to cite global climate change, and the impact on their future and the future of the next generations. We the people with such forethought will not allow those we elect to sell out to such shortsightedness!

I hope that Denise Juneau considers running for governor. I for one would work tirelessly for her campaign. She stands with the strength of the likes of Jeannette Rankin as a woman of principle. She did not succumb to pressure from the profiteers unlike her Democratic colleagues on the Land Board. How could they be so coal-d hearted?

Again, thank you for your leadership!

Rita Jankowska-Bradley Missoula

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WEEK IN REVIEW • Wednesday, January 6

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David James Bugni, 26, makes his initial appearance in Butte District Court on the charge of felony negligent homicide for his alleged role in the crash that killed Missoula city prosecutor Judy Wang on Interstate 90 in September. Bugni is accused of drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana and driving at speeds over 100 mph. Bail is set at $100,000.

• Thursday, January 7 Downtown Missoula’s Moose Creek Mercantile, known for the wood-carved moose that greets its customers and rustic home decor, announces its closure this spring after 13 years, citing stagnant sales. The news comes days after two other signature Missoula retailers—Macy’s and Brady’s Sportsman’s Surplus—announce they’re closing.

• Friday, January 8 The last papermaking shift at the Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.’s Frenchtown linerboard plant ends more than a week after the plant was originally scheduled to shut down. Operations were extended so the plant could fulfill outstanding orders. The majority of the mill’s 417 workers remain on the job for another week to clean the facility.

• Saturday, January 9 The University of Montana men’s basketball team trounces Portland State at Dahlberg Arena, 90-58.

After the Grizzlies fall behind 16-14 with 11 minutes remaining in the first half, the team goes on a 21-5 run and never looks back. Anthony Johnson leads UM with 20 points.

• Sunday, January 10 Shoppers flock to Macy’s as the downtown department store kicks off its 60-day liquidation sale. The retailer announced last week that it would clear out of Missoula during the coming months and lay off 55 employees “as part of the ongoing annual process to selectively prune underperforming locations.”

• Monday, January 11 Missoula City Council votes 7–3 in favor of tapping into $5 million in state Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds to help the Rocky Mountain Development Group construct 115 housing units at the old Missoula Athletic Club site. Many of the apartments are slated to accommodate lowincome residents.

• Tuesday, January 12 The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, comprised of wildlife officials from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Alberta and British Columbia, meets in Missoula to draft a new grizzly bear recovery plan for the Northern Rockies and North Cascades. Among the topics of discussion are efforts to grow the grizzly population in the Greater Yellowstone Area.

Blaise Basnaw nervously waits to walk the stage modeling as a flower girl gown during the Bridal Fashion Show at the Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park. The 22nd Annual Wedding Fair took place on Sunday and featured vendors peddling their services to future brides.

Health Care Prescription filled The same day that Partnership Health Center secured a $275,000 loan through the city of Missoula for its new location on Railroad Street, Executive Director Kim Mansch announced that the building constituted an expansion—not just a move—for the low-cost health care facility.

“We’re bursting at the seams, and we have many more that need the service,” explains Mansch of the decision to operate out of the new location as well as the existing clinic at 323 W. Alder Street.

Missoula’s City Council approved the $275,000 loan Jan. 10. With additional funding from numerous other revenue sources, Partnership is in the process of purchasing the Creamery Building property for $3.625 million.

The clinic’s been in the space since November.

“Partnership Health Center should absolutely not be necessary,” said City Councilman Ed Childers after voting for the loan. “Instead of that, the Partnership Health Center in Missoula is essential.”

The clinic served 12,000 patients last year, up from 10,000 the year prior. Even with the increased numbers, Mansch estimates nearly 30,000 area residents who qualify for the clinic’s services went without health care last year.

“We want to reach out to those people,” she says.

The Creamery Building purchase triples Partnership’s existing space. Partnership originally aimed to sell its existing clinic after purchasing the 23,000-square-foot Creamery Building, but with demand on the rise—200 new requests for treatment come in every week—Mansch says the Alder Street location will continue to offer primary care services.

In turn, Partnership staffers are now hoping to ensure steady funding for patients and, so far, their efforts are working. In addition to expanding high-demand dental services, the clinic recently snagged grants to grow its mental health, HIV and pharmacy coverage. The clinic is also teaming up with the state to hire a caseworker to help deliver preventative care to people with chronic illness in an effort to curtail costly emergency visits down the line.

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“It’s a huge group effort,” Mansch says, adding that there’s no sign of demand letting up.

“The need for health care,” she says, “just is skyrocketing.”

Jessica Mayrer

Flathead

Rampant recycling Lake County Solid Waste Manager Mark Nelson estimates his department collects 25,000 tons of trash a year. Most of it, he says, ends up in the Missoula landfill.

With that staggering number in mind, Nelson hopes to lighten the county’s trash load this year by ramping up recycling in the Flathead.

At present, Lake County moves 100 tons of recyclables per month, relying heavily on conscientious citizens to drop cardboard, paper and plastics off at the county’s transfer station. But if Nelson lands a $25,000 federal stimulus grant from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)—an outcome he’s confident will happen— that monthly total could increase by 125 tons.

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“If we actually get more taken out of the waste stream, it’ll extend the life of the Missoula landfill,” Nelson says.

The county plans to purchase three compartmentalized recycling containers to be stationed in Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius. These would eliminate the necessity of people going out of their way to recycle, Nelson says. He’s already set aside county money for a fourth container, which he intends to place in Polson.

“I think it’ll vastly increase the amount of solid waste we’re diverting,” Nelson says. “There’s a really huge desire. I get asked about it all the time.”

Polson Parks Superintendent Karen Sargeant is in lockstep with Nelson. She applied for a separate $25,000 grant from the DEQ, but Sargeant says Polson plans to pursue a recycling program regardless of stimulus funding.

“It may not be the wazoo one we wanted to put together,” Sargeant says. “But we’re all kind of looking at how we can work together and make this happen.”

In the event the city doesn’t get its grant, Sargeant says her department will personally collect as much recyclable material as it can.

The Flathead is simply primed for a recycling revolution, she says.

“There is a demand for it,” Sargeant says.

“I’ve lived here six years and you can feel it.

People are constantly asking me, ‘Where can I go to recycle this? I feel guilty throwing things out.’”

Alex Sakariassen

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Forest Products plant on Missoula’s Westside together accounted for 11.7 percent of that particulate matter.

So will Smurfit-Stone’s closure bring with it some modicum of good news for Missoulians’ lungs?

“It’s so weather dependent,” says Ben Schmidt, a Missoula County air quality specialist.

“I really don’t know if it’s going to be an important factor or not. If you still look at all the sources, even with all the wood stove regulations we’ve done in the urban area, residential wood combustion still causes the majority of the air quality issues that we have. And that’s what it is throughout all of western Montana.”

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Clearing the air When Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.’s linerboard plant in Frenchtown stopped making paper last week, it also stopped spouting what for years has been the largest plume of emissions rising out of the Missoula Valley. Air quality experts say the reduction in particulate matter could improve Missoula’s air quality, just as it teeters on the edge of violating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards.

According to a 2007 study conducted by the University of Montana and the Missoula City-County Health Department, emissions from Smurfit-Stone’s kraft recovery boiler accounted for 7 percent of Missoula’s ambient PM2.5 (particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns in diameter).

In addition, the hog fuel boilers at SmurfitStone, the Stimson Lumber Co. mill in Bonner (which has also since closed) and the Roseburg

Wood combustion, according to the study, accounted for 55.5 percent of particulates in Missoula’s air.

“If you get, let’s say, seven days with inversions and no frost to help pull particulates out of the air,” Schmidt says, “whether Smurfit-Stone is here or not here, it’s irrelevant: We’re in trouble probably.”

The EPA changed its air quality standards for PM2.5 in 2006, dropping from 65 micrograms per cubic meter for the 24-hour standard down to 35, and putting Missoula very close to “non-attainment.”

Beyond particulates, the Smurfit-Stone smokestack also released, according to a 2008 Department of Environmental Quality emissions inventory, some measures of carbon monoxide, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds.

Matthew Frank

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Mitchell Slough Questionable conclusion District Court Judge Robert Deschamps III all but closed the book on the long and contentious legal battle over Mitchell Slough in early December when he ruled that roughly $350,000 in attorney fees was the responsibility of 16 landowners, and let the Bitterroot Conservation District (BCD) off the hook. But like almost every step of the seven-year debate to determine whether Mitchell Slough is a naturally flowing perennial stream or a manmade ditch, the decision generated controversy.

According to court filings, Deschamps exempted BCD from paying attorney fees based on the fact that it “did not abandon its regulatory duty over the resource at issue.” But those with intimate knowledge of the history of the Mitchell Slough debate question the judge’s latest conclusion. Michael Howell of the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA), the plaintiff who won the slough case, says documents from the late 1990s indicate otherwise.

“I would have to say, yea, there’s evidence that prior to initiating this public process…they gave up jurisdiction over Mitchell Slough,” Howell says.

Specifically, Howell cites an October 1999 letter from the BCD to landowner Jack Pfau waiving the necessity for construction permits on the slough, effectively deeming the waterway a manmade ditch. But the letter predates the district’s official public process to re-designate the slough by several months.

Howell says the evidence clearly wasn’t enough to force the BCD to pay a part of the BRPA’s attorney fees. And while he’s happy at having won the case, Howell doesn’t necessarily agree with freeing the conservation district from responsibility.

“We argued that they should have to pay these attorney fees regardless of whether there was any fault,” Howell says.

John Lewis, one of the landowners listed in the case, says he hasn’t followed recent developments, mostly because he’s exhausted with the issue.

“There’s a bunch of other shit going on all the time,” Lewis says. “You just have to move on.”

Details over how the landowners will pay the attorney fees will be ironed out in court hearings over the next two months.

Alex Sakariassen

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Years Mike McMeekin has served as Missoula County sheriff, following three previous decades in law enforcement. McMeekin announced his retirement this week, effective at the end of 2010.

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President Barack Obama announced in November that he would send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to beat back the Taliban resurgence. The weight of that decision was somewhat lost until last Sunday, when about 50 camouflaged members of the Montana National Guard said goodbye to their families at the Missoula International Airport before boarding a plane to begin a 400-day tour of duty in Afghanistan.

This year will be a busy one for Montana National Guardsmen and women. Brig. Gen. John Walsh said last week he expects more than 1,100 soldiers to deploy by fall, or about one-third of the state’s entire force. It’s the most deployed since the early days of the Iraq War, when nearly 1,700 Montana troops were called to service.

Montanans’ willingness to sacrifice for their country has always been impressive. We volunteer at rates higher than any other state in the country. We have the second-highest number of veterans per capita—more than 100,000. But the service comes at a price. We also rank second in the number of deaths per capita. At least 40 Montanans have died and 250 wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Unfortunately, too often this service goes unrecognized in Missoula. We’ve heard from local veterans that when they return home after tours abroad they barely receive a thank you, much less a proper homecoming.

Chase Weston, an Iraq War veteran featured in an Independent story on post-traumatic stress disorder last fall, told us that Missoulians’ opposition to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan manifests as passive animosity, if not blatant disrespect, toward the soldiers who fight there.

“It’s about the thank yous,” Weston said. “They don’t understand how far that goes. Because so many people are saying, ‘Fuck the war,’ and the veterans are hearing, ‘Fuck the vets.’… Veterans are stuck in our own world. We really are. If you’re knocking the war, we’re going to take it personally, because we were there.”

Weston’s words resonate. Why do we line the streets in support of our football team as they take off to battle for a national championship, but don’t do the same for our neighbors about to battle for their lives? Imagine how much more difficult it is for physically and emotionally scarred soldiers like Weston to reintegrate into a community that doesn’t appreciate their sacrifice.

Weston suggests one way to thank soldiers would be to stop protesting the war. We can’t agree with that, but we understand his point. That’s why when those Montanans return in 400 days—and hopefully every single one of them returns—we’ll set politics aside and simply say, “Thank you.”

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Last mill standing Missoula’s Roseburg Forest Products plant perseveres

by Matthew Frank

Ken Cole walks alongside neatly stacked towers of particleboard, which look something like Lego buildings inside the massive 350,000 square-foot Roseburg Forest Products plant on Missoula’s Westside. Over the machinery’s hums and metronomic clunks, Cole hollers, “I’m going to show you why we’re still here.�

Cole, the plant’s manager, presents its state-of-the-art melamine line, installed in 2006. The German-made machine, about

is, in fact, the only large mill still here. Cole says surviving in an industry long in decline, and worsened by a floundering housing market, can be attributed to the company’s focus on value-added products.

This emerging business model, says economist Larry Swanson of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, will be key to Montana mills staying solvent as the wood products industry continues its evolution. “Our traditional industry in wood products, particularly mills making dimen-

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as long as a football field, stamps a layer of melamineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a durable thermosetting plasticâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on top of large, rectangular particle boards. The melamine layer, colored to resemble wood grain, gives this compacted sawdust the look of solid wood furniture, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold as shelving and other finished products directly to hardware stores around the West and Midwest like Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Home Depot and Menards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really been concentrating on trying to go further down the production stream to actually put value into our product,â&#x20AC;? Cole says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the key components to our facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the vertical integration, where we actually take our raw particle board, add value to it, make shelving out of it, make furnituregrade products, and just try to be our own customer to a certain degree. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really worked out well for usâ&#x20AC;ŚThatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still here.â&#x20AC;?

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sional lumber, has been at the bottom of the competitive food chain and fighting an uphill battle to remain competitive for a long time,â&#x20AC;? Swanson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It transitioned from large diameter to small diameter logs over the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s, but its future will largely lie in smaller firms able to use the materials we have in areas of niche manufacturing and higher valued products.â&#x20AC;?

Still, no mill is immune to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market. Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roseburg plant is currently operating at only 60 percent of capacity, down from about 70 percent in 2008. It ran at full capacityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about 180 million square feet of particleboardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; between 2003, when Roseburg bought the plant, and 2007, Cole says. The slowdown led to 15 people being laid off in 2008, and another 15 in 2009, Cole estimates, reducing the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce from about 190 to 160. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking people to do more than we ever used to,â&#x20AC;? Cole says.

Roseburg, a privately owned company based in Dillard, Ore., is one of the largest particleboard producers in North America, operating six plants in the

United States. It also runs about a dozen more plants producing various other wood products like plywood, and employs some 4,000 people nationwide.

In recent years the economyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forced the company to shutter a handful of mills.

Despite the market conditions, though, Cole praises Roseburg for continuing to invest in new equipment to give his employees a competitive advantage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One good thing that we have doneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and this is probably the strength of Roseburgâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is that we have strategically invested, even this last year, in a few pieces of key equipment that reduce the cost of our product, that are helping us stay competitive in our market,â&#x20AC;? Cole says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful that Roseburg is willing to invest even in a down market right now.â&#x20AC;?

Those investments, says Todd Morgan, director of Forest Industry Research at the University of Montanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, will give Roseburg a leg up when the market rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I imagine consumption is going to start increasing from the really low levels that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at now,â&#x20AC;? Morgan says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which is probably good news for the mills of all types in the United States and elsewhere that made it through this really bad period and are still able to hang on. Now might be a period of revitalization for them.â&#x20AC;?

Another investment Roseburg has hoped to make locally is tapping Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landfill for methane gas to power the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boilers. Energy costs, next to raw materials supply, is the biggest factor in the plant staying in the black, Cole says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The landfill gas project is still a project that we have on our radar screen, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still working with Allied Waste to figure out exactly the best way to capture the gas and to utilize it in our facility,â&#x20AC;? Cole says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Currently, the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so bad that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of capital, and it takes a little bit of expense up front to be able to get that in place.â&#x20AC;?

On their own, none of the goings-on at Roseburgâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the few layoffs, the new equipment investments, the prospects of piping in Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landfill gasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;make headlines. But in a community hit hard by a wave of bad economic news lately, no news from Roseburg is good news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just kind of quiet out here,â&#x20AC;?

Cole says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;head down and trying to survive.â&#x20AC;? mfrank@missoulanews.com

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As University of Montana assistant professor Lila Fishman looks at rows of long-stemmed monkeyflowers inside a balmy campus greenhouse, she’s the first to admit it’s not the prototypical project most think of as vital to growing back the n at i on’ s e c o no m y . Ye t Fish ma n’s research, in which she aims to figure out how and why flowers procreate and what kind of offspring they produce, received $338,364 from last summer’s federal stimulus package.

research that produces no immediately tangible benefit.

“To some folks, when they’re thinking of the stimulus, they think of building bridges and roads and putting people back to work,” Moylan says. “I’m not sure they think of monkeyflower studies.”

Every dollar spent through the stimulus package represents an economic burden left to future generations, he says. Instead, Moylan argues the money

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University of Montana assistant professor Lila Fishman, right, received $338,364 in federal stimulus funding to study the yellow monkeyflower’s mating habits.

“It’s better than the Arabidopsis,” she says, providing a glimpse of geneticist humor while taking a jab at the monkeyflower’s self-pollinating cousin. “At least it’s pretty.”

Fishman’s award constitutes a small hunk of the $12.7 million UM received from the federal government to fund studies that address a range of issues, including primate brain activity, how birds fly and air quality challenges in Alaskan villages. Fishman says monkeyflower biology can be applied to a range of flowering plants, and her research could eventually advance the agricultural industry. Most importantly, it will cover new scientific ground and Fishman says her primary goal is to simply gain knowledge.

But Fishman’s priorities don’t sit well with some fiscal watchdogs. With the economy still struggling—more than 85,000 jobs were lost nationally last month alone—criticism of how the government spends stimulus dollars continues to mount. Andrew Moylan from the fiscally conservative National Taxpayers Union (NTU) questions the logic of using stimulus money for

should be used in areas that reap clear dividends. He’s not sold on Fishman’s research giving taxpayers the best bang for their buck.

“It may be good a good thing to research monkeyflowers, but it may be a better thing to put somebody to work creating a road,” says Moylan. “Or, frankly, it may be a better thing to leave those tax dollars in their pockets in the first place so that they can pay their bills and feed their families.”

Proponents of federally funded science couldn’t disagree more with Moylan’s reasoning. Dan Dwyer, UM’s vice president for research and development, says if the government doesn’t cough up cash to cover the cost of new research, chances are no one will.

“The general population I don’t think understands how important university-based basic research is to the economic well-being and the future of this country,” Dwyer says.

Industrial powerhouses like AT&T and General Electric once devoted significant resources to expanding scientific know-how, but Dwyer says most private industry funding has gone away. Even

pharmaceutical companies, once stalwart supporters of new research, are spending less on pricey studies, he says. That leaves universities holding the torch.

“Just about everything we are working with today, from computer chips to microwaves to medical imaging, all of these things have their basis in university-based research,” he says. “It’s an incredibly important national issue that we continue to support basic research at our universities.”

Dwyer says UM’s $12.7 million slice of the research-specific stimulus pie created the equivalent of 26.8 full-time jobs.

He adds that the funding came from a pot of cash set aside by the federal government exclusively for science, meaning Fishman’s monkeyflower research and the other UM studies never competed with “shovel ready” infrastructure projects. If the money didn’t flow through UM—the school takes a cut of every grant—and into the local economy, it would have gone elsewhere. Lastly, if a UM researcher hits on a lucrative discovery, he says the university cashes in.

“This technology can lead to various spin-off companies, and the university has done that in a number of instances and actually grown the economy here in Montana,” Dwyer says. “You never know when you’re going to hit that home run and generate really significant amounts of resources.”

Fishman says about 40 percent of her award went to the university. The remaining funds helped pay for a half-time greenhouse manager who tends to the monkeyflowers, as well as four students who work on the project. Since her study is one of the first of its kind to explore evolutionary scenarios among pollinating plants, she believes it will draw prospective students interested in plant biology.

Fishman feels confident defending the merits of her monkeyflower project, but she maintains that more is at stake than a political debate over her longstemmed yellow flowers.

“We’re looking to understand the fundamental processes that govern the diversity of life, and that’s an exciting thing in its own right,” she says. “It saddens me that there is an attitude out there that’s pretty common that there has to be an explicit, immediate, practical application… Einstein wasn’t trying to build a better light bulb, he was trying to understand how the world works.”

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Given the recent polls on how little the American electorate approves of Democrats, Republicans and the U.S. Congress, one wonders what the 2010 elections will hold. Perhaps, for the first time in a long time, voters will simply reject the dubious choices they’re offered and stay home in droves. Or maybe, desperate for the change they had been promised, they’ll decide to explore third-party alternatives. For a multitude of reasons, however, it seems clear that the prognostications for the two parties that have so long dominated the national political landscape are dire.

But then again, perhaps the time has come for that to happen.

If you want to start at the bottom of the barrel, you’d be talking about the approval ratings for Congress.

Congressional approval cratered to a record low level of 9 percent in 2008, climbed back up to 37 percent after the Democrats took control in 2009, slid down to 21 percent in October and is now holding flat at 25 percent approval, 69 percent disapproval. There are plenty of interpretations for what influenced those polling results, but the basic, undeniable fact is that it means more than two-thirds of adult Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing.

That shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Far from what we were promised, Congress is more polarized and gridlocked than at any time in recent memory, with Republicans opposing virtually everything Democrats have tried to do except for increasing funding for the wars started by George W. Bush. Voters, meanwhile, have grown weary of both parties treating the future of our nation as nothing more than a game between opposing teams while true leadership on the issues most important to citizens seems impossible to come by. When asked if they think members of Congress have low or very low honesty and ethical standards, 55 percent, a new high, agree.

That ranks congressional ethics, in the big scheme of things, just above car salespeople, but a full 6 points above Senators.

Crawling only slightly up the scale, the next sign of rampant voter discontent would be the Republican Party.

After the disastrous Bush administration, only 22 percent of voters were willing to identify themselves as Republicans. Now, however, perhaps thanks to the inability of the Democrats to deliver on their many and varied campaign initiatives, Republicans have

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gained considerably. The most recent polls show that the Democrats have lost ground and are now neck-and-neck, at 48 percent to 45 percent when voters are asked which party they will likely vote for in the coming year. That result, if you believe the pollsters, is primarily

asked “When if they think members of Congress have low or very low honesty and ethical standards, 55 percent, a new high,

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agree.

the result of independents abandoning the Democrats, to whom they had given strong support in the last elections and who now say, given the choice, that they will support Democrats over Republicans by only a single percentage point.

Then there’s President Obama, who has, like his party, slipped considerably in the polls. He has slid from his postelection high of 68 percent to about 50 percent approval now. The bad news is that fully 44 percent disapprove of the way the president is doing his job. Even worse, now less than half of those who consider themselves independents approve of Obama’s performance. To put this in perspective, out of the polling results for the last nine presidents, Obama comes in next to last, behind Ronald Reagan, at this point in the second year of his tenure. But when you think about just how many of his campaign promises this president has already left behind in the wake of perceived political expediency, it’s not all that surprising that more than just a little of the steam has gone out of the Obama “Yes we can” balloon.

That loss of enthusiasm, perhaps as much as anything, may well be the determining factor in what happens in the near future—and not just for Obama.

When the base of a political party is discouraged, the result is pretty straightforward. They don’t go to campaign fundraisers or donate money, they don’t get on phone trees, they don’t put up yard signs and, as we may see, they may not even bother to go out and vote.

In recent weeks, key Democrats have decided not to run for reelection.

In the West, that would include Sen. Byron Dorgan. In the East, Sen. Christopher Dodd abandoned seeking a sixth term. Given the way the Senate has see-sawed and stalled out over achieving 60 votes for measures such as health care reform, the loss of even a few Democrat seats could mean we will see even less progress in the future.

Admittedly, that’s hard to imagine. But it would be harder yet to deny that the U.S. Senate has slipped a long way from its self-described status as “the greatest deliberative body in the world” to a charade of democracy with nearly empty chambers and hearing rooms. Even worse, the special deals recently cut on health care reform to provide holdout senators with special funding for their districts in return for their votes has left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth.

What’s lacking, unfortunately, are viable third-party alternatives in most electoral races. When Ralph Nader’s followers gave him their votes because they liked what he had to say, the Democrats turned around and blamed him for Al Gore’s loss to Bush. What they should have, but didn’t do, was spend an equal amount of time in critical introspection to determine why, given Nader’s nonexistent chance to win the election, their party lost those votes. Had they done that, perhaps many of their recent mistakes and blown leadership opportunities could have been prevented.

Some will say it’s too early to make predictions for 2010’s political landscape—and they’d likely be right since, after all, it’s only January. But one thing seems certain: The discontent with our political system seems, if anything, to be rising. Maybe the two old stalwart parties have nothing to fear. But then again, maybe they do.

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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Over Christmas break my family paddled the Rio Grande River along the border of Big Bend National Park in Texas. More than a week along, we stopped at a riverside hot springs to soak off a layer or two of grit. A man appeared, walking down the trail from a nearby road. He was short, probably in his 50s, and sported a salt-and-pepper beard that flowed onto his chest. He stripped to his undies and climbed in.

We started talking. He was clearly a character, and a fount of knowledge on area history. He said his nickname was “Peanut.” But what really got our attention was his personal story. Turns out that Peanut divides his year between New England and Big Bend. Over the summer season he runs a concession stand in Maine, selling his special brand of roasted peanuts. This seasonal occupation supports his stripped-down life.

Then, over the winter, he cruises south to Big Bend, where he soaks up the desert, the hot springs, the local scene.

Clearly, the flexibility to follow his passions and his allegiance to geography matter more to him than the questionable security of a retirement fund. He has built himself a mobile home on top of a flatbed truck. He can park the rig and be self-sufficient. He likes to ride motorcycles. Most important, he came across as happy, content and relaxed.

Over the next few days, Peanut kept coming up in the family conversations.

Our kids are all approaching that cusp in life when they consider their occupations, their educational possibilities, where they might live after they leave home. They get a lot of advice about higher education, good grades, scholarships, career paths. They are told, repeatedly, that anything is possible, if they work hard enough.

Then they meet a guy like Peanut.

It wasn’t the first alternate-lifestyle reality check on the trip. On the way to our

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riverside launch, at the start of the journey, our shuttle driver was a guy named Jim. He was from Pittsburgh and had spent most of his adult life running a gas station with his brother. As he approached the age of 50, however, he developed an urge to travel and do something different.

Meeting “people who have chosen to simplify their lives comforts me in the face of the crumbling expectations we’ve all been

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reckoning with....

For a couple of years he roamed around, working when he had to, checking out the country. Eventually, circumstances led him to Big Bend, where he was thoroughly seduced by the land. Within several years he’d winded up his affairs back in Pittsburgh and moved down to Texas full time. He supports himself working odd jobs for the local river-guiding company. He works on a car once in a while if he’s really desperate for money, but mostly he makes just enough to pay rent and buy food. He, too, seemed happy and content with his lot.

Jim provoked quite a lot of family discussion. How landscape can influence your life. How a person doesn’t need a big salary or a high-toned career to be happy. How simple a person can make things if they aren’t encumbered by debt, a house mortgage, professional expectations and material clutter.

These days, a great many of us confront the need for a Plan B. When we discover we’ve been swindled out of our retirement fund, for instance. When the job we assumed would take us through abruptly evaporates. When budget constraints force school systems to lay off all the employees who don’t have tenure.

When magazines aren’t buying stories because they can’t sell ads. When the security nets we have spent years constructing prove to be illusions.

Then it comes down to a pretty basic level: Food. Shelter. Friends. Family.

Suddenly the tunes on your iPod aren’t so key to your happiness, and the vision of success concocted by a culture addicted to material accumulation seems shabby and hollow.

The notion of picking up and moving to a place that resonates in your marrow, and getting by with what you truly need, has genuine appeal. And counting your wealth doesn’t involve a monthly portfolio summary, but the time and leisure to float the river or soak in hot springs.

Meeting people who have chosen to simplify their lives comforts me in the face of the crumbling expectations we’ve all been reckoning with. I like the fact that my children now have a bearded character named Peanut and a recovering gas-station owner from Pittsburgh as potential role models.

Alan Kesselheim is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He writes in Bozeman.

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You have the chance on Monday, Jan. 18—also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day—to answer that poignant question when the National Coalition Building Institute and others host a series of activities aimed at honoring America’s most prominent civil rights leader, while also helping our neighbors in need.

The giving starts at 9 AM when First Baptist Church—home of the Pov’s Salcido Drop-In Center—hosts a “Day of Service,” where you can lend your eager hands to service projects for Missoula’s homeless.

A rally follows at Caras Park at 5 PM and includes music by Carla Green and comments by labor organizer Mark Anderlik, who plans to riff on

King’s commitment to economic justice and workers’ rights.

But don’t jet just yet. Stick around so you can participate in a march from the park to St. Paul Lutheran Church. Once you take a seat, Denise Juneau, state superintendent for public instruction, plans to speak.

Her words of wisdom will be followed by a hodgepodge of uplifting tunes from the likes of Eden Atwood, Amy Martin and others.

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Lend your hand to someone who lost it all during fundraising efforts for Carol Kinney, a local who lost her home to a fire on Jan. 5. If you’d like to help, monetary donations can be made to the “For Benefit of Carol Kinney Fund” at any Missoula Federal Credit Union branch. Anyone who wants to donate clothing or household items should contact Shannon at 5430286 or Willis at 546-0523.

Find the strength and will to survive in the company of others during a breast cancer support group at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 420 W. Pine, every first and third Tue. of the month at noon. Free. Call 329-5656.

SATURDAY JANUARY 16

Find more details about Missoula’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at ncbimissoula.org. All events are free. To volunteer at First Baptist Church, contact Pastor Curtis Privette at 549-4555. For other questions, call Amie Thurber at 541-6891.

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

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

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.

Nobody likes a bleeding foot. Help keep our furry friends safe from lethal traps during the Footloose Montana sponsored Trapped Pet Release workshop, which runs from 2–4 PM at the Carriage House, 310 N. Fourth St. in Hamilton. Free, but donations accepted. Call 274-7878 or e-mail info@footloosemontana.org.

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.

SUNDAY JANUARY 17 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 800-8090112 to RSVP.

You can help keep the thumbs of little green thumbs green by downing a delicious microbrew or two during a Kettlehouse Community Unite Pint Night, which supports the Lowell School Garden and runs from 5–8 PM at the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of every pint sold goes towards the school’s garden. Call 728-1660.

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

Find out just what kind of student a private school churns out during the Missoula Area Private Schools Information Night, which features info booths and the opportunity to talk with teachers, administrators and parents from Missoula private schools like Sussex, Clark Fork and Valley Christian from 5–8 PM in the Governor’s Room of the Florence Building, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 542-9924.

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 on the second floor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. Visit www.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.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20

The Sustainable Business Council presents the lecture “Power Down: Energy Usage by Utilities and their Customers,” which features comments on energy consumption and conservation from the Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, Northwestern Energy and others at 6 PM at the Blackfoot Telecom Group, 1221 N. Russell St. Free to attend. Includes a social preceding the panel at 5:30 PM. RSVP by emailing sbcedinfo@gmail.com. Visit sbcmontana.org.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – Tita Nyambi, 25, tried to withdraw $700 from his mother’s bank account by dressing in the woman’s clothes and speaking in a high-pitched voice, according to authorities in Somerset County, N.J., who added that he also presented her driver’s license and forged her signature on a bank form at the bank’s drive-through teller. Newark’s Star-Ledger said bank personnel immediately saw through the deception and called police, who responded while Nyambi was waiting for the money.

CENTRAL UNINTELLIGENCE AGENCY – Dennis Montgomery, head of a small software company in Reno, Nev., duped the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Homeland Security into believing he could decode secret messages from al Qaida to its operatives sent via television. Playboy magazine, citing former CIA officials, reported that the Bush administration raised the terrorism alert level and canceled several transatlantic flights in December 2003 after Montgomery claimed bar codes on Al Jazeera TV contained targeting information for al Qaida attacks. The CIA eventually concluded there were no secret messages after French intelligence convinced the agency that the bar codes were bogus.

GUILT-FREE PLEASURES – An Irish company introduced the world’s first “green technology sex toy.” Janice O’Connor, the co-founder of Caden Enterprises, described the 8-inch Earth Angel as a wind-up vibrator with a handle built into the bottom. “You just flip out the handle, grab a hold of it there, and you just wind it,” O’Connor told Agence France-Presse. “So for four minutes of doing that, you should generate enough power to give you 30 minutes of full-on, right-to-the-top vibrations.”

Besides needing no batteries, Earth Angel, which sells for $100, is made from 100 percent recyclable materials.

Chris O’Connor, Janice’s husband, said he developed Earth Angel’s power-storing technology more out of concern for climate change than for “sustainable pleasure.” Ireland’s prevailing Catholic morality forced the couple to turn to a British-based company to make the device, but he believes God would bless it as “something that’s green and that doesn’t do any damage to the environment.”

A British company introduced a kitchen appliance that kills lobsters with electricity. Inventor Simon Buckhaven told the Times of London that his CrustaStun system is a humane alternative to boiling lobsters that spares the crustaceans “pain or distress.” The microwave-size device costs about $3,500.

A Canadian manufacturer is developing an industrial version that will sell for $100,000 or more.

The animal rights group PETA bought two CrustaStuns and paid for Buckhaven and his wife to fly to Tucson, Ariz., for a demonstration at a fundraising lobster dinner for the Family Resource Center.

The courier service lost the two machines, however, and volunteers had to kill hundreds of lobsters in boiling water to serve the center’s hungry supporters.

KIDS TODAY – Police investigating a fire in Clearwater, Fla., that extensively damaged a single-family home and sent homeowner Nancy Broadhead, 47, to the hospital with serious burns arrested the woman’s 11-year-old daughter and the daughter’s 15-year-old boyfriend, Jack Ault. They said the kids doused the mother’s bed with gasoline while she slept, plotting “to basically set the mom on fire and leave her to die,” police official Beth Watts said. Watts identified the motive as “teenage angst,” which escalated when the mom “confronted the daughter about stealing some of her cigarettes.” The St. Petersburg Times added that police charged Ault with stealing Broadhead’s car, which the children fled in after the fire. “I thought I had seen everything,” Pinellas-Pasco Chief Assistant State Attorney Bruce Bartlett told the newspaper. “Just when you think you have, here comes along something like this.”

GOD HELPS THEM WHO HELP THEMSELVES – Preaching to his congregation in North Yorkshire, England, the Rev. Tim Jones, 42, announced that the commandment “Thou shalt not steal” isn’t carved in stone. He explained that shoplifting is acceptable as long as the shoplifters are desperate and that they steal from large national chain stores rather than small, family businesses.

PHOTOSHOP POLITICS – For a photo contest held in conjunction with December’s Copenhagen climate talks, Canada’s opposition Liberal Party posted on its website a submission showing a doctored photo of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot in which Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s face was substituted for Oswald’s. Another posting showed Harper with his fist in a cow’s rectum, which the site presented as one of the “best seven” depicting where Harper would rather be than in Copenhagen. Reuters reported the postings were quickly removed and an apology issued by party official Mario Lague.

The year before, Harper was forced to apologize after the Conservative website featured an animated video showing a puffin pooping on then-Liberal leader Stephane Dion.

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SPELLING COUNTS – While drinking at a bar in Jefferson, Wis., Jennifer K. Luick and a girlfriend began grabbing people by the butts “as a joke and to be playful,” according to police, who said that Andrew J. Wirth, 24, objected when Luick grabbed him. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that when Luick told her companion, Gregg T. Peters, 40, that Wirth had offended her, Peters confronted him. Wirth, who has a neck tattoo that reads “Nothing to lost (sic),” pulled out a .380 semiautomatic handgun and fatally shot Peters and Luick. After his arrest, Wirth appeared in Jefferson County Circuit Court, where he was Tasered twice for erupting in obscenities and lunging at the gallery.

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Missoula Police Detective Chris Shermer poses as a teenage girl online to catch people who download child pornography and use the Internet to prey on kids. “I think everything about this is wrong,” he says.

To catch a predator Both online and in the courts, local officials wrestle with how to handle the alarming rise in child pornography cases.

by Jessica Mayrer • photos by Anne Medley

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issoula Police Detective Chris Shermer selects his words carefully at work. If he sounds too mature, too formal or in any way out of touch with current lingo, it could blow his cover. And that’s the last thing the 39-year-old law enforcement veteran wants after developing an online rapport with a 49-year-old man he met in a chat room months ago. So far, the man thinks Shermer is a 13-year-old girl.

“He likes me,” the detective quips.

As part of the Missoula Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) program, Shermer studies up on teen culture, holding his own talking about the Twilight series, eighth grade math and Lady Gaga; “Poker Face,” he says, is his favorite song.

“It’s an interesting experiment for me,” Shermer says of his work. “It allows me to get out of my own comfort zone. It is fun.”

Credit Shermer for finding at least one “fun” aspect to finding online predators. On an average

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workday, he turns on his computer and, using hightech software capable of tracking illegal pornographic images, searches for photos involving children.

Next, adopting his teen persona, he cruises chat rooms. People online ask for his age, whether he’s a male or female and what he’s up to. Usually, when he tells folks he’s a 13-year-old girl living in Montana, they go away. Other times, they don’t.

Inevitably a certain segment of the online population wants to talk. Some want more.

Shermer is one of dozens of detectives in Montana and hundreds more across the nation participating in the ICAC Task Force. The federally funded program aims to catch people who deal in child pornography and use the Internet to prey on kids. Since its inception in 1998, the task force has expanded into every state in the nation and dealt with an increasing number of child pornography cases. In Montana alone, federal prosecutors convicted 34 individuals on child

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pornography charges in 2008, up from only two in 2003.

“The percentage increase is remarkable,” says Bill Mercer, former U.S. attorney for the district of Montana. “There’s just a lot more people [than before] committing the crime in the state of Montana.”

Shermer finds himself on the front lines of this new battle. Friday used to be his day off, but now he logs overtime. Since the federal government awarded the Missoula Police Department a $500,000 grant to stop cyber crime, there’s sufficient cash to cover Shermer’s overtime hours, as well as his salary as a full-time ICAC detective.

But this isn’t just a 9–5 job. For instance, when he and his wife had friends over for dinner on a recent Friday evening, Shermer had to duck out every so often to text an older man he’d met online.

“He wants to constantly see me naked,” says Shermer.

When he patrols online sites and chat rooms, men often ask Shermer if he’s a cop. As with undercover narcotics operations, the detective isn’t legally obligated to disclose his profession, and says “no.”

Things get a little dicey, however, when suspects want pictures. The detective usually tells them his scanner is broken. That doesn’t stop a suspect from sending Shermer an image.

“They’ll throw a [web] cam [feed] up of what they look like,” he says, “and you’re like, ‘It looks like my uncle.’”

Shermer’s training with the ICAC emphasizes finding people to talk to. He says the trick is separating the real-life threats—those willing to meet in person—from individuals who remain hidden behind a keyboard.

“Why are you going to meet a 14-year-old girl?

And what are you going to do with me?” he says. “I have an idea, but what’s the extra? Are you going to hurt me? Those are the people we really want to get.”

Getting the criminals takes its toll. Shermer, a father of two, is keenly aware of the psychological demands of spending his days tracking down online predators. That includes looking at each image on every case he’s involved with to determine that it’s in fact child pornography—a necessary step to securing a search warrant.

“A lot of us police officers,” he says, “we learn to disassociate our problems and put them away somewhere.”

Before he was hired onto the task force, the federal government had Shermer fill out an 800-question personality test to evaluate his psychological stability.

He also gets to visit with a Federal Bureau of Investigation psychologist yearly. ICAC training provides psychological tools, or pointers, to help detectives cope with what is a very emotional job. For instance, Shermer says law enforcement psychiatrists tell detectives to watch, but not listen, to pornographic movies that display children being sexually assaulted. Otherwise, they can hear the kids crying.

“It’s not the best kind of work,” Shermer says.

••• According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), law enforcement had largely eradicated child pornography trafficking by the mid-’80s. Producing and distributing illegal images was difficult, expensive and dangerous. But cyberspace’s anonymity is constructing a vast trading post where, removed from social culpability, adults are increasingly looking at images of sexualized children.

“All of a sudden the Internet comes, and it’s no holds barred,” Shermer says.

ICAC detectives like Shermer focus on two primary areas: child pornography and enticement or solicitation of a minor for sex.

Police say 32-year-old Jason Allen Sands did the latter last fall. Sands allegedly contacted a teenage girl on MySpace, got her phone number and began sending her sexual text messages, or “sexts.” Alerted to the situation, Shermer posed as a friend of the initial contact and took over communications as 14year-old “Kayla.”

The two texted for several days. “Kayla” told the St. Ignatius man that she just took a test and passed it. According to court records, Sands said he wanted to have sex with the teen and told her that he had been sexual with a 14 year old before. Sands then asked to meet. Shermer agreed, asking him to bring a kids meal and an orange drink to the location.

According to charging documents, “Sands indicated that he would also bring condoms and asked ‘Kayla’ not to wear any underwear.”

When arrested, Sands had a new box of condoms in his pocket and a Burger King Kids Meal with an orange drink on the seat of his pickup truck.

Since the arrest, he’s been jailed in the Missoula County Detention Facility charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children.

While Sands represents an important step toward taking an alleged pedophile off the streets, ICAC detectives spend a sizeable chunk of their time simply tracking pornography. And law enforcement is realizing that the crime appears to attract people from across socioeconomic and professional backgrounds.

“You see teachers, cops, federal prosecutors, judges, college professors, coaches,” says Missoula County Sheriff ’s Department Detective T.J. McDermott. “It runs the gamut.”

In July 2000, University of Montana assistant psychology professor John Christopher Caruso was

Clinical psychologist Michael Scolatti treats sex offenders from his Missoula office. He says putting people who view illegal pornography in prison where they often don’t get any psychological treatment is a waste of tax dollars.

found guilty of downloading child pornography.

And in June 2009, Missoula Police Sgt. Jason Daniel Huntsinger was sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal pornography.

“I certainly was surprised in the number of people on the Internet from the Missoula area at any given time that are involved in the downloading and file sharing of child pornography,” says McDermott, who works one-quarter time as an

Since its inception in Montana in 2007, ICAC has grown into a network of 24 law enforcement agencies at state, local and federal levels, with two special federal prosecutors in Montana who devote most of their time to child exploitation trials.

Nationally, ICAC features 61 task forces spread across the country. Comprised of more than 2,000 federal, state and municipal agencies, it also

“The greatest increases are probably just around the corner. I don’t think we have seen the high water mark.”

—Bill Mercer, former U.S. attorney for the district of Montana, on child pornography crimes in the state

ICAC detective. “There’s a lot of people out there doing it.”

Law enforcement maintains a library of serial numbers that match existing pornography files.

Using high-tech software that acts like radar, detectives are able to pinpoint duplicate illegal files online. Once they identify an illegal image being downloaded, law enforcement zeros in on what kind of person is receiving the image.

“Once we identify those individuals, we do our background,” Shermer says. “We go to their house.

We kind of look at their house and see who lives there.”

includes outposts in Australia and Britain. And Congress, which created ICAC in 1998, is increasingly paying to support the program. The federal government awarded ICAC a $25 million base budget this year, plus $50 million in stimulus funding. In 1998, the ICAC budget totaled $2.4 million.

According to the DOJ, the investment is paying off. Federal attorneys across the country brought more than 2,200 computer-based child exploitation cases in 2008, compared to just 313 child exploitation cases in 1994.

As funding and personnel increase, Montana prosecutors and police say they’re starting to make

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headway. But they caution the problem isn’t going away anytime soon.

“The greatest increases are probably just around the corner,” says former U.S. Attorney Mercer. “I don’t think we have seen the high water mark.”

••• Eric Fevold knows computers. When U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tracked down the Missoula resident in June 2007, a forensic analysis of his homemade computer found 40,000 child pornography files, some of them containing sexual images of infants.

Fevold lived in the basement of his parents’ Rattlesnake residence and worked for Bob Wards.com. He was filling the hummingbird feeder at the family home when agents first showed up to talk with him.

ICE began investigating a criminal organization operating approximately 18 commercial pornography websites in April 2006. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Flicker,” identified nearly 5,000 people in the United States who had paid to access child porn through the organization. Fevold was one of them. According to court records, Fevold admitted charging $79.95 to his credit card for a 30-day membership to the sites.

In a second interview with law enforcement, which took place in an agent’s vehicle outside Fevold’s workplace, Fevold admitted to looking at child pornography. He says that he knew the images on his computer were illegal, but he didn’t realize the extent of the legal ramifications.

“I expected some kind of warning,” says Fevold, now 50, in a phone interview with the Independent from a federal penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas. “[I expected] something telling me not to do that.”

Fevold’s family describes him as a regular guy.

In letters to the court, they depict a Boy Scout who enjoyed math, geology and bird watching.

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Every picture has a victim. That’s one of the “I still feel like I’m a normal person,” he says, According to 2006 DOJ statistics, 79.9 percent about gaining power and control, and escaping messages law enforcement officials remind them“that strayed from the right path.” of federal child pornography defendants had no unpleasant emotions.

“They use it to medicate negative feelings,” says selves of as they fight against child pornography.

For about five years prior to his arrest, Fevold prior felony conviction.

The public saw this firsthand when the face of felt socially isolated and increasingly sought out ille“Many if not most of my clients could be more Scolatti, who’s treated sex offenders in Missoula for child pornography, 13-year-old Masha Allen, testigal pornography. “It sort of built up, snowballed,” effectively rehabilitated in the community rather 27 years.

Most of the clients he sees who have been fied before Congress in 2006. Her adopted father, he says. His family told the court that they had never than incarcerating them for five years or more,” charged with pornography-related offenses are func- Matthew Mancuso, started taking photos of her seen Fevold be sexually inappropriate or violent, argues Rhodes. although he had been arrested for driving under the Congress, however, has steadily pushed federal tional members of society. They have a job and a nude when she was 6. He posted more than 200 sexinfluence and disorderly conduct prior to his sentencing up. Between 1996 and 2006, pornogra- family, and child pornography is an anomaly within ually explicit photos of her on the Internet.

In a 2006 interview with CNN, Allen discussed pornography arrest. phy sentences quadrupled, jumping from 15 their behavior. living with the lingering reminders of her abuse.

“These guys are incredibly normal,” he says.

Regardless of criminal history, federal sentenc- months on average to 63, according to the DOJ. “My pictures that are on the Internet disturb me Law enforcement points to studies conducted ing dictates a mandatory five-year minimum senThe push doesn’t make sense to Rhodes. tence for receiving child pornography. The manda- Mandatory minimums remove judicial discretion and, in within the Federal Bureau of Prisons that indicate more than what Matthew did because I know that between 60 and 80 percent of individuals incarcerat- the abuse stopped,” she said. “But those pictures are tory minimum can also be coupled with what are turn, don’t take into account individual circumstances. called “enhancements,” which increase punishment “One sentence does not always fit every offend- ed for pornography-related offenses have commit- still on the Internet.”

The National Center for Missing and Exploited based on a variety of factors, including portrayals of er and that’s the problem with mandatory mini- ted hands-on sex crimes.

Scolatti disputes those numbers, pointing to Children (NCMEC) has received 750,000 calls, sadomasochism, a large collection or images of pre- mums,” he says. “They’re frequently unjust.” pubescent children.

In particular, he believes the computer polygraph tests given by the Federal Prosecutors e-mails and letters about child exploitation In child pornography cases, enhancements enhancement is antiquated. He’s never had a case Office and his cases. He estimates roughly 40 per- crimes since Congress directed the nonprofit to create a “CyberTipline” in 1998, come into play when an offender uses a says John Shehan, who directs computer to download images instead of NCMEC’s exploited child division out obtaining hard copies via snail mail or in of Arlington, Va. person. According to the U.S. Sentencing NCMEC acts in conjunction with law Commission, a computer enhancement enforcement. After scrutinizing tips that adds, on average, about a year and a come in from the public and Internet servhalf onto pornography-related prison ice providers, the advocacy organization sentences. alerts local authorities. The vast majority In November 2008, U.S. District Judge of leads NCMEC fields are child-pornograDonald Molloy found Fevold guilty on one phy based. count of receiving pornography, sending “We’re essentially doing analytical him to prison for seven years. Molloy work for law enforcement,” Shehan says. issued a shorter sentence than federal senThe nonprofit also works with police tencing guidelines recommended. to find and rescue children affected by Nonetheless, Fevold’s family questioned child pornography. Shehan says law the value of sending him to prison rather than enforcement agents assigned to NCMEC providing community-based psychological review approximately 250,000 photos and treatment. Eric’s brother, Steve Fevold, wrote videos submitted by tipsters and other in a letter to the court: “I have a hard time seeauthorities every week to help identify ing how a severe sentence would be of any victims. benefit to helping Eric in being a productive “Our numbers are not decreasing,” person in society. Sending him away for even Shehan says. “We’re seeing larger five years would likely harden him as a convicted criminal by giving him similar treat- Before Chris Shermer started as a full-time detective for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Fork in volumes.”

The same holds true for Shermer in ment as a person who actively distributed September 2008, he was asked to take an 800-question personality test to evaluate his mental stability. “It’s not the best kind of work,” he says.

Missoula. The detective recently returned child pornography.” from an ICAC training course in Ohio. that didn’t involve a computer. During Fevold’s sen- cent of child pornography offenders have at some He’s now set to teach other detectives across ••• Montana the new techniques he learned to track John Rhodes, Fevold’s court-appointed attor- tencing, Judge Molloy also deliberated aloud the point committed a hands-on offense.

Scolatti first treated someone with a child Internet crime. ney, says his client is not unusual among people merits of the computer enhancement guideline.

But back in his office, he’s first focused on the “I have trouble with the computer part of it pornography addiction in 1997. Since then, his caseconvicted of child pornography offenses.

“The typical child pornography client has no because, as I have indicated, I can think of in 13 load has steadily grown. These days, he serves task at hand. Shermer logs onto his regular chat room and the 49-year-old man he’s been communirecord, does not have substance abuse problems years, only one case [where no computer was between 20 or 30 offenders a year.

“It’s just been crazy in that sense—the explo- cating with pops back up after disappearing for sevand is, relatively speaking, well educated,” says involved],” Molloy said during Fevold’s sentencing eral weeks.

Rhodes, who has served as an assistant federal hearing. “And frankly, and frankly, there may have sion,” he says.

“He immediately wants pictures of my breasts,” As technology carries contraband further into been a computer involved in that.” defender in Montana for 12 years.

As Congress mandates longer sentences, homes, schools and workplaces, Scolatti says the says Shermer. “That’s his forte. I guess he likes that Rhodes believes federally mandated minimum stuff. I said, ‘You want pictures of my undevelsentences are unjust, and testified against them Fevold’s case highlights a growing rift in the federal crime is increasingly present in rural Montana.

“The technology has brought them out of the oped’—I didn’t say undeveloped, but, ‘my 13-yearbefore Congress in 2005. Specifically, Rhodes judiciary. For instance, when the Sixth Circuit Court old breasts?’” Shermer says. argued to eliminate the Feeney Amendment, which, of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to send a woods,” he says.

Shermer’s careful to take things slow with the In turn, federal penitentiaries are having a hard as part of the PROTECT Act in 2003, implemented 65-year-old man with no criminal record to prison minimum sentencing mandates for pornography- for 17.5 years for downloading pornography, Judge time treating the flood of offenders. Scollati warns older man. He sticks to mundane topics like being that there are not enough treatment programs in mad at mom. related offenses. The Feeney Amendment created Gilbert S. Merritt issued this dissent: “I want him to talk to me about my age and “Our federal legal system has lost its bearings on place, and most leave prison without receiving help. the five-year minimum sentence for downloading Fevold, for example, says he’s not currently in see what’s in his mind,” Shermer says. “My job is to the subject of computer-based child pornography. illegal pornography.

Rhodes, who has three small children, acknowl- Our ‘social revulsion’ against these ‘misfits’ download- treatment for pornography addiction. And as with see if his desire is to actually have sex with a 13edges that friends sometimes ask him to justify ing these images is perhaps somewhat more rational alcoholism, or any other addiction, Scollati says the year-old.”

But the man doesn’t seem to want to hear much defending people who victimize kids. But he says his than the thousands of witchcraft trials and burnings compulsion never entirely goes away. For those who clients are “human being with strengths and flaws conducted in Europe and here from the 13th to the 18th are truly hooked, long-term treatment is required. about a teenage girl’s daily frustrations. He’s set on talking sex. So Shermer strings him along, hoping to And prison doesn’t appear to be the solution. like all of us” and, when removed from reality, they centuries, but it borders on the same thing.”

“We are wasting millions of dollars,” Scollati learn more. lose sight of the fact that their actions cause harm. says, “incarcerating these guys.”

••• “There’s the cyber reality that people think is differMissoula clinical psychologist Michael Scolatti ent from everyday reality,” he says. “There’s not an jmayrer@missoulanews.com ••• immediate perception that someone is being harmed.” says child pornography isn’t just about sex. It’s also

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As a seed catalog peruser, I at first took offense at being lumped in with the chess nerds. But after giving it some thought I realized that both gardening and chess, like wilderness survival, are strategic disciplines linked to the human journey from slime to the top of the food chain.

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Not all of this food needs be grown in the garden. We’re not brave pioneers eking out a living on the harsh frontier.

Hitting the farmers’ market, coffee in hand, is one of the joys of community living, while patronizing retail stores that support local farmers is not only convenient, it’s an important contribution to the local economy.

My food plan includes growing what I want onhand for immediate use and what I can’t find elsewhere.

I go for a diverse garden that’s broader than it is deep, that allows me to run outside on a whim and pick all the ingredients I need for a meal. But for my long-term storage needs, I expect to rely on some professional help.

The only crops I grow in quantity are garlic— because I’m a snob and I can usually grow bigger and better bulbs than what I can buy—and shallots, which are like extra-strong onions and awesome for cooking, and ridiculously expensive to buy.

The other crops in my garden are “experimentals,” new-fangled crops or obscure heirlooms that haven’t become popular enough to buy. Last year I played around with Mango Melon, a small, oblong

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LISTINGS $…Under $5 $–$$…$5–$15 $$–$$$…$15 and over Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Where Myrtle Avenue ends at Bernice's, a tiny bakery sits as a veritable landmark to those who enjoy homestyle baked goods, strong coffee, community, and a variety of delicious treats. Join us for lunch if you'd like. Crazy delicious. Crazy cheap. 30 years and still baking. 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. $-$$ Blue Canyon Kitchen 3720 N. Reserve (adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn) 541-BLUE www.bluecanyonrestaurant.com We offer creatively-prepared American cooking served in the comfortable elegance of their lodge restaurant featuring unique dining rooms. Kick back in the Tavern; relish the cowboy chic and culinary creations in the great room; visit with the chefs and dine in the kitchen or enjoy the fresh air on the Outdoor Patio. Parties and special events can be enjoyed in the Bison Room. Hours: Tavern hours Monday-Saturday 3pm11pm, Sunday 3pm-10pm . Dining Room hours MondaySaturday 5pm-10pm, Sunday 4pm-9pm. $$-$$$ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 542-0002 Dine-In, Drive-Thru, Delivery... Truly a Missoula find.

Popular with the locals. Voted Missoula's best pizza. Everything from hand-tossed, thin-crust, stone deck pizza to wild salmon burri-

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

Local brews on tap and wine by the glass. Open every day for lunch & dinner. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 37 years of great coffees and teas.

Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 Ciao Mambo, at the end of the Hip Strip on 4th and Higgins, serves up fresh, classic, immigrant style Italian food seven days a week. Terrific service and an extensive domestic and Italian wine list makes Ciao Mambo a hit for any occasion.

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

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Cold Stone Creamery Across from Costco on Reserve

by TJ Maxx & Ross 549-5595 Resolve to treat yourself to the best in 2010 with home-made, super-premium ice-cream and ice-cream cakes! Stop by and try our shakes or ice-cream cupcakes! If you've other resolutions, keep them with fresh smoothies or home-made, fat-free, nosugar-added "Sinless" ice-cream! It's a Great Day for Ice Cream! $-$$ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula “Original” Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, baked goods and an espresso bar til close. Mon thru Thurs 7am - 3pm Fri & Sat 7am - 3pm Sun 8am - 3pm. www.thinkfft.com $-$$ 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 freerange 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 $-$$ HuHot Mongolian Grill 3521 Brooks 829-8888 At HuHot you’ll find dozens of meats, seafood, noodles, vegetables and homemade sauces for the timid to the adventurous. Choose your favorites from the fresh food bars. You pick ‘em…we grill ‘em. We are as carnivore, vegetarian, diabetic, lo-salt and low-carb friendly as you want to be! Start with appetizers and end with desserts. You can even toast your own s’mores right at you table. A large selection of beer, wine and sake’ drinks available. Stop by for a great meal in a fun atmosphere. Kid and family friendly. Open daily at 11 AM. $-$$

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Indulge Bakery 700 SW Higgins Ave 544-4293 indulgebakery.wordpress.com Now open! Enjoy international flavors from baci di dama to pizzelles, gourmet cupcakes, scones and decadent cinnamon rolls. Specialty breads hot and fresh between 3 and 5pm daily.

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

Call to find out more (406)523-3951. $ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner.

Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Not matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $-$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Free Tea Tasting second Saturday every month 4:30-5:30pm Open Mon-Sat, lunch an dinner. $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. • 721-1312 www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere.

Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. Special senior menu & a great kids’ menu. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere.

Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins Ave. • 541-4541 From Latté to Lassî, Water to Wine, Tea Cup to Tea Pot, Liquid Planet has the best beverage offering this side of Neptune -- with a special focus on allnatural, organic, and sustainability. Their distinctive and healthy smoothie menu is worth the visit too! Quick and delicious breakfast and lunch is always ready to go; pastries, crois-

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HAPPIESTHOUR Paradise Falls Claim to fame: A trusted stomping ground for Griz Nation. Both the football and men’s basketball coaches’ shows are broadcast from the bar/restaurant/casino every week, and nothing packs the place like a home football game.

Atmosphere: Paradise Falls may technically fall under the restaurant category, but it’s mainly known as a sports bar. That means plentiful televisions positioned throughout the main room—one wall features an impressive bank of five flat-screens—and an odd collection of memorabilia. Aerial shots of baseball stadiums? Check. Michael Jordan collage?

Check. A framed photograph of Shaquille O’Neal in an Orlando Magic uniform? Strangely, check.

What you’re drinking: Bartender Jess Reineke says the Long Island Iced Teas—served in a large stein—are particularly popular. Just note that the bar issues a strict three-LIIT limit. With its location far from most neighborhoods, Reineke says Paradise Falls takes over-serving seriously.

What you’re drinking on a special occasion: Aside from the LIITs, Paradise Falls is known for its authentic fishbowl drinks. Served in a real fishbowl and garnished with gummy fish, the oversized fruity concoctions are a hit for birthdays and bachelor/bachelorette parties.

Reineke says the Paradise Party Punch ’bowl

ranks at the top of the list; the mix of rum, strawberry schnapps, OJ and pineapple juice with a “float” of Bacardi 151 runs $17.95.

Who you’re drinking with: A surprsingly mixed bunch. While Griz games and NFL Sundays attract wall-to-wall jersey-wearing fanatics, the Happy Hour and evening crowds are decidedly less rabid.

Happy Hour specials: Everything’s basically $1 off from 4 to 6 p.m. on weekdays. Score a Kettlehouse pint for $2.75 or a domestic pitcher for $7.

How to find it: 3621 Brooks Street, near Vann’s.

—Skylar Browning Happiest Hour is a new column that celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com.

sants, 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. $-$$

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!" $-$$

Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $6.95.

Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $6.95.

Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Staggering Ox 1220 SW Higgins 542-2206 123 E Main 327-9400 Home of the famous Clubfoot Sandwich - unique, portable, delicious! We serve fantastic sandwiches on fresh-baked bread. With two convenient locations, it’s easy to call in your order and pick it up on your way to play. $-$$

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. $$-$$$

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 $-$$

Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. • 549-2790 Share a meal on our park side patio or within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues.-Sat. 5:00-Close.

Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$

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Colombia Supreme Italian Roast $9.75/lb Missoula’s Best Coffee

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BUTTERFLY 232 NORTH HIGGINS AVENUE DOWNTOWN

Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 542-2449 Step into the past at this 50's style downtown diner. Breakfast is served all day. Daily Lunch Specials. All Soups, including our famous Tomato Soup, are made from scratch. Voted best milkshakes in Missoula for 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!!

Monday - Sunday 8a.m. - 3p.m. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$ What’s For Dinner Meal Delivery Service 406-207-2203 Delicious, affordable meals delivered to your door.

Fresh dinner menu changes weekly, frozen dinner and dessert menus change monthly. Order by noon on Monday, deliveries are made Tuesday. Meals start at only $7.50 per portion. Menus and ordering available at www.WhatsForDinnerMissoula.com $-$$

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ASKARI Goodbye, gluten Dear Ari, How about doing a column on gluten intolerance?

Alternatively, how about answering this question: Would you please share some good (nontomato) sauce recipes that have no gluten (wheat, barley, rye or oats) or milk in them?

Caution: soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, nonpure spices, and other common products often contain wheat or maltodextrin.

—Sauceless in Arlee

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Several commercial sauces, like A Taste of Thai and Wild Thymes, are guaranteed gluten-free, though most don’t aggressively market themselves as such— probably from fear of losing gluten-tolerant customers who might assume the sauces are less delicious due to their restricted ingredient sets.

Here’s a recipe for a great red chile sauce that has only red chile pods, oregano, garlic and, if you want, chicken stock.

Remove the stems and seeds of 10 large dried

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red chile pods, and soak them in 3 cups warm water (or gluten-free stock). After an hour, put the pods in a blender with a head of garlic, chopped, and 2 tablespoons dried oregano.

Blend, adding the water that the chiles soaked in, a little at a time, to keep the whirling sauce vortexing, but don’t let it get too soupy.

To use it, brown some meat in an oiled pan, then add chopped onions. When the onions become translucent, add the chile sauce and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Alternatively, marinate the meat overnight in the chile sauce, and then add it to a pan of browned onions and cook until delicious.

For another, more complicated sauce, find my mole recipe in the Indy archives from last year.

As for an article on gluten intolerance, I’ll think about it. I’ll have to do some homework first.

Send your food and garden queries to flash@flashinthepan.net

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nightlife All genres are encouraged—excepting, perhaps, avant-punk—every Thu. at 5:30 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.

Connect your mind and soul to whatever deity you deem divine during a taize chanting circle with Rev. Jennifer Hackenbruch and Erin Barnes the second and fourth Thu. of the month at 6 PM at 2237 S. Third St. W. Free.

Call 370-9631.

Worship at the temple of philosophical poetry when The Fellowship Club meets to discuss Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet during a club meeting at 6 PM in the west meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670.

Heidi Meili

Teens scratch that nagging creative itch with a new spin on an old-school art form when Larry Phan leads the Teen Open Studio Night program “Sgraffiti on Clay” from 6–8 PM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Open to ages 13–18. Call Linden at 728-0447 Ext. 230.

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The fuzz always finds someone to shake down when Montana artist Tom Foolery presents his series of dioramas titled The Vendorama Series, which opens Wed., Jan. 20, at 10 AM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free to attend. Exhibit runs through May. Call 728-0447.

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Choose your own narrative adventure while trying to discern what stories artist Lulu Yee is trying to tell during the exhibit Works by Lulu Yee from the MAM Collections, which is available for you to peruse at 10 AM in the Goldberg Family Library of the Missoula Art

Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Exhibit runs through May 30. Gallery hours are: Wed.–Fri. from 10 AM–5 PM and Sat.–Sun. from 10 AM–3 PM. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

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

Just remember that a touch of excess nose grease can tame the foam of your barley soda when Donna Smith brings jazz and blues to the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. If you’ve got a climbing itch to scratch, and want to help out a good cause, join the American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific during its 2010 Reach the Summit Informational Meeting at 6:30 PM at The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. Free. Call Alison at 406-442-6556 x11 and visit www.reach thesummit.us. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Jan. 15, 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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Times Run 1/15 - 1/21

Cinemas, Live Music & Theater

Me and Orson Welles PG-13 Nightly at 7:00 and 9:05 Sunday matinee at 1:00 and 3:05 Will NOT show Tuesday (1/19)

The Young Victoria PG Nightly at 7:00 and 9:00 Sunday matinee at 1:00 and 3:00

Precious Nightly at 7:00 and 9:00 Sunday matinee at 1:00 and 3:00

www.thewilma.com

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FULL BAR AVAILABLE 131 S. Higgins Ave.

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Lady Griz Basketball This Friday

Learn how to avoid a potential burial by snow when trekking in the backcountry during a free avalanche awareness clinic presented by the West Central Montana Avalanche Center at 7:30 PM, in the basement of The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. Call 543-6966.

during this month’s installment of the Missoula Public Library’s Cheap Date Night, which features a screening of Inglourious Basterds at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Enter from the parking lot side of the building. Call 721-BOOK.

Excavate your carnal desire for song, dance and hilarity with a dark twist—and likely a scantily clad cast—during another rendition of the Montana Actors’ Theatre’s Cabaret, which starts at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $7. Visit mtactors.com.

Get slammed with clay in a good way with a series of high-energy lectures centered on ceramic art during the Clay Studio of Missoula’s Slam-o-ramics, which starts at 7 PM at the studio, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A. Free to attend. Includes lectures by resident artists Joseph Pesina and Lauren Sandler, as well as studio artist Doug Baldwin. Call Hannah Fisher at 543-0509 and visit theclaystudioofmissoula.org.

Web: www.montanagrizzlies.com

Let Richie Reinholdt lick the barbecue sauce from your fingers, or not, when he plays what’s likely to be rock or country at The Cellars, 5646 W. Harrier, at 7:30 PM. $5, with wine and barbecue food available for purchase. Call 830-9236.

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Bowling and karaoke go together like molotov cocktails and safety during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free.

Call 541-SING. 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 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.

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

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

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The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3–6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. This week, I’m Having More Fun Than You by Aaron Karo.

Just kidding. (Did I need to tell you that?) Free.

Call 721-BOOK. Toddlers always find something to intellectually suckle or gnaw on at Toddler Story Time, which features age-appropriate stories from 10:30–11:15 AM in the downstairs meeting room of the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670.

Mogul jumps, freestyle moves and slopestyle competitions wash away your winter blues during the 2010 Northern Division Freestyle Event, which offers the chance for spectators to watch skiers bust tricks starting at 11 AM at Montana Snowbowl. Free to spectate. Competitions run through Sun., Jan. 17. Visit montana snowbowl.com and call 549-9777. Visit ndfreestyle.com for a complete list of events, as well as info on entering the competition.

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Sacramento State Hornets Friday, January 15th @ 7:00pm Big Sky Conference Game Super Skippers Halftime Performance Monte Growth Chart Giveaway: All children in attendance will receive a life-sized Monte growth chart!

Excavate your carnal desire for song, dance and hilarity with a dark twist—and likely a scantily clad cast—during another rendition of the Montana Actors’ Theatre’s Cabaret, which starts at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $7. Visit mtactors.com.

Want to enjoy a Griz or Lady Griz Basketball game with your club, team, co-workers, or a bunch of your favorite friends? We offer inexpensive group rates with many different options. Call the Athletic Department at 243-2250 for more information.

Sorry, lap dances aren’t included: the Downtown Dance Collective hosts Dance x2, a benefit to help raise money for the Headwaters Dance Company’s Montana Suite Tour that includes a meet and greet with dancers, plus live blues from The Pleasure Kings, at 8 PM at the collective, 121 W. Main St. $15/$8 students. Visit headwatersdance.org.

Give Matt Fletcher the authority to pull your hamstrings when he plays piano, vocals and strings with Betty Lou Cannon at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. Donations appreciated. Call 741-2361.

*All games played in Dahlberg Arena (Adams Center)

Life insurance policies vanish much like your hopes for universal health care when The Lifers rock you out at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

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

Be thankful that the freedom to speak includes the freedom to sing when you sidle up to the mic at karaoke night at the VFW, 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.

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

Call 363-6969.

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

Somebody needs a mid-30s birthday spanking, with lots of bass. Local versatile jam selecta DJ Kris Moon celebrates his birthday with Robotrash, a DJ dance party featuring techno and other electronic styles from Seattle’s Jerry Abstract, as well as locals Kris Moon and Tak45, at 10 PM at the Palace. $3.

DJ Brand One shuns binary code for hot discs of wax when he spins what’s bound to be hiphop at the Badlander, at 9 PM. Free.

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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, 515 Dearborn Ave. Free. Call 549-4158.

The Wild Coyotes turn your tax returns into deadly paper cranes when they ply rock at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

Let The Workers’ calloused hands hit you upside the head with their fusion of Americana, bluegrass and rock at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free. (See Scope in this issue.)

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Record yourself getting buck wild on the dance floor and post it on YouTube when you hear Russ Nasset and the Revelators play rockabilly/country at the Great Northern Bar & Grill in Whitefish, 27 Central Ave., at 9:30 PM. Cover TBA. 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.

Portland, Ore.’s Perfect Zero escapes the blades of a hell-bent blender by mixing jammy rock with electronic music when they play the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Your wish for a playground that includes figures of barbarians and clowns could become a reality after you attend a playground design workshop for four parks in Missoula, which meets from 9 AM–1 PM at St. Joseph Elementary School, 503 Edith St. Free. Includes the opportunity to share ideas on playground equipment, layout, colors, benches and other amenities. Call Donna Gaukler at 552-6265.

Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Your child expresses innovative abstraction through dance, claps, singing and more during Kids’ Vibrations with Matthew Nord of Tangled Tones, where the imagination rolls at 11 AM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Call 396-3352.

Here’s your chance to say “oh snap!” with a camera. The Ravalli County Museum and Bitter

Root Valley Historical Society present a photography workshop with Les Bury from 11 AM–1 PM at the county museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton. Cost TBA. Open to ages 12 and up. Space is limited, so RSVP by calling 363-3338.

Georges Bizet brings forth pleasures of the flesh, mixes in a little violence, and adds a pinch of racism and freedom to an array of arias when his opera Carmen gets the HD treatment during another installment of The Met: Live at the Roxy, which starts at 11 AM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $18/$16 students and seniors, plus ticket fees.

Get tickets at any GrizTix outlet or call 2434051. Visit morrisproductions.org.

Nobody likes a bleeding foot. Help keep our furry friends safe from lethal traps during the Footloose Montana sponsored Trapped Pet Release workshop, which runs from 2–4 PM at the Carriage House, 310 N. Fourth St. in Hamilton. Free, but donations accepted. Call 274-7878.

William S. Burroughs’ cut and paste method of writing might get explored during the Missoula Public Library’s “Find Something to Do” writing workshop for kids grades fourth through sixth at 4 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Cellar Door breaks the latest mold to bring you solid spores of musicality when they play the Blacksmith Brewing Co., 114 Main St. in Stevensville, at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 777-0680 or visit blacksmith brewing.com.

Whitefish’s Canyon Creek Ramblers leave you with a wicked case of “funburn” when they let hippie-tonk take over your body with a set at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Dress up like an O.G. and see how many funny looks you get during the Missoula Folklore Society’s Black and White contra dance, which starts with a beginners workshop at 7:30 PM and glides into dance mode with music by Strawberry Ridge and a TBA caller at 8 PM at the Union Hall, 209 E. Main St. $8/$6 Missoula Folklore Society members.

Black and white attire or costume is optional.

Visit montanafolk.org.

Excavate your carnal desire for song, dance and hilarity with a dark twist—and likely a scantily clad cast—during another rendition of the Montana Actors’ Theatre’s Cabaret, which starts at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $7. Visit mtactors.com.

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Become the snowflake devoured on someone’s tongue whilst busting some right-angled dance moves during the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center’s Snowflake Ball, which starts with pre-rounds at 7:30 PM and dancing at 8 PM at the dance center, 9955 Lolo Creek Road. $6. Features calling by Hunter Keller. Call 273-0652.

Nipple piercings and bondage pants not required, but perhaps encouraged: Swallow the sounds of DJs playing electro, dance pop, punk, club and techno during FUSE presents: Rewind, a club night starting at 8 PM at Deano’s Casino near the airport, 5318 W. Harrier. Free.

Be the hand that feeds a wicked artistic need during a benefit show for the FayRay Artist Collective’s February production of Wonderland Bizarre, which features noisemakers FagRag, Satan’s Slave, Psychopunk Chicks, The Scribblers, as well as DJs Mermaid and Stuff ‘n Such, all at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $5, all ages. FayRay is also accepting donations of fabric and sheets during the show.

Drowning in your own bodily juices is not an option when Turning Tide resuscitates you with Celtic music at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. Donations appreciated. Call 741-2361.

Your reign as the Antichrist comes to a halt when The Lifers inject purity into willing souls via rawk at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

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

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

Even punk rockers need some rest and relaxation. So come say adios to locals Come Up Swinging as they shred for one last time during their final show at 9 PM at the Palace. $3.

Features opening sets by a newly restructured A r r e s te d A d o l e s c e n c e , a s w e l l a s Hangover Saints and Tonight We Ride.

The Rockaholics keep you in denial of the rest of the world when you rock out to their variety of tunes at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

While they’ve certainly outgrown the trousers of their youth, you can sure bet Full Grown Men are never too big for their britches when they play blues and jazz at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Slip into a coma and let Russ Nasset and the Revelators drive you to the nearest ditch when they play rockabilly/country at the Great

Northern Bar & Grill in Whitefish, 27 Central Ave., at 9:30 PM. Cover TBA. Find the nearest seat so Places can glue your special places to a stool when they churn out indie rock at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Opening support from Fiancee.

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Sunday brunch at 10 AM with jazz from Three of a Kind is classy, so be sure to don your best bling before you head into the Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern, located in the Hilton Garden Inn at 3720 N. Reserve Street.

Snag some sweet technical info on website development geared towards blogging— including templating, site enhancement and code review—as well as discussion on the blogosphere and more at Bloggalactic 1.0, a seminar which runs from noon–5 PM in UM’s Urey Lecture Hall. $50, with tickets only available online at bloggalactic.eventbrite.com.

High schoolers exercise their powers of hip swiveling, gum chewing and singing during auditions for the MCT Community Theatre’s rendition of Grease, with tryouts running from 12–6:30 PM in the MCT Center for the Performing Arts’ MCT Community Theatre, 200 N. Adams St. Enter on Main St. and proceed to the third floor. Free to audition, but only for high school students.

Performances occur in March. Call 728-1911 and visit mctinc.org.

Your brain bubbles pop with intellectual curiosity like exploding bombs when UM history prof David Emmons discusses the historical events surrounding Scott Fife’s exhibit Big Touble–The Idaho Project, at 1 PM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

Playing bingo at 2 PM at the Missoula Senior Citizens Center is your chance to yell, “Sarah Palin’s deep insight on everything political should make for great commentary on Fox News!” Free. Call 543-7154.

If you suffer from pain, join others who understand your plight during a Pain Support Group at 2 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free. Call Nicole Dunn for more info at 327-8408.

Georges Bizet brings forth pleasures of the flesh, mixes in a little violence, and adds a pinch of racial tension and enlightenment to an array of arias when his opera Carmen gets the HD treatment during another installment of The Met: Live at the Roxy, which starts at 4 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $18/$16 students and seniors, plus ticket fees. Get tickets at any GrizTix outlet or call 243-4051. Visit morrisproductions.org.

If your chakras have been a little backed up lately, clear ‘em out during Table Time with Alternative Healers, an intuitive healing and energy balancing workshop from 4:30–6:30 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free. Call Janit at 207-7358.

nightlife Improvisational movement with others takes on an extemporaneous vibe during contact dance improv, this and every Sun. from 6:30–8:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $5. Musicians are welcome and encouraged.

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control

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

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This pretty young dog is a bundle of energy who would be perfect for someone wanting a running partner, a frisbee catcher, or a willing participant in agility training.

She has a unique look and happy personality.

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C.B. is an active young dog who has been confined in our kennel for much too long. He wants to be able to play and jump and run and have a good time again! Most of all, he wants someone to love and take care of him.

549-3934 AMAZON

Amazon was very shy and scared when she first came to us, but now she couldn't be more loving and friendly. She's also quite well behaved and has obviously had some real training.

All she lacks is a family she can love!

M E R C U RY

This handsome young fellow was found as a stray with his sister, who looks almost exactly like him! They were healthy and well fed, so they couldn't have been on their own for long. Separately or together, they're wonderful cats.

1600 S. 3rd W. 541-FOOD

WRANGLER

You can just see the intensity pouring from his eyes. Wrangler is super smart, focused, and aiming to please. He just needs a job to do, whether it's working on a farm or ranch or just being your best friend.

CALLIE

Like most of us, change is tough for Callie. Her owner chose to move without her consent and the move brought several more cats into the household that Callie just wasn't prepared to tolerate.

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SARGE

SASHA

Just look at this face!

Sasha is a T.V. watching, water hating, butt wiggling gal! She keeps us laughing all day around here. Not only that, but she loves to snuggle most of all!

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Sarge had been hanging around an industrial area for some time, so it's been a while since he's been a treasured pet. He still knows how to behave, however, so we know he'd love to have a real home again.

COSMO

Now that all the tiny puppies have been adopted, maybe Cosmo can get the attention that such an adorable young Dalmation/Shar-Pei cross would usually bring. At just eight months old he is ridiculously cute, and still so impressionable.

MR. T

This young fellow doesn't look the least bit fierce, but he does have a very outgoing personality. He'd enjoy having a family to entertain with his sweet personality and his young cat antics. His motto? "Let's play!"

To sponsor a pet call 543-6609

DIME

Dime has grown up with us here at the shelter. At just six months of age, he's never even had a home, so how does he know what he's missing?

Lately Dime has watched many of his shelter buddies leave without him, and loneliness is starting to set in.

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Winnie has wiggled her way into a pretty cush spot at the shelter, one with special accommodations and privileges. Sadly though, it's because she has been with us for so long, and the truth is I believe she is beginning to lose hope.

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These pets may be adopted at AniMeals 721-4710 KITTY KITTY AND KATO KITTY

Looking for some cats with a little fluff? Well, look no further! We're Kato Kitty and Kitty Kitty--brother and sister. After our family developed allergies to us, we were brought to AniMeals. We really miss having a home and are waiting for a new low-key family to adopt us. Come on down to the AniMeals shelter and see us today!

MICKIE

After being passed on from shelter to shelter, I am ready to settle down in a quiet home and be your one and only. As an older cat, I am content snuggling with you on your lap and dozing off while you watch TV.

SINGER

Abandoned at a young age and left to fend for myself out in the cold, I was brought into AniMeals as an adult. For enduring so many hardships in my life, I sure am optimistic! I am a happy guy who is ready to get a second shot at life in a home.

Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

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

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

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.

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

Tribute could replace imitation as the highest form of flattery when LBC, dubbed as Long Beach, Calif.’s “Sublime Tribute Band,” plays the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Here’s your chance to make MLK Jr. proud: the National Coalition Building Institute presents a series of celebrations in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day starting with a “Day of

Service” from 9 AM–1 PM hosted by First Baptist Church, 308 W. Pine St. Free. Includes service projects to help Missoula’s homeless population. Call Pastor Curtis Privette at 5494555 to sign up. A rally at Caras Park follows at 5 PM. For other questions, call Amie Thurber at 541-6891 and visit ncbimissoula.org. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Sorry bud, but you’ll have to read your e-mail, peruse magazines and check out books from your own personal library today. That’s because the Missoula Public Library is closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It reopens at 10 AM on Tue., Jan. 19. Don’t head south to Hamilton either, as the Bitterroot Public Library is closed for the holiday, too.

Animalia and cultural diversity hits the silver screen for MLK Jr. Day during the International Wildlife Media Center and Film Festival’s School’s Out Matinee program, which features screenings of Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth and The Water Carriers at noon at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $3. Call 728-9380.

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

nightlife Make Martin Luther King Jr. proud by honoring him during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally at Caras Park at 5 PM featuring speakers touching on economic justice and worker’s rights, as well as music. Free to attend. A march to St. Paul Lutheran Church follows for a program that includes comments by Denise

Juneau and music by Eden Atwood and others.

Call Amie Thurber at 541-6891 and visit ncbimissoula.org. (See Agenda in this issue.)

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 on the second floor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. Visit www.oa.org.

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.

Get schooled on the basics of an old-school mental and physical discipline during the class Intro to Yoga, where instructor Brian Baty leads beginners from 6:30–7:45 PM this and every Mon. at Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main St. Ste. B. $10 drop-in/$8 students. Call 581-4093 and visit yogainmissoula.com.

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

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

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.

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the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

Reeds get wet, basses get slapped and drums get hit with ecstasy when saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard play as the FLY Trio at 7 PM at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave. Show is sold out. Visit dalyjazz.com or e-mail dalyjazz@gmail.com for upcoming shows and more info.

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.

Bingo is no longer in the domain of the geriatric when Colin Hickey leads Rawk ‘N Roll Bingo at 8:30 PM at the Badlander with the first bingo card for free, subsequent cards for $1. Free.

Also includes a free nacho bar.

Who says America never invented a pub sport?

Beer Pong proves them all wrong at the Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where alcohol and performance anxiety climax into a thing of beauty at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969.

Alcohol and bowling go hand over foot during Monday Madness at Five Valley’s Bowl, 515 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.

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.

See if you can become a star under the spotlight at Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted

by Mike Avery at 9:30 PM. Free.

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SPOTLIGHT

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Within the realm of hip-hop, one of the most infamous—not to mention dangerous—rivalries was between the West Coast and East Coast gangsta rap scenes of the early 1990s.

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In the arena of punk rock, count the rift between Ben Weasel from the influential Chicago pop punk band Screeching Weasel and Washington, D.C.’s The Max Levine Ensemble not as notorious, but as perhaps the most absurd in recent years.

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Long, convoluted story short: Back in 2008, Ben Weasel ripped into the D.C. pop punks on his Madison, Wisc., radio show, at one point saying, “If that band was a horse, I’d shoot it.” In a bout of aural retaliation, the band released a 7-inch single that looked as if it was a collaboration with Weasel. But the joke was on listeners. The release contains songs

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like “Ben Weasel Thinks We Suck” on one side, while Weasel’s on-air rant occupies the other.

You have a chance to catch the band’s three chord antics in person when The Max Levine Ensemble, shown above, sails into Missoula on Wednesday for a show with Nana Grizol, as well as a slew of local openers.

Musically, the ensemble—actually, they’re a trio— should summon the leg shaking muscles of those versed in old-school pop punk bands like The Descendents, as well as the current roster of No Idea Records. And with songs that touch on politics, love and the often-irritating world of small talk, you ought to find plenty to chew on without feeling the need to off an equine.

–Ira Sather-Olson

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

Find the strength and will to survive in the company of others during a breast cancer support group at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 420 W. Pine, every first and third Tue. of the month at noon. Free. Call 329-5656.

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

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5:30 PM, followed by a meeting at 5:30, this and every Tue. at the Rocky Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, 6510 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Call 862-1233.

It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., presents Black Mountain Bluegrass at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 327-0900.

M i s s o u l a ’ s Y W C A , 1 1 3 0 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.

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, and get buy-oneget-one-free drink tickets, during an open mic night every Tue. at the Brooks and Brown Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. E-mail moorebeej@yahoo.com.

Reeds get wet, basses get slapped and drums get hit with ecstasy when saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard play as the FLY Trio at 7 PM at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave. Show is

sold out. Visit dalyjazz.com or e-mail dalyjazz@gmail.com for upcoming shows and more info.

Get exposed, in a good way and for free, to the ins and outs of camera exposure during a lecture by Doug Johnson titled “An Introduction to Exposure using your Digital Camera,” at 7 PM in the quarry of the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, 210 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 543-0171.

Let a bearded bard sweep you into the old days during the Missoula Public Library’s Everyone’s Shakespeare Reading Group, which meets to read Richard III at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Those who have problems with anorexia or bulimia can find a shoulder to lean on during a meeting of Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, which meets this and every Tue. at 7:30 PM in the Memorial Room of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. E-mail abamissoula@gmail.com.

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

Ready? How is 120 percent expressed as a fraction? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

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

Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction leads a laughing sermon of searing ire when the guitarist/comedian strums songs and elicits cackles at the Inn on Broadway, 1609 W. Broadway St., at 8 PM. $5. Call 543-7231.

AFI asks for tight pants and PBJ platters as it spreads its alt rock wings and engulfs a hungry hoard of believers when they play the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM. $28/$25 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

Opening support from Ceremony.

(See Noise in this issue.)

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

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

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

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.

Larry Hirshberg and Shelby Cunliffe crank their amps to 11 when they rock a double bill of folk and Americana at the Badlander, at 9 PM. Free.

tive dioramas that make up Tom Foolery: The Vendorama Series, a new exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum by Montana artist Tom Foolery that opens at 10 AM in the Shott Family Gallery at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Gallery hours are: Wed.–Fri. from 10 AM–5 PM and Sat.–Sun. from 10 AM–3 PM. Call 728-0447 and visit missoula artmuseum.org.

It’s like the Wu Tang Clan song “Protect Ya Neck,” but for your noggin: St. Patrick Hospital’s Trauma Services presents a helmet sale for bicyclists, skateboarders and other outdoor sports enthusiasts from 10 AM–1 PM on the fifth floor lobby of the hospital, 500 W. Broadway St. Free to attend. Call Michelle at 329-5660.

Wash away the pessimism pervading today’s preschoolers during Preschool Story Time at the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton, when storyteller Karen Fields presents the program “Wishing On a Star” from 10:30–11:30 AM. Free. Call 363-1670.

Teens ages 13–18 stir their creative juices during Teen Media Club every Wed. at 4 PM at the Missoula Public Library computer classroom, where video creation, music mixing and digital art formulation are all the rage. Free. Call 721-2665.

nightlife You can help keep the thumbs of little green thumbs green by downing a delicious microbrew or two during a Kettlehouse Community Unite Pint Night, which supports the Lowell School Garden and runs from 5–8 PM at the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of every pint sold goes towards the school’s garden. Call 728-1660.

The counterinsurgency gets a one up on landmines when Russ Nasset blasts you with a solo set at the Blacksmith Brewing Co., 114 Main St.

in Stevensville, at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 777-0680.

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

Free. Call 755-9463.

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 with a minimum of eight players, includes one free drink per player.

Call 830-3277.

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

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

Organizational and sci-fi enthusiasts can satisfy both cravings by attending bimonthly meetings of MisCon, Montana’s longest running science fiction convention, the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 PM at Ruby’s Inn, 4825 N. Reserve St. Free.

Call 544-7083.

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 7 PM. Free. Call Rex at 360-3333.

Montana Actors’ Theatre rendition of Patrick Marber’s Closer, with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10.

Visit mtactors.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.

Washington, D.C.’s The Max Levine Ensemble bridges the rift between goths and rednecks when they play pop punk with Athens, Ga. indie rockers Nana Grizol at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $5, all ages.

Opening support from locals Tyson Ballew, FagRag, Logan Dachtler and TSMF. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

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: Among the many fractions that can express 120 spercent as a fraction are 6/5, as well as 12/10.

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

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In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 7 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Internet chatroom sex bumps and grinds with cheating couples and struggles with intimacy during the

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

Raise the roof for existentialist struggles, probing expressionism and the wonderful process of deconstruction during Variations in Portraiture, a new exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum that features work by Paul Lerner, Megan Moore and Josh Shaffner and opens at 10 AM in the Helen & F. Morris Silver Foundation Gallery at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447

A roaring, soaring musical safari from the Missoula Symphony Orchestra.

It’s our most adventurous Family Concert yet!

With 70 musicians at his command (and the help of every kid and parent), Darko Butorac will capture the nature of instruments — solo or stampeding.

Join a thrill-a-minute voyage as melodies come alive and jump from calm to crazy.

Darko Butorac, Music Director • Plus a Dashing Special Guest Friday, January 29, 7 PM • The University Theatre Tickets: $6 • Online at missoulasymphony.org Call 721-3194 or visit 320 East Main Street

Rib tickling is definitely allowed while taking in the Western-themed narra-

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

seventh to ninth grader during the Missoula Public Library’s Scribbles Writers Group, which meets at 4 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St., to share writing and take part in creativity exercises. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

Just don’t show up too hungover the next day: Five Valley’s Bowl presents Wasted Wednesday, which features $2 bowling after 9 PM plus $2 cans of Bud Light this and every Wed. at the bowling center, 515 Dearborn Ave. Free to attend. Call 549-4158.

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Be sure you’ve grabbed yourself a designated driver so you can imbibe during Wasted Wednesdays at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, which offers drink specials and starts at 9:30 PM. Free to attend.

A 20 percent tip for heaving around your emotional baggage on the dance floor is nothing to scoff at when Portland, Ore.’s The BellBoys play Americana at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Opening support from fellow Portlanders The Villians.

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I am a bubble shooting high for the stars, or something like that. Those can be the words scribbled by your

Find out just what kind of education is offered at private schools during t h e M i s s o u l a A r e a P r i v a te Schools Information Night, which features info booths and the opportunity to talk with teachers, administrators and parents from Missoula private schools like Sussex, Clark Fork and Valley Christian from 5–8 PM in the Governor’s Room of the Florence Building, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Call 542-9924.

Russ Nasset slings country tunes while you stew your aesthetic appreciation juices in over 50 works of art during Artini: Home Sweet Home, which features a preview of the Missoula Art Museum’s upcoming Benefit Art Auction, music by Nasset and food from the Red Bird from 5:30–9 PM at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

Swallow your pride, grab up to seven double-spaced pages of your best verbiage, and bring it to this week’s Authors of the Flathead meeting for constructive critique at 7 PM in Room 151 of the Science and

Technology Building on the Flathead Valley Community College campus.

Free. Call 881-4066.

Internet chatroom sex bumps and grinds with cheating couples and struggles with intimacy during the Montana Actors’ Theatre rendition of Patrick Marber’s Closer, with a performance at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10. Visit mtactors.com.

Bring yer guitar, bass or other instrument of choice every Thu. night to The Cellars, 5646 W. Harrier, when it holds an open-mic style artists’ showcase at 8 PM. Free.

Interested musicians should Call 541-8463.

Let Butter pour lactose down your gullet while Wartime Blues whips it up with richness when they both play Americana at Sean Kelly’s Stone of Accord, 4951 N. Reserve St., at 8 PM. Free. Call 830-3210.

Join the ranks of the Missoula Metal Militia, which brings metal DJs and bands to the Palace at 9 PM every Thu. 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.

Clench your facial muscles and get ready for bass to tickle your insides during this month’s round of Bassface, a dubstep/jungle DJ night at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Free.

Features sets by Kris Moon, Ebola Syndrome, E-Team and DJ Glucose.

If you’ve been getting a philanthropic itch lately, consider throwing some of your monetary support behind the FayRay Artist Collective during a benefit show for the group at the Zootown Arts Community Center, at 8 PM on Sat., Jan. 16.

The show is $3 and features music by locals FagRag, Satan’s Slave and others, as well as DJ action from Mermaid and Stuff n’ Such. As for the benefit part, it goes to help FayRay (perhaps best known for its “Trash Dolls” fashion show) put on its “Wonderland Bizarre” extravaganza slated for Fri., Feb. 5, at the Palace. It’s described as an event where “you are Alice, everyone is Alice, taking in a Bedouin environment filled with dancers, artists, illusions, and more.” It’ll also be a benefit for the ZACC and Home Resource. Sound cool? Then check out the show, and keep me in the know about your artistic fundraising efforts, shows, etc. by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Jan. 15, 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.”

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You’re an avid outdoors person, and for that reason you’re all about the whole sustainability idea. You probably try to use your bike—cruiser, unicycle, mountain bike or rickshaw—as a principal mode of transportation even in icy weather. You buy locally produced/grown food (even emu) where possible and you prefer using candles to light your apartment rather than those mercuryladen fluorescent light bulbs. Well, maybe not the last part, but I bet I’m right on the mark with everything else I’ve mentioned. And the reason you do all of this, besides moral superiority, is for the Earth, right?

This week you can get a little something extra in return for your green lifestyle during Bozeman’s Bridger Bowl Three on a Wheel ski deal, where participants get a $15 lift ticket on Fri., Jan. 15, by carpooling to Bridger with three or more shredders in tow. Enticed? Make sure you’ve got more than two peeps in your car and rise early in the morning so you can make it to the bowl by the time it opens at 9 AM. And yes, I know that getting to Bridger means burning up fossil fuels, but carpooling seems better than having three gas hogs on the road, don’t you think? Visit bridgerbowl.com and call 587-2111.

Those of you who want to see some expert skiers hit some wicked moguls, rock aerial jumps and bust freestyle moves ought to stay homebound on Fri., Jan. 15, and head up to our jutting neighbor known as Montana Snowbowl to catch the 2010 Northern Division Freestyle competition.

While the event officially started for competitors on Thu., Jan. 14, spectators will want to scurry up to the Bowl at 11 AM on Fri., Jan. 15 to catch the aerial competition, followed by a slopestyle event. Sat., Jan. 16 and Sun., Jan. 17 also offers the opportunity to catch skiers navigating an array of bumpy terrains during the mogul contests. All events are free to watch. Visit ndfreestyle.com and click over to “event schedule” for a full list of happenings, as well as for more info for those of ye who think you’ve got the skills to burn it up on the slopes. Call Snowbowl at 549-9777 for questions, and click to montanasnowbowl.com.

For a taste of something less cutthroat, join Shawn Bennett of the Rocky Mountaineers at 7:30 AM on Sat., Jan. 16, for what’s rumored to be a chill backcountry ski/snowshoeing trip up to Gash Point in the Bitterroots. You’ll glide on your skis and stomp around in your snowshoes for an estimated 8.5 miles.

The plan is to meet at 7:30 AM at the old Big Lots parking lot, off of Brooks St., but hurry quick and call Shawn at 493-4892 or e-mail shawnedwardbennett@gmail.com to finalize plans, or he’ll likely call off the voyage. For updates on future trips, click to rockymountaineers.com.

Cross country skiing and bird watching go together like fried chicken and mashed taters on Sat., Jan. 16, when members of the Flathead Audubon Society embark on a free avian sight-

which starts by meeting at 9:30 AM at UM’s Dornblaser Field parking lot. Once you and your child aged 8 and up are suited up and booted up, you’ll explore the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area, and enlighten yourself with info about winter ecology thanks to the helpful guides with trip sponsor Missoula Outdoor Learning Adventures (MOLA). Also, don’t stress if you don’t have equipment. Just hurry and give Porter Hammitt with MOLA a call at 2404258 by 4 PM, Fri., Jan 15, so you can secure free ski gear for the jaunt. For other questions, call Ian Foster at 396-9562 and visit missoulaoutdoors.com as well as missoulachildrenandnature.org.

Yet another cross country ski happening is ready to be tapped on Sat., Jan. 16, at 10 AM at the Pattee Canyon trails when Kellie Carim of the Missoula Nordic Ski Club presents an all level skate ski clinic. Meet at the sign on the north side trail, and keep your eyes glued to missoulanordic.org for any changes in venue, since conditions could dictate a switcheroo in plans. Also, the event appears to be free, but if you’d like to participate in other club events, I think they’d like your freeloading butt to join their club (check their website for more info).

Finally, once you’ve fully squeezed out the last drops of your enthusiasm for Nordic skiing, at least for the week, you should rest your weary body for a few days in order to learn how to tie a fly for your upcoming angling adventures during the Missoulian Angler’s series of fly-tying classes, with the first starting at 7 PM on Thu., Jan 21, at the Missoulian Angler Fly Shop, 401 S. Orange St. $7. Open to ages 12 and up. Call 728-7766.

And here’s one last adventure for your eager hooves, but space is limited so I’d recommend calling as soon as you can: Pipestone Mountaineering and Marshall Mountain sponsor a Photo by Cathrine L. Walters snowshoe adventure in the backcountry of Marshall seeing trip starting with a meet up at 8 AM, at the trailhead near Mountain that starts at 10 AM on Sat., Jan. 23. Besides explorthe concession barn on Apgar Lookout Road. Expect your sights ing snowy terrains, the class covers avalanche awareness and to be tickled when you see what could be American dippers, bald snow shelter building. $21/$17 with resident discount card. The eagles and waterfowl. Give Steve Gniadek a ring at 892-7406 to deadline to sign up is Thu., Jan. 21, so hurry and call Missoula RSVP and for detailed directions. Visit flatheadaudubon.org.

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Sat., Jan. 16 also offers parents who’ve slacked on bonding Now go out there and teach the snow who’s boss, but in a with their kids the chance to avoid any future animosity from their sustainable way, ya dig? children during the Missoula Children and Nature Network’s free cross country ski outing for children and their families, calendar@missoulanews.com

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The Workers punch in for the blue-collar crowd

by Erika Fredrickson

Atkins also picked up the mandolin and taught Bluegrass and the outlaw country of Merle economic boundaries,” says Hohnstein. “We definitely Haggard and Johnny Cash have influenced The have similar backgrounds in terms of certain types of himself to play, which, he says, put him back in touch Workers. The local band’s working class sentiment rock, but I’ve been more into the indie rock and Trent with his roots because it brought him back to blueseems to be exactly what would appeal to small town comes from more bluegrass. I think the fusion of it is a grass. He got a job at the University of Montana as a professor of special education. Eventually Hohnstein bars or country hot spots. And yet, the one venue the good thing.”

Atkins attributes his musical influence to growing up moved to Missoula to get his doctorate and ended up band was told it would never be invited back to is a in the rural Midwest, but within a Southern household: an adjunct professor in Atkins’ department. country-styled bar in Bozeman.

“In just our four-piece band we actually have eight “The bartender told us, ‘We’ll not be able to have you His mother was in a gospel group that put out albums in guys back. You’re good, but you’re not what these folks the 1960s. His grandfather was a Baptist preacher and his academic degrees,” laughs Atkins. “Well, we like to want to hear,’” recalls mandolin player Trent Atkins. “What father was a deacon. He recalls driving around in a fast think we’re smart but we don’t always seem that way.”

The academic degrees might explain another aspect we play is some sort of country music, but we’re not real- car with his grandmother helping her sell beauty products, a memory that he turned into a banjo-based tune of the band. Songs like Hohnstein’s “Chip of the Block” ly a country band in the way they wanted us to be.” delve into issues about American Indian rights, and others Between sets at the Bozeman bar, Atkins heard pop called “I Used to Sell Avon with Grandma.”

Atkins says the religious music mixed with tradi- take on the cause of Chinese dockworkers and unions. It’s country tunes from the likes of Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley blasting from the speakers. Aldean and Bentley are tional country helped shape him. From the time he working man (and woman) music but from a sociological the type of country stars who have foregone the edge of Cash and Haggard for uncomplicated songs about faith, patriotism, SUVs and the virtues of being a hick. The bar’s music illustrated exactly what the crowd was looking for and exactly what The Workers weren’t willing to provide. In fact, Atkins says, the band was happy to not fit the mold.

“It was a total source of pride for us,” he says. “I’m talking cowboy boots, big belt buckles, but probably never have baled hay—they were that kind of country.”

What differentiates The Workers from a lot of other country bar acts is that this band plays more originals than covers. The musicians are also influenced by other forms of music beyond Americana roots, everything from the blue-collar music of Bruce Springsteen to the improvisational style of Phish Photo by Cathrine L. Walters (save for the lengthy jamming).

Atkins even admits to a soft The Workers include, from left, Trent Atkins, Bob Finnegan, Scott Hohnstein and Sid Kaste. “What we play is spot for rap, and The Workers some sort of country music, but we’re not really a country band,” says Atkins. “I like Merle Haggard, but if I’m covers Snoop Dogg’s “La Di Da listening to the radio I’ll listen to rap way before I listen to pop country.”

Di” and “My Medicine.” The could talk, he would sing, and at the age of 5 he got a perspective—something you don’t always hear from counrapper originally dedicated the latter to Johnny Cash. try songs these days unless you’re listening to Steve Earle.

“Snoop Dogg is on my top-five list of people I’d guitar. He also rebelled.

The Workers are currently finishing up their soph“I always said the Mason-Dixon line ran through like to spend the day with,” says Atkins. “So I know a my backyard,” he says, “because I was raised by omore album, which Hohnstein says will deal with the lot of his songs.”

The Workers—which, besides Atkins, includes gui- Southern parents in Ohio. A big part of my material idea of work, love and heartbreak, as industrial worktarist/singer Scott Hohnstein, upright bassist Bob comes from being raised in a very fundamentalist fam- ers find themselves laid off and headed toward lowerFinnegan and electric drummer Sid Kaste—formed in ily. Once I went to college and learned about the rest paying service jobs. It’s a theme that carries The March 2008 and released a debut album called Call to of the world I found it completely impossible to Workers name well, even if it doesn’t always speak to Order at the end of the year. Since the release, the band believe what they believe. My music’s really not anti- crowds that are drawn to popular country music.

“I think our name speaks to the times and it speaks has consistently played every couple of weeks at places religious as much as it is reflecting upon being raised to the past,” says Hohnstein. “We’re in a period that is in such a strict religious environment.” around Missoula like the Old Post and Union Club.

Atkins eventually drifted from his Ohio home. He echoing the things that came before it as far as the Atkins and Hohnstein share vocal and songwriting duties for The Workers. Both grew up in Ohio— got his master’s degree during which time he had only working man and the common man being left out.”

Hohnstein in the suburbs, Atkins in the country—and scattered free time to play music because he had to The Workers play the Union Club Friday, Jan. met while getting undergrad degrees at Ohio State work three jobs to get through school. That changed when he moved to Eugene, Ore., where he was a fully 15, at 9 PM. Free.

University in Columbus.

“We were raised in different parts of Ohio and so I funded doctorate student at the University of Oregon think our songs speak to people across various socio- in special education. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Nana Grizol Ruth

Orange Twin

Theo Hilton, frontman for Nana Grizol, sometimes sounds like Conor Oberst. He also makes music with the same deeply thoughtful, nostalgic, folksy and affectionate approach to the world. But he’s not a parrot.

On the band’s sophomore album, Ruth, Hilton appeals to a listener’s sincerity with songs like, “I once had a lover, I’m not sure if I’ll recover, but I know it was worth it,” and, “Don’t live your life like it’s already gone.” Such pearls of wisdom fall easy on the ears because Hilton’s salty voice and the danceable pop hooks buoy the heavier musical aspects like the earnest lyrics, somber horns and pensive piano.

“Cynicism” feels like the music you want to listen to

AFI

Crash Love Interscope Records

It’s probably unfair to paint punk/goth/pop stalwarts AFI with the emo brush, since they predate that abomination by almost a decade.

However, the similarities they share with bands of that ilk, whom they no doubt influenced to begin with, have certainly been a boon to their career. Take a look at their black-eyelined image and read through their lyrics—noting of course that their fan club is called The Despair Faction—and you’ll under-

The Cave Singers Welcome Joy Matador

I first listened to The Cave Singers’ new album, Welcome Joy, while cooking dinner, paying little attention to the lyrics. My initial thought was “Yes! Roadtrip music!”, and that open, forward-moving, dappled-sunand-shadow feel carries through the whole album.

Turns out, the first song, “Summer Light,” is actually about a road trip. I like that: When an album’s sound and lyrics compliment each other so well, you know what they’re singing about without hearing the words.

Based in Seattle, this trio of folksters allows only a hint of their punk background to come through, but that little bit of angst sets them apart from more tradi-

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Live Vagrant Records

San Francisco’s Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) follows up its first three studio albums with Live, a record made over various live shows in support of its third record, Baby 81. BRMC has had a tumultuous run since its self-titled debut in 2000 that has included a drummer leaving, returning, then leaving again; battles

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while making late night solo art projects. “Gave On” is that happy song you hum from the morning shower and on into the evening as you make dinner and watch the light fade away.

Nana Grizol might be the next big thing in indie rock. It’ll be no surprise considering the band’s Athens, Ga., musical breeding ground, plus its rotating cast of Elephant 6 label mates members who’ve played with Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power and The Apples in Stereo. It’s not mindblowing yet, but the band’s on its way up. (Erika Fredrickson) Nana Grizol plays the Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 8 PM. $5. stand why so many people throw AFI in the emo box.

Songwriting is where this band leaves emo behind. AFI writes tight, catchy pop songs with enough zing to make people want to get up and flail, not sit in the corner and sulk. Singer Davey Havok actually sings too, and does it very well, without ever resorting to the nails-on-chalkboard shriek of other emo vocalists.

Everything about Crash Love, the band’s eighth release, is impressive. The songs are strong. The instruments all sound great, and the recording is flawless. Which is the problem if you prefer your (pop punk) rock with some grit. AFI is polished to a bright sheen here, leaving whatever danger they may have retained over the past decade in the Pro Tools deleted folder. (Chris La Tray) AFI plays the Wilma Theatre Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 8 PM. $28/$25 advance.

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tional, softer folk artists.

The band’s acoustic music is spare, melodic, and refreshingly straightforward, and the lyrics are clever and contemplative without being pretentious. Nothing about it is revolutionary or radical, but therein lies their charm; with Pete Quirk’s Arlo Guthrie-esque voice and Derek Fudesco’s finger-picked guitar, simple tunes like “Townships” or the joyous, train-rhythmed “Leap” sound familiar and well-loved on the first listen.

Next time you hear the open road calling, make sure this album finds a place among your tried-and-true travel albums. It’ll fit right in. (Melissa Mylchreest) with a major label (dropped by Virgin after one release); and a total change in musical direction from the first record to the second, then back again, essentially, for the third.

If this recording is any indication, BRMC has thrived with adversity. The set list is a perfect blend from all three albums, from the noise-inspired indie growl of the first track, the mellow Americana-influenced flavor of “Howl,” and the more straight ahead rock of “Baby 81.” The songs flow smoothly from one to another, presenting a set of music that never starts to sound the same from song to song. The included DVD of the live set, filmed mostly in black and white, lends a bit of noir to the band’s moody proceedings.

For fans of BRMC, Live is a must have. For people interested in checking them out, it’s a great place to start. (Chris La Tray)

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Mighty pen Biography recalls Ivins’ rebellious voice

by Azita Osanloo

These days, it’s practically a cliché to point out Friends tell stories of Ivins feeling the need to “perthat journalism is more about punditry than it is about form” for people. Her co-editor at the Observer objectivity. In that light, the life and career of Molly remarked that after publishers put a picture of Ivins Ivins, as illustrated in Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael in cowboy boots on the cover of her first book Smith’s biography, Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life, legacy is (Molly Ivins Can’t Say That, Can She?), she became particularly relevant: Everyone from Rachel Maddow the cowgirl from Texas with the biting wit. During a visit to California in the early 1990s, Warren Beatty to Glenn Beck (yep, him too) owes her a nod.

Upon graduating from Columbia University’s invited Ivins to dinner and friends later remarked journalism school in 1967, Ivins took a job at the how “it was as if they were waiting for her to perform. They were fans of her, liberMinneapolis Tribune, where she al, and they were waiting for her covered a beat called movements to perform.” for social change. Three years Her later life was punctuated later, she accepted the position of by merciless attacks on George co-editor and political reporter W. Bush (“If he were any dumber, for the traditionally liberal newswe’d have to water him twice a magazine the Texas Observer, in week.”), speaking engagements, Austin. Shortly after writing a bestselling books and her widely polite resignation letter to the syndicated columns (including a editor of the Tribune, Ivins wrote long, bi-weekly run in the what Minutaglio and Smith Independent). Minutaglio and unabashedly call “The Mother of Smith write a coherent, intimate All Fuck Off Stories,” wherein portrait that covers all her triIvins both harshly criticized the umphs without ignoring the Tribune (“…the paper is not hardships in her life: her fraught hell,” she wrote, “just a stone wall relationship with her father, her drag…The horror stories are battle with alcoholism and the endless—every reporter has Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life tragic death of her college sweetdozens.”), as well as outline her Bill Minutaglio and W. heart (the biographers convincown philosophy on the useless- Michael Smith ingly argue that had the death ness of objectivity. “I’ve seen the hardcover, PublicAffairs 360 pages, $26.95 never occurred, Ivins never truth murdered too many times in would have become famous). the name of objectivity,” Ivins Despite her many projects, a never-completed wrote in the piece. In many ways, the stance against objectivity would ultimately define her entire career longer book project—ostensibly a history of Texas (even more so than her dubbing of Dubya as politics—seems to haunt her legacy. Certainly the “shrub”). Later in life she would continue to speak number of discarded book projects by American explicitly against it: “There is no such thing as objec- authors could itself fill the Library of Congress several times over, but, in Ivins’ case, one wonders what tivity…I actually think it is pernicious as a goal.”

Born in California, Ivins moved with her family she might have done with the big Texas book, so conto Houston at the age of 5 when her authoritarian ceptually different from her shorter Dubya books father, known as “General Jim,” took an executive and the books of her collected essays. Would she position at a billion-dollar-a-year gas and oil compa- have cast aside her trademark wit for a more ny. The family settled in the affluent River Oaks exploratory voice? How would it have shaped Texas neighborhood, with Molly and her older sister and politics, not to mention Ivins’ own reputation as a younger brother attending private school. Because historian, and not only a pundit? Did the project, of their families’ connections to oil, Ivins and unfinished and barely begun (though she’d been in George W. Bush occasionally bumped into one talks with publishers about it over several years), another at social gatherings. They weren’t necessar- haunt her at the end of her life? We don’t know ily friends, but they knew each other well enough to because it’s a topic the biographers give only fleeting say hello. After high school graduation, Ivins attend- attention. True to form, Ivins had black T-shirts printed Scripps for a year before transferring to Smith ed with the phrase: “Don’t Ask About the Book,” an College in Massachusetts. Already nearly fluent in order her biographers continue to follow, though by French, she spent her junior year abroad in Paris doing so they shortchange their own book.

Still, most touchingly apparent here is that Ivins before graduating with a degree in history in 1966.

Lou Dubose, Ivins’ co-author on Bushwacked and is sorely missed. Since her death in early 2007, she’s Shrub, once said she was trilingual: “She spoke pri- left a gaping hole for readers, friends and colvate-school French, erudite Smith College English, leagues, even for foes like Rush Limbaugh (for whom she was one of the original “feminazis”). and ribald Texan.”

Though the paradoxes would serve her well What she would have made of Sarah Palin, we can throughout her career—she could alternately work probably imagine—though our imaginations will, her way through an East Coast international news- invariably, fall short of hers. room and still drink any Texas legislator under the table—the persona would often become a bane. arts@missoulanews.com

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Blunt brings plenty of pluck to the part, although In another arresting example of the difference a couple of generations can make, consider the descen- The Young Victoria isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t modern enough it its sensibildants of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Queen Victoria. Her nine children ities to exploit, for example, her feminism (unlike, say, with Prince Albert supplied royalty for half the coun- Kate Winsletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incipient girl-power agenda in Titanic, tries in Europe in the late 19th century. The hemophil- a movie to which The Young Victoria bears a certain ia that plagued the Russian line with particular cruelty (enter, here, the corrupt monk Rasputin and his mystical blood-stanching powers) seems to have originated with her, as well. Her grandchildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nicholas II, Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaiser Wilhelm and Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s George V, all affectionate but bickersome cousinsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sent the subjects of their respective nation-states to kill each other by the millions during World War I. In hindsight, one is tempted to think of Queen Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fruitful uterus as a kind of Pandoraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box of 20th century woes. To try and imagine what might have been if â&#x20AC;&#x153;the grand- Even Queen Victoria pays tribute to Michael Jackson. mother of Europeâ&#x20AC;? had died before her childbearing primeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cut down in 1840, say, during the first similarity in its themes of overprotected adolescence of many assassination attempts that troubled her 63- and innocence on the eve of weighty subsequent hisyear reignâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is one of the pointless academic diversions tory). Rather, Bluntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young Victoria is politically adept in her dealings with the men who surround her, to which the study of history lends itself so nicely.

I like historical dramas generally, but the closer including the overbearing Conroy (Mark Strong), the they are to the 20th century the more intriguing I find silver-tongued Lord Melbourne (Paul Bettany) and, them. Elizabeth, for example, supplies enough histori- not least, Prince Albert (Rupert Friend).

The Young Victoria is solid and enjoyable, cal context to place the viewer convincingly in the world of the movie, if not exactly bear him through 400 though some might complain that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a bit years of subsequent history to a better understanding bloodless. Part of that is down to the straitened of present-day Britain. In The Young Victoria, every- nature of royal courtship: Victoria and Prince Albert thing we associate with the Victorian period is in its compose politely longing letters to each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;letearly days: the social values, the empire, the sense of ters always opened and read first by the recipientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inevitable progress and, of course, the historical play- advisorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and are otherwise left to conduct a ers whose actions and decisions would, in fact, direct- romance as best they can in full round-the-clock ly and indirectly steer the course of 20th century events. view of their watchful guardians and attendant Clearly the role of young Queen Victoria would be schemers. The propriety demanded of the young a plum for any actress, but a daunting one. Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s couple makes for some interesting tensionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at a concession to relaxed modern sensibilities that Emily times, Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual awakening seems concenBlunt delivers her opening narration in a voice not trated in Bluntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glowing collarbonesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but we never much elevated from her normal nice, standard British really feel the passion roiling over. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing accent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe a young Queen Victoria here to satisfy the mildest carnal hankering. If anywould sound more like a Chelsea shopgirl than the thing, watching Prince Albert dither and fumble modern Queen Elizabeth, who speaks with a ripe patri- through the courtship will remind male viewers of cian crispness that renders â&#x20AC;&#x153;crownâ&#x20AC;? as â&#x20AC;&#x153;crine,â&#x20AC;? but per- awkward first dates as teenagers.

No complaints with Blunt, as mentioned, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haps the writers felt this bit of verisimilitude would alienate our affection for the young Victoria, whom the the surrounding cast that really justifies her presence movie is everywhere at pains to depict as a nice young here. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong enough, playing innocence and British girl born into extraordinary circumstances. inexperience, to hold the center while the rest of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically be yourself, only 50 percent less demonstra- castâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially Bettany as Lord Melbourne and Jim Broadbent as a cantankerous King Williamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;steals tive,â&#x20AC;? the director might well have told Blunt.

We see a bit of the downside to being the future the show around her. It makes for a fun diversion, a queen of the United Kingdom and first empress of light period immersion, but not a royal triumph.

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Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 only with Sat.–Sun. show at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30, 3:45, 7:10 and 9:25. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9.

INVICTUS Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela and uses Matt Damon’s deft rugby skills as a means to quell the remnants of segregation in South Africa. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 3:45 and Mon.–Thu. at 4.

AVATAR Sam Worthington gets a 3-D makeover as he plays an ex-Marine whose alien body and human mind is sent to pillage a new planet for its resources, but does a chance encounter with a female humanoid help keep his eyes on the bounty? Carmike 10: 4:30, 5:30, 8 and 9 with additional Fri.–Mon. shows at 1 and 2 and an additional Fri. show at 11:30 PM. Village 6 in 2-D: 8 with additional Sat.–Mon. shows at 1 and 4:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 only with Sat.–Sun. show at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 1:30, 3:30, 5, 7:05 and 8:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10:30 and midnight

IT’S COMPLICATED Alec Baldwin hooks up with his ex-wife Meryl Streep, even though he’s remarried, only to then have Steve Martin barge in and rain on his love parade. Village 6: 7 and 9:50 with additional Sat.–Mon. show at 4.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:55, 6:40 and 9:20 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7 and 9:15 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45.

LEAP YEAR Amy Adams has a heart on for Adam Scott, and wants to tie the knot by taking matters into her own hands.

THE LOVELY BONES Peter Jackson leaps back to the screen sans aliens, wizards and hobbits in a story about a brutally murdered teen who keeps watch on her family in an elysian, “in-between” world. Can she keep her desire for retribution under wraps, or will she let her killer get caught? Carmike 10: 4:10, 7:05 and 10 with additional Fri.–Mon. show at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:40, 3:40, 6:45 and 9:35 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:20, 4, 6:45 and 9:30.

NOW SHOWING ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE SQUEAKQUEL In case you didn’t get your fill the last time around, your favorite animated rodents are back—highpitched voices and all—in order help bail out a sinking school music program by shredding in a battle of the bands competition. Carmike 10: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Mon. show at 1:15 and an additional Fri. show at midnight. Village 6: 7:25 and 9:30 with additional Sat.–Mon. shows at 1:30 and 4:15.

SHERLOCK HOLMES Robert Downey Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes and busts kneecaps with the help of his cane-wielding sidekick Jude Law (aka Dr. Watson) in order to save England from annihilation. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 10 with additional Fri.–Mon. show at 1. Village 6: 7 and 10 with additional Sat.–Mon. shows at 1. Pharaoplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:15 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:55, 6:45 and 9:30.

UP IN THE AIR George Clooney likes to fly, a lot. But when his employer skimps out on frequently flying him places, he worries he might lose out on a romantic interlude with fellow traveler Vera Farmiga. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:40 with additional Fri. show at midnight. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 9 only with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:20, 3:50, 6:50 and 9:25 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 3:50, 6:50 and 9:25.

Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7 and 9:15 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45.

WINTER DAYDREAMS Take an animated trip into NoWhereLand and other astonishing lands with your kids’ favorite piglet Olivia, as well as sidekicks Franny and Maggie, as they embark on a number of fanciful expeditions to do things like save reindeer and play in enchanted tufts of snow. Village 6: 1 only Sat.–Sun.

ME AND ORSON WELLES Richard Linklater directs Zac Efron as a sprouting teen in 1937 who does his best to suck up to Orson Welles for a prime role in the play Julius Caesar. Efron soon finds himself swept up in the world of theater where deception, ego and the wiles of Claire Danes lurk around every corner.

Wilma Theatre: 7 and 9:05, with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3:05 no shows on Tue. THE SPY NEXT DOOR Jackie Chan furthers his acting career by playing a spy who has to temporarily take on the role of Mr. Mom, only to then employ his hoard of little rugrats as defenders against a Ruskie bent on destruction. Carmike 10: 5:30, 7:45 and 9:55 with additional Fri.–Mon. shows at 1 and 3:15.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:05 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:25, 4:05, 7:05 and 9:30. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7:15 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30.

bayou dwellers. Carmike 10: 1 only Fri.–Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:05 and 3:35.

When short sheeting pranks go wrong. The Spy Next Door opens Friday at the Carmike 10. and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:30, 4:30, 7 and 8:30.

Entertainer in Ronan: 4 and 7:20.

THE BLIND SIDE Sandra Bullock plays an upper-crust mom who takes in a homeless teen and helps him realize his dreams of playing pigskin. Carmike 10: 7:10 and 10 with additional Fri.–Mon. shows at 1:25 and 4:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:30, 6:50 and 9:35 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 6:50 and 9:30.

DAYBREAKERS Ethan Hawke plays a vampire and blood researcher in a world where bloodsuckers outnumber humans, but an encounter with one of the few remaining Homo sapiens just might turn Hawke against his parasitic kind in order to save humanity. Village 6: 7:15 and 9:40 with additional Sat.–Mon. shows at 1:45 and 4:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:45, 4:25, 7:25 and 9:50 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:35, 4:05, 7:20 and 9:40.

Along the way, Matthew Goode steps in and screws up her plans in the best way possible. Carmike 10: 4:15, 7:05 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Mon. show at 1:30 and an additional Fri. show at midnight.

Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 4:05, 7:05 and 9:25.

PRECIOUS An African American teen in Harlem gets dealt many blows: she’s impregnated by her father, her mom is an abusive she-devil, and she’s illiterate.

But can a vigorous alternative-school teacher help her find hope? Wilma Theatre: 9 nightly with a Sun. matinee at 3.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG New Orleans finally gets positive, post-Katrina exposure in this animated tale about a prince turned frog who hopes to leap back to manhood with the help of a naïve girl, voodoo practitioner and other

THE YOUNG VICTORIA British aristocracy hits the screen in this movie about the early reign of Britian’s 19th century empress Queen Victoria, and her quest to wed and bed Prince Albert. Wilma Theatre: 7 nightly with a Sun. matinee at 1.

YOUTH IN REVOLT Michael Cera is a teen horndog who can’t get any love or action. But will his hunkier alter ego help him score, or will his bad-boy side get him busted by the fuzz? Village 6: 7:35 and 9:45 with additional Sat.–Mon. shows at 1:05, 3:15 and 5:25. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:35, 2:40, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:45 with additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 4:10, 7:15 and 9:45.

Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson.

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He wasn’t thrilled, but manned up and married me. Sex soon dried up. We haven’t had it for two years! He never hugs me, never says he loves me. I kissed him and he recoiled, saying I was “in his space.” I asked why he married me. He said, “I never wanted to or to be a father, but now I have to deal with both.” I know he isn’t cheating (I always know where he is). I told him he was setting me up for an affair. He said, “Do what you need to do.” I started sleeping with my ex-husband—until his wife found out. My girlfriends say I should leave, that children are resilient, but I’m almost 40, and my 5-year-old son adores his father. We don’t fight, but we don’t talk, either, and he won’t do anything with me unless our son’s involved.

I’m trying not to get jealous over their relationship.

—Not Miserable, Not Happy This little boy isn’t in your lives because you walked out on the porch one day as a stork in a UPS outfit was dropping him off in a basket: “Gotta sign for this kid, lady. And I think he needs his diaper changed. And soccer camp, a pricey math tutor, and a college education.”

Since you aren’t 11 and sneaking cigarettes behind the elementary school dumpster when you should be in sex ed, you know very well what happens when Mr. Sperm and Miss Egg have a meet ‘n greet. If you really, really want to prevent it, you get an IUD and bring in ye olde latex windsock for backup. But, I’m guessing you gambled that having a kid would move your relationship to the next level. And lookie here, it did: into bitterness, envy, and resentment. Your husband’s paying bigtime for his own cavalier approach to birth control: the unspoken understanding that he was up for a few hot minutes in the office supply closet, not 21 years in a suburban tract home in a pretty good school system.

Terribly sorry you aren’t getting any, and that it’s awful chilly in there, but it isn’t like you bought a new purse that didn’t quite have the pockets you need.

Your right to be all about you ended the day another human being came out of your body. Those so-called “resilient” children of parents who’ve split up have the worst outcomes across the board—in everything from school performance to emotional stability to their own relation-

ships as adults. Unless your home life is so ugly that your kid would be better off if you divorced, you and Frosty need to “do what you need to do” to make this work the best you can.

Although he was as big a boob as you were about birth control, your best chance of thawing him a little is expressing remorse for sucking him into this situation. Give him props for what a great dad he’s been, and ask him to team up with you to do right by your kid. This isn’t about getting him from “you’re in my space” to “you’re the light of my life,” but getting him to a couples therapist so you can figure out how to be a couple of loving (or at least friendly) roommates raising a kid together. This kid, like all kids, deserves a fairytale childhood: parents who make him believe he was born because Mommy and Daddy loved each other sooo much!…not because they were all “Gee whiz, we had no idea that could happen from a toilet seat!”

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Earth’s north magnetic pole is not the same as the geographic North Pole. If you take out a compass to orient yourself toward due north, the compass arrow will actually point toward a spot in the frigid wilds of Canada. But what’s really odd is that the north magnetic pole has been on the move since 1904—scientists don’t know exactly why—and has dramatically sped up in recent years. According to National Geographic, it’s now zooming toward Siberia at the rate of almost 40 miles per year. I suspect that your own metaphorical version of magnetic north will also be changing in 2010, Aries. By January 2011, the homing signal you depend on to locate your place in reality may have migrated significantly. This is a good time to start tracking the shift.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous,” wrote W. Somerset Maugham. “On the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind.” I think the trajectory of your journey during the last 12 months tends to confirm his theory, Taurus. According to my analysis, you set new benchmarks for your personal best in 2009, while at the same time becoming a wiser, riper human being. Congrats! Now get out there and capitalize on the grace you’ve earned. Be as organized as possible as you share the fruits of your progress.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Onion, which describes itself as “America’s Finest News Source,” ran a feature on the inventor Thomas Edison. He “changed the face of modern life in 1879,” said the report, “when he devised the groundbreaking new process of taking ideas pioneered by other scientists and marketing them as his own.” The tone was mocking, of course, but I’m perfectly sincere when I urge you to imitate Edison in the coming weeks. Given the current astrological omens, you’d be wise to take advantage of the breakthroughs of others and make good use of resources created by others. Just be sure that you give credit where credit is due, and you’ll actually be doing everyone a service.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A Scorpio is willing and maybe even eager to share secrets with you. Can you marshal just the right amount of self-protection—not too much, not too little—to trust a little more and go deeper? As for Virgo: That under-self-confident person would really benefit from getting more appreciation from you. Don’t be stingy. Meanwhile, I think you’re suffering from a misunderstanding about an Aquarius. It will be in your selfish interest to clear it up. A few more tips: Don’t give up on Pisces. There’s more to come when the coast is clearer. Browse but don’t buy yet with a Leo. And make business, but not love or war, with a Capricorn.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I like it best when the creek that runs near my home is wide and deep.

It gets that way at high tide, when the moon shepherds in a surge of water from the bay. As I gaze out at the swollen cascade, I feel full and fertile; everything’s right with the world. Inevitably, though, the tide goes out and the flow turns meek and narrow. Then my mood is less likely to soar. A slight melancholy may creep in. But I’ve learned to love that state, too—to derive a quiet joy from surveying the muddy banks where the water once ran, the muck imprinted with tracks of egrets and ducks. Besides, I know it’s only a matter of time before the tide shifts and the cascade returns. Enjoy your own personal version of the low-tide phase, Leo. High tide will be coming back your way soon.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you asked me to make you a mix tape that would be conducive for making love to, I wouldn’t be in the least surprised. These long January nights are ideal times for you Virgos to be unleashing your dormant passion and sharing volcanic pleasure and exploring the frontier where delight overlaps with wonder. In the compilation of tunes I’d create for you, I’d probably have stuff like “Teardrop” by Massive Attack, “Breathe Me” by Sia, “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse, and “6 Underground” by the Sneaker Pimps. But I think it’s a better idea for you to assemble your own soundtrack. Tell me about it if you do. I’m at Truthrooster@gmail.com.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The world’s tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela. It was named after Jimmie Angel, an American who was the first person to fly a plane over it in 1933. Recently, Venezuela’s president suggested that this place should be officially renamed Kerepakupai Meru, which is what the indigenous Pemon Indians have always called it. The coming weeks happen to be a favorable time for you to consider making a comparable move, Libra: restoring a natural wonder to its original innocence; rehabilitating the truth about a beautiful resource; returning an old glory to its pristine state.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the first half of 2010, your calling will be calling to you more loudly and insistently than it has in years. It will whisper to you seductively while you’re falling asleep. It will clang like a salvation bell during your mid-morning breaks. It will soothe you with its serpentine tones and it will agitate you with its rippling commands to spring into action. How will you respond to these summonses from your supreme inner authority? This week will be a good test.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You can have it all,” says fashion designer Luella Bartley.

“It’s just really hard work.” That’s my oracle for you, Sagittarius—not just for this week, but for the next three months as well. According to my reading of the astrological omens, the cosmos will indeed permit you to have your cake and eat it, too, as long as you’re willing to manage your life with more discipline, master the crucial little details everyone else neglects, and always give back at least as much as you’re given.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The number of bacteria per square inch on a toilet seat averages about 50. Meanwhile, your telephone harbors over 25,000 germs per square inch and the top of your desk has about 21,000. I’d like you to use this as a metaphor that you can apply more universally. According to my analysis, you see, you are over-emphasizing the risks and problems in one particular area of your life and underestimating them elsewhere. Spend some time this week correcting the misdiagnoses.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of my readers, Judd, shared his vision of how to cope with the blahs of January. Given your astrological omens, I’d say his strategy perfectly embodies the approach you should take right now. Please study his testimony below, and come up with your own ingenious variation. “On the coldest of days, my friends and I celebrate ‘scrufting,’ the art of enjoying the great outdoors with indoor furniture, while listening to loud indie-rock and adorned in our grungiest slopware. Aided by Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout, we curse and laugh at the constraints of winter by playing our favorite summer sports like Frisbee, hacky-sack, and soccer.”

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Missoula County Public Works Department, 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, Montana, until 10:00 AM, on February 4, 2010 and will then be opened and publicly read in the Public Works Conference Room for the furnishing of all labor, equipment and materials for construction of the following: APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OF BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH AND APPURTENANCES FROM FLYNN LANE TO COTE LANE. APPURTENANCES INCLUDE SIGNAGE, MARKINGS, ADA RELATED IMPROVEMENT, AND CULVERTS. Bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Manual addressed to Missoula County Public Works, attention Tim Elsea, enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside “Proposal for Missoula County Public Works Project 095527 Mullan Road Bike/Pedestrian Path”. The envelopes shall also be plainly marked with the Bidder’s Name, Address and Montana Contractor’s Registration Number and the following words: Federal Aid Project #: ARRA 8123(1) Project Name: Mullan Road Bike/Pedestrian Path MDT UPN: 6999. The contract documents consisting of Plans and Specifications (Proposal) may be examined or obtained at the Engineer’s office: TerritorialLandworks, Inc.; 620 Addison, PO Box 3851; Missoula, MT 59806. The bid proposal will be available for a deposit of $60.00 per set, which is not refundable. A $10.00 shipping and handling fee will be charged if plans are mailed. In addition, the bid proposal may also be examined at the following locations: Missoula Plans Exchange (406) 549-5002 Flathead Builders Exchange (406) 755-5888 Helena Plans Report (406) 442-4162. Persons or firms desiring to qualify or bid on this construction on the basis of a joint venture shall declare their intention by executing a Declaration of Joint Venture and Power of Attorney. Joint Venture affidavits must be included with the Bid Proposal. There will be a non-mandatory Pre-bid Conference at 10:00 AM January 15th, 2010. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend and shall convene at MSLACO Public Works at the above said time.

Contractors and any of the Contractors’ subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) except as listed in MCA 39-9-211. Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011.

Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-800-556-6694.

Contractors are required to have registered with the DLI prior to executing the contract. Successful contractors and vendors are required to comply with Missoula County Business Licensing requirements. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractors or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as set out in the bid proposal. Any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement is subject to all appropriate Federal Laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Missoula County Public Works hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this invitation; disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprises’ contract goals are 0% In accordance with Section 49-3-207, MCA, Contractors agree that for this contract all hiring will be made on the basis of merit and qualifications and that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or national origin by the

persons performing the contract. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Bank Money Order, Bank Draft, or Bid Bond payable to Missoula County Public Works, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful bidder(s) shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a labor and materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful bidder(s) and a Certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed. And objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with Missoula County prior to the bid opening at 10:00 AM on February 4th, 2010. Attn: Tim Elsea, Assistant Director of Public Works. PUBLICATION NOTICE DATES: Missoula Independent: January 7th, 14th, 21st, 2010. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is specified on the first page in this Invitation to Bid. Missoula County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the bid, which is in the best interests of Missoula County. Missoula County Public Works provides accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in any service, program, or activity of the County. To request accommodation, please contact Tim Elsea at the Missoula County Public Works Office at 406-258-3773. Missoula County Public Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Published in Missoula, Montana, this 4th day of January, 2010. Territorial-Landworks, Inc. P.O. Box 3851, Missoula, MT 59806 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF HEARING FIRE REVIEW SERVICE FEES The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will conduct a hearing to clarify the application of fees adopted on August 3, 2009 for subdivision related Fire Review Services with Resolution #2009-093. A copy of Resolution #2009-093 and the fee schedule is available on-line on the OPG website @ http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/opgweb.

There are no changes proposed to the resolution or fee schedule. The hearing will be limited to discussion on the application of the fees. It is proposed that the fees should apply to all future Final plat reviews, required Inspections, Plat Adjustments, Phasing Plan Amendments, Condition Amendments, Covenant Amendments, and Extension Requests, regardless of the date of subdivision preliminary plat application or subdivision preliminary plat approval.

The Commissioners will conduct the hearing at their regularly scheduled Public Meeting on January 27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m., in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex. Any person wishing to be heard on the matter may submit written or other materials to the Commissioners and/or speak at the hearing. Comments may also be submitted anytime prior to the hearing by phone, mail, fax or personal delivery to the Commissioners at their offices in the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, FAX (406) 721-4043. Additional information on the hearing may be obtained from Denise Alexander, Principal Planner, Office of Planning and Grants, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802 or by calling (406) 258-4657.

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana. Missoula County Growth Policy 2005 Update: Amendments proposed Due to changes in state law, the Missoula County Rural Initiatives Office has been directed to develop minor amendments to the County’s 2005 Growth Policy dealing with sand and gravel extraction and the Wildland Urban Interface. The amendments are proposed to be adopted as an appendix to the Growth Policy after review by the Planning Board and the County Commissioners through the public hearing process. The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendments on February 2, 2010 for the purpose of making a recommendation on the amendments to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners will conduct public hearings on this item on dates yet to be deter-

mined. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The amendments are now available for public and agency review and can be obtained at the Rural Initiatives office or on-line at www.co.missoula.mt.us/rural or via email at: ri@co.missoula.mt.us . Call 258-3432 if you need further assistance accessing a copy. Comments should be directed to ri@co.missoula.mt.us or Missoula County Rural Initiatives, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 258-4657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-09-211 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF BETTE JOAN HAFFNER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pat Haffner and Lee Koch 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 (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 Pat Haffner and Lee Koch, CoPersonal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Dan G. Cederberg, PO Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 59807-8234 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 28th day of December, 2009.

CEDERBERG LAW OFFICES, P.C. 269 West Front Street, PO Box 8234, Missoula, MT 59807-8234 /s/ Dan G. Cederberg, Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Case No. DP-09-205 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN D. ARIAS, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate.

All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Eugenie Arias, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 1176 Ridgefield, Pint Pleasant, NJ 08742, or the above-entitled Court. DATED this 18th day of December, 2009. /s/ Eugenie Arias, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-09-1529 Honorable Ed McLean Presiding. NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the name Change of Taylor Gibbs Noland, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Taylor Gibbs Noland to Taylor Britton Gibbs. The hearing will be on 2/10/2010 at 1:30 p.m.. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

Dated 12/21/09 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court, By: Richard Goodwin, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DV-09-1530 Honorable Ed McLean Presiding. NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of the name Change of Lisa Christina Bruce, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Lisa Christina Bruce to Lisa Christina Gibbs. The hearing will be on 2/10/2010 at 1:30 p.m.. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Dated 12/21/09 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court, By: Richard Goodwin, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-09-206 Honorable John W. Larson Presiding.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF DONALD G. ARMSTRONG, 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 first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Michaelene R. Armstrong, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, P.L.L.P., PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 22nd day of December, 2009. /s/ Michaelene R. Armstrong, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-10-6 Honorable John W. Larson, Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF ASTRID B. BATCHELDER, Deceased.

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 Kelly S. Batchelder, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, P.L.L.P., PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 8th day of January, 2010. /s/ Kelly S. Batchelder, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DR-09-809 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN RE THE CUSTODY OF JIN Y. BURNS, Petitioner, and BENNY DAVID BURNS, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the above-named Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within 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 be default, for the relief demanded in the Petition. This action is brought to obtain a dissolution of marriage.

GIVEN under my hand this 11th day of January, 2010 at the hour of 10:27 o’clock a.m. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: Maria A. Cassidy, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate Case No. DP-10-4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of HELEN HARBECK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, William James Lucas, return receipt requested, at Tipp & Buley, P.C., PO Box 3778, Missoula, MT 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 7th day of January, 2010. /s/ William James Lucas, Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF LAKE Probate No. DP-09-61 Department 2001 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT HOLLENSTEINER, 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 Fredrick LeRoy “Lee” Artis, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o SOL & WOLFE Law Firm, PLLP at 101 East Broadway #300, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court at Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana 59860. DATED this 27th day of December, 2009. /s/ Fredrick LeRoy “Lee” Artis c/o SOL & WOLFE Law Firm, PLLP, 101 East Broadway #300, Missoula, MT 59802 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MONTANA DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: Dated December 22, 2004 Grantor: Charlie Beigarten, 501 South First Street, Hamilton, Montana 59840 Charlie Beigarten, 2079 Pulsar Avenue, Livermore, California 94550. Original Trustee: First Montana Title Company of Hamilton, Inc., 250 West Main Street, Hamilton, Montana 59840. Beneficiary: First Security Bank of Missoula, P.O. Box 4506, Missoula, Montana 59806. Successor Trustee: Christopher B. Swartley Attorney at Law,

Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC, P.O. Box 8957, Missoula, Montana 59807- -8957.

Date and Place of Recordation: January 3, 2005 as Document No. 547234, Records of Ravalli County, Montana. The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 4th day of May, 2010, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in front of the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 215 South Fourth Street, Suite C, Hamilton, Montana, Christopher B. Swartley, as Successor Trustee under the above-described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantor, and all of its successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 12, Southside Addition to Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Excepting from said Lots 1, 2 and 3, the west 50 feet thereof as recorded in Book 141 of Deeds, page 930. Recording Reference: Book 213 of Deeds, page 543. The Real Property or its address is commonly known as 501 South First Street, Hamilton, Montana 59840. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the abovenamed Grantor, and all of his successors and assigns, to pay when due the monthly payments provided for in the Deed of Trust in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-six and 38/100ths Dollars ($2,586.38) for the months of August 2009 through November 9, 2009; together with late charges in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00).. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-nine and 47/100ths Dollars ($219,839.47), plus interest thereon through November 9, 2009, at the rate of 8.11% in the amount of Three Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-nine and 44/100ths Dollars ($3,469.44) (Federal Home Loan Bank rate plus 3.5%); plus per diem interest thereafter at the rate of Fortyeight and 84/100ths Dollars ($48.84); plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law.. DATED this 24th day of November, 2009. /s/ Christopher B. Swartley Christopher B. Swartley, Successor Trustee Christopher B. Swartley, PLLC, P.O. Box 8957, Missoula, Montana 59807 -8957 STATE OF MONTANA :ss.

County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 24th day of November, 2009, by Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee. /s/ Roxie Hausauer ( Notary Public for the State of Montana.

(NOTARIAL SEAL)) Residing at: Lolo, Montana My commission expires: 1/6/2013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/30/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200707965 Bk. 794 Pg. 1262, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Charles Dennis Ecret Jr., a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Insured Titles was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 5 of Certificate of Survey No. 1914, a tract of land located in the Northwest One-Quarter of Section 35, Township 14 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana.

Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 13, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy

the Loan was $362,177.55. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $353,609.81, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.08334) 1002.138612-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 01/26/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200702634, Book 791, Page 655, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Mark W. Knight and Laura A. Knight, husband and wife was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Home123 Corporation was Beneficiary and First American Title Insurance Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Insurance Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 55-B of Snider Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200807848, Bk. 816, Pg. 1024, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR3. 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 01/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 17, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $739,688.24. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $599,322.54, 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

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The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7777.26264) 1002.97599-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. 200821741, Bk. 826, Pg. 925, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Eldon M. Little and Hailey N. Little, husband and wife was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company was Beneficiary and First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit B of Rochepofahlchz Condominium, 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 August 5, 2008 as CONDO000180 in the records of Missoula County, Montana and according to the Condominium Declaration and together with its exhibits as recorded on August 5, 2008 in Book 824 of Micro Records at Page 265 and By-laws if said Condominium recorded on August 5, 2008 in Book 824 of Micro Records at Page 269.

Together with an undivided 50% interest in the general common elements, areas and facilities appertaining to said unit, 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. 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 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 18, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $148,456.74. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $141,325.30, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not

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then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7037.03582) 1002.138831-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/27/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200512679, Bk 753, Pg 623, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Eric J. Zarn, Connie Zarn, as Joint Tenants was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Home Mortgage was Beneficiary and Stewart Title Insurance Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title Insurance Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 3 in Block 2 of West View Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official 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 07/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 18, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $158,932.52. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $154,146.27, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any).

Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.08462) 1002.139086-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE .SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 12, 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 19 IN BLOCK 5 OF MOUNTAIN SHADOWS SUBDIVISION NO. 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Willa R Carr Lande and Richard L Lande, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN Amro Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 27, 2006 and Recorded on October 02, 2006 under Document # 200625151, in Bk-784, Pg400. 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 $2,439.76, beginning July 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 31, 2009 is $309,766.38 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $8044.75, late charges in the amount of $442.55, escrow advances of $-582.20 and expenses advanced of $137.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $53.04 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.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 2, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 11/02/2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3397898 01/07/2010, 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 23, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: TRACT 1 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 4953, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. TOGETHER WITH A 60-FOOT EASEMENT AS SHOWN ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 3021 AND 3652. Dennis W Doran, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Horizon Home Loans, a Division of First Tennesse Bank, N.A., as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated September 12, 2007 and Recorded on September 17, 2007 under Document #200724122, in Bk-805, Pg-1128. The beneficial interest is currently held by First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association. Charles J. Peterson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $978.77, beginning March 22, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 6, 2009 is $307,905.76 principal, interest at the rate of 3.625% now totaling $6,468.43, late charges in the amount of $389.85 plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.58 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. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 16, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On October 16, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3384750 12/31/2009, 01/07/2010, 01/14/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 12, 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 A1 of Certificate of Survey No. 6090, located in the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter (NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4) of Section 23, Township 13 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana Stuart Williams, 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 October 15, 2001 and recorded October 22, 2001 at 4:30 o’clock P.M., in Book 669, Page 1585, under Document No. 200126283. 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 $1,082.96, beginning January 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 October 21, 2009 is $79,893.07 principal, interest at the rate of 7.625% now totaling $2872.05, late charges in the amount of $234.42, escrow advances of $1083.41, and other fees and expenses advanced of $65.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $16.68 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

PUBLIC NOTICES 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.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 2, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On November 2, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 09/22/2012 ASAP# 3397631 01/07/2010, 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 12, 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 D-1B-A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 3044, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. James D Otto, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to PHH Mortgage Services, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 17, 2007 and Recorded on January 22, 2007 under Document # 200701612, in Bk-790, Pg-1150. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation. 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 $679.77, beginning June 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of October 19, 2009 is $87,298.17 principal, interest at the rate of 6.250% now totaling $2,556.16, late charges in the amount of $169.90, escrow advances of $593.24, and other fees and expenses advanced of $92.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.95 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.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the

trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 2, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 11/02/2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 09/22/2012 ASAP# 3397817 01/07/2010, 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 15, 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 17 and 18 in Block 1 of Hellgate Pines Addition No. 2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Stephen Alfred Johnson and Lisa A Johnson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Allen L Karell, Esq, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Home Loan, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 12, 2002 and recorded on December 18, 2002 in Book 695, Page 802, under Document No. 200237760. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank nka as Bank of New York Trust Company NA as trustee for SASCO Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2003-AM1.

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 $1,341.26, beginning April 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 October 19, 2009 is $107,591.07 principal, interest at the rate of 9.620000% now totaling $18061.02, escrow advances of $7305.05, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3299.74, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.36 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.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day fol-

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 20, 61, 120B, 144, & 209. 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 January 18th, 2010 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Wri-tten sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to January 21st, 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.

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r lowing the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 3, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 11/3/09, 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. Miranda Marx Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 05/05/2015 ASAP# 3403437 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010, 01/28/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 15, 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 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VIII, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. A.P.N.: 3878703 Anatoly A. Levchenko and Larisa A. Levchenko, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank - Missoula, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 3, 2008 and Recorded on November 7, 2008 under Document # 200825115, in Book 829, Page 102. The beneficial interest is currently held by SunTrust Mortgage, 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 $2,731.60, beginning May 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 18, 2009 is $392,093.74 principal, interest at the rate of 5.75% now totaling $12,322.74, late charges in the amount of $574.55, and other fees and expenses advanced of $51.25, plus accruing interest at the rate of $61.77 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary

EAGLE SELF STORAGE

will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owning delinquent storage rent 50, 82, for the following units:5 85, 137, 159, 304, 369, 370, 477. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods including office furniture, desks, baby strollers, car storage carrier, office phone system, boxes & boxes of old rare book collections, file cabinets, TV & stereos. These units may be viewed starting Monday, January 25, 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, January 28, 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.

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. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 4, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On November 4, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 09/22/2012 ASAP# 3403429 01/14/2010, 01/21/2010, 01/28/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 2, 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 8 IN BUILDING # 1 LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SITUATED ON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN MISSOULA MONTANA, TO WIT: A PORTION OF THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERID-

COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 122, 213, 214, 205, 124, 136, 142, K139 and K140. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, February 1st, 2010 by appt only by calling (406) 7287867. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to Wednesday, February 3rd, 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.

IAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA AND BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ELK HILLS-PHASE 1, A RECORDED SUBDIVISION IN MISS O U L A , C O U N T Y, T H E N C E S.88&#186;15’00”W ALONG THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF SAID ELK HILLS-PHASE 1, 232.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING S.88&#186;15’00”W, 90.82 FEET, THENCE S.84&#186;20’45”W, 169.73 FEET; THENCE S.05&#186;31’30”E, 152.30 FEET; THENCE S.84&#186;00’00”W, 1 0 0 . 0 0 F E E T; T H E N C E S . 4 0 & #186;00’00”W, 50.00 FEET; THENCE S.15&#186;00’00”E, 125.00 FEET; THENCE S.67&#186;04’30”E, 123.64 FEET, THENCE S.61&#186;51’24”E, 204.56 FEET; THENCE S. 48&# 186;05’43”E, 189.96 FEET, THENCE N.22&#186;47’57”E, 187.34 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY 175.24 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE WITH A RADIUS OF 924.93 FEET; THENCE N.76&#186;35’13”W, 50.07 FEET, THENCE N.62&# 186;59’29”W, 170.81 FEET, THENCE N.04&#186;46’56”W, 183.86 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO THOSE RIGHTS, RESERVATIONS, Missoula County Government

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by Matt Jones

NOTICE OF HEARING The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the following project: 1. Seeley Lake Regional Plan Update The Plan would be adopted as an area-specific amendment to the County's Growth Policy. The intention is to zone in accordance with the Plan’s land use designations soon after Plan adoption. After public hearings from June through October 2009, the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board recommended adoption of the Plan update with additional changes. The October 2009 Seeley Lake Regional Plan UpdatePlanning Board Draft is available for review at www.co.missoula.mt.us/rural. See Map A for the Seeley Lake Regional Plan Area (the area affected by this

amendment).

The County Commissioners will conduct their hearing to take public comment on the Plan Update in Seeley Lake on Thursday February 4 at 6 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Elementary School, 200 School Lane. Additional public meetings to consider the Plan Update may be held in Seeley Lake and/or in Missoula at times and dates to be determined. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. Hard copies of the draft plan are on file in Seeley Lake at the Barn and High School, and in Missoula at the County Commissioners Office, Rural Initiatives Office, and the Office of Planning and Grants. CD copies are available through the Rural Initiatives Office, 258-3432. The public comment file is also available for review at the Rural Initiatives Office. Comments may be directed to the Missoula Board of County Commissioners, c/o Missoula County Rural Initiatives, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 or via email: ri@co.missoula.mt.us If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-3422. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

ACROSS 1 It gets sprinkled in some fairy tales 10 True partner?

15 Sometime soon 16 Jon who played Napoleon Dynamite 17 Boxing ref who became a daytime TV judge 18 Buffing material 19 Morgue ID 20 It holds about 70% of the world population 22 Of sounds of speech 24 Contacted digitally?

25 Celebrity called a "fire crotch" in 2006 27 Distant start?

29 George's "The Men Who Stare at Goats" costar 30 Academy Award-nominated song from 1991 36 Do some serious soulsearching 38 Pen names 39 Hallucinates 41 Enlist again 42 Gospel singer Winans 43 They're money, baby 44 Overpowers the speakers 48 Aquafina competitor 51 Canadian beer orders 53 Mind heaps 55 Slack-jawed and amazed 56 Cult roster 59 Fencing sword 60 Reasons for red carpets 61 Miss America's headwear 62 Newsman Sam 64 Line to the audience 65 Open a toothpaste tube 66 "Go team!" cheer 67 Beermaking need 68 Cheats before Christmas?

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DOWN 1 "The Office" character 2 "I'm only ___ for the money" 3 Any wood-eating insect 4 1999 Devon Sawa/Seth Green horror/comedy 5 "For Your Eyes Only" singer Sheena 6 "I'm Not There" subject 7 Eel, on a Japanese menu 8 Griffin Dunne, to the late Dominick Dunne 9 Affectedly precious 10 Admission from someone who just realized they're rambling 11 Real estate company with a hot air balloon logo 12 "That is," to Caesar 13 Like some coincidences 14 Tree nymph in Greek myth 21 "Complete 360s", as mistakenly said by those who don't get math 23 Netflix's Reed Hastings, e.g 25 Portable light options, briefly 26 Boo-boo 28 Marshy area 30 Bidding 31 Of grand proportions 32 Like subscriptions to magazines you tire of 33 Edgy makeup items?

34 Dirty reading 35 Recipe amts.

37 "...you don't need to know the rest" 40 "South Park" character with an electronic voice box 43 Fuel distillation product 44 Not-as-famous celebrity status 45 Hawaiian porch 46 Addis ___, Ethiopia 47 More like rough winds 49 "King of the Hill" town 50 1965 civil rights marches beginning 52 Squad often seen on film in car chases on hilly streets: abbr.

54 Palm device 57 It glitters in Guatemala 58 ID theft data, perhaps

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montanaheadwall.comMissoula Independent Classifieds Page C7 January 14–January 21, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICES EXCEPTIONS AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD INCLUDING THE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES FOR LOT 7 AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLAT FOR THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS. TOGETHER WITH A 1/45TH INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS AND AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT TO THIS UNIT, AS SAID COMMON ELEMENTS AND LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS ARE DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OF UNIT OWNERSHIP FOR THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS. AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF UNIT OWNERSHIP FOR THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS AND BYLAWS RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1996 IN BOOK 490 AT PAGE 20 MICRO RECORDS, AND AMENDED APRIL 16, 1999 IN BOOK 579 AT PAGE 924 MICRO RECORDS AND THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS FOR THE VILLAGE AT ELK HILLS RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1996 IN BOOK 490 AT PAGE 95 MICRO RECORDS. Curt McGinness, as

Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated December 05, 2006 and Recorded on December 11, 2006 under Document No. 200631634, in Bk-788, Pg903. 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 $1181.93, beginning July 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of October 6, 2009 is $152,362.04 principal, interest at the rate of 6.375% now totaling $3,370.74, late charges in the amount of $269.02 and other fees and expenses advanced of $22.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $26.61 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. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 23, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097

State of North Dakota County of Stark On 10/23/09, 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. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 9/22/2012 ASAP# 3389609 12/31/2009, 01/07/2010, 01/14/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. To be sold for cash at Trustee’s sale on May 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., on the Front (south) steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, all of Trustee’s right, title and interest to the following-described property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 1 of Dorothy Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Arlyss Bolich, as Grantor, conveyed the real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, as Beneficiary, by Trust

Indenture dated September 12, 2006, and recorded September 20, 2006, in Book 783 of Micro Records, Page 694, records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder. A Substitution of Trustee designating Kevin S. Jones as Successor Trustee was recorded December 18, 2009, in Book 852, Page 848, Document No. 200929797, records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder. The default of the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default of this foreclosure is made, is for failure to pay the monthly payments as and when due. Pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Indenture, the Beneficiary has exercised, and hereby exercises, its option to declare the full amount secured by such Trust Indenture immediately due and payable. There presently is due on said obligation the principal sum of $24,957.85, plus interest at a rate of 8.25% totaling $829.17 and late charges and other charges of $63.82, for a total amount due of $25,850.84, as of December 21, 2009, plus the costs of foreclosure, attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees,

escrow closing fees, and other accruing costs. The Beneficiary has elected, and does hereby elect, to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation referenced above. The Beneficiary declares that the Grantor is in default as described above and demands that the Trustee sell the property described above in accordance with terms and provisions of this Notice. DATED 21st day of December, 2009. /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA)) ss.

County of Missoula). On this 21st day of December, 2009, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Kevin S. Jones, Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

(SEAL) /s/ Christy Shipp, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Missoula, Montana. My Commission Expires: 5/7/2013

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Missoula Real Estate Market in 2010: Holding Steady or Throwing in the Cards?

By Brint Wahlberg, 2010 MOR President Conventional wisdom over the last couple of years has held that real estate led us into the recession and real estate will lead us out. Given the complexity of the economic downturn, such an assessment might be a little simplistic, but certainly the statement recognizes how important housing is as an economic driver.

When it comes to real estate in Missoula, the end of the year–this year perhaps more than the last few– always brings the question ‘How did we do?” But of course it isn’t about the numbers, really. It is about what those numbers might indicate relevant to local market conditions specifically, and to the economy as a whole.

Like anything else, the numbers can mean different things to different people depending on their own individual situation. Based on the number of properties sold, 2009 and 2008 were in a dead heat at 899 and 901 respectively. So in terms of market activity, the fact that sales are holding steady is a positive sign, given that the number of properties sold in 2008 was down 344 from 2007’s 1245.

Do sellers have to lower the price in order to make the

sale? The overall numbers would suggest not a lot. The median price of $209,000 is about 3% lower than in 2008 at $215,000. And the days on market have increased only slightly as well, from 117 in 2008 to 126 in 2009. But while median price is a generally accepted measuring stick, it is a little like the blind men and the elephant, who each have a perception of the animal based on the one part that he is touching. The market in the price range of $275,000 and under is behaving very differently from the market for higher priced properties. For consumers, either as buyers or sellers, having a clear picture of the whole elephant that is the Missoula real estate market is absolutely essential in order to make the best decisions possible.

Is this a good hand for the real estate segment of the economy to be holding going into 2010? There are too many wild cards to be able to tell. Two in particular stand out. One is whether there are enough employment opportunities to ensure people can stay in their homes despite recently announced job losses. The other is the impact of the homebuyers’ tax credits (which extend through the early part of 2010) on consumers’ decisions about homeownership.

One of two things often happens during a time of adversity. Either the fabric that has held a community together begins to fray and stretch at the seams, maybe even letting go completely, or it becomes more tightly woven and stronger. There is no better example of the latter than the functioning of the real estate market in the last year. Every segment—including brokerage, appraisal, lending—was presented with unique challenges that in some way affected their ability to do business. Yet collectively, all the players came together to successfully complete transactions and make the dream of homeownership a reality for 900 families in Missoula.

Even more than the dollars, perhaps this entrepreneurial spirit, combined with a dedication and commitment to doing the best job possible for the consumers who rely on them, is what’s behind the statement that “real estate will lead us out of the recession.” One thing is sure: with professionals involved in all aspects of real estate transactions, if it can be done anywhere, it can be done in Missoula.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination.

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

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HOMES FOR SALE 10250 Valley Grove Dr., Lolo MLS#902264 - $299,000 Beau tiful 2 bd, 2 ba log home 5 mins from Msla Anne Jablonski - Wind ermere Real Estate - 546-5816 131 S. Higgins 6-4 & 6-5 MLS#907544 - $389,000 Luxury 6th floor condo in historic Wilma Building. Upscale living in heart of Missoula. Anne Jablonski -Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 2 bd 2 bath manufactured home.

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Zoned for multifamily or commercial. $129,900. MLS# 906610.

Janet 532-7903 or Robin 2406503 Windermere RE. Text:44133 Message: 12594 for pics 2 bd, 2 bath one level home w/garage, central air, fenced yard, u/ground sprinkling and patio. $169,900 MLS# 908650 Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 www.missoulahomesonline.com Text: 44133 Msg:12889 for pics 2 bd/1 bath Mobile Home on four fenced acres. Great for horses.

Newer carpet & paint. Large detached double car garage, plenty of out buildings for storage. Owner will finance with 20% dpwn OAC. $186,000. MLS#905771. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@winder mere.com.

Text:44133 Msg:12884 for pics 2663 Stratford, Target Range MLS#907889 - $216,000 Well maintained 3 bed, 2 bath ranch.

Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 3322 B Connery Way - MLS# 908163 - $191,000 Unique 3 level condo. 2 bds, plus loft & 3 bath. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 3BD/1 Ba Nice home on 3 city lots with privacy fenced yard in Alberton, $125,000 Kevin & Monica Ray of Access Realty at 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com 3BD/2BD home, vaulted ceilings, two-car garage, large patio, nature trail 45 minutes from Missoula. $240,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com 3BD/3BA Luxury Home on 10 acres, 4 car garage, huge tiled walk-in shower, soaking tub, office/den, timber-framed cathedral ceilings $688,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185 www.YourMT.com 4322 Capy Ln. - MLS#904419 $435,000 Wonderful executive style home on 1 acre lot. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 4BD home, 39.5 acres.

Certainteed siding, radiant heat, fireplace, wildlife, gravel pit! $824,900 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com 5999 Cunningham Ct., Florence MLS#905057 $390,000 Beautiful 3 bd, 4 bath home on 3 acres. Just minutes from Missoula.

Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 928 Elm St. - MLS#904910 $229,000 Great rental property in lower Rattlesnake. Turn key & low

maintenance. Anne Jablonski Windermere Real Estate - 5465816 AMAZING HOME OVERLOOKING ALBERTON GORGE. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, Double Garage, Vaulted Ceilings, Spectacular Views from inside and out, Outdoor Pool & Hot Tub, Decks & Patios, and much more. $395,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy9 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Beautiful home with views of the Mission Mountains! 4BD/2BA. Hardwood floors, fireplace, loft over the family room, basement, large carport and private deck! $199,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.YourMT.com Beautifully remodeled & updated home with build-outs and sky lights.

3 bd 2 ba. $229,900. Pat McCormick 240-SOLD (7653) pat@properties2000.com BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED TARGET RANGE HOME. WALK TO THE RIVER. 4 Bdr/2 Bath, 4 Carg Garage, Sun Room with Hot Tub, great family room with full wet bar and much more. $334,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy11 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Can’t get your house sold? Call Beverly Kiker @ Prudential Missoula. (406) 544-0708 Featured Listing! Turn Key 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath condo w/garage.

Central location. $156,000.

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Pat McCormick 240-SOLD (7653) pat@properties2000.com GORGEOUS FLORENCE AREA HOME ON 2 ACRES. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, great views inside and out, large deck, outdoor sauna, and more. $285,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy3 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM HOME ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Bath, 3.3 acres, slate & hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, guest quarters, heated double garage, $695,000.

Prudential MT For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy6 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Lot 1 Georgetown Vista Manor MLS#905530 - $109,000 2.87 acres in Georgetown Lake with easy year round access. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 Lot 2 Georgetown Vista Manor MLS#905531 - $129,000 2.25 acres in Georgetown Lake with easy year round access. Anne Jablonski - Windermere Real Estate - 546-5816 NEW LISTING! 4Bed/2.5Bath/ double garage. On a cul-de-sac in Grant Creek Prospect Park. 5501 Bonanza, Missoula. $319,900.

MLS#908771. Pat McCormick 240-SOLD (7653) pat@properties2000.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

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REAL ESTATE Past Bitterroot Parade of Homes winner NEW 4 BD/3BA with many upgrades Alder cabinets, Large Master Suite, Tile, & Views of the Bitterroots $344,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185 www.YourMT.com

Completely refinished. All new appliances, gas fireplace, covered parking with storage. 4 blocks to Southgate Mall, 1 block to YMCA, park across street. Financing available. $129,900. For showing call 251-2396. All realtors welcome

SOUTH HILLS CONDO WITH A SINGLE GARAGE . 2 Bdr/2 Bath, 2 balconies. great views, master with walk-in closet & master bath, laundry, and much more. $199,900. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy18 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

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Well-maintained 3BD house, 45 mins from Msla, hardwood floors, storage shed, updated appliances. $125,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.YourMT.com

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES Condo For Sale ONLY ONE LEFT! 3100 Washburn. 2 bedroom/1 bath with patio.

3.5 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. Great location less that 3 miles from I-90. Awesome building spot overlooking creek and with valley/mountain views. Builder available. $185,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy14 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 5BD/3BA 3,000+ sq. ft. Lolo home on 15.6 Acres, updated kitchen, cozy fireplace, $415,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185 www.YourMT.com Beautiful park-like setting, private trout ponds, nature trail, stunning views. Lots start at $39,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.YourMT.com

Nice 1+ acre lot, beautiful country setting west of Missoula. Close to fishing, golfing, park and shopping on Reserve. Sale contingent of final plat approval. $99,999.

MLS#908159. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

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Three 14 ft overhead doors & one 9 ft door. Easy access & great ex posure. $324,900 MLS# 901478 Janet 532-7903/ Robin 240-6503 Text: 44133 Msg: 12595 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! $220,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Major Price reduction now $580,000! 3 Quizno’s Franchise Sandwich Businesses For Sale!

May be purchased separately.

Missoula, MT. Hutton Ranch also available- Call Loubelle for info: 240-0753, 543-4412 or Fidelity Real Estate 721-1840.

Missoula Tanning Salon Price reduction now $55,000 -Top of the line equipment, excellent client base. 10 years same location. Call Loubelle at Fidelity RE 240-0753 or 543-4412. www.missoulahomes.com

Missoula Tanning Salon Price reduction now $55,000 -Top of the line equipment, excellent client base. 10 years same location. Call Loubelle at Fidelity RE 240-0753 or 543-4412. www.missoulahomes.com

OUT OF TOWN 800 sqft cabin near hunting, fishing, & skiing in beautiful Haugan, MT. $83,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.YourMT.com

Gorgeous leveled 80 acres of farming land in St. Ignatious with 3 Bed/ 2 Bath manufactured home.

Amazing views of the Mission Mountains. 58503 Watson Road MLS # 706304 Price: $520,000 Call Priscilla @ 370-7689, Prudential Missoula.

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3 Bed/ 2 Bath/ 2 Car Garage Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, views of Bitterroots, immaculate inside & out. Sit on the front porch swing and enjoy life.

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Granite counters, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, stone fireplace. Built-in lockers off garage entrance, lots of storage, 2 hot water heaters, RV pad, RV dump and a hot & cold water spicket, backyard adjourns a park.

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3631 Brandon Way, Msla $269,900 • MLS# 908640 Large 5 BD Home 5BD/2BA home in a great neighborhood with a 2 car garage. Lots of storage, finished basement, kitchen updates.

1839 W. Central • $189,900 Fifties style home located on Missoula's South side. No through traffic on this street and just a short distance to the mall, stores and Park.

Home has been used as an owner occupied rental for years and features 2 bedrooms 1 bath on the main level with an additional 2 bedrooms 1 bath and full kitchen downstairs. The enormous 2 car garage has room for all your toys. MLS # 100000047

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2663 Stratford MLS 907889 - $216,000.

10250 Valley Grove MLS #902264 $299,000

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330 N. Easy St. • $195,900 Lot 1 & Lot 2 Georgetown Vista - MLS# 905530 & 905531 - $109,000 & $129,000

1500 W. Broadway Missoula • MT, 59808

Jodie L Hooker REALTOR®, QSC®, GRI®, ABR®, CSR® 406-239-7588 • www.MissoulaMultifamily.com Specializing in: Multi-Famliy Properties

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Wonderful location at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Home has been well cared for, many updates. It is over 1,000 sq. ft. and has a large garage plus a huge storage shed. There is a master bedroom, 2 additional bedrooms.

Large yard bordering open space and lovely views of the mountains.

Property has access to river front park. MLS# 907496

Jerry Hogan REALTOR®, QSC® 406-546-7270 • jerryhogan.point2agent.com Specializing in: Investment Properties

Two 5 acre parcels

Shelly Evans REALTOR®, WHS, QSC®, PSC® 406-544-8570 • www.MissoulaValleyHomes.com Specializing in: 1st Time Homebuyers

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15 minutes from Missoula with nice building sites and access to the Blackfoot River. $149,000 for either 5 acre parcel or buy both for $285,000. MLS# 902286

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