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PLAN TO TAKE BACK PUBLIC LANDS: LEGISLATORS HEAR HOW ENVIROS ARE LIKE WATERMELONS

IN MONTANA: YOUR STRIVES FOR YOUR OWN 2014 WEDDING PLANNER A POST-METAL SOUND INSIDE MARRIED MEDICINE BAG OPINION PACK MUSIC SHRAMANA

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PLAN TO TAKE BACK PUBLIC LANDS: LEGISLATORS HEAR HOW ENVIROS ARE LIKE WATERMELONS

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News Voices/Letters Drought, cannabis and Chinese beer .................................................4 The Week in Review Life Flight, John Walsh and the tango.......................................6 Briefs Bud Light, Linsey Corbin and Russ Talmo ...........................................................6 Etc. The public’s right to know takes a hit .....................................................................7 News Activists, legislators gather to reclaim Montana’s lands........................................8 News Sundog Ecovillage goes up for sale ......................................................................9 Opinion How to pack your medicine bag for 2014 .....................................................10 Feature Bold predictions for the new year ..................................................................14

Arts & Entertainment Arts Shramana strives for post-metal bliss....................................................................18 Music Three Cornered Jack, Lavoy and Burial .............................................................19 Books How to Read a Novelist captures writing life ...................................................20 Film Redford shines in All is Lost.................................................................................21 Film Mitty gets mighty boring ......................................................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................23 Flash in the Pan Bacon Tofu Tuesday ..........................................................................24 Happiest Hour Diamond Jim’s Eastgate Casino..........................................................26 8 Days a Week If only we had Carnac the Magnificent ...............................................27 Mountain High Big Sky’s Lady Shred Day...................................................................33 Agenda Food Safety 101 ...............................................................................................34

Exclusives

Street Talk..............................................................................................................4 In Other News......................................................................................................12 Classifieds ..........................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...........................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y.............................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle...............................................................................................C-7 Camp Sleepover .................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World...........................................................................................C-11

PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston CIRCULATION & BUSINESS MANAGER Adrian Vatoussis DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Anderson ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson PHOTO EDITOR Cathrine L. Walters CALENDAR EDITOR Kate Whittle STAFF REPORTERS Jessica Mayrer, Alex Sakariassen, Jimmy Tobias COPY EDITOR Kate Whittle ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Pumpernickel Stewart, Jonathan Marquis CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Sasha Perrin, Alecia Goff, Steven Kirst SENIOR CLASSIFIED REPRESENTATIVE Tami Allen MARKETING, PROMOTION & EVENTS COORDINATOR Tara Shisler FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Ari LeVaux, Jason McMackin, Brad Tyer, Nick Davis, Ednor Therriault, Michael Peck, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Melissa Mylchreest, Rob Rusignola, Josh Quick, Brooks Johnson

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Bottoms up

STREET TALK

by Cathrine L. Walters

Asked Monday, Dec. 30, outside the Orange Street Food Farm.

Give us a bold prediction for 2014.

Follow-up: What’s your personal New Year’s resolution?

Catherine Schuck: That people will be generous to each other and really consider sharing the wealth. I find it frustrating that CEOs can make so much money when hardworking people are struggling to make a living wage. Makes the world go ’round: I just want to be as in touch with love as I can. To be caring, thoughtful and as loving as I can.

Peg McDaniel: I’m hoping that Obamacare will be fully functional for all those who are using it. Maybe by then they’ll have all the squeaks worked out of it. Lawn mower lady: I will continue doing for others—I think that’s my calling.

I also fix people’s lawn mowers...I’m 83!

Frank Humphreys: Further general global unrest, like the Arab Spring, will blossom. People are hungry for change.

Course of action: To find a healthy selfaffirming state of mind and to live from that. And to enjoy the things I tend to put off, like getting outdoors.

Grace Decker: We launch into the snowiest winter we’ve seen since 1996, which leads us into a beautiful summer with no smoky season. Quality time: To do more of the things I love, like long walks and potlucks.

Ethan Brown: The government is gonna shut down again over more trivial nonsense, pretending that it’s something bigger. Fresh air: Quit smoking. I started seven years ago.

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In last week’s edition of the Indy you mention that Max Baucus is heading to his appointment as ambassador to China “where the beer is weak and the stakes are high” (see “etc.,” Dec. 26). I’ve gotten lit up, not really intentionally, on Chinese beer while partying in Beijing’s Super Bar District. Chinese beer is based on German lagers but don’t let the pale color fool you.

The brand that Max will likely be drinking is Yanjing, which has an alcohol content of 5 percent. That’s higher than most American mass-produced brands.

China has a proud tradition of boozing that rivals Egypt’s. Mr. Baucus will likely be doing a lot of toasting, called “ganbei,” at official events or on casual outings with friends. You leap to your feet, holding a pretty little shot glass of hard Chinese liquor between your fingertips and direct it at the toastee. He/she too stands up and it’s bottoms-up for both of you. This goes on all night.

Enjoy that Chinese beer, Mr. Baucus.

I’m getting thirsty writing this.

Pei-Lin Yu Missoula

pointed out the similarities between conditions in the American Southwest and those in Australia before that country’s devastating 10-year Millennial Drought.

In response to requests from communities, businesses and farmers and ranchers around the country, the federal government recently announced the National Drought Resilience Partnership. It’s an effort to streamline access to federal agency drought recovery resources and

“I’ve gotten lit up, not really intentionally, on Chinese beer while partying in Beijing’s Super Bar District.”

Drought relief In 2012, two-thirds of the continental United States was affected by drought.

The losses were staggering: $30 billion to agriculture alone and far more when you add the damages to water supplies, tourism, transportation and nearshore fisheries. Fighting drought-related wildfires tacked on another $1 billion.

“Last year, the worst drought in generations devastated farms and ranches across the nation,” USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said earlier this fall. “But our work isn’t done and we can always better prepare for the future.”

Drought will likely be an issue for the foreseeable future. A recent article in Scientific American magazine, for example,

provide information about conditions, among other tasks. But there is much that local governments, nonprofits and community water-based organizations can do to prepare for, mitigate and recover from the effects of drought.

With that in mind the National Center for Appropriate Technology is developing the Drought Relief Corps, a program designed to apply the energy of the nation’s youth to the issue. Similar to the AmeriCorps programs FoodCorps and EnergyCorps that NCAT has developed and managed for years, DRC will match wellqualified members with host organizations.

Together, the host organizations and DRC members will design and carry out drought plans tailored for the area, with support and training from NCAT. You can help your community prepare. For more information about DRC and becoming a partnering organization, go online at drought.ncat.org or call Carl Little at 406-494-4572.

Carl Little National Center for Appropriate Technology Butte

From here to there This year I have had the honor of serving as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America alleviating poverty in Montana. My position has been with the S.A.V.E. Foundation in Helena. I have had the opportunity to build community through partnerships and engagements in public transit and accessible biking and walking. In this role, I experienced how essential these aspects are to everyone’s ability to be part of a healthy community, not just those with the greatest needs who VISTAs serve most.

My experience has revealed how public transportation is essential in empowering our growing senior population to age-in-place, as they become unable to drive. As Montana continues to grow, transit will be helpful for spending less time in traffic and more in the mountains.

I have seen that bikes are not just for the fearless and the brave cyclists, but also as means of genuine transportation for children to get to school and people’s ability to stay fit.

I’d like to thank this community and all the VISTAs serving across the state. I encourage any recent college graduate to spend a year serving America, especially in Montana.

Matthew Cramer Helena

[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Resurgence underway,” Dec. 26

Time is now

You have the power

Wait, boo?

“It’s just flat-out time to legalize marijuana, folks. There are simply too many good things, and not enough bad, to continue this unwisely chosen path of prohibition.”

Posted Dec. 26 at 9:03 a.m.

“Legislators: Please ensure that Colorado and Washington’s soon-to-be marijuana businessmen millionaires won’t be the only ones paying large amounts of tax revenue to western states. They can help fund our schools, low-income assistance programs, and other areas that will ensure Montana’s future is bright.

Start small in a few large cities, follow those states and the example they’re setting, and let that revenue flow into our coffers. You have the power, legislators, and you know it.”

Posted Dec. 26 at 5:19 p.m.

“I can’t think of many things much more hypocritical than outlawing marijuana, while permitting alcohol and tobacco sales. Prohibition sure worked well, didn’t it? About as well as the current laws against marijuana … exercises in futility.

To my knowledge, use of boo has never killed anyone. You sure can’t say that about either tobacco or alcohol. (Tobacco killed both my parents, and my mother was an alcoholic).”

Posted Dec. 26 at 2:44 p.m.

Painfully mind-blowing “It really is painfully mind-blowing to conceive that the majority of the marketed, taxed and legal drugs—are the worst for you! Alcohol alone takes over 75,000 lives per year. As the late great Bill Hicks noted, “We [humans] have yet to earn our thumbs ...”

Posted Dec. 26 at 1:32 p.m.

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Cathrine L. Walters

Wednesday, December 25 A man robs Montana Lil’s Casino on North Reserve Street at gun point and absconds with cash during the early morning hours.

Then, roughly 22 hours later, an armed man robs the Brooks Street Motor Inn and escapes. Merry, um, Christmas.

Thursday, December 26 The Wall Street Journal’s real estate section features the $22.5 million listing for the Maclay Ranch. MLIC Asset Holdings foreclosed on the Lolo-area ranch after its former owner, Tom Maclay, failed to acquire the necessary permits to develop a ski resort on the ranch and adjacent lands.

Friday, December 27 The Montana Television Network releases a report by the U.S. Army Inspector General investigating Lt. Gov. John Walsh’s years in the Montana National Guard. The report alleges that Walsh “improperly used his government position for private gain” when he solicited support for his candidacy for vice chairman of the National Guard Association of the United States.

Saturday, December 28 Tango instructors invite passersby to learn the dance in the lobby of the Florence Building during a casual night of instruction.

Lori Mitchell and Patrick Marsolek, who offer more formal weekly classes at the Downtown Dance Collective, lead dozens of onlookers through moves like the ocho.

Sunday, December 29 During the third day of the annual High School Holiday Classic hockey tournament, the Missoula Bruins, led by senior captain Chris Laporte, lose a shot at the title in a 4-2 loss to Spokane at Glacier Ice Rink.

Monday, December 30 St. Patrick Hospital announces that it will eliminate its Life Flight program and begin contracting its air ambulance service through Northwest MedStar, a Spokanebased nonprofit. The move is part of the hospital’s $5 million restructuring effort.

Tuesday, December 31 First Night Missoula commences its 20th year of New Year’s Eve festivities throughout downtown Missoula. All the cool kids spend the day watching the First Night-affiliated kung fu marathon at the Roxy Theater.

Kevin Wooley and Samantha Robinson, students from the Missoula College Culinary Arts program, make measurements to carve a second “2” out of a 300-lb. block of ice Dec. 31, after learning the first one melted the night before. This is the program’s eighth year carving ice sculptures on the courthouse lawn for the First Night celebration.

Beer biz

Big Sky sues Bud Light The Urban Dictionary defines the term “Hold my beer and watch this” as a “Redneck’s last words.” A Google search for the phrase turns up videos and slideshows of seemingly intoxicated people performing feats such as jumping a motorcycle over a flaming kiddie pool and driving an ATV backward off of a bluff.

Just who owns the slogan is the subject of a Dec. 20 lawsuit filed in federal court by Missoula’s Big Sky Brewing Co. against Anheuser-Busch. The makers of Moose Drool and Scape Goat argue in the suit that they trademarked the slogan in 2009 and, as such, Anheuser-Busch is unlawfully using it in a series of promotional videos released last month on YouTube for Bud Light.

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have highlighted the series as an example of AnheuserBusch’s increasingly contemporary approach to advertising. Created by actor John Krasinski, who’s best known for his role in “The Office,” the Bud Light videos take a run at the “Hold my beer” meme that, as The New York Times put it, marks “the opposite of what typically

goes on in beer ads that celebrate dudes and bros.” In one video, titled “Nana,” an elderly woman celebrating her 100th birthday asks a partygoer to, “Hold my beer and watch this,” before feigning death.

Big Sky notes, however, that Anheuser-Busch knew or should have known that it owns the trademark on the phrase. In fact, the slogan is printed on Big Sky IPA cans. The Missoula brewery argues further in legal filings that Bud Light is harming its reputation by linking the two businesses.

“The aforementioned activities of Anheuser-Busch are likely to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive consumers or potential consumers wishing to purchase Big Sky’s products,” it states.

Big Sky is asking the court to order Anheuser-Busch to pull the videos, and requesting damages to compensate for lost revenue.

Big Sky co-founder Neal Leathers declined to comment about the lawsuit, other than to say, “Who knows what’s going to come from it all.”

Rob McCarthy, Bud Light’s marketing vice president, issued a written statement to the Independent that says the company did nothing wrong.

“There is no trademark use of the phrase ‘Hold my beer and watch this,’ nor is there intent to create any

association with Big Sky,” he says. “Countless other videos and jokes use the same or similar words as a punch line or hashtag.”

Jessica Mayrer

Land

Lochsa swap switched up Idaho’s congressional delegation declared its intent last fall to take up the reins of the Upper Lochsa Land Exchange, a 40,000-acre land swap between the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon-based Western Pacific Timber. In a September letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, Rep. Raul Labrador and Sens. James Risch and Mike Crapo wrote that the current administrative approach is unlikely to succeed.

“Some of the concerns already raised by stakeholders cannot be addressed without additional legislative authority,” the letter concluded.

WPT general counsel Andy Hawes says the lawmakers’ decision was a positive development for the company, which purchased the checkerboarded lands near Lolo Pass from Plum Creek Timber in 2006 with the intent of trading them to the Forest Service. He adds that the company is now talking to stakeholders including

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[news] the Nez Perce Tribe, recreation groups, livestock owners and outfitters with the goal of passing along comments and concerns to the delegation. Hawes sees this as an opportunity to work with those groups and hopefully “resolve the issues that could not be resolved in the administrative process.”

But the possibility of a bill addressing the controversial exchange has reinvigorated concerns among environmentalists. Gary Macfarlane with Friends of the Clearwater says he conveyed a strong message to the lawmakers that a legislative solution, however unlikely it is to pass Congress, would be a far worse direction to take.

“A legislative approach is not subject to citizen review,” Macfarlane says. “A legislative approach doesn’t have to be in the public interest. There are many examples of legislative exchanges and/or land giveaways, and in almost every single instance, the public interest was not met.”

The September letter contained a list of seven criteria for a legislative approach, calling for “local working sessions with stakeholder groups” and protections for “historic recreation and other public uses of federal lands.” But Macfarlane hasn’t heard much since, and the ensuing silence has him questioning who qualifies as a stakeholder in the eyes of officials.

The letter also stated that legislation “must provide a net economic benefit to the citizens of Idaho County.”

That comes as a win for the Idaho County Commission, which pushed hard for an acre-for-acre trade—something the Forest Service can’t legally do in an administrative exchange—out of fear that any loss in private land resulting from the exchange would negatively impact property tax revenues.

Macfarlane says he fully supports transferring the WPT lands to the public. But the only appropriate approach he sees for securing those acres is an outright purchase similar to the Montana Legacy Project.

“If the delegation wants to do the right thing,” Macfarlane says, “they would use the legislative process to look at some way to purchase the Upper Lochsa.”

Alex Sakariassen

Iron Woman

Corbin cruises to Bend Linsey Corbin has left Missoula.

The professional triathlete who started her career in the Garden City and regularly wins top honors at races around the world packed up her car on Dec. 18 and drove with her husband to their new home in Bend, Ore. One of the area’s best known professional athletes, Corbin says she’s moving to be closer to her family and her doctor, and to train with a new group of athletes.

“It is a different community and change is good because it forces you to adapt in new ways,” she says. “I think that is what I was looking for, some new challenges.”

Corbin calls herself a “Montana Made” athlete, and receives sponsorship dollars from Big Sky Brewing Company and KAMUT. At the end of each race, she dons a cowboy hat as she sprints across the finish line to further illustrate her Montana connections. Despite the move to Oregon, she says she plans to maintain her “Montana Made” brand.

“The truth is I am ‘Montana Made,’” she says.

“When I started living in Missoula I didn’t know how to do a flip turn in a pool, and I probably couldn’t have told you what the distances of an Iron Man triathlon were.”

She adds that Team Stampede, a local triathlon club, taught her how to be a triathlete. It was with Team Stampede that she started wearing a cowboy hat at races.

photo by Chad Harder

While excited about moving to Bend, Corbin admits she’ll miss Montana’s ideal training grounds.

“Last year I logged 7,000 miles on my bike, and a lot of that was on Montana roads,” she says. “There are not many places you can ride a bike for 130 miles and not have to stop, but Montana has those rides. I used to ride once a week to Ovando and back, and there was hardly a single stoplight.”

Corbin says her husband will continue working for Big Sky Brewing Company, and the couple plans to keep their house in Missoula. “It is not a permanent goodbye,” Corbin says. “It’s semi-permanent.”

Jimmy Tobias

BY THE NUMBERS Ticket sale revenue generated last year by the University of Montana athletic program, according to a report compiled for the Montana Board of Regents. Montana State generated less than half of that amount.

$5.19 million

Crime

Talmo’s family asks for help A lack of evidence to prove who committed the brutal and allegedly unprovoked Dec. 7 assault on Russ Talmo in downtown Missoula is prompting the victim’s family to ask additional witnesses to come forward to help identify the perpetrators.

“The case isn’t really going anywhere,” says Talmo’s mother, Linda Fritz. “(The Missoula Police Department) never really did have enough evidence to get these guys.”

On Dec. 7, Talmo left a friend’s graduation celebration at Charlie B’s with three other partygoers and proceeded to walk south on Higgins Avenue toward their homes. Two of the people who left the bar with Talmo that night, including Liz Fairbank and Erik Thompson, told the Independent last month that the attack, which they believe constituted one blow that rendered Talmo immediately unconscious, seemed to come out of nowhere. “It was unprovoked,” Fairbank said.

Talmo, 35, fell to the sidewalk, where he again hit his head. He was hospitalized with bleeding and swelling on the brain, multiple hairline skull fractures and a fractured orbital socket. He also lost a tooth. Doctors used staples to close a gash in the back of the head.

Fritz says that she’s asking additional witnesses to come forward to law enforcement because her son doesn’t remember the assault and bystanders, including Fairbank, didn’t actually see the blow land, making it tough to identify exactly who is responsible for sending Talmo tumbling to the ground.

In response to Fritz’s concerns, Sgt. Ed McLean says that the investigation is ongoing and that law enforcement interviewed two suspects last week. He acknowledges, however, that having multiple parties of interest can complicate fact finding. “You like to have a relatively consistent set of statements to give to the prosecutors,” he says. “I can see how that would be frustrating for the victim.”

Despite Fritz’s frustration, she sees at least one positive outcome from the incident. Talmo’s friends, many of whom expressed outrage after the assault, mobilized in the days that followed and helped raise more than $22,000 for his medical expenses. “It’s pretty awesome,” Fritz says. She adds that Talmo appears slated for a full recovery.

Jessica Mayrer

ETC. It’s hard to believe, but the prevailing jurisprudence in Montana holds that the state can brazenly sue citizens who demand access to government records. That’s what happened to the Independent when it sought the disciplinary records of Lake County law officers accused of misconduct. Reluctant to turn over the requested files without a court order, thenAttorney General Steve Bullock filed a lawsuit, naming the Indy as a defendant. The state argued that the accused lawmen had privacy rights that trumped the people’s right to know.

We couldn’t lay down and let the AG’s office hold sway over the court. To ensure the court heard a strong argument for public’s interest, the Indy lawyered up, and we more or less won, obtaining redacted versions of all the files we sought. Among the astonishing details, we found that Bullock himself had been badly embarrassed by the testimony of Frank Bowen, a warden with Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Bowen revealed how his FWP superiors, fearing the mess in Lake County made Bullock look soft on corruption, forced Bowen to stop pursuing his poaching investigation of several Lake County deputies, ordered him not to discuss his work and reassigned him.

Republicans tried to pry into the unfolding fiasco, convening legislative hearings to politicize the situation during his gubernatorial campaign. But with Bowen effectively gagged, they never got any meaty details until a year later, when we prevailed in court. By then, Bullock had already won the election.

You would think that once the court had sided with the Indy, we’d be entitled to some relief from the onerous legal burden. But you’d be wrong. Montana District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that we had to foot our substantial legal fees entirely on our own—describing our request for reimbursement as “a substantial injustice” against the state.

Yeah, our jaws dropped, too. But we’re not the first people to encounter this kind of twisted legal reasoning. In her ruling, Seeley relied on some similar recent cases, and they’ve all gone the government’s way on the issue of expenses. When it comes to attorneys’ fees, the judges have discretion, and they’ve consistently endorsed the now-routine practice of government entities running to court every time privacy rights might interfere with the public right to know, regardless of whether the privacy claim is a fig leaf for unwarranted secrecy or not. It turns out that in Montana, your constitutionally guaranteed right to know only goes as deep as the pocket that pays your lawyer.

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War on watermelons Activists, legislators gather to reclaim Montana’s lands

by Jimmy Tobias

In Kirk MacKenzie’s world, it’s us ver- fraud,” he said. “...As it turns out the spot- power out of the hands of federal land sus them. ted owl is not a species. It turns out that management agencies.

Ballance is teaming up with the “Them” includes international barred owls, which are doing just fine, are Ravalli County commissioners to find bankers, the Service Employees Interna- the same species as spotted owls.” tional Union, “neo-environmentalists,” MacKenzie explained that these plots ways to force the U.S. Forest Service to communists, terrorists and the United Na- are the work of what he calls “neo-environ- work with local governments in the Bittions. Judging by the majority of his audi- mentalists.” “What is the single biggest prob- terroot Valley. She is modeling her efforts ence at a recent speech, “us” refers to lem in rural America?” he asked rhetorically in part on Apache County in Arizona, white Republicans over 50. during his speech. “Neo-environmentalism. which MacKenzie regularly invokes as an This particular worldview was on dis- I am not talking about environmentalism. I example of local government willing to play Monday, Dec. 16, in a cramped dining am talking about a political movement that stand up to the U.S. Forest Service and its room at the Best Western Plus in Kalispell, disguises itself in a green cloak … If you peel regulations.

Apache County officials passed a series where MacKenzie, founder of Defend Rural it back, you will see what I have been seeing America, gave a two-hour presentation to … watermelons, green on the outside, red of resolutions in 2011 that declared a countywide state of emergency and a crowd of at least 80 peomade it a crime for federal ple that included three state land managers to close roads legislators. on public forestland.

The event, titled “How to Reclaim Montana’s “Success!!!,” writes Lands,” opened with a MacKenzie on his organizaprayer by former Tea Party tion’s website. “The County state legislator Derek Skees was not bluffing. It acted upon and included speeches by its resolutions … A second, Rep. Nancy Ballance, Rmuch larger project is now Hamilton, and Sen. Jennifer being planned.”

Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, Ballance, MacKenzie who also serves as vice chairand others think they can get woman of the Montana Resimilar resolutions passed in publican Party. MacKenzie Ravalli County in order to introduced himself as “one force the Bitterroot National of the few good ones” from Forest to keep its roads open the San Francisco Bay Area and to increase grazing per(laughter all around), and mits and logging on the pubthen dove into the sublic forests. photo courtesy of YouTube stance of his speech.

“I would like to see our Kirk MacKenzie, founder of the group Defend Rural America, MacKenzie wants to came to Montana to discuss strategies to strip control of fed- county take jurisdictional reteach citizens and politi- eral public land from agencies like the U.S. Forest Service. sponsibility in these areas,” cians how to strip control says Ballance. “It might bring of public lands away from the federal gov- on the inside … In my opinion, they are do- the Forest Service to the table and allow us ernment and put it in the hands of state mestic terrorists.” to work with them.” and local officials. He believes that rural Fielder, the vice chairwoman of the Sen. Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive, who America is under attack by an insidious Montana Republican Party, promoted is running for U.S. Congress in 2014, also cartel of leftists, bureaucrats, bankers and MacKenzie’s gathering in an op-ed in the attended the event. He agrees with phony scientists who use federal lands Sanders County Ledger and agreed to be MacKenzie’s notion that federal lands fall and laws like the Endangered Species Act a panelist at the event. However, she under the legal jurisdiction of state and to enact an oppressive agenda. quickly distanced herself from MacKenzie local governments.

“Total control of public and private when asked about his extreme rhetoric “I think it is critical that the state of Monproperty everywhere in the country,” he and ideas. tana play a much larger role in the control and said, discussing the intent of federal envi“I was disappointed in some of the re- management of our federal public lands,” he ronmental laws. “This has been in brew for marks that were made,” she says. “[The says. “If it came to where we could convert quite some time … This is the plan.” presentation] was not what I expected. It the federal public lands—not the parks, but the other federal lands—to state lands then I Part of his approach involves promoting was not what I thought it would be.”

Ballance was also quick to denounce would be very supportive of that.” a fundamental distrust of mainstream science. He claims that scientists manipulate MacKenzie’s harsh language.

Despite concerns with his rhetoric, it “I think that kind of rhetoric always seems some are willing to follow MacKendata to shut down dams, lock loggers out of old-growth forests and generally put a halt hurts,” she says. “I think when we call zie’s fight against the secret agenda to conto industrial development on public lands. people terrorists and make those kinds of quer rural America.

One of his favorite examples is the listing of statements it stops the discussion right in “There is an agenda, and we haven’t been the spotted owl under the ESA in the early its tracks.” treating it that way,” MacKenzie said. “...In fact, Despite their concern about MacKen- rural America is being conquered.” ’90s. He claims the listing was intended to close off public land in the Pacific Northwest. zie’s words, both legislators say they “The Endangered Species Act is a might use some of his ideas to try to wrest jtobias@missoulanews.com

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[news]

Paradise lost Sundog Ecovillage’s permaculture utopia hits the market

by Laura Scheer

them were turned away by the price, while others were wary of the amount of work it takes to maintain 40 acres. They eventually lowered the price to $400,000.

“It’s going to take a really ambitious family or a few families to really take up the baton and move forward and continue with the size of work that Sundog has done,” Williams says.

Inside the spacious workshop, Gutzmer demonstrates the recycled garage doors he put on wheels to create moveable walls. The space has been used as an art studio, tool shed, mechanic shop, meeting place, guest room for visitors and even a play place for Aluna.

“One thing has many uses if you open your mind to it,” Gutzmer says, pointing to areas in the building. “Someone would be welding over here while my daughter’s playing with Legos over there and Bob Marley’s on the radio in the background.”

Sundog served as a gathering place for scores of ecominded people. During the 2012 Permaculture Conference, it hosted around 60 visitors, with musicians from Africa, Mexico and the Czech Republic playing music together around the now desolate and quiet fire pit. photo courtesy of Sundog EcoVillage It was during that same gathering when Baquero and The founders of Sundog Ecovillage imagined a permaculture-based utopia, but struggled Gutzmer realized that it was time to find people willing to trade urban amenities for a sustainable community lifestyle. to move on.

“Our mission was no longer achievable sources and minimized waste. Perhaps one cluded, but still connected to the grid. The of the best examples of this practice could main house and the skeleton of the work- with the group that we were,” Baquero says.

Both Baquero and her husband say be found in its large “hugelkultur” garden shop were the only existing structures located in the center of the property. Dur- when the group purchased the site in 2008. they are at peace with their decision.

Gutzmer describes the property and ing the summer, it’s teeming with aspara- Since then, hundreds of interns, workers, gus, strawberries, sunflowers and raspberry transients, volunteers and students from all all it entails like a painting. “Once you finbushes, all of which thrive thanks to a sys- over the world helped build the property’s ish it, you have to put it out into the world,” he says. tem that catches snowmelt and rain runoff many amenities.

Baquero describes the experience as Today, the land has gained a large and stores it in an underground reservoir.

Demonstration projects such as the garden workshop, chicken coop, fuel shed, four- enriching.

“I think the biggest lesson we learned are what made Sundog stand out in the season yurt, sustainable tree house, fire pit, playground, raised garden protected by ar- through Sundog is to make sure your goal emerging permaculture movement.

But over the last five years, the core tistically designed fencing, and heated dog is realistic from the beginning,” she says.

During a recent visit, Baquero tenderly group struggled to find people willing to house. There have also been hours and trade urban amenities for a permanent life hours devoted to forest restoration. But touched the potted plants still housed at none of these improvements has a market Sundog, watering some and simply admirat Sundog.

“It’s hard for people to let go of indi- value when it comes to selling the property. ing others. Outside in the garden, she “They have added so many things that picked the last bit of living kale before ofvidualism,” Gutzmer says.

Baquero acknowledges that working in in this economy can’t equate to anything fering up its remaining herbs.

“This place makes me proud even Missoula and living at Sundog proved to be but love,” says Jeannette Williams, the real though it’s sad that it didn’t work out as a struggle. Her 30-minute commute to Mis- estate agent for Sundog.

Williams says there were a few inter- we’d hoped,” she says. soula’s International School, where she teaches Spanish, proved to be a hassle that ested buyers when the property first went editor@missoulanews.com not many others were willing to bear. But on the market for $430,000, but some of When Jason Gutzmer, Penelope Baquero and seven other idealists initially purchased 40 acres of forestland in the Potomac Valley 30 minutes east of Missoula, they envisioned a small community based on land stewardship and sustainability. But in nearly the same amount of time it took to plan and purchase the property, the dream of the Sundog Ecovillage crumbled.

Its remaining members are now moving on.

The founders started Sundog Ecovillage with the hopes of creating a permaculture-based utopia. Residents committed to a way of life that maximized natural re-

the main reason she and Gutzmer threw in the towel was their daughter, Aluna, who spent most of her six years of life as the only child living at Sundog.

“As she grew older, I noticed that she was lonely and wanted friends,” Baquero says.

Disillusioned, Baquero, Gutzmer and remaining group members Jean Duncan and Rick Sherman put the Sundog Ecovillage up for sale in April. It remains on the market today.

Situated next to more than 75,000 acres of public land, the property is se-

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[opinion]

Words to live by How to pack your medicine bag for the new year

by Jaime O’Neill

I always get apprehensive at the prospect of a new year stretching out ahead of me, with both opportunities and challenges sure to present themselves, and daunting conundrums of every kind certain to test my character.

I no longer make New Year’s resolutions, but I carry a mental and spiritual repair kit wherever I go, a compendium of wisdom containing clichés, aphorisms and truisms to be used as psychic Band-Aids, when needed.

Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don’t, but I think of this stuff as akin to the medicine bags the Plains Indians used to carry, packed with their personal magic, totems against harm, disorder, confusion and the unexpected. Mountain men who had prolonged exposure to Native Americans took to carrying such bags themselves, filling them with a bright stone, an eagle feather, or maybe a tintype of a woman they knew in St. Louis, far back down the Missouri River.

My personal medicine bag is pretty full now, and some of the things in it have served me well, words against the chaos, and salve to the soul. First among my personal resources is the famous serenity prayer, which goes like this: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

It’s not easy to practice those words; it can be exceedingly difficult to tell the difference between the things you can change and the things you can’t, but learning to accept what cannot be changed is the first building block of sanity.

I also find useful truth in the line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet that reads: “There is nothing either bad nor good but thinking makes it so.” Though there are surely some things so bad that no amount of thinking can make them better, there’s also stuff we en-

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dure that’s really only as bad as we make it out to be. If we rearrange our attitude, we can often reconfigure our own psychic pain.

“Where there’s life, there’s hope.” I read that in a Tarzan comic book when I was maybe 8 years old. Tarzan had been badly mauled by some fierce critter and had climbed up in a tree to recuperate. His chances of survival seemed poor. “Where there’s life, there’s hope” appeared in a thought bubble above Tarzan’s bleeding

“I carry a mental and spiritual repair kit wherever I go, a compendium of wisdom containing clichés, aphorisms and truisms to be used as psychic Band-Aids, when needed.” head. There have been more than a few times in my life when things seemed hopeless and those words returned to offer encouragement. And hope.

Mark Twain provided several nostrums for my medicine bag, but the one that comes up most frequently is his observation that “worry is interest paid on a debt you may never owe.” I worry less than I once did, but

I’m still pretty good at it, and if I should fail to worry enough, my wife will usually remind me of one or two reasons to keep worrying. It’s then I recall Twain’s sage advice, which I also share, tirelessly, with my two daughters.

One of my own pearls of wisdom also made it into my medicine bag, a thought that came to me when my eldest daughter complained that her then-boyfriend was giving her “mixed signals.” My reply to her was: “Mixed signals are clear signals.” It helped her work some things out, and she complimented me on being so smart, but I think I just got lucky when that insight came to mind.

Hardly a day goes by when I’m not reminded of Samuel Johnson’s adage that “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”

Johnson made that observation during the years when this nation was being forged.

Since our inception, we’ve been plagued by far too many scoundrels who use ersatz love of country to mask narrow self-interest. Rush Limbaugh and a horde of others leap to mind whenever I think of Johnson’s famous phrase. Limbaugh paid more than a million bucks for Elton John to perform at his fourth wedding, money that the anti-gay-rights scoundrel had originally earned by professing love of country while sowing further division, and doing his country so much harm.

I don’t know what the next year will bring. As scientist Niels Bohr once observed, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” With all that uncertainty, I’m just glad I’ve got so many resources in my medicine bag. So, I’ll sign off with the immortal words of Porky Pig, who said so memorably: “Th-th-that’s all folks.”

Jaime O’Neill is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He writes in Magalia, Calif.

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Williamsburg, Va., after they found a handwritten note in his wallet “confessing to the homicide,” according to the arrest report. Besides detecting multiple fingerprints on the note that matched Houchin’s, a handwriting analysis concluded that he “more than likely” wrote the letter. (Williamsburg’s The Virginia Gazette) After reporting that his vehicle had been stolen from his garage in Prescott, Ariz., Wade Dickinson, 28, filed an insurance claim and received a check for $53,000. A suspicious Yavapai County sheriff’s deputy investigated and learned that Dickinson had sold the vehicle on Craigslist for $35,000 before he said it was stolen. (Phoenix’s KTVK-TV)

PROBLEM SOLVED (CHINESE STYLE) - Chinese people are coping with rampant air pollution by sticking cigarette butts up their noses, believing that the filters will lessen the ill effects of smog. “Take two cigarette filters, strip away the wrapping papers and insert them in the nostrils,” one user posted on the social media website Sina Weibo. State media reported that some doctors agree that the technique effectively restricts polluted air from entering the nasal cavity, although it also obstructs normal breathing. (India’s Business Standard) Guangming Road Primary School in China’s Hebei province began teaching children kung fu to defend against air pollution. The school has developed 23 moves, two of which involve pressing an acupoint to help promote lungs’ detoxification and breathing deeply into the belly to dispel residue gas left in human organs, according to the school’s deputy dean, Wei Huangiang, who designed the program. The school requires its 470 students to do the exercises, which take two minutes to complete, four times a day on smoggy days. (Britain’s International Business Times)

’TIS THE SEASON - More than $1 billion on gift cards goes unredeemed each year, according to CEB TowerGroup, even though a law enacted in 2009 requires cards to remain valid for five years. That timeline turns out to be the problem. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only half of small businesses last five years. What’s more, Elliot Bohm, CEO of CardCash.com, which buys gift cards at a discount from consumers and re-sells them, the five-year time to expiration encourages people to delay using the cards, thus increasing their chance of getting lost. (The Wall Street Journal) Bolivia’s President Evo Morales ordered 300,000 government workers to be given an extra month’s pay as a Christmas bonus, on top of the extra month’s pay already required by law. “The country’s growth should return to the workers,” Morales declared. (Britain’s International Business Times) McDonald’s worker resource website offered employees advice on tipping au pairs, personal fitness trainers, pool cleaners, dog walkers and massage therapists. The fast-food giant, which pays its workers an average wage of $9 an hour, previously suggested they get out of holiday-season debt by returning unopened gifts. (CNBC)

FOLLIES OF DEMOCRACY - Nobody voted in November for mayor and city council in Wallsburg, Utah, and no candidates ran for office because the city forgot to hold the election. The new recorder in the town of 275 failed to announce the filing period or make arrangements to hold the election. By the time someone noticed the oversight, it was too close to Election Day to field candidates and print ballots. “They’re going to have to appoint the current mayor and council for two more years,” Wasatch County Clerk Brent Titcomb said. Wallsburg also forgot to hold an election two years ago, and the council had to be appointed then.

“We will remember them in 2015,” Titcomb vowed. “They will definitely have an election in 2015.” (Salt Lake City Tribune) PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD - Officials in Taiji, Japan, proposed building a water park where tourists can swim and play with dolphins and then eat them. The park would tie in with the town’s annual custom of rounding up and killing thousands of dolphins, whose meat is considered a delicacy. (Singapore’s The Straits Times)

IRONY OF THE WEEK - Jennifer Whiteley, 27, was celebrating her new job, helping drug addicts at England’s Cheadle Royal Hospital, when she died from drinking alcohol and taking drugs. A postmortem found a number of drugs in her system, including Benzo Fury, a recently outlawed amphetamine-like designer drug. “Jennifer and I have taken drugs hundreds if not thousands of times before,” said boyfriend Andrew Tunnah, who was partying with her. “It was how we would chill out together.” (Britain’s Daily Telegraph)

WORTH WAITING IN LINE - Hoping to raise $9,000 to lease a new squad car, Knightstown, Ind., Police Chief Danny Baker volunteered to be shot with his Taser. He received three times his goal and said he might be able to get a second car. Baker said that being shot with 50,000 volts of low-amp electricity felt like someone hitting him in the back of the head repeatedly. (Associated Press)

SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - A man who set his pistol on the toilet-paper dispenser while using a restaurant bathroom in Elizabethtown, Ky., told police he suffered a gunshot wound to the leg when the weapon slipped off and accidentally fired. Sgt. David Neary said the evidence confirmed the man’s account and that he had a concealed carry permit. (Hardin County’s The News Enterprise) After Justin Holt and some friends finished pretending to fire an empty handgun at each other at a home in Boca Raton, Fla., the owner loaded the weapon and set it on the table. A couple of hours later, Holt’s girlfriend, Erin Steele, who had seen the friends playing with gun but not noticed the owner loading it, picked up the gun, playfully aimed at Holt and pulled the trigger. The shot hit him in the chest. Police said that Holt died soon after arriving at the hospital. (West Palm Beach’s WPBF-TV)

NEXT STEP: HANDICAPPED PARKING - Former New Jersey Transit Officer Christopher Onesti acknowledged that a video showing him firing a sniper rifle while collecting $46,000 a year in disability pay for a staple wound to a finger looks “ridiculous,” but he blamed the all-or-nothing pension system. He explained that the staple injury left his left hand too weak to perform all police duties, qualifying him for a disability pension. (Associated Press)

SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Police accused Jacob Dale Engle, 23, of going on a rampage at a restaurant in Beaverton, Ore., because an employee said she wasn’t going to continue serving him alcohol after he told her she had ugly shoes. (Portland’s The Oregonian)

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elcome to 2014. When the calendar flips to another new year, we tend to mark the occasion with renewed hope and anticipation. Resolutions are made. Bad memories are discarded. Fortunes are cast. For the second consecutive year, we’re doing our part with a list of bold predictions, compiled by our staff and some select members of the Missoula community.

A lot can happen in 365 days. It takes a certain combination of luck, insight and calculated risk to accurately foretell what some of those happenings might be. A bold prediction doesn’t always hit the bullseye—just look at the results from last year’s issue in our accompanying sidebar—but they often set a certain level of expectation for the year ahead. And when a bold prediction does hit pay dirt, well, that means something is going right—or, in some cases, horribly wrong.

by Independent staff and guests

MONTANA BECOMES THE BEERIEST STATE OF ALL With the opening of three new microbreweries in the greater Missoula area, as well as a string of new taprooms in Whitefish, Livingston, Great Falls and Sidney, Montana finally and officially topples Vermont from its position as the state with the most breweries per capita.

Vermont currently has one brewery for every 24,066 residents. Taking into account planned openings for 2014, Montana will soon have a brewery for every 21,382 residents. Montanans will celebrate by doing what they pretty much already do on a daily basis: Drinking craft beer. photo by Cathrine L. Walters

BARRY BEACH IS FREED FROM PRISON (AGAIN, AND FOR GOOD) The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole, along with Gov. Steve Bullock, support Barry Beach’s petition for clemency, enabling him to be freed from prison after serving decades for a crime that he maintains he did not commit.

By now, Beach’s story is well known. In 1983, he confessed to killing 17-year-old Kim Nees on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Weeks later, he said that he “broke weak” on the heels of a seven-hour police interrogation, during which detectives threatened him with the electric chair. Beach received a 100-year sentence with no chance of parole.

In 2011, Roosevelt County District Court Judge E. Wayne Phillips found that new evidence introduced by Beach’s attorneys warranted a new trial. After serving nearly 30 years in prison, Beach was released on his own recognizance pending a new trial. During the 18 months that Beach lived free, he worked full time and spoke to students and social

service organizations about his experiences. Beach also championed the causes of others he believed had been wrongfully convicted.

But on May 14, 2013, the Montana Supreme Court reinstated Beach’s sentence. In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the new evidence cited by Phillips did “not displace the evidence tested at Beach’s trial, including his confession.”

The decision shocked and angered Beach’s supporters. An online petition calling to “Free Barry Beach” garnered 15,000 signatures. A September clemency request to the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole, meanwhile, drew more than 200 letters of support from notables including Sen. Jon Tester, former Sen. Conrad Burns and Bullock’s predecessor, Gov. Brian Schweitzer.

In 2014, Bullock and the Parole Board will approve Beach’s clemency request, enabling him to return to Billings to continue building the life that he started during his 18 months of freedom.

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photo by Cathrine L. Walters

GRIZZLIES GET DELISTED The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service heeds the late 2013 recommendation from the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and drafts a new rule lifting Endangered Species Act protections for grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

History repeats itself as environmentalists challenge the delisting decision in court, this time on the grounds that a dramatic decline in elk numbers has left the bears without another key food source. The anti-wolf contingent in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana quickly hijacks the message, publicly blaming the grizzly’s plight on wolves and arguing that state wildlife agencies should allow unregulated hunting of wolves throughout the Yellowstone region as a conservation measure for other species. photo courtesy of Jim Peaco, NPS

GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: John Engen, mayor of the city of Missoula SOMETHING MAJORLY CONTROVERSIAL WILL HAPPEN (AND WE’LL SURVIVE) During the course of eight years serving as Missoula’s mayor, I’ve learned that predicting much of anything is a risky business in local government. Still, once in a while, I’m willing to stick my neck out and prognosticate.

So, my bold prediction for the city of Missoula in 2014: A controversy will arise. Some folks will think it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to the good people of our fair city, while others will believe it’s the best thing that could ever happen for the citizens of Missoula. We’ll talk about it at a city council meeting or two. There will be a vote. And we’ll wait for the next controversy to come our way.

In the meantime, most Missoulians will continue to love this place we call home and will appreciate all our city has to offer. And that ain’t bad. photo by Cathrine L. Walters

GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: Dan Brooks, Indy columnist and writer at combatblog.net

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

THAT CONTROVERSY? MISSOULA BUYS MOUNTAIN WATER CO. I have spent a lot of time thinking about my bold prediction for 2014, because obviously I want to be right. My first plan was to be right factually. I might predict that online commenters would be outraged and scared by roundabouts in the Russell Street expansion, or that homeless people, finally prohibited from asking us for help downtown, would turn into marketing assistants and fly away. These are sure divinations of the future, but anybody can be right about facts.

I realized it was better to be right in the sense of being popular, as anyone who went to middle school will tell you. I predicted that the Griz would inadvertently win the 2014 World Cup while vacationing in Rio, but then I pulled it back to “next year, Missoula and craft beer will continue to rule.” That was my working draft for a long time, but it felt kind of safe.

So here is my bold, possibly self-destructive prediction: Missoula will buy back its water supply in 2014, and no one will like it. I can feel half of you getting bored already, while the other half read on to find a quote to disagree with. But it’s happening. Mayor Engen has the political credit to do it, and he will.

More importantly, he should. My bold prediction is that Engen will catch hell for buying Mountain Water in 2014, and in 2034 Missoulians will fall off their hoverboards when they hear that our water supply was once owned by a private company.

But that’s the distant, hypererotic future. In the near term, the mayor has a fight on his hands.

Buying Mountain Water feels like a big change, and no one really wants Missoula to be different. That’s why we live here.

City water seems like the end of something, but it’s not. It’s the beginning of a town that manages itself a little more carefully—one that’s grown in the last decade and learned plenty doing it. Engen’s plan is a good one, and I boldly predict that the good people of Missoula will agree with him, eventually.

A GAY BAR OPENS IN MISSOULA Missoula is arguably the center of gay life in Montana. It passed the state’s first LGBTinclusive non-discrimination ordinance in 2010. The Human Rights Campaign recently gave the city a 100-percent rating for its gay-friendly atmosphere. In 2007, The Advocate even included the city in its list of best places for gays and lesbians to live.

Missoula’s pretty gay, but not all the way. It’s missing something fairly important: a gay bar. There’s not one. Anywhere.

With its reputation as a hub for the LGBT community, and its prowess as a beer drinker’s paradise, the absence of a good watering hole is hard to understand. But by this time next year, a gay bar—preferably a dive-y joint with old-time flair and a piano; definitely a piano—will open its doors and thrive.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: Nancy de Pastino, regional manager and Montana chapter leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America U.S. CONGRESS PASSES EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS ON GUN SALES WITH HELP FROM MONTANA’S DELEGATION As disappointed as we were to see the federal government fail to pass something as universally popular as background checks on gun sales after the massacre of school children at Sandy Hook Elementary, make no mistake—that horrific event was a game changer. The day after, a movement was born. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America grew exponentially last year and includes more than 135,000 members with chapters in all 50 states. Our recent merger with Mayors Against Illegal Guns (three of those 1,000-plus mayors are in Montana, and Mayor Engen is one) makes us the most powerful force ever to stand up for what’s right in America, and the influence of Moms and Mayors is going to be felt far and wide. Sen. Max Baucus, who has been strong-armed by the National Rifle Association, couldn’t find the strength to vote for expanded background checks, even when the polls showed 79 percent of Montanans supported the measure.

With his early departure from the Senate to become U.S. ambassador to China, we’re confident that whomever Gov. Steve Bullock appoints will join Sen. Jon Tester in voting to expand background checks like the overwhelming majority of Americans want. photo by Chad Harder

MONTANA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY REBOUNDS A Helena District Court judge is slated to rule (again) in 2014 on the constitutionality of the state’s Medical Marijuana Act. Specifically, the judge will consider changes made by the 2011 Montana Legislature, including the limit of three patients per provider, prohibiting any profit from cannabis sales and a ban on advertising.

In 2011 and again in January 2013, Helena District Court Judge James P. Reynolds found that medical marijuana patients statewide would suffer irreparable harm if the legislative changes were allowed to take effect, and he temporarily banned the new regulations from being implemented pending a final trial. This year, Reynolds will permanently derail the legislature’s attempts to cut down Montana’s Medical Marijuana Act, which voters passed by a 62-percent margin in 2004.

The ripple effect of photo by Cathrine L. Walters this case will be considerable.

The state, as represented by the Montana Attorney General’s Office, will have a change of heart and opt to let Reynolds’ decision stand, rather than appealing to the state Supreme Court. Dispensaries, which once dotted downtown streets and have just recently emerged again in Missoula, will reappear. Advertising will come back. The state registry of patients will continue to grow. Overall, the state’s medical marijuana industry will experience a resurgence and lay the foundation for a future effort to follow the path of Washington and Colorado to outright legalize the drug. But that last part is a bold prediction for another year.

HOW’D WE DO WITH LAST YEAR’S BOLD PREDICTIONS? The Montana Legislature concludes a shockingly punch line-free session: Depends on whom you ask.

There were plenty of bizarre bills, headline-grabbing debates and, yes, punch lines. That said, the 2013 session seemed far more professional than the 2011 circus.

Volumen reunite for one last show, courtesy of guest prognosticator Colin Hickey: Unfortunately for loyal local fans, they did not. But we’re now holding out hope for 2014.

The Spokanification of Missoula reaches new levels: Yes, without a doubt. We predicted that our valley would see plenty of new national chains open their doors, and specifically a new Cabela’s. In fact, the national outdoor retailer is set to unveil a new Outpost on Brooks Street this spring, surrounded by a Kohl’s department store, Petco and an already opened Boot Barn. World Market, a San Francisco-based chain, announced its own opening near Southgate Mall. In downtown Missoula, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, based out of Texas, bumped a local grill inside the Badlander complex, while Subway opened a new location inside the bus terminal that was previously occupied by a local pizzeria.

John Mayer plays back-to-back benefit concerts at the Wilma; ends second show with proposal to Katy Perry: Not so much. But the on-again, off-again celebrity couple did collaborate on two duets this year (one for Mayer’s Montana-inspired album, Paradise Valley, the other for Perry’s upcoming release) and multiple tabloids report the pop stars are set to get engaged. Could that proposal happen at Mayer’s Montana ranch?

Gov. Brian Schweitzer announces a 2016 presidential run: Not yet, although the former governor does continue to toy with the idea by teasing the national media with suggestive remarks and trips to key primary states.

Republicans line up to challenge Max Baucus; campaign spending goes through the roof: Baucus pulled the rug out from under this prediction—and national politics—when he announced in April that he’d retire at the end of his term. Things got further muddled when

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President Barack Obama tapped Baucus as the next ambassador to China, forcing Gov. Steve Bullock to appoint an interim lawmaker to the senior senator’s seat. All the chaos puts Montana’s 2014 race for U.S. Senate in the national spotlight, and prompted three different predictions from our guest prognosticators this year.

Four of Montana’s largest cities embrace LGBTinclusive non-discrimination ordinances, courtesy of guest prognosticator Caitlin Copple: Progress is being made, but this prediction fell short. Only Helena and Missoula have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinances, passed in 2012 and 2010 respectively. Bozeman is close behind, however. In December, activists launched the Bozeman Non-Discrimination Ordinance Campaign to pressure city council members to enact such a proposal.

Montana’s medical marijuana law becomes moot, courtesy of guest prognosticator Dan Brooks: Kinda, but not for the reasons Brooks suggested.

He believed legalization in Colorado and Washington would flood the state with product. Whether or not that’s true—ask your dealer, we’re not sure—Helena District Court Judge James P. Reynolds ruled in January that elements of the Montana law were unconstitutional, leading to new dispensaries opening in Missoula.

Missoula experiences a robust economic rebound, courtesy of guest prognosticator James Grunke: Sorta! Grunke, who serves as CEO of Missoula Economic Partnership, put it this way: “We did not achieve robust, but we did achieve rebound.” Grunke says the county exceeded its growth expectations, with the local economy growing about 2.5 percent in the last year. The state created 3,100 jobs in the third quarter, with 90 percent of those coming in Missoula, Cascade and Yellowstone counties. Unemployment, meanwhile, hovers around 5 percent in Missoula County.

Construction of the Keystone Pipeline in Montana stalls amid more protest: Winner, winner, chicken dinner. TransCanada started construction on the southern portion of the pipeline two years ago, but in Montana no

construction has begun, thanks to public opposition. The northern section of the pipeline, which crosses into the United States from Canada, remains under final review from the State Department.

Winter In the Blood makes Roger Ebert’s list of top films: Sadly, no, because there wasn’t a list. The beloved film critic died in April after a long fight with cancer. The Montana-made drama did, however, debut in 2013 to mostly positive reviews.

Montana celebrates its first MMA world champion, courtesy of guest prognosticator Ben Fowlkes: No Rocky storyline here. Lloyd Woodward, a MMA fighter from Missoula, lost in the Bellator Season 8 Lightweight Tournament quarterfinals in January.

UM hires Dave Dickenson as football coach, courtesy of guest prognosticator Chad Dundas: This was among our more detailed and creative predictions, but there are no moral victories in sports. Current coach Mick Delaney, who led the Griz back to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2013, earned a one-year contract extension in November.

Montana’s first wolf-trapping season backfires: Somewhere in between. Our harvest prediction was off.

Last season’s total of 166 wolves increased to 225 this year, with 97 taken by trappers. But the latter half of the prediction—about emboldening the anti-trapping contingent—definitely held true. Footloose Montana’s running tally of incidental captures ballooned at the onset of last year’s trapping season. Numerous petitions to stop wolf trapping popped up online. And then there’s the “Wolf Hunt Sabotage” manual released to the public by Earth First! Media this fall, detailing methods of disarming, dismantling or otherwise messing with traps without getting caught.

Global oil prices spike, sending U.S. gas prices to $6 per gallon, courtesy of guest prognosticator Steve Running: This very bold prediction from the UM climate scientist didn’t happen. Average U.S. gas prices never went above $3.75.

GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: Lance Hughes, aka Lando, star of the 2014 Lando calendar (lando406.com) and self-proclaimed creator of chocolate whiskey WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF THAT DAMN YELLOWSTONE CALDERA I totally had a dream about this so it’s going to happen. Sometime this summer, that super-volcano in Yellowstone is gonna blow. We’re all going to die. There’s nothing we can do, except enjoy everything while we still can. But just in case I’m wrong—Go Griz!

photo courtesy of Todd Goodrich

A MAJOR PROGRAM LURES AWAY GRIZ BASKETBALL COACH WAYNE TINKLE The University of Montana has a tradition of developing some of the best college basketball coaches in the nation, and Wayne Tinkle is poised to follow in the footsteps of Jud Heathcote, Mike Montgomery, Stew Morrill, Blaine Taylor and Larry Krystkowiak. Tinkle has already won back-to-back Big Sky championships and led the Griz to the NCAA tournament three of the last four years, but the 2013-2014 season will be his best coaching effort yet. Despite average talent (aside from Kareem Jamar) and an alarming lack of inside presence, he’ll somehow orchestrate another championship-game run. Top-tier schools—think Washington State, Oregon State or even Stanford—will take notice and lure Tinkle away with the big-time contract he deserves. As an added bonus, whichever school smartly hires Tinkle will immediately jump into contention for recruiting his 6-foot-6 (and still growing) son, Tres, who is considered the state’s best high school player.

photo courtesy of Jim Peaco, NPS

GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: Ellie Hill, Democratic state legislator from Missoula and reigning Best of Missoula winner for Most Likely to Lead the Revolution MONTANA POLITICS STEAL THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Sen. Max Baucus announced his retirement, surprising many with the news—even longtime staffers—and leaving Montanans with seemingly no succession plan. Gov. Steve Bullock and Sen. Jon Tester’s pick for Baucus’ replacement is Lt. Gov. John Walsh. For those who follow the dysfunctional inner-workings of Montana’s Democratic Party, they won’t be surprised to find out that former Gov. Brian Schweitzer has picked someone else—his administration’s lieutenant governor, John Bohlinger. The Republicans, meanwhile, have tapped current U.S. Congressman Steve Daines to replace Baucus; Daines is destined to win the Republican primary. Regardless of whom Daines faces, Montana’s race for the U.S. Senate will be among the most expensive in United States history, especially in a post-Citizens United world. The national media will be even more interested because the political party that wins in Montana will help decide who controls the Senate during Obama’s last few years to secure his presidential legacy.

Then there’s Schweitzer. He ignored national pressure to run for Senate—rumors are that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid himself had all but begged him to toss his hat into the ring—and instead is doing everything short of announcing his candidacy for the Oval Office. He’s already made national headlines for firing shot after shot across Hillary Clinton’s bow. He criticized her vote to authorize military action in Iraq, telling CNN, “Anybody who runs in this cycle, whether they are Democrats or Republicans, if they were in the United States Senate and they voted with George Bush to go to Iraq when I would say about 98 percent of America knows that it was a folly, that it was a waste of treasure and blood, and if they voted to go to Iraq,

there will be questions for them on the left and from the right.” Then, after noting that a high percentage of Democratic primary voters are women and agreeing that it is “time for a woman president,” Schweitzer took another shot at Clinton. “There’s a whole lot of America that looks at each other and says, ‘Well, there’s 340 million people living in America. Isn’t there somebody other than a Bush or a Clinton who can be president in these modern times?’”

Between Bullock’s impending appointment to fill Baucus’ seat (I predict it’s photo by Chad Harder Walsh), the 2014 U.S. Senate race (I predict Walsh beats Daines) and Schweitzer’s ongoing flirtation with the presidency, Montana will be the focus of national media attention throughout the year.

GUEST PROGNOSTICATOR: Adam Hertz, Missoula city councilman DAINES WINS THE SENATE; REPUBLICANS TAKE BACK MAJORITY After the resignation of Sen. Max Baucus, Gov. Steve Bullock will appoint Lt. Gov. John Walsh to finish out Baucus’ term. The resignation and subsequent appointment will prove to be a political calculation gone sideways. Despite Washington, D.C.’s attempt to hand-pick Montana’s Senate representation, Montanans will proclaim our independence. Congressman Steve Daines will be the first Republican in over 100 years elected to the seat formerly held

by Baucus, leading the GOP to take back the majority in the Senate.

photo courtesy of the Office of Steve Daines

WASHINGTON-GRIZZLY STADIUM FINALLY HOSTS ANOTHER BLOCKBUSTER CONCERT With budget issues and declining enrollment continuing to photo by Chad Harder plague the University of Montana, new revenue streams and added incentive for prospective students need to be found—like hosting headline-grabbing music events at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. It’s only happened twice—Pearl Jam in 1998, the Rolling Stones in 2006—and we think it’s past time for national touring acts to return to Missoula’s largest venue. The Indy has touched on this before—we joked two years ago that Prince and/or Van Halen would be an inspired choice—but we now know the perfect performer to fit the bill. It’s Phish that fills the seats, pumps considerable dough into the local economy with its legion of traveling fans, and generates some much-needed excitement among UM’s granola-flavored student body.

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[arts]

Mental throes Shramana strives to define the toska of the post-metal sound

by Jason McMackin

Shramana includes, from left, Duane Raider, Reggie Herbert and Levi Woods.

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t’s not too often that we get to see Shramana vocalist and guitarist Reggie Herbert in a pair of sweaty black athletic shorts–sans shirt, socks and shoes. But when we do it’s fairly certain that he is barking the lyrics to Henry Rollinsera Black Flag tunes played in a heavy drop-C tuning with the kind of aplomb and vein-popping vigor that old Hank himself would undoubtedly appreciate.

Not that Shramana is simply a Black Flag tribute outfit. The band, which also boasts KBGA metal stalwart Duane Raider on bass and Levi Woods on drums, has been performing at downtown venues for roughly four years now with an evolving lineup and a sound that has moved from the self-described “shitcore,” reminiscent of classic loud outfits like Choking Victim and Fudge Tunnel, to its latest incarnation in the post-metal, shoegaze realm of Kylesa and Neurosis.

Shramana means “to strive” in Sanskrit and lately the band has been true to its name. The musicians

have created more challenging and complex songs in recent years. Instead of playing exactly what they know, they bite off a lot more and run with it. Tracks now clock in at over 10 minutes with multiple time changes and bellicose, crumpling refrains. The metal renaissance currently underway damn-near worldwide influences the group, but Herbert says that nonmusical influences play an important role, too. Like, for instance, Herbert says, “The whole hegemony as it exists now where everything we’re fed is wrong and people go around lamenting their own existence.”

That’s a super bummer place to gather material from, but it can make for some chillingly good metal stylings.

Shramana has taken up residency at Missoula’s VFW for January. Initially, their Thursday shows were to coincide with the release of an album, but that’s been moved to February. No matter. Their five-week residency means a lot of time to get the unruly songs just right. They do have a few tracks recorded, includ-

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photo courtesy of Tim Goessman

ing the elaborate “Toska,” which is a song meant to define the title in all its layered sentiments. The word “toska” is Russian and has no direct English translation, so we’ll leave it to noted butterfly enthusiast and English and Russian language expert Vladimir Nabokov to give us a peek into its meaning: “At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning.”

So, let’s see, area band accepts the challenge to define the indefinable using heavy music as a sonic dictionary of sorts with the intention to both demonstrate what toska is and relieve a little bit of its own morosity? That sounds like a bit of a knotty task. Still, we could all sing songs about doing grass, drinking soy lattes and humping one another, but a big fat 11-minute metal music banger is at least just as likely—if not more so—to solve a guy’s torments

as huffin’ nugs of kind bud while seated on a banana yellow beanbag.

It’s Shramana’s desire to tackle the big ideas—to think loftily—that makes the members seem a bit selfserious to audiences at times. But why can’t a band be serious and be cool? We’re not all jesters; we’re not all David Lee Roths or Miley Cyruses. Herbert’s right when he says, “The kind of music we make demands fidelity.” Metal fans can be some of the most faithful. Shramana’s attempt to maintain its self-created set of principles could eventually be rewarded simply with a paid Bandcamp download from a faraway fan or, perhaps, a tour with childhood idols or maybe the chance to reinvent a more heady kind of cool.

Shramana plays the VFW each Thursday in January with a rotating lineup of bands. Shows start at 10 PM. $3. 18-plus. arts@missoulanews.com

[music]

Jack of hearts Ron Dunbar makes soundtracks for the road I watch more than my share of documentaries and short films, usually of an environmental or travel-minded bent. I’ve become kind of a sucker for the folksy songs that often accompany them. When I first listened to Three Cornered Jack, aka Missoula singer-songwriter Ron Dunbar, the song “That Boy and Belle” immediately transported me on the kind of journey these films champion. It’s a beautiful track, a story told in a soft voice over an acoustic guitar and some hand drums. It evokes a mood by the sound of the words; I was wistful and moved even before I listened to what the lyrics were saying. It’s music to ride along by, to travel to. It is also just the kind of track these films usually employ as background to the story. I felt pretty smug with my assessment when I discovered that his song “Diesel 82” was written about his ’82 VW Westfalia, for inclusion in the Damon Ristau documentary, The Bus. The best kind of music that catches the Three Cornered Jack photo courtesy of Ethan Holder “folk” or “Americana” tag is exactly what Dunbar delivers. It isn’t someone coasting on a trend. or even an ode to his ride, are the modern equivalent It is evidence of a musical craftsman practicing a time- of that. Occasionally adding other local musicians to less facet of an often-forgotten oral tradition. All these help express his vision—folks like Travis Yost, John great trad songs that filtered down out of the hills and Sporman, Grace Decker and Bethany Joyce—adds to hollers of Appalachia weren’t just for stomping it up the “let’s gather on the porch and play music” vibe of at hootenannies, they were for passing along the his- the whole thing. I dig it. (Chris La Tray) Three Cornered Jack plays the Top Hat tories and heartbreaks of the people who lived there.

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Lavoy, Foolproof Plan Most pop music is designed to make you move, not think. A beat, a melody, a few words you’ve heard before, and you’ve got your three or four minutes of easy gratification. Spokane’s Lavoy follows this formula, but also tends to reach for ambitious artistic goals, which they don’t always achieve.

You can hear earlier songs from the band online, many of which are spacey in a way that doesn’t quite capture attention. In “Dig,” the march of a snare drum leads to a shoegazey chorus that never reaches its potential for being memorable. Another, the upbeat and earnest “Smile,” starts to show improvement in the band’s style. It’s a good segue into Lavoy’s EP, Foolproof Plan, a tighter set of songs and a well-produced effort.

Of the three-song EP, now streaming on SoundCloud, “Learn Who You Are,” with its fast drums and foot-tapping chorus, is easily the most realized. It has a Postal Service feel for its choice of styles and effects.

Lacking, however, is Ben Gibbard’s lyrical command.

Lavoy seems to be going for simple synth-pop, but the musicians prove their instrumental talent is better than that. Basic lyrics just won’t cut it atop occasionally complex structures. If the band decides to do a full album, stronger storytelling will make it rise above other pop releases. (Brooks Johnson) Lavoy plays Stage 112 on Friday, Jan. 3, at 8 PM, and the Palace on Sat., Jan. 4 at 9 PM. Both shows free.

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Burial’s sound is like an opium den: hazy, dark and hypnotic in a way that gets under your skin and stays. It’s not meant for driving around with the windows down and your cheap bass amp overheating.

It’s for late, expansive nights—the kind some might mix with a mind-altering substance, though the music alone is enough of an enhancer. The London producer offers the same ingredients with his newest EP, Rival Dealer, but takes it up a notch in quality.

Though Rival Dealer is just three tracks, it clocks in at about 28 minutes. It evokes Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Fourtet, punctuated by haunting sam-

ples and strings that seem to slow down otherwise speedy songs. Each one offers an unexpected turn.

“Come Down to Us” starts with an exotic, low-key hook before the second half takes you off-guard with a strong dose of electronica. The brief-but-brilliant “Hiders” sandwiches some charming instrumentals into the middle of the track.

Rival Dealer is not for the casual listener, but Burial never was. The depth of the EP’s intricate soundscape requires multiple listens to appreciate it fully, yet it still could make for a good night at the club. (Brooks Johnson)

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[books]

Blue afternoons How to Read a Novelist captures writing life

by Kate Whittle

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Some of Freeman’s subjects are well past duesWhen it comes to novelists, I tend to imagine an unruly, full-of-themselves bunch, prone to living the paying, and he meets them as they lounge in SoHo way their characters do, for better or for worse. I lofts or weekend retreats at Cape Cod. (If there’s any think of Hemingway, the hard-working, hard-drinking practical takeaway message from this book, it’s that jet setter who was continuously having adventures academia is the best guarantee of financial stability and roaming about glamorous locales with a series for a creative writer.) Others are still establishing their of glamorous wives. In profiles, Hemingway is always careers, like Hisham Matar and Mark Z. Danielewski. quoted as giving lengthy pronouncements that you Some, like N’gugi wa Thiong’o, are living testaments can’t imagine a human actually saying in casual con- to the fact that ideas can still be powerfully dangerous versation. “I love to go back to Paris … Walk all over things with very real consequences. N’gugi was on a book tour in his native the town and see where Kenya, where the govwe made our mistakes ernment has persecuted and where we had our and jailed him for his few bright ideas. And radical writings, when learn the form and try he was attacked and his and pick winners in the wife was raped in front blue, smoky afternoons, of him. Later on in the and then go out the book we meet Salman next day to play them at Rushdie, whose work Auteuil and Enghien,” infamously incited riots as he says in Lillian and death threats in Ross’ iconic 1950 New the ’80s.

Yorker profile.

Not everyone reFu n n y e n o u g h , counts such heavy subthere aren’t many Hemject matter, though. ingway types living lavLighter musings and ishly in How to Read a cheeky writers balance Novelist, a collection of the weighty pieces. book critic John FreeThere’s Margaret Atman’s magazine profiles wood, who explains why of authors. There, are, she’s written novels, pohowever, plenty of poetry, children’s books, etic statements that are sci-fi, thrillers, romances almost as fantastically and critical essays by sayridiculous. “It’s kind of ing, “I think I’m this way a rhapsody, all that because I never went to nomenclature,” Richard How to Read a Novelist creative writing school, Ford is quoted as saying John Freeman and nobody told me not of the brand-name Paperback, FSG Originals to. Nobody said, ‘You Americana in one of his have to specialize,’ or, novels. “But I don’t 384 pages, $15 ‘For heaven’s sake, conthink it’s a rhapsody in trol yourself.’” a passive way.” If you’re How To Read A Novelist’s scenes stretch far and the sort who’s impatient with the pretentious side of literary analysis, you’ll roll your eyes—but you’ll likely wide, but the book still comes across as a cohesive keep reading, because writers also have a way of read. It’s tied together by Freeman’s contemplative tone and simple narrative. He doesn’t offer complete being intriguing.

Freeman, as he explains in the introduction, was biographies so much as intimate snapshots of a perfirst driven to love literature when he stumbled on son at a particular time and place. Some details that John Updike’s work after college. The former Indy a more traditional profiler might have mentioned are book reviewer and Granta editor is now a New York lost, like whether Haruki Marukami has kept up with City poet and author of The Tyranny of Email, about his three-pack-a-day cigarette habit since he started how online messaging has taken over our lives. Free- running. And Freeman recounts little things—David man takes the art of profiles quite seriously, writing, Foster Wallace talking fast and eating sushi with his “The only thing an interviewer can do to capture hands, for instance—that are strangely memorable.

With descriptions of careers, motivations, work what a novelist truly does is to make them talk and ethics and writing styles, there’s much to learn in tell stories, and think aloud.”

As a whole, How to Read a Novelist is an excel- How to Read about how to be a writer—and also why, lent bedside read for a lit fan, or for the moderately when other lines of work are less fraught. “There’s well-read person who’d like a primer to late 20th cen- this haunting fear that the thing you left out isn’t tury and current authors. The nearly 60 novelists cap- going to be finally captured,” Updike says in his intured run the gamut and include Amy Tan, Dave terview with Freeman. It’s an eternal motivation that Eggers and Günter Grass. (Freeman has said he made any writer or reader can instantly understand. a point to include 16 women, though that still makes for a rather dude-heavy ratio.) kwhittle@missoulanews.com

[film]

Old man and the sea All is Lost showcases a quiet, primal struggle for survival

by Scott Renshaw

Not really singing in the rain.

We never learn the name of the grizzled yachtsman (Robert Redford) whose eight-day fight to survive on the open sea is chronicled in J.C. Chandor’s magnificently primal All Is Lost. At the outset, in a prologue set before we flash back eight days, we hear the content of a resigned letter written to family members, referring obliquely to the regrettable faults and mistakes of his life. But we never know anything more about the nature of those mistakes, or his relationships with his family, or anything beyond the day-to-day, moment-to-moment needs of finding a way to keep his head above water. For all practical purposes, Redford is playing Man—the human animal, a flawed but ferociously determined creature whose primary evolutionary advantage in the face of disaster is the ability to think, and improvise, and figure out a plan D when plans A, B and C have already failed.

It’s a risky strategy for a film audience accustomed to “backstory” as a fundamental component of narrative cinema. After all, how in the world are we supposed to sympathize with our soggy protago-

nist if we don’t know details about a rift with his daughter, or a childhood trauma he needs to overcome, or even why he’s sailing alone in the middle of nowhere? Chandor refuses to waste time on such frills, allowing Redford’s status as iconic figure to do much of the heavy lifting. The result is a kind of pure visual cinema that tramples the listlessness of other films that call themselves “action movies.”

There’s no ironically fitting accident that sets Redford’s character on his life-threatening course.

He’s merely sleeping in his drifting 39-foot boat, more than a thousand miles from land in the middle of the Indian Ocean, when it collides with a derelict shipping container, tearing a hole in the hull. By the time he awakens and gets to work sealing up the breach, salt water has caused damage to his engine’s batteries and radio equipment. And by the time he’s ready to sail to safety, an oncoming storm threatens even more catastrophe.

Chandor underplays the drama of the situation throughout, confident enough in the inherent intensity of the hero’s plight that he can reserve use of Alex

Ebert’s score for select moments. While superficially it might feel like a film composed largely of mundane physical tasks—Redford’s character manually pumps the water out of the boat, gathers supplies, climbs the mast to work on his radio antenna—every action is loaded with life-or-death significance that requires no external emphasis. All Is Lost maintains its intensity simply through following one man who understands that methodical action is his only hope.

If “methodical action” sounds far from thrilling, perhaps it’s hard to convey what Redford brings to this role. He’s never been the most versatile actor, but his nearly wordless performance here is almost perfect, and not just because his sun-weathered look makes him an ideal fit for a character who needs to seem as though he’s been at sea his entire life. Without dialogue to let us into his head, Redford has to convey a combination of experience and intelligent resourcefulness; every brainstorm or necessary deviation emerges through a shift of the eyes, or a tightening of the jaw. For all the physical turmoil of this man dealing with a capsized craft in

a fierce storm, the most gripping moments come from watching Redford figure out how to make it through one more day with the few physical tools he’s got left.

Near the end of All Is Lost, the story reaches the chronological point from which Redford’s character narrated that farewell letter in the film’s prologue.

We watch him, at a moment when he’s feeling the emotions that give the film its title, scratch out those likely final words—but we don’t hear them again.

Chandor is confident enough, and trusts his audience enough, to know that we’ll understand what we’re seeing. As much as All Is Lost is about survival, it is also, brilliantly, about presence—the need to strip away everything extraneous so you can get from this moment to the next. Like he does with his protagonist, Chandor hands us nothing, forcing us to focus similarly on the events unfolding and demanding attention right now.

All is Lost continues at the Wilma Theatre. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film]

Not so secret Walter Mitty follows an obvious path

by Molly Laich

Oh my god, the bland drudgery of Walter Mitty’s life punctuated by manufactured moments of lame thrills. And, at over three hours, it’s long. Like “the summer of the shark” when an abnormal amount of people got attacked in the water by sharks, I think 2013 will forever go down as the year of the Unnecessarily Long Film.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by and starring Ben Stiller, focuses on a mild-mannered photo processor at Life magazine with a penchant for daydreaming. He’s got a crush on his coworker Cheryl (Kristen Wiig), whom he attempts to “wink”

nally uncharted Afghanistan. When Walter finds himself in shark-infested waters, his character helpfully tells us “this is real.” Fans of American Express commercials in particular will enjoy these sequences. This is how white people find themselves, folks.

Walter finally meets up with O’Connell, and I have to admit that it’s a nice moment. O’Connell is a good character who really seems to have figured out the essence of life. When Walter gets angry about the misunderstanding over the photo, O’Connell just sort of shrugs and says, “Hey, I thought it was a playful gesture.” It was!

An alternate opening to “Breaking Bad”

at on eHarmony, but even this he can’t do right. Walter shows up at work only to find out that the magazine is about to make its last print issue and nearly everyone will lose their job. A thoroughly unlikable man named Ted Hendricks (Adam Scott) has been brought in to lead the transition from print to online.

Straight away Ted makes it clear he doesn’t like guys who stare into space, and a rivalry is born.

Walter is in contact with an apparently brilliant, renegade photographer named Sean O’Connell, played by Sean Penn. We have to take the film’s word for it that he’s a good photographer, because in the grand tradition of crappy movies, this one assumes we don’t have enough interest in actual art to see his work. O’Connell sends him a roll of film with a special engraved wallet and explicit instructions stating that frame 25 in particular is the one that should go on the magazine’s last cover. But Walter and his assistant can’t find the frame, and the evil boss is breathing down his neck. What else can he do but embark on a crazy international adventure to try to find the elusive O’Connell, thus making his fantasy world a reality and proving his life’s worth?

Any filmgoer with half a brain will have intuited where the missing frame is. Why he doesn’t look more thoroughly in the first place is a conceit that’s just too dumb to forgive. Mitty’s quest to find the photo takes him to Greenland, then Iceland, and fi-

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Throughout the story, Walter develops a friendship over the phone with an eHarmony representative, played by Patton Oswalt. Here’s an actor who has the charisma to make just about any part work, but it’s hard to believe somebody as cool as Oswalt’s character would go out of his way to form a friendship with someone like Walter. Still, their phone conversations offer sweet relief from an otherwise intolerable experience, and for that I’m thankful.

I disliked this movie because the characters are boring, their adventures are hackneyed and the romance is just about the lamest I’ve seen all year.

Cheryl and Walter are unobjectionable people and thus perfect for each other. The misunderstanding that keeps them apart is so dull that I don’t even know why they bothered. (Here’s a spoiler: She’s not dating the refrigerator repairman after all.) Poor Kristen Wiig. It’s such a shame to see one of the best comedic actresses working today in a role with no jokes that virtually any other pretty lady in Hollywood could have played.

If I were you, I’d take a page from Walter Mitty’s playbook: Save your money and imagine you’ve gone to see a better film.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty continues at the Carmike 12. arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

OPENING THIS WEEK PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES Supernatural forces slap a “kick me” sticker on the back of a dude who then gets pursued by freaky stuff. Ree! Ree! Ree! Starring Andrew Jacobs, Molly Ephraim and Richard Cabral. Rated R. Carmike 12, Showboat.

PHILOMENA A cynical journalist sets out with an elderly woman to help find her long-lost son. Rated PG13. Starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and Sophie Kennedy Clark. Wilma.

NOW PLAYING 47 RONIN Keanu Reeves leads a band of samurai (47, to be exact) to avenge the death of their master.

Rated PG-13. Also starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Kô Shibasaki. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

ALL IS LOST Robert Redford stars as a stranded sailor at sea who must battle a certain death and his own inner demons. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor. PG-13. Wilma. (See Film.)

AMERICAN HUSTLE Sexy, swindling, 70s-fabulous misfits led by a con man get involved with the FBI, in a story mega-loosely based on the real Abscam sting operation. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper. Rated R. Carmike 12.

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Ron Burgundy and crew are dusting off their suit jackets and taking their fantastic hair to New York City. Starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

FROZEN A Nordic princess endeavors to find her sister and bring her back to their snowy kingdom. A whimsical talking snowman joins in the adventure, too. Starring the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

It’s high time you learned what Goatse is, son. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones opens this week at Carmike 12 and Showboat.

GRUDGE MATCH Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are two aging boxing rivals coaxed into fighting a last bout. Also starring Kim Basinger and Alan Arkin.

Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 100 percent more hot elf action is on tap in the second installment of the kids-book-turnedgiant-trilogy. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage. Carmike 12, Village 6, Pharaohplex, Entertainer.

Hanks and Annie Rose Buckley. Rated PG-13.

Carmike 12.

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY A daydreaming dork winds up on an adventure more wild than anything he’s ever imagined, in a retelling of the 1947 film with Danny Kaye.

Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig and Adam Scott.

Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat.

(See Film.)

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Katniss Everdeen and boring ol’ Peeta are back for the second installment of the dystopian teen fantasy. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Rated PG-13.

Carmike 12, Village 6, Pharaohplex.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Take an animated journey into the time when dinosaurs ruled the earth with T. Rex and co.

(Obligatory nerd trivia: scientists now think most dinos were feathered, not scaly. But feathered dinos look ugly as sin, so maybe that’s why movies don’t draw them that way.)

Starring the voices of Charlie Rowe, Karl Urban and Angourie Rice. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

SAVING MR. BANKS Walt Disney coaxes the curmudgeonly P.L. Travers into selling the movie rights to her novel, a little book you may have heard of called Mary Poppins. Starring Emma Thompson, Tom

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET High-rolling stockbroker Jordan Belfort lives it up—until it all comes crumbling down. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie. Rated R. Carmike 12.

Editor’s note: The Roxy Theater won’t be screening films the weekend of January 4–5, but will be back in action with its “Twin Peaks” showing on Jan. 6.

Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle.

Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit missoulanews.com’s arts section to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities.

Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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photo by Ari LeVaux

Bacon Tofu Tuesday

by Ari LeVaux

SUSHI TUESDAYS 5pm to close • Reservations accepted.

Veggie options, too!

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Sushi Bar & Japanese Bistro

We have your Happiest Hours!

$2.50 Sake Bombs & Half-Priced Appetizers Thursdays & Saturdays • 7-9 PM 403 North Higgins Ave • 406.549.7979 www.sushihanamissoula.com [24] Missoula Independent • January 2–January 9, 2014

Since Meatless Monday first became a thing in 2003, it’s become a popular New Year’s resolution to start skipping meat for one day a week. The decision often has as much to do with the environment as it does diet.

The amount of resources used to produce meat could be directed to growing vegetables and feed a lot more people—with less greenhouse gas production and other environmental fallout. As more people understand where meat comes from, and what goes into bringing it to the table, many have concluded, sadly, that they should cut back on burgers, steaks and the like.

I’m fortunate to be able to shoot enough deer each year that I can avoid many of the ethical issues related to industrial meat production (hunting has its own set of issues). I eat a ton of wild game without compunction, but I sympathize with the purchasers of feedlot meat who want to reduce their consumption.

While some meat eaters aren’t ready to make this step, others are ready to take it a notch past a mere Meatless Monday. Both groups could do well to consider the ancient Chinese secret of mixing meat with tofu, which effectively cuts meat consumption in half for a given meal. For some, Meatless Monday could flow into Bacon Tofu Tuesday, while those taking baby steps could try half-meat Monday.

Meat lovers often look down on tofu as a bland substitute for their protein of choice. Indeed, protein content notwithstanding, they are nothing alike. You can’t just swap tofu for meat and expect no one to notice.

That much was clear to me when, as a young vegetarian, my dad tried to make me eat bean curd, as he called it, so I wouldn’t become malnourished. Bean curd’s culinary virtues, as he explained them, were based on its ability to absorb the flavors around it.

While by itself tofu may taste like a more succulent version of chalk, if you cook it with yummy ingredients it will taste similarly yummy.

Alas, when those accompanying ingredients are plant-based, as is the case with vegetarian tofu dishes, it’s a laughable meat substitute. But when the accompanying ingredients are pork-based, another side of tofu emerges. While Swiss chard-flavored tofu might not satisfy a carnivorous hunger, bacon-greased bean curd is a proven winner.

My local Chinese restaurant does spectacular things with pork and tofu. The Jackie Chan special, for example, combines slices of pork belly with dried tofu and mustard greens, while the “Chinese-style” twice-cooked pork is half tofu—and nobody com-

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plains. The kitchen also cranks out a great version of the Szechuan comfort food mapo tofu, in which ground pork and chunks of tofu are cooked together with tongue-numbing Szechuan pink peppercorns (not related to black pepper) in a black bean chili sauce. In China, mapo tofu is so popular there are restaurants that serve nothing else.

In the U.S., where tofu is still largely considered a meat substitute, the combination of pork and tofu is often considered an oxymoron. But I love everything about this counterintuitive pairing, from the flavor to the sentiment behind it. Nothing screams “Tofu is not a meat substitute!” than mixing it with bacon.

While a poor meat substitute, it’s a great meat extender. Adding a brick’s worth of tofu slices allows you to use less meat than you would have, without feeling deprived.

One of the easiest ways to experience porky tofu is to fry it with bacon, in oyster sauce. Firm tofu is best for this. Start by frying the tofu in a little oil, and when it’s nearly done to your liking, add the bacon, chopped in inch-squares. Stir gently so as not to break the tofu chunks. When the bacon is nearly done, add minced garlic. Stir it around for a second, then add a few tablespoons of oyster sauce, along with some white wine or water if the pan is dry. Serve with rice. Vegetables can be added to this dish as well, at different points, depending on how long they take to cook. I like to keep it simple with just one vegetable, like broccoli or kale.

I’m not often mistaken for a Chinese chef, but the results were impressive when I followed Marc Matsumoto’s mapo tofu recipe that I found on the PBS Fresh Bites blog. Matsumoto also discusses the meaning of the dish’s name, which translates into something like Pockmark-faced Lady’s Tofu. Not the most appetizing name, but boy does it hit the spot. My pork-averse wife ate more than I did.

If you can get your hands on sprouted tofu, you should give it a try. Even raw, it tastes considerably better than succulent chalk, and has more nutrients than unsprouted tofu. Sprouted tofu is typically sold in firm bricks, rather than the soft variety that’s best for mapo tofu. But with bacon and oyster sauce, firm sprouted tofu works great. And there is something deeply satisfying, on a semantic level, about eating sprouted tofu with bacon. It’s like eating something that doesn’t make any sense and shouldn’t exist. This, and the amazing flavor, can make cutting back on meat feel more like a gift than a sacrifice.

[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway • 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts.

Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 Nothing says Bernice’s like the cold, grey month of January. Come in, sit quietly, or share a table with friends in our warm and cozy dining room.

Enjoy a cup of joe, a slice of cake, or a breakfast pastry as the sun beams in through our large glass windows. Want a healthy lunch? Come by in the afternoon and try a salad sampler or Bernice’s own Garlic Hummus Sandwich on our Honey Whole Wheat Bread. Bless you all in 2014! xoxo bernice. 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 beega) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making.

Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus.

Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 84. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins • 542-0002 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, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 This week at Brooks and Browns...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sunday Funday (Happy Hour all day).

Martini MONDAY ($4 select martinis). Tuesday 1/7 Tom Catmull 6-9 pm. Have you discovered Brooks and Browns?

Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 41 years of great coffees and teas.

Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 • ciaomambo.com The vibrant energy at Ciao Mambo is fantastically accompanied by steaming hot pizzas, delicious assortments of pastas and of course authentic Italian wine. We focus on making sure that whether it be date night, family night, or business dinners we accommodate whatever the need! And do not forget there are always leftovers! Open 5 to close every day, come make us your go to dinner destination! $-$$ Claim Jumper 3021 Brooks 728-0074 Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week. We feature CJ’s Famous Fried Chicken, Delicious Steaks, and your Favorite Pub Classics. Breakfast from 7am11am on Weekdays and 7am-2pm on Weekends. Lunch and Dinner 11am-9pm Sun-Wed and 11am-10pm ThursSat. Ask your Server about our Players Club! Happy Hour in our lounge M-F 4-6 PM. $-$$ Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 143 W. Broadway Downtown Missoula • 203.1557 Taste why Dickey’s Barbecue is the world’s best barbecue since 1941! Try our 8 juicy hot pit smoked

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meats, like our southern pulled pork or our family recipe polish sausage. We even offer 11 home-style sides, like our creamy cole slaw and fried okra. Don’t forget we’re also your catering experts! Any event, any size – let Dickey’s do the cooking, and you can take the credit. Graduation parties, weddings, office functions, you name it! Dickey’s Barbecue is the perfect catering choice for groups of all sizes – from 10 to 10,000! Don’t forget-Kids Eat Free Sundays & everyone enjoys FREE ice cream every day! Dickey’s Barbecue. Seriously, Pit Smoked. Open 7 days a week. Offering a full liquor bar. $-$$ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo's original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love.

From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. 926-2038 Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi, Soccer on the Big Screen, and a rich sound system featuring music from Argentina and the Caribbean. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Downtown Missoula. $ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. • 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffehouse/Café located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week+dinner 5 nights a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and espresso bar. HUGE Portions and the Best BREAKFAST in town. M-TH 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, a rotating selection of six soups, 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 smoothie menu complement bakery goodies from the GFS ovens and from Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day, 7am – 10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula's Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 97:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Heraldo's Mexican Food 116 Glacier Dr. • Lolo, MT 59847 406-203-4060 HeraldosMexicanRestaurant.com Lunch and Dinner. Open 7 Days • Eat-in or Carry-out • Handmade Tamales • Burritos • Chimichangas • Flautas • Fajitas • Combo plates and MORE. See our menu at www.heraldosmexicanrestaurant.com. Order Your Holiday Tamales Now! Also sold year-round. Call for details. $-$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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Thursday, January 9 Chili Cookoff 4-6 pm Bingo 6-8 pm

Saturday, January 11 Russ Nassett 7:30-10 pm

Wednesday, January 15 Potluck 5:30 pm Bring a dish and eat for Free or $4 without dish

JANUARY

COFFEE SPECIAL

Organic Nicaragua Dark Roast Fair Trade Shade Grown

$11.60/lb.

BUTTERFLY HERBS

BUTTERFLY

232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN

232 NORTH HIGGINS AVENUE DOWNTOWN

Coffees, Teas & the Unusual

SATURDAYS 4PM-9PM

MONDAYS & THURSDAYS ALL DAY

SINCE 1972

$1

SUSHI Not available for To-Go orders

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Diamond Jim’s at Eastgate HAPPIEST HOUR Ambiance: On a recent weekday afternoon, muted televisions cast a warm glow over white-haired men and women who try their luck on Keno and poker machines. “Bad Company” plays on the radio. The cushiony red chairs that line Eastgate’s bar, and the fact that casino staffer Darcy Tepp refers to patrons as “hon,” makes the idea of staying for a drink inviting.

Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service.

Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$

Who you’re drinking with: Today, it’s casino regulars, a serious crowd that sips their glasses of Natural Light that Diamond Jim’s serves free in exchange for a $5 buy-in. At night, the lounge draws a harder-drinking crowd, says Tepp, one with a taste for Fireball Whisky and Jello shots.

What you’re doing: Gambling and chatting with Tepp, who says that she once cashed out an $1,800 win. More typical jackpots run in the $800 range. “I’ve had some pretty big ones,” she says.

Booze specials: Diamond Jim’s boasts an impressive selection of Jello shots, including sour grape, apple, raspberry, watermelon and strawberry flavors, that sell for $1 each. The lounge also hosts rotating Happy Hours specials.

On Tasty Tuesdays, for instance, domestic drafts run $2.50, with tap microbrews going for $3.

Wednesday is Ladies Night from 4 p.m. until close, featuring $2 well drinks for women. And

Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$

Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West • 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche.

Several more baked options and the finest espresso available.

Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula.

Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ photo by Jessica Mayrer

birthday celebrants get a special present from Eastgate—buy one drink, get the next one free.

What you’re eating: Gamblers get complimentary cookies and soup.

How to find it: 900 East Broadway, at the intersection of Van Buren Street.

—Jessica Mayrer Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. 543-7154 (on the hip strip) Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $6? Anyone is welcome to join us for a delicious meal from 11:3012:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food, great conversation and take some time to find a treasured item or garment in our thrift shop. For a full menu and other activities, visit our website at www.missoulaseniorcenter.org.

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. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve • 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Philly West 134 W. Broadway • 493-6204 For an East-coast taste of pizza, stromboli, hoagies, salads, and pasta dishes and CHEESESTEAKS, try Philly West. A taste of the great “fightin’ city of Philadelphia” can be enjoyed Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and late on weekends. We create our marinara, meatballs, dough and sauces in-house so if “youse wanna eat,” come to 134 W. Broadway. $-$$ Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions.

Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-214-2659 www.romainessalads.com We provide you with the convenience of delicious salads, sandwiches and soups. Our salads include over 30 wholesome ingredients. Our homemade soups change with the season as different ingredients become available. If hearty sandwiches are your favorite, then visit Romaines for one

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of our braised meat sandwiches. We also have a Montana Hummus sandwich made from Montana grown garbanzo beans. At last, local, fresh, and healthy! $-$$ Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available).

Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Silvertip Casino 680 SW Higgins • 728-5643 The Silvertip Casino is Missoula’s premiere casino offering 20 Video gaming machines, best live poker in Missoula, full beverage liquor, 11 flat screen tv’s and great food at great prices. Breakfast Specials starting at $2.99 (7-11am) For a complete menu, go to www.silvertipcasino.com. Open 24/7. $-$$ Sis’s Kitchen 531-5034 • sisskitchen.com Wheat, Gluten & Allergen Free Foods. Frozen & Dry Mix Products. Sis’s Kitchen plays a part in Best of Missoula “Best Pizza” Winner’s for 2008-2012. Find our products at: The Good Food Store • Biga Pizza • Bridge Pizza • Pizza Cafe in Ronan (12”crust). $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI We have quick and delicious lunch specials 6 days a week starting at $7, and are open for dinner 7 nights a week. Try our comfort food items like Pork Katsu and Chicken Teriyaki. We also offer party platters to go and catering for all culinary styles. Lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Sat. Dinner 5-9:30 Every Night. Corner of Pine and Higgins. Very Family Friendly. 549-7979. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins • 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood.

We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $-$$ Taco John’s 623 W Broadway 2600 S Reserve West-Mex® is about fresh taste and BOLD flavors. Taco John’s recipes make you smile and yell “OLÉ”. We combine hearty helpings of seasoned meats, crispy Potato Olés®, and flavorful cheeses with fresh-made Mexican specialties like burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. All topped off with bold sauces, spices and salsas. You’ll find West-Mex® cooking makes for an unbeatably satisfying meal. See you soon ... Amigo :) $-$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net 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-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery.

Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Walking Moustache 206 W. Main St. 549-3800 www.walkingmoustache.com Our aim is to offer excellent food with five star service. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Daily Specials + 2 am Special. Restaurant Hours: Tues 6 am – Sun 5 pm. Monday Lunch 11 am - 2:30 pm. Winebar Hours: Tues 11 am – Sat 11 pm.

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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January 2–January 9, 2014

Eye heart you. In This Moment plays Sun., Jan 5, along with Butcher Babies, Devour the Day and All Hail the Yeti. Wilma Theatre. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $25/$22 in advance.

Tickets at Rockin Rudy's, 866-300-8300 or jadepresents.com.

THURSDAYJAN02 Bust out that two-step and get a cutie on the dance floor when Best Westerns play the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. Free.

The ZACC’s Print Shop Orientation Class teaches peeps everything you need to know to use the print shop. In just two hours you’ll

be able to impress with your knowledge in silkscreening, relief printing, and woodcut printing.

Once you get the tour, you can work there during business hours. Limited to six people per month. $20. To register call 549-7555.

Kiddos can find out how Grissom got his start with SpectrUM’s Crime Scene Investigation workshop day, where they’ll learn about fingerprinting, blood-typing, examining fibers under microscopes and mapping crime

scenes. Skaggs Building, Room 166. 9 AM-4 PM. $50. Call 728-STEM to sign up.

and Bob Mutch. Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton. 6 PM.

nightlife

Rivers Cuomo ought to be satisfied when Happy Endings plays Draught Works Brewery from about 6-8 PM. No cover.

I’ll take my martini and my wit dry when Three Cornered Jack, the “smart-ass formerly known as Ron Dunbar,” plays the dinner show at the Top Hat. 6 PM. No cover, all ages.

The Natural History Lecture Series presents “Fire in the Forest” with Steve Arno

Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking.

Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free.

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FIRST FRIDAY

art courtesy of Chris Olson

Artist Michael Blessing’s painting “Missoula Club” is on display as part of First Friday at the Dana Gallery.

Reception from 5–8 PM.

Black-light-on-bone painter Nathaniel Luke Smith displays his works in “Growing Wildflowers in Skulls” and performs live painting for his reception at e3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. 59 PM. Douglas Adams would approve of the 42nd Benefit Art Auction: Artists in the Spotlight, which comes up in February.

Missoula Art Museum hosts a First Friday pre-funk, with six galleries open for exhibits, beverages available for purchase and snacks and live music from Red Onion Purple. Missoula Art Museum, 5-9 PM. Artist Edgar Smith gives a talk at 7 PM. No cost to hang out.

Bitterroot artist Wayne Queen presents his thought-provoking mixed-media works in When Time

Singer-songwriter Kristi Neumann plays her Nashville-honed tunes at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

Cannabis Clinic Medical Marijuana Licensing Clinics

Call 406-249-1304

to schedule an appt with our doctor MEDICAL RECORDS REQUIRED

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Honor your connection to the earth and the glorious array of life on it during the Children of the Earth Tribe Song and Chant Circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center.

519 S. Higgins. 7:30-9 PM. Free will offering.

Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30– 10 PM. During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, local talented folks may titillate your eardrums. 8:30 PM. Free.

Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign up.

Stands Still at The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins Ave. 5 PM. Get your daily dose of fiber when textile artists Rachel Meginnes and Rebecca Weed present heuristic, a contemplative exhibit at the Brink Gallery. Opening reception from 5-8 PM, with various foodsnacks available.

If it’s the space between the notes that makes all the difference, consider the space between the graphite when illustrator Claire Kleese presents Between Lines at Prudential Montana, 314 N. Higgins Ave. 5-8 PM. Droves of talent are on display for the Holiday Show exhibit featuring new works by contemporary Western artists, like Louise Lamontagne, AM Stockhill, Francis Switzer, Wesley Drake and more. Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave. 5 PM.

Explore women’s rugby culture and the sexuality and gender concepts within during Kendra Wainscott’s Redstorm, an exhibit about her experience joining and studying the Redstorm rugby team. Western Montana Community Center, 127 Higgins Ave. Suite 202. 5 PM. (See Spotlight.)

Barnaby Wilde gets born-ta-bewild with hillbilly jazz and western swing at Bhavana, 101 E. Broadway. 5-8 PM. Acrylic and mixed-media artist Ashley Meyora unhinges your doors with her exhibit Infinite Perception. Opening reception at Blaque Owl Tattoo, 307 N. Higgins Ave. 5 PM. The Good Food Store hosts a First Friday fondue tasting. 5:30 PM. $5.

Let dark lords of rock lead you into a heavy-as-hell 2014 when Shramana kicks off Shramanuary, a month-long residency at the VFW. Tonight features Judgment Hammer, Monks on Fire and Swamp Ritual. 9 PM. $3. 18-plus. (See Music.)

of DJs. $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight; women get in free before 10.

Work on those dancing goals when Wild Coyote Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Things get rolling between 9 and 9:30 PM. No cover.

The Frederico Brothers will play real good while the kiddos play nice with each other during Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat. 6 PM. Free.

Slide on a blazer (don’t forget to roll up the sleeves) and drop some “In Soviet Russia” jokes at Missoula’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform. Free.

Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bump and grind—just be cool and ask first, lovelies. The Badlander hosts the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot trax and a rotating cast

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Art aficionados and downtown revelers alike can enjoy First Friday, wherein shops, cafes, bars and galleries host free art viewings for all to enjoy. Sometimes there’s totally excellent free wine and snax, too.

Runs about 5-8 PM every first Friday of the month. Check out firstfridaysmissoula.blogspot.com and our special listings.

[calendar] Wee little scientists should check out SpectrUM’s Chemistry Concoctions day camp, where kids will create hydrogen and oxygen rockets, isolate copper with electrolysis, make a “snow explosion” and do other neat stuff in a safe, controlled environment, ahem. Classes are split for ages 6-8 and 9-12. Skaggs Building, Room 166. 9 AM-4 PM. $50. Call 728-STEM to sign up.

Scholarships are available, too.

The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins Bridge from 12:15-12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more.

nightlife Give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free.

All the cool kiddos should check out Mismo Gymnastics’s Friday Night Children’s Party, where ages 5-plus play games and explore obstacle courses with guidance. 1900 W. Broadway St. 5:309:30 PM. $25/$20 for members, plus $10 for additional siblings. Limited to 80 kids, so zoom over to mismogym.com or call 728-0908 to sign up ahead of time.

Break out the epee, ‘tis time for Foray Into Fencing, an introductory class to this classic sport. Missoula Fencing Association, 1200 Shakespeare, Ste A in Missoula. 6 PM. Ages 9 to adult. Free, but limited to the first 16 people to arrive.

Wear g ym clothes and bring a water bottle. Check out missoulafencing.net.

Discover what a little bubbly can do for your pores with Fishbowl Friday: Champagne Facial Edition, with the BassFace Krew and their partymeisters like KidTraxiom, Deadline, Kapture, Tallest DJ in America and Layln Tang. Badlander. 7 PM. Free, plus $5 fishbowl special.

Work on those dancing goals when Wild Coyote Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave. Things get rolling between 9 and 9:30 PM. No cover.

Idle Ranch Hands do the devil’s work at the Union Club, starting around 9 PM. No cover. (See Music.)

Rock band Lavoy comes straight outta Spokompton to party down at Stage 112, inside the Elk’s at 112 Pattee St. 9 PM. No cover.

Rock outfit A Midnight Drive heads down from G-Falls to bring the noise, along with Confidence Man and Arctodus. Palace. 9 PM. No cover.

“Hold on, I gotta sneeze.” Salt Lake City rock band Candy's River House and Three Eared Dog play Sean Kelly’s Fri., Jan. 3, at 9 PM. No cover.

Take a seat and feel right at home when Candy’s River House and Three Eared Dog play Sean Kellys, starting around 9 PM. No cover.

John “Poncho” Dobson hosts open mic at Fergie’s Pub every Fri., where you’re bound to mingle with a mix of resort celebs, odd locals and dizzy soakers. You never know who’ll show up and play. It could be you. Starts at 3 PM. 213 Main Street in Hot Springs. Sign up ahead at 406-721-2416 or just show up.

Lolo Hot Springs Resort hosts the weekly TomBourine Show, plus you can get your soak on and rent a cabin. 9:30 PM. No cover.

I’m a grown woman, I can do what-eva I want, so I just might head on down to check out Full Grown Men playing time-honed tunes at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. No cover.

SATURDAYJAN04 Now that the holiday obligations are out of the way, feel free to cut loose and buy yourself a beer or two when Paydirt plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. No cover.

If you’re having trouble paying for daycare for the little ones, Missoula’s Child Care Resources offers scholarships. New guidelines mean a family of three can earn up to $2,386 per month to potentially qualify. Call 406-728-6446 or visit childcareresource.org to learn more.

Kiddos are invited to the Free Admission Day at the Children’s Museum of Missoula from 10 AM– 5 PM. 225 W. Front St. This event is sponsored by ZillaState; to learn more about your organization sponsoring the museum, call Claire at 406-721-7690 or email claire@childrensmuseummissoula.org.

Stay true to your root vegetables with the Heirloom Winter Farmers Market, which offers produce, honey, crafts and more, in the Floriculture Building on the Western Montana Fairgrounds. 10 AM-2 PM on Saturdays.

If Spontaneous Music By Children doesn’t sound like a punishment to you, then check out University Village Community Center’s 14th season of monthly sessions for parents and kids to dance and see professional performances.

Instruments and snack provided.

10:30 AM, with dancing at 11 and guest musician around 11:20. $3.50 per child, $2 for additional kiddos. Free for parents. Call Jen at 370-0300 to reserve a spot.

Folks facing loss or serious illness can participate in a guided writing exploration with the Beginnings workshop. Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. Free, no writing experience necessary. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more.

Learn about maintaining healthy relationships at Co-Dependents Anonymous, which meets at 11:30 AM on Saturdays at the Fourth D Alano Club, 1500 W. Broadway. Contact Koryn for more information at 493-4431.

The guild that sews together, stays together, so join Selvedge Studio, 509 S. Higgins Ave., at Craft Vigilantes, its monthly Modern Quilt Guild for beginners and pros alike.

12–5 PM. $20 (first few sign-ups are free).

nightlife Make a li’l mess when Gil and the Spills play Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., from 6-8 PM. No cover.

It’s the first Saturday of the year, so do it up right when Andrea Harsell plays tunes at the Top Hat dinner show. 6 PM. No cover.

Old-school rhythm and blues revue Zeppo MT (with just a touch of funk) plays the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

They say good things come in threes (or, wait, maybe that’s just celebrity deaths) but anyway, have a good time when Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio plays Finn and Porter, 100 Madison St. 7-9 PM. No cover.

A bunch of ragtag musicians with who-knows-what kind of instruments get together from 7 to 9:30 PM on the first Sat. of every month for the Bitterroot Valley Good-Time Jamboree at the Grange Hall, 1436 South First St. in Hamilton. This month there’s Irish tunes, cowboy poetry, jazz and western swing. $3 donations are encouraged. Call Clem at 961-4949.

The Missoula Folklore Society presents a contra dance with tunes provided by Sassafras Stomp upstairs at the Union Hall. Rab Cummings has the call. Beginner workshop from 7:30-8, dancing from 8-11 PM. $9/$6 for members.

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[calendar] W. Kent St. Mondays from noon to 1 PM. $40 for six weeks/$9 dropin. Ongoing class. Call 721-0033 to learn more.

Anyone affected by epilepsy can come to the Epilepsy Support Group at Summit Independent Living Center, 700 SW Higgins Ave. 2– 3:30 PM. Free. Call 721-0707.

Spark some creativity after the bell rings with the Young Artists After School Program, where kids can learn art fundamentals, history and techniques while using several media. ZACC. Ages 6-11 on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 3:155:30 PM. Ages 12-16 on Fridays from 3:45-5:30 PM. $12/$10 for members. Call 549-7555 to learn more.

nightlife Show how big your gray matter can get at Super Trivia Freakout.

Win a bar tab, shots and other mystery prizes during the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free.

Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages.

Getting pretty horny. The encore presentation of The Met: Live in HD’s Falstaff screens at the Roxy Theater Tue., Jan. 7 at 6:30 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$13 for children and students with ID. Visit mtlive.org.

Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are like Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp, saving rec centers one beat at at time. Get hip to their jamz, hippies. Badlander.

Doors at 9 PM. $2.

Commune with the party spirit that envelopes us all when Joan Zen plays dancin’ tunes at the Union Club. 9 PM. No cover.

Indie rockers Lavoy leave behind Washington chills for a warm Montana reception when they play the Palace, starting at 9 PM. No cover.

(See Music.)

It’ll be anything but meek when Strat and Mouse play rock ‘n’ roll at the Top Hat. Show at 10 PM. $3.

Russ Nasset and the Revelators are up Whitefish way today to rock out at the Great Northern Bar, 37 Central Ave. 9:30 PM. No cover.

SUNDAYJAN05 Make it a righteous, ragged Sunday eve when Americana-fella Hartwell Littlejohn, the All-Hail, Ryan Bundy and Joey “Put a Joey On It” Running Crane play the VFW, 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. No cover.

This is the kind of mass I can really get behind. The Missoula Area Secular Society presents its Sunday M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sun. of every month for lunch at 11:30 AM in the Elbow Room.

1855 Stephens Ave. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

No singing or dancing necessary, funny enough, to audition for Lend Me A Tenor, the classic Tony-nominated comedy. Four men and four women, 18 and up, are to be cast.

No advanced prep necessary.

MCT’s upcoming production will be directed by TJ Charlson and run March 20-30. Auditions at MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. Noon5 PM. Stop by MCT or call 7281911 during business hours to learn more.

Dance the cabin fever blues away when the Golden Age Club hosts dances on the first, third and fifth Sunday afternoons through March, an alcohol-free event with potluck snacks during breaks. 727 Fifth St. in Hamilton. 14 PM. $3.

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The non-instructed Open Figure Drawing afternoon invites artists ages 18 and older to draw from a live model. Missoula Art Museum. 3-5 PM. Register by calling 406-728-0447, or visit missoulaartmuseum.org. $7/$5 for members.

nightlife Kayla Hutchins plays tunes while you blow off your weekend chores at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., from 5-7 PM. Rock outfit In This Moment brings the Hell Pop tour to town, along with Butcher Babies, Devour the Day and All Hail the Yeti.

Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $25/$22 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s, 866-300-8300 or jadepresents.com.

Put some centrifugal motion into your Sunday when Western Union plays real deal count-ray swing at the Top Hat. Dance lesson at 6 PM, tunes from 7-9. No cover.

Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Starts at 8 PM with Front Street Jazz. Free.

MONDAYJAN06 See the rise and fall of 13th Floor Elevators’ Roky Erickson when the Top Hat screens the documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me. 7:30 PM. Free.

The Morning Sojourn offers 14 consecutive days of communing with dance as part of an international event. Missoula’s is hosted by Downtown Dance Collective, 121 West Main St. Begins with a 15minute meditation at 7 AM, followed by music and dance. $135, plus journal shipping. Learn more and register at TheMorningSojourn.com.

Drink up for a cause at today’s edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St., where the distillery redistributes the wealth. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a different nonprofit or good cause each Monday. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. Rasa O’Neill presents Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness and Healing, with gentle stretches, breath work and guided meditation.

Learning Center at Red Willow, 825

Figure out that confounded Affordable Care Act when an ACA navigator takes drop-in appointments at the Missoula Public Library Jan. 6 and 7. 6 PM. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more.

Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in.

Hey, David Lynch lovers, The Roxy Theater shows episodes of “Twin Peaks,” a few at a time, every Monday at 7 PM. Homemade pie and Black Coffee Roasting Co. decaf and regular available. $5.

Cash For Junkers invite you to warm up with some vino and tunes at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. 7-10 PM. No cover.

Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free. Call Joey at 406-229-0488 to get yourself a spot.

TUESDAYJAN07 Nurseryman Roger Joy discusses cold-hardy fruit varieties, with an emphasis on antique cultivars, as part of the Montana Nursery and Landscape Association’s Montana Green Expo. Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. 7-8:15 PM. Free. Call 755-3079 or email ED@plantingmontana.com to learn more.

[calendar] The Morning Sojourn offers 14 consecutive days of communing with dance as part of an international event. Missoula’s is hosted by Downtown Dance Collective, 121 West Main St. Begins with a 15minute meditation at 7 AM, followed by music and dance. $135, plus journal shipping. Learn more and register at TheMorningSojourn.com.

Discover different approaches to raising kiddos at Empowered Parenting With Balanced View, which meets at Break Espresso from 7:158:15 AM Tuesdays.

nightlife The 1,000 Hands For Peace meditation group uses ancient mudras for cleansing the heart.

Meets Tuesdays at the Ewam Buddhist Center, S. Third Ave W. 5:306:30 PM. Call Clare at 721-8224.

It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30 to 8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900.

Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tuesdays at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a line dance, followed by 7 PM two-step and 8 PM country cha-cha.

Figure out that confounded Affordable Care Act when an ACA navigator takes drop-in appointments at the Missoula Public Library Jan. 6 and 7. 6 PM. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more.

Take caution when drinking with literary folk, is all I have to say, at the publication party for Bryce Andrews’ book, Badluck Way, about rugged ranching life in southwest Montana.

Top Hat. 6 PM. Free.

Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages.

Verdi’s classic opera Falstaff screens for an encore presentation from The Met: Live in HD. Roxy Theater. 6:30 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$13 for children and students with ID. Visit mtlive.org.

The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10, $35 for four classes.

Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information.

Drink from the cup of knowledge during the Socrates Café at the Bitterroot Public Library West Meeting room in Hamilton. Ques-

lessen long-term suffering for issues like back pain, fibromyalgia and arthritis. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent. Ongoing class is Wednesdays from 5-6 PM. $40 for six weeks, but a prerequisite private session with Dena is $50.

ladylike Society doesn’t offer many outlets for aggression in women. It’s considered unfeminine and unattractive to be pissed off, even to be exuberantly physical, to jump around and body-check each other like dudes can. But for many girls and women, sports offers an acceptable place to let it all out, to be sweaty and gross and un-self conscious.

My high school football team was legendarily bad, so much so that I remember great rejoicing at one game when they scored a single touchdown.

The real action was at the annual powderpuff game before Homecoming, where the girls played each other. It’s a tradition that’s meant to be mostly funny, but the jock girls always took it seriously, playing a tougher game of football than the Mustangs ever did. Girls came away with black eyes. Everybody joked that we should let them on the boys’ team. Maybe we should have.

WHAT: Kendra Wainscott’s Redstorm WHEN: Fri., Jan. 3 at 5 PM WHERE: Western Montana Community Center, 127 Higgins Ave., Ste. 202 HOW MUCH: Free

So I’m excited to check out the upcoming First Friday exhibit at the Western Montana Community Center, Redstorm. During her senior year at Indiana University, photographer Kendra Wainscott joined the women’s rugby team, called Redstorm, intending to get an insight into the team dynamics for a photography project, but never thinking she’d actually

tions are chosen, terms discussed and thoughts given. 7–9 PM. Free.

Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. Here’s a question to tickle your brainwaves: What month did the ancient Romans originally observe the New Year in? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)

The winningest USian will get a $25 bar tab at KBGA’s Tuesday Trivia night, which includes music and picture rounds, plus drank specials. Pro tip: $25 is enough to buy almost everybody in the bar a Natty Light. Free to play. VFW, 245 W. Main St. 8-10 PM. Get a breath of fresh air when Pinegrass plays bluegrassy tunes at the Top Hat. 8:30 PM. No cover.

Eric Barrera turns on the red light special when he plays acoustic tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 9 PM. No cover.

Calling all go-getter unattached gals, Singles of Missoula hosts a Girl’s Night Out for ages 45-plus. Meet for food and drink at MacKenzie River Pizza, 137 W. Front, at 5:30 PM, and then paint the town red. Questions?

Call Nancy at 251-3330.

photo courtesy Kendra Wainscott

be told to play in a match. She was terrified when she learned at a warm-up that she’d be starting in the first game. “Unfortunately, I took a cleat to head and had to be pulled out, but I must have done all right because I started again every game after that,” she explained via email.

Wainscott spent a year playing with and photographing Redstorm, and her resulting work shows not-often-seen glimpses of muscular, stereotype-defying women, sometimes with gnarly injuries. “The goal was to not only show the dynamic movement and punishment of the game but to show its beauty as well,” Wainscott says. “Each player’s portrait defies hegemonic stereotypes in some way, and not necessarily in a way one might expect.”

I’m not about to advocate that we could all use a cleat to the head, but an alternate narrative to the sugar-spice-and-everything-nice norm sounds like a kick-ass inspiration.

It’ll be an enigma wrapped in a mystery when Dixie Riddle plays ukulele singer-songwriter tunes at the Badlander’s Live and Local night. 10 PM. No cover, plus $3 Montgomery gin or vodka drink special.

WEDNESDAYJAN08 “Mature audiences” required for the Adult Foreign and Independent Film Series at the Bitterroot Public Library, so quit your snickering, Bub. Tonight’s featured film is the Dutch satire The Deflowering of Eva Van End. 7 PM. Free.

The Morning Sojourn offers 14 consecutive days of communing with dance as part of an international event. Missoula’s is hosted by Downtown Dance Collective, 121 West Main St. Begins with a 15minute meditation at 7 AM, followed

—Kate Whittle by music and dance. $135, plus journal shipping. Learn more and register at TheMorningSojourn.com.

Calm that monkey mind of yours with the Meditation for Beginners series with Raquel Castellanos, where you’ll delve into mindfulness, compassionate practice and loving kindness. Wednesdays through Feb. 12, 7:30—8:15 AM. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. $40 for the series.

Spark some creativity after the bell rings with the Young Artists After School Program, where kids can learn art fundamentals, history and techniques while using several media.

ZACC. Ages 6-11 on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 3:15-5:30 PM. Ages 12-16 on Fridays from 3:455:30 PM. $12/$10 for members. Call 549-7555 to learn more.

nightlife Yoga for Chronic Pain with Dena Saedi will use gentle poses, mindful meditation and other techniques to

Mark your calendars for the bluegrass-inspired picking circle at Tangled Tones, now every week on Wednesday. Bring anything from your violin to your accordion, as long as it’s got “strings or buttons that you don’t plug in.” All skill levels welcome, listeners too.

2005 South Ave. W. 6 PM. Free.

Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio serves up tasty jazz stew at the Top Hat from 6:30-9:30 PM. No cover.

Envision a more graceful, calm self before taking the T’ai Chi Chuan class with Michael Norvelle. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Wednesdays from 6:30—7:30 PM. $40 for six weeks/$9 drop-in.

It’s the second Wednesday of the month, so by golly, it must be time for the Second Wednesday Book Group, which meets to discuss Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending. Missoula Public Library. 7 PM. Check out missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more.

Let the worb work its way into your heart with Milkcrate Mechanic’s Missoula Area Dubstep, accompanied by Digerati, General Smiley and Nick’A Time. Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus free pool and $5 pitchers. (Trivia answer: March.)

If you think your Prince falsetto is good, that’s what matters, dear.

Now go forth and rule the school at the Badlander’s Kraptastic Karaoke, beginning at 9 PM. Featuring $6 pitchers of Budweiser and PBR, plus $1 selected shots. Free.

Red Solo cup, I fill you up. Let’s have a party at Stage 112’s Solo Cup Wednesdays with live music and/or DJs. One American dollar, plus $3 cup fee, gets you a 32ounce cup of beer or well drink.

Oof-da. 9 PM. 21-plus.

THURSDAYJAN09 One-man-soul-band Dan Dubuque takes off the sunglasses and gets to work at Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

Take your boots off before the Lunch Re-Boot Yoga with Mary Han-

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[calendar] son, with breathing, stretching and relaxing poses. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Thursdays, Jan. 9-March 27, from noon to 12:50 PM. $40 for the six week series/$9 drop-in. Call 721-0033 or email info@redwillowlearning.org.

The Thursday Young Artists After School Program gets the chilluns involved with all manner of art history and media. ZACC. 2:155 PM. $12/$10 for members. Ages 6-11. Call 549-7555 to learn more.

nightlife What was North America like before whitey showed up? Perhaps you’ll find out during the Jack Losensky video show about the “Condition of the forest in Pre-European Time.” Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford St. in Hamilton. 6 PM.

John Adam Smith Band enchants the room with original Americana-type tunes at the Top Hat dinner show, 6 PM. No cover.

Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking.

Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free.

Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place, plus specials on beer. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, local talented folks may titillate your eardrums. 8:30 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign up.

Hone your performance skills at the

Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. No cover.

Shramanuary continues to decimate the new year, with heavy rockers Shramana, along with Zebulon Kosted, Darshan Pulse and Modality, partying down at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. $3, 18-plus. (See Music.)

The Hasslers party down while you live it up at the Palace. 9 PM. No cover.

Warn people if you’re gonna come out from behind when the Dark Horse Country Band plays at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. No cover.

Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bump and grind—just be cool and ask first, lovelies. The

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Badlander hosts the Drop Culture Dance Party, featuring hot trax and a rotating cast of DJs. $1 well drinks from 9 PM to midnight; women get in free before 10.

Colorado reggae/Afro-beat band Salem will put a spell on ya when it plays the Top Hat. 11 PM. No cover.

Whoa-oh-oh she’s a lady. Submit events to Calapatra by 5 PM on Fridays to calendar@missoulanews.com to ensure publication in print and online. Don’t forget to include the date, time and cost. If you must, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit events online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.

We are equipped with a whole range of massage techniques we can use as tools to solve your body’s needs.

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utdoor recreation, like skiing, hiking and mountain biking, is not about being pretty. The scenery is gorgeous, but the outdoorsy life is not conducive to a fancy hairdo or manicure. Not that I’ve seen this hold back too many women in Missoula, anyway, but outside of our little athletic bubble, it can often be tough for women to overcome expectations of femininity to gear up and get dirty.

But there are groups out there encouraging women to get onto the field or up the mountain, like SheJumps, founded by pro skier Lynsey Dyer in 2006.

The nonprofit hosts year-round adventure programs for girls and women throughout the country. On Fri., Jan. 3, Big Sky Resort hosts a Lady Shred Day as part of SheJumps’ Get The Girls Out campaign.

At Big Sky, local member of SheJumps Cristy Watson will “lead the charge” at 10 AM for skiing and

snowboarding. Women of all ages and abilities are invited to get out on slopes for camaraderie and lessons; and if you show up for Lady Shred Day, you can get a discount on Big Sky’s three-day women’s clinic that starts Jan. 9.

Of course, you don’t have to drive all the way to Big Sky to increase women’s participation in outdoor sports. Just grab a snowboard or a sled or some hockey sticks, call up a gal and head out.

—Kate Whittle The Get the Girls Out: Big Sky Lady Shred Day is Fri., Jan 3 at Big Sky Resort. 9 AM–5 PM. $20. Aprés ski party at Whiskey Jack's at 3:30 PM. Register at the resort’s Mountain Mall, or online at bigskyresort.com/events.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

FRIDAY JANUARY 3 Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’s weekly meeting to talk about past glories and upcoming activities at Bigfork’s Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free.

Make sure your first time is special by attending First Timer Friday at the Freestone Climbing Center, 935 Toole Ave. in Missoula, at 7 PM. Free if it’s your first visit.

SATURDAY JANUARY 4 You’ll be bright eyed and bushy tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Grab breakfast with other participants afterward. Free to run. Visit runwild missoula.org.

Them waters might be chilly, but you can b.s. about trout anyway when the Rock Creek Fisherman’s Mercantile hosts a weekly Fly Tyer’s Roundtable. Y’all can drink coffee, learn new patterns and use tools and materials for free. Rock Creek Fisherman’s Mercantile, 73 Rock Creek Road in Clinton. 10 AM. Call 825-6440 or email rcmerc@ blackfoot.net for more details.

The venerated Samuel Clemens himself makes an appearance when historian Michael Delaney performs as Mark Twain during the first week of the Winter Storytelling Series at Travelers’ Rest State Park. 11 AM. $4/free for members and those 18 and under. Check out travelersrest.org.

MONDAY JANUARY 6 If you’re all legs and T-Rex arms, best check out the Core Strength Training for Runners, a weekly class focusing on the upper body and areas runners might neglect. MOVE Missoula, 1900 W. Broadway.

5:15-6 PM. $88/$79 for Run Wild Members. Series runs through March. Visit runwildmissoula.org for registration info.

TUESDAY JANUARY 7 Cardio bunnies can stay limber with the Tuesday Lunch Yoga for Runners, with poses to help

strengthen and prevent injury. Runner’s Edge basement classroom. Tuesdays from 12:15-1 PM, through March 25. $85/$78 for Run Wild Missoula members. Visit runwildmissoula.org for registration info.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8 Shoot to ski and ski to shoot at the annual Seeley Lake Challenge 10K Biathlon, where competitors of all skill levels will ski a loop, lie down, fire at a target, and repeat. Loaner rifles available. Register at www.racesseeley-montana.info.

Same deal, different day: the Lunchtime Core Strength Training Course is geared toward runners looking to stay balanced. Runner’s Edge basement classroom. Wednesdays at 12:15-1 PM until March 26. $85/$79 for Runner’s Edge members. Check out runwildmissoula.org for info.

Demonstrate the power of your glutes this season with the Ski/Winter Sports Conditioning class at Summit Athletics, designed to get your butt in gear for everything from ice skating to snow shoeing.

1920 Montana St. Wednesday nights through March. 5 PM. $5 drop-in/$20 per month.

THURSDAY JANUARY 9 Women can make the jump from intermediate skiing to advanced with a three-day Women’s Clinic led by former racer Brenna Kelleher at Big Sky Resort. Runs Jan. 9-11. Visit bigskyresort.com/mountainsports to learn more about adult specialty clinics.

Evening Yoga for Runners, taught by Missy Adams, meets Thursdays until the end of March at the Runner’s Edge basement classroom, 304 N. Higgins Ave. 6-7 PM. $92/$85 for members. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

Delve into modern freeskiing and boarding with Supervention, a film following talented sbow enthusiasts in scenic destinations like Norway, Sweden, Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand. Top Hat. 9 PM. No cover. calendar@missoulanews.com

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In Missoula, nothing quite says abundance and easy livin’ like shopping at the farmers markets. One can wander around, looking at homemade jams and bundles of greens and baskets of bright carrots, and quite forget about the elaborate system of rules and regs that food producers have to obey to bring you the nostalgic spread.

Summer markets are a ways off, but we eat year round, of course, and the bureaucracy is gearing up for a review of the state’s food laws. The Departments of Agriculture, Livestock and Public Health and Human Services are hosting a series of meetings throughout the state to take public comment on food regulations. Part of the meeting will consider

a cottage food law, as required by the recent HB 630. The law says that since there is a “growing movement to support locally sourced and community-based food production,” it seems like a good idea to update food policy (to paraphrase a lot of legalese).

You might not end up checking out the meeting unless you’re involved in the industry, but it wouldn’t hurt to read up a bit. This is a big deal for those small-time jam makers and other folks who aspire to produce goods out of their home, since Montana currently doesn’t have any food safety laws defining how people can do this. As you probably know, small-time food producers make the most money when they can turn the raw ingredient into an added-value product—like turning peaches into jam, or milk into butter, or wheat into bread. Hardworking farmers and ranchers contribute to the tasty spread on our table. It’s worth getting invested in how they do it.

—Kate Whittle The Missoula public meeting on state food laws is Thu., Jan 9 at the MSU Extension Conference Room, 2825 Santa Fe Court (use the east entrance). 10 AM–2 PM. Contact Cort Jensen with the Ag Department to learn more at 444-5402 or cojensen@mt.gov.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY JANUARY 2 Honor your connection to the earth and the glorious array of life on it during the Children of the Earth Tribe Song and Chant Circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins, enter through back alley door. 7:30-9 PM. Free will offering.

FRIDAY JANUARY 3 Give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a nonviolent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free.

The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins Bridge from 12:15-12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more.

SATURDAY JANUARY 4 If you’re having trouble paying for daycare for the little ones, Missoula’s Child Care Resources offers scholarships. New guidelines mean a family of three can earn up to $2,386 per month to potentially qualify. Call 406-728-6446 or visit childcareresource.org to learn more.

Folks facing loss or serious illness can participate in a guided writing exploration with the Beginnings workshop. Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17.

Free, no writing experience necessary. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more.

Learn about maintaining healthy relationships at Co-Dependents Anonymous, which meets at 11:30 AM on Saturdays at the Fourth D Alano Club, 1500 W. Broadway. Contact Koryn for more information at 493-4431.

SUNDAY JANUARY 5 This is the kind of mass I can really get behind.

The Missoula Area Secular Society presents its Sunday M.A.S.S. Lunch, where atheists, secular humanists, ag-

nostics and other freethinkers meet the first Sun. of every month for lunch at 11:30 AM in the Elbow Room. 1855 Stephens Ave. Free to attend, but the food costs you. Visit secularmissoula.org.

MONDAY JANUARY 6 Drink up for a cause at today’s edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St., where the distillery redistributes the wealth. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a different nonprofit or good cause each Monday. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. Figure out that confounded Affordable Care Act when an ACA navigator takes drop-in appointments at the Missoula Public Library Jan. 6 and 7. 6 PM. Call 7212665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more.

TURESDAY JANUARY 7 Discover different approaches to raising kiddos at Empowered Parenting With Balanced View, which meets at Break Espresso from 7:15-8:15 AM Tuesdays.

The 1,000 Hands For Peace meditation group uses ancient mudras for cleansing the heart. Meets Tuesdays at the Ewam Buddhist Center, S. Third Ave W. 5:30-6:30 PM. Call Clare at 721-8224.

Figure out that confounded Affordable Care Act when an ACA navigator takes drop-in appointments at the Missoula Public Library Jan. 6 and 7. 6 PM. Call 721-2665 or visit missoulapubliclibrary.org to learn more.

THURSDAY JANUARY 9 Montana agriculture agencies are hosting a report of the state’s food regulations and HB 630, and ye olde John Q. Public is invited to give feedback.

MSU Extension Conference Room, 2825 Santa Fe Court. 10 AM-2 PM. Contact Cort Jensen with the Department of Ag to learn more at 444-5402 or cojensen@mt.gov.

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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beautiful 2-year-old Maine Coon mix would love a home where he can be an involved part of the family - he's outgoing, energetic, and inquisitive, and loves men, women, kids, and even other cats! He's currently in a HOPE foster home, and can't wait for a home of his own!

YELLOW•Yellow is a five-year-old lab mix who loves to play with other dogs, especially little ones! This hefty fellow loves treats (maybe a little too much!) and fetching, and he walks well on a leash. He would make a great addition to a family that needs a new companion who is both laid back and playful. Maybe yours?

SID• Sid is a handsome black boy with chubby cheeks that just beg to be scratched and smooshed. Sid was originally found in rough shape, but has since regained his strength and shine. He's shy, but once he trusts you he loves to be petted and snuggled. Sid would prefer a quiet home, where he can snooze in a sunny spot!

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WIMP DADDY A woman wrote you about flirting relentlessly with a male classmate who seemed interested in her but may have been too timid to ask her out. You asked her, "If a man can't endure a possible 10 seconds of rejection, is he the man you want with you when danger rears its head?" Absent a link between shyness and an inability to defend a woman in danger, I think you're being unfair to shy guys.

—Irked If timidity were useful in defending people in danger, police sergeants would announce to their beat cops, "Okay, everybody, go out there and hide in the back seat of your patrol car!"

You're right that physical courage— willingness to risk physical pain—is different from emotional courage: willingness to risk rejection or other social pain. But they're more related than you think. Brain imaging research by UCLA's Naomi Eisenberger and Matthew Lieberman finds that the same regions of the brain that are activated by physical pain are activated by social pain, and Eisenberger reports that "individuals who are more sensitive to one kind of pain are also more sensitive to the other." Further pointing to a connection, what's good for a sprained ankle seems good for a sprained ego. In research Eisenberger collaborated on, 500 milligrams of acetaminophen (think Tylenol) taken twice daily was actually found to diminish emotional pain. So, no, it isn't a stretch to suspect that a guy who shrinks from social ouchies might respond to physical danger as if his spirit animal were the breadcrumb.

There's this notion that the shy guy approaches "the chase" like it's the "lie there like cold salmon," simply because he isn't a people person. That actually describes an introvert—somebody energized by being alone and easily overstimulated in a crowd but who isn't necessarily afraid to hit on a girl he's interested in. But a shy person, instead of having self-esteem, has "what other people think of me"-esteem. This means a woman's rejection isn't just a bummer; it's a crushing confirmation of his worthlessness as anything more than a container of salable plasma.

When a guy's male role model appears to be grape jelly, it isn't a woman's cue to do all the work to make a relationship happen. This is dating, not a pet adoption. Besides, you get what you settle for. A guy desperate for approval is a guy a

woman can never count on—to show her who he really is, to stand up for what he believes in, or, maybe, to even know what he believes (without sticking a wet finger in the air).

A guy like this isn't someone a woman can respect and admire. That's essential, because real love involves having a crush on a person as a human being, not taking pity on him for his shortcomings. The shy guy to have is the one who's worked on himself and come out the other side—who maybe still fears asking a woman out but manages to do it anyway. This tells her something about her—that he wants her more than he wants to avoid rejection—and something about him: that he has the qualities women look for in a man—courage and character and not just the really basic stuff like a Y chromosome and an ability for point-and-shoot urination.

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LICKING FOR LOVE I went on a first date to a Japanese restaurant. My date kept licking his fingers clean.

All his fingers. One by one. He's otherwise a truly great guy, but I don't know whether I can date someone with such weird table manners.

—Shocked Coyotes lick their paws for good reason—because there's no waiter to bring them a warm washcloth in a little dish.

When an adult human does this on the first date—the date we all know is scored by a team of invisible judges in the mind of the person we're with—you really have to wonder. As for whether this guy's dining behavior will be a deal breaker, when you don't have an answer, the best answer is usually waiting and collecting information until you do. So go on a few more dates. See whether he sticks his snout in the gravy boat. How you ultimately respond will probably depend on both the strength of your gag reflex and how old you are.

Women in their early 20s will ditch a guy if his cowlick grows in the wrong direction.

Women in their 50s and beyond understand that "truly great guys" are in short supply, and they come to appreciate the little things in a man, such as a pulse, bladder control, and the ability to remain awake throughout sex.

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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL BARTENDING

$300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training available. 1-800-965-6520 ext.

278 Flatbed Drivers needed from the Missoula area. Home weekly to Bi-weekly • Top pay • Full benefits • New equipment • 2 years experience required • Clean driving record • Must be present to apply.

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NIGHT AUDITOR Part time NIGHT AUDITOR needed. Will work various days from 11 pm to 7 am. Employer needs someone with math, spelling, and typing skills, and is willing to train. Pay starts at $7.80 per hour. Position will be around 16 hours per week to start, with possibility for more hours. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Stand

for long periods of time, make fast, simple, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job#9984934

PROFESSIONAL CHEF DE CUISINE A local business seeks a CHEF DE CUISINE. QUALIFICATIONS: The extensive experience, knowledge, skills and abilities at this level are typically acquired through a bachelor’s degree in hospitality or food service management or a related field and at least three years of directly related experience or a twoyear culinary degree and four years of directly related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years’ experience in catering or fine dining or a progressive college or uni-

versity operation is required, along with leadership and management experience and the ability to be ServSafe certified within a year of employment. Also required is the ability to lift 40 pounds, experience with purchasing, receiving, storage and production of a wide variety of food items, profit-and-loss labor analysis and annual operating budgets, recipe and menu development, and working with college students as employees and guests.

DUTIES: This position is responsible for the production and service of food from the retail kitchen, auditing and managing CBORD recipes for catering and the food court, and the safe production, transportation and presentation of food from the retail kitchen.. HOURS / DAYS: Full-time.

WAGE: $15.59 to $17.84 per hour.

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Job# 2985924

Collector level I and/or III The Collector is responsible for performing collection activities in an effort to recover losses from assigned accounts. The Collector will locate and communicate with debtors via the telephone and written notices in order to obtain repayment in full or to establish acceptable payment arrangements. Additionally, the Collector will resolve issues of a non-routine nature as necessary as well as perform skip tracing and contract observance functions to ensure compliance of all company, client, and federal and state regulations. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication and computer skills, is a self-starter, and motivated to succeed. This is a full time position. Hourly plus commission.

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EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY A local university seeks a DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a bachelor’s degree in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice, public administration or a closely related field and at least eight years of experience in law enforcement, including at least five years at police lieutenant or higher rank or comparable level. Candidates must have or be able to obtain Montana P.O.S.T. certification. Required skills include knowledge of basic law-enforcement practices, including budgeting, program planning, implementation and evaluation, supervision and training. Principles of police science include uniform patrol, drug, alcohol and crime prevention, misdemeanor and felony investigations, case review, investigative assignments and report review, media relations, and intelligence gathering and electronic surveillance.

DUTIES: This position is responsible for the comprehensive operations of the university’s public safety department, including oversight of parking services and dispatch. The director serves as the primary resource on all matters related to campus safety, security and emergency management, including oversight of all major criminal, internal and administrative investigations. HOURS / DAYS: Full-time. WAGE: Negotiable. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985926 Dispatch Specialist Local multi-state firm offering parttime (15-20 hours a week) opportunity for a Dispatch Specialist to provide emergency dispatch call out services.

Previous call center/Dispatch experience preferred. Requires the physical ability to sit and operate a computer for long period of time, have the manual and physical dexterity needed to operate a keyboard and handle paper documents, and have adequate hearing and verbal abilities to communicate effectively in person and by telephone. Pay is $10/hr. Job duties include: ¿ Dispatch emergency tickets via phone and ticket administration system. ¿ Document all pertinent emergency ticket information. ¿ Provide detailed ticket information to end-users. ¿ Applicant must have previous Microsoft Office experience. ¿ Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. ¿ Other duties as assigned. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9984891 SENIOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Missoula youth organization is seeking a Senior Youth Development Director with solid experience and skill in managing youth programs including camp and childcare. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or 1 to 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education & experience.

Knowledge of word processing software; Excel spreadsheets & Daxko operations management software. Program development, licensing, regulations, educational curriculum & quality assurance are critical.

Processes should include volunteer & staff engagement. Must have a deep passion for youth, a high level of energy & strong administrative skill. Requires driver’s license. DUTIES: Responsible for organization, delivery & quality of critical youth development programming such as Camp, Afterschool Club & Early Childhood Education. Will interview, hire & train employees; plan, assign & direct work; review & approve timesheets; appraise performance; reward & discipline employees; monitor and update all required staff certifications; address complaints & resolve problems. Will supervise 5 program directors. DAYS/HOURS: Full time, days/hours may vary. PAY/BENEFITS: $40K$45K, DOE/DOQ + health insurance, vacation & sick leave, retirement. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job#2985925

TOUR ACTORS / DIRECTORS TOUR ACTORS

AND DIRECTORS are needed immediately for a locally-based theatre company that works with children around the county. This is an on-the-road commitment from January through May, with work beginning December 30. QUALIFICATIONS: Staff members should have some theatre experience, including high-school productions. They must be able to sing in character and sing in tune, but Broadway-caliber voices are not required. The staff also has to be able to teach children and to lift set pieces weighing up to 50 pounds. DUTIES: These employees travel to various points in the country, where they audition, cast, and in 20 hours, train a young cast to put on at least two performances of a two-hour musical. HOURS / DAYS: Full-time. WAGE: Approximately $1,200 to $1,400 per month. Housing and transportation costs are paid. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job#2985927

SKILLED LABOR Custodian Three months experience in the cleaning/custodial industry, specialty cleaning specifically. Employer will train on site. This is a PART TIME,position, evenings and some Saturdays - hours vary. Must be able to lift 30 pounds, Must have reliable transportation to job sites. Must pass criminal background check. DUTIES: window and carpet cleaning and other duties as required typical janitor duties. All equipment and cleaning supplies are provided by employer; part time. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9984922

Transportation CADD Technician (Entry Level) Our Missoula MT office is looking for an Entry Level Transportation CADD Technician to join our team of engineering professionals. The primary duty of the Transportation CAD Technician will be to perform nonroutine and complex drafting assignments requiring application of standardized drawing techniques. The person should be able to work independently with occasional advice from a supervisor or others and may direct efforts of less-experienced CAD Technicians.

He/she should have good working skills in CAD operations and be able to visualize designs. Good mathematical skills and construction experience would be valuable. Keyword(s): CIVIL CAD TECHNICIAN I DRAFTING DESIGNING CIVIL AUTOCAD. Technical training or equivalent work experience required. 0 years experience with engineering and CAD software preferred.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and standard CAD software packages (i.e. AutoCAD and Microstation). Microstation experience preferred Our USA is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Canada Holding Corporation is committed to the principles of employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. USA based positions may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and drug and alcohol testing during the course of your employment based upon our Drug Testing and Drug Free Workplace Policy. A valid driver’s license and compliance. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9984929

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): St. Peter's Basilica is a very old church in Vatican City. It contains a life-size bronze statue of St. Peter that is at least 700 years old. Over the centuries, countless visitors have paid their respects by kissing and touching the feet of the idol. The metal composing the right foot has been so thoroughly worn down by these gestures that the individual toes have disappeared, leaving a smooth surface. You will have a similar kind of power in 2014, Gemini. Little by little, with your steady affection and relentless devotion, you can transform what's rigid and hard.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Big rivers don't travel in straight lines. Their paths are curvy and complicated, with periodic turns and bends. In some places they flow faster and in others they're slower.

Their depth and width may vary along the way, too. Your own destiny is like one of those big rivers, Cancerian. In some years, it meanders for long stretches, slowing down as it wanders along a crooked course. It may even get shallower and narrower for a while. But I expect that in 2014, you will be moving more rapidly than usual.

You will be traveling a more direct route, and you will be both wide and deep.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "In games there are rules," writes science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, "but in life the rules keep changing." This is always true, of course, but I think it will be an especially poignant truth for you between now and your next birthday. During the coming months, you may sometimes feel as if every last law and formula and corollary is mutating. In some cases, the new rules coming into play will be so different from the old rules you've been used to, they may at first be hard to figure out. But now here's the happy ending: It may take a while, but you will eventually see that these new rules have an unexpected logic and beauty that will serve your future well.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I predict that you will commit no major acts of self-sabotage in 2014. Congrats! I also foresee that you will be exceptionally careful not to hurt or damage yourself. Hooray! More good news: You won't be as critical of yourself as you have sometimes been in the past. The judgmental little voice in the back of your head won't be nearly as active. Yay! Even your negative emotions will diminish in frequency and intensity. Hallelujah! Whoopee! Abracadabra!

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The citizens of Iceland love literature, but many are not content to simply read. One out of every ten Icelanders writes and publishes a book at sometime in his or her life. I know it's unrealistic, but I would love to see at least one in ten of all my Libra readers do the same in 2014. I think you're ready to make a big statement—to express yourself in a more complete and dramatic way than ever before. If you're not ready to write a book, I hope you will attempt an equivalent accomplishment.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I'm hoping you will find a new teacher or two in 2014, maybe even a mentor. Not a guru who tells you what to do. Not an exploitative "expert" who claims to know what's right for you or a charismatic narcissist who collects adoration. What I wish for you, Scorpio, is that you will connect with wise and humble sources of inspiration … with life-long learners who listen well and stimulate you to ask good questions … with curious guides who open your eyes to resources you don't realize you need. In the coming months, you are primed to launch a quest that will keep you busy and excited for years; I'd love to see you get excellent help in framing that quest.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 2014, it's possible you will be given a cabbage farm or a petting zoo or some bequest that's not exactly in close alignment with your life's purpose. But it's more likely that the legacies and dispensations you receive will be quite useful. The general trend is that allies will make available to you a steady flow of useful things. Your ability to attract what you need will be high. In the coming months, I may even have good reason to name you an honorary Scorpio. You might match those Great Manipulators' proficiency at extracting the essence of what you want from every situation.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Would you be interested in a motto that will help set the tone for you in 2014? I've got a suggestion that's in alignment with the astrological omens. It's from a poem by Margaret Atwood. Try saying this and see if it works for you: "Last year I abstained / this year I devour / without guilt / which is also an art." If you choose to make this affirmation your own, be sure you don't forget about the fact that devouring without guilt is an art—a skill that requires craft and sensitivity. You can't afford to get blindly instinctual and greedy in 2014; you shouldn't compulsively overcompensate for 2013's deprivations. Be cagey and discerning as you satisfy your voracious hunger.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The coming months will be a good time to meditate on the concepts of happy accidents and benevolent trouble. Go ahead and throw constructive mischief into the mix, too, and maybe even a dose of graceful chaos. Are you game for playing around with so much paradox? Are you willing to entertain the possibility that fate has generous plans for you that are too unexpected to anticipate? There's only one requirement that you have to meet in order to receive your odd gifts in the spirit in which they'll be offered: You've got to be open-minded, eager to learn, and flexible.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Deep bronzes and smoky cinnamons and dark chocolates will be your lucky colors in 2014. Mellow mahoganies and resonant russets will work well for you, too. They will all be part of life's conspiracy to get you to slow down, deepen your perspective, and slip into the sweetest groove ever. In this spirit, I urge you to nestle and cuddle and caress more than usual in the coming months. If you aren't totally clear on where home is, either in the external world or inside your heart, devote yourself to finding it. Hone your emotional intelligence. Explore your roots. On a regular basis, remember your reasons for loving life. Stay in close touch with the sources that feed your wild soul.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I think we humans need some new emotions. It's true that old standards like sadness, anger, jealousy, and fear are as popular as ever. But I would personally love to be able to choose from a greater variety, especially if at least 51 percent of the new crop of emotions were positive or inspiring. Now it so happens that in 2014 you Pisceans will be primed to be pioneers. Your emotional intelligence should be operating at peak levels. Your imagination will be even more fertile than usual. So how about it? Are you ready to generate revolutionary innovations in the art of feeling unique and interesting feelings? To get started, consider these: 1. amused reverence; 2. poignant excitement; 3. tricky sincerity; 4. boisterous empathy.

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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-13-1268 Dept. No.: 1 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Lauren Kelso, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Lauren Michelle Kelso to Lauren Michelle Kelso Hanna.

The hearing will be on January 8th 2014 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 11/27/13 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Laura M. Driscoll, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause Probate No. DP13-217 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORNA ANN GAVIN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Personal Representatives 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 Joe DeMarois and DeEtta Garland, the Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED: December 13, 2013 /s/ Joe DeMarois, Personal Representative /s/ DeEtta Garland, Personal Representative Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP-13-242 NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MAT-

TER OF THE ESTATE OF GLEN DAVENPORT, A/K/A GLEN WAYNE DAVENPORT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Judith Ann Oliver, 13075 Mill Creek Road, Lolo, MT 59847 has filed in the above Court and cause a petition for appointment as conservator for the estate of the above-named protected person. For further information the petition, as filed, may be examined in the office of the Clerk of the above Court.

Hearing upon said petition will be held in said Court at Courtroom 2 South in the Courtroom at Missoula, Montana, on the 7th day of January, 2014, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at which time all interested persons may appear and object. DATED this 17th day of December, 2013. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. By: /s/ Don C. St. Peter MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP-13-247 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE KNAPP, 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 be mailed to JOSEPH GORSH, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o CHARLES W. SCHUYLER OF SCHUYLER LAW OFFICE, 103 South 5th Street East, Missoula, MT 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 13th day of December, 2013. /s/ Joseph Gorsh, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DP-13-241 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ES-

TATE OF: CHARLES E. DOUGLAS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bradley C. Douglas 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 Bradley C. Douglas, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 6th day of December, 2013. GEISZLER & FROINES, PC. BY: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 6th day of December, 2013. /s/ Bradley C. Douglas, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson Probate No. DP-13-245 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BEVERLY J. WEEKS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate.

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true and correct. /s/ Richard Allen Flink WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Gail M. Haviland MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Probate No. DP-13-250 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS E. BLUNCK, 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 be mailed to LISA WILLS, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o CHARLES W. SCHUYLER OF SCHUYLER LAW OFFICE, 103 South 5th Street East, Missoula, MT 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 13th day of December, 2013. /s/ Lisa K. Wills, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DA-13-63 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELEASE CHILD FOR ADOPTION IN RE THE PARENTING RIGHTS OF SAMANTHA THOMPSON AND MICHAEL PRITCHARD. SAMANTHA THOMPSON, Petitioner. NOTICE To: Michael Pritchard, a putative or possible father to an unborn child belonging to the Petitioner, Samantha Thompson, address unknown. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-503, you are hereby notified as follows: 1.A Petition of Notice of Intent to Release Child for Adoption has been filed

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for adoption through direct parental placement. 5. The approximate date of conception was May 20, 2013. 6. The location of conception was in Missoula, MT. 7. The expected date of delivery is February 16, 2014. 8. That a hearing will be held on the 14th day of January, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2 South, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, the purpose of which will be to consider the termination of your parental rights. 9. You have the following rights: a. You have a duty to register with the Montana Putative Father’s Registry pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-204. b. If you register with the Montana Putative Father’s Registry, you will be entitled to notice of all proceedings to terminate your parental rights in accordance with Mont. Code Ann. § 42-2-205. c. If you do not have an address where you can receive notice of a termination of parental rights proceeding, you may designate another person as an agent for the purpose of receiving notice. d. If you wish to designate an agent you must provide the department with the agent’s name and the address at which the agent may be served. Service of notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, constitutes service of notice upon the putative father. e. If you register, you are responsible for providing written updates regarding any change of name or address. 10. Failure to appear as required may result in the termination of your parental rights. DATED this 2nd day of December, 2013. By: /s/ Karen S. Townsend, Hon. District Court Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-13-238 Dept. No. 4 Judge Karen S. Townsend NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Robert M. Munson, 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 Christopher P. Munson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of his attorneys, Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 South 4th Street East, Suite 100, PO Box 7099, Missoula, Montana 59807-7099 or filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 5th day of December, 2013. /s/ Christopher P. Munson, Personal Representative NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED December 17, 2013 Occupant 300 North Ave. West Missoula, MT 59801 Lisa Kay Heller 300 North Ave. West Missoula, MT 59801 Missoula County Treasurer 200 W. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 Golden Goose LLC Employee Profit Sharing Plan 97-07 63rd road #1m Rego Park, NY 11374 Collection Bureau Services, Inc. P.O. Box 7339 Missoula, MT 59807 Midland Funding LLC c/o Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, PLLC 111 N. Higgins, Ste 400 Missoula, MT 59802 Attn: Joshua S. Mirel Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID # 1524145 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: The real property is described on the tax lien sale certificate as: GLENWOOD PARK, GLEN PK GLENWOOD PARK-E1/2 OF LOT 30, ALL OF 31 BLK 7 2. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2010 and a property tax lien exists on the property as a result of a property tax delinquency. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on 7/16/10. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on 7/16/10, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5.

The lien was subsequently assigned to Golden Goose LLC Employee Profit Sharing Plan 401k. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: Taxes: $10,354.13 Penalty: $207.10 Interest: $2,114.50 Costs: $337.80 Total: $13,013.53 7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 must be paid by February 11, 2014 which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 8. If all taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to February 11, 2014 which is the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to the purchaser, on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed.

9. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer, who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 (406258-4847) 10. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy.

Dated this 17th day of December, 2013.

Michael Flores NOTICE OF PENDING TAX DEED December 17, 2013 Occupant 647 W. Crestline Dr. Missoula, MT 59803 Teresa Ann Duffin 647 W. Crestline Dr. Missoula, MT 59803 Missoula County Treasurer 200 W. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 First Interstate Bank 3502 Brooks Street P.O. Box 4667 Missoula, MT 59806 Kevin D. Duffin 703 E. Travois Missoula, MT 59808 Torrance L. Coburn c/o Tipp & Buley 2200 Brooks Missoula, MT 59801 Golden Goose LLC Employee Profit Sharing Plan 97-07 63rd road #1m Rego Park, NY

PUBLIC NOTICES 11374 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Please take notice that a property tax lien exists on the following described property in which you may have an interest. TAX ID # 965903 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: The real property is described on the tax lien sale certificate as: HIGH PARK NO 5, HIGH PARK #5LOT 12 BLK 9 T 12N/ R 19W / S 05 2.

The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2010 and a property tax lien exists on the property as a result of a property tax delinquency. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on 7/16/10. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on 7/16/10, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. 5.

The lien was subsequently assigned to Golden Goose LLC Employee Profit Sharing Plan 401k. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: Taxes: $10,409.56 Penalty: $208.20 Interest: $2,244.97 Costs: $337.80 Total: $13,200.53 7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 must be paid by February 11, 2014 which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 8. If all taxes, penalties, interest and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to February 11, 2014 which is the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to the purchaser, on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed.

9. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer, who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 (406258-4847) 10. Further notice for those persons listed above whose addresses are unknown: 1. The address of the party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy.

Dated this 17th day of December, 2013.

Michael Flores NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 01/29/10, recorded as Instrument No. 201002246 B: 854 P: 1128, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Beth A. Streitmatter Heron, unmarried, her heirs and assigns was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tract 37-B of Certificate of Survey No. 3358, located in the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter (SE 1/4 NW 1/4) and the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter (NE 1/4 SW 1/4) and the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 29, Township 13 North, Range 15 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Now known as Tract 1 and Tract 2 of certificate of Survey No. 6139, located in the NW1/4 and the S1/2 of section 29, Township 13 North, Range 15 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 12, 2013, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $219,852.98. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $210,280.28, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings.

Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 25, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid

at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.107693) 1002.260394-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 10, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County.

Montana: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 1, ELK HILLS PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. A.P.N. #: 3173504 Jeanette E. Hallam, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 3, 2003 and recorded December 10, 2003 in Book 723, on Page 1070, under Document No. 200346449. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc., First American Title Company of Montana Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,757.41, beginning June 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 16, 2013 is $163,725.70 principal interest at the rate of 5.875% now totaling $4403.15. late charges in the amount of $230.68, suspense balance of $-54.43 and other fees and expenses advanced of $190.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $26.35 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is. where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no de-

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r d s fault occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 2, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 2nd day of October, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Citimortgage Vs. Hallam 42011.971 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 11, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 6A OF RIVER ROAD ESTATES LOTS 6A & 7A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Theodore D Weber, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank FSB, a Federal Association, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 26, 2002, and Recorded June 28, 2002 in Book 684, Page 752, under Document No. 200218611. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor in interest to Washington Mutual Bank, FSB, A Federal Association . First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $250.29, beginning November 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 23, 2013 is $72,344.78 principal, interest at the rate of 2.589% now totaling $1,834.91, late charges in the amount of $75.06, escrow advances of $3,111.23, suspense balance of $-399.82 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,672.53, plus accruing interest at the rate of $5.13 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards.

The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obliga-

tion secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: October 8, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 8th day of October, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Chase Vs. Weber 41816.174 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 4, 2014, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 1 OF TREASURE STATE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Eric Kelley and Allison Kelley, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 30, 2008 and recorded October 2, 2008 in Book 827, Page 385, under Document No. 200822600. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,233.20. beginning September 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 1, 2013 is $185,586.80 principal, interest at the rate of 6.5000% now totaling $14,275.26, late charges in the amount of $1,028.93, escrow advances of $2,327.72, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,812.22, plus accruing interest at the rate of $33.51 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the

obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made

by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: September 30, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham) On this 30th day of September, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledge to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County,

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2 bedroom, 1 bath $615, coinop laundry, storage, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath $695, quiet cul-de-sac, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking.

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448 Washington. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops on site. $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 721 S. 2nd St. W: Studio, Full kitchen & bathroom, Shared porch, Central, $460. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP!!

735 W. Sussex #3. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, HEAT PAID, coin-ops on site. $700.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 833 Cherry: 2 bedroom in Rattlesnake, Private patio, On-site laundry facilities, Lower level, $650. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP!!

Equinox 2 BR. Equinox Building boasts exceptional energy efficiency, underground parking, and a community room overlooking the Clark Fork. This 2-bedroom, first floor apartment has tall ceilings, a private deck, storage unit and contemporary finishes. $620 plus electric & natural gas for forced air climate control. Please contact Colin Woodrow, 549-4113 x 112, cwoodrow@missoulahousing.org Fireweed Court 2 BR. $620 a month. Townhouse style apartment. Please contact Colin Woodrow, 549-4113 x 112, cwoodrow@missoulahousing.org Gold Dust 2 BR. Quiet location near downtown! Art studio and large community room! Mountain Line EZ pass included. 2

bedroom, accessible 504 unit, $691, all utilities paid. ONE MONTH FREE RENT! Contact: Matty Reed at 406-549-4113, ext. 130 or mreed@missoulahousing.org Orchard Gardens: 2 BR. $707 all utilities paid. Mountain Line EZ pass for every family member.

Contact Connie Toney: 406-543-7500 or ctoney@missoulahousing.org

MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $425/month 406-273-6034

DUPLEXES

bath, shared yard, all utilities included, pet? $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2414 Leo: 2 Bedroom, Townhouse style, 1 1/2 Baths, Hookups, Detached garage, Dishwasher, $795. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1-YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP!!

1708 Scott St. “A”. 1 bed/1

ROOM FOR RENT. 3 miles west of Mullan Road. $350. Travel trailer space. $350. 5490515/548-1717

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UTILITIES PAID Close to U & downtown

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Grizzly Property Management, Inc. "Let us tend your den" Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.

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FIDELITY

Finalist

All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed Apt. $660/month

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MHA Management manages 10 properties throughout Missoula.

251-4707

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603 Cherry St. 2 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake Creek, W/D hookups, carport. $950 Grizzly Property Management 5422060

422 Madison • 549-6106

Management Services, Inc. 7000 Uncle Robert Ln #7

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1309 Linnea Lane. 4 bed/2.5 bath, newer home, central location, single garage, small yard, pet? $1300. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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Studio, 1 bath, $550, overlooks river, DW, patio, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333

Bedroom Apts FURNISHED, partially furnished or unfurnished

HOUSES

3+ bedroom, 2 bath house $1,350. 2 WEEKS FREE RENT to Qualified Applicants. U Area, Garage, W/D hookups, fenced backyard, lawn care provided, S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking.

GATEWEST 728-7333

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Russell Square Apartments. 2 bed, $650 month/ $650 deposit. Quiet community, second floor unit. Washer and dryer hookups. New flooring. Available now. Contact Kelly Abbey at 406-549-4113 x127 or kabbey@missoulahousing.org

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817 Monroe. 1 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake area, W/D hookups, carport $650. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.

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No Initial Application Fee Residential Rentals Professional Office & Retail Leasing 30 years in Call for Current Listings & Services Missoula Email: gatewest@montana.com

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE

Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

1807 Missoula Avenue. Lovely Bavarian-style 3 bed, 2 bath in Lower Rattlesnake. Mount Jumbo views & 2 car garage. $309,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com

3010 West Central. 3 bed, 1 bath on 5 acres in Target Range. Borders DNRC land. $499,900. Properties 2000.

Pat McCormick 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com

2272 South 10th West. 3 bed, 1 bath bungalow with wood floors, basement, 2 car garage & fenced yard. $197,500.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com 2607 View Drive. 3 bed, 2 bath ranch-style home in Target Range. Hardwood floors, fireplace & 2 car garage. $239,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Central Missoula home. $214,900. Prudential

606 North Avenue West. 3 bed, 2 bath with finished basement & 2 car garage. $255,000.

Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270. glasgow@montana.com 716 South 6th West. 3 bed, 2 bath with wood floors, fireplace, basement, large fenced yard & single garage. $259,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com Beautiful home on Rattlesnake Creek. 4 bed, 3 bath with gourmet kitchen, fireplace and deck. $865,000. Betsy Mil-

yard, Montana Preferred Properties. 541-7355, milyardhomes@yahoo.com FIND YOUR WAY HOME! David Loewenwarter, Prudential Montana Real Estate, 406.241.3321 Lewis & Clark Area Home 839 W Central. $220,000 MLS# 20136229. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Double detached garage and many other sweet features. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 1 Bdr, 1 Bath, University District condo. $210,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

724B Skyla Court. 3 bed, 2 bath on cul-de-sac near Clark Fork River. Fenced backyard and double garage. $184,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653, pat@properties2000.com Condo With Views 1545 Cooley, Apt C. 2 bed, 1 bath Westside condo close to downtown, Burns Street Bistro & Missoula Community Co-op. $128,500 MLS# 20134747 KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Mis-

soula’s Northside. $149,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown.

All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski,

Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. Starting at $79,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

LAND FOR SALE 160 acres in Grant Creek bordered on two sides by Forest

Service land. $750,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit ww.mindypalmer.com 20 Ac of OFF GRID LIVING! ~St. Ignatius~ PRICE REDUCED! 20 beautiful acres of PRIVATE meadow & timber mix in the MISSION MOUNTAINS! Priced @ $89,000. Off grid with NEW access road! Several choice building sites. Seller is anxious & will look at all offers!

Contact Mission Valley Properties for more info 406-745-4940

FIDELITY Management Services, Inc.

7000 Uncle Robert Ln #7 • 251-4707 Specializes in Residential Property.

Serving the Missoula area since 1981.

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REAL ESTATE 53 acres overlooking Missoula in the South Hills. Utilities and septic approved. $927,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

MISSION MOUNTAINS! Priced @ $89,000. Off grid with NEW access road! Several choice building sites. Seller is anxious & will look at all offers! Contact Mission Valley Properties for more info 406-745-4940

East Missoula Lot At 559 Speedway (Next Door) $55,000.

4,800 square feet. Mature trees, sewer available. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

Frenchtown area, 14.9 Acres, existing well, adjacent to Forest Service land. $225,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

20 Ac of OFF GRID LIVING! ~St. Ignatius~ PRICE REDUCED! 20 beautiful acres of PRIVATE meadow & timber mix in the

NHN Frontage Road, Alberton.

2 building sites with Clark Fork

River views. $65,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com NHN Ryans Lane Tract B. 103+/- treed acres with year-round creek near Evaro Hill. $517,250. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties 541-7355. milyardhomes@yahoo.com Noxon Reservoir Avista frontage lots near Trout Creek, MT. Red Carpet Realty 728-7262 www.redcarpet-realty.com

COMMERCIAL Great place to run your business and either live on-site or rent out for a supplemental income stream. $265,000. Prudential

Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

$130,000. Prudential Montana.

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

HISTORIC STENSRUD BUILDING. Renovated 1890’s building with 95% original hardware.

Residential or commercial zoning.

Lovely opportunity. $799,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-9270. glasgow@montana.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Historic Stevensville home. $239,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

OUT OF TOWN 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home.

Beautiful Home On Rattlesnake Creek 4 bed, 3 bath with cathedral ceilings, wood floors, gourmet kitchen, jetted tub and river rock fireplace. Lovely 2nd floor deck overlooks creek.

$865,000 606 North Ave. W. • $255,000

Classic 1950's with refinished hardwood floors,arched doorways and built-ins.

All new windows & new energy-efficient furnace.

Finished basement with family room.

Fenced yard with fruit trees & raised beds.

Double detached garage.

For location and more info, view these and other properties at:

www.rochelleglasgow.com

Rochelle

Missoula Properties Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 • glasgow@montana.com

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3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6+ acres. $325,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $575,500.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-

REAL ESTATE 6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com River Access 20525 Schwartz Creek, Clinton. 3 bed, 2 bath, single level living on 1 acre. Walking distance to river fishing access. $250,000. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com

TANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MON-

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience

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