Missoula Independent

A prominent Missoula artist looks to reconcile the tr agic death—and unusual life—of his artist son

by Erik a Fredrickson

NEWS BOOKS

COUNTY ATTORNEY COMES OUT SWINGING, LOOKS TO SUE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

BADLUCK WAY FINDS A GOOD STORY TO TELL

OPINION

SPEAKING UP FOR THE GREATER SAGE GROUSE

MUSIC

HOW SKA’S LIKE SCIENTOLOGY

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A prominent Missoula artist looks to reconcile the tr agic death—and unusual life—of his artist son

by Erik a Fredrickson

NEWS BOOKS

COUNTY ATTORNEY COMES OUT SWINGING, LOOKS TO SUE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

BADLUCK WAY FINDS A GOOD STORY TO TELL

OPINION

SPEAKING UP FOR THE GREATER SAGE GROUSE

MUSIC

HOW SKA’S LIKE SCIENTOLOGY

[2] Missoula Independent • January 9–January 16, 2014

cover image courtesy of James Todd

News Voices/Letters Biomass, Daines and permaculture .......................................................4 The Week in Review Rehberg, fireworks and the French .............................................6 Briefs AmeriCorps, wine and a Samboni........................................................................6 Etc. Who picks up what Baucus leaves behind? .............................................................7 News Dunrovin Ranch defends its business...................................................................8 News Missoula County Attorney’s Office takes the fight to the DOJ..............................9 Opinion How Van Valkenburg is trying to hand Missoula a cracked plate..................10 Opinion Speaking up for the greater sage grouse .......................................................11 Feature A story of art, family, tragedy and hope ..........................................................14

Arts & Entertainment Arts From then to now with Still Here .........................................................................18 Music Reel Big Fish, Michael Kirkpatrick and Old Man Markley..................................19 Music Patterson Hood finds solace in solo life ............................................................20 Books Badluck Way sheds light on ancient conflict ....................................................21 Film Broken Circle marries tragedy to bluegrass .........................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................23 Flash in the Pan The ultimate wintergreen.................................................................24 Hangriest Hour Bao Chow ..........................................................................................26 8 Days a Week Just a lot of stick figures and finger paint ...........................................27 Mountain High Seeley Lake Pond Hockey Tournament..............................................33 Agenda Zootown Arts Community Center open meeting ...........................................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-5 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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[voices]

Dead tree issue

STREET TALK

by Cathrine L. Walters

Asked Tuesday, Jan. 7, on N. Higgins Avenue What’s an item that a loved one left behind that you now cherish?

Follow-up: Describe an item you hope your loved ones will cherish after you’re gone.

Tess Langston: Music boxes from my grandmother. Art ever after: My art and drawings. I’m a graphic artist and I do comic books. I’d like to see those cherished by someone.

Cassie Cole: My grandpa just died. I took care of him for a year. He gave me this warm coat—he was a tug boat captain. In spirit: Just my memory. To keep me alive through stories and lessons and things I taught them.

David Jones: My parents are still alive but they sent me a whole bunch of Philly décor for my restaurant [Philly West]. It’s very important to me and a reminder every day that my family has helped me out. Philly stake: I’d like to leave that whole building to my little one, who happens to be a Flyers fan. And maybe my guitar.

Brian Gregoire: My grandmother left behind a guitar that I used to play with as a kid. It’s broken and waiting on a shelf to be repaired. Family treasures: Any of the hand crafted projects I’ve created with my family, like Christmas tree ornaments.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is wasting $10 million dollars trying to apply a crop-based biomass utilization model to our rugged and remote National Forests!

While Cool Planet Energy Systems’ turning of farm waste into gasoline and biochar may have merit, it does not apply well to dead trees on remote public lands.

In a recent article, Montana State University’s Peter Kolb gets it wrong by calling dead trees “carbon waste.” Dead trees are not corn stalks. They continue playing a crucial role in maintaining forest ecosystems, from providing critical wildlife habitats to returning carbon and nutrients to the forest soil. While Kolb points out the economic problems of getting dead trees to a biomass facility, he wrongly implies that ecological concerns are merely “policy issues” to be overcome.

Cool Planet’s website indicates that, by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen, one-third of the carbon is released into the air, one-third is bottled up in biofuels, and one-third is sequestered in biochar returned to the soil.

Cool Planet claims its process is “carbon negative” and implies the more we drive our cars using its biofuels, the more we are helping cool the planet—by essentially burying its plant life as biochar.

Last November, 41 scientists warned the Environmental Protection Agency that using trees as biomass energy is harmful and quite different than using farm crop waste. In October, 250 scientists told Congress dead trees in burned forests are “one of the most ecologically important and biodiverse habitat types in western conifer forests.”

How much of USDA’s $10 million will go to scientists finding forest ecosystems are capable of recycling their own carbon?

How much will go to silence them as massive federal subsidies are created to grind those ecosystems up?

Keith Hammer Chair Swan View Coalition Kalispell

Daines doesn’t get it Earlier this past year, Rep. Steve Daines earned nods from the conservation community for his introduction of the North Fork Watershed Protection Act, legislation

that completes a transboundary agreement with Canada to protect the North Fork drainage from potentially harmful resource extraction. Despite Denny Rehberg’s equivocation on the matter, protecting the North Fork, the western boundary of Glacier National Park and one of the least trammeled river drainages in Montana, isn’t exactly a bold, unprecedented move.

Canada passed analogous protections a while back, and even the energy and min-

“Dead trees are not corn stalks.

They continue playing a crucial role in maintaining forest ecosystems.” ing companies holding leases have offered to release those claims in the name of the public good. Purportedly, it’s the bipartisan cooperation that appeals to Daines with regard to the North Fork (his words), which makes his reluctance to support the two other made-in-Montana public land management bills before Congress seem a bit regressive. Most remarkably, during a congressional session singularly characterized by brinkmanship both Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act and Max Baucus’ Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act enjoy substantial bipartisan support—the Heritage Act unanimously so—as they both have moved out of Senate committee.

Rather, Daines has decided to co-sponsor a bill introduced by Rep. Don Hastings from Oregon, legislation that advocates forest clearcuts and other antiquated notions of forest management, and as a result has virtually no chance of moving beyond the House. This isn’t news to Daines, who is thus willing to back a bill doomed to failure for the sake of scoring cheap political points instead of working constructively with his democratic counterparts in the Montana congressional delegation to seek a way forward for all Montanans.

Daines will rightfully receive my adulation when he actually demonstrates

some level of leadership with respect to these pieces of legislation and conservation more broadly, rather than rehashing the same failed strategies of his unemployed predecessor.

Adam Tew Sula

Thanks for a good year The Mule Deer Foundation Chapters of Montana would like to end 2013 with a big “thank you” to our sponsors, banquet attendees, members and our partner agencies and organizations that care for our public lands and wildlife. Celebrating our 25th year in 2013, MDF chapters in Montana had a record-breaking year in fund raising.

With 12 chapters in Montana this year, MDF chapters were able to donate funds to the following projects in Montana: Big Hole Watershed Project, White Pine Ridge noxious weeds project, Mount Haggin Bitterbrush project, Upper Big Hole Restoration, Madison County Weed Project, Madison Aspen Project, Tongue River Ranch Riparian Fencing project, Lazy J Ranch Easement, Poacher Cam (Region 3), Robotic Mule Deer Decoy (Region 3 & 5), 4H Shooting Program, and $22,000 to other Montana youth shooting programs.

The Mule Deer Foundation is a nonprofit wildlife habitat conservation organization dedicated to ensuring the future of mule deer, blacktail deer and their habitats. With 44,000 members and more than 140 chapters nationwide, MDF has raised funds for management-related research, habitat acquisitions, conservation easements and habitat improvement projects, and introduced our youth to the outdoors and shooting sports since its inception in 1988.

The Mule Deer Foundation Chapters of Montana look forward to 2014 and riding on the momentum we generated in 2013.

We are planning to work with Montana Fish & Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service to add access easements to our funding goals in 2014. Again, none of this would be possible without the support of concerned hunters and outdoors enthusiasts.

Marshall Johnson Regional Director Mule Deer Foundation Billings

[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Paradise lost,” Jan. 2 Ben Schuberg: My grandma left me a waffle iron. I’m a connoisseur of waffles. She’s not deceased yet but I already have the item. Nirvana: My LP collection—if they’re still rockin’ the style then. John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme is the best.

[4] Missoula Independent • January 9–January 16, 2014

Failed effort

Better for it

“All I can do is laugh at this story. No one seems to be covering the failed ‘sustainable’ gardening effort in our community, which lasted two years. Farming is hard work, and if you’re not willing to do that, you starve or work for someone else.”

Posted Jan. 2 at 7:16 a.m.

“I am one of the founders of Sundog.

I have spent most of my adult life defining the increasing problems of our society and looking for solutions. I saw Sundog as the ultimate attempt in my life to address many of the challenges we face. I don’t see it as a failure. It was an epic learning adventure and I am coming out the experience as a much more insightful,

confident and capable person than when I joined.”

Posted Jan. 5 at 1:22 p.m.

Current-day pioneers “The model is thriving, and the fact that these folks didn’t make it happen doesn’t make them failures ... Indeed, they are brave, current-day pioneers.”

Posted Jan. 3 at 12:03 p.m.

missoulanews.com • January 9–January 16, 2014 [5]

[news]

WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Cathrine L. Walters

Wednesday, January 1 When it comes to celebration, city ordinances do not hold sway. Despite laws banning the use of fireworks within city limits, the sky above Missoula fills with pyrotechnics once the clock hits midnight.

Happy New Year, you scoundrels!

Thursday, January 2 In a radio interview with Aaron Flint, former congressman Denny Rehberg declares that he is seriously considering a 2014 run to reclaim his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Friday, January 3 Derek Skees, a former Tea Party state legislator who made national news for promoting the nullification of federal laws, announces he will run for the Public Service Commission. Skees aims to replace Bill Gallagher, the chairman who is retiring at the end of the year.

Saturday, January 4 Mark Twain, impersonated by historian Michael Delaney, visits Traveler’s Rest State Park in Lolo to tell a crowd of 105 about his travels through Montana in the early 1860s. The event is part of the park’s Winter Storytelling Series, which will take place every Saturday until late March.

Sunday, January 5 The French Alliance of Missoula, a group of local francophones that hosts films and language camps, presents the animated film Le Chat Du Rabbin at the Missoula Winery.

Frenchie Leiritz, president of the club and owner of the winery, says the group hosts films the first Sunday of every month.

Monday, January 6 Missoula resident Michael Burnett calls 911 at 4 a.m. to report that he’s the victim of a drive-by shooting. Police later announce that Burnett fabricated the report after accidentally shooting himself in the knee. Burnett now faces misdemeanor charges and a serious wound to his pride.

Tuesday, January 7 Students, family and friends gather at Garden City Funeral Home for the memorial service of Lisa Ratcliffe, 42, who passed away on New Year’s Day from sudden pancreatitis complications. Ratcliffe was a popular Hellgate High School math teacher, coach and basketball aficionado.

The Missoula City Fire Department conducts an ice-rescue training exercise near the California Street bridge on Jan. 2. Search and rescue team members rescued training officer Matt Kerns and transferred him from a cataraft to the Clark Fork’s bank.

Health care

ACA hits AmeriCorps Liz Higgins serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the Missoula-based Montana Campus Compact, a group that places young do-gooders with community organizations across the state. In December, Higgins says she received an email from the Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs the AmeriCorps program, announcing that her health benefit plan does not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The email said she had three options: return to her parents’ health plan if she is under 26 (which she is not), buy a new plan on the health insurance exchange, or keep her AmeriCorps-sponsored plan and pay a $95 fine.

She chose the third option because it’s the most affordable.

“I know a lot of members that are kind of worried about what they are going to do because our monthly stipend isn’t very much,” Higgins says. “I think about the VISTA volunteers everyday. To some, the $95 fee is a lot and we get a very small monthly living allowance. … It’s rather unfortunate. It makes me sad.”

[6] Missoula Independent • January 9–January 16, 2014

AmeriCorps members across the state and country are facing a shifting health care landscape because many of the traditional AmeriCorps and VISTA health plans do not meet the ACA’s standards.

According to the CNCS, more than 1,300 AmeriCorps members served in Montana as of March 2013.

Dean McGovern, executive director of Montana Campus Compact, currently oversees 20 VISTA members in Montana. He worries that the changes will impact volunteer recruitment.

“If they are penalized for not being covered in accordance with the law then they will suffer financial burden, which will hurt the current members and disincentivize people from volunteering in the future,” he says. “It will be harder to get people to step up and serve their community and their country if we can’t get them the health care coverage that the new health law dictates.”

Along with other AmeriCorps program managers in the state, McGovern says he is petitioning the CNCS to offer a plan to AmeriCorps members that complies with the new health care law.

Jimmy Tobias

Wine

Malbec by mail Up until a few months ago, Montana was the only state in the country that required residents to obtain a $50 license for the privilege of ordering wine by mail. The system called for twice-annual reports and tax payments from those connoisseur license holders as well as a $25 annual renewal. According to Steve Swanson, management analyst at Montana’s Liquor Control Division, there were only 173 licensed wine connoisseurs statewide at the end of June.

Now, as online shoppers may already have noted, wine can flow to nearly anyone’s front door. The 2013 Montana Legislature approved House Bill 402 last spring, replacing the state’s decade-old wine connoisseur license with a direct shipment endorsement and joining 39 other states in putting the burden of licensing on wineries themselves.

“So far, it appears that we’ve approved a little over 340 wineries that have applied for the direct shipment endorsement,” Swanson says. That list includes several in-state wine companies, which were previously excluded from shipping to connoisseur license holders.

[news] Opposition to HB 402 last year came largely from wholesale distributors who claimed the new direct shipment system would be virtually unenforceable.

Fun Beverage Inc., a Kalispell-based beer and wine distributor, offered written testimony calling HB 402 “another example of the deregulation of alcohol for the economic benefit of a few special interests at the expense of public interest.” Fun Beverage concluded that the bill could pave the way for direct-to-consumer systems for beer and even spirits, “further eroding transparency, accountability and public safety.”

HB 402 did outline several safety stipulations for direct wine shipping, including labeling that explicitly identifies the contents as alcoholic and a requirement that all participating wineries supply the state with monthly reports detailing every shipment made. The fiscal note for HB 402 posited that 435 wineries would eventually apply for direct shipment endorsement, generating $21,750 in annual revenue for the state.

Swanson estimates the previous license system netted the state less than $6,000 in revenues last fiscal year.

Connoisseur licenses haven’t entirely vanished in Montana. Individuals seeking to order beer from outof-state breweries still need a $50 beer connoisseur license. Tony Herbert, executive director of the Montana Brewers Association, says a direct shipment endorsement is “not a big item” on the industry’s agenda. If demand ever increases, Herbert adds, the MBA would reexamine its position. But as of June, Swanson says there were only six licensed beer connoisseurs statewide. All six were also licensed wine connoisseurs.

Alex Sakariassen

Seeley Lake

A home for Samboni Two years back, Mike Lindemer and Tom Monaghan—the duo behind Seeley Lake’s annual pond hockey tournament—grew fed up with flooding their rinks with warm water to create smooth, skateable ice. The process was labor intensive and temperature sensitive. So they went about building their own Zamboni, enlisting the help of several business owners to mount six high-pressure jets and two propane tanks on a box about the size of a shipping pallet.

“It makes the ice liquid as we pass over it,” Lindemer explains, “and then it freezes again.”

Lindemer calls the $3,000 machine the “Samboni.”

It’s made ice maintenance easier not just for the tournament but also for the popular public pond at Clearwater Park, where the Seeley Lake Lions Club has labored for years with a flooding technique of their own.

Last month, the Missoula County Parks and Trails program awarded the Seeley Lake Lions Club a $2,000

matching grant for improvements to a small equipment shed at Clearwater Park. That grant comes on the heels of another $4,000 commitment from the county last spring. The goal of the project is to make more space for skates and hockey equipment that the Lions makes available for free to the public. But club member Jason Ayers is hopeful there will be room for a Samboni too.

The Lions began borrowing Lindemer’s Samboni for ice maintenance at Clearwater Park last season.

Prior to that, Ayers says, the club was simply flooding the pond with a 55-gallon drum of hot water on the back of a Polaris Ranger. The club has since considered

investing in its own Samboni, though Ayers thinks it could be a few years before they take that leap.

“It’d be nice to eventually have our own, that way typically once a week we could get down there and surface the ice,” Ayers says.

But the Lions might not need to wait long. The pond hockey tournament exploded from 29 teams last year to 48 this weekend, and from three rinks to four. Lindemer responded with a second Samboni, both of which he only needs for two weeks each season. He sees no reason why the Lions can’t store one at Clearwater Park the rest of the time.

“It’s for the kids,” Lindemer says. “That’s why we’re willing to loan it to the Lions park. They just have to buy their own propane.”

Alex Sakariassen

LGBT

Doing the right thing Nicole Clawson proposed to her girlfriend Sally Lowe in 2001 at a Circle K gas station in California. Clawson was a manager, Lowe a clerk. A move to Missoula and 12 years later, however, they had yet to exchange vows.

BY THE NUMBERS

ETC.

Bail set for Birch David Bergeson, 25, who prosecutors charged with felony arson this week for allegedly setting an April 12 fire at the Missoula Senior Citizen’s Center.

Following last month’s announcement that Sen. Max Baucus could be named the next U.S. ambassador to China, politicos quickly took to hypothesizing on a string of intriguing questions. How would Baucus’ early departure impact the 2014 election? Who would Gov. Steve Bullock appoint as Baucus’ replacement?

Most of those questions remain unanswered. But one thing is increasingly clear: Baucus’ Senate clock is running out fast. This raises a few more questions, specifically around the conservation bills Baucus intended to help punctuate his congressional legacy.

Both the North Fork Watershed Protection Act and the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act cleared committee with bipartisan support last year. Both are co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester. But only the former has the backing of Rep. Steve Daines—the man polling as the frontrunner for Baucus’ seat this fall.

Daines has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Denny Rehberg, in rekindling debate over the Heritage Act. Daines hosted a listening session in Choteau last summer to gauge public opinion, as Rehberg had the year before. Just last week he reiterated to the Great Falls Tribune his reservation that the bill, crafted over several years by a diverse collection of interest groups on the Front, lacked the level of consensus he’d prefer.

Baucus has repeatedly said he’d pull out all the stops to get the Heritage Act to the finish line before he left. He even teamed up with Tamarack Brewing Company in 2013 to bolster support with a Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Ale. Baucus spokesperson Kathy Weber says it’s unclear what path the bill might take in Congress. The Heritage Act is still a priority for Baucus, she adds, and his record shows he’ll “do what it takes to get it done.”

Those who crafted the bill remain optimistic that Baucus will come through. In a recent statement from the Coalition to Protect the Rocky Mountain Front, Choteau resident Gene Sentz said if Baucus can find a way, “he’ll make it happen.”

But even the coalition acknowledges the possibility that Baucus may depart for China before the Heritage Act passes. “From the get-go this legislation brought different types of people together,” Sentz concluded, “and we think it will naturally bring our future delegation together too.”

That would seem to depend on the answers to two more questions: Will Daines win this fall? And if he does, will he find the consensus he’s looking for?

$50,000

That’s part of the reason Clawson welcomed the news of Missoula’s Citywide Domestic Partnership Registry.

“I was excited, because (Lowe) finally decided to do it,” Clawson says.

On Oct. 2, the day after the registry opened, Clawson and Lowe signed up to become the first couple recognized by the city of Missoula as domestic partners. They also became the first same-sex partnership to be sanctioned by any Montana municipality.

As of Jan. 2, the Citywide Registry listed 10 couples. The recognition does not confer legal rights, such as tax breaks and inheritance, as governmentsanctioned marriage does; Montana offers no legal recognition for same-sex couples. But Clawson and Lowe say the small registry cards they carry with them in their wallets demonstrate that the city of Missoula, at least, acknowledges their relationship.

“I just felt really good about being able to be recognized,” Lowe says.

Missoula City Councilwoman Caitlin Copple says that when she proposed the registry to the lawmaking body last fall, she intended for it to bolster the status of same-sex relationships.

“It sends a message to the state that, even though the state of Montana has really antiquated and unjust laws, the city of Missoula is committed to doing everything that we can to try to do the right thing,” Copple says.

In November, the new registry helped Missoula earn a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2013 Municipal Equality Index, which graded 291 cities on LGBT inclusiveness. The Garden City also scored points for its anti-discrimination law and for having responsive city leaders. In July, the Missoula City Council created a volunteer LGBT liaison position that’s staffed by Copple.

Copple notes that Missoula’s HRC score of 100 is notable in contrast with communities such as Helena, which scored a 48, and Great Falls, with just 22. “(It) hopefully sends a message, especially to our young people and creative types out there, that they don’t have to leave Montana, that they can come here, that they can build a business, do their artwork, live the kind of life they want to live, and that they’ll be embraced as a full member of our community,” she says.

Jessica Mayrer

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Win at all costs Dunrovin Ranch defends its small business

by Jimmy Tobias

Figurative Modernists: Picasso, Chagall and other Masterpieces from a Private Collection and Modernist Prints October 3, 2013 - February 8, 2014 Image: María Blanchard, Le Joueur de luth/The Lute Player, detail, ca. 1917-1918, oil on canvas, 36¼ x 28¾ inches, Courtesy of a Private Collection

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Beer Drinkers’ Profile Getting Out Get-Together

Shannon, Briann, and Trevin

What brings you to the Iron Horse?

It's the first time we've gotten together since Trevin was born.

We like it here for mellow afternoons.

Having a baby changes everything, yes?

It sure does, in a great way. Going out after the arrival can be tricky but it's worth it to be with friends.

Beverages of choice?

Two waters with ice, and milk.

Join us from 9 PM to close on 1.26 to celebrate the Chinese New Year: Year of the Horse!

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“Will it impact me personally? It won’t Sterling Miller points to an osprey their septic system until they underwent nest near his home on the Bitterroot an expensive subdivision review. Until last impact me one way or the other,” says McRiver. “See the webcam?” he asks, indicat- year, any home in Missoula County that Cubbin, when asked how the possible cloing a small black orb above the thatched had an outbuilding with independent liv- sure of Dunrovin will affect him. “I don’t nest. “We installed it. We got 800,000 ing space technically constituted a “sub- get, like, bonus points for shutting down unique visitors on our website this year.” division for lease or rent” and was subject businesses, that is certainly not our goal … If the judge rules that they are exempt As Sterling heads back toward the to county review.

“We were forced by a court-ordered from licensing, great, we can all move on house, his wife SuzAnne emerges from the home office where she both curates mediation in March to continue with sub- with our lives. But that is not what the law the osprey website and operates Dun- division review,” says Sterling. “Right says, at least how we read it. ” The parties are schedrovin Ranch. The couple uled to go to court Jan. 29 to started the small guest ranch determine whether Dunin 2006, providing horserovin Ranch is a guest ranch. back rides, food and lodging Under Montana law, a busito tourists and locals alike. ness must “accommodate” They thought it would be a between 9 and 24 people peaceful way to spend their daily, on average, to qualify golden years after retiring as a guest ranch. County atfrom careers in science. torneys say Dunrovin Ranch They were wrong. accommodates too few visi“All of this—the osprey tors to be a guest ranch, and website, our small business— they refuse to include Dunis at risk,” she says. “It has rovin day visitors in the tally. been a nightmare.”

The Millers’ supporters During the last year and a wrote in a December letter half, the Millers say they have to county officials that the spent more than $40,000 and photo by Cathrine L. Walters county’s argument fails the countless hours defending themselves against a Missoula Sterling Miller feeds his horses Lewis and Clark, left, and his “straight-face test” and questioned the use of taxpayer reCounty Attorney’s Office that donkey Miss Maude, right, at Dunrovin Ranch in Lolo. sources to litigate the issue. has brought a lawsuit against their small business. In the process, they’ve when I got to the end of it, after compiling If the county prevails, the Millers will be stubbornly resisted what they believe are un- hundreds of pages, the county attorney’s forced to comply with a slew of expensive fair or misapplied laws. And now their long- office said our subdivision application regulations, or close down.

A new memo, however, may make the running battle may finally be nearing an end. would not be approved because the road On Monday, Jan. 6, the county signaled for we live on has an inadequate easement.” scheduled court appearance moot. On At that point, it looked like the Millers Jan. 6, after consulting with the state, Misthe first time its intention to withdraw from would have to shut down their business. soula City-County Health Officer Ellen the legal dispute.

But before the mediation last March, Leahy announced a change in the “Most people just roll over,” Sterling the Millers went to the legislature to con- county’s position. says.

“The Miller settlement achieves signifThe episode began in June 2012 vince lawmakers to change the state’s subwhen Missoula County brought a com- division laws in order to avoid what icant gains for public health …,” wrote plaint against the Millers for a host of al- SuzAnne calls a “catch 22” of regulations. Leahy. “The remaining issue of guest leged violations, including an illegal spa When the changes went into effect last ranch definition is a problem created by (their guests occasionally used an on- fall, the Millers were finally able to forgo the Legislature which cannot be resolved site hot tub), a septic tank that did not subdivision review and complete their by the parties to this litigation.”

Leahy recommends that the county atmeet regulations and a garage that the new septic system. After a settlement couple started building without proper agreement between the county and Dun- torney’s office withdraw the motion against permits. County lawyers, led by Deputy rovin, they thought the ordeal was over. Dunrovin. The hope, she says, is that the state legislature will fix Montana’s guest County Attorney D. James McCubbin, It wasn’t.

In November, Missoula County filed ranch law, which was amended in 2011 threatened fines of up to $1,000 a day and put a lien on the Dunrovin property a new motion to enforce part of the set- and lost a critical provision that exempted so the Millers could not refinance or sell tlement agreement with the Millers. The the smallest operations from licensing recounty claims that Dunrovin does not quirements and other regulations. their home.

If county attorneys accept Leahy’s rec“The first notice I had that the county meet the legal definition of “guest ranch” was going after us legally was when I was under Montana law. The Millers say the ommendation, Sterling Miller says he will awakened at 5:45 in the morning and a continued litigation feels like a “vendetta,” feel “vindicated,” but not without damage.

“I am still out tens of thousands of doldeputy sheriff handed me a summons,” payback for bucking local authority.

If the case is personal for the Millers, lars,” he says. “I guess I am just getting says SuzAnne. “It was very discouraging.”

The Millers say they were willing to it’s all part of the job for McCubbin. He whacked with a smaller stick.” remedy all violations from the beginning, says the county is upholding public but the county would not let them replace health, safety and sanitation laws. jtobias@missoulanews.com

[news]

Come out swinging Missoula County Attorney’s Office takes the fight to the DOJ

by Jessica Mayrer

Moments before heading into a meeting with the Missoula County Commissioners last week, County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg smiled. He had waited nearly 20 months for the U.S. Department of Justice to announce whether it would file a lawsuit seeking to force his cooperation with an investigation into his office’s handling of sexual assault cases.

The federal government finally showed its hand last month, unveiling a proposal that, in exchange for Van Valkenburg’s cooperation, would clear his office of legal wrongdoing.

After taking a peek at his opponents’ cards, Van Valkenburg seemed anything but eager to settle. Rather, he readied for battle.

“It looks like they want a fight,” Van Valkenburg told commissioners. “And I don’t want to just roll over and give them what they want.”

A looming uncertainty has hung over the county attorney’s office since May 2012, when the DOJ made public its intention to investigate how Van Valkenburg’s office, along with the Missoula Police Department and the University of Montana, handled a string of sexual assault allegations.

Last May, the DOJ found deficiencies in the university and MPD’s responses to sexual assault, specifically noting that MPD “investigations are at times compromised by an investigator’s unwarranted gender based assumptions and stereotypes about women.”

In exchange for being cleared of legal wrongdoing, MPD and UM agreed to accept sweeping mandates governing how to police sex crimes in the future.

Van Valkenburg, however, refused to cooperate, arguing that the DOJ has no authority over county prosecutors. He’s also repeatedly warned that to allow federal scrutiny would set a dangerous precedent.

Van Valkenburg’s tone was no less combative during last week’s meeting, as he explained to commissioners why he felt his hand trumps that of the federal government.

“I have concluded that they don’t have that authority,” he said. “They have, as far as I know, no factual basis to be conducting an investigation—and certainly to be alleging that there has been a violation of constitutional rights.”

The DOJ’s settlement offer would mandate the county attorney’s office hire at least two new staffers, an investigator and also a victim advocate. The prosecu-

tor’s office currently employs neither.

Van Valkenburg estimates the expense of complying with the DOJ settlement, including the costs of hiring a consultant to oversee its implementation, would cost between $300,000 and $400,000 over a two-year period.

Van Valkenburg told the commissioners with characteristic bluster that the issue is about more than just money. It’s

Campbell said during the meeting and in a later interview with the Independent that the county attorney’s office has been “fairly responsive, especially Fred” to victim concerns. As an example, Campbell noted that Van Valkenburg took over the 2012 rape prosecution of UM football player Beau Donaldson “because the victim was not very happy” with the prosecutor originally assigned to the case, she says.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

On the first day of his last year before retirement, Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg announced he wanted to sue the U.S. Department of Justice.

about principle. “If I had $10 million to spend like I felt like spending, I would say, ‘No,’” he said.

The county attorney has authority to proceed against the DOJ as he sees fit.

Commissioners, however, hold the checkbook. Van Valkenburg called last week’s meeting to request $50,000 for legal fees, enabling him to hire a private attorney and take the federal government to court.

He prefers taking the offensive rather than waiting to see whether the DOJ files a lawsuit.

Van Valkenburg predicted that taking initiative could end the controversy within six months. His pitch met with some skepticism from commissioners, however, with Michele Landquist asking if the $50,000 Van Valkenburg is requesting would be sufficient to fend off a deep-pocketed federal government. “That’s not going to go very far,” she said.

Landquist also asked whether victim rights advocates have expressed concerns about the county attorney’s handling of sexual assault cases. In response, Van Valkenburg called upon Missoula County Senior Victim Rights Advocate Tanya Campbell and asked her to vouch for his attentiveness to victim needs.

Campbell also says that a recent decision by the county attorney to file sexual assault charges within a two-week window and increased efforts to communicate with law enforcement will go a long way toward alleviating the strain victims can feel when navigating the criminal justice system. “When you have a victim where there’s been trauma, they need to get to a place where they can at least start exploring some sort of resolution,” Campbell says.

Campbell calls the DOJ’s agreements with MPD and UM “good things.” But she stops short of welcoming federal oversight of the county attorney. “I think that those have made a difference,” she says. “Whether that would be true with the county attorney’s office or not, I can’t say.”

As for Van Valkenburg, he’s eager to clear the slate before retiring at the end of this year. He’s closing a four-decade career in public service and says he’s ready to leave office with a clean record. “I don’t really want to walk out the door on December 31 and have this matter still unresolved,” he said. jmayrer@missoulanews.com

missoulanews.com • January 9–January 16, 2014 [9]

[opinion]

Pick a reason Van Valkenburg is trying to hand Missoula a cracked plate

by Dan Brooks

Last week, Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg announced his plan to sue the U.S. Department of Justice, which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Van Valkenburg wants the county to release $50,000 to seek a declaratory judgment that the DOJ has no right to investigate his office’s handling of sexual assault cases—an investigation with which his office has refused to cooperate for the last 20 months.

The money isn’t for him, though. Van Valkenburg hasn’t done anything wrong.

He wants Missoula to sue the federal government for the benefit of county attorneys everywhere.

“To me, it’s a significant responsibility to resolve it not only for Missoula’s benefit but for every prosecutor in America,” he told the Missoulian, “so that they know where they stand in terms of being taken to task by the civil rights people in the U.S. Department of Justice.”

It’s a classic case of civil rights people run amok, and we are duty bound to stop it. Also, suing the feds would be a fantastic deal.

U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter, who has already completed investigations of the University of Montana and Missoula Police Department with their cooperation, proposed that the county attorney’s office hire two full-time staff members to prosecute sexual assaults and a compliance officer to see that they do it right.

That would run the county approximately $400,000. Standing up against obvious judicial overreach, on the other hand, might save the county the price of a nice ranch house. “[Attorneys at the Missoula legal firm Boone Karlberg] think we have a very good chance of being successful and that we could do it for under $50,000,” Van Valkenburg said, “which is $350,000 less than … the likely outcome of agreeing with these people.”

So really we can’t afford not to stand against federal overreach. Here Van Valkenburg’s arguments take on a jarring tone, as they have since spring 2012.

When the DOJ first announced its investigation, Van Valkenburg told Fox News

that it was an election-year ploy by the Obama administration to look good on women’s issues. That claim seemed dubious, given that Van Valkenburg was a fellow Democrat who had supported the president’s 2008 campaign. But it was ostensibly why his office refused to cooperate, even though it also hadn’t done anything wrong.

“Our county attorney appears to be playing for time, and we should not front him the money to do it. He will be out of the game before we will.”

Then Van Valkenburg realized the DOJ had no authority to investigate him anyway. And also, even though the county attorney’s office isn’t doing anything wrong, suing the DOJ would be cheaper than doing what the DOJ considers right.

I am reminded of the rabbinical story of the cracked plate. A woman loans a serving plate to her neighbor, who returns it with an enormous crack. When the woman complains, the neighbor says, “I never borrowed your plate—and besides, it was cracked when you gave it to me.”

Van Valkenburg is handing Missoula a cracked plate. He can oppose the DOJ’s investigation of his office because he’s done nothing wrong, or because it’s politically motivated, or because it’s unconstitutional, or because suing the feds will save money, but it can’t be all four. Some of those reasons are simply not compatible with others.

If the DOJ won’t find anything when it investigates Van Valkenburg’s office, why

should he sue to stop them? If the DOJ has no authority to investigate a county prosecutor, why would the Obama administration try to score political points by doing so? If Missoula County is handling sexual assaults well, why is it cheaper to sue the federal government than to implement its standards?

Any one of these arguments might be convincing on its own. Taken together, they sound like the full-court press of a man who is playing out the clock.

Van Valkenburg is retiring at the end of this year. He has reached the end of a long career as a widely respected prosecutor. His is an experienced and savvy legal mind, and if he says the DOJ has no right to investigate how his office does business, there is reason to believe he is right.

But there is also reason to believe that, at least in the area of sexual assaults, the county attorney’s office has been doing business wrong. The results of the DOJ’s investigation of UM and the MPD suggest it. Cotter’s recommendations suggest it, as does the observation that it would be cheaper to sue than to implement them.

The sheer number of Van Valkenburg’s principled objections suggests it most of all. He’s done nothing wrong, and the investigation is illegal, and we should cut our losses before it goes to court. It’s a medley of dissonant reasons, but they keep striking one note: slow down.

Pursuing a declaratory judgment in federal court could take months, and even if Missoula County won, the DOJ might appeal. Forcing Cotter to sue to continue his investigation would eat up even more time. Already, Van Valkenburg’s intransigence has kept the inquiry into his office a controversy after the UM and MPD investigations have ended.

Our county attorney appears to be playing for time, and we should not front him the money to do it. He will be out of the game before we will.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and lying at combatblog.net. His column appears every other week in the Independent.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

[10] Missoula Independent • January 9–January 16, 2014

[opinion]

Fight or flight?

Speaking up for the greater sage grouse

by Andrew Gulliford

Across the West, politicians and oil and gas industry representatives are wringing their hands, shaking their heads and saying “no” to Bureau of Land Management proposals to set aside large swaths of land for the greater sage grouse, and for federal plans to list the separate Gunnison sage grouse as an endangered species.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper wants the BLM to “look at the public-private partnerships that have been so successful in Colorado as a model on how to get things done.”

Perhaps. But who speaks for the sage grouse? What is at stake are thousands of square miles of the inter-mountain West, because prime habitat for both species of grouse is also prime turf for oil and gas rigs and cattle. In Colorado’s Mesa County, Commissioner Rose Pugliese said stringent federal management of the greater sage grouse “will kill us” economically. Commissioner Chuck Grobe in nearby Moffat County worries that $1.1 billion worth of minerals are at risk.

Things sound different in one part of the state’s southwest. “San Miguel County wants to have U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists make a determination based on science, not politics, as to whether the (Gunnison sage grouse) is threatened or endangered,” said Commissioner Art Goodtimes. He added, “Losing another iconic Western species to extinction is a threat to the web of life, and the repercussions could have lasting consequences that we are not even aware of today.”

In Utah, however, San Juan County residents are voicing their opinions in letters to the editor and at public meetings, and some people say the issue is really all about a government conspiracy. As Eric George complained, “The Gunnison sage grouse isn’t the real issue here; no matter what the feds’ PowerPoint presented. This

is about corruption and usurpation of power, plain and simple.”

No, it’s not. If we can step back long enough from the rhetoric and the handwringing, we see that we are now in the third great age of extinction on this planet. Not since the dinosaurs disappeared have species been dying with such overwhelming speed. Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist Edward O. Wilson explains, “The causes of extinction intensified

“Not since the dinosaurs disappeared have species been dying with such overwhelming speed.” throughout the 20th century. They are now the highest ever, and still rising. Almost one in four of Earth’s mammal species and one in eight of the bird species are at some degree of risk.”

This alarming and continuing story about extinction is all about our domination of nature and loss of habitat for all species. It’s also about restraint. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, signed into law by President Richard Nixon, was one of our finest hours as Americans because the legislation represents humility. The law posits that we are only one species on this continent, and that it is our moral responsibility to protect and preserve the

diverse life forms our forefathers knew in abundance and bequeathed to us.

Conservationist Aldo Leopold said it simply: “The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.” Now there are believed to be fewer than 5,000 Gunnison sage grouse. As Westerners, we have moved into their habitat with our oil and gas rigs and our cows.

How ironic it is that across the West, the same ranchers who have been eager to pocket federal subsidies for not growing crops and for protecting habitat by joining the Conservation Reserve Program are now demanding the federal government get out of their lives. In San Juan County, Utah, Conservation Reserve Program payments since 1995 have exceeded $23 million. How much has been paid out across the West for the same purposes?

The sage grouse controversy is just beginning. A federal listing of the Gunnison sage grouse as an endangered species may change the way the rural West does business, but what’s wrong with that?

Can’t we take the long view? When we’ve pumped the natural resources dry and oil and gas are gone, what kind of world will we have left for our children’s children?

Ranching has never been easy, and oil and gas revenues have financially propped up counties across the West. But as my hero, Republican President Theodore Roosevelt, said, “We’re not building this country of ours for a day or even a year. It is to last through the ages.”

Who speaks for the sage grouse? That is something every one of us has an obligation to do.

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(Gwinnett Daily Post) THE NEW CHRISTMAS STORY – For this year’s “Living Nativity” scene, Baptist Temple Church in Fall River, Mass., replaced one of the three Wise Men from the biblical narrative with Santa Claus bowing before Jesus in the manger. “The true message of Christmas is about Jesus’ birth,” explained Shirley Johnson, whose husband is the church’s pastor. “And you know what Christmas has become for many: It’s about Santa and the gifts. That’s why we’re showing Santa bowing the knee to baby Jesus.” (Fall River’s The Herald News) OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS – Police arrested a 22-year-old man they said stole video games while working as a loss prevention manager at a Kmart store in Plain Township, Ohio, and sold them for cash to a Game Stop store. (Canton’s The Repository) TAX DOLLARS AT WORK – Unnecessary government spending in 2013 amounted to nearly $30 billion, according to Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. His 177-page annual report of wasted taxpayers’ money found, among other expenditures: • $325,000 to fund a National Institutes of Health study that revealed, “Wives would find marriage more satisfying if they could calm down faster during arguments with their husbands.”

• $3.5 million to install solar panels on the parking garage of a New Hampshire airport that had to be covered with tarps to prevent them from reflecting glare that blinded pilots during landings.

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• $360,000 to pay 20 people whom NASA recruited to “spend 70 days lying in bed” with their bodies slightly tilted to study how long-term space flights can decondition the human body, even though NASA has no plans for such travel.

• $566,000 to pay “futurist” Faith Popcorn to envision a viable future for the U.S. Postal Service. (The Washington Times) VIGILANTE JUSTICE – A customer at a store in Mobile, Ala., noticed a masked gunman leading one of the employees to the front of the store and intervened. “He had the gun to his head,” the customer said. “He had him on his knees. I drew my gun on him and I said, ‘Hey, don’t move.’ At that point he swung around and before he had a chance to aim the gun at me, I fired. I didn’t want to shoot him.” After the wounded suspect, Adric White, 18, was taken to the hospital, his family said the Good Samaritan should have butted out. “What gives him the right to think that it’s OK to just shoot someone?” asked a relative who didn’t give his name. “”You should have just left the store and went wherever you had to go in your car or whatever.” (Mobile’s WALA-TV) After two masked gunmen rushed into a grocery store in Reading, Pa., a man who police described as a “concerned citizen,” witnessed the robbery in progress and called 911. As the two robbers left the store, the witness demanded that they stop and wait for police. The robbers refused and pulled their guns. The witness then shot them in self-defense. Surveillance video confirmed the witness’s account. Relatives of the dead robbers demanded the witness be prosecuted, however. “He took the law into his own hands and walked away scot-free,” Virginia Medina, the mother of one of the robbers, said. A cousin, Peter Ratel, complained, “How about if people just start running around here, policing the city on their own?” (Allentown’s WFMZ-TV) IRONY OF THE WEEK – Rahinah Ibrahim, 48, a Malaysian citizen who was placed on the U.S. government’s “no-fly” list in 2005 while studying at Stanford University, was eventually cleared to return to Malaysia. She subsequently sued to have her name removed from the “no-fly” list, but when her case came to trial in San Francisco in December, she wasn’t permitted to travel to the United States to testify because her name is on the “no-fly” list. (Wired) REVENGE OF THE JILTED – Now that Boeing has moved its headquarters from Washington, opened an assembly plant in South Carolina and is considering bids from 22 states to move thousands of jobs out of Washington, the state is courting Boeing’s European rival, Airbus SAS. “Just because we have had a near 100-year history with the Boeing Company doesn’t mean we can’t work with others,” said Alex Pietsch, top aerospace adviser to Gov. Jay Inslee. (Associated Press) JOB INTERVIEW FOLLIES – When the manager of a McDonald’s in Norfolk, Va., told job applicant Tevin Kievelle Monroe, 31, that he had to apply online, Monroe lifted his shirt to show her a gun tucked into his waistband. The manager told him to have a seat while she fetched a paper application from the office. She also called police, who arrived as Monroe was filling out the application and arrested him.

(Norfolk’s The Virginian-Pilot) GOOD INTENTIONS, POOR RESULTS – Only about half of the people who registered for free massive open online courses (MOOCs) ever viewed a lecture, and only about 4 percent completed the courses, according to a study of a million users by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

A separate survey by the university found that about 80 percent of those taking its MOOCs had already earned a college degree of some kind when they enrolled. (The New York Times) TRIGGER HAPPY – After a 30-minute, high-speed chase through Dallas suburbs, police officer Patrick Tuter cornered suspect Michael Allen and yelled for him to get out of his pickup truck. Instead of giving him time to comply, however, Tuter immediately opened fire, according to witnesses. He unloaded 41 rounds, pausing at least once to reload, despite taking no return fire from Allen, who was unarmed. Three of those shots hit Allen, killing him, but 38 of them missed. A Dallas County grand jury subsequently indicted Tuter for manslaughter. (Dallas Morning News)

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A prominent Missoula artist looks to reconcile the tr agic death—and unusual life—of his artist son

by Erik a Fredrickson

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n one of James Todd’s paintings from a series titled The War on Terror, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice flank George W. Bush. It’s more realist than caricature, and a viewer may not know how to immediately interpret its meaning. But the subtle details, like a small religious cross floating above Bush’s head, reveal Jim’s intent. The established local artist addresses politics in his work, but it’s typically understated.

Jim started his War on Terror series a few years after 9/11. About the same time, his son, James “Seamus” Todd III, painted his own piece of a terrorist in a black hood with a halo hanging over his head. Though they hadn’t always seen eye-to-eye, the war had brought Jim and Seamus together to talk about politics. They shared similar viewpoints, for instance, likening the

Bush government to an international bully who justified his warmongering through religion and saintliness.

That both father and son used the same kind of symbolism—a floating cross and halo—ended up being a bit of coincidence, though perhaps telling.

Jim chaired the arts and humanities department at the University of Montana and taught at the school for 30 years until his retirement in 2000. He carved out an esteemed reputation among printmakers, exhibiting across Europe, China and the United States, and is a member of the Royal Society of Printers and Painters and the Society of Wood Engravers in England. His work is marked by precise cuts and carefully rendered detail. His subjects span from profiles of Gandhi to dark depictions of the absurdity of war.

A recent portrait by James Todd of himself and his son, Seamus.

[14] Missoula Independent • January 9–January 16, 2014

From his years as a young boy, Seamus, the oldest of Jim and Julia Todd’s three sons, appeared in many ways to be following in his father’s footsteps. He started out sketching comics that humorously captured the world he saw around him. As he grew older, he began painting colorful pieces that incorporated Mexican Day of the Dead styles mixed with MAD magazine-like illustrations.

Father and son exhibited similar characteristics: indomitable and willful, anti-authoritarian, enraged by people they perceived as oppressors and also irked by the hypocrisies they saw in society, all of which came out in their work. They both befriended Montana psychedelic folk-and-country artist Jay Rummel, who inspired them. Like Rummel, Seamus created detailed works that took time to absorb. On a single page he’d

offer a mashup of images: undead skulls wielding automatic weapons, a weeping Elvis with devil horns, cacti and TNT, dollar signs, an hourglass, gravestones, pentagrams and often a self-portrait of a stern, bearded Seamus peeking out from the chaos.

But whereas Jim’s path led him to stability in academia and professional showings, Seamus ended up on wild backroads that helped inspire his artwork but also ruined his life over time.

Last August, Seamus died suddenly in the Jackson Hole motel room where he’d been living. To many of his friends and family, the news came as no surprise. At 46 he was still young, but life had taken a toll. Though the exact cause of death remains a mystery, an addiction to painkillers, several surgeries, a stint in federal prison and a streak of bad luck had run his body ragged.

“Despite Seamus’ talents and charisma, he seemed born under an unlucky star,” Jim says. “Lots of things happened to him that made him unhealthy, and some of those were his own fault. He was a disenchanted idealist, and behind his sometimes crude anarchist lifestyle, he was a purist who refused to compromise with a society that, for him, seemed willing to compromise everything and anything.”

In the aftermath of his son’s death, Jim discovered drawers full of drawings dating from Seamus’ childhood up to his last days. Through Seamus’ art he began to piece together the life of a volatile yet thoughtful artist who burned bright but burned fast.

In the Todd family, art, rebellion and anger run deep. Jim says his father—a professional boxer and businessman—had a strong dislike for authority that he also inherited.

Jim started drawing when he was just 2 years old, listening to the radio and creating images that went along with what he heard. He and his three siblings rebelled against their business-minded parents by all becoming artists, each of them latching onto a different art form: visual arts, acting, poetry and music.

Though he didn’t practice an art, James Todd Sr. had a dramatic disposition, often telling impressive stories to Jim and his siblings. After he died, Jim found his autobiography, and it gave new insights into his father’s life. “It never was published but it was interesting to read,” Jim says. “It was clear that he had the ability to write. Despite the fact that they were business people, my parents were very supportive of all of us. Our family was lucky in that regard.”

The catch was James Todd Sr. was an alcoholic whose anger permeated the home and led to financial instability for the family. For Jim, art served as an outlet, but the physical abuse he saw with his parents made him vow to be a different type of parent later in life.

“So I got it into my head as the oldest son that there would be two ways I could be successful with a family,” he says. “And that was to keep a job and not beat up my wife.” He pauses. “What I didn’t know—what a lot of children of alcoholics don’t realize—is that you pick up a lot of the same fears and traits of the alcoholic parent.

And so I was obsessive compulsive about everything being right. And I also inherited my dad’s anger. I wasn’t physically abusive so I didn’t see myself as abusive. But I expressed my anger verbally … so all the boys grew up with that tension.”

James “Seamus” Todd III inherited his father’s name as the first child. He spent the first year of his life in Germany, where Jim and Julia lived at the time. One friend there, a Catholic priest and psychologist, described Seamus to his parents as freigebig, meaning “generous,” when the 1-year-old offered him a trinket the first time they met.

Like his father, Seamus started making art at the age of 2. He would sit in front of the television and draw images inspired by what he saw. And he often spent time with his grandfather, James Sr., who encouraged him to cultivate his talent and understanding of the world. There were no expectations that Seamus should become an artist, Jim says.

“He just lived in the atmosphere of the art and was always working. Like my parents, I knew it was important to simply support what he was doing,” he says. “If he didn’t want to be an artist, that was fine. If he did, we would support him.”

As Seamus got older, he began to develop a critical eye to the world. He and Jim spent time together making fun of pop culture and television commercials. “He had good insight into human character, which he expressed largely through satirical humor,” Jim says.

By the time Seamus reached high school, he had

begun to toughen up. He started lifting weights and—Jim would find out later— taking steroids and dabbling in other drugs. A sensitive boy, Seamus used drawing as an outlet, but he also seemed, at least to his parents, to be building a strong exterior against other people.

“My father was a man who was very just, and so we were brought up hating bullies and he was quite violent about them,” Jim says. “I shared that and Seamus shared it, too. What was unfortunate about it—when I’m old enough to realize it—is it can turn you into a kind of bully. And that tended to creep into this issue of being a sensitive artist as well. You saw yourself as fighting off the demons of the world but then becoming one yourself.”

Andrew and Alex Smith grew up in Potomac and ended up at Hellgate High School the same year as Seamus. They recall meeting him in chess club and honors English class and found themselves smitten with his biggerthan-life persona, particularly his confident, loud voice and a tremendous giggle that would start low and explode into an almost infectious burst.

“We were calm, shy kids and we needed an extrovert like [Seamus] to get us out of our shells a little bit,” Andrew says. “It was not a crack, but a fissure. We were stimulated by his exuberance and the lack of caring what other people would make of it.”

Missoula used to have a Image courtesy of Patrick Sheehan main drag populated by high school kids that has, After he left prison, Seamus Todd painted this piece of George W. Bush, Donald over time, lost favor. Back then, on Friday and SatRumsfeld and Dick Cheney as Nazis looming over Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. urday nights, a stretch of Higgins Avenue would be a “I remember him as a really blustery kind of pageant of squealing tires, rolled-down windows and party, a bottle of bourbon went missing and Andrew remachismo. Seamus and his crew hated the self-seri- members he and Alex catching hell from their mother ‘bull in a china shop’ young guy,” says Engen, who ous attitude of kids being cool in their cars. They’d the next morning. Seamus was there, too, and he sat now serves as Missoula’s mayor. “In those days, late ’70s and early ’80s, to be kind of punk-looking was climb to the rooftops of downtown buildings over- back and drew a comic of the inquisition unfolding.

“He captured the hilarity of the conflict,” Alex says. much less common than it is today. He wore this looking the drag and yell down at them. Other late nights, they wandered the streets, exploring under “It was classic Seamus: It was smart and it was funny. It pseudo military garb and variations on a mohawk and bridges. The university, where Jim and the Smith was taking a shot at both Andrew and I and our mom, he was a really rough and tumble kid, but what I rebrothers’ parents all worked as professors, became a but it was loving at the same time. He was constantly member most about him was these drawings with just cloak-and-dagger landscape when Seamus showed drawing. I never met anyone with that sort of ability at a Bic ballpoint pen that were incredible. I very much them how to sneak into the underground tunnels that age. I always wonder where that could have gone remember the style and the absolute confidence in the pen strokes. The images showed that there was if it had been more focused.” below the campus.

At the time, Jim and Seamus did not get along. Sea- more going on there than what was going on in the “Trying to make Missoula interesting to a 16-yearold was Seamus’ major preoccupation,” Andrew says. mus played football at Hellgate, which increasingly mind of a typical high school kid. He was a guy with drove his father mad as his son suffered more and more depth and maybe a guy with demons, I don’t know.”

“He was restless and a bit bored in this town.”

It was during high school that Seamus developed The Smiths recall that Seamus was always drawing injuries from the game. “I was very critical of it because whatever scenarios unfolded around him, as if docu- I didn’t like the way it dominated the culture of the a benign tumor on his forehead. No one gave it much schools,” Jim says. “He knew that.” thought. Even when the doctor revealed that the menting his life in a comic book.

Making him an anomaly in the world of teenage tumor was actually an undeveloped twin—a fetal “He had talent to burn,” Alex says. “There was a darkness. There was a lot of political stuff—a lot about cliques, Seamus also belonged to the punk rock scene, cyst—the strangeness of that revelation hung in the Reagan. He could be pretty caustic, and he called things and Alex recalls going to see shows at the Moose Lodge air for only a short time before the doctors removed as he saw them. He thought a lot was screwed up with where Seamus would throw himself into the mosh pit, the lump. The incident worried Julia, Seamus’ leather, spikes and all. mother, because the twin had been connected to her the world. And that was in his work.”

In addition, Seamus contributed drawings to the son’s brain, at the frontal lobes—and what if there His work could be playful, too. Writer and filmmaker Annick Smith, the twins’ mother, would often school newspaper, The Lance, under then-editor were complications? But afterward everything seemed fine. Nothing appeared to be damaged. have parties at the Smith’s Potomac ranch. After one John Engen.

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Many of Seamus’ pieces, including “Drug Demon,” left, and “Old Death,” right, addressed his own issues with drug addiction. “Drug Demon” is now part of the private collection at Spokane’s Jundt Art Museum.

Meanwhile, Jim worried Seamus had become a football thug with a little too much interest in fascism.

His appearance seemed to emulate the skinhead style, with big combat boots, a shaved head and military-like stylings. He had also developed an aggressive reputation on the football field and garnered the nickname “The Mad Duck.” His artwork reflected some of his enthusiasm for the sport. In a series of comics he did called “High School Funnies,” he’d drawn a cartoon of himself pointing to Hellgate saying, “This here is the school I played for, Hellgate ... never had a championship team, but I still had a great time smashing heads and ruining my body for the Knights.”

Three decades later, after Seamus died, Jim found sketches that provided a more critical take of his high school days. In one set of comics, Seamus offers an insider look at football with a narration that says: “Guys who fell down unconscious due to heat exertion or injuries were regarded as ‘pussies,’ and instead of dealing with the player the whole practice moved away … while the trainers dragged the injured to the bus.” In another episode he observes how society publicly condemns aggression while sanctioning it in a high school sport.

Jim also discovered comics that put Seamus’ skinhead appearance in new light. His cartoons depicted himself and his friends as anti-fascist skinheads—kids who emulated the style, with some variation, but who picked fights with racists. The drawings don’t absolve Seamus’ aggression, but they do help Jim better understand what was going on inside his son’s head.

One of Seamus’ paintings portrays a colorful hell populated by a mass of damned people. The crowd of heads surrounds a throne occupied by the devil, and the devil is clearly endowed with a large penis. “It caused some uproar,” Jim says. “He was proud of that piece. He carried it around to every new place he lived.”

Seamus experienced a rocky end to high school.

He quit three months before graduation to avoid failing out, but he’d gotten a scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute, moved to California and was intermittently taking classes. It was a golden era for his art career. He showed his work at galleries and people bought his

large, brightly colored paintings illustrating the lively streets of San Francisco. He worked for Last Gasp comics for whom he was often asked to provide cartoons.

In 1991, he was knocked off his scooter by a hitand-run driver and hospitalized for several months. To save his left leg, his doctors fused it with metal. It left him slightly crippled and he quit school. In years to come, he’d go through at least nine surgeries for injuries like this—two scooter accidents and a back issue.

He was infused with metal and in pain. “It was deceiving because when you saw him he looked like a really healthy, strong guy,” Jim says. “They were giving him medication for the pain because the pain was very severe. What happened then was the illegal narcotics that he had been taking were now made legal. So he was still an addict but he had become a legalized addict.”

Over the course of the next few years, Seamus met a woman named Sherry and they had a daughter, Hanna. The marriage lasted five years before it dissolved, but afterward Seamus and Sherry took turns raising Hanna in Jackson Hole. Seamus began drawing cartoons for The Planet, now called the Jackson Hole Weekly.

After his death, an article in the Jackson Hole Weekly titled “Remembering an Iconoclast Artist,” by former staffer Mary Grossman, fondly recalled Seamus’ “iconic and hilarious” cartoons. In a state known for its conservatism, readers rallied around and against his social and political satire. “There are still advertisers who boycott us as a result of the pot leaf that appeared on our cover in 2003,” Grossman wrote about one of Seamus’ works.

Another one of his cartoons depicted caricatures of George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney in Nazi uniforms. Like his terrorist painting, the three politicians have halos drawn above their heads and they all appear to be looming like gods over Guantanamo Bay Dentention Center. The caption reads: “Thanks for nothing Dick Cheney.” Seamus meant to scathe the former vice president in time for Cheney’s retirement to the Wyoming resort town. But the cartoon also held a personal meaning, mainly because he’d painted it just a few years after being released from prison.

For a time, Seamus sold guns. His physical disabilities made it difficult to find work in the resort town,

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and he needed to make money to support himself and Hanna. The venture was legal—he had obtained a federal gun license—and it also held an air of danger to which Seamus seemed classically drawn. Not long into the job, however, police caught him smoking pot while in possession of the guns—a felony—and so, in 2006, he wound up at Lompoc Prison in California.

While Seamus was in prison, Jim and Julia regularly received letters. And later, after he got out, Seamus told his parents stories about his time there. But it wasn’t really until after Seamus died that Jim started piecing together his son’s prison diaries and drawings, and better understanding his son’s experience.

At Lompoc, Seamus began attending a drug rehab group that required him to keep a journal. According to his journal entries, he found himself confronted with a harsh life of gangs and violence. The white inmates ostracized Seamus for being friendly with other races.

The prison guards abused their authority. In his drawings he depicts cartoonish guards power-tripping over the other prisoners, using their guns for intimidation and smiling diabolically while doing it.

Entries also explain that guards asked Seamus to provide information about inmates allegedly manufacturing illegal booze. He refused to snitch and was put in “the hole,” also called the “special housing unit” or SHU, which he describes in his journal as a “sweltering” 4-by-8 space. His notes describe how he was denied medication, and that chronic back and leg pain constantly seized his muscles. The prison ceased his visitation rights with Hanna and began to confiscate letters, diaries and drawings. He had to hide them carefully and keep his notes less and less detailed.

“So the notes become very impersonal,” Jim says.

“He doesn’t mention people’s names very much. He talks quite a bit in the third person, he doesn’t mention us by name, and so forth.”

His 30-day sentence in the lockdown unit turned to 6 months. “Once in a while internal reflection babbles forth,” he wrote in one journal entry. “Normally I am able to keep feelings of pain in suspension. After many events, one learns even without drugs how to keep oneself numb. Keeping blinders on is not allowing oneself to focus on an issue which would cause severe depression for one’s actions.”

In 2007, a year and a half after he went in, the prison released Seamus. He went to pick up Hanna from Jim and Julia’s home. “Their separation was unbearably painful for them both,” Jim says. “It was deeply moving to see Seamus leaning over to embrace his daughter who had been sleeping, and her expression of rapture when she awoke to see her father.”

Jim says Seamus hoped to one day publish his prison notes to expose the conditions at Lompoc. (If he had, he wouldn’t have been the first. Michael Santos published a scathing insider look at Lompoc in 2006 titled Inside: Life Behind Bars in America.) And while Jim is willing to reveal the journals now and talk openly about his son’s life, he’s careful not to send the wrong message. He doesn’t want the story of Seamus to be about him. He doesn’t want it to be about absolution, either. He wants it to be a warning. “[Sharing his prison notes] is not an effort to whitewash his reputation,” he says. “He was guilty of illegal possession of drugs and the sentence he received might have been much worse. Julia and I hope that the tragedy of Seamus’ life might demonstrate how drug addiction can ruin the lives of young people whatever their intelligence and abilities, and that our prisons only contribute to the downward spiral of many addicts.”

Once Seamus returned to Jackson Hole with his daughter, he began painting again. That’s when he finished the piece of Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush hovering over Guantanamo—a massive painting—and offered it to his parents’ friend, Patrick Sheehan, whom he’d corresponded with while at Lompoc. It still hangs in Sheehan’s Washington, D.C. home.

“He had a wonderful sense of humor: droll, dry, a dark take on life that appealed to me very much,” Sheehan writes in an email. “He had me in stitches often in our phone conversations. He probably could have been a fine standup comic were he so inclined (he wasn’t, thank heaven).”

Seamus’ strong personality still stood out after prison, but he had more physical pain than ever. Even more, anxiety had began to take hold. Every night after his release, until his death, he kept his television on to drown out the noise in his head.

Andrew Smith met with Seamus again five years ago, after not seeing him for a decade. Andrew and Alex had become filmmakers, and Andrew now taught at the university. The twins’ first feature film, 2001’s The Slaughter Rule, included a character named Tracy Two Dot, who was heavily based on Seamus and a few of their other friends. There had been talk of Seamus doing a comic book companion to the film, but that project never transpired.

“It was clear he was talented, but I think he was driven by that need to not be involved in the world of art, to not do what our parents did,” Andrew says. “It probably seemed too safe. He makes me wonder sometimes if I took the safe route.”

Seamus came over to Andrew’s house with Hanna and they got to meet Andrew’s daughter, Tilly. “I remember Tilly being fascinated by this guy in my house who was wearing a big leather jacket with a ruddy, smiling face—loud and kind of giggling a lot,” Andrew says.

“There was a teddy bear there. I saw how he shaped his life around his daughter. He is a soulful person who girded himself against that by putting on a persona of aggression.”

Later that day, they went out for a meal and Seamus told Andrew stories about Lompoc. “They were hard to believe, but because it was him they were easier to believe,” Andrew says. “There were crazy escapades and sometimes conspiracies, elements of paranoia certainly, but hilarious stories about persecution and misunderstanding.” They talked about getting together again, but never did, though the Smiths continued to write Seamus into their scripts. “There is an unwritten screenplay we have about growing up in a rural town,” Andrew says. “It’s less charged with aggression than The Slaughter Rule, and more about discovery. I feel like Seamus is in this character. He’s kind of in everything we do.”

Over the next couple years, Seamus seemed best in the mornings, Jim says. He and Hanna lived at the Pioneer Motel in Jackson Hole, a place where the town’s migrant workers came and went each season. During the day, while Hanna attended high school, Seamus hung large canvases on the motel wall and painted. Jim and Julia saw him frequently. During the summers and holidays, Seamus would bring Hanna and her half-sister, Sapphire, to the Todd residence where they’d swim in the pool or open presents around the Christmas tree.

“Before he went to prison our relationship was getting better, and when he got out of prison is when it was probably the best,” Jim says. “But in some ways it was the saddest. He almost lost his capacity to take care of himself and so he just concentrated entirely on Hanna. He was a very good father. He was the one who sort of woke me up to my weaknesses. He dealt with her in a way without this anger stuff. He was very calm and decisive. He wouldn’t let her get away with stuff. I knew that was a kind of reaction against my anger and so I thought that was good.”

In January 2013, Seamus ended up in the hospital with kidney failure. After recovering from that, his health continued to deteriorate. He walked with a cane and often had a hard time moving, so he would sit on his bed and paint. The untitled last painting he made showed a prominent skull and bold colors—a self portrait. It had a sophistication and keen use of color that Jim hadn’t seen in Seamus’ earlier paintings.

Jim and Julia had planned to help Seamus move to Missoula. They looked for a house in the area where he could live and his daughters could visit once they left for college. Hanna, meanwhile, was doing well in school. She had graduated with honors and planned to study abroad in Germany. But then, the day before she left for Europe, she found Seamus dead in their motel room.

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

After his son died, Jim Todd found several of Seamus’ academic sketches that showed a softer side. “I was glad to see them, in fact,” he says. “Not that I didn’t see the ability in his other stuff, but this showed that he wasn’t just restricted to [one style].”

Jim and Julia traveled to Jackson Hole to collect their son’s body and comfort Hanna. With help from his ex-wife, Sherry, they gathered together his belongings and artwork. They also spoke with his doctor, whom they had never met before. The doctor told them that Seamus’ addiction and deteriorating physical condition made his untimely death almost inevitable. In passing, Jim mentioned the brain cyst from long ago that had turned out to be Seamus’ twin. It caught the doctor’s interest. Jim recalls that he paused for a moment, shook his head and said, “Sometimes it’s the damned obvious that we don’t pay any attention to.”

Years earlier, Missoula poet and family friend Roger Dunsmore had also remarked on the cyst, and he wrote a poem about it. Jim admits he wasn’t keen on the poem at first—it just felt too personal to him. But he recalls that Seamus seemed drawn to it and later, after Seamus’ death, Jim felt drawn to it, too. It went like this: For the Unnamed Twin (for Seamus) From the very beginning he heard screaming inside his head.

He thought he was just a man afraid to jump into the dark.

Finally, they operated.

They found a fatty tumor on the top of his brain.

They cut it open.

Inside, they found his twin curled like a dragonfly’s dried, translucent wing.

And they threw it away.

Don’t be afraid, the jump master said, the dark is just the dark.

In the high-ceiling, windowed space of his Missoula studio, Jim Todd, now 76, has made an acrylic painting of himself and his son, Seamus. The piece, styled to look like a woodcut, is bathed in a striking cerulean hue, textured with tiny etched white lines and contrasted against a blue backdrop so dark it’s almost black. In the scene, Jim stands just behind his son looking slightly downward, his face cast in a sliver of shadow. Seamus appears more fully washed in light, bald, bearded and robust, and not a bit cowed by whatever he sees in front of him. It’s hard to guess what either stoic man is thinking, though they both seem lost in thought.

The sketches Jim found in Seamus’ stash of artwork reveal a range that surprised him. One set of drawings evoke Toulouse-Lautrec: A woman in a long gown sits perched on a chair, her curls flowing from her head.

They are sweet and calm depictions, far removed from the style of Seamus’ other works.

“I hadn’t seen the academic ones,” Jim says, leafing through the sketches. “He had a whole bunch of stuff crammed in drawers and so I went through them, I found these. A lot of the edges were torn up and so I had to trim them down. But, anyway, these were the ones that surprised me. I was glad to see them, in fact— not that I didn’t see the ability in his other stuff, but this showed that he wasn’t just restricted to [one style.]”

On the studio wall are a couple of other pieces

by Seamus, including the terrorist with the halo. A

colorful portrait of Jim and Julia leans against the wall. In it, both of them look perturbed. Jim laughs about it. “I frown and squint, and he was exaggerating that,” he says. “And he had Julia frowning deliberately because everyone always makes her grin because she’s so good natured.”

Seamus’ self-portraits or self-reflective works seem painfully aware of his faults. In one, a crazed junkie smokes a joint and a pipe, sitting in front of a table with a pile of cocaine and pills and a bottle of liquor that says “Old Death.” In another, “Drug Demon,” which Spokane’s Jundt Art Museum holds in its private collection, taunting skulls close in on a montage of drug addicts.

For a while, after Seamus went to prison, the family was concerned about Hanna—that she would see herself as an outcast or lose her way. In fact, she did the opposite. Jim had taught Seamus about colors and, in turn, Seamus taught Hanna. She’s become an artist in her own right, garnering awards at county fairs with paintings now placed proudly in Jim’s study along with his own and his son’s work. Jim says she’s now studying in Germany and wants to teach art and languages.

Over the last few years, Jim has been teaching Hanna the craft of printmaking and giving her some formal training—something Seamus didn’t take to as much.

But in many ways, to Jim, it feels like his focus on Hanna gives him the connection both father and son were always looking for.

“My concentration on Hanna is, in some ways, like a concentration on Seamus,” Jim says. “And I think he thought that was a pretty good thing.” efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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[arts]

Minus the tipis Still Here combats poverty porn with photographs and poems celebrating contemporary Native American life

by Melissa Mylchreest

Still Here: Not Living in Tipis includes poems by Vic Charlo and photographs like “Women Under a Big Sky,” by Sue Reynolds.

S

ue Reynolds’ striking photographs show a riot of bright colors and beads, regalia and feathers. A young boy peers past the camera as his grandmother secures his headdress. A group of men sit around a drum, hands a blur. A fancy dancer whirls. For the past eight summers, the California-based photographer has traveled throughout the Northern Rockies and Great Plains documenting powwows and Native American gatherings. In many ways, her photos look like those of any other photographer interested in traditional Native celebrations. And she could easily do what many other photographers have done: arrive at a powwow, snap hundreds of photos, and then disappear back to the big city to profit from her images, with never a backward glance to the people or traditions they have just captured with their lens.

But Reynolds is different. “Ever since I started this project in 2005, my goal has been to create understanding and respect between Native and non-Native groups,” she says. She has spent days and weeks with the people she photographs, returning year after year to the same gatherings, and building lifelong friendships in places and with people often overlooked by non-Natives.

During her travels, she has asked one specific question, over and over again. “I ask my Native friends, ‘What do you want non-Native people to know about you?’” She says the answer is almost always the same: “Tell them we’re still here.” The second most-common answer? “Tell them we don’t live in tipis.”

These comments were, in part, what inspired Reynolds to compile her new book, appropriately titled Still Here: Not Living in Tipis. This collaborative effort showcases Reynolds’ photography alongside selected poems by Salish poet Victor Charlo. Having been friends for several years, the partnership made sense even if, from the outside, it appeared to be an uncommon alliance. “He brings his Native perspective, and I bring my white, urban photographer’s perspective, and we manage to bring those two worlds together,” Reynolds says.

Charlo wanted to be part of the project because he didn’t see a lot of information or

art about contemporary Native Americans, aside from negative news. He stresses the power of genuine alliances and understanding between Native and non-Native peoples.

“Sue is very honest and sincere, she gets to know everyone,” he says. “And I think it’s really important to have people like that, who are on our side but not Native. We have to stick together.”

This desire to stick together—to be a participant and advocate, rather than simply an observer—is where Reynolds’ intent diverges from other urban, white photographers. The past few years have seen a rash of photo essays in mainstream newspapers depicting only the worst aspects of certain reservations: poverty, substance abuse, violence. While these brutal realities are just that—brutal and real—there’s a pitfall to that kind of focus. The jarring term “poverty porn” has become a common way to describe photographs meant to elicit a confused mixture of pity, guilt and, perhaps worse, distance, whether taken on a reservation, in an inner city slum or in a desolate African village. The abundance of imagery can also miss the larger picture, one which may contain a more complicated—and less bleak— reality. The dark, negative perception of a people or place that results effectively blots out whatever hopefulness may exist.

Reynolds and Charlo admit that reservations can be a hard place to live, but the book is meant to highlight resilient and resurrected cultures. Reynolds says she has been asked why she doesn’t focus on things like poverty and despair, and she has a ready answer.

“That’s not where I want non-Native people to start, if they’re just beginning to learn about Native Americans today.”

Focusing her lens away from the negative and seeking out bright pockets in the Native American landscape is something she learned from the people she’s photographed. They’ve helped her learn “not to dwell on the darkness that’s out there,” she says. “There’s a really good part of this culture that can strengthen not only Native people that come together to reclaim their traditions and renew their own ways, but non-Native people too.”

Charlo acknowledges that there’s always

risk involved when trying to decide what to portray and what not to portray. But he says Reynolds has gathered together an honest depiction of the parts of Native American life that he writes about. In his poem “Put Sey (Good Enough),” which is showcased in the book, tradition and pride feature prominently: What’s in your heart?

What’s the news?

Indian People Indian People Sun Moon Stars Watch over us We are the chosen people We are the chosen people We hear our Ancient Songs That is our guide We sing these songs And we are happy Good Good Enough Alongside his poem appears Reynolds’ stunning photo of a powwow grand entry in Wallowa, Ore., where a long line of dancers snakes its way into a sunlit tent.

The pairing of words and image feels triumphant, celebratory and beguiling.

“It’s more than just poems and photography,” Charlo says about the project. “It’s getting to know people, and I think that’s really important. That’s where we need to be going.” arts@missoulanews.com

photo courtesy of Sue Reynolds

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[music]

Fish to fry Dianetics and other lessons on ska

Reel Big Fish

You think it’s cool to like all different kinds of music, but then you get into ska. Probably for the purposes of this argument you should imagine that it’s 1996, although third-wave ska is happening even now, at our own Wilma Theatre. Reel Big Fish will play there Sunday night, and dozens of 35-year-olds and college dudes who know how to juggle are bound to have a great time— much to their music friends’ disdain.

Third-wave ska is the second least cool music you can be into, behind klezmer and ahead of only contemporary country. To the uninitiated, it sounds like racially problematic circus music, appropriating the sounds of Jamaica with the nuanced dignity of Weird Al. To the devotee, however, ska is a totalizing form: a music, a worldview, a way of life.

That’s why so many of the songs are about learning who your real friends are. Start playing The Toasters in your car, and you’ll find out who is just along for the ride.

Ska is what would happen to punk rock if punks actually were rejected by society. It is insular, silly about stuff that should be serious, and serious about what is undeniably silly. It is the Scientology of music: a baffling cult that people keep signing up for and having a great time.

Third-wave ska is how I eventually got into hard-

core, two-tone, dancehall, Latin rap and rocksteady. It is world music as consumed from the suburbs, and so it is simultaneously eclectic and judgmental. Even more than punk, ska taught me to distinguish between the authentic and the fake.

It was a genre-wide obsession. Reel Big Fish’s big MTV hit was “Sell Out,” a title that seemed ironic even at the time. For we purists, RBF joined the Mighty Mighty Bosstones in the music industry’s evil plan to bring ska to a national audience. After years of defending the music we loved, we couldn’t believe those bastards were trying to make everyone like it.

All that seems funny now. The fundamental lesson of ska was how to dance to offbeats, but only slightly less important was the lesson that in music, nothing counts but personal taste. You shouldn’t listen to music to be cool, not because it won’t work but because being cool is boring. It is better to be dumb and in the moment, even when the moment lasts for a decade and a half.

(Dan Brooks) Reel Big Fish plays the Wilma Sun., Jan. 12, with openers Suburban Legends, The Mighty Mongo and The Maxies. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $22/$20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s or ticketweb.com.

Michael Kirkpatrick, Key to My Cage You can’t go partway on a mustache. It can’t be subtle or modern; and if you try to be ironic about it, you’ll come across as a douche. Fort Collins, Colo. musician Michael Kirkpatrick, wisely, has made his most glorious of handlebar mustaches into his calling card and logo, and I’ll be damned if he doesn’t pull it off.

Similarly, his music doesn’t seem to aspire for any 21st century definition of hipness. On pretty, guitarpluckin’ ballads and folky odes to good times, like “Wildwood,” he puts his smooth bass voice to good use, channeling a classic country vibe. It’s not real complicated or anything—“I’m just a boy with a guitar,

picking dreams out of the stream in my backyard”— but it does sound sweet and honest. Sometimes, I sense the influence of Eddie Vedder lurking on tracks like “Monochrome Blue,” which sounds ready-made to be arranged into a hard-rock song, what with the build to a soaring chorus.

Earnest music, like a big-ass mustache, can open itself up to derision. But Kirkpatrick comes across as too unabashedly joyful to care, and that’s rather charming. (Kate Whittle) Michael Kirkpatrick plays the Top Hat Wed., Jan. 15, at 9 PM. Free.

Old Man Markley You wouldn’t want to take a dissection knife to Old Man Markley’s songs, or write a serious paper on the meaning behind the lyrics. Take “Blood On My Hands,” in which each line is a cliché: “When it rains it pours. We don’t know what lays in store. Too much weight is going to bring her down. We got blood on our hands.” It’s almost so overdone that making it a song about well-worn sayings would have been a brilliant joke—the blood on our hands being a wink at beating the language to death.

But, look, I don’t think Old Man Markley set out to become the next Bob Dylan, so who cares? The LA punkgrass band’s recent release, Down Side Up, deftly weaves punk-soaked harmonies with galloping banjo

playing, and when the lyrics do come in, the music carries them along like a river in a spring flood. The political anthem “America’s Dreaming” balances rhetoric like “Think twice! Right now it’s up to you and me!” with more striking imagery about Americans chasing a horse on a “debt carousel.”

More important, this music is for dancing. It’s to be heard live while jumping up and down in a crowd of fans who know all the words. It’s affirmative and cathartic, no matter which way you dissect it. (Erika Fredrickson) Old Man Markley opens for Reverend Horton Heat and the Nekromantix at the Top Hat Sun, Jan. 12. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:30. $22/$18 advance.

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Lightning strikes Patterson Hood finds solace in solo life

by Chris La Tray

photo courtesy of Andy Tennillee

Patterson Hood’s band, Drive-By Truckers, is notable for cranking out long records like clockwork, followed by grueling tours measured in months and years. Somehow, Hood, who co-founded and writes for the band, has also found time to release three solo albums in the past 10 years or so—creative output that kind of boggles the mind. But his reasons for doing the solo albums appear to be less about needing a place for an overflow of songs than for seeking refuge.

His most recent effort, 2012’s Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance, came in the aftermath of a brutal stretch of touring with Drive-By Truckers that left the band’s existence on shaky legs. The album was born from a batch of songs that Hood wrote for the band, then decided would work better as a solo record.

The decision, he says, served him and the band well.

“In retrospect, all three of my solo records have occurred at times when there was some turbulence in the band,” Hood says. “So a break was nice to get away from whatever was stressing me out.”

Drive-By Truckers has a volatile history. Alcohol abuse, inter-band marriage and divorce, onstage fistfights and simple road burnout have led to a revolving lineup since its earliest days in the late 1990s. The most famous incident involves when Jason Isbell left on what has been described as amicable terms, only to reveal later that Hood had forced him out. That kind of drama probably isn’t unexpected from a band operating at a frenzied pace just on the fringe of mainstream success.

It’s just that, over time, not many bands endure the storm, let alone find more solid ground.

“DBT is in better shape right now than at any time in our history,” Hood says. “After this short solo run, we [DBT] will be releasing our new album and touring pretty extensively.”

There are a couple things about Hood’s songwriting that make him stand out. First, you can pick out

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his distinct voice alongside any other rock ’n’ roll singer. It could be compared to Neil Young in its pitch and slight warble, though that’s still not exact. The other element is his propensity for telling stories, often as spoken word pieces over the music. It has been a hallmark since the earliest DBT days, and continues in Hood’s solo work.

“I love storytelling,” Hood says. “It isn’t easy, but when I can get it right it can be really rewarding and special. I’ve always loved the breakdowns in soul music, where Bobby Womack or Clarence Carter or whoever lets the band play a cool sequence and they just talk and tell stories or whatever. I have been incorporating more and more of that in my solo shows.”

The stories Hood tells are often, if not typically, about the down and out. Drunks. Losers. It’s kind of a Southern Noir thing, where bad choices fueled by bad luck—not to mention drugs and alcohol—lead to worse consequences. Heat Lightning actually began as a novel, with autobiographical undertones, which Hood shelved after 100 pages or so and turned into deeply personal songs.

For all the gloom and doom, whether it’s in the words of his songs or the rumors that seem to constantly swirl around his band’s imminent demise, Hood remains a positive guy. “When the crowd is quiet and I can hear myself, I really have fun playing these intimate solo shows where I can tell stories and do the quieter thing,” he says. “But there is nothing much more fun than turning it up to 11 and doing the fullon DBT rock show. I guess the best is when there’s a balance of all of it and I get to do it all.”

Patterson Hood plays the Top Hat Sat., Jan. 11. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9:30. $15/$13 advance.

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High country Badluck Way sheds light on ancient conflict

by Kate Whittle

Many people who grow up rural might hate to admit it, but sometimes it takes a city slicker to appreciate what’s great about wild land and open spaces.

Montana often attracts energetic, starry-eyed men and women, eager to hike, fish and hunt. The ones who can’t assimilate stick out like sore thumbs, destined to eventually head for home. But many, lucky enough to have found the place they were meant to be, wear into their boots and earn their tan lines until you’d never know they originated in a metropolitan suburb. It’s these people who can teach us a lot.

Author Bryce Andrews is one of these adventurers who found a better fit in the West, and learned to love it for things that even native Montanans might not appreciate. He grew up in Seattle, but summer trips as a kid to a Billings-area ranch are what shaped his imagination. As he writes in his memoir, Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West, after college Andrews felt pulled toward the “big, dry, lovely country” of Montana. He’s become a 21st century kind of cowboy, one who’s studied environmental science and conservation, understands the importance of riparian habitats, and he can ride an ATV, rope a heifer, fix a fence and knock back a few beers at the saloon afterward. He can read landscapes like some of us read a street map; he prefers the habitat of open spaces and jagged peaks.

Most of Badluck Way details Andrews’ experiences in the early 2000s as a 23-year-old working on the vast Sun Ranch south of Ennis.

He describes a hard, beautiful world, delineated by miles of barbwire fence and ancient geography.

“Some people are dumb enough to pronounce this high country empty,” Andrews writes. “They pull off the highway at the Madison Bend, belly up to the bar at the Griz, watch the baseball game for a while, and then ask without the barest hint of irony: How can you live out here? Nothing happens and there isn’t anything to do.”

But for Andrews, there’s everything to do. He finds drama in solo backpacking trips, joy in hard work and fascination in the interaction of human and nature.

Badluck Way is also a story about a search for an identity, one that readers can identify with even if their own adventures were not quite so gritty. It’s about labor, and finding one’s purpose in it. Ranch work remains about as hands-on, grungy and miserable as it would have been 100 years ago; continual pain and violence that are part of the job. And yet, Andrews says, after one particularly satisfying day, he realized, “I was living

at the center of my heart’s geography.”

His story reaches its crescendo when a pack of wolves start to prey on the cattle he’s bound to protect. “... I was seething with anger. The wolves had gone too far. They had stolen too much from us,” he writes, and so he exhausts himself chasing after the wolf. But after he comes face to face with one and kills it, he has to deal with his guilt. “As we stumbled along, I couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that I had taken something that floated through the forest like a spirit, and reduced it to dead weight and a fecal smell.”

I came to this book with a fair amount of wolf fatigue, tired of reading the endless back-and-forth in the news. But Andrews offers a fresh and complex perspective, one that recognizes the importance of natural rhythms, a rancher’s need to protect his or her livelihood and the ongoing, frustrating conflict of putting out slow-moving prey on open rangeland and hoping that wolves will seek elsewhere for their supper.

Andrews can’t come to any easy conclusion, and neither can the reader. There are other unsettling questions to take from Badluck Way, ones that I hadn’t anticipated finding. Andrews and the other ranch hands’ lives are devoted to the cattle, but the cattle aren’t even a real source of revenue anymore.

Badluck Way The ranch struggles Bryce Andrews to make ends meet hardback, Atria using a combination 256 pages, $25 of agriculture and tourism, with a posh lodge on a portion of the property and guided hunts for elk. Development continually looms as a possibility.

Subdivisions are already platted out when Andrews arrives. It might help keep the ranch and its fundamental purpose afloat, he admits, but at a cost. “Yard lights would fleck the night like cancers on a brain scan,” he writes. “Domestics would come and go, and in winter the home owners would slide into ditches and need rescuing. Eventually one of them would call to complain about cattle shitting on his driveway, eating his plantings or ruining his view of the mountains.”

In the afterword, Andrews says he moves on to other projects and ranches, but it’s the Sun that captures his memory. “I am still haunted by the grassy sweep of the Madison Valley, the herds of elk that move like clouds across it, and the wolves running creek bottoms in the morning half light.” After finishing Badluck Way, the reader will likely feel the same. kwhittle@missoulanews.com

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Breaking good Broken Circle marries tragedy to bluegrass

by Migizi Pensoneau

Will the real Kenny Rogers please step forward.

Cultural appropriation. Heartbreak. Belgium.

Amerophilia. Excellent music. I know what you’re thinking: Van Damme, duh.

Wrong.

In The Broken Circle Breakdown there isn’t a martial artist to be found, and that’s for the best. Belgium’s foreign language submission into the 2014 Academy Awards proves hard to watch, but worth it all the same.

If we were given just the story, which is predictably doomed, it would be impossible to get through. A couple meets, falls in love, has a child, said child falls ill, life crumbles. You’ve seen this before; even while watching the movie, you know it’s all familiar ground.

There are no surprises, and such well-worn territory can feel like lazy writing.

But a good story is in the telling. That’s where The Broken Circle Breakdown soars. Bits and pieces of the larger narrative come across in two halves bearing stark chronological contrast. Throughout the first half, the couple’s difficulty in dealing with their daughter’s illness is juxtaposed with flashbacks of their happiness and hopefulness in bringing her into the world and raising her. The second part tells of the relationship’s beginning and end, side by side. With no transitions to tell you that you’re flashing back, each jump between timelines feels like a punch in the gut. Happy turns to tragic in no time at all, leaving you emotionally winded. This alone gives the film power, but for those who aren’t into emotional masochism, don’t worry, there’s more.

Though only three characters populate the film, they carry it deftly. The father, Didier (Johan Heldenberg, who also wrote the original play) is a bearded and lurching atheist Amerophile, banjo-player and bluegrass lover. The mother, Elise (Veerle Baetens), is a tattooed realist, mildly religious, wild gal with a voice made for country tunes.

Nell Cattrysse plays the child, Maybelle, with the saintliest innocence you’ve ever seen. She’s so endearing that you

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want more than anything for her poor, confused parents to find a way to navigate the situation, to find the words to comfort her, despite their own world-worn beliefs.

Occasionally, the writing gets a little overwrought in the dialogue. Conversations and screaming matches show the actors just repeating the same thing at each other, but louder each time. In a couple of scenes, the father goes off on tirades that feel out of place and jar you away from the story. It feels like the writers are just having themselves a little monologue while we wait for the story to continue.

In the end, those flaws don’t matter much. The film really shines in the music. The flavor of bluegrass is subtly interspersed throughout, leading our emotions from one point to the next and punctuating the tragedy. The driving and jamming tunes give O Brother, Where Art Thou? a run for its money and, in terms of the performances in the film, the couple has more chemistry than Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix could ever dream possible.

Each time Elise and Didier show up on stage together, backed by their merry band, you want them to stay up there where it’s light and easy, safe in song.

As in the best tragic tales, there is a speck of brightness. When struggling to give hope to Maybelle, Didier explains starlight: It doesn’t matter that the star is dead, its light moves on forever, and although you can’t keep it, you can see it in the sky as a reminder. The story of Didier and Elise points to the ways people find hope in the darkest times. Because really, if you’re shuffling off this mortal coil, you might as well be shuffling to some damn good music.

The Broken Circle Breakdown screens at the Roxy Theater Fri., Jan. 10–Sun., Jan. 12 and Fri., Jan 17–Sun., Jan. 19 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM.

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OPENING THIS WEEK THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi must unravel an ancient curse to save his family in a steampunkinspired world. Starring Michael Sheen, Lena Headey and Sam Neill. Rated PG. Wilma.

AT BERKELEY See how it’s done in Cali-forn-aye-eh with director Frederick Wiseman’s in-depth exploration of the university’s administration and mission. Not rated.

Screening at the Roxy Jan. 10–12 at 7 PM. AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Strong-willed broads and dysfunctional family collide in an Oklahoma home. Starring Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney and Julia Roberts. Rated R. Carmike 12.

THE LEGEND OF HERCULES Can one demigod and his three-dimensional abs overcome the odds to make a decent hero movie?

Good thing I’m not a gambling woman. Starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss and Scott Adkins. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.

HER Remember, weirdo loner dudes, all you really need is a disembodied woman’s sexy voice to attend to your every emotional need. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams.

Rated R. Carmike 12.

LONE SURVIVOR Mark Wahlberg stars as Marcus Luttrell, one of the SEAL team members in the botched 2008 Operation Red Wings Taliban assassination mission. And David Bowie and Brian Eno wrote the theme song, cool beans. Also starring Taylor Kitsch and Emile Hirsch. Rated R. Carmike 12.

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, Entertainer.

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. PG13. Wilma.

AMERICAN HUSTLE Sexy, swindling, 70s-fabulous misfits led by a con man get involved with the FBI, in a story megaloosely based on the real Abscam sting operation.

Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper. Rated R. Carmike 12.

“Give us this day our daily Oscar buzz.” August: Osage County opens this week at 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.

THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN Belgians, bluegrass, epic romance and crushing heartbreak play out in a contender for the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film category. Starring Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh and Nell Cattrysse. Not rated. Screening at the Roxy Jan. 10– 12 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. (See Film.)

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.

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 100-percent more hot elf action is on tap in the second installment of the kids-book-turned-gianttrilogy. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and

Richard Armitage. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.

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, Showboat.

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 PG-13. Starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and Sophie Kennedy Clark. Wilma.

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 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.

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 7282521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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It turns out that seaweed is the answer to multiple problems that have been dogging me. One has been the question of which greens are the healthiest to eat during the winter. Another involves how to coerce my 3-year-old to eat any green material whatsoever.

Seaweed is technically an algae, not a plant, but it’s plantlike on the cellular level. It delivers many of the health benefits we get from greens, including vitamins and fiber, plus other goodies like iodine and high protein. When dried, seaweed is much less resource-intensive than fresh veggies that must be shipped quickly and refrigerated. Seaweed farming has been called “climate smart” by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, and the practice not only sequesters carbon dioxide, but also requires no land clearing, fertilizer or any other additives. Nobody is displaced by seaweed farming.

Even better, my kid puts away sheets of seaweed like they’re fruit leathers.

Seaweed delivers a level of satisfaction beyond what we expect from a typical leaf, in part because it brings with it the wild nature of the sea. The meaty essence is emboldened by the high protein content of seaweed; it’s about 40-percent protein.

One of the many proteins found in seaweed is glutamate, which is a form of the infamous flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG). While often assumed to be some artificial chemical developed in a Chinese lab to fool our senses, MSG was first discovered in Japan as a component of kelp, a seaweed.

This built-in MSG, aka umami, is one of the reasons why seaweed tastes so good.

Seaweed is also a rich source of carrageenan, which is used in vegetarian and vegan food products for its thickening qualities. When soy milk or rice milkbased ice cream taste too good to be true, you probably have carrageenan, in part, to thank for the flavor.

There are hundreds of seaweed species, each with its own purpose. There’s kelp for soup and MSG; wakame, kombu or dulse for salad; hijiki for cooking; and Irish Moss for blancmange, a traditional vanilla pudding from the UK. Many of seaweed’s freshwater relatives are toxic, so please don’t apply anything I’m saying to freshwater algae. But most forms of marine algae are edible—provided they don’t come from contaminated water. This isn’t to say that all edible seaweeds are yummy. Some are too tough to chew, or too hairy or slimy for comfort. But whenever I’m on the coast, I’m always nibbling curiously at the local talent. And on camping

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trips to Maine and the Pacific Northwest I was able to include marine algae in my meals.

In Brazil, when we were footloose and fancy-free, my wife and I plucked seaweed from the beach swells.

She washed the seaweed and prepared a salad with dried shrimp from the local market. Our Brazilian friends thought it was weird, as the local seaweed isn’t commonly eaten there.

The seaweed salad most known and loved, from Brazil to Billings, is the bright green translucent wakame seaweed salad served at every sushi restaurant on earth. Though many dollars are charged for a small plate, it usually comes in large frozen tubs from Costco. It’s an example of how yummy seaweed can be, but it contains colorants and preservatives that aren’t great.

My 3-year-old doesn’t like any food described as “salad,” but he does like seaweed in his morning egg and bacon. There is solid precedent for combining seaweed with both pork and/or egg. My local Chinese restaurant makes a pork with seaweed dish that’s sweetly dark and fatty, and many Korean dishes combine seaweed, egg and pork as well, not to mention a Japanese-style omelet sushi, wrapped in nori.

I prepare my kid’s egg by crumbling half a sheet of seaweed and scattering the shards in oil on a hot pan, during the brief window between when the oil is hot and when I add the beaten egg. Be careful not to burn the seaweed, unless you like the taste of burnt hair. If it does burn, wash the pan and start over.

After the egg is sputtering in the pan, crush the other half-sheet of seaweed and sprinkle it on top, then proceed as if it were an omelet. Fold it in half, slide onto a plate, and serve. The kid inevitably requests that I throw some cheese in the fold, which I think is awful. There are a handful of other foods, along with cheese, that I find clash with seaweed, such as basil and kale. But the flavors that work, like soy sauce, rice and kimchi, work very well.

For a simple meal, I often combine these seaweed-friendly ingredients in a bowl, sometimes with egg or meat. The rice can be freshly made or leftover, and fried briefly in oil. The meat—chopped bacon or fried burger meat, for example—should be in small pieces, and placed in a little pile on the rice, along with a portion of kimchi, a dollop of mayo, a scrambled or fried egg, and whatever else seems appropriate. Drizzle with soy sauce, and crumble a sheet of seaweed on top. The shards will wave in the steam rising off the rice, like polyps of a coral reef. In the middle of winter, that looks, and tastes, quite nice.

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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! $-$$ Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 143 W. Broadway Downtown Missoula • 203.1557 Taste why Dickey’s Barbecue is the world’s best barbecue since 1941! Try our 8 juicy hot pit smoked meats, like our southern pulled pork or our family recipe polish sausage. We even offer 11 home-style sides, like our creamy cole slaw and fried okra. Don’t forget we’re also your catering experts! Any event, any size – let Dickey’s do the cooking, and you can take the credit. Graduation parties, weddings, office functions, you name it! Dickey’s Barbecue is the perfect catering choice for groups of all sizes – from 10 to 10,000! Don’t forget-Kids Eat Free Sundays & everyone enjoys FREE ice cream every day! Dickey’s Barbecue. Seriously, Pit Smoked. Open 7 days a week. Offering a full liquor bar. $-$$

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Bao Chow HANGRIEST HOUR The backstory: Last summer, Nicole Taranto and Bradly Daniel—both Biga Pizza employees and graduates of the Missoula College culinary arts program—decided to test local taste buds with a new food cart. Thinking back on their schooling, the two remembered the Asian dish bao being particularly popular among their classmates.

“Everyone loved it,” Taranto says. By late October the two were situated on the corner of Main and Ryman, slinging late-night snacks for the downtown crowd under the name Bao Chow.

What you’re eating: Taranto notes that many customers have been puzzled by bao.

Some aren’t even able to pronounce it properly, she says. (It rhymes with “chow.”) Bao is, quite simply, a steamed bun filled with some meat or vegetables. The most recognizable kind is packed with barbecue pork. But Bao Chow quickly took to offering a revolving list of specialty options ranging from chicken cashew to a lip-smacking vegetable curry. Taranto and Daniel also keep a dessert option available at all times—most recently, pumpkin or apple pie bao. And since the buns are steamed, Taranto says, “it’s a healthier option.”

When you’re eating: With the cold weather and full-time Biga gigs, Taranto and Daniel have had to keep Bao Chow on an odd schedule. Currently, the cart is open only on weekends from midnight to 2:30 a.m., restricting the clientele to peckish bar

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hoppers. The buns go for $3 each or two for $5.

Bao Chow also offers a “drunk special” of three for $5 from 2 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. The hours will likely change in the spring and summer, Taranto says. For now, though, Bao Chow is working hard to push bulk delivery of frozen bao throughout Missoula. An order of a half dozen bao runs $12; a full dozen is $24. Customers can place their orders by messaging Bao Chow directly on Facebook or Twitter. As added incentive, Taranto says home delivery is the only way to get your hands on Bao Chow’s special breakfast creation: bao filled with eggs and sausage.

Where to eat: Bao Chow camps out on the corner of Main and Ryman. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for updates on days and hours.

—Alex Sakariassen Hangriest Hour serves up fresh details on western Montana eats. To recommend a restaurant, dish or chef for Hangriest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.

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 MonFri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$ 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. $ 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 inhouse 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

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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 of our braised meat sandwiches. We also have a Montana Hummus sandwich made from Montana grown garbanzo beans. At last, local, fresh, and healthy! $-$$ Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, freshmade waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ 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). $-$$ 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. $$ Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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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.

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Green Star’s Mike Bengala feels the groove and wants you to know it at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 6-8 PM. No cover.

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.

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.

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 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.

FRIDAYJAN10 All tied up with no place to go. Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody comes (heh) to the Wilma Thu., Jan 16. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35.50. Tickets at jadepresents.com, Rockin Rudy's and 866-300-8300.

THURSDAYJAN09 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.

Take your boots off before the Lunch Re-Boot Yoga with Mary Hanson, with breathing, stretch-

ing and relaxing poses. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Thursdays, Jan. 9March 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. 2:15-5 PM. $12/$10 for members. Ages 6-11. Call 549-7555 to learn more.

The Missoula Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Ronald McDonald House, 3003 Fort Missoula Road. 1 PM. Call Cindy Cone at 728-8283 or Ann Houston at 543-8939 for more info. Free.

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

Secret Powers are dedicated to rocking the free world, and they’re gonna blow some Friday nite sox off along with Ham Shandy, Skin Flowers and the Red Carpet Devils. Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

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 3:45-5:30 PM. $12/$10 for members. Call 5497555 to learn more.

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nightlife Beef Tongue Fried Rice. Beef Heart Potsticker. Quail Egg. or Cauliflower Flan. Pickled Cauliflower. Caramelized Cauliflower. Pine Nuts. Arugula.

Seared Tuna. Olives. Potatoes. Basil. Tomato. or Wild Mushrooms. Fish Sauce. Mint. Chilies.

Spicy Lamb Sausage. Chickpeas. Lemon. Yogurt. Harissa. or Penn Cove Mussels. Fennel. Saffron. Tomato. Roast Garlic. Bread. Potato. or Eggplant. Ricotta. Tomato. Olives.

Rum Cake. or Chocolate and Beet Crêpe Cake.

Cannabis Clinic Medical Marijuana Licensing Clinics

Call 406-249-1304

to schedule an appt with our doctor MEDICAL RECORDS REQUIRED

Serving Patients in the Kalispell and Missoula Areas

The Humane Society of Western Montana seeks good eggs to help care for the shelter’s critters. Volunteer duties include dog walking, cat socializing, cleaning, office work and more.

5930 Highway 93 S. Orientations are Dec. 6 at 5 PM and Dec. 7 at 11 AM. Apply first at myhswm.org.

Submit to the new world order with Production of the Means of Control, a collection of punk prints, collages and drawings by Minneapolis artist Erik Farseth. Reception at Garage Tees, 725 W. Alder St., Ste. 9. 5-10 PM. The First in Fourteen art exhibit bursts out of the gate with photography, sculpture, paintings and multimedia pieces at the Sandpiper Art Gallery, 306 Main St. in Polson. Opening reception from 5-7 PM. All the cool kids and hep cats of the ZACC are coming out of the woodwork to strut their stuff with the ZACC Staff and Friends Group Show for Second Friday. 235 N. First St. 5:30 PM. Work will be on display for the rest of the month, too.

Chilluns can play while Mom and Pop get their whiskey on with Family Friendly Friday at the Top Hat, 6-8 PM. No cover. Jan. 10 features tunes from Leon Young.

Colorado world-beat genre-blending outfit Salem heads on up Highway 93 to groove at Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton from 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

Enjoy zee cinema at Missoula Public Library’s World Wide Cinema night. The series showcases indie and foreign films. Doors open at 6:45, show at 7 PM. Check missoula publibrary.org for info. Free.

Tom Catmull’s Radio Static dials in the dance frequency at the Union Club. 9 PM. No cover.

The Boxcutters and Black Mountain Moan join forces to make for one erotic evening at the Badlander.

9 PM. Free.

When in doubt, pinky out as new Missoula poppy-rock outfit No Fancy plays the Palace, along with All Hail and Arrows to the Sun. 9 PM. Free.

Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails do Friday up right ‘n good, along with the Ticket Sauce Brigade. Sean Kelly’s. 9 PM. No cover.

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.

Meet with the local Wiseasses Society when Smart Alex plays tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., from 9:30 PM to close. No cover.

Have a purr-fectly decadent evening when the Tomcats rock out at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent. 9:30 PM. No cover.

SATURDAYJAN11 Pam Shortt’s broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you at the Argentine Tango night at the Brick Room at Downtown Dance Collective. Dance lesson for all levels at 8 PM, open dancing at 9 PM. $10/$16 for two. Check out ddcmontana.com.

The Herbal Foundations SEED Program offers an in-depth course in the healing power of plants, particularly herbs native to the Rockies. Students will learn how to grow and use herbs for medicinal purposes. Meets on the second Saturday of every month at Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. Third St. W., at 9 AM, through August. $650. Call 728-0543 or email gp@herbsmt.com to learn more.

Folks dealing with loss or illness, including family and care providers, are invited to Small Books in a Box class, the first of the Creativity for Life workshops. Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. Unit 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org to learn more.

Put a snowbird on it at the Saturday family art workshop with Cindy Laundrie Marshall, where you’ll create bold winter-inspired collages. Missoula Art Museum. 11 AM-13:30 PM. Free, but register a couple days in advance to guarantee a spot. Parents are asked to stay with children under age 7. Call 728-0447 or email anna@missoulaartmuseum.org.

Take the kiddos to hear about that trickster Coyote when Pend d’Oreille

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elder Stephen Small Salmon presents week two of Winter Storytelling at Travelers’ Rest State Park in Lolo. 11 AM. $4/free for members and those 18 and under. Visit travelersrest.org.

Put on your red shoes and dance away the winter blues with free Community Dance Day Red Hot Fitness Class, led by Jennaya. Suitable for beginners, but challenging enough for advanced steppers, too. Downtown Dance Collective. 11:30 AM12:30 PM. Free.

All those driven to create with MakerSpace can come in to learn about its resources—for everything from software development to sewing—or work on a project with the Open Time/Project Development, with instructor Jim. Missoula Public Library. Noon-3 PM. Fans of C.J. Box ought to get a kick out of Dead Man’s Fancy: A Sean Stranahan Mystery, which features fly-fishing and murder most foul set in Montana. Author Keith McCafferty reads and signs at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 1-3 PM.

nightlife Don’t fear the reef-er when Coral Thief plays reggae tunes at Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 6-8 PM. Free.

Call ‘em the Tres Wieners when Andy, Cameron and Jesse of Lil’ Smokies play the dinner show at the Top Hat. 6 PM. Free.

Stock up on Vitamin B when MudSlide Charley plays Delta-inspired blues at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

Take a break from your Glacier junket when The Stringlers play some oldschool tunes at the Belton Chalet, 12575 Highway 2 E, West Glacier. 7 PM. Free. Check out beltonchalet.com.

Salish educator and actress Julie Cajune stars in Belief, a performance of stories and poetry with an original score, presented by Npustin and the KwKwusm Theater Project. Dennison Theater. 7 PM. $25/$20 in advance. Tickets at umt.edu/griztix. (See Spotlight.)

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-for-1 Absolut drinks until midnight. $2.

The Jack Saloon and Grill (formerly the venerated Lumberjack) presents live music on Saturdays.

7000 Graves Creek Road. 9 PM. Cash For Junkers’ swingin’ tunes will get Saturday into gear at the Union Club. 9 PM. No cover.

Channel Chevy Chase’s glory days during Saturday Night Jive, featuring Mark Myriad, Dr. Kinetic, Over EZ and C Gerb. Palace. 9 PM. Free.

Meet with the local Wiseasses Society when Smart Alex plays tunes at the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., from 9:30 PM to close.

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[calendar] Have a purr-fectly decadent evening when the Tomcats rock out at the Dark Horse, 1805 Regent.

9:30 PM. No cover.

Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages.

Learn about the stress-relieving and health-enhancing benefits of ayurvedic healing with Mindy Opper’s Ayurveda 101 three-week series.

Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent St. Mondays, Jan. 6-Jan. 20, from 6:30-8:30 PM. $125 for the course. Call 721-0033 or email info@redwillowlearning.org to learn more.

Patterson Hood, who you may remember from such outfits as Drive By Truckers, plays his spooky solo tunes at the Top Hat. SHow at 9:30 PM. $15/$13 in advance. 18plus. Tickets at the Top Hat, tophatlounge.com or Rockin Rudy’s.

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

The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in the month’s second Sunday when it plays the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, from 6–8 PM. $7. Visit missoulawinery.com.

Mama’s got a squeeze box, and she’s gonna bust it out at the Five Valley Accordion Association’s dance at the Eagles Lodge in Hamilton, 125 N. Second St. 1-4 PM. $4/$3 for members. If interested in joining the organization, call 549-3946.

The non-instructed Open Figure Drawing afternoon invites artists ages 18 and older to draw from a live model. Missoula Art Museum. 35 PM. Register by calling 406-7280447, or visit missoulaart museum.org. $7/$5 for members.

Learn to swing dance so fancy that Miss Figglesworth give you her hand with the Beginner Swing Lessons from Sandy Lawler. Missoula Winery and Event Center, 5646 W. Harrier. 4:45-5:45. $5. All levels welcome; and then at 6 PM, Ed Norton Big Band plays.

nightlife Let your imagination take a funky trip when Blue Dream plays Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 5-7 PM. No cover.

Don’t be shy when Tom Catmull plays sultry tunes at Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins inside the Florence Building. 7-10 PM. Free.

TUESDAYJAN14 Group hug! Reverend Horton Heat plays the Top Hat, along with Nekromantix and Old Man Markley, Sun., Jan. 12 at 8 PM. $22/$18 in advance. Check out Rockin Rudy’s or tophatlounge.com for tickets.

Kick your Ska-nuary into gear and have yourself a beer when Reel Big Fish plays the Wilma, along with Suburban Legends, Mighty Mongo and The Maxies. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. Tickets at Rockin Rudys, 866-468-7624 or ticketweb.com. $22/$20 in advance. (See Music.)

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.

Bust out the Dapper Dan pomade and spruce up real good, for this eve the Reverend Horton Heat plays rockin’ rockabilly at the Top Hat, along with Nekromantix and Old Man

Markley. 8 PM. $22/$18 in advance.

Check out Rockin Rudy’s or tophatlounge.com for tickets. (See Music.)

MONDAYJAN13 See the rise and fall (see what I did there?) of 13th Floor Elevators’ Roky Erickson when the Top Hat screens the documentary You’re Gonna Miss Me. 7:30 PM. Free.

Show J.J. Abrams who’s boss after the Screenwriting Workshop, a sixweek class where you’ll learn how to format and plot out film scripts.

ZACC, 235 N. First St. Mondays from 6-8 PM through Feb. 17. $75. Call

549-7555 or visit zootownarts.org to learn more.

Rasa O’Neill presents Therapeutic Yoga for Wellness and Healing, with gentle stretches, breath work and guided meditation. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent St. Mondays from noon to 1 PM. $40 for six weeks/$9 drop-in. Ongoing class.

Call 721-0033 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

John Adam Smith takes to the stage while you take to partying like there’s no tomorrow at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

Paul Horton presents a one-day sustainability workshop with the Natural Step Framework. University Center room 332. $450; email paul@paulhortongroup.net or call 360-918-1079 to learn more.

I ain’t even gonna tell you the correct pronunciation of Camus, ‘cause I’m sure you already know and will be prepared when Shawn Wathen lectures on The Fall. Part of the Marjorie A. Crawford Literature Seminar. Bitterroot Public Library in Hamilton. 9:3011:20 AM. The After School Art Adventure class invites kids ages 6-11 to check out current exhibits and then dig in to their own projects, like printmaking, paper weaving, fantasy character paintings, drawing and more. Missoula Art Museum. Runs through Feb. 18, on

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Shakewell Muzikata Andrew Gromiller and the Organically Grown Whizpops!

Universal Choke Sign Carlton The Band Unicorn Cannery Time To Kill Music Swamp Ritual Darshan Pulse Brad Craig MSO Karissa Pfantz Lil Saint Funk Master Showfornobody The Earthbound Zerdle The Chords Playful Youth Mariah Wynne Muddkikker 64 Tuna Kyler Stryfe Ashley's Hundred Cecelia Monroe Bustello M Modom Jael Johnson Dor Music SAUNArap FarWes Kaine on the Brain Java

Dioxygen Dubstub Eros-Offical K Neumann Kappaoie RaShelle Myra Luke Dowler Taylor McCarl Sierra Kamplain Moon Child Chris Timmons Lige Newton Gary Kiggins Ethan Ryan Music Kathy Anne Beau Ryan John Adam Smith Jesse, The Ocelot Kira Means Jessica Lynn Mullikin Shell Shock Lullaby YT Smith Eli Gillman Adrienne Elise Foster Marley Rose Niland Kyle Shelstad Anton Zimmer Nathan Bardell Ginzy Sabo Kennedy Richards Tim Nordstrom Hardin/Scott Omnithex Modern Sons

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Chairea Red Carpet Devils Aaron B-Rocks Broxterman Ticket Sauce Sophi's Tea Golden Grenade The BoxCutters Mabel's Rage Joshua Glass 8 Terillovet Hunter and the Gathers Tyler Stuckey The Black Heron Blue Moon Missoula Captain Wilson Conspiracy Front St. Jazz Group J. Adams Stephen Jackman Catamount Romleo Boston Tea Party Confidence Man Wrinkles Tyler Morgan Mendelssohn No Fancy The Boy & Sister Aima ukase Speed Gerygone & Twig Crowbar Vigilantes Centimental Revolver Lyrical Motion Suspence B Mune

Hemingway Music Frodie Wapikiya Codependents Beeznest Rude Max Sean Howard Burress Hectic. Muzik Triple-T Tyson Habein Don Montana Mic-B Mr. Soup Queen B & BIGinJapan Mac Marler Unruly Upheaval Katalias Mr. Laz Jones DJ Nicholas Minaj DJ HVZE Sire Ralph Dagza Nintendeaux A-Dubbin $ex Brothers Wolf Trap Music Mechanical Wonderland Boy Burns Bridge Triple3MC jünglehaus Lecture /Sixpointpros DJ Trapy Sauce Kount Dubyula Jespy

Air Gordon Dj Bionic Danny Glover Jr. Three Eared Dog Ryan Johnson + The Dreams Brook Olivia Stuart Garney Black Mountain Moan Lowbluesun Lil' Smokies Ted Ness Whiskey Hooves The Workers Steady Changes Voodoo Horseshoes Miller Creek Off in the Woods Baby Tyger The Point Blanks Joie Rainbeau Kristian Youngman The Hasslers Hellgate Rodeo Gil and the Spills Monk & The Mothers Bottom Feeders Erika Peterman Good Old Fashioned Curtis Rathburn Lost Sols The Solomon Love Band Stan Anglen & Headwaters Yodel King

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story time Stories are one of the biggest ways we pass on our culture and values. For many of us, Aesop’s Fables and Disney princesses and Dr. Seuss are the first things to imprint upon our young brains, and these stories, or versions of them, are what we’ll tell the next generation. Mainstream American fairytales are a cultural hodgepodge, mostly from European folk legends and Greco-Roman myth. The rich and varied stories passed down by tribes indigenous to North America should have a seat at the table, too; tales about characters like the trickster Coyote or the Woman Who Became a Horse. There’s been a recent push from Native American activists and storytellers to keep these traditions flourishing. One such activist is the seemingly tireless Julie Cajune, a University of Montana-educated actress, documentary producer and Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal educator.

WHAT: Belief WHEN: Sat., Jan 11 at 7 PM WHERE: Dennison Theatre HOW MUCH: $25/$20 in advance, tickets at umt.edu/griztix

Cajune stars in the upcoming one-night-only Missoula performance of Belief, a play where she’ll tell Salish women’s stories and poetry, backed by live musicians. Belief, co-written by CSKT member Jen-

Tuesdays from 3:45-5:15 PM. $50/$45 for members. Scholarships available, too. Call 728-0447 or visit missoulaartmuseum.org to learn more.

Cancer survivors are invited to a gentle, meditative practice at Yoga Beyond Cancer with Dena Saedi. No previous yoga experience necessary, but students must have the OK from their doctor. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Tuesdays through Feb. 18 from 4-5 PM. $40 for the six-week series.

nightlife Get rolling on that resolution to be more rad with the new four-week adult beginners’ class at Aikido of Missoula, 208 E. Main St. The course introduces Aikido principles, basic techniques, breath awareness and self-defense. Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-5:45 PM, through Feb. 6. Call 549-8387 or visit AikidoMissoula.com to learn more.

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

Julie Cajune stars in Belief.

nifer Finley, is a small production that’s gone big places. It premiered in December 2012 at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts, and most recently was performed at the 10th World Wilderness Congress in Salamanca, Spain, where it was livestreamed to an international audience.

Belief is presented by Npustin, a nonprofit advancing indigenous art and culture, and the KwKwusm Theater Project, which has staged readings on the Flathead Reservation for a few years now. Plays and readings may not, on first glance, seem that radical; but amplifying the voices of indigenous people—especially women—who have been oppressed is still daring. Stories still have power.

line dance, followed by 7 PM twostep and 8 PM country cha-cha.

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

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.

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: On Jan. 15, 1968, more than 5,000 women formed the Jeannette Rankin Brigade and marched in protest of what conflict? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)

Declare who is Lord Smartypants of Them All and 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.

—Kate Whittle

WEDNESDAYJAN15 Explore another culture with the Muslim Journeys Book Discussion. UM professor Samir Bitar leads the discourse on Leila Aboulela’s Minaret. Missoula Public Library. 6 PM. 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.

Ignore that Lululemon jerk, you ain’t too fat for yoga. The Yoga For Round Bodies class with Leslie Burgess caters to folks who might be shy or uncomfortable at a regular yoga class, or are looking to get in shape. This beginner-level class is gentle and Leslie is experienced in modifying poses to fit all comfort levels. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Wednesdays through March 5 from noon-1:15 PM. $80 for eight weeks. Doctor’s release is required. Call 721-0033 or email info@redwillowlearning.org.

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Bring your inner goddess along (but keep her away from the Shock Top, gurl can’t handle her drink) for Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody, a musical take on the book that your cousin in Iowa is obsessed with. Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35.50. Tickets at jadepresents.com, Rockin Rudy’s and 866-300-8300.

Kick it with some derby dames, without fear of spraining an ankle when the ZACC hosts Celebrity Sketch: Hellgate Rollergirls Jr. No drawing experience necessary to hang out and sketch the rollergirls. 235 N. FIrst St. W. 6 PM. $12/$10 for members. All supplies included. Call 549-7555 or visit zootownarts.org to learn more.

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.

Sip a giggle water and get zozzled, baby, with the weekly Jazz Night presented by the Basement Boyz at the Top Hat. 6 PM. Free.

Count on a good time when Cryptochrome, Triple 3 MC, 3 DHR, Dufresh and Rockstocki play the Palace, with lighting by Pulse. 9 PM. Free.

Catch a lucky one at Breaks Night, with Milkcrate Mechanic and a cast of breakbeat DJs. Palace. 9 PM. No cover, plus $5 PBR pitchers and free pool.

Shramanuary is halfway there, baby, living on a prayer, and for this edition, Shramana’s metal is accompanied by the musical stylings of Total Combined Weight, Arctodus and Future Users: Beta, a new experimental rock dealio.

VFW, 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. $3, 18-plus.

Singer-songwriter and sensual-mustachehaver Michael Kirkpatrick might just charm the pants off y’all at the Top Hat. 9 PM. Free. (Trivia answer: Vietnam.)

THURSDAYJAN16 We can’t promise it’ll be like Coyote Ugly, but don your best sparkly top just in case when Soul City Cowboys play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., at 9 PM. No cover.

The Thursday Young Artists After School Program gets the chilluns involved with all manner of art history and media. ZACC. 2:15-5 PM. $12/$10 for members. Ages 6-11. Call 549-7555 to learn more.

Getting cozy. Ram Dass: Fierce Grace screens at the Roxy Theater Tue., Jan. 14 at 7 PM. $6/$5 for students.

nightlife Now’s the time to put in your two cents and “Make Your Art Desires and Needs Known” at the Zootown Arts Community Center’s open meeting, where ZACC staff will share a strategic plan and ask for input about its growth. 235 N. First St. 6 PM. No cost to attend.

Thursday is the new Friday and 50 is the new 30 and orange is the new black, so plan accordingly when Russ Nasset plays Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave. The Burns St. Beastro cart might be parked outside with plates of tasty munchables, too. 6-8 PM. No cover.

Missoula’s own Jordan Lane plays his thoughtful tunes at the Top Hat dinner show, starting around 6 PM. Free.

Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out when Tom Catmull and Radio Static play the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton. 6-8:30 PM. No cover.

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Cash for Junkers elevates the evening with some western swing, honky tonk and old-school jazz at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. No cover.

My resolution to eat more chocolate and give fewer damns is going just swimmingly. 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.

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here are two approaches to hockey: you can love it, or you can love it. Trust me—I tried to hate it, the way I hate most organized sports (particularly the ones where I got called fat in gym class). But hockey imparts a particular magical ridiculousness and joy. It requires a vehicle called a “Zamboni,” which is one of the all-time greatest words ever. And I can think of few activities that call for as much brute athleticism harnessed by finesse than hockey, in which you race around trying to get a weensy puck into a large goal, while getting hip-checked and trying not to fall down because, oh, right, you’re ice skating. That rather tricky last part is why I’ve never played in any official capacity besides Whittle Hockey, a very exclusive annual tournament where my sister and I scooch around on river ice while our dog gets in the way of the puck.

Regardless of whether your hockey dreams have been dashed by a lack of physical coordination, it’s still

these are the good old days.

a hell of a lot of fun to watch. The Seeley Lake Pond Hockey Tournament is a joyous (and, I suspect, beery) occasion, in which local enthusiasts band together into teams to fight for glory on Seeley Lake. Teams this year include “Win Lose We Booze,” “Parks and Wrecks,” “Dusty Muffins” and “Six Guys One Cup.” If this gnarly winter is getting you down, a dose of hockey just might cheer you up.

—Kate Whittle The fourth annual Seeley Lake Pond Hockey Tournament, hosted outside Lindey's Prime Steak House, starts Fri., Jan. 10 around 5 PM and continues through Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Free to watch.

Check out the Seeley Lake Pond Hockey Facebook page for more details.

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THURSDAY JANUARY 9 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 snow enthusiasts in scenic destinations like Norway, Sweden, Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand. Top Hat. 9 PM.

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 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 11 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 runwildmissoula.org.

The Swan Ecosystem Center invites the whole durn fambly to the National Winter Trails Day snowshoe trek, with activities throughout the day and a cozy fire and hot cocoa afterward. Holland Lake Day Use Area, 11 AM-3 PM. Limited number of adult and child snowshoes available for rent. Call 406-754-3137 to sign up.

MONDAY JANUARY 13 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 14 Backcountry aficionados can get well-versed in avalanches with the two AIARE 1 Avalanche Trainings, January 14-16 and 17-19. Downing Mountain Lodge,1017 Grubstake Road in Hamilton. $475, includes meals and lodging. Sign up at avalanche.education@gmail.com or call 406-838-6617.

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.

Grizzled mountain dude Steve Karkanen (or at least, I’m assuming he’s grizzled) gives his annual presentation on avalanches at the January edition of the Rocky Mountaineers meeting. The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. 7 PM. Visit rockymountaineers.com.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 Get the crew together for the Missoula Alpine Ski Race League, wherein four-person teams (including at least one woman) face off in head-to-head races.

Hosted by Snowbowl Wednesday evenings from Jan. 22–March 5 at 7 PM, with final race and party on March 7. Lots of prizes and Big Sky brew gear for the winners. $395 per team. To learn more, contact Jay Rutherford at jay.rutherford@gmail.com.

THURSDAY JANUARY 16 You resolved to do more cross-country skiing this year, so get after it with the Cross-Country Skiing in the Bitterroots informational evening. Experts will chat about the groomed trail systems at Chief Joseph Pass and Lake Como, plus off-trail excursions. Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. 7 PM. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Sometimes, it’s easy to reduce the concept of “art” to paintings on a wall, to a static object, passively observed. I’m guilty of this myself, particularly at times when I’m wandering First Friday and annoyed by some overly obtuse artist’s statement. But art isn’t just confined to a gallery. It’s present in nearly every aspect of our lives, from the design of your house to the hue of your sweater. It’s the music on the radio and texture of a handmade mug. It’s in the things you draw, sew, paint, design or cook or bake.

You likely participate in art in some small way every day. Missoula’s blessed to have several organizations where you can participate in art on a bigger level,

and learn things and share skills. One of these—and our only nonprofit community center for art—is the ZACC. A hardworking, creative cast of characters have driven the 501(c)3 Zootown Arts Community Center since its founding in 2009. In just a few short years, it’s become an integral part of local art and DIY culture, what with classes for all ages, Second Friday gallery openings, fundraisers (aka great parties) and hosting performances, plays and live music.

Looking to the future, the ZACC hosts a public meeting on Jan. 16 asking the community about what kind of classes, programs and projects people would like to see. ZACC staff will also share a strategic plan for the center’s growth over the next three years. Art is never a static process; it must keep moving forward.

—Kate Whittle "Make Your Art Desires and Needs Known" at the Zootown Arts Community Center's open meeting. 235 N. First St. Thu., Jan. 16 at 6 PM. No cost to attend.

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The one and only Bonner Milltown Community Council gets together, with items on the agenda about developments at the mill properties, proposed pedestrian trials, Milltown State Park and more. Bonner School Library, 9045 Hwy. 200 E. 7 PM. Contact Karl at KUhlig@wgmgroup.com to learn more.

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

SATURDAY JANUARY 11 Sadly, there aren’t any cheese curds or tater pigs at the 17th Annual Health Fair, but there are free and cheap screenings for lipids, blood pressure, bone density and other stuff you should probably pay attention to occasionally. Southgate Mall. 7 AM-1 PM. No cost to attend.

Get your spending on track this year with the Financial Fitness Class at Homeword, where you’ll learn about setting goals, managing debt and budgeting.

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Unravel some health care mystery when an Affordable Care Act navigator is on hand for drop-in appointments to help folks figure it out. Missoula Public Library. Mon., Jan. 13 at 3 PM and Tue., Jan. 14 at 6 PM.

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.

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.

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TUESDAY JANUARY 14

Support Imagine Missoula, which connects volunteers with folks in need, by raising a toast or two with the Cheers for Charity at Draught Works Brewery, 917 Toole Ave. 5-8 PM. Some proceeds from every pint go toward a different nonprofit every week.

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.

Missoula County Democrats’ monthly central committee meeting gets together. The featured speaker, Community Food and Agriculture Coalition’s Annie Heuscher, will chat about building a better local food system. Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. 7-8:30 PM.

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.

Hone your talkin’ and listenin’ skills with the Communication Class based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg and the Center for Nonviolent Communication. Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St., Unit 17.

Runs on Tuesdays from Jan. 14-Feb. 11 from 7 to 8 PM. $90/$50 for two. Call 443-3439 or email info@partrickmarsolek.com to learn more.

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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

The Missoula Patriots host Missoula County Sheriff’s Department Det. David Merifield to talk about drug trafficking in Missoula. Valley Christian School Auditorium, 2526 Sunset Lane. 7 PM.

AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.

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By Amy Alkon THE RAT OF THE LITTER For two months, I've been dating an awesome guy. He does sweet things like leaving cute notes on my windshield, but I worry about how he looks up to his older brother, who isn't the greatest person. What's most worrisome is how his brother treats women like garbage, saying anything to get them into bed and then ditching them or cheating. I haven't known my apparently awesome boyfriend long, so part of me worries about whether any part of his brother has rubbed off on him or will. How much of a "family resemblance" is there between brothers?

—Having Cautious Fun Younger brothers do tend to look up to older brothers, and frankly, this is hard to avoid if one's older brother is always dangling out some married woman's secondfloor window.

But behavioral science research finds that personality isn't transferred from one person to another like cat hair from a couch to black pants. "Personality similarity between relatives seems to come mostly from their shared genes," writes behavioral geneticist and twins researcher Nancy Segal in "Born Together—Reared Apart."

About your boyfriend and his brother, Segal told me, "If they were identical twins, I would worry!" Identical twins share 100 percent of their genes, she explained. But "siblings share 50 percent of their genes, on average" and "can be very different."

And even with those genes they share, biology isn't destiny. The same gene that vaults into action in one brother (sending chemical signals to the brain that influence personality) might spend a lifetime napping in the other. Gene expression— whether certain genes get switched on—is triggered by environment (which includes diet, chemical exposure, and a person's experiences). And although these brothers grew up in the same family, the same environment's effect on different siblings can be different because they experience it at different ages, with a different combination of genes, and with different peer and other influences. So, for example, four brothers can have the same physically abusive grifter father but only one of them—executed murderer Gary Gilmore—ends up a cold-blooded killer. And then there's Bill Clinton and his half brother Roger—one of whom was the leader of the free world and the other, a leader in finding the free beer.

Chances are your boyfriend looks up to his brother for historical reasons—for building him forts out of couch cushions and making

some bully wear girls underwear on his head—and he doesn't want to mess up his misty view with new information, like how his brother collects girls' tears in little labeled glass vials. You, however, are on the right track— "having cautious fun" instead of deciding your boyfriend's the cheese and closing your eyes to any information contradicting that. But while your boyfriend's brother is a user of people, which points to a lack of empathy, your boyfriend's behavior (just per the notes he leaves on your car) suggests he takes pleasure in delighting you, which suggests he truly cares about you. If only his brother would show similar thoughtfulness and start leaving his own cute notes on girls' cars—perhaps something along the lines of "Roses are red, violets are blue; I just got a shot at the free clinic, and so should you."

EX AND THE CITY My wife and I divorced just over a year ago, and I asked my friends to stop being friends with her, which I thought they had.

I just learned that a friend is starting a new job—for which my ex-wife recommended him (knowing he was looking because they remained "friends" on LinkedIn). I'm glad he got a new gig, but I'm angry people are still in touch with her, since the marriage ending was pretty much her fault.

—Hurt Good morning, General Pinochet. You apparently forgot to put the word out to local birds to boycott your ex-wife's bird feeder and order squirrels in the park not to take nuts from her. You don't get to tell grown adults who they can and can't be friends with. Instead, you trust your friends to behave like friends. It's a bit much, however, to expect everybody to stop being "friends" with your ex-wife—to remember they once connected on LinkedIn and go click the button for "Off With Her Head." And frankly, in this economy, I wouldn't hold it against somebody even if they got their job through a LinkedIn connection to Charles Manson. The ironic thing is, you're the one who really needs to disconnect—to finally decide to move on instead of remaining married to your resentment long after divorcing your wife. Try to remember, time flies "when you're having fun," not "when you're resenting your dog for not doing the noble thing when he's at her place and going on a hunger strike."

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Mon-Fri, 2:30pm to 6pm, for approximately 17 ½ hours per week. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 2985967

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$300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training available. 1-800-965-6520 ext. 278 DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (DSP) A local employer is seeking both full & part time DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS to work with developmentally disabled adults.

Familiarity with the needs of people with developmental disabilities, a high school diploma or GED, and a valid Montana driver’s license are required. Individuals will assist with daily living activities and provide social interaction.

Must be able to work 32-40 hours per week. Days and shifts vary.

Starting wage is $9.02/hour or higher depending on experience.

Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, and retirement. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 2985959 FARM WORK AVAILABLE near Lewistown, MT. Includes grain,

clean-up, cattle work. Tobaccofree workplace. Recent farm experience required. Blind Box 454, Box 900, Lewistown, MT 59457 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. 406-493-7876 Call 9am-5pm M-F only.

PHOTOGRAPHER Employer is seeking to hire a part-time Entry-Level PHOTOGRAPHER. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Willing to train (family company). Must be patient, computer literate, friendly and have attention to detail. Seeking only those applicants with a strong commitment to work. Must have reliable transportation and valid drivers license. Overnight, statewide travel IS REQUIRED. **Background check will be conducted** Work independently at schools to do set up, photography, collection of payments and paperwork. Monday - Friday, 20-25 hours per week. Late January through Mid April 2014. $9.50 per hour. When traveling you will be reimbursed for the actual cost of gas; PLUS $0.10 per mile for your vehicle use; PLUS your hourly wage. When an overnight stay is required, the employer will reimburse the overnight costs, (Room and food). Closes 01/25/14. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 2985965 RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANERS ON-CALL RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANERS needed for America’s #1 house cleaning service. No experience needed, employer will train.

MUST have reliable transportation, proof of insurance, valid drivers license and a phone or other means of immediate communication. *Background checks and drug tests will be conducted by employer.* Must be neatly groomed with a professional appearance. NO facial piercings or visible tattoos allowed. Cleaning residential homes according to company policy. Work will be scheduled for teams of 2-3 people. Guaranteed 8 hours per week. Must be available Mon-Fri between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturdays as requested. ****NOW OFFERING INCENTIVE BONUSES**** Wages start at $8.00/hour, upon completion of training the wages are ap-

proximately $10/hour. Advancement opportunities available. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985960

PROFESSIONAL Judicial Assistant This position is the primary assistant and staff person for the Standing Master. Responsible for performing all administrative support functions in a professional manner. The assistant will manage the court calendar by scheduling a variety of matters in consultation with the judge and other parties.

The 4th Judicial District is a fastpaced environment and the successful applicant must have the ability to multi-task and manage a number of activities. Excellent customer service skills are required as well as solid knowledge of the legal system and legal terminology. Duties also include managing the efficient functioning of the office. Conflict is an inherent part of the position and the successful candidate must be adept at handling different people and issues. Experience with Microsoft Word or Word Perfect is required. A full job description is available from Human Resources at shgrandy@mt.gov. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9817881 MARKETING AND GRAPHICS PERSON A growing Missoula manufacturing company is seeking to hire a MARKETING AND GRAPHICS DESIGN PERSON. Requires a creative, energetic, experienced individual who displays strong graphic design and communication skills, and thrives in a fastpaced, team-oriented environment. DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: Coordination and distribution of materials to support outside sales and training efforts in North America, International, Schools and tradeshows, updates to existing collateral to support new program functionality and development of new collateral (online and print). Providing concepts and producing print and multimedia content and handling critiques of work from both upper management and colleagues.

Work respectfully with others, consistently create diverse range of marketing materials including; advertisements, brochures,

logos, postcards, sales materials, web graphics, social media, presentations, etc. Review of distributors’ catalogs and presenting to distributors catalog revisions and updates in a timely manner. Full time, day shift. $10-$13 per hour depending on experience.

Position will grow in responsibility and salary if person proves themselves. Full benefit package.

Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985964 Restaurant Assistant Manager Seeking energetic, motivated individuals for assistant manager at a kitchen focused restaurant. Duties include managing shift, coaching staff, scheduling, training, cash handling, guest service, cooking, food prep and mentoring new employees. Flexible schedule and great pay. Will train person with strong customer service or staff management background. Potential for advancement for top performer. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9985169

SKILLED LABOR SECURITY OFFICER Graveyard Shift Full-time, MUST pass drug & criminal background checks. Have knowledge of security practices, methods & techniques in a correctional setting, interpersonal communication & conflict resolution. Skill in the use of security equipment & self defense techniques. Ability to physically restrain an individual if necessary.

Clean driving record. Work schedule is 11:00 PM until 7:00 AM, Friday thru Tuesday. Starts at $10.50/hr, then $13.00/hr after probationary period. Benefits include ten working days of annual leave, sick leave, and ten days of holiday leave per year.

Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985971

TRAINING/ INSTRUCTION TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs and refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL. Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for

EMPLOYMENT qualified students. SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula, 1-800-545-4546

HEALTH CAREERS LPN Requires graduation from a licensed practical nursing program. Requires current license as a practical nurse in the State of Montana. RECENT GRADUATES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. The work is performed while walking or standing most of the time. The work requires medium range lifting, including supply boxes (2030 lbs.); assisting patients on and off the examination tables; carrying, lifting and restraining children. Requires the manual dexterity to perform skills such as drawing blood and giving injections. Provides clinical patient care as member of care team in all aspects of serving the patient.

Functions as a member of a care team, with a medical provider.

Scribes for provider and assists with the patient visit. Assists provider with minor procedures.

Schedules follow up appointments. Triages patients, assessing the patients’ needs in person and on the phone. Manages patient flow, ensuring that the clinic appointments are conducted on schedule. Conducts and records initial health interviews and prepares patients for examination.

Gathers and records vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, pulse respirations, height and weight, pain scale, etc. Charts interactions with patients. Full time, permanent positions. Work schedules rotate and include evening and weekend hours. $14.15/hr. CLOSES: 01/16/14. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985963 Phlebotomist I Mon- Fri 38pm. Perform a variety of specimen collection techniques from

patients in patient service centers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living locations, and client’s facilities. Additional duties specific to a location may include: reception, collection of billing information, specimen processing and client and customer service duties. Performs a variety of routine blood drawing procedures, to include venipuncture and capillary techniques, using standard equipment such as vacutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes and butterfly needles.

Facilitates the unobserved collection of urine specimens. Greets patients. Interacts directly with patient to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears, and elicit cooperation. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 9985229 YOGA INSTRUCTOR Missoula family oriented, membership based, non-profit community service agency is seeking a Part-time Yoga Instructor. Must have experience as a yoga instructor. Teach hour-long Yoga classes in a Group Exercise format. Begin as a substitute with the possibility of taking on a regularly scheduled class. Classes are 12:05-12:55pm on Thursday and 10:30-11:30am on Friday, starting January 24th. There is an additional immediate opening on Wednesdays at 5:00pm.

Employer can hire 1 or 2 instructors to meet these needs. Total hours available are 3 per week.

PAY: $16.88 per class. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com. Job# 2985966

SALES FULL AND PART TIME SALES ASSOCIATES Ability to lift over 75lbs. on a regular basis and have a valid driver license. Customer service, product sales, stocking shelves

and displays, mixing paint, and occasionally operating a forklift (employer will train) and making deliveries. Store hours are Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Saturday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; and Sunday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Work days and hours may vary, but the employer is flexible. Individual MUST be willing to work at least 2 weekends per month. PAY: Depending on experience. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985962 PARTS COUNTER PERSON PARTS COUNTER PERSON wanted to provide customers with professional assistance in obtaining needed auto parts. Employer prefers experience, but is willing to train; will receive training necessary to become proficient in and be designated as store’s sales specialist.

Background in mechanics helpful and good communication skills required. Advise customers according to description of malfunction and recommend substitute or modification of parts when replacement is not available. Write up customer orders, make price quotations, take telephone orders, accept payments, handle customer complaints, per-

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Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

Job# 2985961 Verizon Wireless Retailer We are looking for people who are passionate about working with others. This is a sales position, with goals and commission, but the true path to success comes with properly serving the customer. We’re more than a retailer. We have a different perspective when it comes to our customers - give them amazing service, selling them everything they need, so they won’t go anywhere else.

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Compensation is a base wage, plus a commission. With a compensation that is heavily weighted toward performers, we are looking for those who want to have control over their income through personal production.

Benefits include dental insurance, 401k, profit sharing, employee discounts and paid time off. Full job description at Missoula Job Service: employmissoula.com.

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By Rob Brezsny

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To help take the edge off the darkness you have been wrestling with, I offer you these lines from a poem by Kay Ryan: "The day misspent, / the love misplaced, / has inside it / the seed of redemption. / Nothing is exempt / from resurrection." In other words, Gemini, whatever has disappeared from your life will probably return later in a new form. The wrong turns you made may lead you to a fresh possibility. Is that what you want? Or would you prefer that the lost things stay lost, the dead things stay dead? Make a decision soon.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Human beings are often unable to receive because we do not know what to ask for," says the writer Malidoma Somé in his book Water and Spirit. "We are sometimes unable to get what we need because we do not know what we want." With that in mind, Cancerian, hear my two pleas: first, that in the next six weeks, you will work diligently to identify the goodies you want most; and second, that you will cultivate your capacity to receive the goodies you want most by refining your skill at asking for them.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Julia Morgan (1872-1957) was the first woman licensed as an architect in California. She designed over 700 buildings in the course of her brilliant career, and thrived both financially and artistically. One key to her success was her humility. "Don't ever turn down a job because it's beneath you," she advised. That's a helpful message for you to hear, Leo. It applies to the work-related opportunities you may be invited to take on, as well as the tasks that your friends, associates, and loved ones ask you to consider. You can't possibly know ahead of time how important it might ultimately be to apply yourself conscientiously to a seemingly small assignment.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of Beethoven's music teachers said, "As a composer, he is hopeless." When Thomas Edison was a kid, a teacher told him he was "too stupid to learn anything." Walt Disney worked at a newspaper when he was young, but his editor fired him because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." I'm sure there was a person like that in your past—someone who disparaged and discouraged you. But I'm happy to report that 2014 will be the best year ever for neutralizing and overcoming that naysayer's curse. If you have not yet launched your holy crusade, begin now.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As a child, French philosopher and writer Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) loved math. But his father, who homeschooled him, forced him to forego math and concentrate on studying the humanities. Blaise rebelled. When he was 12 years old, he locked himself in his room for days and immersed himself in mathematical investigations. When he emerged, he had figured out on his own some of Euclid's fundamental theorems about geometry. Eventually, he became a noted mathematician. I see the coming weeks as prime time to do something like the young Pascal did: Seal yourself away from other people's opinions about who you're supposed to be, and explore the themes that will be crucial for the person you are becoming.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1609, Dutch sea explorer Henry Hudson sailed to America and came upon what we now call Coney Island. Back then it was a barren spit of sand whose main inhabitants were rabbits. But it was eventually turned into a dazzling resort—an "extravagant playground," according to the documentary film Coney Island. By the early 20th century, there were three sprawling amusement parks packed into its two square miles of land, plus "a forest of glittering electric towers, historical displays, freak shows, a simulated trip to the moon, the largest herd of elephants in the world, and panoramas showing the Creation, the End of the World, and Hell." I mention this, Scorpio, because 2014 could feature your very own Henry Hudson moment: a time when you will discover virgin territory that will ultimately become an extravagant playground.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows," said 19th-century social reformer Henry Ward Beecher.

That might be an accurate assessment for most people, but I don't think it will be true for you Sagittarians in the foreseeable future. Your animal intelligence will be working even better than usual. Your instinctual inclinations are likely to serve as reliable guides to wise action. Trust what your body tells you! You will definitely be clever enough to be a crow.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Can you guess what combination of colors makes the most vivid visual impact? Psychologists say it's black on yellow. Together they arrest the eye. They command attention. They activate a readiness to respond. According to my reading of the astrological omens, this is the effect you can and should have in the coming weeks. It's time for you to draw the best kind of attention to yourself. You have a right and a duty to galvanize people with the power of your presence. Whether you actually wear yellow clothes with black highlights is optional as long as you cultivate a similar potency.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'm guessing that in a metaphorical sense, you've been swallowed by a whale. Now you're biding your time in the beast's belly. Here's my prediction: You will be like the Biblical Jonah, who underwent a more literal version of your experience. The whale eventually expelled him, allowing him to return to his life safe and sound—and your story will have the same outcome. What should you do in the meantime? Here's the advice that Dan Albergotti gives in his poem "Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale." "Count the ribs," he says. "Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fires with the broken hulls of fishing boats. Practice smoke signals. Call old friends. Organize your calendar. Dream of the beach. Review each of your life's ten million choices. Find the evidence of those before you. Listen for the sound of your heart. Be thankful that you are here, swallowed with all hope, where you can rest and wait."

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When is the last time you did an experiment? I'm not talking about scientific tests and trials that take place in a laboratory. I'm referring to real-life experiments, like when you try out an unfamiliar experience to see if it appeals to you . . . or when you instigate a change in your routine to attract unpredictable blessings into your sphere. Now would be an excellent time to expose yourself to a few what-ifs like that. You're overdue to have your eyes opened, your limits stretched, and your mind blown.

BLACK BEAR NATUROPATHIC

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can blame it on the coming full moon. You can blame it on the gorgeous storm or the epic dream or the haunting song or the suffering you're struggling to vanquish. All I ask is that you don't blame it on the alcohol. OK? If you're going to do wild and brave and unexpected things, make sure they are rooted in your vigorous response to primal rhythms, not in a drunken surrender to weakness or ignorance. I'm all for you losing your oppressive self-control, but not the healthy kind of self-control.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): How do you like your tests? Short, intense, and dramatic? Or leisurely, drawn-out, and low-pressure? Here's another question: Do you prefer to pick out the tests you take, making sure they're good fits for the precise lessons you want to master? Or do you find it more exciting and adventurous to let fate determine what unpredictable tests get sent your way?

Ruminate about these matters, Pisces. You're due for a nice big test sometime soon, and it's in your interest to help shape and define how everything unfolds.

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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PUBLIC NOTICES INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of Orchard Homes Ditch Company, Intake Improvements Project will be received by the ORCHARD HOMES DITCH COMPANY, MONTANA at the office of the ENGINEER, Morrison – Maierle, Inc., 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana 59808, until 4:00 P.M. local time on January 24, 2014, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Late bids will be returned unopened. Each bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope. The envelope shall be clearly marked as follows: “BID PROPOSAL, INTAKE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, ORCHARD HOMES DITCH COMPANY” The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to: Demolition of concrete infrastructure; Concrete check structure; Slide gate installation; Canal bank stabilization; Site restoration activities. The Contract Documents consisting of half size Drawings and Project Manual may be examined or obtained at the office of MorrisonMaierle, Inc., 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana 59808. Required deposit is $75 per set, which is not refundable, by regular mail or United Parcel Service (UPS). Payment of an additional $25 is required for express mail. Added full size drawings may be purchased for an additional $50, non-refundable. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the office of the Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 3011 Palmer Street, Missoula, Montana 59808, at 3:00 P.M. on January 17, 2014. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend. A tour of the project site will be conducted. CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR’s subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).

Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. Forms for registration can also be obtained online at MT.Contractor.Com. CONTRACTOR’s are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the state of Montana in accordance with the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to Orchard Homes Ditch Company in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/loan funding from the DNRC-RRGL Program.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above within a period of 60 days. The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60), and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the Orchard Homes Ditch Company.

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA MONTANA Probate Case No. DP-13-244 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Annie M. Magee, 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 the Personal Representative, Thomas Magee, return receipt requested, at 407 Wolfville, Florence, MT 59833, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 3rd day of January, 2014. /s/ Thomas Magee, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause Probate No. DP-13-217 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 Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP13-251 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LIISA M. PARTAKER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Karin Partaker, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 19th day of December, 2013. /s/ Karin Partaker, Personal Representative WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Patrick Dougherty MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Probate No. DP13-254 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA BERNICE BURKE DALTON, a/k/a DONNA B. DALTON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Gary Dalton, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 31st day of December, 2013. /s/ Gary Dalton, Personal Representative WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ William E. McCarthy 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. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Richard Allen Flink, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 10th day of December, 2013. /s/ Robert Allen Flink, Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is 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. DP13-250 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 Probate No. DP13-253 NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL, DETERMINATION OF TESTACY AND HEIRS AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY M. MONAGHAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Tina Asby Hansen has filed in the above Court and cause a Petition for the formal probate of the Will of Mary M. Monaghan, deceased, for determination of testacy and heirs, and for the appointment of Tina Asby Hansen as Personal Representative of said Will and estate.

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 the courtroom in the courthouse at Missoula, Montana, on the 28th day of January, 2014, at the hour of 1:30 o’clock p.m., at which time all interested persons may appear and object. Dated this 2nd day of January, 2014. /s/ Tina Asby Hansen c/o Boone Karlberg PC PO Box 9199 Missoula, MT 59807 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTORNEY: BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Julie R. Sirrs, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807 Attorneys for Tina Asby Hansen MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-13-252 Dept.

No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF M. JEANE FEVOLD, 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 KAREN L. FEVOLD, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested at c/o Victor F. Valgenti, Attorney at Law, 200 University Plaza, 100 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date: 12/23/2013 Place: Missoula /s/ Karen L. Fevold, 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 1518-212, 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:

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$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 (406-258-4847) 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 11374 Pursuant to section 15-18212, 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 #5-LOT 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 (406-258-4847) 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

(TS# 7023.107693) 1002.260394-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/30/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200631097, Bk. 788, Pg. 366, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Matthew M. Miller and Rebecca L. Miller was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 1 of Kalberg Estates, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201200002 Bk. 887 Pg. 879 Microrecords, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-WF1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According

to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 22, 2013, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $604,795.35. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $365,584.06, 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 April 3, 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# 7023.17612) 1002.99556-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 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 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

PUBLIC NOTICES 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: 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 24, 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 24B OF HILLVIEW HEIGHTS NO. 7, LOTS 23A, 23B, 24A & 24B, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Phil Corbin and Jennifer Corbin, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 11, 2003 and recorded January 29, 2004 in Book 725, Page 1382, under Document No. 200402553. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc., successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, 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 $969.26, 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 September 16, 2013 is $124,624.42 principal, interest at the rate of 5.875% now totaling $2,741.45, late charges in the amount of $101.31, escrow advances of $1,081.55 and other fees and expenses advanced of $188.18, plus accruing interest at the

rate of $20.06 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: October 18, 2013 /s/ Dalia Martinez 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 18th day of October, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public State Idaho County Bingham Commission expires: 01/19/2018. CitiMortgage V Corbin 41926.175 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

JONESIN’ C r o s s w o r d s $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, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Guild Vs. Kelley 41291.876 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEES SALE on February 18, 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 3 in Block 2 of El Mar Estates Phase III, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Tax Map or Parcel ID No. 5800146 David Brent McClellan, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana, Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 12, 2004 and recorded October 15, 2004 in Book 741 Page 911 under Document No 200429323. The beneficial interest is currently held by Beneficial Financial I Inc Successor by Merger to Beneficial Montana Inc. D/B/A Beneficial Mortgage Co. 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 $1,460.73, beginning April 18, 2011, 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 18, 2013 is $171,955.78 principal, interest at the rate of 8.24% now totaling $37,926.76, and other fees and expenses advanced of $56,358.83, plus accruing interest at the rate of $38.82 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: October 9, 2013 /s/ Dalia Martinez 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 9th day of October, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, 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/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Hsbc Vs. Mcclellan 41472.663

by Matt Jones

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45 Tried, with "at" 46 World of Warcraft, for one 47 Giant swirl of Buzzfeed posts?

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50 Time out?

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 2550 Pattee Canyon. 3 bed, 2.5 bath on 8 acres. Gourmet kitchen, deck, patio, 2 car garage. $480,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.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 29203 Old Hwy 10 West. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 3.39 acres on the Clark Fork River. $539,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, remodeled Central Missoula home. $298,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4475 Quaking Aspen. 4 bed, 2.5 bath Prairie-style home on almost one Rattlesnake acre. Built by professional woodworker with lots of natural light and beautiful details. $599,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate, 532-9229 tory@montana.com

garage. $769,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com 524 Spanish Peaks Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath Mansion Heights home with 3 car garage near park & common area. $549,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com

5 Bdr, 3 Bath, remodeled Central Missoula home. $295,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 511 Spanish Peaks. 4 bed, 3 bath Mansion Heights home with 3 car

5454 Canyon River Drive. 6 bed, 4 bath with 3 car garage on Canyon River Golf Course. $550,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 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 720 Bulwer. 2 bed, 2 bath Westside home with wood floors, unfinished basement & 2 car garage. $182,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-9270. glasgow@montana.com 756 Angler’s Bend. 3 bed, 2 bath with 3 car gargage on East Missoula golf course. $465,332. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 5329229 tory@montana.com Beautiful home on Rattlesnake Creek. 4 bed, 3 bath with gourmet kitchen, fireplace and deck.

$865,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 5417355, milyardhomes@yahoo.com 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 Lot 42 Jeff Drive. To be built 2 bed, 2 bath Hoyt home in Linda Vista with 3 car garage. $369,500.

Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229. tory@montana.com

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. 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 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, carport, storage and access to community room and ex-

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 www.mindypalmer.com

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 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

ercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com

Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com

Missoula Properties 728-8270

FIDELITY Management Services, Inc.

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

Serving the Missoula area since 1981.

Visit our website at

fidelityproperty.com

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 [C10] Missoula Independent • January 9 – January 16, 2014

REAL ESTATE 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

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

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

Rock Creek Acreage. 20 acres adjacent to Forest Service land. #349,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

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

4,800 square feet. Mature trees, sewer available. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com NHN Frontage Road, Alberton. 2 building sites with Clark Fork River views. $65,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40+ acre parcel with Mission Mountain views. $199,000.

Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Old Freight Road. Approximately 11 acres with Mission Mountain Views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com

Noxon Reservoir Avista frontage lots near Trout Creek, MT. Red Carpet Realty 728-7262 www.redcarpet-realty.com

OUT OF TOWN 1333 Juniper, Alberton. 5 bed, 3 bath on nearly 20 acres bordered

by National Forest. $725,000.

Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 210 Red Fox Road, Lolo. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.59 acres along Bitterroot River. $480,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula, 2398350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home. $125,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Historic Stevensville home. $239,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6+ acres. $325,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info

$184,900 724B Skyla Court

call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3416 Lupine, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided home with wraparound deck & Bitterroot views. $259,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Clinton area home on 1.6 acres. $298,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, 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 @ 239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 4 Bath, Stevensville area home on 10 acres. $649,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696,

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

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-7211444 or visit www.creative-finance.com

Loan Officer at Guild Mortgage Company. 1001 S Higgins Suite A2, Missoula. Office: 406-2587522 or Cell: 406-550-3587

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3416 Lupine Lane, Stevensville $249,900 BRING OFFERS! MUST SELL!

Well-maintained 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided home with wraparound deck & gorgeous Bitterroot Mountain views.

Easily accessible, flat usable acre.

We are experts in the home lending process. Call Astrid Oliver,

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience

3 bed, 2 bath low-maintenance home on quiet cul-de-sac near Clark Fork River Fenced backyard & attached double garage

pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)

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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 TRUFFLE• Truffle

looks matronly and sedate in her kennel, but we've discovered that she really loves to play fetch.

She played so hard in the office one day that she had to rest for a while so she could start over and play some more!

LIONEL•Lionel was scruffy and thin Southgate Mall Missoula (406) 541-2886 • MTSmiles.com Open Evenings & Saturdays

DEUCE•Once he gets to know you,

2420 W Broadway 2310 Brooks 3075 N Reserve 6149 Mullan Rd

Deuce is the most loving, loyal, happy, and well-behaved dog ever! He does has some trust issues with new people, but he's working through them and has enormous potential to be a great pet.

PRINCESS•We think Princess could definitely be royalty; we just need to find her a home where she can be queen. 2330 South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 She's a big, happy lady who knows all Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) about being a companion and would love 3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) to have a special person of her own.

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when he was brought to the shelter, but it didn't take long for him to fill out and proudly show off his sleek coat. He's quite a comedian and could provide lots of entertainment for a new family.

To sponsor a pet call 543-6609

GLACIER•Glacier is a beautiful older

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lady with a sweet manner and a loving personality. She's looking for a quiet retirement home where she can relax in the sunshine and enjoy gentle handling from her family.

www.missoulafoodbank.org For more info, please call 549-0543

Missoula Food Bank 219 S. 3rd St. W.

LIL MAMA•Lil Mama came from a home that included lots of other cats, but she's decided that she really likes having her own space. We think she would also prefer to get all the attention from her family (and not have to share it with other cats).

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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 SHEILA• Sheila is 11 years young.

This friendly Shar pei mix likes to go for hikes, play with other dogs or just lay around with you on the couch all day.

Come and meet her today and, while you are at the Humane Society, check out the awesome humane training tools and toys available in our Re-Tail store!

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SURF•Surf is a 9-month-old Terrier mix

joys easy living. Abby is a lovely 7-yearold lady in search of an indoor home. She can be a bit shy at first, but she loves to give rubs and head butts. She will quietly talk to you and tell you how much she loves you.

WILLIE • Meet Willie, a sweet senior looking for a retirement home. Willie has lived with other cats and loves a comfy bed. Willie's adoption fee will be waived for a senior adopter as part of the Humane Society's Seniors for Seniors adoption program.

who will be a perfect explorer of small spaces, like those in your home. Thanks to Animal Blessings Pet Hospital, Surf has been spayed and is ready to be adopted. Her adoption includes vaccines, a bag of Science Diet dog food and collar and leash.

MAGGIE•Maggie has a permanent smile on her face! She is an active and smart girl who loves other dogs, car rides and hikes. She also has great manners and is housetrained. Maggie is patiently waiting for her adopter to come fall in love with her!

ABBY • Abby, like most senior pets, en-

AUGUSTINE•This young lady is ready MON - SAT 10-9 • SUN 11-6 721-5140 www.shopsouthgate.com

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to find a home of her own! She came to the shelter with eight tiny kittens who have now all been adopted and Augustine thinks it's her turn. She is an outgoing and affectionate cat; and thanks to Blue Mountain Vet Clinic, Augustine is spayed and ready to go home.

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