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Vol. 20, No. 41 • Oct. 8–Oct. 15, 2009

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

Up Front: University of Montana fights “failure factory” label Ochenski: Is another property tax revolt looming in Montana?

Up Front: Sizing up the latest, greatest events center proposal

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Vol. 20, No. 41 • Oct. 8–Oct. 15, 2009

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

Up Front: University of Montana fights “failure factory” label Ochenski: Is another property tax revolt looming in Montana?

Up Front: Sizing up the latest, greatest events center proposal

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It’s a little spooky how much fun this “hands on” Halloween class is going to be. Ghostly gourmands between the ages of 7 and 12 will learn to prepare Pumpkin Muffins, Carrot Ginger Pumpkin soup and more, plus end the evening decorating their own pumpkin to take home.

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nside Cover Story With only one horse left on Wild Horse Island, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has made the decision that wild horses must be brought back in order to make the landscape complete. In its quest for horses, the agency plans on adopting steeds descended from Cover photo courtesy of BLM Montana’s famed Pryor Mountain herd, which roams the state’s eastern range. But the management of wild horses is hardly ever this straightforward. .............................................................................................14

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News Letters Guarding against guardians and letters about letters....................................4 The Week in Review Historic court case, high winds and Maulers win ....................6 Briefs Strong brews, animal trailers and the dirtier side of green burial ...................6 Etc. It’s not all happy-happy at Homecoming this year...............................................7 Up Front New center competes with old projects, failed history...............................8 Up Front UM fights the “failure factory” label ............................................................9 Ochenski Is another property tax revolt looming in Montana?................................10 Writers on the Range Shooting from the hip on a time-honored tradition............11 Agenda Battling back against domestic and sexual violence ....................................12

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Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Serpentine cuisine .........................................................................20 8 Days a Week Wild horses couldn’t drag us away from this issue..........................21 Mountain High If it’s time for ski films, it must be time for snow…......................37 Scope How to not be a goody two-shoes at MAT’s cabaret.......................................38 Noise TacocaT, FagRag, The Deapsea Goes and Ace Frehley.....................................39 Books Tree Spiker nails Roselle’s conservation story ................................................40 Film Humpday feels for a fresh take on buddy cinema............................................41 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films ...................................................42

Exclusives Street Talk ....................................................................................................................4 In Other News ...........................................................................................................13 Independent Personals ............................................................................................43 Classifieds ..................................................................................................................44 The Advice Goddess .................................................................................................45 Free Will Astrolog y ...................................................................................................46 Crossword Puzzle......................................................................................................50 This Modern World ...................................................................................................54

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STREET TALK

Inside Letters Briefs Up Front Ochenski Range Agenda News Quirks

Asked at the Missoula Public Library Tuesday afternoon

Q:

by Alex Sakariassen

Officials last week unveiled information on the first phase of a proposed multipurpose events center in Missoula. Do you think this is something we need?

Follow-up: When was the last time you traveled outside Missoula to attend a live event?

Riley Byrne: I’m always up for more places for concerts and music and things, but there’s definitely a limit. Summer in the city: I went to a concert in Las Vegas when I went there in July— a local band called the Kings.

Nathan Verret: Why wouldn’t I? I know a lot of people would be opposed to having more people visit Missoula, but at the same time anything that brings in revenue is good. The jazz in George: The last time was the Gorge to see Dave Matthews—that was about two years ago.

As someone who has been involved doing guardian ad litem (GAL) work for more than a dozen years, I can surely agree with Montanans Supporting Guardian Guidelines (MSGG) that the law governing GALs in Montana needs overhauling (see “Guiding the guardians,” Oct. 1, 2009).

There certainly are GALs who are terrific, competent, compassionate and wise. There are also GALs who are horrible, incompetent, arrogant and foolish. I know for sure that’s a fact, because I am both—depending on the parent you are talking to.

But even the most dedicated of us have had to fly by dead reckoning.

Under the present system, there are no rules governing the specifics of what a GAL does or does not do. One result is that we have had to more or less invent ourselves. This lack of legal structure has affected the judges, too. They have also had to make up their own minds about what the GAL should do; and any GAL will tell you that every judge has his or her own ideas about that.

I think most of us who have worked in the field would be downright grateful to have a statute that spells out with some precision what a GAL does and does not do.

For myself, I think the law should also require ongoing continuing education—in basic knowledge of family law for us non-attorneys, and in family structure and dynamics, child development and other such areas for those, like most lawyers, who have no background there.

So, to the people who got the MSGG ball rolling—you done good!

Paul W. Moomaw Missoula

Bad trade

Dan Terry: I think it’s a great idea. We’ve got a lot of great places to go in Missoula for concerts, but it would be great to see some more sporting events, because ours are so small. Buckin’ for football: I went to a Broncos game in Denver about a year ago.

Wayne Gravatt: Actually, I do. I think things like that are important. We spend money on some really stupid stuff, so why not on something that would give back?

Dropping in on the kids: I went to a trade show in Great Falls in September. But we have kids in Spokane, so we go to Spokane for a number of events.

Missoula Independent

Firsthand account

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Greedy Wall Street traders.

Political favors to preferred businesses. Complex financial instruments designed to game the system. You might use these phrases to describe the sub-prime mortgage mess. However, I’m using them here to describe the proposed cap and trade system being considered in Congress.

Cap and trade creates a brand new marketplace that not only brings opportunity for investors, but also opportunity for manipulation, unscrupulous trading practices and backroom deals. The complex trading system cap and trade contemplates will inevitably provide ample room for the Bernie Madoff ’s of the world to make a quick buck.

We can do better. We can accomplish the same goals of cap and trade— i.e., financially quantifying carbon emissions—by simply placing a tax on them. It’s simpler for consumers to understand and more predictable for companies to implement into the future. And there’d be no room for manipulation by market insiders.

I think all Montanans should urge Sens. Baucus and Tester to oppose cap and trade and come up with a better solution.

Jocelyn Galt Missoula

are also “There GALs who are horrible, incompetent, arrogant and foolish. I know for sure that’s a fact, because I am both—depending on the parent you

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are talking to.

Poetic goodbye

Cigarettes, alcohol, meth type drugs, Hunger, poverty, air and water manmade unclean, Hate, violence, prejudice, greed, Religions, politics, taxes, need, Secondhand smoke.

More?

Afghanistan, terrorism, Iraq, war…

Secondhand smoke.

Charles McGrath Missoula Editor’s note: The statewide smoking ban went into effect Oct. 1. See “Last drag,” Sept. 24, 2009.

Nature’s way We all have life changing moments (see “Life-changing event” in Letters, Sept. 24, 2009). One of mine was when I found the remains of my first dog, Pluto, a great big old dopey yellow dog with a mild disposition and notable lack of

judgment. He had been lured out into the dark by a pretty little coyote bitch and then her and her pals ate him! You can imagine my horror at this discovery and the resulting animosity toward coyotes.

Over the many years since I have hunted and trapped many kinds of animals, I’ve gone out on several occasions with one slow-witted old blue tick hound that I’m afraid I must confess to owning.

In spite of the dog’s experience, he continued to chase cats for many, many miles up and down mountains for no reward other than getting said cat up a tree and letting him go. I used that same trap to end the days of many nasty ol’ coyotes! I never did catch any other pets except for feral cats, fattened up on songbirds, to be spayed/neutered and checked out. On the contrary, 90 percent of the animals I trapped were exactly the species I set the traps for. I always checked them promptly to avoid loss of prime hides (mostly to coyotes), as well as to lessen the suffering of the animals. After a rather touching close-up experience with a young bobcat, I quit hunting/trapping cats but still would gladly teach my grandchildren all the natural hunter-gatherer skills I have at my command, including proper trapping methodology. Nature is not merciful nor is it vengeful, it just is. Please enjoy the ride.

Bob Petersen Missoula

Water fight I’d like to invite fellow reader Danielle Standley and anyone who agrees with her letter (see “Flower power” in Letters, Sept. 24, 2009) about “wasted” water to consider just three things: 1. Flowers promote honeybee travel patterns, therefore furthering necessary food pollination. Gotta have bees for fruits and veggies.

2. Studies show colorful and natural plants elevate serotonin in our brains. Flowers equal antidepressants.

3. Pessimism and negativity only further our species’ inability to become a collective consciousness.

If we all took on a thought pattern of “there’s more than enough” or “our waters are abundant,” then our creative source would fulfill our intended reality.

I diligently conserve water and electricity. I reduce, reuse, recycle, compost and do what I can in these trying times. I understand Standley’s frustration, but a switch to optimism must be our path to success.

Mel Beck Potomac

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

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

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549-3934 Madge is a special girl of ours. She was the mother of eight puppies last year, and of course they were all adopted right away. Months have gone by and Madge still remains here in the shelter; how fair is that? She is an energetic young lab that loves to play with other dogs and especially children!

BUDDY

Pitiful little Buddy can't help but tug on the ol' heart strings. He is an older gentleman and the world can be a bit overwhelming, but then again that's what happens when life hasn't always treated you kindly. Buddy just wants a quiet lap and lots of love.

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MURPHY

Murphy is quite a handsome fellow, and we think his ears are just wonderful. Wouldn't it be nice to have this face to greet you in the mornings or when you get home from work? He'd be a great pet.

MADGE

PEPPER

Pepper is indeed a pretty spicy dog. He's active and lively and loves to jump and play. He finds it hard to be living in a cage at the shelter, and he'd much rather add some spice to the life of a new family!

G R I Z Z LY B E A R

SELENA

Selena is quite an attractive youngster, and we figure she'll be a real beauty when she grows up. Her brother has already been adopted, and she's patiently waiting for her new family to find her. (But she does wish they'd hurry!)

Such a lab lovin' community like Missoula surely should be able to find a home for such a snuggly 'bear' of a lab like Grizzly. He likes all the usual things: fetching, swimming, and going for walks.

SPIRIT

This lovely lady has no qualms about posing for the camera. It's as if she's using her eyes to portray all her hopes and dreams, like a cozy home of her own, perhaps with a loyal companion to call her friend forever.

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It turns out that a home full of children wasn't the right place for Timber. He's more suited to the quiet life, and he'd really like an adult family that would allow him to snooze, cuddle, and just watch the world go by.

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Rollo misses the opportunity to be active as he lives in a cage in our cat room. He's put on some weight since he's been with us, so he's requesting a new home with lots of room to explore and people to play with him. He wants to be buff again!

COOKIE

You would never be able to tell by looking at her now, but this princess has actually had a rough year.

She was found as a stray and was literally starving to death. We found a foster mom for her right away where she was nursed back to health. Now she is happy, healthy and ready to put an end to this difficult chapter of her life.

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SKITTEN

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721-4710 RA KITTY

Ra is a beautiful, medium-sized cat with a big heart. He loves to be brushed or scratched and has a very interesting meow. He is incredibly friendly and will get along great with another cat. His short fur is low maintenance and he has great manners.

FIFI

Fifi is a beautiful black cat with super soft, sleek fur. She is a big lover who enjoys being held or sitting in your lap. She is gentle and is very friendly with everyone she meets.

MEEKA

Meeka is a quiet kitty who enjoys laps and loving caresses while purring her little heart out and giving gentle kitty kisses. Her orange coat is very eye-catching and everyone mentions how pretty she is.

K AYLEE

Kaylee is a big girl with a huge heart. Talkative and personable, Kaylee would be a great fit for a family who is looking to add a little love in their lives. She is very cuddly and loves catnip.

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WEEK IN REVIEW

Letters

Briefs

Up Front

Ochenski

Range

Agenda

VIEWFINDER

• Wednesday, September 30

News Quirks

by Anne Medley

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agrees to reconsider the Montana fluvial arctic grayling for protection under the Endangered Species Act as part of a settlement with environmental groups in U.S. District Court in Billings. A final decision will be made by Aug. 30, 2010.

• Thursday, October 1 Charlie B’s nails a “No Smoking” sign to its front door to enforce the new Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, which goes into effect today. The law was drafted during the 2005 Legislature and requires bars and casinos statewide to go smoke-free.

• Friday, October 2 The Yellowstone Quake tallies five first period goals in a 7–3 season-opening rout of the Missoula Maulers at Glacier Ice Rink. The Maulers even up the Northern Pacific Hockey League rivalry the next evening with a 3–2 victory.

• Saturday, October 3 Police arrest an 18-year-old Helena man for felony cruelty to animals after he allegedly beats and kicks an 8-week-old puppy so severely the animal has to be euthanized. The man tells deputies he was angry after the dog defecated on the floor and chewed his cell phone charger.

• Sunday, October 4 Strong weekend winds—including gusts up to 45 mph—continue throughout Missoula, toppling power lines and blowing errant trash cans all over neighborhoods. The National Weather Service extends its wind advisory until 3 p.m.

• Monday, October 5 Despite concerns voiced by a handful of locals and three litigious council members, the Missoula City Council pushes through an updated 271-page zoning ordinance with a 10–2 vote. Councilors Dick Haines and Renee Mitchell, both of whom sued the city over the ordinance, vote against it.

• Tuesday, October 6 The Montana Supreme Court sides with Michelle Kulstad in the state’s first same-sex parental rights case, maintaining the gay woman has a right to joint custody of the two children she adopted with her former partner, Barbara Maniaci. Maniaci, now married to a man, sought to terminate Kulstad’s parental rights.

Local workers spend time behind bars for exercising their First Amendment rights during an Oct. 2 reenactment of the Industrial Workers of the World’s (IWW) historic free speech fight in Missoula. The Two Rivers Chapter of the IWW celebrated the event’s 100th anniversary at the same spot—the corner of Higgins and Front—where the original soapbox was placed in 1909.

Beer

Brewing the heavy stuff No one at the Kettlehouse can say exactly when Brick and Mortar Porter will debut–perhaps sometime in the next week, with luck.

When it does, the new brew will be a Missoula taproom first: a beer unfettered by an alcohol limit of 8.75 percent.

“When we heard it was a go, we got really excited,” says head brewer Paul Roys, referring to House Bill 400, which went into effect Oct. 1. “It opens up a whole new area to have fun and experiment. Not that every beer has to be a strong beer.”

HB 400 makes it legal for microbreweries to offer beer with an alcohol content as high as 14 percent. While Roys couldn’t pinpoint a percentage for the new porter, he assured it would have more kick than Cold Smoke, the scotch ale that currently packs 6.5 percent.

Numerous local breweries plan to take full advantage of the new law. Big Sky Brewing released 60 cases of a 10-percent cherry ale, dubbed Big Sky Kriek Ale, late last week. Head brewer Matt Long says the

upcoming Ivan the Terrible imperial stout— also 10 percent—will hit Missoula no later than Nov. 15. Long is already planning more recipes for February.

Michael Howard, head brewer at Blacksmith Brewing in Stevensville, will roll out a 12-percent barley wine Oct. 24 to celebrate the brewery’s first anniversary. Down in Hamilton, Jake Talbot is eager to tap the first keg of Collaboration Porter, which checks in at 9 percent. Talbot says they’ll chase the porter with an imperial IPA called the Power of Ten later this month.

“You can go to the corner bar and drink as much whiskey as you want,” Talbot says, “so you might as well be able to step into your local pub and have a strong brew, right?”

Back at the Kettlehouse, Roys says he expects to “cut loose a little bit” with recipes in coming months. But the brewery is keeping the celebration over stronger beers “super low-key,” he says.

“Kind of like the opening of [the Northside] brewery,” he says, “we’ll just phase it in.”

Alex Sakariassen

Homeless

Sleepers squeezed After weeks of debate filled with allegations of class warfare, the Missoula City Council Monday night approved an ordinance prohibiting people from sitting, lying or sleeping on a sidewalk within 12 feet of a building entrance.

The ban takes effect 30 days from Monday’s 8–4 vote. Law enforcement will use the time to give sidewalk dwellers a heads up.

“I anticipate there will be a steep learning curve,” said Police Chief Mark Muir at the meeting.

The council acted at the urging of downtown business owners who say homeless people are frightening shoppers away.

During multiple meetings this summer, city representatives heard concerns from restaurateurs and retailers like J. Elaine’s Boutique owner Kim Klages-Johns, who told the council that she regularly cleans up messes made by downtown denizens. On a recent stroll up N. Higgins Avenue, Klages-Johns said she counted 18 people sleeping or lying on the sidewalk.

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“That’s not right,” she said. “That’s not the way it should be.”

Councilman Dave Strohmaier acknowledged a problem, but said it’s been tough to zero in on one way to curb a range of undesirable behavior.

“It quickly became apparent there’s no silver bullet,” he said.

Councilman John Hendrickson, gunning for a fix, aimed to reinstate the ordinance’s original language, which banned sleeping or lying on sidewalks altogether, rather than the 12-foot building entrance buffer that eventually passed.

“I think what we’re doing is counterproductive to downtown,” Hendrickson said.

“You’re not paying attention to [business owners]. But that’s not unusual.”

Meanwhile, council members Bob Jaffe and Stacy Rye asserted everyone owns city sidewalks, regardless of their socio-economic status.

“The public right of way belongs to everybody, not just people with money in their pockets,” Rye said.

Dick Haines, Lyn Hellegaard, John Hendrickson and Renee Mitchell voted against the ordinance.

Jessica Mayrer

Up Front

Ochenski

Range

Aschehoug, 37, a doctorate candidate in plant ecology at the University of Montana, began Greenbeard with Jonas Ehudin, of Garden City Gondola fame, in July, six months or so after the two conceived of the idea. The company builds its products, including the allpurpose “Skinny Legs” trailer, out of a shop in Aschehoug’s garage, equipped with a commercial grade TIG (tungsten inert gas) welder.

“We specialize in building aluminum cargo trailers for bicycles,” says Aschehoug, who has 10 years of welding experience, “and I think what separates us from the rest of the crowd is the level of detail that we pay attention to and the quality of our fully TIG-welded frame.”

Smith’s 24-inch-long, 38-inch-wide prototype came with a frame that fully protects

Hunting

Pedaling protein Two weeks ago, hunter Ethan Smith pedaled his bicycle some 15 miles from the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area back to his car with a quartered elk calf in tow, marking the maiden voyage of perhaps the first bike trailer designed specifically for hauling game.

“Stuff broke on my bike, I lost my skinning knife, but the trailer itself [holding 185 pounds] came out without a scratch,” Smith says.

The trailer, dubbed “The Harvester,” is a prototype built for Smith by the budding Missoula business Greenbeard Trailers, which plans to eventually add the game trailer to its product line.

“We really view there being a need for hunting trailers,” says Greenbeard cofounder Erik Aschehoug. “There are a lot of people who hunt and want to get out into areas that are otherwise closed to vehicles, and this is a great way to get deep into the woods and do it in a way that’s quiet. You’re not going to be scaring away any animals.”

the wheels from trees and brush and is designed to withstand the heaviest of loads.

The best part of the Harvester, at least for Smith, is it allows for one quick trip, instead of multiple slogs dragging elk quarters through the woods.

“Making just one trip was huge for me,” says Smith. “With my family situation [he and his wife have a 2-year-old daughter], I couldn’t have made three trips. If I’d been gone four days I wouldn’t have been allowed to go again.”

Matthew Frank

Green Burial

Death goes DIY Tuesday, Sept. 22, turned out to be a beautiful day for an eco-friendly funeral. But as a crowd gathered at Natural Cemeteries in

Agenda

News Quirks

the Swan Valley to say goodbye to R.C. Hooker, co-author of the Independent’s recent feature on green burial, few knew what exactly it took to get Hooker’s body to the bucolic site.

“We had to do it ourselves,” says Christine Kalenak, Hooker’s partner. “I don’t think he wanted me to have to do it, but it was actually something that made it easier for me.”

Green burial follows the simple belief that once someone dies, they should be naturally returned to the earth. Until recently, only cremation and traditional burials, which often include metal caskets, tombstones, cement vaults and a chemical-laden embalming process, were available in Montana.

Hooker was the first customer to be placed into the ground at Natural Cemeteries.

Kalenak and Tawnya Cramer, who’s known Hooker since 1986, handled the preparations for Hooker’s funeral. Once Hooker died in his Somers home Monday afternoon, his hospice nurse removed his IVs, secured the necessary paperwork for the cemetery and dressed Hooker in an Egyptian gown he had asked to be buried in. Kalenak and Cramer then took over, adding socks, gloves and a hat—Hooker hated being cold—and scented his body with Frankincense essential oil before wrapping him in a blanket. The only problem came after the two women hauled Hooker’s body outside to his biodegradable pine casket and loaded it into Kalenak’s pick-up truck—the casket almost didn’t fit and needed to be fastened with rope for the 45-minute drive to the cemetery.

“It was pretty freaky,” says Kalenak of the transport. “It was probably the weirdest thing that I’ve ever done, but we maintained our spirits. We were laughing all the way up until we were crying.”

At the actual gravesite service, friends and relatives remembered Hooker before six people volunteered to help lower his casket into the ground. Cramer says the whole experience had a profound impact on those involved.

“Everyone seemed to have a role,” she says. “The DIY aspect—the whole way it was done—it’s as if we all played a part in giving him what he wanted. For me, it just seemed like better closure.”

Skylar Browning

BY THE NUMBERS

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Tweets from 4&20 Blackbirds’ blogger “jhwygirl” during Monday’s four-hour-plus Missoula City Council meeting. The Indy found the line, “it takes the patience of a high holy saint. omg,” particularly apt.

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When the University of Montana’s Homecoming Parade rolls down Higgins Avenue on Saturday morning, the festivities will surely be full of pride, pompoms and impressive floats paying homage to Griz Nation. Campus will look exquisite in its fall colors. Alumni will hear that the school just set another enrollment record. And before 25,000-plus pour into Washington-Grizzly Stadium for kickoff against Cal Poly, many will gawk at the new law school building, the new journalism building and the ongoing construction of the impressive Native American Center—all of which give the appearance that everything’s rosy at our beloved UM. But while the homecoming theme this year may be “Sweet Home Montana,” plenty of unsavory developments threaten to rain on this weekend’s festivities.

Just ask university employees, who for six out of the last 10 years haven’t seen a salary increase. Bargaining between the Montana University System (MUS) and its teachers recently reached a standstill after MUS showed little willingness to negotiate, despite receiving a 5 percent increase in state funding, a 3 percent tuition increase on the two major campuses and an 8.5 percent increase for out-of-state tuition. There are even rumors of a potential faculty strike.

Then, as the New York Times made all too clear in a recent column, UM not only underpays, but also underperforms. David Leonhardt specifically called out UM as an example of a “failure factory.” The term refers to underachieving institutions with high dropout rates; the state says UM only sees 42 percent of its students graduate over a typical six-year period. (see “Crash course” on page 9 for more information.)

And then there’s our not-so-unassailable football team, arguably the centerpiece of this weekend’s celebration. Last month, Kaimin reporter Tyson Alger uncovered the latest alleged assault by Griz football players, the third consecutive year players have been implicated in off-the-field violence.

The incident almost slipped entirely under the radar, with head coach Bobby Hauck refusing to acknowledge the report with the media and handling it with a vague “in-house” investigation. His actions follow two disturbing patterns: the administration’s preference to sweep serious football-related indiscretions under the rug, and the fact that indiscretions are now an annual occurrence under Hauck’s watch.

But, um, Go Griz!, right?

Listen, we hate to be party poopers before one of the year’s most celebratory weekends, but recent developments require a sober look at UM’s immediate future.

Those paying attention to more than the scoreboard may realize jeers are more appropriate than cheers right now.

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Locals heard a familiar plea last far from abandoned and simply on “low- the big problem for everybody, and I week when consultants from Midwest- burner” until the economy picks up. could even argue that the two facilibased Hunden Strategic Partners recom“It is not an idea we’ve given up,” ties…the PR from one would be benemended that Missoula consider the Valeo says. “But anytime you try to ficial for the other. In an ideal world, Interstate 90 corridor as the optimal raise the kind of money we’re talking we’d have both in the community.” location for a new multipurpose events about for the performing arts center, The MEC could have a more immedicenter. Civic leaders have long cited the you need a substantial lead donor. And ate impact on a separate redevelopment area’s inability to host events like state we have as yet been unable to identify project at the Western Montana wrestling tournaments or certain nation- and secure that party.”

Fairgrounds. The county approved a feaally touring performances without such The plans for a performing arts sibility study for that location in August a facility, and last week’s presentation center, as they stood last year, favored 2008 and hired Crandall Arambula, a clearly echoed similar needs.

Portland, Ore.-based consultLess clear, but certainly ing firm that has worked on part of the project’s introducmultiple projects in Missoula. tory pitch, was an explanation Two of Crandall Arambula’s of how the so-called Missoula three designs, which were preEvents Center (MEC) differs sented to the public in April, from competing plans for accounted for a 170,000other large-scale local venues, square-foot multiuse events including a downtown percenter on the grounds. The forming arts center and renocounty has paid the firm vations at the Western $61,000 for its work to date.

Montana Fairgrounds.

Hunden’s study consid“It feels real good,” says ered the fairgrounds for the John Riley, co-chair of the MEC, but listed it third out of MEC steering committee, four possible locations. Fair “because I think this may be Manager Scot Meader doesas far along as we’ve ever n’t see that as an immediate come in this project. I think cause for alarm, pointing out the town is looking at it and that neither project has embracing it with a pretty reached a definitive stage. open eye.”

Dale Bickell, the counThe MEC steering comty’s chief administrative offimittee launched its efforts cer, says Crandall Arambula this spring, at first appearing A map provided by the Missoula Events Center steering and Hunden intend to swap on the periphery of other committee shows four proposed locations for a information on their respec120,000-square-foot facility in Missoula. The proposal local development projects. now enters a second phase focused in part on long- tive projects as each firm Missoula’s Board of County term funding sources. continues its work.

Commissioners approved Despite the buzz generatan independent feasibility study in a city-owned spot on Orange and Front ed by Hunden’s presentation, Riley February and the committee hired streets and required funding of cautions that all considerations for the Hunden, a company specializing in approximately $60 million. Valeo says a MEC remain on the table. “destination development” with offices portion of that money would come “The fairgrounds are still an option, in Chicago and Beverly Shores, Ind. from private donors, but fellow board that’s what I think people need to realize,” Hunden’s feasibility study conclud- member Tom Boone adds the project Riley says. “We just want to build an events ed the best spot for a new facility is would also likely call for a substantial center and build it in the right place. If west of town, near Reserve Street or public bond contribution. you don’t have professional management Missoula International Airport. The “That obviously scared a lot of peo- and you don’t have the right location, you company also recommended a size for ple away,” Boone says. “Just the pre- have a facility that can’t accomplish the MEC—around 120,000 square feet— liminary estimates of how expensive it things you want it to accomplish.” and possible uses, including trade would be if you had an adequate perMore than anything, Riley says the shows, concerts and sports tourna- forming arts center of a size that steering committee must focus its ments. Riley says the second phase of Missoula doesn’t have right now.” immediate efforts on addressing the the study will focus on cost and potenBoone says an events center and a one issue that has stalled every similar tial long-term funding sources. To date, performing arts center would differ dras- project to date—money.

Riley says the committee has paid near- tically both in size and intended use. The “There are a lot of things we need ly $30,000 for the study through pri- former would house a multitude of to take into consideration,” Riley says. vate donations. events from concerts to boat shows, “We want to take a look at what money The MEC is unaffiliated with the while the latter would serve as a venue is out there, whether it’s from the state Missoula Performing Arts Center (PAC), for local plays and dance shows, and or a federal perspective as well…We’re a project that fell abruptly silent once mainly be used by the public schools. going to take a look at all of those City Council deemed it too expensive “I think competition, either for things in Phase II.” during public meetings last year. PAC money or for users, is the least of our asakariassen@missoulanews.com board member Jim Valeo says the idea is problems,” Valeo says. “Fundraising is

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by Jessica Mayrer

College students still have months to beef up this semester’s grades, but the University of Montana recently received an “F” for failing to crank out college graduates.

State reports show the school has a 28 percent freshman dropout rate, and the majority of students signing on for classes leave without a degree. Among 15 Western states, 49 percent of students who enrolled in public universities donned a gown and tassel within six years. Across Montana, about 41 percent

He’s right. A key predictor of graduation rates is admission requirements, and UM falls just below the average of other “moderately selective” universities nationwide. Moderately selective schools graduate about 46 percent overall, according to the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. Montana State University in Bozeman—with the same admission requirements as UM—graduates 48 percent of its freshman enrollees within six years, or 8 percent more than UM.

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A recent report labeled the University of Montana a “failure factory” for dismal graduation rates. The state says only 40 percent of UM students earn a degree within six years.

walked to “Pomp and Circumstance.”

UM specifically graduated about 4o percent between 2002 and 2008.

“You can see we don’t compare so swell,” admits Montana Board of Regents Associate Commissioner Tyler Trevor.

UM’s troubles follow a trend that shows other wealthy nations are fast outpacing the United States in producing college graduates. As the country looks to increase global competitiveness, critics are challenging educators, politicians and policy makers with finding ways to produce a better-educated populace. The issue struck the Missoula campus when New York Times columnist David Leonhardt cited research by Mark Schneider, an economist who coined the term “failure factory,” and a new book titled Crossing the Finish Line for a column that specifically called out UM as a poster child for underachieving institutions.

UM President George Dennison acknowledges a problem exists with retaining students, but says his school is not alone.

“You can criticize all you want to, but the average rate is somewhere in the mid- to high-40s across the country,” says Dennison in a recent interview with the Independent.

“There simply is no question from a historical point of view that what made this country survive and thrive was its commitment to education,” Dennison says.

“That’s declined in the last few years.

That’s why we’ve fallen. We’ve got to revive that and get people to believe again.”

With that in mind, UM announced a campaign last year to overcome its freshman dropout rate and push more undergrads through the system. Specifically, Vice President of Administration and Finance Robert Duringer says the university is devoting $870,000 toward enhancing academic support with early intervention and tutoring.

But that investment may not outweigh larger budget problems at UM. Disability Services, which serves students with learning challenges, is running short-staffed, and administrators campuswide are faced with dwindling resources.

Couple that with a 19.6 percent jump in resident tuition between 2005 and 2010 as statewide income continued to lag behind the rest of the nation, and it’s clear staying in school isn’t easy.

“We are very near the bottom in the United States of disposable income, so we have a very large number of kids who can’t complete because they don’t have

the money for it,” Duringer explains. And as undergrads struggle to cough up tuition, state government contributes less money per capita for higher education—approximately 65 percent of tuition per student—than any other state.

“We invest the least of all 50 states,” Duringer says.

Experts point out that money only makes up part of the dropout problem.

Cultural priorities and expectations, precollege academic preparation and inschool support all play a part in whether or not a student earns his or her degree.

“To move a graduation rate a percent or two it takes a lot,” Trevor says.

That’s why Dennison, who knows not to count on a financial windfall, plans on addressing the problem multiple different ways. For instance, he says a big piece of the equation will be aligning UM’s Partnering for Student Success program with the Missoula Public School District to better prepare kids for college.

Creative solutions may be UM’s only shot at improving the numbers.

Currently, 35 percent of Montanans and 39 percent of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 have an associate’s degree or higher. By comparison, 55 percent of Canadians in the same demographic hold a degree.

That gulf prompted President Barack Obama to issue a promise earlier this year that he would help make the United States the most educated nation in the world again. To fulfill that goal, the Obama administration estimates the country must produce 16 million more graduates above the 48 million currently projected by 2020. Montana’s share of that is 25,000 degrees above estimates.

“We used to be first, some 30 years ago,” says Dennison. “Now we’re in the second tier and probably going to fall to the third tier, unless we do something about it. I think this is one of the great national challenges of our time.

We simply have to come up to it.”

Obama has pledged billions above existing budgets toward higher education and Congress is currently mulling over legislation aimed at luring students to college at a greater rate. No matter what the outcome at the federal level, Dennison says the challenge is clear and failure, pardon the pun, isn’t an option.

“We can’t afford not to be competitive,” he says. “That’s what this is all about.” jmayrer@missoulanews.com

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Montanans who own homes and/or land received their statewide property tax reappraisal notices about a month ago. To put it mildly, it was quite a shock for residents living in western Montana’s valleys. This month, Montanans will receive their tax assessments based on those reappraisal values—and will likely experience an even bigger shock. Already some legislators have asked Gov. Brian Schweitzer to consider calling a special legislative session to deal with the issue. The governor, however, flatly rejected the request, choosing instead to blame Republicans for not sending him better tax legislation at the very end of the ’09 legislative session. Partisan politics aside, some Montanans may decide to take the matter into their own hands and launch an initiative, beginning Montana’s second property tax revolt in 20 years.

Those new to the state will likely not recall the property tax revolt of 1986 when citizens took to the streets to qualify Initiative 105 for the ballot.

Nor will they recall the battle that took place to try and defeat I-105. In a nutshell, I-105 basically said that property values would be “capped at the 1986 level”—a move that opponents predicted would be disastrous for the state and local governments and schools.

Yet, despite the best efforts of the opponents, voters approved I-105 and momentarily believed that the on-going juggernaut of ever-higher property taxes would end. As it turned out, they were wrong in celebrating their electoral victory, because the same opponents to the initiative simply took their battle to the Legislature in ensuing regular and special sessions and, bit by bit, totally eroded both the intent and effect of I-105.

While this may be perceived as a dastardly effort to overturn the will of the people, it was, in fact, nothing new.

Taxation has always been a hot topic in Montana’s legislative arena and property taxes—and the valuations upon which they are based—have been a particularly thorny issue with which to deal. Montana is a huge state, the fourth largest in the union, and the diversity of landscapes, population concentration and urban and rural settings make it difficult for any “one size fits all” solutions. As a simple example, while property values have been skyrocketing in the western half of Montana, they have generally been declining in the vast expanses of the eastern plains.

The reasons for the discrepancies in property values are fairly obvious. The increases Montana has seen from in-

migration in recent decades have primarily occurred in the western part of the state as people are drawn to the scenic valleys. Recreation plays a key part of the attraction, as many of Montana’s in-migrants have not come seeking traditional jobs in resource extraction fields, but have either brought their jobs with them or are done with their working lives and looking forward to retirement or living off their investment income. Consequently, the rivers, lakes, skiing, hiking and other recreational

“Simply put,

long-time Montana residents often wind up footing considerably higher tax bills based on the skyrocketing valuations for their homes and

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amenities of the mountainous area offer almost limitless opportunities for a broad range of recreational pursuits.

Not to in any way discredit the beauty, solitude and unique amenities of eastern Montana, but so far, those remain either undiscovered by the inmigrants or they simply don’t find the plains, with their ethereal beauty and uncluttered vistas, to their liking.

During the height of the so-called “housing bubble,” it was not unusual to hear tales of wealthy in-migrants who had sold their homes in California or Washington for enormous sums that allowed them to buy a much more modestly priced home in Montana and still leave a chunk of money in the bank.

There wouldn’t be much to gripe about regarding this trend except for one major thing—because the price discrepancy was so great, in-migrants didn’t mind paying more, often much more, for a home here than Montanans were used to paying.

The result was an increase—sometimes a radical increase—in the valuation of property. If someone buys a home in a new, upscale subdivision near you and pays, say, $250,000 or more for their home and lot, suddenly the home and lot you own is impacted by that transaction. In the next property tax reappraisal cycle, you may feel your eyes bugging out to find that the home for which you maybe paid half or a third of what the new in-migrants were willing to pay has suddenly been re-valued at that much higher level.

Simply put, long-time Montana residents often wind up footing considerably higher tax bills based on the skyrocketing valuations for their homes and property. There are many mechanisms that the Legislature can and has used to try to mitigate the property value increases, but overall, if you live in western Montana, you’ve seen your property taxes continually climb, often doubling, in the last two decades.

The driving factor for what may be the coming property tax revolt is simple. If you live in your home and have no intention of selling it, the “value” assigned by comparison with nearby, recently sold properties is strictly theoretical. If you paid the average price for a home in Helena in 1987, for instance, that would have been $55,000. Today, the average asking price for homes in Helena runs about $260,000. But until you decide to sell your home—and someone actually pays you that $260,000—your home doesn’t generate revenue, it consumes it through mortgage payments, maintenance and property taxes. For many, especially unemployed or older Montanans who may be on fixed incomes, the higher taxation levels become an increasingly unbearable burden.

Whether the property tax debate will escalate into a full-fledged tax revolt is unknown, since Montanans have yet to receive their tax bills. But one thing seems certain—partisan bickering and finger-pointing instead of taking action to hold down costs will only fuel citizen anger and frustration.

For many Montanans, signing a tax initiative petition may seem more worthwhile than listening to endlessly squabbling politicians.

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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“Got your elk yet?�

It’s a far more complex question than it appears. In one breath, it asks, “Are we friends?� “Do you approve of firearms?� “Do we share an ideology?� and, naturally, “Do you want to hear about me getting my elk?� Even more significantly, the question assumes that if you live in the West, you must hunt. Right?

Nope.

I don’t hunt though I have hunted—birds and varmints and deer, mostly—but I never really caught the itch.

Why not? Simple. I have plenty of food, and I’d rather do a lot of other things like biking, hiking or skiing during hunting season. I don’t have anything against hunters, and I strongly encourage my hunting friends to share their success with me; it’s tough to beat a grilled elk tenderloin.

But back to the question. I can’t figure out why I keep being asked about “my� elk. The question’s not offensive, but it bothers me. It assumes that I do hunt. Moreover, it suggests that I should hunt, if in fact I don’t already. Now, why should those things be assumed and suggested, and why are people asking me this question in the first place?

What’s the big deal with hunting?

For one thing, I’ve never figured out what makes it a sport. Whenever I’ve gone, it’s been a matter of stumbling across an animal, pulling the trigger and causing the animal to cease to exist. End of story. There’s no Hemingwayesque battle between man and nature because the advantage seems to be all on our side.

There’s no beauty of the kill and no real “sport,� just a dead animal. It’s kind of exciting, sure, but we humans have a fantastically large brain, opposable thumbs and weapons that can hurl a piece of highly engineered, searing-hot lead several hundred yards accurately and consistently. What’s so sporting about going head to head with an animal so dumb that it will leap in front of your truck?

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I realize not everyone hunts with a rifle. I have the utmost respect for bow hunters, though with compound bows and razor-sharp broadhead tips, arrows suddenly start to resemble funny-shaped bullets when it comes to killing efficiency.

Shouldn’t we be hunting with spears, or slingshots or something more primitive, if the goal is to keep it sporting? I met a man once who hunts 300-pound tusked boars in Arkansas with a two-foot-long dagger. He jumps on their backs from trees, Rambo-style. Now, that’s hunting.

At one time, in order to eat meat, we had to hunt and kill an animal. It

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was an honorable task that put food on the table. But the minute people began paying mortgage-like sums of money to fly to another state, hire a guide and finally execute an elk, goat, sheep or other Western big game “trophy,� the legitimacy of subsistence hunting went out the window—particularly if what’s hunted is a farmed elk that’s within a fenced enclosure.

Few of us these days have to hunt for food, and I find it irksome when

people claim to hunt for subsistence.

It’s far more expensive to buy weapons, go hunting and process the meat into wrapped and frozen cuts than it is to buy a T-bone at the grocer.

So hunting an animal isn’t about providing one’s family with food, at least not entirely.

That leaves cultural tradition.

Hunting and fishing (and of course, the Second Amendment!) are almost as ingrained in the Western psyche as the fear of wolves and distaste for government. And that’s part of what makes the West so great: We like to be outside, and to be left the hell alone, sidearm optional.

I don’t have a problem with that, and now that I’ve thought it through a bit, I don’t think I really have much of a problem with being asked about getting my elk. At its heart, the question comes down to the same cultural tradition that makes the mountain West what it is, at least in the places that haven’t been “Front Ranged� yet.

It’s the same tradition that supports our publicly owned land and water rights and increasingly taut environmental management to protect those rights. It’s the same tradition that wants government to keep its distance and supports personal freedom as well as personal responsibility. The Western cultural tradition—hunting included— is pretty special. I’d rather be a part of that tradition, even as a ski-bumming sideliner, than not at all. Especially since this particular tradition comes with tasty meat dishes and friends who like to share. “Got your elk yet?�

Drew Pogge is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He is the editor of Backcountry Magazine and lives in Fort Collins, Colo., on the dreaded Front Range.

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It seems not a week goes by without hearing or reading about incidents of domestic abuse and sexual assault, either in Montana or around the nation. Ravalli County is no different.

According to information from the Montana Board of Crime Control, there were 14 rapes reported to law enforcement agencies in Ravalli County in 2008, along with 167 reports of domestic abuse.

All of which keeps the Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence busy. Since 1998, the coalition has worked to raise awareness about the issues of domestic assault and rape through several avenues, including educational outreach programs to area high schools, businesses and churches. They’ve also distributed rape kits, held cyber safety workshops and facilitated roundtable discussions on violence in teen relationships.

On Friday, the coalition kicks off its annual White Ribbon Week campaign with a community lunch at noon, where speakers discuss the scope of the problem and survivors

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 Relearn just how bad unintended flames can be when you grab a family-friendly fire prevention book at Missoula’s Red Robin, 2901 Brooks St., through Oct. 10 as part of National Fire Prevention Week. Free.

This week is resident rights week, so if you’re keen on learning more about the importance of resident-focused care, or how to select a long-term care facility, call the senior help line at Missoula Aging Services at 7287682 or visit www.missoulaagingservices.org.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 Dennis McDonald continues his quest to unseat Congressman Dennis Rehberg with a Rehberg Retirement Party meet and greet at 7 PM at 2025 Altura Drive. Free. Call 570-6617.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 Join your gay, lesbian, transgendered and other brothers and sisters in solidarity when Montana Equality Now rallies for LGBTQQI rights at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway St., at 12 PM. Free.

Missoula’s First Presbyterian Church, 235 S. Fifth St. W., is holding a dedication ceremony at noon for the two men most responsible for building the church, Rev. John Maclean and A.J. Gibson, and wants you to join in on the fun, which features remarks from Maclean’s grandson, author John Maclean, as well as UM prof Rafael Chacon. Free. Call 549-5144.

MONDAY OCTOBER 12 Veterans can find support with trained facilitator Chris Poloynis every Mon. at 2 PM, when PTSD group Spartans Honour meets at the Missoula Veterans Affairs Clinic, 2687 Palmer St. Free. Call 829-5400.

speak to their experiences. There’s also food, music and awards given to those in the community who’ve helped with coalition aims.

An inter-denominational community prayer and music service follows on Tuesday at 7 PM and features a performance by the Montana A Capella Society.

We certainly have a long ways to go before we live in a state free of domestic and sexual violence, but if you’d like to help alleviate this social scourge, consider these events well worth your participation.

—Ira Sather-Olson The Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence presents its “Report to the Community Luncheon” Fri., Oct. 9, at noon at St. Francis Parish Community Center, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. The community prayer and music service is at 7 PM on Tue., Oct. 13, at St. Francis Catholic Church, at the aforementioned address.

Both events are free. Call 363-2793.

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

Call 728-5818 or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 13 If Missoula’s new roundabouts and bike lanes have you wondering what’s next, head to a City Club Missoula forum on future transportation issues from 11:30 AM–1 PM at the Holiday Inn-Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Call 541-CITY. Find the strength and will to survive in the company of others during a breast cancer support group at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 420 W. Pine, every first and third Tue. of the month at noon. Free. Call 329-5656.

Get your politics on when Mayor John Engen addresses the Missoula County Democrats at City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. at 7 PM. Free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 Engage that vessel in your skull with some stewardship-related info when the Missoula Conservation Voters holds a Missoula Conservation Roundtable at the Missoula Public Library at 11:30 AM. Free, bringing your lunch is encouraged. Call Ross at 542-1055.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 Still haven’t joined the interwebs, or figured out how to save a document on a computer?

Remedy that quick during free classes on basic computer use at Stevensville’s North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St., at 9 AM every Thu. until Oct. 29. Free. Call 777-5061.

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Inside Letters Briefs Up Front Ochenski Range Agenda News Quirks

I N OTHER N EWS Curious but true news items from around the world

CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – Police in Hinton, W.Va., accused attorney Matthew Don Reed, 32, of trying to steal Social Security numbers and other personal information by impersonating West Virginia’s governor. State Police Sgt. T.L. Bragg told the Register-Herald that Reed used the Internet to persuade government-job applicants to send copies of their birth certificates and other information. An unwitting accomplice alerted authorities after becoming suspicious when Reed asked him to mail an applicant a letter purportedly from Gov. Joe Manchin. It lacked the governor’s seal and was riddled with misspellings and grammatical errors.

Daniel Niederhelman, 21, was charged with impersonating a police officer after he used a flashing red dashboard light to maneuver through traffic in Shreveport, La. One of the drivers he pulled over was Mayor Cedric Glover, who became suspicious, followed the car and called police.

SILVER LINING – Scientists credit global warming for opening up the fabled Northeast Passage between Asia and the West. Ships previously avoided the Arctic route because of its heavy ice floes. Now, the Kansas City Star reported, a voyage from South Korea to the Netherlands can save more than 3,000 miles and 10 days. Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo., called the clearing of the Northeast Passage “an expression of climate change.”

LOST IN TRANSLATION – After 75 minutes of translating Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s rambling speech at the United Nations, his simultaneous interpreter shouted into the microphone, in Arabic, “I just can’t take it anymore!” The New York Post reported that the U.N.’s Arabic section chief, Rasha Ajalyaqeen, took over for the final 20 minutes. Speeches by heads of state during the annual, weeklong General Assembly are meant to last a quarter-hour maximum. “His interpreter just collapsed,” a colleague told the Post. “This is the first time I have seen this in 25 years.”

RULES ARE RULES – A Bank of America branch in Tampa, Fla., refused to cash a check for a customer who couldn’t provide the required thumbprint identification because he has no hands. Steve Valdez told CNN he showed two photo IDs so he could cash a check drawn on his wife’s account, but a bank supervisor said that without a thumbprint he would need to bring his wife with him or open an account.

OLD SCHOOL – Frustrated by slow Internet transmission, a South African information technology company demonstrated it could transmit data faster by carrier pigeon than by using the country’s leading Internet service provider, Telkom. Local news agency SAPA reported that Unlimited IT needed two hours, six minutes and 57 seconds for the pigeon with the date card strapped to its leg to fly 50 miles from its offices and the data to be downloaded.

During that time, only 4 percent of the data was transferred using a Telkom line.

SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES – Police in Fayette County, Pa., confiscated an 80-pound homemade cannon after William Edward Maser, 54, fired it in his yard, sending a 2-pound lead ball through the side of a neighbor’s house. State Trooper Brian Burden told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the cannonball broke a window and traveled through a wall before landing in a clothes closet.

CLEAR-CUT PATH – Bhutan warned its citizens they’re threatening the Buddhist kingdom’s lush scenery and their own national happiness by cutting down 60,000 young trees each year to make prayer flags, which Himalayan Buddhists display for good luck and to help the dead find the right path to their next life. Buddhist monks say fresh poles must be used each time. “If you re-use an old flagpole, you aren’t putting in effort, which means the merit earned is compromised,” monk Lopon Gyem Tshering told Reuters. Bhutan’s constitution emphasizes the importance of Gross National Happiness over Gross Domestic Product and stipulates the country must have at least 60 percent forest cover.

HANDY PANTS – The British store Debenhams began selling underpants for left-handed men, allowing them to go to the bathroom as quickly and efficiently as right-handed men. The garments, made by Hom, have a horizontal opening instead of a vertical slit accessed from the right-hand side, breaking a 75-year tradition. Almost 10 percent of British men are believed to be left handed, but Y-fronted underpants have traditionally had a right-handed opening. “As a result,” Debenhams said, “left-handed men have to reach much further into their pants, performing a Z-shaped maneuver through two 180-degree angles before achieving the result that right-handed men perform with ease.” Previously, the store added, boxer shorts, with an adaptable, ambidextrous opening in the middle, have been the underpants of choice for left handed men. “Switching the opening from vertical to horizontal may sound like a small step, but it’s the major breakthrough that many have been waiting for,” said Debenhams’ Rob Faucherand.

FIXATION OF THE WEEK – Jerry Lowery, 38, told police he robbed three Milwaukee-area optical shops because he “really likes to be around glasses.” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that in all three robberies, he took no cash, instead making off with high-end eyeglass frames. According to the criminal complaint, after Lowery surrendered, he “became very emotional” when talking to a detective about the robberies and said eyewear has been a problem for him for 15 years.

PATRON OF THE (BODY) ARTS – Arkansas authorities charged Betsey Wright, 66, a former top aide of Bill Clinton when he was governor, with trying to smuggle a knife and 48 tattoo needles onto the state’s death row. A guard found the needles inside a Doritos bag.

Insisting she found the Doritos bag lying in the bottom of a vending machine at the prison, Wright said, “They think it’s me, but it’s not.”

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT – A Saudi businessman ordered an 18-carat gold penis enlarger worth $47,000, according to X4 Labs, a Canadian manufacturer of medical devices. Explaining that the unidentified client requested gold because he has a severe skin allergy to stainless steel, the company said, “This male health accessory is the most expensive traction device ever produced and will likely become a historical benchmark for the adult novelty industry.”

Health officials reported that at least three men in Guilford County, N.C., became severely infected after receiving injections to enlarge their penises. The homemade concoctions may have been “some kind of mineral oil and vitamin E” packaged as a legitimate product, epidemiologist Dr. Zack Moore of the N.C. Department of Public Health told the Greensboro News-Record.

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Photo by Anne Medley

Alone

on the

Range

Only one wild horse remains on Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island.

As officials look to repopulate the park, the government wrestles with the larger challenge of managing these icons of the West.

by Erika Fredrickson

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t’s late morning on Wild Horse Island and I’m staring at a half moon print in the dust. Some tracks point in one direction, some in the other, and it’s hard to decide which ones to follow. On the trail near an old corral, day-old horse droppings sit in slightly dried piles. Dave Bennetts, park ranger for the Flathead, peers into the Ponderosa stands of the lowlands and then turns and squints up the grassy ridge underlining the clear blue sky. He’s not sure which way to go.

We’re searching for the last wild horse on Wild Horse Island, a black gelding that was brought to the state park with four others about 15 years ago. Two of the horses died a few years back of natural causes. Last winter brought cold snaps to the usually mild banana belt of the area, killing off a third old horse. The fourth died of old age this spring, leaving the black horse alone. A regular visitor to the island recently reported the last horse dead. After all, he hadn’t seen it for two months. Bennetts hasn’t seen the horse in over a month, but fresh sign tells him it’s still here, somewhere.

“Every once in a while you see him on the saddle,” Bennetts says. “I’m sure this last year has been pretty traumatic for him. I’m sure he’s probably lonely. A few times this summer when I came

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out and did see him he would neigh a little bit.”

Wild Horse Island is the largest island on Flathead Lake, which is the largest lake in

Montana. It’s been protected as a state park since 1978. For centuries, the Salish, Kootenai and Pend d’ Oreille tribes used the 2,146-acre island

Photo courtesy of High Plains Films

A scene from the 2001 High Plains Films documentary El Caballo: The Wild Horses of North America shows BLM helicopters rounding up a herd of wild horses. The 1971 FreeRoaming Wild Horse and Burro Act protects wild horses as icons of the West, but each year thousands are removed from public lands.

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to pasture horses and keep them hidden from enemy tribes. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), horses have occupied the island since the early 1700s, when they were first introduced to the Northern Rockies. In the 1880s, when tribes were pushed onto reservations, the island landed in the hands of white settlers. And the horses on the island? They’d gone wild, hence the name.

Wild Horse Island provides a glimpse to Montana’s past, one that’s easy to romanticize.

It’s a rare sanctuary, a state park that serves as an oasis for wild animals and native flora. It also showcases a landscape with specific management more or less unfettered by the push and pull of the rest of the world. Now, with only one horse left on Wild Horse Island, FWP has made the decision that wild horses must be brought back in order to make the landscape complete. In its quest for horses, the agency plans on adopting steeds descended from Montana’s famed Pryor Mountain herd, which roams the state’s eastern range.

But the management of wild horses is hardly ever this simple. Even with the animal’s storied cultural past and modern day status as an icon of the West, the wild horse is often relegated to an administrative afterthought. In the end, they have

Photo courtesy of The Cloud Foundation

A band of wild horses from the Pryor Mountains, runs alongside a “Judas” horse. A “Judas” is a domestic horse used to lure wild horses for BLM’s roundups. “This will always be an issue,” says Mary Apple, a BLM spokesperson, “because the advocates don’t want horses removed and we feel we have to remove horses so the range can improve.”

become more a symbol of America’s land management nightmares than one of the unbridled freedom of the West.

preserved and managed—or to what extent— seems close to being settled. Wild horse advocates say the BLM uses inhumane tactics to manage the herds and that the agency mismanages its wild horse funding by putting it mostly into roundups and not other population control methods. They argue there are better options.

back to the 1700s. In the mid-1990s, scientists began studying the horses and found they have a high genetic diversity—in other words, low levels of inbreeding—and that their genetics lacked traits associated with draft horses and thoroughbreds. They were consistent, in fact, with Spanish horses brought over 500 years ago by the con-

went into effect. Currently, the foundation argues, the designated range in the Pryor Mountains does not include parts of Custer National Forest and Demi John Flat—areas the group say the Pryor herd utilized at the time the act was signed.

The BLM manages 258 million acres for mulWild horses first earned full legal protection tiple-use, which is more than any other federal under the Free-Roaming Wild Horse & Burro Act agency. It manages 40,000 wild horses that roam “The big question I’m asking is, of 1971. The act states: “Congress finds and in 200 management areas located in 10 Western declares that wild free-roaming horses…are livstates. The BLM’s Adopt-A-Horse Program has ‘Why are we, a cowboy nation, ing symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of declined over the past few years, resulting in a the West; that they contribute to the diversity of rise of culled horses held in long-term holding destroying the horse life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of pens. Horse advocates say the BLM puts more the American people; and that these horses…are money, resources and attention into the we rode in on?’” fast disappearing from the American scene.” roundups and neglects marketing the adoption It wasn’t always this way. In the 1800s a whopprogram. The BLM says the bad economy is part —Deanne Stillman, author and wild horse advocate ping 2 million mustangs roamed the Western of the reason adoptions fail and that, regardless, range. Conquistadors had let some of them go herds have to be pared down even if it means wild. Later, pioneers and farmers cut loose horses The BLM, on the other hand, contends wild quistadors with features that include zebra stripes holding them.

A roundup of the Pryor Mountain herd they no longer needed. Eventually, mustangers horses lack natural predators and need to be on the legs, dorsal stripes and dark coats with on Sept. 9, 2009, led to the gathering of 146 began killing the unprotected horses for payment culled by humans because their overpopulation shimmering red highlights. or sport. A market for horsemeat sprung up in negatively impacts public lands. The agency says The Cloud Foundation says the birth control of the 195-horse herd. Of those, 57 were sold at a Wyoming auction a couple of weeks America, specifically for dog food and chicken it’s doing the best it can. methods used by the BLM for the Pryor herd is later and the other horses were returned to feed. Over the next century, the wild horse popuThe Cloud Foundation has emerged as one ineffective and causes trauma to the mares. The lation plummeted to 20,000. of BLM’s loudest critics. The nonprofit keeps its group also says the BLM ignores alternative man- the wild. Some of the mares were given birth control.

In the early 1950s, Velma “The reason we gathered was Johnson—aka “Wild Horse Annie”— there were more horses than the conducted a letter campaign to save range could support,” says Mary wild horses in Nevada. The campaign Apple, a BLM spokesperson in produced more letters to Congress Billings. “We’ve done quite a bit of than any single subject up to that monitoring…and it showed the time apart from the Vietnam War. range was in a degraded condition Eventually, Johnson’s efforts led to in many areas. The only way to help the 1971 act. When Richard Nixon it recover is to remove some of the signed it into law, it officially desighorses.” nated the Bureau of Land The BLM wants to further Management (BLM) with the responreduce the herd to 120, a number sibility of “protection, management they say is the upper limit for that and control of wild free-roaming range. horses…on public lands.”

“This will always be an issue Over the last four decades, the because the advocates don’t want BLM has managed wild horse populahorses removed and we feel we have tions through helicopter roundups to remove horses so the range can and other gathering methods. Some improve,” Apple says. “Our goal is horses get returned to the wild, while Photo courtesy of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to manage for healthy horses on a others never make it back. Those not healthy range.” returned to herds are auctioned off, Wild horses on Wild Horse Island grew old and died over the past few years, leaving a single black gelding Writer and wild horse advocate sold through the agency’s adoption alone. “Horses are social and I think that it’s certainly got to be feeling a little bit lonely right now,” says Dave Deanne Stillman says she is not program or put in long-term holding. Landstrom, regional parks manager for Flathead Lake. “That’s one of the reasons we’re anxious to get some against the management of wild In rare cases, state parks like Wild of the other animals out there.”

Horse Island volunteer to relocate some of the eye on a roaming band of about 130 wild agement options. For instance, it would like to horses. Stillman, who contributes to, among horses.

Spanish mustangs just south of Billings, in the see mountain lion hunting permits denied so other publications, Slate, the Los Angeles Times, The BLM’s approach to management has cre- Pryor Mountains. Ginger Kathrens, the Cloud that these natural predators can reduce horse New York Times and Rolling Stone, agrees that ated tension between the agency, horse advoca- Foundation’s executive director and an Emmy- populations naturally. The Cloud Foundation wild horses populate fast due to lack of predacy groups, scientists, public land users and winning filmmaker, raised national awareness also criticizes the BLM in regard to a direct state- tion. But she claims in her book, Mustang: The politicians for decades. Despite the 1971 law about the Pryor horses with her PBS documen- ment in the 1971 act, which states that wild hors- Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, stating that the horse is a symbol of the West and tary, Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies. es be managed “where presently found,” mean- that the BLM doesn’t follow the wild horse law should be preserved, nothing about the way it’s The Pryor Mountain herd is said to extend ing the range they utilized at the time the act correctly.

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“The problem is that due to budget problems they keep in “primitive” shape, encouraging there’s no preventative care for decay. It’s a small and bureaucracy, a lot of the studies that are supWild Horse Island was once home to a home- native grasslands and forests to flourish as much price for wildness. posed to be carried out according to the 1971 law stead and, besides the corral and the hollowed as they can. But unlike a wilderness area or a After searching the orchard, Bennetts returns aren’t carried out,” she says in an interview with out farmhouse, there’s an orchard that still bears national park, they can’t let natural fires burn to the boat and cruises from Skeeko Bay to the the Independent. “Or the numbers that determine apples and pears. Bennetts leads me down to the since 56 cabins populate the island’s beaches—all south of the island. Modest cabins line the shore how many horses are in each herd area are out of grove and offers me a pear before realizing private lots established before it became a state and we look to see if the horse is wandering date or are, often, planted in favor of the cow they’re all gone, even from the ground. But one park. Without natural management like fire, says somewhere behind the properties in the shade of lobby.” the forest. We pull into a dock at According to documents Driftwood Point and, from Stillman acquired, two scienthere, set out on foot. I’m antictists in the Department of the ipating the moment when that Interior resigned in 2005 after horse and its shiny black coat claiming that they were presappears on a ridge, or gallops sured by the Bush administraacross a field. As we walk, suntion to fix the findings of a beat and parched from hours of grazing study by saying wild traversing the hillsides and horses had the most negative forests, we yo-yo between impact regarding range degraresigned disappointment and dation. renewed hope. I will the horse “Lets stop having the fox to appear. I hallucinate that the guarding the henhouse,” shadow under a tree branch is a Stillman says. “The Bureau of long snout. I am certain that the Land Management…is a black speck on a precipice is multi-use agency in charge of surely not a rock but a horse a lot of resources on public with its mane blowing in the land, including timber, minerbreeze. But finding one horse in als and oil, and it refers to wild over 2,000 acres of a primitive horses as natural resources. island suddenly seems absurd.

Well, a wild horse is not a nat“Needle in a haystack,” says ural resource. It’s not a cash Bennetts, shaking his head. crop. Some people think that wild horses should be managed by a different agency and, in fact, an agency that doesn’t have so many competIn her book, Stillman writes ing interests.” about the conquistadors’ jourDespite her acknowledgney to America with shiploads of ment of the need for managehorses. When they would come Photo by Anne Medley ment, Stillman calls for a upon the “doldrums,” between moratorium on all roundups Dave Bennetts, park ranger for the Flathead, keeps tabs on Wild Horse Island’s wildlife. “The horses are fixed and they 30 and 35 degrees north or pending a congressional can’t breed,” he says. “With them, it’s pretty hands off.” south of the equator, a lack of investigation of management easterly winds mired them for practices. She wants to see all days until they had no choice but tree still holds apples and he shakes it, and 10 or studies up to date on every herd and every herd so thump to the ground. Almost instantly, at the Bennetts, the island’s forests require thinning to lighten the cargo load. It was the horses that management area before the BLM proceeds with edge of the orchard, large horns appear and a fat, projects to deter things like pine beetles from went first, straight over the gangplank and into roundups. shiny-coated mule deer steps out of the shadow moving in and killing trees. And, he says, such the ocean. Afterward, that area of the Atlantic “Yes, there does have to be management,” she of the timbers and into the light. He sees us, but management choices never please everybody. became known as the “horse latitudes.”

“You’ve got to have a little bit of managesays. “But not right now. What needs to be man- he’s zeroed in on the apple tree, and we step back “I used to think it was just a charming name aged at this point is policy. Study after government as he gallops toward the tree, halts, and begins ment,” he says. “We keep it natural as much as we until I found out this terrible history of it,” can, but when you’ve got an island like this that’s Stillman says. “But here we are in the 21st century study shows that on the range it’s really cattle doing gnawing on the fruit. most of the damage, not wild horses. The big quesBennetts says the wildlife on the island, so popular, we’ve got to be good stewards. and we’re still throwing horses into the horse lattion I’m asking is, ‘Why are we, a cowboy nation, including the last wild horse, love eating at this Otherwise, when it comes time to propose what- itudes, so to speak, in order to lighten our load. destroying the horse we rode in on?’” orchard. He recalls climbing up into one of the ever the next project is, we may not have that Horses are always the first to go.”

The question of whether or not the wild horse University of Montana history professor Dan apple trees to pick apples only to look down and public backing.”

Same goes for wildlife. Horses don’t need much belongs in the West has been affirmed on legal Flores equates management issues involving the find himself surrounded by a herd of large, management at all. FWP only adopts mares and grounds. Supreme Court rulings in the late 1960s wild mustang to those dealing with bison. horned mule deer. geldings for Wild Horse Island, to help keep the stated that, by virtue of their long history in the “We tend to kill off the things we love,” he says.

“I was a little nervous,” he admits.

But Flores also believes our romance with wild Nearby the orchard, remnants of the home- population in check. But other animals can repro- West, wild horses belong here. The 1971 act is horses has become an inextricable part of our stead’s insides rust in the grass—a spiny bed duce and FWP works to maintain the approximate- based on the same idea.

“I certainly think wild horses belong in the ly 120 bighorn sheep and 120 mule deer at their identity. frame, the shell of a stovetop.

West,” says UM professor Flores. “I think we’ve current numbers.

When the sheep do go over their “I think nobody felt romantic about horses, “Historic junk,” says Bennetts, who grew up including mustangs, until the early 20th century,” in Butte. “I’m used to seeing all the old mining limit, they’re netted from a helicopter one by one determined that wild species have an innate right he says. “Horses were a source of revenue, like camps where you’d find all this junk that we saw and transplanted to places like the Kootenai to exist and they don’t have to really serve some any other resource of the West—nothing more as treasure. That’s the way we approach it here National Wildlife Refuge. As for the animals allowed human function.” than staples in the economy. After that, though, too. People like to see this stuff. It lets them paint to stay on the island, they live—and die—naturally.

The long-term history of wild horses from we had what historians call ‘frontier anxiety’ the story for themselves about what happened. If Huge deer sheds can be seen decomposing into the which those laws are based has also been put to where Americans suddenly realize the frontier is it wasn’t here, you’d never stop to think twice ground. Coyotes and worms scavenge the bodies, rest. Local filmmakers Doug Hawes-Davis and gone and they’re anxious about not having a about the history.”

Drury Gunn Carr, for instance, made the arguwhich end up back in the earth. place to recreate themselves. And it’s that wave of ment in their 2001 documentary, El Caballo: The And the same goes for the wild horses.

When FWP manages Wild Horse Island based on nostalgia for the old West where suddenly you both cultural and environmental history. They they’re young, Bennetts says, they usually run Wild Horses of North America, which explores the start looking for horses like mustangs and they keep the homestead’s wooden structures and along the stretch of Palouse Prairie. When they get genetic history of wild horses. According to scienbecome these romantic symbols. It’s a 20th centu- orchard preserved for the benefit of the 17,000 old, they stay in the cover of the lowlands. At the tific evidence, horses lived in North America milry phenomenon.” visitors they get annually. The rest of the island end of their life, the horses often lose their teeth lions of years ago during which time they spread and die of starvation. With no veterinarians, to other parts of the world via the Bering Land

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Bridge. They went extinct in North from the Pryor Mountain herd that now America around 9,000 years ago, and it live adjacent to First People’s Buffalo wasn’t until the conquistadors re-introJump State Park near Great Falls. duced them that they became the wild Landstrom says FWP had considered horses they are today: different, but not a buying horses at the recent Wyoming different species, genetically speaking. auction, but the Buffalo Jump horses In fact, says Flores, that’s why their would be free and require a shorter populations explode and become mantransport. He’s eager to get them on the agement problems. The horses are island soon. resilient in this landscape.

“From a historic standpoint it’s kind “An animal that has 56 million years of of exciting to see them there,” he says. evolutionary history here is going to do “The setting is really dramatic. What I’ve extremely well without some sort of regunoticed in the past when we’ve had four latory mechanism,” he says, “and the reguor five horses there at a time is they tend latory mechanism was always predators.” to become a little more active. You’re But legal “belonging” doesn’t answer more likely to see those scenes that you the question of how to manage populaenvision when you hear the name Wild Photo courtesy of Fish, Wildlife and Parks tions, especially when the nation’s indiHorse Island. Occasionally, on a chilly vidual perspectives on the wild horse morning, you’ll see them running across spans the spectrum from seeing them as According to Fish Wildlife and Parks, horses have been kept on Wild Horse Island since the early 1700s, the plain together.” when they were first introduced to the Northern Rockies. In the 1880s, when tribes were pushed onto I never saw the island’s last wild horse. utterly useless pests to being one of the reservations, the horses went wild.

As Bennetts and I left the shore I still found West’s greatest treasures. Proper managemyself scouring the line of trees and grassy ment of wild horses, depending on who when the Montana Legislature passed a bill spon- and is now in committee in the Senate. The bill clearings for a shape or a sign. Nothing. It didn’t you talk to, can include sending “excess” horses to slaughter even if they’re healthy or, on the sored by Rep. Ed Butcher, R-Winifred, that encour- seeks to prohibit the killing of healthy horses, as seem fair. And yet, when I considered all of the other hand, it can mean that horses should only ages the construction of horse slaughter plants in well as remove “outdated” limits on the areas where island’s features—the shadows and crannies and laybe removed from herds if they go to a good home. the state. Before the bill went into effect Oct. 1, horses can roam freely, strengthen the BLM adop- ers of hills—the horse’s elusiveness made perfect In 2004, Montana’s then-Sen. Conrad Burns Butcher said he’d been courting Chinese investors tion program, allow more public involvement in sense. Needle in a haystack, indeed.

The same goes for long-term management of added a rider to the federal appropriations bill to build plants in Montana to supply overseas wild horse management and facilitate the creation that allowed slaughterhouses to kill wild horses horsemeat markets. Once again, BLM would be of sanctuaries for populations on public lands— wild horses in the West. Come November, if all goes according to plan, Wild Horse Island’s last culled from BLM herds for overseas consumption. unable to track whether auctioned wild horses sanctuaries like Wild Horse Island.

Public outcry led to an amendment stating wild ended up at the facilities.

In the meantime, Wild Horse Island stands as horse will have much-needed company, and the horses couldn’t be resold from adoption to But a solution may be in the works. After the an exception to the ongoing wild horse debate. In park will succeed in providing some small relief slaughter. But the BLM admitted they couldn’t BLM stated last year that it was considering killing a a few months, FWP plans to release four more to a larger problem. But a permanent solution enforce such an amendment since following the large number of horses from the rangeland, some horses in the state park. Dave Landstrom, region- may be as hard to find as that last wild horse. trail of individual horses after adoption isn’t easy. politicians took action. The Restore Our American al parks manager for Flathead Lake, says the efredrickson@missoulanews.com Earlier this year, a similar loophole emerged Mustangs Act (ROAM) passed the House on July 17, agency is looking at receiving horses descending

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$$–$$$...$15 and over Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 Ciao Mambo, at the end of the Hip Strip on 4th and Higgins, serves up fresh, classic, immigrant style Italian food seven days a week. Terrific service and an extensive domestic and Italian wine list makes Ciao Mambo a hit for any occasion. Dinner only and take out service available. Ciaomambo.com or 543-0377. $$-$$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. • 721-1312 www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere. Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. Special senior menu & a great kids’ menu. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Pearl Café & Bakery 231 E. Front St. • 541-0231 Country French Specialties, Bison, Elk, Fresh Fish Daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house.

Reservations recommended for the warm & inviting dining areas, or drop in for a quick bite in the wine bar. Now, you may go to our website Pearlcafe.US to make reservations or buy gift certificates, while there check out our gorgeous wedding and specialty cakes. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Red Bird Restaurant & Wine Bar 111 N. Higgins Ave. • 549-2906 A hidden culinary treasure in the Historic Florence Hotel. Treat yourself to a sensuous dining experience, service, cuisine and ambiance delivered with creative and elegant detail. Seasonal menus featuring the freshest ingredients. New wine bar open Monday - Saturday, 5:00 - 10:30. Enter through the Florence Building lobby. $$-$$$

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Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. • 549-2790 Share a meal on our park side patio or within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients.

Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues.-Sat. 5:00-Close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$ Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine 549-7979 Corner of Pine & Higgins Located in beautiful Downtown Missoula, serving traditional Japanese cuisine and exquisite sushi. Sushi Hana offers a variety of traditional and local favorites, including nigirisushi, maki-sushi rolls and sashimi. In addition, we offer Tempura, Teriyaki and appetizers with a delicious assortment of sauces. Expanded selection of sakes, beer and wine. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. $$–$$$

$–$$...$5–$15 Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzone, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a "biga" (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch & dinner. Beer & Wine. Mon-Sat. $-$$ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins Ave. 542-0002 Dine-In, Drive-Thru, Delivery... Truly a Missoula find. Popular with the locals. Voted Missoula's best pizza. Everything from hand-tossed, thin-crust, stone deck pizza to wild salmon burritos, free-range chicken, rice bowls, ribs, pasta, salads, soups, sandwiches & "Pizza by the Slice."

And now offering gluten-free dough. Local brews on tap and wine by the glass. Open every day for lunch & dinner. $-$$ Catalyst Cafe and Espresso Bar 111 N Higgins • 542-1337 Open daily from 7 am to 3 pm. Breakfast and lunch served all day, everyday. Huevos Rancheros, Omelets, Tomato

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Lime and Tortilla Soup, Bing Cherry Salads, Fried Egg Sandwiches. Locally owned and operated since 1991.

Daily specials from our local farmers and ranchers. $-$$ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave • 721-6033 Missoula “Original” Coffeehouse/Cafe located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, baked goods and an espresso bar til close. Mon thru Thurs 7am - 8pm Fri & Sat 7am - 4pm Sun 8am - 8pm. www.thinkfft.com $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 South 3rd West • 541-FOOD Our Deli features all natural made-to-order sandwiches, soup & salad bar, olive & antipasto bar, fresh deli salads, hot entrees, rotisserie-roasted free-range chickens, fresh juice, smoothies, organic espresso and dessert. Enjoy your meal in our spacious seating area or at an outdoor table. Open every day 7am - 10pm. $–$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$ HuHot Mongolian Grill 3521 Brooks • 829-8888 At HuHot you’ll find dozens of meats, seafood, noodles, vegetables and homemade sauces for the timid to the adventurous.

Choose your favorites from the fresh food bars. You pick ‘em…we grill ‘em. We are as carnivore, vegetarian, diabetic, lo-salt and low-carb friendly as you want to be! Start with appetizers and end with desserts. You can even toast your own s’mores right at you table. A large selection of beer, wine and sake’ drinks available. Stop by for a great meal in a fun atmosphere. Kid and family friendly. Open daily at 11 AM. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly,

attentive service. Not matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $-$$ Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. 830-3237 All of our menu items are made from scratch and we use no MSG products. Featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia.

Extensive hot and ice tea menu including bubble tea. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Open Mon-Sat, lunch and dinner. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins Ave. 541-4541 From Latté to Lassî, Water to Wine, Tea Cup to Tea Pot, Liquid Planet has the best beverage offering this side of Neptune -- with a special focus on all-natural, organic, and sustainability. Their distinctive and healthy smoothie menu is worth the visit too!

Quick and delicious breakfast and lunch is always ready to go; pastries, croissants, bagels, breakfast burritos, wraps, salads, and soups. Open 8 am to 10 pm daily. $-$$ The Mustard Seed Asian Café Located outside Southgate Mall Paxson St. Entrance • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian Cuisine served in our all new bistro atmosphere. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combined from Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences to appeal to American palates. Full menu available in our non-smoking bar. Fresh daily desserts, microbrews, fine wines & signature drinks. Take out & delivery available. $$–$$$.

Noodle Express 2000 W. Broadway 541-7333 Featuring a mixture of non-traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Polynesian contemporary dishes. Phone ahead ordering is enhanced with a convenient Pick-Up window. $-$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 Don't feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that?

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the Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $6.95. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $6.95. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

Posh Chocolat 119 South Higgins 543-2566 Next to the Historic Wilma Building in downtown Missoula.

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. $-$$ Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street • 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 910 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries. Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine • 542–1471 Located in the HUB of the LOOP! Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Traditional Irish fare combined with tasty specials from around the globe! FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS, 100% SMOKE FREE. "Where the Gaelic and the Garlic Mix!" $-$$

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 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!! Monday - Sunday 8a.m. - 3p.m. $-$$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$ 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. $-$$

$...Under $5 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

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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. $ 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 card. Get Gift Cards any time. Treat yourself to a 10minute vacation at Cold Stone Creamery. $-$$ Indulge Bakery 700 SW Higgins Ave 544-4293 indulgebakery.wordpress.com Now open! Enjoy international flavors from baci di dama to pizzelles, gourmet cupcakes, scones and decadent cinnamon rolls. Specialty breads hot and fresh between 3 and 5pm daily. October special: Sugar skulls for Dia de los Muertos! Special orders encouraged.

Open M-F 7am-6:30pm; Sat. 9am-4pm See us on Facebook! $ Le Petit Outre 129 South 4th West 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European handcrafted 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. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, MondayFriday 7-6. $

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We arrived home late, in the dark. I parked so the headlights shone across the chicken yard, helping me avoid cacti when I shut the coop. But the lights missed the rattlesnake lying in my path.

Its buzzing tail and hissing breath combined into a sound like a helicopter taking off. I made the sound of a shrieking kid.

Shorty’s voice, invisible behind the headlights, was low and calm. “Are you okay?”

The snake’s head was off the ground, with mouth gaping, fangs bared and tongue flapping in the breeze of its angry hiss.

“I’m kind of okay,” I said.

I know an old hippy who says it’s bad karma to kill a rattlesnake. He’s lived on a mountain all his life; never been bit, though he has lost dogs.

My hens were unusually silent in their coop.

Usually when there’s a commotion they cluck and fuss. Two of the hens, Annabelle and Black ’n’ Blue, were incubating eggs, adding to the drama.

Eggs are a favorite rattlesnake food, and perhaps it was after those eggs. But what was weird about the situation was that the snake was in the same place as where I dumped the body of the first rattlesnake.

Shorty spotted the first snake in the tomato patch, where she was harvesting. It was a young snake, sleeping in the shade. Young snakes are considered more dangerous because they don’t conserve venom when they bite, shooting their entire load instead.

The first snake wasn’t bothering Shorty, so she continued harvesting tomatoes peacefully, albeit with frequent glances toward the slumbering serpent.

When she told me about it, my eyes rolled back a little. I grabbed my square-point shovel grimly, with zero tolerance in my heart for rattlesnakes in the garden.

A better man would have just captured the snake and moved it to safer turf. I used the shovel blade to pin the snake into the ground right behind its head, and finished with a machete.

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Dear Flash, We got blindsided by a surprise frost last night that wiped out the tomatoes, peppers, basil and, I’m afraid, the winter squash. The broad and robust squash leaves have curled and turned black, although the squash itself looks fine.

Is it time to be extra blue because I lost my squash too?

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wards toward the fence, eyes locked on my foe. I reached over the fence and grabbed my squarepoint shovel.

I held the shovel toward the snake, and it struck quicker than my eyes could see. I felt the hit, heard the ping of fangs on the blade, and immediately bolted to the top of the chicken coop.

I hopped off the coop, keeping my eyes on the snake as I backed toward the fence, where I picked up a grapefruit-sized rock and whipped it at the snake, nailing it. It hissed louder, uncoiled and re-coiled itself. Shorty collected more rocks and handed them to me over the fence. I threw rocks until the snake began moving more slowly

and hissing more quietly. Then I moved in with the shovel for an ugly finish.

Since dumping the last snake in the chicken yard hadn’t worked out so well, the next day I skinned the snake and soaked its body in salt water.

It happened to be Shorty’s birthday, and we had the grill going for burgers. I put the snake on the grill, too.

We devoured our green chile burgers and picked at the snake. The taste was good, sort of like chicken. But each little mouthful was a lot of work, because the layer of flesh around the bones was so thin. Eating it this way was tasty but slightly painstaking.

I got a pot of water going, and simmered the snake in hopes of coaxing off the remaining meat.

I strained the water, teased apart flesh from bones, and ended up with about half a cup of snake meat.

In the land around our house, prickly pear cactus fruit were ripe and purple. The coyotes had gobbled up all but the most inaccessible fruits, but I was able to gather a few, thinking their tart sweetness would nicely offset the snake’s greasiness.

Prickly pear fruits are juicy, and covered with annoying short fuzzy spines that hook into your skin and hang on tenaciously. I scraped the fruits clean with a butter knife under the faucet while the snake scraps baked at 350 degrees in a castiron skillet. When the prickly pear fruits were clean I added them to the skillet. After about 25 minutes they started to collapse, and I added whole garlic cloves, stirring occasionally until the garlic softened. Then I turned off the oven and left the dish inside to keep warm.

The prickly pear fruits, sweet and perfumy, were the highlight of the dish. The garlic cloves were also spectacular, as was the rattlesnake, which still tasted like chicken. It was crispy and dry at this point, nicely balanced by the pungent garlic and the tart sweetness of cactus fruit. This was the best that snake had tasted.

I’m not sure what we’re going to do with the skin yet. It’s still hanging on the fence in the back yard. I hope that’s not a mistake.

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I tossed the snake’s body into the chicken yard because I hoped the girls might peck at it, as they do with meat scraps. The snake’s body writhed slowly in the dirt for about 10 minutes before it finally lay still. The girls avoided the body, which sank into the dirt in front of the rock beneath which the new snake was now cursing its forked tongue at me.

The first snake, being asleep, was easy. But the new one was ready to rumble. I edged back-

The first frost, assuming it’s a light one, is usually absorbed by the leaves,

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according to Kim Murchison of Clark Fork Organics. As long as you don’t see any new discolorations on the squash’s exterior, and assuming it was fully mature with a hard skin, your squash is probably fine. In fact, some growers believe a light frost will “bring on the sugars.” Murchison prefers to harvest her squash when it’s reached the situation you described: one light frost under its belt, the next frost yet to come.

Place the squash so they aren’t touching each other in a warm dry place, about 75–85 degrees, for about a week. Some growers do it outside on

a tarp, where the sun can hit the squash, as long as there isn’t danger of frost. Cover the curing squash at night just in case. They can also be cured inside at room temperature.

Once it’s cured, the most important factor in storing squash is to keep it cool, dry and away from damaged squash, which will spread rot to the unblemished fruits. The ones with rotten spots should be eaten right away, while the clean ones should be periodically inspected and culled.

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

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Aspen Hospice of Montana is currently looking for volunteers to help offer comfort, pain relief and emotional support for those who are near the end of their lives. Call Lois at 642-3010.

Still havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t joined the interwebs, or figured out how to save a document on a computer?

Remedy that quick during free classes on basic computer use at Stevensvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St., at 9 AM every Thu. until Oct. 29. Free. Call 777-5061.

Peruse the works of local artisans and perhaps part with a few bucks and a few of their wares during the Homecoming Art Fair in the University Center Atrium from 9 AMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 PM. Free. Call 243-5714.

Relearn just how bad unintended flames can be when you grab a family-friendly fire prevention book at Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Robin, 2901 Brooks St., through Oct. 10 as part of National Fire Prevention Week. Free.

This week is resident rights week, so if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keen on learning more about the importance of resident-focused care, or how to select a long-term care facility, call the senior help line at Missoula Aging Services at 7287682 or visit www.missoulaagingservices.org.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a culinary genius with apples the Ravalli County Museum wants you to volunteer for the annual McIntosh Apple Day Festival with apple pie assembly, baking and moving pies today, as well as manning apple day booths the day of the fest, Oct. 10. Free.

Call 363-3338.

Kids and parents experiment with rhythm and more during Rhythm Tykes, a class for kids 18 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4 years-old this and every Thu. at 10 AM at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W. $40 five classes/$10 class. Call 396-3352.

Heidi Meili Gordon Lightfoot decides 1980s glam shots are still the best way to promote his sleek brand of Canadian folk when he plays the University Theatre Sat., Oct. 10, at 7:30 PM. $50 plus fees at www.griztix.com

If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read this, you may be a baby below the age of 36 months, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program at 10:30 AM every Tue., Thu. and Fri. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Shake it â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til you break it when the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., offers Booty Ballet every Thu. at noon. Call 5417240 for pricing.

Join others as you celebrate what Hispanics have offered to America during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., starting with piĂąata decorating from 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 PM, followed by a Latin dance performance by Patio Andaluz at 7, along with food sampling and more. Free. Call 721-BOOK. The world is your kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; oyster to crack during Afterschool Adventures: World of Wonders at 3 PM at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum

of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY or visit www.families firstmontana.org.

Kids in first through fifth-grade stir their artistic passions afterschool during the ZACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Young Artist Afterschool Program where instructor Hanna Hannan leads art projects, field trips, tours and more from 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5:30 PM every weekday until Dec. 23 at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $12 per day, with busing available. Visit www.zootownarts.com or call 549-7555.

Even if your toddler makes some smooth dance moves, your 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 year old might need some work, so bring them to another installment of Creative Movement Class every end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., October 9, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Playa c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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SPOTLIGHT p r o j e c t r e v i s i te d It’s been 11 years since Matthew Shepard was savagely beaten, tortured and left to die on a fence outside of Laramie, Wyo. A month after the infamous anti-gay hate crime, New York City’s Tectonic Theatre Project made a trek to Laramie to interview 200 folks about the incident, resulting in The Laramie Project, the play (pictured here, as performed by UM students) and subsequent movie that explored the impact of the crime on townspeople.

WHAT: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later WHO: Montana Rep Missoula WHEN: Mon., Oct. 12, 7:30 PM WHERE: Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Building HOW MUCH: $5 minimum donation at UM Box Office on Oct. 12 between 11:30 AM–7:30 PM. In 2008, members of the troupe went back to Laramie to explore what lasting effects the crime had on people’s attitudes and psyches.

Those revelations will hit Missoula on Monday night during a simultaneous global reading of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, an epilogue that’s performed at the same time in all 50 states, as well as a number of international locales including Canada, Spain, Australia and Hong Kong, China.

Teresa Waldorf, join 10 other professionals and students for the performance.

Once they grace the stage, be ready to travel into the minds of Laramie locals, some of whom refuse to call the incident a hate crime. You’ll also hear what’s bound to be a somber yet hopeful narrative from the perspective of Shepard’s mom, civil rights activist Judy Shepard. And when you hear anecdotes from Aaron McKinney, Shepard’s murderer, you might feel a chill. His interview, conducted from a prison in Virginia, is described as “compelling, terrifying and eye opening.”

This is intense subject matter, but it deserves our attention especially considering past instances of anti-gay hate crimes in Missoula.

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Thu. at 4 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Call 541-7240 for pricing.

Thursday afternoon means it’s time to chow on pancakes with a pancake supper, fruit, coffee and tea with others of the geriatric crowd at 4 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. $5. Call 543-7154.

Breakdance, slamdance or just inventively dance when your 7- to 8 year-old checks out Creative and Modern Movement, a dance class at 4:15 PM this and every Thu. in the ballet studio of UM’s PARTV building, until Dec. 3. $75/$65 UM faculty and staff. Call 243-2849.

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

Free. Call 755-9463.

Wiggle those hips and strike poses of elegant expression when former UM dance prof Amy Ragsdale leads a beginning to intermediate Modern Dance class at the Downtown

Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., every Thu. at 5 PM. Cost TBA. Call 360-8763.

Get your classical music fix in Ronan earlier in the night before you head to see the Cascade Quartet during a casual reception for the quartet which features wine, appetizers and solo performances by members from 5:30–7 PM at Ronan’s Main Street Gallery, 400 Main St. $5. Call 800-823-4386.

Gain some insight into early detection and increased awareness of breast cancer during the lecture Issues of Breast Cancer Survivorship at 5:30 PM in the Gallagher Day Room of the Rehabilitation Institute of Montana at Community Medical Center, 2827 Fort Missoula Road. Free. Call 327-4141.

After the revolution we’ll need a new Betsy Ross, which is why you should pick up some tips every Thu. at Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave., where their Sewing Lounge begins at 6 PM. $9–10 hour.

Call 541-7171.

Missoula gets to revisit the glory of student revelry in the 1970s during

—Ira Sather-Olson

two screenings of the Aber Day Kegger documentary, the first at 6 PM and again at 8:30 PM at the University Theatre. $10. Visit www.aberdaykegger.com.

Teens soak themselves in artistic fervor and collaborative drawing techniques (in order to create a mural) when UM professor Michael Parker leads Teen Open Studio Night from 6–8 PM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447.

Find fellowship with others in the comforts of Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret during another installment of the Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club at 6 PM in the west meeting room of the library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670.

Get lost in waves of Americana and bluegrass when Missoula’s Bruce Threlkeld picks some strings at the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-7468.

Celebrate a new addition to UM with others during a grand opening ceremony for the Phyllis J. Washington Education Center,

between the PARTV Building and Social Science Building, from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM. Free. Call 243-4568.

Connect your mind and soul to whatever diety you deem divine during a taize chanting circle with Rev. Jennifer Hackenbruch and Erin Barnes the second and fourth Thu. of the month at 6 PM at 2237 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 370-9631.

Has the deepening recession dampened your aspirations? Remedy that quick with the workshop Are You Ready to Live the Life You Want? which aims to clarify whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to you, and the possibilities for your future, from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8:30 PM at Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lifelong Learning Center, 310 S. Curtis St. $27. Call 549-8765.

Feeling too straight and separate?

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

Things might get just a little emotional and slightly alternative when California emo rockers Secondhand Serenade croon a tune at the Wilma Theatre at 7 PM. $22/$20 advance plus fees at Rockin Rudyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Ear Candy and w w w. t i c k e t s w e s t . c o m . Th e Audition, Evan Taubenfeld and Rust open.

You just might do the push, whip or the jitterbug-lindy when Cathy Clark slings beginning swing dance lessons every Thu. at 7 PM, and then moves beyond basics at 7:30 PM, at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., with open dancing from 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 PM. $5 for dance lessons. E-mail cathyc@missoulaboneandjoint.com.

Rock some sweet fiddle solos and bust a move while others shred without use of an amp during Old Timey Music Sessions at Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., at 7:30 PM this and every Thu. through Oct. Free. Call 726-3765.

A teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dual desire for baseball and women contrasts with his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations during the UM School of Theatre and Danceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of Neil Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brighton Beach Memoirs which runs Oct. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 and Oct. 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;17 at 7:30 PM in the Montana Theatre in UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PARTV Center. $18 general/$14 seniors and students/$8 children 12 and under.

Call 243-4581 or visit www. umtheatredance.org.

Swell your earbuds with the stringy sounds of classical music when the Great Falls Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cascade Quartet plays a mix of Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart and more with a concert at the Ronan Performing Arts Center in Ronan Middle School, 35885 Round Butte Road, at 7:30 PM. $14/$12 advance at True Value Hardware in Ronan. Call 800-823-4386.

Bring yer guitar, bass or other instrument of choice every Thu. night to The Cellars, 5646 W. Harrier, when it holds an open-mic style artists showcase at 8 PM. Free. Interested musicians should Call 541-8463.

Sweeten your ears with music, soak your eyes in dance and chortle â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til it hurts during the Montana Actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theatre Live Cabaret which starts

at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave, and runs each night until Oct. 10. $7. Visit www.mtactors.com. (See Scope in this issue.)

Bowling and karaoke go together like country and techno during Solid Sound Karaoke at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. Sorry ladies, but Thu. nights belong to the dudes at Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where the testosteronefueled karaoke begins at 9 PM. Free.

Call 363-6969.

Bassackwards Karaoke turns your world underside-up every Thu. at 9 PM at Deanoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Casino on Airway Boulevard. Free. Call 531-8327.

Get your fix with Sandy Bradford and Mark Souhrada when they host the jam at Los Caporales in Columbia Falls at 9 PM. Call 892-5025.

Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptopfueled hip-hop, crunk, electronic, pop and mashed-up tunes hit the Badlander every week where Dead Hipster DJ Night gets the booties bumpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the feet stompinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at 9 PM. $3.

Blood just might spurt out of your ears, in a good way of course, when Kalispellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Throne of Malediction and Gnarwail join Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mageddon for a night of Montucky metal during Metal Militia night at the Palace at 9 PM. $3.

Pop the taco out of your mouth and rock out like a feline when Seattle punkers TacocaT play the ZACC Gallery, 235 N. First St. W., at 9 PM. $5. Mosquito Bandito, Vera, Punchy and the Knockouts and Country Legs open. (See Noise in this issue.)

See a plethora of patterns and colors after a few pitchers, and muster up the courage to belt out some classics too, and perhaps win a prize, during Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Tue.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

Dance with a cougar or two, or not,

every Thu. at 10 PM when the James Bar, 127 W. Alder St., hosts The Social Club, featuring DJ Fleege spinning an expansive array of tech house and progressive electro dance tunes. Free.

Cross your karaoke sword with others under the influence of that music box you sing along to during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free.

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The Missoula Public Library hosts a preschool storytime geared toward children 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 years old every Fri. at 10:30 AM. This week, How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times by James Wesley Rawles. Just kidding.

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Thinking about Graduate School?

Concerned about social justice?

Interested in making a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities?

Please join us for an information session about the:

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Raise your awareness about domestic and sexual violence when you attend the Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence’s Report to the Community Luncheon, which features speakers, food and music at noon at St. Francis Parish Community Center, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-2793. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Learn to simmer down a bit when you fly off the handle at your kid during Anger Management for Parents, where Brad Boylan will discuss strategies to manage and identify the source of your anger from noon–2 PM at Families First, 815 E. Front St., Ste. 3. $25 person. RSVP by calling 721-7690.

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

Set your glance on the indigenous Maori of New Zealand during the exhibit Photographs of the Maori Kapa Haka: A Cultural Exhibition with a Second Friday reception at 5:30 PM at the ZACC Gallery, 235 N. First St. W. Free. Call 549-7555.

It’s like the music fest, but with purses, or something like that. So snare yourself to Pursa-palooza, a debut show of purses from Jen E. Designs at REcreate Designs Studio & Showroom, 235 N. First St. W. Ste. D, from 5:30–8:30 PM. Free. Call 214-9078.

You and your kid get swept along with Charlie Brown on his adventures with pumpkins during storytime, interactive games, art projects, dinner and more at Family Reading Adventures at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St., from 5:30–7 PM. Free. RSVP by calling 541-PLAY. Accolades and awards drown out your stressful Friday as you watch UM alumni receive recognition as part of the Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony at 6 PM at the University Center Ballroom. Free. Call 243-5211.

Teen Challenge Montana wants to thank you for your support this year for its faith-based, long-term substance abuse recovery program with Blind Spots, a dinner and mini-theater production starting at 6:30 PM at Christian Life Center, 3801 S. Russell St. Free. RSVP by calling 543-1912.

Noble gases surround your teen, likely in the form of neon lights, during Friday Night Hang Out–Neon Nation, which features paintball, pizza, a rock band and more at the City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview Ave. from 7–11 PM. $3 entrance fee. Call Barry Peterson at 532-1555.

Stories of divorce, infidelity and familial relations seep into your psyche when UM prof Kevin Canty reads and signs copies of his book Where the Money Went at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

Get a little complex and intimate with others on the dance floor when Patrick Marsolek and Grace Hodges lead Tango Night! at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., which features beginning tango at 7 PM, intermediate at 8 and Milonga at 9. $15 evening/$7 class/$5 Milonga. Call 541-7240.

Can you spit out the best rhymes and stanzas?

Find out during auditions for a poetry slam at 7 PM at 2237 S. Third St. W. Free. Call 8181111. Winners move on to a poetry slam competition at the Palace on Oct. 23.

Zen drummers and Jackie Chan’s son stir up trouble, and rock some sweet Mandarin and Cantonese punchlines, when the Missoula Public Library presents a screening of The Drummer at 7 PM as part of its World-Wide Cinema Series. Free. Intended for mature audiences. Call 721-BOOK.

Melt your face and sizzle your ears with a night of local metal and rock when Walking Corpse Syndrome, KaNcErUs and Odyssey play upstairs at the Union Hall, 218 E. Main St., at 7 PM. $5, all ages.

A teen’s dual desire for baseball and women contrasts with his parents’ expectations during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs which runs Oct. 6–10 and Oct. 13–17 at 7:30 PM in the Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center. $18 general/$14 seniors and students/$8 children 12 and under. Call 243-4581 or visit www.umtheatredance.org.

UM alum and Mezzo Soprano Michelle Berger hits the high notes and raises money for scholarship funds, during her performance “Gershwin and Friends” at 7:30 PM in the Music Recital Hall of UM’s Music Building. $20. Call 243-6880.

A night of folk twists you sideways with pleasure when Chicago’s Dave Eaton plays with Cory Mon at The Cellars, 5646 W. Harrier, at 7:30 PM. $5. Call 541-8463.

The Lifers aim to prioritize your life goals by shooting some chords through your ears when they play the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Dream of far off lands as Mexican-born songstress/guitarist Erika Luckett makes your hair stand on end with her folk wizardry when she plays the Roxy Theatre, 718 S. Higgins Ave., with John Floridis at 8 PM. $15/$12 advance.

The freedom to speak includes the freedom to sing at karaoke night at the VFW, kicking off at 9 PM. Free.

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

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.

Feel free to shake it like a salt shaker when DJ Sanchez cranks out the jams at The Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, every Fri. at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969.

Learn to sing “Dancing Queen” backwards and forwards like the star that you aspire to be when Bassackwards Karaoke invades the Alcan Bar & Grill in Frenchtown, 16780 Beckwith St., every Fri. at 9 PM. Free.

Call 531-8327.

Shake a leg or do the backspin with UM alumni of all ages during the All-Alumni Reunion and Dance at 9 PM at the Holiday InnDowntown, 200 S. Pattee St. Call 243-5211.

They make country music tolerable, ‘cause they take cues from a legend: saddle up to Johnny Cash cover band Cold Hard Cash when they play the Badlander at 9 PM. $5.

Grab a rusty hammer and chip an ancient rock into your aural receptacles when Seattle classic rock/indie rock mavens Mount St. Helen’s Vietnam Band play the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Opening support from The Raquet and Infernal Machine.

The ghost of Jimi Hendrix might be boppin’ his head to a beat during the Purple Haze Party, which features performances by members of local hip-hop labels Wapikiya Records and Felony Records starting at 9 PM at the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. $5.

Don’t get caught scratching off meth bugs.

Instead head to see Julie Bug, who plays the Frenchtown Club, 15155 Demers St. in Frenchtown, at a TBA time, but I think it’s 9 PM. Free. Call 626-5720.

Twitch your legs in unison to the finger styling of Conrad’s one-man country wonder Erik

Fingers Ray, who plays Sean Kelly’s at 9 PM. Cover TBA. Classic rock and country drive you down the depths of an aural highway when Hwy 200 plays Florence’s High Spirits Club & Casino, 5341 N. Hwy. 93, at 9:30 PM. Free.

Hypothesize a night with your booty on the dance floor when Polson’s Full Moon Prophets brings da blues to the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

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.

Pull some gawkish and stumbling moves on the dance floor when Vancouver’s Clumsy Lovers folk up the Top Hat with a show at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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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.

Peruse the works of local artisans and perhaps part with a few bucks and a few of their wares during the Homecoming Art Fair in the University Center Atrium from 9 AM–5 PM. Free. Call 243-5714.

Steep in the smells of apple cider, caramel apples, apple butter and just about anything apple related during the 30th Annual McIntosh Apple Day at the Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton, from 9 AM–3 PM. Cost TBA. Call 363-3338.

Candy will be thrown, glory will be shown and school pride will swell in the hearts of many, perhaps even you, during UM’s annual Homecoming Parade which starts at 10 AM at the XXXX’s on North Higgins Avenue and proceeds south on Higgins towards University Avenue. Free. Call 243-5211.

They buck trends and still deliver the artistic goods: catch a Second Saturday art opening when the Dana Gallery presents Francis Switzer’’s One Man Show from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM at the gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-3154.

Your bedtime tales of college-age debauchery fall a little short of the mark. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like stories, fingerplays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM at the Missoula Public Library. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Kick it to the core for Core-Kicking Pilates Class with Alison Laundrie every Sat. at 646 Sixth St. W., at 11 AM. $10, includes childcare. RSVP 214-7247.

Those of you that spaced getting homecoming game tix can see the game on the big screen during the Homecoming TV Tailgate, which starts at 11 AM at UM’s Adams Center East Auxiliary Gymnasium. Cost TBA. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Call 243-5211.

The New York Metropolitan Opera won’t be here in person, but you can witness Puccini’s Tosca in high definition video in the comfort of a seat at the Roxy Theater during The Met: Live At the Roxy at 11 AM at the theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $18 adults/$16 students and seniors at any GrizTix outlet or www.griztix.com. Visit www.morrisproductions.org.

Kids fire off brain impulses at warp speed during Ready Set Read, an early literacy program for kids age 3–7 that includes art projects and games at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front. St., at 11 AM. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY. Get a 20 minute shot of artistic pleasure when you take a tour of the Missoula Art Museum’s latest exhibitions by Roger Shimomura titled Roger Shimomura: Minidoka on My Mind and Scott Fife titled Scott Fife: Big Trouble at noon at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 728-0447.

Contour, gesture and modeled drawing techniques keep the fingers of your child busy with a variety of drawing media like charcoal and pen as Feather Sherman leads the final installment of Kids Saturday Drawing Club from 1–3 PM at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $50/$45 members. Call 728-0447.

Learn how to grow native plants in your yard or garden when Bryce Christiaens of the Native Ideals Seed Company leads the MUD workshop Prepare for Native Landscaping at 1 PM at MUD’s Headquarters, 629 Phillips St. $20/$10 members, bring work gloves. Call 721-7513 or email bethann@mudproject.org.

Interested in soaking your creative juices into the next Shantytown? Then head to a Shantytown interest meeting at 2 PM at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W., to meet with others and brainstorm. Free. Call 549-7555.

Missoula is a bona fide bike town, but if you don’t have one already, you’ll be able to make your own recycled bike after you volunteer for two hours at Missoula Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., on Saturdays at 2:30 PM. Call 800-809-0112.

Teens entering grades 7–12 get to dissect and examine Water for Elephants to their heart’s content during “Those Literary Kids,” a teen book club that meets at 3 PM every second Saturday at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Your post-Griz game buzz hasn’t worn off, so what to do? Catch some UM alums rocking out when Out of The Blue-grass, made up of Rob Quist, Steve Riddle, Christian Johnson and Dave Griffith, hits the Top Hat for a show at 4 PM. Cover TBA.

nightlife Sweeten up your Saturday afternoon with some Americana in your trunk when Cash For Junkers plays the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn-Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Higgins, at 4 PM. Free.

See the beauty of Montucky as captured through the lense of photographer Jake Wallis during a reception of his work at the Wall Gallery on the main floor of Wall Street Place, 101 Wall St. in Hot Springs, from 6–8 PM. Free. E-mail cronedom@yahoo.com.

Live music by a TBA band strains through your brain along with the soapy suds of brew at 6 PM at the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-7468.

Dennis McDonald continues his quest to unseat Congressman Dennis Rehberg with a Rehberg Retirement Party meet and greet at 7 PM at 2025 Altura Drive. Free. Call 570-6617.

Imbibe in a classy night with other ladies when the ZACC Gallery hosts a Ladies’ Night from 7–9 PM featuring wine, appetizers, as well as the chance to create a set of bowls, dishware, sushi platters and more. $15, preregistration required. Call 549-7555 or e-mail holly@zootownarts.com.

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Folksy vibes from the old school bring back memories of college debauchery and more when Canada’s Gordon Lightfoot plays a show at the University Theatre at 7:30 PM. $50 plus fees at www.griztix.com. Call 243-4051.

Get your fill of Zouk, or rather indie noise rawk, when Los Angeles’ The Deepsea Goes plays the ZACC Gallery, 235 N. First St. W., at 7:30 PM. $5. Opening support from The Lion.The Tamer, FagRag, Modality and Satan’s Slave. (See Noise in this issue.)

Be thankful that the Iran Contra scandal has nothing to do with an upcoming Contra folk dance in Kalispell, which features music by Barbara Calm and Friends along with callings form Mark Mathews from 7:30–10:30 PM at the Salvation Army Gym, 110 Bountiful Drive in Kalispell. $15 family/$7 adults and teens/Free age 12 and under. Call Joe at 752-7469.

Sweeten your ears with music, soak your eyes in dance and chortle ‘til it hurts during the Montana Actors’ Theatre Live Cabaret which starts at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave, and runs each night until Oct. 10. $7. Visit www.mtactors.com. (See Scope in this issue.)

Get slightly sweet and perhaps a little sappy on the dance floor when the Missoula Senior Center presents its Four Bees and a Honey Dance, which runs from 8–11 PM at the center, 705 S. Higgins. $5, all ages.

The dance floor of the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., gets fills with graceful country moves when Aaron Parrett and Ivan Rosenberg play a set of acoustic country folk at 8 PM. $10 at the door or at www.aaronparret.com.

Get locked up and your aural senses beautifully chopped up when The Lifers take the stage of the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Solid Sound Karaoke proves that music can also be a liquid or a gas, but never plasma, at Westside Lanes at 8:30 PM. Free. Call 541-SING. If you get nervous in front of crowds, just imagine they’re all naked at East Missoula’s Reno Casino and Cafe’s karaoke night, brought to you by Karaoke by Figmo at 9 PM. Free.

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

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

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

Call 370-3200.

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

The grass turns shades of radical blue when Portland’s bluesy punkgrass duo Hillstomp plays the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Birds Mile Home and Wartime Blues open.

Ready yourself for an all inclusive dance party when The Duke spins some hot beats at Club Q’s 2009 Homecoming Bash, which starts at 9 PM at Club Q in the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. $5.

If you missed out last night, you’ve another chance to give thine legs a workout when Conrad’s one-man country wonder Erik Fingers Ray plays Sean Kelly’s at 9 PM. Cover TBA. Steer clear and veer sideways with some rock and country when Hwy 200 plays Florence’s High Spirits Club & Casino, 5341 N. Hwy. 93, at 9:30 PM. Free.

Outlaw becomes the law of the land when Missoula’s country masters Shane Clouse and Stomping Ground trample the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

Shake a bird and some tail on the dance floor as you osmose the folky sounds of Michigan’s The Ragbirds, who play the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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Soak up presentations, discussions and networking opportunities with those interested in business and real estate during the Fourth Annual Conference on Real Estate and Development in the Northern Rockies, which starts with pre-conference tours at TBA times and locations on Oct. 11–12, as well as presentations on Oct. 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. Visit www.newwest.net/realestate for pricing info.

Sunday brunch at 10 AM with jazz from Three of a Kind is classy so don’t just roll out of bed and head into the Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern, located in the Hilton Garden Inn at 3720 N. Reserve Street.

Catch new thoughts with the Science of Mind Community during a Sunday service via the Internet when Rev. Kathianne Lewis spreads a spiritual message for your viewing pleasure at the Carriage House in Hamilton, 310 N. Fourth St., at 10 AM. this and every Sun. Free.

Call Barb at 375-9996.

Join your gay, lesbian, transgendered and other brothers and sisters in solidarity when Montana Equality Now rallies for LGBTQQI rights at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway St., at 1 PM. Free.

Missoula’s First Presbyterian Church, 235 S. Fifth St. W., is holding a dedication ceremony at noon for the two men most responsible for building the church, Rev. John Maclean and A.J. Gibson. Join in on the fun, which features remarks from Maclean’s grandson, author John Maclean, as well UM prof Rafael Chacon. Free. Call 549-5144.

Lose yourself with others at the MissoulaMaze, a full hay bale maze open from noon–10 PM at 1010 Clements Road. $7 adults/$5 kids ages 4–16/Free seniors and kids under 4. Visit www.missoulmaze.com.

Hook yourself into the minds of three artists: Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann and Florian Maier-Aichen as they discuss works that deal with fantasy during a special pre-screening of the PBS show Art:21 at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., at 1 PM. Free. Call 728-0447.

Playing bingo at 2 PM at the Missoula Senior Citizens Center is your chance to yell, “Ronald Reagan was the Antichrist!” Free. Call 543-7154.

In honor of National Coming Out Day, the Western Montana Community Center invites you and other rainbow friendly folks to meet and greet the board, and to share your ideas for the center at its annual town hall meeting from 2–4 PM in the large meeting room of the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free.

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Flanagan and Arnot have concentrated on their used car business and service department, areas for which they’ve always been known. They also decided to take advantage of some natural line extensions that made sense for them. “We’re still the most knowledgable Jeep people in town. Chrysler may have taken our franchise but we still possess all the knowledge it took over 25 years to build,” said Flanagan. To that end, Flanagan Motors is an authorized American Expedition Vehicle dealer. “We also explored the used Harley business and found that there was a market out there with a good independent shop that could help support us. So if you want a new ‘used’ Harley we’ve got you covered,” said Arnot. Flanagan Motors currently has eight used Harleys for sale.

There has also been a lot of news about credit markets lately. “You just can’t help bad luck sometimes,” said Arnot, “There are a lot of people out there who need some help with financing because of challenges they have faced in the last couple of years. We have worked out a relationship with a lender that virtually guarantees anyone can get a car loan.

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Improvisational movement with others takes on a jammy vibe during contact dance improv, this and every Sun. from 6:30–8:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $5. Musicians are welcome and encouraged. E-mail missoula contactimprov@gmail.com.

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You too can practice guided, affirmative and visual meditation with others when Rev. Jennifer Hackenbruch leads a session every second and fourth Sunday of the month from 7–8 PM at Unity Church, 546 South Ave. W. Love offering appreciated. Call 370-9631.

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

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

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

He points his middle finger at haters and rocks a mean haircut, so nail down some Kansas City hip-hop when Tech N9ne shoots through Missoula for the K.O.D. Tour at 8 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $26.50 plus fees at Rockin’ Rudy’s and www.ticketweb.com. Tour support from Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Kalhoun, Big Scoob, Slaughterhouse, Stevie Stone, Glasses Malone and Short Dawg Tha Native.

Hear ye, hear ye: AmVets Club offers a new spin on karaoke called “Jheryoake.” Delve into the mystery at 9 PM, when happy hour gets the crowd loose until 10. Free.

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Now that you’ve moved here, it’s time to start speakin’ ‘Merican and learning about our wonderful banking and health care systems (you can tell I’m joking, right?), as well as our educational system during Adult Basic Education courses at the Dickinson Lifelong

Learning Center, every Mon. and Wed. at 8:30 AM at the center, 310 S. Curtis St. Free. Call 542-4015.

If you’re a local artist, today’s your last day to submit your aesthetically pleasing goods to the Missoula Art Museum’s upcoming 38th annual Benefit Art Auction, so call the museum at 728-0447 or e-mail John Calsbeek asap at johnc@missoulaartmuseum.org.

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

After school activities for your kid aged 8–12 get a little wild and primal during the Roxy Theatre’s After School Wildlife Film Safari which runs Mon.–Fri. from 3–5:30 PM, except for holiday’s, at the theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $6/hour. Call 728-9380 to register.

Kindergartners through eighth graders find a positive, stress-free environment after school at Two Creeks Bridges program which features play materials, art and more Mon.–Thu. from 3–5:30 PM at 258 Roosevelt Lane in Hamilton. $4 per hour. Call 363-4740 to register or e-mail sarchibald@dishmail.com.

Kids in first through fifth grade stir their artistic passions afterschool during the ZACC’s Young Artist Afterschool Program where instructor

Hanna Hannan leads art projects, field trips, tours and more from 3–5:30 PM every weekday until Dec. 23 at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $12 per day, with busing available. Visit www.zootownarts.com or call 549-7555.

Lose yourself with others at the MissoulaMaze, a full hay bale maze open from 3–9 PM on Oct. 12–13 and Oct. 15 at 1010 Clements Road. $7 Adults/$5 kids ages 4–16/Free seniors and kids under 4. Visit www.missoulmaze.com.

Soon-to-be mommas with bambinos in the oven can feel empowered, relaxed and nurtured during a prenatal yoga class, this and every Mon. at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave., at 4 PM. $11/$10 with card. Call 360-1521.

Two sessions of World Rhythm Youth Hand Drumming Class hits Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W. every Mon. At 4:30 PM, kids aged 5–7 can get their grooves on, and a class for those 8 and above begins at 5. $30/month, drum rental available. RSVP 3963352 or visit tangledtones.com.

nightlife If you devote 5:30 to 8:30 PM on Monday or Wednesday nights to silent meditation, political drinking or other non-kid-friendly endeavors, the Parenting Place offers free child care and dinner at 1644 S. Eighth St. Call 728-KIDS to reserve a spot.

Rejuvenate your mind and body from the Monday blues during a Vinyasa Yoga class this and every Mon. at 5:30 PM at the Open Way Center, 702 Brooks Ave. $12/$10 with card. Call 360-1521.

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

You’ll probably want to take out those metallic studs when you head to Gothic Fusion Bellydance, which takes place every Mon. at 6:30 PM at the Belly Tent Dance Studio, 2016 Strand Ave. $25/per month for each class you can make it to. First class is free, $7 drop-in after. Call Blair at 531-3000.

Get this: Every Mon., Lolo’s Square Dance Center, 9555 Hwy. 12, begins with beginners’ lessons at 6:30 PM and then moves into full square dance party mode at 8. First two beginners’ sessions free/$4 thereafter. Call 273-0141.

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

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

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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. Call 552-6080.

Joining up with UM’s French Club Le Cercle Francophone means you can repeatedly ask people “Quel est mon but?” or just brush up on your French skills when the club meets this and every Mon. at James Bar, 127 W. Alder St., at 7 PM. Free A night of rhymes and iambic pentameter whisks your mind away when poet and UM MFA graduate Laurie Lamon reads from her work at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W., at 7 PM. Free. Call 549-9010.

Esquire scribe and UM School of Journalism guest prof Chris Jones shares a few words of wisdom on words during the lecture “Accidents” at 7 PM in UM’s University Center Theater. Free. Call 243-4008.

I think it might be time for some dialogue with yourself, especially when you go see Gregory Kramer discuss interpersonal meditation at “Insight Dialogue: Interpersonal Suffering and Freedom” from 7–9 PM at 115 University Ave. Free.

Call Susie at 543-2220.

Larry Hirshberg brings the olk to the ricana when he plays some folky Americana at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

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

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.

Swagger and stagger yourself to a 3/4 time beat when Sandy Lawler presents a beginning waltz class this and every Mon. until Oct. 14 at The Dance Studio, 2105 Bow St., at 7:30 PM. $24 per person. Call 239-6044.

Breathe through thine ears as the bowed strings and tooted horns of UM’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Band lulls your mind to the ether with a concert at 7:30 PM at the University Theatre. $10/$5 students and seniors.

If you missed him last night, nab some Kansas City hip-hop when Tech N9ne shoots through Missoula for the K.O.D. Tour at 8 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $26.50 plus fees at Rockin’ Rudy’s and www.ticket web.com. Tour support from Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Kalhoun, Big Scoob, Slaughterhouse, Stevie Stone, Glasses Malone and Short Dawg Tha Native.

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

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Who says America never invented a pub sport? Beer Pong proves them all wrong at the Office Bar, 109 W. Main St. in Hamilton, where alcohol and performance anxiety climax into a thing of beauty at 9 PM. Free. Call 363-6969.

The milkcrates get turned upside down for a night in favor of auditory genocide via hip-hop during a Genocide Day Party featuring Tonsofun, Linkletter, Traffic, Mikee Sev and the Milkcrate Mechanic, at the Palace at 9 PM. Free.

Bring a bicycle with a big hook in it to Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery at 9:30 PM, and see if you can troll for cars from the bar while you watch the show. Free.

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Glean some deep knowledge on “Improving Health Literacy and Diabetes Outcomes in Older Persons” with a daylong conference on the subject from 8 AM–4 PM in Room 203 of the James E. Todd Building on UM’s campus. $65 professionals and educators/$25 others/Free students. Call 243-2453 to register.

Don’t expect watery Mexican beer when you head to Family in Motion: Corona Yoga, but do expect to go with the flow with your kids, starting at 11 AM at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $4.25/free under age 1.

Call 541-PLAY. If Missoula’s new roundabouts and bike lanes have you wondering what’s next, head to a City Club Missoula forum on future transportation issues from 11:30 AM–1 PM at the Holiday InnDowntown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. Free. Call 541-CITY. Moms who breastfeed can find support and information from others during this month’s first installment of the La Leche League meeting, which this week features the topic “The Breastfed Baby and the Family” at 11:30 AM in the large meeting room at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free.

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

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

Toss out your 3.5–4-year-old’s antiquated dance moves and keep it fresh during Creative Movement at the ballet studio in UM’s PARTV building from 3:30–4 PM, this and every Tue. until Dec. 3. $75/$65 UM faculty and staff. Call 243-2849 Land your next job with more than just luck during a resume and cover letter workshop from 3:30–5 PM in Room 154 of UM’s Lommasson Center. Cost TBA. Call 243-2022.

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

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

Beginners can try, but those more experienced might catch on quicker during Intermediate World Fusion Bellydance, which takes place every Tue. at 5:30 PM at the Belly Tent Dance Studio, 2016 Strand Ave. $25/month for every class you can make it to.

First class is free, $7 drop-in after. Call Blair at 531-3000.

Get out of the cold al fresco and chomp on pesto during this week’s installment of the Elks Lodge Dinner, which features pesto chicken with wild rice, a salad bar and dessert at 5:30 PM. $9. Call 549-0542.

Beginners can try, but those more advanced in the ways of clay should check an intermediate throwing class, which runs this and every Tue. from 6–9 PM until Nov. 3 at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A. $168/eight-week course. Call 543-0509.

Nurturing your kid doesn’t mean giving them candy and plopping them in front of the television while you go off to the bar, so head over to a nurturing parenting class at the Parenting Place, 1644 S. Eighth St. W., from 6–7:30 PM every Tue. until Nov. 17. $60 couples/$40 individuals. Call 728-KIDS. Flush the early week stress from your system with a Tuesday Track Workout featuring speed training by UM women’s track coach Courtney Babcock every Tue. at 6 PM at Dornblaser Field, on the corner of Higgins and South avenues. Free for Run Wild Missoula members/cost TBA for others. Visit www.runwildmissoula.org.

Buying a home may seem out of reach, but it sure seems like the best time to do it, so nab some info during First Time Homebuyer Classes in the Bitterroot every night from 6–9 PM today through Oct. 15 at Hamilton’s Human Resource Council Building, 316 N. Third St. in Hamilton. $20, covers cost of reference materials. Call 363-1444 ext. 5 to register.

If you’ve got some serious knowledge about hand drumming and a repertoire of riddims, check a Level Three West African Hand Drumming Class this and every Tue. until Oct. 27 from 6:10–7:30 PM where you’ll learn some intricate moves and more at the old Western Montana Family Clinic building, 500 W. Front St. $55, 5-week series/$12 single class. Call 726-4445 or e-mail matthew@drumbrothers.com.

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 per class/$35 for four classes. Call 549-7933.

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

Go beyond your limits, in a positive way, during the class “Beyond Limits” this and every Tue. from 6:30–9 PM until Nov. 24 at Kalispell’s Shining Mountains Center for Positive Living, 475 Eighth Ave. East N. Cost TBA. Call 257-6539.

Stop playing games with yourself during Game Night featuring “mostly Scrabble” at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Missoula, 102 McLeod Ave. 6:45 PM. Free.

You never know what you’ll find—except for probably a bunch of womyn—at Womyn’s Night at 7 PM at the Western Montana Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 127 N. Higgins Ave., Ste. 202. Free. Call 543-2224.

Grab the rooster sauce and get spicy when the Downtown Dance Collective’s Heather Adams presents beginning salsa dance lessons at a new time of 7 PM followed by intermediate/advanced at 8, every Tue. at the Badlander. $7/per class per person.

Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson, and get buy-one-get-one-free drink tickets, during an open mic night every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn Parkside, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. E-mail moorebeej@yahoo.com.

Teens exercise their powers of creative decisiveness at the Missoula Public Library’s teen board, which meets once a month at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St., to plan teen events, suggest materials and recommend teen-centric services. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Take a break from your after-work loungefest and head to see Mayor John Engen when he speaks at the Missoula County Democrats central committee meeting about his aims for a second term and more at 7 PM in Missoula’s City Council Chambers, 140 W. P i n e S t . F r e e . E - m a i l m i s s o u l a democrats@missoulademocrats.org.

If you’d like to lend your voice to our energy future, finalize those opinions in your head and join the Sierra Club for Speak Up For Montana’s Energy Future, a public hearing at 7 PM in the Bitterroot Room of the Doubletree Hotel, 100 Madison St. Free. Email brad.hash@sierraclub.org.

Get a better grasp of the war on drugs, free trade and non-violent social movements in Colombia when indigenous leader Rafael Coicue gives the lecture “Corn not Coca” at 7 PM in UM’s North Urey Underground Lecture Hall. Free. Call 459-7585.

Join others in an inter-denominational prayer and music service as part of the Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence’s White Ribbon week at 7 PM at St. Francis Catholic Church, 411 S. Fifth St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-2793. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Get your politics on when Mayor John Engen addresses the Missoula County Democrats at City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. at 7 PM. Free and open to the public.

Get an alternative glimpse at the question of climate change during a screening of The Age of Stupid, dubbed “An Inconvenient Truth but with a personality” at the University Center Theater at 7 PM. Cost TBA. E-mail asum.sustain@mso.umt.edu.

Proud patriarchs, mystical matriarchs and a child born from an affair steam up your night during the Missoula Public Library’s book club discussion of Isabel Allende’s The House of Spirits at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. A teen’s dual desire for baseball and women contrasts with his parents’ expectations during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs which runs Oct. 13–17 at 7:30 PM in the Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center. $18 general/$14 seniors and students/$8 children 12 and under. Call 243-4581 or visit www.umtheatredance.org.

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’s the name of Cat Stevens’ first album? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

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Whitefish musicians trade their skills for free drinks as the Great Northern Bar hosts Open Mic Night, which begins at 8 PM with an acoustic jam circle, heads into an electric set at 9:30 and features fine hosting by members of the Canyon Creek Ramblers. Free. Call 8622816.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve practiced in front of the mirror long enoughâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;head to the High Spirits in Florence, where open mic night features a drum set, amps, mics and recording equipment and awaits you and your axe at 8 PM. Free. Call 273-9992 to reserve your spot.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still bigger than disco: The Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., keeps on keepinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it real for those in the know every Tue. at 8:30 PM, when Intermediate Hip-Hop Class puts the â&#x20AC;&#x153;backâ&#x20AC;? back in â&#x20AC;&#x153;back in the day.â&#x20AC;? Call 541-7240 for pricing.

The Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Be your own American Idol during â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jheryoakeâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s karaoke with Jerry Reebâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;every Tue. at 9 PM with Happy Hour until 10 at the AmVets Club. Free.

Bay Area hip-hop from industry vets vet your ears when Oaklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Souls of Mischief raises the roof of the Badlander at 9 PM with help from tourmates Strong Arm Steady and Deep Rooted. $10.

The distortion-laden fuzz of three chords is in store when Unwashed Promotions presents a night of punk with Candyland, Liberation Front, Arrested Adolescence, Come Up Swinging and 10MT40s at the Palace at 9 PM. $5.

See a plethora of patterns and colors after a few pitchers, and muster up the courage to belt out some classics too, and perhaps win a prize, during Kaleidoscope Karaoke every Tue.â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sun. at the Lucky Strike Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave., at 9:30 PM. Free. Call 721-1798.

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

Verbs, adverbs and nouns get advice from cattle herders during preschool storytime with storyteller Karen Fields featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ride â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Em Cowboyâ&#x20AC;? from 10:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11:30 AM in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670.

Brush up on your skills as an art guide when the Missoula Art Museum presents an Art Guide Training from 11 AMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1 PM, which includes an overview of the fifth grade art experience, MAM Art Guide policies and touring strategies, all at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. Call Renee Taafee at 728-0447 for pricing.

Plans to overthrow the system, along with songs and sensory games, are all the rage at Toddler Playgroup at 11 AM at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY. Engage that vessel in your skull with some stewardship related info when the Missoula Conservation Voters holds a Missoula Conservation Roundtable at the Missoula Public Library at 11:30 AM. Free, bringing your lunch is encouraged. Call Ross at 542-1055.

Your afternoon break from the recession gets

a kick from a banker having a nervous breakdown during the Great Depression when the Missoula Public Library presents a screening of American Madness at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free.

Rock those hips to classical and regional Spanish dance styles, as well as Flamenco, when Elenita Brown leads a Flamenco dance class this and every Wed. at 3:45 PM until Nov. 4 at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $75, eight-week course. Call 541-7240.

Warblers get all the attention during UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ecology Seminar Series on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ecological Determinants of Life History Strategies in the Orange-Crowned Warblerâ&#x20AC;? presented by the Smithsonian Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scott Sillett at 4:10 PM in Room 110 of UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. Free. Call 243-5292.

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Beer drinking moves beyond a social lubricant and into the realm of goodwilll during Pint Nite at the Northside Kettlehouse, 313 N. First St. W., where 50 cents of every pint sold between 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM is donated to the Montana Food Bank Network. Free, but the beer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

Develop eloquence in the face of inebriation, as well as impressive business contacts, when Toastmasters meets this, and every, Wed. at 6 PM in St. Patrick Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Duran Learning Center. Free. Call 728-9117.

Blue Argon plays eclectic blues, R&B, and jazz featuring Colleen Cunningham, Steve Sellars and Jim Clayborn every Wed. at 6 PM at Redâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wines & Blues in Kalispell. Free. Call 755-9463.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once again time to render flesh, muscles and an assortment of body parts into a work of genius during the Missoula Art Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-instructed figure drawing classes, from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;8 PM this and every Wed. at the museum, 335 N. Pattee St. $7/$5 members.

Participants must be 18 and over. Call 728-0447.

Should your pottery be functional, or aesthetically pleasing? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure either, but take your pick during an eight-week beginning pottery class which runs this and every Wed. from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 PM until Nov. 4 at the Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St. Unit A. $168/eight-week course. Call 543-0509.

Gain some insight into chemicals and reactions when UM chemistry prof Garon Smith shares â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Chemistry of Snowflakes, Color and Other Fun Stuffâ&#x20AC;? with a discussion at 6 PM in the University Center Ballroom. Free. Call 243-4689.

Lovingly teach your kids self-control, values, good judgement and self-discipline during the class Ages 0-5 Survival Guide: Positive Approaches to Discipline from 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 PM at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front St. $12 couple/$10 childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s museum members. RSVP by calling 721-7690.

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 6:10 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Call 5417240 for pricing.

Find out the difference between regular pilates and pilates from the Big Apple when Alison Laundrie leads a New York Style Pilates class every Wed. at Main Street Pilates, 214 E. Main St., at 6:30 PM. $12. RSVP 541-2673.

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Sandy Lawler holds a beginning country western two step dance class this and every Wed. until Oct. 21 at The Dance Studio, 2105 Bow St., at 6:30 PM. $24 per person. Call 239-6044.

Fuse together something pleasing to the eyes when you create strip cut bowls at a glass fusing class at Whitefish’s Stumptown Art Studio, 145 Central Ave. in Whitefish, from 6:30–8:30 PM. $55/$50. Call 862-5929 or visit www.stump townartstudio.org.

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

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

If you know the difference between His Knobs and His Knees, bring that skill to the Joker’s Wild Casino, 4829 N. Reserve St., where the Missoula Grass Roots Cribbage Club invites players both new and old to see how many ways they can get to that magical number 15 at 7 PM. Free.

Call Rex at 360-3333.

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. Engulf your mind with more info on the UM Museum of Art and Culture’s exhibit Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs with a lecture by Cyma Rubin, curator of the exhibit, plus a screening of the documentary Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs at 7 PM in the University Center Theatre. Free. Call 243-2019.

River Yang leads your child on a narrative journey when she reads stories in Chinese and English during the Missoula Public Library’s Family Story Time at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Forget what those mainstream physi-

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cians say and set your sights on the alternative when Dr. Sarah Lane leads a course on naturopathy called “True Prevention is More Than Early Testing: from the common cold to cancer” in the downstairs classroom of the Missoula Naturopathic Clinic, 1805 Bancroft St., at 7 PM. $5. Call 541-3040.

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Shoot the bull with others over your latest ramblings and short stories during the Bitterroot Public Library’s writers’ group, which meets at 7 PM in the west meeting room of the library, 306 State St. in Hamilton.

Free. Call 363-1670.

Sport your hottest hotpants or slickest blazer and act like someone else tonight while crooning your best cover of Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe the Hype” at the Elks Lodge Open Mic Night, which starts at 8 PM at the lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. Free. Call 549-0542.

Learn to love your body, flaws and all, during the workshop Body Image, a guided tour of your body’s beauty at Birds & Bees LLC, 1515 E. Broadway St., from 7–9 PM. $8, suggested donation. Call 544-1019 or visit www.aboutsexuality.org.

Grab that tutu and slap on some ballet shoes every Wed. at 7:20 PM when the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., presents Beginning Ballet. Call 541-7240 for pricing.

Release that mid and late week stress during Tai Chi Chuan classes every Wed. at 7:30 PM and every Sat. at 10 AM at the Teranga Arts School, 2926 S. Third St. W. $10/class. Call Chris at 728-0918.

A teen’s dual desire for baseball and women contrasts with his parents‘ expectations during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs which runs Oct. 13–17 at 7:30 PM in the Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center. $18 general/$14 seniors and students/$8 children 12 and under. Call 243-4581 or visit www.umtheatredance.org.

Create some phat polyrhythms on that djembe when Matthew Marsolek of the Drum Brothers leads a beginning series West African Hand Drumming Class this and every Wed. until Oct. 28 from 7:45–9:15 PM at the old Western Montana Family Clinic building, 500 W. Front St. $55, 5-week series/$12

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

Call 542-1471.

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but neither will help you emit that high lonesome sound every Wed., when the Old Post Pub hosts a Pickin’ Circle at 9 PM. Free. The answer to this week’s trivia question: Cat Stevens’ first album was titled Matthew and Son and was released in March of 1967.

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

Arabic eggplant dishes expel from your ears when locals Baba Ghanoush bring their old timey vibes to the Palace at 9 PM. 25 cents (and yes, that is the actual cover charge).

Be sure you’ve downed enough PBR in order to have the courage to sing “Drink and Be Merry” by Amebix, or a similar tune, during Craptastic Karaoke at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

Fight for the right to belt out a semicoherent version of The Darkness’ “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” every Wed. during Combat Karaoke at Rowdy’s Cabin, 4880 N. Reserve St., at 10 PM. Free. Call 543-8001.

Your brainwaves ought to get tickled into submission by the prickly picking sounds of Minneapolis’ Pert Near Sandstone when they throw some bluegrass your way at the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA.

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If you’re considering starting a nonprofit, siphon up some info on “Board Leadership and Executive Committees” during a workshop by the Missoula Nonprofit Network from 9 AM–12 PM in the MonTec Conference Room, 1211 E. Broadway St. Cost TBA. E-mail sits@mountainhomemt.org.

Kids and parents experiment with rhythm and more during Rhythm Tykes, a class for kids 18 months–4 years old this and every Thu. at 10 AM at Tangled Tones Music Studio, 2005 South Ave. W. $40 five classes/$10 class. Call 396-3352.

If you can’t read this, you may be a baby below the age of 36 months, in which case the Missoula Public Library wants you for Tiny Tales, a movement, music and singing program at 10:30 AM every Tue., Thu. and Fri. Free. Call 721-BOOK. It’s time for your kids to brush up on culture outside the land o’ the free, so give them something intellectual to chew on during Culture Trunk: Costa Rica at the Children’s Museum of Missoula, 225 W. Front. St., at 11 AM and 3 PM. $4.25/free under age 1. Call 541-PLAY. Shake it ‘til you break it when the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., offers Booty Ballet every Thu. at noon. Call 541-7240 for pricing.

Kids in first through fifth grade stir their artistic passions afterschool during the ZACC’s Young Artist Afterschool Program where instructor Hanna Hannan leads art projects, field trips, tours and more from 3–5:30 PM every weekday until Dec. 23 at the ZACC, 235 N. First St. W. $12 per day, with busing available.

Visit www.zootown arts.com or call 549-7555.

Breakdance, slamdance or just inventively dance when your 7- to 8year-old checks out Creative and Modern Movement, a dance class at 4:15 PM this and every Thu. in the ballet studio of UM’s PARTV building, until Dec. 3. $75/$65 UM faculty and staff. Call 243-2849.

nightlife Help your kid ages 13–14 become the next Alice Walker at Scribbles, a new writers group that meets at 4 PM at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. 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.

Wiggle those hips and strike poses of elegant expression when former UM dance prof Amy Ragsdale leads a Beg inning to Intermediate Modern Dance class at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St., every Thu. at 5 PM. Cost TBA. Call 360-8763.

Extract some heady modern dance knowledge from an expert when renowned choreographer Bebe Miller discusses “The Indirect Path From Here to There—Dance Making While Thinking” at 5 PM in Room 005 of UM’s PARTV Center. Free.

Call 243-2682.

Get down with some “squirt paint on body and roll” during a body painting workshop titled “Sexual Expression” at Birds & Bees LLC, 1515 E. Broadway, from 5–7 PM. $8 suggested donation. Call 544-1019 or visit www.aboutsexuality.org.

All genres are encouraged—excepting, perhaps, dancehall—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.

Gypsies come out during Troupe Night class every Thu. at 5:30 PM at the Belly Tent Dance Studio, 2016 Strand Ave. $25/month for every class you can make it to. First class is free, $7 drop-in after. Call Blair at 531-3000.

Soak in art that deals with the experience of Asian Americans at internment camps in the 1940s during Artini: Minidoka on My Mind, featuring works by Roger Shimomura and others, along with a moving piano performance by Lydia Brown, at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 728-0447.

After the revolution we’ll need a new Betsy Ross, which is why you should pick up some tips every Thu. at

Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave., where their Sewing Lounge begins at 6 PM. $9–10 hour. Call 541-7171.

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

Bob Wire’s guitar bleeds a stream of honky tonk while you bust some grooves on the dance floor when he plays the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-7468.

Shear off those shingles and get ready to mingle during this month’s installment of the MUD Mingle, a community potluck from 6–9 PM at MUD’s Headquarters, 629 Phillips St. Free, BYO plates, cups, utensils and a dish to share. Also bring seeds to swap. Call 721-7513.

Try your hand at fused glass pendants and decorate a slumped wine bottle to take home during an adult glass class for those 18 and up from 6–8 PM at the ZACC Gallery, 235 N. First St. W. $25. Call 549-7555.

Feeling too straight and separate?

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

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Seattle’s Mount St. Helens Vietnam Band might dress a little less formal when the indie/classic rockers play the Palace with The Raquet and Infernal Machine on Fri., Oct. 9, at 9 PM. $5.

Swallow your pride, grab up to seven doublespaced pages of your best verbiage, and bring it to this week’s Authors of the Flathead meeting for constructive critique at 7 PM in Room 151 of the Science and Technology Building on the Flathead Valley Community College campus. Free. Call 881-4066.

Assemble your head around the subprime lending crises and how it helped the economy head south during a Peace and Justice Film Series screening of American Casino at 7 PM in UM’s University Center Theater. Free.

Visit www.peaceandjusticefilms.org.

Take a chance to see the next wave of earthconscious innovators and their ideas for restoring the earth during Bozeman’s Seventh Annual Northern Rockies Bioneers Conference, which starts with a screening of Division Street at 7 PM at the Crawford Theater in the Emerson Cultural Center, 111 S. Grand Ave. in Bozeman, followed by workshops that start at 5 PM Friday and run each day through Oct. 18 at the center. $5 for movie.

Conference: $75 adult three day pass/$55 stu-

dents, seniors, low income/$25 one day pass.

Visit www.bornnetwork.org or call 586-3426.

Pop the champagne bottle and bring the kids: celebrate the creation of UM’s Climate Change Studies program with a lecture on “National Security and Climate Change” by former Sen. John Warner at UM’s Urey Lecture Hall at 7 PM. Free.

Rock some sweet fiddle solos and bust a move while others shred without use of an amp during Old Timey Music Sessions at Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W., at 7:30 PM this and every Thu. through Oct. Free. Call 726-3765.

A teen’s dual desire for baseball and women contrasts with his parents’ expectations during the UM School of Theatre and Dance’s production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs which runs Oct. 13–17 at 7:30 PM in the Montana Theatre in UM’s PARTV Center. $18 general/$14 seniors and students/$8 children 12 and under. Call 243-4581 or visit www.umtheatredance.org.

He’ll take a liking to you, so long as you’re not

gay or liberal: catch “Git-R-Done” catchphraser Larry the Cable Guy when he installs laughs as part of his “Tailgate Party Tour” at 7:30 PM at UM’s Adams Center. $43.75 plus fees at all GrizTix outlets or www.griztix.com.

Bear witness to the zany Sycamore family and their erratic ways, and see how the crotchety Kirby clan reacts, when the Whitefish Theatre Company presents a sneak preview of You Can’t Take It With You at 7:30 PM at the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center in Whitefish, 1 Central Ave. $8 at the door. Call 862-5371.

Bring yer guitar, bass or other instrument of choice every Thu. night to The Cellars, 5646 W. Harrier, when it holds an open-mic style artists showcase at 8 PM. Free. Interested musicians should Call 541-8463.

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

Call 363-6969.

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

Get your fix with Sandy Bradford and Mark Souhrada when they host the jam at Los Caporales in Columbia Falls at 9 PM. Call 892-5025.

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

Positivity and beats for breakin’ is what’s in store for ye when Oakland hip-hoppers Zion I blast the Palace with a show at 9 PM with local openers. $10.

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

Cross your karaoke sword with others under the influence of that music box you sing along to during Combat DJ and Karaoke nights, this and every Thu. at the Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St., at 10 PM. Free.

Spiffy MySpace music pages translate into fanciful acoustic pop ballads for your ears when Sioux Falls, S.D.’s Nick Rallis Band plays the Top Hat at 10 PM. Cover TBA. Despite the cold chilling our collective bones, it’s my hope you made it out to some of Missoula’s many happenings last week. First Friday was hopping, and if you didn’t make it out I’d suggest checking out this highlight: Roger Shimomura’s comic-book style paintings and Scott Fife’s collection of archival cardboard head sculptures, both at the Missoula Art Museum.

Each exhibit delivers plenty of eye-catching goods and food for thought. Also, the next time Broad Comedy comes to town, go. Those smart, sassy ladies are hilarious and pack a serious punch to established norms. So as you plan your next artistic endeavor, or comedic enterprise, Send your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Oct. 9, to calendar@missoulanews.com.

Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Playa c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 5434367. You can also submit stuff online. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

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Well, the cold snap has finally arrived, the winds whipping through Hellgate Canyon and into every crevice of your body not covered by warm clothing. And if you hadn’t noticed, there were traces of white powder near Pattee Canyon at one point last week, signaling nature’s dramatic shift into fall and its soonto-be descent into winter. While some may curse our passage into these seasons, with the return of overcast skies (especially in Missoula), falling leaves and spine chilling temperatures, others find aesthetic beauty in such scenes.

That’s especially true up in Glacier National Park, where you’ll have the chance to catch nature in all her transitioning splendor when you enroll in a Wilderness Photography Workshop with Rocky Mountain School of Photography instructor Tim Cooper that runs from Fri., Oct. 9, through Sun., Oct. 11. Cooper plans to train your eye to catch the beauty of Glacier at dusk and dawn, as you’ll snap photos of fall colors, lakes, streams and mountainfilled skies, along with frosted leaves and insects making their fall trek around the park. $95, includes instruction, transportation, camping and dinners. You’ll have to bring your own breakfast, lunch, camping and hiking gear. Space is also limited, so act fast and contact the Wilderness Institute at wi@cfc.umt.edu or call 243-5361.

Those females itching to run and eager to skip town ought to heed Friday’s Run Wild Missoula Running Camp Retreat for Women, which occurs at a residence in Tarkio and features road and trail runs, yoga, do-it-yourself-pedicures and more, along with expert running tips and clinics from Run Wild Missoula’s Courtney Babcock and Meg Lerch. The retreat starts Friday at 4 PM and runs until mid-day on Sun., Oct. 11, and includes lodging, dinner on Friday, three meals and snacks on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday and more for $250. A Saturday-only option for the retreat runs from 8:30 AM–8 PM and costs $135 and includes three meals, running clinics and more. Visit www.runwildmissoula.org to download a registration form or e-mail eva@runwildmissoula.org.

Frenchtown Mill wetlands with the Five Valleys Audubon Society. You’ll meet at UM’s Adams Field House parking lot at 9 AM, or at the main gate of the mill at 9:30 AM for this free undertaking. Call Larry Weeks at 549-5632.

Later that night, all skiers can dip their eyes into visions of snowy hillsides when you watch MSP Films’ Missoula premiere of IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience at the Wilma Theatre at 8 PM. $10 with tickets available at the Wilma Box Office or at Gull Ski Shop, 2601 W. Broadway St. The film features tons of footage of skiers like Mark Abma, Colby West and Michelle Parker ripping 1260 degree spins, AK lines and more. Visit www.skimovie.com.

After some deep rest, Sunday offers more running action during the Missoula Community School’s Run for Fun at McCormick Park that starts at 1:45 PM with a toddler dash. You’ll hit the ground running at 2 PM with the 5K, and at 2:45 PM you can join others at a fun run. $15 adults/$10 children 12 and under/free children three and under. $2 of every adult entry and $1 of every child entry is donated to the Poverello Center. Register at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave., or from 12:30–1:30 PM at McCormick Park on race day. E-mail mcs.run4fun@gmail.com.

As we wind ourselves back into the work week, a few other events soar on the horizon including a Five Valley’s Audubon Society sponsored talk by Sherry Ritter titled “Biomimicry: Sustainable Innovation Inspired by Nature” at 7:30 PM on Mon., Oct. 12, in Room L14 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building.

Ritter is a rep from the Biomimicry Institute and will discuss the discipline, as well as the importance of looking at the world as model, measure and mentor. Free. Visit www.fvamissoula.org.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, any avid cyclists out there should Photo by Anne Medley definitely head to the Missoulians on Bicycles monthly club meeting at 7 PM at the Adventure Cycling and e-mail Missoula@wildmontana.org or call the Missoula office Association conference room, 150 E. Pine St. Free.

And, before the week closes, make sure to scan or sell some sweet of the MWA at 541-8615.

Camping might seem a bit nippy in this weather, especially for kids, outdoor goods at the UM Outdoor Program’s used gear sale on so stay closer to home on Saturday and take your little one age 5 and Thu., Oct. 15, from noon–5 PM in the atrium at the University Center. up to the Montana Natural History Center’s Big on Bison program Drop off your gear to sell between 7–11 AM and pickup unsold gear at 2 PM at the center, 120 Hickory St. Expect a bison info sesh, a bison from 5–7 PM. Visit life.umt.edu/CREC/default.php or call 243-5172.

In the meantime, bundle up in the cool weather and keep dress up party, stories and an art project. $2 per child/Free MNHC pumping that blood through your veins, ‘cause you know it’s only members. Call 327-0405 or visit www.montananaturalist.org.

Saturday is also an opportune time for the fowl freaks among gonna get colder from here on out. you to catch grebes, ducks, songbirds, shorebirds and perhaps the northern shrike during a half-day birding field trip to the calendar@missoulanews.com If you get wheezy at the thought of running, you can also spend this weekend hiking and camping in the Lolo National Forest with the Montana Wilderness Association (MWA) and REI. Once the trip starts at a TBA time on Sat., Oct. 10, you’ll climb your way up the Sapphire Divide Trail and see grand views of two proposed wilderness areas: Stony Mountain and Quigg Peak. You’ll then camp for the night near a pond, with dinner and breakfast provided, as is REI equipment for the trip. You missed the pre-trip meeting on Oct. 6, but to find out cost and time hurry

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Rowdy revue How to not be a goody two-shoes at MAT’s cabaret

by Erika Fredrickson

Halfway through the final night of last month’s cabaret at the Crystal Theatre, one of the singers stepped in to rescue the audience. We’d all been laughing and clapping far too quietly, she explained.

We weren’t wolf whistling or bantering enough. There she’d been, up on stage in her busty dress, spiky high heels and fishnet stockings that crisscrossed over tattooed legs, belting out a searing rendition of Peggy Lee’s “Fever,” and everybody had politely waited to clap after she’d finished the song. This would not do.

For the next half of the performance she proceeded to lead us in the art of audience rowdiness.

dished out the aptly dark and racy “An Old-fashioned [Lesbian] Love Story,” which includes lines like: “See that girl on the bed, how she wants me/ She’s a bee I could free from the hive. I would never dare deceive her/She’s a very clever beaver/With a quality I like/She’s alive!”

Despite dark overtones, there’s nothing depressing about MAT’s cabaret. A live band with piano, stand-up bass and drums scored the entire show under the warm glow of a spotlight. They often became part of the banter when the MC chose to chide them. The bartender from The Silk

from the stage, every show ends up being completely different. On opening night, for instance, the MC happened to pick on a Bulgarian professor in the crowd who knew German fluently. The MC started throwing out crass German phrases at the professor, and the professor came back with his own lines without missing a beat.

The improvisation isn’t just limited to the performance. As it turns out, the troupe hardly even planned last month’s debut. While Olson and Fehring had spoken in general about putting on the show, the actual rehearsal for production did-

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The Montana Actors’ Theatre cabaret performances include songs, dance and mini-skits with performers like, from left, Cameron Fehrling, Kyndra Gilvarry and Hannah Payton. “Cabarets are often racy,” says Grant Olson, MAT’s artistic director. “We wanted that racy sort of thing, but darker.”

And, it was a lesson well learned. That annoying, drunk guy in the front row who appeared to be out of line the first half of the show for yelling “Woohoo!” and “Yeah, baby!” had been right all along.

Cabaret’s not for the bashful, and it was time, as an audience, for us to do our part.

The production, put on by the Montana Actors’ Theatre (MAT) and directed by Cameron Fehring, included the commonly used ingredients of most cabarets: dance, songs and mini-skits, peppered with improvisation and chock full of sexual innuendo. The company took a German Expressionist spin on cabaret—a style MAT also employed last December for its production of A Christmas Carol— using dark, angular costumes and covering the performers’ faces in white make-up, black eyeliner and red lipstick to give a sort of morbid appearance.

“We wanted a combination of music, dancing and comedy with a thematic storyline,” says Grant Olson, MAT’s artistic director. “Cabarets are often racy. We wanted that racy sort of thing, but darker.”

The production’s soundtrack showcased music running the gamut from classics like “Fly Me to the Moon” to Gloria Gaynor’s “I Am What I Am,” which Fehring sang deadpan, dressed in drag. Toward the end of the night, as the audience grew bolder, so did the music. One singer

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Road restaurant walked through the audience taking drink orders for wine and beer as dancers in barely anything at all swaggered and high kicked.

The improv aspect of a cabaret makes it light, too, but it also makes it feel a bit dangerous. Lulls in onstage banter suddenly put the flow of the theatrics in peril. You can often tell when something is unscripted, like when the MC mischievously steps onstage to ogle the unwitting dancers or when one of the singers spills her martini and stops mid-note to demand another. It’s sort of exhilarating.

As an audience member you must be prepared for confrontation. In this cabaret, at least, there is no inkling of a fourth wall. From the very beginning, that empty seat next to you is fair game for any of the performers who might pick you out as their personal prop. The MC doesn’t just deliver lines to the back of the room, he asks questions to the audience, takes note of what you’re wearing, asks you to get up on stage and do a dance. When one of the performers steps off the stage and walks toward you, you truly feel invested in what happens next.

“Part of the fun for us is seeing how far we can push the audience in their comfort level,” says Olson.

With so much improvisation and so many opportunities for the performance to diverge

n’t get under way until a week and a half before the curtain. The result, however, was positive enough for the company to decide they’d do one every month, perhaps with a bit more advance warning.

For the next cabaret, Fehring has written some original songs to complement some of the classics. By then, Olson hopes that the audiences will be ready to get a little braver.

“We want no holds barred, shout-out, get-upand-sing behavior,” he says. “It’s much less normal than a typical theater situation.”

It’s not easy to break loose from your inhibitions when so many forms of entertainment expect you to sit still and wait for your turn to clap. But in my recent experience, the rowdiness of the cabaret experience doesn’t let you be polite for long. By the last song, “Schadenfreude,” when the whole cast got out onstage and sang about how much joy they take in the misfortune of others, all sung with wild abandon and a shower of expletives, there was no civility. It was just plain, hedonistic fun.

MAT’s cabaret returns to the Crystal Theatre Thursday, Oct. 8—Saturday, Oct. 10, at 8 PM. $7. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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For her new band, FagRag, she’s pared down some of the cacophony to let the group’s melodies breathe. It’s a more accessible sound, but it still has enough vocal outbursts and quirky rhythms to keep it buried deep in the underground scene.

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except that Tacocat is bratty and hilarious. Most firstgeneration grrrl bands were pretty un-funny. So where was TacocaT when I was in high school?

Still, this is not your older cousin’s favorite ’90s band (unless that band was Sasshole). TacocaT carries on a grand tradition of broad, in-your-face punk rock humor that first emerged on mainstream radar in the ’80s with bands like The Go-Gos (in their dirtier, early period), Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys and the Dead Milkmen. They just add a little more juice.

Because I’m old now, I can’t promise that TacocaT will be on constant rotation at my house, but I’ll be at the show when they come to town.

(Ali Gadbow) TacocaT plays the Zootown Arts Center Thursday, Oct. 8, at 9 PM with Punchy and the Knockouts, Vera, Mosquito Bandito and Country Legs.

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Centerfold is an entertaining album, one that tackles themes of alpha males, murder and personal space while toeing the line between tongue-in-cheek silliness and creepy, dark truths. (Erika Fredrickson) FagRag plays the Zootown Arts Center Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 PM with The Deepsea Goes, Modality, The Lion. The Tamer and Satan’s Slave. $5.

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Henry David Thoreau once wrote that unjust refuses to acknowledge the obvious clash of social laws should be broken. Combine this directive values at play, instead making logging either a right with the belief that natural rights should apply to or wrong issue. He doesn’t, for instance, recognize the natural world and what you have is the moti- working-class families who rely on the timber indusvation for a group of ecological warriors that try to survive, or consider how maintained, working sprang up in the United States during the 1970s. forests might save wooded land from development.

In Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: Tree Spiker forcefully argues in favor of direct My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action, Earth action. Roselle doesn’t shy away from critiquing the First! co-founder Mike Roselle—with the help of conservation movement, its flaws, how it has changed Missoula journalist and former Indy reporter Josh or maybe how it needed to change but never did.

Mahan—tells the story of Roselle’s life within the con- When he delves into politics later in the book, where troversial ecological movement. As one of the most passion and motivation—and not simply exciting vocal activists of his time, Roselle spent more than 30 anecdotes—come out, his story springs to life with years regularly engaging in direct sincerity. Before that, however, he action and civil disobedience to sometimes comes across as an angsty protest the logging, mining and man with a tumultuous upbringing, drilling of the American West. He’s whose struggle to find his place in been arrested and fined dozens of the world inadvertently led him to times, including the four months he kindred rabble-rousing souls. once spent in a South Dakota prison Clearly, Roselle isn’t a man who for his role in an attempt to hang a has undergone any significant ideobanner and gas mask on Mount logical shift in life; he appears to hold Rushmore to protest acid rain, largethe same convictions today as he did ly caused by coal-fired power plants. in his youth. As his story unfolds— Roselle begins his compelling and that of a conservation movement memoir with a 1986 Greenpeace that has seen its share of failures—it’s action at the Nevada site where the easy to at least appreciate Roselle and U.S. military tested its arsenal of Tree Spiker his comrades for not selling out. It’s nuclear bombs. He and other Mike Roselle, also easy to wonder: At what cost? activists successfully delayed the with Josh Mahan In 1985, Roselle drove metal St. Martin’s Press countdown for two days and hardcover, spikes into the bark of ancient trees 272 pages, $24.99 Congress soon outlawed the tests slated for destruction, located deep altogether. The scene sets the stage for the book’s in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon. The action subsequent collection of intriguing anecdotes in stopped loggers for only a few days but drew nationRoselle’s risky search for environmental justice. al attention, praise and contempt. Roselle eventualRoselle initially focused on war issues before ly started the Ruckus Society out of Missoula to train falling into ecological activism. Police arrested other activists in creative confrontation. “If your him for the first time at age 15, when he distrib- action is justifiable, the campaign will eventually uted anti-Vietnam War leaflets at a concert. The withstand the test of public scrutiny,” he writes. teenager made money hawking underground Has it? Reading Roselle’s stories, I wanted— newspapers, and spent years hitchhiking around really hoped—to find reason to root for him, and the country with hippies and anti-war activists. in many cases I did. Yet, he only offers one answer In his 20s, Roselle worked on an oil rig in to a stressed environmental movement with no Wyoming before reluctantly joining up with the easy solutions. And for that, he comes off as less Buckaroos—a group of Midwestern outdoorsmen of a true visionary and more as a stubborn man who wore cowboy hats and downed beers as they who refuses to expand his mind and move past organized to protect wilderness areas. Soon, he was old tactics to potentially more effective strategies. hooked. In the late 1970s, he co-founded Earth Roselle’s sincere tone gives the sense that his First!, followed by the Rainforest Action Network. heart clearly underlies his campaigns. At one Earth First! primarily focused on protecting point when referring to the campaigns fought by wilderness on public lands from increased log- he and fellow activists he writes, “It wasn’t the ging. The group engaged in non-violent civil dis- anger that effected change, but rather the comobedience—blockades, lockdowns, corporate- mitment to creating change, the nobility of the boardroom invasions—to obstruct logging and suffering and the depth of the love for nature.” stir up public opinion, a tactic often frowned But perhaps the most telling line of the book upon by mainstream-environmental groups. They are words spoken to Roselle by Brock Evans, a saw their greatest foe as the U.S. Forest Service, former leader of the Audubon Society: “The whom they nicknamed the “Freddies.” secret to winning an impossible campaign is endThroughout the book, Roselle explores the issue less pressure endlessly applied.” Tactics aside, the of “forestry as dogma” and “logging as religion,” crit- sentiment could easily inspire a new generation ical mindsets he felt were responsible for a dilemma of conservationists to do just that. in which, he writes, “The issue was no longer about arts@missoulanews.com whether to log, only where to log.” But here, Roselle

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As much as I like John Hughes movies, they’ve away. Before long Andrew is dragging Ben out to never spoken to me very deeply about the actual artsy boho parties, to the mounting irritation of the experience of being a teenager. Especially not when I baby-minded Anna. was a teenager. Twentysomething movies like Reality At one such get-together, wreathed in pot Bites never really seem to get the clumsiness of the smoke, Ben—who is determined to show he’s not age exactly right either. The wonderful some boring old square—lets the bohemians cajole Adventureland is the first mass-market release in a him into a dare: to make a DIY porn film starring long time to capture the longing, the wanting, the himself…and Andrew. It’ll make a bold statement, awkwardness, the nervousness just right. I almost he reasons: two straight male friends having sex started crying when Hüsker Dü came on the sound- with each other to prove it’s no big deal. Or sometrack. Most teen and twentysomething movies, thing. Everyone agrees it will be “way beyond gay.” though, are essentially distilled from the nostalgic (The catalyzing event is Humpday, an actual annuamnesia of people in their 30s or older. Generally for- al DIY pornfest organized by Seattle newsweekly mer nerds now in their 30s or older. Quite often, the women in these movies are two-dimensional sketches of girlfriends the (male) screenwriters wish they’d had in high school and college.

These imaginary dreamgirls always seem to have better taste in music than real teenage girls, and are quite often the beautiful but sad and world-weary only children of rich and oblivious/ drunk/absentee parents who Definitely bigger than a breadbox. have left them essentially to fend for themselves. They’re always a little too contrived. The Stranger. No on-screen penetration is allowed.

And in this they fare rather better than the Apparently it’s hilarious.) equally two-dimensional women of bro-comedies Humpday is a strange one: contrived in set-up, like Knocked Up, who are generally presented as but naturalistic and heavily improvised in execuenemies: threats to the buddy order, nags-in-train- tion. These two things could easily be at odds, but ing who only want these men to grow up, straight- somehow they almost work together, and at any en up, quit wasting time with the guys and start rate the movie unfolds at such a leisurely pace that thinking about careers and babies. Mainstream you never feel forced into accepting its concomedy as a whole seems to be aging, though, trivances too quickly. The spot-on acting also helps moving through some grand cycle from the party a lot: Leonard is note-perfect as the “artist,” actualpad into marriage and fatherhood with a core of ly more of a hanger-on, who lives the boho life to writers and directors who are at similar stages in the hilt but has never carried a single project to its their lives. Like the cooped-up young husband conclusion. He exudes a crazily vulnerable vibe, and first-time dad characters now commonplace much like Owen Wilson’s Eli Cash in The Royal in supporting casts, these screenwriters seem also Tenenbaums, and several moments in Humpday to be coping with a major shrinking of their for- permit us to sneak up one poorly defended ridge merly boundless freedom. Unlike the writers of and peer over it for a long, revealing look at the teen movies, they can draw on current events in lonely person behind the artsy facade. their lives, closely observed, for their subject matDuplass is likewise terrific, trying to act cool ter. With such a quick turnaround, there’s less while stumbling around in the no-man’s-land room for wistfulness and mythologizing. between the Wife and the Crazy Best Friend. At Several contemporary currents in humor—awk- times I felt like I was watching closed-circuit TV wardness, pent-up family, Jud Apatow-style bro- footage of myself. Best of all, Anna (Delmore) mance—come together in Humpday, directed by emerges as something closer to a real person than Lynn Shelton, and made for maybe a hundredth of you might expect, not just a ball-busting control Knocked Up’s budget. The movie opens with young freak or a giant pair of vibrating ovaries. married couple Ben and Anna (Mark Duplass and Humpday isn’t all that amazing—just pretty Alycia Delmore) lying in bed, each relieved to find good, and certainly something different. It is the other too tired for the sex scheduled on her fer- hardly courageous. In fact, it kind of chickens out tility chart (they’re trying to conceive). A midnight toward the end, but not without one last lingerring on the doorbell turns out to be Andrew (Josh ing look into Andrew’s mind that will either make Leonard), an old college buddy blowing through the movie for you or signally fail to salvage it. town after long bohemian sojourns in Mexico, Laos and elsewhere. Can he crash for a few days? Ben Humpday continues at the Wilma Theatre. nervously okays it with Anna, who doesn’t have arts@missoulanews.com much choice. The old buddy horseplay starts right

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COUPLES RETREAT Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman travel to an island resort with their wives, only to learn that an excruciating couples therapy sesh is mandatory in order to live it up. Carmike 10: 4, 7:15 and 9:50 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10 PM with Sat.–Sun. matinee at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 and 9:40 with Sun. show at 7:55 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 2, 5:15 and 7:55.

Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15 with Sat.–Sun. show at 1:30.

FAME Teens fight for artistic supremacy and good grades from Kelsey Grammer in this remake of the Oscar winning original. Carmike 10: 4:35, 7:10 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:45. Pharaoplex in Hamilton: 6:50 only with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:25, 4, 6:55 and 9:30 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 2:05, 4:35 and 7:35. Showboat in Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:10.

GAMER Humans control each other not by wealth or political prestige, like in the real world, but through multi-player online games. Entertainer in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9.

ing from Quentin Tarantino. Carmike 10: 4:10 and 7:20 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Thu. at 1, 4:15 and 7:30 and midnight on Fri.–Sat.

21st century redux as they work to contain a deadly supernova and wage battle against Nero. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 6:50 and 9:30 with Sat.–Sun. show at 1:45.

THE INVENTION OF LYING Ricky Gervais stars as a supreme bs’r in a world where no one lies, but will his fibs work on an unsuspecting lady? Carmike 10: 4:10, 7:15 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1:25.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:40, 5:05, 7:25 and 9:45 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:50, 4:50 and 7:50.

SURROGATES Bruce Willis rocks a fitting role as an FBI agent who abandons his robotic proxy in order to avenge a killer. Carmike 10: 5:35, 7:45 and 9:55 with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1:15 and 3:25. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:20, 2:30, 4:55, 7:10 and 9:40 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:20, 5:30 and 7:40.

JENNIFER’S BODY A stuck-up teen turns into a blood lusting, nympho demon, but her best friend hoards her prey. Village 6: 7 and 9:30 with additional Sat.–Sun. show at 1:30 and 4:15.

LOVE HAPPENS Jennifer Aniston slings flowers and is bitter about love, but a chance encounter with a self-help guru just might help her score. Carmike 10: 4:20, 7:05 and 9:40 with additional Fri.–Sun.

LORNA’S SILENCE An Albanian woman aims to open up a snack shop with her boyfriend, but ends up caught in the crosshairs of a moonstruck Russian mobster.

Wilma Theatre: 7 and 9, and 9 only on Sat.–Mon.

WHIP IT Juno’s Ellen Page is back as a small town Texan looking to bust some kneecaps as a roller derby girl in Austin. Village 6: 7 and 9:30 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:15 and 4:30.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1, 3:50, 7 and 9:35 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 2:20, 5 and 7:35.

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN Kids learn to celebrate difference in this animated story about a pumpkin that’s snubbed by others because of his shape. Village 6: 10 AM only on Sat.–Sun.

WHITEOUT Kate Beckinsale’s a badass female U.S. Marshal stationed in Antarctica trying to solve the continent’s first murder, while also fending off a killer. Showboat in Polson: 4, 7 and 9.

NOW SHOWING 9 Tim Burton helps create a rad, post-apocalyptic hell where little mutants called stitchpunks fight for survival against menacing machines. Carmike 10: 7:30 with additional Fri.–Sun. show at 1.

Pharaoplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinee at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14: Fri.–Sun. at 4:10 and 9:05 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05 and 6:05.

ALL ABOUT STEVE Sandra Bullock plays a socially awkward, obsessive wordsmith who follows television camera slinger Bradley Cooper around on his beat, trying to snare his heart in this cornball rom-com. Carmike 10: 4 and 9:25. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:30, 3:50, 6:40 and 9 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 3:25, 5:40 and 8.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Food falls from the sky and Bruce Campbell hacks away at a vocal cameo in this 3D animated kids’ flick. Carmike 10: 5:30, 7:40 and 9:50 with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 1 and 3:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:25, 4:55, 7:05 and 9:15 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30, 3:45,

Nothing says foreplay like a Nokia ringtone. Lorna’s Silence opens at the Wilma Theatre on Friday.

HUMPDAY Two college buddies drunkenly agree to star in a porn video contest, but realize they’ll be the only stars on the screen. Wilma Theatre: 9, and 7 only on Sat. and no shows on Sun. or Mon.

shows at 1:40. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:15, 3:55, 6:45 and 9:15 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:50, 4:50 and 7:45.

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THE INFORMANT! Matt Damon plays a nerdish whistleblower who realizes his story doesn’t quite hold water when the FBI finds some skeletons in his closet. Village 6: 7:15 and 9:55 with additional Sat.–Sun. shows at 1:45 and 4:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 9:10 only with no Sat.–Sun. matinee and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:05, 4:05, 6:35 and 9:10 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:45, 4:45 and 7:55.

MY ONE AND ONLY Renée Zellweger plays a 1950s gold digger on the hunt for a sugar daddy to take care of her and her kids. Wilma Theatre: 7, with no show on Sat.

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Starting Friday, it's WINTER!!! With lows in the single digits and daytime highs only into the low 30s, you'll be MUCH better off staying home and tying.

This radical shift into the deep freeze will be as negative for your prospects as the first sunny day after rain and clouds. Icy guides and probable slush flows on tap for the weekend should motivate you to get out there today and tomorrow if you can.

Mahoganies and baetis are the deal both on top and subsurface. Size 16 p-tails and either a purple haze or a cripple in a 14 or a 16 have been about the most consistent bugs for us. The lower, slower sections have been particularly productive in this cooler weather and your best fishing will be from about 2 until 5.

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PANDORUM Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster wake up from a blackout on a spaceship, only to realize they’ve gotta snuff out a disease before it nabs them. Village 6: 7 and 9:30 with additional Sat.–Sun shows at 1:30 and 4:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 1:20 and 6:40 and Mon.–Thu. at 3:15 and 8.

STAR TREK Captain Kirk and his brethren are back in this

ZOMBIELAND Woody Harrelson plays a gun-toting, redneck southerner that takes pleasure in seeing zombie guts splatter on walls. Village 6: 7:40 and 9:50 with additional Sat.–Sun shows at 1:10, 3:20 and 5:30. Pharaoplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinee at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20 and 9:35 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 1:55, 4:05, 6:15 and 8:15.

Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Oct. 9. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton– 961-FILM; Roxy Twin in Hamilton–363-5141. Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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TOY STORY AND TOY STORY 2 IN 3-D Two toys vie for affection from their owner by duking it out in these revamped, double-header kids’ flicks, now in 3-D. Carmike 10: 4:40, 7:35 and 8:20 with additional Fri.–Sun. shows at 12:15, 1 and 3:55. Pharaoplex in Hamilton: 7 PM only with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 4 and 8 and midnight on Fri.–Sat. and Mon.–Thu. at 2 and 6:30.

very well when the wind hasn't been beating you

with your own diaper! The slow moving streamers have begun to get into the fall groove picking up some really nice fish in the slower moving water.

There is also good dryfly action midday with comparaduns or parachute mahogany junk. Good numbers of baetis are coming off as well and keeping the fish looking up. The red and pink San Juan worms (or emerging royal wulffs for you tweed wearing purists) are finally beginning to reclaim their former glory subsurface. Bigger squirrel tails have also been particularly effective the past week or so. The next two days up here should be good.

The weekend . . . not so much!

Clark Fork

The next 2 days are the days. The cold front that's moving in for real over the weekend will make for some miserable conditions on the local rivers.

Don't expect that to last, but for a few days, anyway, it's going to be less than special! Today and tomorrow, however, look to be like a good opportunity to whack some fatties on the surface with mahogany and baetis patterns. The fishing's been good pretty

much river wide of late and with good bug numbers and little wind, your pre weekend Clark Fork assaults should pay off. While most of the fish have been willing to rise for a variety of dries when they're looking up, the finicky pods have been waiting on button emergers and undersized cripples.

The streamer fishng in the mornings before the dries get going has also been productive with black, brown or olive offerings. Tandem nymph rigs using smaller stuff like #16 p-tails or copper johns are taking fish too. If the risers bury their heads for whatever reason, the schroeder's hopper and an 18 p-tail dropper about 18" behind will prospect well for you. You'll be amazed at how late in the season the schroeder's hopper (for the nocturnal golden) will be effective.

Rock Creek

Here comes the COLD!!!! Try to get out in the next day or two if you can because by the weekend, it's going to be UGLY with overnight lows in the single digits and daytime highs near or below freezing. The upper river has been fishing the best lately and primarily with small mayfly nymphs. Thee can be some good midday dryfly

action on mahogany patterns, but you'll do considerably better under an indicator. While you can usually do just about as well anywhere along the creek, right now there is definitely a productivity shift to the upper 1/3 of the creek for whatever reason. The fishing with tandem nymph rigs incorporating smaller mayfly nymphs in the size 16 to 18 range has been very good up here the past couple of days. The 1:30 to 4:40 dryfly window has been much more consistent up high as well. If you don't have time to do the drive to the top, don't despair, the lower river is still giving up fish, just not at the rate that the upper end is right now.

Missouri

Well, it's going to be freakin' COLD!!!!!! At least you've got THAT going for ya! Hmmmm. Baetis. Slow streamers. Ok fishing. Things may get to clicking a bit more on the surface with the much less windy weather out there, but it hasn't been stellar up to this point by any means. You should be able to take fish on dries, streamers and nymphs but so far, there's no home run recipe. The weekend is shaping up to be problematically cold. Pool or poker anyone??

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MILKED AND HONEY My girlfriend of two years just left me, saying she’d fallen out of love. Prior to leaving, she moved into my condo as part of our long-term plan to buy a house together. She insisted on many renovations, and I went along to make her happy. I put in $5,000, we borrowed $15,000 from my grandmother, and we both signed a contract to pay her back. Now she’s gone, with $800 she cleaned out of our joint account, I’m up to my eyeballs in debt, and she refuses to pay. I’m being forced to sell the condo. To make matters worse, she confessed she’d had doubts about the relationship before moving in— although she never voiced them; she just demanded expensive home improvements! But, this is all background. My problem is my friends, who met my ex through me. They know what happened, but tell me I have to get used to her being around because they intend to keep inviting her to parties. So, are these people really my friends?

They speak words of friendship, but don’t back them up.

—Very Alone You lost your love, you’re losing your condo and Granny’s sending over two thugs to break your legs if she doesn’t get her money or a great-grandchild by the first of the month. Your friends feel really bad for you—just not bad enough to drag themselves out of the booth where they’re drinking appletinis with your ex, who’s got everybody in stitches with her stories of condo construction hell.

You approach love with the hopeless optimism of a degenerate gambler. You threw money you didn’t have at a relationship you must’ve sensed wouldn’t last, like treating it as a sure thing would make it one. In our e-mail exchange, you admitted that this girl had never shown much interest in anyone else’s needs, including yours, and even neglected her cat.

Hellooo, life partner! You also said she owes $40K on credit cards, $50K on student loans, and makes only $40K a year. Yes, here’s a woman who has “great credit risk” written all over her…collection agency notices that come in the mail every day.

Of course, when a couple breaks up, their friends are sometimes lobbied so hard by both partners that they find it hard to figure out the real story, or they think it isn’t their place to get in the middle.

But, this wasn’t a case of “We had communication issues” or “We

were just brought up differently.”

She robbed you. There isn’t a lot of nuance in that to parse. So, in addition to a love who didn’t act all that loving, it seems you have friends who act like acquaintances. There’s a common denominator here, and it’s you—a guy who’d rather not divide the people in his life into their proper categories: those who’ll go to the ends of the earth for you and those who won’t cross the living room.

You can have real love and real friends—if you’re honest about who’s there for you and who’s just there. Friends are people you can count on, anytime, anywhere, for ransom or bail. The rest are just warm bodies you bump into with some regularity. Sure, you call them friends—but only because “Meet my friend Bob” is snappier and sounds nicer than “This is Bob, who really has nothing to say to me, so he sends me Internet forwards threatening me with seven years of bad luck unless I forward this to 10 more idiots.”

LEGS WIDE CROSSED I’ve gone on more dates with this girl than I’ve ever had with any other girl. I’ve always gone out for drinks, then to a girl’s place or mine for no-strings-attached sex.

When I make moves on this girl, she pulls away, saying, “It’s too soon.” I feel our dates have been a waste. I’m ready for a relationship, and like her enough, but I’m not sure how much longer I can play the dating game without sex.

—Maxing Out You clearly have a sex deadline and it’s somewhere around the five Jack ‘n Cokes mark. What’s with the extension for this girl? Are you really ready for a relationship or just not ready to admit there was one that got away, and with nary a button undone? For a guy who’s been on more dates with her (what, two?) than anybody he’s been with, you’re pretty clueless about her motivation. So what is she waiting for? Commitment, a wedding, the cows to come home? You’d better tease it out of her fast so you can decide whether you’d best be on your way. As much as you say you like her, a woman who’s saving it for marriage makes a poor partner for a guy who’s saving it for the alley behind the bar.

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): The poet Stephen Mallarmé wrote the following in a letter to a friend: “I don’t know which of my internal climates I should explore in order to find you and meet you.” I love that passage. It alludes to one of the central facts about the nature of reality: The quality of your consciousness is crucial in determining whether you’ll be able to attract the resources that are essential to your dreams coming true. In order to get what you want, you have to work on yourself at least as hard as you work on the world around you.

This is always true, of course, but it’s especially true for you now, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Is there anything in your life that you don’t really want but nevertheless find it hard to part with? A situation or experience that gives you a perverse sense of comfort because of its familiarity, even though it has a steep emotional cost and doesn’t serve your higher dreams? If so, the coming week will be an excellent time to change your relationship with it. You will make dramatic progress if you brainstorm about how you could break up the stagnant energy that keeps you entranced and entrapped.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of my New Age friends says she has it on good authority that the Seven Lords of Time will reconvene in their Himalayan sanctuary on December 21, 2012 and reinvent the nature of time, as they last did back in 3114 BC. I have no idea if that’s true or not, but if it is, I say “hallelujah!” We would all benefit from some big-time reinvention of time. But that happy event, even if it actually does come to pass, is still more than three years away. What to do in the meantime? Luckily, you Geminis now have major personal power to do some time reinvention of your own. To get the meditations rolling, ask yourself what three things you could do to stop fighting time and start loving it better.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Soup is your metaphor for the week, Cancerian.

Symbolically speaking, it’s the key to your personal power and a model for the approach you should take in everything you do. On the most basic level, you might want to eat some soup every day. That will make potent suggestions to your subconscious mind about how to mix lots of ingredients together so that their value and beauty as a totality are more than the sum of their parts. Not just in the kitchen, but in every area of your life, blend many little miscellaneous things into one big interesting thing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Change your password. Take a different way home. Ask a question you’ve never asked. Dream up a new nickname for yourself. Choose a new lucky number. Change the way you tell the story about an important event in your past. Make it a little more difficult for people to have you pegged. Eat a type of food you’ve never tried. Do the research necessary to discover why one of your opinions may be wrong. Add a new step to your grooming ritual. Feel appreciation for a person whose charms you’ve become numb to.

Surprise yourself at least once a day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of the best modern Turkish poets was Seyfettin Bascillar, who worked as a meat inspector in New Jersey for many years before his death in 2002. Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesaw Miosz lived in Berkeley, Calif., for over four decades while writing his books in Polish, his native tongue. Iceland’s great poet of the 20th century, Stephan G. Stephansson, lived in Canada most of his life but always wrote in Icelandic.

These people remind me of what you’re going through: striving to do what comes natural and authentic in a situation very different from the place where you originally learned to be natural and authentic. The interesting fact of the matter is that this feeling of displacement could very well be the key to your success.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The sun shines brighter on my new home. The old place had resemblances to a cave and was surrounded by tall trees. My new space is surrounded by a wide sky and drinks in the solar radiance from dawn to dusk. As you might expect, my 15 plants need to drink a lot more than they used to. The watering ritual at the old house used to come once a week, but now it’s every other day. According to my reading of the astrological omens, a comparable shift is occurring in your rhythm, Libra. Metaphorically speaking, more heat and light are coming your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Amazingly enough, the good deeds you do in the next 21 days could alone qualify you for a permanent exemption from hell. It seems God has cooked up some imminent tests that will give you a chance to garner some ridiculously sublime karma. What’s that you say? You don’t believe in either God or hell? Well then, interpret the opportunity this way: The good deeds you perform in the coming three weeks could practically ensure that the sins you’ve committed thus far in your life will not stain the world or be passed on as IOUs to the next generation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 1968, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn finished his book The Gulag Archipelago, a scorching indictment of the oppression that he and his countrymen suffered under the totalitarian regime of the Soviet Union. Banned for years, it was never formally published in his home country until 1989. Even after that, the new Russian government tried to control the teaching of history by suppressing texts like Solzhenitsyn’s. This year, all that changed. The Gulag Archipelago became required reading in Russian high schools.

At last, the truth is officially available. (Maybe one day the equivalent will happen in the U.S., with alternate histories by Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky finding their way into the curriculum.) I celebrate this breakthrough as a symbol of the events that are about to unfold in your personal life: the long-lost truth finally revealed.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): John, a colleague of mine, is a skillful psychotherapist. His father is in a similar occupation, psychoanalysis. If you ask John whether his dad gave him a good understanding of the human psyche while he was growing up, John quotes the old maxim: “The shoemaker’s son has no shoes.” Is there any comparable theme in your own life, Capricorn? Some talent or knowledge or knack that should have been but was not a part of your inheritance; a natural gift you were somehow cheated out of in your early environment? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to start recovering from your loss and getting the good stuff you have coming to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Let’s imagine that an independent filmmaker has been following you around, gathering footage for a movie based on the story of your life. This week he or she would face a dilemma. That’s because unexpected new sub-plots may arise, veering off in directions that seem to be far afield from the core themes. The acting of the central players won’t be bad or unskillful, but it might be out of character with what they’ve done before. And there could be anomalous intrusions that impinge on the main scenes, like a bug landing on your nose during an intense conversation. Yet I can’t help wondering if this chapter of the tale won’t be extra intriguing for just these reasons.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Tenderness and rot / share a border,” writes the U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan in one of her poems. “And rot is an/aggressive neighbor/whose iridescence/keeps creeping over.” Your job in the coming week, Pisces, is to reinforce that border—with a triple-thick wall, if necessary—so that the rot cannot possibly ooze over and infect tenderness. It is especially important right now that the sweet, deep intimacy you dole out and stimulate will not get corrupted by falseness or sentimentality. I urge you to stir up the smartest affection you have ever created.

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MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by BENJAMIN T. CORY, as successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 71-1-301, et seq., MCA).

The following information is provided: THE NAMES OF THE GRANTOR, ORIGINAL TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE TRUST INDENTURE, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER ARE: Grantor: DAVID ARTHUR DESCHAMPS and ZONDA KELLY BERRY, AS JOINT TENANTS (“Grantors”) Original Trustee: STEWART TITLE OF MISSOULA COUNTY Successor Trustee: BENJAMIN T. CORY, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Montana (the

“Trustee”) Beneficiary: TREASURE STATE BANK (the “Beneficiary”) Present Record Owner: DAVID ARTHUR DESCHAMPS and ZONDA KELLY BERRY THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE DEED OF TRUST IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: LOTS 16 AND 17 IN BLOCK 11 OF CAR LINE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. INCLUDING AND NOT TO BE SEVERED THEREFROM: 1979 GALL, Model TL, VIN # GA3474, Title # K221740 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The property is located in Missoula County at 1914 Margaret, Missoula, Montana 59801. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents

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Daniel Morgan Andrew Pierce

433 W. Alder • 830-3875

of 7 % per annum. As of September 8, 2009 the interest balance is $1,618.64 and interest accrues at the rate of $17.98 per day. Late fees: $375.00. The Beneficiary anticipates and intends to disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the real property, and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts or taxes are paid by the Grantors or successor in interest to the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of the sale include the Trustee’s and attorney’s fees, and costs and expenses of sale. THE TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: February 10, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

SHERIFF’S SALE: ABANDONED VEHICLES TERMS: CASH ONLY; NO CHECKS;$85.00 MINIMUM BID TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF’S SALE:On 10/19/2009, at 9:00 a.m. at Red’s Towing , 321 N. Russell, Missoula, in the County of Missoula, State of Montana, that certain personal property situate in the said County of Missoula, and particularly described as follows, to wit:

Vehicle # 122 123 124 125 127 128 129 130 131 132 134 135 136 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 161 163 164 165 166 169 171 172 173 174 175 176 179 180 181 182 183 185

Vehicle 1983 1997 1989 1998 1977 1987 1996 1995 1989 1979 1992 1989 1991 2001 1994 1993 1991 1994 2000 1985 1988 1986 1994 1995 1984 1983 1993 1985 1990 1996 1998 1988 1995 1995 1988 1989 1991 1985 1995 1993 1987 1992 1993 1993 1992 1987 1988 1997 1982 1985 1982 1990

TOYOTA FORD PLYMOUTH FORD SOUTHWIND CADILLAC GEO LAND ROVER FORD NISSAN HONDA NISSAN FORD HYUNDAI PONTIAC FORD NISSAN FORD CHEVROLET HONDA PLYMOUTH FORD BUICK MERCURY TOYOTA FORD PLYMOUTH AUDI MAZDA MAZDA FORD FORD FORD FORD DODGE HONDA MERCURY FORD GEO FORD OLDSMOBILE ISUZU HONDA CHEVROLET DODGE DODGE CHEVROLET FORD CADILLAC CADILLAC FORD FORD

TERCEL SW EXPEDITION 4WD 4D SUNDANCE 4D TAURUS 4D CH MOTORHOME DEVILLE 4D METRO 2D DISCOVERY 4D PROBE HB 210 SW ACCORD 4D SENTRA 4D AEROSTAR VAN ACCENT 2D GRAND AM 4D TAURUS SW NX CP TEMPO 4D CAVALIER 4D ACCORD 2D HB HORIZON 4D HB F350 PK CENTURY 4D SABLE 4D COROLLA 4D LTD SW VOYAGER VAN 5000 4D B2200 PK 626 4D ESCORT 4D AEROSTAR VAN EXPLORER 4WD 2D WINDSTAR VAN RAM VAN ACCORD 4D SABLE 4D TEMPO 4D METRO 2D TAURUS SW CUTLASS 4D TK PK ACCORD 4D ASTRO VAN SPIRIT 4D 600 4D CAVALIER 4D TAURUS 4D DEVILLE CP DEVILLE 2D F150 PK 4WD ESCORT 2D

VIN# JT2AL35W4D0074451 1FMFU18L3VLA62058 1P3BP48D0KN680569 1FAFP52U7WG119687 M40CA7T007063 1G6CD5183H4219724 2C1MR2267T6727309 SALJN1241SA140298 1ZVBT20C8K5302127 WHLB310034118 1HGCB7550NA098650 1N4GB21S5KC799236 1FMCA11U5MZA96271 KMHCF35G31U146935 1G2WJ52M1RF278666 1FALP5841PG174342 JN1EB34C4MU003992 1FAPP36X9RK143262 3G1JC5241YS109167 JHMAD5330FC013381 1P3BM18D7JY189906 2FTJW35L6GCA51013 1G4AG55M0R6436300 1MELM50U2SG630824 JT2AE83E4E3090263 1FABP4036DG196728 1P4GH44R4PX582527 WAUFB0440FN086176 JM2UF1130L0874508 1YVGE22C3T5504336 1FAFP13P2WW203343 1FMCA11U7JZA73070 1FMCU24X7SUB19451 2FMDA5145SBC17859 2B7HB23Y7JK162430 JHMCA5533KC000617 1MECM50U7MG631955 1FABP22X4FK211036 2C1MR2261S6756030 1FACP57U9PG313666 2G3AJ51W8H9336207 4S1CL11L8N4220272 1HGCB7675PA003082 1GBDM19W5PB188651 1B3XA46K1NF150071 1B3BE36D3HC154249 1G1LT5114JE636541 1FALP52U2VG262595 1G6AD4780C9177405 1G6CD4787F4307349 1FTDF14F9CRA35107 1FAPP9192LT135436

Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining.

No warranty is made as to the condition or title of these vehicles.

The following vehicles will also be sold by the Missoula County Sheriff’s Dept. at the same time, titles are available for these vehicles:

1987 1967 1969 1972

NISSAN INTERNATIONAL FORD WINNEBAGO

STANZA 4D TK TK VAN CH MOTORHOME

Date: 10/8/2009 MICHAEL R. McMEEKIN, SHERIFF Patrick A. Turner, Deputy

Missoula Independent Page 48 October 8–October 15, 2009

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is in effect. Place: Front entrance to the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802 Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. 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. Dated: September 30, 2009. /s/ BENJAMIN T. CORY Trustee STATE OF MONTANA) : ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on September 30 2009, by BENJAMIN T. CORY, as Trustee. [NOTARY SEAL] Jennifer J. Balsley Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My commission expires: 12/19/2010 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that separate sealed BIDS for the construction of The Partnership Health Center, Clinic and Pharmacy Remodel will be received by Partnership Health Center, c/o OZ Architects, p.c. at their office located at 125 Bank Street, Suite 200, Missoula, MT 59802 until 2:00 PM on November 4, 2009, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. All work is to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by OZ Architects, p.c. Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of OZ Architects located at 125 Bank Street, Suite 200, Missoula, MT 59802 upon payment of $75.00 for each set and a mailing fee of $35.

The documents will be available @ OZ Architects, p.c. on Thursday, October 8, 2009 after 1:00 PM. Any BIDDER, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS promptly and in good condition, will be refunded their payment, and any NON-BIDDER upon so returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be refunded $75.00. Each Bid or Proposal must be accompanied by a cashiers check, certified check, or Bid Bond payable to Partnership Health Center in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid and must be in the form specified in MCA 18-1-201 through 206. Successful bidders shall furnish an approved performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.

Partnership Health Center reserves the right to waive informalities, to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid, which is in the best interest of the owner, to reject any and all proposals received, and, if all bids are rejected, to be advertised under the same or new specification, or to make such an award, as in the judgment of its officials, best meets the owner’s requirements. The contractor is required to be an equal opportunity employer. The prevailing wage rates of MCA 18-2-401 through 432 apply to this project. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is 2:00 PM, local time, November 4, 2009. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference, and existing facility walk-through scheduled for October 22, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Each BIDDER will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor.

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 Partnership Health Center, Clinic and Pharmacy Remodel c/o OZ Architects, p.c.” and addressed to: OZ Architects, p.c. 125 Bank Street, Suite 200 Missoula, MT 59802 MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION The Office of Planning & Grants has received a floodplain application from Mr. Jeff Smith to work within the Clark Fork River floodplain. The project is located at 120 Channel Dr in Section 3 Township 14N Range 21W and includes the replacement of an existing home and construction of a detached garage.. The primary purpose of Floodplain Development Permits is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, to minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards, and to promote wise use of the floodplain. Copies of the full applications are available for review in the Office of Planning and Grants in City Hall. Written comments from anyone interested in County floodplain permit application

# 10-02 may be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m., October 23, 2009. Address comments to the Floodplain Administrator, Office of Planning & Grants, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802 or call 258-4841 for more information.

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a petition has been filed with the County Commissioners requesting to abandon that certain county road specifically described as: South 1/2 of 6th Street and Alley in Block 11 of East Clinton, located in Section 27, Township 12N, Range 17W, East Clinton. From South 1/2 of 6th Street lying adjacent & contiguous with Lot 1 and that portion of Lot 14 lying east of the westerly right-of-way line of C.M.S.T.P. & P. Railroad, and the alley south of 6th Street and north of southerly line of Lots 2 & 13, Block 11, Plat of East Clinton. And further identified in the Road Book of the Missoula County Surveyor as: Sixth Street between Blocks 11 and 12; and alley within Block 11; of East Clinton. (For more information, please see the petition on file in the Clerk & Recording Office at 200 West Broadway, 2nd floor.) The abandonment of this county road is necessary and advantageous for the following reasons: 1. No physical evidence of the road/alley and or their purpose 2. To avoid conflict with existing residential property 3.

Allows road and Title record a more accurate reflection of actual land use.

Rectifies ownership conflict in Warranty Deed. A PUBLIC HEARING on the above requested abandonment will be held before the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting on October 21, 2009 at 1:30 P.M., Room 201, Missoula County Courthouse. Interested parties are requested to be present at that time to be heard for or against the granting of this petition. Written protest will be accepted by the Commissioners’ Office, Room 204, Missoula County Courthouse, prior to the hearing date. /s/ Vickie M. Zeier, Clerk & Recorder /Treasurer By Kim Cox, Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk & Recorder, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 258-3241 Date: September 29, 2009 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause Probate No. DP09-156 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MELVIN G. LONG, 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 of said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Cindy J. Long, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Maclay Law Firm, PO Box 9197, Missoula, Montana 59807-9197, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

Dated this 18th day of September, 2009. /s/ Cindy J. Long, Personal Representative, c/o Maclay Law Firm, PO Box 9197, Missoula, MT 59807-9197 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DP-09-154 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARLIN BURNISS ANGELSTAD, 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 Kim L. Angelstad, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, PO Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 11th day of September, 2009. /s/ Kim L. Angelstad, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No 4 Probate No. DP-09-153 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KARL J. KELLNER, 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 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 Judith C. Kendall, certified mail, 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 11th day of September, 2009. /s/ Judith C. Kendall, 2524 Highwood Drive, Missoula, MT 59803 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-09-157 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF MICHEL McGUIRE, 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 Anneke Hilvert, the Personal Reprsentative, return receipt requested, c/o Doreen D.

Antenor, Attorney at Law, 415 North Higgins, Suite 7, PO Box 8597, Missoula, Montana 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 15th day of September, 2009. /s/ Anneke Hilvert, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-09-161 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH GERTRUDE SANDERS, 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 SARA JANE WILSON, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Marsillo & Schuyler, PLLC, 103 South 5th East, Missoula, MT 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 24th day of September, 2009. /s/ Sara Jane Wilson, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-09-1124 NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF: DESIREE PAIGE TWIGG, Petitioner. TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED HEREIN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a verified Petition for Name Change of DESIREE PAIGE TWIGG to obtain an order of the court granting leave to assume the name DESIREE PAIGE STANLEY, will be presented to the above-entitled Court, at the Missoula County Courthouse at Missoula, Montana, on Thursday the 12th day of November at 9:00 o’clock a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, and that at such time, application will be made for the relief sought in the said Petition.

DATED this 28th day of September, 2009.

WELLS & McKITTRICK, P.C. /s/ Evonne Smith Wells MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-09-168 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES E. COWAN, 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 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 Joan Y. Cowan, 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 1st day of October, 2009. /s/ Joan Y. Cowan, PO Box 369, Seeley Lake, MT 59868 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-09-135 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARCELLA T. GEISZLER, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Timothy D. Geiszler and Kathryn Geiszler Baddour have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives 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 Timothy D. Geiszler and Kathryn Geiszler Baddour, Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 SW Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 24th day of September, 2009.

GEISZLER & FROINES, PC. /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-09-167 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KEVIN J. QUINN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the abovenamed 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 Helen Quinn, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, PO Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 29th day of September, 2009. /s/ Helen Quinn, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 09/26/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200725637, Bk. 806, Pg. 790 and re-recorded on October 25, 2007 as Instrument No. 200728089, Bk. 807, Pg. 1449, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Kristin D. Marshall, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Parcel I: Tract 5A-2A of Certificate of Survey No. 2582, located in the W 1/2 of Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana.

Parcel II: A 60’ right-of-way for roadway purposes and for the installation and maintenance of utilities over the 60’ private road and public utility easement shown on Certificate of Survey No. 1155, which extends from the above-described real property to the county road. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, inter-

PUBLIC NOTICES est and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 03/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 3, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $373,074.97. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $356,238.20, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on December 11, 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. (TS# 7023.05994) 1002.130901-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/12/03, recorded as Instrument No. 200308773, Bk. 701, Pg. 551, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Laramie D. Loewen, an unmarried person was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. dba Mann Mortgage was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The West 10 feet of Lot 11, all of Lots 12, 13, 14 and the East 25 feet of Lot 15 in Block 66 of Car Line Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 199 of Micro Records at Page 2284. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 10, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $203,929.13. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $198,274.88, 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 December 18, 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. (TS# 7023.06305) 1002.131339-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/12/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200527308, BK 762, PG 554, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Ward J. Veneklasen and Pamela L. Veneklasen, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 1 in Block 4 of Linda Vista Tenth Supplement Phase I, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 10, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $264,898.62. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $259,200.00, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on December 18, 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. (TS# 7023.06348) 1002.131336-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/05/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200631476, BK 788, PG 745, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Floyd Vandehey, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 12 in Block 2, El Mar Estates Phase 2, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 10, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $169,454.38. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $164,268.38, 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 December 18, 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. (TS# 7023.06355) 1002.131397-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/15/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200706553, Bk. 793, Pg. 1368, mortgage records of Missoula

County, Montana in which David E. Jones was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 18 in Block 9 of West View, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for GSAA 2007-7.

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

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 13, 2009, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $159,624.08. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $156,040.20, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on December 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 USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.06440) 1002.131443-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 1, 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: UNIT NO. 19 OF THE CEDARS, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SITUATED ON TRACT D, HILLVIEW HEIGHTS NUMBER ONE (1), CITY OF MISSOULA, COUNTY OF MISSOULA, STATE OF MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, AND ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF UNIT OWNERSHIP AND FLOOR PLANS ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE MISSOULA COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, RECORDED JUNE 26, 1978 IN VOLUME 121 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 107, FILED AND RECORDED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MONTANA UNIT OWNERSHIP ACT, SECTION 67-2301, ET SEQ, R.C.M. 1947, AS AMENDED. TOGETHER WITH A 4.3358 PERCENT INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPURTENANT TO SAID CONDOMINIUM, ALL AS IDENTIFIED, ESTABLISHED AND DEFINED IN THE AFORESAID DECLARATION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO. Aaron M Healy and Tara Jennifer Healy, 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 April 26, 2007 and recorded on May 2, 2007 at 4:29 o’clock P.M., in Book 796, Page 677, under Document No 200710635. 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 $1,367.78, beginning April 1, 2008, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 13, 2009 is $140,918.88 principal, interest at the rate of 8.59% now totaling $16,537.81, late charges in the amount of $1102.40, escrow advances of $-118.00, other fees and expenses advanced of $44.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $33.36 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 wilt 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 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: July 24, 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 July 24, 2009, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, Successor Trustee, known to me to e 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# 3278401 10/01/2009, 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 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: The West of 35 Feet of the east 70 feet of Lots 12, 13, and 14 in Block 77 of Knowles Addition #2, A Platted subdivision in the city of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Stefanie L. Marshall and Luke Gerard Softich, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title Guaranty Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, INC., as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2004 and recorded October 20, 2004 BK-741 Pg 1395 under Document No. 200429807. The beneficial interest is currently held by OneWest Bank FSB. 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 $715.40, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 21, 2009 is $89,588.74 principal, interest at the rate of 7.50% now totaling $3,167.82, late charges in the amount of $391.12, escrow advances of $35.17, suspense balance of $-274.42 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1082.40, plus accruing interest at the rate of $18.41 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 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: July 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 July 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# 3288047 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009, 10/22/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 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: Lot 11 in Block 4 of EL MAR ESTATES Phase IV, a Platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Larry Fonner, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank, as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated November 24, 2006 and recorded November 27, 2006 in Book 787, Page 1349, as Document No. 200630574. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust, as trustee for WaMu Series 2007-HE1 Trust.

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 $1509.86, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of 070809 is $183,087.11 principal, interest at the rate of 7.5% now totaling $5,001.88, late charges in the amount of $300.08, escrow advances of $202.50, suspense balance of $1,000.00 and other fees and expenses advanced of $42.85, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.87 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 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: July 29, 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 July 29, 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# 3288134 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009, 10/22/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 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: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 1 OF CUSTER ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Eddie W Martinez and Kerry Martinez, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Ins Co, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated January 12, 2007 and recorded on January 16, 2007 in Book 790, Page 809, under Document NO 200701271. The beneficial interest is currently held by Citibank NA as Trustee for WAMU series 2007-HE2 Trust. 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 $1,003.58, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 8, 2009 is $175,868.55 principal, interest at the rate of 5.27% now totaling $3267.19, late charges in the amount of $0.00, escrow advances of $5182.75, suspense balance of $-93.10 and other fees and expenses advanced of $7.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $25.39 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 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: July 28, 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 July 28, 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# 3284053 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009, 10/22/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 30, 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 10 in Block 31 of Knowles addition, a platted subdivision in the city of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof John Sherman Geesen, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Pinnacle Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 26, 2006 and recorded on August 7, 2006 in Book 780, Page 705, under Document No 200619813. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10. 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 $2,515.00, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 8, 2009 is $259,735.14 principal, interest at the rate of 11.050% now totaling $10,117.35, late charges in the amount of $905.40, escrow advances of $8,441.65, and other fees and expenses advanced of $73.05, plus accruing interest at the rate of $78.63 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust.

Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.

Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 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 July 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. Teri Lynn Steckler Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 09/22/2012 ASAP# 3270075 09/24/2009, 10/01/2009, 10/08/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 30, 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 9A OF DALY’S ADDITION, BLOCK 52, LOTS 8A &9A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD IN BOOK 29 OF PLATS AT PAGE 100 Jason O. Hettick and Rainey R. Hettick, 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 Deed of Trust dated April 2, 2008 and recorded April 3, 2008 in Book 816, Page 0504, as Document No. 200807328. 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 $1026.15, beginning March 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 1, 2009 is $137,684.55 principal, interest at the rate of 5.5% now totaling $3786.30, late charges in the amount of $354.60, escrow advances of $679.17, suspense balance of $-39.46 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1420.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $20.75 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. 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, whereis 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: July 23, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On July 23, 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# 3277197 10/01/2009, 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 30, 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 48 OF AMENDED TRAIL CREEK ADDITION OF PHASE VI TO THE DOUBLE ARROW RANCH, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Mike R. Maksin, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as .Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 20, 2006 and recorded December 28, 2006 as document number 200633049, in Book 789, Page 930. 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 $1339.46, beginning April 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 11, 2009 is $180,343.99 principal, interest at the rate of 6.5% now totaling $4228.60, late charges in the amount of $935.52, escrow advances of $282.51, other fees and expenses advanced of $28.70, plus accruing interest at the rate of $32.12 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 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. Date: July 23, 2009 Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA County of Stark On July 23, 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: 2/23/2013 ASAP# 3275782 10/01/2009, 10/08/2009, 10/15/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Monday, the 30th day of November, 2009, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the front door of the Missoula County Courthouse, located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, 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 Successor Trustee, Martin S. King, and the Grantors JAMES P. McGUIRL and LAVELLA J. McGUIRL aka L. Janeane McGuirl, in and to the following described real property, situated in Missoula County, Montana, to wit: Parcel I: Lot 9 in Block 2 of Webber Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Parcel II: The Northeasterly 25 feet of the Southwesterly 63 feet of Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Block C of CP Higgins Addition to the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof. RECORDING REFERENCE: Book 265 of Micro at page 1452. Said sale will be made in accordance with the statutes of the State of Montana, and the terms and provisions of: that certain Deed of Trust dated May 14, 2004, and recorded June 7, 2004, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, in Book 733 at Page 1219 as Document No. 200415700, wherein JAMES P. McGUIRL and LAVELLA J. McGUIRL aka Janeane McGuirl are Grantors, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MONTANA, INC. is named Beneficiary, and TITLE SERVICES, INC. is the named Trustee; that certain Appointment of Successor Trustee dated July 10, 2009, and recorded July 14, 2009, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana, in Book 843 at page 1106 as Document No. 200917464, wherein the Beneficiary substituted Trustee Title Services, Inc. with Martin S. King, attorney at law, as Successor Trustee; This foreclosure is made because the Grantors, JAMES P. McGUIRL and LAVELLA J. McGUIRL aka L. Janeane McGuirl, and their successors in interest, have defaulted in the terms of said Deed of Trust and the corresponding Promissory Note in that they have failed to pay the monthly payments and otherwise defaulted on said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust, the Beneficiary has exercised its option to declare the full amount secured by such Deed of Trust immediately due and payable. That the principal sum now owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is the sum of Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-eight and 39/100 Dollars ($311,578.39), together with interest at the default rate of 18% per annum, until the date of sale. That on the date of sale, presuming no other payments are made and that the sale is not postponed, there will be due and owing the sum of Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-eight and 39/100 Dollars ($311,578.39) in principal; Thirty-five Thousand Twenty-eight and 80/100 Dollars ($35,028.80) in interest; and One Thousand One Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($1,100.00) in late fees, totaling the sum of Three Hundred Forty-seven Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven and 19/100 Dollars ($347,707.19), together with costs and expenses of foreclosure and related trustee fees, costs and attorney fees allowable by law. DATED this 20th day of July, 2009. /s/ Martin S. KIng, Successor Trustee.

STATE OF MONTANA ):ss. County of Missoula). On this 20th day of July, 2009, before me, the undersigned a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally

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appeared Martin S. King, Attorney at Law, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Notice of Trustee’s Sale as Successor Trustee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as such Successor Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto seat my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first written above. (SEAL) /s/ Rhonda M. Kolar, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula My commission expires: January 24, 2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. To be sold for cash at Trustee’s sale on January 29, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, all of Trustee’s right, title and interest to the following-described property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lots 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Block 87, CARLINE ADDITION, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the recorded plat thereof. Linda Kooren, as Grantor, conveyed the real property to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Dean Gingerich, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture recorded April 3, 2007, in Book 794 of Micro, Page 1087, records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder. A Substitution of Trustee designating Kevin S. Jones as Successor Trustee was recorded September 9, 2009, in Book 847, Page 189, Document No. 200922143, records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder. The default of the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default of this foreclosure is made, is for failure to pay the monthly payments as and when due.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Indenture, the Beneficiary has exercised, and hereby exercises, his option of declare the full amount secured by such Trust Indenture immediately due and payable.

There presently is due on said obligation the principal sum of $268,919.56, plus interest at a rate of 12% totaling $24,054.46, plus late fees of $2,160.00, and escrow fees of $156.00, for a total amount due of $295,290.02, as of September 15,2009, plus the costs of foreclosure, attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees, escrow closing fees, and other accruing costs. The Beneficiary has elected, and does hereby elect, to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation referenced above. The Beneficiary declares that the Grantor is in default as described above and demands that the Trustee sell the property described above in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Notice.

DATED 17th day of September, 2009. /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA)) ss. County of Missoula). On this 17th day of September, 2009, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Kevin S. Jones, Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Christy Shipp, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires: 5/7/2013

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following item: 1. A request by John Porter to vary from the limit of building coverage of accessory buildings on a lot in a residential zone as required by Resolution 76-113, Section 3.06.D. The subject property is located at 115 Horseshoe Lane, legally described as PORTION OF LOT 19 OF CANYON VILLAGE NO 2 21-12-19, and is zoned C-A3.

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GORGEOUS SLANT STREETS CRAFTSMAN. 3 Bdr/2 Bath, many original features including hardwood, built-ins, beautiful mouldings

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GORGEOUS STEVENSVILLE AREA HOME ON 10 ACRES. 4 Bdr/2 Bath, single-level living, double garage, hardwood and tile flooring, beautifully landscaped, great deck with outdoor living space, and much more. $474,000.

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MISSOULA REAL ESTATE AT A GLANCE

Perception vs. Reality: An Age Old Question

By Bryan Flaherty, President, MOR “Perception is reality,” or so the saying goes. But when it comes to the current real estate market, it may not be entirely true. The current perception of the real estate market is neither hopeful nor positive. For months, the national media has been reporting on the demise of the real estate industry, recounting the escalating numbers of foreclosures and the tumbling prices. It seems as though every other sale is a foreclosure, and every other mortgage subprime.

And yet, that perception does not quite square with the reality of the Missoula market.

Here are a few numbers to lift your spirits and bring in a dose of reality: • There are approximately 921 active list-

an sales price is about 4%. In other words, properties that are selling are priced right, and buyers and lenders are recognizing that and responding accordingly to get the transactions closed.

While the reality is that the market in Missoula is not quite back to what it once was, it still has a healthy, functioning real estate industry, and is not a distressed market. It is important for both buyers and sellers to be aware of the reality, and use this information to make sound decisions. Buyers whose perception is that Missoula had a distressed real estate market may be tempted to make lowball offers, and thus may miss out on their dream home.

Sellers whose perception is that Missoula has a

ings in the urban Missoula area including single family, condos/townhomes, and manufactured/modular.

• Of the 921 listings then, approximately 800 are on the market for reasons other than a distressed sale.

• Foreclosures in Missoula so far this year have accounted for about 14% of the market.

There have always been foreclosures in the market; although this is higher than in the past, it is still well below some of the most distressed markets nationwide where the number is 50% or higher.

• Of the 646 properties that have sold in Missoula thus far in 2009, the difference between the median listing price and the medi-

very healthy market may believe that their home should be listed for the same amount as their neighbor’s was when they sold it two years ago. This perception/reality check is an ongoing exercise in a real estate atmosphere that is ever changing.

What has not changed is the need to be a student of that local market. For today’s real estate consumer, you must check your perceptions against the reality of the specific market in which you are interested in order to make the best possible housing and financial decisions for you and your family. However, you are not alone! Professionals are available to help you answer all of your questions, and Missoula has some of the best.

NEW LISTINGS :: PRICE REDUCTIONS :: OPEN HOUSES • • • •

• Tanning Salon • Top of the line equipment • Excellent client base • 10 years same location

$65,000 MLS# 904981

2700 Paxson, Missoula

$268,000 MLS# 905007

MLS# 906995

5604 S. Bridger Court

406-240-0753

Judy Gudgel 406-370-4580

(406) 721-3683

lwissler@missoulahomes.com

judy.gudgel@prumt.com

ann@prudentialmissoula.com

NEW LISTING

2 Bed/1 Bath condo Extensively updated Gas Fireplace New Appliances

3100 Washburn Ave, Unit #21

• • • •

$224,900

825B Crestmont Way

MLS# 905286

Missoula 406-239-8350

shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING • • • •

3bd, 2ba, 2 Car Garage Fenced yard, extra storage UG sprinklers All appliances included

4012 Lancaster Missoula

OPEN HOUSE • Sun. 10/11 1pm-4pm • • • •

$435,000 MLS# 907034

Shannon Hilliard

www.HomesInMissoula.com DianeBeck@Realtor.com

• • • •

Ann Blair

3bd/2.5ba/2car garage Townhouse with views Energy efficient appliances Master suite w/ walk-in

880-7653

MLS# 906692

$189,500

3BD/2.5BA 1500+ square feet Solarium Privacy

Kerrigan Masters 406-329-2066

Diane Beck

$224,900

• • • •

Loubelle Wissler

• • • • MLS# 906398

4 BD/2BA Home 6+ Acres Great horse property!

2 Barns, arena & water rights

Frenchtown

NEW LISTING

$119,900

PRICE REDUCTION

PRICE REDUCTION

NEW LISTING

$389,000

Pat McCormick 406.240.7653 pat@properties2000.com • www.properties2000.com

Missoula

9041 MIller Creek Rd Missoula Mark & Colleen Alber 406.531.4980 bearruncreek@aol.com

OPEN HOUSE • Sun. 10/11 12pm-3pm

Wilma Condo 1+ bed, 2 bath High end remodel Showings by appt.

131 S. Higgins Missoula

5bd, 3ba, Double Garage Well maintained log home 3+ acres w/ great views Main floor living

• • • •

$199,500 MLS# 907496

Quiet cul-de-sac 3 BR/ 1BA Double Garage Large Yard

330 N. Easy St. Missoula

546-5816

Mary Marry REALTOR Broker 406-544-2125

www.MoveMontana.com

mamarry@bigsky.net • www.marysellsmissoula.com

Anne Jablonski

For more information on Missoula Real Estate including property for sale, visit www.missoularealestate.com Missoula Independent Page 52 October 8–October 15, 2009

REAL ESTATE GREAT DOWTOWN MISSOULA LOCATION. 3 Bdr/2 Bath, Double Garage, High Ceilings, Hardwood Floors, Built-Ins, Walk to Downtown. $329,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy8 to 74362, or visit...

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HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM HOME ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Bath, 3.3 Acres, guest quarters, heated double garage, $695,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy6 to 74362, or visit...

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Missoula’s Most Efficient Home! The “I-PAD”, is Missoula’s most durable and efficient, hybrid home. Save 60-70% in operational costs over a standard home with more special features than we can possibly list here!! All “I-PADs” are handcrafted by Kingdom Builders, Montana’s 2007 Energy Star Builder of the Year. Our “direct sale” program allows you buy them directly from the builder, saving you money.

A 3 Bedroom/2 Bath “I-PAD” in the beautiful 44 Ranch Development (5138 Horn Rd) will available in less than 2 months for $215,426.00. For an informational flyer or to tour an “IPAD” call Glen at (406) 360-3272 or gmoyer@bresnan.net.

New home in Riverwalk Estates with no steps and easy maintenance, 3 bed/2 bath/double garage. 6549

Kiki Court, Missoula. $339,500.

MLS#808566. JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811 New land/home package in Riverwalk Estates. No steps, concrete entrances with covered porch & patio. 3 bed/2 bath/double garage.

6605 Kiki Court W., Missoula.

Starting at $299,970.

MLS#903596. JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811 New Listing! 3bd, 2ba, 2 Car Garage, fenced yard, extra storage.

UG sprinklers, all appliances included. $224,900 MLS# 906692. 4012 Lancaster, Missoula. Pat McCormick (406) 240-7653 www.properties2000.com One block to the U!! Gardens, arbors, fruit IN trees andYmore.

SA LE4 bed/2 NT GE NC bath. CO737 Evans, Missoula. $399,870. MLS#902594. JoyEarls @windermere.com 531-9811 Past Bitterroot Parade of Homes winner NEW 4 BD/3BA with many upgrades Alder cabinets, Large Master Suite, Tile, & Views of the Bitterroots $344,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185 www.YourMT.com PRICE REDUCTION! 2BD + Bonus, 1650 square feet, lots of light, single garage. $209,000, MLS#906431.

Judy Gudgel/Kerrigan Masters, Prudential Montana RE- 3292066/329-2017

PRICE REDUCTION! 2BD/2BA/ 3BONUS, 2 Car Garage. Fenced yard, great neighborhood! $229,900. MLS#901196. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula RE, 239-8350.

Quaint home on 2 lush lots with apples, grapes, currants, raspberries, cherries, COand 2 CT NT RAflowers.

DE R1852 bed/1 UN bath.

8th West St., Missoula. $179,900.

MLS#904867. JoyEarls@windermere.com 531-9811 Rattlesnake Beauty NEW efficient, executive, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, home theater, new appliances, JennAir range. Dream kitchen.

HUGE Master bedroom/bath/WIC. Green, efficient heating, cooling.

Gorgeous Mt. Jumbo views, seasonal stream. Large 15k square foot lot.

RENT TO OWN a poss, terms negotiable. $499K. 360-9711 RUSTIC ELEGANCE CLOSE TO TOWN. 3 Bdr/2.5 Bath, Double Garage, High Ceilings, Hardwood Floors, log accents, next to open space, easy walk to river, gorgeous. $329,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit...

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SINGLE LEVEL LIVING JUST A SHORT WALK TO DOWNTOWN STEVI. 4Bdr/3 Bath, Open floor plan, large living room, great mountain and valley views. $239,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy15 to 74362, or visit...

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University Home for Sale 317 S. 6th E $290,000 2+ bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage, new roof, hardwoods, 3 blocks from the University!

Call Mike 406-546-6386 UPDATED POTOMAC AREA HOME ON 16.5 ACRES. 3 Bdr/2 Bath, Open floor plan, deck and covered porch, very private and quiet, $239,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, Text Mindy5 to 74362, or visit...

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Well-maintained 3BD house, 45 minutes from Missoula, hardwood floors, storage shed, updated appliances. $125,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.AccessRealty.net

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES NEW LISTING! 2BD/1BA, extensive updates, gas fireplace, new appliances. $119,000, MLS# 906398.

Diane Beck, Windermere, DianeBeck@Realtor.com, 880-7653.

PRICE REDUCTION! 3BD/2.5BA, 1500+ square feet, solarium, privacy. $189,500. MLS#904835. Ann

Blair, Prudential Missoula RE, 721-3683

MOUNTAINS. $27,500-$45,000.

Call Dick at Montana International Realty 406-883-6700

LAND FOR SALE

One acre commercial lot between Lolo and Florence on Old Hwy 93.

Can also be used for residential along with commercial use. $124,900. MLS#905542. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

Text:44133 Message:12598 for pics

2 bedroom/1 bath Mobile Home on four fenced acres. Great for horses.

Newer carpet and paint. Large detached double car garage, plenty of out buildings for storage. Owner will finance with 20% dpwn OAC. Janet 532-7903 or Robin 240-6503 riceteam@windermere.com.

Text:44133 Message:12884 for pics 3.5 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. Great location less that 3 miles from I-90.

Awesome building spot overlooking creek and with valley/mountain views. Builder available. $185,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy14 to 74362, or visit...

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5BD/3BA 3,000+ sq. ft. Lolo home on 15.6 Acres, updated kitchen, cozy fireplace, $415,000 Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185 www.YourMT.com Beautiful park-like setting, private trout ponds, nature trail, stunning views. Lots start at $39,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406207-1185. www.YourMT.com Four 10 ACRE TRACTS IN GARNET

www.marysellsmissoula.com

AnnaNoooney@Windermere.com

www.BuyInMissoula.com

544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com Missoula Proper ties

800 square foot cabin near hunting, fishing, and skiing in beautiful Haugan, MT. $83,000. Kevin & Monica Ray at Access Realty 406-207-1185. www.YourMT.com Gorgeous leveled 80 acres of farming land in St. Ignatious with 3 Bed/ 2 Bath manufactured home.

The Multi Item Store LLC 1358 1/2 W. Broadway corner of Burns & Broadway Missoula, MT 10-6pm • Tue-Sat • 406-382-0272

1500 W. Broadway • Missoula • MT, 59808

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

5999 Cunningham Ct. So of Lolo, 3800 sq ft home, 4 yrs new, Ranch w/ full finished basement $390,000

Mortgage Rates Are Still Historically Low! Mortgage Rates Are Still You may be able to: Historically Low! • Lower your monthly You may be able to: payment • Lower your monthly

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

131 S. Higgins Wilma Condo NOW $389,000 Showings Available by Appt.

OUT OF TOWN

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Tanning Salon $65,000- Top of the line equipment, excellent client base. 10 years same location. Call Loubelle at Fidelity RE 240-0753 or 543-4412. www.missoulahomes.com

Mortgage Payments or CASHNOW! Replace the monthly payments you’re receiving for property you have sold with CASH NOW. I can help sell your secured note. Call me, Emmett Roney, today to get your cash. 406-239-2529

BA, RLS, GRI

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

Cell 406-544-2125 • mmarry@bigsky.net

3 Quizno’s Franchise Sandwich Businesses For Sale! $650,000Missoula, MT. Call Loubelle for info: 240-0753.

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL

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Two 5 acre parcels Mary Mar ry

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

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Joy Earls 4 Bed, 3.5 Bath, Hellgate School district CT R CO NT RA 2 8 1 5 O ' S h a u g hUN n eDE sy • $254,500 • MLS#900070 6 bed, 4 bath, 3 car attached garage 3231 Big Flat Rd • $1,295,000 • MLS#900288

10250 Valley Grove Dr MLS# 902264 2 bed 2 bath LOG home w/modern kitchen $299,000

CALL ABOUT MY COMMERCIAL LISTINGS

4 bed, 2.5 bath, on a branch of the Clark Fork 3720 3rd West S • $679,999 • MLS#906926 NEW LISTING 5 bed, 4 bath, double garage, views of Missoula 4666 Scott Allen Dr. • $475,000 • MLS#907272 4 bed, 2 bath, fruit trees, 1Y block LE to University GE NC SA 7 3 7 E v a n s CO • NT $ 3IN 99,870 • MLS#902594 NEW HOME - PRICE REDUCED 3 bed, 2 bath, All 1 level living with no steps 6549 Kiki Court • $329,500 • MLS#808566 3 bed, 2 bath, New land/home package 6605 Kiki Court W • $299,970 • MLS#904867

Finalist

2 bed, 1 bath, QuaintNT home on 2 lush lots CO RA CT 1 8 5 2 8 t h W e sUN t SDE•R $ 1 7 9 , 9 0 0 • M L S # 9 0 4 8 6 7 Gorgeous building site in gated community - must see!

2004 Diamond Lil Cluster • $172,500 • MLS#907195

Joy Earls • 531-9811

For more details visit: MoveMontana.com

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NEW LISTINGS: Fantastic Location in Msla

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179,900 Nice, Newer Starter

Steve.Corrick@PruMT.com • 406-329-2033 • www.MagnificentMontana.com MLS#803924 • $769,000 1120 Toole MLS # 906999 • $183,900

River Front Custom Home $599,000 Lake-front Condo 3bd/2ba Large Lot 2 Car carport 605 College, Stevi $179K Sweet starter or retirement pad, radiant heat

MLS#903003 • $215,000

2 Bed, 1 Bath, Single Garage This home has a great front porch and fenced and landscaped yard. Close to the base of Mount Jumbo

4.35 acres, river access 10.42 acres, 3bd/2.5ba, UC NEW LISTING Completely Remodeled, Nice 3 Bed, 2 Bath, SHOP - No Covenants - Amazing Arts & Crafts style

$194k cute Lewis/Clark Cottage

Lower Rattlesnake 1315 Harrison, Missoula

MLS#906922 • $299,900

What will be the next page in your family scrapbook?

$145K Low maint. condo.

MLS# 906334 $229,500

Nice piece of ground, Sellers may consider financing

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