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UPHILL CLIMB: HOW EXACTLY DOES FREE CYCLES PLAN ON RAISING $1.1 MILLION TO KEEP ITS HOME?

REMEMBERING LEGENDARY LOCAL ARTIST LELA AUTIO

OPINION

GIANFORTE JUMPS INTO RACE WITH CURIOUS FIRST STEPS

OLD FASHIONED MUSIC GOOD FINDS A FRESH TASTE

[2] Missoula Independent • January 28–February 4, 2016

News

cover photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Voices/Letters Armed occupation, Coal Power Plan and Colstrip .................................4 The Week in Review Griz win, budget cuts and Tim Fox..............................................6 Briefs Bridges, smiles and parking..................................................................................6 Etc. Remembering Lela Autio ..........................................................................................7 News UM lab uses remote telescopes to discover new planets ......................................8 News How exactly does Free Cycles plan to raise $1.1 million?.....................................9 Opinion Gianforte launches campaign talking about other people’s money ..............10 Opinion When does enforcement of lapsed licenses go too far? .................................11 Feature Dark days at the University of Montana...........................................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Idaho Green on costumes, cocaine and Jersey dreams.........................................18 Music Good Old Fashioned, The Mighty Diamonds and Billy Gibbons.......................19 Theater All My Sons masters the tragedy ......................................................................20 Film Oscar shorts show the power of brevity ...............................................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................22 BrokeAss Gourmet Creamy lemon pappardelle .........................................................23 Happiest Hour “X-Files” drinking game.......................................................................24 8 Days a Week Up with Montana, boys ........................................................................26 Mountain High The Billy Poole fundraiser ..................................................................29 Agenda Burning (mini)Van ...........................................................................................30

Exclusives

Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology.....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12

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STREET TALK

by Alex Sakariassen

Asked Tuesday afternoon outside the Mansfield Library.

This week’s cover story looks into the ongoing budget and enrollment issues at the University of Montana and their long-term effects on the campus. How have UM’s recent troubles impacted you, if at all? Followup: If you could suggest one solution for UM to consider, what would it be?

Fern Glass: I’m in the music school, on the faculty, and recruitment is very, very important to us. To have a well-rounded program in the arts, you need to have regional reach and this has been difficult for us ... Who wants to come to a school that looks like it’s on the decline? Peaks and valleys: So many things come to mind. I’m not sure I grasp what the specific problems really are, other than enrollment’s declining. But enrollment goes in cycles ... Maybe we need to take a more global view of the problem.

Bryan Mitchell: I know some of my buddies had their classes cut, and some sophomores I know were upset about some of the classes that got cut. But it hasn’t affected me. Inform the masses: They probably could have rounded up the students, because I wasn’t sure what was happening.

Maybe an optional meeting somewhere? I’m still not clear on everything that’s happened or is going to happen.

Jarrod Tippens Jr.: That’s something that hasn’t been super relevant to my life yet. But hearing other people talk about it has made me want to learn more.

Doing homework: I definitely am one of those people that wants to learn more about the situation before speaking about a solution.

Devon Lawler: I did have one class canceled, a Native American studies class.

It’s never good to see a class canceled.

Spend wisely: Reevaluation of the budget. Not having Royce Engstrom make half a million dollars. Pay the right people. Not building a softball stadium.

[4] Missoula Independent • January 28–February 4, 2016

Get ’em out By now the whole world knows about the armed takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (see “The long game,” Jan. 14). Malheur is a beautiful and very popular recreational area near the rural town of Burns, in Harney County, Ore. The takeover by out-of-state terrorists started Jan. 2 and continues to this day.

The armed terrorists, who have threatened Harney County officials plus local and federal law enforcement, have been quoted as saying they’re prepared to die for their cause. Not only have they obviously closed the refuge, denying access to public lands that we all own and have a right to visit, but they’ve closed local schools and cost Harney County and us taxpayers some $1 million to $2 million so far. Public employees have been put on administrative leave, while police and other security forces have been brought in to protect the townspeople. Public property has been damaged and stolen, and Native American artifacts have been “rifled through.” The FBI has been brought in. It’s a disaster.

Under the lies of protesting grazing fees and coming to the aid of father and son ranchers convicted of arson (now both in prison), these out-of-state white terrorists, led by Ammon Bundy, have shown their real motive: They want our public lands taken out of public hands and placed in their private hands. This, of course, sounds very similar to the local and state Republican platform—one that’s soundly rejected by most Montanans.

This land transfer lunacy has no constitutional basis. And we know what the end result would be—public access denied or a fee charged; more taxes; unsustainable and damaging resource extraction; transfer of lands to billionaires and developers who don’t share Montanans’ love for the outdoors, wild places and abundant wildlife.

I used to travel through Burns and southeast Oregon en route to temp work in places like Klamath Falls and Alturas.

I usually stopped in Burns—shopped, ate, relaxed. The people there are friendly, helpful and down-to-earth hardworking folks. I like and respect them.

They are also very, very conservative.

They are against this takeover. It’s not locals who are the armed extremists. It’s out-of-state right-wing ideologues. These are not the honest, conservative citizens of Burns.

It’s ironic that while these armed wackos claim to be conservative consti-

tutionalists who just want “their lands back” and full “access,” they are denying public access to thousands of law-abiding citizens and costing us taxpayers millions of dollars.

Just imagine if these armed extremists were Muslims or blacks? Or even [white] environmentalists? There would be zero tolerance and no “negotiation.” Overwhelming force would be swiftly rendered.

The sincere hope is that the siege at Malheur will end soon. Peacefully. Followed by legal justice and fair punishment. As for the proud people of Burns, their message is loud and clear: They want the terrorists the hell out of Harney County. Amen.

Van P. Keele Hamilton

“Just imagine if these armed extremists were Muslims or blacks?

Or even [white] environmentalists?”

Leave it behind Gov. Steve Bullock recently announced his Clean Power Plan Advisory Council. Its makeup is disappointing, with a majority of the 27 members fossil fuel or utility connected. Among the most vocal are Al Ekblad of the AFL-CIO and Sen. Duane Ankney from Colstrip.

History is full of examples of groups, communities and civilizations that tried to hang on to an old way of life in the face of change. History makes clear this doesn’t work. History also teaches that those who embrace and lead change come out winners.

I share the concern the governor and these two men have for the resulting impacts a shift away from coal will have on those they represent. Even without the Clean Power Plan, which does not take effect until 2020, coal plants all over the nation are closing. Twenty-seven coal companies have gone bankrupt and 264 mines have closed over the last few years.

The efforts of the governor, Ekblad and

Ankeny to save a dying industry do their constituents no favors.

Colstrip has many advantages. It is a sunny, windy place and it has excellent access to the power grid. It has a skilled workforce that can be trained for construction of, and production from, sources such as wind and solar. Hopefully the three gentlemen previously mentioned can stop trying to hang onto the past long enough to begin leading toward the future.

One hundred and ninety-six countries signed the Paris agreement acknowledging human-caused climate change.

While the governor panders for votes and at least part of the advisory council provides cover by looking backwards, we are blowing past tipping points that threaten our top industries, tourism and agriculture. Meanwhile, the solutions for the future are being developed elsewhere, leaving Colstrip and Montana behind.

John Woodland Superior

Pat on the back I am saddened by the recent spate of attacks against Gov. Bullock for his wise leadership on the Clean Power Plan.

Some Montana politicians (and politicians-in-waiting) would like to sue their way out of the biggest challenge and opportunity of our time—reducing carbon emissions to reduce rapid climate warming and putting in place clean energy projects such as solar arrays and wind farms.

The question is, what do we elect public officials to do? Sign on to lawsuits or implement real solutions?

The Clean Power Plan is now a political reality. It is both a challenge and an opportunity, but one that Montana can meet. The deal-breaker would be if Montana refused to comply with the plan.

If Montana does not create a state plan, then the federal government will impose one on us.

With that in mind, removed from the game of partisan politics, how do you define true leadership for Montana?

Here in Montana, we want leadership, not lawsuits.

In my mind, leadership means facing reality, creating Montana-made solutions and grasping this opportunity to diversify Montana’s economy.

Thank you to Gov. Bullock for providing the leadership we need to usher Montana into a guaranteed prosperous clean energy economy.

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Amy Donovan

Wednesday, Jan. 20 After months of exploring a possible campaign, Republican multimillionaire Greg Gianforte officially enters the 2016 gubernatorial race against incumbent Gov. Steve Bullock.

Thursday, Jan. 21 The Missoula County Elections Office issues 40,000 vote-by-mail confirmations to registered absentee voters. Election staff add that it’s not too late for registered voters to sign up as absentee on the office’s website.

Friday, Jan. 22 The University of Montana finalizes its budget cuts, announcing that 192 full-time positions will be reduced by June 30. It’s slightly lower than the 201 cuts that were initially proposed last fall. For more, check out this week’s cover story.

Saturday, Jan. 23 Martin Breunig and Walter Wright combine for 51 points to lead the Griz to a 74-69 victory over Eastern Washington at Dahlberg Arena. The win vaults UM to first place in the Big Sky Conference and runs the team’s record to 12-7 overall.

Sunday, Jan. 24 The Montana-made drama Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams and Missoula’s own Lily Gladstone, premieres at Sundance. A reviewer for The Wrap writes that Gladstone has the “open, expressive face of a silent film star, and she beams in the presence of Stewart.”

Monday, Jan. 25 Missoula City Council gives final approval to a $7.1 million bond reimbursing Southgate Mall Associates for the expansion of Mary Avenue. The improvements include a new vehicle crossing over the railroad tracks bordering the mall.

Tuesday. Jan. 26 Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox files to run for reelection, citing a dedication to “improve public safety, protect our most vulnerable citizens, and push back against federal overreach.”

Bob Flores takes advantage of unseasonably mild temperatures and casts across the Clark Fork on Jan. 25.

Parking

New meters conflict with ADA Since Missoula’s new digital parking meter system went into effect Dec. 9, there’s been some confusion from residents trying to get up-to-speed. Remembering a license plate number. Using a credit card. Paying more, but being able to add time from a cellphone.

Drivers with disabilities, however, were surprised by another new wrinkle: being charged for parking.

Hadley Ferguson, a local artist diagnosed with Parkinson’s, requires a cane to walk and has an accessible-parking permit for her car. When the new parking meters were installed, she assumed parking would still be free for two hours. She was surprised to get her first ticket in early January.

“I don’t mind paying for parking,” Ferguson says.

“I don’t think I should have any special treatment just because I have a handicap placard, but when there was a meter right in front of the car, it was easy to pay and then be where you needed to be.”

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Previously, Missoula’s downtown parking was free for people with disabilities. Interim Parking Services Director Geoff Badenoch says the free parking wasn’t a charitable gesture, but because the city’s 1940s-era meters weren’t up to Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. Other communities across the nation, including Portland, Ore., have started charging for ADA parking after installing accessible meters.

Missoula’s new digital LUKE machines were intended to fit ADA standards, Badenoch says, but there’s been some snags.

“Everything is there except—and I don’t know how this got past everybody—if you have a disability that doesn’t allow you to grasp a coin or a credit card, these are useless,” Badenoch says.

Badenoch is working on a new policy for ADA parking, with input from people like Ferguson and Travis Hoffman, advocacy director at Summit Independent Living Center.

“We’re not opposed to charging everybody equally for parking,” Hoffman says, “as long as every-

body is charged equally and has equal access to a method of being able to pay for that parking.”

Hoffman and Ferguson were hopeful the city could find other options, like adding Apple Pay or a similar app that lets people pay remotely through their smartphone. Badenoch says that’s unlikely, since adding Apple Pay or Google Pay would require an expensive upgrade of all 117 new machines, which already cost about $1.5 million to install and operate. He’s considering a simpler solution of offering prepurchased passes or stickers for people who are unable to use the system.

“It may end up being a parking pass, it may be something that goes on their handicap sticker in their window, explaining that they’ve got a different set of circumstances,” he says. “We have an obligation to make a reasonable accommodation for everyone. I’m happy to do it.”

Badenoch plans to have a new parking proposal ready for the parking commission board’s Feb. 4 meeting.

Kate Whittle

[news] Madison Street Bridge

Watch for falling concrete If a chunk of the Madison Street Bridge falls on some joggers, do state officials hear it?

That’s one question the city of Missoula is wondering after pieces of crumbled concrete were found on the riverfront stretch of the Milwaukee Trail the morning of Jan. 25. No one was hurt, city forester Chris Boza says, but the debris called in by city traffic staff was big enough to “ruin your day.”

It came from the sidewalk above, where a section of concrete is spalling from freeze-thaw cycles—in other words, disintegrating. The city closed down walkways on both sides of the bridge by evening and put up caution tape around the trail underneath.

They planned to install fence barriers later in the week to route joggers and bicyclists around the impact zone and into a patch of mud. The pedestrian underpass remains accessible.

“From our standpoint, as long as there is potential for concrete to spall, fall off and fall onto the Milwaukee Trail, we’ll have that detour in place,” Boza says.

The Madison Street Bridge has been identified as structurally deficient for years and a look up from its underbelly shows it. Edges of sidewalk above the trail are frayed and poles of rebar are exposed. The official summary of the bridge’s condition in the National Bridge Inventory calls it “basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrective action.”

Missoula’s ailing bridges have been on the Montana Department of Transportation’s radar for several years. The agency, which inspects and maintains the city’s bridges, completed an in-depth study in May 2014 that planned for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Madison Street and Higgins Avenue structures.

Chris Hardan, MDT’s bridge area engineer for the Missoula district, says the agency is opting to rehab the Madison Street Bridge and is developing $6.5 million in plans to replace the deck, remove the center median and widen the sidewalks. Those changes are scheduled to occur in 2020, which Hardan says would typically be the earliest date construction might begin.

But Hardan says the sidewalk deterioration could force the agency to rethink its timeline, though he’s reluctant to “get anybody’s hopes up.”

“When you have something like this come to our

attention, it really heightens the urgency to get this project completed,” he says. “When you see this, you want to accelerate it.”

An MDT engineer inspected the bridge on Jan. 26, Boza says, though by press time city officials weren’t aware of the agency’s findings. Neither was Hardan, who works in Helena, but he was [able to read about] the spalling problem from inspection records from June 2014.

Derek Brouwer

Smiles

Remembering Stephen Nelson For Jason Lindsay, root beer has become a lasting symbol of Stephen “Crow” Nelson’s spirit. The two really only knew each other as fellow worshippers at the River of Life Church in East Missoula— Lindsay, a local family man, and Nelson, the homeless guy with the constant, unwavering smile. But when Lindsay gave Nelson a ride to the Shopko parking lot last Fourth of July to watch the fireworks, Nelson strolled into the store and returned with bottles of root beer for Lindsay’s kids.

“I bet he could have done something better with $5,” Lindsay told the crowd of 40 gathered at River of Life for Nelson’s Jan. 22 memorial service. “And that immediately struck me, was his joy, his giving heart.”

Nelson’s death earlier this month came as a shock to those who knew him as River of Life’s selfappointed greeter. He’d been a member of the congregation for less than a year, says pastor Jason Tonn, and already he’d made an impact. Others in the community would likely remember Nelson as the guy asking for smiles near Interstate 90 or outside the doors of Eastgate Albertsons. Lowell Hochhalter, a River of Life attendee and chaplain at the Missoula County Sheriff ’s Department, says the news of Nelson’s death left him “broken.”

“I was sad, man,” Hochhalter adds. “And I’m

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supposed to be the one that offers counsel.”

Jack Kramer echoes Hochhalter’s emotions. He met Nelson back when the two of them were staying at the Poverello Center’s old facility. The first thing Nelson said to him, Kramer recalls, was “Can I buy you a Coke?”

“It’s a drag when someone’s taken out of your life,” Kramer says. “You’re going to miss them, but with the certainty that you’ll see them again.”

Nelson’s compassion and selflessness were particularly moving to Tonn in light of the challenges Nelson faced. Tonn remembers how torn Nelson was last fall over his desire to be baptized and his ongoing struggles with substance addiction.

Shortly before Christmas, they’d even had conversations about River of Life sending Nelson to rehab in Spokane, Tonn says. But a few weeks passed and Nelson stopped showing for services. Not long after, Tonn received word of Nelson’s death.

The service continued with Dan Delong playing “Amazing Grace” on guitar and those in attendance singing along. The stage was flanked by photos of Nelson’s baptism and flower arrangements made special by the staff at Albertsons.

“It’d be easy to get to where you’d feel sorry for yourself,” Tonn says of Nelson’s situation. “But you never saw him feeling sorry for himself. He was always looking for, ‘How can I make someone else’s day good?’”

Alex Sakariassen

ETC. On Tuesday, staff at the Missoula Art Museum installed a plastic sculpture of an 8-foot woman wearing go-go boots as a tribute to Lela Autio. “ZiZi” is one of Autio’s most famous works and illustrates how the longtime Missoula artist has defied regional trends. Many great artists have rooted their work in classic interpretations of the West, but Autio took a more contemporary and abstract route, combining plastic, Plexiglas, vinyl and enamel to express herself in shockingly bright colors and unnatural lights. She was like new jazz resounding through the wilderness.

Autio died on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the age of 88. She was part of an artist dynasty that included her late husband, abstract sculptor and founding member of the University of Montana’s ceramics program Rudy Autio. Lisa and Chris, two of their four children, are also established artists in the community.

Lela Autio pushed into the art world through sheer will. MAM Executive Director Laura Millin recalls Autio telling her about trying to get an exhibit at UM almost 50 years ago.

“She wanted a show for herself, Nancy Erickson and Dana Boussard and was told they weren’t interested in exhibiting women artists per se,” Millin says. “She was super motivated by that. She said, ‘I’ll organize my own damn exhibit.’”

Autio became part of a grassroots arts movement and, in 1975, with the help of the city and a mill levy, helped create MAM. In 2000, the museum celebrated its 25th anniversary by crowning Autio “Queen of MAM.” But she was more than that. “She was on the program committee for several years, but afterward she remained a major supporter and confidante,” Millin says. “Really, you could say, she’s our mother.”

Visiting with Lela Autio, it was clear she was consumed by art. Her house brimmed with pieces by Jay Rummel and Adrian Arleo, Peter Volkous and her husband—voluptuous, celebratory, sensual stuff. And her own work was full of visual contrasts.

“She’s a rule-breaker and a catalyst,” says MAM curator Brandon Reintjes. “She stayed true to her own vision whether it was in step or out of step. She challenged artists and viewers to push harder, to be more open and to take more risks.”

The impromptu exhibit at MAM features three of Autio’s pieces and runs through March 12.

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Stargazers UM lab uses remote telescopes to discover new planets

by Jana Wiegand

A live webcam looks down on two telescopes. From his computer screen, Dr. Nate McCrady selects the telescope on the right and swings it counterclockwise to unwind the cables from its neck.

“There’s our Montana Space Grant sticker,” says McCrady, pointing to the monitor. After the base rotates a few more seconds, he adds, “And there’s our University of Montana sticker.”

Nearly 1,300 miles separate McCrady’s UM office at the base of Mount Sentinel from the telescope’s home on top of Mount Hopkins, Ariz., but the distance makes no difference to his research. Thanks to the Internet, a few clicks are all it takes for him to call the telescopes into action and transmit instructions to them.

“It doesn’t really matter where I am, so I might as well be in a really great place to live,” he says, then adds with a laugh: “You could do this from your living room.”

The two telescopes are part of the four telescopes that make up MINERVA, short for Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array.

McCrady is one of MINERVA’s coprincipal investigators and an astrophysicist at UM. He uses the telescopes to look for planets around stars located within 100 light years of Earth. And where scientists find planets today, they might discover signs of extraterrestrial life tomorrow.

“Those are the civilizations you can imagine communicating with in a human lifespan,” McCrady says.

The four telescopes let MINERVA observe up to four separate targets at the same time, or they can pool their powers and gain more precise information about a specific object. All four were up and running in May 2015, and UM junior Audrey Houghton spent all summer writing software code to help analyze MINERVA’s data.

In October, MINERVA made headlines after it located a star called KIC 8462852, which the media quickly dubbed the “alien megastructure star” for its odd behavior. Despite theories of dust clouds and comet swarms, astronomers still don’t know what makes the star’s brightness flicker.

McCrady admits the fun in thinking about alien civilizations harvesting energy from their sun, but he’s also realistic. “We don’t think it’s aliens,” he whispers.

[8] Missoula Independent • January 28–February 4, 2016

photo courtesy of Tony Sergi

UM senior Tony Sergi stands with the four telescopes that make up MINERVA, or Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array. While the telescopes are in Arizona, Sergi works with Dr. Nate McCrady in a UM lab that remotely operates MINERVA to search for planets light years away from Earth.

More is expected from MINERVA in the future. Just a few weeks ago, McCrady’s colleagues installed the project’s final and most important piece of equipment: a custom-designed spectrometer, which will help identify potential super-Earths.

Tony Sergi, a UM senior who also works with McCrady, helped install the spectrometer in the control room, where keeping a steady climate is crucial to making precise measurements. “The plan is to close this room eventually and hopefully never open it,” he says.

A spectrometer gathers incoming light and separates it into different wavelengths, which astronomers document like a fingerprint for each star. The data sets look like bar codes with thousands of lines, where each line corresponds to a specific trait about the star’s composition.

Using a method called transit spectroscopy, MINERVA detects dips in a star’s brightness. When a planet crosses in front of a star, McCrady explains, “it’s like putting a brick in front of a light pole—you lose all the light.”

He grabs a screwdriver off his desk and points at the data set on his computer screen.

“If it does it again and again, you’ve found a planet,” he says. “And that’s a new world that nobody’s ever seen before.”

However, to determine what kind of planet they may have found, MINERVA needs to make another type of observation using something called the radial velocity method. This looks for wobbles in a star’s

motion that indicate a gravitational tug-ofwar between the star and any planets and tells researchers the planet’s mass and how close it is to the star.

Using this information and that of the spectrometer, astronomers can distinguish gas giants like Jupiter from smaller, rocky planets like Earth. Additionally, knowing the distance between a planet and its sun indicates if the planet orbits in the so-called “Goldilocks Zone,” where the temperatures are “just right” and mark the cosmic sweet spot for finding liquid water. And where there’s water, there might be life.

“It’s very evocative for people to think about these other worlds,” says McCrady. “You can imagine the idea of standing on them.”

McCrady calls MINERVA “the scout mission for the next generation telescopes” that will look even closer at these planets to search for evidence of life. Still, it marks a remarkable leap forward. For example, when McCrady finished his undergraduate degree in 1999 at the University of Washington, astronomers had only discovered a handful of planets around other stars. Today, the tally of potential exoplanets is nearing 5,000, and the odds of finding other life forms increase as that number grows.

“The universe is too big not to have life out there,” Sergi says.

“Life could be right in front of us,” adds Houghton, “and we just don’t know it yet.” editor@missoulanews.com

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Uphill climb How exactly does Free Cycles plan to raise $1.1 million?

by Alex Sakariassen

There’s no silver bullet for the challenge now facing Free Cycles. The nonprofit is nearly two months into its six-month campaign to raise $1.1 million and there’s no question in Executive Director Bob Giordano’s mind that success requires a multipronged attack. One of the six Cycles of Change committees has already launched a revamped website complete with donation portal. The other five have fanned out to sep-

pledges. The anecdotes are heartwarming— a $10 donation from a pre-schooler, a $28 donation from a couple of buskers—but the reality of a May 8 deadline looms large.

Giordano is fully aware there are skeptics in the Missoula community, people who doubt the 20-year-old nonprofit can turn that trickle of money into the torrent it needs. In fact he recently bumped into one naysayer at a local coffee shop. Without naming names,

photo by Alex Sakariassen

Free Cycles still has a long way to go before raising the $1.1 million it needs to purchase its current home. But far from just passing the hat, Executive Director Bob Giordano says the Cycles of Change campaign is focused on a wide range of fundraising avenues that could spell success by the Mother’s Day deadline.

arately tackle canvassing, marketing, events, large donor outreach and grants. Based on turnout at three planning potlucks, Giordano estimates Free Cycles’ volunteer army at around 60.

“There’s a rhythm here,” he says. “Seeds have been planted over the last month and they’re going to start sprouting. Days are getting longer, people are getting happier, more bike riding is happening. This might be a little harder if we started in September and had until February or March ... so the timing, rhythmically, is really good.”

If Free Cycles hopes to secure the cash needed to purchase the South First Street property it now occupies, that sprouting better happen soon. By Giordano’s account, the campaign has raised just $5,000 since early December, along with roughly $10,000 in

Giordano says the individual told him the campaign couldn’t possibly succeed. Giordano’s response was to ask if the two could discuss those misgivings further, hoping the conversation might help inform Free Cycles’ fundraising efforts.

“There’s that quote, ‘Kites don’t fly without some resistance,’” Giordano says. “You get a few people saying, ‘You can’t do it. No way.’ It’s like, ‘Oh yeah?’”

For Ben Weiss, manager of the city’s Bicycle Pedestrian Program, the motives behind the initiative make total sense. Free Cycles is ideally situated along Missoula’s two main bike paths, and the impending completion of the Missoula to Lolo trail only strengthens the appeal of staying put. The nonprofit has earned a name for itself, Weiss adds, not only by putting bicycles in the hands of countless

locals but by loudly advocating for more bikefriendly infrastructure. Weiss even credits Giordano in part for his position with the city, citing a conversation the two had years ago during a Free Cycles ride to Ovando.

That said, $1.1 million “is a lot of money,” Weiss admits.

“I’m half confident that they can raise the money,” he says. “I think that the money is there to be raised and I hope that they have friends in the right places to help them find it.”

The small amount raised so far may make it seem like Free Cycles is merely passing the hat. But Giordano says his cadre of volunteers “haven’t been ready to just start shouting yet.” Instead, they’ve spent the early weeks of the campaign laying groundwork for the hard push to come—recruiting interns from the University of Montana, crafting donation mailers, reaching out to other community bike shops across the country for support. A newly drafted business plan outlining long-term goals for the space will be used both in grant applications and to inform larger donors. Those goals include a host of new programs aimed at improving the public’s access to bikes and emphasizing a sustainable urban community.

“Transportation is often overlooked as a solution to economic and social problems,” says programs director Emily Jensen.

“So we’re just trying to raise awareness of that as well.”

Giordano and Jensen gave a Cycles of Change presentation at a meeting of the Missoula Lions Club earlier this month with the goal of spreading the word outside their usual circle. Orange Street Food Farm has agreed to host an in-store campaign display.

Local bands like Wartime Blues and Local Yokel are scheduled to play benefits at Free Cycles next month. Giordano says there’s talk of a door-to-door bike ride around Flathead Lake later this spring. Free Cycles is throwing everything it can think of at the fundraising effort. Only the next few months will tell what works and what doesn’t.

“I hate to even say ‘If we don’t make it,’” Giordano says, “but it’s not going to be for a lack of trying or spending too much time on the wrong things.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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[opinion]

Off and running Gianforte launches campaign talking about other people’s money

by Dan Brooks

I sometimes imagine what will happen to me after I get a million dollars.

In this hypothetical, I think it’s safe to say I didn’t earn it. Perhaps Pagoda made a million dollars selling delicious Thai food, and then I slipped and fell in their parking lot. But however my million-dollar fantasy starts, the outcome is always the same: I immediately commence telling other people they’re too concerned with money.

In this way, I am not so different from Greg Gianforte. Last week, the recently minted gubernatorial candidate pledged to refuse donations from “special interest PACs” and called on Gov. Steve Bullock to do the same. Gianforte went to Helena to hand-deliver a pledge for the governor to sign—Bullock was in Billings at the time—on the anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC. It was a rousing piece of political theater, but the plot had holes. For one thing, Gianforte has hundreds of millions of dollars already. When Oracle purchased his company, RightNow Technologies, in 2012, he and his wife made approximately $300 million. In this context, inviting Bullock to run the 2016 campaign without PAC money is like Larry Bird inviting you to play basketball without fancy shoes.

It’s also worth noting that before he became a candidate, Gianforte himself gave over half a million dollars to the Montana Family Foundation, which fought against the Montana Disclose Act. Disclose put stricter campaign finance controls on so-called dark money groups—nonprofit organizations who funnel cash from unknown donors to political campaigns—including Americans for Prosperity, to which Gianforte also donated. If he is against the influence of money on Montana politics, it is an issue on which he has recently changed his mind.

But it’s hard to know, because he declined to speak to reporters after his rally in Helena last Thursday. Clearly, he welcomed coverage of his no-PAC pledge, or he wouldn’t have opted for hand delivery.

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Yet he refused to answer questions about it, including from the Indy during a stop later that day in Missoula.

He similarly declined to speak to reporters at other appearances around Montana. As Sally Mauk put it on Montana Public Radio, “He announced by barnstorming the state, hoping the

“The press is veering dangerously close to implying that an evangelical Christian is not fit for office.”

press would cover all his stops, but also not wanting the press to ask him any questions.”

That is one thing a candidate for governor cannot do, no matter how much money he has. When it comes to people who hold or want to hold public office, the press operates by the same rules as a 7-year-old: talk to us or we will throw a fit.

It’s understandable that Gianforte would want to put the Montana media in timeout. Since he formally announced his candidacy, left-leaning blogs have excoriated him for not making his faith a part of his campaign. Earlier this month, Billings Gazette editor Darrell Ehrlick

wrote a column worrying that Gianforte’s religion had been conspicuously absent from his public remarks: “It might reveal that he has some views that should cause us to wonder: If he supports certain religious beliefs, how would an administration treat those who don’t believe as he does?”

That’s unfair. Back in June, when Gianforte told an audience at Montana Bible College that “the concept of retirement is not biblical,” we pilloried him. If we mock him in the summer for treating the story of Noah as policy research and then trash him in the new year for keeping his beliefs out of his campaign, what exactly do we want?

The press is veering dangerously close to implying that an evangelical Christian is not fit for office.

But here lies the difference between life as a multimillionaire and life as a candidate for governor. Three hundred million dollars is, as my Midwestern upbringing put more politely than most, God-bless-you money. If you have $300 million and somebody says something you don’t like, you can say, “God bless you” and walk away.

Unless you’re running for governor.

Then you have to grit your teeth and respond to them as nicely as possible, because come November, you’re going to be on a list of names in a popularity contest. If Gianforte keeps walking away from questions he doesn’t like, or if he refuses to even hear them in the first place, he’s going to roll into November with considerably less money and no more friends.

If he doesn’t trust the press—if he has found himself mocked in blogs and damned in newspapers for what he do and what he don’t—then he joins pretty much every public figure in the state.

Politicians don’t like reporters. Dogs don’t like leashes, but they still need to get to the park.

Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and folksy expressions at combatblog.net.

[opinion]

Dogfight When does enforcement of lapsed licenses go too far?

by Nick Davis

At first glance, you’d be hardpressed to picture him at the center of a standoff between a government and a heretofore government-supporting citizen. He’s brown and curly, sweet and goofy. He’s a Labradoodle—or, as my Poodlephobe friend calls him, a “Poorador”—named Bo. It was Bo who greeted the pet census taker at the front door last March, wagging his tail and sniffing her pockets for treats. I agreed to answer the census taker’s questions. Why not help the local government get a handle on the pet scene here in Missoula?

I told her our animals were neutered and up-to-date on their vaccinations.

When she asked if the dogs were licensed, I hesitated and said that I thought so. In truth, I wasn’t sure—I knew we had gotten our older dog licensed when we adopted her from Animal Control many years prior but couldn’t recall if that was an annual or lifetime license. Nor could I recall if we had licensed Bo in the two years we had owned him. In any case, the census taker thanked me and went on her way.

Roughly 10 days later, we received a letter from Animal Control noting that neither dog had a current license. I felt duped and a bit used. I had provided the information in good faith, in a spirit of cooperation, and that information had been used against me. I did not purchase a license.

A couple weeks later we received a second letter, the language still polite but the tone decidedly more authoritarian. We were in violation of the ordinance, and failure to license the dogs would result in an officer being “dispatched” to our residence to issue citations that carried up to $95 in fines.

Now feeling a bit bullied as well as bamboozled, I once again declined to purchase licenses.

We didn’t hear from Animal Control again and pretty much forgot about the whole thing. Shortly after the new year, I received a sternly worded third letter.

This one was in all caps: “THIS IS YOUR

FINAL WARNING! … IF I HAVE TO RETURN TO THIS ADDRESS, I WILL BE ISSUING A CITATION.” Now having childhood flashbacks (Dad: “If I have to pull this car over, I will be using my belt!”), I figured it had gone far enough. I set up a meeting with Ani-

“I believe deception and bullying should be absent from any government agency’s quiver of fund-collecting tools.”

mal Control head honcho Jeff Darrah.

The morning of the meeting, I laced my coffee with a little extra resolve and headed into Darrah’s modest office at the Animal Control facility out past the airport. I had given plenty of thought to the matter and had established what I felt to be a reasonable position: I believe Animal Control is a legitimate and necessary agency. I believe dog owners should bear a larger share of dog-control costs, and I realize licenses accomplish just that. Paradoxically, I feel mandatory annual dog licenses—more

from the standpoint of personal liberty than those of cost and convenience— seem like a government overreach. Yes, dogs become part of the community when they’re outside, but our dogs feel like family, and thus mandatory licensing represents a reach past our doorstep and into our personal lives.

And finally, regardless of the above, I believe deception and bullying should be absent from any government agency’s quiver of fund-collecting tools.

Darrah is an eminently likeable and level-headed guy. He explained his agency is tasked with keeping itself out of the red, financially, and that funding from property taxes only goes so far. If all dog owners purchased licenses (of the estimated 30,000 dogs in the county, only half are licensed), he said, they could cut the current annual cost of $20 in half.

He agreed the final letter we received was poorly constructed in tone and content and said he would instruct the officer responsible for it to adopt a more civil approach. On the topic of deception, though, he had an interesting counterpoint: hadn’t I, by saying I thought the dogs were licensed, deceived the census taker? If I had said they weren’t licensed, he told me, she would have produced the necessary paperwork then and there. I conceded this point but explained I would still have felt deceived (though to a lesser degree). After all, she had presented herself as a census taker, not an ordinance enforcer, and I had agreed to speak with her in that context.

If I was in his position, he asked, what would I do? How would I compel 15,000 owners of unlicensed dogs to take the action required of them by ordinance?

I didn’t have an answer for him and still don’t. I went ahead and made Bo street legal, feeling in equal portions the satisfaction of a citizen completing a civic duty and the resentment of an individual coerced by a government he supports. editor@missoulanews.com

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[offbeat]

STREAMING NEWS – The “public art” statues unveiled in January by Fort Myers, Florida, Mayor Randy Henderson included a metal structure by sculptor Edugardo Carmona of a man walking a dog, with the dog “lifting his leg” beside a pole. Only after inspecting the piece more closely did many observers realize that the man, too, was relieving himself against the pole. Carmona described the work as commentary on man and dog “marking their territory.”

CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE – The popular Nell’s Country Kitchen in Winter Haven, Florida, was shut down again (for “remodeling,” the owner said) in December after a health inspector found that it had been operating for two weeks without its own running water—with only a garden hose connection, across its parking lot, to a neighbor’s spigot. It had also closed for a day earlier in 2015 because of mold, roach activity and rodent droppings (although management insisted that business had immediately picked up the day they reopened).

WEIRD NEWS ONE CAN ACTUALLY USE – In November, a perhaps-exasperated Centers for Disease Control attempted once again to tout a startlingly effective anti-HIV drug—after a recent survey revealed that a third of primary care doctors said they had never heard of it. So, FYI: Truvada, taken once a day, said the CDC, gives “better than 90 percent” protection from risky gay sex and better than 70 percent protection from HIV acquired from the sharing of needles. Truvada is the only FDAapproved retroviral drug for retarding HIV (but its maker, Gilead Sciences, has declined to advertise it for that purpose).

OKLAHOMA JUSTICE – In 2004, abusive boyfriend Robert Braxton Jr. was charged with badly beating up the three children of girlfriend Tondalo Hall, 20, with injuries ranging from bruises to fractured legs, ribs and a toe. Braxton got a deal from Oklahoma City prosecutors, pleaded guilty, served two years in prison, and was released in 2006. Hall’s plea “bargain” resulted in a 30-year sentence for having failed to protect her kids from Braxton, and she’s still in prison—and in September 2015 (following a rejected appeal and a rejected sentence modification), the pardon and parole board refused, 5-0, even to commute her sentence to a time-served 10 years.

these are the good old days.

Great Art! – Mike Wolfe, 35, of Nampa, Idaho, finally brought his dream to life for 2016—a calendar of photographs of “artistic” designs made by shaving images into his back hair. He said it took him about four months each for enough hair to grow back to give his designer friend Tyler Harding enough to work with. (January, for instance, features “New Year” in lettering, with two champagne glasses; July’s is flag-like waving stripes with a single star in the upper left.) “Calend-hairs” cost $20 each (with proceeds, Wolfe said, going to an orphanage connected to his church).

Unclear on the Concept – Jamie, 29, and Abbie Hort, 21, an unemployed couple drawing housing and other government benefits, won a United Kingdom lottery prize in December 2014 worth about $72,000, promptly spent it all (including “some” on “silly” stuff, Abbie admitted), and according to a January press report, are angry now that the government will not immediately reinstitute their benefits. Abbie said, as lottery winners, she and Jamie “deserved to buy some nice stuff” and go on holiday, but that now, except for the large-screen TV and Jamie’s Ralph Lauren clothes, the winnings are gone. Said Jamie, this past Christmas was just “the worst ever.”

Public relations spokesman Phil Frame, 61, was arrested in Shelby Township, Michigan, after a Jan. 1 sheriff’s office search of his computer and paper files turned up child pornography. The Detroit News reported that Frame had already been questioned about child pornography, in September, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and for some reason apparently was not intimidated enough (or was too lazy) to clear out his files. (The Homeland Security investigation is still ongoing.)

Wrong Place, Wrong Time – Neighbors in Inola, Oklahoma, complained in December and January about a Union Pacific train that had been parked “for weeks” while tracks up ahead were under repair. Not only does the train block a traffic intersection, it triggers the ringing of the crossing signal.

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any of the University of Montana students who rallied around the Oval on a frozen December day just before finals had scribbled messages for Main Hall on cardboard signs. Others just dusted off the same old placards from last time.

“There were some professors who said, ‘We have old signs that have the exact same stuff on them, that say, ‘Cut administrative pork,’” says Molly Jones, a thirdyear English major.

The students’ protest of the latest, deepest round of campus budget cuts stemming from UM’s ongoing enrollment drop had many familiar rings. Looming faculty reductions were decried as an attack on the liberal arts. Demonstrators sought to “Stop Main Hall” and implored President Royce Engstrom to “make the right choice.” The faculty peppered among the crowd were the same ones who had assembled the first protests here in 2013. So, while the commotion had Main Hall administrators looking up from their desks, they weren’t exactly rattled.

Provost Perry Brown, seen through an open window, even allowed himself to dance a quick jig to the chants of students outside.

But something was different this time, and not just because the number of demonstrators approached 200, or because their voices were louder, or because they were led by students instead of faculty. It’s that two years after the first march, UM doesn’t have much pork left to cut. Another drop in enrollment last fall, one of the most severe yet, has left campus short $6 million beyond the $3.2 million budget-makers already set aside to soften the blow. Next year, officials say the gap will increase to at least $12 million.

Amid declines that have strained the university’s finances since 2012, the latest figures mark a breaking point. Despite bumps in state support, UM’s budget is now contracting, and the university is preparing to downsize. On Jan. 22 Engstrom finalized cuts to 192 full-time positions—“a recognition that at least for the time being, for the foreseeable future, our enrollment is what it is,” he told campus when proposing the reductions in November, “ ... and we’ve got to come to grips with that, I guess.”

Main campus has 2,200 fewer students than five years ago, a 17 percent plunge from what were previously record highs. Engstrom acknowledges the rollercoaster trend as “unprecedented” in UM’s memory. But it’s also exceptional on a national scale. Federal and institutional data analyzed by the Indy shows the University of Montana has lost a larger portion of its undergraduates since the Great Recession than any other flagship university. Only a

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photo by Cathrine L. Walters

handful have lost students at all. And among 173 public research institutions, UM’s enrollment drop since 2007 is the sixth worst.

Increasingly, faculty are telling Engstrom their campus is in crisis. They fear it will suffer as years of belt-tightening give way to permanent retrenchment. “This reduction in faculty and staff in our department will lead to a death spiral,” members of the English department wrote to the president in November, after learning it would be targeted.

University leaders prefer a more neutral assessment, even as they say the situation requires urgent steps. “I don’t view it as a crisis,” Engstrom says. “I view it as dealing with reality in a responsible way.”

The reality check isn’t just financial.

Administrators in Main Hall and in Helena see falling enrollment as a sign that UM’s academic offerings must adapt to college students who are looking for clearer pathways into the workforce. Engstrom believes the university can do so without selling its soul as the state’s premier institution for the liberal arts and sciences.

Others are more skeptical. Just four years ago, UM’s then-$156 million general budget was larger than its Bozeman rival’s.

Today, Montana State University wields nearly $50 million more than UM. Where does UM turn next? It’s a question that deals as much with budgets and recruitment plans as it does with the very identity of the campus’ core mission.

“The battle between the universities is over,” said molecular genetics professor and administration critic Doug Coffin after the December rally. “We’re no longer the flagship. We need to find where our place is.”

prerecession levels. A few other flagships, including the University of Kansas and the University of Florida, were in that category, and “peer” schools like the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and New Mexico State University had small declines as well.

When fall 2015 data collected from individual institutions is included, UM plunges deeper. The only schools with larger drops than UM’s 15 percent decline since 2007 include a pair of regional univer-

by an unstable economy. But a series of jarringly small freshmen classes have drained main campus to enrollment levels not seen since Bill Clinton was seeking reelection. In 2010, Missoula was home to 10,891 undergraduates. Today, only 8,732.

The decline worsened this fall. This year’s class of first-time freshmen seeking bachelor’s degrees shrunk from 1,597 to 1,397, another 12.5 percent hit UM leaders didn’t predict. Meanwhile, the two-

of UM’s total budgeted personnel costs for the current year. Combined with fewer students to live and shop here, UM’s struggles are a blow to the Missoula economy. Coffin compares the situation to Colstrip, where a town defined by its coal industry fears the loss of livelihoods and purpose should its plants begin to shutter.

“That’s pretty much what we’re looking at here,” he says. “It has a devastating effect on our community.”

“KIND OF UNPRECEDENTED” Enrollment at the University of Montana is right where Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian thought it would be. Before he was hired to oversee the system in 2012, Christian chaired the state’s board of regents, where he says members spent years looking at charts that showed how Montana’s pool of high school graduates would begin to shrink over the next decade.

“UM’s enrollment numbers aren’t substantially less than where we thought they’d be, if you just rely on the Montana student population,” he says. “I don’t believe it’s tremendously off course.”

Yet, the total loss of students at UM puts it in company with some of the most troubled universities in the country, federal data shows. From 2007 to 2014, the most recent year available, the school was among 14 of 173 public research institutions whose four-year undergraduate population declined by at least 5 percent from

photo by Chad Harder

University of Montana President Royce Engstrom says that while recent enrollment changes are “unprecedented,” campus isn’t in crisis. On Jan. 22, he announced permanent cuts in faculty and staff totaling $7.5 million. The reductions, he says, will put staffing levels in line with UM’s smaller student body.

sities in Illinois, the state most devastated by enrollment drops since the recession (20 percent and 21 percent); Wayne State University in Detroit (16 percent); the University of New Orleans, which has continued to struggle after losing more than half its student body after Hurricane Katrina (24 percent); and South Carolina State University, a historically black university with accreditation troubles (39 percent).

Only five years ago, UM’s population reached its highest levels ever, driven up

year Missoula College has lost more than a quarter of its students since 2011.

“It’s certainly the biggest enrollment fluctuation in both directions, up and down, that we have seen in recent history at this university and certainly in the lifetime of administrators and so on,” Engstrom says. “It’s not something that happens often. It is kind of unprecedented.”

The budget cuts finalized Jan. 22 will permanently reduce salaries and benefits by $7.5 million annually, about 6 percent

“WE HAVE AN ENROLLMENT PROBLEM” Ask UM leaders today where they went wrong, and they’ll say they should have ripped the Band-Aid off more than two years ago.

After three straight years of low incoming freshmen, Engstrom broached a hard conversation in September 2013 with the board of regents, the group appointed to oversee the state’s higher education system.

“We have an enrollment problem,” he said.

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Already the declines were putting pressure on UM’s budget. The bleeding out began with $8.6 million in reductions across campus announced the previous spring, followed by another $6 million shortfall once fall 2013 enrollment figures came in.

Still, the regents who listened to Engstrom present UM’s annual budget were concerned the university wasn’t cutting costs as quickly as it had lost students. Regent Jeff Krauss of Bozeman wanted to know what options the university had to limit spending. Engstrom held up his arm to show how enrollment levels could change from year to year, tipping it up and down. He cautioned against reacting too quickly to short-term fluctuations.

“If this trend were to continue, God forbid, if it were to continue down, then we would have to start laying off other kinds of people and making those base adjustments that would put us back in concert with our resources,” he said.

Though he spoke to campus at the time of the need to “right-size,” Engstrom chose to make ends meet through onetime reductions and hiring freezes. He hoped the moves would “help us weather this storm,” he later told faculty.

Provost Brown says, in hindsight, the actions being undertaken swiftly today should have begun in 2013. There’s some contention surrounding why that didn’t happen, evidenced by a heated exchange during a Faculty Senate meeting last December. Michel Valentin, a French professor with the rhetorical style of a revolutionary torch-thrower, criticized the administration for not planning its academic changes earlier. Vice President for Administration and Finance Mike Reid stood up from across the aisle and pointed his finger right back at Valentin.

“The first week I arrived, I had to announce to the campus and the community that we had to make budget cuts,” said Reid, who was hired in 2013. “I could be confused, but I do recall this man standing outside my door with a picket sign demanding that we not reduce employees and we not cut faculty lines. And to stand here and say, ‘Why in the world did these changes not happen years ago?’ from the very man who was standing there with a picket sign saying, ‘Don’t do it,’ I find a little hypocritical.”

Reid says the ensuing cutbacks were designed to minimize the effect on curriculum, though some course sections were canceled and open positions left vacant. Valentin and a group of other faculty responded in protest. “We need to send a message to the administration,” Mehrdad Kia, director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center, told the Indy in November 2013.

“The knife has come to the bone.”

Just as loud as the voice of faculty dissent was the administration’s own belief that enrollment, and thus the university’s financial condition, would soon improve.

Each year since the first drop, administrators have made statements indicating UM was about to turn a corner.

“We were optimistic at that point, possibly too optimistic,” Brown says. “We were thinking, ‘We’re over this now.’”

Some faculty say Main Hall’s optimism and “reactive” approach has led UM down the road of repeated budget cuts. “There is no long-term visionary approach that encom-

but he believes UM is on a positive path.

“I think we certainly have been asking the right questions and trying to move in the right directions, but apparently not at a rate that has made a difference yet,” he says.

There have been missteps, too. The competition among universities for prospective students—both from Montana and from out of state—had been increasing for years, yet by 2013 UM’s recruitment operation was still disorganized and “far short of a sustainable system,” a campus work group found. One of the univer-

State University has soared, hitting recordhigh enrollments nine of the last 10 years.

Its gains since the recession, according to federal data, are among the steepest in the country. The spike has been driven by strong out-of-state recruitment, but the school’s resident population has not declined either.

Montana’s two flagships have long differed more in mission than size or resources. The last several years have upended the tradition. MSU is on track to spend twice as much money as UM on scholarships annually, and the school al-

Federal and institutional data shows the University of Montana has lost a larger portion of its undergraduates since the Great Recession than any other flagship university. passes vision, imagination, and foresight,” one faculty member in the department of modern and classical languages and literatures wrote in November.

“That’s the job of an administration: How to anticipate the crisis,” Kia says. “Before the tsunami comes, you shield yourself from the impact of the tsunami. …

You are responsible for knowing the tsunami was coming, and you did nothing to design your city to withstand the tsunami.”

Engstrom acknowledges the university’s efforts have not produced results,

sity’s first steps to improve it involved a $700,000 contract with Iowa marketing consultants, but the partnership ended last year after backfiring. One of the company’s email blasts, according to Brown, encouraged nonresidents to apply to “Montana State.”

“IT’S BECAUSE OF MISMANAGEMENT” The Grizzlies’ rivals in Bozeman didn’t need the extra help. As UM has struggled to attract students, Montana

ready bills itself in marketing materials as “Montana’s largest university.”

While UM’s College of Humanities and Sciences has lost nearly 40 percent of its students, MSU’s own liberal arts wing has grown to nearly the same size. Kia, who has taught at UM for 26 years, believes MSU is beginning to beat UM on its own turf.

“This is the irony, is that MSU has now created a liberal arts core education which is far stronger than what we have,” he says. “In certain areas of humanities, they have more professors than we do,

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

After five years of declining enrollment, UM leadership says campus will need to rethink its package of academic offerings as high school students eye studies that tie more closely with professional careers.

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and they are supposedly the engineering and agriculture school.”

Coffin, a former state legislator, blames state higher education officials for policies that he says have allowed one flagship to flourish and another, in his words, to “fail.” In particular, he says UM has been straitjacketed into a series of tuition freeze agreements that keep the university’s in-state tuition rate—already one of the lowest in the nation—locked in at $700 below MSU’s.

Freezes are intended to control the rising cost of college, but Coffin calls them an irresponsible long-term funding scheme.

“It’s a gimmick, let’s face it,” he says.

“That’s how we arrived here,” Coffin says. “It’s not the students’ fault, it’s not the faculty’s fault and it’s not the staff ’s fault that we’re running these budget deficits. It’s because of mismanagement that begins but does not end with the board of regents.”

By the numbers, though, Montana’s universities are receiving more public dollars per student than ever before, according to Christian. He notes the state’s contribution to UM’s budget has increased by $10 million over the last five years, even as its enrollment dropped more than 15 percent. It’s a situation public universities in many other states haven’t enjoyed.

“Most of the public [universities] have experienced cuts more on the state funding side, more than the tuition or enrollment side, but they’ve dealt with very similar budget issues,” Christian says.

Even with increases in public funding, UM’s budget is shrinking—and the problems may just be starting. For one thing, the university’s $12 million shortfall for next year assumes overall enrollment will remain flat. There are other long-term challenges. Hikes in the nonresident tuition rate have helped keep UM’s revenue stable, but at $21,827 next year, its price has surpassed many regional peers, including MSU. “You can’t just increase nonresident (tuition) every year,” Reid says. “There’s a point where you price yourself out of the market. We have to be cognizant of that.”

UM could soon find itself struggling to earn a piece of the state funding pie, as well. A new allocation system implemented two years ago sets aside a portion of higher education dollars, about $4 million for UM, as contingent upon meeting certain policy goals. To earn the money, the two flagship universities are scored, in part, on the number of degrees they award each year. Increasing that number annually is more difficult for universities with a shrinking student population and could jeopardize receipt of some of those funds.

Montana State University-Billings, the other campus facing severe enrollment declines, lost out on $750,000 this year for failing to increase degrees and retention rates. Christian says it’s probable that state officials would also withhold performance funding money from UM should a similar situation arise.

Asked if the structure was fair, Christian says the formula is actually based on a “completion ratio,” rather than the total number of degrees. A call to his agency’s deputy commissioner for planning and analysis confirmed that Christian’s understanding is incorrect.

narity to our educational goals” and “lacks a clear vision” for bringing international education into its curricula.

If Engstrom’s first crisis pushed those conversations into the background, the latest has pulled them into the fore. Five years of withering enrollment have prompted the UM administration to conclude that today’s students aren’t as interested in what the university’s academic programs offer.

“Maybe that’s the main factor, in the end,” Engstrom says. “That’s the heart of who we are, is what we offer to our students.”

If UM is to thrive again, he says, its classrooms will need to adapt.

they are not the focus of the program,” Provost Brown wrote in his charge to the committee. “In adopting this mission, it is anticipated that enrollments will begin to grow in [the 2014-15 school year] and that the financial difficulties of the past two years will be eased.”

But September 2015, the month the group completed its work, is when new enrollment figures doomed UM to immediate staffing cuts. Engstrom had only weeks to come up with a plan, and the AAIP report was sitting on his desk.

Many on campus were unnerved by the news that the disciplines with low enrollment would be first in line for budget cuts.

Engstrom says, unequivocally, yes.

“We need to continue to adapt. That old adage, if you don’t change with the times, that’s not going to be good for that organization,” he says. “So we do need to change. That doesn’t mean we abandon these disciplines, but it does mean we have to think hard about making them exciting and relevant to today’s generation.”

“A DESERT INSTEAD OF A GARDEN” After the cuts were proposed in November, some faculty senators called for votes of no confidence in Engstrom’s administration. Dave Beck, a professor of Native American studies and a faculty sen-

“THE HEART OF WHO WE ARE” After a bitter school year rocked by allegations of student sexual assault, gang rape and UM leaders’ mishandling of their reports, Engstrom told Missoulian reporter Gwen Florio in June 2012 that he wanted to get back to business. The president believed the rape scandal, as the story’s headline read, had “derailed” progress on enacting his vision for the university. He was eager to refocus.

“It’s a huge amount of work involving many, many people … with an ambitious goal of helping the University of Montana become one of the clear leaders in the country in terms of global thinking,” he told Florio.

Engstrom had laid out that vision a year earlier, in less tumultuous times, when the university was buoyant with the spirit of potential. UM hadn’t inaugurated a new president in two decades, and campus was bigger than ever. Engstrom seized the opportunity to imagine an international campus in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, where UM’s liberal arts tradition could be leveraged for “the global century.” Accomplishing that, he said, would require UM to seriously rethink its academic offerings.

“The fact is, we only rarely have in place mechanisms for integrating the sciences with the humanities, business with the arts, or those wonderful general education courses with one another,” he said in his May 2011 inauguration address. “We rarely ask our students to think about questions that require a truly interdisciplinary approach.”

But in the years that followed, Engstom’s call to action about creating “education for the global century” remained mostly only a slogan. Two years after his inauguration and the publishing of his strategic plan, and a year after pledging it was time to refocus, a task force reviewed how UM’s curriculum aligned with Engstrom’s original vision. The 2013 group found the university had “yet to clearly articulate the value of Interdiscipli-

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Some faculty blame Engstrom’s administration for not doing more to prepare for the university’s enrollment decline. The president and his cabinet admit they were initially caught by surprise, but hope changes in recruitment and academics will soon turn the tide.

What was originally envisioned as aspirational transformation is now being forced upon through a climate of budget cuts. The president conceived the “education for the global century” as a program that would put UM’s curriculum on the cutting edge. Now he’s trying to tell many programs that they’re in danger of being left behind.

University leaders didn’t think it would play out this way. After the first task force found slow progress, Engstrom commissioned a wider study that would review every course of study on campus.

The goal of this Academic Alignment and Innovation Program was to find areas needing help and those ready to grow.

“In adopting this mission, recent budget constraints are acknowledged, but

“There was a letter that went out that talked about refocusing the university and future-proofing it for a global 21st century,” says Jones, the English major from the December rally. “Apparently, that involved cutting the humanities and bolstering STEM at a university that’s known for being a great liberal arts school that produced … great artists and poets and actors. We didn’t understand why that was the solution to decreasing enrollment.”

Departments now face the daunting task of renewing their curricula for the “global century” at a time when campus has fewer staff and fewer resources than any other point in Engstrom’s presidency.

Can UM adapt on its own terms? Can UM attract students without losing itself?

ator, was among them. He says the president’s approach to announcing the cuts made faculty fearful and lowered morale.

“In the past, deans have had control in decision making in terms of how they’re going to deal with these budget crises, and in this case it seems like these decisions are coming from higher up,” he says. “We haven’t been able to get answers.”

Others saw in the administration’s strategy the influence of businessminded policy makers in the office of the commissioner of higher education. In the days following his announcement, state officials and members of the board of regents made statements saying they supported Engstrom’s plan and “insisted” on its followthrough.

Christian, who is Engstrom’s boss, says his insistence refers to UM’s fiscal obligations, not its academic future. At the same time, Christian says he agrees with Engstrom that faculty could be more “aggressive” in finding ways to meet students’ needs.

“How do we build a good comprehensive university, a liberal arts university, that is educating students to fill workforce needs across the state and across the country? I think that’s the crux of what needs to be answered at a local level, to say, ‘How do we fit in that piece?’” he says.

“I don’t think the University of Montana ought to lose its identity because it needs to balance its budget.”

From Kia’s vantage point, pressure on the latter has overwhelmed whatever commitment existed to the former. Kia says he and others in a new “UM advocacy coalition,” whose members are critical of the administration, want to build an inclusive curriculum that responds to the needs of the new economy, “but not at the cost of losing the actual mission of the university.” Engstrom’s latest charge is a hard pill for them to swallow.

“Royce started with the right slogan and model, but the policies have been absolutely contradictory of actually globalizing, internationalizing, strengthening the curriculum, which is the foundation of the university for the global century,” Kia says.

“In the last four years, we have seen the erosion, the disappearance, of the very courses and classes and individuals who can easily internationalize this campus. In the end, what I can only conclude is either there is no commitment to implementing the slogan, the model, or there is an absolute failure at looking at each department and seeing what their needs are and addressing those needs. Instead, I see the administration just looking at us as a series of columns and numbers.

“In the end, what we have is a desert instead of a garden,” he says. “That’s what it is.”

On Jan. 22, just before spring classes began, Engstrom emailed campus members with the details of the latest cuts.

Twenty-five vacant faculty lines will be lost, and another 33 gone through other means. Five academic/support programs will be consolidated or restructured. In total, the equivalent of 90 full-time positions will be eliminated through retirements, nonrenewal of contracts, cuts to adjunct pools and similar measures. Of those, 27 individuals will be laid off.

The changes are to take effect by June 30. Staff in the university’s human resources department have notified the affected employees. Their names and positions were not made public. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com

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Party rockers Idaho Green on costumes, cocaine and Jersey dreams

by Kate Whittle

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t doesn’t take long to figure out that Idaho Green aren’t taking the whole “rock band” thing very seriously. At one show, the band members might be dressed as Forest Service rangers or oldtimey country music singers. At another, guitarist Caleb Addy might be baring his butt cheeks in a French maid costume while trumpet player Dan Redinger careens around the stage wearing a Marge Simpson wig. Sometimes volunteers get onstage to slather oatmeal on lead singer Austin Finn’s face before he starts barking lyrics like, “I don’t like your Facebook page/ I don’t like your Myspace page.”

Despite the Idaho state silhouette emblazoned on their drum kit, Idaho Green originated from eastern Montana. Finn grew up in the small community of Huntley Project and formed Idaho Green with other Billings-area high school kids in 2008. Since then, the band’s sound has coalesced into a perfectly messy, raucous garage rock enlivened with brassy horns. But Idaho Green’s recorded output reveals a more contemplative, considerate approach to musicianship, with some slower country-inflected songs on their most recent record, the 2014 EP Do the Nelz.

Over the years, Idaho Green’s members, now all in their early 20s, have moved around the state, though only Redinger currently lives in Missoula.

That could all change soon, though. While the band contemplates its next big move, we caught up with Finn over the phone to talk punk, politics and the amount of work that goes into being a party band.

How would you describe your approach when you first started in 2008?

Austin Finn: It was definitely a total joke, for sure. And it’s slightly less of a joke now, but it’s still kind of a joke.

How would you describe your sound?

AF: I think it was much more punk, like in the traditional sense, a lot of 1-2-3-4 count-offs. And now I think we’re more confident about getting weirder.

Where do you get your costumes?

AF: My aunt actually owns a costume store. So it’s the sweetest deal in the world. It’s called Illusions Plus. But yeah, that was almost kind of why we started wearing costumes. Smoke ’em if you got ’em. We’ve got access to every costume ever.

So you guys are playing a Bernie Sanders rally on Jan. 29. Do you consider yourself a Bernie supporter?

AF: Yeah, for sure. Definitely more than I was an Obama supporter.

photo by Amy Donovan

Idaho Green plays their raucous garage rock for Berning Man 2016 at the VFW.

Bernie seems to have a “cool” cachet with the punk crowd that I haven’t seen with any other recent political candidate. Why do you think that is?

AF: It seems like there’s been, with the rise of hipsterdom, a newfound respect for sincerity amongst younger people. And I think Bernie, you can tell he’s 100 percent sincere. I don’t think that was as obvious with Obama even. My dad’s the most conservative guy in the world, but I got him chanting “Bernie.”

while knowing that 99 percent is going to be total garbage. The more you do that, the more semi-original, fresh material you have.

It can be hard to make rock ’n roll sound original and fresh. How does Idaho Green approach that?

AF: Mainly it’s trial and error. We write and record and then see what we’ve got. Like the Jerry Seinfeld thing, where he’d write 100 jokes a day and keep one of them maybe. I think we have a similar creative process of putting out as much as we can,

Do you have ideas on where you would like Idaho Green to go? World fame? A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

AF: Wherever the cocaine is. [Laughs.] We’re all moving to New York in April. And yeah, we’ll see what happens when we go there. I’m not even sure what I envision because I think it’ll blow our minds.

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So what’s your songwriting process like? Do you go on a big cocaine binge and then forget everything you did?

AF: Oh, I mean, of course. [Laughs.] Everything starts with a cocaine binge for Idaho Green.

Are you guys moving to Williamsburg?

AF: No, God. I went there to visit and thought it was friggin’ gross. Just awful, vile people yelling at the Uber driver. Williamsburg is one of the grossest places I’ve ever been to. I want to go to Jersey.

Well, only if you join the cast of “Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

AF: That’s the real goal. We’ve been writing theme songs for that show.

Idaho Green plays Berning Man 2016, along with Cairns, New Old Future, Tiny Plastic Stars and Star Cocoon, at the VFW Fri., Jan. 29, at 8 PM. $3/$6 for ages 18-20.

kwhittle@missoulanews.com

[music]

Fresh taste Good Old Fashioned bends the recipe Good Old Fashioned’s Rocky Mountain Skyline features tropes you’ll recognize if you’ve spent any time in the West: double shots of whiskey, “girls of the night,” outlaws, cold country wind and highways where you can leave your troubles behind. But, damn, if the local band doesn’t just take the usual ingredients and bend them into songs as fresh as mountain water.

Chris Woodman reminds me a little of Justin Townes Earle, the way he puts some swing into his warm, rugged vocals. Callie Monroe’s clear, confident voice would blend naturally in a lineup of old-timey powerhouses, Gillian Welch included. Together with Callie’s sister, cellist and backup vocalist Cece, the band has made a memorable collection of originals. “Drink the Way I Should” is a bittersweet tune that speaks to both the comforts and regrets of the bottle. The lyrics bypass cliches of so

many whiskey songs, and the musical arrangement includes piano, banjo and built-up harmonies that give it another luscious layer. Rocky Mountain Skyline has a depth that embraces gravity or levity at just the right moments. The minor-chord misgivings on “Drink,” for instance, are redeemed with Monroe and Woodman’s duet, “Heart for Sale,” which has the sweet cheekiness of a John Prine/Iris Dement or Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty number.

We have a lot of solid artists of this genre living and playing in our backyard, but on Rocky Mountain Skyline, Good Old Fashioned is one of the best I’ve heard in a long time. (Erika Fredrickson) Good Old Fashioned plays Lolo Peak Brewery Thu., Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 PM and the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs Fri., Jan. 29.

The Mighty Diamonds The Rastafarian Everly Brothers?

The Jamaican Beach Boys? How do you describe a group of veterans who add silky harmonies and Motown touches to authentic reggae? The Mighty Diamonds and their harmonies have endured to become the highly respected elder statesmen of island music.

Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson have recorded more than 40 albums, and they like to keep a social component in their message, as on “Why Me Black Brother Why.” Instead of extolling the virtues of twisting up a fatty, the song asks the simple question: Why? “You see your brother and you shoot him down/ That’s wrong.”

The Diamonds have eased into the digital age, occasionally incorporating burbling synth arpeggios and drum machines. “My Baby” from 1988’s Get Ready bounces along to a programmed beat, sampled finger pops and an echo-drenched sax straight out of “Miami Vice.” Hey, it was the ’80s. These things happened. But even when they veer into pop territory, the Mighty Diamonds weave harmonies as tight as a dreadlock, and that comes from decades of musical brotherhood. (Ednor Therriault) The Mighty Diamonds play the Top Hat Tue., Feb. 2, at 9 PM, along with Off in the Woods. $18/$15 advance at tophatlounge.com.

Billy Gibbons, Perfectamundo Typically the solo debut from a band’s lead singer or alpha guitarist tends to be an embarrassing bucket of pig flop that sends them scurrying back to the mothership, pronto. Not so with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. On Perfectamundo, the Texas blues-rock legend and his supporting players, the BFGs, have crafted a blazing set of AfroCaribbean, Mexican and Salsa grooves.

Gibbons’ signature guitar licks share the limelight with some irresistible percussion work. Two female drummers, SoZo Diamond and Melanie DiLorenzo, provide thundering backbeats while the timbales, cowbells, maracas and other Latin percussion instruments give the songs their spice.

The lyrics are almost an afterthought, little more than a collection of Spanglish 101 phrases. “Sal y pimiento,” Gibbons sings in a voice that sounds like torn burlap. “Con a little bit Tabasco.” That’s it. And that’s enough.

The simple piano figure that complements the descending pattern on the lower keys is so Latin you can’t help but yell “Aho!” with Gibbons at the chorus.

“Quiero Mas Dinero” feels like a Stax soul cut hijacked by some crazy cholos, with a killer blues breakdown in the second half. Gibbons’ unmistakable pinch harmonics leads preside over it all like a laidback, hipster uncle at a backyard jam in Little Havana.

(Ednor Therriault)

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Truth is out there Montana Rep’s All My Sons masters the tragedy

by Erika Fredrickson

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Colton Swibold, left, and Laurie Dawn star in Montana Rep’s All My Sons.

Now that “X-Files” has returned as a mini-series, fans like me are delving back into the murky world of government cover-ups and alien abductions. The sci-fithriller sheen of the show—with its monsters and Smoking Man—create a particular world. But the deeper theme in the popular series is also at the core of so many other classic stories: the struggle between what you want to believe and what you know deep down is true.

It’s that struggle that permeates All My Sons, written by Arthur Miller. The 1947 play was Miller’s last ditch effort to save his career after his first play closed early to bad reviews. (It worked, of course. All My Sons was a success and Miller went on to write Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, among others.) It’s a tragedy that centers on an ordinary post-World War II family whose fierce love for one another becomes the blind spot that undoes them.

The Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of All My Sons takes on the brilliant script with aplomb.

Director Jere Hodgin is economical; the story clips along without hesitation or unnecessary lull, each dramatic turn feeling earned. We meet Joe and Kate Keller, whose son, Larry, is still missing in action from the war.

Their other son, Chris, has invited Larry’s sweetheart, Annie, to the Keller house for reasons we learn pretty early on. The other characters—neighbors, mostly— serve as illustrations for how life in the neighborhood has changed. We learn there was a more innocent time, and there still is an element of happiness. But now resentment, suspicion and deep sorrow are just below the surface, kept hidden by denial.

Mike Boland plays Joe as a practical father— grumbly at times, but likable. He’s like a rougher version of John Mahoney in Say Anything. He’s the rock of the family, but there’s more to him than meets the eye. Laurie Dawn plays Kate, a mother very much on the brink as she waits for her son to come home.

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Dawn wears that emotion on her sleeve, taking it almost as far as she can go before it feels like too much.

She’s unraveled from the beginning, but her last words—which make up the last line of the play— transform her fragility into something more powerful.

Meg Kiley Smith, who, along with Boland and Dawn, make up the New York-based equity part of the cast, is engaging as Annie. She evokes the optimism of Laura Dern’s role in Wild and the sweetness of Rosamund Pike’s Jane in Pride & Prejudice. She has great chemistry with Colton Swibold, a Missoula actor who plays Chris and whose performance is razor sharp. Together, they form a kind of hopeful resistance toward a past that weighs them down.

All the non-equity Missoula actors hold their own in this production. Cahilan Shine is especially wonderful as the venomous Sue Bayliss, and Sam Williamson, as usual, brings comedic relief, this time in the form of the chipper and oblivious Frank Lubey.

It’s not always fun to watch a serious play, but the Rep’s All My Sons is weirdly fun. It’s like watching “Manhattan” (same time period) or “Downton Abbey” (same type of likable but flawed characters). Michael Monsos’ lighting casts the sky—it’s deep blue, sunsets and looming darkness—as its own character and a kind of harbinger.

And Mike Fink’s set of a cream-colored farmhouse, picket fence and unlit basement window also seems to hint at the dark side of the American Dream. As Agent Mulder says, “The truth is out there.” Arthur Miller wrote a story about what happens when you aren’t ready to find it.

Montana Rep presents All My Sons at the Montana Theatre in UM’s PAR/TV Center Thu., Jan. 28– Sat., Jan. 30, and again on Thu., Feb. 4 and Sat., Feb. 6. At 7: 30 PM nightly, plus a 2 PM matinee Sat., Jan. 30. Visit montanarep.org for tickets. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[film]

No nonsense Oscar shorts show the power of brevity

by Molly Laich

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“Twinkle, twinkle little square.”

The Roxy is offering cinema fans a special treat this week by presenting the 2016 Oscar-nominated short films in both the animated and live action categories. Of the many shorts made every year from around the world, the Academy can usually be counted on to pick a few good ones, and it’s particularly true this year. Long story short: I really want you to go see these movies.

This year’s Pixar entry, Sanjay’s Super Team, is my second favorite of the animated films. It’s adapted from filmmaker Sanjay Patel’s real life experience of trying to get his American-born son interested in Hindu traditions. It’s undeniably touching and the animation is expert. Whichever Disney and/or Pixar movie has been nominated often wins in the animated category, so this is probably your overall safest bet in an Oscar pool.

My favorite animation, World of Tomorrow, comes from Don Hertzfeldt, whose work you’re probably familiar with, even if you don’t know his name.

He draws squiggly stick figures in hilarious, often adult situations. (The short Rejected and his 2007 critically successful trilogy are widely available on YouTube.) In World of Tomorrow, a little girl named Emily gets a visit from her clone twice removed, and from this we learn that the future is very strange and bleak indeed.

Other films in the animated category include the Russian production We Can’t Live without Cosmos, about a couple of brothers in space, and Bear Story, out of Chile. The UK’s mostly underwhelming Prologue comes with a special parental advisory. I guess you could usher the little ones out of the theater for a few minutes if you don’t want them to see a warrior disemboweled with a sword, but I think it’s just fine. ( You may be shocked to learn that I don’t have any children.)

This year’s live action shorts are particularly thrilling. The best short films are about one crushing thing. They are like short stories in this way; there’s an economy of storytelling and the characters are defined by their choices and actions. My favorites are a two-way tie between the German/Austrian film Everything Will Be Okay and the U.S.’s Day One. In the first, we follow a divorced father as he takes his daughter on their usual weekend visitation, until the visit starts to look more like a kidnapping.

Is this man bad to the core or has the love for his daughter just stretched him to desperate action? The movie’s not saying, and so we’re left with nothing but raw emotion and pity. In Day One, we meet an American interpreter on her first mission in Afghanistan, where translating for the soldiers becomes the least of her responsibilities and every task asks more of her than she originally supposed. (For example, there’s a pregnant woman in a hut with a baby coming out breech). Day One succeeds in particular by showing us several complicated characters in such a brief space.

Other films include the maybe too precious Stutterer (UK/Ireland), about a guy who stutters, and Ave Maria (Palestine/France/Germany), wherein the lives of an Israeli family intersect with a group of nuns in the West Bank. The film Shok (Kosovo/UK) tells the story of best friends torn apart by war, and my cursory research suggests this is the category’s frontrunner.

“I haven’t seen any of these movies” is an Oscar party’s most tired and frequent refrain. Luckily for these two categories, it’s a disease with an easy cure.

The Roxy screens its program of Oscarnominated shorts starting Fri., Jan. 29. Visit the theroxytheater.org. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film] falls for an older woman. Stars Cate Blanchett and Mara Rooney. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy through Thurs., Feb. 4. For showtimes visit theroxytheater.org.

OPENING THIS WEEK 2016 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS - ANIMATED Get a gander at this year’s Oscar-nominated animated film shorts. Showing at the Roxy Fri., Jan. 29–Thu., Feb. 4. Visit theroxytheater.org for showtimes.

JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE While the decades-long wrangling over the Janis Joplin biopic continues, this epistolary documentary narrated by Cat Power is here to fill in some blanks on one of rock’s greatest legends.

Showing at the Roxy Jan. 21. For showtimes visit theroxytheater.org.

2016 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS - LIVE ACTION Check out this year’s Oscar-nominated short films so you’ll know which ones to pull for while watching the Oscars. Showing at the Roxy Fri., Jan. 29–Thu., Feb. 4. Visit theroxytheater.org for showtimes.

BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL The 11th annual Backcountry Film Festival features highlights from human-powered backcountry adventures from all over. Hosted by the Montana Wilderness Association and Boise’s Winter Wildlands Alliance, the festival raises funds for Missoula’s Montana Backcountry Alliance. Two shows at the Roxy Wed., Feb. 3, 6 PM and 8 PM. THE FINEST HOURS The Coast Guard attempts a daring rescue off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952 when a blizzard destroys two oil tankers. Stars Chris Pine.

Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

JANE GOT A GUN Natalie Portman stars in this Western about a woman who asks for help from her ex-lover to save her husband from a murderous gang.

Rated R. Showing at the Carmike.

KUNG FU PANDA 3 Po (voiced by Jack Black) continues his “legendary adventures of awesomeness” as he faces two foes. One is supernatural, the other, not so much. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

MEMENTO Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss star in this week’s Movie Cult selection. A man creates a strange system for remembering things, as his lack of short-term memory is, like, totally bogging down his search for his wife’s killer. Showing at the Roxy Sat., Jan 30, 10 PM.

THE REVENANT After being brutally mauled by a bear, a fur trader struggles to survive in the 1820s wilderness with only his wits and less than one bar of cell service. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. Rated R, showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

“Tell me again, why should I change my television service to DirecTV?” Jane Got a Gun opens Fri., Jan. 29, at the Carmike.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: TURANDOT Bizet’s opera of lust and longing in the Far East.

Showing at the Roxy Sat., Jan. 30, 11 AM. NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of the 1782 novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France. Showing at the Roxy Tue., Feb. 2, 6:30 PM. PLANETARY This week’s Mindful Movie is Planetary, a crosscontinental journey that explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. Does not star Will Ferrell. Showing at the Roxy Sun., Jan. 31, 4 PM.

NOW PLAYING 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI Director Michael Bay reportedly shows massive restraint on the flying cars and moon-sized fireballs in this based-on-true-events account of the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

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THE 5TH WAVE Aliens are attacking the planet and humans are just about extinct. For Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz) all that matters is reuniting with little brother Sam (Zackary Arthur). Opening at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. See websites for listings.

BARTON FINK John Turturro stars as the title character in this Coen brothers film as a writer with a tremendous case of writer’s block, stuck in the hellish Hotel Eerie. Any writer will attest to how the mind unravels. Also starring John Goodman and Judy Davis. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Jan. 28 at 7 PM.

RIDE ALONG 2 Ice Cube’s scowl and Kevin Hart’s mouth team up in this raunchy buddy cop comedy which takes the “Brothers in Law” to Miami.

Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

SISTERS Two sisters decide to have one last house party before...oh, does it matter? It’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, y’all! Rated R. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Han Solo, Luke, Leia and Chewy are back as J.J. Abrams hefts the yoke of the mighty Star Wars franchise, picking up where 1983’s Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi left off. Rated PG-13.

Showing at the Carmike, Pharaohplex, and pretty much every theater everywhere.

Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault

THE BIG SHORT Four outsiders who see the looming bust of the housing bubble decide to take on the big banks.

Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike.

CAROL Todd Haynes directs this Oscar-nominated love story of an aspiring photographer who

Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-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 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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Creamy lemon pappardelle

by Gabi Moskowitz I actually first wrote about a pasta recipe with a creamy, eggy lemon sauce the first week I started BrokeAss Gourmet, back in 2009. The recipe was inspired by Dave Lieberman, whose boy-next-door good looks and proclivity for challah bread pudding and stuffed cabbage caught my attention when he was briefly on Food Network, hosting a show that focused on fresh, affordable, simple foods.

I was inspired to break out the recipe again after recently finding some fresh pappardelle, a wide, tender noodle. The key to this dish is getting really rich, lemony flavor with a one-two punch of both lemon juice and lemon zest.

Though there is a little bit of technique involved, the dish is actually pretty simple. The main work is in whisking the sauce, which is cooked over boiling water so the eggs cook gently with the half-and-half and lemon without scrambling.

If you have a double boiler, this is a great time to use it. If, like me, you don’t, just make your own with a bowl and a pot.

All that whisking really pays off though, because the sauce is utterly decadent. I top the sauced pasta with more lemon zest, plus parsley and coarsely chopped, lightly toasted almonds for crunch.

Serve this with a crisp green salad and Prosecco or another crisp white wine.

Ingredients 3 egg yolks 2 ⁄3 cup half-and-half 3 garlic cloves, minced zest and juice of 1 lemon (reserve a little zest for garnish) salt and pepper to taste 8 ounces pappardelle, fresh or dried (if you can’t

BROKEASS GOURMET find pappardelle, use fettucine, linguine or any other wide, long-strand pasta) 1 ⁄8 cup chopped, toasted almonds (buy in the bulk section for the best price) a handful of fresh parsley, chopped finely (Recipe serves 2) Directions Combine the egg yolks, half-and-half, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste in a heatproof bowl (or in the top of a double boiler).

Place over a pot of boiling water. (Note: Make sure the bowl is large enough to sit on top of the pot without falling in.)

Whisk until the mixture thickens into a pale yellow, smooth sauce (depending on the size of your bowl, this could take anywhere from 3 to 7 minutes).

Remove the sauce from heat and set aside.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pappardelle according to directions.

As soon as the pappardelle is cooked, toss it with the sauce.

Use tongs or forks to divide the pasta into bowls and top each one with a sprinkling of almonds, parsley and more black pepper if desired.

BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editorin-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.

Editor’s note: Hungry for the Indy’s other food column, What’s Good Here? Don’t worry. It returns next week to its regular biweekly spot.

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“X-Files” cocktails and drinking game

HAPPIEST HOUR Why you’re playing: It’s been 14 years since the last episode of “X-Files” aired, but Fox has brought the television show back from the dead as a mini-series. The cult classic about aliens and government conspiracies has several key themes that make it perfect for a drinking game.

Take one drink: Scully says something is “scientifically impossible,” does an autopsy or yells “Mulder!” in a dark room. Mulder says “believe” or “alien” or talks about his sister’s abduction.

Take two drinks: Skinner calls Mulder into his office to yell at him, the Smoking Man lights a cigarette or the agents get a mysterious call on their phones. Also, when Scully and Mulder actually touch each other.

What you’re drinking: Liquor.com features two cocktails made for each of the “XFiles” protagonists. “The Fox Mulder” requires three parts rye whiskey, one part simple

syrup, two parts lemon juice and ½ part pineapple juice strained onto ice, then topped with one part Green Chartreuse for an alien glow. “The Dana Scully” is described as a “smoky, spirit-forward sipper” with three parts Alipus mezcal, two parts cynar, one part raspberry liqueur, two parts cointreau and a dash of fernet strained into a coupe and garnished with an orange twist.

Sounds too fancy? Try this: Put a few scoops of orange juice concentrate into a glass of vodka like Mulder did in his hotel room in the episode “Syzygy.” Pour a glass of red wine in tribute to Scully’s preferred beverage.

When to play: Old “X-Files” episodes are available on Netflix streaming. The new series shows on Fox every Sunday with free streaming starting the day after. All drink ingredients available at local liquor stores and more game rules can be found at studentdrinkinggames.com.

—Erika Fredrickson

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice's is committed to keepin' Missoula sweet and there is no better time to share our treasures than Valentines. Tempt her with a cream puff.

Hold her hand and share a Red Velvet Heart Cake. Show the office how much you love 'em and get 'em a dozen roses. Rose cupcakes that is! Mini and full size. The infamous hand-frosted conversation heart sugar cookie awaits a personalized message from you, or choose one of our pre-written delights. So much to choose from. What better way to say I Love You than to stop by Bernice's and buy Missoula's signature sweet treats for your sweetheart. xoxo bernice. www.bernicesbakerymt.com. p.s. Ordering ahead is always appreciated. $-$$

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 43 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $

Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $

Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$

Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. 532-2056 Martini Mania with $4 martinis every Monday. The Griz Coaches Radio Show LIVE every Tuesday at 6pm, Burger & Beer special $8 every Tuesday. $2 well drinks & $2 PBR tall boys every Wednesday. Big Brains Trivia every Thursday at 8pm. Have you discovered Brooks & Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and

Cafe Zydeco 2101 Brooks 406-926-2578 cafezydeco.com GIT’ SOME SOUTH IN YOUR MOUTH! Authentic cajun cuisine, with an upbeat zydeco atmosphere in the heart of Missoula. Indoor and outdoor seating. Breakfast served all day. Featuring Jambalaya, Gumbo, Étouffée, Po-boys and more. Beignets served ALL DAY! Open Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11am-8pm, Closed Sundays.

Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$

El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$

Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am10pm $-$$

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[dish] Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$

Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$

Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ 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. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. • 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a

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Pearl Cafe 231 E. 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. $$-$$$

Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$

The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery 3020 S. Reserve St., Ste A 541-7472 missoulastarvingartist.com Local, high quality pastries and desserts from Missoula bakeries. Top of the line coffee blends from Hunter Bay Coffee, and specialty, hand crafted beverages. Monthly events, featured artists, and open mic night every Wednesday. The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery is sure to please your palette! $

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Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$

Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

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Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie while parental units kick back at the Top Hat. This week’s band is Lochwood. 6 PM. No cover.

Local singer-songwriter Aran Buzzas makes his debut at Missoula’s newest brewery. Enjoy his homegrown Montana folky tonk at the Missoula Brewing Company. 6–8 PM. Free.

January 28–February 4, 2016

The Missoula Symphony takes the stage, and this one’s for the kids.

Their annual Family Concert provides a riot of fun with their Orchestral Olympics. Kids yuk it up as they learn about rhythm, melody, harmony and dynamics. Dennison Theatre, 7 PM. $8 at missoulasymphony.org.

Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller continues at UM’s Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV Center at 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. For tickets visit umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

The Drowsy Chaperone continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. For tickets visit MCTinc.org.

Dusk bring their musical melange to the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.

Can Joan Zen’s powerhouse voice heal the sick and cure the lame?

Doubtful, but she and her band can definitely put some dance in your pants. Union Club, 9:30 PM. No cover.

Constant touring leads to a tight, propulsive live show. Passafire demonstrate that effect when they play their rock/reggae/dub at the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $10 at tophatlounge.com If EDM is your jam, you need to be there when Hornz Cru, PARTYGOERS, Equinox and Lecture (of Mandatory Mayhem) work towards the drop. My god, man, there’s FREE POOL. The Palace, 10 PM. No cover.

SATURDAYJAN30 “Nobody move, I dropped a contact!” Lettuce brings their funk-heavy show to the Wilma Wed., Feb. 3. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $24/$20 at thewilma.com.

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Pinegrass lay on a thick coating of bluegrass at Montana Distillery. 6–8 PM. Free.

Missoula locals swarm when No Fancy, Sunraiser, Mido Skip and Wojtek take the stage at the Palace. 10 PM. No cover.

This month’s Night at the Museum celebrates two Kings. Martin Luther King Jr. is represented in the Black History display, and the birthday of Elvis Presley will be marked with a viewing of Jailhouse Rock. Miracle of America Museum, Polson. 6:30 PM. Visit miracleofamericamuseum.org.

nightlife Russ Nasset, the gruff honky tonker, shows his sensitive side with some folk standards and tight originals at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free.

Western Union play that western swing at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM. No cover.

The Drowsy Chaperone continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. For tickets visit MCTinc.org.

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Philip Glasshole continue their residency at the VFW with Modality, Grandmother Witch, Girls at the Mall and Eminent Curse. There’s a horror film in there somewhere...9 PM. Free.

More events online: missoulanews.com

FRIDAYJAN29 The Man in Black famously said, “There’s no money above the fifth fret.” Come see if Merle ever creeps up the neck when The Cold Hard Cash Show play their Johnny Cash tribute at the Badlander. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $8 at ticketfly.com.

nightlife Thankfully, Local Yokel play again in Missoula, this time at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free show.

Get your Gaelic on at the Irish Music Session, every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover.

Singer-songwriter Chloe Gendrow debuts her new EP of all original music at an early evening show at the Badlander. 7 PM. $5, all ages.

Kids with a good eye, take note.

Today is the deadline for submissions to the Ernst Peterson Photo Contest and Snow and Then Exhibit at the Ravalli County Museum. Visit ravallimuseum.org.

The Winter Storytelling series continues. Travelers’ Rest State Park, 11 AM. $5/free for members of TRPHA. Salish Winter Stories may be told only in winter. Get it? Tony Incashola shares some cultural story treasures, such as how Sleeping Child Hot

with the modern to create a unique sound at the Top Hat. Satsang warm things up. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5.

SUNDAYJAN31 You know him from Wartime Blues, but Nate Vernon is all by his lonesome singing and playing at Draught Works Brewing. 5–7 PM. Free.

Can I get an amen? Dance Church is in session on Sunday mornings.

Dancers of all abilities are welcome at this mellow, guided class that lets you move like nobody is watching at the Downtown Dance Collective, 11 AM– noon, $5.

The Contact Improv Jam is open to those of all abilities interested in exploring movement improvisation. At the Downtown Dance Collective every Sunday from 3:15–5 PM. $5.

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The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents The Winning Streak, a bittersweet comedy about a father and son reconnecting. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7:30 PM. Tickets at whitefishtheatreco.org.

Here’s your one-way ticket out of Squaresville. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander.

9 PM. No cover.

MONDAYFEB1 Janette Hillis-Jaffe reads from her new book Everyday Healing: Stand Up, Take Charge and Get Your Health Back...One Day at at Time. Shakespeare & Co., 7 PM. Free.

Today is the deadline for submitting your piece for inclusion in this year’s Off the Rack event, Feb. 13. Email sm710@outlook.com for details.

The Art Associates of Missoula monthly meeting takes place in the Education Center of the Missoula Art Museum. 10 AM. Free and open to the public. For more info call Susie at 544-0891

Why us? Why here? Why now? Answers to these and other Big Questions start with Self-Enlightenment, a workshop at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. 6–9 PM, $10 sugg. donation.

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The Drowsy Chaperone continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts.

6:30 PM. For tickets visit MCTinc.org.

Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast

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, “What? No, I did not get this vest at Target. Xest snyaqwqey.” Tony Incashola tells Salish Winter Stories .

Sat., Jan. 30, at the River St. Dance Theater in Hamilton. 2 PM. Free.

Springs got its name. River St. Dance Theater, Hamilton. 2 PM. Free, all are welcome.

Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller continues with a matinee performance at UM’s Montana Theatre in the PARTV Center at 2 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. For tickets visit umt.edu/ umarts/theatredance.

nightlife Triple Sec lays down the jazz chops, dig, at Draught Works Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free.

Aran Buzzas returns to Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevensville. Homegrown Montana folky tonk runs 6–8 PM. Free.

Lochwood provide the beer-drinkin’ bluegrass soundtrack at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Try the bison meatloaf.

Dave Scott Trio play the jazz at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of All My Sons by Arthur

Miller continues at UM’s Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV Center at 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. For tickets visit umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

The Drowsy Chaperone continues at the MCT Center for Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. For tickets visit MCTinc.org.

The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents The Winning Streak, a bittersweet comedy about a father and son reconnecting. O’Shaughnessy Center, Whitefish. 7:30 PM. Tickets at whitefishtheatreco.org.

Learn the Argentine Tango with a beginning dance lesson, then use your newfound skills at a mixer. Performances by local dancers and teachers and raffles add to the fun.

Enjoy some local wine by the glass too. No experience and no partner are necessary to participate. Missoula Winery, dance lessons at 8 PM, Milonga at 9, performances at 10:30. $10 per person, $16 per couple.

Dusk bring their musical melange to the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.

McMackin’s Birthday Bash features Holy Lands, Bird Strike and several more bands. Word on the street is there will be a big surprise for the birthday boy. At the VFW, 9 PM. No cover. (See Spotlight.)

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo completely disrespect the adverb with their Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander, which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. No cover.

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Band in Motion bring their danceready show to the Jack Saloon, 7000 Graves Cr. Rd. 9 PM. No cover.

Raconteur, Man-About-Town, self-styled impresario Al Pils operates the wheels of steel between sets by MASS FM, BOYS, Critical Failure and Rooster Sauce. $3 KettleHouse drafts all night. The Palace, 9 PM. No cover (See Spotlight.)

Moneypenny are a collection of disparate musicians who found some common musical ground. They dial up the fun at the Union Club, 9:30 PM. No cover.

Reggae-dub innovators Jon Wayne and the Pain blend the traditional

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of two hours of Jerry Garcia and Co. 5–7 PM. Free, all ages.

Powerhouse slide guitarist Dan Dubuque adds the Charango to his repertoire at Red Bird Wine Bar. 7–10 PM. Free.

Black Mountain Moan hosts Blues Monday every week at the Badlander with a rotating cast of local blues musicians. 9 PM. No cover.

TUESDAYFEB2 Joy’s Open Mic Night at Stage 112 welcomes all genres. Sign up at 8 PM, music starts at 9. Also $2 tallboys. 112 Pattee St. One way to start a small business? Open a medium business and wait six months. You will surely get better advice than that at the Introduction to Small Business Planning workshop. 10 AM–1 PM, pizza included. 103 S. 9th, Hamilton.

Free, but registration required. Visit rceda.org.

nightlife Extemporaneous hilarity will be examined when Improv Anonymous meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Missoula Public Library’s large meeting room at 5:30 PM. Free. artTALK is a monthly series that pairs an established artist with an emerging artist for an evening of art, ideas and dialogue. This month it’s Tyler Nansen (Looking Through Glass) and Jack Metcalf (How Am I Not Myself?). Every first Tuesday at Shakespeare & Co., 6–7:30 PM. The Craicers and Friends wield a musical shillelagh with their traditional Irish tunes in the taproom at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 1151 W. Broadway, 6–8 PM. Two-step the midweek blues away at Country Dance Lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7–8:30 PM. $5. Bring a partner.

Call 381-1392 for more info.

You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: What actor from Fast Times at Ridgemont High is nominated for an Oscar? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.

From Kingston, mon, the Mighty Diamonds bring their legendary roots reggae to the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18/$15 adv. at tophatlounge.com. (See Noise) Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent at the Badlander, from 9 PM to 1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.

partial fest Missoula punk fans still get a contact hangover when speaking of last summer’s Total Fest, the downtown moveable feast featuring dozens of garage and punk bands. Thanks to some serendipitous scheduling, a micro version of Total Fest is slated for Saturday night.

Al Pils and former Indy calendar editor Jason McMackin are a couple of jovial local characters who dig music like Donald Tr u m p d i g s h e a d l i n e s .

When the guys decided to host a pair of shows downtown, they accidentally chose the same night. McMackin’s Birthphoto courtesy of J. Ryan Weingardt day Bash at the VFW Al Pils and Jason McMackin features seven bands, including Eat Strike and Bird’s Mile Home. (And we’re sonally informed me that ‘he ain't coming’ to the Palace told there will be a big surprise for McMackin pre- on Saturday. Thoughts and prayers go out to all.”

McMackin promises some crazy surprises. “We’re sented just before his band, Total Combined Weight, plays.) As for Pils, he’s curating a night of music at the thinking of throwing a bench press up there, do some Palace including MASS FM and BOYS, while Pils spins drunken bench pressing.” He boasts of benching 275 himself, “but I almost blew out an O-ring.” his hand-picked playlist between bands.

“I’ll be playing songs that you never want to hear No big deal. They’re friends. Aren’t they? McMackin, a large-framed man with twinkling eyes and a gray- again,” counters Pils. “It’s guaranteed to be awesome.”

Faux Facebook brouhaha aside, Pils and McMackin flecked beard thicker than a 50-year-old juniper, posted WHAT: McMackin’s Birthday Bash WHO: Holy Lands, Joseph Running Crane and more

WHERE: Palace Lounge

WHERE: VFW

HOW MUCH: No cover

HOW MUCH: No cover

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MORE INFO: Facebook.com this to his event page: “Just to be clear, in no way is Al Pils involved with this event.”

Pils, a not-small man with rheumy blue eyes and inner-city-after-suburban-flight beard, shared this message on his own event page: “It is with a heavy heart that I regret to inform you that Jason McMackin has per-

DIY country dude Granger Smith has dialed in the flag-wavingdirt-road-driving formula, and 30 million YouTubers ate it up. Join the Yee Yee Nation at the Top Hat. Eerily similar-looking Earl Dibbles Jr. opens. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $20/$18 at tophatlounge.com.

nightlife A Phish Happy Hour? Sounds more like a Trey Anastasio solo. Enjoy Phish music, video and more at the Top Hat every Wednesday at 4:30

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hope people will split their time between the shows, which are a couple of blocks apart. “It’ll be 500 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal,” says McMackin, adding, “Our job is not to make the scene, it’s to be on the cosmic edges of the scene.”

—Ednor Therriault

PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages.

MontPIRG’s spring semester kickoff shows you how you can work to make positive change. Special guest Secretary of State Linda McCulloch explains why voting rocks, with free pizza to help you understand. UC Room 326, 5–7 PM. Free.

Country blues and contemporary folk are the purview of Bozeman singer-songwriter Lang Termes. Blacksmith Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Cribbage enthusiasts finally have a place to share their affliction at Cribbage Night. Enjoy a few cocktails as you look

for nibs and nobs. Boards and cards provided. Rattlesnake Creek Distillers, 128 W. Alder St., Suite B. 6–8 PM. Rediscover “the magic which makes you legendary in your own mind” via the assistance of Mexican food and beer when “Poncho” Dobson hosts the Live and Loco open mic at the Symes Hotel, Wednesdays from 6– 9:30 PM. Call 741-2361 to book a slot, or just come hang out and party. Free.

This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.

Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.

West Coast jazz? Continental jazz?

Bebop? Avant-garde? It’s all free jazz, as in no charge, Dad, when the Top Hat hosts a local band every Wednesday for Jazz Night. 7 PM, no cover, all ages.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. (Trivia Answer: Jennifer Jason Leigh.)

Lettuce feeds your funk jones like no mere veggie can. At the Wilma, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $24/$20 advance at ticketfly.com.

THURSDAYFEB4 Brothers Gow are back, bringing their skintight funk-rock and mindmelting light show to the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free.

If you’ve been waiting for just the right play to audition for, Studs Terkel’s Working might be for you. Stevensville Playhouse. Call Gretchen at 777-0520 to set up an audition.

Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons celebrates the contributions of African-American academic surgeons.

Exhibit runs through Sat., Feb. 27 at the UM Mansfield Library.

Artist Alissa Wynne’s exhibition The Inevitable Comparison opens with a reception at the University Center Gallery. Wynne’s work features stretched garments that comment on rebellion and upbringing. 4–6 PM. Free.

nightlife Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller continues at UM’s Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV Center at 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. For tickets visit umt.edu/umarts/theatredance.

Dusk take the stage at the Sunrise Saloon for your dancing and listening pleasure. 8 PM. No cover.

Wisenheimers will be cracking wise at John Howard’s Homegrown StandUp Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform; things usually start around 10. Free.

Submit your event to calendar@ missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event to guarantee publication. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Or snail mail to Calendar c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. You can also submit online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.

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MOUNTAIN HIGH I t’s the tough part of winter. Seems like six months until you can break out your flip-flops, and you just can’t face another trip to the burger joint so the kids can gambol in the germinfested ball pit or take a ride down the poopsmeared plastic slide. Wait, there’s an alternative—get those yard apes outside.

That’s the aim of the Billy Poole Memorial Fund. Supporting ski programs for kids means healthier lifestyles and fewer zombie hours in front of a screen. Billy Poole was an extreme skier who died tragically while filming a Warren Miller movie in Utah in 2008. His mother, Phyllis Erck, created the memorial fund as a way to help get kids out

Billy Poole

THURSDAY JANUARY 28 Get a lid on that kid (and that adult) at the St. Patrick Hospital Trauma Services Helmet Sale. Low-cost helmets for kids and adults. Also, bike light sets for $5. Garden City Medical Bldg., 601 W. Spruce St., noon–3 PM. Planning a trip abroad? Get prepared at the International Travel and Adventure Basics workshop at REI Missoula. 7 PM. Free.

SATURDAY JANUARY 30 Dust off your dad’s ‘52 SkiDoo, it’s time for the 28th Annual Fun Run to benefit local snowmobile trail grooming. $1,000 added purse, at least 12 places paid, and raffle prizes and drawings. 45-mile route starts and ends at the 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar, Exit 16, Haugen. 9 AM–noon. $5 per hand. For more info email blincoln@blackfoot.net.

The original and preeminent exhibition of fly fishing cinema, The Fly Fishing Film Tour is a oneof-a-kind experience. Each year fishy folk of all ages gather at premieres to soak up films from around the world, spin a few yarns amongst friends and dream about casts still unmade. At the Wilma. Shows at 4 PM and 8 PM. $18/$15 adv. at thewilma.com.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2 Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an

on the slopes and learn to love skiing as much as Billy did.

Saturday’s fundraiser at the opulent Washoe Theater in Anaconda features Miller’s latest movie, Chasing Shadows. There’s also a silent auction for ski vacations, local artwork and ski and snowboard gear. Several world-class skiers will also be on hand to mingle and sign autographs.

—Ednor Therriault The Billy Poole Memorial Fund Fundraiser is Sat., Jan. 30 at the Washoe Theater, 305 S. Main St., Anaconda. 7 PM, $5 each/$20 per family/free for kids under 5.

photo courtesy of Phyllis Erck

all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. You can find the upcoming trip posted at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. Various locations, 6 PM. Nobody wants to see the footage of you spending 15 minutes adjusting your bindings. Learn to edit and share your GoPro goodness at GoPro Video Editing Basics. REI Missoula, 6:30 PM. $40/$20 members.

Practice your Eskimo rolls and flat spins at the Open Kayak session. Bring your own kayak and gear, ages 14 and under require adult supervision. Currents Aquatic Center, 8–10 PM. Normal entry fees apply. Visit ci.missoula.mt.us/161/Aquatics.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 The Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the human-powered winter experience through film.

The fest aims to entertain while raising funds and awareness for Montana Backcountry Alliance, the Montana Wilderness Alliance and Winter Wildlands.

Showing at the Roxy, 6 PM and 8 PM. $12/$10 at theroxytheater.org.

It’s all downhill from here. Missoula Alpine Race League runs every Wed. at 7 PM through Mar. 2 at Snowbowl. For info and signup sheets, email missoulaalpinerace@gmail.com.

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Do you ever wish you could take a thought or a feeling and make it tangible so you could physically destroy it? That guilt you carry around because you never finished your degree, the anger at a partner who mistreated you until you left, the grief from a loss you feel like you’ll never get past—what if you could burn these things up in a big roaring fire? Well, thanks to the creative minds at Mamalode, you can.

Last year’s Burning (mini)Van drew such a strong response, they decided to do it again. A fullsized wooden van has been constructed in the parking lot of Flanagan Motors, one of the event’s cosponsors. The idea is for people to write down their fears, stories, words, whatever represents that thing they want to watch go up in flames. That way, they can let it go.

The cathartic conflagration was a powerful event last year, providing a sense of release or

freedom for many. This year, organizers also hope to bring attention to the fact that Montana has the highest per capita suicide rate in the nation. The Western Montana Suicide Prevention Initiative was created in 2014 to try and reverse that trend by providing education, resources and a suicide hotline.

Several small cardboard minivans have been placed in businesses around town to collect the writings. The chance to share some stories and experiences with friends and neighbors can be a helpful tool in processing those negative things out of your life. Burn, baby, burn.

—Ednor Therriault Mamalode presents Burning (mini)Van Fri., Jan. 29, 6–8 PM at Flanagan Motors. Free event, all are welcome. Bring your messages, or email them to burn@mamalode.com.

[AGENDA LISTINGS] FRIDAY JANUARY 29 Project Homeless Connect aims to link those who are homeless to a variety of services. First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. 10 AM–3 PM. All are welcome.

SATURDAY JANUARY 30 As the ACA enrollment deadline approaches, those in the LGBT community may be unsure of their eligibility. Montana Women Vote and Montana Human Rights Network have partnered with Forward Together to offer Where to Start, What to Ask, a program that provides answers. Visit forwardtogether.org.

Middle School students are raising money to support service learning and science exploration with a gargantuan garage sale featuring clothes, books, gear, toys, electronics, kitchen goods, vintage items, furniture, art and more. eWaste Recycling Station available thanks to Opportunity Resources. Missoula International School, 1100 Harrison St. 8 AM–2 PM. Join other businesswomen for a day of empowerment, education, entertainment and fun at the Missoula Business Women’s Network Symposium.

Keynote speaker is Judy Hoberman, author of Selling in a Skirt. Hilton Garden Inn, 8 AM–5 PM. $40–$50.

Register at DiscoverMBN.com.

Get some sand between your toes without leaving town. The UM Alumni Assoc. hosts Boots to Beaches, a lakeside-themed fundraiser to help support their programs. Food, music, drinks and prizes.

Holiday Inn Downtown, 6–9 PM. $25 at grizalum.org.

SUNDAY JANUARY 31 Have some ideas about how the Missoula Community Food Co-Op should move forward? Bring them

to the Re-THINK meeting, facilitated by the NCBI. 1500 Burns St., 5–7 PM.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 1 Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, noon–8 PM.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2 Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters help you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.

It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization. 12–8 PM.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 Great Burn Brewing’s Charity Pint Night generates 50 cents from each pint for a deserving Missoula charity or nonprofit. This week it’s for the Foresters Ball. Have a glass at 2230 McDonald (behind Jaker’s), 5–8 PM. Grand ideas are welcome but hemlock tea is frowned upon at the Socrates Cafe, an informal meeting to discuss philosophy using the Socratic method. Missoula Public Library, the first Wednesday of every month at 7 PM. Is Missoula Ready for Climate Change? That’s the question asked by Steve Loken of Climate.Place, which aims to empower people to make wise choices. Missoula Public Library, 7–8:45 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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I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on a relationship coach, who instructed me to cut off all sex and even all contact with the guy I was dating until he agreed to marry me. I knew he loved me and wanted to marry me; I just wanted him to do it faster. Sadly, my ultimatum to him blew up in my face; he is done with me. My roommate, who thought the coach’s advice was terrible, just moved in with her guy, despite his being kind of a commitmentphobe. Her approach was to just be loving and patient with him and give it some time (about a year). She said she realized that she had the option to bail if the waiting became too much. I’m confused.

Men supposedly don’t get hints. Why doesn’t saying what you want work to get the guy?

—Direct And Dumped Is your dating coach 8 years old? Because “I refuse to speak to you till you propose!” is a (slightly) more adult version of “I’m holding my breath till you buy me that Barbie!”

Welcome to Ultimatum Frisbee! A highly risky game. We tend to freak when our freedom is threatened—including our freedom of choice. In fact, social psychologist George A. Youngs finds that when a potential loss of freedom looms, it unleashes a “motivational state,” compelling us to try to preserve that freedom and fight off any attempts to yank other freedoms. In other words, the more you go all petty despot on somebody—overtly trying to force them into doing your bidding—the more likely they are to rebel, and maybe even do the exact opposite of what you want.

“Overtly” is the key word here. Your roommate also wanted to wrangle a commitment from her boo. But note the difference in tactics: making it attractive for him to stick around, as opposed to leaving a note on his pillow, “Put a ring on it!”—along with the severed, bleeding head of My Little Pony.

This isn’t to say you should keep your mouth shut about what you want.

But consider the difference in controllingness in making a statement versus giving an ultimatum. A statement tells him what you have to do: “I feel bad that you don’t seem to want to marry me, and I can’t continue in this much longer.”

An ultimatum, on the other hand, tells him what he has to do: “Marry me or nothing, bucko!”

Also, consider that with “marry me or nothing,” you’re very distinctly putting “nothing” on the table. And maybe at a

certain point, this is a trade-off you’re willing to make. But, again, stating it in those terms is probably a bad idea. Keep in mind that typically, a man commits to a woman because he loves her and is better with her than he is alone—much as he might admire her for her attempt to re-enact the Iran hostage crisis on a very small scale.

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I’m a 28-year-old girl, and I’ve been with my boyfriend for several months. He never really apologizes. He’ll say “I’m sorry you feel that way” and never “I’m sorry that I did that.” When I confronted him, he said, “Well, I’m not sorry for my actions. I just don’t want to hurt you, so I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.” Am I parsing this too much? Is there a difference between these two apologies?

—Wondering “I’m sorry you feel that way” is the Dollar Tree version of an apology. Sure, it has the words “I’m sorry” and the package seems kind of familiar, but it ultimately goes down like expired SpaghettiOs from Czechoslovakia.

This kind of apology doesn’t make you want to forgive somebody; it makes you want to chase them with an ax. Basically, instead of taking responsibility for what they did or said, they’re using apology words to blame you for feeling bad about it. Which is like saying, “I’m so sorry your window was too lame to open itself when my golf ball was heading toward it.”

And sure, “Sorry you’re offended” is sometimes appropriate, but when it’s always somebody’s apology, it suggests they have no connection to the possibility that they’ve done something wrong.

This is a trait common to narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths, reflecting a lack of empathy. (Their saying “I’m sorry you’re hurt” is just a sneaky way out, not an expression of care and concern.)

Consider whether the “I’m perfect; you’re oversensitive” model will work for you long term. If not, tell him what you need and see whether he can or will give it to you. If you don’t see a change, the best way to teach him may be by example: “I’m sorry, but the number you have called has been disconnected.”

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com. www.advicegoddess.com

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Salary/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26406 Apartment Complex Maintenance Employee needed to be responsible for addressing an array of apartment and property maintenance duties as specified by the Maintenance Supervisor and/or Property Manager, and for maintaining the highest standards in customer service and curb appeal of the assigned apartment community.

Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26525 Be a Part of the ICE DAM GUYS Adventure! Short term, Hard Work, Great Pay! $75-$100/Hr. Adventurous? Hardworking? Responsible? Passionate? Love the Outdoors? Get-R-done Mentality?

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the creation and maintenance of the therapeutic milieu according to each child’s treatment plan and agency philosophy. As an active member of a self-directed team, the Counselor I seeks responsibility and demonstrates initiative, cooperation, and group problem-solving and developing and fulfilling their team and agency mission. The Counselor I promotes a positive, healthy work environment in the service of a cohesive team and positive culture.

Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10175678 Embroiderer Company seeking part-time employee to operate embroidery machine.

The ideal candidate will have 2 to 5 years experience in operating an embroidery machine, be able to run the machine by themselves if need, an eye for quality, attention to detail and a desire to produce a great product for our customers. Flexible hours with an option of full time in the future.

Company is fast paced and fun to work for! Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26557 Housing Eligibility & Lease Specialist The position works in the HRC Housing Programs and accurately determines program eligibility, tracks tenant lists, updates databases and forms, answers general program calls, follows the rules and regulations of the programs, performs required record keeping and clerical functions as needed. Combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school and two years of experience in human services or related programs with 2 years administrative experience.

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Knowledge of the rental market and values in the area. Ability to interpret complex rules and regulations. Ability to set priorities, keep accurate records, and submit reports in a timely manner.

Ability to work in a fast-paced time sensitive environment while remaining organized and exercising sound judgment. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to analyze facts and circumstances and arrive at sound conclusions and decisions. Ability to have empathy for the participants served, work well with participants, landlords, staff, other agencies and the public at large. Ability to interact with individuals and households with diverse cultural backgrounds. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10175670 Receptionist Employer is seeking a part-time Receptionist to work in a busy legal office. Will complete a variety of office duties, including answering phone, secretarial duties, photocopying, organizing files, indexing medical records, and running errands.

Must have a professional demeanor, good phone voice, strong customer service skills, and ability to communicate in English effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing. Applicants must have a moderate level of skills, competence in Corel Word Perfect preferred, and strong spelling and typing skills. Requires Job Service certified Typing Test with minimum of 55 WPM net and Job Service certified Advanced Spelling Test with 90% or better score. High School Diploma or

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Must be able to pass a background check and be bondable. Will work Monday through Friday afternoons, approximately 12:45 pm to 5:15 pm, about 20 hours per week and more hours during the summer if needed. Pay is $10 to $12/hour, depending on experience. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10176253 Recruiter This is a temporary position. Progressive company is seeking a recruiter for 3 to 6 months, with potential long term employment, to manage a large volume recruiting effort as we work to restructure and expand our company. Wage $15/hr. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26818 Summer Streamflow Monitoring Technician Must be available 39 hours per week from June 13, 2016 through October 7, 2016. This position provides stream flow monitoring and data analysis for instream flow restoration projects. This includes assisting with all stages of stream monitoring including set up of monitoring sites in remote settings, data collection, equipment maintenance, data entry and analysis in the office. Clark Fork Coalition (CFC) monitors over 30 sites within 2 hours of Missoula. This position involves travel in the field using the company vehicle, or at times your own vehicle, to travel to field sites.

If you use your own vehicle you will be compensated for travel. It is common to work 10-12 hours a day. We monitor sites in a variety of settings including remote, rural or forest areas and private land.

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EMPLOYMENT ativity in solving equipment problems in the field. CFC staff will train you and will provide support in field monitoring techniques, but you will be expected to work independently. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10176254

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Refrigeration/Appliance Service Tech Requirements for this position would include use of multi-meter, own hands tools, computer skills and communication skills. Applicant must pass a drug test and be neat in appearance. Will diagnose and repair all aspects of home appliances. Company offers continuing education through manufacturer training opportunities. This position requires lifting. Hourly wage which depends on experience + commission; vacation, holiday pay, health insurance, retirement and uniform. Six month probationary period. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10176036

PROFESSIONAL FIRE CHIEF - Spearfish, SD. Responsible for overall operation of the Fire Department. EOE. For requirements and details on this position visit our website www.cityofspearfish.com

SKILLED LABOR Carpenter Residential Locally owned construction firm in search of skilled and semikilled carpenters for both residential projects. Work will be full time and long term. This is not a seasonal job we are looking for employees to continue on with our company long term. Projects are in and around the Missoula area so travel is minimal. Employees must have current valid license and clean driving record.

Wage DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26383 CHIP TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED from the Missoula area.

• Must be present to apply • Local hauls • Home daily • Good pay • Benefits • 2 years exp. required Call 406-493-7876 9am-5pm M-F. HOME RESOURCE IS HIRING! Home ReSource seeks experienced construction/demolition laborers to join our DECONSTRUCTION CREW. We offer competitive wages. For more information or to apply visit www.homeresource.org.

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Sawmill Workers Pyramid Lumber in Seeley Lake seeks sawmill workers. Pay range is $13.54 - $16.50 per hour to start, depending on positions open and experience. Must be able to work any day of the week and any shift as required. Benefits include employee and dependent medical, dental, 401K, profit-sharing, paid vacation and holidays. A Pre-employment drug screen is required. EOE. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10176267 T&R has oilfield work and needs experienced Class A Tanker Drivers. Great pay & benefits. Requirements: 23+ years of age, two years experience, clean MVR with Hazmat and tanker endorsement. Give our recruiters Kim, Beth or Sharon a call today.

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Bonten Media Group and KECI-TV are Equal Opportunity Employers. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10176091

Salesperson Seeking a fulltime Inside Sales Representative to grow our existing customer base including national key strategic accounts and pursue new customers in the commercial aquatic market. You must be goal and customer oriented in order to achieve or exceed the monthly and annual sales target and the Company’s overall strategic goals. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26814

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FLEET TECH/MANAGER FT responsible for assisting with preventative maintenance requirements of vehicles, and equipment. Automotive exp required. M–F: 8a– 5p. $13.00-$15.00 /hr. DOE. Position open until filled.

RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT (4) FT positions support to staff that provide services to Adults w/disabilities. Supervisory exp preferred $11.25-$11.75/hr.

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Closes: 2/2/16, 5pm EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT FT responsible for job development for persons with various job search needs in community employment. Exp working with persons w/disabilities, and in direct sales and/or employment marketing strongly preferred may include providing support for individuals placed in community employment.

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Must Have: Valid driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation. Applications available at OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES, INC., 2821 S. Russell, Missoula, MT. 59801 or online at www.orimt.org. Extensive background checks will be completed. NO RESUMES. EEO/AA-M/F/disability/protected veteran status.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): We all go through phases when we are at odds with people we love. Maybe we’re mad at them, or feel hurt by them, or can’t comprehend what they’re going through. The test of our commitment is how we act when we are in these moods. That’s why I agree with author Steve Hall when he says, “The truest form of love is how you behave toward someone, not how you feel about them.” The coming weeks will be an important time for you to practice this principle with extra devotion—not just for the sake of the people you care about, but also for your own physical, mental, and spiritual health.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After fighting and killing each other for years on end, the Roman and Persian armies agreed to a truce in 532 A.D. The treaty was optimistically called “The Endless Peace.” Sadly, “endless” turned out to be just eight years. By 540, hostilities resumed. I’m happy to announce, though, that your prospects for accord and rapprochement are much brighter. If you work diligently to negotiate an endless peace anytime between now and March 15, it really is likely to last a long time.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people, to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.” Author Lauren Oliver wrote that, and now I’m offering it to you, just in time for your Season of Correction and Adjustment. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to get smarter about evaluating your allies—and maybe even one of your adversaries, as well. I expect you will find it relatively easy, even pleasurable, to overcome your misimpressions and deepen your incomplete understandings.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When winter comes, pine trees that grow near mountaintops may not be able to draw water and minerals from the ground through their roots. The sustenance they require is frozen. Luckily, their needle-like leaves absorb moisture from clouds and fog, and drink in minerals that float on the wind. Metaphorically speaking, Gemini, this will be your preferred method for getting nourished in the coming weeks. For the time being, look UP to obtain what you need. Be fed primarily by noble ideals, big visions, divine inspiration, and high-minded people.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): People turn to you Tauruses for help in staying grounded. They love to soak up your down-to-earth pragmatism. They want your steadfastness to rub off on them, to provide them with the stability they see in you. You should be proud of this service you offer! It’s a key part of your appeal. Now and then, though, you need to demonstrate that your stalwart dependability is not static and stagnant—that it’s strong exactly because it’s flexible and adaptable. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to emphasize this aspect of your superpower.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights? At one point, the heroine Catherine tells her friend about Edgar, a man she’s interested in. “He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace,” Catherine says, “and I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.” If you’re a typical Aries, you’re more aligned with Catherine than with Edgar. But I’m hoping you might consider making a temporary compromise in the coming weeks. “At last, we agreed to try both,” Catherine concluded, “and then we kissed each other and were friends.”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Playwright Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) had a lot of friends, and they often came to visit him uninvited. He found it hard to simply tell them to go away and leave him alone. And yet he hated to be interrupted while he was working. His solution was to get naked and write for long hours while in his bathroom, usually soaking in the bathtub. His intrusive friends rarely had the nerve to insist on socializing. In this way, Rostand found the peace he needed to create his masterpiece Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as numerous other plays. I suggest you consider a comparable gambit, Scorpio. You need to carve out some quality alone time.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.” The preceding reminiscence belongs to a character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner. I bring it up in hopes that you will do the opposite: Say the words that need to be said. Articulate what you’re burning to reveal. Speak the truths that will send your life on a course that’s in closer alignment with your pure intentions.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to some traditional astrologers, you Capricorns are vigilant to avoid loss. Old horoscope books suggest that you may take elaborate measures to avoid endangering what you have accumulated. To ensure that you will never run out of what you need, you may even ration your output and limit your self-expression. This behavior is rooted in the belief that you should conserve your strength by withholding or even hiding your power. While there may be big grains of truth in this conventional view of you Capricorns, I think it’s only part of the story.

In the coming weeks, for instance, I bet you will wield your clout with unabashed authority. You won’t save yourself for later; you’ll engage in no strategic self-suppression. Instead, you will be expansive and unbridled as you do whatever’s required to carry out the important foundation work that needs to be done.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It seems that the whole time you’re living this life, you’re thinking about a different one instead,” wrote Latvian novelist Inga Abele in her novel High Tide.

Have you ever been guilty of that, Aquarius? Probably. Most of us have at one time or another.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will bring you excellent opportunities to graduate forever from this habit. Not all at once, but gradually and incrementally, you can shed the idea that you should be doing something other than what you’re doing. You can get the hang of what it’s like to thoroughly accept and embrace the life you are actually living. And now is an excellent time to get started in earnest on this project.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales,” says a character in Ivan Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons. In other words, these marvelous birds, which sing sublimely and have long been invoked by poets to symbolize lyrical beauty, need actual physical sustenance. They can’t eat dreamy stories. Having acknowledged that practical fact, however, I will suggest that right now you require dreamy stories and rambling fantasies and imaginary explorations almost as much as you need your daily bread. Your soul’s hunger has reached epic proportions. It’s time to gorge.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In June 1942, the U.S. Navy crushed Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Midway. It was a turning point that was crucial to America’s ultimate victory over Japan in World War II. One military historian called it “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare.” This milestone occurred just six months after Japan’s devastating attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. To compare your life to these two events may be bombastic, but I’m in a bombastic mood as I contemplate your exciting possibilities. I predict that in the second half of 2016, you’ll claim a victory that will make up for a loss or defeat you endured during the last few months of 2015. And right now is when you can lay the groundwork for that future triumph.

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Why did we choose Earth for this process? What are we and why are we here? This three hour class could help you make sense of it all. Call Carolyn (406)9262877 or Isaac at judgesnot@gmail.com Suggested donation: $10.00. Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks, Missoula. 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY Cause No. ADA2015-24 NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS AND HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE MATTER OF THE PARENTAL RIGHTS TO BABY GIRL H. TO: Man known only as “V.” to the birth mother of Baby Girl H. who was born on July 27, 2015, in Missoula, Montana. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a petition for the termination of your parental rights to Baby Girl H. has been filed with the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark

County, 228 Broadway, Helena, Montana 59601, Deeann Cooney, Presiding Judge. The Court has scheduled a hearing for the determination of your parental rights starting at 11:00 A.M. Mountain Time on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Section 42-2605(2), your failure to appear at the hearing will constitute a waiver of your interest in custody of the child, and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental rights. Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated Section 42-2-616(1), if you appear at the scheduled hearing and object to the termination of your parental

MNAXLP rights and request custody of the child, the Court will then set deadlines allowing the parties to complete discovery, and will set a hearing on the determination of your rights to the child. DATED: January 13, 2016. FRANZ & DRISCOLL, PLLP /s/ William P. Driscoll Attorney for Petitioner MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 1 Cause No. DP-16-4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOIS E. BLEVINS, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed

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Personal Representative of the above�named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to BRIAN A. BLEVINS, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 13th day of January, 2016. /s/ Brian A. Blevins, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 4 Cause No. DP-16-3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID C. TERRY, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above�named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to RICHARD E. TERRY, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Reely Law Firm, P.C., 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 11th day of January, 2016. /s/ Richard E. Terry, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, Dept. No. 4 Cause DP-16-6 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF JAMES M BARNETT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative in the abovereferenced estate. All persons having claims against said decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to SOL BARNETT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested c/o Kathryn Kay, Attorney, P.O. Box 1154, Lolo, MT 59847; or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 20th day of January, 2016. /s/ Sol Barnett, Personal Representative.

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DP15-95 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALPHONSE D. PONTRELLI, a/k/a AL D. PONTRELLI, DECEDENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Daniel J. Pontrelli, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 11th day of January, 2016 ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ /Don C. St. Peter I declare

under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DATED this 7th day of January, 2016. /s/ Daniel J. Pontrelli, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 1 Hon. Leslie Halligan Probate No. DP-16-9 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALAN W. DIX, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersignedI has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to EMILY F. DIX, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested,in care of Thiel Law Office, PLLC, 327 West Pine, PO Box 8125, Missoula, Montana 59807 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 15 day of January, 2016.

THIEL LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Matthew B. Thiel MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 3 Cause No. DV-15-1231 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION DAVID E. CARRIERE, LINDA C. CARRIERE, ALLAN D. CARRIERE AND PAUL A. BJERKE, Plaintiffs, v. ESTATE OF JEAN G. MERCER, SANDRA MERCER LEE, f/k/a SANDRA MERCER LECLAIRE, ADA B. REEP, a/k/a ADA BELLE MERCER REEP, TEX L. MERCER, a/k/a TEX LEW MERCER, CHET A. MERCER, a/k/a CHET ATOM MERCER, DON H. MERCER, a/k/a DON HARVE MERCER, SUE ANN MERCER, f/k/a SUE ANN MERCER BOWMAN, JERRY J. MERCER, a/k/a JERRY JAY MERCER, SANDRA L. SEIBEL, WILLIAM MERCER, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

MNAXLP DANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer.

This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: The Southeast one-quarter (SE1/4) of the Southeast one-quarter (SE1/4) of Section 25, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana.

Recording Reference: Book 173 of Micro Records at Page 443 Dated this 15th day of January, 2016. /s/SHIRLEY E. FAUST By: /s/ Michael Evjen Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No. 4 Cause No. DV-15-1300 JOHN S. CARLSON and REBECCA D. CARLSON, Plaintiffs, v. EARL DENNIS, BERNICE E. BROWN, LOUISE M. KYLE, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in

PUBLIC NOTICES the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer.

This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: The East 40’ of Lot 10 and the W1/2 of Lot 11 in Block 69 of Knowles Addition No. 2. a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula. Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Dated this 4th day of January, 2016. By: /s/ Karen S. Townsend MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept.

No.: 1 Cause No.: DP-15-175 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DONALD L. SKILLICORN, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Debbie Stone, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 25th day of January, 2016. /s/ Debbie Stone, Personal Representative Bjornson Law Offices, PLLC By /s/ R. Nick Jones, Attorneys for Debbie Stone, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on June 1, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Gary J. Simecek, as Grantor, conveyed said real

property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated February 16, 2005 and was recorded on February 22, 2005 as Instrument No. 200504139, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 522 E Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 16 OF BLOCK H, OF MCWHIRK ADDITION TO MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL MAP OR PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AF1.

The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $3,084.21 beginning March 1, 2015; plus interest due of $6,035.07; plus escrow payment of $3,678.87; less sus-

MNAXLP pense balance of $140.31; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $101,982.79 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.00000 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2015; plus late charges of $190.00; plus escrow advances of $2,776.31; plus property inspection fee of $119.25; plus title search of $463.25; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1,912; plus other costs of $37.00; less suspense credit of $140.31; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as

would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: January 14th, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE MARCH 24, 2016 To be sold for cash at Trustee’s Sale on the 24th day of March, 2016, at 11:00 o’clock A.M., at the Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula County, Montana, is the following described real property in Missoula County, to wit: Lot A135 of WINDSOR PARK, PHASE IV, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Subject to those rights, reservations, exceptions and easements of record.

Robert T. and Kristy L. Frye, whose address is 4214 Diagon Lane, Missoula, MT 59808, as Grantors, to secure the performance of certain obligations, including the payment of the principal sum of $87,413.94, in favor of Habitat for Humanity of Missoula,

Inc., whose address is P.O. Box 7181, Missoula, MT 59807, as Beneficiary, which Trust Indenture was dated December 2, 2008, and recorded on December 3, 2008, in Book 830 at page 210, of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana, AND under that certain Trust Indenture made and executed by Robert T. and Kristy L. Frye, whose address is 4214 Diagon Lane, Missoula, MT 59808, as Grantors, to secure the performance of certain obligations, including the payment of the principal sum of $42,164.22, in favor of Habitat for Humanity of Missoula, Inc., whose address is P.O. Box 7181, Missoula, MT 59807, as Beneficiary, which Trust Indenture was dated December 2, 2008, and recorded on December 3, 2008, in Book 830 at page 211, of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana, covering the following described real property located in Missoula County, State of Montana, AND under that certain Trust Indenture made and executed by Robert T. and Kristy L. Frye, whose address is 4214 Diagon Lane, Missoula, MT 59808, as Grantors, to secure the performance of certain obligations, including the payment of the principal sum of $40,015.78, in favor of Habitat for Humanity of Missoula, Inc., whose address is P.O. Box 7181, Missoula, MT 59807, as Beneficiary, which Trust Indenture was dated December 2, 2008, and recorded on December 3, 2008, in Book 830 at page 211, of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana, covering the following described real property located in Missoula County, State of Montana: Lot A135 of WINDSOR PARK, PHASE

IV, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Subject to those rights, reservations, exceptions and easements of record. The default obligations, the performance of which are secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default this foreclosure is made, is the failure by the Grantor, or other person owing an obligation, or by their successors-ininterest, to pay the monthly installments. Grantor’s failure made said obligation subject to interest at the rate of 0% per annum applied to the underlying indebtedness until paid in full and accruing late charges of 5%, advances, and expenses of foreclosure, including Trustee’s and attorney’s fees and costs. There is presently owed on the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture the principal sum principal balance of 1st mortgage $87,413.94 and 2nd mortgage $42,164.22, and 3rd mortgage $40,015.78 plus interest thereon at the above described rates which shall be applied to his underlying indebtedness, until said indebtedness is paid.

Other expenses to be charged against the sale proceeds include accruing late charges, escrow shortages, if any, Trustee’s and attorney’s fees and costs, and expense of foreclosure and sale. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the above-described property to satisfy the aforementioned obligation and has instructed the undersigned Trustee to do so.

DATED this 4th day of November, 2015. ORR LAW OFFICES, PC By: /s/ Thomas C. Orr, Trustee STATE OF MONTANA ):ss County of Missoula) On this 4th day of

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November, 2015, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Thomas C. Orr, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity as Trustee. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Lisa G. Carter Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires September 20th, 2018 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/27/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200730982, Bk. 809, Pg. 883, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which James Leonard Sampson, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee.

First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 15 of Hurt First Addition, a platted subdivison in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded Plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all

COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent on Friday, February 19th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. A silent auction will be held Friday, February 19th at 11:00 a.m. at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808.

Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 02/01/13 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 18, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $196,363.87. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $155,194.37, 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 Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on April 7, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale.

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

SAMPSON, JAMES LEONARD (TS# 7023.102943) 1002.230681File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/19/04, recorded as Instrument No. 200404701 Bk: 726 Pg: 1403,

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mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Lisa M. Koetter and Michael E. Koetter, wife and husband was Grantor, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. 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 2A2 of Certificate of Survey No. 5518, a Tract of Land located in the NE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 19 West, Principal Meridian Montana, Missoula County, Montana.

Together with a 45’ Private Access and Utility Easement across Tract 2B as disclosed on Certificate of Survey No. 5201. Now Known As: Tract 2B of Certificate of Survey No. 6376, a Tract of Land located in the NE 1/4 of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 19 West, Principal Meridian Montana, Missoula County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust.

According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of November 18, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $161,526.26. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $149,495.79, 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 Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of Missoula on April 7, 2016 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 rep-

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

KOETTER, LISA M. and MICHAEL E. (TS# 7023.112908) 1002.279240File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on March 25, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which George Hardie and Mayme Hardie, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to TITLE SERVICES as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, N.A. CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated September 29, 2008 and was recorded on September 29, 2008 as Instrument No. 2000822269, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real prop-

erty (“Property”) located at 2320 Sage Hen Ct, Missoula, MT 59808 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 24 IN BLOCK 4 OF EL MAR ESTATES PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECOREDE PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments of principal and interest totaling $29,705.10 beginning December 1, 2013; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $199,752.85 with interest thereon at the rate of 3.75000 percent per annum beginning November 1, 2013; plus escrow advances of $8,146.39; less a suspense balance of $3.78; plus property inspection fees $310.31; plus other fees and costs in the amount of $8,255.37; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by ten-

dering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: November 3, 2015 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #118002320 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on May 27, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: Missoula County Courthouse, on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Lee T. Davidson, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Western Title & Escrow as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Mountain West Bank, N.A., Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated October 25, 2006 and was recorded on October 25, 2006 as Instrument No. 200627787, Book 785 of Micro Records of Page 1401, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 852 DAKOTA AVENUE, Missoula, MT 59802 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 14 OF CORRECTED PLAT OF EL DORADO, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD IN BOOK 13 OF PLATS AT PAGE 9. The beneficial interest under said Deed

PUBLIC NOTICES of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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.

The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $10,937.04 beginning January 1, 2014; plus late charges of $91.13; plus property inspection fees of $210.00; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $67,266.43 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.12500 percent per annum beginning December 1, 2013; plus late charges of $91.13; plus property inspection fees of $210.00; plus escrow overdraft of $5,838.35; plus other fees and costs in the amount of $7.00; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the

return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: December 23, 2015 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on May 30, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Debra L. Leitzke, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Title Services as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to New Century Mortgage Corporation, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated October 12, 2004 and was recorded on October 18, 2004 as Instrument No. 200429553, book 741, page 1141, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.

The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 13033 Kimwood Drive, Lolo, MT 59847 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 54 OF SHELBY ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee for MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005-HE2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE2.

The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely pay all monthly install-

MNAXLP ments of principal, interest and if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $11,396.21 beginning March 1, 2010; plus interest due of $41,016.70; plus escrow payment of $12,311.86; less a suspense balance of $89.12; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $103,555.99 with interest thereon at the rate of 7.05000 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2010; plus uncollected late charges of $479.83; plus escrow advances of $11,148.73; plus property inspection fee of $371.50; plus title search of $933.93; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1755.00; plus other costs of $782.62; less suspense credit of $89.12; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: January 13, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe”

Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on June 3, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Richard Sales and Rene Sales, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Title Services of Missoula as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR POPULAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated March 24, 2004 and was recorded on March 29, 2004 as Instrument No. 200408179, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 24600 Frenchtown Frontage Rd, Huson, MT 59846 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 8 OF HIDDEN HILLS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor trustee for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of Equity One ABS, Inc. Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2004-3. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely pay all monthly installments of principal, inter-

est and if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $3,510.27 March 1, 2015; plus interest due of $9,493.45; plus escrow payment of $4,765.20; plus suspense balance of $224.67; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $136,810.50 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.88000 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2015; plus uncollected late charges of $484.45; plus escrow advances of $3,225.24; plus property inspection fees and costs totaling $1,095.00; plus title search of $3,003.44; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $3,732.00; plus other costs of $4,491.02; less suspense credit of $224.67; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: January 15, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe”

Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on June 1, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which John Jenkins and Candace Jenkins, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Mark E. Noennig as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp., Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated July 11, 2005 and was recorded on July 19, 2005 as Instrument No. 200517872, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 1211 Cooper Street, Missoula, MT 59802 and being more fully described as follows: THE WEST 5 FEET OF LOT 2, ALL OF LOTS 3, 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK 56 OF SUPPLEMENTAL PLAT OF SCHOOL ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Trustee under POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of September 1, 2005 WACHOVIA MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely 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.

The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $7,422.83 beginning March 1, 2011; plus interest due of $54,054.64; plus escrow payment of $20,002.21; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $169,488.23 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.00000 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2011; plus late charges of $52.12; plus escrow advances of $14,412.13; plus property inspection fees of $414.41; plus title search of $1,350.50; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1,512.00; plus other costs of $1,044.19; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable.

Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

Dated: January 15, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800

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APARTMENTS

NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

1 bedroom, 1 bath, $575, downtown, across from Public Library, coin op laundry, off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

2 bedroom, 2 bath, $825, Broadway & Russell area, D/W, A/C, coin op laundry, balcony, off street parking, W/S/G paid.

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1 bedroom, 1 bath, $595, 4 plex off Mount, bright lower level, coin-op laundry, storage & offstreet parking. W/S/G paid.

NO PETS, NO SMOKING, Gatewest 728-7333

3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1050, near Southgate Mall, DW, W/D hookups, A/C, storage & off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

108 W. Broadway #2. Studio/1 bath, completely remodeled, DW, W/D, urban chic design in downtown Missoula. $1100 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

3712 W. Central #3. 2 bed/1 bath, Target Range, W/D hookups, storage, shared yard, pet? $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

1315 E. Broadway #3. 1 bed/1.5 bath, near U, coin-ops, carport, storage, pet? $725.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1502 Ernest Ave. #4. 1 bed/1bath, W/D hook-ups, storage, central location. $575.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $650, near Montana Club on Brooks, D/W, W/D hookups, balcony, carport parking, storage, W/S/G paid.

839 Sherwood: 2 Bedroom, Main floor, Washer & dryer, Small dog OK! $895. Garden City Property Management 5496106

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MOBILE HOMES

overlooking the back yard. $1000. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

Russell & Broadway. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 7288270 glasgow@montana.com

HOMES FOR SALE

Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $460/month.

406-273-6034

524 S. 5th St. E. “B”. 2 bed/1 bath, 2 blocks to U, W/D, all utilities included. $1000 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

206 & 210 South 3rd West.

Lease space in historic storefront next to Boomswagger & Bernice’s Bakery. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

Lolo, nice park. Lot for single wide 16x80. Water, sewer and garbage paid.

No dogs. $280/mo. 406-273-6034

HOUSES

2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

DUPLEXES 1706 Scott St. “B” 1 bed/1 bath, Northside, lower unit, shared yard, all utilities paid, pet? $700 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2412 Gilbert. 2 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake, new flooring & fresh paint, single garage, W/D. $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 303 E. Spruce Street #2. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops, cat? $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 321 W. Spruce St. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, recently remodeled upper unit, near downtown with deck

115 Johnson 2 Bed House $895/month PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

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212 ½ S. 5th Street East. 1 bed/1 bath, newly remodeled, close to U and downtown. $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 Professional Property Management. Find Yourself at Home in the Missoula Rental Market with PPM. 1511 S Russell • (406) 721-8990 • www.professionalproperty.com

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1 bedroom, 1 bath House, $700, near Higgins & South, private yard area/parking in alley. S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

223 W. Front Street: ~1,000 square feet, By Caras Park & Carousel, Downtown, $1,250 per month. Garden City Property Management 549-6106

Property Management 422 Madison • 549-6106 For available rentals: www.gcpm-mt.com

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

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Finalist

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2004 Silver Tips Cluster. 5 bed on 1/2 acre in Circle H Ranch gated community. $675,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $265,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

360 Stone Street. 5 bed, 4 bath ranch style on 3 acres. Additional 2.52 and 6.49 acre parcels also available. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5 4 6 - 5 8 1 6 . annierealtor@gmail.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, South Hills home. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 442 Kensington. Totally remodeled 1 bed, 1.5 bath with fenced yard, patio, deck & garage. $239,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406)

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CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES

Fidelity Management Services, Inc. • 7000 Uncle Robert Lane #7, Missoula • 406-251-4707.

Visit our website at fidelityproperty.com. Serving Missoula area residential properties since 1981.

2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Tina Ave Condo. $139,000. BHHSMT Properties.

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

Lewis & Clark Neighborhood 631 Pattee Creek Drive. Across from Splash, wheelchair accessible, wonderful, spacious, light, beautiful Lewis & Clark area home. Over 3300 s.f. of living space. $299,500. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com

Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16. Burns Street Commons is a very special place to call home and this three bedroom upper level unit offers spacious, convenient, and beautiful living space. $158,000. KD 240-5227 or Sarah 370-3995 porticorealestate.com

Natural Housebuilders, Inc. Building comfortable energy efficient craftsman homes with radiant floor heat. 406369-0940 OR 406-6426863. Facebook/Natural House builders,inc. Solar Active House. www.faswall.com. www.naturalhousebuilder.net Real Estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)2933714

Condo for Sale-901 Rodgers St 2BR/1.5 bath, 2 level condo, quite Northside neighborhood. Carpet throughout, laminate flooring in LR. Close to downtown, bike to UM, bus stop on same block. Includes W/D (not coin-op),carport pkg & storage unit. Great investment opportunity, must see. $89,900 view at forsalebyowner.com Listing ID: 24027866 or 406.214.7519

We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway.

(406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.com

Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $149,000.

Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5 4 6 . 5 8 1 6 . annierealtor@gmail.com

Ranch gated community. $94,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

& Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

LAND FOR SALE

4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy.

Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398 3 5 0 . shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

2003 Lil Diamond Cluster. Beautiful .58 acre lot in Circle H

NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks

NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $145,000.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $190,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $350,000. BHHSMT

Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com

COMMERCIAL

2003 Lil Diamond Cluster $94,900 Beautiful .58 acre lot in gated community of Circle H Ranch.

Access to 900 acres of rolling grassland & light timber.

MLS #20157116

3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. Zoned M1-2. $810,000.

Pat McCormick, Properties 2000.

2 4 0 - 7 6 5 3 pat@properties2000.com

OUT OF TOWN 1476 Eastside Highway, Corvallis. Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath with barn & greenhouse on 7 fenced acres. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink

1535 Liberty Lane Ste. 117B & 110C Over 3500 sq.ft professional office space for lease in LEED Gold Certified building, The Solstice Building on corner of Broadway & Russell. Common area includes conference room, kitchen & outdoor deck.

MLS #20157147

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

www.rochelleglasgow.com

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

missoulanews.com • January 28–February 4, 2016 [C11]

REAL ESTATE

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

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL

4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $285,000. BHHSMT Properties.

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

EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com

1329 BRIDGECOURT $183,000 3 bed 2 bath located in quiet neighborhood featuring a south-facing backyard, hand-laid brick patio, pergola & beautiful landscaping perfect for entertaining.

FOR SALE • $810,000 Building & Land Only 6568 sf Building / 20,000 sf land Offices and Warehouse

[C12] Missoula Independent • January 28–February 4, 2016

Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience

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

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Contact Matt at 360-9023 for more information.