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Up Front: Riverfront landowners threaten FWP over delay Scope: Erika Fredrickson learns how to catch a killer in Alberton Soundcheck: Signal Path rejoins the jamtronic revolution

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nside Cover Story A lack of clear guidelines on how to balance new development with dwindling prime soil has left Missoula decision makers tentative, landowners and developers infuPhoto By Cathrine L. Walters riated and ag proponents unsatisfied. But a series of new proposals may unearth a much-needed compromise........................14

News Letters Schweitzer, Not My Bathroom and Spencer Mountain .................................4 The Week in Review Discus, avalanche death and wolf kills ..................................6 Briefs Plant fuel, DUI changes and GAL guidelines ...................................................6 Etc. Maybe medical marijuana clinics aren’t the problem .........................................7 Up Front Riverfront landowners threaten FWP over delay .......................................8 Up Front Census challenged by history on Flathead Reservation ............................9 Ochenski Recent events reaffirm its quittin’ time in Middle East ...........................10 Writers on the Range Single mom discovers a new kind of retail therapy............11 Agenda Tweens host Diversity Day...........................................................................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Le Fooding....................................................................................19 Happiest Hour Boomer’s Pub .................................................................................20 Ask Ari Harvest help.................................................................................................21 8 Days a Week Time to check our prime soil .........................................................22 Mountain High Annual Griz Cup Hockey Tournament ..........................................33 Scope How to catch a killer at the Ghost Rails Inn .................................................34 Noise David Bazan, You and Yourn, Paulie Rhyme and City Center........................35 Soundcheck Signal Path rejoins the jamtronic evolution .......................................36 Film German mythology meets suspense in North Face .........................................37 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films..................................................38

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by Cathrine L. Walters

Asked Tuesday morning on the corner of Broadway and Higgins in downtown Missoula.

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This week Indy arts editor Erika Fredrickson writes about her recent 1920s-themed murder mystery dinner at the Ghost Rails Inn in Alberton. What’s your favorite role-playing game?

Follow-up: What’s the world’s greatest unsolved mystery?

Josh Hogan: I like the computer game “Civilization.” I like being the Ottomans because of the things you get in the beginning of the game. Bring it on: It may be more of a conspiracy theory, but did the U.S. actually know about the attack on Pearl Harbor, or was it an actual surprise?

Shane Zenker: “Risk,” the game of world domination! You can’t be the Ukraine; they’re weak. The “Lost Colony”: Back in settlers’ time there was the Roanoke Island, a place where colonists just up and vanished. No one knows why.

With 70 percent of respondents to a recent online poll voting against developing the proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana, our governor, whom the national press has dubbed the “Coal Cowboy,” has decided to extort support for the proposed mine from county commissioners, telling them that he will not release their federal stimulus money unless they write him a letter stating they support tearing open the pristine Otter Creek valley to create a huge, open-pit coal mine (see “Coal coercion,” April 1, 2010). Does the fact that there is no connection between federal stimulus funds and the proposed coal mine make this act of extortion even worse? You decide. But it can’t be much worse than the fact that our governor is supporting the development of a huge new coal mine (when burning coal is the biggest contributor to catastrophic climate change) at a time when climate change is killing millions of Montana’s pines, causing larger summer fires, damaging our winter sports industry and our summer snow-melt water supply, and causing more of the 90- and 100degree summer days that are making it uncomfortable for us all and are seriously threatening our farmers’ and ranchers’ chances for survival. Gov. Schweitzer’s failure to exercise wise leadership is leading to extraordinarily damaging consequences for us all.

Jonathan Matthews Helena

Anne Schuschke: I’d love to do a murder mystery dinner, but it’s hard to get people to role play! The most endangered species: Does Bigfoot really exist? I like to think he’s up in the North.

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color, people of faith and other historically mistreated groups are protected under current state and federal laws. It does not alter an individual’s privacy and safety expectations when it comes to public restrooms. Notmybathroom.com’s claim that this bill will make public bathrooms, locker rooms, etc., less safe for women is a deliberate scare tactic. Any individual who enters a women’s bathroom to harass or attack women would find no protection in this ordinance. More than 130 cities and

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Gov. “ Schweitzer’s failure to exercise wise leadership is leading to extraordinarily damaging consequences for us all.

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Potty talk As organizations that are dedicated to the rights, safety and full participation of women throughout Missoula and Montana, we are proud to announce our public support of the Missoula Non-Discrimination Ordinance (see “etc.,” April 1, 2010). This ordinance will protect people who live, work or visit the city of Missoula from discrimination in the areas of housing, employment and public accommodations based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

A group called notmybathroom.com publicly opposes this ordinance, in part by circulating misleading and unfounded concerns about this ordinance’s effect on the safety and well-being of women and children. We are writing this letter to correct any misunderstanding that notmybathroom.com may have created.

The purpose of the Missoula NonDiscrimination Ordinance is to protect lesbian, gay, bi and transgender (LGBT) people from discrimination within Missoula city limits, just as people of

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towns across the country have passed similar protections for the LGBT community, and the situations that notmybathroom.com warns of simply have not materialized. Transgender individuals who use the bathroom that is consistent with their gender identity and gender expression are no more of a threat to bathroom safety and privacy than other individuals who use public bathrooms.

As you are aware, violence against women in our society is a real issue and one that we hope policy makers and community members continue to address.

Ordinances like this one, which offer protections to individuals who experience discrimination in society, help prevent violence against lesbians and transgender women.

Our organizations applaud the effort to pass this ordinance and ensure equality, dignity, fairness and safety in the Missoula community. We fully support the Missoula City Council passing this ordinance.

West of Whitefish, the state pubic lands of Spencer Mountain offer worldclass outdoor recreation. But get ready for a tussle to save the existing recreation on Spencer. The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) was gracious to host an open house on the proposed timber cut for Spencer. It was good to see outdoors people involved in the civic duty of governance.

I did not hear much opposition to cutting timber for fire mitigation. People comprehend a need for working landscapes and forest management. It was the timber prescription and inclusion of existing trails into the mitigation that was the topic among trail users.

Whitefish maintains respect for foresters at the agency, but agency-talk is confusingly astounding. Currently there are 27 miles of existing trail on Spencer, yet the proposal gives no clue on the miles to remain slash-free and open during and after the multi-year cut.

Cleaning up after oneself is not a complicated concept. The agency has a bad practice and stubborn streak of turning a blind eye to existing recreational management on public lands, rather appearing to ignore dispersed and existing recreation on public lands for valid $8–$10 permit holders.

Future use and any organized trail system in Spencer is a half-decade away, at best. Unless users continue to civically engage and assert that the 27 miles of existing trail remain open, the only certainty for dispersed recreation on Spencer will be cleaning up trails of slash piles tall enough to sustain the state forest standard of a 4-foot fire.

DNRC was good to recently expand the scope on Spencer to include existing recreation. The public should be assured of the inclusion of mitigation strategies for existing trails and how many miles would remain open during and after the prescribed harvest.

State Rep. Mike Jopek Whitefish

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Idaho’s first wolf hunting season comes to a close and wildlife managers call it a success. During the seven-month season hunters reported 188 kills, well shy of the statewide quota of 220. A second wolf season in Idaho and Montana remains up in the air pending an ongoing court case.

• Thursday, April 1 A massive avalanche rumbles down Mount Shields on the southern edge of Glacier National Park, killing Brian Wright, 37, an avid outdoorsman, who was backcountry snowboarding on the mountain.

Wright’s death marks the fourth attributed to avalanches in the state this winter.

• Friday, April 2 A dozen advocates from faith-based organizations mark Good Friday by protesting outside U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg’s office on East Broadway, calling for Montana’s lone congressman to work to pass truly universal health care reform. They say the new health care law doesn’t go far enough.

• Saturday, April 3 Hundreds of local kids converge at the Oval on the University of Montana campus to celebrate the university’s 10th annual Easter Egg Extravaganza. Just after 1 p.m., wee ones scramble to snatch up plastic eggs filled with oodles of candy during the largest such hunt in western Montana.

Kate Emmerich struts the runway during the fourth round of Selvedge Studio’s “Project Selvedge” fashion design competition Friday night. Assigned to create an outfit entirely out of paper, designer Caryn Schwartze utilized paper mâché, decoupage and paper flowers to create a “Piñata Debutant” ensemble.

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• Sunday, April 4 Capes, neon onesies and a giant foam cowboy hat dominate the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort on the final day of the ski season. An Independent reporter, bruised and smelling of pine pitch after a tussle with a tree on Saturday, enjoys the odd ray of sunshine between intermittent snow flurries.

• Monday, April 5 Dozens of protesters affiliated with the fledgling Not My Bathroom group gather outside a Missoula City Council meeting to voice opposition to a pending anti-discrimination ordinance. The ordinance aims to provide legal recourse to individuals denied services, employment or housing based on gender identity or sexual orientation.

• Tuesday, April 6 University of Montana senior Chris Hellekson is named the Big Sky Conference men’s Athlete of the Week. The six-time Academic All-Big Sky Conference selection was honored for his performance in the discus, hammer and shot put events at the Al Manuel Invitational in Missoula. He finished first, third and third, respectively.

Strohmaier tweaks ordinance After hearing concerns from civil libertarians who said Missoula’s City Council risked treading on constitutional protections with a new DUI ordinance, Councilman Dave Strohmaier is scaling back the proposal.

“Hopefully this will address some of the concerns people have,” Strohmaier says.

A spate of lethal drunk driving accidents over the past several months prompted Strohmaier, chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee, to put forward a legislative response in early February. The original ordinance made a motorist’s refusal of a drug or alcohol test within city limits a misdemeanor crime punishable by a $300 fine. The law aimed to beef up the existing penalty for refusing a test—a civil infraction punishable by a six-month driver’s license suspension.

But Strohmaier met resistance from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others who argued his law would criminalize people for

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exerting a constitutional right to refuse a police search.

“Just labeling someone as a criminal for wanting to assert their Fourth Amendment right is troubling,” says Montana ACLU Public Policy Director Niki Zupanic.

The councilman says he will now introduce an amendment that keeps refusal a civil offense, but maintains the $300 penalty.

“They’re definitely moving in the right direction,” Zupanic says. “That’s much more in keeping with what courts have allowed all across the country.”

Even so, the ACLU remains troubled by the $300 fine.

“We have concerns in general with anything that coerces a person into giving up a constitutional right,” Zupanic says.

On the other side of the debate, Missoula Police Chief Mark Muir, who has supported Strohmaier’s efforts throughout, worries that watering down the ordinance will create additional legal complications the justice system can’t afford.

For example, Muir says if refusal became a crime, as Strohmaier initially proposed, it could be prosecuted alongside the DUI case. But the civil offense would require a civil proceeding, potentially creating the need for an additional day in court.

“That is my one and only concern,” Muir says.

City Council will take up the issue in a yet-tobe-scheduled Public Health and Safety Committee meeting before hitting the council floor for additional debate.

Jessica Mayrer

Flathead Planner plans for worst Late last month, Flathead County Planning Director Jeff Harris put his Kalispell house up for sale, and gradually started looking for a new job.

Even though the county commission won’t rule on renewing his contract until April 12, Harris feels right in assuming that come July, he’ll be out of work.

“I can’t wait until a decision is made by the county,” Harris says. “Unofficially, I’ve been pretty

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much told I won’t have a job.”

It’s safe to say Flathead County has put Harris through the wringer over the past year. Last November, the Independent reported that the county commission had hired private investigator William Eisentraut to probe a number of citizen complaints against Harris. Harris’ accusers—the same group that circulated a petition in July 2009 demanding Harris’ resignation—alleged he’d willfully ignored planning and open meeting laws in regards to the Eagle’s Crest subdivision in Lakeside.

Eisentraut, who received $10,000 from Flathead County for his five-month investigation, cleared Harris of any wrongdoing in December. Yet those months of controversy seem to have overshadowed five years of solid service. “[The commissioners] have really only suggested that I’ve done excellent work,” Harris says, adding his contract was renewed without a hitch three years ago.

Commissioner Joe Brenneman confirms, personally, that Harris has done a “great job” leading the county’s planning office over the years, and Commissioner Jim Dupont doesn’t refute Harris’ qualifications as a planner. But Dupont seriously questions Harris’ ability to deal with the complexities specific to Flathead County, and Administrative Officer Mike Pence admits there’s “a fairly good chance” Harris’ contract will not be renewed.

“I don’t think Jeff fits into the parameters of Flathead County that much,” Dupont says. “There’s been an awful lot of controversy since I’ve been here, and since before I’ve been here.”

Harris doesn’t need to be warned twice. Now the Flathead planner is busy planning his own future.

“For my family’s sake, I need to start looking,” Harris says. “And I have started looking.”

Alex Sakariassen

Renewables Montana grows jet fuel A video of an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt test flight two weeks ago at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida seems unremarkable at first—just a modern warplane doing its thing. But then Jeff Braun, director of the Air Force’s Alternative Fuels Certification Office, appears after the landing to say that the aircraft, also called a “Warthog,” was powered by a 50/50 blend of regular jet fuel and fuel made from camelina.

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Braun says on the runway, “is that we’re using a fuel that’s derived from a plant oil, so it’s a renewable resource.”

And Montana farmers grew that camelina.

As the U.S. military moves toward renewable and domestic fuel, it has turned to Seattle-based Sustainable Oils to help provide it. The company, which operates a facility and employs four in Bozeman, formed in 2007 as a joint venture between biotech company Targeted Growth, Inc. and Houston-based biofuel producer Green Earth Fuels, LLC. Last year, Sustainable Oils purchased camelina— a small-seeded, cool-climate, dryland oilseed crop—

from about 45 Montana producers. The camelina was processed by Montana Specialty Mills in Great Falls, and then shipped to a refinery in Texas. The company then sold about 100,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel to the Air Force, and another 40,000 gallons to the Navy.

“Basically,” says Scott Johnson, Sustainable Oils’ president and general manager, “that Warthog, and soon the F-18 [Green Hornet]”—scheduled for a test flight on Earth Day, April 22—“are flying on what about 10 months ago were little scraggly plants in a Montana farmer’s field.”

A week after the test flight, President Obama mentioned it as an example of “a broader strategy that will move us from an economy that runs on fossil fuels and foreign oil to one that relies more on homegrown fuels and clean energy.”

Just as important, the plane’s pilot, Maj. Chris Seager, says the camelina fuel worked perfectly: “I could not tell the difference between that and the normal JP-8 [fuel] that we fly.”

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Courts GAL panel gets ball rolling Between exhaustive presentations on DUI-related topics early this week, the Legislature’s Law and Justice Interim Committee in Helena set aside just under two hours to hear a less familiar concern over the lack of adequate laws governing guardians ad litem (GAL) in Montana courts.

A six-member panel headed by Rep. Betsy Hands, D-Missoula, went before the committee Monday afternoon to outline a rash of problems currently undermining the court system’s representation of children in custody cases. The panel is the first small step for Hands in her push to draft legislation for 2011 that would guide GAL practices.

“We’ve got a lot of steps ahead of us before I really know where it’s at for the legislation,” Hands says, “but I know that the legislators definitely understood that our [existing] statute is very vague.”

One concern raised by the committee was the present lack of information regarding just how widespread GAL malpractice is in the state.

Panelist Ellen Bush, executive director for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Montana, got the impression Monday that legislators “were hoping that it was more of a local issue” that local courts could handle on their own. However, she believes grievances with the GAL system are more widespread.

“It’s probably larger than Missoula,” Bush says.

“I know people will occasionally call my office to ask about how they can file a complaint.”

Bush called Monday’s presentation a success on at least one point. The reputation of CASA programs in the state has suffered to some degree due to confusion over how they differ from court-affiliated GALs. Bush had the opportunity to clarify that CASA does not act in custody cases and has stringent guidelines for its personnel.

Hands felt the panel was a strong introduction for her intentions in 2011. And while Hands says there’s still much work to be done—focus groups, statewide outreach measures, and a public hearing this fall—she notes increased participation by those who have witnessed the problems with the GAL system firsthand. It’s an emotional and risky move for everyone involved, she says.

“People still hesitate at times, because if they’re in a case they can’t really participate,” Hands says.

“It’s really risky for them to participate as a parent or as a guardian or a practicing attorney.”

Alex Sakariassen

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Just over a year ago Missoula began coming to grips with the extent to which our neighbors addicted to prescription drugs will go to secure their next fix. A University of Montana student robbed the same local Walgreens three times in five weeks, stockpiling Oxycontin, Vicodin and Xanax in his apartment. The robberies brought into view what law enforcement officials have known for a long time—that pharmies present a much bigger problem in Montana than meth or any other drug.

Missoula received a couple more ugly reminders of that last week. First, a woman brandished a gun at the Safeway pharmacy on West Broadway and demanded pain pills. She remains on the loose. Then, a UM student pulled up to the Walgreens drive-thru window on N. Reserve Street and threatened to blow off the pharmacist’s head unless he handed over pills. A third person robbed the Brooks Street Walgreens on Sunday, but he apparently only wanted cash. How quaint.

These spates bookend a year that saw Montana’s medical marijuana industry grow exponentially. Last March the state recorded about 1,400 registered medical marijuana patients. This March, there are more than 10,000.

Despite the rise, we haven’t seen strung-out, desperate patients heist any medical marijuana clinics. On the contrary, we suspect that the trend has gotten quite a few people off of the prescription painkillers that have proven so addictive and turned fresh-faced college kids into felons. It all makes us wonder why so many Montana communities are considering limiting or outright banning medical marijuana shops.

On Monday night, the Whitefish City Council voted to strengthen a moratorium on pot shops while it considers a permanent ban. Kalispell has also approved a moratorium, and last month the planning board recommended making it permanent. Hamilton, Bozeman, Belgrade, Great Falls, Stevensville, Lewistown—all are discussing some form of restriction.

We agree that communities should take appropriate measures to ensure that caregivers don’t open up shop next to daycares. But we don’t agree with blanket bans—it’s an over-simplified reaction that essentially continues the ineffective “Just Say No” approach.

We’re also puzzled by why so many communities would “Just Say No” to the economic boost the medical marijuana industry provides. Perhaps we’ve noticed it more than most—just peruse our pages—but in this economy, medical marijuana clinics aren’t simply providing a nonaddictive approach to pain management, they’re perhaps the only places in town creating jobs. Then again, Walgreens might be hiring.

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“We’ve studied and studied and restudBlackfoot Valley residents have heard The move would effectively shut down the same story from Montana Fish, Wildlife popular public access points, such as ied,” Goetz says. “At some point you’ve got and Parks (FWP) for decades: To better man- Roundup, on a nearly 30-mile stretch of the to have the political will to sit down and say, ‘Okay, we think this is a decision we’re age recreation on the Blackfoot River, the Blackfoot River. agency needs more statistical data. FWP Part of the landowners’ frustration going to make’...Unless you’re mantra will calls it an exercise in caution; landowners comes from hearing FWP’s excuse before. be ‘We’re going to provide the most recrerefer to it scathingly as “kicking the can O’Connell says the agency used the same ation experience to the most people possidown the road.” And if the issue goes unad- stall tactics in the late 1990s, when FWP ble.’ I’m a little afraid that’s where the situdressed by FWP much longer, those appointed a citizen advisory committee ation tends to end up by default if you just landowners are willing to shut down popu- from the valley to explore potential solu- say, ‘We need to collect more data.’”

At the local level, FWP officials echo lar access points on private land. tions to recreational conflict on the the desire for some type of control measThe latest round of kick the can came Blackfoot River. with the release of FWP’s much-anticipated T h e r e p o r t t h a t c a m e o u t o f ure. Region 2 Park Manager Chris Lorentz is Blackfoot River Recreation Management the Recreation Steering Committee in full agreement with the plan’s critics that Plan last month. As the Independent (RecSteerCom) was strikingly similar to the agency should increase its number of reported on April 1, FWP removed lan- what FWP drafted last fall, O’Connell says, on-river patrols. But Lorentz says his hands guage for a permit allocation system from with one glaring exception: By early 2001, are tied when dealing with administrators in Helena, especially with the final version of the a five-percent cut to the plan due to overwhelming park budget already protest from the Ovando announced. community. Restrictive “I can’t as a manager traffic control measures say, ‘Absolutely, we’ll douhave been ruled out for an ble our number of patrols additional two years, with on the river,’” Lorentz the agency instead focussays. “I don’t know that ing management action on that would be a wise thing collecting additional data for me to promise right on river use. now.”

“We’re wanting to do With the recreation the right thing,” FWP plan all but buttoned up, Regional Park Manager Lee Lorentz hopes to use the Bastian said last week, “but Photo by Chad Harder upcoming renewal diswe need good information “I knew this river 45 years ago, and we’re never going back to cussions with Blackfoot to do it.”

Landowners along the that,” says landowner Land Lindbergh, a critic of the state’s Corridor landowners to recent Blackfoot River Recreation Management Plan. “We’re calm tempers and discuss B l a c k f o o t R e c r e a t i o n never going back to what it was 20 years ago.” alternatives to the abanCorridor say that’s hooey. doned permit proposal.

FWP has collected recre“We’re in this for the long-haul with the ational data for years, spending as much as RecSteerCom said it found activity on the $55,000 on a study in 2002 alone. Critics river growing at such a rate that more landowners,” Lorentz says. “We’ve had this of the plan who fear an upstream migra- restrictive management actions “are likely corridor agreement in place for better than tion of rowdy crowds now common at an inevitable reality.” Yet it’s a conclusion 35 years. So we’re not anxious to just close Whitaker Bridge and Johnsrud Park won- that, a decade later, the agency still refuses down the river to recreation or to ignore the landowners’ desires. It’s a partnership, der where all that information ended up. to acknowledge.

FWP acknowledges the data, but maintains “All Fish, Wildlife and Parks has done is alive and well.”

But how long that remains true it’s inconclusive. kick the can down the road,” says In lieu of a better answer—and better O’Connell, who also served as the sole depends on the willingness of FWP adminprotection of the popular river—a collective Blackfoot resident on the latest plan’s citi- istrators to finally bring the can to rest.

“The river’s changed, the use has of individuals with riverfront property are zen review committee. “They haven’t dealt prepared to walk away from a 35-year agree- with any problems. And that’s what they did changed, the users have changed,” says ment with FWP that provides public access to after RecSteerCom. They got the bottle reg- Land Lindbergh, former RecSteerCom private land along the Blackfoot. The agree- ulation, but big deal…You shouldn’t need a member and Blackfoot resident of nearly 50 ment, which is up for renewal April 19, stip- citizen’s advisory committee to realize glass years. “Everybody has a right to be out there, but somewhere down the line I think ulates that, in return for access, FWP ensures bottles are a bad idea on the river.”

O’Connell isn’t the only veteran of there’s a carrying capacity, and at certain the resource isn’t damaged—a promise many RecSteerCom to notice history repeating times I think we’re going over that.” feel the agency has failed to keep.

O’Connell puts it more bluntly, open“Only half of that [agreement] is itself. Hank Goetz, lands director of the going on right now—the half where we’re Blackfoot Challenge, says he was personally ing up where others stop short.

“We’re not going to be the good guys letting FWP cater to the public,” says disappointed when FWP “walked away” landowner and longtime Blackfoot repre- from discussions about more restrictive anymore,” O’Connell says. “We see it as our sentative Jerry O’Connell. “FWP is taking management alternatives. The initial outcry last chance to get Fish, Wildlife and Parks to credit for this dream. But if they’re not from locals over a permit system created stop with the bullshit and get some policy going to step up and take care of their something of a controversy, he adds, likely that protects the resource.” half of the bargain, we’re willing to not prompting officials in Helena to drop the matter entirely. renew the agreement.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Hard count Census challenged by history on Flathead Reservation

by Jessica Mayrer

centage more than likely translates to a significantly skewed tally among reservation residents.

“As First Nation’s people we’re often, because we’re relatively small numbers, we’re often overlooked,” he says.

The U.S. Census Bureau says it’s aware of the issue, and has been steadily ramping up efforts in Indian Country.

“They decided early on that we need a lot of help with civic leaders and others,” says Mary Craigle, bureau chief for the Census and Economic Information Center at the Montana Department of Commerce.

In 1990, the U.S. Census Bureau created the Tribal Governments Liaison Program, which encourages reservation governments to appoint tribal members capable of more efficiently communicating between tribal and federal agencies. Since then, the effort has expanded. New tribal partnership assistant positions came online this year along with a flurry of public service announcements speaking to the importance of being counted. A tribal road tour is also taking the message to communities across the West.

“I think this time it’s just way more of a partnership,” Craigle says.

The emphasis on an accurate count is especially important when it comes to political and financial impact. The census is used to reapportion boundaries for Photo by Cathrine L. Walters both congressional and state legislative Sarah Sandoval spends her days persuading Flathead Reservation resi- districts, and Craigle says approximately dents north of Arlee to complete the U.S. Census Bureau survey. She’s one 140 government agencies base financial of more than 300 government canvassers hired to go door-to-door on the disbursements on census numbers. She reservation in an effort to increase the tally’s accuracy. adds that for each individual not represented, the state loses $4,000 in federal miles each week, zigzagging across the “The Native people that I’ve encoun- funding across a 10-year period. reservation in hopes of wooing skeptical tered, you know, it’s funny, we all know “Those things break down to mathelocals to answer the survey. each other in some way, even if we don’t matics,” Lozar says. “And so, it’s incumbent Mistrust lingers among the Salish and know each other,” says Sandoval, an Isleta upon us to make sure that, again, that it be Kootenai because of a long history of Pueblo from New Mexico, speaking to a correct math.”

But Lozar says the issue goes beyond problems with the federal government. general familiarity developed since she Some residents are scared information moved to the Flathead. “Everybody knows money on the reservation.

“When the facts are presented truthfulwill be shared with housing authorities, everybody.”

Census and tribal officials say tapping ly about who the Salish Kootenai people law enforcement or the Internal Revenue Service. Others remember—or have heard members of the community to work as enu- are, and in this homeland of ours, I think it about—times when government-ordered merators is part of their strategy to gather tells more than just numbers,” he says. “I headcounts triggered upheaval on the an accurate count. In fact, Confederated think that it continues to, at least in the reservation. For instance, tribal elders Salish and Kootenai Tribal (CSKT) public eye, hopefully, it continues to butrecall a 1943 government survey that led Government Secretary Steve Lozar says his tress our belief that we’ve been here since to the Termination Era, wherein the U.S. cousin, a paid enumerator, showed up at time immemorial.”

As for Sandoval, she’s not thinking government tried to buy out trust agree- the secretary’s home.

“It was actually quite wonderful,” about all that. By the end of her eight-week ments with specific tribes. The policy stint as an enumerator, she will have largely failed, stripping tribes of valuable says Lozar.

During the last census in 2000, surveys knocked on approximately 500 doors. funding for health care and education, were dropped off by canvassers and then When asked about historical precedents while also taking control of the land.

It’s Sandoval’s job to overcome these mailed in by residents. It’s tough to say how she admits it’s never occurred to her historical issues and glean an accurate many American Indians went underreport- before. She’s too busy keeping her eye on count of her neighbors. Whereas most ed, but the federal government estimates the next door.

Montanans have already returned sur- Montana’s population as a whole saw a 32veys by mail, representatives from each percent undercount. Lozar says that perjmayrer@missoulanews.com Sarah Sandoval sees all sorts of reactions going door-to-door as a U.S. Census Bureau enumerator on the Flathead Reservation—even when nobody actually comes to the door. The affable, 43-year-old with a big smile says it’s not unusual to spot residents, especially the elderly, through their front window, purposefully ignoring her arrival.

“Even though I see them right there [they won’t answer],” says Sandoval, chuckling. “They’re eating a sandwich.”

Sandoval is quick to laugh because, as one of more than 300 canvassers currently working on the Flathead Reservation, her job is far from easy. She covers hundreds of

of Montana’s seven reservations asked for an in-person tally of what tribal officials and census managers agree is a traditionally undercounted population.

Sandoval, who’s lived on the Flathead Reservation for 10 years, considers her role as something of a detective. If she can’t find residents during her first visit, she’ll return daily, even if that entails knocking on the same door several times. If she can’t find an individual at home, Sandoval then canvasses the neighborhood, inquiring among neighbors and family members. After forming a significant social network during her time on the reservation, she’s well suited for the job.

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President Barack Obama made an unannounced trip last week to Afghanistan to rally the troops, as well as meet with embattled Afghan President Hamid Karzai to chide him about stepping up his efforts and reducing rampant corruption. This week, Karzai threatened to “join the Taliban.”

In the meantime, Baghdad, the supposedly secure capital of Iraq, is drenched in blood as explosions and executions have killed more than a hundred citizens in the last week in a return to sectarian violence in the wake of seriously flawed elections. Given the rather obvious disintegration of conditions on the ground in these two Bush-started wars—and the nation’s financial crisis— isn’t it time for the president and Congress to end the slaughter?

For those who voted for Obama, as I did, the sight of him doing a version of the George Bush strut in a leather bomber jacket was downright chilling.

That he was doing it in the middle of the night in a hangar at the infamous Bagram Air Base, once the home of the hated Soviet invaders and now occupied by Americans, is, once again, eerily reminiscent of the Bush war propaganda events.

Worse, however, was what the president had to say in front of 2,000 troops: “The United States of America does not quit once it starts something.”

Perhaps the president has forgotten our recent history, or perhaps he is now fully engaged in becoming the next War President.

While it’s true that Obama would have barely entered his teens when Saigon fell in 1975, few can forget the gripping footage of American helicopters lifting off the roof of the American Embassy with desperate South Vietnamese clinging to their struts as North Vietnamese soldiers raised their flags over the city.

In fact, the United States of America did quit something it started—another foolish, un-winnable, insanely bloody and incredibly costly war. Even more recently, the withdrawal from Iraq by the first President Bush could easily be seen as quitting something we started. And to give him his due, it was with far greater logic than his mentally challenged but vengeful son could muster in his feeble reasoning for launching the second Iraq War. Daddy Bush knew America could never successfully occupy Iraq over the long term and didn’t waste time, energy or blood trying to do so. Although he started that war, he had the wisdom to know when it was time to quit.

Events in Iraq now suggest that

Obama should follow that example.

Almost seven years to the day from the American invasion of Iraq, having built the biggest and most expensive embassy in the world and spent untold billions of dollars and countless lives to create the faux security of the Green Zone, the United States has accomplished very lit-

those “whoForvoted for Obama, as I did, the sight of him doing a version of the George Bush strut in a leather bomber jacket was downright chilling.

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tle. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom some have called a puppet of the United States, just lost the recent election— although he refuses to acknowledge it and, wouldn’t you know it, is blaming “foreign elements” for interfering in and corrupting the outcome. In the meantime, his opponent, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, struggles to secure the leadership position his Iraqiya Party earned by racking up a majority of seats in the Iraq Parliament.

While the power struggle goes on at the highest levels, the world watches in shocked horror at the video release of a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack on unarmed civilians resulting in the death of a Reuters photographer, his driver and others.

Anyone who watches the cold-blooded slaughter, dubbed “Collateral Murder” by Wikileaks, which released the footage online at collateralmurder.com, cannot remain unmoved. Nor can one believe that we will win the hearts and minds of people by ruthlessly killing them.

In the meantime, the situation in Afghanistan, far from being improved by Obama’s so-called “surge” of 50,000 additional U.S. troops, continues to dis-

integrate. While the Pentagon wants another $33 billion in additional funds, the reality of the political situation on the ground virtually assures the money will be wasted on a failed effort.

It is no great secret that Afghanistan’s current president, Karzai, has serious problems with rampant corruption. But his actions in the last week should, if nothing else, be a wake-up call to Obama that maybe, just maybe, America should quit what it started in Afghanistan.

Last weekend, Karzai made two virulently anti-Western speeches to parliament, saying that “foreign interference” in his government could legitimize the Taliban as a resistance movement against foreign occupation. In a move that left U.S. leaders in shock, he told Afghan lawmakers, “I’ll join the Taliban” if foreign powers continue to demand obeisance.

Remember, removing the Taliban from power was the reason Bush gave for launching the Afghanistan War. According to him—and congressional Democrats and Republicans—the Taliban provided a safe haven for terrorists like Osama bin Laden and thus, had to be overthrown by the United States. Many others have suggested the real reason is because it’s on the pipeline route for massive oil and gas deposits in Central Asia and hence, of great value to American corporate interests.

But now, thanks to the on-going slaughter of civilians by American armed forces and ham-fisted attempts at manipulating their government officials, the sitting president of Afghanistan threatens to join the Taliban to throw the foreigners (aka “Americans”) from the country.

As the United States prepares a massive assault on Kandahar, the home of the Taliban and birthplace of Karzai, the president addressed 1,200 tribal leaders there and pledged that no attack would take place unless the people were “happy and satisfied.”

After the remarks, the White House threatened to cancel Karzai’s planned visit to the United States. But here’s a better idea, Mr. President. How about letting Karzai and al-Maliki run their own countries? Faced with fiscal disaster at home, for which the hundreds of billions in military spending could provide significant relief, perhaps you should quit what we started and bring our troops home now.

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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Dumpster delight A single mom discovers a new kind of retail therapy

by Joanne Wilke

My daughter and I found the perfect sofa on the way to school today. It was just the size and color I was looking to add to the living room. Unfortunately, someone had dumped it upside down in the mud of my neighbor’s front yard. Apparently it took too much energy to have a garage sale or haul it to the Salvation Army, or even to leave it on the curb with a “FREE” sign.

Apparently this person was also unaware of the unwritten code in the nearby student condos: If it is still relatively clean and usable, place it beside a trash bin. Then anyone can take it.

On my daily walk I’ve picked up shelves, chairs, lumber, wine glasses, even mattresses and a sturdy bed-frame this way.

I’ve found barely used snow pants and coats and given them to my neighbor’s granddaughters, though I don’t volunteer where I got them. I also bring aluminum cans to the man in round glasses and a faded goatee who routinely climbs inside trash bins.

“I’m working on my four millionth can,” he bragged when I finally spoke to him. One year, he said, he earned $60,000 by gleaning. “The college students throw stuff out when they move in, and again when they move out,” he said.

I come by my Dumpster fascination naturally. Whenever I took my young kids to visit my parents, we always arrived to a display of stuffed toys. Mom admitted she got them from the neighborhood trash.

“They’re perfectly good,” she insisted.

I wasn’t happy about it, because she never washed them first, but no one ever got sick.

My mother grew up during the Depression and was a country kid. She was handed a double-whammy of frugality from birth. But as a child, I resented feeling like a second-class citizen because my clothes

were practical and my bicycle ancient. All through high school we argued about style versus cost. She couldn’t understand my desperate need for a striped surfer shirt, and I couldn’t explain it in her terms. Her biggest thrill was to run out of aluminum foil at Thanksgiving, and, with all the local stores closed, save the day with a patchwork of used foil.

After a “while, even secondhand prices seemed high.

That’s when I discovered the

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trash bins.

After my father died, my mother began cleaning the 40-plus years of accumulation from the house. First, she made us go through everything and take anything we wanted. Then she began having garage sales of books, old clothes and generally useless things from the back of upper shelves. She was particularly pleased with her “Free Box.” “You just never know what people will want,” she crowed.

She even donated the old VW to charity, though she cried when they hauled it off. But the stuff she couldn’t give away— and there was lots of that—she kept.

Over time, and particularly when I

became a single mom, I found myself gravitating toward secondhand stores and reveling in my own deals. After a while, even secondhand prices seemed high. That’s when I discovered the trash bins. It felt smart when I dove and wasn’t as smelly as it sounds— and I never collected stuffed toys.

My children wore used clothes until they were old enough to know the difference. Then if they asked for new they got it, but they didn’t always ask. My son is not a shopper anyway, but my daughter truly is.

She discovered early that she can get more stuff for the same money at the Salvation Army, and we both love the $200 dollhouse we got for only $15.

She also likes going through her things and giving them to the three little girls down the street. Out with the old means in with the new, and the little neighbors always scream with glee when they see us coming. One day I saw my daughter’s beloved pink cowboy boots set neatly together near the neighbor’s tire-swing.

Though I felt a little sad that they were gone, I was glad someone new could love them, too.

Recently my mom visited us after one of these cleansings, and my daughter gave a tour of her newly organized bedroom. It featured shelves with multi-colored bins to contain her stuff, and a comfy doublewide armchair for reading and cats.

“What a nice chair,” I overheard my mother comment.

“We got it from the Dumpster,” my daughter said, without a hint of shame.

My mother didn’t miss a beat. “Good,” she said.

Joanne Wilke is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She writes in Bozeman.

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That said, it makes me proud to hear that a group of local tweens took it upon themselves to designate April 12 as Diversity Day in Missoula—a day they created specifically to celebrate the diverse social and cultural fabric of the Garden City.

This week, I recommend putting on your party hat and joining in on the merriment at Caras Park.

Once you get there, expect Mayor John Engen to

read a proclamation in honor of this new day, followed by comments from a host of youth and community members. Afterwards, stick around for a parade that heads straight to the Missoula City Council Chambers, where you’ll have a chance to speak in support of Missoula’s pending anti-discrimination ordinance.

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FRIDAY APRIL 9 If it’s in a can, they will build it: The Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) hosts its second annual Canstruction, an event where students and community groups build large structures using nothing but canned goods, from 1–7 PM at Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks St. An awards ceremony occurs at 3 PM, Sat. April 10. All proceeds and canned food used in the event will be donated to the MFBN. Free to attend. Call 721-3825.

You are hereby invited to share your hopes for Montana in order to build plans and policies for a better future during Imagine Montana–A Community Conversation, a dinner/discussion hosted by several nonprofits which starts at 5:30 PM at the Stevensville Senior Center, 100 Mission St. Free. Call 586-2455 and visit hopamountain.org.

SATURDAY APRIL 10 If you have compulsive-eating problems, seek help and support with others during a meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets this and every Sat. at 9 AM on the second floor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St. Free. Visit www.oa.org.

If they ask you for money, it’s for a good cause. Sussex School presents its 24th annual Ecothon community service project and fundraiser, where students from the school collect pledges throughout Missoula all day today to pick up litter and work on other community service projects. Call Robin at 549-8327 to make a donation or for more info.

Just say yes to abolishing the death penalty in Montana during the Montana Abolition Coalition’s 2010 annual meeting, which begins at 11 AM with registration at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Workshops throughout the day follow, with a keynote speech from Sister Helen Prejean at 5:30 PM. Free for the meeting/members only for the keynote speech. Call 461-0733 and visit mtabolitionco.org for membership information.

MONDAY APRIL 12 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.

Reading glasses are a must: The Last Best Place Wildlands Campaign hosts a Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Study Club, where you’ll read the language of the bill to gain a better grasp of the legislation from 5–6:30 PM at the small meeting room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Bring your own copy of the bill to the meeting.

UM’s “Blues Fest” continues with a screening of Unspoken: Voices of Suicide in Montana, a documentary which starts at 6 PM in the University Center Theater. A mental health informational panel follows the screening at 7:30 PM. Free. Call Megan at 243-2809.

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. Use alley entrance. Free. Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

TUESDAY APRIL 13 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.

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

Missoula’s homeWORD presents its “Get Ready for Home Ownership” course, which runs from 6–9 PM— and at the same time April 15, 20 and 22—at First United Methodist Church, 301 E. Main St. $10 per person, with free childcare provided at homeWORD, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 306. Register by visiting homeword.org. Call 532-HOME.

THURSDAY APRIL 15 Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict mediation by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide.wordpress.com.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - Police said Eugene Edward Palmer, 40, tried to rob a bank in Brunswick, Fla., but gave up after yanking futilely on the locked door, failing to realize the branch was drive-through only. Police Lt. Leon Tucker said Palmer was armed and wore a ski mask during the attempted robbery but took off the mask in frustration when leaving, giving witnesses a good look at his face.

After a car dealership reported a pickup was stolen, police in Lincoln, Neb., arrested a 39-yearold man who had taken the vehicle for a test drive earlier, having provided the dealership with photo identification and his address. After finding the truck parked near the man’s home and arresting him, police said the suspect made a copy of the truck’s key during the test drive and used it that night to steal the truck.

HOW EXPANDED PLAYOFFS THIN THE HERD - Urologists reported a spike in men scheduling vasectomies during college basketball’s March Madness so they can avoid work and chores to watch games while recovering. The American Medical News reported that some clinics have started giving vasectomy patients recovery kits that include pizza coupons and sports magazines.

“We suggest the guys ice it and stay off their feet for 24 hours. Some will take it a little farther than that,” said Dr. Bill Utz, whose clinic in Edina, Minn., gives patients a brochure showing a man recovering in a recliner while his wife waits on him.

IN THE U.S., HE’D GET A BONUS - A North Korean firing squad executed Pak Nam-gi, 77, the ruling Workers’ Party’s finance chief, after currency reforms he implemented damaged the country’s already ailing economy. He was accused of being “a son of a bourgeois conspiring to infiltrate the ranks of revolutionaries to destroy the national economy,” a South Korean news agency reported. The reform wiped out the savings of well-off North Koreans who had managed to save money earned from international trading and caused widespread hoarding and even starvation as food prices soared.

WHAT ABOUT THE MORTGAGE PAYMENT? - Sheriff’s investigators in Dodge County, Ga., said James Clarence Davis and Sandra Davis, both 36, made their 14-year-old daughter perform “sexual favors” for Wayne Bearden, 66, the manager of Shorty’s Used Cars, so they wouldn’t have to make the $281 monthly payment on their 1998 Dodge Caravan.

IRONY ILLUSTRATED - Authorities investigating the death of Anthony Rankin, 26, said he was shot at his Atlanta, Ga., home during an argument with his wife of five days, Arelisha Bridges, 45, who is a registered lobbyist for a group fighting domestic violence.

MORE WOES - Scientists warned that methane gas bubbling up from a long-frozen seabed north of Siberia “could trigger abrupt climate warming.” Their study, reported in the journal Science, said about 8 million tons of methane a year—equivalent to the annual total previously estimated from all of the world’s oceans—were seeping from vast stores long trapped under permafrost. “Subsea permafrost is losing its ability to be an impermeable cap,” said Natalia Shakhova of the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, a co-leader of the study. She noted current methane concentrations in the Arctic are the highest in 400,000 years.

Downplaying the threat, Martin Heimann of Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, said the Arctic emissions have been occurring since the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago. He insisted that the release of 8 million tons of methane a year was “negligible,” compared with current global emissions of about 440 million tons.

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Developers and farmland advocates have disagreed over how best to preserve Missoula’s remaining prime soil, but now they seek solutions both can dig.

by Matthew Frank If there’s one spot from which to view the impact of Missoula’s Community Food & Agriculture Coalition (CFAC), it’s the dirt parking lot at the end of Lavoie Lane. Here, where the Grass Valley meets the Clark Fork River, lay two pastoral parcels of flat ground primed for development.

Indeed, reflecting the fate of so many former farms and ranches in the area, the Missoula Board of County Commissioners approved subdivisions on both.

But unlike so many other subdivisions, this land will sprout houses—and food. CFAC, a group sanctioned by the city and county in 2005 to implement a comprehensive food policy, collaborated with the developers of each parcel to cluster the lots and leave the remaining land for agriculture. To the south, the 317-acre Trout Meadows River Ranch subdivision permanently protects 160 acres of prime farmland from development. The adjacent 75-acre

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Blue Heron Estates subdivision, approved in February, protects 32 acres.

“It’s good to walk out here because you can see what a huge chunk of property this is,” says Jim Cusker, a retired farmer and farmland preservation advocate who serves on CFAC’s Land Use and Agricultural Viability Committee.

As Cusker strides along the slough that bisects the two properties he points to the tall grass, an indication, he says, of how good the soil is here. And he looks into the trees edging the slough because this, he says, is “tremendously important bird habitat,” and a couple days ago he saw his first robins and killdeer of the season.

Ron Ewart accompanies Cusker on the walk.

They’re a somewhat unlikely pair considering Ewart, of the Missoula-based civil engineering firm Eli & Associates, Inc., serves as a developer’s representative. But they’ve been working together nearly six

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months, ever since Ewart submitted the second Blue Heron Estates subdivision proposal to the county.

The first proposal, submitted in 2008, represented what’s considered the status quo subdivision pattern. Fifteen five-acre lots were spaced fairly evenly over these 75 acres. CFAC, which reviews subdivision applications and offers recommendations based on their impacts on agriculture, recommended denial of Blue Heron Estates early last year because the impacts were, as CFAC wrote, “significant and entirely unmitigated.” Blue Heron sits on soil termed “prime if irrigated” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, meaning it’s soil that constitutes less than two percent of Missoula County.

So Ewart, with the support of an amenable landowner, redesigned the plan, creating a 25-acre common area encompassing the slough to satisfy the Audobon Society, and enlarging one lot to protect

about 13 acres of agricultural land to satisfy CFAC. “But that still wasn’t really enough, as far as CFAC was concerned,” Ewart says. “And I agree with them.”

Ewart, after consulting with Cusker and other CFAC members, came back with a third plan, this time shrinking most of the lots down to about 1.4 acres, leaving the common area, as well as keeping 32 acres—more than 40 percent of the land—protected for perpetuity as farmland.

“Frankly,” Ewart explains, holding a large map of Blue Heron Estates as he walks alongside Cusker, “we did not want to get a denial, and it kind of looked like, based on some other subdivisions we worked on in the recent past, that had we not made the changes we would have at least gotten a recommendation of denial from OPG (Missoula County Office of Planning and Grants), and probably a denial from the commissioners. And once you get a denial you have to start over and start the process again.”

The commissioners approved the third plan on Feb. 3, and it stands out as perhaps the best example yet of CFAC’s influence on new development in Missoula.

“We could get up [at the commissioners’ hearing] and say, ‘This is a marvelous plan as far as CFAC is concerned,’” Cusker says. “Undoubtedly, the largest amount of ag land that could be protected under these circumstances was protected, and that’s crucial.”

Blue Heron Estates serves as an example of successful collaboration, but also as an anomaly. For every landowner or developer eager to preserve their land’s agricultural character, dozens more believe preserving that character should be paid for by the entire community, not by down-sized or clustered developments.

And as CFAC has come to influence the subdivison review process over the last two years, the community has struggled more than it’s succeeded in answering the question CFAC, with every subdivision it reviews, poses: How do we mitigate for the loss of agricultural land?

“That’s the big question…,” says Ewart. “The tricky part about it is that there are really no hard and fast rules as far as how much land you need to set aside for agriculture.”

This year, Missoula will start digging for an answer.

In early 2008, after City Council rejected a subdivision proposal for the first time because of its impacts on agriculture, CFAC was invited to the subdivision review table to help the city and county navigate this new ground. Since then, CFAC has provided comments and recommendations on about 25 subdivision applications, just as other local agencies do to evaluate impacts on public health and safety, wildlife, and so on.

CFAC’s involvement, says Bob Wagner, American Farmland Trust’s senior director for farmland protection programs, “represents a very growing trend around the country of communities that are really recognizing that in addition to the cultural heritage and open space values of farmland, that there is this real strong connection with local food and food security and economic development opportunities.”

CFAC may be relatively new to the scene, but the laws it works within are not. The 1973 Montana Subdivision and Platting Act (and more recent local subdivision regulations and growth policies) require that local governments review a proposed subdivision’s impacts on agricultural land. But the law is vague, and local decision makers have generally accepted the loss of prime soil.

“What’s happened,” says Neva Hassanein, CFAC board member and associate professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Montana, “is that for every single subdivision that’s come in, any potential impacts to agriculture are written off as incremental. Literally, that’s the word they use. It’s an ‘incremental loss.’ And those incremental losses have added up.”

To wit, since 1986 in Missoula County, according to Montana Department of Revenue data compiled by CFAC, almost 29,000 acres of farm and ranchlands have been converted from agriculture uses to non-agricultural uses, or 1,443 acres per year on average.

As the case of Blue Heron Estates illustrates, CFAC works to stem the tide.

And the group’s had mixed success. CFAC reports that in 2008 and 2009 all 13 of the subdivision proposals it recommended denying were ultimately approved, and for every six acres of exceptional farmland converted to residential uses, just one acre was left for agricultural production. Despite its few tangible results, the group has fostered a communitywide conversation about how best to preserve the little prime soil remaining in the valley.

“I think CFAC has clout,” says Tim Worley of OPG, who’s worked on Blue Heron Estates, “but I think there’s also a general discussion in the community about agricultural land preservation that sort of heightens that clout. It’s not in a vacuum. I think there’s a groundswell of, ‘Well, do we want to lose this very small percentage of prime farmland that we have left in the valley bottom?’…CFAC brings it to the fore and crystallizes the issues in a way that wasn’t done before.

“We, too,” Worley continues, “have felt that the provision in state law for addressing impacts to agriculture is something that was probably inadequately

addressed for a long time, and through all kinds of different circumstances converging at once, we have now started to address that.”

But CFAC’s attempts to preserve agricultural land have also sparked controversy. With the subdivision review process lacking guidelines on what it means to mitigate for the loss of agricultural land,

three acres of agricultural land to mitigate for the loss of the other seven. Lake complied, but then, after hearing from neighbors who didn’t like the higher density of homes the preservation of ag land required, the city amended the plan by moving the ag parcel and reconfiguring some lots. No one–including CFAC–was satisfied with the rearrangement. When

“There’s no larger comprehensive policy guiding the protection of farmland, and that has been a challenge for both CFAC as well as for developers and landowners.”

—Neva Hassanein, Community Food & Agriculture Coalition local decision makers have subjectively decided, from proposal to proposal, how much loss is acceptable.

Take the contentious 10-acre Chickasaw Place development in Missoula’s Orchard Homes neighborhood. Per CFAC’s recommendation, City Council last year told the landowner, George Lake, that he’d have to set aside

the annexation came up for a vote last March, the council voted 7-5 in favor of the plan, one vote short of the supermajority needed to pass. Ward 2 Councilwoman Pam Walzer cast the decisive ‘no’ vote. “When do we say enough is enough?” Walzer told the Independent the next day. “I guess last night, I said, ‘Enough.’”

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Jim Cusker, left, of the Community Food & Agriculture Coalition (CFAC), and Ron Ewart, a developer’s representative with Eli & Associates, Inc., collaborated to preserve 32 acres of farmland within the recently approved 75-acre Blue Heron Estates subdivision in the Grass Valley.

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But Walzer reconsidered and two weeks later reversed her vote, approving the subdivision. She says she realized that denying Chickasaw Place wouldn’t actually save agricultural land, because the landowner could turn to the county, where there would be no guarantee that even three acres would be saved.

“The whole process of Chickasaw,” Walzer says now, “really pointed out that we don’t have a policy in place to figure out how to deal with that.”

Another example involves the Red Dog subdivision in Frenchtown, which, when initially proposed, was considered the best test of how far the County Commission would go to preserve agricultural land. CFAC recommended denying the development of Buzz Alexander’s 46-acre farm with an irrigation ditch and prime soils, and so did the Missoula County Planning Board. But early last year the commissioners voted 2-1 to approve it, deciding that the 11 acres Alexander planned to save was sufficient. Commissioner Michele Landquist, who cast the dissenting vote, told the Indy: “Once ag land is gone, it’s gone. We have to recognize that in a really big way.”

Commissioner Bill Carey, at the time an appointed CFAC member, told the Indy he voted “yes” in part because of legal ambiguities.

“Under state law,” he said, “it’s pretty difficult to deny a subdivision on preservation of agricultural land alone…What would the judge eventually say?”

The lack of clear guidelines has left decision makers tentative, and landowners and developers infuriated.

Roger Millar, director of OPG, says developers are warming up to the community’s desire to preserve agricultural land.

“Initially,” Millar says, “it was kind of a sur-

asking a landowner to preserve part of his or her land for agriculture.

“I don’t know that it’s appropriate for every situation,” he says, “especially as you get closer into town. Let’s say you’re in the urban area.

The urban area is where people should live, and

“If your concern is the effects on agriculture and losing agricultural land, that’s an issue for the entire community, not for John Developer who wants to make eight lots in the Orchard Homes area.”

—Andy Short, Territorial Landworks, Inc. prise: ‘Where the heck did this come from?’ But folks are learning to live with it, learning to actually incorporate it into what they’re proposing, and make it something that adds value to their development, which I think is a real positive thing.”

But members of the development community aren’t quite as effusive. Even Ron Ewart, the developer’s representative for Blue Heron Estates, sometimes questions the wisdom of

I don’t know that there’s such a need to save ag right in town, let’s say the Target Range or River Road area, or somewhere like that.”

Generally, developers don’t dispute the importance of agricultural land. They do, however, dispute who ought to pay for its preservation.

Some developers we spoke with declined to speak on the record about agricultural land preservation through the subdivision review

process, deferring to a forthcoming report on the issue funded by the Missoula Organization of Realtors (MOR) and Missoula Building Industry Association (MBIA). But the developers presented an argument that goes something like this: A landowner decides he wants to subdivide and develop his 10 acres in, say, the Orchard Homes area, where there’s established infrastructure like roads, sewer and schools. The city tells him—like they told George Lake—that he must set aside 30 percent of the land because it holds prime soils, and somebody, someday, might farm on it. Who’s paying to preserve the ag land? The landowner is. He’s giving up land without compensation. That means new housing is subsidizing the preservation of agricultural land.

“If your concern is the effects on agriculture and losing agricultural land,” says Andy Short of the Missoula-based firm Territorial Landworks, Inc., “that’s an issue for the entire community, not for John Developer who wants to make eight lots in the Orchard Homes area.”

Instead, Short and others argue that the community should spend open space bond money to buy conservation easements on the land, or vote on a new fund specifically for agricultural land.

Short refers to Chickasaw place as a perfect example. “That’s City Council saying, ‘That’s what we want—we want to save farmland,’” he says. “But they’re not using the open space bond money to purchase it. They’re putting it on the back of the developer.”

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Missoulian George Lake planned for his 10 acres in the Orchard Homes area to become a subdivision called Chickasaw Place, but instead it’s become mired in controversy. City Council mandated that Lake set aside three acres to preserve prime soil, which he claims wiped out his profit margin. “It pushed the cost per lot up to where you can’t make it come out,” he says. Now he’s selling the land.

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And doing so, Lake claims, is largely why the only thing standing on his 10 acres today is a “For Sale” sign.

“It pushed the cost per lot up to where you can’t make it come out,” he says.

“I’m all for farming,” he adds. “I grew up on a ranch and spent most of my life chasing cows and working in spud fields and stuff…You can’t take a little tiny acre and make it productive in the middle of town.”

Deliberations over Chickasaw Place and other subdivision proposals have raised a number of legal questions. Zane Sullivan, an attorney with Missoula-based law firm Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C., says a case can be made that requiring a landowner to set aside land for agriculture use constitutes a taking of personal property without just compensation.

“There’s an argument that it may be,” Sullivan says. “There’s certainly an equal argument that it isn’t. But until…a developer is prepared to fund litigation and see what the courts are going to do, it remains an unknown. And very few developers are willing to go through the multiyear litigation process to determine whether or not the city [and county] have the power to do what they’re doing.”

Another legal question centers on the Legislature’s intent back in 1973, when it decided subdivision proposals in Montana must consider impacts to The Blue Heron Estates subdivision proposal agriculture. evolved before the Missoula County “What is it that the Legislature was thinkCommissioners approved it in February. The ing about when it used the term ‘agricul(CFAC) recommended denial of the first two ture’?” Sullivan asks. “Was it thinking about proposals shown at top and middle, respectively. CFAC eventually supported the final hundreds of acres of grain crops being plan, bottom, because it protected 32 acres of grown over by Great Falls? Or, to the conprime farm land. trary, was it thinking about a garden plot in Orchard Homes? That’s where I think the developers’ side versus the other side—whatrespect the interests of landowners and the equity ever the other side may be—starts to encounter some they have built in their lands. So if there is common problems. There’s a lack of a definition.” ground it’s that everyone wants predictability in the process, and fairness in the process.”

OPG’s Worley agrees, and says the answer clearCFAC takes issue with a couple of the develop- ly lies with tighter guidelines. ment community’s arguments. It says an acre of “We don’t really have—and this is a general ground in the middle of town can be productive, problem at the state level and at the local level, both and dozens of area farmers prove it. It also disputes county and city—clear regulations and statues to the notion that developers shouldn’t shoulder any work with,” he says. responsibility in preserving prime soils. Because By chance, now turns out to be the perfect time farms and ranches generate more in tax revenue to address the problem. City Councilwoman Lyn than they require for government services, CFAC Hellegaard, who describes the current process as says residential development costs local govern- “shooting in the dark,” says the current economy ments—and therefore taxpayers—more than it costs offers an opportunity to seek guidelines. to leave the land in agriculture.

“We’re not seeing the development that we were More than that, though, Hassanein says the seeing two or three years ago,” Hellegaard says. “So community should value soil in the same way that it it gives us time to do the work, to come up with values, for example, riparian areas, which develop- good policies hopefully before it starts up again so ers have to plan around. that everybody knows what the expectations are.”

“Soil is also a really important resource,” she To help inform the discussion, CFAC released a says. “In fact, it’s as important, in my view. So the report on April 7 titled, “Losing Ground: The Future idea that the public always has to pay doesn’t sit well of Farms and Food in Missoula County,” authored with me, when in fact it’s the developers that profit primarily by CFAC Land Use Program Coordinator from these subdivisions.”

Paul Hubbard. The report offers the most complete Despite the differences in opinion on how best assessment Missoula has of the state of agriculture in to save agricultural land, farmland preservation the county, where the best soil is found, and the advocates and developers at least agree that the sub- pace at which, and the pattern by which, the coundivision review process needs, above all else, ty’s losing it. defined standards.

Most importantly, the report details recommen“There’s no larger comprehensive policy guid- dations to answer the mitigation question. It recoming the protection of farmland, and that has been a mends identifying “Agricultural Cornerstone Areas” challenge for both CFAC as well as for developers that are priorities for farm and ranchland protection and landowners,” Hassanein says. “And I think we all in the city and county; enacting “Agriculture

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Resource Standards” in local zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations; bringing to bear incentives to encourage and reward farmland conservation; assisting beginning farmers and ranchers in securing land and establishing viable operations; and expanding the capacity of Missoula’s markets to source locally produced foods and assisting producers in accessing those markets.

“This idea of creating agricultural cornerstones,” Hassanein says, “is to decide as a community, ‘Where do we want to protect agricultural land?

Where are the priorities?’”

The purpose of mitigation, she explains, is to minimize losses by permanently protecting lands of equal agricultural value. So, for instance, if a development proposal comes in and it’s going to impact agricultural land, that impact might be mitigated by protecting land within a cornerstone area with a conservation easement. It might also be mitigated by protecting land on the site if the developer prefers that option. Or, in some cases, a developer might pay a fee into a fund that would eventually be used to purchase development rights, ideally in a cornerstone area.

CFAC’s report will be soon followed by the MOR and MBIA-funded report, which, in response to the heightened agricultural awareness CFAC has cultivated over the past two years, aims to bring balance to the discussion. MOR spokeswoman Ruth Link says the report, expected by May, was commissioned last summer.

“If you’re going to make a policy on something, if you’re going to make a decision on something, have it be based in science,” Link says. “It’s not for or against. It’s just, ‘Let’s make the decisions based on facts.’”

Adds Andy Short: “The commissioners and City Council are now making decisions based on a group that’s pro-agriculture. And so what we wanted was a study that says, ‘Hey, let’s look at it from a balanced point of view.’”

The CFAC and MOR/MBIA reports will serve as the introductions to a broader community-wide dis-

cussion slated to begin, according to OPG Director Roger Millar, in the coming weeks.

“With the economy slowed and subdivision development not happening,” Millar says, “it’s a good time to have that conversation.”

If consensus is to be found between farmland preservation advocates and the development community, it might grow from the collaboration achieved over Blue Heron Estates.

Perhaps the most salient lesson to be drawn from Blue Heron Estates, says OPG’s Worley, is that the more developers can be flexible, the better the chances of a positive result.

“If you dig your heels in and say, ‘This is exactly the outcome I want and I’m not taking no for an answer,’ that always leads to difficulties for everybody,” he says, “and nobody’s happy at the end.”

Blue Heron Estates also serves as a microcosm of the agricultural cornerstone areas farmland preservation advocates hope to establish.

“The Blue Heron piece is right next to the Trout Meadows piece,” Hassanein says, “and so you’re going to end up with this contiguous agricultural area. Well, on a larger scale, that’s what we need to do. We need to identify the areas we want to protect as a community.

And then we need to figure out how to really target protection into those areas through a mitigation process so the incremental losses aren’t just adding up.”

It’s a long row to hoe, but unlikely collaborators Jim Cusker and Ron Ewart make it seem less daunting. As their recent walk reaches the end of the Blue Heron Estates property, where the slough passes beneath a culvert, Ewart says he’s spotted otters here. Cusker raises his hand to shield the sun from his eyes, and looks back to the dirt parking lot at the end of Lavoie Lane.

“From about here all the way over, see,” he says, pointing back toward the road, “that’s the ag lot, and that’s a sizable acreage. When you’re farming it’s nice to have this length. It’s not chopped up much.

It’s really a beautiful agricultural acreage…and it’s going to stay that way.” mfrank@missoulanews.com

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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, important agricultural soils in Missoula County account for just 7.8 percent of the land. Only 1.8 percent is considered “prime” and “prime if irrigated.” Much of the land has already been developed.

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Le Fooding FLASHINTHEPAN On a recent Wednesday evening, a youngish crowd gathered on the banks of Paris’ Seine River to catch a ride to a nearby island. After the short crossing, they sat on blankets and pillows amid crackling fire pits and ate Irish tapas. Plates of salad greens tossed with Clonakilty blood sausage, thick with oats, and bowls of chunky seafood chowder with smoked salmon were followed by creamy mocha hazelnut meringue. All of it helped absorb a variety of whiskeybased drinks, including whiskey mojitos. Folksy rock bands played on a makeshift stage, not loud enough to overwhelm conversation. The event was called Foodstock. And while most of the guests were better dressed and better smelling than attendees at the namesake Woodstock festival 41 years ago, both groups shared a spirit of revolution.

Foodstock was organized by Le Fooding, a movement-turned-business that, for the last 10 years, has spoken for a new generation of Franco foodies. As the French Revolution replaced stale traditions of hierarchy with ideals of diversity and freedom, Le Fooding is a break from the narrowly defined principles of traditional French cuisine. The old guard is epitomized by the Michelin ranking system, which grades the dining experience with one, two or three stars based on a variety of exacting standards. Where the Michelin standards are based on the assumption that there is a right and wrong way to do everything, Le Fooding standards are based on the overall feeling of a place, food included. Accordingly, Le Fooding has produced its own restaurant guide that covers select restaurants all over France.

If you ask a Foodingueur to explain what he or she means by “feeling,” expect a starry-eyed response.

“Feeling doesn’t have a translation in French,” explains Constance Jouven, a communications specialist with Le Fooding. “It’s a quality you feel that makes you think, ‘I have to come back here.’”

According to Anna Polonsky, co-executive of Le Fooding, “Feeling is not about strict codes for how many centimeters are between each table, or how the bathroom is arranged, or how this or that food is prepared, or having truffle on the menu. Sometimes a restaurant has all the codes, but isn’t memorable.”

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loves New York” event at P.S. 1, in New York City. This September Le Fooding will return to the states with a New York vs. San Francisco event, partly inspired by the rivalry of East Coast and West Coast rap—minus, one assumes, the drive-by shootings.

“The idea is to gather what’s happening right now, in terms of food, art and music,” Polonsky says. “It’s a snapshot of the moment.”

Following a Le Fooding guide recommendation, I booked a reservation at a Paris restaurant called Derrière, which means—pardon my French—“buttocks.”

An eclectic dining service was arranged around a tastefully decorated and somewhat cluttered bohemian apartment. There was a motorcycle parked beneath a crowded coat rack just inside the door, a ping-pong table in the middle of the room, and a cluttered desk between two tables.

My companions and I sat in an upstairs bedroom, two of us on the bed. Another party occupied a table at the foot of the bed, and another dined between components of the room’s entertainment system, their bread plate on the TV, their wineglasses perched on a stack of magazines. Across the room was a painting of a naked woman with her knees pulled together in the air, her derrière Photo by Ari LeVaux winking at us.

A cheerful waiter sat with us as we “Clubbing is out,” he wrote, “and Fooding is in.” ordered pumpkin soup with sea urchin whipped Today, Le Fooding shares a Paris office space with a cream, steamed cod with nori, cabbage and creamy rock ’n’ roll magazine on a narrow side street, barely a clam jus, braised beef cheeks, scallops with orange and stone’s throw from the Bastille. ginger, and lentils with horseradish. The food was Like many of the impressionists who followed the exceptional, each dish arriving beautifully presented realists, the Le Fooding guide favors broad strokes over on mismatched plates. The mood in the room was minute detail. For example, “casual stubbly waiters, a jovial, and the layout seemed to foster a rare kind of hustle-and-bustle trendy crowd, a chef with moods, no inter-table intimacy. Our pumpkin soup drew quesbookings at lunch,” says the guide of Le tions from across the bed thanks to our chatters of Chateaubriand. Of Les Delices du Shandong: “Chinese approval. food and training camp for potential ‘Survivor’ candi“You go to a restaurant not only for the food but dates. Can you take the garlic medusa, the trashy tripe, because you have a specific desire,” Polonsky had said. or the super hot beef soup?”

Indeed, after weeks of food that substituted cream for Le Fooding happenings like Foodstock are con- creativity as it chased a crusty, nostalgic ideal, at ceived as demonstrations of food-borne feeling. Derrière I finally found the cutting edge. It was the eluRecent events have included a clandestine cognac bar sive, funky and brilliant Paris dining experience I was in the basement of the Hôtel Thoumieux, and a “Paris craving. I suppose I can go home now.

ganizing the French dining experience according to an American word that doesn’t translate into French, brace yourself for this: They also claim there isn’t even a French translation for “food”—hence the adoption of the word “food” in Le Fooding.

“In France, food is either industry, science or art,” says Polonsky. She says there are different French words for each, but none so inclusive as “food.” By choosing a word with many different meanings, Le Fooding marked a broad chunk of culinary territory.

The word “fooding” was coined in 1999 by Le Fooding’s founder, Français Alexandre Cammas.

Writing for Nova magazine, Cammas observed a shift in the habits of younger Parisians, who were showing an increasing interest in food as a recreational pursuit.

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FOOTLOOSE 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. Try our Wednesday all you can eat Spaghetti!

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

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by TJ Maxx & Ross 549-5595 In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... ice cream! ColdStone is home-made, super-premium and more delicious than it should be, it seems! Cast your eyes on all our mix-ins and choose your favorites, be it for a cone, icecream cake or ice-cream sandwich! Many a fine folk will find ... It's a Great Day for Ice-Cream! $-$$ Doc's Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc's is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you're heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc's is always an excellent choice. Delivery service within a 3 mile radius.

Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula's Original Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and an espresso bar till close. Open Mon-Thurs 7am-8pm, Fri & Sat 8am4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West • 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted free-range chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table. Open every day 7am - 10pm. $–$$ Harry Davids 2700 Paxson Street, Suite H • 830-3277 Kicking off in February is LIVE BAND KARAOKE and LADIES NIGHT at Harry David’s every Thursday night at 9:30pm. Drink specials for the Ladies! Part Karaoke / Part Dance night with the band Party Trained, this is your opportunity to sing like a rockstar with a live band backing you up – and it will be every Thursday! If Karaoke is not your thing – no problem the band will be playing in between karaoke songs to keep you on the dance floor!

Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot.

All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$ HuHot Mongolian Grill 3521 Brooks • 829-8888 At HuHot you’ll find dozens of meats, seafood, noodles, vegetables and homemade sauces for the timid to the adventurous. Choose your favorites from the fresh food bars. You pick ‘em…we grill ‘em. We are as carnivore, vegetarian, diabetic, lo-salt and low-carb friendly as you want to be!

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

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

Call to find out more (406)523-3951. $ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Not matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $-$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Open Mon-Sat, lunch 11:30-2PM and dinner 5PM-close. LIVE JAZZ Saturdays FREE $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. • 721-1312 www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere.

Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. Special senior menu & a great kids’ menu. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$

HAPPIESTHOUR Boomer’s Pub Who’s pouring your drinks: Dave Adler’s been at the taps for 18 years, since Boomer’s went by the name Squire’s. He works two nights a week “as a hobby” and most everyone in here knows his name. Adler might not remember theirs, but he prides himself on always matching a familiar face to a familiar drink.

What he’s putting in your glass: Happy Hour’s a hit Monday through Friday, with $1.50 domestic drafts and $2 well drinks. Any other time, just pick your poison. “We’ll make anything you want,” Adler says, pouring a line of Fireball shots.

bar tends to focus on baseball and football, with more than a dozen flatscreens airing all the games Missoula wants. It’s a Midwestern bar, Adler adds. Lots of Cubs and Twins fans.

Why he’s in Missoula: Adler grew up in Minneapolis, Minn., but says he migrated to Philipsburg in the late ’80s to open a bottled water company. He took a bartending gig at Squire’s Pub in 1992 so he could watch football, and never left. “I’m here for the people I know,” Adler says. “When I need to get something done, when my garage door breaks on a Friday morning, I get help right away. Plus, I get great entertainment—chick fights and stuff. You see the best and worst of everybody.”

How to find Adler behind the bar: Boomer’s is at 2021 Brooks St., just north of Ruby’s Café. Happy Hour lasts Monday through Friday, 5–7 p.m.

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

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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, croissants, bagels, breakfast burritos, wraps, salads, and soups.

Open 8 am to 10 pm daily. $-$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 Don't feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that?

Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$ Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day!

Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $6.95. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $6.95. Eat in or take-out.

M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French Specialties, Bison, Elk, Fresh Fish Daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Reservations recommended for the warm & inviting dining areas, or drop in for a quick bite in the wine bar. Now, you may go to our website Pearlcafe.US to make reservations or buy gift certificates, while there check out our gorgeous wedding and specialty cakes. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 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 tan-

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talizing 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! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. 549-2790 Share a meal on our park side patio or within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues.-Sat. 5:00-Close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$ Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine 542–1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Featuring locally produced specials as well as international cuisine and traditional Irish fare. FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS, 100% SMOKE FREE. "Where the Gaelic and the Garlic Mix!" $-$$ The Stone of Accord 4951 N. Reserve St. 830-3210 Serving Award Winning Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners 7 days a week! All of your favorite Irish classics, plus a daily selection of Chef's specialties. A fully stocked bar, wine and liquor store and the Emerald Casino make The Stone of Accord the perfect place for an enjoyable meal. 6:30am-2:00am $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins.

549-7979. $$–$$$ Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 542-2449 Step into the past at this 50's style downtown diner. Breakfast is served all day. Daily Lunch Specials. All Soups, including our famous Tomato Soup, are made from scratch. Voted best milkshakes in Missoula for 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!! Monday Sunday 8a.m. - 3p.m. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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Dear Flash, I planted garlic last fall and mulched it. Now it’s coming up through the mulch, but there are a few gaps in places where plants should be growing. What should I do?

Also, looking forward, what else should I keep in mind between now and harvest? And when do I harvest?

—Mulch Madness

A

It’s possible that the mulch is so thick in places that it’s stopping your garlic from coming up. What I usually do this time of year is pull all of the mulch off, which allows the ground to warm up faster and also allows any garlic plants that were thwarted by the mulch to catch some rays and stand up.

As the plants come up I lay out soaker hose in the garlic, and when the plants are about 8 inches tall I put the mulch back in between the plants and on top of the soaker hose. This is a very efficient irrigation system that keeps the

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Make sure your garlic is watered between now and harvest. If you planted a hardneck variety, you’ll also have the added “chore” of harvesting the flowers as they emerge. This encourages the bulbs to get bigger, and also supplies you with some early-season garlic. Pick the flowers as soon as you see them and store them in the fridge. Substitute the spring garlic for bulb garlic as you cook.

You’ll know it’s time to harvest when the leaves start turning yellow, no matter how much you water. To make sure it’s time, dig or pull up a plant and see if it has a nice bulb at the bottom. Harvest the garlic, clean them off, and hang them in a garage or shed for a few weeks to cure.

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Heidi Meili Steve Fetveit The smell of concrete keeps the song ideas churning. Yonder Mountain String Band plays the Wilma Theatre Sat., April 10, and Sun., April 11, at 9 PM nightly. $25/$20 advance per show at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com

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Women who need support after being sexually assaulted will find solace at a support group for assault survivors, a 16-week support group for women 18 and older that starts at a TBA future time at the YWCA of Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway St. Register for the closed group by April 9 by calling 543-6691. Visit ywcaofmissoula.org.

Celebrate those who have made significant artistic contributions to our city during the Missoula Cultural Council’s Cultural Achievement Awards Luncheon, which

starts at 11:30 AM at the Doubletree Hotel, 100 Madison St. $23. RSVP by calling 5323240. Visit missoulacultural.org.

This is gonna be edgy, guaranteed: UM’s BFA art students host their BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition 2010, featuring a reception from 4–6 PM at the University Center Gallery, as well as a reception at the Gallery of Visual Arts (in the Social Sciences Building), from 5–7 PM. Free to attend.

nightlife Celebrate the majesty of Glacier National Park when The Hockaday Museum of Art, 302 Second Ave. E. in Kalispell, presents an opening for the exhibits New Artists 2010–Glacier Inspirations, Celebrating Glacier, and The Art of Preservation: Official Centennial Art of Glacier National Park, with a reception from

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5–7:30 PM at the museum. Free to attend.

Call 755-5268.

She’ll guide you to landscape nirvana: The Sustainable Business Council continues its “Sustainability Shot” series with “Landscapes and Your Business: Integrated Site Design,” a talk by Jennie Meinershagen on natural systems, starting at 5:30 PM at Caffé Dolce, 500 Brooks St. Free, includes complimentary pizza and a no-host bar. Visit sbcmontana.org. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., April 9, 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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Climate change skeptics need not apply: Confront the root causes of climate change with creative conflict mediation by heading to a weekly meeting of Northern Rockies Rising Tide, an environmental/social justice organization which meets this and every Thu. at 6 PM at Break Espresso, 432 N. Higgins Ave. Free to attend. Visit northernrockiesrisingtide. wordpress.com.

Get absorbed in Montucky’s beauty during Headwaters Montana’s Wild Places, an exhibit/benefit raffle featuring photos celebrating Montana’s wilderness heritage with an artist reception starting at 6 PM, followed by appetizers and a theater viewing at 7 PM, all at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $10. Call 837-0783 and visit headwatersmontana.org.

nightlife The Acousticals make sure your butter is always churned to perfection when they play at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night, begins with sign ups at 6:45 PM and trivia at 7 PM at the Brooks and Browns Lounge, at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Includes drink specials

by Bayern Brewery, prizes and trivia categories that change weekly. E-mail Katie at kateskins@gmail.com.

Feeling too straight and separate? Remedy that situation pronto at Gay Men Together, a safe and affirming place for gay and bisexual men, at 7 PM at the Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 127 N. Higgins Ave., Ste. 202. Free. Call 543-2224.

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

Find out the intricacies of the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act when the Montana Forests Coalition presents a panel discussion and question and answer session on the measure from 7–9 PM, in Room 106 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Includes comments from representatives of Sen. John Tester, Montana Trout Unlimited and others. Free. Visit montanaforests.org.

Global warming skeptics, shove this up your mind. The Peace and Justice Film Series continues with a screening of The Last Days of Shishmaref, which documents a village in Alaska that’s literally falling into the sea, with a screening at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Free. Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org.

Preservation is always a good thing during the Montana Archaeology Month sponsored event “Archaeological Conservation,� a talk with Tori Luksha on artifact conservation in regards to materials found at Garnet and Coloma ghost towns, starting at 7 PM in Room 222 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free.

So many voices: The Durocher Family—which includes a husband, wife and 12 kids—perform a bluegrass gospel show at 7 PM at Calvary Community Church, 2023 S. Higgins Ave. Admission is a free will offering. E-mail Rick at rick@mtcentralins.com.

A bottle of cheap vodka and the relationship between work, land and ourselves gets explored during Montana Rep Missoula’s Four One-Act Comedies, with a performance of Roger Hedden’s Deep in the Hole, followed by Ron Fitzgerald’s Boomtown, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2

off if you buy tickets to all four shows. Call 2434581 for advance tickets.

A whole lot of huffing and puffing, of the good kind, is bound to go down when trombonist Garrett Seesing plays with tuba player Roy McKenney during a UM student recital at 7:30 PM, in the Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

Expect a head trip for this one: New York City’s City Center brings a hefty chunk of psychedelia and mixes it with folk, indie and experimental music when they play the Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., at 8 PM. $5. Locals Tyson Ballew and Colin Johnson open. (See Noise in this issue.)

Bowling and karaoke go together like chopped liver and clean hands during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free.

Call 541-SING. He can smell a rock star from a mile away: The Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave., hosts a screening of Rock Prophecies, a documentary which explores the career of rock photographer Robert M. Knight, with a screening at 8:30 PM. Free, with limited seating. Visit rockprophecies.com.

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

Call 363-6969.

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

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

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

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

He won’t admire your calves, but he will sing you a sweet tune. Seattle’s David Bazan, formerly of Pedro the Lion, brings a solo set of rock to the Palace for a show at 9 PM. $10.

Opening support from Washington’s Karli Fairbanks. (See Noise in this issue.)

Get crunk but not broke during the Dead Hipster Dance Party’s Spring Broke!, a dance party which features tunes from Dead Hipster DJs Mike Gill and Chris Baumann, plus a special drag show by The Kings and Queens of Leather and Lace, starting 9 PM at the Badlander. $3.

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

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

Free.

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

He’ll cure your tremors with a sweet shot of country: Russ Nasset hits up the Old Post,

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103 W. Spruce St., for a solo set this and every other Thu. at 10 PM. Free.

Colorado’s Elephant Revival impeaches haters and sedates lovers when they play folk and Americana at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Locals Baba Ganoush open.

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Judge Judy appreciation cap not required. UM’s School of Law hosts a Montana Supreme Court hearing regarding the rights and duties of tenants and landlords under Montana law, starting at 9:30 AM in the University Theatre.

Free to attend. Call 243-4319.

The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3–6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. This week, Dust by Elizabeth Bear. Just kidding. (Did I need to tell you that?) Free. Call 721-BOOK. He’s got an eye for those who rawk. Rock photog Robert M. Knight signs copies of his new book Rock Gods, from noon–1 PM in the Fact & Fiction UC Bookstore. Free. Call 243-6661.

If it’s in a can, they will build with it: The Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) hosts its second annual Canstruction, an event where students and community groups build large structures using nothing but canned goods, from 1–7 PM at Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks St. Free to attend. An awards ceremony occurs at 3 PM, Sat. April 10. All proceeds and canned food used in the event will be donated to the MFBN. Call 721-3825.

nightlife You are hereby invited to share your hopes for Montana in order to build plans and policies for a better future during Imagine Montana–A Community Conversation, a dinner/discussion hosted by several nonprofits which starts at 5:30 PM at the Stevensville Senior Center, 100 Mission St. Free. Call 586-2455 and visit hopamountain.org.

She’s all about keepin’ it green and responsible: The Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., presents the opening Jemina Watstein: Selected Works, a series of photos by Watstein that highlight environmental awareness and responsibility through human possessions, with an opening reception running from 5:30–8:30 PM at the center. Free. A subsequent opening occurs at the same time in the ZACC Hallway for Evan “Shoe” Kirby’s exhibit Shoebox. Call 549-7555.

You can totally stare, but not wear: Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave., continues its Project Selvedge fashion show featuring threads by local fashion designers from 6–9 PM at the studio. Free to attend. Call 541-7171.

Adventure, mountaineering and environmentalism hit the screen during the SelwayBitterroot Foundation sponsored screening of the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, which starts at 6 PM with a reception, followed by the films at 7 PM, all at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $13/$11 students. Call 329-3606 and visit selwaybitterroot.org. Visit mountainfilm.org for the lineup of films.

They won’t make you gurgle bile: Missoula’s gothic/dark metal band Walking Corpse Syndrome celebrates the release of their new CD with a show at 6 PM at The Grateful Head Shop in Kalispell, 2458 Hwy. 93 S. Free. Opening support from Throne of Malediction and WarCry.

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Blues rocker Tyler Bryant serves up a dangerous pout when he plays at the University Center Ballroom Sun., April 11, at 7:30 PM. $10, with tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and The Source in the UC. Call 243-6661

Dig in during “Prehistory of Yellowstone Lake and Crescent Hill,” a talk with UM prof Douglas MacDonald and archaeology student Jake Adams, starting at 7 PM in Room 222 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. This event is part of Montana Archaeology Month.

These kids know what’s up: The Whitefish High School Young Democrats host a free screening of the documentary Outfoxed, starting at 7 PM at the Whitefish Middle School Auditorium, 600 Second St. E. Call Josh at 250-9432.

The Missoula Public Library keeps it worldly during this month’s installment of its World Wide Cinema, which features a screening of Storm at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK and visit missoula publiclibrary.org.

They hail their own overlord: Hail Man Well Met, The Skurfs, At Home in the Cosmos, Deny the Dinosaur?, The Chalfonts and Greenhouse Effect bring surf, rock and punk to Higgins Hall, 617 S. Higgins Ave., for a show at 7 PM. $3.

Pianist Joey Calderazzo lets his fingers ease you into a jazzy coma when he plays during this month’s installment of DalyJazz, a monthly jazz concert at 240 Daly Ave., at 7 PM. $25, includes dinner and drinks. RSVP required by e-mailing dalyjazz@gmail.com.

The University Center Theater presents a screening of Youth in Revolt at 7 PM, followed by Invictus at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students. Call 243-5590.

Blue collar workers find frustration in the face of wealth, while closing a car deal brings with it loneliness and isolation during Montana Rep Missoula’s Four One-Act Comedies, with a performance of Roger Hedden’s If I Had, followed by James McClure’s Used Cars, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $15/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2

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off if you buy tickets to all four shows. Call 2434581 for advance tickets.

Praise the ZACC and pass the art during a fundraiser for the Zootown Arts Community Center featuring tunes from Browning’s The Holy Family Mission Band, along with locals The Scribblers and Ross Voorhees, starting at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $5 suggested donation, all ages.

The Jimmy Snow Country Show would rather not lick your salty skin when they bring it hard with a set of country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

He runs on Red Bull, not melatonin supplements: James Knapp makes sure nobody snoozes when he plays a set of folk at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Luke Laurertx and Marshall Catch crank out the heady jams when they play what’s likely to be rock at the Raven Bar and Grill in Woods Bay, 4.5 miles south of Bigfork on 39 Orchard Lane, at 8 PM. Cover TBA. Call 837-2836.

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

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

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.

You’d be a fool to miss this. KBGA presents Fools Night Out, a night of music which features sets from Butter, Hillstomp, Pack A.D. and DJ Zeke at the Badlander, as well as tunes in the Palace from Slopstar, Paulie Rhyme, FuzZ and DJ Mermaid, all starting at 9 PM. $5. (See Noise in this issue.)

A vocal showdown ought to go down when Idol Time Karaoke presents the Country Karaoke Showdown, which starts at 9 PM at Kalispell’s Eagles Lodge, 37 First St. W. Free.

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

They chug beer batter, ‘cause they’re hardcore like that. The Whiskey Rebellion keeps outlaw honky tonk alive when they play the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Strange Brew just wants another batch of your infamous strudel when they play classic rock and country at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2. Call 830-3277.

The Lifers remind you that a mango smoothie a day keeps your insides from going astray when they play what’s likely to be rock at Florence’s High Spirits Club and Casino, 5341 Hwy. 93 N., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 273-9992.

Tom Catmull and The Clerics bring the Americana and roots while you stomp your boots when they play Sean Kelly’s at 9:30 PM. $2.

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

Reverend Slanky offers up free funk injections when they play funk and soul at the Top Hat, at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Get rid of some of your old sleeping bags, backpacks and other outdoors gear in order to help out the Mountain Shepherds—a community run, eco-tourism organization located in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India— during the Nature-Link Institute’s Gear for the Garhwal drive, which runs through April 30 with drop off locations at Pipestone Mountaineering, The Trail Head, Aerie Wilderness Medicine and UM’s Outdoor Program. Call 370-2294 and visit visit naturelink.org.

If they ask you for money, it’s for a good cause.

Sussex School presents its 24th annual Ecothon community service project and fundraiser, where students from the school collect pledges throughout Missoula all day today to pick up litter and work on other community service projects. Call Robin at 5498327 to make a donation or for more info.

Stroke it up: The Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton, presents “Master Strokes” a drawing class with artist Pamela Caughey, which starts at 10 AM at the museum. Free. RSVP by calling 363-3338 and visit brvhs.org.

Those suffering from illness or loss can find solace during one of Living Art Montana’s Creativity for Life workshops at St. Paul

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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Caroline doesn't always get along with other dogs, but -- oh! my goodness -- does she ever like people!

She'd make a great pet for a family that wanted only one and would give her the love she needs.

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CHAUCER

Chaucer is a classic Border Collie -- full of energy, really smart, and in need of a home where he would have some kind of job. Border Collies tend to get into mischief if they aren't kept busy, but they're great companions when they have plenty of activity.

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Teddy looks really sad, but that's only because he doesn't like living in a cage. This loving boy, who got his name from his resemblance to a teddy bear, just wants a home and family again.

P I L L S B U RY

Cats knead with their front feet when they're happy, which means that Pillsbury must be just about the happiest cat around! And that's while living in our cat room; just think how happy he'd be in a real home.

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ISABELLA

Isabella is a rarity -- an all-white cat -- and that snowy coat makes a wonderful background for her striking green eyes. This petite beauty is sweet and shy, but we know she'd be a great addition to a quiet household.

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First his housemate Daisy and he were brought to us. Then he was adopted, but only for a few days.

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The shelter staff unanimously agree, this is one heck of a cute dog! B.B. is supposedly a Shih-Tzu/Rottweiler X, and I hate to say it, but that's sort of what he looks like! Whether with his irresistible underbite, scruffy curly coat, or just his happy-go-lucky bounce, B.B. will win over your heart for sure!

MOSBY

Mosby is named for "the Grey Ghost" of Civil War renown, but he's actually much more of a lover than a fighter. He just wants a quiet, adult home where he can settle in and relax with a family that expects purrs more than playfulness.

PEACHES

DAISY

Peaches is as content as they come, happy just being around you. She loves attention but won't impose; instead she'll wait by your side until the moment’s right. She would love the chance to accompany you.

Daisy and Shadow are both middle aged, friendly, housetrained dogs that should be enjoying their prime in a home with a loving family. Instead they are homeless. It would be so easy to bring home one of these two!

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Xena has been feeling lost and misplaced lately. Her owner of nine years recently died and she has never felt so alone. It was just the two of them for years and now's she's more than just a little overwhelmed with all the cats here.

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These pets may be adopted at AniMeals 721-4710 MISTY

My name is Misty. I was brought to AniMeals after someone found me living under a trailer with a litter of kittens. I am a very sweet girl and would love to be the center of your universe!

MICKEY

My name is Mickey and I came to AniMeals from another shelter. I’m an adult female who just wants a friendly home of her own. My favorite thing to do is hide underneath blankets so if you don’t see me in my kennel, try peeking under some covers!

M A RTI NI

My name is Martini. I am a gorgeous shorthair Manx. I came to AniMeals when someone found me and thought I was dead. I was nearly frozen to death! I get along well with the other cats I live with. Please take me home with you!

LOLLIPOP

My name is Lollipop. I just barely escaped a "Routine Disposal" at the shelter I was previously in. I was brought to AniMeals by a generous vet tech who thought I deserved a chance to find a good home. I am a sweetheart who is good with other cats and dogs. All that I want is a home.

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To sponsor a pet call 543-6609

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Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St., at 10:30 AM. This week features the program “Enchanted Garden” with Beth Jaffe. Free, but donations appreciated and accepted.

Register by calling 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org.

Just say yes to abolishing the death penalty in Montana during the Montana Abolition Coalition’s 2010 annual meeting, which begins at 11 AM with registration at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Workshops throughout the day follow, with a keynote speech from Sister Helen Prejean at 5:30 PM. Free for the meeting/members only for the keynote speech. Call 461-0733 and visit mtabolitionco.org for membership information.

Leave the meatballs at home when the Western Montana Vegetarian Society hosts another monthly vegetarian potluck, which starts at noon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Missoula, 102 McLeod Ave. This month’s theme is Italian food. Free, but bring a dish to share or a donation. Visit newdawnmt.com and call 529-2018.

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Trash it up: Hot Springs’ Matrix Collective presents a live “trash” fashion show of outfits created from recycled materials starting at 5 PM at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St. Free. Includes an auction at 6 PM of photos by Camas Prairie and Jake Wallis. Call Susan Roberts at 741-5210.

Joan Zen pasteurizes your peanut butter with the awesome power of soul, reggae and jazz when she plays the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Keep that chorus in unison during the Missoula Community Chorus “Vintage on Broadway” Fundraiser, which features local beers and wines paired with a 1940s appetizer menu, live/silent auctions, and music, starting at 6 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $45/$40 advance at Worden’s Market or Rockin Rudy’s. Call 244-5800 and visit missoulachorus.org.

Jazz makes the pad thai go down smooth when IZA Asian Restaurant, 529 S. Higgins Ave., presents free live jazz from a rotating cast of local musicians at 6:30 PM this and every Sat. at the restaurant. Call 830-3237.

Pianist Joey Calderazzo lets his fingers ease you into a jazzy coma when he plays during this month’s installment of DalyJazz, a monthly jazz concert at 240 Daly Ave., at 7 PM. $25, includes dinner and drinks. RSVP required by e-mailing dalyjazz@gmail.com.

The University Center Theater presents a screening of Youth in Revolt at 7 PM, followed by Invictus at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students. Call 243-5590.

Don’t space this one: Author Jennifer Lowe-Anker reads and shows slides from her memoir Forget Me Not— which recounts the story of her 17year marriage to mountaineer Alex Lowe—starting at 7 PM at Seeley L a k e ’ s G r i z z l y C l a w Tr a d i n g Company, 3187 Highway 83. Free.

Call 677-0008.

A bottle of cheap vodka and the relationship between work, land and ourselves gets explored during Montana Rep Missoula’s Four One-Act Comedies, with a performance of Roger Hedden’s Deep in the Hole, followed by Ron Fitzgerald’s Boomtown, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $15/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2 off if you buy tickets to all four shows. Call 243-4581 for advance tickets.

Keep UM’s art students thriving while also recognizing alumni Firman H. Brown’s contributions to UM during “Odyssey of the Stars: A Celebration of Artistic Journey’s,” a fundraiser for the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Scholarship Fund which starts at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre. $30/$15 students. Call 243-4971.

Jig yourself into a fury during a contra dance at the Kalispell Salvation Army Church Gym, 110 Bountiful Drive in Kalispell, which starts with dancing at 7:30 PM. Features music

by The Roustabouts with calling by Bev Young. $15 family/$7 adults and teens/free for non-dancers. Dancers are encouraged to bring homemade snacks to share with others. Call Joe at 752-7469.

The Lolo Square and Round Dance Center presents its Spring Fling dance, which starts with pre-rounds at 7:30 PM and dancing at 8 PM at the dance center, 9955 Lolo Creek Road. Cost TBA. Features calling by Dan Preedy. Call 273-0652.

They deal in strings only: The Ying Quartet pluck and play their violins, viola and cello when they perform the program “No Boundaries” with mandolin player Matt Flinner at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $27/$12 students. Call 8625371 or visit whitefishtheatreco.org for tickets.

They tell the fun police where to shove it. The Jimmy Snow Country Show plays a set of country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 543-6346.

Kathy Colton and The Reluctants never hesitate to regale you with blues, folk and originals when they play the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome.

Call 741-2361.

You’ll never be the owner of a lonely heart when Missoula’s Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., presents a Saturday night dance with Heart to Heart playing from 8–11 PM at the center. $5. Call 543-7154.

Keep an eye out for any sucker punches when Punch Brothers mix bluegrass with elements of classical music when they play at 8 PM at the

Hamilton Performing Arts Center, 327 Fairgrounds Road. $25–$20 depending on seats. Visit bartc.org for tickets and call 363-7946.

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. The artistic bout keeps going during this week’s Top of the Mic SemiFinals, an open mic finals competition featuring a slew of artists which starts at 8:30 PM at Sean Kelly’s.

Free.

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

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

Free.

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

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

Call 370-3200.

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip-hop, electronic and other bass-heavy, bootybusting beats ‘til the bar closes, or at least until the vodka runs out, during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

He greases the gears of robotic progress: San Francisco’s Captured!

by Robots plays what’s likely to be metal, pop, or whatever his robots feel like playing at 9 PM at the Palace. $8. Reptile Dysfunction opens.

And some old school homeboys make their return: Live electronic act Signal Path brings the glitch with plenty of bass and melody when they play with openers E-Team at the Top Hat at 9 PM. $10/$8 with a Yonder Mountain String Band ticket stub. Advance tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and brownpapertickets.com. (See Soundcheck in this issue.)

They’ll string you up and tickle you with their nimble fingers. Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band gets its pickin’ on when they play the Wilma Theatre at 9 PM. $25/ $20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

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

Cash for Junkers searches for answers beneath your dirty fingernails when they play Americana with a swing at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Zoo City makes hula hoop dancing

SPOTLIGHT big brother These days, it’s hard not to feel just a tad uneasy when you realize how easily we can be tracked and traced. From our Facebook, Gmail and Twitter accounts, to illegal wiretaps and the proliferation of surveillance cameras in big cities, it sometimes seems like we’re being constantly monitored.

While it’s hard to know if there’s any truth to the matter, it’s certainly a sentiment of local prog rock band Darshan Pulse.

Much like card-carrying mem- Darshan Pulse is, from left to right, Graham Woolley, Ethan Thompson, bers of the ACLU, the group Jon Strasheim and Brandt Miller. isn’t exactly happy about the WHAT: Darshan Pulse CD release party with Modality WHEN: Sat., April 10, at 10 PM WHERE: Sean Kelly’s HOW MUCH: Cost TBA

ever-increasing intrusions on privacy. In fact, the band’s debut album Panopticon deals specifically with the idea of being watched. The group uses the concept of a panopticon–a circular prison building that keeps a prisoner in view at all times–and relates it to our current, not-so-private technological land-

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

Here’s an unlikely pairing of subcultures: RMF Entertainment presents its inaugural Hip-Hop Redneck Ball, featuring hip-hop, rock and even some country music spun by RMF DJs and The Tallest DJ in America, starting at 9:30 PM at the Elks Club, 112 N. Pattee St. $5.

Dressing in country western attire is encouraged.

They’ve got their eyes on you: Missoula’s Darshan Pulse brings it mellow and sometimes heavy when they rock out during a CD release party at Sean Kelly’s at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Modality opens. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

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Get a taste of local food at a lower price and learn more about a participatory business model when you check out the Missoula Community Food Co-op’s Sunday Public Shop, a chance to

scape. These dudes—who originally started as a duo in 2008 and are now a quartet—took the notion a step further during the recording process: They decorated their studio with a fake security camera and hung up Glenn Grohe’s infamous WWII poster that includes the image of a soldier staring at you with the words “He’s Watching You.” But these guys shouldn’t be afraid of at least some close observation, especially when listeners take note of the way Panopticon smartly weaves between mellow prog (on the opener “Distant Roar”) and more metal-tinged offerings (“Home Again” and “Nous Ne Sommes Que Des Hommes”).

Who knows, maybe they’ll even let you take footage of their CD release show this Saturday so you can post it on YouTube.

shop at the co-op before you join from 10 AM–5 PM at the co-op, 1500 Burns St. Free to attend. Nonmembers are welcome to shop three times before becoming a member. Call 728-2369 and visit missoulacommunitymarket.org.

The Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., celebrates National Library Week with an overdue fine amnesty for patrons who bring food items like soup, tuna fish, peanut butter and canned fruit to the library to donate to the Missoula Food Bank. You can donate these goods between 10 AM–6 PM Fri.–Sun., and 10 AM–9 PM Mon.–Thu. The fine amnesty is not good for damaged, lost or ILL charges. Call 721-BOOK. Just remember to wash your hands before you turn the page when The Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., presents “Sundaes on Sunday,” a kickoff celebration for National Library Week which features free Big Dipper Ice Cream and starts at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Be one with the circle when Circle of Friends plays Sean Kelly’s, starting at 2:30 PM. Free.

Jenna Novak gives the flute something to scream about while Janell Zerbe makes ivory and black keys

chime with delight during a UM student recital, which starts at 3 PM in the Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

nightlife No one likes a foot caught in a trap, so support trap-free public lands by gorging on pizza when Footloose Montana holds an all-you-can-eat pizza fundraiser at Biga Pizza, 241 W. Main St., from 5–8 PM. $15. Call 274-7878.

They put adverbs and adjectives in their place: UM’s Second Wind Reading Series continues with readings by Greg Lickenbrock and Indy contributor Andy Smetanka at 6:30 PM at the Palace. Free.

He bleeds blue when he shreds.

Blues rocker Tyler Bryant keeps the indigo flowing when he plays at 7:30 PM, in the University Center Ballroom. $10, with tickets available at Rockin Rudy’s and The Source in the UC. Call 243-6661.

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 justfor-fun Euchre Tournament at 8 PM. Free.

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For one thing, LGBT-oriented literary readings and performance art events seem pretty few and far between. Sure, there are some recent examples, like local playwright Laramie Dean’s performance of Othernatural. But it’s still an area that’s far from tapped dry.

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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 8 PM. Free. This week: jazz from Josh Farmer, Freemole Quartet and DJ Mermaid.

They’ll string you up and tickle you with their nimble fingers. Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band gets its pickin’ on when they play the Wilma Theatre at 9 PM. $25/$20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

He’s got his eyes on a leafy prize. The Bay Area’s Rankin Scroo keeps it heady when he brings reggae fire to the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Learn how to successfully manage the blues during UM’s “Blues Fest,” an event coinciding with Suicide Prevention Week where community members can get educational resources on suicide prevention from 10 AM–2 PM at the University Center each day through Wed. April 14. Free to attend. Blues musicians will also play each day from noon–1 PM in the University Center. Call Megan at 243-2809.

ing members of the collective and is, not surprisingly, quite the scribe. She wrote the book Rose of No Man’s Land, along with four memoirs and a collection of poetry.

She’ll be joined by Lenelle Moïse, a poet, playwright and essayist known for her impassioned work that touches on class, race and sexuality, among other topics.

Eileen Myles—UM Hugo Visiting Writer and an original member of Sister Spit—also plans to hop on stage to share a dose of her bold literary style. Of course, that’s just a quick sample of what’s in store.

Coincidently, the night that Sister Spit is in town our City Council will hold a public hearing on Missoula’s proposed anti-discrimination law, which includes sexual orientation and gender identity. So if you’re planning to speak your piece in support of equality, consider finishing off the night in the company of these sizzling wordsmiths.

—Ira Sather-Olson

He can bang out a polyrhythm like no other: UM’s Composers Club presents a guest lecture from composer Robert Levin— who’s studied drumming in Ghana and composed music for the film Inside—with the talk starting at 10:10 AM in Room 105 of UM’s Music Building. Free. Call Charles at 243-5360.

UM’s Mansfield Center Brown Bag Lecture Series continues with “Collective Action Problems in Post Revolutionary Nepal: The Use and Abuse of NGO-supported Development Schemes in Humla,” which starts at noon in the Mansfield Center Conference Room, on the fourth floor of the Mansfield Library. Free. Call 243-2988.

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.

Sop up the sights of a true DIY Missoula institution during an open tour of the Zootown Arts Community Center, which runs from 2–3 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. Free.

RSVP by e-mailing Hanna at info@zootownarts.com.

They keep the notes fresh and flowing: UM’s Composers’ Club presents its annual Composers’ Showcase, which features performances by the UM Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, Pierrot Ensemble and several

pieces for chamber ensembles, with a concert at 2:10 PM at UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Another free concert follows at 7:30 PM at the recital hall. Call Charles at 243-5360.

He’s the ultimate DIY art guy: Austin, Tex.based artist Nathan Green comes to UM to talk about his painting, drawing, installation and collaborative work during an artist lecture at 4:30 PM, in Room 302 of UM’s Fine Arts Building. Free. A Q&A session follows. Call 243-6074.

nightlife These youth make me proud: Missoula cele—which was brates its inaugural Diversity Day— recently created by middle school students in Missoula—with a rally featuring youth and community speakers starting at 6 PM at Caras Park.

Free. A parade from Caras Park to Missoula’s City Council Chambers follows. Call Heidi at 541-6891. (See Agenda in this issue).

UM’s “Blues Fest” continues with a screening of Unspoken: Voices of Suicide in Montana, a documentary which starts at 6 PM in the University Center Theater. Free.

A mental health informational panel follows the screening at 7:30 PM. Call Megan at 243-2809.

Sit down and say “ahhh.” UM’s Physical Therapy Student Association presents a “Spring Massage Clinic” which runs from 6:30–9 PM each night until Thu. at the Physical Therapy Clinic, Room 129 in UM’s Skaggs Building. $18 for 40 minutes/$10 for 20 minutes. RSVP by calling 243-4753. The event is a fundraiser for the Physical Therapy Student Association.

Joining up with UM’s French Club Le Cercle Francophone means you can repeatedly ask people, “Pourquoi suis-je en vie?” or just brush

up on your French skills when the club meets this and every Mon. at James Bar, 127 W. Alder St., at 7 PM. Free Locavores and organic heads take note: UM presents “Closing the Food Gap: Finding Our Way to a Just and Sustainable Food System for All,” a talk with activist and author Mark Winne starting at 7 PM, in Room 122 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-6271.

Steve Kalling restates your undergraduate thesis in Pig Latin when he plays what’s likely to be Americana or something similar at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, from 7–10 PM. Free. Call 549-2906.

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

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

Free to attend. Call 549-4158.

They spit verbal fire: A multimedia night of rowdy performance awaits when Sister Spit: The Next Generation—a queer literary and spoken word performance troupe—performs at 9 PM at the Badlander. $5. Features work by Michelle Tea, Silas Howard, Elisha Lim, Lenelle Moise, Len Plass, Nicole J. Georges, Annie Danger, as well as UM Hugo Visiting Writer Eileen Myles and writer Leopoldine Core.

(See Spotlight in this issue).

He’s not so interested in perfecting a death metal growl. Nashville’s Jake Owen keeps the country music flowing like a freshly tapped keg when he plays the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM.

$19.75, with advance tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

Get thuggish but not muggy during Thugadelic Runkalicious, a live hip-hop show featuring MCs Skeptical, B-Mune, Kosher, Tripp, Pallas Athena and EvrGrn starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free.

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

UM presents “The Native American & Minority Health & Cultural Competency Lecture Series,” where you learn about the health care needs of diverse groups in the United States starting at noon, in Room 169 of UM’s Skaggs Building. Free. Call 243-4029.

They keep the notes fresh and flowing: UM’s Composers’ Club presents its annual Composers’ Showcase, which features performances by the UM Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, Pierrot Ensemble and several pieces for chamber ensembles, with a concert at 2:10 PM at UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building.

Free. Another free concert follows at 7:30 PM at the recital hall. Call Charles at 243-5360.

Numbers, so many numbers: UM’s Math Club hosts the Math Film Festival, a series of math-related films which runs from 3:15–10 PM in the University Center Theater. Free to attend. Call 243-6222.

nightlife 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.

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

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

Missoula’s homeWORD presents its “Get Ready for Home Ownership” course, which runs from 6–9 PM—and at the same April 15, 20 and 22—at First United Methodist Church, 301 E. Main St. $10 per person, with free childcare provided at homeWORD, 127 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 306. Register by visiting homeword.org. Call 532-HOME. Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson during an open mic/jam night hosted by Louie Bond and Teri Llovet every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. Free. E-mail terillovet@hotmail.com.

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Blue collar workers find frustration in the face of wealth, while closing a car deal brings with it loneliness and isolation during Montana Rep Missoula’s Four One-Act Comedies, with a performance of Roger Hedden’s If I Had, followed by James McClure’s Used Cars, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2 off if you buy tickets to all four shows. Call 2434581 for advance tickets.

Mr. Waters gets a musical shout out: Broadway in Missoula presents Hairspray, a musical based on the John Waters movie of the same name starting at 7:30 PM, in UM’s Adams Center. $37, with tickets available at all GrizTix outlets and griztix.com. Call 243-4051.

Ask away: The Missoula County Democrats host a Democratic candidates forum for the Montana State Senate and Missoula County sheriff with Senate District 48 candidates Tom Facey and Teresa Henry, along with county sheriff candidates Brad Giffin and Robert Parcell, at 7:30 PM in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Free.

He’s all about pretty beats for your feet: Denver’s Pretty Lights brings his glitchy downtempo beats to the Wilma Theatre for a show with special guest Eliot Lipp at 8 PM. $20, with tickets at all GrizTix outlets, Rockin Rudy’s and griztix.com 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.

He bounces beats like he’ll bounce you outta the bar if you get too rowdy. The Palace presents a DJ set of reggae, dancehall and hip-hop remixes by Supa J, aka the Badlander/Palace’s bouncer Jimmy, starting at 9 PM. Free.

So fresh, so modal: Locals Modality bring it live with “drum ‘n synth fury” when they play downtempo and electronic music at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

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UM continues its “Blues Fest” as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Week with a celebration of National Stress Out Day with free hugs, jump ropes, hula hoops and other activities from 10 AM–2 PM at UM’s Oval. Free. Call Megan at 243-2809.

Shirk your responsibility for a few hours and enjoy a free matinee during the Missoula Public Library’s afternoon matinee, which this week is a TBA title which starts at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

nightlife Fill your stomach with tasty brews in order help a sustainable institution when the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project (MUD) holds a Community Unite pint night at the Kettlehouse Northside Taproom, 313 N. First St. W., from 5–8 PM. A portion of proceeds from each pint sold goes to MUD. Free to attend. Call 728-1660.

You can do your part to help 4-year-old Zane Goicovich—who suffers from epilepsy, autism

and other ailments—get to the Denver Children’s Hospital by participating in a “dine out” fundraiser at The Red Bird, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, starting at 5:30 PM. The Red Bird will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Zane’s World Fund. Visit zanesworld.org.

In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 6:30 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Spit out some spondees during the Missoula Public Library’s “Poetry Shout Out,” where you bring a book by your favorite published poet and read a selection out loud starting at 6:30 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free.

Call 721-BOOK. Keep jazz hands in pockets, please: The Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s curator Curtis Sandberg presents a lecture on Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World, which starts at 7 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. Free. Call 243-2019. Visit umt.edu/ montanamuseum.

UM’s Center for Ethics presents a screening and panel discussion on Wolves in Paradise, a PBS documentary about wolves, ranching, and the interface of public and private lands, starting at 7 PM in the University Center Theater. Free. Call 243-6605 and visit umt.edu/ethics.

They’ll give you a case of “magic fingers.”

The Harlem Globetrotters land in Missoula for a game at 7 PM, in the UM Adams Center Arena. $58-$14, depending on seats. Get tickets at all GrizTix locations or griztix.com. Call 243-4051.

Bend that gender role: UM’s celebration of Montana Archaeology Month continues with “A Feminist View of Gender Roles on the Late Victorian Montana Mining Frontier,” a talk with Mark Timmons, starting at 7 PM in Room 222 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free.

A bottle of cheap vodka and the relationship between work, land and ourselves gets explored during Montana Rep Missoula’s Four One-Act Comedies, with a performance of Roger Hedden’s Deep in the Hole, followed by Ron Fitzgerald’s Boomtown, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2 off if you buy tickets to all four shows. Call 2434581 for advance tickets.

She’s a reed lover, not a hater. UM student Kristen Engebretson plays clarinet during student recital, which starts at 7:30 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free.

Call 243-6880.

XX chromosome holders, this one’s all about you. UM’s Women’s Resource Center hosts their second annual celebration of women in the arts with “This Night of Mayhem and Creativity,” which features music by Vera, Lauren Wagner and DJ Mermaid starting at 8 PM at the Palace. $5. Includes dance and artistry from other performers.

Folk and garage punk find a place at the DIY table when Illinois’ Your and Yourn plays with Mexico’s Gay Duo at 8 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $5, all ages. Opening sets by locals The Keys Knees, Majestic Steed and The Infernal Machine. (See Noise 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: You might think the Tamil Tigers are a baseball

team, but guess again. They are a rebel force in Sri Lanka.

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, starts at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277.

He offers a wicked bass cleansing: Britain’s Cookie Monsta brings plenty of bass heavy snacks for your booty when he plays dubstep at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Opening

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Lecture by Dr. Curtis Sandberg, Exhibition Curator Wednesday, April 14, 7pm | Masquer Theatre - UM PARTV Center www.umt.edu/montanamuseum | 406.243.2019 Exhibition sponsors: Joseph S. Sample in memory of Miriam Sample; Gallagher Western Montana Charitable Foundation and KTMF ABC23/Max Media of Montana

It’s all about craftiness during UM’s Spring Art Fair, which runs from 9 AM–6 PM in the University Center Atrium. Free to attend. Call 243-4115.

I say you can do both: UM continues its Spring 2010 Brown Bag Lecture series with “May You Eat a Horse or Carry a Gun? Comparing Originalist Approaches to the Interpretation of the Quran and U.S. Constitution,” which starts at noon in Room 303 of UM’s Old Journalism Building. Free.

Call 243-2299.

UM presents “The Future of the Baby Boomers,” a talk with Jeff Goldsmith of Health Futures Inc., which starts at 3 PM in the University Center Theater. Free. Call 243-2480.

nightlife Reflect and then rawk: The Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., presents Artini: Portraits (No Two Alike), which runs from 5:30–9 PM and features a 6 PM talk by artists Josh Shaffner and Paul Lerner on their approaches to portraiture, plus music all evening from Rooster Sauce. Free. Local artists will also be on hand to sketch your likeness on a portrait wall. Call 721-0447 and visit missoulaartmuseum.org.

Adventure hits your local library when Montana author and UM prof Rick Graetz exhibits photos of the Rocky Mountain Front, and discusses its rich history of conservation, from 6:30–8 PM at the large meeting room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call Holly at 4662600 and visit savethefront.org.

Celebrate the fact that you got money back from the government—or had to pay them dearly— during the Peace and Justice Film Series “Tax Day Shorts,” which features a screening of Weather the Storm, followed by Death & Taxes, starting at 7 PM in UM’s Urey Lecture Hall. Free.

Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org.

A teen in the Civil War era tries to track down his MIA bro by heading south when Howard Mosher leads a presentation and signs copies of Walking to Gatlinburg, starting at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

Adventure, mountaineering and environmentalism hit the screen during The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation sponsored screening of the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, which starts at 7 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 advance at the White Room Mountain Shop in Whitefish. Visit bmwf.org for more info mountainfilm.org for the lineup of films.

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lowed by James McClure’s Used Cars, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush at 7 PM. $2 off if you buy tickets to all four shows.

Call 243-4581 for advance tickets.

Mercedes McCann melts gold with her luxurious vocal cords when she plays a student recital at 7:30 PM, in the University Congregational Church, 401 University Ave. Free.

Call 243-6880.

Satan gets a free pass to this one: Chicago metal/garage rockers Bible of the Devil bring you to the dark side when they rock the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Opening support from Rooster Sauce and Thug Nasties.

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Turtles gives a thumbs up to fast pickin’ when they play a “Tax Day Grass Bash” with special guests Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, starting at 9 PM at the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. $16/$13 advance plus fees at the Green Miszoo.

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

If you’d like to celebrate womanhood beyond heading to the nearest watering hole for “Ladies’ Night,” I’d consider checking out “This Night of Mayhem and Creativity” on

Wed., April 14, at 8 PM at the Palace.

It’s the UM Women’s Resource Center’s annual celebration of local women in the arts, and it features a pretty sweet lineup of local shredders, strummers and vinyl manipulators including Vera, Lauren Wagner and DJ Mermaid, along with a slew of dancers and artists. To top it off, the cover is only $5. I consider that money well spent. Until then, keep my inbox bulging by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., April 9, 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.

If that old backpack in your closet is still collecting dust, well, I think it’s high time you grabbed a duster and prettied it up. I impart this nugget of advice because you, dear reader, still have a chance this month to unload your unused mountaineering gear for a good cause.

That’s because the Nature-Link Institute’s Gear for the Garhwal drive is in full swing, and they are still gladly accepting your old sleeping bags, boots and other gear until Fri., April 30. Gear drop-off locations are at UM’s Outdoor Program, Pipestone Mountaineering, The Trail Head and Aerie Wilderness Medicine.

Visit nature-link.org for more info and call Eric at 370-2294.

Moving on to Thu., April 8, those of you who huff and sweat for fun on our fair trails shouldn’t miss Run Wild Missoula’s Trail Running Training Class, which starts at 5:30 PM at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Classes run each Thu. at the same time until June 3. $50/$25 Run Wild Missoula members. Call Rhea at 531-1625 and visit runwildmissoula.org. And while we’re on the subject of running, on Mon., April 12, Run Wild Missoula hosts Angela Listug for “How to Prevent Injury While Training for the Missoula Marathon,” a free discussion which starts at 7 PM at the Good Food Store, 1600 S. Third St. W. On Fri., April 9, I’d plan to hightail it over to UM’s Outdoor Program in the Fitness and Recreation Center so you can sign up for a Whitewater Rescue 3 Technician Course. $295.

The class meets April16–18 from 9 AM–5 PM and is geared toward novice and experienced recreational paddlers and river guides. Visit life.umt.edu/CREC and call 243-5172. The Outdoor Program also offers a bike maintenance class, which starts April 13, as well as an intermediate kayaking class on April 18, so click to their website for details.

Later on Fri, April 9, go watch some badasses hit around pucks during the Annual Griz Cup Hockey Tournament—the Montana Women’s Hockey Team’s tournament/fundraiser which starts at 5 PM at the Glacier Ice Rink, 1101 South Ave. W. Free. The tournament begins again at 7:30 AM on Sat., April 10, and runs through the day.

It culminates in championship games, which start at 7 AM on Sun.,

April 11. Besides watching our hometown homegirls compete against teams from the Northwest, the event includes a silent auction, raffle and catered food. Visit umt.edu/womenshockey.

If hip checks and pucks aren’t your thing, engross yourself Fri., April 9, with films that touch on adventure and the importance of protecting the planet when the Selway-Bitterroot Foundation hosts The Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, which begins with a reception featuring a raffle and flowing beer at 6 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. The film fest follows at 7 PM, and includes choice selections like Call of Life, a documentary that explains why loss of biodiversity isn’t such a great thing for the Earth. $13/$11 students.

Click to mountainfilm.org for a list of the films. Call 329-3606 and visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Trail Improvement Day, which runs from 9 AM–1 PM at Chief Charlo School, 5600 Longview Drive. Free. Once there, you’ll repair and improve hazardous trails near 55th and 39th streets under the guidance of Montana Conservation Corps leaders. Also, be sure to bring gloves, work shoes and rain gear in case it rains. E-mail Lyle at pamlylej@imt.net.

You won’t hurl during this next event, I swear: Missoulians on Bicycles (MOBI) hits the road on Sat., April 10, during its 26th Annual Potomac Awful Burger Ride, a 55-mile trek up to Potomac which starts at 10 AM at the Eastgate parking lot, off of east Broadway St. Free. Bring your own lunch, too—perhaps a bad tasting burger (just kidding). Call Kate at 549-4177 and visit missoulabike.org.

Head north later on Sat., April 10, to hoot it up with birders during the Flathead Audubon Society’s event “Hear the Call of the Barred Owl,” which starts with a meet up at 7 PM in the parking lot of the Silver Bullet Bar, 1700 Mount Highway 206. Free.

Call Paula at 837-0181. These avian addicts also have a talk slated for Mon., April 12, in Kalispell, but call Paula or visit flatheadaudubon.org for the rundown.

On Mon., April 12, pop a mothball into your mouth (you know I’m joking, right?) and head to the Five Valley’s Audubon Society-sponsored talk “The Secret Lives of Butterflies and Moths,” which starts at 7:30 PM in Room L14 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Visit fvamissoula.org.

Kick it with some scramblers on Wed., April 14, when the Rocky Mountaineers hold their monthly meeting at 7 PM at Pipestone Mountaineering, 129 W. Front St. Free. Visit rockymountaineers.com for details.

Or get entranced with talk of medicine on Wed., April 14, during “Medicinal Plants of the Blackfeet,” a talk with Rosalyn LaPier, an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation, at photo by Cathrine L. Walters 7 PM at the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $4 suggested donation/free MNHC members. Call 327-0405.

Let your week come to a close on Thu., April 15, when author and On Sat., April 10, those of you who teach little rugrats can learn how to keep them engaged with the natural world during Glacier UM prof Rick Graetz exhibits photos of the Rocky Mountain National Park’s “Reconnecting with Nature” workshop, which runs Front, and discusses its rich history of conservation, from 6:30–8 PM from 9 AM–4 PM in the West Glacier Community Building. Free. in the large meeting room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main Seating is limited, so RSVP post-haste by contacting Debby Mensch at St. Free. Call Holly at 466-2600 and visit savethefront.org.

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How to catch a killer at the Ghost Rails Inn

by Erika Fredrickson

I descend the staircase at the Ghost Rails Inn wearing my grandmother’s mint green flapper dress, antique heels and a white beret with a sparkling brooch attached.

In the living room, 13 others—men in pinstriped suits and bowlers, women in low-waisted dresses, cloche hats and long-stringed necklaces—graze on cheese and vegetable appetizers. One guy rests on a golf club looking like a character straight out of The Great Gatsby: kneehigh argyle socks, a shockingly green sweater and a tweed flat cap. A woman donning a bobbed hairstyle and red flapper band across her forehead leans in to talk with him. The whole scene on a recent Saturday night seems like a 1920s-themed dream or a flashback to the Jazz Age—except for the glaring fact that more than half of the dapper crowd is drinking from bottles of Big Sky IPA. Ghost Rails Inn owner Grace Doyle cooks dinner in the kitchen, while her husband and inn co-owner, Thom Garrett, stands near the door and takes in the evening’s crowd with an amused smile. It’s no wonder he’s entertained by this group considering every one of us—all friends—have just traveled 30 miles west from Missoula to the small town of Alberton just to take part in an event scripted by Thom himself. It’s a special package deal the bed and breakfast offers to people willing to engage in some theatrics: For $175 per couple, you get one The Ghost Rails Inn in night at the Inn, dinner, to solve. breakfast and…a murder.

Not a real murder, of course, but a murder mystery experience of the Agatha Christie kind—though with a much more comical storyline. Thom and Grace have been conducting murder mystery weekends ever since they bought and remodeled the inn on Railroad Avenue in April 2008. They take turns creating the scripts, consisting of various scandalous scenarios. One, titled “Romeo & Joliet Jake: A Tale of Two Car-Tossed Lovers,” features 1960s mobsters vying for the role of head honcho—with fatal results. Another is based on an already existing murder mystery game called “Who Killed the Pig” about rednecks searching for a swine killer. And the couple has another one in the works, titled “Class of ’89,” with an allfemale cast (though the women could be played by men) embroiled in murderous, hair-pulling situations.

My group’s particular scenario was called “Death of a Railsman,” in which an unscrupulous railroad baron has invited a group of unsavory strangers to dinner. A “priceless jewel” is displayed prominently in the room to tempt all the greedy guests. And everyone, from the get-go, has

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a motive for murdering the baron. Though each member of my group received our character name and description a few weeks in advance, we have very little information to go on during the actual crime.

Throughout the two-hour game, Thom hands each of us secret index cards (my first one says, “Stay close to Mrs. Wheezley”). The cards mostly either give a stage direction (“Pick up the key and go upstairs”), or reveal a line that should be spoken out loud to the group. Every

of the evening. Talking in accents—like a Yiddish or Austrian one—adds to the comedy. Playing a role in a manner that doesn’t give too much away but makes people feel like they can’t quite trust you, is encouraged. As Nurse Sara Sweetlace, for instance, I had to serve up the sort of sunny optimism surpassed only by Julie Andrews or Mary Tyler Moore, while still keeping my dirty secrets— and every character has dirty secrets—simmering just below the surface of my interactions.

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Alberton offers guests a package deal including meals, a place to stay and a murder mystery

once in a while, Thom passes out full-page scripts of dialogue that characters have to read aloud, and which offer essential clues to the rest of the guests about the motives of the characters. The identity of murderers and victims stays secret until the end, and not even the murderers and victims themselves realize their fate until given a card directing them to kill or be killed.

It’s easy to screw up a murder mystery if you don’t follow directions. Thom says that a recent group got so drunk after pre-murder barhopping that they couldn’t get through the script. Other times, he says, people have tried to be too creative, going so off-script that the storyline no longer made any sense. Missing a little detail on the card, like the part that says, “Fall on the floor and die,” or “Kill Mr. Lockley with a knife,” can obviously alter the whole scenario and make the otherwise well-oiled murder mystery machine come to a screeching halt.

But if you want to make murder mystery weekend work, and still make it your own, here are a few tips: Dressing up in full costume is a must for setting the tone

With theater of this kind—participatory, unrehearsed, starring people with little or no theatrical background—you never know what’s going to happen. And my group didn’t do too poorly for a bunch of amateurs.

Despite a few errors and chaotic moments, we managed to keep ourselves on track—though with a few expletives and improvised insults thrown into the mix for added color.

After a delicious meal—baked chicken, asparagus, cheesy potatoes and cheesecake—served throughout the evening, we sat around to figure out the mystery, which we did. Well, sort of—and only with help from Thom and Grace. Not everyone’s a Hercule Poirot, after all. But at least we had style: our sleek dresses and smart hats were definitely, as they say, the cat’s pajamas.

Find more information about Ghost Rails Inn at www.ghostrailsinn.com. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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David Bazan

Curse Your Branches Barsuk Records

Curse Your Branches is about David Bazan’s sobering break with God, as well as his struggles with the bottle. The Seattle-based singer/songwriter’s scathing lyrics and melancholy Lou Barlow-esque vocals thread through tambourine-happy and synthesizer-sad songs, but overall the effort constitutes a dark, lonely landscape.

The power of the album lies in his obsessive writing. In opening track “Hard to Be,” Bazan sings, “Wait just a minute, you expect me to believe that all this misbehaving grew from one enchanted tree? And, helpless to fight it, we should all be satisfied with this magical explanation for why the living die?” In “Please, Baby, Please” he rubs his infant daughter’s tummy and won-

You and Yourn

It Would Make Things Worse Parasol

Husband-and-wife duo Heather and Nic Dillon, aka You and Yourn, reveal a natural intimacy with It Would Make Things Worse. Nic’s rich, dark vocals (sounding somewhat like José González) are balanced by Heather’s breathy harmonies, making each tune sound like a conversation between the pair.

It’s the type of album that begs for multiple listens on a rainy afternoon.

Comparisons to groups like Iron and Wine are tempting, though subtle differences abound. While many indie-folksters have mastered the self-indulgent

Paulie Rhyme Less Than Zero Browntown Wreckords

Bay Area rapper Paulie Rhyme comes across like the kind of guy who’s not shy about divulging his personal ups and downs. On Less Than Zero, he spits rhymes full of intimate details that, at their best, come through with richly complex wordplay.

Cuts like “Classic” point to the high points of Rhyme’s existence, like his obsession with music and crate digging for vinyl. His spirits then take a dip on “You and I (The Way),” which details his regrettable slip into an extramarital affair. Rhyme also imparts some nuggets of advice on “Put It Up,” when he raps about the importance of keeping connected to your loved ones.

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Quite Scientific Records

It’s easy to get cozy with City Center as background noise. The duo’s EP, Spring St., dabbles in ambient loops, echoes of dub, quiet minor key chords and soft-sung vocals.

In “Pooliside,” the sharp laughter and clinking sounds—of what might be glasses and silverware—falls into an easy rhythm under the light blanket of guitar strumming. The alarming effect of heavy buzzing is only temporary, replaced by softer static. Watery rat-

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ders if one day she’ll despise the smell of booze on his breath. In the title track he sings, “All fallen leaves should curse their branches, for not letting them decide where they should fall. And not letting them refuse to fall at all.”

It helps to know that Bazan, formerly of nowdefunct band Pedro the Lion, used to be faithful, though he always made edgier music than his Christian peers. Listening to him losing his religion and dissecting family relations is like being forced to stare at an open wound: uncomfortable, gruesomely personal and completely fascinating. (Erika Fredrickson) David Bazan plays the Palace Thursday, April 8, at 9 PM with Karli Fairbanks. $10.

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lament, You and Yourn moves that introspective, confessional tone outward, commenting quietly on society and its ills. The title track mourns our reliance on cheating and lying, while “Blackwater” suggests, “The burdens we share are whispers on freight trains, nobody hears them and fewer still care.”

While the duo’s lyrics explore dreary subject matter, and all but one song is in a minor key, the album remains surprisingly uplifting. The variety of subtle, creative instrumentation—think sleigh bells, banjo or mysterious clicks and drones—sprinkled sparingly atop piano and acoustic guitar, weave a gossamer-thin net of sound. This refreshingly lo-fi, home-recorded album is a quiet treat, and, despite its title, giving a listen would certainly make things better, not worse. (Melissa Mylchreest) You and Yourn play the Zootown Arts Center Wednesday, April 14, at 8 PM with Gay Duo, The Keys Knees, Majestic Steed and The Infernal Machine. $5.

Getting to know Rhyme certainly works better than the alternative. On “Indeed” and “So Sick” he takes an unfortunate and playedout detour by rapping about rap and the dopeness of his rhymes.

Less Than Zero includes decent and heartfelt moments, but it’s never mindblowing. If Rhyme injected more intricacy into his lyrics, and ditched the bragging, I’d consider this easier to recommend. (Ira Sather-Olson) Paulie Rhyme plays KGBA’s Fools Night Out Friday, April 9, at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. tling in the title track provides a backbone to breathy, indiscernible singing. “Sky Flowers” seems like the most conventional song since it’s the only one that really has a melody. But it still feels like the rest of the album: far off, just on the other side of the horizon.

Mostly, the duo of Fred Thomas (K Records’ Saturday Looks Good to Me) and Ryan Howard isn’t much different from other folk electronica/noise groups. And even if there is something new tucked between the synth crescendos, blips and buzzing, it’s hard to hear it. The vital pieces keep drifting away, submerging themselves, dissipating. As an artistic concept, that quiet elusiveness seems pretentious. As a sound, it eclipses any musical tension the album might otherwise hold. (Erika Fredrickson) City Center plays the Zootown Arts Community Center Thursday, April 8, at 8 PM with Tyson Ballew and Colin Johnson. $5.

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Live wires Signal Path rejoins the jamtronic evolution

by Erika Fredrickson

Almost a decade ago, a local band called Signal Path began cultivating a blend of electronic and folk/bluegrass music. The duo, Ryan Burnett and Damon Metzner, were University of Montana students and jazz musicians at the time, both looking for some way to break out of the oversaturated jam band scene. That jamtronic sound—acoustic instruments fused with electronica devices—was just taking root in other small pockets of the country, and Metzner and Burnett considered themselves, almost by accident, on the genre’s cutting edge.

Over the years, the band grew to five and toured to some of the nation’s largest jazz, jam, bluegrass and electronic festivals. But things came to an end in 2007 when the quintet decided to take a hiatus.

Now, Metzner and Burnett have resurfaced in Denver, Colo., and reformed as a duo. They’ve also recorded a free-to-download studio album called Clash, and decided to hit the road for their biggest tour in three years. In anticipation of their homecoming, we caught up with Metzner and Burnett about the old days, weird venues and the jamtronic evolution.

queen-sized bed, and so there was no room for our equipment. I set up a hi-hat and a kick drum and the other drummer had a tambourine. It was a complete set of improvised music for an hour and a half to no one.

But we took it in good humor.

Indy: How has Signal Path’s music changed over the years?

Metzner: Back in the day we were five jazz and rock musicians trying to play electronic music with acoustic instruments, and now we’ve delved so far into the electronic end of it that we’re electronic musicians trying to

Indy: Do you remember what it was like when you guys first came on the scene? Signal Path has returned to its original lineup of Ryan Burnett: I remember that time. We were Burnett, left, and Damon Metzner. definitely one of the only couple of bands in the country to be playing live electronic music. Not bring in acoustic instruments. We’ve gone so far down that it was this whole super unique thing, but it definite- the rabbit hole that we’re trying to incorporate the ly was on the edge. It was post-Phish and String Cheese, acoustic stuff back in. and those types of fans were coming to our shows and Indy: What’s the future of Signal Path? hearing synthesizers and house beats, sometimes for Metzner: Before it was all push, push, push. It was the first time. And, you know, maybe we didn’t do it that more about becoming successful. We were young and well, but it definitely took off. And it took us from we were really trying to make it. So now, after coming Missoula into being a fairly legitimate national act. off the road, we’ve grown up a little bit. We’re able to let Indy: How did you know you were cutting-edge?

Burnett: We were reading articles that said, “These guys are doing electronic music only it’s with five jazz musicians.” Every town and city we went it was the same article. It drilled it into our minds that we were doing something different. And that was one of the best things we had going for us at the time.

Indy: What was your most unexpected experience during those early tours?

Burnett: Austin, Tex. There was literally a forest in the middle of the city. We pull up and these two gnome-like hippies open the iron gates so we can pull in. It was a whole different ballgame. Once inside, you could look in all directions and see nothing but forest. We had speakers and full production like in a theater, but the equipment was all up in trees and there was a river running through the dance floor.

Metzner: Do you remember what happened there?

There were like 800 to 1,000 people in the middle of this forest. Halfway through our set, the crowd—and we don’t even know anyone there—started chanting “Missoula, Montana.” That was so weird and so cool.

Indy: What’s the worst place you played?

Metzner: The Smiling Skull [in 2003] in Athens, Ohio.

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the music take us where it wants to take us. It’s not us trying to ram the music or the band down anyone’s throat anymore, that’s not where our energy is best spent. It’s best spent making music for people who want to hear it.

Indy: Have you seen the electronic jam scene blow up?

Metzner: To say the scene has changed from when we first started is an understatement. The scene has popped off. We’re playing electronic music [in Missoula] the same night as Yonder Mountain String Band, a bluegrass band. And they are going to have an impact on our show. And vice versa. This blending of the jam and electronic world has taken on an entirely fresh energy.

Burnett: When we were touring before, it seemed like our opening band was always a jam band. And now our opening is always an electronic band hybrid situation.

It’s cool to see some of these bands and hear them tell stories of seeing us at Bonnaroo or High Sierra. That’s humbling. I don’t want to put us on a pedestal at all, but it does make everything worth it.

Signal Path plays the Top Hat Saturday, April 10, at 9 PM. Cover TBA. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Mountain fever North Face offers a spectacular view

by Andy Smetanka

Do you believe in past lives? I don’t, or, if I do, it’s only with the same self-serving selectiveness that always seems to fashion empresses and Anastasias out of gumpopping manicurists and warrior chieftains out of timid investment bankers pounding their bongos with Iron John encounter groups.

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rified of heights, for one thing. I could live a grand life without climbing anything taller than a stepstool to get at a book about mountain climbing. Only I’m not even that interested in reading about mountain climbing, only its side-effects: the anecdotes about oxygendeprived climbers hallucinating Marilyn Monroe appearing through blizzards on the final ascent to lead them to the imaginary cable car down to base camp, and things like that.

But if I was anybody else at all during the first 71 years of the 20th century, it was somebody somehow involved with making the first movies about mountain climbing in southern Germany in the late 1920s—gorgeous movies with towering titles like The Holy Mountain and Mountain of Destiny. But not as an actor, let alone a stunt double (most of the actors did their own) or a cameraman, only as a model-maker or perhaps as an extra holding a torch in a nighttime ski cortege on an intermediate slope. Even more likely is that I spent the whole time indoors: I was the waiter squinting up at the actors battling the elements on the real-life mountain while polishing silverware.

It’s the period interiors, more so than the admittedly ravishing exteriors, of director Philipp Stöltzl’s North Face that made me feel like I’d been hit with about a thousand caps of alpine acid for the whole first half of the movie, eyes rolling into my head with each new marvelous visual packet of retro-Alpenkitsch. If it weren’t also a terrific action-suspense picture, North Face would still be a triumph of production design, starting with the sleekly Moderne 1936 Berlin newsroom in which it opens. All those windows! Today’s journalist can only imagine. And oh, the haircuts!

The truth is that my feeling right at home in this movie has nothing to do with past lives and everything to do with North Face being a barely updated update of my favorite silent movie genre—a genre I’ve been hanging around in longer now than the genre itself hung around. In the 1920s and 1930s, “mountain films” were to German audiences what Westerns were to the American ones: mass entertainment of a very revealing sort, and with hindsight, a target-rich environment for national myths and stereotypes.

It’s not much of stretch to say that Berg film cap-

encoded in the movies themselves, necessarily. In an era of meticulously controlled studio productions, these movies also simply offered German audiences authentic outdoor adventure with attractive young role models.

The father of the genre was director Arnold Fanck, its most significant actress his young protégée Leni Riefenstahl, whose path to Triumph of the Will began with a poster for one of Fanck’s movies she saw while waiting on a train platform in Berlin. Fanck and his camera operators—including, eventually, Riefenstahl— captured it all superbly. Not just the heroic action but the poetry of cloud-swirled peaks that portrayed German nature in rarefied images that strongly appealed to German viewers—an ascendant Adolf Hitler among them.

Right down to the last detail, North Face is an homage to the mountain film. The eternal plot is the same: People climb a mountain. Whole scenes seem torn straight from White Hell of Pitz Palu or Mountain of Destiny, only filmed in color and with sound. The horsing around in lighter scenes seems practically scripted for the silent camera, so easy is it to imagine the intertitles. And even in leisure, the chiseled actors strike heroic poses. Simply amazing.

And then there’s the actual mountain climbing, which dominates the second half of the movie. If only between spasms of ecstasy, I was dimly aware that the first half of North Face is a little silly, a bit too pleased with itself, some of the acting a little over the top even for something made in the spirit of a genre not known for restraint. But all this changes abruptly when the climbers start up the mountain: You are there on that North Face of the Eiger, and how.

For me it was like two amazing experiences in one: a retro fantasia and a killer action-suspense movie. Not everyone is going to bring the same cinematic baggage to North Face, but if the rough hostel lodgings and trainmaster’s quarters give you a special past-life tingle you can’t quite put your finger on, I’ve got a list that just might help.

North Face continues at the Wilma Theatre. arts@missoulanews.com

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OPENING THIS WEEK CREATION Paul Bettany is evolutionary hero Charles Darwin as he struggles to finish On The Origin of Species—and deals with his loss of faith, lots of hate, and a strained marriage with the ever so faithful Jennifer Connelly. Wilma Theatre: Nightly at 7 and 9, with no shows on Mon. and 7 only shows Sat., Sun. and Tue. DATE NIGHT Steve Carrell and Tina Fey are suburbanite parents with a marriage that’s going stale. In an attempt to inject a little spice into their lives Carrell decides to take Fey to an upscale restaurant, only to then find out that they’ve become the targets of some seriously corrupt cops. Carmike 10: 4:20, 5:45, 7, 8 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1:15, 1:45 and 3:30 and an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 10:15. Village 6: 7:10 and 9:35 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 12:25, 2:40 and 4:55. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 1:10, 2:30, 3:30, 5:10, 6:10, 7:15, 8:15 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10:15 and midnight and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 1:35, 3:30, 4:30, 6:05, 7:15, 8:15 and 9:30. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1:45.

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CLASH OF THE TITANS Sam Worthington (Perseus), the Greek warrior and son of Liam Neeson (Zeus), decides to wage battle against demons and freakish beasts in his quest to defeat the hellraising ways of Ralph Fiennes (Hades). Carmike 10: 4:15, 7, 9:45 and 10 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30.

Village 6 in 2-D: 7 and 9:30 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:45 and 4:15. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell in 3-D: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:30, 5 and 7:30 with additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10 and

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GREEN ZONE Matt Damon gets his war on as a chief warrant officer during the early days of the war in Iraq. He’s on an unsuccessful hunt for WMDs, but a confidential media source might hold the key to the info he’s dying to know. Village 6: 7:05 and 10 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:30 and 4:15.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1 and 6:40 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

LETTERS TO GOD Tanner Maguire is a youngster suffering from cancer who writes prayers every day and then mails them to God. Or so he thinks.

Not quite a monkey’s uncle. Creation opens Friday at the Wilma Theatre.

Meanwhile, postman Jeffrey S. Johnson is the guy receiving Maguire’s letters, and isn’t so sure what to do about HOT TUB TIME MACHINE the situation. Carmike 10: 4:05, 7 and 9:40 with an midnight and Mon.–Thu. at ,1 3:30, 6:30 and 9. John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Stadium 14 in Kalispell in 2-D: Fri.–Thu. at 1, 4, 7 and Clark Duke are all down-on-their-luck Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:30, 5 and 7:30 with and 9:30. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and dudes who decide that getting hammered in additional Fri.–Sat. shows at 10 and midnight and 9:15 with an additional Fri.-Sun. show at 1:30. a ski resort hot tub is a good idea. When their Entertainer in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9:15.

Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 4:05, 6:55 and 9:30. night of debauchery ends, they wake up realizing they’ve been transported back to 1986.

CRAZY HEART NOW PLAYING Jeff Bridges is a hard-drinkin’ country singer down Carmike 10: 4:20, 7:30 and 10 with an addion his luck, low on dough and relegated to play- tional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45. Pharaohplex in ALICE IN WONDERLAND Hamilton: 7 and 9 with an additional Tim Burton makes his 3-D mark in this phantas- ing the small town circuit. During a chance meet- Sat.–Sun. show at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. ing with music journalist Maggie Gyllenhaal, magorical classic which features Johnny Depp, Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:35, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway. Carmike Bridges realizes things might turn around. 4:10, 7:15 and 9:40 with an additional Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 10: 7:20 only. Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

6:50 and 9:10 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 9:30 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45.

3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in DIARY OF A WIMPY KID HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Kalispell in 2-D: Fri.–Sun. at 12:45, 3:30, 6:40 and Zachary Gordon tries his best to navigate his way This 3-D animated flick follows Hiccup, a 9:15 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight through pre-teen life in an institution filled with scrawny Viking teen who was brought up to and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:30, 6:40 and 9:15. “morons.” Carmike 10: 4:10, 7:15 and 9:30 with mercilessly slay dragons. But things change an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:25. Stadium 14 when he befriends a “different” dragon that THE BOUNTY HUNTER makes him realize they aren’t so evil after all.

Gerard Butler has trouble finding work as a boun- in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:25, 4:05, 6:55 and 9:15 Carmike 10: 4, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:45 with addiwith an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. ty hunter, until he snags the lucky gig of going after tional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1:10 and 1:30. his bail-jumping ex-Jennifer Aniston. Along the THE GHOST WRITER Village 6 in 2-D: 7:15 and 9:40 with additionway, Aniston evades Butler’s cuffs, and in the Ewan McGregor’s a ghostwriter assigned to help al Sat.–Sun. shows at noon, 2:25 and 4:50. process they both find themselves in some sticky Pierce Brosnan, a former British prime minister. At Pharaohplex in Hamilton in 2-D: 7 and 9 with situations. Carmike 10: 4:05, 7 and 9:40 with an some point, McGregor realizes Brosnan has some additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9 additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30. Stadium 14 in serious political skeletons in his closet, and as he show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell in 3-D: Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:20, 4:20, 7:05 and 9:45 digs deeper, he soon finds himself in dire straits. Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35 and 9:45 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

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and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 3:35, 6:35 and 9:05.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell in 2-D: Fri.–Sun. at 12:30, 3, 5:30 and 7:45 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 10 and Mon.–Thu. at 2, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:20. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9.

THE LAST SONG Estranged dad and former concert pianist Greg Kinnear uses the almighty power of music to patch up any rough spots with his daughter Miley Cyrus in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ book.

Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:35 with an additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 with Sat.–Sun. shows at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:30 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15.

NORTH FACE Mountaineers and climbing junkies ought to get weak in the knees when witnessing this flick—based on a true story— about two German rock climbers in 1936 who aim to be the first to scale the Goliath known as the Eiger North Face in the Swiss Alps. Wilma Theatre: Nightly at 7, with no shows on Sat. and 9 only on Sun. and Tue. SHUTTER ISLAND Martin Scorcese directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo in a story about federal agents on the hunt for a batty murderer who disappeared from a remote institution for the criminally insane. After a few days in the nuthouse, though, DiCaprio starts acting a little loco, too.

Village 6: 7:10 and 10:15 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1 and 4:05.

WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? A trip to the Bahamas turns sour when four close couples—including spouses Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson and Jill Scott—realize marriage isn’t always so grand after an ex-hubby shows up unannounced, fidelity gets questioned, and relationship flaws boil over. Village 6: 7 and 9:45 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1 and 4. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1:30, 4:05, 6:50 and 9:30 with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., April 9. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm.

Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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By Amy Alkon

MOMENT OF “POOF!” This guy I met online seemed so perfect when we talked on the phone. We then had the perfect date—talking into the wee hours and ending up in bed. Then, poof! He was gone. Not even a return phone call. I’d understand if we’d had a so-so time. But, we had great fun— the most I’ve had in ages. So...was he on a different date than I was...or what?

—Slammed Here’s a man you could’ve been with forever—if only you’d taken the liberty of cuffing him to the chair in your front room.

But, it seemed like the perfect date!

Well, maybe his idea of perfection is romancing the hell out of a woman, getting her into bed, and getting outta Dodge.

Or maybe, he decided to never see you again, but figured he’d see you naked first.

You want to believe “This is love!” not “This is yet another guy who wants to get some while his girlfriend’s on business in Boston.” But, because of a common human cognitive error called “confirmation bias,” you’re prone to pay attention to stuff that suggests “We’re meant for each other!” and ignore stuff that suggests he’s thinking “For about five-and-a-half hours.”

The human brain is a shifty little critter.

Some evolutionary psychologists believe early humans would’ve been paralyzed by a clear picture of harsh (sometimes sabertoothed) reality, so we evolved the ability to shut down information-processing accuracy in the face of scary or ugly. So, you take in information—wow, funny guy...nice Mercedes!...hmmm, 11 a.m. and he smells like gin. Your brain arranges the positive stuff in lit glass showcases in the front of your consciousness and dumps what you don’t want to know behind boxes in some dusty storeroom...leaving you shocked when you finally hear “those three little words,” and they’re “That’s All, Folks!”

Beyond your brain’s tendency to say “Gee, that’s depressing. I think I’ll believe this instead!” if you’re like many women, finding love isn’t enough; you need a great story behind it: “We were childhood sweethearts, then we never saw each other again—until that day in the Peace Corps when we literally bumped into each other in the jungle.” When your story’s something like “He ‘winked’ at me on AmishMatch.com,” and especially if you’re on the lonely/desperate side, it’s tempting to fab it up with “Love at first sight! We just knew!” As opposed to “We found lots to like but thought we’d get to know each

other before calling it more than a consistently good time.”

When things get really intense really fast, it can feel like you burned through the entire relationship in a single date. The faster things move, the more likely a guy is to feel you’re just dates away from fitting him with his electronic dog collar. Plus, it’s a downer to a guy if it’s no work to win you—if he immediately has you eating out of his hand like a deer. Now, if you don’t care if you ever see a guy again, and think it’s unlikely he buried his last date behind his garage, go ahead and have sex on the first date. Otherwise, cross your legs for at least a few dates, and swap use of the P word, as in Mr. Perfect, for the other P word, Mr. Perhaps. Look only to have a good time, and you’re less likely to find yourself “On a date with destiny!” while the guy across the table from you is on a date with...wait, is it LuvNLife777 or gurl4u29?

LIKES IT SOGGY-STYLE My boyfriend has a strange fetish: He gets very turned on seeing me in soaking wet blue jeans and likes me to wear them in the tub. My sister says I should dump him and find someone normal. However, he treats me great and sex is great...just add water.

—Drenched “Just add jellyfish,” and you’ve got a problem. Yeah, it’s a little unusual: “Honey, I’m drawing you a bath. Wanna get dressed?” But, if it doesn’t creep you out or cost you your job, what’s the big deal?

You’re consenting adults. It’s not like he’s demanding you hold the cat underwater while he’s filling the tub. In relationships, people do all sorts of things to please their partners: change their religion, drive a hybrid, regrout the bathroom. It’s when the request is sex-related that other people get all eeked out. Frankly, with the crazy letters I get about where people are putting spikes in other people’s bodies, your boyfriend’s fetish is most noteworthy for how G-rated it is. Just go into any sex shop, ask for their rack of pre-shrunk, boot-cut Levis, and they’ll laugh you out of the place—all the way to that famous sexual fetishwear purveyor, otherwise known as The Gap.

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Local convenient store is currently seeking to fulfill 3 CASHIER/CLERK positions (Fulltime and Part-time positions available). #2977238 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 DISHWASHER, F/T, P/T, Msla.

Local restaurant needs a fulltime DISHWASHER! Duties include but are not limited to: Operating dishwasher to properly clean all china ware, silver ware and cooking utensils used in the kitchens, restaurants and banquets. Scrub pots and restock all supplies in the assigned areas. General kitchen cleaning duties may be included. Transport clean service ware and allocate in accordance with event order to supply the function or restaurant. Position is part-time to full-time, mostly evening shifts and will include some weekends. Pay is $7.35 per hour. This employer is an EOE/AA. #2977240 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITY in Montana’s service of first choice. Earn more with the skills you have. Learn more of the skills you need. In the Montana Army National Guard, you will build the skills you need for a civilian career, while developing the leadership skills you need to take your career to the next level. Benefits: $50,000 Loan Repayment Program.

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Starting at $13.00/hr. Paid job skill training. Call 1-800-GOGUARD. NATIONAL GUARD Part-time job...Full-time benefits INSURANCE OFFICE CLERK, F/T, Msla. Underwriting company is seeking an INSURANCE

OFFICE CLERK full-time, self motivated and detailed oriented multitasker to work in a fastpaced atmosphere. Insurance experience preferred but not required. Computer knowledge a must. Must know windows, outlook, Microsoft Excel.

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546-8244 Ladies needing $$ If you like to dance and entertain for parties, call 214-5944 LAUNDRY ATTENDANT, P/T, Msla. Missoula hotel seeking LAUNDRY ATTENDANT. Duties include but not limited to: Ensuring that quality is maintained on all items laundered; tend the laundry machines, cleaning and drying sheets, pillow cases, towels, napkins and tablecloths, sort, fold and stock clean linen and terry, maintain the cleanliness of the laundry room and inspect the restrooms for supplies and cleanliness, deliver linen to room attendants.

Must have the ability to operate standard laundry equipment: washers and dryers. Work days and hours will vary and will be discussed at the interview. Pay is $7.25/hr. #2977232 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 Mystery Shoppers earn up to $150 Day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments.

Experience not required. Call 877-308-1186 NIGHT AUDITOR, P/T, Msla.

Luxury hotel is seeking a parttime NIGHT AUDITOR. Must have strong customer service skills, ability to work graciously with customers and staff and anticipate needs of others.

Requires good hygiene, valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to workplace.

Duties include checking customers in and out, handling customer calls and needs, tally day’s results and enter into computer. Shifts are from 11PM to 7AM with varying nights, 24-32 hrs/week. Potential to become full-time. Must be computer knowledgeable. Starting wage is $8.50/hour with benefits after six months. #2977233 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 OPTOMETRICAL ASSISTANT, F/T, P/T, Msla. Local optometrist is looking for a service oriented person with a people-friendly personality to work as OPTOMETRICAL ASSISTANT. Starting salary is $7.50/hour or higher depending on experience. #2977237 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 POOL ATTENDANT, F/T, Lolo.

Lolo area resort is seeking a fulltime POOL ATTENDANT. Duties include but are not limited to: Cashiering, collecting fees, customer relations, keeping the pool area and bathrooms clean, keeping up on laundry, other duties as assigned. MUST know how to clean, MUST know how to work a till and make change!!

Shifts include nights and weekends. The specific days and hours will vary and will be dis-

cussed at the interview. Wage is $7.25 per hour. #2977239 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 SHIPPING AND INVENTORY CLERK, F/T, Msla. Employer needs a SHIPPING & RECEIVING person ASAP! Duties include: Shipping and receiving of all outgoing and incoming mail and packages, distribution and inventory of all supplies, driving company vehicle and various other duties as required.

Applicant MUST have valid MT driver’s license and CLEAN driving record. This position requires someone who can lift 75lbs and over, can multitask and is very organized. Strong oral and written communication skills needed & the ability to work with MICROSOFT OFFICE. Work days and hours would be Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

Wages will be $8.50/hour. #2977244 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 STATE OF MONTANA POSITIONS, FT & PT, Various locations throughout Montana: Want to serve Montana citizens?

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PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE TRAINER/GPS SOFTWARE MODULES, F/T, Msla. Full-time SOFTWARE TRAINER/GPS SOFTWARE MODULES needed for Missoula employer. This is a full time position M-F hours between 8 AM to 6 PM, hourly rate $10. Strong IT(software computer skills and experience. Background in software training and support.

Excellent oral and written communications skills. Detail oriented. HS diploma, college preferred. #2977245 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 TECH SUPPORT/DOCUMENTATION/SOFTWARE TEST, F/T, Msla. Full-time TECH SUPPORT/TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION/SOFTWARE TESTER needed for Missoula employer.

Duties would include: working with the latest technology.

Looking for individuals that are self-starters with good attention to detail, writing skills and able to work with analytical thinking abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication required.

Knowledge of some of the following a plus: Wise Install, MS SQL Server, Scripting Language, Visual Test and Microsoft Office.

Hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Wage is $9.00 or more depending on experience. #2977247 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

SKILLED LABOR COMPANY DRIVERS (Solos & Hazmat Teams) Great Pay. Great Miles. CDL-A Required.

New to trucking...we will train.

Variety of dedicated positions available. 866-692-2612. Swift DIESEL TRUCK MECHANIC, F/T, Msla. Local company that specializes in heavy trucks and equipment sales is looking for an experienced DIESEL TRUCK MECHANIC. This is a full-time

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): It would be a good week for you to perfect your ability to crow like a rooster, Aries. I also recommend that you practice your skill at leaping out of bed in the morning fully refreshed, with your imagination primed and ready to immediately begin making creative moves. Other suggested exercises: being on the alert for what’s being born; holding a vision of the dawn in your heart throughout the day; and humorously strutting around like you own whatever place you’re in.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I got a spam email containing supposed words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama. “We spend more, but have less,” it said. “We have more conveniences, but less time; more experts, yet more problems.” It went on like this for a while. I was suspicious. It seemed to contain too many pop platitudes to have been uttered by the Dalai Lama. With Google’s help, I did some research and discovered that the passage was actually the handiwork of pastor Bob Moorehead, who resigned from his Seattle church under a cloud of allegations about misconduct. I urge you to make similar investigations of the ostensible truths you receive this week, Taurus. You may find discrepancies as major as the differences between the Dalai Lama and Bob Moorehead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A life-long dream of mine came true recently, and I didn’t even know it was a life-long dream until it happened. It struck unexpectedly on a Tuesday afternoon.

My daughter called on the phone from her college dorm room, wanting to discuss an essay she’d been assigned for her History of Modern Art class. She really liked it, but there were some points she wanted to understand better, and she thought my input might help. The essay? The “Surrealistic Manifesto,” formulated in 1924 by the writer André Breton. Years ago, it was a crucial document in my own development as a young poet. The opportunity to share its heady brew with the beloved child I used to push on a swing was startlingly blissful. I predict a similar event for you in the coming days, Gemini: the fruition of a life-long dream you didn’t even know you had.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s probably true for a lot of celebrities that their public personas are not accurate reflections of their private lives. One striking example is actress Megan Fox, who’s famous for being a sex goddess. But the fact is, she told Harper’s Bazaar magazine, she has only slept with two men in her life, and it makes her ill to even contemplate having sex with someone she doesn’t love. While it may not bother her to have a reputation that’s so different from her inner world, I wouldn’t say the same about you—especially now. I urge you to do what you can to create more harmony between the version of yourself that you project outward and the version of yourself you actually live in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In her poem “The Gift,” Chinese poet Shu Ting writes, “I dream the dream of a pond who lives not just to mirror the sky but to let willow trees on the bank drink me up.” This would be an excellent dream for you to dream in the coming week, Leo. It would also be empowering for you to render its themes in your waking life. I think you will derive great pleasure and sound teaching from mirroring a soaring archetype and feeding an intimate primal force. (Shu Ting’s poem was translated by Tony Barnstone and Newton Liu.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you an athlete? If so, I suspect that you will soon make an adjustment in your training or technique that will improve your game. Are you an artist, musician, writer, performer, or dancer? I bet you will get a sweet insight about the creative process that could revolutionize your work in the months to come. Are you a pilgrim on a meandering long-distance quest to a promised land whose location you’re not exactly sure of? Any minute now, you’ll uncover a clue that will dramatically narrow down the possibilities of where the promised land is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There may be times in the coming week when you will in a sense be dreaming while standing up. On other occasions, you may be hard at work while lying down. In fact, I suspect that the law of reversals will be in full bloom. Things that have been last will, at least temporarily, be first, and influences that have calmed you down will rile you up. What has been crazy may be quite sane, and what has been in the shadows will come into the light. Tight squeezes may turn into expansive releases and heavy-duty commitments will get a dose of slack—and vice versa. Always vice versa.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every one of us in engaged in some ongoing battle with ourselves. Maybe there’s a conflict between our heart and head. Maybe we’re trying to stop expressing some behavior that we know is self-destructive but seems all too natural and easy to do.

Maybe we feel guilty about or resentful toward some event from the past, and are constantly fighting with its after-image. Whatever your version of the civil war might be, Scorpio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to reduce the heat of the strife. But you’ll have to be ingenious as you reframe the way you think about the situation, and you’ll have to locate a reservoir of willpower that has been hidden in your depths.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This would be an excellent time for you to take inventory of what brings you pleasure. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for an update and upgrade. Some of your tried-and-true strategies for generating joys and thrills are fraying at the edges. You should consider refurbishing them, even as you also think about going in quest of fresh sources of delight. For extra credit, see if you can gain access to an experience that could accurately be described as “a blessed state of bliss.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It would be smart for you to whet your appetite, but please don’t go too far and spoil your appetite. Imagine and plan for the feast to come; make sure the evolution of the feast is on track; but don’t try to actually enjoy the entire feast yet. It’s not ready, you see. The “cooking” isn’t complete. To dive in now would be like eating a chocolate cake that has only been baking in the oven for ten minutes. In conclusion, Capricorn, strike a balance between practicing watchful patience and cultivating protective excitement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your key word for the week is “fulcrum.” It’s derived from a Latin verb meaning “to prop up, support,” and its definitions include the following: 1. the stable point on which a lever pivots; 2. the crux of a percussionist’s grip as he or she holds a drumstick; 3. an agent through which vital powers are exercised. I suggest you meditate on where the metaphorical fulcrums are in your life, and then take creative measures to give them extra care and enhance their strength.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’m wearing a replica of an ancient Egyptian atef, a white crown surmounted by two ostrich feathers. My white cashmere robe, decorated with Qabalistic sigils, was sewn for me by a Wiccan priestess. My wand is shaped like the head of a Kalao bird and once belonged to a shaman from Burkina Faso. Aided by these accessories, I gaze into my magic mirror and conjure the spirit of my deceased great-uncle Felix, a successful businessman born under the sign of Pisces.

He has always been a reliable source of inside info for me in the past. “Dear ancestor,” I murmur, “do you have an oracular revelation for my Piscean readers?” And he replies: “Tell them their money mojo is stronger than usual. Urge them to bargain aggressively and make sure they get a percentage of the gross, not just of the net profits.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT Public Meeting Missoula County, on behalf of the The Poverello Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization, has been awarded a federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) planning grant in the amount of $17,325 by the Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC) for developing a Preliminary Architectural Report (PAR) for potential site and architectural design of an emergency homeless shelter. The Poverello is requesting public comment and review of the Draft PAR at a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the shelter at 535 Ryman Street in Missoula, Montana. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on the Poverello Center’s needs for

relocation of Missoula’s homeless shelter, and assess the need for, feasibility, and general estimated cost.

Comments are requested on the Draft PAR, prepared by the architectural firm, MacArthur, Means, and Wells.

All comments must be received no later than April 21, 2010. Copies of the CDBG’s requirements for the PAR outline can be obtained by contacting Jean Harte, Grants Administrator, Office of Planning and Grants, office location: 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, telephone: (406) 258-3712. Missoula County makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in the program. In order for Missoula County to make such accommodations, a person must make known any needed accommo-

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If your organization meets one or more of the following criteria you may be eligible for funding: (1) maintains a coalition that coordinates substance abuse prevention efforts; (2) provides community education about the risks & costs of abusing alcohol, tobacco & other drugs; (3) offers supervised nonschool hour activities that give young people alternatives to drug use & opportunities for positive youth development; or (4) provides early intervention to help youth & families address alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems. Activities must be research based. Funding will be for twelve months, beginning July 1, 2010. For more information or to receive an application form, please call Peggy Seel, Senior Grants Administrator at 258-4743. Applications may also be picked up at the Missoula Office of Planning & Grants, 435 Ryman Street.

Deadline for submittal is Wed. April 28, 2010 at, 3:00 p.m.

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-10-317 Dept. No. 1 Ed McLean SUMMONS JOAN E. MULLIGAN, Plaintiff, vs. All persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership thereof or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: All persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership thereof or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title in the name of the Plaintiff to land situated in Missoula County, Montana, and described as follows: The Northerly 26 feet of Lots 1 and 2, the Northerly 85 feet 5 inches of Lot 3, and the Northerly 85 feet 5 inches of the Easterly 15 feet of Lot 4, all in Block 20 of C.P. Higgins Addition to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 1, Copy of Plats at page 21. Recording reference: Book 147, Page 180. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court this 17th day of March, 2010. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By: /s/s Bobbi Hainline, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-10-37 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRUCE D.

SERVISS, 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.

Claim must either be mailed to Carol E. Serviss, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 22nd day of March, 2010. /s/ Carol E. Serviss, Personal Representative. /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-10-17 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WARREN E. WICKLINE, SR., Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to ANITA GAIL DAY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 6440 Andes Ct., Woodbridge, VA 22193, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 1st day of March, 2010. /s/ Anita Gail Day, Personal Representative, 6440 Andes Ct., Woodbridge, VA 22193 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE February 9, 2010 To be sold for cash at Trustee’s Sale on the 8th day of July, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M., at the Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula County, Montana, is the following property: LOT 3 OF CHARLIE’S ADDITION NO 2 BLK 1 7-13-19 Also known as 3210 TINA AVE MISSOULA, MT 598081355 Recording References: Deed 1: Book 0726, Page 01264, 02/20/2004 according to the official map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said County; together with all buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon and all water rights, rights-of-way, easements, rents, issues, profits, income, tenements, hereditaments, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, used or enjoyed with aid prop-

erty, or any part thereof. Ron Toney, as Grantor, of 3210 TINA AVE MISSOULA, MT 59808-1355, Montana, conveyed the above-described property to Title Services, Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Caras Family Partnership, as Beneficiary, by Montana Trust Indenture dated May 12, 2009, and filed of record on May 14, 2009 at 01:56 pm in Book 839 at page 561, of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana. The default in the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default this foreclosure is made, is the failure by the Grantor, or other person owing an obligation, or by their successors-in-interest, to pay the monthly installments of $390.19 each due on the 15th day of each month, including interest at 10% per annum applied to an underlying indebtedness until paid in full and accruing late charges, advances, and expenses of foreclosure, including Trustee’s and attorney’s fees and costs. There is presently owed on the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture the principal sum of $23,045.07 plus interest thereon at the above described rates which shall be applied to his underlying indebtedness, until said indebtedness is paid. Other expenses to be charged against the sale proceeds include accruing late charges, escrow shortages, if any, Trustee’s and attorney’s fees and costs, and expense of foreclosure and sale. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the aforementioned obligation and has instructed the undersigned Trustee to do so. DATED this 9th day of February, 2010. P. MARS SCOTT LAW OFFICES By: /s/ Thomas C. Orr, Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ) :ss County of Missoula) On this 9th day of February, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Thomas C. Orr, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity as Trustee. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Sarah Testerman, Notary Public for the State of Montana My commission expires 8/10/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/07/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200901831, B: 832, P: 862, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in

which Michael V. Mitchell, a married man was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc was Beneficiary and Netco Title Montana was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Netco Title Montana as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The SW1/4 SE1/4, Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, of the Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana, lying North and West of the Railroad Right of Way and Northland West of Highway, except: A tract of land located in the SW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, and in the N1/2 of Section 34, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, M.P.M., more particularly described as: Beginning at the South quarter corner of Section 27; thence Northerly along the midsection line of Section 27, 1034 feet; thence Easterly and parallel to South boundary line of Section 27, 367 feet; thence Southerly and parallel to said midsection line to an intersection with the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93; thence Southwesterly along the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93, 150 feet, more or less to its intersection with the South boundary of said Section 27; thence Westerly along said section line to its intersection with the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93; thence Southwesterly along said boundary of U.S. Highway No 93, 318.9 feet; thence Northwesterly and right angles to an intersection with the South boundary of Section 27; thence Easterly along the section line to Point of Beginning, Missoula County, Montana. And all that part of SW1/4 SE1/4, of said Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, P.M. lying South and East of the Northern Pacific Railway Right of Way, Missoula County, Montana. Recording reference: Book 96 of Micro Records, Page 1538.

Less and excepting that portion deed to the State of Montana in Book 201 of Micro Records at Page 1606 and Book 201 of Micro Records at Page 1610. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A..

Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow

reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of February 17, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $225,658.54. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $215,694.76, 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 June 28, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale.

The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.71252) 1002.147906-FEI

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/25/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200716720, Bk 800, Pg 925, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Lyle Dewitt Kleckner and Jo Ann Kleckner husband and wife and joint tenants was Grantor, Wells Fargo Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 9 and the East one-half of Lot 10 in Block 3 of Bellevue Addition No. 3, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official plat thereof. And Lot 9 and the East one-half of Lot 10 in Block 3 of Bellevue Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 220 of Micro Records at Page 1504. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/29/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 17, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $248,392.25. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $230,621.68, 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 June 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

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

The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7777.11989) 1002.148103-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/15/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200432695, Book 743, Page 1224, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Casey R. Peterson was Grantor, Argent Mortgage Company, LLC was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A tract of land located in and being a portion of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 15 of Low’s Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Tract B of Certificate of Survey No. 1238A. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200920064 Bk. 845, Pg. 908, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank, National Association as Trustee, Successor-in-Interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A. Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2004, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004WWF1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 09/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 19, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $161,151.73. This amount includes the

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outstanding principal balance of $151,978.07, 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 July 1, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale.

The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7777.10007) 1002.146717-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 1, 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 in Block 7 of Country Club Addition No. 1, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Permanent Parcel Number : 1058909 Kristine King Larson and Robert E Larson Robert E Larson and Kristine King Larson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to US Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to U.S. Bank, National Association N.D., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated October 23, 2003 and Recorded December 18, 2003 under Document Number 200347263 Book 723 Wicro Records Page 1884 The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank, National Association N.D.. 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 $298.09, beginning June 20, 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 January 22, 2010 is $32,916.70 principal, interest at the rate of 6.99% now totaling $1,556.42, late charges in the amount of $174.00, and other fees and expenses advanced of $347.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $6.30 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not

then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 21, 2010 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 January 21, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3507951 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010, 04/15/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 1, 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 8 of Hidden Hills, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Richard Sales and Rene Sales, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services of Missoula, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 24, 2004 and Recorded on March 29, 2004 under Document # 200408179 in Bk-728, Pg-1369. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee for the benefit of the Certificate holders of Equity One ABS, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-3. 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 $1,715.80, beginning March 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of January 20, 2010 is $152,982.22 principal, interest at the rate of 9.625% now totaling $12,299.04, late charges in the amount of $735.95, escrow advances of $5,907.56, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,469.57, plus accruing interest at the rate of $40.34 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

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

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 19, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On January 19, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the fore-

going 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# 3504063 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010, 04/15/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 1, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOTS 19 AND 20 IN BLOCK 32 OF DALY’S ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORD PLAT THEREOF. Kendra E. Root, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 5, 2003 and recorded September 10, 2003 as document number 200333774, in Book 717, Page 589. 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 $953.59, beginning October 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of January 22, 2010 is $109,914.19 principal, interest at the rate of 6.75% now totaling $2,899.94, late charges in the amount of $192.95, escrow advances of $151.30, and other fees and expenses advanced of $466.31, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.33 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

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

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 22, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 1/22/10, 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: 2/23/13 ASAP# 3510789 04/08/2010, 04/15/2010, 04/22/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 24, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 4 in Block 6 of El Mar Estates Phase I, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Steve Llewellyn, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Mark E Noennig, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 20, 2004 and recorded December 27, 2004 at 11:19 o’clock A.M., in Book 745, Page 865, under Document No. 200435748.

The beneficial interest is currently held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 2005WMC2. 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 $1,582.50, beginning July 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of December 28, 2009 Is $173,106.13 principal, interest at the rate of 8.75% now totaling $24,891.71, escrow advances of $15,174.96, suspense balance of $-670.22 and other fees and expenses advanced of $9,339.87, plus accruing interest at the rate of $41.50 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to ail existing conditions, if any, of lead, paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 12, 2010 Charles Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On January 12, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 09/22/2012 ASAP# 3495784 03/25/2010, 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 24, 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 31 OF KING RANCH PHASES II AND Ml, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Jodi A Keating, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 29, 1999 and Recorded July 30, 1999 at 4:24 o’clock P.M., in Micro Records 591, page 837, under Document No. 199920867. The beneficial interest is currently held by Ahmanson Obligation Company, a California 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 $1,364.58, beginning August 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

PUBLIC NOTICES total amount due on this obligation as of December 10, 2009 is $168,173.43 principal, interest at the rate of 6.189% now totaling $4,382.77, late charges in the amount of $273.66, escrow advances of $529.68, and other fees and expenses advanced of $357.95, plus accruing Interest at the rate of $28.52 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

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

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 12, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On January 12, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3495785 03/25/2010, 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 24, 2010, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: LOT 1 OF COUNTRY CREST, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF JEFFREY L PETERSON AND LINDA L PETERSON, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 3, 2004 AND RECORDED ON AUGUST 11, 2004 IN BOOK 737, PAGE 1248, UNDER DOCUMENT NO 200422814. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant

to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $ 1110.69, beginning September 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of January 15, 2010 is $172635.13 principal, interest at the rate of 6.00000% now totaling $4713.20, late charges in the amount of $222.12, escrow advances of $146.49, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1865.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.38 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

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

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 13, 2010 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On January 13, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3498011 03/25/2010, 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 41533889 TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 18, 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: THE SOUTH 65 FEET OF LOT 11 AND THE SOUTH 65 FEET OF THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 12 IN BLOCK 132 OF WOODY ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO

SERVICES THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. (Recording Reference: Book 276 of Micro Records at Page 1300) Gwen K Harlan, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services of Missoula, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2003 and recorded October 20, 2003 at 4:32 o’clock P.M., in Book 720, Page 638, under Document No. 200340174. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. Charles J. Peterson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.

The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,058.88, 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 January 5, 2010 is $125,726.37 principal, interest at the rate of 6.250% now totaling $5,324.67, late charges in the amount of $418.60, escrow advances of $603.24 and other fees and expenses advanced of $125.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $21.53 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The safe 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: January 8, 2010 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 January 8 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3489615 03/25/2010, 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 41954447 TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 24, 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 8 IN BLOCK 3 OF LINDA VISTA, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Kevin Rasley and Tami Gurtler, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Chase Bank, USA, N.A., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated August 22, 2007 and Recorded on August 28, 2007 in Book 804, Page 869, under Document No. 200722436. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.

The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,685.46, 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 January 20, 2010 is $178,889.92 principal, interest at the rate of 8.99% now totaling $12,955.87, late charges in the amount of $1309.95, escrow advances of $1446.03, suspense balance of $-1143.62 and other fees and expenses advanced of $2115.46, plus accruing interest at the rate of $44.11 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

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

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 12, 2010 Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 JOAN MEIER Notary Public State of North Dakota My Commission Expires February 23, 2013 ASAP# 3495788 03/25/2010, 04/01/2010, 04/08/2010

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Nationwide Open House This Weekend!

By Brint Wahlberg, 2010 MOR President Spring is typically the time when real estate market activity picks up. But given all of the factors currently at play with regard to real estate, both positive and challenging, typical isn’t a word that is used much right now. Some of those factors include: • Interest rates at an all-time low • Short sales and foreclosures vastly influencing the market • Tax credits for both first-time and “move up” home buyers • Uncertainty about the national economy • Unemployment both nationally and locally • Availability of money for loans • Ever-changing requirements for borrowers to meet • Revised appraisal requirements What’s noticeable about this list is that local lenders, REALTORS®, appraisers, buyers or sellers have virtually no control over what happens in any of the areas.

So does that mean those in the real estate profession and consumers are simply left to sway in the wind like a kite in the spring breeze with no general direction? Absolutely not. This list might be

different from what it was a few years ago and will be different from future lists. But there has always has been and always will be a list of factors affecting the real estate market that are beyond our immediate control. The key is to know what’s on the list and be a student of the local market to understand how those factors work. Then go about the business of responding and adapting to your local market in the best way possible, for those who count most…the buyers and sellers.

It is with that backdrop that members of the Missoula Organization of REALTORS® are participating in the REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend. On April 10 and 11, 2010, REALTORS® all across the country are holding open houses to remind consumers that in some important ways nothing has changed: • Real estate is still a solid long-term investment • Financing is still available based on sound lending principles • Homeownership is important to build stable communities What is different right now is the deadline, which is quickly approaching, to have properties under contract by April 30 in order to qualify for the tax credits. For those who qualify, that amounts to $8,000 for

• 11 + acres • Approx. 500' creek frontage • 2 story log home • Wildlife paradise

• Updated Condo with 3 Bed, 2.5 Baths • 1 Car Garage, New Carpet & Paint • Includes a Range, Refrigerator • Microwave, Washer & Dryer

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240-SOLD (7653)

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New construction, UG sprinklers 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car garage Energy efficient craftsman style Covered front porch, Large Lot

Tylor Trenary

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355 Strawberry

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Bill Bangs

Pat McCormick

$191,000

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$137,000

first-time homebuyers, and $6,500 for existing/move-up homebuyers (have not purchased a property in the last three-years). For more information on the current available tax credits, contact a REALTOR® or lender to find out if you qualify.

Regardless of where you are in your property search right now, join with REALTORS® throughout Western Montana to see what’s on the market and to get acquainted with all of Missoula’s wonderfully dynamic and diverse neighborhoods and the surrounding areas. Also compare prices and features, and see how the homes will fit into and support your lifestyle choice when the time is right for you to consider homeownership.

We may not be in charge of the big picture. But we can be in charge in our local communities, in the housing decisions and choices we can make, and in working with real estate professionals who know and understand the market. The REALTOR® Nationwide Open House is a great place to start.

• Well Cared for 4 bed, 2.5 bath home • w/ hot tub, A/C, U/G sprinklers • Near parks & trails • On a cul-de-sac, adjacent open space

$319,900 MLS # 908771

5501 Bonanza Missoula

Patrick Halsell

Hank Trotter

Pat McCormick

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hank@prudentialmissoula.com

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406-207-2326

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240-SOLD (7653)

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