NIKI MINJARES FINDS HER VOICE IN THE STANDUP SCENE POET MARK GIBBONS ON ASSEMBLING THE LAST POEMS OF ED LAHEY
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Voices The readers write .............................................................................................................4 Street Talk Gettin’ out of Dodge time........................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time..................................................6 Briefs The market’s cherry lie, the library’s tariff trouble, and tortoises vs. hairs ...................6 Etc. When stories seek solutions.................................................................................................6 News Getting banks on board with cannabusiness.........................................................................8 Dan Brooks What is Clay Christian trying to hide? And why?.....................................................10 Writers on the Range Trump’s prop-up of coal and nuclear ignores reality........................11 Feature Opening a window to Montana’s health-care future — in Haiti ...............................13
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Niki Minjares finds her voice in the standup comedy scene................................17 Books The Monkey Cages explores gay romance in 1950s Idaho...............................18 Books Poet Mark Gibbons talks about The Last Poems of Ed Lahey...........................19 TV The Sharp Objects pilot promises a smart, moody series ......................................20 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................21 The Market Report Children of the carrot ..........................................................................22 Happiest Hour Get your dunk on at the Still Room ..................................................24 8 Days a Week But since it’s summer now, we’re only working four of those................25 Agenda Party for a park at Lolo Days.......................................................................................29 Mountain High Olympian Deena Kastor at the Missoula Marathon ..........................30
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News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................31 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................32 Free Will Astrology .....................................................................................................34 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................37 This Modern World.....................................................................................................34
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What’s the most exciting trip you have planned for this summer? Do you have any bug-out plans if wildfire smoke rolls in like last year?
Krysta Henley: I’m going to Glacier next week. It’s going to be awesome. And Goldbug Hot Springs. Higher ground: I’d probably go try to find some mountains that weren’t smoky and camp out.
Behind closed doors
Gianforte has a history of violence, but not just with the press (“Etc: Don’t take the bait. The press is not the story,” July 5). If he comes this unglued when the press asks him challenging questions, what do you think he has done in the board room or at home when he is challenged? Who else has Gianforte verbally or physically assaulted in New Jersey and in Bozeman? You don’t just snap one day at age 55. This is a pattern of assault. Janet Wilson facebook.com/missoulaindependent
That sinking feeling
Recycling and elimination of plastic stuff are good things, but will not save the climate (“On the Big Hole, signs of climate change are everywhere,” July 5). Clean energy and energy conservation are the answers. It sounds like there remains vast science denial in the fishing community. Jay Sinnott facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Christine Bellis: I just did a trek to the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the Chinese Wall. Celebrated my oneyear anniversary in Montana. Hazy ocean view: I’m dreading that. I am going to the Washington coast, but that might be on fire, too. So, not the best bug-out plan.
Comfort the afflicted
Annika Hanson: We were in Livingston for the Fourth of July. It was great. That area is so gorgeous. The Yellowstone River is so wide. Slam dunk: Just hold my head under a river, I guess.
There are 25,000–30,000 evangelical conservative Christians in church every Sunday in Missoula (“For Missoula’s homeless, vouchers don’t always help,” July 5). This does not include the liberal churches that are much more socially conscious. What the hell is going on here? Douglas Miller facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Subtextasaurus
The original film is really about two people struggling with the idea of being parents, recovering and learning to love after divorce, exploration of nihilism and chaos theory vs. God, all occurring at and symbolic with the dinosaur park (“What keeps the Jurassic World turning,” June 28). The more recent movies are all surface-level aesthetic entertainment, with no depth or subplot. “Dinosaurs fight each other and eat people” (franchise/ toy sale). Chris Pratt. The end. Patrick Kirkley facebook.com/missoulaindependent
Zach French: At some point I want to go over to the Sanders County Fair in Plains. They’ve got the most hands-off demo derby I know. There’s no rules. Gimme shelter: Hide in a basement, get out of town. Those are my options. Or you can find us at the Union.
Jade Beckham: I just did it. I spent five days on Lake Coeur d’Alene. And the best part was there were no plans. Tough it out: No. I tend to ignore the smoke. It sounds bad, but I’m lucky that I’m healthy enough so it doesn’t bug me.
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Pity poor Trump
If I had a relative or a dear friend who said something of consequence and three days later said that he never said it, and it
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was in writing (Twitter), I’d start looking for a good doctor for him. A neurologist or a doctor specializing in the mental disorders of the elderly. If my relative lied continually, and denied the lies, a good psychiatrist or maybe an excellent general practitioner would be good for a full workup, including a nutritionist. Sometimes a change in diet can really help the brain to function at a better level. Sleep habits are most important. If I discovered that my relative was only getting an average of four
“As a lifelong Catholic, I was shocked and saddened to see four Catholic priests, in clerical collars, sitting behind President Trump at his recent campaign rally.” hours of sleep a night, it would be paramount for him to see a sleep specialist. If his actions resulted in overt anger problems, problems with language, inability to retain information, not being able to read, obvious lack of empathy, treating women in a verbally abusive manner, not working well with others and using foul, insulting, rude and disrespectful language in social and work situations, it would be time to do something to help the poor man. Ignoring the situation is not helping. This man needs our pity, for he is obviously very sick. He is living in his own personal hell. A hell of paranoia, anger, fear, narcissism, rage and meltdowns. And he doesn’t even have a good dog for company. Sad! Jeannie Warner Stevensville
Seek forgiveness
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops expressly states for
priests to “not endorse or oppose candidates, political parties, or groups of candidates, or take any action that reasonably could be construed as endorsement or opposition.” As a lifelong Catholic, I was shocked and saddened to see four Catholic priests, in clerical collars, sitting behind President Trump at his recent campaign rally in Great Falls. Even more disheartening was the fact they clapped along to the president’s mockery of the #MeToo movement and laughed at his jokes about immigrants. By choosing to sit behind the president, they were publicly showing support for him and his policies. Even more troubling is the fact that they made it appear as if the Catholic Church was also supporting the policies of President Trump and the Republican Party. The appearance of these four priests at a Trump campaign rally was even more disturbing in light of recent comments from the USCCB on family separation at the border, calling it “immoral” and “contrary to our Catholic values.” This statement was reiterated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, former president of the USCCB, who called on the president to apologize for his family-separation policy. By appearing at this rally, these four priests were directly opposing the position of the USCCB, the governing organization of clergy in the United States. Although the Catholic Church does encourage civic engagement, it expressly opposes clergy support of a political candidate or party. Catholic priests are always “on duty” and serve “in the person of Christ.” I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time believing that Jesus Christ, a refugee, would fervently support a president who has such anti-Christian values. What happened at the recent rally disappointed me. We Catholics deserve priests who will truly live “in the person of Christ.” We Catholics deserve an apology from these four priests. Matthew Larson Butte Last week’s correction presented an incorrect website address for Best Physical Therapist runner-up Lindsey Flint. The correct address is valleyphysicaltherapymt.com. The Indy doubly regrets the error.
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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, July 4 Missoula celebrates Independence Day at Fort Missoula, where patriotic festivities have been held for 42 years running. Fireworks are lit at Southgate Mall later that evening, delighting children and mortifying dogs.
Thursday, July 5 President Donald stumps in Great Falls to campaign for U.S. Senate hopeful Matt Rosendale. Trump also rails against Sen. Jon Tester and disparages Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the #MeToo movement.
Friday, July 6 The Missoula Osprey beat the Great Falls Voyagers 6–5, after Buddy Kennedy hits a double that ties the game in the fourth inning. The Voyagers pack five doubles into their loss, a season high.
Saturday, July 7 A Stevensville man is killed in an early evening motorcycle crash. The man, whose name has not been released, hit a fence post near mile marker 18 at a curve in the road. No one else is injured.
Trade wars
Tariffs hit library
The Missoula Public Library has scheduled an Aug. 1 groundbreaking for its new $36 million-plus building, even as volatile steel and aluminum markets linked to President Trump’s trade war have delayed finalizing the project’s cost. “We’re not going to have our library not get built because of our president,” says Geoff Badenoch, a member of the library foundation board. During a July 5 telephone news conference with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, library director Honore Bray said the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs, enacted in March and expanded in June, were making an increasingly complicated project more expensive. “It has been very difficult to get pricing from the contractor because of the tariffs — they’re afraid of what the pricing is going to do,” Bray said, as reported by the Missoula Current. “We think we’re going to have to go out and raise at least $500,000 more.” The library was already forced to increase its funding goal late last year as the project budget increased from $35.7 million to $36.3 million, which Badenoch attributes to material costs and the city’s
active construction scene. A property tax bond approved by voters in Nov. 2016 is funding $30 million of the total cost, with the remainder being raised privately by the library foundation. Rather than scale back the project, the library decided to double down on fundraising — and go back to taxpayers for help. In May, the Missoula Redevelopment Authority pledged $200,000 in cash and $300,000 in future excess tax-increment revenue from the Front Street Urban Renewal District to support the project. The foundation has now raised 98 percent of its updated goal, Badenoch says. At City Club Missoula on July 9, Badenoch and fellow committee member Janna Lundquist told the crowd that spiking steel and aluminum prices likely won’t push expenses beyond the project’s built-in contingency costs. Rather than try to fundraise to cover the increase, the library expects to be able to reduce other costs as necessary, he says. But they don’t yet know for sure. The library’s financing agreement with Missoula County controls for cost overruns by requiring the contractor to submit a guaranteed maximum price. The library expected to have that number locked in by June 30, according to MRA meeting minutes, but the new uncertainty in the construction market is delaying Dick
Anderson Construction from submitting it. Badenoch says the groundbreaking date was set with assurance from Dick Anderson that the number will be submitted for approval in time. The construction site has sat empty since block residents were evicted and the buildings there razed in mid-2017. The library had hoped to break ground this past spring. Badenoch doesn’t foresee Trump’s trade war derailing the current timeline. “If anything, it’s just going to be a monumental nuisance,” he says. Derek Brouwer
Tortoise and hair
Unkind cuts
On Monday, July 16, the state Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists will decide whether to ban dogs and fish from salons, schools and barbershops (see “Etc: First they came for the barbershop dogs…” May 31). This was a controversial measure when it was last taken up, in 2001, drawing Gov. Judy Martz into the fray on the side of the dogs, who prevailed. Seventeen years later, citing safety and sanitation concerns, the board is moving to amend the current rules to prohibit all animals, including previously exempt dogs and fish, except for service animals.
Sunday, July 8 A Missoula sheriff’s deputy finds a live infant partially buried near Lolo Hot Springs. Francis Crowley, 32, was threatening people in the area with a gun the previous evening, and said during questioning that he’d buried the 5-month-old in the mountains. The child is alive and in good condition.
Monday, July 9 Missoula County Commissioners vote unanimously to present an open space bond to voters in November. The bond is designed to allow for preservation measures on undeveloped land, including public access to Mount Dean Stone.
Tuesday, July 10 Missoulians Christopher Newrider and Valerie Thompson are taken into custody after a stabbing on Missoula’s Northside the previous day. Police say the 38-year-old victim is expected to survive.
We would like to have a determination that the bylaws were grossly violated and that these women who are forming part of what we allege is a splinter group now, now impersonating the authorized club, be declared that they are not the authorized club.” ——Scott McLean, attorney for the Missoula County Republican Women and the Montana Federation of Republican Women, during a July 9 district court hearing. The groups are suing the Missoula club’s former leaders after they ousted the president and drained the club’s bank account.
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[news] Curious about what sorts of problems animals have been causing in hair salons, the Indy asked to see records of disciplinary actions involving animals in salons. The sole final order with an animal-related issue from 2015 through 2017 involved “1 (Turtle)” in 2016. The offending reptile appeared as one of eight counts of rule violations for Pro Nails in Havre during a February 2016 inspection. “Licensee had one or more turtles on the premises without board approval in violation of ARM 24.121.407(6)(d),” the order read. The salon was fined, and has not received another citation since. Lam Nguyen, the owner of Pro Nails, told the Indy he didn’t know at the time that there was a prohibition on animals other than dogs or fish in tanks. “One of my clients gave it to me and I tried to bring it home and suddenly [the inspector] came in” that same day, Nguyen says. He says customers never bring dogs into Pro Nails because the shop is inside a shopping mall that doesn’t allow dogs on the premises. In light of the scarcity of animal-related violations, the reasons for moving to reinstate the ban appear to stem from a fear of potential harms due to a perceived increase in support animals in public, according to notes and audio from board meetings. During the board’s July 17, 2017 meeting, rules committee member Darlene Battaiola described her concerns about allowing animals into spaces where professionals come into close contact with clients. “You know, one thought I had, if I was a med tech in a hospital, OK, would they allow me to carry around my dog in my purse? And take and visit various and sundry patients?” Battaiola said. “They allow companion animals in the hospitals,” board secretary/treasurer Sherry DembowskiWieckowski noted. “But if I was the technician, nurse, the doctor or whatever, would they allow me to take my twoyear-old poodle into surgery? Because he’s my assist animal? ... There’s got to be some sort of a thing between assist animals, safety, and sanitation requirements in a business that is in fact, touching people. And there is a direct transmission of germs and infection,” Battaiola said. An unidentified board member then asked, “How are fish touching people?” which elicited an explanation of the decision to allow only service animals.
Which will affect Pro Nails. “I have a koi fish tank in the shop, but I have no problems,” Nguyen says. If the board decides on Monday to ban them, he’ll have to take his koi home. Susan Elizabeth Shepard
Farmers markets
Cherry lie
Readers were treated to a juicy tidbit in last week’s Clark Fork Market Report (see “Better late than never,” July 5) from Indy contributor Ari LeVaux: “The action has been getting so hot under the bridge, in fact, that it’s begun to attract leeches. One vendor was outed (and booted) for trying to pass off Washington cherries as local.” LaVaux said he heard about the contraband cherries while getting a rundown of the day’s activities from a market employee. “It’s pretty easy to spot for the regulars,” LeVaux says of illicit resellers. Some states and markets in larger cities have entire teams devoted to investigating intentional market fraud. The New York City Greenmarket has a team of inspectors that visit farms to make sure they’re growing what they’re selling. In California, farmers markets are certified by the state, and there’s a state law that requires vendors to sell only what they produce and state employees who check for compliance. Montana doesn’t have those statewide regulations or an official enforcement staff, so it’s up to market operators to set and enforce the Missoula markets’ stringent policies on reselling. “In accordance with our mission statement, market vendors will be limited to producers from Western Montana (west of the Continental Divide),” the Clark Fork Market vendor rules specify. “All items must be grown or gathered by the vendor.” There are some exceptions, but when it comes to produce, it has to come from here and be sold by the person who grew it or picked it. Market manager Franco Salazar told the Indy in an email that out-of-state vendors occasionally try
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Campaign signs for Rep. Greg Gianforte posted in windows of U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale’s Missoula campaign office, at 2200 Brooks St., which displays signs for four local Republican candidates, plus Donald Trump and Steve Daines. On July 10, the Cook Political Report downgraded Montana’s U.S. House race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican.” to sell at the Clark Fork Market, and Salazar has to ask them to leave. In this instance, he writes, the issue was identified by himself and another vendor, and the seller was a Montana vendor that otherwise sold its own produce. “The vendor was honest and told me where the cherries were from. We are not sure what we will do about the vendor, but it seems it was a misunderstanding,” Salazar writes. Lynn McCamant, who runs Forbidden Fruit Orchard in Paradise with her husband Tom, says they and some other growers had the first Montana cherries of the season at market on Saturday, June 30, the same day the out-of-state fruit was spotted. “There’s people always attempting to bring something over from Washington, usually the highvalue crops like the cherries or the peaches or things that come into season earlier than what we have,” she says. McCamant says reselling is not an especially big issue, and that between market management and regular vendors, it’s usually spotted quickly and nipped in the bud. As a seller of legitimate early Montana cherries, McCamant says Forbidden Fruit frequently fields questions from vigilant shoppers who want to be sure what they’re getting is local. “We get accused of having Washington cherries a lot, because at our orchard we’re like a week or two ahead of Flathead,” she says. Questioning shoppers can rest assured that the market won’t tolerate a Washington cherry at any stage of ripeness. Susan Elizabeth Shepard
ETC. Night has fallen over Mirebalais, a city nestled among the mountains of central Haiti, and Gerdes Fleurant’s hands dance in the muggy Caribbean air as he talks about poverty, corruption and hope. Two centuries ago, his people cast off colonial rule and founded their own republic. But nothing’s ever that easy. Today, Fleurant says, the selfishness of Haiti’s wealthy upper class has left the country in dire straits. “They don’t want to do anything that would endanger their own privilege,” he says. Though Haiti is among the world’s most impoverished countries, the problems Fleurant describes ring eerily familiar, particularly for those on the margins of American society. Homelessness, poverty, lack of accessible health care. That last, you’ll note, is the subject of our cover story this week. Normally a reporting trip to Haiti would be well beyond the Indy’s budget. For that matter, so would a trip to Seattle, which is where next week’s cover story will take you, to learn about innovations in senior citizen care. These stories are our contribution to phase two of the Montana Gap project, a statewide multi-paper collaboration backed by the nonprofit Solutions Journalism Network. Our mission was simple: Find promising solutions to Montana’s current mental health crisis and share them with readers. There’s no silver bullet to improving something as complex as health care, but by casting our net beyond the state’s borders, we’ve been able to explore some compelling ideas that can help carry the conversation forward. We also found that Montanans, and Americans, aren’t alone. Our challenges are universal. Fleurant, an ethnomusicologist, studied at the Boston Conservatory, earned a PhD at Tufts and taught at a number of colleges in the Cambridge area. But a return trip to his home country of Haiti in 1995 prompted him to follow in the footsteps of his idols Albert Schweitzer, Johann Sebastian Bach and Marcus Garvey, to name a few. He and his wife constructed a cultural center in Mirebalais to give back to the community. Twenty-one years later, they host seminars on arts and crafts, run a school for 190 students, and are planning a nearby holistic center to focus on spirituality and healing. If that effort sounds relatable, it’s because sometimes solutions can be universal too.
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No account Getting banks on board with cannabusiness by Hunter Pauli
Every medical marijuana provider in the state has a story about the workarounds they engineer to run a cash-only business that’s illegal under federal law. Rod and Debra Lambert of CannOrganics in Fort Peck appreciate that the state accepts quarterly tax payments in the form of mailed money orders, saving them 14hour round-trip drives to the Department of Revenue’s Helena dropbox. Ben Zeimet, who owns Missoula’s new Green Tree dispensary, pays everyone from his accountants to his electricians in cash. Green Tree’s neighbor, Flower dispensary owner Bobby Long, says he
pensaries until more precise state and federal guidelines are published, but that it’s tangentially related businesses like soil sales that they’re more confused on how to handle. “I’m definitely getting more calls [from confused credit unions] in the last six months than I have in the last six years,” Parrish says. Since marijuana remains federally illegal regardless of state laws, banks consider marijuana money too high a risk to take — at least in Montana, where the government has declined to provide assurance of support to the industry. In Washington, the state government asked state-chartered banks and
lot that legislators did not regulate. When the program inevitably got out of hand, the 2011 Legislature passed a quasi-repeal instead of reforms, which cut off 93 percent of patients upon implementation in 2016. Voters resurrected the program on the ballot a few months later — this time requiring the state to regulate it heavily — but despite notable progress, the state has missed implementation deadlines and the system had a soft launch without all the regulations in place. Some Montana banks and credit unions may be quietly working with medical marijuana providers. The state Department of Revenue doesn’t track
“We don’t have a safe harbor and we have a non-statement from the state authorities.” fielded a call from a Brooklyn financier claiming he could score the dispensary an FCC-compliant reverse ATM linked to an Irish offshore account; Long declined. Marijuana providers nationwide are paranoid about federal agents raiding their businesses and hauling off their livelihoods, but because Montana banks won’t work with Montana marijuana businesses, local providers also have to worry about criminals. “It’s unsettling when everyone knows you’re sitting on a pile of cash,” says Shelly Hall-Crobar, a compliance consultant for dispensaries. Hall-Crobar is also the coordinator of the Montana State Hemp and Cannabis Festival and says the organization’s bank account was shut down months ago after two years of operation. Hall-Crobar says the account wasn’t connected to medical marijuana money, but that banks are just that nervous. Donya Parrish, vice president of risk management for the industry group Montana’s Credit Unions, says Hall-Crobar is not alone. She says credit unions decline to serve medical marijuana dis-
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credit unions to hold marijuana businesses’ cash (amounting to more than $1 billion in sales in 2016 and 2017) as a matter of community safety, and has pledged to back the industry against federal interference. Other states have similar arrangements. Montana has made no such request of its financial community and offered no such defense to federal interference. “We still have the dichotomy. We don’t have a safe harbor and we have a non-statement from the state authorities,” says Steve Turkiewicz, president and CEO of the Montana Bankers Association. CannOrganics’ Rod Lambert appreciates that the state has finally built a safe system with well-defined rules at the behest of voters, but says the state needs to stand with medical marijuana businesses. “They want our money, they take our money, and they’re just as much a part of this as we are,” he says. Montana voters have had to drag state government into the legalization of medical marijuana since passing an easily exploitable program on the 2004 bal-
whether payment sources are tied to bank accounts. Last week, Tracie Kenyon, president of Montana’s Credit Unions, surveyed the state’s credit unions to determine how many are servicing medical marijuana clients. Of the 35 credit unions that responded, only one held such an account, which was grandfathered, having opened before the credit union stopped working with marijuana businesses. Kenyon says the credit union didn’t want to be identified. Kenyon said several other Montana credit unions expressed interest in serving medical marijuana providers if regulatory issues could be settled. “We would like some really good rules at the state and federal level so that these businesses can be served,” Kenyon says. A U.S. Department of the Treasury bureau called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, abbreviated FinCEN, knows how many Montana banks work with marijuana businesses, but isn’t telling. In 2009 and 2013, President Obama’s Department of Justice released the Ogden and Cole memos, respec-
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Lack of clarity on the federal legality of marijuana-based business leaves Montana providers unable to use banks and credit unions. “It’s unsettling when everyone knows you’re sitting on a pile of cash,” says Shelly HallCrobar, a compliance consultant for dispensaries.
tively, which informed state governments that the DOJ would not indict medical and recreational marijuana providers and patients as drug dealers and users so long as they followed state law, giving states the impetus to regulate their programs. In 2014, FinCEN released regulations clearing depository institutions (banks and credit unions) to hold legal marijuana money so long as they ensured their clients were following the spirit of the Ogden and Cole memos. FinCEN began tracking depository institutions holding “marijuana-related business” money nationwide, which grew from zero in 2014 to more than 400 by April of this year, and denied a Freedom of Information Act request by the Independent for how many of those institutions are in Montana, citing confidentiality provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act. The Ogden and Cole memos and FinCEN guidelines were never more than bureaucratic checks on federal interference with state marijuana laws, not legal checks applicable in court. Medical marijuana patients and providers are protected from indictment under the Controlled Substances Act by an amendment attached annually since 2014 to trillion-dollar budget bills by Orange County Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, but recreational businesses and customers have no such protections. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ January revocation of the Obama-era memos seemed to threaten the legalization movement, but the threat was empty. The Rohrabacher amendment was passed again in March. Attorneys general in several legal marijuana states vowed to defend the industry against federal intrusion, and some federal prosecu-
tors have pledged not to pick fights, continuing deference to the memos’ guidance. Montana’s attorney general and U.S. attorney have avoided the question. But Sessions’ move caught the Treasury Department off guard, causing panic in the marijuana and banking communities until FinCEN released a statement saying it, too, would continue to follow the memos and maintain its 2014 guidelines. When Sessions revoked the memos, he also picked a fight with Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, a state that legalized recreational marijuana in 2014, spurring the Cole memo. Gardner took advantage of Republicans’ slim Senate majority to block some of President Trump’s DOJ appointees until the president — never an anti-marijuana ideologue like Sessions — promised to fix the disconnect between state and federal marijuana laws. That fix has metastasized in the form of the STATES Act, a bill sponsored by Gardner and other pro-marijuana senators that would directly amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude from prosecution those following state marijuana laws and, most important for the banking industry, specify that “proceeds from any transaction in compliance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not be deemed to be the proceeds of an unlawful transaction.” Trump said in June that he “would probably support” the STATES Act, but presidential approval has yet to budge key Republican congressional committee chairs who have blockaded this and previous efforts to reform federal marijuana law. In a June 21 Senate Appropriations Committee meeting, Montana Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester voted
against a Rohrabacher-style budgetary amendment that would have prevented the Treasury Department from penalizing banks for working with marijuana businesses that follow state law. Both Montana senators have B+ ratings from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and have supported patient access and states’ rights to set their own marijuana laws. Tester’s office says he opposed the amendment because it addressed only Treasury regulations, not DOJ regulations, and would have to be renewed annually. “Business owners who are trying to make a living and provide Montanans with safe access to medical marijuana should be able to bank at their local lender. Congress must do better than short term solutions for Main Street businesses, they need long term certainty,” Tester said in a press release. While the STATES Act would address those concerns, Tester’s communications director said the senator is reviewing the bill and has not taken a position on it. According to a spokesperson, “Senator Daines supports states’ rights to determine whether marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes.” Tester’s Republican challenger in the November election, Montana state auditor Matt Rosendale, voted to repeal Montana’s medical marijuana program in 2011. According to a campaign spokesman, “Matt believes the decision to legalize medical marijuana is a states’ rights issue.” Both Republicans declined to comment specifically on the STATES Act. editor@missoulanews.com
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[opinion]
Protection racket What is Clay Christian trying to hide? And why? by Dan Brooks
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[10] Missoula Independent • July 12–July19, 2018
Back when we were young and innocent, journalist Jon Krakauer sued the Montana University System for records related to Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian’s decision to overrule the expulsion of a UM student. We don’t know who that UM student was, but he was expelled and reinstated the same year as former Grizzlies quarterback Jordan Johnson, and he was accused of doing the same things that Johnson was later acquitted of doing. The first time Christian refused the records request, he cited that student’s right to privacy. After district court judge Mike Menahan ruled that Christian had to give Krakauer what he asked for, attorneys representing the Montana University System appealed the decision to the state supreme court. In March, the Supremes kicked the case back down to Judge Menahan, instructing him to review the records and determine what could be handed over. Menahan decided that the redactions Christian’s office had already performed were enough to protect the student’s privacy and ordered them released. Last week, Christian’s lawyers appealed that decision again. It’s too bad, because the public is dying to know who this anonymous student was. In addition to being expelled and reinstated the same year as Johnson, he also happens to be represented by Johnson’s attorney, David Paoli. It’s like the plot of The Prestige. Who is this charmed person who has lived a life eerily parallel to Johnson’s and also seems to have received special treatment from the commissioner of higher ed? I guess we’ll never know. Sometimes it also seems like we will never know the other part of this story, which is why Christian overruled the expulsion in the first place. In his commitment to student privacy, the commissioner seems to have inadvertently hidden his own conduct as a state official, too. I’m sure that’s an accident, because doing it on purpose would be phenomenally dumb. I admit that if a prominent journalist published a book with “rape” in the
title that implied I had used my position as higher education commissioner to protect a star quarterback, my first instinct would be to not cooperate. That’s the kind of investigation that makes a state official look bad. But Christian’s ongoing refusal to accept Judge Menahan’s ruling has made him look worse. The privacy argument is a farce. If the student in question is not Johnson,
“By dragging out this process with a series of appeals, the commissioner has done nothing to protect his own reputation.” then Christian’s insistence on secrecy has damaged the former quarterback’s reputation by encouraging everyone to assume it’s him. That’s what people do when they’re denied information: They fill in the gaps. By the same principle, Christian’s stubborn withholding of the motives for his decision has encouraged people to assume the worst. If he overturned the expulsion because he believed that then-president Royce Engstrom and other UM administrators conducted their investigation improperly, he can say it now. To say so before might have exposed UM to a lawsuit, but in 2016 Johnson took a $245,000 settlement in exchange for relinquishing the right to future claims against the state or its employees. Now that they’re indemnified, Christian could just say he overturned the expulsion because he believed Johnson never got a fair hearing — but then he would have to acknowledge that we had been talking about the quarterback all along.
That would blow the argument on which Christian’s recalcitrance has rested. Whenever he invokes the privacy argument, he asks us to believe that two different students were accused of rape, expelled from UM and reinstated in the same year. Christian is digging in his heels to protect the second student from the same ignominy that Johnson suffered, even as he tries to protect the university system from subsequent lawsuits with that mysterious doppelganger as plaintiff. That’s possible. It’s also possible that Christian overturned Johnson’s expulsion because he was the quarterback of UM’s football team. The problem with the commissioner’s strategy thus far is that it encourages people toward assumption No. 2. By withholding information from the public, he deprives himself of the only tool he could use to correct our wrong assumptions. He says he wants to protect the identity of a student everyone thinks is Johnson. Christian could change their minds by revealing who it really is, but he won’t. Similarly, he refuses to reveal the motivations behind his decision after everyone has already assumed the worst. He could change our minds, but only if he says what his motivations really were. If the records show that Christian acted appropriately, why not release them? By dragging out this process with a series of appeals, the commissioner has done nothing to protect his own reputation. All he has done is keep a story from 2013 in the news for five years. I’m prepared to believe that there’s a perfectly good explanation for Christian’s choice, but I am not prepared to believe that there’s a perfectly good explanation and Christian has literally made a Supreme Court case out of trying to hide it. I hope we will finally see these records released. They will either save us from our commissioner of higher education or save the commissioner from himself. Dan Brooks is on Twitter at @DangerBrooks.
[opinion]
Power politics Trump’s prop-up of coal and nuclear ignores reality by Tom Ribe
The Trump administration just sent a tsunami through America’s electrical energy world when a leaked memo revealed that it had a new plan to shovel millions of dollars to the coal and nuclear power industries. The memo, leaked to Bloomberg News and written by a member of Trump’s National Security Council, said that the nation faced a “grid emergency” because so many coal and nuclear power plants had shut down. The memo argued that the government could simply order private utility companies to buy high-cost electric power, because “national security” concerns mandated using “fuel-secure” sources to protect national security. The memo claimed that “resources that have a secure, on-site fuel supply, including nuclear and coal fired power plants … are essential to support the nation’s defense facilities and critical energy infrastructure.” And it added that “due largely to regulatory and economic factors, too many of these fuel-secure facilities have retired prematurely.” Prematurely? There is no shortage of electric power generation in the United States. The historic shift in this country toward cleaner, renewable energy is driven by national and international energy markets, not by tax breaks or government regulations. Countries around the world are investing in cheaper solar and wind power to address climate change and air pollution. One might think that free-market conservatives would be delighted to see competitive markets providing abundant, low-cost electricity from diverse sources to American consumers — all without interference from government. But apparently this case is different. As for any threats to our national security, Vermont Law School professor Peter A. Bradford has pointed out: “We have no military crisis and no threats to our system reliability or resilience that require this drastic and expensive governmental intervention. The facts
are being fixed around the desired end result.” A political explanation seems like the real reason behind the administration’s determination to prop up coal. Trump’s staff has found a way to fulfill his campaign promise to rescue the dying coal industry, whose production has dropped 38 percent in the last decade. Robert Murray, CEO of Murray
“One might think that free-market conservatives would be delighted to see competitive markets providing abundant, low-cost electricity from diverse sources to American consumers — all without interference from government.” Energy, who gave Trump $300,000 for his inauguration, presented Energy Secretary Rick Perry with an “action plan” last March that included ending pollution controls on coal plants and stopping the rapid shift toward wind and solar energy. Perry tried to direct federal subsidies to coal, only to be blocked last September by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The leaked National Security Council memo noted that the Trump
administration could use laws, such as the Federal Power Act and the Defense Production Act, to force utilities to buy high-cost power from coal and nuclear plants, though neither act has been used for these purposes before. The Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a nonprofit that supports nuclear-free renewable energy, estimates that the coal and nuclear plant subsidies proposed in the memo could cost consumers up to $35 billion per year. Tim Judson, the group’s executive director, said, “Betting on old, increasingly uneconomical nuclear and coal power plants as a national security strategy is like gold-plating a Studebaker and calling it a tank. It could destroy the booming renewable energy industry, which is already employing more Americans than coal and nuclear combined." At a Senate hearing on June 11, Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell characterized the proposal as nothing more than “political payback” for the coal industry, and members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission who testified agreed that there is no “grid emergency.” Citing market interference, even the American Petroleum Institute testified against subsidizing coal and nuclear power. Trump, who apparently developed his ideas on energy policy back in the 1970s, has shown little interest in any of the major changes to America’s energy picture since then. His effort to turn back the clock to fulfill his campaign promises to coal miners and repay political contributions could throw tens of thousands of people out of work, forfeit America’s leadership in energy technology and worsen global warming. America’s environmental and energy future depends upon a vigorous public pushback against this wrongheaded move. Tom Ribe is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He writes in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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TO ABSENT FRIENDS – During the 2014 World Cup, five friends in Durango, Mexico, made a pact to travel to the 2018 tournament in Russia. They saved their money, bought a bus, painted it in Mexico’s colors and booked passage for themselves and the bus on a ship going to Spain, where, the Daily Mail reported, the friends planned to drive the bus to Russia. But just before they boarded the ship in April, one of the five, Javier, told his friends his wife had put the kibosh on his trip. So the remaining four did the next best thing: They made a cardboard life-size cutout of Javier, looking grumpy and wearing a shirt that says, “My wife didn’t let me go,” and set off for Russia. The cardboard Javier has been very popular at the soccer venues, attracting female admirers, appearing on the big screen, crowdsurfing and being photographed with fellow football fans from all over the world. ANGER MANAGEMENT – In North Port, Florida, a witness watched on June 17 as 75-year-old Helena Molnar beat an unnamed man with a water jug after he watered her plants. When he emptied the rest of the water in the jug on her plants, she went inside her house and returned with a different weapon, which the witness didn’t see but said “made a different sound” than the water jug. According to WWSB TV, North Port police arrived to find the victim soaking wet, with blood drops on his shirt. Molnar was charged with battery. UNDIGNIFIED DEATH – Samen Kondorura was joined by dozens of male relatives mourning his mother’s death in North Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on June 15, as they carried her coffin to a lakkean, a wooden stilt structure where dead bodies are stored during traditional funeral ceremonies. But as they hoisted the coffin up a bamboo ladder, the Jakarta Post reported, the ladder broke and the coffin fell, striking people in the crowd, including Kondorura himself, who suffered a severe head injury and died on the way to the hospital. To kick off an exhibition focused on the opioid crisis at his Stamford, Connecticut, art gallery on June 22, gallery owner Fernando Alvarez and artist Domenic Esposito placed an 800-pound, 11-foot-long steel sculpture of a bent and burned spoon in front of the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin. Purdue has been the subject of lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing and, therefore, responsibility for opioid addiction and overdose issues. “The spoon has always been an albatross for my family,” said Esposito, whose brother has struggled with drug addiction for 14 years. The Associated Press reported police arrested Alvarez for obstructing free passage and confiscated the spoon as evidence. AWESOME! – On June 23, firefighters of Engine 642 of the Henrietta (New York) Fire District went the extra mile after responding to an accident in which the injured driver was a pizza delivery man, according to Fox News. “Once the patient was cared for and loaded into the ambulance, the crew decided to finish the delivery so the pizza wouldn’t go to waste,” the fire department posted on its Facebook page. “If it’s not delivery it’s Di ... Fire dept?!” OOPS! – James J. Rynerson, 38, was being held in the Mesa County (Colorado) Jail in May after being charged with menacing, disorderly conduct and trespass. But on May 21, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported, sheriff’s deputies at the jail released him, having mistaken him for Marvin March, 35, a different inmate. Jail staff gave Rynerson March’s belongings, and he wore March’s leather jacket as he signed March’s name to the release papers and left the facility. Rynerson’s wife was startled to see her husband in the garage at their home, and after he explained what happened, she convinced him to go back. She “personally drove him back to the Mesa County Detention Facility,” the report noted, and he was back in custody by 11 p.m., with new charges, including escape and forgery, added to his list. A woman in Wenling, China, was so thrilled to be driving the Ferrari 458 she rented on June 21 that she recorded herself while waiting at a stoplight: “First time driving a Ferrari. This truly is the most amazing feeling.” But within minutes, reported the Daily Mail, she swerved out of control, striking a metal traffic barrier and a BMW X3, destroying the front end of the $660,000 Ferrari and deploying its airbags. Neither the driver nor her passenger was injured in the accident. RECURRING THEMES – In this week’s installment of foreign objects stuck in body cavities: Mr. Li of China’s Guangdong Province went to the doctor on June 15 at Pingshan Hospital in Shenzhen after feeling discomfort and pain in his ear. Using an otoscope scan, the doctor discovered a live cockroach burrowing into the 52-year-old man’s ear canal. “It’s still alive, still moving,” the doctor can be heard on video saying, according to the Daily Mail. She cut the roach into pieces to remove it and disinfected Li’s ear with alcohol in case it had laid eggs. NEWS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MOVIE – When Juan Ramon Alfonso Penayo, 20, of Santa Teresa, Paraguay, failed to return after leaving his home June 14, his family assumed the worst. The town lies on the border with Brazil, reported the BBC, and is a hotbed of illegal drug activity. Police found a charred body three days later and called Penayo’s family, who, despite being unable to identify the remains, accepted that it must be him and proceeded with funeral arrangements. As they mourned over his casket during the wake, Penayo walked nonchalantly into the room. The body in the casket was returned to the morgue, and Penayo’s family celebrated his return. SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED – Visitors crowding into a Vancouver, Canada, street festival on June 17 were invited — at $38 a pop — to try a new health craze: Hot Dog Water. The drink is marketed as a gluten-free, Keto diet-compatible, postworkout source of sodium and electrolytes, and every sleek bottle, which promises to help with weight loss, also contains a hot dog. It’s also a prank. Hot Dog Water CEO Douglas Bevans told Global News the product was dreamed up as a response to the “snake oil salesmen” of health marketing. In small print at the bottom of the sales sheet is this disclaimer: “Hot Dog Water in its absurdity hopes to encourage critical thinking related to product marketing and the significant role it can play in our purchasing choices.” Touché. Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com
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In early 2018, Montana legislators voted to substantially cut funding for mental health care, in response to a budget shortfall. Some of the effects on the state’s mental health system were immediate: Mental health centers in Livingston, Libby and elsewhere closed or contracted, leaving many, especially in rural Montana, stranded without care. Other services may be lost or weakened over time. In the rural U.S., around 60 percent of residents already live in areas with a dearth of mental health professionals. The problem is particularly acute in the vast lands that make up the rural West. Most of Montana is ranked as a mental health shortage area by the Health Resources & Data Administration; in Glendive, Montana, for example, a single psychiatrist offers services on a part time basis. At the same time, Montana has higher-than-average rates of mental illness and suicide. In the wake of the budget cuts, a group of newsrooms spanning western and central Montana, in collaboration with High Country News and the Solutions Journalism Network, explored how communities are responding to prevent the state’s mental health crisis from worsening. It’s our second project in The Montana Gap initiative, focused on the resilience of rural communities — and on the growing divide between those towns and the state’s growing urban centers. What we found was a rise in informal treatment options: Rather than replacing the mental health
workers whose jobs disappeared, communities are building on-the-ground care networks. In Anaconda, for example, trainers teach residents how to identify a friend or stranger facing potential mental health crisis and how to intervene. In Choteau, extension agents train teens on how to treat their mental health
as they would physical health, with simple first aid tactics. Across the state, people who have struggled with addiction or mental health issues can become professional peer supporters. The idea of mental health support that goes beyond psychiatric help is not new: The communities we live in have always played a role in keeping us healthy and happy. Formal and professional interventions have lived alongside cultural mechanisms that,
by design or not, help keep people's mental state on track, from counseling by religious leaders to the familiarity and companionship of book groups or coffee klatches. But those traditional supports often skirt the underlying problems. People often find it hard to talk about mental illness, and a 1997 study found that the stigma around mental health increases as the size of the community shrinks. Informal care can draw in members of the community who may previously have passed their neighbors, unaware of their struggles or unable to find ways to relate to them effectively. Still, the shift in rural Montana raises the question: Is this a promising shift in mental healthcare or a sign of a woefully inadequate system that’s kicking its problems down the road? In other words, do these relationship-based interventions serve the purpose just as well, and offer a glimpse of the future of mental health treatment? Or are they a bandage on a bigger structural problem? Our stories begin to address that question, examining the data on what works and what doesn’t. But that’s just the beginning: We hope this series will help bring the challenge of mental health in Montana out from the shadows — and inform a statewide conversation about what a successful mental healthcare system could look like. Kate Schimel Deputy editor-digital High Country News
NEIGHBORS A ON CALL
by Alex Sakariassen
As Montana begins training new community health workers, Haiti may offer a window to the state’s health-care future
photo by Alex Sakariassen
s a child, Presandieu Charles suffered severe headaches and stomach pains. One day he beat his mother on the foot and thigh with a stick, and later cried when he saw what he had done. In October 2017, Charles began to hammer at the timber walls of his family’s dirtfloored home with his fists. He would not stop. Neighbors bound his ankles and wrists with leather straps and metal chains. They called his affliction “the madness.” He still has the scars: dark star-shaped marks on the skin on his right wrist. The house perches on the edge of a lush, forested ridge several miles outside Cange, a remote Haitian village near the Dominican border. Inside it is cool, and slivers of light stream through the white lace curtain hanging in the front door frame. Charles’ shoulders droop as he sits on a bed dressed with Pokémon sheets. The 24-yearold wears an Adidas t-shirt and plastic Nike sandals. Beside him is Joseph Benissois, a local community health worker with the Boston-based global health nonprofit Partners in Health (known in Haitian Creole as Zanmi Lasante). The two exchange no small
The city of Mirebalais, on Haiti’s central plateau, is home to a state-of-the-art hospital and houses the Haitian headquarters of health-care nonprofit Partners In Health.
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talk, and Benissois begins to ask Charles questions from a clipboard in his lap. Charles doesn’t often smile as Benissois asks them. When he does, though, it’s a sweet, knowing flash of pride at the progress his answers reveal. Does he cry? Not as often as he used to. Does he have difficulty sleeping? No, but he feels weak when he wakes, and he has trouble going to the garden or fetching water. That might be the drugs he is taking. Does he feel bad or uncomfortable with himself? In the past he felt bad. Now he tells jokes to the friends he sees on the street, smiles and laughs with them. In the past 15 days, has he wanted to die? “He used to say to himself that it’s better if he died, but not now,” an interpreter relays. Partners in Health, which was founded just down the road in Cange by renowned physician and humanitarian Paul Farmer, has been recruiting and training individuals like Benissois since the late 1980s and placing them on the frontlines of the organization’s efforts to combat cholera, HIV and other major health threats. But the 2010 earthquake that devastated this rugged Caribbean nation — killing an estimated 220,000 people, injuring more than 300,000 more and leaving some 1.5 million homeless — brought to the forefront another widespread Haitian health risk: This country of more than 10 million people had only 10 psychiatrists. The loss of homes, jobs
and loved ones in the quake triggered a rash of depression that Haiti’s few specialists, already struggling to treat a host of other mental-health issues, were illequipped to handle. In the central plateau, Partners in Health tasked its community health workers (CHWs) to help fill the gap in mental-health coverage. The questions Benissois asks Charles come from a depression symptom inventory developed by the nonprofit. They’re identical to those asked by its 58 other mental-health-focused CHWs. Since April 1987, Benissois has worked with the organization as a CHW (or accompagnateur in Creole), a non-specialist position designed to provide patient check-ups and administer basic health care in small, remote communities. The model traces its roots back to the mid-1950s and China’s so-called barefoot doctors: farmers and other villagers who received short-term medical training to meet immediate needs in isolated towns. Gradually embraced and refined by the global health community over subsequent decades, the model is now a vital component of health-care strategies in scores of developing nations, and is being increasingly implemented in the United States. In fact, after five years of coordinated development by various stakeholders, Montana recently rolled out a CHW training curriculum of its own to support statewide implementation of a model that the Montana Office of Rural
Health/Area Health Education Council says is proven to increase health-care access, reduce costs and improve responsiveness to patient needs. That the timing of that roll-out coincides with state budget cuts and widespread layoffs among community-based health-care service providers is entirely coincidental. Benissois is a familiar face in the hills around Cange, having served as the local pastor and a community advocate for more than 30 years. He visits as many as 20 patients a month throughout the Cange and nearby LaHoye regions. Occasionally, he’ll take a moto — a motorcycle taxi, one of the more popular modes of transportation in Haiti — to visit people like Charles. Today he’s on foot, shuffling with a lopsided gait along the shoulder of the highway, smiling casually to those he passes and greeting them with a familiar “bonjour.” Benissois visits Charles once a month. While Charles keeps regular appointments with Partners in Health physician Reginald Fils Aime in Cange, and is currently taking antipsychotic medications, the at-home check-ups with a trusted neighbor free him from having to make extra trips — a mile walk each way — to the clinic. When asked what the veteran CHW has done to help him, Charles wraps an arm around Benissois and beams. “I love him so much,” Charles says. “He is my father and Jesus Christ.” That Montana, an isolated, largely
rural state nearly 3,000 miles from Haiti and, geographically, nearly 14 times the size, has recently embraced the CHW model in the face of its own health-care challenges makes the organization’s decades of work a compelling case study. Though culturally distinct, the two areas share many commonalities: remote populations, impoverished communities and, particularly in the wake of last year’s cuts to Montana’s mental-health budget, a pressing need for local solutions. And if the benefit that Benissois delivers to Charles is any indication, CHWs could become a valuable asset for Montanans as well.
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he Partners In Health headquarters resides in a huge state-of-the-art hospital in Mirebalais, about a half-hour drive southwest of Cange. On what has become a typical morning there, hundreds of Haitians crowd onto wooden benches inside. More spill out of the entryways into the tropical sun. Some sleep on blankets or cardboard in the shade of bushes planted along the hospital’s white walls. A young woman strolls toward the exit, a newborn in her arms and a gaggle of friends skipping behind her, shouting excitedly, “She’s a mom!” In a cramped office upstairs, Père Eddy Eustache, director of mental health, speaks in crisp, undulating English about why his organization opted to address the needs of this mountainous region
with community health workers in the first place. “When Zanmi-Lasante brought this community-based approach, the main goal was to bridge the rural area to the urban one,” Eustache says. “To bridge the destitute to the privileged people. And how can you do that without representatives of these neglected, these outsider people? And we came to find ... this person, men or women, first of all must be living in his or her community of belonging. Physically present. Sharing the daily life of the people. Almost of the same condition.” Similarly, in a June 2016 report on health-care innovation and reform, Gov. Steve Bullock’s administration cited CHWs’ double roles as frontline care providers and community liaisons as a compelling reason for embracing the CHW model. According to the Montana Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee, 15 of the state’s 56 counties contained no licensed social workers in 2017. Thirty-one counties lacked licensed clinical psychologists, and 40 lacked psychiatrists. CHWs have been implemented by various nonprofit providers throughout the state for years. Researchers often refer to the practice of transferring nonspecialist duties to lightly trained community members as “task-sharing,” an approach that increases accessibility for patients while decreasing reliance on far-
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In this screengrab from a 2017 PBS NewsHour segment, members of a pilot project at Mountain-Pacific Quality Health talk to Kalispell patient David Dixon about managing his health conditions.
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away specialists and urgent-care centers. However, unlike states with robust government-supported CHW programs, including Oregon, Minnesota and New Mexico, official sanctioning via certification or training hasn’t come to Montana. Until now. This June, five state-affiliated area health education centers launched Montana’s first-ever online training course for community health workers. Developed over a two-year period with the help of a $140,772 grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation, the new standardized curriculum is open to anyone with a high school diploma and designed to prepare individuals for engagement in
Mental health is not a primary focus of the training yet, but Juliar says that MHN is already developing additional training material for CHWs tailored to that need. With a fledgling CHW presence now in the offing here, Partners in Health’s work in Haiti offers a window into a possible future of health care in Montana. Partners in Health has gradually grown its cadre of mental health-focused CHWs from 28 to 59, serving an area that encompasses the country’s central plateau and neighboring lower Artibonite region. Drawing on a new round of donations, the organization is currently in the process of raising that number to 81. ZL/PIH’s
bring about change in public attitudes toward mental health. “Here, for instance, people say if I hit you as a crazy person, you need to hit me back, otherwise you’ll get mentally sick as well,” Eustache says. “There’s another aspect of stigma. It’s underlining, for instance, the total impossibility for someone to recover 100 percent from mental illness. They’ll say who got crazy once was always that crazy. Can you see how solid it is, a belief that is tied to stigma?” For Montana, the obvious question becomes one of efficacy. A 2007 policy report by the World Health Organization warned that the failure of numerous CHW programs worldwide due to poor
commonly cited deficiencies in the body of CHW research is the need for greater focus on the longer-term results of CHW application. “Without data across years, researchers cannot look at global trends and progress made over time,” the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, a global alliance of healthcare NGOs, wrote in a 2014 report on the need to improve CHW data. “Further, lack of data on CHWs prevents CHWs and their supporters from being able to effectively advocate in the policy arena.” Research on CHW programs in the United States is even less robust. A 2007 Community Health Worker National
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found that CHWs could, domestically, be mobilized to serve as primary providers of evidence-based treatments in areas with “severe workforce shortages,” and even be involved in the delivery of those treatments in more resource-rich settings. “CHW-delivered prevention and early intervention services would allow trained mental health professionals to focus their expertise on individuals who require more intensive services,” the study continued, though the authors cautioned that additional research is needed to understand how to sustain CHW-centric efforts. In Montana, the project launched in 2015 has repeatedly cited the potential
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LEFT: Joseph Benissois, a community health worker in Cange, stands next to Presandieu Charles, on whom he’s been checking up monthly to gauge Charles’ mental health. RIGHT: Père Eddy Eustache, left, mental health director for Partners In Health in Haiti, discusses the benefits that community health workers have brought to the region’s remote residents.
“various activities including outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy depending on the needs of the employing facility/organization.” Kris Juliar, director of the Montana Office of Rural Health & Area Health Education Center in Bozeman, says Montana CHWs will operate as component parts of broader health-care teams. While she anticipates growing interest in the position, Juliar cautions that it may take some time to see CHWs in action in Montana. “We’re trying to be really careful about not training people for jobs that don’t exist,” she says. “The job market for community health workers is really in its infancy in Montana. There’s definitely some opportunities out there, but if I trained you to be a community health worker, could you go out and find a job in that? Right now I think it’d be difficult.”
community health workers receive one week of in-person training — about half the length of the 85-hour online course in Montana — covering the basics of physical health, ethics, communication skills, sanitation and detection of infectious diseases. CHW candidates focusing primarily on mental health are also trained in depression screening and how to deal with patients displaying psychosis, agitation, epilepsy and suicidal ideation. They do not diagnose, but are able to refer patients to more specialized care if needed. Eustache does not see CHWs as representatives of the organization, despite the financial incentives they receive. Instead, he says, people like Benissois are advocates for their own communities, people who must be above political and moral suspicion, not only trusted by patients, but able to spur local community leaders, religious leaders and traditional healers to
planning and underestimation of the effort required to execute them has “unnecessarily undermined and damaged the credibility of the CHW concept.” The effectiveness of CHWs across the globe has been the subject of considerable research in recent decades. Those studies have focused on CHW work on a variety of health conditions — tuberculosis, HIV, diabetes — as well as their integration into more robust health teams made up of various specialists and lay caregivers. One such study, conducted in Zaire, found that over a two-year period in the late 1990s, 65 percent of malaria cases in 12 villages were treated by CHWs and documented a 50 percent decrease in morbidity compared to a control area with a single health center with no CHWs. Many of these studies have been conducted at project sites in povertystricken countries, and among the most
Workforce Study compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated there were 121,206 CHWs employed nationwide — a 41 percent increase over 2000. However, the study, the only one of its kind the agency has published to date, offered the caveat that there is “no statistical evidence, of the size and direction of change in the community health worker workforce.” Papers that have been published indicate that wider use of CHWs holds promise for increased access to and utilization of health care. A 2016 study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that in most cases involving chronic conditions like diabetes, asthma and hypertension, CHW interventions drove down patient costs and reduced hospitalizations and urgent care visits. On the mental health front in particular, a 2018 review of literature by several California-based researchers
for CHWs to engage in community education and outreach, informal counseling and the linking of medical and social services as reasons to not only develop a standardized training curriculum, but to establish mechanisms for data collection and continued discussion among various individuals, organizations and state agencies. And based on six years of fieldwork and research in Haiti’s central plateau, Bonnie Kaiser, a postdoctoral fellow at the Duke Global Health Institute, agrees that community health workers like those employed by ZL/PIH could similarly benefit rural Montana when it comes to mental health access and treatment. “Reaching people in the communities they live in is a much more successful model for actually linking to care,” Kaiser says. “And having it be people who are trusted community members when it’s an issue that can be really stigmatized is really
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important, because it’s the kind of thing people might not seek care for a number of reasons. But they’d be fine chatting to a friend or neighbor, because that just feels a little bit safer and less stigmatizing than saying, ‘I’m going to a psychiatrist.’”
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wo months ago, the boys played like children do, clambering around a ruined building just down the lush green hillside from their home. Now their mom, Moslene, cooks only for her husband, a mechanical act that brings her no joy. Only sadness and a remembrance of the innocent laughter she will never hear again. Her boys — her only children — are dead. A wall of that ruined building fell on them, killing them instantly. Moslene’s house, a one-story, tworoom concrete structure with a wraparound porch and faded blue and white paint, is noiseless in the muggy morning heat. Her husband is down in the garden. He’s always in the garden. Not long ago, he spoke of drinking poison. Moslene sits sideways on a highbacked chair beneath the fruit trees in her small dirt yard, her shoulder pressed against the dark wood, legs drawn up and crossed at the ankles. She wipes at her tears with the hem of her shirt and speaks in short snatches of Haitian Creole, just a few words at a time. Benissois does not touch or console her. He does not smile. He asks her questions from a list on a clipboard in his lap, his voice a deep, uninflected baritone. Does she cry often? Yes. When she sees the other children walking to school, or hears them playing nearby. “Almost every day.” Does she have difficulty sleeping? The suffering is not as bad at night. But sometimes she dreams. “She sees them in her dreams, playing, playing, and she knows this is not right,” our translator relays. Does she feel bad or uncomfortable with herself? She doesn’t eat, doesn’t feel like herself. “She’s trying to remove this remembrance in her mind, but she can’t.” In the past 15 days, has she wanted to die? “She prefers to die in the place of her sons, but that’s life.” Benissois has been checking up on Moslene and her husband every two weeks since their sons, 8 and 10, died. Benissois has already referred her to a psychiatrist at the ZL/PIH clinic in Cange. She has an appointment in six days, her second since the accident. When he’s finished with the questions, Benissois reviews relaxation methods with Moslene, shaking his arms, massaging his thighs with his palms, inhaling through his nose
and exhaling through his mouth. Moslene listens but does not participate. As Benissois rises to leave, she gathers up chairs, then retreats through a side door into her darkened home. Benissois’ work with Charles, Moslene and others in the Cange area is a prime example of how CHWs can serve to redistribute the pressure normally placed on health-care specialists and the places they work. Yes, Charles receives treatment from Dr. Fils Aime. But his gradual recovery within his village is largely left to Benissois to monitor. Adding CHWs to Haiti’s health-care equation has proven promising enough
health-care’s frontlines. Now the Navajo program operates with a $6.5 million annual budget and employs more than 70 community workers. In 2009, the Navajo Nation partnered with several organizations including Partners in Health to form the nonprofit Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment (COPE). A community health rep’s duties can range from taking vital signs and helping people get follow-up appointments with specialists to assessing home weatherization and educating people about outbreaks like West Nile virus. “You’ll have one CHR that might be overseeing a community that has about
relationships between CHRs and hospital-based providers. Despite the decades, CHR training on the Navajo Nation has only recently started to tackle mental health issues head-on. All CHRs were sent through a mental-health first-aid course a couple of years ago, Muskett says, in response to increased rates of suicide in several of the places they serve. A few have been specifically assigned to mental-health teams, but PIH and the tribal health department are still discussing how to better incorporate mental health into communityhealth work, including adding lessons about cognitive behavioral therapy. Ac-
photo courtesy Partners In Health
The Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais in Haiti was erected after the 2010 earthquake to deliver health care throughout the country’s central plateau. Contributors to the effort included the American Red Cross and Artists for Haiti, an organization co-founded by actor Ben Stiller.
that ZL/PIH has exported the model to project sites in Rwanda, Malawi, Sierra Leone and Chiapas, Mexico. Eustache notes that there’s “huge enthusiasm” across the globe today about the work being done by CHWs. However, he cautions that such programs need to be community-driven, and that a CHW’s first loyalty must first be to their communities. On the Navajo Nation, they’re known as community health representatives. Isolation is as big a hurdle here as anywhere in the western United States, with tribal members scattered across 27,000 square miles of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. When the program launched with the help of federal funding in 1968, the vision was essentially identical to that in Haiti and elsewhere: Train and task trusted locals to staff
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200 community members [and] one CHR overseeing a community that has close to 4,000 individuals,” says COPE Community Outreach Manager Olivia Muskett. But if the Navajo Nation’s CHR program offers Montana a glimpse of anything, it’s what 50 years of evolution can lead to. Since the early 1990s, the program has required that CHR applicants possess a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate, a qualification that takes, on average, four to eight weeks to acquire and is beyond what Montana’s new training currently requires. Muskett says the requirement is a reflection of how integrated CHRs have become in the Navajo Nation’s health-care system. COPE has also in recent years begun organizing monthly trainings and casemanagement meetings to strengthen
cording to a 2015 policy report by the University of Arizona, only 31 percent of CHR programs on Indian reservations in the U.S. reported focusing on behavioral or mental health, though 60 percent of those programs stated that their CHRs could benefit from formal training in substance abuse, behavioral health and lifestyle coaching. “If you’re talking to community members about diabetes or their chronic illness, then you should include in that conversation the mental health issue that is associated,” Muskett says. “The individual is dealing with their illness, and of course they’re going to have some emotional tie to that and some mental tie to that.” As with research elsewhere, studies on the Navajo Nation frequently cite fa-
miliarity with local values, beliefs and social dynamics — and the consequent ability to build patient trust — as among a CHR’s strongest assets. Like Benissois in Haiti, community-based health workers the world over know all too well the social, financial and geographic challenges that those suffering from mental-health issues face. As Eustache says, CHRs are “sharing the daily life of the people.” It’s no different in Montana. Take this story, from a June 2017 PBS NewsHour segment on a team-based health-care pilot project run by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health in Kalispell: Following a disabling motorcycle accident, Flathead Valley resident David Dixon had been grappling with chronic pain, nausea and episodes of depression for years. His visits to the emergency room were frequent — as many as 42 visits in 14 months. The pilot team, including community health worker Jane Emmert, succeeded in connecting Dixon with a pain specialist, and with tele-pharmacy services to sort out his various medications. Requests to MPQH for more information went unanswered, but Juliar says the outcomes she’s seen from the project show substantial health-care savings and decreased reliance on urgentcare facilities. “People are not using emergency rooms as much,” Juliar says of patients involved with the pilot project. “Their health is better and they’re handling their health-care situation better. And the personal outcomes of the individuals — they’re feeling that they’re much more in control of their situation.” Back in Haiti, ask Benissois why he does this work and you’ll get a shrug. His mustache will curl up at the corners. He will tell you it is his “pleasure” to help people. Then he will continue along the bustling roadside in silence, as if that’s answer enough. Eustache’s response is almost equally succinct: “Money can be a motivating factor,” he says. “But you may find as well people who want to be more active and more supportive to their community and very sensitized to their community progress.” Perhaps, as CHW training begins in Montana, Benissois’ smile and Eustache’s altruism offer some hint at who here will step up to help. asakariassen@missoulanews.com This story has been supported by the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. SolutionsJournalism.org.
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Laughter as medicine Niki Minjares finds her voice in the standup comedy scene by Sarah Aswell
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he second time she overdosed, Niki Minjares had just totaled the car she was living in by driving it into a pole in a Walmart parking lot. If it wasn’t rock bottom, it sure was close: She had already lost her home, her job, her friends, custody of her daughter, and the will to save herself. Charges were pending on her third DUI. “There was nothing left,” she says. “I had ruined every chance I had been given. I saw it as a way out.” And it was a way out — just not the one Minjares expected. Her mom found her, she woke up in the hospital, and then she was transferred to Providence’s psych ward. After a few weeks, a drug treatment center. There, during the rawest days of her recovery, she started telling her story, with all of its pain and anger and desperation and heartbreak. And the way she told it made everyone laugh. “I used to give people things because I don’t think I’m enough,” Minjares says. “But in treatment, you can’t give people anything, so instead, I’d tell my stories and people would show up just to hang out and listen. It made me realize I had something that still brought me joy: making people laugh. There was nothing else I could do except that. In every treatment group, they’ve told me it’s a defense mechanism, but for me, it’s the best way to understand and to cope.” Now, more than two years clean — after a few fits and starts — Minjares has pieced her life back together again. Exceedingly quiet and professional, with a sharp hidden edge of matter-of-fact realness, she now has a new place and a new job, and her daughter is finally, permanently back under her roof. More than that, she has something new and surprising in her life: stand-up comedy. She dipped her toe into performing by trying a couple of open mic spots at The Roxy (most of the other stand-up shows happen in bars, where she no longer treads) and then signed up for the annual Missoula Homegrown Comedy Competition. There, the virtual unknown was not remotely favored to win her semi-final round, but her fresh, open-hearted and
photo by Amy Donovan
Niki Minjares started doing stand-up comedy after getting help at a drug-treatment center.
hilarious set about her life left the crowd in ruins and easily clinched her first place and a ticket to the finals. “My mom is skinny, and that means she has high expectations,” Minjares quipped on stage. “Not expectations about my future, but about the real me, the me that matters: my body.” Her jokes were personal but also universal: capturing her own story, but also deeply relatable to many. Minjares’ talent for comedy started young, growing up with a single mom in rural Montana. “My sense of humor comes from being uncomfortable,” she says. “I grew up in a household where there was always fighting and yelling between my mom and her partners, and I dealt with it through making fun of them, through breaking the tension. I’ve always seen my joking as an asset. It makes me cry less — and who wouldn’t want to cry less?” But her developing humor came to a screeching halt, around the same time she discovered opiates at 24, shortly after the birth of her daughter. Minjares had a
friend ask her for painkillers because he said he couldn’t get them prescribed. She got some from her mom, and then watched, shocked, as her friend crushed up one of the pills and snorted it in front of her. “My whole life changed,” Minjares said. “I thought I could never do it, but within 24 hours, I had done it. It became a sometimes thing, but within a year I was dependent and using every day.” As if opioids weren’t enough of an issue, a local police crackdown on her drug of choice meant that she was often so sick from withdrawal that she couldn’t get out of bed. When one of her friends brought over some meth, she tried it. “I didn’t want to smoke it, because I still had my daughter and didn’t want to expose her, so I started shooting it up pretty quickly,” she says. Her life quickly spiraled out of control. She sat her daughter in front of the television and computer while she used. “It was either that or subject her to me,” she says. She lost custody of her daughter to
her mother in October 2015, after her first overdose. “That night I had had enough,” she says. “It was a suicide attempt. It was anything I could get my hands on: meth, opiates, benzos, everything in the house. My ex was at the house with me, so I knew my daughter wouldn’t wake up alone. He found me and called the ambulance.” It would be a year and a half before she got her daughter back again. And while she’s deeply thankful for her mom, who not only cared for her daughter but helped her through her addiction, she still suffers thinking about what her daughter went through when she was using. “When your child is not with you it hurts — it was the biggest pain I had ever felt,” she says. “I stopped acknowledging her. I didn’t think about her or talk about her, because it hurt so much. A lot of people lose custody forever, and I knew that couldn’t be my story. I couldn’t lose her.” Her daughter and her sense of humor have been key to her ongoing recovery (defense mechanism or not: it works for her), but Minjares mostly cred-
its a few surprising sources for saving her life: her parole officer, Child Protective Services, Evolution Services, her social workers and her therapists. “Everyone says they hate all those institutions, but they put bumper lanes in my life,” she says. “These women are overworked and underpaid and never thanked. They are some of the most amazing women I have ever met. They believed in me and never treated me like a drug addict. They taught me how to love myself and how to be a healthy parent. My addiction is all on me. My recovery is only here because I made so many essential connections on the right side of the fence.” Still, recovery is an ongoing process and a daily fight. “So many emotions trigger me — anger, happiness, frustration,” she says. And triggers even happen in stand-up comedy. After owning the semifinal round with her confident, candid real talk, Minjares froze on stage during the finals and experienced her first bomb in front of a packed house. “I felt so ashamed, I was crawling in my own skin and I had to get away,” she says. “I drove to go get my daughter as soon as I could because I wanted to relapse and use, because seeing my daughter keeps me grounded most.” But unlike the destructive behavior she’s explored, comedy is ultimately a force of good, even on the worst nights. For an introverted, quiet woman who had to re-learn how to wash and brush her daughter’s hair, a bad night on stage is just an opportunity to learn and come back stronger next time. “I really like my life,” she says, wiping a dark strand of hair out of her eyes. “But I’m not done fixing it.” “Comedy just makes me excited,” she continues. “I feel less vulnerable. The things I say on stage I would never say to someone I just met, but I will say them to everyone. And everyone, hopefully, will laugh.” Niki Minjares performs at the Roxy Wed., July 18, at 7:30 PM. Free with the purchase of two concessions. arts@missoulanews.com
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Young love The Monkey Cages explores an illicit romance by Sarah Aswell
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Ah, teenage romance in the West: spending late up during the Lavender Scare enjoyable and even summer nights at the park, driving on mountain fun. The book sometimes feels like it has an issue roads to skinny dip in the river, slipping notes about with tone. One page can be a sexy romp that borsecret meet-ups in your crush’s pocket. But then there’s gay teenage romance in 1950s ders on whatever the gay male version of bodiceIdaho and things get a bit more complicated: hiding ripper is, while the next is pretty dark and even who you are from friends and family, trying to find technical. Then again, those shifts probably reflect out exactly how you fit into the world and the out- what it must have been like to live in a time (which we haven’t nearly left yet) rageous sex scandal and where who and how you trial that outs you to a love, even at its most inworked-up community nocent, is at best a cityand changes the course wide scandal and at worst of your life. illegal. That’s the world of The other roadbump The Monkey Cages, a of the book is the central new novel by University relationship between a of Montana professor minor and an adult, and Casey Charles. It’s at the related issue of cononce a paint-by-numbers sent. Since the book is coming-of-age story, a told in first-person from steamy romance novel Tommy’s point of view, and a trial procedural — it’s hard to get a big-picall centered around 16ture view of his relationyear-old Tommy “Caddy” ship with his teacher. Cadigan, an earnest While the complexities of queer kid who’s just trythe situation are exing to find his way in an plored, the reader is unwelcoming world. sometimes left feeling a Tommy is, above all, bit uncomfortable — not a normal high school kid. about queer relationHe’s got a girlfriend, he’s ships, but about other on the football team, he taboo relationships that worries that he’s not The Monkey Cages might be taboo for a quite buff enough or cool Casey Charles pretty good reason (and, enough. But he’s also Paperback, Lethe Press hey, maybe that’s exactly grappling with his homo278 pages, $18 what the author wants the sexuality in a less than ideal time and place. And he’s far from alone in his reader to feel). We trust that the narrator underworld. His best friend, Freddie, is also gay, as is the stands his feelings, and is on his way to being an star of the football team, Kurt, and his coach, Marty. adult, but it’s hard to ignore that he is ultimately But what should be a normal teenage summer spi- not there yet. Overall, though, the book succeeds. It has the rals out of control, first when Kurt pulls Tommy into hustling in Boise’s central park, then when he hot, sexy moments of Brokeback Mountain, the catches Freddie’s father soliciting gay sex, then thoughtful queer coming-of-age moments of Annie when he falls in love with his 25-year-old football on my Mind and the inner exploration of Rubyfruit coach and starts an affair that’s dangerous for a cou- Jungle. It also has at its center a really wonderful friendship between Tommy and Freddie, filled with ple of reasons. Charles is certainly the man to write this love and complexity and empathy and fun. Male book. A teacher of both English literature and friendships written with that much care are as hard queer studies, he’s also written extensively about to come by as male romantic relationships in literathe history of gay rights — and he’s a former trial ture — and Charles does both with grace. Casey Charles reads from The Monkey lawyer to boot. He tackles this story with thoughtfulness, humor and speed, and does an admirable Cages Sat., July 14, at 1 PM at Shakespeare & job of making what could be an extremely de- Co. Free. pressing and disheartening read about growing
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Final words Poet Mark Gibbons talks about assembling The Last Poems of Ed Lahey by Chris La Tray
It’s possible that Butte poet Ed Lahey’s work might have passed away along with him when he died in April of 2011 at the age of 75. There are really only two books of Lahey’s work reasonably available. They include 2005’s Birds of a Feather, which collected all the poems Lahey had published to date, and the 2011 novel The Thin Air Gang, a heavily autobiographical work of historical fiction about Depression-era Butte. But struggles with mental health
(“The Blind Horses” and “Gimp O’Leary’s Iron Works”) and they blew me away. I knew that I wanted to meet Ed and talk to him, not only because he was this heroic kind of poet in my mind, but also because he was from Butte. My old man was from Butte — he was born in Butte, his parents had immigrated to Butte — and so he had these real strong, union Irish ties [to the city]. Ed was Butte Irish, too, so I wanted to meet him.
think Robert Lee would too. When Dave Thomas calls Ed the “Chief of all us old Montana poets” that is what he means. How did you come to be in charge of all of Ed’s papers? MG: When Ed was going to be moved into a nursing home, he really couldn’t take anything with him. So his daughters, Seana and Sara, were dealing with everything left in his apartment. They were going
Aaron Parrett on a couple projects, and I mentioned that I was sitting on a manuscript of Ed Lahey poems. He said, “Well, let’s publish em!” At the time he was running Territorial Press, but over the period that we were discussing the project he became the executive director of the Drumlummon Institute, who were doing all these publications by Montana authors, reissues and things like that. So he said, let’s make this a Drumlummon project, and I said, “Perfect.”
A new collection from the Drumlummon Institute features the unpublished writings of the late Butte poet Ed Lahey.
largely derailed his career, and Lahey died relatively unknown in a Missoula nursing home. His stature in Montana literature is unassailable, however, and admirers are doing their best to keep his work alive. Missoula poet Mark Gibbons, a close friend to Lahey, was given charge of the unpublished writing the poet left behind. The result is the new book, Moving On: The Last Poems of Ed Lahey, recently released, with the help from a successful Kickstarter campaign, by Helena’s Drumlummon Institute. Gibbons recently spoke with the Indy about the project and his relationship with the man he called a mentor. How did you meet Ed Lahey? Mark Gibbons: I was well aware of who Ed was, but he never hit my radar until the release of [1988 anthology of Montana literature] The Last Best Place. I saw those two poems he contributed
It wasn’t until ’97 when I was in the UM creative writing program that I met him. Roger Dunsmore, who was teaching then, urged me to go over and knock on Ed’s door. Ed was living at the Council Groves Apartments off Third Street so I headed over there, knocked on his door and sat down to visit. I don’t know how long I was there that first day, but I pretty much knew afterward that it was going to be a place I was going back to over and over again. I felt comfortable there, and I felt like I was absorbing so much of a kind of Montana literary history that I knew nothing about. So he became kind of a mentor of yours, then? MG: What is a mentor other than someone that you admire that has done the same work that you are trying to do? That’s what that is, I guess, and that’s what he was, sure. Lots of people would say that, lots of poets. Sheryl Noethe would say that. I
through his stuff to take what they wanted to keep, and they called me and asked if I could help them out. They said they just needed to get rid of what was left, and that I could have it all, take it to Goodwill, the Dumpster, whatever. I told them I couldn’t just get rid of the papers — old floppy discs and stuff too — so I’d just box it all up and take it to my house and deal with it or find a place for it later. After Ed died, I talked to his daughters and said there should be an archive, so they set one up and put me in a position to handle the comings and goings with it. Then I started going through his poems, and ultimately put together a manuscript. How did you find a publishing home for it? MG: I thought I’d rather find somebody local, or even consider self publishing, as opposed to trying to find a bigger publisher for it. Ed never had that anyway, he was too under the radar. I had worked with
What do you hope is the result of this book being published? MG: It’s a book that should belong in the world. Having it in print somewhere where someone can pick it up and have their own experience with it, that’s the value of having it out in the world. Because, you know, Ed’s gone, I’m not far behind, and you’re hot on my heels. If somebody comes along, somebody after us, and picks it up and has some enjoyment out of it, that’s cool. Mark Gibbons and Aaron Parrett read from Moving On: The Last Poems of Ed Lahey at Fact & Fiction Tue., July 17, at 7 PM. Disclosure: Chris La Tray is a freelance contributor who works part time at Fact & Fiction. arts@missoulanews.com
missoulanews.com • July 12–July19, 2018 [19]
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New noir Sharp Objects pilot portends a smart, moody series by Molly Laich
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[20] Missoula Independent • July 12–July19, 2018
Amy Adams, left, and Patricia Clarkson star in the HBO series Sharp Objects.
A good summer television program is hard to find. So far I’ve been forced to subsist on a diet of HBO’s ugly-looking, barely riveting drama Succession and ABC’s romantic reality series The Bachelorette — a bad show in any incarnation, but Becca and her batch of men this season are particularly dim. Thankfully, Sundays on HBO have turned around with the premiere of HBO’s latest effort come to sate our southern gothic needs, the limited dramatic series Sharp Objects. Marti Noxon (To the Bone, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) created the series, based on a novel by Gillian Flynn, whose previous books, Gone Girl and Dark Places, have both found a life in cinema. Jean Marc Vallee directs all eight episodes, fresh off the success of HBO’s Big Little Lies, an apparently riveting series that failed to move me past the first episode. It was the content that stymied me more than the delivery (perhaps an unfair aversion to rich people and their secrets?) but now, on the strength of Sharp Objects, I’m wondering if I should give Big Little Lies another chance. Most of all, I am taken by the show’s heroine, Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams with all the grace, grit and effortless beauty we’ve come to expect. We first meet Camille fresh off her brief stint in a psych ward and back on the beat as a reporter for the St. Louis Chronicle. Her editor (Miguel Sandoval) — a Santa Claus type but with only some of the nurturing — wants to send her on assignment to a sleepy, made-up town called Wind Gap where one girl’s been murdered, and another has gone missing. And not to lay it on too thickly, but it’s true: Camille grew up in Wind Gap, and there she left behind a dead sister, a disturbed, debutante mother (Patricia Clarkson) and lord knows what other untold secrets, the likes of which Sharp Ob-
jects promises to unravel through a kinetic series of flashbacks. The show’s first episode sets the stage with all the familiar tropes of a dead girl story of this ilk. We are introduced to a colorful cast of characters, which includes her precocious, spooky half-sister Alice (Sydney Sweeney), a complicit stepfather (Henry Czemy) and Chris Messina as the always sweating, big city detective (in this world, St. Louis and Kansas City qualify as big cities). In Camille, Adams brings to life a character after my own heart. I’m not being cute when I confess that her secret alcoholism and plaintively troubled countenance make me nostalgic for some perversely idolized version of my former self. Most people will enjoy Sharp Objects from a place of compassionate pity for the protagonist, and that’s good. This is a show for everyone with a morbid spirit and good taste, but some of us will go a step further and weirdly want to be her. Mere descriptions of the plot do nothing to illuminate the experience of watching this drama quietly and moodily unfold. The strength of the female characters alone makes this a different kind of noir, but more than that, the show is alive and conscious of itself with every step. Consider the scene in a police interrogation room where Messina and Adams share an emotional moment that in an ordinary story would further the plot, but here, serves to put them on equal footing. Watch as she tries on some feminine, murder movie banter, and he quietly tells her, “I’m through playing games.” Notice the genre tropes in one moment and the swift direction change in the next. I, for one, am taking this as a solemn promise for what’s to come. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] The tortoise that delivers the Southgate 9’s schedule is celebrating its 100th birthday this week. Visit amctheatres.com for an up-to-date listings. Happy birthday, Mumbles!
OPENING THIS WEEK HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Mummy and their families take a much needed holiday. I know Adam Sandler movies are often accused of just being studio-funded vacations for his famous friends, but this is getting ridiculous. Rated PG. Also stars the voices of Selena Gomez, Kevin James and Bozeman's Sarah Vowell. Playing at the AMC 12, the Pharaohplex and the Southgate 9. SKYSCRAPER The director of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story smashes Die Hard and The Towering Inferno together until we give up, realize there are no more original ideas and buy a ticket. Rated PG-13. Stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the AMC 12. YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) Those mop-topped lads from Liverpool pit their groovy tunes against the evil Blue Meanies. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this animated classic with a stunning 4K restoration. Rated G. Starring the voice talents of John Clive, Geoffrey Hughes and Peter Batten, who was arrested half-way through production for deserting the army. Playing at the Roxy.
NOW PLAYING ANT-MAN AND THE WASP After Avengers: Infinity War left us on the darkest cliffhanger in the MCU's history, what does Marvel do next? Would you believe a light and breezy action-adventure film starring two size-changing heroes? Rated PG-13. Stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas in a CGI mask. Playing at the Southgate 9, the Pharaohplex and the AMC 12. BEAST (2017) I don't care how handsome and helpful a stranger is, I'm not making out with him if there's been a string of unsolved murders targeting local woman. Rated R. Stars Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn and Geraldine James. Playing Thu., July 19 at 8 PM at the Roxy. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) The best kind of friends are the ones you make by leaving a bunch of candy on the dirty ground in your backyard. Stephen Spielberg redefined filmmaking in this classic about an alien who just wants to make a phone call. Rated PG. Stars Henry “Desperation” Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Dee Wallace. Playing Sun., July 15 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy. THE FIRST PURGE When the fourth installment of your successful horror franchise is a prequel, you're definitely going to space in part five. Rated R. Stars Lex Scott Davis, Y'lan Noel and Marisa Tomei. Playing at the Pharaohplex, the Southgate 9 and the AMC 12. HEARTS BEAT LOUD As he gets ready to shutter his hip record store and send his daughter to college, this dad tries to stay afloat by starting a band with his kid. Rated PG-13. Stars Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons and Ted “The Handsome” Danson. Playing at the Roxy. INCREDIBLES 2 It's been 14 years since we last saw Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and the rest of the family battle evil on the
“Little help here.” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in Skyscraper opening at the AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. big screen. Now the family of superheroes returns to face their greatest threat: a market saturated with too many comic book movies. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Bozeman's Sarah Vowell. Playing at the AMC 12, the Southgate 9 and the Pharaohplex. JAWS (1975) Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the Roxy screens Steven Spielberg's breakthrough hit about a great white shark being followed by a menacing tuba. Rated PG, but this was a decade before Spielberg helped create the PG-13 rating. Stars Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. Playing Mon., July 16 at 7 PM at the Roxy. JUMANJI (1995) Roll the dice, move your pawn and avoid giant bugs, mischievous monkeys and a lunatic with a rifle. And you thought playing Monopoly with you family was stressful. Rated PG. Stars Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Bonnie Hunt. Playing Sat., July 14 at 2 PM at the Roxy. JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM It's the fifth Jurassic Park movie. I think we all know what we're in for by this point. Rated PG-13. Stars Sinoceratops, Barynoyx, Stygimoloch and Chris Pratt. Playing at the AMC 12, the Pharaohplex and the Southgate 9. MARS ATTACKS! (1996) People warned Tim Burton that there's never been a good movie based on a line of trading cards, but that didn't stop him from helming this star-studded sci-fi comedy about a war of the worlds. Rated PG13. Stars Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan and Glenn Close. Playing Sat., July 14 at 9 PM at the Roxy.
NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD (2005) Shot over the span of two nights, this concert film combines interviews with the music legend with heart-stopping performances. Rated PG. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Playing Thu., July 12 at 8 PM at the Roxy. RBG Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. Follow her journey in this mindful documentary. Rated PG. Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen. Playing at the Roxy. SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO The CIA sends Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin to set off a civil war between rival Mexican drug cartels. I wonder who is going to play the female protagonist that gets forgotten halfway through the movie to make room for men and their dude-pain. Or was that just in the first Sicario? Rated R. Also stars Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. Playing at the AMC 12. TAG After playing the same game of tag for 30 years, a group of lifelong friends face the real possibility that they might have to finally grow the hell up. Rated R. Stars Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress and Jon Hamm. Playing at the Southgate 9. TOTAL RECALL (1990) Why go on an expensive vacation when you can just have the memories of a vacation uploaded into your brain? Well maybe because they'll mess with the implants that keep you from remembering your life as a secret agent who has to get their ass to Mars. Rated R. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside. Playing Wed., July 18 at 8 PM and Sun., July 22 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy.
UNCLE DREW The genius behind those “Whassup?” Budweiser ads brings this touching story about a group of septuagenarians who band together to play basketball in what appears to be a Sprite commercial. Rated PG13. Stars Kyrie Irving, Shaquille O'Neal and Reggie Miller. Playing at the AMC 12. WALK WITH ME (2017) Benedict Cumberbatch narrates this mindful documentary about a monastic community of Zen Buddhists. We should be okay as long as he isn't using his Doctor Strange accent. Not Rated. Directed by Marc Francis and Max Pugh. Playing Sun., July 15 at 7 PM at the Roxy. WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) The eccentric and secretive owner of a dangerously unsafe candy factory searches for a new heir among a group of rotten children. I'm still mad he didn't choose the one from Montana. Rated G. Stars Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum and Julie Dawn Cole. Playing Thu., July 19 and Sat., July 21 at 2 PM at the Roxy. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood because we can finally see this heartfelt and moving documentary about the life of Mr. Rogers! I hope you enjoy crying with a bunch of strangers in the dark! Rated PG-13. Directed by Morgan Neville. Playing at the Roxy. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn. Planning your trip to the local cinema? Get up-todate listings and film times at theroxytheater.org, amctheatres.com and pharaohplex.com to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities.
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COFFEE ICE CREAMS
photo by Ari LeVaux
IN OUR COFFEE BAR
BUTTERFLY HERBS 232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN
BUTTERFLY
232 NORTH HIGGINS AVENUE DOWNTOWN
Children of the carrot by Ari LeVaux
THE MARKET REPORT
Summer is officially in full swing, according to my proprietary indicator — namely, the availability of tomatoes at the late hour at which I roll in. For weeks, the legendary alleged early-morning lines have cued up at Bitterroot Organics for Mike Duda’s greenhouse tomatoes (planted last December). These no-nonsense produce enthusiasts apparently want to get their tomatoes and get out before the market is clogged with ass-dragging hipsters like myself. I was buying some lovely pale green baby zucchini, three for a buck, when I noticed Duda’s reject pile in a box behind him. These beauties weren’t even for sale, because they weren’t up to his standard. They were cracked, with soft spots, and in one case pecked by a magpie as he was loading the truck. I also know it’s summer because my kids are approximately 50 percent baby carrot by weight. And hey, if they’re gonna keep eating that sweet earth candy and not turn orange, I’m happy to secure three to four baskets a week for that purpose. In front of the Hmong stand where I get my carrots, at the east end of the market, the kids activity area has become a permanent fixture in the middle of the roundabout at the end of Pattee Street. While I walked around hemorrhaging cash, my kids made bouquets of dried wheat, flowers and fresh lavender. My score du jour was some beautiful savoy cabbage from County Rail Farm in Huson. Also scored: Lifeline cheese curds, radicchio from I’m not telling
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where, overpriced lavender that I nonetheless felt like a dick for grumbling about, and cucumbers and honey from some Belarusians who spoke barely enough English to tell me it was from Frenchtown. Final score was the last pound of freshly roasted beans from local coffee prodigy Conner McCamant. It was Guatemalan, lightly roasted, as he does so well, in his parents’ guest bedroom. Next week, he’ll be delivering the first taste of a new shipment of unwashed (minimally processed) Ethiopian beans. Look for the big “Coffee” sign near the market’s east end. Elsewhere in the market, the gray morels have arrived. I ogled but didn’t buy, as they’re just too much fun to hunt. Unlike the first wave of black morels (which are brown in color), gray morels (which are usually black or blond) are denser, more durable and have a more satisfying texture. If you’re morel-curious, these are the ones to buy. And with this week’s heat, Saturday may be your last chance. Not so for the cherries and huckleberries, which are just now coming into season. The cherries were gone by hipster-thirty, but next week I fully expect to score. And a final tip for my fellow market junkies: The Missoula Farmers Market Tuesday market has finally begun. It runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the north end of Higgins. The Market Report is a periodic account of the previous week’s farmers markets in Missoula. Send tips and story ideas to editor@missoulanews.com.
[dish] Bernice’s Bakery 190 S Third St W 728-135 6am - 8pm daily. A Missoula gem since 1978, now serving lunch seven days a week from 11 - 4pm. Featured items: scratch-made soups, salads, sandwiches and more. Bernice's is known for its scrumptious desserts including cupcakes, pastries, cookies, and cakes. Gluten-free and vegan options available. A must-have for the coffee lover in your life? A bag of Bernice’s signature blend locally roasted with love. Check us out on Facebook, Instagram or visit our website at www.bernicesbakerymt.com. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drivethru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am 10:30pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 46 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Chameleon Mobile Kitchen Sinclair Quick Stop 505 Highton St. East Missoula 214-1372 Our menu features slow-roasted meats and fresh seasonal veggies paired with diverse sauces and salsas made from scratch. Tacos, burritos, hot sandwiches, bowls and pasta. We also offer daily specials, seasonal drinks, and house-baked goods. We are fully equipped and self-contained for on-site public and private events and offer drop-off catering. Call ahead for pick-up. Online menu available on Google Maps. Open Tues Thurs 11:30 am - 10 pm, Fri & Sat 11:30 am midnight, closed Sunday and Monday. $-$$
Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-toorder sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm. $-$$
Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$
Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:303pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pmclose. $-$$
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Get your dunk on at the Still Room
HAPPIEST HOUR
Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ Mo’ Dogs 617 S. Higgins Ave. 926-1094 mo-dogs.com Mo’ Dogs – Missoula’s premier Gourmet Sausage and Specialty Hot Dog Restaurant. From our Old Fashioned Frank to our tropical “Aloha” or traditional “Chicago” we have something for everyone. Our sauces, slaws and all-meat Angus Chili are house-made daily. Missoula Family owned and operated – we look forward to seeing you! $-$$ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Nara Japanese/Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy its warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer, Wine and Sake. $$-$$$
photo by Micah Drew
What’s in a name: According to general manager Dave Jenks, a Still Room was a place in medieval castles where medicines were prepared, beer was brewed and wine was made. When the Broadway Bar & Grill closed for a remodel this spring, the proprietors decided they needed a new name to fit the upgrade. Jenks also spent months implementing a new cocktail program to spiff up the bar offerings, and the name reflects the focus on “making some nifty, unique cocktails.”
with your favorite drink in hand? Not much, that’s what.
Why you’re there: For a drink, obviously. But really for the pool. The Still Room is the perfect summertime hangout — there’s a large yard with lots of outdoor seating, strung lights to illuminate the ambiance, and oh yeah: If you spend $10 in the bar or restaurant, you get full use of the pool and hot tub. What’s better than chilling poolside
Where to find it: The Still Room is located at 1609 West Broadway St. —Micah Drew
What are you drinking? That depends on what day you show up. The Still Room has a great weekday specials menu that shouldn’t be neglected. Cocktail fans should go on Thursdays, when all Montana Distillery drinks are just $3. Craft beer enthusiasts shouldn’t miss Mondays, when microbrews are $2 all night.
Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reserva-
tions, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Tia’s Big Sky 1016 W. Broadway 317-1817 tiasbigsky.com We make locally sourced Mexican food from scratch. We specialize in organic marinated Mexican street chicken (rotisserie style) fresh handmade tortillas, traditional and fusion tamales, tacos, pozole and so much more. Most items on our menu are gluten free and we offer many vegetarian and vegan options. We also have traditional Mexican deserts, as well as drinks. Much of our produce is grown for us organically by Kari our in house farmer! Eat real food at Tia’s! Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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FRI | 10:15 PM
Guerilla Radio plays a tribute to Rage Against the Machine at the Top Hat Fri., July 13. 10:15 PM. Free.
SAT | 7 PM
At Home in Hell plays the Dark Horse Sat., July 14. 7 PM. Free.
WED | 8 PM
Sheryl Crow plays the Kettlehouse Amphitheater Wed., July 18. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. Sold out. photo courtesy Mark Seliger
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Thursday Missoula Insectarium feeds live crickets to one of its hungry predators at 3:30 PM every Thursday. $4.
The Mary Place Trio provides the tunes at Draught Works from 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
food and local tunes at Caras Park between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free.
Unseen Missoula takes you on historical guided walking tours through the Garden City’s past. Head to missouladowntown.com to register. 5:30 PM–7:30 PM. $10.
Learn the basics of Kizomba at the Summer of Dance at the Downtown Dance Collective. Jennifer Corbin takes you through the steps. 6 PM–8 PM. $15. Register online.
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones and the Wood Brothers unite for a night of music at KettleHouse Amphitheater. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7:30. $45/$35 advance.
nightlife Tom Catmull provides the tunes at Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local
Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM
How has America’s view of our first national park changed in the three decades since the 1988 Yellowstone fire? Writer John Clayton explores the the impact of the devastating event at Heritage Hall at Fort Missoula. 7 PM–9 PM. Free. Michael Downs reads new novel, The Strange Tale of Horace Wells, Dentist at Shakespeare PM. Free.
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Poet Isabel Sobral Campos reads
from her new collection of poems about the life of Joan of Arc. Fact & Fiction. 7 PM–9 PM. My DJ name contains a lowercase letter, a capital letter and a number. Join the Missoula Open Decks Society for an evening of music. Bring your gear and your dancing shoes to the VFW at 7 PM. Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free.
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Friday Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ T-Rex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. A marathon runs through it. Missoula Marathon weekend features races for adults, kids, dedicated and casual runners. Sprint over to missoulamarathon.com for a full schedule and registration. Brunswick Artists’ Studio celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exhibit featuring work from 80 artists who have rented the studio space since 1978. 5 PM. (See Spotlight.) Artists from the Missoula community come together for a collaborative art show based around bowling. Bowl-A-RAMA opens at the ZACC with an opening reception from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The ZACC hosts an opening reception for The Water Shapes Us, Heather Stockton’s exploration of overlooked details. 5:30 PM– 8:30 PM.
nightlife Basses Covered provides the harmonies at Ten Spoon Vineyard & Winery. 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Lake Missoula Tea Company hosts an art talk with ceramicist Chris Drobnock. 6 PM–7 PM. Free. Missoula’s legendary Beer Run returns! This relaxed run features live music, plentiful beer and a gaggle of thirsty Missoulians. Visit missoulamarathon.org for more info. Caras Park 5 PM. Three bands of preteens from the ZACC’s Americana Band Camp
photo courtesy Rafael Jalvarado
Crown of Eternity performs at Inner Harmony Yoga Fri., July 13. 7 PM. $30/$25 advance. perform original country-western tunes at Western Cider, followed by a performance by Izaak Opatz. 6 PM–9 PM. Free.
Gingers on Ice return to the Roxy for a night of all-new sketch, improv and musical comedy. 7:30 PM. $9.
Celebrate Friday the 13th with the psychobilly and punk rock of Magpies, The Lucitones and Goners UK. Monk’s Bar. 9 PM. $2.
Crown of Eternity orchestrates through gongs, bells and more than 50 other instruments at Inner Harmony Yoga. Bring your yoga mat. 7 PM. $30/$25 advance.
Dead Hipster’s I Love the ‘90s Dance Party takes you back to a time when the Unabomber captured Montana’s heart and imagination. The Badlander. 9 PM. $3.
Loosen up your tie and catch Blue Collar at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.
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The Man in Black really liked his broken down cars. Cash for
Junkers provides the tunes at the Union Club for your dancing pleasure. 9:30 PM. Free. Missoula’s favorite Rage Against the Machine tribute band is back. Guerrilla Radio plays the Top Hat. I think the best tribute to Rage Against the Machine is giving Paul Ryan the finger. 10:15 PM. Free.
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Saturday Marathon weekend continues with the Missoula 5K. The race starts on Higgins Avenue just north of the bridge. 8 AM. $42. Run over to missoulamarathon.org for more info and registration. The Missoula Marathon Expo features the best in health and fitness, running apparel and healthy snacks. Take a breather and look around. Caras Park. 8 AM–4 PM. Free. Do you know your farmer? Missoula Farmers Market features hot coffee, sweet treats and fresh, locally grown veggies. Circle Square by the XXXX. 8 AM– 12:30 PM. Free. Stock up on farm-direct food every Saturday at the Clark Fork Market. Vendors from across Western Montana converge in the Riverside Parking Lot next to Caras Park. 8 AM–1 PM. Need a little inspiration to get out of bed on the weekend? Come join Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday morning runs at the Runner’s Edge at 8 AM. Open to all skill levels. The 2nd Annual Mayhem in Missoula pits teams of crossfit enthusiasts against each other in four different workouts. I’m out of breath just thinking about it. 8 AM–4 PM. Visit throwdowns.com from more info and registration. Forward, down, down-forward, punch! Montana Melee VIII brings the best fighting games competitors from around Western Montana to Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center. The tournament starts at 8 AM. Visit montanamelee.com for more info and registration. $20. Celebrating its 20th year, the Missoula People’s Market features an amazing assortment of
artists, crafts and community. W. Pine and Higgins. 9 AM. Free.
to win passes. Western Cider. 6 PM. Free.
Glacier National Park expert Carol Guthrie reads from her new book Death & Survival in Glacier National Park. Fact & Fiction. 10 AM.
Canta Brasil provides the tunes with help from special guests at Imagine Nation. 6 PM. Free.
Get your weekend started with a round of disc golf at Granite Peak Folf Course. 10 AM. Free. Visit lolohotsprings.com for more info and registration. Missoula Marathon Weekend continues with the Missoula Kid’s Marathon. This non-competitive, non-timed race for kiddos 13 and younger starts at 10 AM. $10. Visit missoulamarathon.org for more info and registration. You don’t look a day over 35! Trempers Shopping Center celebrates 60 years of local business with events from 10 AM–2 PM. Free. Casey Charles reads from The Monkey Cages, his new book of historical fiction at Shakespeare & Co. 1 PM. My derby name is Helena Handbasket. Hellgate Roller Derby hosts its second home bout of the season. Western Montana Fairgrounds. Junior team pre-event at 4:30 PM, main event at 7. $10.
nightlife Kevin Van Dort plays Draught Works Brewery from 6 PM–8 PM. Free. San Francisco bon vivant Frankie Boots plays Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free. Raina Wallace and Caroline Keys play the Red Ants Pants Sideshow at Western Cider. Get a preview of the upcoming music festival and enter for the chance
I don’t know, it’s a little warm for my taste. At Home In Hell plays the Dark Horse with local support from Blessiddoom, Mahamawaldi, Switch Off Safety and Solara. 7 PM. Free. Guinness World Record-holder Scott Helmer helms a night of music at Missoula KOA. 7 PM–9 PM. Visit koa.com/campgrounds/ missoula for more info. Gingers on Ice return to the Roxy for a night of all-new sketch, improv and musical comedy. 7:30 PM. $9. Have you ever tried doing the Twist while wearing size 15 heels? Take a trip through time with the kings and queens of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana’s Dancing Through the Decades. The Badlander. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $5.
Goo goo g’joob. Tara Lynn Walrus plays Red Bird Wine Bar. 7 PM–10 PM. Free. Prepare a couple of songs and take your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brew-
The Highlander Beer Taphouse hosts the most Missoula event imaginable. Buzzed Yoga lets you practice your flow while enjoying cold beer. Bring photo identification and $10 every Sunday this summer. 11 AM.
The Dram Shop hosts a wine tasting dedicated to wines made with grapes grown in volcanic soils. 6:30 PM. $30.
Get a clue. It’s not taboo to want to play board games while sipping beer at the Iron Griz. Take a risk at Beer & Board Games every Sunday in July. 3 PM–6 PM. Free.
Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday. 9 PM.
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Sam Densmore serenades the beer at Draught Works. 5 PM–7 PM. Free. Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live jazz and a glass of craft beer on the river every Sunday at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–8 PM.
Stevie Stone and JL bring their Kontraband tour to Monk’s. 9 PM. $30/$20 advance.
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DJ Kris Moon completely disrespects the adverb with the Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with two-for-one Absolut Vodka specials until midnight. I get the name now. Free. Watch stars under the stars at Missoula Outdoor Cinema. This week get ready to cry your eyes out. Pixar’s Coco starts at approximately 9:30 PM at Headstart School. Free, but donations encouraged. Band in Motion keeps on moving at the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.
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What kind of messed up dog is that? Ugly Pony plays the Sunrise Saloon at 9 PM. Free.
Monday Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause on Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. Drinking might as well be good for someone, right? 12 PM–8 PM.
Forward, down, down-forward, punch! Montana Melee VIII brings the best fighting games competitors from around Western Montana to Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center. The tournament starts at 8 AM. Visit montanamelee.com for more info and registration. $20.
ing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM. Motown on Mondays puts the so-u-l back into Missoula. Resident DJs Smokey Rose and Mark Myriad curate a night of your favorite Motor City hits at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
The Brunswick is located in one of the most fascinating parts of Missoula’s downtown. It’s a funky purple-red brick building on Railroad Street, filled with studios that have been passed down from artist to artist for 40 years. It was where legendary printmaker Jay Rummel spent a great deal of his time making work and playing music (and throwing big parties). And it’s where more than 100 other artists have created visual art, and continue to do so in the studios or elsewhere around town. The Brunswick holds a special spot in Missoula’s arts scene history. Now it holds a certain cachet, but in the early days, the artists who worked there built the studio’s reputation without self-awareness. In celebration of 40 years, building owner and longtime Missoula artist Leslie Van Stavern Millar presents an exhibit featuring 80 artists who rent or have rented studios at the Brunswick. The opening reception takes place on Friday, but viewers can also see the work Saturday July 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through August 18. (Check Facebook for specific times). It’ll be a snapshot of a creative community spanning four decades — a brimming curiosity shop of pieces that represent the variety of styles that have sprung up like wildflowers within the Brunswick’s walls. —Erika Fredrickson WHAT: Opening reception for Brunswick’s 40th anniversary art exhibit WHEN: Fri., July 13, 5 to 8 PM WHERE: Brunswick Artist Studios, 223 Railroad St. HOW MUCH: Free
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Tuesday Every Tuesday is Walk With a Doc Day at Grizzly Peak. A health professional discusses their speciality while walking with the group. 9 AM–10 AM. Free. Quit watching cat videos on your phone and watch them on the big screen instead. The Roxy hosts CatVideoFest, a celebration of the best online videos about our feline friends. 5 PM and 7 PM. $8. Missoula Farmers Market’s Tuesday Evening Market lets you get your local veggies and farm-direct products without having to wake up early on Saturday. North Higgins by the XXXX. Join the REI Outdoor School for a bike maintenance class at the Highlander Taphouse every Tuesday this summer. It’s a demonstration class, so no need to bring your bike. 6 PM. RSVP at rei.com.
Blitzen Trapper plays the Top Hat Tue., July 17. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 advance.
Mark Gibbons and Aaron Parrett celebrate the release of their book Moving On: The Last Poems of Ed Lahey with a reading at Fact & Fiction. 7 PM.
nightlife The only thing I want to know the answer to is why we don’t call it the Meagher Beagher. Trivia Night at Thomas Meagher Bar lets you show off that big stupid intellect of yours. 8 PM. Free. Blitzen Trapper returns to the Top Hat along with Dead Lee for a night of experimental folk-rock. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $18/$16 advance. Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. This week’s trivia question: What NBA legend hit a single–his first and only hit in Major League Baseball–on this date in 1963? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife. This next song is about drinking a LaCroix in your Subaru with your dog. Missoula Music Showcase features local singers and songwriters each week at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
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Wednesday Join print collector Lee Silliman on a guided tour of Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s exhibit Denizens: Wildlife on the Western Frontier . Email silliman@q.com to RSVP. 1 PM. PARTV Center. Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A por-
tion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week quaff a brew for Soft Landing. 5 PM–8 PM.
her toast. Western Cider hosts the Old Time Cider Jam, a monthly gathering of local musicians. 6 PM–8 PM.
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Grammy-award winner Sheryl Crow plays the KettleHouse Amphitheater. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 8. Hope you already got your tickets, because this one is sold out.
Rose. $25 for full tasting/$15 for three. 5 PM–8 PM.
at Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Unseen Missoula takes you on historical guided walking tours through the Garden City’s past. Head to missouladowntown.com to register. 5:30 PM–7:30 PM. $10.
Globetrotting multi-instrumentalist Brian Ernst plays Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8:30 PM. Free.
Appalachian songwriter Old Sap returns to Imagine Nation Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.
Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill. 7 PM. Trivia answer: David DeBusschere
Strike up the band! The Missoula City Band Summer Concert Series features the best local bands performing in the open-air of the Bonner Park Bandshell. 8 PM. Free.
Kraptastic Karaoke indulges your need to croon, belt and warble at the Badlander. 9:30 PM. No cover.
Every Wednesday is Beer Bingo at the Thomas Meagher Bar. Win cash prizes along with beer and liquor giveaways. 8 PM. Free.
Billings’ poet Tami Haaland reads from her new book What Does Not Return at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM.
Top Hat with local support from Zepeda. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 advance.
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Thursday Missoula Insectarium feeds live crickets to one of its hungry predators at 3:30 PM every Thursday. $4. Barbie Boulds and Jean Petersen sign The Big Sky Bounty Cookbook, their new Montana cookbook. Fact & Fiction. 4 PM–6 PM. Show your pride at Queers & Beers, a monthly gathering of Missoula’s LGBTQ+ community at Imagine Nation Brewing. DJ Jessi Jaymes spins the gayest hits. 5 PM–8 PM. Free. What do you have in a cinnamon whiskey? Sample classic American whiskeys from across the country at a tasting at the Golden
Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Laney Lou & the Bird Dogs playing at Downtown ToNight. Enjoy local food and local tunes at Caras Park between 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Free.
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Summer Squares, the summertime square dance series, continues at Moon-Randolph Homestead. This month do-si-do to the music of the Beet Tops. 6 PM. Free. New York’s Bellows play Free Cycles along with Izaak Opatz, Fantasy Suite and Cairns. 6 PM. $5. Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests. 725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM
Musical improv comedian Michael Glatzmaier performs at Monk’s Bar with Deece Casillas and Sarah Aswell. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $5. My DJ name contains a lowercase letter, a capital letter and a number. Join the Missoula Open Decks Society for an evening of music. Bring your gear and your dancing shoes to the VFW at 7 PM. Austin’s singer-songwriter extraordinaire Bob Schneider plays the
Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman hosts karaoke night at the Dark Horse Bar. 9 PM. Free. Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action featuring himself, DJ TRex and a rotating cast of local DJs projecting a curated lineup of music videos on the walls every Thursday at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free. We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. I miss the rain.
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SATURDAY, JULY 14 The Western Montana chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America meets in Missoula Public Library's large meeting room. 3 PM. Free.
MONDAY, JULY 16
With last month’s flooding, and fire season impatiently checking its watch, we know that we only have a limited amount of time to clear our summertime bucket lists before we’re forced to retreat indoors until Halloween. And while there are many ways to wring every drop of recreation out of the summer, why not scratch that itch while raising funds for a good cause? The Second Annual Lolo Days celebration features everything you need to make your summer complete. The annual shindig not only features live music, a chili cook off, sack races and a beer garden, but funds raised at the event will
go to the construction of the new Lolo Lions Kester Park. So while we all might soon be hiding away from a sky full of smoke and ash, this future park will give the next generations of Montanans a place to enjoy their state year round. —Charley Macorn
The Second Annual Lolo Days Celebration runs Sat., July 14 from 12 PM to 6 PM at Lolo Community Center. Call Korrie at 406-240-6364 for more info.
Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company's Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week quaff a brew for Soft Landing. 5 PM–8 PM.
THURSDAY, JULY 19
Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a local organization. 12 PM–8 PM.
Brain Injury Alliance of Montana gives out free helmets for all ages before the start of the Osprey game. Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. 6 PM.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Community Dialogues Series continues. Learn how fellowship recipients have worked to promote health, urban planning and more in their home countries. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 5:30 PM.
The Maternal Mental Health Coalition meets in Missoula Food Bank's upstairs conference room. 1 PM–3 PM.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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Mountain High Do you remember the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece? You might remember this time period by the Visa commercials on TV that showed Michael Phelps swimming laps between the Statue of Liberty and the Parthenon. What you probably don’t remember about these games is who finished third in the women’s marathon. To give you a hint, it was an American named Deena Kastor, only the second American woman ever to medal in an Olympic marathon. Kastor is arguably the greatest distance runner the country has seen — she holds the American record in the marathon and three other events, and has won more national titles than I can count. Meeting Olympic athletes in Missoula, especially of Kastor’s caliber, is a rarity, but this weekend there’s the chance for everyone to meet the legend. It’s marathon weekend here in Missoula
and Kastor is the guest of honor. There will be a meet and greet and book signing at Runner’s Edge and appearances at the Marathon Expo and Beer Run at Caras Park on Friday. On Saturday she will be giving a presentation at the DoubleTree and she will also be handing out finisher medals for the marathon, half marathon, 5k and kids races over the weekend. Whether you’re racing, cheering on first time half- or full marathoners, or just want to shake hands with an Olympian, be sure to run downtown to one of the events this weekend. —by Micah Drew The Missoula Marathon weekend starts Friday, July 14 and culminates on Sunday, July 15. Visit missoulamarathon.org for a full schedule of events. Beer Run, meet and greet and presentation are free.
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THURSDAY, JULY 12
MONDAY, JULY 16
Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat and $3 to Silver. Park. 6 PM–7 PM.
Take a 20–40 mile bike ride with Pedal Missoula's Mayhem, starting at the Caras Park Pavilion at 5:30 PM. Free.
How has America's view of our first National Park changed in the three decades since the 1988 Yellowstone fire? Writer John Clayton explores the the impact of the devastating event at Heritage Hall at Fort Missoula. 7 PM– 9 PM. Free.
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TUESDAY, JULY 17 Join Missoula Parks and Rec and the Garden City Flyers for a free round of disc golf. This week Folf in the Parks takes you to Wapikya Park. 5 PM–7 PM. Greet the sun under the sun at Yoga in the Park. This week bring your yoga mat and $3 to Greenough Park. 6 PM–7 PM.
FRIDAY, JULY 13
THURSDAY, JULY 19
See bowhunting adventure on the big screen at the 2018 Full Draw Film Tour. The Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $8–$17.
Punish your core in the great outdoors at Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat at $3 to Greenough Park. 6 PM.
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Earn $300-$1000 per month working part-time! The Missoulian is looking for reliable individuals to deliver the daily newspaper in the Missoula, Bitterroot and Flathead areas. For individual route details go to: missoulian.com/carrier If you’re looking for extra income, are an early riser and enjoy working independently, you can make money and be done before most people get going with their day. If this sounds like you, please submit your inquiry form today at missoulian.com/carrier or call 406-523-0494. You must have a valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance. This is an independent contractor business opportunity. Experienced Metal Stud Drywall hangers & tapers for large job in Missoula. Contact us at 307-732-0144 for more information. General Labor, Hours 8 - 4:30 M-F occasional Saturday $10.00/hr. NORCO Products, Production Office (Blue Door) General Laborers: LC Staffing Missoula is working with a construction company to hire a General Laborer for month long deck rebuild. This position starts July 9th and will be 36-40 hours per week until the deck is removed and rebuilt (about one month). Successful candidates are hard workers, take direction well, and have a good attitude to work in a team. This position pays $11.00 per hour. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31954
organizing and cleaning tasks around the warehouse, and helping to unload a semi-truck and breaking down of the conveyor system. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31977 Logistics and Freight Assistant: LC Staffing Missoula is working with a delivery service company to hire a longterm Logistics and Freight Assistant. The Freight Assistant will be unloading the freight from the delivery truck to the warehouse, assisting with organizing and cleaning tasks around the warehouse, and helping to unload a semitruck and breaking down of the conveyor system. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31977 Night Auditor: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a hotel to hire an Accounting Clerk. The Accounting Clerk will maintain property income audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll system, and general cashier functions. This person will sort documents and post debits/credits to proper accounts, verify amounts and codes on various forms for accuracy and balance entries and make necessary corrections. The Clerk is responsible for maintaining and making necessary adjustments to records and/or logs such as journals, payroll/time reports, or property records as well as verifying and reconcile simple bank statements or department records. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31893
Logistics and Freight Assistant: LC Staffing Missoula is working with a delivery service company to hire a long-term Logistics and Freight Assistant. The Freight Assistant will be unloading the freight from the delivery truck to the warehouse, assisting with
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I’m a 28-year-old woman who has been single for over five years. I’m steering clear of dating sites right now because of how so many guys portray themselves in ways that are very different from how they are in person. But then, in day-to-day life, when I smile at a guy I like, he’ll usually smile back but he still won’t come over and talk to me. Call me traditional, but I want a guy who has the courage to approach me. Guys are meant to do the pursuing.
—Unapproached “Guys are meant to do the pursuing.” Well, okay, but forgive the poor dears if they’d like some sign from you about what’s likely to be in store for them if they hit on you — a hot time in bed or years of painful skin grafts from a 300-degree pumpkin latte you throw in their face. Oh, right — you say you smile at the guys you like. Consider that from a guy’s perspective: Maybe you were smiling at him — or maybe at some CrossFit Adonis standing right behind him. A single ambiguous signal isn’t a reliable message — that is, a reliably actionable message — especially when there’s risk involved in taking action. (In hitting on you, there’s the possibility of public humiliation — maybe even of the “Whoa, the YouTube video is going viral!” kind.) It also doesn’t help that a smile requires very little investment from you — in effort or risk. Amotz Zahavi, an Israeli zoologist who studies signaling — behavioral communication between individuals or critters — points out that signals that are more “costly” to the sender are read as more trustworthy (and usually are). Your talking to a guy would be an example of a stronger indication of interest from you (than a mere smile) — particularly if you initiate the conversation. You send an even stronger message that you’re interested by giving several signals at once. For example, you could touch a guy’s arm while you’re talking and make and hold eye contact (though just for a few seconds, not as if you’re a serial killer trying to hypnotize him into climbing into your trunk). You should also consider that men, more than ever, want to err on the side of seeing that their advances are wanted — which is to say they’re all terrified that they’ll wake up one day and find their name tweeted with
#MeToo.This surely affects their willingness to even ask women out. I have written previously about how overt pursuit by a woman — direct, explicit expressions of interest, like asking a guy out — is a risky strategy, as it tends to lead men to subconsciously devalue her. (If she’s chasing them instead of snubbing them like so many other women do, she must be desperate and/or have her sanity up on blocks in the front yard.) However, it turns out that you can probably go really, really big in being flirtatious — like way over what you’re seriously sure is the top. This comes out of the fascinating psychological effect of “indirect speech” — speech that implies what the speaker means rather than explicitly stating it. The indirectness allows us an essential “out,” according to psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker. Basically, as long as we can’t be 100 percent certain of what a person really means — as long as there’s even 1 percent of uncertainty — there’s “plausible deniability.” This allows us to just ignore something that would have been offensive if it had been said in a flat-out way. So, for example, if something is said euphemistically — a la the ol’ “Wanna come up and see my etchings?” — both parties can act as if it didn’t mean what it pretty obviously does mean: something along the lines of “It’s getting a little loud in here in Cafe Pretentious. Wanna go somewhere quiet and have sex?” However — realistically — flirting big, on its own, may not be enough. There are men who will realize — after you walk out of the drugstore or cafe and out of their lives forever — that they should have asked you out. Put them in a position to have a second chance by going to the same place over and over — like by showing up at the same coffeehouse every Saturday. In doing this, you’ll also get the benefit of observing men in a naturalistic habitat, allowing you to see potentially disturbing things about them that aren’t evident online. This can end up being a lifesaving measure — perhaps literally (in rare cases) and at least figuratively, when you discover that five minutes talking with a guy flies right by ... like seven hours spent gagged and zip-tied to a chair.
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Accounting Clerk: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a hotel to hire an Accounting Clerk. The Accounting Clerk will maintain property income audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll system, and general cashier functions. This person will sort documents and post debits/credits to proper accounts, verify amounts and codes on various forms for accuracy and balance entries and make necessary corrections. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31893 Adventure Cycling Association seeks a creative person to fill the role of Digital Marketing Manager. https://adventurecyclist.submittable.com/submit/11 7600/digital-marketing-manager
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SKILLED LABOR Concrete Construction Laborer: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a concrete contractor to hire a long-term Concrete Construction Laborer. The Concrete Construction Laborer will be manufacturing precast wall panels; sandwich panels, bridges, columns, beams, stadium risers, vault toilets, and virtually any other product available in precast concrete. This position starts at 6am and pays $14.25 per hour. Long-term benefits include full medical and retirement. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31913 Driller Assistant needed. Willing to train right candidate. Clean, Current,
CDL. Full time, paid training. Competitive wages DOE. (406) 388-7227 or send resume’ to info@bridgerdrilling.com Nuverra is hiring for CDL Class A Truck Drivers. Drivers can earn a $1500 sign on bonus. To apply call (701) 842-3618, or go online to www.nuverra.com/careers. Nuverra environmental solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Warehouse Manager: LC Staffing Missoula is recruiting for an experienced Warehouse Manager for a local manufacturing company! The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of the warehouse operation, to include establishing and maintaining effective Standard Operating Procedures and control measures to secure inventory and maintain a safe and efficient warehouse. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31922
Bookkeeper: LC Staffing Missoula is working with a social services organization to hire 2 long-term Bookkeepers. The Bookkeeper will be responsible for sorting mail for the clients, basic accounting practices such as deposits, writing checks, online banking, reconcile accounts, and client budgets, as well as maintaining accurate and orderly client files. The Bookkeepers will be servicing approximately 25-50 clients each and must have a friendly attitude to work with all levels of personnel. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31878 Cost Accountant: LC Staffing Missoula is partnering with a manufacturer to hire a Cost Accountant. The Cost Accountant is responsible for planning, collecting, and analyzing data to determine the costs of business activity such as material purchases, inventory, and labor. This person must monitor financial reports, record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, and tax liability. For a full job description, please visit our website at www.lcstaffing.com and refer to order #31992 Northwest Community Health Center (NWCHC) is looking to add a full time Financial Officer to manage and provide oversight in all aspects of finance operations. Full job posting at http://northwestchc.org/jobs/. To apply please submit resume and/or public-sector applications at http://northwestchc.org/jobs/. Payroll Coordinator: LC Staffing Missoula is working with a restaurant group to hire a long-term Payroll Coordinator. The Payroll Coordinator will be running the payroll for about 250300 employees including payroll taxes and enrolling new employees in the healthcare and benefits program. Candidates must be familiar with
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP LEGAL NOTICES RIVERSIDE SELF STORAGE Will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent. SILENT AUCTION Begins at 11AM Thursday, July 19th, ends at 11:30AM - 3645 Clark Fork Way Missoula, MT 59808. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, and other household goods. Buyers bid for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash/money orders accepted for payment. Units reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. ALL SALES FINAL. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-18-153 Dept. No.: 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARNOLD C. WEGHER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Janette M Bradley has been identified by certification as the domiciliary foreign personal representative of the Estate of Arnold C. Wegher. All persons having claims against said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Janette M. Bradley, Domiciliary Foreign Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Post Law Firm, PLLC., Attn: Del M. Post, 201 W. Main St., Suite 101, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above court. Dated this 13th day of June, 2018. /s/ Del M. Post, Esq. Attorney for Janette M. Bradley MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY
Department No. 3 Cause No. DP-18-139 Hon. John W. Larson Presiding NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE ESTATE OF GAROLD EUGENE CROUCH, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Ray Charles McKinley, the Personal representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, P.L.L.P., P.O. Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 25th day of May, 2018. /s/ Ray Charles McKinley Personal Representative /s/ Douglas G Skjelset Attorneys for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. 4 Cause No. DP-18-87 Hon. Karen S. Townsend Presiding NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF VERYL P. JOHNSON, 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 first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Robert W. Johnson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, P.L.L.P., P.O. Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 4th day of June, 2018. /s/ Robert W. Johnson Personal Representative /s/ Suzanne Geer Attorneys for the Estate
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No.: DP-18-154 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HARRY E. HOILAND, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to LISA BRAGSTAD, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 11th day of June, 2018. /s/ Lisa Bragstad, Personal Representative Craig Mungas, Attorneys for Lisa Bragstad, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. No. 1 PROBATE NO. DP-18-69 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: STELLA M. ARMSTRONG, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the 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 WILLIAM J. ARMSTRONG and TAMMY S. ARMSTRONG, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., 321 W Broadway St., Ste. 300, Missoula, MT 59802-
4142, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 13th day of March, 2018. /s/ WILLIAM J. ARMSTRONG, Co-Personal Representative /s/ TAMMY S. ARMSTRONG, Co-Personal Representative WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives /s/ Gail M. Haviland, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP18-158 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LaVERNE I McDONALD, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kathy McDonald has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jones & Associates, PLLC, Attorneys for the Representative, return receipt requested, at 2625 Dearborn Avenue, Ste 102A, Missoula, MT 59804, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 12th day of June, 2018. /s/ Kathy McDonald, Personal Representative of the Estate of LaVerne I McDonald /s/ Kevin S. Jones Attorney for the Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. No. 3 PROBATE NO. DP-18-157 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LOUIS C. ERCK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Per-
sonal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to ROSE ANN LOCKWOOD, the Personal Representative, return reseipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300, Missoula, MT 59802-4142, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 12th day of June, 2018. /s/ Rose Ann Lockwood WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M Haviland, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP18-156 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HELEN B. VAN METER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Stephen Van Meter has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or their claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Jones & Associates, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2625 Dearborn Avenue, Ste. 120A, Missoula, MT 59804, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 21st day of June, 2018. /s/ Stephen Van Meter Representative of the Estate Helen B. Van Meter /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4, Hon. Karen S. Townsend, Probate No. DP-18-113. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARK J. BOATMAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JAMES BOATMAN 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 JAMES BOATMAN, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Darrow Law, P.O. Box 7235, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled court. Dated this 6 day of June, 2018. DARROW LAW, ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE /s/ Benjamin M. Darrow. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Cause No.: DP18-163 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JUDITH DRISCOLL MCDONALD a/k/a/ Judy McDonald, 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 first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to WILLIAM JEREMIAH MCDONALD, III, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your key theme right now is growth. Let’s dig in and analyze its nuances. 1. Not all growth is good for you. It may stretch you too far too fast — beyond your capacity to integrate and use it. 2. Some growth that is good for you doesn’t feel good to you. It might force you to transcend comforts that are making you stagnant, and that can be painful. 3. Some growth that’s good for you may meet resistance from people close to you; they might prefer you to remain just as you are, and may even experience your growth as a problem. 4. Some growth that isn’t particularly good for you may feel pretty good. For instance, you could enjoy working to improve a capacity or skill that is irrelevant to your long-term goals. 5. Some growth is good for you in some ways, and not so good in other ways.You have to decide if the trade-off is worth it. 6. Some growth is utterly healthy for you, feels pleasurable, and inspires other people. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can’t sing with someone else’s mouth, Taurus.You can’t sit down and settle into a commanding new power spot with someone else’s butt. Capiche? I also want to tell you that it’s best if you don’t try to dream with someone else’s heart, nor should you imagine you can fine-tune your relationship with yourself by pushing someone else to change. But here’s an odd fact: You can enhance your possibility for success by harnessing or borrowing or basking in other people’s luck. Especially in the coming weeks. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You wouldn’t attempt to cure a case of hiccups by repeatedly smacking your head against a wall, right? You wouldn’t use an anti-tank rocket launcher to eliminate the mosquito buzzing around your room, and you wouldn’t set your friend’s hair on fire as a punishment for arriving late to your rendezvous at the café. So don’t overreact to minor tweaks of fate, my dear Gemini. Don’t over-medicate tiny disturbances. Instead, regard the glitches as learning opportunities. Use them to cultivate more patience, expand your tolerance and strengthen your character. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I pay tribute to your dizzying courage, you wise fool. I stage-whisper “Congratulations!” as you slip away from your hypnotic routine and wander out to the edge of mysterious joy. With a crazy grin of encouragement and my fist pressed against my chest, I salute your efforts to transcend your past. I praise and exalt you for demonstrating that freedom is never permanent but must be reclaimed and reinvented on a regular basis. I cheer you on as you avoid every temptation to repeat yourself, demean yourself and chain yourself.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’m feeling a bit helpless as I watch you messing with that bad but good stuff that is so wrong but right for you. I am rendered equally inert as I observe you playing with the strong but weak stuff that’s interesting but probably irrelevant. I fidget and sigh as I monitor the classy but trashy influence that’s angling for your attention; and the supposedly fast-moving process that’s creeping along so slowly; and the seemingly obvious truth that would offer you a much better lesson if only you would see it for the chewy riddle that it is. What should I do about my predicament? Is there any way I can give you a boost? Maybe the best assistance I can offer is to describe to you what I see.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Psychologist Paul Ekman has compiled an extensive atlas of how emotions are revealed in our faces. “Smiles are probably the most underrated facial expressions,” he has written, “much more complicated than most people realize. There are dozens of smiles, each differing in appearance and in the message expressed.” I bring this to your attention,Virgo, because your assignment in the coming weeks — should you choose to accept it — is to explore and experiment with your entire repertoire of smiles. I’m confident that life will conspire to help you carry out this task. More than at any time since your birthday in 2015, this is the season for unleashing your smiles.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Lucky vibes are coalescing in your vicinity. Scouts and recruiters are hovering. Helpers, fairy godmothers and future playmates are growing restless waiting for you to ask them for favors.Therefore, I hereby authorize you to be imperious, regal and overflowing with self-respect. I encourage you to seize exactly what you want, not what you’re “supposed” to want. Or else be considerate, appropriate, modest and full of harmonious caution. CUT! CUT! Delete that “be considerate” sentence. The Libra part of me tricked me into saying it. And this is one time when people of the Libra persuasion are allowed to be free from the compulsion to balance and moderate. You have a mandate to be the show, not watch the show.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems — an average of one every week for 34 years. I’d love to see you launch an enduring, deep-rooted project that will require similar amounts of stamina, persistence and dedication. Are you ready to expand your vision of what’s possible for you to accomplish? The current astrological omens suggest that the next two months will be an excellent time to commit yourself to a Great Work that you will give your best to for the rest of your long life!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What’s the biggest lie in my life? There are several candidates. Here’s one: I pretend I’m nonchalant about one of my greatest failures; I act as if I’m not distressed by the fact that the music I’ve created has never received the listenership it should have. How about you, Sagittarius? What’s the biggest lie in your life? What’s most false or dishonest or evasive about you? Whatever it is, the immediate future will be a favorable time to transform your relationship with it.You now have extraordinary power to tell yourself liberating truths. Three weeks from now, you could be a more authentic version of yourself than you’ve ever been.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Now and then you go through phases when you don’t know what you need until you stumble upon it. At times like those, you’re wise not to harbor fixed ideas about what you need or where to hunt for what you need. Metaphorically speaking, a holy grail might show up in a thrift store. An eccentric stranger may provide you with an accidental epiphany at a bus stop or a convenience store. Who knows? A crucial clue may even jump out at you from a spam email or a reality TV show. I suspect that the next two weeks might be one of those odd grace periods for you.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Reverse psychology” is when you convince people to do what you wish they would do by shrewdly suggesting that they do the opposite of what you wish they would do. “Reverse censorship” is when you write or speak the very words or ideas that you have been forbidden to express. “Reverse cynicism” is acting like it’s chic to express glee, positivity and enthusiasm. “Reverse egotism” is bragging about what you don’t have and can’t do. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to carry out all these reversals, as well as any other constructive or amusing reversals you can dream up.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Emily Dickinson once revealed to a friend that there was only one Commandment she ever obeyed: “Consider the Lilies.” Japanese novelist Natsume Soseki told his English-speaking students that the proper Japanese translation for “I love you” is Tsuki ga tottemo aoi naa, which literally means “The moon is so blue tonight.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Pisces, I’m advising you to be inspired by Dickinson and Soseki. More than any other time in 2018, your duty in the coming weeks is to be lyrical, sensual, aesthetic, imaginative and festively non-literal. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
PUBLIC NOTICESMNAXLP this 20th day of June, 2018. /s/ William Jeremiah McDonald III /s/ Craig Mungas Attorneys for William Jeremiah McDonald, III, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 3 Cause No.: DP18-117 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RICHARD HERBERT BRUCE, a/k/a Richard H. Bruce Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Betty Sexton-Redman, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 7th day of June, 2018. /s/ Betty Sexton-Redman, Personal Representative /s/ Craig Mungas, Attorneys for Betty SextonRedman, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-18-145 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF INGRID E. HOLLIDAY, 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 (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 Anne U. Holliday Jones, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Douglas Harris, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. Dated this 30th day of May, 2018. /s/ Anne U. Holliday Jones Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, MISSOULA COUNTY. Dept. No. 3. Probate No. DP-17-146. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA RAE JONES, 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 Miva VanEngen, the attorney for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 1800 S. Reserve St., Suite C-2, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 11th day of June, 2018. /s/ Gregg Cooney, Personal Representative, Miva VanEngen, Attorneys for Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on No-
vember 12, 2018, 11:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 5846, located in the Southeast OneQuarter of Section 8, Township 13 North, Range 17 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. More commonly known as 16488 Highway 200 East, aka 16489 Hallgren Lane, Bonner, MT 59823. Jenna Berndt and Tracy Berndt, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Golf Savings Bank, a Washington Stock Savings Bank, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on October 16, 2009, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on October 22, 2009 as Instrument No. 200925490, in Book 849, at Page 738, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Assignment Dated: September 8, 2016 Assignment Recorded: September 13, 2016 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201616567, in Book 967, at Page 995, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 30, 2018 as Instrument No. 201808681, in Book 997, at Page 497, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning September 1, 2016, and each month subse-
quent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $157,542.84, interest in the sum of $3,577.54, escrow advances of $1,470.15, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $852.26 for a total amount owing of $163,442.79, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or 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 Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.
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PUBLIC NOTICESMNAXLP 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, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 25th day of June, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 48782
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on November 2, 2018, 11:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 6 of Lolo Heights, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. More commonly known as 459 Ridgeway Drive, Lolo, MT 59847. Kenneth L. Kern, an unmarried man, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, its successors and assigns , by Deed of Trust on March 13, 2015, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on March 13, 2015 as Instrument No. 201504283, in Book 941, at Page 766, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Assignment Dated: June 29, 2016 Assignment Recorded: July 1, 2016 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201610757, in Book 963, at Page 785, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on March 23, 2018 as Instrument No. 201804466, in Book 994, at Page 482, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning April 1, 2017, 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. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $198,828.48, interest in the sum of $9,232.64, escrow advances of $4,716.98, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $1,954.16 for a total amount owing of $214,732.26, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or 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 Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any,
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of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 8th day of June, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-3552886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM5PM (MST) File No. 52176 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on October 18, 2018, 11:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 10 in Block 1 of Graceland Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. More commonly known as 3553 Norman Drive, Missoula, MT 59804. John A. Fahey, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson at Mackkoff, Kellogg, Kirby & Kloster, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation, by Deed of Trust on September 6, 2002, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on September 9, 2002 as Instrument No. 200225730, in Book 688, at Page 389, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Bank of America, N.A. Assignment Dated: April 27, 2018 Assignment Recorded: May 3, 2018 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201806999, in Book 996, at Page 215, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Sub-
stitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 25, 2018 as Instrument No. 201808415, in Book 997, at Page 231, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning August 1, 2017, 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. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $59,763.78, interest in the sum of $2,168.30, escrow advances of $2,792.35, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $654.55 for a total amount owing of $65,378.98, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or 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 Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The
scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 11th day of June, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-3552886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM5PM (MST) File No. 52511 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on October 18, 2018, 11:00 AM at the main entrance of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway Street, Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot 19 in Block 5 of Donovan Creek Acres, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. More commonly known as 16400 Leo Ray Drive, Clinton, MT 59825. David W. Gwynn and Diana L. Gwynn, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on January 23, 2004, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Missoula County, State of Montana, on January 29, 2004 as Instrument No. 200402467, in Book 725, at Page 1296, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Green Tree Servicing LLC Assignment Dated: April 22, 2014 Assignment Recorded: May 19, 2014 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201406530, in Book 928, at Page 853, Assignee: Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Assignment Dated: February 13, 2012 Assignment Recorded: February 21, 2012 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201203262, in Book 889, at Page 1339, Assignee: EverBank Assignment Dated: July 19, 2013 Assignment Recorded: August 12, 2013 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 201316164, in Book 917, at Page 1130, All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Missoula County, Montana Benjamin J. Mann is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, State of Montana, on May 17, 2018 as Instrument No. 201807880, in Book 996, at Page 1096, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments beginning December 1, 2017, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and
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PUBLIC NOTICES MNAXLP other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $83,374.73, interest in the sum of $3,125.73, escrow advances of $2,262.94, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $143.68 for a total amount owing of $88,907.08, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or 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 Grantor. 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
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against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the
10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the
foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 14th day of June, 2018. Benjamin J. Mann, Substitute Trustee 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. 52523
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Gorgeous New Home. Outstandin Walnut Cabinetry, Granite Tops, Maple Floors, Master Suite, Awesome Tiled Shower Excellent Craftsmanship throughout. A Must See Home.
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HOMES Clark Fork River Frontage with 2 building sites!! Montana Dream! 24 acres, Sandy Beach & Launch Site. Older home on property. $1.25 million. Let’s go fishing. Call Joy Earls! 406-5319811
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2316 North Avenue West Well Maintained Large Building Lot in Town. 9375 square feet of flat, fenced property to build your home or rental property. Fruit Trees, Fully fenced and well maintained.Great Opportunity at $95,000 Call Joy Earls! 406-531-9811
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23005 Nine Mile Road. Own a ranchette on a branch of the creek. 4BDR/2BA + bonus rooms and den. Sheds and outbuildings with fencing. Call soon or it will be gone! $357,500 Call Joy Earls Real Estate. 406-531-9811 One of the prettiest places in Montana. Approximately 4 acres, 2,700 sq.ft. home, including 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with benefits of town living. (406) 538-8460.
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ACROSS
1 Faucet 4 Self-referential, like this clue 8 American realist art school 14 Sorta, in suffix form 15 Planetary path 16 Mr. or Ms. Right 17 General linked to chicken 18 Company named for a goddess 19 1955 pact city 20 Sky viewer used at an airline's main airport? 23 Atlanta university 24 Catan resource 25 Org. with a tour 28 Lucille's co-star 29 Cargo carrier 32 Diamond call 33 Rita of Netflix's "One Day at a Time" 35 LPs and 45s 36 The origins of singing wordlessly? 39 George of "Star Trek" and Twitter 40 Excited 41 Finished
42 "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker 43 Follow commands 47 "Indubitably!" 48 Scribble (down) 49 Sudden onrush 50 Scratch some statuary? 54 Music organizer on a wall, maybe 57 Modern cheesecake ingredient 58 ___ Interwebz (intentional online misspelling) 59 Onetime Sidekick maker 60 Helicopter designer Sikorsky 61 Country set to share the 2026 World Cup 62 Lounging chair 63 Multiple-day music gathering, e.g. 64 Dir. at 202.5∞
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1 Paid to the church 2 Jump to conclusions 3 Innermost of Mars's two moons 4 Coinage 5 Heinous 6 Seize 7 Microbrewery brews 8 On the job 9 Geometric figure 10 In this location 11 Prefix with play, at some cons 12 Tennis's Ivanovic 13 Just out 21 Weed whacker, e.g. 22 Shell in a "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" running gag
25 Early Atari game 26 Start of a Frank Loesser title 27 Just over 99%? 29 Low number in Naples 30 Word misspelled in a tattoo meme 31 Part of ACLU 32 Discover 34 Kimono sash 35 "C'est la ___!" 36 Hold's partner 37 HI-strung instruments? 38 "The Puzzle Palace" org. 39 Kids' meal prize 42 Terrier type, informally 44 "Julius Caesar" conspirator 45 Way out 46 Cowboy's yell 48 Game with a bouncing ball 49 Cricket, say 50 Wailuku's island 51 Updo, e.g. 52 Entreat 53 They share the same season as Geminis 54 Sine's reciprocal, in trig (abbr.) 55 "Well, that's obvious!" 56 Head producer for the Wu-Tang Clan
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3335 CONNERY WAY
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PLEASANT VIEW SUBDIVISION ONE LEVEL HOME-GREAT FLOOR PLAN 3 BED 2 BATH-MASTER SUITE $285,000
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FINISH W/ YOUR PERSONAL TOUCH GREAT VIEWS OFF MASTER DECK OVER 2 ACRES $285,000
RANCHETTE IN THE LUSH NINE MILE VALLEY 2400 SF. HOME ON 5 ACRES $357,500
NEW ON THE MARKET New technology campus at 1900 West Broadway offering 3 stories of class A office lease space. Leases will be NNN, with base rent rates of $20 PSFY, and CAMS estimated at $6.44sf. All Lease spaces are to be delivered finished with no TI required. Customization is available depending on lease length. The drawings depicted on this listing are conceptual and subject to change. Project completion is scheduled for Fall 19 Call Shannon Hilliard, or your real estate professional. MLS#: 21804080
Nhn Mission Drive Condon MT $125,000
5 acre lot available in the Swan Valley. Level building site with electricity. County maintained road. A rare opportunity between the Mission & Swan Valley Mountain Ranges .
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 KOTA•
Kota is a 2 year old male American Bulldog mix. This big, goofy boy has a lot of love to give and is always searching for affection! He enjoys chasing tennis balls, but hasn't quite figured out the idea of retrieving them. He is very treat motivated and knows how to sit, lay down, and search for all the stray bits of kibble. Kota is hoping to find himself in a fun-loving and active family.
GYPSY• Gypsy is a 4 year old female German Shepherd. This sweet girl has spent her younger years in a travelling band of fortune tellers, but now she's ready to settle down and grow some roots. Gyspy loves people all of all ages, but could use a bit of advice in the way of manners. She is really hoping her future holds a family where she won't have to share any attention with other pets. BEAR• Bear is a 7 year old male Chocolate Lab. This big goofball loves to play and gets along well with other dogs. Fetch is his favorite game, and his attention cannot be broken when he sees a tennis ball. Bear is a very tolerant dog, allowing some rather poor play manners to go unchecked from his playmates. This loveable Lab would do best in a home that has room to move.
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HOBBS• Hobbs is a 5 year old male black and white Tuxedo cat. He is a bit shy upon first greeting him. Once he's gotten used to you, Hobbs is a very sweet boy who loves receiving attention. Hobbs would prefer a quiet home. This classy boy is always ready for the most sophisticated occasion with his very handsome tuxedo markings and his distinguished white mustache. MISSY•Missy has beginning stages of kidney disease and needs a home that is familiar with providing for this health issue. Outside of her kidneys, Missy is a healthy and happy cat that is projected to live a long life, making her our shelter's Wonder Woman! Her adoption fee has been sponsored, and we are searching for an adopter that is able to give her a prescription kidney support diet for life
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ERWIN• Erwin is a 8 year old male black cat. This handsome and distinguished house panther is an older man who loves the company of people. Like his hero, The Black Panther, Erwin believes himself to be the protector of his kingdom. His Highness has enhanced, superhero abilities in lounging and cuddles. He'd prefer to live in a kingdom with only human subjects.
These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 KIKI• Kiki is an indoor kitty who loves to chatter at the outdoor world! You might find her saying hello to the birds and squirrels at the window or chasing around one of her favorite toys! Come meet this beloved girl during our open hours, Wed-Fri 1-6pm and Sat-Sun 12-5pm! CRICKET• A big beautiful woman with a big beautiful heart! Cricket is a sweet cat that loves to snooze and lounge around with her people. She comes from a quiet home, and is friendly with kids, and new people. Cricket would like to be the only cat in your life and have all of your attention! Come visit Cricket during our open hours, Wed-Fri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm!
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1450 W. Broadway St. • 406-728-0022
HERA• Hera, the queen of gods, is the per-
fect name for this mighty cat. Regal, glorious and loving, Hera is looking for someone's home to take reign of. She loves attention, but on her own terms. She will be a majestic, amazing cat in your home. Come meet this lovely lady during our open hours, Wed-Fri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm!
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MAUSER• Mauser is an active man whose favorite activities include anything where he can fetch a stick! Not only is he a big bundle of love, but he is one smart cookie too! Come meet this handsome man Wed-Fri 1-6pm and Sat-Sun 125pm! MAX AND REX• Max and Rex are a tiny pair with a big personality! These two love to snuggle up with their person and play with toys! Max prefers stuffed animals and Rex is all about anything that squeeks! They are used to an active household and love to go for walks, fetch, and Max is even up for a swim! Come meet this adorable couple during our open hours, Wed-Fri from 1-6pm and Sat-Sun from 12-5pm!
Missoula 406-626-1500 william@rideglaw.com
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JAKE• This boy is one active lovebug! Jake's looking for someone to show him the ropes and give him a gentle introduction to the rest of the world! His favorite thing is to play with other dogs - and even played with a ferret in his previous home! He is quite the snuggler and can't wait to get out and exercise! Come meet this handsome guy during our open hours, Wed-Fri 1-6pm and Sat-Sun 12-5pm! missoulanews.com • July 12–July19, 2018 [39]