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Vol. 20, No. 24 • June 11–June 18, 2009

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

Scope: Calling out jackassery at Missoula’s finer cultural events Books: Manning delivers straight talk on the Great Plains Ochenski: New study cuts down the Healthy Forests Act

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Vol. 20, No. 24 • June 11–June 18, 2009

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

Scope: Calling out jackassery at Missoula’s finer cultural events Books: Manning delivers straight talk on the Great Plains Ochenski: New study cuts down the Healthy Forests Act

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nside Cover Story Glacier National Park officials expect Goingto-the-Sun Road to open this year no earlier than June 19. In order to hit that date, the park will spend $300,000 clearing debris from a Class 5 avalanche that wiped out part of the road, and nearly $500,000 on plowing snow. Those totals don’t even account for the road’s $180 million, Cover photo by Chad Harder multi-year rehabilitation project, which is ongoing through, at least, 2014. It’s all a lot of trouble and money for a damage-prone, 50-mile stretch of road open, at most, 120 days a year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

News

Letters Looking back at the Bush administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Week in Review Commencement ceremonies and a cell phone veto . . . . . 6 Briefs Channel surfing, chimp change and hookah hook-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Etc. Life is full of second chances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Up Front Shooting raises questions about former Montana militia. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Up Front Upstart Clark Fork River Market makes its mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ochenski Study cuts down Healthy Forests Restoration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Writers on the Range It’s time to reduce the West’s ATV carnage . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Agenda Join the seventh annual Sustainability Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Arts & Entertainment

Flash in the Pan Matchmaking for the other white meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8 Days a Week We hear wedding bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mountain High Drive safely, outdoor enthusiasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scope Calling out jackassery at Missoula’s finer cultural events . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Noise Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, The Lonely H, Russ Nasset and Steve Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Books Manning offers straight talk on the Great Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Film Sugar finds the sweet spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Exclusives Street Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 In Other News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Independent Personals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Advice Goddess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Free Will Astrolog y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Crossword Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 This Modern World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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STREET TALK

Inside Letters Briefs Up Front Ochenski Range Agenda News Quirks

Asked Tuesday afternoon near the Wilma Theatre in downtown Missoula.

Q:

by Chad Harder

This week Indy arts editor Erika Fredrickson examines poor etiquette by Missoula crowds. How would you rate Missoula’s overall concert manners?

Follow-up: What’s the rudest behavior you’ve ever witnessed at a concert?

Tonai Moval: Later on, when people get drunk and wasted at shows, I find that it can really get annoying. There’s so many vendors for alcohol, and so many drinkers, it can really be bad. Damn kids: One time at a concert a big group of 13-yearolds showed up and they just kept getting in fights. It was so stupid.

Mike Rea: I’ve only been here a couple months, but from what I’ve seen here [at Caras Park], I bet people are pretty decent at concerts. Staff picks: At a Civilized Anarchy show in Spokane, I was up front and had this five-foot staff when some assholes wanted to mosh with me.

Well it wasn’t a mosh pit and I wasn’t moshing, so they ate some staff. At least they got their bruises, and bruises are a mosher’s badge of honor.

Megan Clifford: I’d say Missoula’s pretty nice. People always like to dance and have fun, and that gives back to the band. But when people come screwed up on drugs they can mess it up pretty quick. Who’ll stop the pain? This lady behind me at a Creedence [Clearwater Revival] show started pushing me and I was just dancing. But then she kept pushing me until I fell down!

We weren’t in a mosh pit or anything. I mean, there’s no mosh pits at Creedence shows.

John Focia: I just moved here last night, but from what I’ve seen I would guess the kids’ etiquette could be better when it comes to discarding trash and respecting the act.

Spreadheads? Panicking? That would have to be fighting. I witnessed a huge brawl at a Widespread Panic show, and then at a Social Distortion concert in Orange County I saw people really getting punched out. It was ugly.

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Looking back George Ochenski’s latest column (see “Time to lead,” June 4, 2009) shows that the man who supposedly “rattles the cage of the political establishment” has morphed into another chanter of the political establishment’s favorite mantra: Don’t look back.

“Other than being historically interesting and perhaps setting the record straight,” he writes, “the real impact on these two backward looking analyses has minimal effect upon our current situation or what we do about it.”

So, Mr. Ochenski, the backward looking of the Senate Watergate Committee had minimal effect? The backward looking of the Iran-Contra Committee hearings had minimal effect? In each case criminal charges were brought up against public officials and resulted in either a resignation or criminal conviction of public officials.

Because of the backward looking British press, what is considered today to be the biggest modern-day political scandal in the United Kingdom is now unfolding with resignations unheard of in that country for 300 years, along with the start of criminal investigations of many public officials.

To state that it was/is the wave of home foreclosures that brought about the collapse of the largest financial firms in the nation, again, is to chant the establishment mantra. Down and dirty, Mr. Ochenski, these institutions failed because of the unregulated derivatives market that ballooned from roughly $50 billion in 1992 to $33 trillion in 2006—derivatives/liabilities that never made it to the public investors’ eyes. Doing so would have shown that the liabilities of these publicly traded companies were greater than their assets, making them technically insolvent. We now know this. That fraud was perpetrated over the years, but you don’t want us to look back?

In an interview in Barron’s, William Black, former deputy director of the former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. during the S&L crisis in the 1980s, said, “With most of America’s biggest banks insolvent, you have, in essence, a multi-trillion dollar cover-up by publicly traded entities, which amounts to felony securities fraud on a massive scale.”

As far as not looking back Black stated, “What if every time we had a plane crash we said: ‘It might be divisive to investigate. We want to be forward looking.’ Nobody would fly. It would be a disaster. We know that with planes every time we have an accident, we look intensively, without the interference of politics.”

It is the interference of politics, regardless of party, that has aided in the creation of our current crisis. So, Mr. Ochenski, when you say we should not do any backtracking or looking back you are promoting what most people in power in Washington, D.C., are hoping all Americans will do.

Because that political interference that

It is the “interference

make a positive impact on the environment, and in doing so we have happily joined together to help reforest the Bitterroot.

Because of Mary Kay’s generous support, this gift will have a strong impact on the area for generations.

Thanks to Mary Kay, the ponderosa pine seedlings being planted will help re-establish wildlife habitat and create forest conditions more resilient to wildfire. Trees planted in the Bitterroot will also help clean the air and water, and hold soil in place to prevent erosion.

Mary Kay is a company doing the right things for the right reasons, and we’re proud to be working with them.

John Rosenow Chief Executive Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln, Neb.

One single plan

of politics, regardless of party, that has aided in the creation of our

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current crisis.

is so pervasive in all branches of the federal government knows all too well if we Americans do look back, intensively, a political scandal, the size and scope of which will dwarf the one in Britain, will turn this country inside out and bring a good portion of our current government down, regardless of party affiliation.

John Marshall Hot Springs

Making up The Arbor Day Foundation wishes to publicly thank Mary Kay Inc. for its commitment to plant 200,000 trees in the Bitterroot National Forest (see “Mary Kay solves world hunger,” May 14, 2009). Both the Arbor Day Foundation and Mary Kay strive to

In August 2008, Barack Obama said, “If I were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system.”

That begs the question: Why is this particular issue not up for consideration, discussion and at least defined in terms we can understand? Over 60 percent of physicians and over 60 percent of the general public want to see a single-payer health plan, and over 60 percent of bankruptcies are created by medical bills.

Single payer health care means that one entity handles all the billing and payments for health care services.

Under any plans discussed, care would be privately delivered and patients would have a choice of doctors and other providers.

According to Physicians for a National Health Program, about “60 percent of our health care system is financed by public money: federal and state taxes, property taxes and tax subsidies.” And yet, 47 million people have no insurance. The group also claims that, “Over 31 percent of every health care dollar goes to paperwork, overhead, CEO salaries, profits, etc.” A single-payer system would reduce that overhead cost to us.

Contact Sen. Max Baucus and the White House and let them know that single-payer needs to be considered.

Lynn Peters Polson

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WEEK IN REVIEW

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VIEWFINDER

• Wednesday, June 3

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by Chad Harder

A shooting in Helena leaves one teenager dead and two others seriously wounded after an alleged disagreement over a girl. Police later charge Sebastian Olivares-Coster, 17, with deliberate homicide and two counts of attempted deliberate homicide.

• Thursday, June 4 An early morning explosion destroys 12 mailboxes on Snowshoe Lane in Pattee Canyon. Police don’t know the cause of the blast, but deem it a case of vandalism. A large metal box for packages is also destroyed, but no individuals are injured.

• Friday, June 5 Routine maintenance work causes a brief power outage at the Independent office and at other NorthWestern Energy customers throughout Missoula. The outage lasts six minutes and affects 14,480 homes and businesses. NorthWestern’s Claudia Rapkoch says the outage was the result of an accidental flip of a switch.

• Saturday, June 6 Nearly 800 Missoula high school graduates collect their diplomas and celebrate the end of their youth.

Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel seniors, in separate events, soak up words of wisdom from inspirational speakers Hugh Suenaga, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and science teacher Will Pereira, respectively.

• Sunday, June 7 Brother-sister combo Avery and Valarie Jenkins take first place honors in the men’s and women’s fields at the fourth annual Zoo Town Open disc golf tournament. The competition’s last round takes place on a temporary course at Fort Missoula set up by the local host, Garden City Flyers.

• Monday, June 8 After considerable public outcry—the most Mayor John Engen says he’s ever heard over a single issue—the mayor vetoes part of the city’s new cell phone ban for drivers. Texting while driving or bicycling remains illegal, but Engen axes the rest of the ordinance.

• Tuesday, June 9 The Arizona Diamondbacks, parent club of the Missoula Osprey, select high school third baseman Bobby Borchering and Notre Dame outfielder A.J. Pollock in the first round of Major League Baseball’s draft. The D-backs’ first selection in 2008, Daniel Schlereth, debuted with the Osprey before joining the big leagues this year.

About 200 picketers rallied outside Sen. Max Baucus’ Missoula field office June 5, upset that the senator refuses to consider a single-payer option as part of his attempt to reform the nation’s health care system. Speakers pointed to the $4 million in campaign contributions Baucus has accepted from the insurance, medical and pharmaceutical industry over his political career as evidence of his bias on the issue.

TV

Max Media picks up Fox An 11th hour agreement between Fox Broadcasting Company and Max Media of Montana will allow local viewers to keep up with their weekly fix of “The Simpsons” and “American Idol.”

The deal comes days before a nationwide switch to digital television on June 12.

Currently, Little Rock, Ark.-based Equity Media Holdings is responsible for all Fox content in Missoula. The company, however, declared bankruptcy in December and lacks the funds to update its broadcasting equipment, according to Linda Gray, president of Max Media Montana.

Without the agreement, Fox’s channel would go dark in Missoula.

Equity officials weren’t available for comment.

Gray says Max Media, which owns Missoula’s ABC affiliate, has purchased some of the physical assets from Equity, but is not buying the Fox station. Instead, the company will simply broadcast Fox content and handle sales for the station’s programming.

“The easiest comparison is, you know how CBS and CW are broadcasting together? We’ll be ABC and Fox in all of our ABC markets,” Gray says.

Despite the fact that the digital switch affects every station in America, Scott Grogin, senior vice president of communications at the Fox Network Group, says the Missoula situation is an anomaly.

“This is not a common occurrence,” he says.

“It is specific to your market.”

Gray says the channel will continue to broadcast the most popular Fox programs and that viewers should notice little change in the weekly lineup. As for switching Fox content to a digital feed, she also expects limited problems.

“If they have cable or satellite,” Gray says, “I don’t anticipate at this time that they’ll have any problems.”

Jesse Froehling

Smoke

Hookah hook-up If you wander into the Purple Haze Hookah Lounge, it’s best to assume you’re staying a

while. A handful of café-style tables draped in maroon fabric line one wall, but the rest of the seating is of the sofa or pillow variety. Once you’ve found your way to a dim corner, and once you’ve sunk into a deep couch cushion, and once one of the owners, Ahmad Baig or Osama Zaid, have brought you a four-foot hookah stuffed with jasmine-flavored tobacco, and once you’ve begun inhaling the sweet milky smoke, trust me, you’re not going anywhere. In fact, in the two hours I spent there one recent evening—$10 buys you a full hookah worth of tobacco—I didn’t see any of the other dozen or so patrons leave.

Missoula’s first-ever hookah bar sits tucked into a parking lot just off Brooks Street in a space that previously sold secondhand children’s clothes. Zaid and Baig say they’re both students at the University of Montana, but would prefer that I sit and smoke my hookah rather than ask questions. They opened the business about four weeks ago, but refuse to elaborate on their long-term plans. That includes how they plan to deal with the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, which goes into

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“Any place where there are employees and the public goes into it and it’s inside, it’s smoke free,” says Victoria Glass of the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.

This doesn’t seem to worry Zaid or Baig.

They’re concerned with more pressing matters.

“Do you need more charcoal?” Baig asks my friend and me.

“I don’t know,” I say. “I think we’re done.”

He picks up a pair of tongs and breaks up the coals sitting on top of our hookah.

“You need more charcoal,” he says, and begins lighting a new coal.

“So,” I ask, “what are you going to do when the smoking ban goes into effect?”

Baig shrugs. “We’ll think of something,” he says.

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division, both near Red Lodge. Other developments in the works include the “Hole in Juan” resort along the San Juan River in New Mexico and the “Canyon ParForFore” golf resort near the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

The May 27 bankruptcy filing, prepared by Missoula attorney Jon Binney of Binney Law Firm PC, lists Rizzotto’s assets at $3.2 million

Bankruptcy

Monkey business A Montana-based real estate developer who became better known for raising chimpanzees filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two weeks ago.

Jeanne Rizzotto of Boyd, Mont., lives with two 7-year-old chimpanzees, Connor and Kramer, whom she mothers like children.

Rizzotto appeared with the chimps March 2 on NBC’s “Today Show” snuggling in bed, watching TV and teaching them sign language. The chimps live in a giant playroom attached to Rizzotto’s home. They can dress themselves and one, reportedly, is toilet trained.

The bankruptcy filing caps more than a year of legal troubles surrounding Rizzotto. The same week as her “Today Show” appearance, she received a deferred sentence on a felony charge of issuing a bad check for $155,000 written to a Missouri chimpanzee preserve. Last November, Rizzotto faced a public nuisance charge after Connor and Kramer escaped and one of them, according to court records, bit a woman.

Rizzotto’s real estate ventures include the 190-acre “Of Course” RV Resort—the first motor coach resort, she has said, to include a designer golf course—and the 320-acre “Dot Calm” sub-

and her liabilities at $4 million. Creditors holding secured claims include Beartooth Bank of Billings, which holds a claim on “Of Course” and “Dot Calm” valued at roughly $1.7 million.

Unsecured creditors include Crowley Law Firm and Garlington Lohn & Robinson, both of Missoula, owed about $43,000 and $2,000, respectively. Rizzotto also racked up more than $140,000 in credit card debt.

Listed among Rizzotto’s personal property in the court papers are her two chimpanzees.

Their combined value? A measly $30, $20 less than her dog.

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Home Resource hits snag Homeowners excited for nips and tucks around the house have likely seen the sign on Home Resource’s door: Thanks to the economy, the nonprofit’s anticipated move to the

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expansive 4G Plumbing building on Wyoming Street is delayed indefinitely.

Last year’s economic sag drove several nonprofits and green businesses from plans to gather under one roof at 1515 Wyoming Street.

Scooterville and other businesses suddenly found the project too financially risky, taking needed wind out of its sails, says Matt Hisel, Home Resource’s co-director.

“It’s endlessly frustrating,” Hisel says.

He and co-director Lauren Varney subsequently renewed their lease at 825 West Kent through March 2010.

Part of the problem rests in the scope of the Wyoming Street project. Hisel and Varney hatched the idea for a sustainability center in 2005 and approached Rick Wishcamper, president of Rocky Mountain Development, in fall 2007.

Wishcamper quickly turned the modest idea into a $6 million endeavor.

“He basically took my idea and multiplied it by 10,” Hisel says. “‘We don’t need three or four businesses together, we need 12 or 20.’ He thinks big.”

Wishcamper purchased the 24,000 square-foot building and 3.8-acre plot on Wyoming in July 2008 and faces a long list of renovations. He says 10 businesses are still onboard with the project, but development is at a standstill until he can solve a number of financing problems.

“There’s no question that there’s a chicken and an egg here,” Wishcamper says. “Until we build it, they have issues making commitments, and until they make commitments, we have issues getting it built.”

Wishcamper says he’s dedicated to getting Home Resource moved before their new lease expires, and Varney says he and Hisel have too much invested in the project to simply find a new space.

“I talk about the new location to somebody about a dozen times a day,” Varney says. “So it’s hard to think about another place.”

The group will host a public forum for feedback on the project June 11 at 5:30 p.m. at 1515 Wyoming St. Alex Sakariassen

BY THE NUMBERS Confirmed cases of swine flu in Montana as of June 8. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Missoula County is one of seven counties in the state to report the disease.

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Life doesn’t offer do-overs very often, but when it does, we tend to take notice. Entire Hollywood movies starring Ryan Reynolds have been made about the simple concept of a second chance—and we watch, because we all secretly wish we had an opportunity to fix a personal flub.

But there was no need to turn to Hollywood this week.

Second chances popped up in Missoula like wildflowers, providing enough drama to keep us glued to our Twitter feeds.

Not that we did that while driving, mind you. No, we heard the message with Verizon-like clarity last week when Missoula’s City Council passed a strict cell phone ban for local drivers. That didn’t sit well with yammering yahoos obsessed with calling their peeps during the eight minutes it takes to zip across town. They complained loudly enough to force Mayor John Engen to call for a do-over. On June 8, he vetoed the ordinance, lifting the ban on callers and only making drive-by texting illegal. The only complaint Engen’s received since the veto: “dnt h8 tha playa, h8 tha gm.”

Speaking of player haters, the NCAA asked for its own do-over last week. The bloated collegiate bureaucracy admitted that, if it paid better attention to its own regulations, UM wouldn’t have hosted a playoff football game last fall.

According to NCAA rules, no state that allows legalized sports gambling should be awarded postseason contests, and the Montana Lottery includes a sports fantasy game that just barely crosses the line. While Griz Nation frets over the possible loss of an extra tailgating weekend—not to mention a few million in local revenue—the NCAA claims it will not make the same mistake twice. UM officials are reportedly in a hurry-up offense to work out the situation before next season’s kickoff.

But perhaps the best example of a recent do-over occurred June 3, when U.S. Sen. Max Baucus granted himself a second chance to meet with single-payer advocates in Washington, D.C. Unless you’ve been stuck in a coma the last few weeks, you know that Baucus initially refused to consider the single-payer option when he took on the task of reforming the nation’s health care system. Single-payer fans didn’t appreciate Baucus turning his back on them, and have since upped the pressure on the Montana senator with nationwide protests and rallies. The tactic didn’t immediately translate to results, though—Baucus used the meeting to tell single-payer advocates that he regretted not hearing them out earlier, but that now it was too late to add their plan to the debate.

While there’s still a chance of single-payer gaining traction in D.C., the Baucus fracas just goes to show that second chances don’t always ensure a Hollywood ending.

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Finding Freemen Alleged shooter linked to former Montana militia

by Alex Sakariassen

Rosie Clark just wants it to stop.

Thirteen years ago this Saturday, the separatist anti-government sect known as the Montana Freemen surrendered to FBI agents after an 81-day armed standoff at their compound outside Jordan. Ever since that highly publicized event, the Freemen label has carried a radical stigma, one that Rosie and her husband Emmett have tried to divest.

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ing to move on. Upward of 20 Freemen went to trial in the years following the 1996 standoff. Schweitzer remains in federal custody in Florence, Colo., with a release date of February 11, 2019. His supposed right-hand man, Daniel Petersen, and a number of others are also in prison. The rest completed brief sentences before slipping into anonymity.

Rosie and Emmett Clark have since

whether Roeder ever visited Justus Township and says no one she’s spoken to recognizes him. “He never set foot in Montana,�

Petersen contends. “He had nothing to do with us. I don’t know where that ever came out, but I’ve talked to several people and nobody is aware of him.�

It’s a common problem, she adds.

National rumors connect criminals and fugitives to the Montana Freemen, and “it’s garbage.� “Every time somebody walks down the street and looks cross-eyed, they link him to a big story about the Freemen,� Petersen says. “It’s getting old. Not everybody in this whole wide world that does something wrong is linked to the Freemen.�

Dean Clark can empathize with knee jerk Freemen connections. He never saw eye-to-eye with his father, Freemen higher-up Richard Clark, or his grandfather, Emmett. The two once ran Dean off Freemen land with guns when Dean tried to access a neighboring field.

He denounces any association with the group’s radical beliefs. “I was not a member, okay,� Dean says. “And I’d just as soon not deal with it. I’ve dealt with it every day of my life Scott Roeder, chief suspect in the assassination of abortion doctor George since then.�

Tiller, is an active member of the Freemen. News of his ties to the anti-govAs for Roeder’s actions in Wichita, ernment group opened old wounds in Montana.

Dean says he doesn’t recall any Freemen expressing anti-abortion senti“The worst part about it is it’s never settled into retirement in central ments. over,� Rosie says. “It’s just going on and Montana’s Musselshell County. After “The Freemen movement had on, it’s never stopping. Those guys that speaking briefly with a reporter, Rosie absolutely nothing to do with abortion are in jail are being tortured, and they refused to leave a message for her hus- rights,� he says. “There’s no tie there at band, voicing the couple’s shared wish to all.� just keep it up.�

Leaving the past in the past seems a leave the Freemen standoff alone.

The new life some Freemen seek is “He’s my husband,� Rosie said. “He evidenced by their avoidance of old common mindset for Montana’s resident Freemen. Under the leadership of don’t want to mess with it anymore.� haunts. Nick Murnion, Garfield County James Hance declined comment attorney and a former victim of Freemen LeRoy Schweitzer, the group crafted phony checks, money orders and liens when reached at his East Helena home harassment, says few returned to Jordan and defrauded banks and credit card except to say he wants to move on. He following the court proceedings. He companies nationwide of an estimated arrived at Justus Township from North believes most of them now live in $1.8 million. They leveled threats Carolina prior to the standoff with his Musselshell County or the Billings area. against state officials for years. It’s a dark brother, John, and father, Steven.

If the Freemen philosophy is still Lavon Hanson likewise shied away strong around Jordan, Roeder’s arrest past, and one recently resurrected in from speaking of his Freemen past. failed to raise it above a whisper. John national headlines.

In the days following the shooting Hanson’s arrest alongside Schweitzer Fitzgerald, Jordan’s pharmacist since death of Kansas abortion doctor George and Petersen by the FBI in March 1996 1969, says names associated with the Tiller, the FBI linked chief suspect Scott sparked the barricading of Justus Freemen persist in Garfield County, but Roeder to a Kansas faction of the Freemen. Township. Hanson, now living in they keep pretty much to themselves.

Several news stories then connected northeastern Montana, refers to the “The ones that they caught, they’re Roeder to Montana based on a 1996 inter- Freemen altercation as a “chapter of not around,� says Fitzgerald, who does view with Roeder’s father by the Topeka my life long over.� believe he’s seen Roeder in Jordan But not all of the Freemen have sev- before. “There’s a lot of periphery that’s Capital-Journal. Roeder was not involved in the Jordan incident, but reportedly ered ties with the group. Cherlyn still around, but their actions have all attended classes at the Montana Peterson, who says she was only present changed dramatically. If they’re still Freemen’s Justus Township compound during the standoff to support her hus- thinking that way and doing those things, band, Daniel Petersen, admits she’s spo- they don’t say anything about it.� prior to the FBI’s intervention.

News of Roeder’s Freemen ties is a ken recently to other Freemen about step backward for former members try- the Roeder shooting. She questions asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Market trends Upstart Clark Fork River Market makes its mark

by Matthew Frank

Spring rain dampened the typically convivial Saturday morning atmosphere at the Clark Fork River Market last week, but not by much. Vendors still huddled behind full tables, musicians played beneath the Higgins Street bridge and meat- and vegetable-toting, coffee-sipping shoppers still mingled.

Business wasn’t as brisk, but it was buoyed by an increasingly large number of regulars who get their weekly shopping done in one place.

Diversity appears to be the key ingredient to the market’s success.

Now in its fifth year camped at the

stepped in to fill the void—and then some. So far this spring, the newer market has averaged about 50 vendors, twice the number its first year. Carter expects to host as many as 70 vendors by the height of the season, drawing it in line with the 70—80 vendors the Missoula Farmers’ Market’s has averaged so far this spring. At its peak, the older market expects to hold as many as 100 vendors.

According to Mel Parker, market master at the Missoula Farmers’ Market for the last 18 years, Clark Fork’s success hasn’t come at the expense of the

Farmer Ka Moua and her family were among the Clark Fork River Market’s first produce vendors. She says they became similarly fed up with the Missoula Farmers’ Market’s rules.

For instance, Moua’s schedule forced her to miss a few weekends at the market. According to the old market’s rules, a vendor cannot miss more than five markets in a season. They also say “the vendor, grower, producer, and market seller must be one and the same individual,” meaning Moua couldn’t send a family member to sell in her place.

“The rules became a little bit more stringent on what we could and couldn’t do,” Moua says. “As a family we just decided the Clark Fork River Market best met our mission, and it was much more family oriented. That’s why we made the move.”

Beyond what vendors call a more relaxed atmosphere at the Clark Fork River Market, the biggest difference between the two markets is meat. The Missoula Farmers’ Market doesn’t allow it.

The Clark Fork Market was founded on it. The Clark Fork Coalition wanted to provide ranchers along Photo by Matt Frank the Clark Fork River with a market Ka Moua, a former vendor at the Missoula Farmers’ Market, made the move for their beef to help them keep to the cross-town Clark Fork River Market when it first opened. “I get a lot their ranchlands intact and free of comments about how much more laid back the River Market is compared from development. When the to the Farmers’ Market,” she says.

Missoula Farmers’ Market nixed south end of downtown Missoula, it old market. Instead, he believes it the idea of adding meat, a second offers a smorgasbord of local foods— shows Missoula’s insatiable appetite downtown market was born. produce, baked goods, salsa and, most for local food.

Erin Barnett, director of Local notably, meat. There are even, on occa“They take the overflow that we Harvest, a food website with a nationsion, sheepskins for sale, hanging like can’t handle,” Parker says. wide directory of farmers’ markets, pressed shirts.

But the Clark Fork River Market has says the burgeoning Clark Fork River “It does seem definitely much also caused some long-time vendors to Market serves as an example of a more busy this year,” says market man- defect. national trend of people “thinking creager Mary Ellen Carter. “It’s always “We’ve got a better vibe down atively about how to bring meat into hard to know, exactly, but it could be here,” says Mike Duda of Bitteroot the local food movement and how to that we have more vendors, and some- Organics. set up direct connections between times the more vendors you have, Duda sells greens, herbs and heir- farmers and ranchers.” strangely, the more people come to loom tomatoes, and did so at the Another example of the Clark Fork your market.”

Missoula Farmers’ Market for 10 years, River Market’s ingenuity came in the With its new vendors and larger even serving a stint as its board presi- form of accepting Electronic Benefit crowds, the upstart Clark Fork River dent. He left because the market “got Transfer (EBT) cards, which let shopMarket appears to be challenging the mired in their routine up there, and pers spend government benefits on cross-town Missoula Farmers’ Market’s they’re just not willing to progress.” local food. On a rainy Saturday, 37 EBT 37-year Saturday morning market domSpecifically, Duda says the market households visited the Clark Fork River inance. A signature Missoula institu- should change its rules to allow small- Market and spent $890, according to tion, the Missoula Farmers’ Market was scale producers to sell value-added Carter. The Missoula Farmers’ Market on the leading edge of Montana’s local products—like beeswax lip balm or added EBT a year after the Clark Fork. food movement when it first started at salsa—which can be a boon for farmers.

The markets resist the idea that they the north end of Higgins Avenue. But “I was looking around and not compete against one another, but the some say the old-school market hasn’t being able to see how jams and jellies Clark Fork’s emergence has clearly progressed with trends in small-scale were fine, but if you grow sheep and opened the door for some change—and agriculture, and its rigid rules have want to process the skins and sell created more options for locavores. pushed some vendors away. those, there’s something wrong with The Clark Fork River Market that,” he says. mfrank@missoulanews.com

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Remember back when Karl Rove and the clever wordsmiths of the Bush administration came out with the Clear Skies Initiative and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act? Many argued that these policies did exactly the opposite of what their titles suggested, leading to dirtier air and more logging in national forests.

Now, a long eight years later, it is hardly a surprise that a new study finds Healthy Forests has indeed failed to achieve its promised results.

No administration in recent memory has used fear as effectively as did the Bush-Cheney cabal—and Healthy Forests was no exception. With some 20 million acres of dead pines in Canada, predictions that Colorado and Wyoming would have no lodge pole forests in five years and enormous swathes of Montana now covered with red or dead trees, it wasn’t hard for Bush and his pals in the logging industry to raise the specter of massive, catastrophic wildfires. Their solution was to fast-track new logging on federal forests under the rubric of “fuels reduction.”

If only we allowed the “forest professionals” to manage the land, we were told, they would undo a century’s worth of mismanagement by, ironically, the forest professionals who had preceded them. It was those mistakes, we were assured, that led to the accumulation of fuels that would now create uncontrollable wildfires unless the logging industry was set free of pesky environmental constraints and the threat of lawsuits by concerned citizens. Those who criticized the new policy for its shortcuts and shortcomings, were dubbed obstructionists, at best, and painted as endangering their fellow citizens and communities at worst.

But now a new study, headed by University of Colorado fire ecologist Tania Schoennagel and published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, takes a hard look at the efficacy of 44,613 “fuel reduction” projects undertaken in Western states since Bush, with backing from timid Democrats, unleashed the chainsaws on what was left of the nation’s Western forests.

The conclusions of the study are not heartening. For one thing, only 3 percent of the fuel reduction projects were conducted in the wildland-urban interface ( WUI), where the threat from wildfire damages to homes and businesses is greatest. Even if you expand the borders of the WUI out by another 1.5 miles into the forests, the total percentage of fuel reduction projects conducted to reduce fire risk in WUI areas comes to 11 percent. What that means is that nine out of

10 areas logged for fuel reduction were too far away from human inhabitants to have much, if any, effect on the wildfire threat to communities.

That finding echoes contentions by critics that the Healthy Forests policies of the Bush administration were primarily enacted to grant favors to their cronies in the logging industry by allowing them to cut profitable old growth and green trees rather than significantly

That finding “echoes critics’ contentions that the Healthy Forests policies of the Bush administration were primarily enacted to grant favors to their cronies in the

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logging industry

reducing the threat of wildfire to forest communities.

It also means that the Democrats, who were complicit in going along with Bush’s phony forest health policies, were duped once again—just like they were on the Patriot Act and the Iraq War. In fact, as the study notes, only 17 percent of the forested lands that could threaten communities from wildfires are federal lands where the Healthy Forests policies would apply. By contrast, some 71 percent of the WUI forests are private lands whose owners, not the federal government, are responsible for fuel reduction efforts.

A much more effective approach to mitigating wildfire threats, the study suggests, would be to adopt fire-wise policies for private property and WUI homeowners. “Fire suppression is doing an outstanding job,” Schoennagel told reporters, “but there is only so much they can do. So we are probably going to continue to have more home losses unless we have communities

more adapted to fire.” Those adaptations include using fireproof building material in WUI homes, metal roofs, and clearing brush, trees and woodpiles from around homes.

What the study didn’t say—but what other studies have repeatedly found—is that large wildfires are increasingly a result of global warming. As most folks know, the Bush administration and many of its Republican supporters steadfastly refused to even acknowledge global warming, much less address its causes. That many of these head-in-thesand policymakers are still in Congress does not bode well for taking the necessary steps to address the larger problem instead of the failing, piecemeal approach of mitigating individual wildfire impacts.

Montana is a prime example in this regard. We know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that our summers are hotter and drier and our winters shorter and warmer than in times past. We know also know the results. Without a couple weeks of 20 or 30 below zero temperatures of a typical Montana winter, insects such as the pine bark beetle do not die off. Instead, they live through the winter, reproduce early, and kill thousands of more acres of trees by boring through the life-carrying cambium just beneath the bark.

We also know that the increase in overall temperatures has contributed to drought conditions across the state.

Drought-weakened trees are already more susceptible to insects and disease, but without sufficient soil moisture, our forests have little chance to survive by “pitching out” the pine beetles with sap.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester recently touted his efforts to get loggers “back in the woods” and used much of the same “healthy forests” rhetoric employed by the Bush administration. But as the new study suggests, the Bush methods are simply not working if protecting forest communities from wildfire is the goal.

Moreover, they do nothing about global warming. If Tester is serious about a real solution, he would do well to consider the study’s recommendations, take into account the currently non-existent market for lumber and concentrate his efforts—and scarce federal stimulus dollars—on the private lands that make up the vast majority of the wildland-urban interface.

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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Joyless rides It’s time to reduce the West’s ATV carnage

by Ray Ring

At least 24 people have been killed in all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) accidents in the West since mid-March, the onset of warm riding weather.

A 9-year-old girl in Arizona was among the deaths. So were a 10-year-old boy in California, an off-duty sheriff ’s deputy in Utah, and 16-year-old girls in Wyoming and Arizona.

One especially noticeable ATV wreck occurred in Utah on April 18: A likable ex-Congressman, Bill Orton, drove his ATV over a drop-off, crashed and died in the famous Little Sahara dunes playground. He was 60 years old, left behind a wife and two kids, and the Salt Lake Tribune called it a great loss for his state.

Also, a man lost his right hand, and a 6-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy suffered serious nonfatal injuries in other Western ATV wrecks in the same twomonth period.

It’s just the latest evidence of how the sport needs safety regulations and a consistently responsible leadership.

Often the accident victims are kids.

Frequently, the victims are not wearing helmets. And ATV design is another factor: the vehicle’s abundance of horsepower and the risk of rollovers.

Yet the industry—manufacturers and dealers—and the sport’s leaders resist tougher state laws and regulations to improve safety. That includes basic measures, such as requiring helmets for all ATV drivers and a reasonable minimum age for driving ATVs. Instead, they often glamorize ATVs with event promotions, news stories and gung-ho ads that guarantee riding thrills.

The ATV magazines, for instance, are filled with “ready-to-race…hard-riding” machines whose brand names encourage recklessness: the Polaris Outlaw, Kawasaki’s Brute Force, Can-Am’s Renegade.

The magazines show people throttling ATVs up sand dunes, through creeks, into deep mud and over rocks, or

twisting along forest and desert trails.

Often they’re “pulling wheelies”—accelerating with such force that the front wheels pop off the ground. Or they’re “airing it out” (becoming completely airborne) and coming down for “big hits” (hard landings).

“Give Your Adrenaline a Reason to Secrete Itself … Mayhem Awaits,” headlines shout in a full-page ad for a Kawasaki 750 Teryx. There’s a big photo of the Teryx churning sand, and more headlines about “digital fuel injection” and a “speed-tuned suspension.” Small type at the bottom of the ad says “Warning: The Teryx can be hazardous to operate…Always wear (a) helmet…

Avoid excessive speeds and stunt driving.

Be extra careful on difficult terrain.”

At least 56 “kids—children under the age of 16—have died in ATV wrecks in Utah

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since 1982.

Of course, no one wants accidents.

But most Western states let ATVers do their thing with almost no regulations at all. Only a few even set a minimum age for drivers. Utah is one, probably making an effort to address this bloody statistic: At least 56 kids—children under the age of 16—have died in ATV wrecks in Utah since 1982, according to a federal ATV safety website. But Utah’s age limit for driving in the wild country remains

astonishingly weak: “No one under 8 may operate an ATV on public lands.”

In a typical safety battle, Nevada’s Legislature just passed a measure requiring all Nevada ATVs to be licensed with the state. Reckless drivers could be tracked down if witnesses got their license numbers. But Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed the licensing requirement, saying he didn’t like the modest fee of maybe $20 or $30 per vehicle. The Nevada Legislature, however, might muster enough support to override that veto.

Laws and regulations aside, we need to adjust the overall image of ATVs to make the dangers clearer. That includes everyone who can play a role—those of us who are directly involved as well as those on the sidelines, such as journalists and politicians.

All too often, families—parents, teens and kids—don’t understand the danger until it’s too late.

Near New River, Ariz., on May 20, three teenagers were driving around on two ATVs. The Arizona Republic reports that the ATVs were “following each other…at high speeds (45 to 50 mph)” when one crashed into the other. A 16year-old girl, Taylor Wisdom, was thrown off with so much force that her helmet came off. She suffered major head trauma and died while being airlifted to a hospital.

In the turmoil and mourning after her death, dozens of her friends commented on a website, sharing stories about how she’d been active in soccer and dance at her high school. They recalled how she was known for her friendly smile.

And one remembered: “SHE LOVED TO RIDE!!!”

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

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Look, I’m going to make it simple. Any day now, the computers and the robots—and yes, your little Blackberry—will all become obsolete and meaningless in the face of some real crisis living. In the days after the trucks stop rolling and the Rice Krispies start disappearing, will you be able to build the home of the future from the cracked husks of the laptops littering the streets?

Doubtful. Instead, you’ll be retrofitting your abode in many of the ways available for your perusal as homeWORD hosts their seventh annual Sustainability Tour—this year it’s dubbed “Green in Today’s Economy”—which features more than a dozen real-life demonstration sites.

From designing gray water systems that reuse all but the filthiest of water, to crafting

Thu. 11 June As habitat is sliced and diced by humanity’s most massive artifact—our road system—a movement grows to ease travel bans for wildlife: Flock to the Montana premier of the film Division Street, which examines the impact of our transportation network on the planet’s wild animals, at 7 PM in the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. A panel discussion follows the screening. $5 suggested donation.

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Fri. 12 June Jump on the lawsuit, folks: If you feel your tenant rights have been violated, attend an MHA Public Housing Tenants Meeting at 7 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, and see whether you can get in on some of the hot class action lawsuit action. Free, and food and drinks will be provided, but bring ID with current address for admission.

Sun. 14 June Dig on a green bowl full of local ‘n’ handmade arts ‘n’ crafts of ilks ranging from utilitarian to whimsical when the inaugural almost summer Missoula MADE Fair overtakes Caras Park from 11 AM–7 PM, with a kids’ dance party, fine food and beverage and all you need to prep for another week at your cubicle. Free.

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In this case, setting flame to Old Glory is encouraged: Witness a solemn conflagration involving heaps of U.S. flags—any of ‘em made in China?—as the United Veteran’s Council hosts a Flag Day Ceremony ‘n’ flag barbecue at 7 PM at Missoula Rural Fire Station #1, 2521 South Ave. W. Call 251-5116, and B.Y.O.F.

Mon. 15 June No matter how foolish your alcohol-intoxicated melon made you act last weekend, it’s in your best interest to protect the thing: St. Patrick

beer-bottle-and-showerdoor cold frames (pictured) and adding livestock into the mix, this year’s tour features various ways to help you into the green new day.

Also new is the midday luncheon seminar session at the Missoula Food Co-op on Burns Street, and the 5 PM chow-down at the PEAS Farm. It’s a full day party with the hidden benefit of, well, your very survival.

—Jonas Ehudin HomeWOR D’s seventh annual Sustainability Tour runs from 9 AM–7 PM on Sat., June 13, with several ways to take the tour: Self-guided, bike, moped and bus options exist, so visit homeword.org, or call 532-HOME, ext. 13. $10–30.

Hospital hosts another low-cost helmet sale from 10 AM–1 PM on the fifth floor of their Broadway Building. $7–20, depending on your sport. Call 329-5660.

Learn exactly how UM plans to bring young people into the 21st century when UM Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Royce Engstrom holds court at this month’s City Club Missoula meeting, “Preparing Students for Today’s Global Society,” which begins with lunch at 11:30 AM at the Holiday InnDowntown at the Park. $16/$11 members/$5 forum-only option. RSVP 541-CITY. Make your impassioned point in whatever rented costume most fits the bill when the Missoula City Council meets—as they do the first four Mondays of every month, holidays excluded—at 7 PM in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Free.

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Tue. 16 June There’s something for everyone as Habitat for Humanity Youth Week begins with work shifts for those aged 16–20, and all manner of all-ages poetry, gardening, singing and art-making programs taking place around town through Sat., June 20. Call 549-8210 to register for work shifts, or visit habitatmsla.org.

The YWCA of Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well. New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691.

Thu, 18 June Your lungs rejoice as you attend an Air Pollution Control Board Public Hearing at 7 PM in the UM University Center’s South Ballroom, where your formal comments on just how much fine particulate matter you’d prefer to inhale will be duly noted. Call 258-4755.

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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - Four men trying to steal a pickup truck in Jefferson County, Ark., didn’t get very far because it wouldn’t run. Undeterred, they were pushing the vehicle when a sheriff’s deputy spotted them near the county jail. Sheriff’s officials told the Pine Bluff Commercial that the vehicle wouldn’t start because it was being used for parts.

Police released a surveillance video showing a man enter a gas station in Tacoma, Wash., carrying a stick spiked with nails and demanding money. The man hit the clerk in the hand with the stick, but the clerk punched the would-be robber in the face. He dropped the stick and fled with a bloody nose and no money.

PROBLEM SOLVED - Encouraging people to die at home rather than in a hospital could solve Canada’s impending shortage of hospital beds, according to University of Alberta researcher Donna Wilson. Sixty-one percent of Canadians now die in hospitals, down from 80 percent in 1994, but Wilson suggested the number drop to 40 percent because baby boomers could double the death rate in the next 20 years, tying up beds for those needing life-saving treatment or surgery.

FIRST-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - Authorities said Henry Gasiorowski, 60, was shot in the arm and back while hunting in Forestburgh, N.Y., when he sat behind a turkey decoy and began making turkey calls. The Times Herald-Record reported that a hunting companion heard the calls, saw what he thought was a turkey and opened fire.

YOUNG LOVE - A judge sentenced William Wagner, 26, to serve one to four years in prison after he admitted he rode his bicycle 180 miles from Maryland to Scranton, Pa., to have sex with a 15year-old girl he met through the social networking website MySpace.

A Seattle bar announced it had hired Mary Kay Letourneau to greet patrons at its third “Hot for Teacher” night. The former teacher served seven years in prison for having sex with a sixth-grader when she was a 34-year-old married mother of four. Now 47, she married the victim, Vili Fualaau, now 26, and they have two daughters together. Mike Morris, the owner of Fuel Sports Eats & Beats, said he hired Letourneau because she served her sentence, and it’s okay for the couple to have some fun.

Federal authorities dropped its case against retired Air Force Maj. Reinaldo Canton, 45, even though he had agreed to a plea bargain to settle charges that he arranged over the Internet to meet a 15year-old girl for sex. Canton’s attorney was granted a dismissal after citing his client’s heart condition and arguing that the stress of the case could kill him. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Canton denied intending to have sex with the girl, who was actually an adult undercover agent, but insisted he planned to ask her why she was sneaking around behind her parent’s back and warn her that the Internet is a “scary” place.

SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Authorities in Volusia County, Fla., charged Joseph Frank Strauch, 82, with beating his live-in girlfriend and strangling her unconscious after he got angry about the way she loaded dirty dishes in the dishwasher. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Strauch previously pleaded no contest to punching a 68-year-old man after Strauch took the man’s grocery bag and the man objected.

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Police charged Ryan D. Isabell, 22, with felony assault after a fight broke out during a conversation about the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “Apparently the suspect was talking about UFC fighting when some woman that he didn’t know jumped into the conversation,” Phoenix, N.Y., police Chief Rod Carr told the Syracuse Post-Standard. Carr said the woman’s 42-year-old husband intervened and wound up with a fractured nose. A 43-year-old man suffered a fractured skull.

MENSA REJECT OF THE WEEK - A 56-year-old woman was run over by her own car in Santa Monica, Calif., after she crawled underneath it and started it by touching the starter solenoid with a screwdriver. The Daily Press reported that an investigation revealed the 1995 Buick Regal rolled over the driver and dragged her several feet because she had left the car in gear with the emergency brake off.

INSTANT KARMA - Tom Riall, a senior executive at a firm that installed speed cameras at around 4,500 locations throughout Britain, was banned from driving for six months after he was recorded driving at 103 mph on a 70 mph limit highway.

BATHROOM BREAK - A small airplane crashed when its engine failed shortly after takeoff from an airfield outside Tacoma, Wash., but pilot Clifford Howell, 67, walked away unhurt because a storage yard full of portable toilets cushioned the landing. The Cessna 182 came to rest upside down after bouncing off the toilets onto a pile of wood chips. “If he had made the runway, he would have landed a lot harder than he did by impacting with those Sani-Cans and the wood pile,” Pierce County sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Blair told Seattle’s KOMO News. “It probably saved his life.”

PRESIDENT DICK - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez became the first national leader still in office to promote a cell phone, taking time during his weekly television show, “Alo Presidente,” to introduce the new “Vergatorio” model. Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported the name derives from Venezuelan slang for “penis.” Chavez assumed the role of pitchman after he nationalized the phone’s manufacturer and announced that he wanted to make a phone for all the people, “not the elites.” Boasting that the new phone “will be the biggest seller not only in Venezuela but the world,” Chavez declared that “whoever doesn’t have a Vergatorio is nothing.”

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slab of ice and snow packed along Glacier National Park’s Garden Wall let loose in January, triggering a massive 4,000-vertical-foot slide that bulldozed every tree in its path toward McDonald Creek. No one

knew about it until a backcountry skier came through the area in March.

Avalanche experts later measured the slide’s magnitude as a Class 5, the most destructive.

Today, melting snow reveals thousands of trees, downed like dominos,

ensconced in slush and mulch. The destruction’s most visible just below The Loop, the road’s sharp switchback, where incredible views of glacier-carved peaks begin to unfold.

The slide buried a 500-foot section of Going-to-the-Sun Road 35-feet deep with debris. Crews somehow plowed through it earlier this spring, creating a cross-section of the avalanche, where tree trunks jut out, pointing downhill, snapped into pieces like kindling.

“Glacier does experience quite large avalanches annually, but it’s oftentimes difficult to actually get to those areas,” says U.S. Geological Survey avalanche forecaster Erich Peitzsch, standing in the

avalanche’s path. “So here, since we’re along the road, we can actually experience firsthand the magnitude of this avalanche.”

The stretch of road where Peitzsch stands was barely damaged. But a few miles higher, near Alder Creek, it didn’t fare so well.

“We lost approximately 300 feet of historic wall that was built in 1928,” says John Schnaderbeck, construction project manager for the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHA) Western Federal Lands Highway Division. He says another 200-plus feet of wall built just last year as part of the road’s $180 million rehabilitation project was lost, too. Schnaderbeck points down the road to the damage—

Below The Loop, Going-to-the-Sun Road’s sharp switchback, a Class 5 avalanche buried a 500-foot section of the road 35-feet deep in snow and debris.

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fractured pavement on the brink of the cliff.

“Since I’ve been here over the last four years we haven’t lost this much [wall] in a single shot,” he says.

“There are always times where you lose 10, 15 feet of it, but nothing to this magnitude.”

The avalanche destruction near the Weeping Wall has diverted crews away from the already staggering amount of work needed to open the road. As Schnaderbeck talks about the damage to the historic wall, three machines work slowly and methodically farther up the road to clear snow from a three-mile ledge leading to Logan Pass. Beyond the machines, the road’s outline on the side of the mountain is nearly lost in a veil of white. At the top, just east of Logan Pass, the machines will still have to tackle the “Big Drift,” a windblown accumulation of snow that can pile 80 feet deep. All this snow is what stands between spring and tourism season.

“The road over Logan Pass will be open no earlier than June 19, and possibly later, depending on road and weather conditions,” declares Glacier spokeswoman Amy Vanderbilt, carefully qualifying the statement.

In other words, the road will open when Mother Nature allows it to open. And whatever else she unleashes on the road between now and then, Glacier National Park will pay to clean it up. The avalanche damage alone adds about $300,000 to the park’s road maintenance budget. Snow removal on Going-to-the-Sun will approach $500,000 if this year is anything like last.

But these costs amount to snowflakes compared to Going-to-theSun’s snowballing total tab. The road’s ongoing rehabilitation will continue, at least, for the next five years and cost approximately $180 million.

Earlier estimates from the government put the project’s total cost between $270 and $300 million. And there’s no guarantee that the upgrade, no matter

John Schnaderbeck of the Federal Highway Administration tells reporters the January avalanche shouldn’t affect Going-to-the-Sun Road’s opening. The park says the road over Logan Pass will be open no earlier than June 19, and possibly later, depending on road and weather conditions.

how much it costs, won’t be undone by future devastation like last winter’s avalanche. It’s a lot of trouble and money for a damage-prone 50-mile

little more time.

“Money,” he says, “is getting a little harder to come by.”

gates, and the money they spent in the area on lodging, food, gas and retail items makes up a crucial piece of the region’s economic pie.

“Some people have asked: Is it worth it?

Is even going from $270 million to $180 million, is that still worth it?”

—Chas Cartwright, superintendent of Glacier National Park

stretch of road open, at most, 120 days a year.

“Some people have asked: Is it worth it?” says Glacier Superintendent Chas Cartwright. “Is even going from $270 million to $180 million, is that still worth it?”

It’s a question Cartwright answers quickly—it is. But understanding how the park plans to pay for it all takes a

ONE STEEP CLIMB Montanans watch this process— undoing whatever eight months of alpine winter did to Going-to-the-Sun Road—with bated breath every year.

Local officials consider the road the region’s main economic stimulant.

Glacier, the country’s 11th most popular national park in 2008, saw about 1.8 million people come through its

But the steep attraction comes at a steep price.

The ongoing $180 million rehabilitation of Going-to-the-Sun Road, the first overhaul since it was completed in 1932, stands out as the most expensive road project in the history of the National Park System (NPS). The next most expensive road project in the system, at one-fifth the cost of Going-to-the-Sun

A bulldozer clears snow from Going-to-the-Sun Road’s upper reaches. Last year, when it snowed well into June, plowing cost the park approximately $467,000. The plows’ biggest challenge comes at the “Big Drift” at Logan Pass, a windblown accumulation of snow that can pile 80 feet deep.

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Road, is the $36 million replacement of the Humpback Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Washington, D.C. More than 7 million drivers traveled that road in 2008, compared to about 1.5 million—or about 85 percent of all Glacier visitors—who drove Going-to-the-Sun Road, according to spokeswoman Vanderbilt.

The cost to overhaul Going-to-the-Sun Road rivals the roughly $307 million of Highway Trust Fund money allocated in FY2008 for the entire state of Montana. That sum made up the bulk of the Montana Department of Transportation’s $411 million budget used to reconstruct, repair and maintain the state’s 25,000 miles of roads. “[The cost] is a moving target, and that’s one of the challenges we’ve faced,” Vanderbilt says. “Last year, with gas prices at $4.50 per gallon, the cost of construction materials and transportation had doubled from 2005 to 2007.

Some of that fluctuated back down because of the change in the economy and the reduction in gas prices. We’ve been looking at how to trim dollars and looking at just the absolute core essentials that still address the historic character and fabric that are part of the equation given that it’s a national historic landmark.”

The federal government shoulders the financial burden for Going-to-the-Sun’s costly upgrade.

Of the more than $80 million already secured and largely spent, Sen. Max Baucus earmarked $50 million in the 2005 transportation bill, and $30 million came from the National Park Service (NPS) and other federal sources. In late April, Sens. Baucus and Jon Tester announced another $27.6 million for the road in stimulus money.

Where the rest of the money needed to complete the project—more than $70 million—will come from is anybody’s guess.

“Going-to-the-Sun Road is one of the crown jewels of the Treasure State,” said Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in April. “I have always fought to make sure the highway gets the investment it needs because it’s a landmark that’s a vital part of our history, heritage and, most importantly, our economy. This is a longterm investment in Montana that will benefit our state and our economy for generations to come.”

The $27.6 million in stimulus money came from the $170 million Congress directed the Federal Highway Administration to spend on federal highways in national parks. Of the 71 projects in 27 parks, Glacier and Great Smoky Mountains

Not only was the road crushed, but a winter avalanche destroyed historic masonry that can cost, according to John Schnaderbeck of the Federal Highway Administration, between $500 and $1,300 per foot to rebuild.

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National Park split a $60 million chunk. In Glacier, the money will specifically be used to beef up Going-to-the-Sun Road between Big Bend and Logan Pass, a 2.8-mile stretch leading to the road’s apex. That’s about $10 million per mile.

“It’s not just any old road,” says NPS spokesman Jeffrey Olson in response to the cost. “We just don’t look at roads on a per visitor basis or a per car basis.

Congress says, ‘This is a national park and it needs roads.’ And our response is that we do the best job we can, always, when we’re spending taxpayer money, and that’s all we can do.”

Part of what makes the road special—and expensive—is the historic stone wall that lines the route. The unobtrusive barrier provides a more natural aesthetic than standard metal guardrails and adds to the overall feel of the historic landmark.

“I will say it’s one of the most expensive elements, if you will,” says Jack Gordon, Glacier’s landscape architect. “When you consider asphalt paving and drainage, parking and road base, scaling and rock-bolting—all those things—I would say that [the stone wall is] probably at the top of the heap. A lot of the stone we have to quarry outside of the park. We just can’t use any old rock.”

Schnaderbeck says masonry work costs between $500 and $1,300 per foot along the road. Some of that work will include fixing part of the wall that was rebuilt last year and wiped out by the January avalanche.

“It’s always more expensive to rebuild something than it is to start from scratch,” Vanderbilt explains. “That’s the reality of any of these old facilities, whether it’s a building or, in this case, a road.”

PAVED PAY DIRT Glacier National Park and the FHA began chipping away at weathered and worn sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road in the late 1980s, the first efforts to shore up the road since its completion in 1932. The two agencies used $1–$2 million a year to address problem areas throughout the road’s 50 miles. They started with the section of road along Lake McDonald, then a chunk near St. Mary, and then, in 1995 and 1996, they rebuilt the road from Oberlin Bend to Logan Pass, including the parking lot at the pass.

As the park prepared its master plan in the late 1990s, then-Superintendent Dave Mihalic asked how long it would take to rebuild the entire road this way, section by section, with a couple million dollars here and there through the Federal Lands Highway Program. The FHA said it would take 40–50 years.

“The concern was we were going to have a catastrophic failure well before that could ever happen, before it was completed,” Vanderbilt recalls.

The road’s rehabilitation became one of the park’s top priorities. Among the many proposals, including trans and one-way traffic, the park pitched closing Going-to-the-Sun Road for two years so they could fully rebuild it in one fell swoop.

That option didn’t sit well with the business community around the park. “No! You’ll all but kill tourism, which is the backbone to the area!” is what Dori Muehlhof, director of the Flathead Convention and Visitor Bureau, recalls hearing at the time.

The park and the Going-to-the-Sun Road Citizens Advisory Committee eventually compromised in 2003 on a “shared-use” plan, which

to the region’s economy. For example, Glacier serves as the icon for some 200 businesses, according to the National Park Conservation Association’s 2003 “Gateway to Glacier” report.

“The economy of the Flathead has really grown beyond simply looking at ‘tourism’ in narrow terms, as visits to the area by non-residents and their spending,” says economist Larry Swanson of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, co-author of the report. “The attractiveness of the area is behind all types of growth in the Flathead—more people living there as residents, more businesses deciding to locate there, etc.”

But when talking strictly tourism in northwest Montana, business owners say it all hinges on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Sun Tours, operated by Ed DesRosier, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, provides visitors with a native perspective of the route.

“It’s not just any old road…Congress says, ‘This is a national park and it needs roads.’

And our response is that we do the best job we can, always, when we’re spending taxpayer money, and that’s all we can do.”

—Jeffrey Olson, National Park Service spokesman

means the public shares the road with the Federal Highway Administration as it works, little by little, to fix it. The agency agreed to keep traffic delays to a maximum of 30 minutes.

Business owners made the region’s economic dependence on Going-to-the-Sun-Road as crystal clear as Lake McDonald during the debate. In their mind, Going-to-the-Sun Road wasn’t just a sacred cow, but also a cash cow.

Data from the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research (ITRR) indicate that non-resident visitors to Flathead County spent more than $314 million in the region in 2006. Visitors to Glacier County spent more than $68 million.

“All of those aren’t people necessarily going to Glacier, but Glacier is certainly the biggest component,” notes ITRR Director Norma Nickerson, estimating that 75 percent of that money is directly tied to the park.

Quantifying the economic impact of Glacier alone proves difficult because it’s so closely tied

“Our business kicks in once the road is open,” says DesRosier, who started Sun Tours 17 years ago. “We do preseason tours and we can go as far as we can go, but we don’t have a lot of interest. I think a lot of people even hold off. We field a lot of calls from people and that’s usually their number one question this time of year: ‘When is the road going to open? Is it open?’ And they don’t necessarily come until the road’s open in its entirety…We’re really selling it mile by mile.”

The local dependence on the road filters down to park employees and road crews, as well.

They feel stress to open the road as early as possible, no matter what Mother Nature tosses in their way.

“We get questions and feel the pressure all the time until it opens,” says Glacier architect Jack Gordon. “Of course, we try to do the best we can given the seasons. The pressure on getting these projects done and clearing the road, it’s fairly considerable.”

AROUND THE BEND Park officials and government officials don’t waver in their support of Going-to-the-Sun Road, but one question does give them pause: How will Glacier secure another multimillion-dollar injection required to complete the rehabilitation project?

Superintendent Cartwright, a 22-year veteran of the NPS who’s manned the Glacier post for just more than a year, sounds hopeful that if they keep working, the money will come. He’s just not sure from where.

“The reason I’m optimistic,” he says, “is that we have the last year of the transportation bill money, we have the stimulus money, and we also understand that there will be some other grant opportunities available, which makes it realistic to get—I’m just going to throw out a number— somewhere in the range of $55–$60 million dollars to complete the high-altitude stretch. That’s a big deal.”

Cartwright points only to “rumors” from sources at the FHA and Congress as promise that someone will provide the funding.

“We are understanding that in the near term there’ll be some other opportunities,” he says.

“And then there’s also likely to be opportunities when they pass the next transportation bill.”

To make the situation even more tenuous, the flagging economy and Congress’s crackdown on earmarks could cause problems, despite the steadfast support of Baucus and Tester.

“I think we’ll always rely on support from our delegation, and certainly Sen. Baucus has been instrumental, as has been the entire delegation,” Cartwright says. “But I think we’re entering more difficult times where some of those old solutions of getting that direct help are just going to be tougher to come by.

“But if we can get this additional chunk of money,” he continues, “I think we’re looking at somewhere between 2014 and 2016 to be able to get this [high-altitude] stretch done. It sounds a little hazy, but it really depends how we’re able to manage two construction zones, one on each side of the pass. It’s a real balancing act trying to get work done while remaining open.”

Even if the money does come in, the rehabilitation could be short-lived. Glacier officials point out that even after the millions are spent, the road’s rebuilt and the business community exhales, another fix could be necessary.

“What I have heard engineers espouse is that, ideally, every 20 to 30 years there would be a thorough rebuild,” says Vanderbilt. “Perhaps not as sub-

The Sun Road’s opening day brings a steady stream of cars to a roadway that bighorn sheep have had to themselves for more than seven months.

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Completed in 1932, Going-to-the-Sun Road was first designated a historic civil engineering landmark in 1985, and then a national historic landmark in 1997. The road is being rehabilitated for the first time—at a cost of at least $180 million—and preserving its historic character stands out as the most expensive component, according to park officials.

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stantial as what we’ve seen, but a hearty maintenance program that would keep the road stable.”

By Vanderbilt’s math, that would mean sections of Going-to-the-Sun would require another update as soon as 2025, just 10 years after the initial highaltitude construction is completed. The situation reminds her of a joke told by a former director of the Glacier Country Tourism Commission: “There’s winter, and there’s the season of the orange cones.”

The park’s goal, Cartwright says, is to get to a point where the roughly $8 million per year it’s currently receiving, through the transportation bill and earmarks, is enough to maintain the road once the larger rehabilitation is done. “That’s the regime that we want to get to,” he says.

But with unruly Mother Nature, that plan could quickly find itself underwater. Or snow. Or avalanche debris.

“It seems like with floods or Class 5 avalanches or whatever, there’s always a little chip made in the road. It’s not always 10 steps forward and no steps back. I think that would be amazing if we made it more than a year or two without something that pushed us into a backward direction. I hate to say it, but it’s the way of it. When you’ve got a road pinned to the side of the mountain, I think we just have to assume that something like that could happen.

“Just when you think that you’ve made some progress,” he adds, “a Class 5 avalanche can change your perspective on things.” mfrank@missoulanews.com

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The chocolate lovers paradise is now also a great place for lunch. With a total remodel, serving freshly made sweet and savory crepes, delicious quiches, soups, seasonal salads and artisanal European style pastries. And don't forget what's been keeping us busy since 2005; stop in and try our single origin, 100% Ecuadorian, hand crafted Truffles. www.poshchocolat.com. $-$$

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the SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine • 542–1471 Located in the HUB of the LOOP! Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Traditional Irish fare combined with tasty specials from around the globe! FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS, 100% SMOKE FREE. "Where the Gaelic and the Garlic Mix!" $-$$ Staggering Ox 1220 SW Higgins • 542-2206 123 E Main • 327-9400 Home of the famous Clubfoot Sandwich - unique, portable, delicious! We serve fantastic sandwiches on fresh-baked bread. Now featuring a special summer menu. Call in your order and pick it up on your way to play $-$$ The Stone of Accord 4951 N. Reserve St. • 830-3210 Serving Award Winning Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners 7 days a week! All of your favorite Irish classics, plus a daily selection of Chef's specialties. A fully stocked bar, wine and liquor store and the Emerald Casino make The Stone of Accord the perfect place for an enjoyable meal. 6:30am-2:00am $-$$ 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 12 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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Wok-ee Mountain Asian Restaurant 11300 US Hwy 93, Lolo 273-9819 Brand new Thai & Chinese cuisine featuring original recipes. Specializing in curry. Extensive menu, vegetarian options and many soup options as well including Vietnamese style pho, Tom Yum, wonton and more. Wok-ee Mountain Asian Restaurant is perfect for take out or dine in. $-$$

eMpanadas 728-2030 www.empanadalady.com eMpanadas are back! Indulge in your favorites at the Clark Fork River Market this Saturday, 8am to 1pm and at Downtown Tonight, Caras Park, Thursdays, June-August 5:30-8:30pm.

Baked to perfection with fresh, local ingredients,10 exquisite varieties of Argentine-style empanadas await you: Carne de búfalo, lamb, pollo, humita, and more.$

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Le Petit Outre 129 South 4th West 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula.

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Where Myrtle Avenue ends at Bernice's, a tiny bakery sits as a veritable landmark to those who enjoy homestyle baked goods, strong coffee, community, and a variety of delicious treats. Join us for lunch if you'd like. Crazy delicious. Crazy cheap. 30 years and still baking. Open Every Day 6AM to 8PM. $ Bucks Club 1805 Regent • 543-7436 Missoula’s best Food & Drink Values. 2-for-1 food specials daily. Eat the legend.

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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. $ Cold Stone Creamery Across from Costco on Reserve by TJ Maxx & Ross 549-5595 Cold Stone Creamery, the ultimate ice cream experience! Our smooth and creamy ice cream is made fresh daily using our secret recipe. Come in for our weekday specials. Get $5 off ice cream cakes with your business

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Whitefish Café Kandahar 406-862-6247 A George’s Distributing fine wine tasting, a Café Kandahar 7 course wine dinner, Kandahar Lodge luxurious accommodations and an Andy Blanton champagne brunch come together May 14-15 for a “Not To Be Missed” event. Meet & greet with the winemakers. Full package $299 for two. Call 406-862-6247 for limited tickets.

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The pairing of pork chops and applesauce is a culinary cliché that, if it weren’t so often botched, would deserve a place alongside chocolate and peanut butter, oil and vinegar, and fish and lime in the pantheon of classic gastronomic combos.

That pork chops and applesauce rarely measure up to expectations might owe to the fact that too many cooks think they can just pour applesauce on a pork chop, and violà. But I believe a successful marriage of pork chop and applesauce is more than a simple juxtaposition of opposites.

It’s an integration of opposites.

On my first assignment as restaurant critic for Albuquerque’s Weekly Alibi, I was reminded the hard way of what happens when said integration is incomplete. I ordered a porterhouse pork chop with an “apple demi glace” that turned out to be a fancy euphemism for applesauce. When I took a bite, something felt wrong. I looked at my cut piece of meat and saw that it was completely raw inside. Not rare, but raw. It looked like a piece of seared ahi tuna. Of course, that dish is supposed to be made from sushi-grade ahi, and this was not, as far as I knew, sushi-grade pork. I spat and sent it back, feeling like quite the food critic.

I was served a second porterhouse chop garnished with profuse apologies from the kitchen.

(The new chop had a small incision, presumably to make sure it was cooked.)

While this was an extreme case of bad pork chops and applesauce, the cooked pork chop that followed revealed a different problem: It was brined so heavily it tasted like a mouthful of seawater.

Pork is sometimes brined because, while some readers might punch me for saying so, it’s rather bland. Unseasoned pork tastes as close to neutral as any meat I’ve tried—which is slightly chilling, given that pork also tastes more like human flesh than any other meat, according to cannibals with relevant experience. In any event,

Ask Ari:

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will suffice, but Madeira is the best). The ginger and lemongrass should be cut into 1/4-inch thick discs, large enough that they can be easily avoided by diners who may not appreciate an intensely aromatic surprise. Squeeze the juice of a few limes into the pan. Add crushed red pepper if you want some heat.

Cook on medium. Anytime the pan starts to dry out, add more Madeira. The last time I made this dish I used almost an entire bottle.

Locavore fundamentalists may have noted that while pork chops and applesauce can be found locally in most places in the United States, the addition of ginger, lemongrass and lime disqualifies the dish as a truly local delicacy.

So be it. I still consider the dish local, albeit with a Southeast Asian flair. By weight, the majority of this dish is local. I’m using pork raised by my farmer friends, applesauce I canned last fall, garlic I grew and onions I traded for, and I don’t mind a little assistance from overseas to help take my local dish into the stratosphere. If anything should be imported, in my opinion, it should be the light stuff, with concentrated flavor.

Photo by Ari LeVaux When the browned pork chops have cooled to the point that you can well thanks to the exceptional quality of its fat. As handle them, cut them into 1-inch chunks and long as it doesn’t dry out, you can’t ruin pork by add the chunks back to the pan. Season with salt overcooking it. Pork is so tolerant, in fact, that you and pepper. Add a quart of applesauce—or a pint can take a couple of chops from the freezer, slap of apple butter, which is more concentrated. Add them on a hot pan with a shot of water and a lid, more Madeira, making it almost soupy, and then and start cooking. The fat will soon melt, oiling cook until everything condenses into a thick, rich the pan, and the meat will begin losing water. sauce, stirring often.

Until that point, keep adding water, a little at a The basic principle of this pairing can be time, to keep the pan from drying out. applied to other types of meat and other fruits.

When your chops are browned on both sides, Some of these combinations might sound familremove them from the pan to cool. If the chops iar, like duck and plum sauce, and some less so, weren’t greasy enough to sufficiently oil the pan, like rabbit and apricots. Just remember, the maradd some safflower oil, followed by chopped onions riage of fruit and meat takes time. It’s much more and garlic and sliced ginger and lemongrass, along of a commitment than dipping a fish stick in some with a shot of Madeira wine (sherry or white wine tartar sauce and calling it a night.

Trouble in the ranks

Ari, my mentor, I have learned and followed your mantra for years, wise Grand Master, when it comes to canning salsa, using wild meat or picking Montana wild edibles. But your latest scripture of Slow Boat Cooking is sinking down the slippery slope of Mount Jumbo! There’s a leak in the hull!

Don’t get me wrong—your faithful, locally grown edict makes you more deserving of a coconut than anyone in Montana, but even Buddhist high priests don’t reveal their own fleeting indiscretions. You have failed your readership by wrongfully justifying the limits of dogma, knowing full well that even if coconuts arrived by sailboat to Portland, they will never

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pig flesh often needs a little something extra to make it taste its best, which is why pork is mixed with spices in sausage, why bacon is cured, and why pork chops—if you’re going to pour some applesauce on top—are often brined for hours, which adds flavor deep into the meat.

While brining plays an important role in some delicious dishes, I usually prefer to brown instead.

Browning and brining are not mutually exclusive, but brining takes more foresight than I usually have, and browning does the trick. Browning any meat will add flavor, but pork responds especially

get here by carbon neutral horse drawn wagon.

Furthermore, the masses are cooking your recipes using their stove fans, kitchen lights and refrigerators powered by far-off coal-fired power plants spewing mercury onto my—and your—organic garden or dams that don’t allow fish to spawn up stream in their native beds.

I will lower my eyes, bow my head, meditate in silence and wash down a local brew to eliminate your coconut tryst from my soul.

—Grasshopper Thanks for the note, Grasshopper, and sorry to have killed your buzz. But my coconuts are not fleeting indiscretions. They’re a way of life.

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The Slow Boat is a metaphor for efficient means of transport, and Slow Boat foods are simply foods that can be transported by the slowest means possible. I consider Portland, to use your example, simply the other end of the river from Missoula. And through a combination of barge and train—both of which are much more efficient than plane—my coconuts can roll into the Garden City.

As you point out, a pure life these days is next to impossible. The Slow Boat rule is simply a way to pick your poison responsibly.

And, FYI, a “Buddhist high priest” probably wouldn’t hunt, either.

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If your toddler’s movement seems kind of, well, stale, bring them to Creative Movement Class every Thu. at 3:15 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Call 5417240 for pricing.

Even those without a bun in the oven will benefit when the Happy Mama Prenatal Center, 736 S. First St. W., presents a low-impact Community Yoga Class every Thu. at 4:15 PM. $5 suggested donation.

Literacy spreads ever westward as the Frenchtown Public Library, housed deep within Frenchtown Elementary School, reminds us of their summer hours: Thu., Tue. and Wed. from 4:30–8:30 PM, and Sat. from 10 AM–3 PM. Call 626-2635.

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

It’s time for dinner and a show with several hundred friends as Caras Park hosts this week’s Downtown ToNight at 5:30 PM, a celebration with food vendors, kids’ activities

by Mismo Gymnastics and music by Joan Zen. Free. Call 543-4238.

All genres are encouraged—excepting, perhaps, death metal—every Thu. at 5:30 PM at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 1/2 South Ave. W., where musicians bring their noise makers and synergy builds a joyful sound during the Tangled Tones Pickin’ Circle. Free.

Call 396-3352.

nightlife No joke: Tim Wilson plays Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St., at 6 PM. Free.

Call 363-7468.

If sitting alone eating a microwaved pizza’s not exactly connecting you with the divine, try gathering in community with interfaith songs and meditation when Rev. Jennifer Hackenbruch and Erin Barnes host a Taize Chanting Circle at 6 PM at the Third Street Center, 2237 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 370-9631.

The valley’s haven for year-round thrashers, Fiftytwo Skatepark, on El Way past the Missoula

Looks like somebody’s ready to start telling Montana fishing tales. In order to raise funds for and awareness of their troubled homeland, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars play the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM on Tue., June 16, roughly 24 hours after their eponymous documentary screens there. Concert: $25/$20 advance, Film: $7. Visit porterhouseproductions.com, call 721-YMCA or go to Rockin’ Rudy’s.

Airport, hosts Girls’ Skate Club Night every Thu. at 6 PM, which means girls skate for free.

Guys are welcome, but should plan on parting with a few bucks. Call 542-6383.

At least they’re finally differentiating the two: Weeds & Poisonous Plants is the name of the botanical nuisance extravaganza at the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, which begins at 6:30 and features a chance to kick it with four state and county weed experts. Free. Call 329-1346.

Learn how to support your child’s transition into kindergarten with WORD’s five-week series “The ABC’s of Kindergar ten Readiness,” which begins at 6:30 PM every Thu. through June 11. Free., and childcare is available. RSVP 543-3550, ext. 255.

As habitat is sliced and diced by humanity’s most massive artifact—our road system—a movement grows to ease travel bans for wildlife: Flock to the Montana premier of the film Division Street, which examines the impact of our transportation system on the planet’s wild animals, at 7 PM in the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. A panel discussion follows the screening. $5 suggested donation. Visit divisionstreetmovie.com. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Author and enemy of the cell tower Richard Manning holds a reading and signing for his book, Rewilding the West, at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 7212881. (See Books in this issue.)

Come to The Cottage Inn in Kila for a 7 PM Irish jam session and stay for the weekly cribbage tournament at the world famous home of “Turbo Crib.” Free. Call 755-4572.

If your normal swing spot’s become jampacked with losers, head to the Eagle’s Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., where swing lessons begin every Thu. at 7 PM and the dance party gets going in earnest at 8. $5.

Bring your axe—or banjer for you backwoods types—and reminisce about music’s goodle days at the weekly Old Timey Music Sessions at Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., every Thu. at 7:30 PM. Free. Call 726-3765 or 880-6834. end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., June 12, to calendar@missoulanews.com.

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It's Gordie's Retirement Party And Customer Appreciation Celebration At The Press Box Gordie's Proudest Moments: • Personally Bidding and Hosting the First-Ever UM Football Playoffs in 1989 • Being Consistently Voted Missoula's Number One Sports Bar • Being Home Of The Griz!

Friday, June 12th, 2009 • 6 PM to Closing We cordially invite you to join the many friends, guests, and celebrities who will be on hand to honor Gordie Fix’s 35 years of supporting the community.

Come wish him the best on a well-deserved retirement.

Unity’s a beautiful thing, especially when it takes place in front of 1,100 people: Cypress Hill’s B Real and Bone Thugs N Harmony’s Bizzy Bone stop in at the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM, as part of their “Unite The Mic” Tour. $23.50 plus fees.

Bring your instruments of entertainment, but leave the drum kits at home, as Polson’s East Shore Smoke House, half a mile north of the Finley Point turnoff on Highway 35, hosts a weekly “semi-unplugged” Blues Jam from 8–11 PM. Free. Call 887-2096.

Bowling and karaoke go together during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Join the ranks of the Missoula Metal Militia, led by Athens, Ohio’s Skeletonwitch and locals Undun and Heliana, at the Palace Lounge at 9 PM. $3.

The heavens open, the price of well drinks plummets and a tsunami of pure unabashed booty dancing hails your arrival every Thu. at the Badlander, where Dead Hipster DJ Night rewards you with rock, indie, krunk, pop and more at 9 PM. $2.

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

What’s with all the Maine bands hitting town this week? Who’s watching our borders?

Anyway, the Jason Spooner Trio plays Sean

Kelly’s at 9:30 PM. Cover TBA. Call 542-1471.

Equal Eyes plays the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Call 728-9865.

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It’s probably a little late, but perhaps you’re the spontaneous type: The Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., offers the three-day Discovery Weekend: Wild Yellowstone with the Experts, led by tracking master Jim Halfpenny and former Ye l l o w s t o n e B e a r E d u c a t i o n R a n g e r Michael Leach. $366 single, $256 double/Members:$356 single, $246 double.

RSVP 327-0405 or visit montananaturalist.org.

Every weekday, kids aged 6–13 flock to the ZACC, 235 N. First St., where the Young Artists Afterschool Program provides experiences with ceramics, painting, construction, wire, robots and more. $12 per day. Call 5497555 or visit zootownarts.com Better late than never: Pretend it’s last week when you head to the Catalyst, 111 N. Higgins Ave., where an exhibit of medium format black and white photography by Richard Pruitt enters week two of four at 5 PM. Free. Call 207-1210.

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You’re no doubt familiar with the typical expression of the intersection of wildlands, wildlife and transportation: The chaotic brown-and-red smear of violence across the asphalt.

When our forebears set aside America’s vast-ish tracts of public lands, they probably didn’t anticipate the evolution of the two-ton SUV capable of traveling at 90 miles per hour.

Good thing our Congress sets the country’s transportation and infrastructure priorities anew every six years, as the days of the horse buggy-moose collision are mainly behind us. As the needs of wild creatures to traverse our largest human artifact—an unfathomably-massive road system—aren’t going to disappear anytime soon, it’s up to us to use our big brains to make it safe for them.

That’s the focus of the film Division Street, which looks at overpasses, tunnels and other measures available for the preserWHEN: Thu., June 11, 7 PM vation of migrating beasts. An WHERE: Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. alliance including Transportation for America and American Wildlands comes together at the HOW MUCH: $5 suggested donation Roxy Theater with Division Street producer Eric Bendick for a post-film panel discussion to further the cause.

WHAT: Montana Premiere of Division Street

Wildlife stains don’t have to be a fact of the road. Here’s your chance to educate yourself and move us all toward a solution.

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Looking for a varied buzz? Try a weekly wine tasting at the Loft of Missoula, 119 W. Main St., where the sweet juice of divinity begins flowing at 5:15 PM every Fri. $10.

nightlife The Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC), 235 N. First St., hosts a Second Friday Opening Reception for Marilyn Bruja’s exhibit Faces of the Pov from 5:30–8:30 PM, with a 7:30 discussion with the artist and Poverello Center staff titled “Homelessness in Missoula & Experiencing Poverty.” Free.

Call 549-7555.

The three-day Montana Professional Artists Association Group Show and Sale kicks off at 6 PM with an opening reception at the Bitterroot River Inn, 139 Bitterroot Plaza Drive in Hamilton, where special guest artists Carole Gray-Weihman and Alfredo Tofanelli entertain among the hors d’oeuvres and whatnot. Free admission.

Visit montanaprofessionalartistsassoc.com.

Head teacher Steve Archibald gives a presentation on place-based learning to kick off an Open House at the Two Creeks Community School, 258 Roosevelt Lane in Hamilton, which continues on Sat., June 13, from 10 AM–2 PM. Free. Call 821-0885.

Jump on the lawsuit, folks: If you feel your tenant rights have been violated, attend an MHA Public Housing Tenants Meeting at 7 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, and see whether you can get in on some of the hot class action lawsuit action. Free, and food and drinks will be provided, but bring ID with current address for admission.

It’s your turn to shine during Open Mic Night at the Hangin Art Gallery and Coffee House in Arlee at 7 PM. Call 726-5005.

Discuss a smattering post-apocalyptic societal survival guides and get down to figgerin’ out how we’re gonna get ourselves outta this mess when the next Fourth Great Turning Gathering takes place at 7 PM at Hamilton’s First Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Road.

Free. Call 363-3076 or visit thegreatturning.net.

Now that the world’s not our enemy anymore, dig on a cool Czech film as the Missoula Public Library presents the World Wide Cinema offering The Country Teacher at 7 PM. Free.

Call 721-2665.

Slip some ducats to the Poverello Center while you enjoy hot vocal licks during the Missoula Men’s Chorus Spring Concert at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall. $10 at Morgenroth Music or the door. Call 370-9876.

Amnesia plays a central role in the dysfunctional family comedy Fuddy Meers, which is presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company at 7:30 PM in Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center. $18/$16 students and seniors. Call 862-5371 or visit whitefishtheatreco.org Live music of an unspecified nature shakes things up at 8 PM at The Raven in Bigfork, 39 Orchard Lane, which should add some spice to the Walleye Fish Fry as well. Visit sleepeatdrink.com.

Bring along an extra Conibear trachea-crushing trap as The Wild Coyotes play the Missoula Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 207-0498.

Modern, outrageous ‘n’ in-yer-face humor from the mind of twisted genius Mel Brooks graces the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, with the 8 PM production of The Producers. $8–14. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Faster than a speeding mullet, Bob Wire leads the Magnificent Bastards to slowroasted glory when they play the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

The prosecution’s got to prove we talked about this in advance, so keep your mouths shut, people: The Unlikely Conspirators rock the Badlander at 9 PM with aiding and abetting by Working Class Zeroes and the Chalfonts. $5.

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.

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

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

Paint your eardrums with a palette of hip hop, funk, house, techno and more when Friday Night Delights delights the Palace Lounge at 9 PM. Free.

Get your freak on at AmVets Club, where DJ DC rocks dance music at 9 PM. Free.

Release your inner Kool Moe Dee when Larry’s Six Mile Casino and Cafe in Huson presents an evening with Grayhound Karaoke at 9 PM. Free. Call 546-8978.

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

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Your heart, the planet and your farmer-neighbors give thanks every Sat. from 8 AM-noon as you head down to the Clark Fork River Market (clarkforkrivermarket.com), which takes place beneath the Higgins Street bridge, and to the Missoula Farmers’ Market (missoulafarmersmarket.com), which opens at 8:30 at the north end of Higgins Avenue. And if it’s non-edibles you’re after, check out East Pine Street’s Missoula Saturday Market (missoulasaturdaymarket.org), which runs 9 AM–1 PM. Free to spectate, and often to sample.

Take your peeping ways to the next level as the seventh annual homeWORD Sustainability Tour begins at 9 AM with over a dozen demonstration sites across Missoula’s Westside, features a lunch break and minilecture series at noon at the Missoula Community Food Co-op and concludes with a food and music party at the PEAS Farm from 5–7 PM. $10/$20 guided mo-ped tour/$25 guided bus tour. Visit homeword.org or call 532-HOME, ext. 13. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Enjoy a weekly dose of playful, happy and fantastic cardiovascular exercise when you bring yourself to the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., for Saturday Morning Nia every Sat. at 9 AM. $10. Call 360-8763 or 5417240. And keep yer eyes peeled for a special July 4 session as well...

If you’re south of Missoula, your weekly dose of freshness awaits at the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, which opens at 9 AM every Sat. through Oct. 3 on Bedford Street near the Ravalli County Museum. Free. Call 961-0004.

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The three-day Montana Professional Artists Association Group Show and Sale continues from 10 AM–8 PM at the Bitterroot River Inn, 139 Bitterroot Plaza Drive in Hamilton. Free admission. Visit montanaprofessionalartistsassoc.com.

A new option for education via place-based learning comes to the valley, and here’s the Open House to prove it: Visit the Two Creeks Community School, 258 Roosevelt Lane in Hamilton, from 10 AM–2 PM to learn more about their alternative and holistic approach. Free. Call 821-0885.

In this case, it’s considered polite to stare at the sex organs: The Missoula Iris Society hosts their annual Missoula Iris Show from 10 AM–7 PM at JC Penney’s Court in Southgate Mall. Free. Call 529-6683.

The Creativity For Life Workshop Series for people facing illness and loss continues with Youpa Stein’s class Moving the Image at 10:30 AM. Free, donations appreciated. Call 549-5329 for directions.

Join adventurous art teacher Cindy Marshall for the Saturday Family Art Workshop “Luscious Layers of Ink, Color, Beads, and Things” at 11 AM at the Missoula Art Museum. $5 per artist. Call 728-0447.

Alison Laundrie gets you in shape and provides a few moments away from your spawn every Sat. at 11 AM during a Pilates class at Sunflower Montessori School, 1703 S. Fifth St. W. $10 includes childcare. RSVP 214-7247.

Okay, now, get out the calendars, as you’ve got a date every second Saturday of the month, when the Missoula Vegetarian Society hosts a Vegetarian Potluck at noon at the UU Fellowship of Missoula, 102 McLeod Ave. Bring a dish and a couple of buck to cover the room. Call Sue at 529-2108.

Practice your rapid eye movement when you check out all that’s new during a Twenty Minute Tour every Sat. at noon at the Missoula Art Museum. Free. Call 728-0447.

When Link Starbureiy’s Mathemagical Theater presents the program “Black Holes, Black Holes Everywhere!” at 1:26 PM in the Missoula Public Library, you and yours will be treated to a discussion of a recent paper by Coyne-Chen, presented from the perspective of the Petters braneworld metric, which theorizes that black holes exist nearly everywhere.

Free.

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can join facilitator Chris Poloynis every Sat. at 3 PM, when Spartans Honour, an outdoor PTSD support group, meets at Greenough Park’s southernmost footbridge. Free. Call 327-7834.

nightlife Stevensville’s newest brewery—Blacksmith Brewing Company, 114 Main St.—hopes you’ll wash down that beer with a show by MudSlide Charlie at 5 PM. Free. Call 777-0680.

From all accounts, the Canyon Creek Ramblers Acoustic Band plays bluegrass and rock at West Glacier’s Belton Chalet from 6–10 PM. Free.

If you loved their unclassifiable sound last month, you’re in for a deja vu jam when Ciara, Peanut Butta and the Didjerido Jam play Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St., at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-7468.

Amnesia plays a central role in the dysfunctional family comedy Fuddy Meers, which is presented by the Whitefish Theatre Company at 7:30 PM in Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center. $18/$16 students and seniors. Call 862-5371 or visit whitefishtheatreco.org Before they take off for another summer of selling out huge arenas and inspiring enterprising grilled-cheese hawkers across the HiLine, enjoy one last spring show with Heart to Heart at 8 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. $5. Call 543-7154.

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Arrive early for the 8 PM sign-up—and to down a few jitter-killing drinks—as Frenchtown’s Alcan Bar and Cafe hosts the weekly Saturday Night Open Jam with Jimmy Falcon and Sam Massa at 9. Free.

Bring along an extra Conibear trachea-crushing trap as The Wild Coyotes play the Missoula Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Call 207-0498.

Modern, outrageous ‘n’ in-yer-face humor from the mind of twisted genius Mel Brooks graces the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, with the 8 PM production of The Producers. $8–14. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

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. Take a clear-eyed look skyward as the Palace Lounge fills at 9 PM with tones by Your Divine Tragedy, Celestial Chaos and Lucid. $5.

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.

Feel free to perform during karaoke night at 9 PM at the VFW, but do your best not to bellow, as people are trying to eat pizza next door.

Free.

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

Downshift from the work week and enjoy the long, windy road when Highway 200 plays Florence’s High Spirits at 9 PM. Free.

You’re a diva on the dance floor: AmVets Club offers up DJ DC and his dance music at 9 PM. Free.

As soon as she’s well-known for something besides penning the Dixie Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces,” I’ll make mention of it: For now, Susan Gibson plays Sean Kelly’s at 9:30 PM. Cover TBA. Call 542-1471.

The Full Moon Prophets forecast a sweeping cloud of love-musk enveloping the dance floor as they play the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Weather permitting, the MCAT MovieClub’s Summer Breeze features showings of short Missoula-made films at MCAT’s Spruce Street entrance at 10 PM. Free, and bring a blanket upon which to sit. Call 542-6228.

DJ Dubwise supplies dance tracks all night long so you can take advantage of Sexy Saturday and rub up against the gender of your choice at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

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You’re hereby invited to Hamilton’s Carriage House, 310 N. Fourth St., every Sun. at 9 AM, in order that you might bear witness to Rev. Kathianne Lewis’ message from the Center for Spiritual Living in Seattle. Free. Call 375-9996.

The three-day Montana Professional Artists Association Group Show and Sale continues at 10 AM and concludes at 4 PM at the Bitterroot River Inn, 139 Bitterroot Plaza Drive in Hamilton. Free admission. Visit montanaprofessionalartistsassoc.com.

You’re invited to wrestle with the claims of Jesus in an open and accepting environment every Sun. at 10 AM, when All Souls Missoula meets on the third floor of the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Free.

Visit allsoulsmissoula.org.

From the left, Aaron Barker, Adam Ward and Kevin Harrington aim to show those Socs a thing or two as When In Rome Productions’ four-show run of The Outsiders begins at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre on Tue., June 16. $8/$14 couples.

Dig on a green bowl full of local ‘n’ handmade arts ‘n’ crafts of ilks ranging from utilitarian to whimsical when the inaugural almost summer Missoula MADE Fair overtakes Caras Park from 11 AM–7 PM, with a kids’ dance party, fine food and beverage and all you need to prep for another week at your cubicle. Free.

Visit www.missoulamadefair.com.

Learn about the history of the people buried beneath Fort Missoula when the Stories in Stones program brings the Fort Cemetery’s past to, er, life from 1–3 PM. Free. Call 728-3476.

When Link Starbureiy’s Mathemagical Theater presents the program “Black Holes, Black Holes Everywhere!” at 1:26 PM in the Missoula Public Library, you and yours will be treated to a discussion of a recent paper by Coyne-Chen, presented from the perspective of the Petters braneworld metric, which theorizes that black holes exist nearly everywhere. Free.

Modern, outrageous ‘n’ in-yer-face humor from the mind of twisted genius Mel Brooks graces the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, with the 2 PM production of The Producers. $8–14. Call 375-9050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Just one week until the massive public mural Changing Landscapes: A History of People and Food in Missoula Valley is unveiled during a 4–8 PM Street Art Fair and Cookout with live music, interactive art-making and a local, organic meal with beverages by the Badlander, at the Missoula Community Food Co-op, 1500 Burns St. on the Westside, five blocks north of Broadway, while co-sponsoring Zootown Arts Community Center keeps the brushes wet all day long. Free admission/$10 dinner/drinks. Call 728-2369.

nightlife In this case, setting flame to Old Glory is encouraged: Witness a solemn conflagration involving heaps of U.S. flags—any of ‘em made in China?—as the United Veteran’s Council hosts a Flag Day Ceremony ‘n’ Flag Barbecue at 7 PM at Missoula Rural Fire Station #1, 2521 South Ave. W. Call 2515116, and B.Y.O.F. Author Craig Johnson reads from and signs his book The Dark Horse at 7:30 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

The weekend isn’t over until you wrap it up with Jam Night at the Finish Line, 153 Meridian Road in Kalispell, where Landslide hosts at 8 PM. Free. Call 257-0248.

Euchre is one of those games that goes great with beer because you can tell what the cards look like even if your vision is a little blurry. See what I

mean, or try to anyway, tonight at Sean Kelly’s just-for-fun Euchre Tournament at 8 PM. Free.

Kick off the latter hours of your day of rest when the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night welcomes saints and sinners alike with live jazz by the Sam White Quartet and spun sounds

by DJ Gary Stein from 8:30 PM–midnight.

Free, and the martinis are super affordable.

It’s a Swedish psychobilly smorgasbord when The Peacocks tear up the Palace Lounge at 9 PM with assistance from L.A. bad boys Henchmen. $13 plus fees/$10 plus fees advance at Ear Candy and Rockin Rudy’s. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

Hear ye, hear ye: AmVets Club offers a new spin on karaoke night, and it’s known as “Jheryoake.”

Delve into the mystery at 9 PM, when Happy Hour gets the crowd loose until 10. Free.

Hawt Music plays the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Call 728-9865.

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Help some future fan fall in love with a drummer when you enlist your little skin pounder in one of two five-day YMusic Drum Camps, led by locally respected drummer Travis Yost, which begin today. $85/$70 with family membership.

Call 721-YMCA or visit ymcamissoula.org.

The Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., has five upcoming options for your kids, so register for a session or two of their Passport to the World Summer Camps, the first of which begins/began June 15. $75/$65 members per weekly session. RSVP 541-PLAY. You’ve one week until the City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview Ave, offers three summer day camps, so get the full scoop at citylifemt.com or when you call 532-1555.

Learn exactly how UM plans to bring young people into the 21st century when UM Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Royce Engstrom holds court at this month’s City Club Missoula meeting, “Preparing Students for Today’s Global Society,” which begins with lunch at 11:30 AM at the Holiday InnDowntown at the Park. $16/$11 members/$5 forum-only option. RSVP 541-CITY. World Rhythm Youth Hand Drumming Class for kids aged 5–7 takes place at the Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W. every Mon. at 4:30 PM. $30 per month/drum rental: $15 per month. RSVP 396-3352 or visit tangledtones.com.

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Here’s the registration deadline for Little Critters Day Camp, which takes place July 13–15 at the Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, and offers kids aged 5–8 a chance to poke around by the edge of a pond, take short hikes, go fishing, and more. $25 per camper per day, with shuttle service available. Call (406) 4723311 or visit boone-crockett.org.

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When Link Starbureiy’s Mathemagical Theater presents the program “Black Holes, Black Holes Everywhere!” at 6:26 PM in the Missoula Public Library, you and yours will be treated to a discussion of a recent paper by Coyne-Chen, presented from the perspective of the Petters braneworld metric, which theorizes that black holes exist nearly everywhere.

Free.

In order to raise funds for association memberships and conferences, the Missoula Brain Injury Support Group hosts a Walk-A Thon beginning at 6:30 PM at the Big Sky High School Track, where the “victory of walking” will be celebrated by ambulators of all abilities. Call 728-9117 or 327-4062.

If you missed their smokin’ salsa sets in Caras Park last week, try something a little mellower on for size as Beth Lo and David Horgan play the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave., at 7 PM. Free. Call 549-2906.

The YMCA of Missoula lends a hand to those in need when it hosts a fundraising screening of the documentary Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars at 7 PM in the Wilma Theatre, one day ahead of the actual band’s appearance. $7.

Call 721-YMCA. Author Heidi Thomas reads from and signs her book Cowgirl Dreams at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

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

If you’ve got a horn, go ahead and blow it in the Sentinel High School Band Room at 7 PM when the Missoula City Band rehearses every Mon. through Aug. 3, in preparation for some grand performance of the future. Free.

Call 728-2403, ext. 7041.

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

In case of emergency, break finger puppet: Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 7 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Experience momentum, balance, and timing tuned with a strong drummer-dancer connection every Mon. at 7:30 PM with West African Sabar dance class at the Teranga Arts School, 2926 S. Third St. W., across from Hawthorne Elementary. $10. Call 721-3854 and drum up directions at terangaarts.googlepages.com.

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

one upside the Badlander’s head at 9 PM, with local crowd immobilization by Rooster Sauce. $10. (See Noise in this issue.)

The Milkcrate Mechanic keeps the groove fine tuned when he presents random music for random people, featuring rotating DJs and acts, free pool and mad krunk every Mon. at 9 PM at the Palace Lounge. Free.

Bring your music appreciation glands to Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery at 9:30 PM, and you’ll soon find yourself surrounded by the finest musical acts on the planet. Free.

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There’s something for everyone as Habitat for Humanity Youth Week begins with work shifts for those aged 16–20, and all manner of all-ages poetry, gardening, singing and art-making programs taking place around town through Sat., June 20. Call 549-8210 to register for work shifts, or visit habitatmsla.org.

If they’re under 24 months old, bring the kiddos to the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., where Families First’s Family Motion teams with MISMO Gymnastics to offer corporeal strength to you and yours at 11 AM. $4.25/Free for members.

RSVP 541-PLAY. New moms discuss the ups and downs of motherhood when Families First presents another New Moms Support Group at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-7690.

Let’s keep it simple folks: Blue to the Bone plays Hamilton’s Legion Park during this week’s “Tuesday at 12,” which actually begins at noon. Free.

Find strength and the will to fight at the Breast Cancer Support Group, which meets at noon each Tue. at St. Francis Xavier Church, 420 W. Pine St. Free.

For the latest Latin cardio dance craze, try a dose of Zumba every Tue. at noon at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Call 541-7240 for pricing.

The dictionary defines “BOGO” as an acronym for “Buy One, Get One,” which means BOGO Pottery Tuesdays ease your entry into ceramics ownership from noon–6 PM every Tue. at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. Call 5497555 or visit zootownarts.com.

If you were unaware that belts are actually made for holding up pants, consider attending Sara Polanchek’s Families First class The Art of Encouragement, which gets the praise a-rollin’ at 2 PM in the Missoula Public Library. Free.

In conjunction with Habitat for Humanity’s Yo u t h W e e k , t h e M i s s o u l a Wr i t e r s Collaborative’s Sheryl Noethe hosts Building Your House of Poetry, in which young people in grades 1–3 can craft poetry that exceeds local building codes at 2 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free.

If you’re already out of Saturday’s veggies, try the Whitefish Downtown Farmers’ Market at 5 PM at Depot Park, where musical treats by Adey Garner and Lee Zimmerman will make your zucchini sing. Free. Call 862-2043.

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For once in your life, leave the bar with a slightly thicker wallet with DJ Hickey’s Rawk and Roll Bingo Night every Mon. from 8:30 PM until midnight at the Badlander. $1 per card, and the opening round’s always free.

Instructor Holly Jeremiassen teaches young people aged 10 and up the finer points of glass fusing every Tue. at 5:30 PM during Youth Glass Class at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $15 per session. Call 549-7555 or visit zootownarts.com.

I hope you’ve all had your naps this afternoon, as your every neuron faces hyperextension by the outlandish stage show and deep-fried Southern Gothic stylings of The Legendary Shack Shakers of Nashville, Tenn., who slap

Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Tue. at 6 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets in room 109 at the Providence Center, 902 N. Orange St. Free. Call 327-7834.

It’s a big world out there, recreationalists, and there are plenty of us who want to take part in the adventure. As a collective group of somewhat-commonly-minded individuals, I think it’s safe to say that we share this notion: We want the freedom to enjoy ourselves in the outdoors without having to fear the mindless actions of other humans.

Such was my thinking this past Sunday as I sped southbound on Montana Route 56, heading back to Missoula from the Troy area. The Cabinet Wilderness loomed large across the Bull River, and the twisty mountain road made me glad for modern braking devices.

When we came upon the white Dodge Caravan, which was so obviously piloted by a wasted driver, it didn’t take us long to fall back and give the hazardous element plenty of room. Swerving—not drifting, but swerving—from one yellow line to the other, and then across both, the vehicle was a clear and present danger. Several hair-raising episodes ensued, including a near-miss taking place between the van and a Suburban, and a mid-highway skidding stop, after which the driver threw the van into reverse and backed up to their turn onto Angel Island Road. As we took our leave of the situation, the boozy rig raced toward a narrow bridge and the two pedestrians walking there. I almost couldn’t look, but gladly they missed the two.

Let me make myself perfectly clear: Drunk driving is not an acceptable outdoor recreational pursuit.

If you need to be wasted in the wilds, take an example from this week’s Mountain High photograph. Do you see how happy the young lass on the right appears? She’s got no motor vehicle, no cares, no responsibilities. Hell, she’s not even got any clothes to worry about. She exemplifies the kind of inebriated wildlands recreation we ardently promote here at the Indy. Read on and take note.

Speaking of roads, we begin with a sobering wake-up call in the form of a movie. On Thu., June 11, the Roxy Theater presents the Montana premier of the film Division Street at 7 PM. The film

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A third and final trip offering comes by way of Five Valleys Audubon, which prods your naked heinie to undertake an overnight birding trip to the Dillon area on Sat., June 13. Nate Kohler leads the expedition, which touches down at both Bannack State Park and Clark Canyon Reservoir. There are reservations to be made at the Best Western in Dillon (683-4214), as well as RSVPing to do with Larry at 549-5632.

Sunday brings not only the pounding headache of over-consumption, but also a chance to kick it with Missoulians on Bicycles, who offer up Shirley’s Birthday Ride, which takes a mystery route after leaving from an undisclosed location at a time that remains unannounced. Get solid information when you call Shirley herself at 728-4963.

The weekend’s nude fire dancing fades into memory as we move into the week proper, where Tue., June 16 signifies the beginning of a bowhunter’s education class at 6 PM at the Elusive Moose Archery Center, in between Victor and Hamilton. If you’re new to the sport, you need to take one of these classes.

Call 542-5500.

If you’re feeling too naked and tipsy to take on bowhunting, maybe tearing plants out of the earth is more your bag. If that be the case, a Dyer’s Woad Pull beckons your naked—or gloved—hands at 6:30 PM at the Mount Sentinel trailhead. You can call Marilyn at 243-6642.

Obviously, drunken behavior isn’t always to blame for wilderness mishaps. Take last summer’s lightersand-phonebook-pages-inspired conflagration on Mount Sentinel, for example. Now that area plants have had a moment to regenerate, you’re invited to join ecologists Paul Alaback and Peter Stickney for a Photo by Chad Harder Mount Sentinel Fire Ecology and Wildflower Hike at 6:30 PM on Wed., June 17. Meet at the corner of volleyball outfit—or play au natural, in the spirit of our delightful Beckwith and Madeline Avenues, at the south side of the UM campus. Call 728-4696. model—but make sure to call 857-3143 first. $12 per night.

And with that, I encourage you to keep the Natty Ice on ice until Another posse of not-so-hammered outdoor enthusiasts beckons.

The Montana Natural History Center wants you to join Dr. Jim you’re safely home, in your tent or at least in the passenger’s seat— Halfpenny and Michael Leach for the three-day Wild no, that’s not technically legal, either—and remain ever-vigilant for Yellowstone with the Experts trip, which begins on Fri., June erratically captained Dodge minivans.

12. You’ll need to get on this one fast, so call 327-0405 to sign up, and as a word of warning, this one costs a few bucks, like in the $246calendar@missoulanews.com highlights the fractured habitat our roadways have created for wildlife, and offers solutions you can get behind. The evening’s sponsors stick around afterwards for a panel discussion, so you can get further into the fray. $5.

While I wouldn’t recommend heavily boozing for this one, you can always check in with trip leaders Dan and Susannah Casey, who preside over the Flathead Audubon’s Warbler Weekend Campout at Tally Lake on Fri., June 12, and Sat., June 13. A group campsite’s been reserved, you can bring your boats and hiking boots, as well as your

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The pickin’ circle begins at 6 PM, and house pickers Pinegrass play at 9:30 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. Call 728-9865.

Get gooey during Open Instructed Studio at the Clay Studio, 1106-A Hawthorne St., every Tue. at 6 PM through June 30. $168/eight-week session. Call 543-0509.

It’s a spicy good time when the Downtown Dance Collective’s Heather Adams presents beginning salsa dance lessons at 6 PM, followed by intermediate/advanced at 7, every Tue. at the Badlander. $5.

The YWCA of Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts weekly support groups for women every Tue. at 6:30 PM, where groups for Native women and children meet as well.

New group members with children are asked to arrive at 6:15, without kids at 6:25. Free. Call 543-6691.

A single bracelet does not jingle: Unity Dance and Drum’s all-levels West African Dance Class meets every Tue. evening at 6:30 PM at the

Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/class or $35/four classes.

Call 549-7933.

If you can’t read this and you’re not interested in Tiny Tales, allow me to suggest the 7 PM informal English conversation group Talk Time, which is led by TEFL instructor Adam Hart and meets the first and third Tue. of the month at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-2665.

You’re invited by Turning the Wheel to take part in some BodyCentered Creative Expression to live music every Tue. at 7 PM. $5–10 donation. Call 543-4414 for location and more details.

Hey wrong-side-of-the-street-rider: You can learn to bike responsibly at Free Cycle’s Bike Well classes at 7 PM at 732 S. First St. W., where class also convenes on Wed. and Thu. Call 541-7284 for times.

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Higgins Ave., Suite 202. Free. Call 543-2224.

When in Rome Productions, Inc., presents something greasy and social as they stage The Outsiders, adapted by Christopher Sergel, at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $8/$14 couples.

Hear sounds borne of gritty camps, where a band of political emigrants with music in their blood formed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, who bring their Afro-funk to the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM in a fundraising show for the Sierra Leone YMCA. $25/$20 advance. Visit porterhouseproductions.com, or go to Rockin Rudy’s..

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

What brand of beer is favored by the majority of intoxicated drivers observed swerving around in light-colored late model Dodge Caravans southbound on super-twisty Montana Route 56 at approximately 6 PM on Sun., June 7?

(Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

The Alpine Theatre Project presents an Irish tale of a small town with Hollywood stars in its eyes with their production of Stones in His Pockets at 8 PM. $12–37. Call 8627469 or visit alpinetheatreproject.org.

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.

Some more of that sweet local electro-jam music comes as Luau Cinder burns one down at 9 PM at the Badlander. Free.

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.

DJs Karl K, Dillon, Cosmic Diva, Timmie Irie, Tobin and Kris Moon play music for the irie-hearted every Tue. at 9 PM when Reggae Night overstands all your troubles at the Badlander. Free.

The moon’s always full and the pack’s always howlin’ at the Wolf Den’s Open Mic Night in Polson.

Free. 9 PM. Call 883-2054.

Forego the weekly shower and join Unwashed Promotions for live music and moist DJs Harvey and Heyska when Punk Rock Tuesday fumigates the Palace Lounge every Tue. at 9 PM. Free.

L.I.V. Karaoke night gives your larynx a weekly workout with a 9:30 PM sesh at the Elbow Room. Free.

Call 531-7800.

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When the iron fist is forced to emerge from the velvet glove, it’s best to know which forms to fill out: Th e w o r k s h o p “ D o c u m e n t i n g Disciplinary Action” takes place at 8:30 AM at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Spurgin Road office. $90. Call 444-3871 or visit pdc.mt.gov.

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Join the Flathead Audubon Society’s Neal Brown for the two-hour jaunt Birds of the Wild Mile every Wed. through June at 9 AM at the trailhead of Bigfork’s Wild Mile Nature Trail.

Free. Call 837-5018.

People 11–15 years old can work with Bill Caras, at Caras Nursery & Landscape, 2727 S. Third St. W., to plant veggie boxes for Habitat for Humanity homes during Grow Your Own House and Garden—part of Habitat’s Youth Week—at 10 AM. Free. RSVP 549-8210.

Your weekly lunch date with, well, everyone comes at 11 AM as Caras Park transforms with Out to Lunch, which features food vendors, kids’ activities by the Missoula Art Museum and music by Full Moon Prophets. Free. Call 543-4238.

Get your youngsters started on the path that leads to being able to program an iPod when the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., presents the early childhood literacy class Ready, Set, Read at 11 AM. $4.25/members free. Call 541-PLAY. Here’s hoping they bring their own music, as I hear the collection’s a bit light on rap: The Downtown Dance Collective presents a Hip Hop Program for teens at 4 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-2665.

Stevensville’s newest brewery— Blacksmith Brewing Company, 114 Main St.—hopes you’ll wash down that beer with a show by John Floridis at 5 PM. Free. Call 777-0680.

nightlife Combine a relaxed and supportive atmosphere with live models in their birthday suits—18 and over only, please—and you’ve got the Missoula Art Museum’s Hump Day Figure Drawing group every Wed. from 6–8 PM. $7/$5 members. Call 728-0447.

Gillian Kessler asks only that you embrace your inner diva as she fuses slick Brazilian moves with modern techniques for her AfroBrazilian Dance Class, which takes place every Wed. at 6 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Call 541-7240 for pricing.

Whitefish’s Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave., hosts an adult Glass Fusing Workshop—the first of three through the summer— regarding floral vases at 6:30 PM. $55/$50 members. Call 862-5929 or visit stumptownartstudio.org.

Celebrate the season and dig on a rad collection of dread-embedded glass beads at a Summer Solstice Drum Jam hosted by Matthew Marsolek and David Robertson in Caras Park beginning at 7 PM. Call 721-4634.

Author William C. Pack reads from and signs his book The Bottom of the Sky at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

Learn to mystify and entrance by wiggling those hips every Wed. during a Hula/Tahitian Dance Class at the Belly Tent Dance Studio, 2016 Strand Ave., where you can learn beautiful and energetic rhythms at 7 PM. Call Kelli Neumeyer at 531-2482.

When in Rome Productions, Inc., presents something greasy and social as they stage The Outsiders,

adapted by Christopher Sergel, at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $8/$14 couples.

The Alpine Theatre Project presents an Irish tale of a small town with Hollywood stars in its eyes with their production of Stones in His Pockets at 8 PM. $12–37. Call 8627469 or visit alpinetheatreproject.org.

Lookout, there’s rock in the Badlander by Bolt!, Abstract Artimus, Red Obelisk and Thug Nasties at 9 PM. $5.

Giving props where props are due, local rappers join Ambedext for an evening of hip hop hijinks at 9 PM at the Palace Lounge. Cover TBA. 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 thanks-for-not-makingme-bust-out-my-rusty-firstresponder-skills trivia question: Before our terrified party watched the Caravan peel out in the gravel and speed toward a pair of pedestrians on a narrow bridge at Angel Island Road, and after we’d held our breath as an aggro Washington state Suburban passed the swerving Dodge, the besotted pilot of the boozy rig left us a blue Natty Ice can rolling down a wide inside corner.

Spit the gorf out of your taorht with Bassackwards Karaoke every Wed. at 9 PM at Deano’s Casino on North Reserve Street. Free. Call 531-8327.

This Missoula legend has nothing to do with ground beef: Wasted Wednesday at the Top Hat offers unlimited tap beer and M-Group at 10 PM and the wisdom you’ll gain is worth the $7 cover many times over.

Call 728-9865.

Longevity is the man’s secret weapon: DJ Dubwise spins mad flava all over the ladies’ drink specials starting at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free.

Call 728-8799.

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Explore movement as an avenue for deeper self-understanding every Thu. at 9 AM when Hillary Funk Welzenbach hosts an Authentic Movement Group at Teranga Arts School, 2926 S. Third St. W. $25/session. RSVP 541-2662.

Your youngling who’s not seen three years is invited for an hour of songs, rhymes, body games, storytelling and more during WORD’s Toddlers, Babies and Books at 11 AM every first and third Thu. of the month, where the snack’s always free. And so is the program. Call 543-3550, ext. 255.

Join Schmedley Maynes of Secret Powers for the Home Is Where the Heart Is Songwriting Workshop— write and perform a song with your kiddo(s) about the meaning of “home” to you—at 11 AM at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. Free. Call 541-PLAY. Give your youngsters something to strive for—or to avoid—when the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., serves up a Playdate with an Artist at 11 AM. $4.25/members free. Call 541-PLAY.

SPOTLIGHT swissy boys You have no imagination if you think Switzerland aspires only to the hurdy gurdy and the hammered dulcimer. And, if that’s the case, you’ve definitely not heard The Peacocks.

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WHEN: Sun., June 14, 9 PM

HOW MUCH: $13/$10 advance, fees vary Actually, this band could be any Montana outfit, for as they reveal on their MySpace, they’re, “moving on and up. Now even with a homepage. And probably one day with nice shirts. And with a new old van.”

The Peacocks join forces with L.A. trio Henchmen—upstanding good ol’ rock ‘n’ rollers in

School’s out early, which means it’s time for the Teen Zine Club, which meets every Thu. at 2:30 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First Ave. W., for the continuing adventures of the selfpublishing and somewhat famous. $10 per month. Call 239-7718 or email info@slumgullion.org.

Kids aged 5–13 can teach the man a thing or two during Movin’ with the Mayor, a health promotion event at 3:30 PM at Bonner Park.

Free. Call 721-PARK. Get your fresh produce up near Glacier, if you choose, every Thu. from 4–8 PM as the Columbia Falls Farmers’ Market overtakes Nucleus Ave. and offers live music from 5–7:30.

nightlife Another third Thursday means it’s time for Artini: 23,024 Rose Stones—5:30 PM at the Missoula Art Museum—in which exhibiting artist Kerri Rosenstein invites you to take part of the exhibit home once you’ve heard Ted Hughes’ 7 PM gallery talk, taken in a set or two from Def Cartel and enjoyed all the food and drink that makes these things so great. Free. Call 728-0447.

It’s time for dinner and a show with several hundred friends as Caras Park hosts this week’s Downtown ToNight at 5:30 PM, a celebration with food vendors, kids’ activities including the Jump 4 Joy Bounce House and music by Bob Wire.

Free. Call 543-4238.

You’re invited to dance as though nobody’s watching—but, come on, we all know they’re watching—as the

their own satin-shirted rights—giving the multi-continental extravaganza a kind of forceful energy worth yodeling about.

Teranga Arts School, 2926 S. Third St. W., hosts another sesh of Ecstatic Dance at 6 PM. Cover TBA. E-mail ecstaticdancers@gmail.com.

A rhythmically-based solo act incorporating the guitar, harmonica and banjo touches down in the territories of funk, country, folk and blues as John Treasure plays Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St., at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-7468.

Your lungs rejoice as you attend an Air Pollution Control Board Public Hearing at 7 PM in the UM University Center’s South Ballroom, where your formal comments on just how much fine particulate matter you’d prefer to inhale will be duly noted. Call 258-4755.

Experience the Missoula premier of local filmmaker Paige Williams’ award-winning documentary Mississippi Queen with a 7 PM screening at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave., which features live music by John Floridis and Jenn Adams, lively appetizers and a talkback session after the film. $5.

When in Rome Productions, Inc., presents something greasy and social as they stage The Outsiders, adapted by Christopher Sergel, at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $8/$14 couples.

The Alpine Theatre Project presents an Irish tale of a small town with Hollywood stars in its eyes with their production of Stones in His Pockets at 8 PM. $12–37. Call 8627469 or visit alpinetheatreproject.org.

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Swiss rock musicians Hasu Langhart (vocals and guitar), Simon Langhard (upright bass) and Jürg Luder (drums) have spent the last decade-and-ahalf rocking the alpine, landlocked country—and all points beyond—blending punk, rockabilly, pop and metal styles into a multi-layered sonic waterfall as culturally fused as Switzerland itself. Fiery guitar licks combine with fancy bass maneuvers, keeping the beat as tight as the grip of a mountaineer scaling the highest summit of the Alps.

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genius Mel Brooks graces the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road, with the 8 PM production of The Producers. $8–14. Call 3759050 or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Join the ranks of the Missoula Metal Militia, led by Oakland, Calif.’s Pigs and locals Mageddon and Beef Curtain, at the Palace Lounge at 9 PM. $3.

They’re young, hairy and looking to rock: The Lonely H plays Sean Kelly’s at 9:30 PM. Cover TBA. Call 542-1471.

Here’s a bit of advance warning to all my loyal submitters: Any week now, the Indy will be switching our electronic database and website schema to one that’s reportedly functional on a very high level. This will make all of our lives better, but not before it makes them a little worse for a bit. When the switch is thrown and the transition irreversibly made, there’s no doubt in my mind that all manner of snafus and dropped events will become manifest. I request your patience as you calmly e-mail me with reminders about your crucial events. Even if you have to tell me more than once, it’ll be worth it, I swear. Until that great day, you just keep it up: Send your event info by 5 PM on Fri., June 12, to calendar@missoulanews.com.

Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Comrade Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. And for Peet’s sake, don’t submit events through our website. Just don’t do it.

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Calling out jackassery at Missoula’s finer cultural events

by Erika Fredrickson

Granted, the Palace Lounge seems a strange venue for stand-up comedy. It’s like your college basement apartment, full of couches and video games, and it’s perfectly suited for the metal and punk DJ nights or loud live rock shows it usually hosts. But an evening of sitting patiently, listening to a monologue? Well, that seems like a case of just asking for trouble.

Still, we’re a culture of TV junkies, used to “Comedy Central” and late night shows where audiences wait patiently for the punch line. Even in Missoula we understand that when a person is on stage—unless they’re the local bar fly—it’s proper etiquette to listen. So, when a few weeks ago comedians Chris Fairbanks and Todd Barry took the stage at the Palace, it seemed likely that people would know how to act.

As it turned out, most did. More than half the audience sat and laughed and clapped. But a group of hammered girls started loudly giggling and chit chatting during Barry’s routine, as if, suddenly, they were inside any everyday bar with a jukebox background. The girls had no sense or care of the rest of the audience, all of whom had paid a $10 cover, or of Barry, who was delivering golden lines, one after the other, a mere 20 feet away from their yammering.

The girls had no sense to leave when people yelled a very candid “Shut up” and then later an even more candid “Shut the fuck up.” Instead, they would pause momentarily to give their confronters a doe-eyed, blank expression that seemed to say, “Who me? But I’m too cute to have to follow the rules.” Or too dumb; it was unclear which.

The thing is, we’ve all failed proper crowd etiquette in one way or the other. We’ve all pushed past people to get to the front of the stage. We’ve all talked a little too loudly during a speech or a movie or an intimate acoustic set. We’ve yelled stupid crap at a live band. I once invaded the space of Faster Pussycat’s guitarist Brent Muscat by petting his silver spandexed leg as he played on stage before he gave me the stink eye. We’re all guilty at some point.

But here’s what the stand-up incident underlined: A few bad apples can ruin a Missoula show.

I’m not talking about malicious behavior; if you don’t know that throwing a bottle at a band constitutes bad manners, you’re a lost cause. I’m talking about little acts of idiocy. In a small city like ours, where first impressions can decide out-of-towners’ future tour circuits, even mere jackassery has its impact. Local acts, too, see from night to night the same old, clichéd etiquette breaking.

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Local alt-country frontman Bob Wire gets especially irritated with audience members who call out the Lynyrd Skynyrd request, “Freebird!” He sums up the phenomenon by saying, “You might as well be yelling, ‘I’m a moron.’” It seems harmless, but really, when you’re calling out “Freebird” or pleading, “Play something we can dance to” to a rockabilly band, you’re just being a jerk.

There are other concert faux pas. Colin Hickey, former frontman for local dirty rockers The International Playboys, says that people constantly requested dedications to their loved ones as if the

Union Club and played along with them anyway— loud enough for rude distraction.

Aaron Bolton and Chris Henry, part owners of the Badlander and Palace, say they see plenty of drunken etiquette breaking. When the metal band The Sword recently played the Badlander, the crowd became a shoving match in which people got hurled into beer-soaked equipment. Moshing’s fine if that’s your thing, but it has its own rules of etiquette.

Being careless with other people’s band equipment or carelessly shoving non-participants crosses the line.

Playboys were a top-10 radio station.

“They’d say, ‘Can you dedicate a song to my girlfriend?’” he says. “I hate that shit because you never know the person. And it’s like, ‘Yeah, okay, I’m going to dedicate this next song called ‘Cobra Blood Hangover’ to your girlfriend.’” Wire recalls the time he ended up dedicating “She Took A Lot of Pills And Died” to the bride at a wedding reception. In other words, know thy band.

Bands often experience people trying to talk with them while they’re playing a set. Wire has had people tug at his leg in the middle of a guitar solo to request a song or to ask where the bathroom is. “It’s fun up there but, man, it takes a lot of concentration to keep this bus on the road,” he says. “If I’m doing all the singing and I have to remember all the lyrics and lead the band, I can’t be Joe Social Guy up there, too.”

Also, asking the band if you can sit in with them usually elicits big-time eye rolling. Wire says a man once asked to play harmonica with his band, and when they declined his offer he sat at the bar in the

These things happen. I doubt that poor audience-ship will ever end, as long as people are people and as long as people drink enough whiskey and beer and fruity cocktails to lose every possible sense of awareness and filter.

On the flip side, I saw the Bridger Creek Boys, a Bozeman bluegrass band, playing to an empty dance floor at the Badlander last week. They started their set as people chatted at the bar and in the periphery.

Finally, after several songs and with a sense of duty, patrons moved to the dance floor. When the band finished a song, everyone would cheer wildly to mask the empty room. Someone even bought the band beers. It was fun music, sure, but you could tell the crowd wanted the band to feel welcome. And I think they did. By the night’s end people were dancing ecstatically, crying “woo hoo” and singing along.

The band made it a good night. The crowd made it spectacular. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers Swampblood Yep Roc Records

Nashville’s Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers play like they’re giving a fiery sermon in the swamps of hell. The problem they encounter with Swampblood is there’s no way for a studio recording to capture the dirty swagger and insane stage antics of a Shack Shakers live show. No way to capture sudden back flips and epileptic selfflagellation with the microphone. No way to illustrate frontman J.D. Wilkes pulling out his own pubic hair or sauntering around in a sweat trying to rile the crowd into a frenzy.

The Lonely H Concrete Class The Control Group

There’s nothing wrong with the latest release by Seattle classic rock group The Lonely H. Besides being simultaneously forgettable and familiar, Concrete Class is a perfectly acceptable collection of tunes. Most of the songs come across as mashups of classic rock radio: Joe Cocker, The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, et al. I give “Phoenix” a pass for the line, “Mama, all I want is a home-cooked meal.”

Given that half of the band members are underage, I suspect the song is literally about somebody’s mom.

“Other Side of the Water” combines a Stonesesque guitar with a healthy rock tempo, managing to achieve some momentum. I could probably dance to

Russ Nasset Human Tongue self-released

It’s hard to say what exactly separates an album of cover songs from rehash to worthwhile endeavor. With Human Tongue, a collection of covers by local guitar hero Russ Nasset, the delight is in the design, where images and themes repeat and resonate from song to song. On the first track, for instance, a traditional called “Black Jack David,” Nasset sings, “She put on some high heeled boots made of Spanish leather,” an image repeated when he ends the album

Steve Earle Townes

New West Records

The best thing about Townes, Steve Earle’s tribute to his old mentor, the late Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt, is that it’s full of Van Zandt’s work.

The worst thing: It’s irrelevant.

Only a few of the songs actively detract from either musician’s canon, like the ones that indulge Earle’s recent preoccupation with noxious canned beats and effects, or the ones where Earle is doing a weird strangled thing with his voice. Many of the tracks are decent—relatively good, unadorned interpretations like “Colorado Girl,” “Marie,” and “Rake”—but they still just kind of sit there.

Yes, it’s true that a great deal of Van Zandt’s stu-

That doesn’t mean Swampblood won’t convert you. The foreboding thump of Mark Robertson’s stand up bass, the muddy guitar riffs of Duane Denison (formerly of The Jesus Lizard) and the circus-like drumming of Bret Whitacre often feel like true believers conducting a creepy séance. Other times, they shift to honky tonk or hillbilly, giving off a sunnier motif, though they’ve always got one foot in Southern gothic grave. “He Ain’t Right” evokes Jerry Lee Lewis while “Angel Lust” swings in the sultry manner of Split Lip Rayfield.

Swampblood doesn’t deliver the same energy as a live show, but you can still appreciate the album’s progression, from its sassy beginning to its graceful end, with the ghostly “When I Die,” and the lonely Appalachian pluck of “Bright Sunny South” easing you to a soft landing. (Erika Fredrickson) Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers play the Badlander Monday, June 15, at 9 PM with Rooster Sauce. $10. it. Amid the classic rock sampler platter, only “Girl From Jersey” and “The River” stand out. “The River,” a silly acoustic singalong, wins points for sheer sloppy enjoyment, while “Girl From Jersey” has a satisfying vocal line, conveying both earnest tunefulness and wry amusement.

While creeping toward Jimmy Buffett territory, these songs are the closest The Lonely H comes to an original sound. At least these youngsters know how to play. I won’t be surprised when ex-Lonely H members eventually turn up as sturdy support players in bands with more imagination. (Ali Gadbow) The Lonely H play Sean Kelly’s Thursday, June 18, at 9 PM. Cover TBA. with Bob Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather.” The bluesy “Corinna, Corinna” begins with “I’ve got a bird that whistles, I’ve got a bird that sings,” which Nasset smartly follows up with “Cuckoo Bird,” a much darker warbler story.

Despite being an incredible song, “Long Black Veil” is perhaps too obvious a choice for Nasset. The rest of the songs maintain a little more mystery, to the point that resurrecting them from the annals of country storytelling makes sense.

Nasset doesn’t hit low notes gracefully, but neither do Willie Nelson or Johnny Cash, and he has their same kind of confidence. Who wants perfection in country vocals anyway? Nasset knows what he’s doing, both in playing music and in creating a collection of old songs worth getting to know. (Erika Fredrickson) dio albums are embarrassingly overproduced and orchestrated, but they stand up, to a degree, because they have the enduring virtue of his voice: an easy, unaffected baritone in his younger years, slowly deteriorating into a harsh, alcoholic, raven-croak. Ironically, Earle can’t keep his own hands off the studio toys.

And yes, some covers of Van Zandt songs, by Earle or others, are magnificent and illuminating.

None, however, can achieve the honesty and immediacy of Van Zandt baring his own pain.

Earle is better than most; Van Zandt was a genius.

What can the former do in the latter’s shadow? Why bother? (Nathaniel Miller)

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Commanding view Manning offers straight talk on Great Plains

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In the opening of his new book, Rewilding the the highly cultivated, yet unsustainable trading West, Richard Manning points out one of the most habits of the Native American tribes (commerce with fundamental—and destructive—paradoxes of the the European settlers compelled them to over-hunt American West: that its landscape fosters “the illu- the bison, furthering that animal’s endangerment sion that we command.” and, thereby, gradually rendering Native Americans Pointing out that he himself is a Westerner by dependent on white traders for beef, land and safechoice, one initially drawn away from the Midwest ty) and moving into conservation and New Deal polby nothing more than the landscape of the Rockies, itics, Manning peels back the layers of the agriculManning nevertheless contends tural history of the Plains. Again that the mystique of the and again, through anecdotes Rockies, and the illusion it genand seemingly exhaustive erates, is, undoubtedly, the research, the disenfranchisemost looming threat to the ment of the resources of the West. “I am a sucker for this illuplains are illustrated, showing sion even now,” he writes, just how the illusion that “we “when I understand how dancommand” has depleted the gerous it is. The truth is, we do once-richest portion of the not know this landscape, not at earth. all. Deceiving ourselves into Having looked through a believing we do is precisely why historical lens, Manning then this land grows nothing so takes a forward approach, offermuch as failure.” ing a solution to re-wild the Clearly, Manning doesn’t West: “…any attempt to undo mince words. the damage…must begin in And, in many ways, Phillips County, Montana.”

Rewilding is a candid lesson in Why? Phillips County, home to both history and conservation“the Missouri Breaks,” the spot ist politics, of the American Rewilding the West where the flat plain “breaks” to West in general and the Great Richard Manning form the basin of the Missouri Northern Plains in particular. To hardcover, University of River, offers a 3.5 million acre the lay person, one without a California Press territory that could serve as the background in either sustain- 238 pages, $24.95 first “American Prairie Reserve.” ability or ecological restoration, The Prairie Reserve could be the topic can sometimes feel daunting, not unlike bought up and controlled by conservationists, much walking into the middle of a Sierra Club meeting in the same way that tracts of ranchland are currentthat’s already been hammering out business for sev- ly leased to ranchers by the government. Instead of eral hours. However, despite the sometimes dense overgrazing the lands, as ranchers typically do, the material, Manning’s eloquence and forthright argu- reverse could happen, with conservationists workmentation provide an astute and provocative solu- ing to re-establish the vital prairie ecosystem. tion to the barrenness of the American Plains.

Certainly an essential research book for environThe fact is the area exists as a veritable ghost mentalists, Rewilding the West presents the nuanced ranch. Wild populations of passenger pigeons, story of what was once the most bountiful land we bison, prairie dogs, wolves, peregrines, etc. nei- had. However, Manning’s prose and seamless storyther roam nor fly in the plains anymore. telling reminds us that this is not simply a tale for the Agriculture has used up the area’s plowable land. scientist or for the conservationist. If nothing else, Finally, the human population has been in steady the story of the plains, specifically the Missouri decline in the plains since just after the end of Breaks into which Manning discloses a fascinating World War I. While the Great Plains have been history, illustrates how our relationship to public among the least protected of lands, they are the lands—how we use and honor and dishonor them— landscapes, according to Manning’s research, most is constantly in flux. Yet, he reminds us that we’re likely to have once produced the most wildlife: not in command. “But there is an odd thing about “Creatures favored these places for the very reason this landscape: It seems to get what it demands…,” agriculture does. Native grassland systems pro- he writes. “This is my fascination with grassland duce enormous amounts of…grass, and because landscapes; they slowly, inexorably, return to what ungulates eat grass, the prairie can host a food they wish to be.” chain with…a link capable of supporting bison Their return “to what they wish to be” is why and elk by the millions as well as…grizzly bears, Manning’s history is so important to anyone with which are the planet’s most threatened category of an ounce of the conservation spirit in them and wild animals.” why his solution of 3.5 million acres of American Having presented the problem of a landscape Prairie Reserve, albeit grand in scale, is, nonethewith increasingly diminishing returns, Manning less, grand. turns his attentions throughout much of the book to Richard Manning reads from Rewilding the describing just how this once rich land was gradual- West at Fact & Fiction Thursday, June 11, at 7 PM. ly emptied of its resources and, ergo, its life. In a Free. vividly detailed historiography, Manning unravels the de-wilding of the Great Plains. Beginning with arts@missoulanews.com

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As the story of a young baseball player from crew moves to the notoriously harsh Arizona light the Dominican Republic who navigates his way for the spring training scenes, and then on to through the lower minor leagues in the United Iowa to a genuine minor league ballpark for the States, there is every reason to expect Sugar to Single-A scenes. Boden and Fleck chose to fall in step with the lion’s share of sports movies. include a host family—a community resource The only question: Will it be a tale of struggle and some teams use to house their low-minor players ultimate redemption, or the less popular kind of and thus allow them to conserve their minor story about struggle and ultimate disaster. league pay—for Sugar, a move that pays off hugeThe simple fact is that Sugar does neither, ly as Sugar assimilates into American culture and and I’m going to admit right off the bat that when he reaches a crisis point and needs somethe shades of gray strewn throughout the latter one to turn to for help. half of this movie had me in a bit of a quandary Having written a feature story for the Indy as the credits rolled. As a confession, I’m a hard- some years ago about three young Osprey core baseball fan and believe it to be one of the prospects—during the research of which I intermost significant cultural contributions (alongside viewed host families and hung around the players jazz, the civil-rights movement and Angelina Jolie) ever to spring from the fertile American landscape.

Ye s , I g e t a l i t t l e verklempt while watching the cheeseball masterpiece The Natural.

And yes, Eight Men Out, the hard-hitting and brilliant depiction of the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal that will forever stain our greatest game, makes me both sad and uncomfortable.

Algenis Perez Soto plays dodgeball with the disbelievers in Sugar.

Sugar, the sophomore feature effort from the writer/director team of Anna Boden and Ryan as they socialized downtown—I can attest that Fleck (their debut, the acclaimed Half Nelson, Boden and Fleck nailed the combination of conearned an Oscar nomination for Ryan Gosling’s fusion and bemusement the non-English speakrole as a drug-addicted high-school teacher), ing Latin players display as they interact with their tracks the story of budding pitcher Miguel host families and the culture that envelops them “Sugar” Santos (so nicknamed, he tells his new (a dance club scene in the movie had particular teammates, because he’s so sweet with the ladies) resonance with my experience with the players). as he rises from a baseball academy in the D.R. to Another component of realism here is the spring training in Arizona and then directly to lead actor. The filmmakers auditioned hundreds Single-A ball in a small Iowa city. of Dominican ballplayers before settling on If Santos’ rocket right arm and rapid ascen- Algenis Perez Soto, a former prospect who never sion through the lower minor leagues are dreams made it to the United States as a player. He of a lifetime for many an American kid (and at absolutely crushes the role of Sugar. From the least one adult who wonders, longingly, if he barest hint of a smile as he delivers a brush-back would have been better served concentrating on pitch at the beginning of the movie to the pained baseball in high school instead of, say, soccer, reflection that closes the film, Soto is magnificent. girls and fishing), they are dreams of a lifeline for This is not a movie about the redemptive any number of Dominican kids. The baseball power of baseball, or the virtue of perseverance, academies run by many major league teams in or an unexpected culmination of the American that country represent great hope for impover- Dream. And even though, as a sappy baseball fan, ished Dominican families, who stand to cash in I wanted it to be at least one if not all three of big if their progeny make it to the Bigs. these things, Sugar just might be a better thing In the effort to portray this dynamic realisti- than any of them. It’s a film that digs deeply and cally, Boden and Fleck took their production truly into a world so many of us see from the outteam to the D.R. and filmed at an actual baseball side but so few see lit up from within. And the academy and on the poverty riddled streets of a complexity of the game itself is echoed in the small Dominican village. The results are stunning. hard choices forced upon the overwhelming You can feel the immense hopes riding on these majority of hopefuls who never come close to sipyoung men as they go through their drills, as well ping that proverbial cup of coffee. as the envy, adulation and supreme ass kissing Sugar continues at the Wilma Theatre. that accompany news of a promotion.

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OPENING THIS WEEK Call of the Wild 3D Jack London’s classic novel gets a remake—and it’s main character gets gender reassignment—in this animated rendering that features the vocal skills of Christopher Lloyd and Ariel Gade, among others. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 5, 7:15 and 9:30, with a Fri. show at midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 12:30 and 2:45.

The Great Buck Howard John Malkovich is a washed up hypnotist who hires a young assistant (Colin Hanks) to rejuvenate his career. It’s only when he successfully knocks 800 people unconscious that things start to get really weird in this film that also features Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Gary Coleman and the sound effects guy from the Police Academy movies. Rated PG. Showing nightly at the Wilma Theatre at 7 and 9 with Sun. matinees at 1 and 3.

Imagine That Eddie Murphy’s a busy financial executive who discovers there’s more to life than your damn Blackberry when his troubled career receives a boost from his 7-year-old daughter’s wild imagination. Rated PG. Showing at the Village 6 at 7 and 9:30, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 It’s definitely remake season: John Travolta hijacks a New York City subway train, and lowly dispatcher Denzel Washington is sucked into the action in this summertime fare that’s oh-so-easy on the brain. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 4:30, 7:15 and 9:40, with a Fri. show at five past midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Also playing at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 6:50 and 9:10 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun.

Land of the Lost Will Ferrell stars as a scientist on the fringe in this remake of the classic TV show, in which three modern humans are sucked into a wormhole and deposited in a prehistory populated by dinosaurs, the super-slow Sleestaks and everybody’s favorite chimp-boy buddy, Chaka. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 5:20, 5:50, 7:45, 8:15 and 10:10, with a Fri. show at 10:35 and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 12:30, 1, 2:55 and 3:25. Also playing

Terminator Salvation It’s 2018, Skynet has unleashed its Terminator robots upon humanity and John Connor (Christian Bale) must decide whether to trust a really sketchy guy in this fourth installment of the franchise, which is easily the third best so far... Rated PG-13.

Showing at the Carmike 10 at 7 and 9:35, with a Fri. show at midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4. Also playing at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 9:10 with no show on Sun.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:10, 1:20, 2:35, 5:05, 6:30, 7:25 and 9:50.

Star Trek Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:20, 3:50, 6:50 and 9:35.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 9:55. Also playing at the

“Er, I guess I won’t have the fish, then.” The Great Buck Howard opens Friday at the Wilma Theatre.

NOW PLAYING Angels & Demons Tom Hanks is back as crack symbologist Robert Langdon—the one who broke The Da Vinci Code—and now he’s caught between the Catholic Church, the Illuminati, a sexy co-star (Ayelet Zurer) and Ewan McGregor, who can’t use the Force this time. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 7 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4, and at the Village 6 at 7 and 10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4.

Drag Me to Hell Alison Lohman is a bank loan officer who denies a mysterious old woman a home loan extension, which leads to foreclosure. Which leads to the mysterious old woman placing a curse on poor Alison.

Which leads to her seeking the help of a psychic to break the curse. One arts editor reports this is actually a good movie, in the vein of Evil Dead 2. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Village 6 at 4:30, 7:40 and 9:50, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:20.

The Hangover Four gentlemen on a Las Vegas bachelor party expedition scramble to answer the morning-after question, “What happened?” and get the groom back to L.A. in time for some nuptials. Sick lyrical cameo by Mike Tyson. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 5:30, 7:50 and 10:15, with a Fri. show at a quarter past midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 12:40 and 3:05, and at the Village 6 at 5:30, 7:50 and 10:15, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 12:40 and 3:05. Also playing at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 7 and 9 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Is Anybody There?

Michael Caine is a retired magician who comes to live at a rest home run by the parents of reclusive Bill Milner (Son of Rambow), which leads to an unlikely friendship and growth on everybody’s part. Rated PG-13. Showing nightly at the Wilma Theatre at 7 with a Sun. matinee at 1 and no Mon. or Tue. shows.

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at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 7 and 9 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian The first film shot inside Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian Institution, this flick reunites hapless security guard Ben Stiller with reanimated figures from history, as well as a few new faces. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 4:30, 7:15 and 9:40, with a Fri. show at midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45, and at the Village 6 at 4:30, 7:15 and 9:40, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Also playing at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 7 and 9 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Star Trek Young dynamic duo James Kirk and Mr. Spock take the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew out for their maiden voyage, as director J.J. Abrams (“Lost”) boldly goes where no one’s gone before in remaking the 1979 film based on the ‘60s TV series. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 4:10, 7 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:20, and at the Village 6 at 4:10, 7 and 9:50, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:20. Also playing at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 6:50 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3.

Sugar Miguel Santos, aka “Sugar,” is a talented young Dominican baseball player working his way through the minor leagues in rural Iowa. This critically acclaimed film is the perfect Osprey season primer.

Rated R. Showing nightly at the Wilma Theatre at 9 with Sun. matinees at 3 and no Tue. show.

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Up 3D Aging balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen takes his house on a helium-powered expedition to South America, only to discover he’s got a stowaway Cub Scout equivalent on board. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 10 at 5:05, 7:30 and 9:55, with a Fri. show at midnight and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 12:15 and 2:40. Also playing, but in 2D, at the Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 7 and 9 with Wed., Sat. and Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun.

FLATHEAD SHOWTIMES Angels & Demons Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:35, 3:30, 6:35 and 9:30.

Drag Me to Hell Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 1:30, 4:15, 6:55 and 9:25.

The Hangover Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:15, 1:30, 3:15, 4:30, 6:15, 7:15, 8:45 and 9:50. Also playing at the Showboat in Polson at 4, 7:15 and 9:15.

Imagine That Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:45. Also playing at the Mountain in Whitefish at 4, 7 and 9:15 with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30 and at the Entertainer in Ronan at 4, 7 and 9:15.

Land of the Lost Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 12:25, 1:30, 3, 4:35, 6:40, 7:20, 9:05 and 9:45.

Also playing at the Mountain in Whitefish at 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30 with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45.

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

Terminator Salvation Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 1:20, 4:05, 7:05 and 9:40.

Up 3D Showing Fri.–Sun. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 7:30, 9:20 and 9:50. Also playing, yet in regular old 2D, at the Mountain in Whitefish at 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30 with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45 and at the Showboat in Polson at 4:15, 7 and 9.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine He’s a quick healer with adamantium claws and a tendency to go berserk: Witness the tragic past and violent birth of Wolverine, and see several fabled mutants on screen for the first time. Rated PG-13. Showing Fri.–Thu. at the Stadium 14 in Kalispell at 3:55 and 9:20.

Capsule reviews by Jonas Ehudin.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., June 12. 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—961FILM; Roxy Twin in Hamilton—363-5141.

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Type Dirty To Me A couple years ago, I “met” a guy online, and we started e-mailing and sexting (sending sexy texts via cellphone). We decided to meet, but he canceled. I figured he was married, and dropped it. Within a few months, his sexts were popping up again.

Five months ago, I met my boyfriend. The other guy was sexting me about once a month. I got a naughty thrill from messaging back.

But, as my feelings for my boyfriend intensified, my thrill morphed into disgust. I’d delete the evidence and pledge not to do it again. Well, he sexted me last week, I sexted back, forgot to erase it, and my boyfriend saw it on my phone (by freak coincidence, not snooping). Not only is he still scarred from his ex-wife’s cheating, my texts to this guy were similar to those I’d sent him. So, I pretty much ruined that thrill for him, and destroyed his trust. I immediately expunged the other guy from my life.

My boyfriend left for three hours, then returned, saying we’ve invested too much to walk away. He tells me to stop apologizing, but I want to flog myself and hurt as much as I’ve hurt him.

—Punishment Glutton Just 20 years ago, if you wanted to dash off a suggestive thought or two, you would’ve had to buy a card, stamp it, mail it, and wait a week.

The heat kind of goes out of “What are you wearing?” if your recipient’s first thought is “Today…or when this was postmarked?”

Technology frees up a lot of people—some of them, far too much. Nobody marches over to a stranger in the drugstore and remarks “I guess the central concern is: Do you look more like a flounder or a moose? Or a Chihuahua? Or one of those midget ponies? Or some sort of unholy incarnation of all four?” But, under the virtual ski mask of online anonymity, blog commenter “WTB” had no problem dashing that off about a TV star. And just as the Internet provides a level of disconnect where some people (especially celebrities) are no longer people, simply attractive targets, cheating by text message makes it easy to short-circuit accountability. The hands all over you are only yours, and there are no sweaty sheets or motel keys to manage; it’s the affair you can snap shut and drop in your purse.

Although you sent similar messages to both guys, at least you didn’t resort to time- and thumb-saving

measures like typing out the elevator scenario once and clicking “multiple recipients.” Your boyfriend apparently feels you’re worth the risk, and is trying to move on, which is a bit difficult with you hanging off his ankle, wailing about how sorry you are. You might instead turn this into an opportunity to strengthen your relationship by taking a step too few couples do: Come up with a policy for monogamy instead of taking for granted that you won’t two-time (or two-text) each other. Decide what your boundaries will be, and how you’re supposed to answer if opportunity knocks (or vibrates). Oh yeah, and assuming honesty will be an important part of your future together, start by cutting the lame protestations about how disgusted you were—every time—as in, “Oh, this is so disgusting…here, just let me write back once more…oh, I’m so grossed out. SEND!”

Off To A Bed Start I’ve been hooking up with a co-worker for four months, but I really want to be his girlfriend. We had sex on our second date, and after that, our dates stopped being dinner and turned into my going straight to his place. I really want to ask how he feels about me, but I’m afraid of scaring him off. If I’m just a booty call, I’ll be hurt!

—Pining As one of my blog commenters observed, dating customs vary from culture to culture. In some cultures, a girl shows she’s available by putting a flower behind her ear. Like a lot of girls in this culture, you just put your ankles behind yours. That’s fine if all you want is a hookup, but very often, sex on the first or second date is sex on the last date. This doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t see the guy again, just that you won’t see him clothed and seated across a restaurant table from you. Don’t ask this guy how he feels (ick!). Ask him to a museum at 10 a.m., and invite him to join you and your friends some evening, and you’ll soon discover whether he’s interested in activities that are a little more boyfriend than boytoy. If he keeps turning you down, you’ll have your answer about his feelings—that they’re something along the lines of “How cool…these days, you can get almost anything delivered, free of charge.”

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by ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): So you’re trying to tell me that the way out is the way in.

Is that right? And that the “wrong” answer just might be the right answer? And that success, if it makes an appearance, will most likely happen by accident? I don’t know, Aries.

It’s tricky to get away with this upside-down approach to life unless you have a lot of discipline and yet also don’t take yourself too seriously. You’ve got to be both rigorous and flexible—a stickler for detail and a master of improvisation. I do suspect you’re up for the challenge, but what do you think?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In an interview, musician Attiss Ngoval told the San Francisco Chronicle that he’d want the superpower of X-ray vision “IF and ONLY IF I could use it to see people naked under their clothes. I don’t want it if all I see is skeletons.” That’s a good standard for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Taurus. I definitely think you’ll have an ability to see deeper into the multi-layer levels of reality than you’ve had in quite some time. But your challenge will be to employ that gift to explore sights that are really interesting and useful to you, not just everything and anything that’s usually hidden.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): My astrological charts suggest that your immediate future is wide open—so much so that it’s difficult to predict which scenarios are more likely than all the others. This might mean that your free will is especially free right now. But in the interest of giving you something specific to grab on to, I’ll name a few of the myriad possible scenarios. 1) A self-styled anarchist scholar, heir to the fortune of a famed Japanese anime artist, will invite you to a sushi feast at a speakeasy club called “Planet Mars” to discuss the Theory of Everything. 2) A clownish saint with a tattoo of a cobra swallowing the Earth will get you high by sniffing the pimple medication Clearasil, and then tell you a secret about who you were in one of your past lives. 3) A familiar stranger will hand you a Cracker Jack toy and whisper, “Are we never going to see each other again? Or will we get married tomorrow?”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In honor of the karmic clean-up phase of your astrological cycle, I invite you to do the following exercise: Imagine a pit in the middle of a desert that holds everything you’ve ever used up, spoiled, and outgrown. Your old furniture is here, along with stuff like once-favorite clothes, CDs, and empty boxes of your favorite cereal. But this garbage dump also contains subtler trash, like photos that capture cherished dreams you gave up on, mementoes from failed relationships, and symbols of defunct beliefs and self-images you used to cling to. Everything that is dead to you is gathered here. Got that vision in your mind’s eye? Now picture yourself dousing the big heap of stuff with gasoline and setting it on fire. Watch it burn.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This would be a good time to activate your sleeping potentials by chanting positive declarations about your relationship to what you need. Instead of typical New Age affirmations, however, I think you’ll benefit from something edgier and more poetic. That’s why I’m offering you the statements below. They were originally written by Andrea Carlisle for use by spiders. Say the following several times a day: “I am now receiving many fine fat flies in my web. My web is strong and masterful. My web is irresistible to all the attractive creatures I like to nibble on. I am amazingly clever and extremely popular. Even now, hundreds of juicy tidbits are headed towards my web.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A talent scout who has the power to change your course is drawing closer and closer. Find out why, and capitalize on it. Meanwhile, a chameleon who has always had your number just lost it. Find out the details, and take advantage.

If that’s not enough to keep you busy, I’ll clue you in to the fact that a cool fool only recently realized you have something that he or she wants. Find out who and what, and exploit the possibilities. (P.S.: I should also mention that there’s a wild thing out there who would love to lick your hand. Find out why, etc.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The formula ‘two and two make five’ is not without its attractions,” said Dostoevsky. I believe you’ll benefit from embracing that perspective in the coming week, Libra. Transcending logic will be your specialty, especially if you do so with a spiritual gleam in your eye. Being a little crooked could awaken sleeping wisdom within you, as well as boost your life force and enhance your physical attractiveness. So please follow any hunches you have that inspire you to stop making so much sense. Explore the pleasures of using imaginative flair in your search for the truth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A lesbian reader who calls herself “Speedy Slow-Hand” wrote to me asking for advice. She explained that she keeps getting obsessed with the half-feral amazons whom her intense Scorpio self lusts after, and this causes her to miss making contact with the warm, nurturing women her softer side craves. Is it better to have someone to run the race with, she asked, or someone to massage her feet after the race? Whether or not you yourself are in the hunt for love, Scorpio, I think her testimony is an apt metaphor for your current dilemma. Should you go with the choice that makes your spirit burn with pungent excitement, or should you opt for what feeds your soul with rich relaxation? I would like to suggest that there’s at least a 30 percent possibility you could have both.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of the 190 short films the Three Stooges made for Columbia Pictures, only five actually had pie fights. However, those classic scenes sum up all there is to know about the mythic meaning of pie fights, as well as the needs they address and the techniques involved. I urge you to study up on the Stooges’ teachings concerning these matters—and put them to immediate use. Nothing could be more effective in dealing with stalled negotiations, convoluted mind games, superficial exchanges, excessive gravity, and bureaucratic slowdowns than a righteous pie fight. You can find a Youtube clip of a Three Stooges pie fight here: tinyurl.com/yvv8hm.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some people use sly intelligence rather than mindless rage to escape limitations that have outlived their usefulness. Do you know any? If so, soak up their influence. You could use some inspiration and counsel as you make your own break for freedom. The best way to ensure that your liberation will be permanent, not just a temporary reprieve, is to go about it with humor and subtlety and humility.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Writing in Earthwatch magazine, Anne Marcotty Morris rhapsodized about her trek into Brazil’s rain forest. The jungle is a fecund place, she said: “Several barbed seeds that had attached themselves to me on our walk into the forest had sprouted by the time we walked out.” These fast-growing seeds happen to be an apt metaphor for the state of your psyche, Aquarius. You’re a hotbed of lush fertility. Given that fact, I advise you to be very discriminating about which influences you give your attention to. Whether they’re good or bad, empowering or corrosive, they will grow fast.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There has rarely been a better time than now to blend your fresh sparkly innocence and your deep ancient wisdom. The childlike aspects of your intelligence are especially available, and so are the visionary elements. Furthermore, the two have a great potential to complement and enhance each other. You might be amazed at how dramatically you could transform long-standing problems by invoking this dynamic tandem of energies.

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Please contact Kelli at (406) 7214710 or info@animeals.net. Help feed hungry animals!

ADULT GROUP HOME STAFF, F/T & P/T, Msla. Adult group home for seriously mentally disabled clients is seeking staff to be responsible for daily operation of the house and face-to-face contact with the residents. Prefer one year experience working with the mentally disabled in a supervised setting. Will communicate with the Treatment team, complete all daily task lists, oversee the safe administration of resident medications, prompt and assist with ADLs, complete cleaning tasks assigned, assist residents with proper food handling safety as they prepare and serve meals, understand and fol-

low infection control policies and procedures, report all incidents and complete appropriate paperwork.

Must have high school diploma or GED. Complete background check will be conducted; cannot have history of abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Must be able to stay awake during entire shift. Will work varying days and shifts, including some graveyard shifts; hours per week may vary. Pay is $10.00 to $12.00/hr. Benefits after 1 year include 1 week vacation, 4 personal days, health insurance and bonuses. HIRING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. #2975646 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060

Public Notices

Public Notices

The Humane Society of Northwest Montana is hosting a Microchip Clinic on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at its location, 3499 Highway 93 N between Kalispell and Whitefish.

Open to the general public, the Microchip Clinic is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a first come – first serve basis. Microchip fees are $25 per animal and all cats and dogs should be on a leash or in a carrier. All proceeds from this event will benefit the orphaned animals at the Humane Society adoption center. For more information, please call (406) 752-7297 (PAWS).

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Pet of the Week

Pet of the Week

Puzzle Once again, it’s that time of year. Shelters like the Humane Society of Western Montana are flooded with kittens looking for homes. That is why all through the month of June, HSWM will be offering half price on all kitten adoptions from Petsmart. We will have kittens there each Saturday and Sunday

from 10a.m. to 4p.m. Each adorable little one is vaccinated, wormed, and spayed or neutered, and the adoption comes with food and a collar and tag. Not to mention we have quite a variety to choose from, sweet kittens like Puzzle waiting to win your heart.

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Looking for a volunteer position in your community? Visit the Western Montana Volunteer Center web site at www.volunteer.umt.edu for openings around the area.

Public Notices

Missoula County Government NOTICE OF BOND SALE $2,230,000 Rural Special Improvement District No. 8489 Bonds, Series D (Wye Area Sanitary Sewer Project) MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) of Missoula County, Montana (the “County”), will receive sealed bids for the purchase of $2,230,000 Rural Special Improvement District No. 8489 Bonds (Wye Area Sanitary Sewer Project) (the “Series D Bonds”) in the Accounting Office, 1st floor of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, or bids for the purchase of the Series D Bonds will be received by the County by electronic transmission through Parity™, in either case until 11:00 a.m., M.T., on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at which time the bids will be opened or accessed and tabulated. The bids will be presented to the Board at its regular meeting immediately thereafter on the same day, at which time the Board will consider the bids received, and if a responsive and acceptable bid is received, the Board will award sale of the Series D Bonds to the responsive bidder whose bid reflects the lowest true interest cost (TIC).

The Series D Bonds will be issued for the purpose of financing a portion of the costs of construction of certain local improvements (the “Improvements”) within or for the benefit of Rural Special Improvement District Nos. 8489 (the “District”); and paying a portion of the costs associated with the sale and issuance of the Series D Bonds. The Series D Bonds shall mature, subject to redemption, on July 1 in the following years and amounts (unless combined into one or more term bonds): The Series D Bonds shall be issuable only as fully registered bonds and shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Board Chair and the County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer. The Series D Bonds shall be secured by the County’s Rural Special Improvement District Revolving Fund and the Reserve Account of the District.

Serial bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof of single maturities. Bidders will have the option of combining the Series D Bonds maturing on and after 2011 through and including 2016 and on and after 2017 through and including 2029 into one or more term bonds.

If any Series D Bonds are issued as term bonds, such term bonds will be subject to annual mandatory sinking fund redemption on each July 1, concluding no later than 2029, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Series D Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed with interest accrued thereon and payable on January 1 and July 1 to the redemption date, in installments and in the same amounts and on the same dates as the bonds would have matured if they were not included in a term bond.

The Series D Bonds shall be dated, as originally issued, as of July 16, 2009, and shall bear interest payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2010, at a rate or rates designated by the successful bidder at public sale and approved by this Board. No interest rate may exceed 6.75% per annum, and the difference between the highest and lowest rate of interest may not exceed 3.50% per annum. No supplemental or “B” coupons or additional interest certificates are permitted and rates shall be expressed in integral multiples of 1/8 or 1/20 of one percent per annum. Interest will be capitalized through July 1, 2010. The Series D Bonds with stated maturities on or after July 1, 2016 will be subject to redemption on July 1, 2016, and any date thereafter, at the option of the County, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed plus interest accrued to the redemption date, without premium. The Series D Bonds are also subject to mandatory redemption on an interest payment date if the amounts in the Sinking Fund, either from prepayment of assessments or transfers from the Construction Account to the Principal Account, are sufficient to pay outstanding Series D Bonds, or portions thereof, with interest thereon to that interest payment date.

The Series D Bonds will be sold for not less than $2,185,400 (98% of par) with accrued interest on the principal amount of the Series D Bonds to the date of their delivery. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid, and to adjourn the sale. A good faith deposit in the form of money, cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft drawn and issued by a federally chartered or state chartered bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a financial surety bond in the sum of 2% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series D Bonds ($44,600) payable to the order of the County is required for each bid to be considered, as further specified in the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale.

Copies of the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and additional information may be obtained from the County’s Financial Advisor, D.A. Davidson & Co., 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, Montana 59401, (406) 791-7210. Prospective bidders should consult the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Preliminary Official Statement for a detailed description of the Series D Bonds, the security therefor, and the form of legal opinion proposed to be rendered by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of Missoula, Montana, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as bond counsel. To the extent any instructions or directions set forth in ParityTM conflict with this Notice of Bond Sale, the terms of this Notice of Bond Sale shall control. For further information about ParityTM, potential bidders may contact the Financial Advisor, D.A. Davidson & Co. at (406) 791-7210 (Aaron Rudio), or ParityTM at (212) 849-5021. In the event of a malfunction in the electronic bidding process, bidders may submit their bids by sealed bid including facsimile transmission to the County’s Chief Financial Officer, at facsimile number (406) 721-4043 (phone (406) 258-4919) or to D.A. Davidson & Co. (Financial Advisor) at (406) 791-7315. Dated: June 10, 2009.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /s/ Vickie Zeier County Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer Missoula County, Montana

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CLASSIFIEDS Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Employment

Instruction

ASSISTANT MANAGER, F/T, Msla.

Local agency needs an ASSISTANT MANAGER! Duties would include: Supervising direct care staff, providing direct care to adults with developmental disabilities, ensuring that staff treat clients appropriately and with dignity, maintaining any paperwork and reports as needed orienting new employees. Previous direct client care experience is preferred. A valid driver’s license is required. Drug screening and background checks will be conducted.

This position is an 8AM-4PM shift, Monday through Friday. Excellent benefit package that begins after 6 months. Starting pay is $10/hour.

Full job description is available at the Missoula Job Service Front desk. #2975662. 728-7060

ered items and ensures proper storage, counts out cash registers and balances to flow sheets, and assists in any needed capacity to fill in for absences or during peak times.

Positions are full-time, permanent, working 40+ hours/week. Shifts can vary between day, afternoon, and evening, as can days worked each week. Ability to work in a team environment is essential. Position is salaried and pay is dependent on experience. Potential for bonus. Full job description at Missoula Job Service front desk. #2975634 Missoula Workforce Center 7287060

Mystery Shoppers Wanted National market research company seeks individuals to evaluate service at local establishments. Apply at www.bestmark.com

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communications, etc. Great benefits. Relocation avail. Call Mon-Fri 800-887-0952

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PRIMROSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL. Assistant Position Available. Must have knowledge of Montessori teaching method.

Send resume/letter of interest to: Nancy Deskins, Director, PO Box 3354, Missoula, MT 59806

Ages 8-Adult Beginner-Intermediate

Guitar, banjo,mandolin and bass lessons.

Rentals available.

ASSISTANT MANAGER, F/T, Msla.

Local employer is seeking energetic, motivated individuals for assistant manager for fast food restaurant.

Applicant must be available for all shifts as needed, and will be overseeing all operations of the restaurant. Must either have proven track record in fast-paced restaurant management or will train right person starting at a shift supervisor position. Duties include customer service, setting up cash drawers, ensure all necessary equipment is on and available, checks in deliv-

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! BARTENDING ! $300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training provided. 1800-965-6520 ext. 278 DELI WORKER, F/T & P/T, Milltown.

A Missoula area deli is seeking a full time and part time DELI WORKER to prepare customer’s food and beverage orders, cook using a fryer, and ensure a clean working area. Work days and shifts will vary and will include weekends. Starting wage is $7.50 per hour. Hours and days vary. Employer is looking for dependable applicants with good customer service skills. No experience required. #2975658 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 GOVERNMENT JOBS: Earn $12 to $48 Per Hour. Benefits, Paid Training. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Administrative, Clerical, Office, Accounting, Finance, Wildlife, More! 1-800320-9353 x 2001 JOB INTERVIEW GUARANTEED! Our resumes get you an interview... guaranteed! Call Rainmaker Resumes today for a free consultation. 546-8244 Mystery Shoppers earn up to $150 Day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments. Experience not required. Call 877-308-1186

PPL Montana operates electric generation facilities with a combined capacity of more than 2,800 megawatts in Montana and is seeking highly motivated, qualified candidates for the following position: Colstrip, MT -Work Coordinator -Engineer Butte or Great Falls, MT - Engineer/Senior Engineer For a more detailed description of this position, or to apply online, go to www.pplmontana.com. PPL Montana offers a highly competitive salary as well as health insurance, vision, dental, life, 401k and retirement plans. EOE

RANCH HAND, F/T, Msla. Area employer seeking RANCH HAND to work in Ovando Area. Duties will primarily be chopping and hauling wood for ranch. Must be able to ride horses. Pay will be $50 per day plus room and board. Must be dependable and hard working. #2975632 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 RV PARK ATTENDANT, F/T, Lolo.

This position is for a full-time RV Park manager at a Lolo area resort approximately 40 miles from Missoula. MUST have exceptional customer service skills! Duties include: Running the RV Park office, taking reservations, handling cash, both house keeping and yard keeping, oversee the operations of the RV park. Wage starts at $7/hr and is four 10 hour shifts per week with 3 days off. Must be willing to greet guests and other visitors. #2975649 Missoula Workforce Center 7287060 STATE OF MONTANA POSITIONS, FT & PT, Various locations throughout Montana: Want to serve Montana citizens? Positions are available for locations throughout the state. Access the state job listings at: http://mt.gov/statejobs/statejobs.asp

PROFESSIONAL Community Outreach Director Garden City Harvest is seeking a Community Outreach Director: Experience with event planning, community outreach, volunteer coordination and project management. Gardening experience preferred. Submit cover letter, resume and 3 references to: Garden City Harvest, 103 Hickory, Missoula, MT 59802 or via email to gardencityharvest@gmail.com. No phone calls please. Deadline 6/15/09 5 pm.

Help Wanted New women’s specific apparel and outdoor gear store opening Mid Summer. We are accepting resumes for Manager, assistant Managers, full time sales and part time sales positions. If you love the outdoors and have experience in gear and apparel sales for women and want to join our team.

Please send resume to PO BOX 7788 Missoula MT 59807.

LICENSED CLINICIAN, F/T, A Missoula Mental Health agency is seeking a Licensed Clinician to treat both mentally ill & substance abuse clients. Requires a Master’s degree in Social Work or related field. Must have LCSW & LCPC.Must have driver’s license, clean driving record, reliable transportation and vehicle insurance. Monday-Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. Pay is depending on experience and qualifications + mileage reimbursement; benefits include after one year of work one week of vacation, 5 paid holidays, and health insurance. #2975646 Missoula Workforce Center 7287060 Restaurant Manager: Hooters Missoula Looking for Outgoing person with Min 5 years Rest Experience. Exc Pay for right individual. Fax or e-mail resume to attention: Steve 8303094 or Missoula@Hooters Montana.Com SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Experienced in administering grants and managing personnel. Excellent communication, writing and planning skills. For application materials, visit www.hrdc6.org Please no phone calls. EEO

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CARPENTERS, F/T, Msla. Local contractor is hiring FRAMING CARPENTERS. DUTIES INCLUDE: Framing carpenter work; new construction, rebuilds and remodels. Majority of the work is residential work. Must have own basic hand tools. Competitive pay depends on skills/experience.

Usually work days are Monday and Fridays, dayshift. #2975659 Missoula Workforce Center 7287060 CERTIFIED LEVEL 4 DIESEL TECHNICIAN, FT, Msla. Busy dealership seeking a full-time CERTIFIED LEVEL 4 TECHNICIAN. #2975651 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 GENERAL MACHINE MAINTENANCE WORKER, P/T, Msla.

Local cleaners seeking a part-time temporary GENERAL MACHINE MAINTENANCE WORKER. Pay will be $25.00 per hour, with a flexible schedule to be discussed at interview. Will be working 2-3 hours every other week. #2975656 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 TRAILER MECHANIC/LOT ATTENDANT, F/T, Msla. A Missoula employer needs a FULLTIME TRAILER MECHANIC/LOT ATTENDANT. Trailer Mechanics need to know all the aspects of trailer installation, fabrication & repair. Welding and wiring experience is required for the Trailer Mechanic. Lot attendant work will be maintaining appearance of lot and vehicles. Work week will be Monday through Friday between 8:30am - 5:00pm. Could work beyond 5:00pm depending on business. Position is open immediately. Rate of pay depends on experience. #2975663 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs and refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL. Job Placement Assistance.

Financial assistance for qualified students.

SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula, 1800-545-4546 Water Commissioner- Florence Area Familiarity with water rights including decrees, distribution and measuring devices. Carlton Creek specific water rights training provided. Must be willing to be deputized, in good physical condition, able to calculate water flow and communicate well with water users. Computer capable for billing spread sheets.

Approximately 20 variable hours per week; seasonal. $20/hour.

Call 273-2798

TRAINING/ INSTRUCTION 7-12 SCIENCE TEACHER, K-12 Strategist/LD Teacher, 7-12 Tech Ed (Industrial Arts) Teacher, 7-12 Social Studies Teacher, Elementary Teacher. Burke Central School. Base Salary is $29,000, also pays a $4,400 benefit (health insurance, annuity, etc.)

District will pay for all years of experience. Coaching available.

This area is a sportsman paradise with fishing, upland game, waterfowl, and more. Please send letter of application, resume and transcripts. Burke Central School, Attn: Mike Klabo, Superintendent, P.O. Box 91, Lignite, ND 58752.

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U.S. NAVY Launch a career today. Advanced paid training, medical/dental, vacation, $ for school. HS grads ages 17-34.

Call Mon-Fri 800-437-6044 WAREHOUSING TRAINEE Good pay, regular raises, great benefits, $ for school, vacation. No exp needed. HS grads ages 17-34.

Call Mon-Fri 877-475-6289

HEALTH CAREERS

Laura- 250-0228

Instruction

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REIKI WITH HORSES WEEKEND WORKSHOP at River Pines Farm - meet the herd

June 27 and June 28 Discover Your Authentic Power Through the Way of the Horse Reiki and Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning together for the first time!

Equine Reiki helps horses heal physically, mentally, emotionally.

Facilitated by: EPONA Approved Instructor, Shari Montana and Reiki Master, Linda St. Peter Fee is $225.00 includes Reiki 1 certificate, lunch & materials

For information and registration call Linda at 360-9153.

DENTAL HYGIENIST, P/T, Msla.

Missoula office is seeking a DENTAL HYGIENIST to start as soon as possible. May be subject to preemployment and random drug testing. No visible tattoos and no facial jewelry permitted.

Competitive wage is depending on experience. #2975643 Missoula Workforce Center 7287060

Registration deadline is June 21, 2009

Body/Mind/ Spirit

Body/Mind/ Spirit

OPPORTUNTIES $600 WEEKLY POTENTIAL$$$ Helping the Government PT. No Experience, No Selling.

Call: 1-888-213-5225 Ad Code L-5.

ALL CASH VENDING! Earn up to $800/Day Potential? Your own local vending route. Includes 25 Machines and Candy for $9,995.

1-888-776-3068 Beauty with benefits!

Unique opportunity for motivated individual. Be your own boss sharing superior cosmetics, skin care and health care products with others. Generous compensation. No experience necessary.

Exceptional support and training.

Cosmetologists, estheticians, and salons welcome. www.Montana.MyArbonne.com or 406.207.7366.

NOW HIRING: companies desperately need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700 Dept. MT-4186

Instruction ANIYSA Middle Eastern Dance Classes and Supplies. Call 2730368. www.aniysa.com TOM CATMULL currently accepting beginning students for introductory guitar instruction. For questions call 543-9824 or email tom@tomcatmull.com

T'ai Chi

Get outside this summer and get in the best shape of your life.

• Fit Camp 1: June 22th - July 17th • Fit Camp 2: July 20th - Aug. 14th • Fit Camp 3: Aug. 17th - Sept.11th Workouts for all three Fit Camps will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 am or 6:00 pm.

Participants are not required to bring any additional equipment.

$150 for one fit camp Drop-ins welcome $15 per workout.

FIREFIGHTER Paid training to join elite U.S. Navy team. Good pay, medical/dental, promotions, vacation. HS grads ages 17-34.

Call Mon-Fri 800-887-0952 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Learn all areas of IT. Great pay and benefits, $ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. No exp needed. Call Mon-Fri 877-4756289 PAID APPRENTICE HS grads ages 17-34. Electronics, engineering,

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CLASSIFIEDS Instruction

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Reiki One Class June 20th

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Automotive

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Automotive ‘04 Saturn VUE SUV, 4x4.....$7,995 Jim’s Cars 1801 W. Broadway 543-8269

DOMESTIC ‘02 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport, 4dr, auto, air.....$5,995 Jim’s Cars 1801 W. Broadway 543-8269 ‘00 Ford Focus, 4 cyl, 5 spd, air.....$4,995 Jim’s Cars 1801 W. Broadway 543-8269 Log on to SaveOnThe Lot.com Your Key to Automotive Savings ‘03 Mercury Sable GS, auto, air.....$6,995 Jim’s Cars 1801 W. Broadway 543-8269

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PAINTING

PLUMBING

LIGHTEN UP PAINTING. Licensed, Insured, Local References. Spring special second room 50% off.

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Summer Discounts!

MISCELLANEOUS

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A thorough history, physical exam, and diagnostic tests are needed to evaluate asbestosrelated disease. Abatement Contractors of Montana 549-8489 www.montana abatement.com Look for us in the Sustainifieds.

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PAINTING

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Blue Mountain Storage 5x10 $35 • 10x20 $65 Bitterroot Mini Storage 5x10 $35 • 10x10 $45 • 10x15 $55 10x20 $65 • 10x30 $85 • 542-2060 Grizzly Property Management, Inc.

FLOORING Justin The Tile Guy. Bathrooms, kitchens, showers & remodels. justinthetileguy.com 214-7932

Commercial & Residential Interior & Exterior - All Phases • Historic Restoration

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Cramic Tile Ceramic Tile Setter- Reasonable rates, references. Showers, floors, etc.

Ron- 542-2933.

DITION. CUSTOM LOCKING STORAGE BOXES AND LOADING RAMP, UPGRADED TIRES, ELECTRICAL, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO. PERFECT FOR FISHERMEN, HUNTERS, AND DOG OWNERS. ASKING $27,500.

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CULVER’S FOREIGN CAR SERVICE INC. AND SALES See us for your ser v i c e n e e d s and used vehicle inspections WE BUY SUBARUS, SAABS AND TOYOTAS FOR RECONDITIONING AND RESALE 2302 McDonald 721- 5857 Proudly SERVICING MISSOULA SINCE 1978

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Automotive

HEATING AND COOLING

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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owning delinquent storage rent for the following units: 224, 247, 336, 632 and 568. Units contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc household goods including office furniture, desks, baby strollers, car storage carrier, office phone system, boxes & boxes of old rare book collections, file cabinets, TV & stereos. These units may be viewed starting Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by appt only by calling 251-8600. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59803 prior to Friday, June 26, 2009, 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment.

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CLARK FORK STORAGE will action to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 38.

Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting June 20th, 2009 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to June 24th, 2009, 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

is the responsibility of each offeror to: Follow the format required in the RFP when preparing your response. Provide point-bypoint responses to all sections in a clear and concise manner. Provide complete answers/descriptions. Read and answer all questions and requirements. Don’t assume the County will know what your company’s capabilities are or what items/services you can provide, even if you have previously contracted with the County. The proposals are evaluated based solely on the information and materials provided in your response.

Submit your response on time. Late proposals will not be accepted. Terms and Conditions of Request for Proposal Proposers are expected to examine the specifications, schedule of delivery, and all instructions. Failure to do so will be at proposer’s risk. Each proposer shall furnish the information required in the RFP. The contract will be let to the printing establishment that in the judgment of the County Commissioners is the most suitable for performing the work. Missoula County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in the proposals received, and to accept any portion of, or all items proposed, if deemed in the best interest of Missoula County to do so.

No submittal shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days subsequent to the opening of proposals without consent of Missoula County. A signed purchase order or contract furnished to the successful proposer results in a binding contract without further action by either party. Late or unsigned proposals will not be accepted or considered. The proposed price shall be exclusive of any Federal or State taxes from which Missoula County is exempt by law. Scope of Project Missoula County is seeking proposals from qualified newspapers for a printing contract for legal advertising. The contract shall be awarded in accordance with MCA §§7-5-2411 thru 7-52413. These sections provide, in part: MCA 7-5-2411 County Printing Contract (1) The County Commissioners shall contract for all advertising required by law and all printed forms required by the County. The advertising required by law must be awarded to a newspaper that: (a) is published in the County; (b) has general circulation; (c) has been published continuously at least once a week in the County for the 12 months preceding the awarding of the contract; and (d) prior to July 1 of each year, has submitted to the Clerk and Recorder a sworn statement that includes: (i) circulation for the prior 12 months; (ii) a statement of net distribution; (iii) itemization of the circulation that is paid and that is free; and (iv) the method of distribution. (2) A newsletter or other document produced or published by the local government unit is not considered a newspaper that has general circulation as provided in subsection (1). MCA 7-5-2412 Details Relating to Printing Contract (1) The contract must be let to the printing establishment that in the judgment of the County Commissioners is the most suitable for performing the work.

The County Commissioners shall require a contractor to perform the County printing contract subject to the requirements of Title 18, Chapter 1, Part 2. (2) This part may not be construed to compel the acceptance of unsatisfactory work. (3) The term of a contract for County printing or County legal advertising may not exceed a period of 2 years. MCA 75-2413 Competitive Bids Required The Board of County Commissioners shall call for competitive bids from persons or firms qualified to bid on County printing, or for County legal advertising if there is more than one legally qualified newspaper in the County, under the terms of this part.

Submittal Section We request that you provide a detailed proposal of the plan you would recommend. At a minimum, the proposal must address the following: 1. A description, with supporting documentation as needed, to establish how the proposer meets the qualification requirements set forth in Montana law at MCA §7-5-2411(1)(a)-(d), which requires: “The advertising required by law must be awarded to a newspaper that: (a) is published in the County; (b) has general circulation; (c) has been published continuously at least once a week in the County for the 12 months preceding the awarding of the

contract; and (d) prior to July 1 of each year, has submitted to the Clerk and Recorder a sworn statement that includes: (i) circulation for the prior 12 months; (ii) a statement of net distribution; (iii) itemization of the circulation that is paid and that is free; and (iv) the method of distribution.” 2. The proposed contract pricing for a one (1) year term, and details relating to pricing during potential extension of the contract for an additional year. Pricing should be designated as rates for publishing at least the following types of materials: legal text advertising; non-legal text advertising; display advertising (for both legal and non-legal advertising); and any other rates deemed potentially relevant. 3.

Bid security must be provided in accordance with MCA §§18-1-201 – 18-1-206.

Specifically: (a) All proposers shall expressly covenant in any bid that if the bidder is awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a formal contract within 30 days of acceptance of the bid by the County, and the proposer shall give a good and sufficient bond to secure the performance of the terms and conditions of the contract. (b) The bid bond or other security shall be in an amount which is 10% of the proposer’s bid price, to protect and indemnify the County against the failure or refusal of the bidder to enter into the contract. For purposes of this RFP, this amount shall be calculated as 10% of the prior year’s expenditures by the County for printing. This amount is $20,874, and the amount of the bid bond or other security shall be $2,087. (c) The bid bond or other security shall be subject to forfeiture and collection by the County if the proposer fails to enter into a formal contract with the County within 30 days of acceptance of the bid by the County. (d) A bid bond or other form of security specified in MCA §18-1-203 constitutes compliance with the requirement for bid security.

The forms of security allowed by MCA §181-203 include: (i) lawful money of the United States; (ii) a cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft, in any case drawn and issued by a federally chartered or state-chartered bank insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation; or (iii) a bid bond, guaranty bond, or surety bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the state of Montana. (e) The money or, in lieu of money, the bank instruments or bid bonds, financial guaranty bonds, or surety bonds must be payable directly to Missoula County.

Hearing on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 for the purpose of obtaining public comment on initiating a $31 per dwelling unit assessment for residences within the Target Range Sewer & Water District for the operations costs of said District for Fiscal Year 2010. This hearing constitutes compliance with 7-13-2307 M.C.A. Hearing on Protest to Levy of Tax. Any property owner situated within the District may appear and protest the levy of the tax or any matter pertaining thereto. The Commissioners will conduct the Public Hearing at their regularly scheduled Weekly Public Meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. Any person wishing to be heard on the matter may submit written or other materials to the Commissioners and/or speak at the hearing.

Comments may also be submitted any time prior to the hearing by mail or personal delivery to the Commissioners at their offices in the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802; by fax at (406) 721-4043; or by e-mail at bcc@co.missoula.mt.us Additional information may be obtained by contacting Jim McDonald, Target Range Sewer & Water District President, at (406) 880-6117; or Dale Bickell, Missoula County Chief Administrative Officer, at (406) 258-4229 or by e-mail at dbickell@co.missoula.mt.us. DATED THIS 8th DAY OF June, 2009 /s/ Bill Carey Chair, Missoula Board of County Commissioners

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-09-56 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BILLIE F. CORNELIUS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed CoPersonal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Robert Ray Cornelius, Sr., and Dana Lee Cornelius, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 30th day of March, 2009. /s/ Robert Ray Cornelius, Sr. Co-Personal Representative /s/ Dana Lee Cornelius, Co-Personal Representative. GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for CoPersonal Representatives

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-09-78 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of STEVEN M. KRAUZER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 8358, Missoula, Montana 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 21st day of May, 2009. /s/ Michael J. Sherwood, Personal Representative for the Estate of Steven M. Krauzer

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Missoula County Public Works Department at 6089 Training Drive, Missoula MT 59808, until 10:00 am., Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at which time bids will be opened and read in the Public Works Conference Room for the purpose of constructing a walkway and bicycle path, approximately 1.0 miles in length, adjacent to the Roman Creek Road near Frenchtown, MT, from the intersection with the Frenchtown Frontage Road. The project will involve earthwork excavation and embankment, crushed sub-base and base rock, asphalt surfacing, topsoil, and seeding.

All work is to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the Office of the Bids Department, Missoula County Public Works Office, Missoula, Montana and shall be performed under the supervision of the County Engineer or his designated representative. Specifications and bid procedures can be obtained at the Office of Public Works at 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, MT 59808. Proposals must be accompanied by security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the required contract and in the form specified in MCA 18-1-203, for example: cash, cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft, any of which must be drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the state of Montana or a banking association incorporated under the Laws of Montana; or a bid bond or bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the state of Montana. As there was an irregularity in the original bid, this solicitation is for a re-bid of this project. All bids from the previous solicitation have been rejected. THE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE QUALIFIED BIDDER WHOSE BID PROPOSAL COMPLIES WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. Proposals shall be sealed and marked “Proposals for work on Roman Creek Road Walkway, Control Number 6407 SOLICITATION NO. 0905-01” and addressed to: Missoula County Bids Department, Missoula County Public Works, 6089 Training Drive, Missoula, Montana, 59808

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Printing Contract For Legal Advertising Request For Proposals General Information Missoula County is seeking proposals from qualified newspapers for a printing contract for legal advertising. The contract shall be awarded in accordance with MCA §§7-5-2411 thru 7-5-2413. Process and Calendar Interested providers are asked to submit six printed, double-sided copies of their proposal by Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. to the County Auditor’s Office, Room 212 in the Courthouse Annex. No late proposals will be accepted. Missoula County Commissioners will award the bid at the Public Meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the County Courthouse Annex. Primary Contact Person Any questions concerning this request for proposals, and the proposals themselves should be directed to: Barbara Berens Missoula County Auditor 200 West Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 2583227 bberens@co.missoula.mt.us CONTACT WITH PERSONNEL OF MISSOULA COUNTY OTHER THAN BARBARA BERENS REGARDING THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL MAY BE GROUNDS FOR ELIMINATION FROM THE SELECTION PROCESS. Term of Engagement A one-year contract is contemplated, with the option to extend the engagement for an additional year. Continuation of the contract after the first year will be subject to annual review and approval of Missoula County, satisfactory negotiation of terms (including price), concurrence of the Board of County Commissioners, and annual appropriation. Subcontracting Vendors submitting proposals may not subcontract portions of services. Instructions to Offerors It

"Enjoy the Silence"– it gets kinda quiet in places.

by Matt Jones

The Missoula City-County Board of Health will hear a variance request from homeWORD, Inc, general partner of Equinox Development Limited Partnership, 127 N Higgins #307, Missoula, MT 59802, on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:30 PM or soon thereafter in the second floor conference room of the Missoula Health Department at 301 W. Alder Street. They are requesting a variance from the Missoula City-County Health Code, Regulation 1: Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems, Section I(C) which prohibits them from getting a septic permit because they are within 200 feet of city sewer. homeWORD wishes to install an irrigation system that uses greywater from kitchen sinks, bathroom lavatories, showers/tubs and clothes washing machines. All other wastewater will go to city sewer. The property address is 1515 Liberty Lane, Missoula, legally described as Tract 1 of COS 3463, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, Section 20. Public comment will be accepted by the Board at the hearing.

Interested persons may also submit written comments to the Board on or before June 16, 2009 at 301 W. Alder St., Missoula, MT 59802 or faxed to (406) 258-4781 or emailed to gilmanm@ho.missoula.mt.us. More information is available by calling Mary Lou Gilman at 258-4755 and at www.co.missoula.mt.us/EnvHealth.

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NOTICE OF HEARING TARGET RANGE SEWER & WATER DISTRICT - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT The Missoula Board of County Commissioners will conduct a Public

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP-09-97 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF DAVID L. FOX, JR. DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Larry Fox, at St. Peter Law Offices, 2620 Radio Way, PO Box 17255, Missoula, Montana 59808 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of May, 2009. /s/ Larry Fox, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-09-88 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF KENNETH JOHAN HANSEN, A/K/A KENNETH J. HANSEN, 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to NANCY C. HANSEN, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 386, Stevensville, Montana 59870, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 14th day of May, 2009. /s/ Nancy C. Hansen, Personal Representative, PO Box 386, Stevensville, MT 59870

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-09-87 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD WAYNE FAWCETT, 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 Byron W. Boggs, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 502 West Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 18th day of May, 2009. /s/ Byron W. Boggs, Personal Representative NOTICE OF OUR PLAN TO SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OTHER SECURED ASSETS. Montana Camo, Inc., Clay Mathews President and Chief Executive Officer, 431 Knapweed Lane Victor, Montana 59875. Subject: Loan No. 134333, First Security Bank of Missoula, dated February 21, 2006. First Security Bank of Missoula has an interest in the following: All Collateral listed on Exhibit “A” to UCC Financing Statement #86396830 (attached hereto as “List of Assets for Collateral – Montana Camo, Inc. – “AS IS, WHERE IS” on the date of sale). Public Disposition: We will sell the above-described collateral at public sale to the highest qualified bidder pursuant to the Montana Uniform Commercial Code and the loan and security documents signed by you. The sale will be held in conjunction with the Notice of Trustee’s Sale as follows: Date: June 30, 2009.

Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: In front of the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 215 South Fourth Street, Suite C, Hamilton, Montana. You may attend the sale and bring bidders if you want. You are entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness secured by the personal property that we intend to sell.

You may request an accounting by contacting the undersigned. We are sending this notice to the following other people: Clay A. Mathews, 55 Bullseye Lane, Victor, Montana 59875.

Montana Camo, Inc., PO Box 1327, Victor, Montana 59875. Ghost Camo, PO Box 1327, Victor, Montana 59875. Montana Camo, Inc., PO Box 1327, Victor, Montana 59875. Clay Mathews, Montana Camo, Inc., 431 Knapweed Lane, Victor, Montana 59874.

William Van Canagan, Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, 201 West Main, Suite 200, Missoula, Montana 59802. MT Community Development Corp. Attention: Steve Grover, 110 East Broadway, 2nd Floor, Missoula, Montana 59802. DATED this 4th day of June, 2009. /s/ Christopher B. Swartley, Trustee and Attorney for First Security Bank of Missoula, P.O. Box 8957 Missoula, Montana 59807. EXHIBIT “A” Print Cylinders for Hard Goods Decorating – Prairie Ghost. Print Cylinders for Hard Goods Decorating – Snow Ghost. Print Cylinders for Hard Goods Decorating – Prairie Ghost Ultimate. Print Cylinders for Hard Goods Decorating – Ridge Ghost Ultimate. Print

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/26/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200806824, Book 815, Page 1399, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Deana J. Payne, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 5 and the East 8 feet of Lot 6 in Block 32 of East Missoula Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof, recording reference: Book 188 of Micro Records at Page 1116. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 01/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 10, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $180,946.14.

This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $175,688.48, 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 August 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com.

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-09-70 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET ELISE WALLER KING, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Maureen F. Zwiefelhofer, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of May, 2009. /s/ Maureen F. Zwiefelhofer, Personal Representative

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 August 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.02560) 1002.118606-FEI

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 6 in Block 17 of KNOWLES ADDITION, in platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/20/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 17, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $406,227.61. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $202,570.00, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on August 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

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

Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7680.20187) 1002.118862-FEI

Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on September 1, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis.

Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.19194) 1002.106232-FEI

Number 200514153. 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 $1,971.94, beginning November 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 March 30, 2009 is $221,665.29 principal, interest at the rate of 6.0% now totaling $6598.36, late charges in the amount of $416.52, escrow advances of $613.30, and other fees and expenses advanced of $252.25, plus accruing interest at the rate of $36.44 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.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or

any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expensed 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: March 31, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 586021097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On March 31, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Nicole Schafer Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 03/28/2011 ASAP# 3135104 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009, 06/25/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/14/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200533939 BK 766 PG 587, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Viking Properties, LLC, a Montana limited liability company was Grantor, Sterling Savings Bank was Beneficiary and Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Successor Trustee.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 10, 2009, 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 6 OF LAKEWOOD ESTATES PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Michelle M. Bissonnette and Carl C. Johnsen, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson of Mackoff, Kellogg, Kirby and Kloster, PC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 2, 2005 and Recorded June 10, 2005 at 4:34 o’clock, p.m. in Book 754, Page 458 under Document

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/18/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200716085, Bk 800, Pg 290, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael R. McVey, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 5641, located in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 33, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 01/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 13, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $225,956.71. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $219,249.11, plus accrued interest, accrued

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/28/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200726515, Book 806, Page 1668, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Daren M. Donnelly & Annette M. Donnelly, as joint tenants with right of survivorship was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 61 of Invermere, Phase 1A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of April 24, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $399,508.29. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $376,200.00, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 10, 2009, 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 14 of KING RANCH PHASE II AND III, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Book 20 of Plats at Page 51 John W. Borgialli, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by August 30, 2005 and recorded September 1, 2005 at 4:19 o’clock P.M. in Book 759, Page 582, as Document no. 200522975. The beneficial interest is currently held by First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank National Association. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution

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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 $1,387.33, beginning October 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 April 30, 2009 is $203,883.04 principal, interest at the rate of 6.625% now totaling $5,328.89, late charges in the amount of $225.12, escrow advances of $261.73, other fees and expenses advanced of $75.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $37.01 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default.

The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. Dated:

04/01/2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 04/01/2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3136961 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009, 06/25/2009

of $209.37, and other fees and expenses advanced of $303.94, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.51 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, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expensed 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: March 30, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 3/30/2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose

name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3134365 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009, 06/25/2009

advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expensed 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: March 30, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On March 30, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3134387 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009, 06/25/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on July 24, 2009, 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: South 20 feet of Lot 12, and the North 50 feet of Lot 13, Block B of Rainbow Ranch Homes Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Phoebe J. Patterson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Long Beach Mortgage Company, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated may 30, 2003 and Recorded June 9, 2003 in Book 708, Page 713, as Document No. 200320092.

The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-4. 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 $1,233.29, beginning November 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 February 24, 2009 is $113,794.85 principal, interest at the rate of 9.125% now totaling $4,115.60, late charges in the amount of $348.54, and other fees and expenses advanced of $56.75, plus accruing interest at the rate of $28.45 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 per-

son, 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, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 16, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 3/16/09, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. JESSICA HOPKINS Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 ASAP# 3114021 05/28/2009, 06/04/2009, 06/11/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 7, 2009, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the East 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 6 in block 9 of Hillview Heights No. 3 & 4, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official corrected plat thereof. Gene A. Neuenswander and Deborah J. Boyle, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated January 27, 2006 and Recorded February 01, 2006 at 4:29 o’clock P.M. in Book 768, Page 466, under Document No. 200602467. The beneficial interest is currently held by Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB2. 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 $1,435.56, beginning December 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 26, 2009 is $155,312.87 principal, interest at the rate 9.05% now totaling $5,686.51, late charges in the amount of $303.90, escrow advances

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on August 7, 2009, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: TRACT 3 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 2719, A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 12 AND THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. 1994 CHAMPTION HOME BUILDERS HUD SERIAL #IDA 135337 AND #IDA 135338 CERTIFICATION LABEL #16-94-894-1885 Cynthia A. Korpi and Ernest L Maner, as Grantors}, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 27, 2005 and Recorded August 01, 2005 at 11:49 o’clock a.m. in Book 757, Page 447, under Document Number 200519567. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $851.78, beginning November 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due an said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 3, 2009 is $73,055.77 principal, interest at the rate of 5.375% now totaling $1,657.67, late charges in the amount of $385.32, escrow advances of $253.54, and other fees and expenses advanced of $103.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $10.76 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on July 27, 2009, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 in Block 3 of El Mar Estates Phase II, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. APN: 5669142 Dawn Hofman and Jurian Hofman, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust Dated November 20, 2006 and Recorded November 21, 2006 in Book 787, Page 1012, under Document No. 200630237. The beneficial interest is currently held by HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of Monura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 20073. 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 $1,135.54, beginning December 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 05, 2009 is $146,869.60 principal, interest at the rate of 6.00% now totaling $3,053.92, late charges in the amount of $409.32, escrow advances of $49.64, suspense balance of $(175.34) and other fees and expenses advanced of $387.78, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.36 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10”’ 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: March 19, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On 3/19/09, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson , Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Nicole Schafer Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 3/28/2011 ASAP# 3120042 05/28/2009, 06/04/2009, 06/11/2009

advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale.

The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSES. Dated: March 20, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 State of North Dakota County of Stark On March 20, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 ASAP# 3121677 06/04/2009, 06/11/2009, 06/18/2009

located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, of the following described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 2 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE III, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. David Brent McClellan, as Grantor, conveyed the abovedescribed real property, and the improvements situated thereon, if any any, to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana Inc., d/b/a Beneficial Mortgage Co., a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in Montana, who was designated as Beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated October 12, 2004 and recorded on October 15, 2004 in Book 741 of Micro Records at Page 911 of the official records of Missoula County, Montana (“Deed of Trust”). Dan G. Cederberg, a licensed Montana attorney, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee dated March 17, 2009, and recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. David Brent McClellan has defaulted in the performance of the said Deed of Trust and associated Loan Repayment and Security Agreement by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,382.62 for the month of November, 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.

As of March 5, 2009, the sum of $5,395.71 is past due. As of March 5, 2009, the principal balance due was the sum of $174,762.53 principal, plus $23,508.78 accrued interest, with interest continuing to accrue on the principal at the variable rate set out in the Loan Repayment and Security Agreement, which is currently 8.239% per annum and other fees and expenses that may be advanced. The Beneficiary may disburse any amounts as may be required to protect Beneficiary’s interest. If Beneficiary elects to make such disbursements, sums paid shall become additional indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust. In accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust and Loan Repayment and Security Agreement, the Beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Deed of Trust and Loan Repayment and Security Agreement and has elected to sell the interest of David Brent McClellan, the original Grantor, his successors and assigns, in and to the aforedescribed property, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances or covenants existing of record or evident on the property at the time of sale to satisfy the remaining obligation owed. Beneficiary has directed Dan G. Cederberg, as Successor Trustee, to commence such sale proceedings.

Those with an interest in the property and who appear from the public record to be entitled to notification of the proceedings are: Occupants, 2175 Hummingbird Drive, Missoula, MT 59808. David Brent McClellan, 2175 Hummingbird Drive, Missoula, MT 59808. Collection Bureau Services, Inc., Attn: Michael J. Moore & Alison Clarke, 212 East Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802. Montana Department of Revenue, PO Box 5805, Helena, MT 596045805. Attorney General Steve Pullock, Department of Justice, PO Box 201401, Helena, MT 59620-1401. Department of Labor & Industry, Unemployment Insurance Contributions Bureau, PO Box 6339, Helena, MT 59604-6339. Collection Bureau Services, Inc., Attn: Michael J. Moore & Josh S. MIrel, PO Box 7339, Missoula, MT 59807. Internal Revenue Service, District Director Rocky Mountain District, Attn: S.P.E. 5020, 600 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202-2490. Internal Revenue Service, District Director Rocky Mountain District, Attn: Chief, Special Procedures Staff, 600 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202-2490. Darwin Hamilton, 228 Fox Hill Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901-2565.

Successor Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject property other than those persons noticed herein. DATED this 13th day of April, 2009. /s/ Dan G. Cederberg, Successor Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula). This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 13th day of April, 2009, by Dan G. Cederberg, Successor Trustee. (SEAL) /s/ Susan Marshall, Notary Public for the State of Montana, Residing at: Missoula, Montana. My commissioin expires: 17 March, 2011

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DA-09-05 NOTICE OF HEARING In Re the Adult Adoption of R.M.M., a Minor Child. NOTICE is hereby given that a hearing on the petition to terminate the parental rights of David Neil Marsh and the petition to adopt the minor child, R.M.M., will be held on the 16th day of June at 1:30 p.m. o’clock at the Missoula County Courthouse, before the Honorable Douglas Harkin. NOW, therefore, notice is hereby given that David Neil Marsh’s failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a waiver of David Neil Marsh’s interest in custody of the minor child and will result in the court’s termination of David Neil Marsh’s right to the minor child. DATED this 19th day of May, 2009. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. Attorney for Petitioner. /s/ Linda Osorio St. Peter

William P. Driscoll, FRANZ & DRISCOLL, PLLP, PO Box 1155, Helena, MT 596241715 Telephone: 406-442-005 Fax: 406-4420008 Attorneys for Petitioner, Catholic Social Services of Montana. MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY Cause No. CDA2009-27. NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS AND HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE PARENTAL RIGHTS TO BABY GIRL M. TO: “Dave”, whose last name is unknown, who has been named the father of Baby Girl M., who was born on March 3, 2009, in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana. The birth mother of Baby Girl M. has reported that she became pregnant by a man named “Dave” whose last name is unknown, in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, in June of 2008. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a petition for the termination of your parental rights to Baby Girl M. has been filed with the Montana First District Court, Lewis and Clark County, 228 Broadway, Helena, Montana 59601. The Court has scheduled a hearing for the determination of your parental rights, starting at 2:30 p.m.

Mountain Time on June 30, 2009. Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Section 42-2-605 (2), your failure to appear at the hearing will constitute a waiver of your interest in custody of the child, and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental right. Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Section 42-2-616 (1), if you appear at the scheduled hearing and object to the termination of your parental rights and request custody of the child, the Court will then set deadlines allowing the parties to complete discovery, and will set a hearing on the determination of your rights to the child. DATED this 3rd day of June, 2009.

FRANZ & DRISCOLL, PLLP. /s/ William P. Driscoll, Attorney for Petitioner

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on July 28, 2009, 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 of Mount Jumbo Views, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Steven D. Wall, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 30, 2005, and Recorded September 30, 2005 at 03:43 o’clock P.M. in Book 761, Page 593, under Document No. 200525823. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,464.59, beginning December 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of March 10, 2009 is $459,599.50 principal, interest at the rate of 5.875% now totaling $9,666.27, late charges in the amount of $337.50, and other fees and expenses advanced of $113.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $73.98 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 2009, at the hour of 11:15 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time, at the front door of the Missoula County Courthouse, located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, Successor Trustee, in order to satisfy the obligations set out below, has been directed to sell and has elected to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, payable at the time of sale, and without warranty or covenant, express or implied as to title, possession, encumbrances, condition, or otherwise, the interest of the following described real property, situated in Missoula, Montana, to wit: A tract of land located in and being a portion of the NE 1/4 of Section 14, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, and being more particularly described as Parcel 2 of COS 5692. Said sale will be made in accordance with the statutes of the State of Montana, and the terms and provisions of: that certain Trust Indenture dated January 19, 2007, and recorded January 19, 2007, in Book 790 at page 1109 as Document No. 200701571 in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, wherein LINDA J. SNYDER is Grantor, EARL M. PRUYN is the named Beneficiary, and STEWART TITLE OF MISSOULA COUNTY, INC. is the name Trustee; that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee dated March 5, 2009, and recorded March 27, 2009, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana, in Book 836 at page 268 as Document No. 200906833, wherein the Beneficiary substituted Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. with Martin S. King, attorney at law, as Successor Trustee.

This foreclosure is made because the Grantor LINDA J. SNYDER, and her successors in interest, have defaulted in the terms of said Trust Indenture and the corresponding Promissory Note in that she has failed to pay the monthly payments and pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Beneficiary has exercised his option to declare the full amount secured by such Trust Indenture immediately due and payable. There is presently due on said obligation the principal sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Four Hundred Eighty and No/100 Dollars ($150,480.00), plus interest at a rate of Ten Percent (10%) per annum totaling Fourteen Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-three and 82/100 Dollars ($14,683.82), plus costs of Five Hundred Fifty-six and No/100 ($556.00), for a total amount due of One Hundred Sixty-four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-three and 15/100 Dollars ($164,423.15), as of February 26, 2009, plus the costs of foreclosure, attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees, escrow closing fees and other accruing costs. DATED this 31st day of March, 2009. /s/ Martin S. King, Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula ). On this 31st day of March, 2009, before me, the undersigned a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Notice of Sale of Real Property Under a Deed of Trust as Successor Trustee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as such Successor Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set me hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Rhonda M. Kolar, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, MT. My commission expires January 24, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. Pursuant to 71-1-301, et seq. of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of a trustee’s sale to be held on the 21st day August, 2009, at 1:00 o’clock p.m. on the steps of the Missoula County Courthouse

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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DA-09-06 NOTICE OF HEARING In Re the Adult Adoption of A.R.M., a Minor Child. NOTICE is hereby given that a hearing on the petition to terminate the parental rights of David Neil Marsh and the petition to adopt the minor child, A.R.M., will be held on the 16th day of June at 1:30 p.m. o’clock at the Missoula County Courthouse, before the Honorable Douglas Harkin. NOW, therefore, notice is hereby given that David Neil Marsh’s failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a waiver of David Neil Marsh’s interest in custody of the minor child and will result in the court’s termination of David Neil Marsh’s right to the minor child. DATED this 19th day of May, 2009. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. Attorney for Petitioner. /s/ Linda Osorio St. Peter

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1216 S. 5th W. $218,500 KD Dickinson – Portico Real Estate – (406) 240-5227

ALBERTON AREA HOME ON 3 ACRES. 3 Bdr/2.5 Bath, bonus room, great views, lots of space, just 30 minutes to Missoula. $295,000. Prudential Montana.

Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

REDUCED PRICE! 3bdrm, 1 bath, single garage. Fenced yard and covered front porch. Newly remodeled. MLS# 808575 $84,900 Janet 532-7903 or Robin 2406503 Windermere RE. Text:44133 Message:18883 for pics

FROM $40,762. New Modular Homes. *No Money Down* FHA, VA & Tribal Loans. $8,000 Tax Credit. Champion Homes. 303573-0067 Free brochures and price sheet. www.coloradofactorymodulars.com

UPDATED CENTRAL MISSOULA HOME. 2 Bdr/1 Bath, single level, single attached garage, new flooring, interior paint, updated kitchen, new furnace and more, $149,900. Prudential Montana.

Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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5 ACRES OF UNZONED LAND ON LOLO CREEK. 320’ of creek frontage, 2 40x60 buildings with 17 storage units and office space, caboose, large shop/commercial building, 2 mobiles, easy Hwy 93 access, $575,000. Prudential Montana. Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

1333 Toole #C-13 $128,000 2bed/2bath newer condo close to downtown. KD Dickinson – Portico Real Estate – (406) 240-5227 1400 Burns St 1,2 & bedrooms $99,500-$159,500. Affordable, brand new condos! Open House MF 11-1 KD Dickinson – Portico Real Estate – (406) 240-5227 1902 Pine Tree Hollow - Thompson Falls Newer, spacious 2bdrm/2bath, edge of town & gorgeous! $148,500 KD Dickinson Portico Real Estate 240-5227 2BD home, 2.9 acres near Hamilton. Large garage, open floorplan, laundry/mudroom, peaceful setting. $210,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-2071185 www.AccessRealty.net 3 Bed / 2 Bath in Potomac area.

Covered deck, fenced acreage and great views. $275, 000. MLS# 902389. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 Windermere RE. Text:44133 Message:12592 for pics 3 bed/3 bath Cedar log home on beautiful private wooded 20 acres adjacent to national forest.

MLS#903288. $850,000. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

Text:44133 Message:12886 for pics 3BD/2BD home, vaulted ceilings, two-car garage, large patio. Private ponds, 45 minutes from Missoula. $240,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.AccessRealty.net 4 BD/2BA home, ready-to-finish basement.

17-foot ceilings, office/den, master suite, 2-car garage. 44 Ranch, $297,000!

Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.AccessRealty.net 4 Bedroom, cedar home on 11 acres, double garage. Private location with lots of surrounding trees. $329,900 MLS#901764 Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

Text:44133 Message:12886 for pics 4800 SQ FT MULLAN RD AREA HOME ON 1 ACRE. 5 Bdr/3 Bath, great floor plan, family room with wet bar, vaulted ceilings, and more, $448,000.

Prudential Montana. Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED NORTH SIDE HOME. 4 Bdr/2 Bath, fenced yard, detached garage, covered porch, hardwood floors, and more, $199,900. Prudential Montana.

Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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FLORENCE AREA HOME ON 2 ACRES. 4 Bdr/3 Bath, bonus rooms, great deck and mountain and valley views, large sauna, just 20 minutes to Missoula. $295,000. Prudential Montana.

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GORGEOUS TARGET RANGE HOME FROM THE 2008 PARADE OF HOMES. 4 Bdr/2.5 Bath, beautiful design, old-world craftsmanship, $468,500. Prudential Montana. Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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GORGEOUS TARGET RANGE HOME FROM THE 2008 PARADE OF HOMES. 4 Bdr/2.5 Bath, beautiful design, old-world craftsmanship, $468,500. Prudential Montana. Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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Newly remodeled 2BD Clark Fork Riverfront retreat! Open floorplan, large deck, hardwood floors. $275,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.AccessRealty.net

UPDATED CENTRAL MISSOULA HOME. 3 Bdr/1.5 Bath, New interior paint & flooring, great deck, double garage & fenced yard. $189,900. Prudential Montana.

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UPDATED POTOMAC AREA HOME ON 16.5 ACRES.3 Bdr/2 Bath, Open floor plan, deck and covered porch, very private and quiet, $268,800. Prudential Montana. Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

PRICE REDUCED. Great value, well maintained home in Lolo on large lot. Huge master suite, double garage + workshop. $239,000.

Debra @ Windermere Real Estate 880-8851

20,000 SQ FOOT LOT IN GREAT ALBERTON LOCATION. 0.46 acres with all utilities present, zoned residential with potential for commercial re-zoning, $79,000. Prudential Montana.

Call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696 or view photos and virtual tours at...

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Lower Rattlesnake Home

Upper West Rattlesnake 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Fully remodeled bath & kitchen. Large fenced yard. $324,000. 531-5582 Lara@lambros.com

2 bdr/1 bath, bonus room, beautiful views in amazing spot, 2+ lots, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, large vinyl window, unfinished basement, fenced, lots of updates.

721-5187 or 327-8757

Well-maintained 3BD house, 45 minutes from Missoula, hardwood floors, storage shed, updated appliances. $125,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-2071185. www.AccessRealty.net

Lorin & Amy Peterson

a father daughter team

Price reduced: $185,900 - 2 story in a cul de sac, central neighborhood with large yards, raised beds and 2 car garage. Priscilla @ Pru Missoula 370.7689

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Beautiful park-like setting, private trout ponds, nature trail, stunning views. Lots start at $39,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.AccessRealty.net

Contact me for a FREE home buyers package and information regarding first time home buyers tax credit.

Janet Rice 532-7903 Robin Rice 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com www.missoulahomesonline.com • 2 Bd/ 2 Bath on large lot Room for more bedrooms in lower level • 2 car garage, deck & patio • Family Room in full basement • $219,900 • MLS# 808738 Text:44133 Message: 12593 for pics

• 3 Bed / 2 Bath on 3 Acres • Bitterroot home with great views • Low maintenance vinyl siding • Large double car garage • $259,000 • MLS# 902482 Text:44133 Message: 12890 for pics

• 3 bdrm/ 2.5 baths centrally located • Wood and tile floors • Double attached garage • Landscaped, UG sprinklers • $189,900 • MLS# 809722 Text:44133 Message: 12591 for pics

• Wishard View lots (20+acres) • Meadows & Trees near Potomac • One has a pole barn • Plenty of room for horses or cows • $159,900-$189,900 w/10% down OAC • MLS# 900454

Laura Branson

1133 Harrison • $295,000

370-4063 windermere.com laurabranson@windermere.com

Two 5 acre parcels

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

4617 Bordeaux Blvd Sweet 3 Bedroom Amy 532-9287 Lorin 532-9223

Missoula • 549-3353 | Hamilton • 363-4450

Jodie L Hooker REALTOR®, QSC®, GRI®, ABR® 239-7588 • Jodie@GreaterMontanaRE.com MissoulaMultiFamily.com Specializing in: Multi-Famliy Properties

Shelly Evans REALTOR®, PSC®, QSC® 544-8570 • Shelly@GreaterMontanaRE.com MissoulaValleyHomes.com Specializing in: 1st Time Homebuyers Carrie A Greer REALTOR®, PSC®, QSC®, ABR® 880-6592 • Carrie@GreaterMontanaRE.com CarrieAGreer.com Specializing in: New Construction

mls# 904072

Commercial

www.LorinAndAmy.com

814 Howell MLS# 903557 $70,000 KD Dickinson - Portico Real Estate 240-5227.

Charming 1925 U home. 2003 remodel on 2 lush lots w/gardens, fruit trees and arbor, 4 beds, 2 baths + country kitchen. Rare find in amazing spot.

1 block to the University.

Joy Earls • 531-9811

joyearls.mywindermere.com

921 S 4th St W. $239,500 McCormick Park - 2bed/1bath & bonus room, classy upgrades, dble garage KD Dickinson – Portico Real Estate – (406) 240-5227

6403 Marias St. Missoula

A Career in Real Estate with Access Realty, we offer training, great commission splite and support. 406544-3098 www.AccessRealty.net

MLS# 901329

$305,000 • Vaulted ceilings

• Full bath with double sinks and jetted tub

• Gas fireplace • Central vacuum • Central air conditioning

• Fenced on three sides, underground sprinklers, landscaping and deck

• Walk-in closet with built-in organizers

2 Bath home in the Canyon Creek Village.

Built in 2002 this home has a wonderful floor plan with Master Bedroom on the main floor and an additional 2 bedrooms on the upper level.

Charming covered front porch for enjoying the summer evenings. Home has been very well maintained and is priced to sell quickly. Home qualifies for many programs - human resource silent 2nd,RD, FHA. For a private showing or more information please call Mary Marry 406-544-2125 mmarry@bigsky.net

Downtown Restaurant For Sale Fabulous downtown locale 247 W. Front • Missoula includes 11 parking spaces!

Seats 36+, outside seating, basement with lots of storage.

Long time established Missoula restaurant with cabaret license included. $150,000 MLS# 901625

For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

Mary Mar ry R E A LT O R ® , B r ok er mmarry@bigsky.net

Office: 541-6550 • Cell: 544-8413 windermere.com

Awesome 1 acre lot located minutes from Missoula, the Blackfoot River, Canyon River golf course and hiking trails! Beautiful mature Ponderosa Pines scattered throughout this wonderful property. Beautiful homes neighbor this lot, in this quiet little cul-de-sac. Utilities are in, and includes well and septic approval, gas, electric and phone. Bring your builders.

www.rochelleglasgow.com

Office 406-728-9295 • Cell 406-544-2125

Anna Nooney

Commercial 1379 Quiet Pines Missoula, MT MLS# 902424 $115,000

University Charmer 737 Evans, Missoula $399,870 MLS#902594 Visit my website for more pictures and other listings…

Homes for Sale

RICE TEAM

Joy Earls

www.mindypalmer.com

4BD home, 39.5 acres. Certainteed siding, radiant heat, fireplace, wildlife, gravel pit! $824,900 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.AccessRealty.net

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20 Lot Bitterroot Subdivision, 42 acres, views of Bitterroots & Sapphires. Appraised $127,500 each. $864,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185 www.AccessRealty.net

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Mortgage & Financial

40 x 82 insulated metal free span building. 1 acre with security fence.

Three 14 foot overhead doors and one 9 foot door. Easy access and great exposure. $339,900 MLS# 901478 Janet 532-7903/Robin 2406503 Text: 44133 Message: 12595

Turn key cabin in the Garnet Mountains, 24.49 acres, off the grid, gated access, spring water, new propane appliances, 9 miles south of Helmville. $140,000.

Montana International Realty 406883-6700

Out of Town

Mortgage & Financial

REAL ESTATE LOANS Up to 70% LTV. We specialize in “NonBankable Deals” Hard money lending with a conscience. We also buy Private Notes & Mortgages.

Creative Finance & Investments, LLC. 406-721-1444; 800-999-4809.

Info@creative-finance.com MT Lic.#000203. 619 SW Higgins, Ste O, Missoula, MT 59803

800 square foot cabin near hunting, fishing, and skiing in beautiful Haugan, MT. $83,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185. www.AccessRealty.net

Mountain West Mortgage. Best Mortgage Loan Products. 35 Years experience. John Timmons 406543-8945 Lic #6,7

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2BD/2BA, large private yard. Enjoy the feel of yester year! $164,500 925 W. 3rd MLS# 904300

6402 L ower Mil ler Creek MLS# 903173 • $280,000 www.millercreek.com 3BD/2BA home on one level in Maloney Ranch area. Big lot, master bath and private patio.

Priscilla Brockmeyer

Homes for Sale

Vintage and Value

2387 C lassic Cour t MLS# 900739 • $185,900 www.classiccourt.com 2BD/1.5BA home in quiet, central location with large fenced yard and double garage.

5674 E xplorer Cour t MLS# 903995 • $189,900 www.explorerct.net 3BD/2BA home on large lot in Lolo, across from neighborhood park.

Homes for Sale

jeannettewilliamsrealestate.com 406.239.2049 Beautiful Bitterroot Parade of Homes Ranch Style House on 1.75 acres.

This amazing 4BD home features an Elegant tiled entryway, knotty alder trim, custom cabinets, and a large great room with a cozy fireplace perfect for entertaining. You'll love this homes many windows - framing the breathtaking Montana Views! Granite countertops throughout, stainless steel appliances, large master suite, and professional landscaping makes this one of the best buys in the valley! www.393BassLane.com.

Kevin & Monica Ray

207.1185 • 544.3098 www.AccessRealty.net

priscillabrockmeyer.com

370.7689

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544-6829 Purchase Refinance Construction 1st Time Home Buyer Programs 2nd Mortgages

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