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Voices/Letters Motl, Wittich and agriculture ..................................................................4 The Week in Review Martin Breunig, Bernie Sanders and cabbage..............................6 Briefs Land Link, wolves and Panda Express ..................................................................6 Etc. Those anti-refugee protesters are not going away ...................................................7 News UM’s Dr. Mike combines good food with latest health research...........................8 News Lake County residents rally against being “Bitterrooted” .....................................9 Opinion Zinke’s Draft America’s Daughters Act fails to make his point. .....................10 Opinion On Justice Scalia, Indian law and the Supreme Court’s future......................11 Feature Our guide to the 13th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival ..................14
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Arts Cowpunk music queen Lydia Loveless leaves no place to hide ............................22 Music Levi Miller, Ryan Keberle & Catharsis and Freakwater .......................................23 Art Dudley Dana looks back on the road he traveled ...................................................24 Film Deadpool takes the superhero film up a notch....................................................26 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................27 What’s Good Here UM offers food for thought ...........................................................28 Happiest Hour Tumeric-ginger toddy ..........................................................................30 8 Days a Week Popcorn at the ready............................................................................31 Mountain High Rocky Mountain Backpacking.............................................................37 Agenda Doc Shop..........................................................................................................38
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by Kate Whittle
Asked Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Black Coffee Roasting Co. th
The 13 annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival starts this week. What’s the best documentary you’ve ever seen? Followup: Have you ever attended BSDFF and, if so, what was your most memorable moment? David Jones: I watched Hype! recently, about Sub Pop [Records], and that was really cool. It’s a little dated now, but at the same time not, because I still listen to that music. Zen arcade: The Husker Du movie [Every Everything]. It was during that blizzard, so it wasn’t very well attended, which was sad but understandable.
Emerald LaFortune: I loved DamNation. I thought they just did a beautiful job with their cinematography and creating a documentary that was both a call to action and artistic and hopeful. Heavy stuff: Yes, back in college. I think it was [a documentary] about physician assisted suicide in Oregon, and that was right when that was a big topic. Paul Greenwood: I Am. Tom Shadyac directed it. He’s the guy who basically discovered Jim Carrey and did the first Ace Ventura movie. ...It was just incredible, and I loved how he interviewed all these people and talked about the human connection and what’s wrong with the world. First timer: No, I go to the International Wildlife Film Festival, because I go with the school and my kids. But I intend to go [to BSDFF] this year because it’s such a big thing for Missoula and the community.
Erica Dossa: They used to have this documentary at Crystal Video on cane toads. It was really serious, I think the people were really serious about it, but it came off so hilarious. Back in town: I haven’t been in years, but I just moved back so I’m going to go this year.
Sydney Cook: It’s maybe not the best documentary, but the most memorable was probably Food Inc. It was sort of the first time I thought about the ethics of food and understanding where your food comes from. Academic rigor: I haven’t thought about it, I didn’t know it was happening. We’re grad students, so we’re in an insular bubble of work all the time.
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Letter about letters Will Swaim authored a piece for Reason claiming that Jonathan Motl, Montana’s commissioner of political practices, is “wildly partisan.” Dan Brooks criticized Swaim’s piece in a Feb. 4 column titled “Job well done.” So in a Feb. 11 letter to the editor (see “Killer COPP”), Swaim criticizes Brooks for supposedly claiming that Swaim is “not really a journalist.” Frankly, over a long time of reading Dan Brooks, I really appreciate his political commentary. I find it worthy, and his satire is tasty icing on a pleasing cake. Swaim’s LTE, on the other hand, mostly rehashed as proof that Motl is “wildly partisan” only that Motl’s “chosen to litigate only 12 cases, all involving Republican(s).” Swaim finds this determinative a “hell of a correlation.” However, even Swaim himself undercuts his “hell of a correlation” immediately, since defendants usually fight baseless charges, and Swaim says that seven of Motl’s cases settled without trial. And informed readers know that correlation is not causation, making Swaim’s heady assertion of correlation a questionable journalistic judgment on his part. But it’s omission that most damages Swaim’s credibility, for his LTE offered no actual research into Motl’s complaints. Did Swaim read even one of Motl’s complaints to find unfairness, much less all 12? There’s simply no indication in his letter that Swaim went beyond the number. Whereas last week’s other letter to the editor, (see “Desperate move”) offered considerable information that supports Motl. William H. Clarke Missoula
Time to reconsider For more than a decade I worked to help create new markets for local agriculture. I worked with University of Montana’s Dining to help jumpstart the award-winning Farm to College program, which brings locally grown food grown directly to cafeteria trays on campus. Since then, I helped create FoodCorps, expanding the “farm to institution” idea to other colleges and public schools around Montana. Given the importance of local agriculture to much of my past work in Missoula, I was disappointed that Missoula County Commissioners Curtiss, Rowley and Rye recently voted against a planning board recommendation to protect important soil by mitigating for the loss of key farmland from subdivision and development (see “Farmland advocates at
odds,” Jan. 21). The regulations would have created several options for developers including a farmland “set-aside,” or a cash payment (which could then be used by local officials to purchase valuable farmland to replace what is being lost to development). The draft regulations even included a third option, whereby developers and landowners could propose their own method to protect important soils at the time of subdivision. These draft farmland conservation measures would have created a clear and predictable process for developers, while fulfilling Missoula County’s legal obligation to protect our disappearing prime soil and agricultural land. If we want to continue to expand opportunities for local food, we simply cannot pave over all of our important
“His satire is tasty icing on a pleasing cake.”
remaining farmland in the valley bottoms. We have to save some of that for local food production—and we should begin by conserving the land with the best agricultural soil. We can’t have a local food economy without local farmland. I respectfully urge Missoula County commissioners to reconsider their recent failure to adopt clear regulations to mitigate for the loss of one of our most precious resources in the county: our remaining agricultural soil and farmland. Crissie McMullan Missoula
Wrong cut During my tenure at the University of Montana I had many teachers and mentors and yet all these years later, there is only one who I stay in touch with and that is Laure Pengelly Drake (see “The ax falls,” Feb. 11). I was not a Davidson Honors College student, and yet it is this woman who changed my life the most. Today, however, I learned that she is to be a victim of the harsh and outrageous budget cuts introduced by President Engstrom in an effort to “save” the university. I say “save” in quotation marks because cutting someone like Laure is saving no one, and
is, in fact, further proof of how flawed and repugnant UM has become. I grew up in Missoula and all of my life would have been a strong Griz supporter. However over the years, due to mismanagement, the university has lost the sheen it once had. With these latest cuts, I can only assume that UM will lose its luster and its soul completely. Laure is a credit to not only the Davidson Honors College and UM, but also to each and every one of the students she has helped, inspired and mentored in her numerous years on campus. For many, college is hard. It is our first step into the adult world and at times it can be scary and intimidating. For me, as I’m sure many others will attest, Laure was a shining beacon in a strange and unfamiliar place, and it was through her support that my life changed for the better. Nine years ago Laure led a raggle-taggle group of UM students on the first Ireland trip. The experience was one not easily forgotten, and that trip reminded me of the love that I had and continue to have for Ireland. Upon my return to Missoula that cold January in 2007, I decided to apply to return to Ireland for a semester abroad the following year, and it was Laure who helped make that happen. When I returned from my semester abroad in September 2008 it was Laure who was there to comfort me when I became so burnt out my senior year, and it was Laure who helped me find a way to return to Ireland again after I had graduated. Seven years later I’m still living and working in Ireland and have had so many wonderful and unique experiences that I never would have received in America. Without Laure these things would never have happened and my life would be completely different. I know UM will receive many letters during this time, all from students, alumni and parents seeking to return the favor to those mentors and teachers who at some point touched their lives in an incredible way. We write because we care for these people that to you are just disposable, a way to save a buck or two. However I urge you to reconsider. I dread to imagine what the University of Montana and the Davidson Honors College will be like without Laure Pengelly Drake, and I feel sorry for the future students who will be robbed of the opportunity to know her and be inspired by her. Please keep Laure Pengelly Drake. You won’t realize what you are actually missing until it’s too late. Jacalyn Blake Kilcullen, Ireland
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WEEK IN REVIEW
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by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, Feb. 10 The Volunteers for Bernie group announces that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders qualifies for the Montana primary ballot. That election is scheduled for June 7.
Thursday, Feb. 11 The University of Montana announces that assistant professor John McCutcheon has received a prestigious National Science Foundation award. The nearly $750,000 grant will fund his lab’s research on bacteria that live inside cicadas.
Friday, Feb. 12 The city of Missoula announces a robust start to development in 2016, thanks to the permit approved for the $16.2 million Stockman Bank building under construction on the corner of Broadway and Orange streets.
Saturday, Feb. 13 Senior Martin Breunig scores 29 points in Montana’s 85-67 victory over Northern Arizona in Dahlberg Arena. The points push Breunig past 1,000 for his career, making him only the 30th player to do so in school history. Worth noting: Breunig accomplished the mark in just two years.
Sunday, Feb. 14 The Flathead Avalanche Center raises its warning to “very high,” saying dangerous conditions caused by melting and freezing cycles throughout the Whitefish, Swan, Flathead and Glacier National Park mountain ranges.
Monday, Feb. 15 Darby’s Jessie Royer wins the 300-mile Race to the Sky with a team of 11 dogs, becoming the first three-time winner of the annual sled-dog competition. The race is an Iditarod qualifier.
Tuesday, Feb. 16 The Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program announces that Hawthorne Elementary thirdgrader Silas Savoia is the Montana state winner of its national contest, after Silas grew a 43.8-pound cabbage.
Blue Mountain Clinic’s Off the Rack fashion show featured singing, dancing, spoken word and a proud display of support for the Willard Wire, the high school newspaper censored for its coverage of, among other things, Free The Nipple movement. The ninth annual event promoting healthy sexuality took place Feb. 13 at the Wilma.
Agriculture
Hooking up with Farm Link It’s not easy to build a farm from the ground up. But Farm Link Montana aims to make it easier for people who are interested in farming to connect with the tools they need. The site, which was launched by the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition last November, is an “online clearinghouse” for internships, grant opportunities, real estate listings and mentorships. Program director Annie Heuscher says Farm Link is a comprehensive resource that’s never been available in Montana before. “Agriculture is such a funny thing to work in in Montana, because you know that there’s a ton of people working on it, but they’re also not on listservs,” Heuscher says. “It’s hard to grasp what your market size is.” Part of the Farm Link program is Land Link,
which offers an interactive map where landowners can list their property for lease or sale with the stipulation that it be used for farming. Land Link is now expanded from just the Missoula area to the entire state, and it’s aimed at people who’d like to start small, organic or otherwise unusual businesses. “Montana’s still a pretty conventional ag state, so if people are doing something different or unique, it’s viewed as really high risk by lenders, by landowners,” Heuscher says. “Our ag world is definitely bent more toward that realm of things. The more experience that people can get, especially with farmers in this state, where they can have resources and a community where they’re starting to develop, the better.” One of those unconventional kinds of operations is the Golden Yoke farm, which used the original Land Link program to find an acreage in St. Ignatius a few years ago. In 2013, Golden Yoke an-
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nounced plans to become the state’s first self-sustaining dairy farm and ice cream maker. Golden Yoke co-owner Laura Ginsburg says that goal has hit some roadblocks, but efforts are still underway. “It has been a challenging and educational experience,” Ginsburg says. Despite writing a master’s thesis on dairy regulations, Ginsburg says she was still unprepared for the state Department of Livestock’s convoluted requirements. For instance, she’d planned to start making ice cream with supplies bought from Darigold before establishing her own dairy herd. But she says the state required her to install a $15,000 pasteurizer first. “Even though we’re making it from milk and cream from the Darigold plant that’s already been pasteurized, because we’re mixing it together, we have to re-pasteurize it,” she says. But with some of the biggest hurdles overcome, Ginsburg says she’d be happy to share
[news] advice with people interested in similar projects, and says she appreciates the opportunities available through Farm Link’s mentorship program. “We’ve gone through this process now, and if someone else wants to start a small dairy in this state, why wouldn’t we help them?” Ginsburg says. “I hope other beginning farmers feel the same way. Because it is hard, and you don’t know what you’re doing when you get started.” Kate Whittle
Wolves
Helicopters fuel criticism State and federal wildlife managers in Idaho “removed” 20 wolves from the Lolo region earlier this month in their third round of aerial gunning in as many years. According to communications chief Mike Keckler with Idaho Fish and Game, the control action—executed from a helicopter and paid for by agency license sales—was part of an ongoing effort to reduce predator pressure on elk across swaths of the Bitterroot and Nez PerceClearwater national forests. “That Lolo elk population has decreased rapidly over the last 25 or so years, from over 16,000 animals to fewer than 1,000 today,” Keckler says. “And while there are many factors at play, heavy predation on elk cows and calves is the primary factor or reason that is limiting the ability of that herd to begin to regenerate itself.” News of the aerial gunning efforts in the Lolo Zone didn’t sit well with the conservation community. Several dozen critics rallied in Boise days after the operation’s completion to demand the agency “stop the slaughter.” And it wasn’t the first time in 2016 that helicopters had landed Idaho Fish and Game in hot water. Last month, wildlife officials admitted several agency personnel made a “mistake” in collaring four wolves in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The crew was one of several working to capture and collar 60 elk for a mortality study. The operational agreement with the U.S. Forest Service did not include permission to capture or collar wolves. “What we had there was a failure to communicate to all that were involved the limitations on this particular operation,” Keckler says. Officials with the Salmon-Challis National Forest issued a notice of noncompliance to Idaho Fish and Game Jan. 20.
Keckler adds his department is trying to determine “exactly what occurred” and will update the Forest Service when it knows more. The Missoula-based nonprofit Wilderness Watch is one of three conservation groups now pursuing litigation against both agencies over the Frank Church operation. Executive Director George Nickas says the goal is to secure a court ruling that such projects are “unlawful in wilderness.” Since wildlife officials “shouldn’t benefit from unlawful actions,” he continues, the groups will also seek to ban Idaho from obtaining any data from the collared elk and wolves. Nickas ultimately fears the collars could be used to target wolf packs for removal. Keckler says on occasion radio collars will be used “to assist with control actions.” As for the more recent actions in the Lolo Zone, Nickas considers aerial gunning “about as despicable a killing scheme” as wildlife managers could implement. “It’s par for the course for Idaho,” he says. Alex Sakariassen
Fast food
Panda Express eyes Reserve Driving up North Reserve Street is dangerous temptation for fast food junkies. To the left, the driver sees signs for Hoagieville, Burger King, Chipotle, Arby’s, Taco del Sol, Little Caesars and Quiznos. To the right: Taco Bell, Jimmy John’s and Wendy’s also vie for attention. But the closer one gets to I-90, the options dwindle. Just a lone DQ sign glows in the distance, plus the McDonald’s golden arches that a few trees manage to obscure. This segment of Missoula’s big box corridor has been rounding out its fast food options lately, with the recent opening of Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and the ongoing construction of former Rep. Denny Rehberg’s Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Soon to be added to the menu is Panda Express,
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Percent of city residents who say improving walkability on city streets should be a high priority, according to a recently completed transportation survey sponsored by the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization.
When 100 or so protesters stood outside the Missoula County Courthouse Feb. 8 to oppose refugee resettlement, it was easy to write them off, in the Montana Human Rights Network’s words, as anti-Muslim, right wing extremists who wouldn’t be able to derail local advocates’ work to restart a program here. Most protesters weren’t from Missoula, and some of them were open about their hatred of Muslims in their signage and in conversations with the Indy. The organizers, too, had credentials putting them on the fringe of Montana politics. Now the group is taking its “American Security Rally” to the steps of the Capitol on Feb. 22, where they plan to call on state officials to try to block resettlement. Though local support is strong for the International Rescue Committee’s application to reopen a Missoula refugee resettlement program, the pushback from these activists can’t be ignored. In fact, it appears to be going mainstream, with some elected officials and politicians already getting behind the protesters’ cause. In response to a pro-refugee letter Missoula County Commissioners sent to the U.S. Department of State, commissioners in Ravalli County recently decided to counter it with an opposition letter of their own. Commissioner Ray Hawk didn’t draft the letter, which was set for a Feb. 18 public hearing, but says he believes all five commissioners agree with it. Hawk worries about terrorists sneaking into Ravalli County through the refugee process and says a Missoula program would also risk Bitterrooters’ safety. He opposes “any kind of mass immigration from wherever,” unless they can be thoroughly vetted for terrorist ties. “We’re not against Muslims,” Hawk says. The Ravalli commissioners aren’t the only Montana politicians objecting to the plan. Republican gubernatorial challenger Greg Gianforte used Twitter to say Montana should not settle any of the 4.7 million Syrians displaced worldwide, though his “heart goes out” to them. He also called for a “full halt” to Obama’s refugee plan, describing it as federal overreach. The president is not pushing refugees to western Montana. Rather, the effort has been led entirely by local residents who feel compelled to assist, in a small way, with the worst humanitarian crisis since WWII. It would be a shame for voices outside Missoula to stop them.
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purveyor of drive-thru Chinese food and its trademarked “Original Orange Chicken,” of which it serves 70 million pounds annually. “That’s about four pieces for each man, woman and child in the United States,” the company notes. The restaurant, Missoula’s first, will be built at the intersection of North Reserve Street and Raser Drive/Expressway, just in front of the Hilton Garden Inn, according to building permit documents recently filed with the city. It’s actually part of a small strip retail center planned for the corner, currently a parking lot for Horizon Credit Union and grassy area. Brent Wilson, of Mountain West commercial real estate, says the free-standing Panda Express will be complemented by 6,700 square feet of retail space that has yet to be leased. CFT Developments, owned by Panda Restaurant Group founder and billionaire Andrew Cherng, is developing the complex, Wilson says. This will be the fifth Panda Express in Montana, along with locations in Kalispell, Billings and Helena. When the Helena restaurant opened in 2013, it broke company sales records for Montana with long lines that snaked out into the street. The “fast casual” restaurant serves meat and tofu bowls, along with rice, noodles and sides that include egg rolls and potstickers. The company is most proud of its orange chicken, promoting it last year with a “love truck” road tour and branded merchandise. An opening date has not been announced. Derek Brouwer
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The art of teaching UM’s Dr. Mike combines good food with latest health research by Kate Whittle
The legendary 16th century Japanese warrior Miyamoto Musashi spent 30 years attaining perfection in swordsmanship, going undefeated in 60 recorded duels. But after his final win, Musashi gave up the warrior’s life to become a painter and sculptor, producing elegant watercolors that are now highly prized museum pieces. His Book of Five Rings, a manual on strategy and success, is still studied today. University of Montana affiliate faculty member Michael Fenster, best known as “Dr. Mike,” considers Musashi an inspiration. “He said that once you understand that it all comes from the same place in your heart when you create, that it doesn’t matter whether I draw a sword or I draw a bird,” Fenster says. Fenster’s LinkedIn resume includes chef, martial artist, author, Fox News contributor and practicing interventional cardiologist. He carries a membership card in his wallet for the Bujinkan Shidoshi-Kai, a Tokyo dojo. He’s also hosted a cable TV cooking show and posts recipes on his website, whatscookingwithdoc.com. “Whether it’s the culinary arts or the medical arts, they’re called arts for a reason,” Fenster says, in a soft Southern accent. “So for me, it’s all the same.” Fenster has also spent the last few years occasionally traveling to Montana to work at hospitals. Last fall, a colleague recommended him to Reed Humphrey, dean of UM’s College of Health Professions & Biomedical Sciences. Humphrey says he was impressed with the engaging “Dr. Mike” persona and brought on Fenster as an affiliate faculty member. The position is uncompensated but allows Fenster the opportunity to lecture on campus and lend his expertise to the college. “He’s a respected physician who can translate the science in a way the lay public can understand,” Humphrey says. “That’s a rare combination.” Fenster has made his mark by advocating for foods that have long been decried by the medical establishment, like red meat and butter. He’s a proponent of home cooking with simple ingredients, pointing out that a slab of grass-fed bison offers a
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very different nutritional profile than highly processed commercial deli meats. Fenster attributes his cooking passion to the time he spent working in professional kitchens before he earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia in 1990. Later on, he started hosting cook-
today, I was on the radio last week, I travel around giving lectures to the public, to medical professionals, to culinary folks,” Fenster says, ticking off his to-do list. “I do cooking demos, so while I was cooking dinner last night I was developing a recipe at the same time.”
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Michael Fenster is a practicing cardiologist and trained chef bringing his foodie philosophy to the University of Montana.
ing demos at public events as a way to get people’s attention about heart health. “As a cardiologist, I deal with the consequences of our food system every day. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women,” he says. “But on the other side, you know, I’m just a simple chef. I love food.” He’s about to publish his third book, Ancient Eats, which will detail how to return to a diet that’s more in harmony with human physiology. He’s also launching a new national radio show and contributes monthly columns to publications including Psychology Today. “I was up until 1 a.m. last night working on my manuscript. I’ll be on Twitter
As for his future at UM, Fenster says he hopes to continue as a faculty member and help develop a course that will focus on enhancing health through good cooking. It’s all part of his lofty long-term dream of having as great an impact on Western medicine as his hero, Musashi, had on martial arts. “You know, if I’m helping somebody by stopping a heart attack by putting a stent in or getting the latest very important pharmaceuticals, that’s one hat that I wear,” he says. “And if I’m giving a demo and I’m cooking a delicious meal, that’s just another hat. But it’s all part of what we all share as human beings.” kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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Wiping off the map Lake County residents rally against being “Bitterrooted” by Alex Sakariassen
The primary question most critics As far as Donna Mollica is concerned, five-acre tracts,” Trudy Samuelson, a realthe last thing the Mission Valley needed tor from St. Ignatius, said at the meeting. feel the commission has yet to answer is Despite the outpouring of support why revocation is the only option on the right now was a tense and unexpected zoning debate. Communities throughout for the density map, Decker argued the table. Dave DeGrandpre, a Charlo-based the area have yet to fully heal from years document had “outlived its usefulness” land use planner and former planning diof division over the Flathead Water Com- and dismissed as a “false assumption” the rector for Lake County, was heavily inpact, she says, and emotions are still fairly concern that unchecked development volved in the initial drafting of the raw. Nonetheless, Lake County commis- could result in the Mission Valley becom- density map back in 2004. He agrees the document is likely in need of sioners have decided early 2016 an update, considering the is the time to discuss rescinding county already failed to cona 10-year-old density map many duct two required reviews. residents feel stands between DeGrandpre is puzzled not their valley’s pastoral beauty and only by the apparent urthe rampant development seen gency the commission feels elsewhere in western Montana. on the issue but the desire “If they vote to rescind the to rescind the map before density map, it’s going to create coming up with an alternayet another problem here,” says tive plan or beginning the Mollica, owner of the Hangin broader task of revising the Art Gallery in Arlee. “And I county growth policy. cringe when I think about that photo by Chad Harder because the ferocity of opposi“It’s like when you tion on the water compact Residents of Lake County are fighting back against a pro- change insurance—auto inposal to rescind a density map they feel is critical to proripped our communities apart, tecting the rural beauty and agricultural value of the surance or health insurance,” turned neighbor against neigh- Mission Valley. he says. “You don’t just drop bor, and we have lived for far the insurance that you have too many years with that kind of animos- ing “Bitterrooted.” Decker’s defense of and then figure out how you’re going to the proposal hinged largely on Lake find other insurance later. You get other ity in our public discourse.” Word of the county’s deliberations County Attorney Wally Congdon’s state- insurance lined up before you drop your over the density map—adopted in 2005 to ments that the map and regulations were first insurance.” Tensions remain high over the comsteer new growth toward existing towns “legally indefensible” and on the lack of and maximize existing infrastructure—has jurisdiction over lands belonging to the mission’s proposal, with locals attempting spread since officials first raised the issue Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. to boost awareness through leaflets and last fall. Locals continue to struggle to un- However, both of these points have been face-to-face interaction. But some are tryderstand where the proposal for complete directly challenged over the past few ing to find a silver lining that didn’t exist revocation of the map originated. Some months. In a November 2015 letter to the in the water compact debate. Mollica have even leveled personal and profes- commission, CSKT Chairman Vernon Fin- mentions the moment when Samuelson sional allegations against Commissioner ley stated that based on legal opinions first approached the microphone at the Gale Decker, who spent two years and from tribal attorneys and outside counsel Jan. 20 meeting, leaving Mollica to hold thousands of dollars fighting to amend in Missoula, “the density regulations are her breath. Samuelson had been one of the map prior to his stint on the commis- legal and would be defensible should they the leading opponents of the compact, sion. Decker and his fellow commission- ever be challenged.” On Feb. 11, the tribal and Mollica wasn’t sure what position ers had intended to vote on the matter council approved a memorandum of un- she’d take. But when Samuelson produring their last meeting on Jan. 20. In- derstanding strengthening the tribes’ vol- ceeded to testify against rescinding the density map, Mollica says there was a colstead they fielded more than an hour of untary compliance. testimony from a standing-room-only “We’re really excited to talk to the lective “sigh of relief ” in the room. “There was just this relief,” Mollica crowd, the majority of it in opposition to county about how we can keep these in the proposal. place, keep the current regulations in continues, “that the animosities that had “In terms of selling property here, it’s place,” says tribal attorney Jordan been there for so many years were not very reassuring to buyers to know that Thompson, “until we can all sit down coming into play on this issue.” open space next door to them is not and look at what’s needed in the next asakariassen@missoulanews.com going to be divided into one- or two- or growth policy.”
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Not so funny Zinke’s Draft America’s Daughters Act fails to make his point by Dan Brooks
I am a war guy now. I have strong opinions about ISIS, which the president is not doing enough to stop, and about the war in Afghanistan, which the president is not doing enough to win. We need to let our troops do their jobs. They are America’s heroes. We should ensure a steady supply of heroes in the future by reinvading Iraq, plus Syria and maybe Iran. My policy on global warming is that it is not as important as ISIS. My policy on jobs is join the army. If you disagree with these positions, I invite you to engage with me publicly in a push-up contest. Longtime readers may be surprised or even offended by my new personality. I don’t like it any more than you do, but Rep. Ryan Zinke has left me no choice. I have to be a professional war guy now, because with the Draft America’s Daughters Act, Commander Zinke has become a satirist. The DAD Act would require women between the ages of 18 and 26 to register for the draft, just as men do now. Rep. Zinke cosponsored it with Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a former U.S. Marine. Both men have told reporters the DAD Act is a response to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s decision, in December, to open all military combat positions to women. “It’s unfortunate that a bill like this even needs to be introduced,” Hunter said in a statement from his office. “And it’s legislation that I might very well vote against should it be considered during the annual defense authorization process.” Do you see what he’s doing there? Hunter and Zinke are pretending to support something they don’t actually like in order to make a point. Both men publicly oppose opening combat specializations to women “without regard for the research and perspective of the Marine Corps and special operations community.” They argue that if you let women fight on the front lines, drafting them is the next logical step.
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Here we see that Zinke and Hunter bring to satire roughly the same precision I bring to automatic weapons. There’s a big difference between allowing women to become combat specialists and conscripting them. Conflating the two is like saying that if you’re going to allow women’s boxing, you might as well go home and punch your daughter in the face.
“Zinke and Hunter bring to satire roughly the same precision I bring to automatic weapons.”
We’re not talking about what we make all women do. We’re talking about what we let qualified women do. If Zinke and Hunter wanted to set up a clean parallel, they might submit a bill allowing women architects to design government buildings or letting women astronauts go to space. Of course, those things are already legal. But maybe if Commander Zinke introduced a bill like that, he might finally sponsor a piece of legislation that passed. Currently, his record stands at zero. He has introduced no bills to
Congress that became law. For a freshman representative, that’s to be expected. They don’t let you design your own pie on your first day at the pizzeria, either. But Zinke’s year of legislative irrelevance, combined with his ongoing public performance as a gungho veteran who happens to be in Congress, makes now a bad time to sponsor funny bills. If Zinke doesn’t want to pass the Draft America’s Daughters Act, what would he like to do? You know, if somebody made him a U.S. representative? If his answer is to go on TV and remind everyone that he used to be a Navy SEAL, mission accomplished. If we sent him to Washington to secondguess the president and pose for pictures holding a rifle painted to look like the American flag, victory is ours. But if Montana’s voice in Congress is going to say something more than “hooah!” this session, Commander Zinke needs to stop screwing around. He should embrace his role as a lawmaker and make some laws, instead of putting on a show. Satire is a tough business. Okay, it’s not tough at all— especially compared to getting shot at in the desert or waterboarded in San Diego or any of the other awful things Zinke had to endure during his career as a Navy SEAL. That stuff is much harder than saying something is good in order to imply that it’s actually bad. But the hardest thing of all might be to work with the House of Representatives. Going to Washington and really doing something—not just puffing out your chest and saying the other guy hasn’t done enough, but actually changing the course of the United States—is definitely harder than joking around. For all I know, it’s harder than fighting a war. Sometimes I worry Zinke wouldn’t know either, because he keeps taking the easy way out. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and, yes, satire at combatblog.net
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Just making it up On Justice Scalia, Indian law and the Supreme Court’s future by April Youpee-Roll
In 1996, I watched my uncle—then an attorney for Montana Legal Services in its Wolf Point office—argue my grandfather’s case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Each term, the court receives about 8,000 petitions, but hears only 80 or so of those cases, a cool 1 percent. Back then, this significance eluded me. I was more excited about a week of excused absences from the fifth grade. My mother, however, thought I should learn the basics of Indian law and be able to explain why it was that the highest court in the land would hear our case. Most of the specifics escaped me back then, but in retrospect the case wasn’t that complicated. When my grandfather died without a will, a federal law resulted in some of his land reverting to the tribe instead of passing to his heirs. That’s unconstitutional. It’s a violation of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment. Simple enough, but maybe a little advanced for fifth grade social studies. What did stick with me was respect for the institution. I thought that those nine justices must be omnipotent, the smartest of the smart. Not only had they taken our case, they’d found in our favor. To a 10-year-old, that was enough to consider the Supreme Court my friend. Twelve years later, I was working in Washington, D.C., when I met Justice Antonin Scalia. He was giving a lecture and signing copies of his new book; I was on the fence about whether or not to attend. Instead of flipping a coin, I decided Scalia’s vote in my family’s case would make the decision for me. If he’d come down on our side, I’d go. It turns out that our case was an 8-1 decision, and Justice Stevens—not Scalia—was the lone dissenter. So, I went. Justice Scalia, who died last weekend, was kind, funny and met the audience’s questions with patience and enthusiasm. (Most of them were about raising his nine children, but a couple touched on his trademark constitutional originalism.) At the end, the organizers of the event sold copies of his book and Justice Scalia graciously signed them. I bought one as a gift for my mother and took a moment to gather myself while I waited in line, wondering what exactly one says to a Supreme Court justice.
As I handed over my book, I decided to go with, “I just wanted to thank you. When I was 10, I came to watch oral arguments in my family’s case, and you joined the majority in our favor.” Justice Scalia looked up at me and smiled, “What was the case?” “Babbitt v. Youpee. It was in 1997.” He paused and I prepared to be ushered along in line. “That was a takings case, right?” I nodded, more than a little surprised at his memory. He signed my book, and as he handed it back to me, he said something I’ll never forget: “You know, when it comes to Indian law, most of the time we’re just making it up.” This was a shock. My first encounter with the Supreme Court over a decade earlier had convinced me of their legal omnipotence, and although my subsequent education had taught me to be more critical, especially with regard to Indian law, it was still a surprise to hear a justice admit as much. Years later, I was even more surprised to learn there really wasn’t anything revelatory about Scalia’s confession. The “making it up” narrative has been floating around the Indian law circuit for longer than anyone seems to know. Combined with the court’s track record of regularly finding against tribal interests since the late 1980s, it’s shorthand for the idea that maybe the Supreme Court doesn’t really know much about Indian law. In a 2008 law review article, Michigan State professor Matthew Fletcher wrote that even though the court chooses to hear Indian law cases, it then decides them on other, more familiar constitutional or technical issues. This has made for an overcomplicated and bloated set of exceptions, rather than rules, comprising what we refer to as “Indian law,” and dealing severe blows to tribal sovereignty in key areas like criminal jurisdiction. The Supreme Court is, by design, one of the most unchanging American institutions. But that’s not to say that change is impossible. Just last month, Justice Sonia Sotomayor hired the first person of Native Hawaiian an-
cestry to serve as a Supreme Court clerk. This hire seems a furtherance of her commitment to understanding Indian law. Justice Sotomayor has spoken openly about her lack of knowledge on the topic before her appointment and about her efforts to educate herself in preparation for hearing such cases. As a result, she has sided with tribal interests in five of the seven Indian law cases heard by the court during her tenure thus far. Now, with the opportunity to appoint a justice to fill Scalia’s untimely vacancy, I can only hope that President Obama will keep one thing in mind. It’s something we already know, but that the court is characteristically slow to reflect: Diversity is important. Not just in terms of gender, race or geography, but diversity of experience. Understanding Indian law isn’t about niche expertise or showing favoritism to a particular political group. Rather, it’s about valuing the implications of a decision beyond their “made up” logical conclusions and appreciating them for their historical significance and tangible impact on the lives of nearly three million American Indian people, their neighbors, and the states in which they live. The Indian law cases that land before the Supreme Court have broad implications for real human beings subject to an inordinate amount of federal discretion. So far this term, the court has already taken four. The implications of these decisions will determine, for example, if a tribe has civil jurisdiction over a non-Indian who sexually assaulted a teenager on tribal land, and whether or not Congress’ efforts to confront epidemic levels of domestic violence in Indian Country will be thwarted by a lack of respect for the decisions of tribal courts. If the court is truly making anything up, it’s the increasing limitations on the breadth and reach of tribal sovereignty, which includes the ability of a tribe to ensure the health and safety of its people. And that’s important enough that even a fifth grader could understand. April Youpee-Roll is a second-year law student at the University of Montana and a member of the Fort Peck Tribes, originally from Poplar.
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es Blank’s documentary A Poem is a Naked Person, about singersongwriter Leon Russell, is filmed in Blank’s characteristic cinema vérité style. We see the footage of sweaty fans reveling in his bluesrock shows like they’re at a religious revival, but we also get the backstage, after-hours, slice-of-life shots showing Russell away from the spotlight. Blank is one of a handful of filmmakers presented at the 13th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival as one of the fathers of the genre. Blank, who died in 2013, shot A Poem between 1972 and 1974, though it was just released last year. That film will be screened along with Frederick Wiseman’s 2015 effort In Jackson Heights, which profiles a diverse neighborhood in Queens, and Albert Maysles’ In Transit, about everyday passengers on Amtrak’s busiest long-distance train route in America. The festival’s nod to these old-school vérité filmmakers is balanced by retrospectives on a couple of new-school documentarians: Lucy Walker and Ondi Timoner, both of whom have transformed and updated the genre through new technology like virtual reality and multimedia. The old and the new retrospectives act as something like bookends to the usual lineup of more than 180 short and feature films. Some docs are
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The innovator Ondi Timoner’s 2009 documentary We Live in Public covered the dark side of the Internet. Filmed over the course of 10 years and pared down from 5,000 hours worth of footage, the story follows Josh Harris, a dot.com millionaire who started doing controversial experiments that explored the chilling confluence of human desire, technology and media. He created an experiment called “Quiet: We Live in Public” in which he created a human terrarium of artists under New York City and put up a webcam to film them at all times. Eventually, he turned the camera on himself, living for six months under 24-hour surveillance. It ended in a public emotional breakdown. “It was a real-life horror movie about the future of the Internet, which is now about all of us willingly trading our privacy and our freedom, eventually, for the recognition and connection that we crave as human beings,” Timoner tells the Indy. “He had this vision of what was going to happen and that this millennium would be about man versus machine.” We Live in Public was a smash hit at Sundance and Timoner won the Grand Jury Prize for the second time—the only filmmaker to do so. Her first win came in 2004 for Dig!, about the tumultuous relationship between two bands,
The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. Even that film was complex for a story about rock bands because it mined the personal dynamics rather than being a promotion or fan-piece about the music. Critics called it fascinating, while some band members admitted publicly to feeling exposed in a negative light. Timoner is the kind of bold and cocky type who could, as a filmmaker, take someone down with a razor-sharp story if she wanted to. For instance, her most recent film on Russell Brand, titled
Brand: A Second Coming
atmospheric, like Bluespace, about the terraforming of Mars. Others are on magnetic human subjects like Tear the Roof Off, about the band Parliament, whose screening will be hosted by original band members Big Bass Nelson and Jerome Eugene “Bigfoot” Brailey. The diversity of films is impressive, not to mention the sheer volume of what’s on display. But let’s not lose sight of what’s important. As Timoner put it in a recent interview with the Indy, you can try all the gimmicks in the world, but in the end an effective documentary must tell a good story. On that note, we look at some of the festival’s most anticipated offerings, as well as a few must-see sleepers.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN: The festival runs Fri., Feb. 19, through Sun., Feb. 28 WHERE: All screenings are at the Wilma, Roxy, Top Hat, Crystal or Shakespeare & Co. HOW MUCH: All-access pass: $299 All-screenings pass: $149 Five-screening punch card: $35 Individual film tickets: $8/$6 students and seniors Tickets available online and at the Wilma box office Visit bigskyfilmfest.org for more info Brand: A Second Coming, is a kind of bloody valentine. She’s a savvy interviewer and patient when it comes to building a story that will reverberate with her audience, often in both hilarious and alarming ways. But Timoner has most recently been using her powers for altruis-
tic purposes. After We Live in Public garnered so much attention, a startup company called Send Love reached out in hopes of harnessing her talents. “They were huge We Live in Public fans and they told me they were going to change the world and that they’re going to bring
social accountability to people through the Internet and that I was the only person who could document it,” she says. That project has led to Timoner’s “A Total Disruption,” an online series or “constantly releasing documentary,” as she calls it. The series tells the stories of entrepreneurs and innovators who are using technology to change the world in positive ways. The project is also changing the perception of documentary filmmaking itself—the series is interactive and the videos are searchable via keywords and phrases so that new entrepreneurs can use it as an educational resource. Timoner sees it as the opposite of the tech-fueled darkness present in We Live in Public. “We have the ability to affect the lives of billions of people in ways that we haven’t before the Internet,” Timoner says. “I wanted to make it a constantly releasing documentary so that I can kind of stoke the ecosystem and the economy and help all the ‘wantrepreneurs’ who are coming up today and give them inspiration and information in an entertaining format.” (Erika Fredrickson) Brand: A Second Coming screens Fri., Feb. 26, at 9:15 PM at the Wilma and We Live in Public screens Sat., Feb. 27, at 10 PM at the Crystal. Visit bigskyfilm fest.org for a schedule of Timoner’s other screenings.
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God Knows Where I Am God Knows Where I Am is one of those rare, beautiful films that has the courage to dwell in its own sadness. The title comes directly from the diary of Linda Bishop, so from this, if nothing else, we know she’s a gifted writer. At the start, we meet her corpse, found in an abandoned farmhouse after she’d been living there off of scavenged apples and melted snow for four months during a particularly harsh New Hampshire winter in 2008. The Bug: Life and Times of the People’s Car
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Prospective buyers found her inside the house with the doors locked from the inside. The film begins like a ghost story and more or less ends that way. It looks at first glance like a suicide, but the diary they found laid out helpfully next to the body reveals a story far more complicated. It’s a testament to directors Jedd and Todd Wider that the film manages to be so enrapturing with so little actual footage to work with. (The Widers worked previously on the 2007 Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Darkside.) The film consists of some pictures and footage from Linda’s childhood and middle life, interviews with friends, family members, doctors and police officers, and really not much else. The bulk of the story comes from artistically shot interiors of the old farmhouse, where the apples she picked from the orchard serve to mark the passage of time. In October, she has 300 apples, until that number dwindles down to 190, a couple of dozen, three or four and then, tragically, none. Actress Lori Singer ties the picture together with her inspired voiceover reading of the diary entries. You don’t need to be a doctor to intuit that Linda was very likely mentally ill. Who else would let herself slowly starve to death alone instead of reaching out for help? Not a well person. With a perfectly paced, almost lazy delivery, the film gets around to painting a picture of the circumstances that led Linda to that farmhouse. She was a normal, outgoing and charismatic person once, with friends, a sister and a daughter, until a certain psychosis slowly altered her personality into something unrecognizable. The Chinese mafia was out to get her, they could disguise their voice on the phone to sound like her family members, etc., and eventually she had to be committed. From there, the film opens up into a fascinating exploration of the complicated issues surrounding patients’ rights for the mentally ill. Linda Bishop never believed she was sick, and under New Hampshire law she couldn’t be forced to take her medication. The film seems to lean toward a thesis that the system failed to protect her, but I wonder if there’s room for a more nuanced interpretation. The symptoms of mania and/or schizophrenia are no picnic, but neither are the drugs we use to treat them. It’s complicated. This is the kind of documentary that inspires and really insists on long deliberations over coffee afterward. (Molly Laich) Screens Wed., Feb. 24, at 8:30 PM at the Wilma and Thu., Feb. 25, at 7 PM at Shakespeare & Co. Nominee for best feature.
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From an outside perspective, it seems obvious for Damon Ristau to make another Volkswagen documentary. The Missoula filmmaker and producer and founder of Firewater Film Company released The Bus in 2012, capturing the easygoing, road-tripping, do-it-yourself culture surrounding the iconic VW Bus. Why not make a film about the cute and curvy VW Beetle, too?
But, while Ristau grew up with VW Buses and knows how to work on cars, he doesn’t really consider himself a car guy per se. He’d never even owned a Bug before. And as a filmmaker, he didn’t necessarily want to get locked into such a specific niche. “The Bus was a passion project,” he says. “I wanted to make it for me. Afterward, people asked me, ‘Are you going to make the Bug movie?’ And I said, ‘Someone else can do that, someone
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who has more experience.’ But I kept getting that question over and over and over again.” Even as he started making The Bug: Life and Times of the People’s Car, Ristau had thoughts of giving it up. But after so many people came out of the woodwork—either to help with funding the film or to provide Bug stories—he couldn’t turn back. With over $40,000 from a Kickstarter campaign and a grant from the Montana Film Office, Ristau
inisces about speaking to Correa before, about all the man has done for the country, about how any minute Correa’s convoy will stop here in the dirt and the president will speak to him once more. But the convoy doesn’t stop. Correa doesn’t speak to him. And the man in the suit is left in the dust. Moments of Campaign is in some ways reminiscent of the excitement and vigor around Barack Obama’s first run for pres-
Political campaigns have become almost a spectator sport in the U.S., with fans constantly waving their respective candidate’s colors. The same held true in Ecuador in 2013 as the wildly charismatic reformist Rafael Correa fought to maintain his presidency. But key moments in Tomas Astudillo’s Moments of Campaign feel more telenovela than sporting event, laden with humor, hope and raw emotion. As the final 42 days of Correa’s campaign show, there’s more to being a populist politician than victory. As insightful as the scenes of press interviews and strategy sessions are, Astudillo truly hits his stride when he focuses on the people surrounding Correa’s campaign. The candidate’s supporters all seem to love him, to revere him, to consider him a close personal Moments of Campaign friend. They shout to Correa from the street, chant songs about him at rallies and run alongside his suburban. ident in 2008. Like Correa, Obama was a young, vibrant candidate But just as quickly as the fantasy is established, Astudillo lets focused on change and the promise of the future. Like Correa’s it dissolve. The multiple takes of a campaign commercial shot in adoring masses, Obama supporters flocked to campaign events the tiny home of a Quichua couple grow increasingly awkward. hoping to get close enough for a selfie or a handshake. What AsCorrea is visibly annoyed by the staged nature of the interaction. tudillo has given us here isn’t just a glimpse behind the curtain The woman can’t get her blocking right. The veneer of Correa’s of a single race in Ecuador. He’s given us a candid view of the man-of-the-people image begins to peel away, exposing him for world as seen from the shoulders of a candidate who knows what what he is: a politician pleading for votes. Nowhere is the weight people expect from him—and who already knows he can’t posof this revelation more evident than on the face of a man in a suit sibly meet all those expectations. (Alex Sakariassen) on the side of a country road. He is literally carrying Correa’s flag Screens Sun., Feb. 21, at 10 AM at the Roxy and Wed., in one hand, a crutch supporting his weight in the other. He rem- Feb. 24, at noon at the Wilma. Nominee for best feature.
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Last of the Elephant Men For centuries, elephants have been at the core of spiritual and economic life for the Bunong, an indigenous group in Cambodia. But—surprise!—that way of life is changing, and Quebec filmmakers Daniel Ferguson and Arnaud Bouquet capture the pivotal struggles to preserve a way of life in Last of the Elephant Men. If you’d like to settle in for a documentary that compels you to breathe deeply, take in beautiful scenery and become invested in subtle drama, Last of the Elephant Men is ideal. We meet Bunong villagers in the Cambodian province of Mondulkiri who are connected to elephants in one way or another. Elephant ears languidly flap in the heat while their handlers affectionately pat them, and the camera lingers on views of the surrounding jungle and wildlife. The point of Last of the Elephant Men view is intimate, but not intrusively so, making it feel as though you’re sitting alongside these villagers while they share their stories. The narrative arc focuses on Mrey, an elderly man who spent his life as a “mahout,” one of the wranglers who captures elephants from the forest and tames them. Mrey is 80—“or maybe 90,” his wife says to a doctor—and it’s clear his time on this earth is short. He gazes out at the world with milky eyes, saying that he’s angered the elephant spirits by taking too many from the forest. The brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime is referenced, but not shown.
spent the next two and a half years traveling all over the U.S., plus bouncing to Germany and Mexico, to piece together the story of the Beetle. The film uses old factory footage and photos to tell the history of the car. It features Bug enthusiasts, including colorful stories from actor Ewan McGregor, who had seen The Bus and contacted Ristau when he heard about The Bug. Perhaps the most compelling part of The Bug is a storyline that takes place closer to home. The film opens with a 1960 Beetle that has been sitting in pieces in a barn near Clearwater Junction for 22 years. The owner had died before he could finish it, and his wife finally decides to let it go. She sells it to Jason Willenbrock, chef and owner at Missoula’s Posh Chocolat, who also restores cars, and he promises to fix it up while vowing secretly to bring it back and give her a ride in it when he’s done. Ristau’s The Bus was a nostalgic, happy-go-lucky tribute to a lifestyle, which really fit the vehicle well. The Bug, as a film and a car, is much more complex. There’s a serious tone to the film, amplified by the contemplative, dreamlike instrumentals of
Elephants are, of course, endangered due to loss of habitat. Elephant Men unpacks that kind of dispassionate statement and makes the loss real and palpable. The Bunong are up against enormous enemies: The rubber companies that seize forestland to clearcut for agriculture and the Cambodian government that has yet to take any action about it. The film culminates with two different tribal religious ceremonies intended to appease the elephant spirits. While shamans
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use chicken eggs, medicinal plants and chants, we also see a young woman in Phnom Pen leading a more modern fight, protesting to the government in an attempt to save the elephants’ habitat. Last of the Elephant Men tells the story of a struggle taking place across the globe—people fighting against corporate interests. It’s clear here that the Bunong people and their animals will need all the help they can get. (Kate Whittle) Screens Sun., Feb. 21, at 9:45 PM at the Wilma and Sun., Feb. 28, at 10:45 AM at the Crystal. Nominee for best feature.
Missoula’s Travis Yost. That Ristau didn’t start out with a passion for the Bug is hard to tell, perhaps because he made an effort early on in the process to form a relationship with the car. “To get myself emotionally involved I bought a Bug off Craigslist,” he says. “It was $400 bucks and it was in pieces, but Jason sort of helped me put it back together. So I had these parallel projects going.” Whereas The Bus felt like it belonged to a more distinct club, The Bug has a broader reach. The car has been owned by blue-collar workers and presidents, featured on the cover of The Beatle’s Abbey Road and, most infamously, coopted by the Nazis. The irony, as Ristau explores in the film, is that it was originally created by a Jewish engineer. That thread would have been the main source of tension for the film had it not been for VW’s emissions scandal last fall. It felt like a wrench in the machine for Ristau, who was over halfway done shooting when the news made international headlines. Here he was trying to tell a story about the people’s car and, as with Hitler, the image was being marred again.
For a while, he wasn’t sure how to handle the scandal. “I have a relationship with modern Volkswagen,” he says. “They encouraged me and supported me in making the Bus movie and so I felt betrayed. They have the smartest, most talented engineers on the planet and they didn’t have to cheat. It’s like they got too big and they lost their ability to think small.” In the end, the emissions issue brought even more depth to Ristau’s film. What could have been merely a story about a lovable but flawed car and the people who embraced it became a story about an imperfect company and its potential for redemption. “The story is open-ended,” Ristau says. “This could be a good opportunity for the company to redeem themselves, to set the reset button. The main message in the film is it’s not about the car, it’s about people. And this car brought people together all over the world. We can reinvent ourselves. We can change our story. I love how this car can represent that.” (Erika Fredrickson) Screens Sun., Feb. 28, at 7 PM at the Wilma.
The Legend of Swee’ Pea starts with an odd voicemail message. Lloyd Daniels, a former streetball legend from Brooklyn, is talking to someone named Ben about a meeting. It seems quick, random and confusing—who’s Ben, anyway?—but before you can think too much about it we get to the highlights and surroundings you’d expect from this film. Daniels was a playground prodigy during the 1980s. In New York’s cutthroat basketball scene, he emerged as a once-in-a-generation talent. Daniels never possessed the physique of LeBron James, the hops of Michael Jordan, the speed of Isiah Thomas, but he still dominated with an effortless glide and innate understanding of the game. The fact that Daniels honed his skills in the city’s toughest neighborhoods, against players of all ages, only bolstered his reputation. Off the court was another story. Daniels came from a broken home, struggled in school and battled addiction from an early age. With on-court success came fame— and easy access to alcohol and drugs. He lost a scholarship in 1987 to emerging powerhouse UNLV after being arrested at a crack house in north Vegas.
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The Legend of Swee’ Pea bills itself as a comeback story, but it’s more than that. Most basketball fans know how Daniels rebounded from his days in Vegas. I was most struck by how he’s living now, still spinning in the same turbulent cycle that made headlines 20 and 30 years ago. Which brings us back to the voicemail message. “Ben” is director Benjamin May, who clearly has had to work to earn Daniels’ trust and make this film. We presumably hear this initial voicemail because more follow throughout the film, and over time they present a chilling and complex look into who Daniels is and why his rollercoaster of a story continues on an erratic track. Unlike many sports films, with clear winners and losers, underdogs and favorites, this is not an easy story to tell. May understands that as well as anyone and smartly leaves it up to the viewer to decide their own rooting interests. (Skylar Browning) Screens Sat., Feb. 20, at 6:15 PM at the Crystal and Sun., Feb. 21, at 8 PM at the Wilma. Nominee for best feature.
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The Middle Kingdom The Middle Kingdom is Jason Burlage’s documentary about the small village of Zhudi, which lies on the outskirts of Shanghai, China. The film starts with a lengthy quote from 2 B.C. It appears and fades over black, some things underlined, staying a bit longer on the screen for emphasis: “What is fit to hear is the absolute perfection of the sage. What is fit to contemplate is the virtue of the sage. What is fit to last forever is the way of Heaven and Earth. Sun and Moon join or separate. One day and one night make a single day. One yin and one yang give birth to the myriad things. Heaven is arched and vaulted, but everywhere it reaches to the lower parts. Earth, in all directions, thins out at the edges, but it faces the upper regions. Man, in teeming multitudes, takes his place at the center.” That’s the extent of guidance and direction from Burlage toward understanding his film. There’s no con-
text aside from the footage of the villagers. No talking heads. No soundtrack other than the natural sounds of soap being lathered by hands, the slap-slop of kneading dough, people masticating, a man belching after his breakfast, some conversation. Burlage relies on his subjects, his subtitles and his editing to tell the story. While I can appreciate the artistic value in this approach, that vital storytelling thread was lost for me. The film highlights a few villagers specifically: Mr. Che, a local fortuneteller, who seems a symbol for the old ways. He sets up shop in the middle of town surrounded by the bustle of the burgeoning city. He purports to do what Chinese fortune tellers have been doing for centuries: solve doubts, though the first thing he says to a patron is, “Your life was meant to be very hard.” He wears cheap reading glasses with the sticker still in the corner of the lens. He, along with everyone else, smokes cigarettes like they’re on the set of “Mad Men.”
Burlage also sets his lens on the lives of two young owners of a small eatery, an old man who brings his birds to the park and hangs them in their cages from the trees, a shopgirl in a clothing store, a vegetable merchant at an outdoor market. Audiences simply observe these people as they live their lives. The man with the birds sits and talks with other men, spouting words of wisdom: “If you want to make money, be a gentleman.” The shopgirl struggles to make any money. In fact, it seems everyone struggles to make any money. Devolution Films, Burlage’s production company, was founded on the principle of “Evolution toward simpler form.” The Middle Kingdom is a reflection of that principle. I respect the attempt here. I just couldn’t make the story come to life by observation alone. (Gaaby Patterson) Screens Sun., Feb. 21, at 6 PM at the Wilma and Tue., Feb. 23, at 3:15 PM. Nominee for best feature.
Virtual dream come true Virtual reality movies may seem extremely high-tech when you’re watching them, but on the ground level, they still require large amounts of patching, improvisation and old-fashioned jury-rigging. To illustrate, before any VR shoot, documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker has to turn on multiple cameras and multiple microphones—and then, according to the director, “run and hide behind a tree!” Basically, virtual reality filmmaking is so new that no one is quite sure how to do it yet. On a technical level, the cameras and editing processes are just being developed and far from perfect. On a craft level, the medium simply hasn’t been around long enough for much instruction or any schools of thought to exist. This might
Also Playing Capsule reviews of other notable films Skips Stones for Fudge The story of two world champion rock skippers, Russ “Rock Bottom” Byars and Kurt “Mountain Man” Steiner, doesn’t seem like much at first. They’re competitive enough, but neither are as wonderfully villainous as, say, Billy Mitchell from the 2007 documentary The King of Kong. Fifteen minutes into Skips Stones for Fudge, however, a young competitor named Max Steiner (no relation to Kurt) appears, and the ante is upped. By that point, too, the slow buildup of such an offbeat sport starts feeling more like a philosophical story or a parable. Pickle
maker Amy Nicholson incorporates interviews, animal footage and some morbidly hilarious animations of animals getting eaten by predators to tell what is essentially a story of love, loss, tragedy and friendship. Besides the many cats, dogs, fowl and other weird animals, there’s the titular Pickle, a handicapped fish who spent six years living comfortably enough in a specially made sponge harness. My favorite is the rescued possum named Pogo with the broken back legs; he wheels around on a handmade skateboard. Of Pogo’s favorite dish, his owner says, “He wasn’t supposed to have scrambled eggs and butter. You’re not supposed to feed that to possums.” But how does anybody know what a possum is supposed to eat? (Molly Laich) Screens Wed., Feb. 24, at 6 PM at the Wilma, Fri., Feb. 26, at 4 PM at the Roxy and Sat., Feb. 27, at 2:15 PM at the Wilma. Nominee for short competition. Skips Stones for Fudge
Director Ryan Seitz and producer Daniel Skaggs of Montana’s Highway Goat Productions screened last year’s hit Freeload at the festival, about misfits living on the rails. That film was chock-full of character and grit. In Skips Stones, the overhead shots of rocks skittering across the surface of a lake are striking, but the filmmakers had to dive a little deeper to find the true drama of the story—and they do so with finesse. It takes some time, but we eventually see there’s a lot more at stake emotionally than simply who will win and who will lose. (Erika Fredrickson) Screens Sat., Feb. 20, at 9:30 PM at the Wilma and Thu., Feb. 25, at 1:30 PM at the Crystal.
Pickle In Pickle we meet an eccentric, exceedingly likable couple that seems to have built a relationship on taking in a zoo’s worth of animals over their nearly 30-year marriage. Film-
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Thrive One summer at camp, I watched someone lead a blind camper named Dave into a pillar. Dave had been so vulnerable and the person chosen to care for him had proven untrustworthy. I got a similar feeling watching Thrive, a short film that follows 12-year-old jazz phenom Matt Whitaker, who’s blind, as he and his parents try to get Matt into the Manhattan School of Music in New York. There’s no doubt this boy is connected in that special way of all great musicians. The moments director Paul Szynol captures of Matt playing—more than holding his own with mature jazz musicians—proves what one fellow musician says of the precocious talent: “He has that ability to shine because he’s playing from his heart.” Before Matt auditions, we see his father reminding him to “Keep your mouth closed.” Because of his blindness, Matt doesn’t have the same awareness of his physical world as a seeing musician. When Matt doesn’t get accepted, we’re left with the feeling maybe it was his blindness that kept him from reaching that goal. Maybe if Szynol had made a fulllength documentary we would have gotten a fuller picture. As it stands, it feels like Szynol
scare away many filmmakers, but for Walker, virtual reality is a virtual dream come true. “I feel like a mad scientist,” she says. “It’s really fun because you are learning and discovering things for the first time ever. I’ve shot on water. I just got back from a shoot in Columbia. I’ve shot a dinner party with the virtual reality camera sitting in the middle of the table. It’s the early days in terms of the technology, the editing, where you put the camera, how you stage the action, it’s all an experiment.” Walker, who has been nominated for two Academy Awards and seven Emmys, has a long history of creating movies that introduce the audience to unfamiliar worlds, from the Amish rumspringa in Devil’s Playground, to a community of blind Tibetan teenagers in Blindsight, to the world of pro-
fessional snowboarding in Crash Reel. Her goal of creating new experiences for viewers—and opening their minds up in the process—has now been boosted with the help of virtual reality. “It’s a really interesting and innovative medium for documentary, and it’s really suitable for transporting people to a different world,” Walker says. “It’s also a small camera that requires a lowkey, small team. So getting ac- Lucy Walker cess to stories is very doable.” For her latest virtual reality film, Walker ditional Cuban dances, from the mambo to traveled to Cuba to create A History of breakdancing. What could be a linear and Cuban Dance, a short documentary that passive subject is transformed into a joyful, takes a chronological journey through tra- totally immersive experience. Viewers sim-
ply place virtual reality goggles on their heads and gain 360-degree access to Cuba, surrounded by dancers, a variety of local backdrops and stereo sound. They can spin around, look at the sky or dance themselves. The latter is a common response when she shows the film to Cubans. “Virtual reality really fools the brain—the cues from the technology make you feel like you are there and walking in someone else’s shoes,” Walker says. “It’s all of the fun of travel without the hassle.” A History of Cuban Dance, along with a retrospective consisting of four of Walker’s
feature films and one of her short films, will play throughout this year’s Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Looking back on her work, the diverse range of topics finds a cohesion that’s become even more clear through Walker’s latest VR efforts. “I am an explorer,” she says. “[Directing] is a vivid way for me to connect with the world. I sometimes hate it because it can be hard and confusing and really tiring, but I feel so lucky to meet people, go to these amazing worlds and bring back what I found there to audiences.” (Sarah Aswell) A History of Cuban Dance is on display at Rocky Mountain School of Photography Mon., Feb 22—Fri., Feb. 26, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Visit bigsky filmfest.org for a schedule of Walker’s screenings.
The Bad Boy of Bowling goes a long way in illustrating Weber’s status as a rebel with a cause. As the son of bowling Hall of Famer Dick Weber, the pressure was on for Pete to succeed even as the popularity of televised bowling was circling the drain. Director Bryan Storkel only hints at the depth of Weber’s darker days—his suspensions from the PBA, his penchant for drugs and alcohol. But in the film’s third act, Weber emerges as something of a threadbare hero, a vulnerable and cantankerous man doing his damnedest to save the very sport he was born into. (Alex Sakariassen) Screens Sat., Feb. 20, at 9:30 PM at the Wilma and Sun., Feb. 21, at 12:15 PM at the Wilma. Nominee for best short.
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was so focused on Matt’s perceived shortcoming that he forgot to really shine a light on the musician’s gift. (Gaaby Patterson) Screens Wed., Feb. 24, at noon at the Crystal and Wed., Feb. 24, at 4 PM at the Roxy.
The Bad Boy of Bowling In an age when NFL and NBA player arrests are the stuff of frequent headlines, it’s hard to imagine a sport commonly associated with teen birthday parties and buzzed league play could produce a professional “bad boy.” But Pete Weber has built an almost James Deansian reputation in the Professional Bowlers Association. His cocky attitude and trademark crotch-chops rocketed him to rock star fame in the 1980s, even as his sheer skill on the lanes have won him five U.S. Open titles.
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Never Too Late Shad Blair, a 36-year-old from Stevensville who works for Garden City Plumbing and Heating, has a dream of playing professional basketball. Yes, Blair is 6-feet-10, quick on his feet and possesses a smooth left-handed touch, but it’d be an understatement to call his pursuit anything but a desperation full-court heave. Basketball scouts aren’t exactly looking for middle-aged plumbers to fill out their rosters. Yet Never Too Late manages to sink two improbable trick shots: making Blair’s chances seem even harder than they already are, and somehow still luring you along with the possibility that he’ll land a professional contract. Never Too Late The odds are laughable. In addition to his age and inexperience, Blair is dealing with some tough realities. His father is sick. He’s struggling to pay his mortgage. He never sees his wife. There’s a nagging stomach injury. Just to travel to a tryout in Las Vegas, he needs to host a community fundraiser. Helping Blair along the way is Ryan Wetzel, a personal basketball coach and counselor who noticed Blair’s raw skills in a local rec league. With Wetzel running daily workouts and encouraging the big man to stick with his dream, Blair demonstrates a stoic determination and steady improvement that–who knows?–just might work. I admit I never fully bought into the Disney-esque storyline. How could I? But credit director Devon Riter—you may recognize the MSU grad from his previous entry to the festival, 2014’s Art of War, about the Buffalo Field Campaign—for maintaining suspense throughout all 28 minutes of this underdog tale. And like any good floor general, Riter saves his best play for the film’s final moments. (Skylar Browning) Screens Sun., Feb. 21, at 2:15 PM at the Wilma and Mon., Feb. 22, at 4 PM at the Roxy. Nominee for the Big Sky Award.
missoulanews.com • February 18–February 25, 2016 [19]
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? OR A FREIGHT TRAIN OF DEBT?
RUNAWAY DEBT AND RATES: THE IMPACT OF CITY OWNERSHIP In early January of this year, Liberty Utilities with its own cash bought the stock of Mountain Water Company’s grandparent company. The price Liberty paid will not affect your water bill – not by one dime. It’s the law. If the city takes over the system, your water rates increase with every dime of principal and interest the city pays. This extra community debt has the potential to reduce the city’s bonding capacity for other, vital needs of local government.
THE STARTING PRICE: $124M MINIMUM The city has kept the community in the dark regarding all the costs associated with taking over Mountain Water. Here are our best estimates given limited information:
The mayor has promised that water rates wouldn’t rise in the first five years of city ownership (he has since backtracked to no rate Last year, a Missoula District Court determined that the city of
and investors than Mountain Water ever has under private ownership.
Missoula could take ownership of the local water system via condemnation. However, in that ruling (currently under appeal to the Montana Supreme Court), the city was not required to answer one of the most practical questions at stake: What is the financial impact of city ownership on water customers and the city’s overall financial health?
increases in the first year). Either way, simple math says that the
+ $14 million: interest on system assets (increases $740K/mo.)
city would need additional revenues of at least 18%. The city would
+ $6 million: year 1 infrastructure improvements
How? As of today, the city would need to bond at least $124 million
need to either raise water rates or make other choices such as raising
in order to pay for the system as well as statutory interest, legal fees,
taxes, reducing other city services, eliminating water system staff, or
closing costs and first-year infrastructure investment. Over the lifetime
imposing hefty connection fees – an approach that would significantly
of the bond, the city will pay an additional $105 million in interest –
increase the cost of housing in Missoula.
interest that only benefits bond investors, many of them far from City officials would have you believe that the takeover is nearly
our valley.
more money in the local economy and pour unprecedented funding into the system, all while charging lower water rates than Mountain Water Company charges. It sounds good. Until you actually do the math.
TRAINLOADS OF MONEY WILL LEAVE TOWN
And again, the financial burden on the local community would only increase from there, every year that the city performs infrastructure
complete and that if they take over the system, they’ll be able to keep That’s a total of $229 million that needs to be paid out of Mountain Water revenue – the rates you pay for water service – over 30 years.
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? That’s just the start of it. City officials said under oath they need to
+ $5.2 million: legal fees for the city + $7.3 million: legal fees for defendants = $124.1 million total new debt … all paid (along with $105M bond interest) through your water rates.
Pursuit of condemnation has put Missoula on track for runaway debt at a time when vital public needs are already underfunded. Sure, the
invest $6 million–$9 million each year for at least the first 10 years to
This condemnation case is years from being decided. As the owners
city says it will all be worth it, that there’s a light at the end of the
maintain, repair and upgrade the water system. Meaning, if the city
of the system, we intend to exhaust every legal avenue to protect our
condemnation tunnel.
takes over the water system at least another $83 million in principal
property and rights. Win or lose, the city has already burdened the community with debt,
Simple math would tell you it’s more like an oncoming train.
having paid its attorneys $5.2 million – 13 times what was promised the
Learn more about the impact of condemnation at www.mountainwaterfacts.com.
impacting the water rates you pay.
under current private ownership, they’ve been quiet about the tens of millions they plan to ship out of town. You see, to pay for the
And unlike private ownership, under municipal ownership there
community at the outset of this case. Late last year a court-appointed
system the city intends to borrow 100% of the purchase and future
will be no Public Service Commission regulation or independent
commission set the fair market value for the water system at nearly
infrastructure costs in the form of revenue bonds – an approach that
oversight by the Montana Consumer Counsel to moderate or
twice what the community was told to expect. And that price goes up
actually sends more Mountain Water revenue to private institutions
adjudicate that impact.
every month to the tune of $740,000 in statutory interest.
[20] Missoula Independent • February 18–February 25, 2016
+ $3 million: bond closing costs
improvements.
and interest would have to be paid off over the next 30 years – directly While city officials have talked loudly about money leaving town
$88.6 million: system assets
missoulanews.com • February 18–February 25, 2016 [21]
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? OR A FREIGHT TRAIN OF DEBT?
RUNAWAY DEBT AND RATES: THE IMPACT OF CITY OWNERSHIP In early January of this year, Liberty Utilities with its own cash bought the stock of Mountain Water Company’s grandparent company. The price Liberty paid will not affect your water bill – not by one dime. It’s the law. If the city takes over the system, your water rates increase with every dime of principal and interest the city pays. This extra community debt has the potential to reduce the city’s bonding capacity for other, vital needs of local government.
THE STARTING PRICE: $124M MINIMUM The city has kept the community in the dark regarding all the costs associated with taking over Mountain Water. Here are our best estimates given limited information:
The mayor has promised that water rates wouldn’t rise in the first five years of city ownership (he has since backtracked to no rate Last year, a Missoula District Court determined that the city of
and investors than Mountain Water ever has under private ownership.
Missoula could take ownership of the local water system via condemnation. However, in that ruling (currently under appeal to the Montana Supreme Court), the city was not required to answer one of the most practical questions at stake: What is the financial impact of city ownership on water customers and the city’s overall financial health?
increases in the first year). Either way, simple math says that the
+ $14 million: interest on system assets (increases $740K/mo.)
city would need additional revenues of at least 18%. The city would
+ $6 million: year 1 infrastructure improvements
How? As of today, the city would need to bond at least $124 million
need to either raise water rates or make other choices such as raising
in order to pay for the system as well as statutory interest, legal fees,
taxes, reducing other city services, eliminating water system staff, or
closing costs and first-year infrastructure investment. Over the lifetime
imposing hefty connection fees – an approach that would significantly
of the bond, the city will pay an additional $105 million in interest –
increase the cost of housing in Missoula.
interest that only benefits bond investors, many of them far from City officials would have you believe that the takeover is nearly
our valley.
more money in the local economy and pour unprecedented funding into the system, all while charging lower water rates than Mountain Water Company charges. It sounds good. Until you actually do the math.
TRAINLOADS OF MONEY WILL LEAVE TOWN
And again, the financial burden on the local community would only increase from there, every year that the city performs infrastructure
complete and that if they take over the system, they’ll be able to keep That’s a total of $229 million that needs to be paid out of Mountain Water revenue – the rates you pay for water service – over 30 years.
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? That’s just the start of it. City officials said under oath they need to
+ $5.2 million: legal fees for the city + $7.3 million: legal fees for defendants = $124.1 million total new debt … all paid (along with $105M bond interest) through your water rates.
Pursuit of condemnation has put Missoula on track for runaway debt at a time when vital public needs are already underfunded. Sure, the
invest $6 million–$9 million each year for at least the first 10 years to
This condemnation case is years from being decided. As the owners
city says it will all be worth it, that there’s a light at the end of the
maintain, repair and upgrade the water system. Meaning, if the city
of the system, we intend to exhaust every legal avenue to protect our
condemnation tunnel.
takes over the water system at least another $83 million in principal
property and rights. Win or lose, the city has already burdened the community with debt,
Simple math would tell you it’s more like an oncoming train.
having paid its attorneys $5.2 million – 13 times what was promised the
Learn more about the impact of condemnation at www.mountainwaterfacts.com.
impacting the water rates you pay.
under current private ownership, they’ve been quiet about the tens of millions they plan to ship out of town. You see, to pay for the
And unlike private ownership, under municipal ownership there
community at the outset of this case. Late last year a court-appointed
system the city intends to borrow 100% of the purchase and future
will be no Public Service Commission regulation or independent
commission set the fair market value for the water system at nearly
infrastructure costs in the form of revenue bonds – an approach that
oversight by the Montana Consumer Counsel to moderate or
twice what the community was told to expect. And that price goes up
actually sends more Mountain Water revenue to private institutions
adjudicate that impact.
every month to the tune of $740,000 in statutory interest.
[20] Missoula Independent • February 18–February 25, 2016
+ $3 million: bond closing costs
improvements.
and interest would have to be paid off over the next 30 years – directly While city officials have talked loudly about money leaving town
$88.6 million: system assets
missoulanews.com • February 18–February 25, 2016 [21]
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Magic 8 Ball Cowpunk music queen Lydia Loveless leaves no place to hide by Ednor Therriault
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he mighty Ohio River wraps around the lower half of the Buckeye State, forming the border between Kentucky to the south and West Virginia to the east. There must be some compound in that river’s water that leaches into the soil of a state that could produce artists as iconic and disparate as Dwight Yoakam, Chrissie Hynde and Devo. Now the national spotlight is beginning to find another potent product of Ohio, a big-voiced country-punk spitfire named Lydia Loveless. Never heard of her? You’re not alone. Although she’s released two critically acclaimed albums on Bloodshot Records and played hundreds of shows to thousands of fans across the country, the Columbusbased Loveless is not exactly a household name. It’d be hard, then, to find a more apt title for a movie about her than Who is Lydia Loveless?, the new Kickstarter-funded documentary by Gorman Bechard that gets a sneak-peek screening Feb. 24 as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Loveless makes an appearance with a live solo show the next evening at the Top Hat. “I’m trying to figure out if I’m shy or, uh, massively obnoxious,” says the 24-year-old musician in the trailer for the film. Appearances don’t lend much in the way of clues to her true self, as her look vacillates between coy and chaotic. Sometimes she’s the boots-and-skirt cowgirl queen, other times she’s the punk clad in black leather, wearing dark Ray-Bans and a T-shirt that reads “I Have the Pussy, I Make the Rules.” It’s this duality that makes her music so immediate and so powerful. And she does it with a fearless honesty you rarely hear from an artist so young. Songs like “Just Want to See You Again” from 2014’s Somewhere Else sound like they were found in the diary of a tormented girl in the grip of anguish over a busted romance. “There were times I was such a bitch/ I can be so insensitive,” she sings. “I really want to make it up to you now so I just thought I would call/ As I was cleaning up my room I found a Magic 8 Ball/ I asked if I’d ever get to kiss your lips again and it said, ‘I’d better not tell you right now’/ so you know I had to call.” Who among us hasn’t succumbed to that late-night surge of regret and woulda-couldashoulda and picked up the phone to drunk dial an ex? It’s hilarious and heartbreaking, and it makes you a little uncomfortable because the details are so on the money. Another thing that makes Loveless so compelling is her unapologetic approach to the music. Signed to Bloodshot, Chicago’s pioneering alt-country label, she’s produced unvarnished rock that’s way more punk than prairie. Check out the feedback-drenched intro to “Boy Crazy,” the title song of her 2013 EP,
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Ohio-based alt-country singer Lydia Loveless performs in Missoula Thu., Feb. 25,—the day after a documentary about her screens as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
recorded at the tender age of 21. “We rehearsed for about a week and then went into the studio with a couple 30-packs and knocked it out,” she wrote on the Bloodshot website. Probably not something you’d hear from Emmylou. Which is not to say Loveless isn’t fully capable of pulling off a traditional country weeper, even tossing in an effortless yodel when the song calls for it. But it’s that shotgun wedding of country and punk that drives her band and informs her music. She’s not exactly a progenitor—Jason and the Scorchers and Rank and File were blazing this trail more than 30 years ago—but Loveless has created her own space in the genre. She can sometimes be a little too punk to be contained under the umbrella of Americana, maybe cutting her off from some radio play. She couldn’t give less of a shit. She’s a force of nature who
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won’t be steamrolled by corporate whims. With a voice that can go from a quavering murmur to a thrilling wail, she cannot be overpowered by even the most raging guitar rock her band can produce. The album cover of 2013’s Indestructible Machine features a cartoon of a redhead with jeans and high heels kicked back in the sand of a desert wasteland, tipping her head back to guzzle from a gasoline can. A hazy typewriter is prominent among the rocks in the background, suggesting a writing approach that might have more to do with Bukowski and Thompson than with Dolly or Loretta. And judging by some of the observations made by her bandmates in the trailer, she might be just as unpredictable. “She’s like your greatest fantasy and your worst fucking nightmare all in one,” says bass player Ben Lamb. He should know. He’s married to her.
Punk and country might seem like oil and water, but their power comes from exactly the same source: straight-up, uncomplicated music paired with honest, simple lyrics. Loveless seems to have an instinctive grip on the common ground, and her songs about desperation, lust, drunken rebellion and pain sound like they come from a tortured soul who’s lived several lifetimes. When she opens her mouth and that big voice delivers the truth, there’s nowhere you can hide. Lydia Loveless knows where you’ve been and she knows how you feel. Who is Lydia Loveless? screens at the Top Hat Wed., Feb. 24, at 8 PM. Lydia Loveless performs a solo acoustic performance at the Top Hat Thu., Feb. 25. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8. $12/$10 advance. etherriault@missoulanews.com
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Dream big Levi Miller’s album shows young ambition The title of Levi Miller’s Dreams Into Memories expresses the overriding theme of his raps: ambition. Of course, that’s an overriding theme of rap generally. Hip-hop is music for the struggle, and if the rhetoric of desperation sounds hollow in the rhymes of Drake or Kanye, it’s still compelling to the young unknown. Here lies Miller’s charm. When he promises to live life without looking in the rear-view, he sounds not innocent, exactly, but young in a recognizable way. He is coming up. The kicker is that he is coming up in Missoula, a town not yet known for producing rappers. This context makes Dreams Into Memories more impressive, even as it points to a missing element. By the stan-
dards of Missoula hip-hop, the production on this album is fantastic. Some of the bass hits are overdriven, but the beats sound bright and close compared to the muddy, distant tracks that dominate local rap. Miller’s flow is strong, too. He rarely overstuffs a bar or reaches for a cadence he can’t quite produce. But his lyrics express the themes of the genre more than his own particular circumstances. It’s clear he’s coming up. I would like him to rap more vividly about where he’s coming from. (Dan Brooks) Levi Miller performs Sat., Feb. 20, at Monk’s Bar as a special guest for the Illumni Soldier’s Tour featuring Bibster, plus other artists. Doors at 9 PM. $10.
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis, Azul Infinito There was a time when I was an avid jazz listener. Then one day I suddenly realized I actually couldn’t stand it, and I haven’t really listened to it since. However, I still appreciate the skill and talent that jazz requires, and I recognize musical virtuosity when I hear it, even if the style’s not my cup of tea. All of which is to say, I had my doubts about listening to Ryan Keberle, a jazz musician (and jazz trombonist no less). But I’m glad I did. Backed by his band Catharsis—the highlight of which is Chilean singer Camila Meza—Keberle draws on 15 years of experience with South American music to create an
album rich in complex rhythms and sultry, slithery vocals. It’s worth noting that, in addition to playing high quality jazz, Keberle has pulled off something rather astounding: He’s made trombone cool. He toured the world with Sufjan Stevens, backed up Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys and recorded with David Bowie and David Byrne. If only for that remarkable feat, his music is worth a listen. (Melissa Mylchreest) Ryan Keberle & Catharis play Daly Jazz Sat., Feb. 20, and Sun., Feb. 21, at 7 PM. $25 donation requested. Email dalyjazz@gmail.com for reservations.
Freakwater, Scheherezade When Freakwater released their last album, George W. Bush had just begun his second term. The dumbing down of America was in full stride as we reelected a war criminal, but Freakwater remained above the fray, producing intelligent, emotionally bracing music. Thankfully, they haven’t lost a step in the ensuing 10 years. Janet Bean and Catherine Irwin match their sand-and-glass harmony to a set of songs that are somehow even more bleak and poignant than their powerhouse early-’90s releases. Scheherezade wastes no time with handshakes and howdys, launching right into the gruesome murder ballad “Whose Baby Are You?” If lyrics like, “They
split that girl from stem to stern/ Whose baby are you?/ Stand back boys and take your turn” send you packing, you’ll miss out on later gems like, “The sky was black as caviar/ We made a wish on a falling czar” from “Bolshevik and Bollweevil.” “Velveteen Matador” has a relaxed country feel with an edge of crunchy guitar. It’s a great showcase of their harmony, which really sounds more like two people singing lead rather than trying to weave a single vocal chord. “Skinny Knee Bone” is starkly beautiful and bruised, while “Number One with a Bullet” is a languid waltz that exemplifies Freakwater’s smart mix of beauty and brutal honesty. (Ednor Therriault)
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Birthday party Dudley Dana looks back on the road he traveled by Erika Fredrickson
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Over the past two decades, Dudley Dana’s gallery has become an integral part of the Missoula arts community.
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For his 70th birthday, and for the 20th anniversary of his art gallery, Dudley Dana is hanging a collage. The piece includes 140 8-by-8 inch pictures he has snapped over the last two decades: seven pictures for each year that create a visual representation of his life, his art and his job. A Montana road winding into the mountains. His wife and dog next to a cairn on a grassy hill. One of the gallery’s artists, smiling with a painting. His laughing grandchild. One photograph, “Harmony,” is a landscape Dana took in Yellowstone in March 1996. It shows spring light filtering through a still-bare forest, tree trunks casting slants of shadows along drifts of snow. “I was driving back to Missoula and I thought, great, here’s another photograph to go under my bed,” he says. “But then I talked to my wife, Candace, about a gallery and she was really supportive. I had this image that I was on a cliff and there was another cliff across the canyon, and I had the idea of jumping. So we did.” Twenty years later, things look pretty good on the other side of the cliff. The Dana Gallery, which “basically stayed in business only because of denial” for its first years, is now an integral part of the arts community, known for bringing national and international art to town, for helping fledgling local artists find an audience and for its eager participation in community events. True to form, Dana and his staff are preparing for the gallery’s anniversary with a laundry list of events, including a celebration of the gallery’s long-time artists, an exhibition of Montana photographers (the gallery was originally only for photographers), the 14th annual Paint Out and the annual Young Guns show, which features artists under the age of 30. In addition, Dana will be unveiling a new annual juried show called Our Town, which features local artists creating pieces associated with their town or city. Tandem to the gallery’s celebrations—in both
spirit and scope—are Dana’s birthday celebrations. He is planning seven events for his 70th birthday, including running the Big Horn 50k Trail Run, taking a trip to Burning Man, taking a family backpacking trip and completing the Teton Crest Trail. He is also planning to drive cross-country with his dog, Chloe, so that she can swim in the ocean. It all begins, though, with a joint birthday celebration of Dana and his gallery, his photo collage and a roast of the owner. “They roast me all the time, anyway,” he says about his friends, family and the local art community. Many of the biggest events in Dana’s life have affected the gallery (and vice versa), from the time the gallery landed the Oil Painters of America exhibition for the first time to the Meridian International Out West show, which toured the major galleries across China. The biggest moment on Dana’s timeline, though, was when he entered graduate school for clinical psychology in his late 30s. It was then he decided to change career paths, quit smoking, take up running and develop his interest in photography. Since that point, he hasn’t been interested in changing his trajectory. “In the next 10 years, I don’t want to retire. I am too busy,” he says. “I can see my role changing just in terms of time commitment so that I have more time with my grandchildren. But I want to continue to develop events and further the careers of our artists. The best thing about the gallery, honestly, is that we have clients who are fabulous people. They are incredibly kind, fun and generous. And many of them turn into friends.” Celebrate Dudley Dana’s birthday with an art reception and roast Thu., Feb. 18., from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at Dana Gallery. arts@missoulanews.com
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Comic powers Deadpool takes the superhero film up a notch by Molly Laich
“They said it was an open-carry meeting, right?”
Let us begin with high praise and then a warning. First of all: Hallelujah, the world needed a big budget, rated-R superhero movie, and they’ve finally given us one with Marvel’s latest, Deadpool. Always I have complained that the stylized, implied violence of these mostly PG-13 comic book movies is both dumb and dishonest. A car explodes or something, and men are thrown through the air and then get up in a sootcovered daze or else land dead somewhere offscreen, out of sight of the censors, and we’re all just supposed to be fine with it. In this film, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool spells out the Christian name of his enemy with the corpses of his enemy’s henchmen, complete with a severed head dotting the “i.” More than the violence even, it’s the many swears and overt references to strange sex acts that push this thing over the edge. Why did this take so long? Because the studios didn’t want to miss out on all those little-boy-box-office dollars? Deadpool made $150 million on its three-day opening weekend, more than any other Valentine’s opener and more than any other R-rated film (by besting 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded). The defense rests. Now for the warning: In order to enjoy this movie—and you really should, because it’s excellent—you’ll need to leave any sense of disgust you might have for snarky, self-referential humor because Deadpool overfloweth with the stuff. The film doesn’t begin with ordinary opening credits, for example. Instead of “Directed by Tim Miller,” we get, “Directed by an overpaid tool.” The producers are “Asshats” and the writers are called “The real heroes here.” That one I particularly liked. The comedy in this film comes mostly from Reynolds’ rapid-fire oneliners. It’s a lot like sitcom humor, which always makes me twitch a little just because no one is ever that perfectly funny in the moment. But this is a
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movie that knows it’s a movie, delightfully so, and in that fell swoop any amount of disbelief is immediately explained. As for the plot, we’re witnessing Deadpool’s origin, combined with a sincere and sweet love story. Before he became a rapidly healing mutant, he was Wade Wilson, a former special forces operative who now works freelance as a kind of anti-hero for bad guys. Reynolds is funny, but his sidekick at the thuggy bar they all hang out at, played by TJ Miller (most recognizable as the homeowner in HBO’s “Silicon Valley”), is even funnier. Wade quickly falls in love with an unapologetic hooker named Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). When he finds out he has a whole lot of cancer, he feels obliged, for Vanessa’s sake, to undergo a weird procedure offered by some shifty characters that will cure his ailments and make him a superhero. This is the film’s classic, “What could go wrong?” turning point. “Just don’t make the suit green,” he tells them, a reference to a different, terrible Reynold’s superhero, “or animated!” It goes wrong of course, and Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead join Deadpool in a revenge plot. I had no idea Colossus and Warhead were from the X-Men universe (not a comic book person) until this revealing line: “Wow, this is such a big house, but it’s only the two of you here. It’s like the studio didn’t have enough money for another X-Men movie.” Deadpool is a carefully made, often hilarious action picture with heart and passion, brought to us by filmmakers who embrace the spirit of the source material. And be sure to stay through the closing credits for a bonus reference that requires at least a passing awareness of the 1980s to get. Deadpool continues at the Carmike 12. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] gone bad and finds a load of cash that brings a load of trouble. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Feb. 18, 7 PM.
OPENING THIS WEEK MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Tom Hardy stars as the eponymous Max, a man on a mission to survive in a screwed-up apocalyptic hellscape. Also starring Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Sun., Feb. 21, 6:30 PM.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES This update of Jane Austen’s tale of love between social classes is the latest in the current trend of mashing up zombies with anything imaginable. Stars Lily James and Jack Huston. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: TURANDOT Bizet’s opera of lust and longing in the Far East. Showing at the Roxy Tue., Feb. 23, 6:30 PM.
RACE Based on true events, Race recounts the story of Jesse Owens competing in the Olympics against long odds and under the hateful eye of Adolph Hitler. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike.
MOVIE CULT: EVIL DEAD Movie Cult continues with Evil Dead, the uplifting story of a bunch of friends who go to a creepy cabin in the woods and unleash an unholy force of evil. Stars Bruce Campbell. Rated R. Shows at the Roxy Sat., Feb. 20, 10 PM. MOVIE MOCKERS: NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR The Movie Mockers are back, having their way with 1985’s Night Train to Terror, in which God and Satan are sharing a train. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Sat., Feb. 20, 10 PM. A SERIOUS MAN The Coen Brothers Retrospective wraps up with A Serious Man, starring Michael Stuhlbarg as a physics professor in the 1960s whose life is unraveling. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Thu., Feb. 25, 7 PM. THEEB Theeb lives with his Bedouin tribe in the 1916 Ottoman Empire and joins his older brother to escort a British officer across the desert. Nominated for a best foreign language film Oscar. Showing at the Roxy. THE WITCH A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by witchcraft, black magic and possession. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike.
NOW PLAYING 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. Nominated for a best picture Oscar. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy.
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.
“What? No, everybody’s not staring at your wig—I mean, hair.” In case you missed this Oscar nominee, The Big Short is showing at the Roxy. THE CHOICE Travis and Gabby meet in a small coastal village and, after a thorny start, fall for each other. Then zombies attack! Just kidding. Their relationship is tested by a difficult challenge in this Nicholas Sparks-based story. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. THE DANISH GIRL Loosely based on the love story between Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, The Danish Girl follows the couple’s story as they deal with the challenges of Lili’s transgender journey. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy. DEADPOOL Ryan Reynolds stars as possibly the most smartassed superhero in the history of Marvel Comics. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike. 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 PG13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. HAIL, CAESAR! The Coen brothers are back with a sprawling farce set in the glory days of Hollywood. Stars Jonah Hill,
Tilda Swinton, George Clooney, Scarlett Johannson and many more. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike.
RISEN Story of the resurrection, as seen through the eyes of a nonbeliever. Roman military man Clavius is tasked with finding out what happened to Jesus in the days after his crucefiction. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike.
HOW TO BE SINGLE Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) stars as a New York City millennial teaching a newly-single friend how to sleaze her way through life. 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.
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.
ZOOLANDER 2 Derek Zoolander and Hansel are back, fighting for their male modeling lives when another company tries to put them out of business. Rated. PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex.
MUSTANG Some boys and girls playing on the way home from school inadvertently set off a scandal that escalates into an oppressive situation that calls for evasive measures. Rated PG-13. Nominated for best foreign film Oscar. Showing at the Roxy. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN The Coen Brothers Retrospective continues with this bloody thriller starring Josh Brolin as a hunter who stumbles onto the aftermath of a drug deal
Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault 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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UM offers food for thought by Jamie Rogers The University of Montana has been plagued by bad publicity in recent years. As a UM alumnus who didn’t give a rip when the Griz beat North Dakota State last fall, the onslaught of negative news has read like a nightmare for a school I knew and continue to care about. But after a recent conversation with UM Dining Director Mark LoParco, I’m relieved to offer a headline with a different tone: the University of Montana is saving America one meal at a time. That idea might ring dramatic and surely LoParco, who’s been in charge of dining services for 24 years and is as pragmatic as he is gregarious, would balk at the lofty sentiment. But when you consider the number of critical issues facing the U.S. that are linked to the way we produce and distribute what we eat—i.e. an obesity epidemic, greenhouse gas emissions and inequality in all its forms—it’s not so outlandish. For more than a decade, LoParco and his staff have been working to feed the UM community in a more sustainable way. The impacts are profound and far-reaching. It began in 2003, when UM Dining, in partnership with the environmental studies program, hosted its first “Farm to College” event, a breakfast prepared with all locally sourced ingredients. It was an experiment of sorts, and the results were clear. “So many guests showed up we had to send people to buy more food because we were running out,” remembers LoParco. “The response was incredibly positive.” In the years following, UM Dining hosted more Farm to College events and in time began integrating sustainability into the department’s daily operations by buying energy-efficient appliances and nontoxic cleaning solutions. Graduate students were given stipends to analyze the cost benefits of buying products locally and a plot of land next to the university’s Lommasson Center was dedicated to growing food. In 2009, LoParco hired a sustainability director who, among other duties, works to source local and sustainable foods for all of UM’s menus, including event concessions, catering and the campus cafeteria, known as the Food Zoo. What started as an experiment has turned into a no-nonsense business model. During the 2014-15 fiscal year, UM Dining spent about one-third ($1.2 million) of its total budget on
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WHAT’S GOOD HERE food grown either in Montana or in a neighboring state. This statistic is staggering for a state university, and it doesn’t include the 2,400 pounds of produce the university grew on campus. Nor does it reflect UM’s reduction in waste spurred by buying Montana-grown beans and lentils that didn’t arrive on campus in cans, or the impact it’s had on the individual farmers and ranchers who’ve come to rely on UM’s business. Director of Sustainability Trevor Lowell says that while offering food prepared with more nutritious and better tasting ingredients to the UM community is central to his work, proving the economic benefits of sustainability are what really matters. The university buys food from more than 130 regional farmers, ranchers and businesses and, according to Lowell, those relationships are evidence of the systemic benefits of sustainability. “We invest in local producers. It makes their lives easier and their business more viable when they can depend on our business. They can grow their business around that and, in time, offer cheaper prices,” he says. “Then it becomes more viable for other people to buy local food.” “Local” and “sustainable” have long been buzzwords in the food world. Chefs, specialty grocers and market organizers have been promoting an alternative to the world’s industrialized food system for decades, and for good reason. But while buying local, sustainably produced food is a leap in the right direction, the movement will do little to change the status quo if its champions are only progressively minded chefs and people who can afford to shop at Whole Foods. Real change needs to be cost-effective and it needs to work on an institutional level. LoParco and his team are proving it’s possible. Since 2007, he says, as UM has bought more food annually from regional growers, the university’s overall food costs have dropped. “One of the best business decisions we’ve made since I’ve been here is buying local food,” he says. “From a budgetary perspective, it makes sense.” There’s more to it, of course. “This is an institution of higher learning, and this is a part of that learning,” he adds. “It’s the right thing to do.”
[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$
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
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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. $-$$
El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$
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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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HAPPIEST HOUR Why you’re drinking it: Because late-winter cold and flu season has got you down, and there’s only so much cold medicine can do.
lemon and honey cover up the astringent, earthy bite of turmeric.
Why turmeric, anyway? You might be most familiar with turmeric as the stuff that makes mustard yellow or turns Indian curWhat it is: A hot toddy with ries golden. It’s also used in tradilots of honey, lemon juice, gintional Ayurvedic medicine for its ger, pepper and turmeric, deantibacterial and anti-inflammatory signed to perk you up and clear photo by Kate Whittle properties. Anecdotally, the comout your sinuses. bined spiciness of turmeric, pepHow to make it: In a teapot or French press, per and ginger in a hot drink definitely help clear combine a tablespoon of grated fresh ginger, ¼ out any stuffiness and stimulate the appetite. Not teaspoon ground turmeric (preferably fresh, not to mention that lemon juice is high in vitamin C the stuff that’s been in the back of your cupboard and honey is a proven decongestant, too. since Obama’s first term), juice from half a lemon When to drink it: Any time you’re feeling and a big dollop of honey. Pour about 12 ounces of boiling water over the mixture and let steep for stuffy, achey or tired. You could probably also add a few minutes before straining into a mug. Grind a splash of bourbon for a little extra warmth. —Kate Whittle some black pepper over the mixture, since some studies show it’s necessary to help your body abHappiest Hour celebrates western Monsorb the active compounds in turmeric. tana watering holes. To recommend a bar, How it tastes: Refreshingly tart and sweet, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, with a cheerful bright gold color. The ginger, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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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
HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$
Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Alaskan King Crab, Duckling with Pomegranate Cherry Sauce, Angus Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$
Pita Pit 130 N Higgins • 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$
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! $
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. $-$$
Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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THURSDAYFEB18 Seattle’s Bell Witch, Chicago’s Wrekmeister Harmonies, Holy Lands and Motorhome team up for a night of rock at the Palace. 9 PM. $8–$13, 18 and over. UM celebrates their 123 rd birthday with a noontime party, featuring free cupcakes and entertainment. UC Atrium. Free and open to the public.
nightlife UM’s Charter Day Awards are presented at a ceremony in the UC Ballroom, with UM Provost Perry Brown presiding. Ceremony at 5:30 PM, with reception to follow. Free and open to the public. Meditation for Beginners with Raquel Castellanos is every Thu. at the Red Willow Learning Center, 825 W. Kent. 5:30–6:30 PM. $45 for the four-week course. MudSlide Charley play Delta blues with Missoula style at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Joan Zen brings her feel-good attitude and smokin’ trio to Bitter Root Brewing. 6– 8 PM. Free.
These rooms at the Stonehenge Super 8 leave a lot to be desired. Railroad Earth bring their outsized string band sound to the Wilma Thu., Feb. 18. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $28/$25 advance at thewilma.com.
Riverfront Art Nights transform Free Cycles into an art studio each Thursday in Feb. Join a class hosted by a guest artist. Materials provided for the first 24 people, or you’re welcome to bring your own. Snacks and beverages provided. 732 S. 1st St. W. Free.
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“Take a seat, Mr. Bond. We’ve been expecting you.” STRFKR play their spacey rock with Com Truise at the Top Hat Sat., Feb. 20. Show is sold out.
Starting with Huffman: Photographers of Montana’s High Plains is at the Ravalli County Museum, sponsored by Humanitites Montana. Lecture at 6:30 PM. Free. Julie Bug and Northern Exposure play authentic country hits like the music veterans they are. Sunrise Saloon, 8 PM–12:30 AM. No cover. Railroad Earth bring their pumped up, outsized string band sound to the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $28/$25 advance at thewilma.com. Celebrate the birthday of Dr. Dre (who does not actually possess a medical degree) at Dre Day. East Coast vs. West Coast mix and drink specials. The Badlander, 9 PM. $3. Ted Ness and the Rusty Nails keep the air in your bluegrass blimp at the Railroad Earth afterparty. Top Hat, 10 PM. Free.
FRIDAYFEB19 Shake off those winter blues at the Winter Brewfest. Sample over 40 winter blues, and enjoy music, food, wine and more. Caras Park, 5–9 PM. $12 admission includes a taster glass and two beer tokens. Gesine Janzen: Floodplains combines two of Bozemanbased artist Gesine Janzen’s bodies of work that use river imagery to explore the passing of time and the elusive qualities of memory. Missoula Art Museum. Exhibit runs through June 25. Alida Dean, the student winner of the Mirriam-Frontier award for writing, reads from her work. UM’s Mansfield Library, Theta Rho Room. 4:10–5 PM. Free and open to the public.
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play some fresh jazz to go with that wine. Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery. Tasting room open 4–9 PM, music starts at 6. Free, except for the wine. Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie while parental units kick back at the Top Hat. Tonight’s music is a coed ZACC Camp Rock performance. 6 PM. No cover. Get your Gaelic on at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover. The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival kicks off with a screening of Mavis!, which tells the story of the matriarch of the Staples Singers. Join the fun at the Wilma. 6 PM. Free. The Loose String Band gets it in tune for some live music at MIssoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free
Hardin Scott Band bring their original folk-rock to the Montana Distillery. 6–8 PM. Free. A night of comedy awaits just across the tracks, as Zootown Improv presents Women Behaving Funny, with Get Up! Stand Up! Stensrud Playhouse, 314 N. 1st St. W. Doors at 6:30, show at 7. $12/$9 for students at stensrudplayhouse.com. Tubas at the Break is a fundraiser to help send musicians to the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Knoxville, Tenn. Break Espresso, 7:30 PM. Shane Clouse plays a benefit for Chicks ‘n Chaps, an organization that works with breast cancer fighters and survivors. Award-winning country singer Melissa Forrette opens. E3 Convergence Gallery, 229 W. Main St. 8–10 PM. $15 at the door. Country Boogie Boys help you
dance it out at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. Crawford Brothers Band are back, playing that hot country at Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover. Whoop it up with some swingin’ honky tonk with Cash for Junkers at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Swamp Ritual, Stone Elk and Wizzerd play goofy space metal and god knows what else. But it’ll be great. At the Palace, 10 PM. Jameson and the Sordid Seeds do some funky germinating with their rock/reggae/blues show at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Idiot Glee have a wide range of influences, from John Cale to Brian Wilson. Catch their psychopop at the VFW, with Holy Totem, Shahs and Crow’s Share. $5–$8, 18 and over.
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twinkle toes has-beens like Joey “Whoa!” Lawrence or retired NFL defensive end Jason Taylor, who probably got his hands on his dance partner far more than he did any opposing quarterbacks in his final two seasons with the Dolphins.
There’s nothing quite as entertaining as seeing a well-known local character pushed out of his or her comfort zone and watching them writhe. Like the time I discovered my high school vice principal (the one in charge of corporal punishment) sitting on the platform at the community carnival dunk tank. I must have blown an entire summer’s worth of lawn mowing money trying to put that heartless son of a bitch in the drink.
Missoula’s collection of celebrities features people who continue to entertain and contribute to our bubbling cultural gumbo, and it’ll be fun to see how they handle the pressure. High profile attorney Paul Ryan, for exDancing with the Misample, is dancing the soula Stars, a fundraiser salsa with DDC’s Jennifer for the Downtown Dance photo courtesy of Pamela Dunn Parrish Corbin. Salsa is a deCollective, doesn’t really have that element of Felipe (Fez) von Sydow, co-owner of Arcane, and manding dance, man. Meagen Hensley, right, will perform old HollywoodOne wrong move from adolescent revenge. It’s inspired jazz for Dancing with the Missoula Stars. Ryan and it’s see you about watching some later, litigator. local celebrities display their capability to follow instruc- where washed up pro athletes, DBeloved nonprofit maven tions, pay attention and dance, list TV stars and other free-range Susan Hay Patrick, CEO of United losers are paired up with profesbaby, dance. It’s based on the TV Way Missoula County, is performshow “Dancing with the Stars,” sional dancers, who must get paid ing a Hula with Mina May. If a pretty penny to slum it up with you’ve ever been on the receiving end of Susan’s persuasive charm, WHAT: Dancing With the Missoula Stars self-effacing wit and disarming smile, you’ll forget all about that WHO: Missoula Celebrities and Pro Dancers grass skirt as you award her a blue WHEN: Sun., Feb. 21. Doors at 5:30 PM, show at 6:30 ribbon. WHERE: Top Hat Lounge HOW MUCH: Sold out. Live stream the event at mcat.org MORE INFO: tophatlounge.com
SATURDAYFEB20 Missoula Children’s Theatre presents The Snow Queen, featuring 116 young actors. Check out this world premiere during its two-day run at MCT Center for the Performing Arts Sat., Feb. 20 and Sun., Feb. 21. Shows at 3 PM and 5 PM both days. For tickets, visit MCTinc.org. Dance up a storm at the Missoula Folklore Society’s Contra dance every first, third and
fifth (it happens) Saturday through May. Union Hall, 8–11 PM. Get more info at missoulafolk.org. Run free at the monthly dance at the American Legion Hall, 825 Ronan St., with tunes from the Wild Coyote Band. 7– 11 PM. $7. The Living History Series continues at the Daly Mansion, with actors playing Thomas Lewis and Christopher P. Higgins delivering accounts of Missoula area history. 10 AM. Free.
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Experience the exhilaration of improv with the one-day workshop Intro to Improv at Stenserud Playhouse, 10 AM–4 PM. $55 at stensrudplay house.com. The Winter Storytelling series continues. Travelers’ Rest State Park, 11 AM. $5/free for members of TRPHA.
nightlife John Floridis has been instructed by his dentist to quit playing solos with his teeth. But he still kills it with his
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[calendar] fingers. Check him out at Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free. The Captain Wilson Conspiracy give great jazz, no matter what rank you are. Blacksmith Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free. Geoff Lake provides the tunes at Missoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free. Frederico Brothers play folk and Americana with a dollop of
Country Boogie Boys help you dance it out at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.
which gets rolling at 9 PM, with fancy drink specials to boot. No cover.
Help Grant Atticus and Kyle Kulseth celebrate the release of their split 7” on Jack Records. Comics Charley Macorn, Garrison Choitz and others join Deadbeats, Bird’s Mile Home and more for a night of laughs and music. VFW, 8 PM.
Crawford Brothers Band are back, playing that hot country at Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover.
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It’s a funky, spacey dance party when STRFKR and Com Truise bring sound and vision to the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Show is sold out.
guided class that lets you move like nobody is watching at the Downtown Dance Collective, 11 AM–noon, $5. If you like your music old timey and bursting with the sound of fiddles, do we have a deal for you. Old Time Mountain Fiddlers play at the Sunrise Saloon, 1 PM. Free. Scott Kuehn, Society of American Foresters and chair of Mis-
and Sun., Feb. 21. Shows at 3 PM and 5 PM both days. For tickets, visit MCTinc.org. The Contact Improv Jam is open to those of all abilities interested in exploring movement improvisation. At the Downtown Dance Collective every Sunday from 4:30–6 PM. $5.
nightlife Join Community Harmony, a monthly gathering for the yoga community, every third Sunday. This month Brian leads a discussion on the history of a sequence of uplifting postures. Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main. 5:30– 7 PM. Faith Arledge plays at Missoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free. Captain Wilson Conspiracy play jazz at Draught Works Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Dancing with the Missoula Stars pairs local celebrities with dance pros for a benefit for the Downtown Dance Collective. At the Top Hat, doors at 5 PM, show at 6:30. $35 at the Top Hat or at tophatlounge.com. (See Spotlight.) 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.
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“I’m still waiting for term papers from some of you. Look, I’m not kidding, this is my job!” Matisyahu, who is not a teacher, performs at the Top Hat Tue., Feb. 23. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$33 advance at tophatlounge.com
country at Draught Works Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Singer Staci Weidner performs for the Student Recital Series at UM’s Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Rock hard rockers Wayland join Missoula m-m-m-monsters of metal Universal Choke Sign for a night of face melting at the Strike, inside Five Valleys Bowling, Dearborn and Russell. 8 PM. No cover.
Yun Tigga, Christian Twite, Izraw, Kilo, Vokab, Fresh and K.O.S. share the stage at Monk’s Bar. Doors at 9 PM, music at 10. $10, 18 and over. The ISCSM are back, and it’s a total drag–in the best way. Seriously, they’re hosting Once Upon a Time in a Disney Drag Show at the Palace. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and over. DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo completely disrespect the adverb with their Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander,
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SUNDAYFEB21 Musical folly or musical mystery? Find out for yourself when the String Orchestra of the Rockies performs La Folia: A Musical Folly. UM Recital Hall, 7:30 PM. For tickets and info, visit SORMT.org. Can I get an amen? Dance Church is in session on Sunday mornings. Dancers of all abilities are welcome at this mellow,
soula Forestry Days at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, heads up the Bonner Historical Roundtable to discuss the development and transition of logging equipment. St. Ann Catholic Church, 9015 Hwy. 200 E., 2–4 PM. Free and open to the public. Missoula Children’s Theatre presents The Snow Queen, featuring 116 young actors. Check out this world premiere during its two-day run at MCT Center for the Performing Arts Sat., Feb. 20
Top of the Mic, Missoula’s own battle of the bands, returns. Solo acts, duos and bands compete for $1,000 cash. Prelims every Monday, semi-finals every other Friday. To enter, visit the Facebook event page. The Badlander, 9 PM. No cover. BSDFF’s DocShop is a five-day conference that takes you through the process of making and promoting a documentary. This year’s theme is Films for Change, which focuses on media activism. Mon., Feb. 22 through Fri., Feb. 26. Various locations, check bigskyfilmfest.org for details. (See Agenda.) 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
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College Computer Lab, 4–6 PM. $20. For info call 375-0100.
A week of wizarding fun continues with the Harry Potter Extravaganza: Wizarding Crafts. The Student Involvement Network oversees the creation of drinkable potions and other magic. UM’s UC Atrium, 11 AM– 2 PM.
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nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and Co. 5–7 PM. Free, all ages. Artist and educator MaryAnn Bonjorni holds forth on artist John Buck’s work. Missoula Art Museum, 6 PM, Cash for Junkers play swinging honky tonk at the Red Bird Wine Bar. 7–10 PM. Free.
TUESDAYFEB23 Hot ‘n’ Throbbing by Paula Vogel is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Tue., Feb. 23–Fri., Mar. 4, 7:30 PM. 2 PM show on Sat., Mar. 5. Masquer Theatre, PAR/TV building. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Parental discretion is advised. High school brainiacs from around the state pit their mighty brains against each other at the 12th annual Academic WorldQuest competition. Students compete in categories including NATO, Global Food Security, the Arctic and more. Winner goes to the nationals in D.C. in April. UM’s UC Ballroom, 3rd floor. 4:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Meet, mingle, network and possibly interview for a career at the Salish Kootenai College Career Fair. Representatives from local areas, state offices and national organizations are promoting full and part-time employment opportunities, internships, and career opportunities with their organizations. Joe McDonald Health and Wellness Center, SKC in Pablo. 9:30 AM–2 PM. Free. Visit sku.edu. Learn how to establish a domain, build a website in Wordpress and dominate the Web. Well, that last part’s up to you. Bitterroot
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. George McKelvey plays a solo show at Missoula Brewing Co. 6– 8 PM. Free. Making Sense of Ourselves: Answers from the Humanities is a UM series featuring six faculty members. Tonight associate professor Benedicte Boisseron discusses The Naked Truth: Shame in Animal Studies and Black Studies. UC Theater, 7–8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. 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. Inventive vocalist Matisyahu brings his band to town for a night of improvisational rock. At the Top Hat, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$33 advance at tophatlounge.com. 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 is Stefani Germanotta’s more well-known identity? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. 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. 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.
WEDNESDAYFEB24 Los Amigos play music for their good friends. And everyone is their good friend at Blacksmith Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free. Three ceramic artists from Helena demonstrate their techniques
and lecture about their work at Archie Bray Day. UM’s Art Annex, 10 AM–6:30 PM.
Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.
UM’s Mansfield Center’s Brown Bag Lecture Series resumes with How Language and Culture Shape Each Other, with Reza Samar, associate professor. Mansfield Center, 12:10–1 PM. Free and open to the public.
See how many bluegrass players can squeeze under the loft when Beargrass play at Great Burn Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free.
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 PM. But I know you’ll show up at 4:20. Free. All ages. 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. 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. Have a drink and rub elbows with artist and educator MaryAnn Bonjorni before her talk on John Buck’s work at this members-only reception. Missoula Art Museum, 6–7 PM. This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets— share your creative spark at The
Rediscover “the magic which makes you legendary in your own mind” when “Poncho” Dobson hosts the Live and Loco open mic at the Symes Hotel, Wednesdays from 6–9:30 PM. Call 7412361 to book a slot, or just come hang out and party. Free. MaryAnn Bonjorni discusses John Buck’s dynamic kinetic sculptures and large-scale woodblock prints. Missoula Art Museum, 7–8 PM. Free and open to the public. 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. 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. Hot ‘n’ Throbbing by Paula Vogel is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Tue., Feb. 23–Fri., Mar. 4, 7:30 PM. 2 PM show on Sat., Mar. 5. Masquer Theatre. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Parental discretion advised.
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Portland’s Dirty Revival light up the stage with some old-school soul and funk, just in case the Galactic show didn’t wear you out. At the Top Hat, 10 PM. No cover.
Hot ‘n’ Throbbing by Paula Vogel is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Tue., Feb. 23–Fri., Mar. 4, 7:30 PM. 2 PM show on Sat., Mar. 5. Masquer Theatre. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Parental discretion advised
You’ve built your website and established a domain, now launch that thing! Website Launch class is 4–6 PM at Bitterroot College. $20 + one-time $47 fee. Visit rceda.org or call 375-0100 for info.
Galactic bring their New Orleans gumbo of rock, R&B and blues to the fabulous Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $25/$23 advance at thewilma.com.
nightlife Meditation for Beginners with Raquel Castellanos is every Thu. at the Red Willow Learning Center, 825 W. Kent. 5:30–6:30 PM. $45.00 for the four-week course. Poor Henry don’t want your pity. They just want to rock. Draught Works Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Jazz chanteuse Kimberlee Carlson enchants with her trio featuring Ron Meissner, Pete Hand and Micki Singer. Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8 PM. Free. “Okay, let’s give it three more hours, then we’re going to a different bus stop.” Idiot Glee share a night of rock with Holy Totem, Shahs and Crow’s Share at the VFW Fri., Feb. 19. $5–$8, 18 and over.
Riverfront Art Nights transform Free Cycles into an art studio. Join a class hosted by a guest artist. Materials provided for the first 24 people, or you’re welcome to
The best thing to come out of Ohio since Dwight Yoakam, Lydia Loveless plays a solo acoustic show at the Top Hat. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8. $12/$10 advance at tophatlounge.com. (See Arts.) Mr. Calendar Guy wants to know about your event! Submit 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
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e were three teenage dudes looking for some low-budget outdoor adventure. The rugged Bullion Mountains near Twentynine Palms were handy. Our military surplus rucksacks stuffed with C-rations, Sterno and a purloined six-pack of Miller Lite, we headed out. While we climbed, Terry and Mike and I bitched about eating C-rations because we were too broke to spring for cans of Dinty Moore. We’d made it a fair way into the mountains when the sun and temperature started to drop, so we pitched camp in a clearing rimmed with greasewood bushes and spiky Yucca plants. After a blazing campfire and a couple of warm beers, we unrolled our heavy military bags and slept under the stars.
A howling wind woke us the next morning, the sun a dim orange smear in the sky. Sciroccos were common in the Mojave Desert, but we were ill-prepared. Burying our packs for later retrieval, we worked our way back down the mountain in the punishing sandstorm. It was late Sunday night by the time we made it back to Mike’s Camaro, and we found out later that our failure to return home that afternoon had nearly triggered a search-and-rescue effort. We never did go back for those packs. —Ednor Therriault Check out Rocky Mountain Backpacking, a workshop on planning that could save your life. REI Missoula, Thu., Feb. 25. 6–8
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 Unlock the Crown of the Continent and learn about winter recreation opportunities at Find Your Park: Winter in Glacier Park. REI Missoula, 7 PM. Free. Bitterroot Trout Unlimited’s meeting features environmental consultant Tom Parker’s presentation on the Kootenai River White Sturgeon. Hamilton Elks Lodge, 7 PM.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 The Montana Dirts Girls head out for their annual three-day Snow Trip. This year is a little extra cush as they HQ at the Loschsa Lodge. Trip features snowshoeing, skiing and a dip in a hot springs. $25–$35/night. Email montanadirtgirl@gmail.com to sign up.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 Sharpen your bird ID skills on a beginning birding field trip at the Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Learn basic skills such as use of binoculars and field guides, and key field marks. Binoculars available if needed. Meet at the Lee Metcalf NWR headquarters. 10 AM–noon, all ages welcome.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22 Learn how to keep your winter cruising gear in tip top shape at the Ski and Snowboard Tuning Basics class. REI Misssoula, 6:30 PM. Free.
Training for the Missoula Marathon? Don’t forget to train your brain with information. Join in an informational training session with Brian Shonebarger at the North Valley Public Library, 208 Main St., Stevensville. 6:30 PM. Free.
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. You can find the upcoming trip posted at facebook.com/ MontanaDirtGirls. Various locations, 6 PM. UM’s Wilderness Institute hosts a weekly free lecture series, What’s the Wild Worth? The Price of Nature’s Amenities Through a 21st Century Conservation Lens. This week’s speaker is Prof. Jeffrey Englin from Arizona State University. UM’s Gallagher Building, room 122. 7:10–8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. 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 24 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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A quick glance at the schedule for this year’s Big Sky Documentary Film Festival reveals the usual rich smorgasbord of docs about everything from a tech company born in a California prison (The Last Mile) to the strange worldview of an obscure heavy metal drummer (Hazzard’s Cure). One of the festival’s strongest features, though, is the variety of documentaries that are made in the hope of effecting change. Several full-length documentaries and shorts illuminate the struggles fought over social issues and the challenges inherent in the human condition. In If Only I Were That Warrior, for example, Valerio Ciriaci directs a harsh spotlight on the war crimes committed during Italy’s colonial occupation of Ethiopia. El Cacao is a 20-minute journey into the Panamanian rainforest that asks if the Fair Trade Certification system really makes a difference. But there’s a lot more to it than pointing your iPhone at someone and uploading the footage to Instagram. The BSDFF’s annual DocShop is an immersive, five-day conference that lays the groundwork for aspiring documentarians, providing the tools and know-how to construct an effective documentary. This year’s theme is Films for Change, which focuses on media activism. While mainstream blockbusters like Spotlight can offer entertaining stories that help us understand how something as evil and insidious as systemic
child molestation could happen in the Catholic Church, there’s a wall there, a barrier of artificiality that can temper the film’s impact. There’s no such barrier in the documentary form, which can deliver a visceral gut punch of cold reality. When you can use that human connection to help effect real change, it’s a power that outweighs mere entertainment. —Ednor Therriault DocShop runs Mon., Feb. 22 through Fri., Feb. 22. $150 for a pass or $10 per session. Free for MSU or UM students. For details on locations visit bigskyfilmfest.org.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 Learn how to better engage your nonprofit’s board at the Missoula Community Foundation’s Give Local Missoula Board Engagement Boot Camp. Missoula Federal Credit Union Training Center, 3600 Brooks St., 9–11 AM. For info visit missoulacommunity foundation.org.
Green Ribbon Books partners with local non-profits for a fundraising book sale. Proceeds benefit the Watershed Education Network (WEN), whose mission is to foster knowledge, appreciation and awareness of watershed health through science and outreach. Green Ribbon Books, 829 S. Higgins, 10 AM–6 PM.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21
The Missoula Food Bank’s Food for Thought discussion series resumes with some info on Medicaid expansion and healthcare in Montana. Missoula Public Library, noon. Free.
Food for Fines begins today at the Missoula Public Library. Bring in a nonperishible food donation to any branch of the library and have your overdue fines waived. Program runs through Sat., Feb. 27.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22
Green Ribbon Books partners with local non-profits for a fundraising book sale. Proceeds benefit the Watershed Education Network (WEN), whose mission is to foster knowledge, appreciation and awareness of watershed health through science and outreach. Green Ribbon Books, 829 S. Higgins, 10 AM–6 PM.
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.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 Buy local, eat local at the Missoula Winter Public Market. Enjoy fresh produce, frozen meat, eggs, honey and other locally sourced food. Snag a hot cup of locally roasted coffee and check out the handmade crafts too. 10 AM, 800 S. 3rd St. W.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24 Every Wednesday is Community UNite, wherein 50 cents of each pint of tasty KettleHouse brew goes to a deserving organization. Tonight it’s Riding on Insulin, a nonprofit that hosts ski and snowboard camps for kids with Type 1 diabetes. KettleHouse Northside Taproom, 5–8 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’m a woman who’s both loving and seriously hating Tinder. Guys on this app mostly want to hook up, and even those who say they want a relationship are flaky, often disappearing after a single date. Sure, this sometimes happens with guys I meet in real life, but not at the rate of my Tinder dates. —Annoyed Welcome to the Hookupatorium! Tinder takes all the wait and effort out of speed dating. No need to put on pants— or pull them up, if you’re on the john. You just “swipe right” on your phone to match with somebody—and maybe even swipe ‘em right into your bed 20 minutes later. Plus it’s fun—less like a dating site than a video game. “Call of Booty,” anyone? However, for anyone seeking “happily ever after” instead of “hookupily,” Tinder can pose a problem, and that problem is too much choice. But ... choice is a good thing, right? The more the better! It’s the principle behind those “endless options!” deli menus—you know, the ones with a page count that makes you forget whether you’re supposed to decide what to have for lunch or whether Ayn Rand was a bad writer. Unfortunately, our psychological operating system evolved in an environment where the level of choice was more like “Sir, can I bring you the grubs or the grubs?” So research finds that we’re easily overwhelmed by a slew of options—often choosing poorly and being bummed about it afterward or feeling too snowed to choose at all. Social psychologist Barry Schwartz explains that these problems with choosing are about protecting ourselves from regret—the pain of blaming ourselves for making the wrong choice. But having a lot of options isn’t necessarily unmanageable—if we have enough information to differentiate between them and narrow the field. However, on Tinder, there’s minimal info—only age, location, pics, and a few lines about a person— making it an endless swipestream of “she’s hot” and “she’s hot in a slightly different way.” Also consider that Tinder is not designed to help you find love (that lasts for more than a few sweaty hours); Tinder is designed to keep you Tindering. The psychological hook is “intermittent reinforcement.” Predictable “rewards”—like if you swiped and always got a match—quickly give us the yawnies. But Tinder’s unpredictable rewards—the random ding! “It’s a match!”—turn you into a coke-seeking lab rat, relentlessly swiping for your next high.
You may decide to keep nibbling at Tinder’s mobile-global man buffet, but dates that come out of real-life meetings are probably more likely to lead to second dates, and maybe more. At a party, you’re, say, one of eight single women, five of whom a guy isn’t that attracted to and one of whom he broke up with last year. And finally, there’s how face-to-face meetings come with behavioral constraints that Tinder convos lack. You should find it’s the rare guy at the coffee shop who immediately follows up “That a soy latte?” by pointing to his zipper: “Ready for showtime?”
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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Accounting Clerk Seeking a Bookkeeping Assistant with knowledge in Excel and midlevel AP/AR experience for a full-time/long term opportunity. Some Bookkeeping experience required. This position will support the Controller, as needed, answer phones, provide document scanning and shredding and be the primary on managing the Forklift 7 truck expense spread sheets. 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 Auto Dismantler Axmen Recycling is looking for a selfmotivated car dismantler and metal recycling tech. Need to be in good physical condition and prepared to work in a fast paced environment. Will be required to drive company vehicles and have a current valid driver’s license. Will be required to operate several large pieces of equipment safely. Duties include disassembling cars, removing and cata-
loging parts and entering the work into a POS computer system. Searching for parts for customer in our POS system. Computer experience is required Equipment operation and scrap metal experience is a plus. Lots of room for advancement for a motivated applicant. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10180250 Bartender PT A Bartender with Finn & Porter is responsible for preparing and serving beverages and/or food to guests in the hotel’s continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10180169 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 Lawn Care TRUEGREEN is seeking full-time Lawn Care Technicians. HIRING ASAP!! No experience necessary, employer is willing to train hardworking, reliable individuals. Applicants MUST have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. Employer will conduct drug screenings. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., have good customer service skills and be groomed for public contact. Diagnose and correct lawn problems, sell services to new and existing customers, and represent the company in a positive manner. Will be working with lawn chemicals. Will work various hours Monday-Saturday and wage starts at $12.00/hr. Job is seasonal and usually goes from March-November. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10180265
The Missoula County Airport Authority has an opening for an Airport Public Safety Officer. Duties of position include but are not limited to: Airport Police Officer, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter, Emergency Medical Technician and Airport Operations Specialist. Shift work and weekends are required. Applications and job descriptions, including starting wages, will be available at the Administration Office, 5225 Hwy. 10 West, Missoula, MT 59808, and at flymissoula.com, beginning February 5th, 2016, between the hours of 9:00am and 3:30pm. Applications will be accepted by the Administration Office until 1:00pm MST on Friday, February 19th, 2016. EOE.
EMPLOYMENT 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
PROFESSIONAL A premier Western Montana performing arts presenting organization seeks qualified candidates for the leadership role of Executive Director. For more details, visit bitterrootperformingarts.org HOME RESOURCE IS HIRING! Home ReSource seeks an Operations Coordinator who is an organized, personable, self-starter to support the administrative and operational systems of our growing nonprofit business. For more information or to apply visit: www.homeresource.org. Multimedia Journalist NBC Montana is seeking a Multimedia Journalist to report for NBC MONTANA at KECI-TV in Missoula. Will be required to shoot, write and edit their own stories. Should also be savvy with web posting and social media. Must be a team player and a self-starter. Must submit to an MVR and possess a clean driving record. This position is full-time. NBC Montana and Bonten Media Group are Equal Opportunity Employers. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10180231 SCOBEY is accepting applications for Chief of Police. Starting salary DOE. Please contact City of Scobey at 406-487-5581 for full description, benefits and application Youth Employment Specialist Provides direct support, training and career development services for transition age youth with a wide range of disabilities . Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula .com Job # 10180253
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 406-4937876 9am-5pm M-F. FULL-TIME PERSON FOR AIRCRAFT GENERAL MAINTENANCE. MECHANICAL AND BODY SHOP EXPERIENCE A PLUS BUT NOT NECESSARY. TROWER AVIATION, SCOBEY 406-487-2725 Iron Works Fabricator Employee will be prepping parts (deburring & machining) on assembly line. Additional duties will include welding. Employee will be standing for duration of shift. Bending and lifting #75. Appropriate PPE to be provided. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26714 Journeyman Service Mechanic Requires a Mechanical Journeyman License, 5 years of commercial HVAC experience & mechanical troubleshooting. Valid driver’s license, appropriate licenses to work with refrigerants, boiler and steam operational & service knowledge. Good verbal and written communication skills. This is a Bargaining Unit Position. Johnson Controls is a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10180336
TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs and refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL. Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for qualified students. SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula, 1-800-545-4546
TRAINING Dental Assistant The Dental Assistant will assist the Dentist and support staff with patient care, office, and laboratory duties. The ideal candidate will be productive and proficient in preparing and maintaining dental instruments, materials, and equipment. Excellent communication skills and compassion required when doing patient intake, assisting Dentist, and educating patient and parent on oral hygiene and dental care. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #26849 Medical Coding Train for a career as a Medical Coder with Career Step. The Medical Coding and Billing program can be taken online at your own pace. Career Step trains you to the latest coding standards of ICD-10 and fully prepares you for taking the national certification exams. Pay in full by February 29th and get a free laptop or $300 off tuition. Payment plans also available. Visit http://www.referral. careerstep.com/ref10228 for more information.
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CASE MANAGER (2) FT providing targeted case mamt coordinating support services to persons age 16 or older w/developmental disabilities in Conrad MT and Kalispell MT. Min. requirements: BA in Human Services and 1 year exp w/individuals with disabilities. M-F: 8a-5p. $15.80/hr. open until filled. RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT (3) FT positions support to staff that provide services to Adults w/disabilities. Supervisory exp preferred $11.25$11.75/hr. Open until filled. See website for more info.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I would not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well,” said the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. In accordance with your astrological constitution, Leo, I authorize you to use this declaration as your own almost any time you feel like it. But I do suggest that you make an exception to the rule during the next four weeks. In my opinion, it will be time to focus on increasing your understanding of the people you care about—even if that effort takes time and energy away from your quest for ultimate self-knowledge. Don’t worry: You can return to emphasizing Thoreau’s perspective by the equinox.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Old Testament book of Leviticus presents a long list of forbidden activities, and declares that anyone who commits them should be punished. You’re not supposed to get tattoos, have messy hair, consult oracles, work on Sunday, wear clothes that blend wool and linen, plant different seeds in the same field, or eat snails, prawns, pigs, and crabs. (It’s OK to buy slaves, though.) We laugh at how absurd it would be for us to obey these outdated rules and prohibitions, and yet many of us retain a superstitious loyalty toward guidelines and beliefs that are almost equally obsolete. Here’s the good news, Cancerian: Now is an excellent time to dismantle or purge your own fossilized formulas.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Russian writer Ivan Turgenev was a Scorpio. Midway through his first novel Rudin, his main character Dmitrii Nikolaevich Rudin alludes to a problem that affects many Scorpios. “Do you see that apple tree?” Rudin asks a woman companion. “It is broken by the weight and abundance of its own fruit.” Ouch! I want very much for you Scorpios to be spared a fate like that in the coming weeks. That’s why I propose that you scheme about how you will express the immense creativity that will be welling up in you. Don’t let your lush and succulent output go to waste.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Asking you Sagittarians to be patient may be akin to ordering a bonfire to burn more politely. But it’s my duty to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, so I will request your forbearance for now. How about some nuances to make it more palatable? Here’s a quote from author David G. Allen: “Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.” Novelist Gustave Flaubert: “Talent is a long patience.” French playwright Moliere: “Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” Writer Ann Lamott: “Hope is a revolutionary patience.” I’ve saved the best for last, from Russian novelist Irène Némirovsky: “Waiting is erotic.”
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “If you ask for help it comes, but not in any way you’d ever know.” Poet Gary Snyder said that, and now I’m passing it on to you, Capricorn. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to think deeply about the precise kinds of help you would most benefit from—even as you loosen up your expectations about how your requests for aid might be fulfilled. Be aggressive in seeking assistance, but ready and willing to be surprised as it arrives.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): For a limited time only, 153 is your lucky number. Mauve and olive are your colors of destiny, the platypus is your power animal, and torn burlap mended with silk thread is your magic texture. I realize that all of this may sound odd, but it’s the straight-up truth. The nature of the cosmic rhythms are rather erratic right now. To be in maximum alignment with the irregular opportunities that are headed your way, you should probably make yourself magnificently mysterious, even to yourself. To quote an old teacher, this might be a good time to be “so unpredictable that not even you yourself knows what’s going to happen.”
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the long-running TV show M*A*S*H*, the character known as Sidney Freedman was a psychiatrist who did his best to nurture the mental health of the soldiers in his care. He sometimes departed from conventional therapeutic approaches. In the series finale, he delivered the following speech, which I believe is highly pertinent to your current quest for good mental hygiene: “I told you people something a long time ago, and it’s just as pertinent today as it was then. Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.” Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
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MNAXLP MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-15-853 Department No. 2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION GREGORY S. MARTINSEN, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT H. SCHOENLEBER AND VIRGINIA E. SCHOENLEBER, JOHN DOES 1-5, JANE DOES 1-5, 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 SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, ROBERT H. SCHOENLEBER AND VIRGINIA E. SCHOENLEBER, JOHN DOES 1-5, JANE DOES 1-5 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: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file our answer and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiff’s attorney, Dan G. Cederberg, of Cederberg Law Offices, P.O. Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 59807, within twenty-one (21) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; This action is brought to quiet title to the land situated in Missoula County, Montana and described as follows: THE WEST 17 FEET OF LOT 27 AND ALL OF LOT 28 IN BLOCK 7 OF COOK’S ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. In case of your failure to appear to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this 28th day of January, 2016. (SEAL) Shirley E. Faust, CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause Probate No. DP-15-251 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT W. COOK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said
deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Candace Ann Cook-Drader, the Personal Representatives, return receipt requested at GEORGE LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: January 11, 2016 /s/ Candace Ann CookDrader Personal Representative’s Attorney: GEORGE LAW FIRM, PLLC, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 234, Missoula, Montana 59802 Under penalty of perjury, I declare the foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED: January 11, 2016 /s/ Andrew A. George, Attorney for the Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-15-249 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WANDA J. BRITT, 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 decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to KELLY M. DRISCOLL, attorney for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 9410, Missoula, Montana 598079410 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED: January 26, 2016. /s/ Donald Britt, Personal Representative. WELLS & McKITTRICK, P.C. /s/ Kelly Driscoll, Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Case No. DV-16-50 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Tony Russell Evans, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Tony Russell Evans, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Tony Russell Evans to Tony Disco, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 3rd day of March, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 21st day of January, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-15-192 NOTICE AND INFORMATION TO HEIRS AND DEVISEES IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DELBERT LEROY MARKLE, Deceased. To the Heirs and Devisees of the above-named estate: 1. The decedent, Delbert Leroy Markle, died
on August 11, 2015. 2. This notice is being sent to persons who have or may have some interest in the estate being administered. 3. Herman Henry, whose address is 1211 Big Pines Lane, Missoula, Montana 59802, was appointed Personal Representative of said estate on October 22, 2015, without bond. 4. Papers and information relating to the estate are on file in the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, County of Missoula, Missoula, Montana 5. This estate is being administrated by the Personal Representative under the Uniform Probate Code with supervision by the Court. Recipients are entitled to information from the Personal Representative regarding the administration and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. 6. I declare under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 8th day of February, 2016. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE /s/ Herman Henry III DATED this 10th day of February, 2016. MILODRAGOVICH, DALE & STEINBRENNER, P.C. Attorneys of Herman Henry By: /s/ Liesel Shoquist MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-15-192 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DELBERT LEROY MARKLE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that HERMAN HENRY has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Herman Henry, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Liesel Shoquist, Milodragovich, Dale & Steinbrenner, P.C., 620 High Park Way, PO Box 4947, Missoula, Montana 59806-4947, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 8th day of February, 2016 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE By: /s/ Herman Henry III. MILODRAGOVICH, DALE & STEINBRENNER, P.C. Attorneys for Herman Henry By: /s/ Liesel Shoquist MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-16-13 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JOHN J. SHEA , Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Marlys R. Shea, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of
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MNAXLP sonal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Paul E. Fickes, Esq., 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 1st day of February, 2016. /s/ Barbara J. Ifft c/o Paul E. Fickes, Esq. 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 2 Cause No.: DP-16-16 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHARLES WILLIAM ARMERDING, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ruth Harris has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be certified mail to, return receipt requested, to Ruth Harris, Personal Representative, c/o Christopher W. Froines, FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc., 3819 Stephens Ave., Suite 301, Missoula, Montana 59801 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 28th day of January, 2016. FROINES LAW OFFICE, Inc. By: /s/ Christopher W. Froines, Attorney for the Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 28th day of January, 2016. /s/ Ruth A. Harris, Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/27/09, recorded as Instrument No. 200926072 B: 849 P: 1320, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Vicki L Sherry, A Married Person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, NA 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: The East Ninety (90) feet of Lot Two (2), Block Two (2) of SUTHERLAND ADDITION, according to the Official Plat thereof as filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office of Missoula County, Montana, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot Two (2); thence S. 6 degrees 35’30”W., 73 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot Two (2); thence S. 89 degrees 36’5”W., along the South line of said Lot Two (2), 90 feet; thence N. 6 degrees 35’30”E., 73 feet; thence East along the North line of said Lot Two (2), 90 feet to the point of Beginning. Recording Reference: Book 375 of Micro at Page 1870 By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. , beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to . 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
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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 08/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 17, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $155,807.56. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $151,473.49, 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 May 5, 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. Sherry, Vicki L. (TS# 7023.115011) 1002.284646-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/23/10, recorded as Instrument No. 201012033 Book 861 Page 1122, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Amy J. Haffey, A Single Person and Andrew J Gehring, 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 552 of Pleasant View Homes No. 5, Phase 1, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the
promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 17, 2015, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $205,027.95. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $199,811.56, 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 May 5, 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. Haffey, Amy J. and Gehring, Andrew J. (TS# 7023.115042) 1002.284831-File 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 June 10, 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 Owen Hirschi and Cheryl Hirschi, as joint tenants, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Title Services as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC f/k/a GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated April 21, 2008 and was recorded on April 25, 2008 as Instrument No. Book 817, page 1055, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 4450 CHIEF LOOKING GLASS RD, FLORENCE, MT 59833 and being more fully described as follows: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26, BEING S.89°39`30”W., 496.10 FEET FROM THE SOUTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE S.89°39`30”W., 494.50 FEET ALONG SAID SECTION LINE; THENCE N.0°27`55”W., 440.54 FEET; THENCE N.89°39`30”E., 494.50 FEET; THENCE S.0°27`55”E., 440.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. DEED EXHIBIT NO. 2856 EXCEPTING THEREFROM A ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AS SHOWN AS DESCRIBED IN CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 610. 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 totaling $2,325.55 beginning June 1, 2015; plus interest due of $5,297.99; plus escrow payment of $2,140.92; less suspense balance of $860.52; 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: $135,578.25 with interest thereon at the rate of 5.25000 percent per annum beginning May 1, 2015; plus uncollected late charges of $803.69; plus escrow advances of $963.60; plus property inspection fee of $269.25; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1,852.00; plus other costs of $7.00; less suspense credit of $860.52; 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 26, 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 8, 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 Jack C. Westre, an unmarried man, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Title Source, Inc. as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., Beneficiary of the security instrument,
PUBLIC NOTICES said Deed of Trust which is dated January 27, 2007 and was recorded on February 15, 2007 as Instrument No. 200703753, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 10842 Mullan Road, Missoula, MT 59808-9479 and being more fully described as follows: LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA IN THE STATE OF MT LOT 4 OF MODERIE LOTS, 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 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-OA1, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007OA1. 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: interest due of $99,528.99; plus escrow payment of $28,823.41; less principal payment of $13,395.03; less suspense balance of $842.77; 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: $463,926.59 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.62500 percent per annum beginning August 1, 2010; plus uncollected late charges of $3,179.88; plus escrow advances of $28,317.95; plus property inspection fees of $1,168.50; plus title search of $5,786.10; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $3,346.00; plus other costs of $6,804.98; less suspense credit of $842.77; 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 per-
formance 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 26, 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 14, 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 Jacquelen R. Spencer and Eric W. Amundsen, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to HOME CONNECTS TITLE as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION DBA DITECH.COM, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated June 25, 2004 and was recorded on July 26, 2004 as Instrument No. 200420842 BOOK 736 PAGE 1420, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 2455 Agnes Ave, Missoula, MT 59801 and being more fully described as follows: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 666, PAGE 1538, ID# 1142807, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 16 AND 17, BLOCK 53, CARLINE ADDITION BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM ERIC WENDELL AMUNDSEN AS SET FORTH IN DEED BOOK 666, PAGE 1538 DATED 08/17/2001 AND RECORDED 08/22/2001, MISSOULA COUNTY RECORDS, STATFE OF MONTANA. 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 Promis-
MNAXLP sory 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 $1,672.72 beginning August 1, 2015; plus interest due of $2,509.50; plus escrow payment of $1603.44; 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: $73,937.74 with interest thereon at the rate of 5.87500 percent per annum beginning July 1, 2015; plus uncollected late charges of $89.61; plus escrow advances of $1,652.40; plus property inspection fee of $53.00; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1,859.00; plus other costs 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 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 26, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING 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 10, 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 Deven O`Bleness and Keara O`Bleness, as Grantor, 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 19, 2005 and was recorded on July 20, 2005 as Instrument No. 200518260, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 1632 SOUTH 14TH STREET WEST, MISSOULA, MT 59801 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 25 OF BLOCK 62 OF DALY`S ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECOREDED PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of November 1, 2005 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2005HE1. 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 $2,604.85 beginning February 1, 2015; plus interest due of $4,453.89; plus escrow payment of $3,262.06; less suspense balance of $42.15; 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: $138,238.00 with interest thereon at the rate of 3.00000 percent per annum beginning January 1, 2015; plus uncollected late charges of $135.75; plus escrow advances of $2,423.64; plus property inspection fee of $159.00; plus title search of $550.25; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1912.00; plus other costs of $7.00; less sus-
pense credit of $42.15; 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 26, 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 TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 3 of Emma Court, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Phyllis H Nowlen, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Stewart Title MSLA, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to World Alliance Financial Corp., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on April 24, 2008, and recorded on April 30, 2008 as Book 818 Page 59 under Document No. 200809683. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to non-occupancy, beginning June 25, 2015. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 31, 2015 is $123,293.24 principal, interest at the rate of 1.18400% totaling $4,488.32, and other fees and expenses advanced of $12,465.44, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are
paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 24, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 24 day of November, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Diana Steinmetz Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 7-16-16 Champion Mortgage LLCvs Phyllis H Nowlen 100482-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 7, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 5 OF DOUBLE ARROW RANCH PHASE IV, A PLAT-
TED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Judith E. Himber, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Lenders First Choice, MT, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of Indy Mac Bank, F.S.B, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on February 8, 2007, and recorded on May 8, 2007 as Book 796 Page 1167 under Document No. 200711125. The beneficial interest is currently held by CIT Bank, N.A., formerly known as OneWest Bank, N.A.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to death, beginning July 12, 2015. The total amount due on this obligation as of November 29, 2015 is $101,188.80 principal, interest at the rate of 1.84000% totaling $16,764.52, and other fees and expenses advanced of $11,512.74, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or im-
CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 94, 103, 232. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting 2/22/2016 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 2/25/2016 at 4:00 P.M. 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 plied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: December 4, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 4 day of December, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Amy Gough Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6-9-2021 Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporationvs Judith E Himber 100529-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 28, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 28 OF THE VILLAGE AT BENTLEY PARK, PHASE 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF MARGARET BOSTICK, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title , as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LL f/k/a GMAC Mortgage Corporation, its successors and/or assigns , as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on May 28, 2008, and recorded on May 30, 2008 as Book 819 Page 1151 Document No. 200812174. Modification Agreement recorded November 16, 2012, Book 903 of Micro Records at Page 1113. The beneficial interest is currently held by
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Ditech Financial LLC FKA Green Tree Servicing LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $907.00, beginning July 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of November 12, 2015 is $144,847.07 principal, interest at the rate of 4.62500% totaling $3,028.40, late charges in the amount of $132.64, escrow advances of $257.61, plus accruing interest at the rate of $18.36 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November
MNAXLP 18, 2015 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 18 day of November, 2015 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Ditech vs MARGARET C BOSTICK 100617-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 28, 2016, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6A of River Road Estates Lots 6A & 7A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Theodore E Weber, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Washington Mutual Bank FSB, a Federal Association, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 26, 2002 and recorded June 29, 2002 in Book 684, Page 752 as Document No. 200218611. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF9 Master Participation Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $250.29, beginning December 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of November 30, 2015 is $72,250.57 principal, interest at the rate of 2.58900% totaling $5,760.30, escrow advances of $12,222.46, suspense balance of $-433.42 and other fees and expenses advanced of $8,473.41, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has
directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 19, 2015 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho )) ss. County of Bingham) On this 19 day of November, 2015, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Caliber V Weber 42097.069 NOTICE Third Judicial District Court, State of Utah, Salt Lake County In the matter of the adoption of E.M., Case No. 152900369 STATE OF UTAH TO: Unknown A petition for adoption has been filed in the Third Judicial District Court, State of Utah, regarding a child born on September 2, 2015 in West Jordan, Utah, to R.A. IF YOU INTEND TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST FILE A MOTION TO INTERVENE IN THE ADOPTION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT, THE COURT WILL ENTER AN ORDER THAT YOU HAVE WAIVED ANY RIGHT TO FURTHER NO-
TICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CHILD, FORFEITED ALL RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE CHILD, AND ARE BARRED FROM THEREAFTER BRINGING OR MAINTAINING ANY ACTION TO ASSERT ANY INTEREST IN THE CHILD. Any motion must be filed with the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, 450 S. State St., P.O. Box 1860, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, and a copy mailed to Larry Jenkins, 60 E. South Temple, #1800, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. A motion must set forth specific relief sought accompanied by a memorandum specifying factual and legal grounds on which the motion is based. For a copy of the petition, contact Mr. Jenkins at (801) 328-3600. NOTICE TO NEVADA CREEK WATER USERS Mannix Brothers, Inc. and Mannix Raymond, LLC filed a petition to amend water right claims 76F 98294-00 and 76F 98306-00 thru 76F 98311-00 with the Montana Water Court. If the petition is granted, the elements will be changed as follows: Claim 76F 98294-00: Flow Rate from 2.5 cfs to 6.25 cfs and Period of Use to May 1 to September 30; All claims change the Points of Diversion to include: SESESE Sec 4, T12N, R10W; NENENE Sec 9, T12N, R10W; NESESE Sec 25, T13N, R11W; NENWSE Sec 25, T13N, R11W; SESENW Sec 25, T13N, R11W; SWNENW Sec 25, T13N, R11W;. All claims change the Maximum Acres to 1306.00 acres and Place of Use to include: 5.00 acres SWNW Sec 4, T12N, R10W; 35.00 acres S2SE Sec 4, T12N, R10W; 35.00 acres SW Sec 4, T12N, R10W; 58.00 acres NE Sec 6, T12N, R10W; 266.00 acres Sec 24, T13N, R11W; 496.00 acres Sec 25, T13N, R11W; 37.00 acres NENE Sec 26, T13N, R11W; 374.00 acres SEC 36, T13N, R11W. The Court’s decision will be based on the law, the claim file and any other evidence presented. OBJECTION DEADLINE: Responses or objections to the requested changes must be filed with the Montana Water Court, 601 Haggerty Lane, PO Box 1389, Bozeman MT, 597711389, within 45 days of the date of last publication of this notice. The last day to file responses or objections is April 10, 2016. Please indicate the claim number “76F 98294-00”, and/or “76F 98306-00 thru 76F 98311-00” on any response, objection, or other correspondence related to this notice. A copy of any response and/or objection(s) must be mailed to the undersigned at the same time, and must contain the objector’s contact information. You may obtain a copy of the motion from the undersigned or direct any questions to: David T. Markette, Markette & Chouinard, P.C., PO Box 515, Hamilton MT 59840, (406) 363-1110, shannons@ mcpcattorneys.com.
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 LOLA & LILY•
Lola and Lily are 9-yearold Cairn Terrier mixes. These sisters have been together all their life, but when their owner passed away they wound up at our shelter. They are very close to one another and we are hoping to keep them together by finding a retirement home for the pair. Both are a tad bit overweight and could use a diet and exercise regiment.
TUX & GREEN EYES•Tux and Green Eyes are approximately 9-year-old male shorthaired cats. These sweet boys were sent to a vet to be boarded back in October, but their owner never came back for them. They are slightly overweight after having spent so much time in a confined space. They truly do love each other and would enjoy spending their entire day curled up in a cat bed together.
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MAX & KIWI•Max and Kiwi are a bonded pair of dachshunds. Max is a 9-ear-old male longhaired Dachshund, and Kiwi is a 6-year- old female short-haired Dachshund. Their owner 2330 South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 surrendered them to the shelter because her fail- Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) ing health made it difficult to provide for them. Max is a laid-back snuggle buddy. Kiwi is the 3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) exact opposite; she wants to play all day. Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 9:00am-12:00pm (Sat)
YAHTZEE & UNO•Yahtzee and Uno are a pair of 5-year-old Gray Tabby Maine Coons. These brothers have been together all their lives and are a very affectionate pair. Yahtzee is very outgoing and readily comes up to you seeking attention. Uno, while very sweet, is much more timid and leans on his brother for emotional support. VALENTINO•Valentino is a 4-year-old male Chihuahua. He is a little skeptical of new people, but becomes a little sweetheart once introduced to you by a trusted person. This pint-sized pooch packs a full-size dose of love, with never-ending tail wags and kisses. This sweet little boy had been on the lam for some time and had been hiding under a porch for several days before he was caught. VALENTINA• Valentina is a 2-year-old female German Shepherd mix. She is petite and polite, but rather timid. Her submissive nature makes getting to know her a little difficult. She will need a family that will shower her with affection, teach her to play and relax, and have the patience to help her find out just how good life is!
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 AUNT LINDA• Aunt Linda is a sweet Ter-
rier mix who just arrived! She is excited to find her furrever home. She enjoys spending time with people and other dogs alike. If you are looking for a cute, scruffy character in your life, Aunt Linda may be the dog for you!
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YUKIE & BRUNO• These lovely siblings came in as a pair and would love to find their furever home together! Yukie is a fetching young lady who enjoys cuddles and treats, Bruno is a well-built boy who has similar interests. If you are looking for some well-mannered furry friends to add to the family, these two might be just the ticket!
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THEODORE•Meet Theodore! This handsome hunk was transferred to us from Missoula Animal Control and is ready to find a new home. Theodore would like a family without any other animals and prefers to keep his own family close to his heart. This sweet boy loves carrying around his favorite plush toys and showing them off. Come meet Theodore at the Humane Society of Western Montana!
ANABEL• This kitty is easy-going and ready to find her new home that will shower her with affection. Anabel would like to find a sunny window and/or a warm lap to curl up on. She seems pretty content with her situation, but is Missoula’s Locally Owned Neighborhood Pet Supply Store www.gofetchdog.com - 728-2275 looking forward to being in a home of her own.
JASMINE•Jasmine is a cute, young lady that is very eager to please. She knows a bunch of tricks that she would love to have the opportunity to show you. Jasmine is quiet and responsive and will be a great companion for you! Very smart, she knows words like "sit," "stay" and her name. Jasmine loves attention so much she would love to be the only pet in the home.
CHUNK• Chunk is worth his weight in gold. He is a charming fellow who would like to find a home that will give him a warm bed and catnip. He will reward you with his magnificent purr and unconditional love.
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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
2306 Hillview Ct. #3. 2 bed/1 bath, South Hills, W/D hookups, storage. $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
Lolo, nice park. Lot for single wide 16x80. Water, sewer and garbage paid. No dogs. $280/mo. 406-273-6034
3712 W. Central #3. 2 bed/1 bath, Target Range, W/D hookups, storage, shared yard, pet? $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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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 108 W. Broadway #2. Studio/1 bath, completely remodeled, DW, W/D, urban chic design in downtown Missoula. $1100 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1324 S. 2nd Street West “C”. 3 bed/2 bath, central location, W/D, DW, single garage. $1050. 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. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT
839 Sherwood: 2 Bedroom, Main floor, Washer & dryer, Small dog OK! $875. Garden City Property Management 5496106
MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $460/month.
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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611
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HOUSES 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
1706 Scott St. “B” 1 bed/1 bath, Northside, lower unit, shared yard, all utilities paid, pet? $700 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
1504 Ernest #4. 1 bed/1 bath, W/D hookups, storage, central location. $575 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
303 E. Spruce Street #2. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops, cat? $600. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
2 bedroom, 2 bath, $825, Broadway & Russell area, D/W, A/C, coin op laundry, balcony, off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333
321 W. Spruce St. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, recently remodeled upper unit, near downtown with deck overlooking the back yard. $1000. 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
524 S. 5th St. E. “B”. 2 bed/1 bath, 2 blocks to U, W/D, all utilities included. $1000 Grizzly
COMMERCIAL 1535 Liberty Lane, Suites 117B & 110C. Professional office space with common area on cor-
7000 Uncle Robert Ln #7
ner of Russell & Broadway. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 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
RENTALS OUT OF TOWN 6415 Mormon Creek Rd. Studio/1 bath, Lolo, all utilities paid. $500. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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$1195/mo. utilities included 549-7711
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111 N. Johnson # 2 2 Bed Duplex $725/month Uncle Robert Lane 2 Bed Apt. $675/month fidelityproperty.com
Property Management 422 Madison • 549-6106 For available rentals: www.gcpm-mt.com
MHA Management manages 7 properties throughout Missoula. All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.
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No Initial Application Fee Residential Rentals Professional Office & Retail Leasing Since 1971
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Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.
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HOMES FOR SALE 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 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 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, South Hills home. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer
REAL ESTATE @ 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) 728-2621. www.clarkforkrealty.com Close To Good Food Store 1824 S 9th St W. Centrally located home with character and charm, close to Good food Store, bike trails and a quick jaunt to downtown. $219,900. KD 406-2405227 porticorealestate.com 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. 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 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
way. (406) 7282621. www.clarkforkrealty.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
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 2398350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.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
Howard Vista Ranch, Corvallis. 60 acres with sweeping Bitterroot Mountain views. $800,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
NHN Rock Creek Road. 20 acres bordered on north by Five Valleys Land Trust. Direct access to Clark Fork River. $135,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.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
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TOWNHOMES 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Tina Ave Condo. $139,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com
NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks
BACK ON THE MARKET!
$310,00 MLS# 20153915 Lewis & Clark rancher offers convenience & space with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & functional floor plan.
LAND 2003 Lil Diamond Cluster. Beautiful .58 acre lot in Circle H
Rochelle Glasgow
Real Estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)2933714
glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broad-
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REAL ESTATE
Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
COMMERCIAL 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. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.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 Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 178 Huckleberry, Florence. High-end 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.59 acres near Bitterroot River. $419,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@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
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.
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 Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 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
MORTGAGE 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
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FOR SALE • $810,000 Building & Land Only 6568 sf Building / 20,000 sf land Offices and Warehouse
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.