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TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STATE’S EPIC SKI SEASON

by Independent staff

Scope: Aerialists bring big city chops to “cirque” extravaganza Up Front: Trailblazing Portland State coach faces Lady Griz Film: Honoring the films the Academy Awards overlooked

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TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STATE’S EPIC SKI SEASON

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Scope: Aerialists bring big city chops to “cirque” extravaganza Up Front: Trailblazing Portland State coach faces Lady Griz Film: Honoring the films the Academy Awards overlooked

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nside Cover Story Regardless of whether we can attribute this winter’s big snows to La Niña or dumb luck, the result has been a fabulous ski season that started early and has the potential to last late into March. The jubilation deserves to be maintained. So, work on your sick-day speeches, save extra cash for another lift ticket, explore some of the late-season events and get out there. La Niña won’t last forever...........................14

Monday is now open mic with Mike Avery @ 10pm

Cover photo by Chad Harder

News Letters Wagner embarrasses on CNN and speaking for Jesus ...................................4 The Week in Review Schweitzer on wolves and notable votes................................6 Briefs Anti-antidiscrimination, Bitterroot elk and keeping brownfields brown........6 Etc. Imperial oil seeks workaround............................................................................7 Up Front Trailblazing coach Sherri Murrell confronts homophobia.........................8 Ochenski Montana lawmakers instigating an uprising............................................10 Writers on the Range Western states seek to reconfigure wildlife commissions...11 Agenda Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands. ....................................................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Notes from underground.............................................................20 Happiest Hour The Oxford Saloon .........................................................................21 8 Days a Week Ullr abides .......................................................................................23 Mountain High Fish porn........................................................................................29 Scope Aerialists bring big city chops to local “cirque” extravaganza.......................30 Soundcheck Scott Biram brings his hollerin’ to town ............................................31 Dance French explores fertility in Crack and Yoke .................................................32 Film A different look at the year’s best films ...........................................................33 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films..................................................34

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STREET TALK

by Chad Harder

Asked Tuesday afternoon on the Hip Strip in Missoula.

Q:

This week the Independent sizes up what’s been a memorable ski season. What’s your highlight so far?

Follow-up: Have you ever lied about being sick on a powder day?

Will Richardson: Well, I’ve only been up once this year, to the ’Bowl, but it was good. There’s this one road cut on Hot Fudge, and I bombed down and hit it hard. I must have been sailing for two seconds. That was for sure my highlight. Powder daze: I don’t think I’ve lied, but you know, that’s too bad. Maybe you should try asking me in two years. I might have a different answer.

Chris Brick: I’d say highlights are anytime I’m choking on powder on epic days at the ’Bowl. I’ve been up there for a few of those this year, although not as many as I’d like.

Straightlining: No, not yet.

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Wagner embarrasses As a Montana resident, I was extremely embarrassed by Anderson Cooper’s recent interview with Rep. Bob Wagner, RHarrison, on CNN (see “etc.” Feb. 17, 2011). Wagner stated: “We in Montana are going to require anyone running for president to file proof of U.S. birth and citizenship with our state before they can be placed on the ballot.” When Cooper challenged him on how this related to his views of President Obama, Wagner avoided answering the question.

Cooper told Wagner Hawaii had supplied a notarized, stamped and sealed document proving President Obama’s birth. Newspaper announcements were also published at the time of his birth.

Wagner dodged the question of whether these serve as proof. When Cooper stated that the documents were accepted by the IRS and the U.S. Passport office as sufficient evidence of someone’s citizenship, Wagner refused to acknowledge it.

He continued to say, “We in Montana don’t accept…,” etc.

I resent being included in his “we” and he certainly does not speak for me!

How dare he include all Montanans in his statement. I certainly hope my friends and family who live in other states did not see the interview, for they might think I agree with Wagner’s unconstitutional and radical thinking.

Judy Elwood Kalispell

Don’t speak for Jesus

Todd Crowell: I just had a great day at Lookout Pass on Sunday. It was tracked out a little bit, but skiing the glades was great. There was plenty of powder in the trees. The sickness: I’m not saying I wouldn’t, but every time I’ve lived in a really powdery place people have been understanding about powder days. I mean, when I lived in Victor, Idaho, powder days were pretty much as acceptable as sick days.

Gita Saedi Kiely: This is my first season of skiing more than just once or twice, so I guess my highlight is just that I’m finally more excited than I am scared when I go up to the ’Bowl. White lies: I’ve lied to take advantage of other seasons, but never for skiing. But really, why would anyone lie this year, when every day is a powder day?

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Did Christ die on the cross or is he alive?

Apparently, Hamilton’s Harris Himes, a pastor in the California-based Calvary Chapel Church, believes he died. In his testimony before the Montana Senate on Senate Bill 185, Himes said, “If Jesus was alive today, he would support the death penalty.”

How did a longtime pastor in a sect professing faith in the literal truth of the Bible miss the central message of the New Testament? He lives is the good news!

Harris’ certainty about where Christ might stand on the death penalty is matched by his ignorance of scripture.

The Story of the Woman Caught in Adultery in John 8:1–11 is only one example. Christ challenges the Pharisees’ decision to stone a woman for adultery by asking, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her.” This is one of the roots of “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those that trespass against us” in the Lord’s Prayer.

Given Harris’s long collaboration with Dallas Erickson, the Bitterroot’s leading crusader for decency through law, this example may be particularly appropriate.

Under Talmudic Law, adultery qualifies as a capital crime only if two or more persons witnessed it at the same time. Biblical scholars believe one or more of the Pharisees engaged the services of the woman as prostitute, and two or more of the rest watched.

The goal of this plot by the Pharisees was to make Christ vulnerable to arrest and execution by the Romans. Maybe all of the Pharisees did not die either.

I certainly “ hope my friends and family who live in other states did not see Rep. Wagner’s interview on CNN, for they might think I agree with Wagner’s unconstitutional and radical

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thinking.

Good-natured joking aside, there is always the possibility that the media misquoted Himes or that he simply made a grammatical mistake. If it was grammatical error, someone ought to be checking to see if he has a green card.

Seriously, we welcome a response from Himes.

While we are waiting, we invite you to urge your state representative to vote for

SB 185 to abolish the death penalty.

Helen Ann Bibler and Jim Parker Conner

Trapping misrepresented I want to respond to letters written by Connie Poten and Susie Waldron (Feb. 3, 2011). I am a trapper since childhood. I continue the tradition because I believe, along with 30 percent of society, that trapping is an acceptable form of the consumptive use of a natural resource.

Poten and Waldron are part of the 10 percent of society that find trapping unacceptable. Whatever facts or views they are presented with, it will still be unacceptable.

By using inflammatory terminology they skew the perception of trapping to coincide with their beliefs. The remaining 60 percent of society is unsure whether trapping has a place in wildlife management.

Trapping methods, technology and equipment has changed dramatically since my childhood. Stringent regulations, trapper education and development of best management practices have evolved to ensure safer, more humane trapping seasons.

The practices established and being studied by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies are techniques that ensure proper restraint of target animals without harm, allowing release or dispatching of the animal with a properly placed bullet.

Today’s trappers are taught how to adjust, modify and adapt traps for specific species. Swivels are placed at the base of the traps so it turns freely, jaws are modified and do not close tightly, and the trap pan is adjusted to specific pounds of pressure for target animals.

Trappers are helping to relocate species. Canadian and U.S. trappers used foothold traps to relocate wolves into Yellowstone Park. Foothold traps were used to relocate beaver cutting down cherry trees in Washington D.C. Trappers will relocate 20 swift fox to the Fort Peck Reservation in eastern Montana and are continually relocating problem beaver throughout Montana.

Although I do not agree with the extreme views of Poten or Waldron, they do have the right to express them, even if their assertions are questionable. It is up to the public to research such rhetoric before forming opinions about the management of Montana’s wildlife.

Fran Buell Montana Trapper Education Program Gildford

etters Policy: The Missoula Independent welcomes hate mail, love letters and general correspondence.

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Gov. Brian Schweitzer details new—and controversial—wolf management directives in a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Among them, Montana game wardens will not prosecute ranchers who kill wolves north of Interstate 90, where wolves currently enjoy a higher level of federal protection.

• Thursday, February 17 The Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee tables a bill to keep Montana breweries open later. Senate Bill 202, sponsored by Sen. Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish, would have shifted the hours breweries are allowed to serve samples from between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to between noon and 10 p.m.

• Friday, February 18 The U.S. House of Representatives votes to defund the health care law enacted last year. Rep. Denny Rehberg, who introduced the measure, says the 239187 vote marks a step toward “preventing the disastrous Obamacare law from forever damaging our health care system and hampering job creation.”

• Saturday, February 19 The Montana Senate passes a bill, by a vote of 30-20, to allow legislative security personnel to carry concealed weapons in the Capitol provided they have a concealed weapons permit. Democrats, including Missoula’s Carol Williams, express grave concerns during debate about opening a “Pandora’s box.”

• Sunday, February 20 A 21-year-old man driving a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse crashes into a 1994 Plymouth Acclaim driven by a 22-year-old Rachel Lynn Millhouse, who dies of injuries sustained during the accident. The driver of the Eclipse and his passenger are injured. Police say speed and alcohol were likely factors.

• Monday, February 21 The House Judiciary Committee tables House Bill 514, which would have created a statewide law akin to Missoula’s antidiscrimination ordinance that makes it illegal to deny housing, services or employment to people based on gender expression or sexual orientation.

• Tuesday, February 22 Montana’s House of Representatives votes 67-33 in favor of forbidding federal greenhouse gas regulations from being enacted in the state. House Bill 550 moves forward despite concerns voiced by environmental watchdogs and legal experts who say the lawmaking body is vastly overstepping its bounds.

Hundreds of Montanans converged on the Capitol Monday to protest bills intended to gut environmental protections, education and public services. Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau called the legislative session a “political circus” that’s become the “laughing stock of the nation.”

Legislature Keeping brownfields brown City and state officials say a bill moving through the Montana Legislature could further hamstring cleanup efforts at the languishing former White Pine Sash and Door property in Missoula’s Northside by weakening Montana’s Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act. “It seems that the public’s representatives are attempting to raise the bar for the public, the folks that they represent, to be able to protect themselves from hazardous materials,” says Missoula Office of Planning and Grants Director Mike Barton.

For decades White Pine treated wood products with pentachlorophenol flake (PCP), or penta, often contaminated with dioxin dissolved in diesel fuel, on the property just off of Scott Street. Over the years, those carcinogenic chemicals bled into the soil and subsurface water. Because of lingering contamination, the property in 1994 was listed as a state Superfund site.

More than 15 years later, roughly 30 acres of the property remains contaminated. That’s largely

because getting White Pine’s former owner, Huttig Building Products of St. Louis, Mo., on board with clean-up efforts hasn’t been easy.

“The tension that you have here is the so-called responsible parties don’t want to be responsible for a whole lot,” Barton says.

Barton now fears House Bill 434, sponsored by Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Helena, would open new legal avenues to dispute remediation demands, thereby enabling polluters in Missoula to further skirt clean-up responsibilities.

“Currently, a responsible party can litigate a final order,” Barton says. “This bill appears to allow the responsible party to litigate all of the steps along the way.”

State officials are also keeping a cautious eye on the bill. Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Richard Opper says passage of HB 434 would enable polluters to legally contest even minute remediation requests from DEQ, hindering cleanup efforts not just in Missoula but across the state.

“As far as I’m concerned, that bill is public enemy number one,” Opper says.

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Neither Fitzpatrick nor Huttig responded to requests for comment.

Jessica Mayrer

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Maverick in the House First-term Rep. Liz Bangerter, R-Helena, stands out as the first female member of the Church of Latter Day Saints to serve in the Montana Legislature. She was also the only Republican to vote Monday in favor of tabling House Bill 516, which would nullify Missoula’s antidiscrimination ordinance and prevent other communities from creating similar civil rights laws.

Bangerter says she voted against the Republican Party line simply because she didn’t understand at the time how HB 516 would affect citizens.

“I wanted to make sure I clearly understood the legal ramifications of both the Missoula ordinance and the proposed change in the law,” she says.

Bangerter’s question is central to a discussion taking place in Helena, where legislators are decid-

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ing who should be protected from discrimination.

That debate heated up last Friday when opponents and proponents of HB 516 faced off before the House Judiciary Committee. During the hearing, bill sponsor Rep. Kristin Hansen, R-Havre, explained that she introduced the legislation largely because Missoula’s ordinance creates an uncertain business climate for industry.

“This is unprecedented, I believe, in the law,” Hansen said. “The Missoula Municipal Court cannot create its own rules of civil procedure.”

Meanwhile, supporters of codifying stronger protections for LGBT people told the Judiciary Committee that Missoula’s ordinance goes a long way toward remedying long-standing discrimination—it’s legal to fire people for being homosexual or transgender anywhere in Montana, except for in the Garden City, because of the city’s freshly penned law.

“Every day these people live knowing that at any moment these people can be evicted from their homes or fired from their jobs because of who God has called them to love,” said Montana Equality Now’s Daniel Viehland.

God’s will was debated during the hearing.

Big Sky Christian Center Pastor Harris Himes stated that homosexual sin is so great that God says gay people should be put to death.

“Homosexuality and transgender and all of these things is an abomination to God,” Himes said.

As for Bangerter, on Tuesday she reversed her stance, voting on the House floor, along with 61 other representatives, in favor of prohibiting local communities from implementing ordinances like Missoula’s.

“My job is to represent the people of my district,” she says. “That is what I try to do.”

Jessica Mayrer

City Municipal energy use surges Quantifications of carbon dioxide emissions can seem nebulous. So University of Montana professor Robin Saha and his team of researchers framed the 11,540 tons of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalents) Missoula’s municipal operations emitted in FY 2008 in a way that figured to better resonate with Missoulians: It’s equivalent to the weight of nearly 7,500 Subaru Outback Wagons stretched bumper-tobumper from downtown Missoula to Lolo and back.

Last week, Saha, of UM’s Environmental Studies Department, presented to Mayor John Engen and Missoula City Council a two-years-in-the-making, 177-page report on Missoula’s municipal green-

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house gas emissions between 2003 and 2008. It examines energy use, costs and associated greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations and makes recommendations to the city for reducing its carbon footprint.

The study, prepared by students, found that the city’s municipal emissions increased 46 percent between FY 2003 and FY 2008, an average annual rise of 9.3 percent.

The surge can be attributed to all major sectors, including wastewater treatment, buildings, municipal fleet, employee commuting and lighting. It’s been accompanied by even steeper increases in energy costs: When adjusting for inflation, the city’s total energy bill spiked from $341,010 in 2003 to $1,278,428 in 2008—an increase of 274 percent. The

report calls both the emissions and their fiscal impacts unsustainable.

“Energy conservation and fiscal responsibility are mutually beneficial civic goals,” says Saha. “How often can you get win-win situations like this? To me it’s a no-brainer. The difficult part is that it does take an investment.”

The report details potential emission reduction strategies and recommendations. At the top of the list is the formation of a task force to develop a climate action plan, a comprehensive approach to reducing emissions across sectors and departments.

How the city will incorporate the report’s findings, if at all, remains unclear. Councilman Bob Jaffe, for one, questions the validity of the report comparing Missoula to other Montana cities, some of which haven’t, for example, modernized their wastewater treatment facilities as Missoula recently did, a significant contributor to the city’s growing carbon footprint.

Matthew Frank

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Bitterroot elk Hunts shrink in West Fork Dramatic elk population declines in the West Fork of the Bitterroot Valley prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) this month to take equally dramatic steps to protect the animals. Now the West Fork is subject to a nearly unprecedented limitation of hunting opportunities: a mere 25 permits—offered by draw—for the 2011 general season.

“This is only the second place in the state where it’s happened, in my memory, in recent history,” says FWP Region 2 Wildlife Manager Mike Thompson. “It’s extremely unusual. This is a place we almost never go.”

FWP spokesperson Vivaca Crowser adds the measure is the latest step in “a progression of tightening up the hunting regulations” in the West Fork.

Last season FWP issued restrictions on antlerless elk harvests in hopes of increasing the cow-calf ratio in the area. But Thompson says it’s extremely uncommon for the agency to limit bull harvests, as it is now.

“In most cases, bull harvest will not control the trajectory of an elk population,” Thompson says.

“But in this particular case, the calf survival is so low that we’re not recruiting bulls in high enough numbers to ensure getting an adequate breeding population of bulls.”

The decision, which Crowser says is now in a 30-day public comment period, proves particularly troubling for outfitters in Ravalli County. Scott Boulanger, owner of Circle KBL Outfitters and a board member for the Bitterroot Elk Working Group, equates the restrictions to an elimination of one-quarter of the hunting landscape in the Bitterroot Valley. That impacts the entire hunting public and puts increased pressure on neighboring elk populations, he says. It also hits hard those who rely on out-of-state hunters for income.

“Non-residents, by statute, can only get up to 10 percent of those tags,” Boulanger says. “So there can be no more than three non-residents in the West Fork. That’s the real killer right there.”

Despite the business loss, Boulanger and many of his fellow outfitters support FWP’s attempts to preserve the West Fork herd. It’s a frustrating situation for all, Boulanger says, especially considering the existing limitations on mule deer and mountain lion hunting. But conservation remains a priority for the outfitting industry; last year, Boulanger himself requested that the state close elk hunting in the West Fork altogether.

“First and foremost is the resource,” Boulanger says. “Then is profitability.”

Alex Sakariassen

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Estimated long-term annual loss in federal funding for the state of Montana in the event the 2011 Legislature nullifies the Endangered Species Act. House Bill 321, sponsored by Krayton Kerns, R-Laurel, would do just that.

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Imperial Oil appears to be changing its tune regarding the controversial shipping of 207 oversized loads on highways 12 and 200. The Canadian subsidiary of oil conglomerate ExxonMobil hasn’t been up front about the fact, but evidence suggests the company is turning to the Pacific Northwest’s interstate highway system as an alternative corridor between Pacific Rim nations and the corporation’s tar sands mining operation in Alberta.

Media buzz on the big rigs the past two weeks has focused primarily on the downsizing of more than 30 modules now sitting at Idaho’s Port of Lewiston.

Specialized crews reportedly arrived at the port to begin chopping the loads down to accommodate interstate travel. At the same time, The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., ran a story detailing Imperial Oil’s plan to ship four oversized loads a week to Spokane along interstates 5 and 90.

Imperial Oil spokesman Pius Rolheiser initially dismissed news of the size reductions as rumor, apparently sticking to the notion promoted by the corporation last year that the loads were non-divisible. But Rolheiser flip-flopped last week when he confirmed that the company intends to use the interstate system to ship a significant portion of its modules. In fact, they already have. Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Director Jim Lynch told the Independent this week that 11 oversized loads—shipped in groups of three or so—have passed through Montana to the Port of Sweetgrass on I90 and I-15 since mid-December.

Imperial Oil public affairs officer Jon Harding says roughly 60 of the 207 loads included in the Kearl Module Transportation Project were interstate-ready from the getgo. He would not comment on how many more might be reduced, but the Indy uncovered a Feb. 14 review by MDT of a permit application for oversized loads on I-90 and I-15 filed by Imperial Oil’s shipping company, Mammoet. Lynch says the application stands out from Imperial’s other recent requests in that it seeks permission to transport roughly 50 modules along the route.

Harding says the corporation’s preferred route for shipment is still the Highway 12/Highway 200 corridor.

Load size reduction will cost Imperial a reported $500,000 per module. But we can’t help feeling like Imperial, in the face of strident opposition, is frantically— and quietly—searching for a workaround. The furtiveness with which they’ve conducted themselves only affirms the suspicions of many in Idaho and Montana: that big oil will say—or do—anything to get its way.

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“The one thing that I always wanted Mosbacher mentioned that as far as she The official bio of Portland State University women’s basketball coach Sherri from my coaches was for them to be honest knew, there was not a single “out” lesbian Murrell ends with, “Murrell and her part- with me,” Murrell says. “I made a pact with basketball coach in the country. When ner, Rena Shuman, welcomed twins Halle myself that there was absolutely no way Mosbacher was told this wasn’t so, the audiJane and Rylan Patrick into their family on that I was going put my partner or my fam- ence in the sold-out Portland theater gave Murrell a standing ovation.

February 24, 2009.” No big deal, except for ily in that situation again.”

“That night made me realize what a big In May 2007, Murrell and Shuman this: There are 345 women’s basketball head coaches in Division I. When Murrell moved to Portland, where both of them are thing it was,” she says.

Since then, Murrell has appeared at identified herself as gay with that descrip- from. They were unemployed, but confition, she joined exactly no one on the list of dent in where—and who—they wanted to showings of Training Rules in San be. In what now seems fated, the PSU job Francisco and the Women’s Final Four, coaches who had previously come out. recorded a bonus feature interview for “It is kind of comical,” says the 42- opened up weeks later.

For two years, Murrell quietly went the DVD, and fielded a barrage of interyear-old, who brings her Vikings to the University of Montana’s Adams Center about her business as the country’s sole view requests. During the team’s run to the NCAA tournament—they beat Thursday night. “Because there Montana State for last year’s autoare a lot of lesbian coaches in this matic Big Sky berth—she didn’t say business.” yes to all of them, because she Even as the country fitfully wanted the focus to be on the accepts gay marriage, the sports court. But, she says, “I know what world lags behind, and not just in I’m doing can open doors for a lot men’s locker rooms. of people.”

“I think there’s a tendency to As for the effect of Murrell’s sexsay, ‘Well, of course we know there ual orientation on recruiting, she are lesbian coaches and lesbian says colleagues have privately sugbasketball players,’” says author gested being open is a plus: and academic Pat Griffin, who unscrupulous rivals are better off writes the LGBT Sport Blog. “But whispering about coaches who are the truth is, there’s still plenty of in the closet. And if a player or their homophobia in women’s sports, parents care that Murrell’s gay, that and real reasons why a lot of coachplayer probably isn’t someone she es are afraid to come out. There wants on her squad anyway. aren’t many people actually in the “Sports are about coming profession who are willing to try to together as a team,” she says. “Any make a difference.” type of separators—religious separaA former all-West Coast tors, ethnic separators, gender sepaConference point guard for rators—doesn’t bring cohesiveness.”

Pepperdine University, Murrell As for the players themselves, wasn’t always open about her members of a generation that grew sexuality.

Photo courtesy of Portland State University up with multiculturalism and “I have lived [in the closet], and I don’t ever want to go back Sherri Murrell, coach of the Portland State Heather Has Two Mommies, they there,” she says.

University women’s basketball team, stands out simply don’t care.

“I didn’t really know that she It wasn’t until she met Shuman as the only openly gay coach in Division I. The after becoming head coach at Vikings play the University of Montana at the was the only [out coach],” says senAdams Center Thursday night. ior center Courtney Cremer. “We Washington State in 2002 that she don’t really talk about it. Rena was around came out to her parents. Professionally, openly gay D-1 basketball coach.

“I didn’t go into the locker room and from day one, so I feel like from day one we she still wasn’t ready.

“It was fear of the unknown,” say, ‘Okay, I’m your new head coach and all knew. It feels normal.”

Which is just as Murrell wants it as her Murrell says. “Fear of negative recruiting. I’m gay,’” she says. “I just lived my life.”

If anybody asked, she told them, but as Vikings try to get back to the Big Dance. By Fear of job loss. Fear of people treating a coach, she pretty much just talked about default, Murrell is trying to become the first you differently.”

Shuman remembers being at Cougar coaching. Then, in May 2009, she saw the out coach to win an NCAA tournament functions where boosters would try to fix documentary Training Rules, which tells game—but really, she just wants to win that Murrell up with their male relatives. It was the story of the homophobic Penn State game.

“To be able to do that and to be an out an unhappy situation for them both, fur- coach Rene Portland. (The film’s title came ther complicated by a struggling Cougars from Portland’s unofficial policy of “no coach, that would mean a lot for our sport,” team. When Murrell resigned in 2007, it drinking, no drugs, no lesbians.”) After a she says.

And what would really be a tribute to was as much about resetting her personal former player sued the school—the case priorities as anything relating to basketball. was settled out of court—Portland stepped her trailblazing is when the second openly gay coach wins one.

How could she continue trying to teach down in 2007.

During the post-screening questionyoung women to be themselves if she wasand-answer session, co-director Dee n’t doing the same? editor@missoulanews.com

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To the streets Montana lawmakers instigating an uprising By the time you read this, the 2011 Legislature will have reached its halfway point, and the taillights, as they say, will be heading out of town. Montana legislators will have stuffed through a pile of last-minute bills to meet the transmittal deadline before heading home to their businesses, farms, ranches, family and friends. But they’ll also be going back to face the voters. And this time around, it would behoove all Montanans to let their legislators know what they do or don’t like about the session so far.

Judging from the hundreds of people who crammed the Capitol this week to protest the Legislature’s actions on issues ranging from environmental degradation to public education, legislators are likely to get an earful. The Wisconsin revolution—in which tens of thousands of public employees, union members and their supporters have taken over their Capitol— may move west should the ears of those pushing the green buttons for a host of egregious measures remain plugged to the pleas of the populace.

In Wisconsin’s showdown, a newly elected Republican governor, backed by Republican majorities, has declared war on one of the longest-held traditions in the history of American labor politics—the right to collectively bargain with state, local and federal governments to determine the pay, benefits and costs for any given workforce. But because Wisconsin’s governor and legislative majorities turned a deaf ear—and even threatened to call out the National Guard on his own citizenry— the issue has turned confrontational, with Democratic legislators leaving the state entirely to deny the Republicans the quorum they need to vote on the controversial measures.

Could a similar situation happen here? Yep, it sure could. This session, by most accounts, is the worst in memory for a variety of reasons. The House has already passed a bill by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, to repeal the citizenpassed initiative to allow the use of medical cannabis—ignoring the testimony of hundreds of fellow Montanans who praised the benefit of using cannabis medicinally for a wide variety of maladies. That recent polls show a significant majority of Montanans still support legalized medicinal cannabis—despite the constant drumbeat from the anticannabis crusade—likewise appears to have no effect on these self-righteous but factually challenged do-gooders.

Or how about last week’s fiascos in which hundreds of Montanans who had traveled treacherous roads in winter

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weather to testify on bills were told they would not even be allowed to stand before committee podiums and put their names on record as opponents or proponents? To their credit, Democrats finally stood up and called foul, but like the citizens, their voices also went unheeded.

The Wisconsin “revolution may move west should the ears of those pushing the green buttons for a host of egregious measures remain plugged to the pleas of the

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populace.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau summed up the situation succinctly this week when she told the cheering crowd of protesters: “There’s a political circus going on inside that building and it’s a circus that will last for generations.” Juneau said the Republican majorities in the House and Senate were “introducing unconstitutional laws that make the state I love the laughing stock of the country.” Juneau went on to hit exactly those themes that have set the Wisconsin legislature on fire. “They’re making public employees punching bags.

They’re inside, slashing and burning MEPA [Montana Environmental Policy Act]. They’re saying climate change is a good thing. They’re gutting the Endangered Species Act. They’re attempting to change the constitutional mandate for a clean and healthful environment.”

Indeed, the runaway Republicans are doing that and more. Even Gov. Schweitzer, who has often criticized Congress and the federal government, is

in shock at the dozen bills that selectively “nullify” certain federal laws. In an impromptu meeting with House Democrats this week, Schweitzer called the bills “un-American” and said they don’t represent Montana values and make us look like we’re harkening back to the days of the Civil War. Even normally staid mainstream media editorial boards are starting to raise their eyebrows at the proceedings in Helena. I bet we’re likely to see some pretty harsh criticism come this weekend, when legislators are back reading their hometown papers.

The problem is, nothing so far seems to affect the Republicans. Not testimony, not the flood of angry letters to editors, not legal advice from experts in Constitutional law and, surprisingly, not even fiscal notes that suggest some of their changes will do little but cost the state more money. Given that, should the second half of the session mirror the first, it’s going to cost taxpayers a lot more money because the state will be in court continuously trying to uphold these inane laws from challenges that are likely to rain down from all sides. And speaking of circuses, what an act it will be to see Attorney General Steve Bullock, a Democrat, try to defend these indefensible laws.

But perhaps there is more in the air than just another Arctic cold front swooping down on Montana this weekend. Perhaps we will be inspired by the revolutions sweeping the Middle East that are tossing out dictators and corrupt politicians like trash. Or maybe the example set by the brave citizen takeover of the Wisconsin Capitol will ignite similar passions of Montanans to do the same. At this point, when the rights and wishes of Montanans are ignored in favor of narrowly drawn religious tenets, profit-driven corporations and outright secessionists, it just might be time to take it to the streets.

This weekend could make all the difference, depending on what reactions await legislators when they leave the rarified—some would say horribly polluted—atmosphere of the Capitol. Let’s give them a half-time show to remember and remind them that they were elected to serve the people—and not the other way around.

Helena’s George Ochenski rattles the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Independent. Contact Ochenski at opinion@missoulanews.com.

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Power struggle Western states seek to reconfigure wildlife commissions

by Jodi Peterson

State fish and game commissions were created to buffer wildlife management from politics, but as any Westerner can tell you, they don’t always succeed. Some members of the public exert far more influence than others when it comes to making decisions about the wild animals all Americans own. Now, in some states, wildlife commissions have been targeted for a radical reconfiguration.

To save money, Washington and New Mexico are considering bills that merge their wildlife divisions into other natural resource departments—and do away with their commissions’ power to set regulations and policy for managing fish and wildlife. This sounds like an undemocratic move since in theory, wildlife commissions were created to allow citizens a voice. Historically, they were also set up “to put a damper on political swings between exploitation and conservation,” says Bernard Shanks, past director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The way it works now, the governorappointed commissioners in every Western state involve the public before they decide on hunting seasons and bag limits and set regulations and policies for non-game wildlife. Many commissions also hire and fire the director of the state’s wildlife division. But critics charge that sometimes commission posts go to reward campaign contributors. Wildlife commissions also tend to emulate the political tone of the departments they oversee, with many favoring fishing, hunting and agricultural interests over conservation and “non-consumptive” wildlife uses, such as photography.

Earlier this month, for example, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners passed controversial regulations for the state’s first-ever black bear hunt, over the protests of conservationists who charge that the hunt lacks any scientific basis. In Montana, the state’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission just decided to fund a study of state lands that might be suitable for relocating bison from Yellowstone. Ranchers were furious, fearing that brucellosis-infected bison could spread disease to their cattle.

Many advocates and hunters cheered the

return of the bison, while critics worried about the cost of fencing and the possible impact to public safety.

In Washington, a Senate bill would remove rule-making authority from the fish and wildlife commission, restricting it to an advisory role. “The commission form of government can work, but it’s an expensive way to run government,” says John Mankowski, Gov. Christine Gregoire’s natural resource

Like any “aspect of governance, wildlife commissions need to evolve with the

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—Chris Smith, former deputy director of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks policy adviser. “It takes a lot of time and money to hold meetings all around the state and get input. The commission also makes fine-scale decisions about management that should be at the discretion of the director (of Fish and Wildlife).”

In New Mexico, a House bill would entirely eliminate the game commission, which has lost the trust of many of the state’s citizens; most recently, it came under fire for sharply increasing black bear and cougar quotas. Policy decisions would be made by the Game and Fish Department, which would become part of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.

“If we’re going to hire professional biologists and fisheries people, let’s let them do their job,” says State Rep. Jimmie Hall, the bill’s sponsor. Now, he adds, “an overly politicized commission makes those decisions.” But if Hall’s bill passes in New Mexico, many wildlife management professionals, members of environmental groups and even some hunters fear the change will prove harmful.

“We’re really concerned about the loss of a venue where sportsmen can address their concerns and meet with decision makers,” says Joel Gay, communications director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation.

“We’ve had our disagreements with the Game Commission, but the overall process is sound.”

Reform, though, may be in the air: “Like any aspect of governance,” says Chris Smith, former deputy director of Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department, “wildlife commissions need to evolve with the times.” In appointing commissioners, he says, governors must recognize that public interests in fish and wildlife management and conservation today are much broader than they were 30 years ago.

Is there a feasible alternative to today’s wildlife commissions? Martin Nie, associate professor of natural resource policy at the University of Montana, says one possibility is using the ballot box to make management decisions about bear hunts and other matters, though he adds that this is “probably not a good thing.”

That may be putting it mildly: The ballot process may seem the essence of democratic decision-making, but it’s far from ideal for making sound decisions on complex issues concerning wildlife. “It leaves no room for collaborative problem-solving,” says Smith. “It’s just bare-knuckles power politics.” Somehow, that doesn’t sound much different from what we already have.

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At this point, you probably know a little bit about the Kearl Module Transportation Project—aka ExxonMobil’s rigs about to roll through Montana and up to the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta. But how informed are you about the tar sands project itself?

Did you know, for instance, a recent scientific study found that the Athabasca River, which flows through the oil sands, contains high levels of toxins like arsenic, lead and mercury?

This week you’ll have the chance to learn more about this and other issues surrounding the mining project during a screening of the documentary Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands.

The flick touches on research by biologist Dr. David Schindler, who found after extensive water testing a

high rate of carcinogens in the Athabasca River and its tributaries. The film also documents the plight of folks living in the community of Fort Chipewyan, which sits downstream from the operation. To date, an alarming number of its citizens have been diagnosed with rare forms of cancer.

The Missoula premiere of the film will be followed by comments from by George Poitras, a former chief of Fort Chipewyan, and Francois Paulette, who is featured prominently in the documentary.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24

the Victor Steak House, 2426 Meridian Road. $30. Call 207-7630 to make a reservation.

Throw your support behind some local stewards when The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beers, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30–9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Spend the evening in an intellectual salon when The Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave., presents its monthly installment of the Global Issues and Foreign Film Series, which this week features the program Understanding Afghanistan, and includes a talk on past and present issues in the country with UM’s Merhdad Kia, plus a screening of the film The Beast, starting at 7 PM. $5. Call 728-9380.

Just think of that George Michael song when the UM President’s Lecture Series continues with “Keeping Faith with the Constitution,” a talk with Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford University, starting at 8 PM in the University Theatre. Free. Call 243-2311 and visit umt.edu/president/lectures.

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Support those who need end-of-life care during the Hospice Care Foundation Hospice Benefit Ball and Silent Auction, a fundraiser for The Hospice Care Foundation that features music by the Ed Norton Big Band, Sentinel High Jazz Band, and the Tom Cats, starting at 7 PM at the Minuteman Aviation Hangar, at the Missoula International Airport, 5225 W. Broadway St. Tickets: $100 per person and up. Visit hospiceball.com for tickets or call 541-2255.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26 Missoulians who make under $49,000 per year are eligible to get free tax preparation and e-filing from qualified volunteers as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which offers tax assistance every Sat. until March 12 from 9 AM–4 PM in Room 119 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building.

Visit irs.gov and search “VITA” to find a list of info to bring along.

Ask where that elusive thing called health care went during the Lincoln Reagan Luncheon, which features guest speakers Denny Rehberg and Steve Daines, plus three gubernatorial candidates, starting at 11 AM at

Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands screens at 7 PM Wed., March 2, at the Wilma Theatre. Donations appreciated.

Sip on some fermented grape juice and learn about a local organization when the Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, hosts a non-profit night featuring the Tamarack Grief Resource Center, from 5–9 PM. Ten Spoon will donate 25 cents per flight, 75 cents per glass and $1 per bottle sold to the organization, and members of the center will be on hand to chat about its work. Free. Call 549-8703.

Sock it to the corporate goliaths when Niki Zupanic, public policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, presents the talk “Do Corporations Have Lips? Citizens United, Fox News, Freedom of Speech and the Fairness Doctrine,” which begins at 7 PM at the River Street Theatre in Hamilton, 421 N. Second St. Free. Call 363-1329.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27 Gnaw on some potluck food and hear about the madness that’s been going on during the 2011 legislative session when the Missoula County Democrats host a Transmittal Potluck, which begins at 4:30 PM, moves into dinner at 5:15 and features speakers at 6, at the University Congregational Church, 401 University Ave. Free, but bring a potluck item. RSVP by e-mailing Carol at carolsrainbow@aol.com and include info on the potluck item you are bringing and number of people in your party.

TUESDAY MARCH 1 YWCA Missoula, 1130 W. Broadway, hosts “YWCA Tuesday Night Support Groups,” which includes “The Living Peace Support Group” for women who want to continue to heal through mindfulness, connection with others and explorations of topics including new tools for living, plus a domestic violence talking circle and a Native American women’s group, which all meet for dinner and fellowship every Tue. from 6:30–8 PM. Free. Call 543-6691.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 Enjoy a local brew and support a local organization during the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room’s Community U-NITE Pint Nights, which occur this and every Wed. from 5–8 PM at the tap room, 313 N. First St. W. Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different organization each week. Visit kettlehouse.com.

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I N OTHER N EWS Curious but true news items from around the world

CURSES, FOILED AGAIN - After breaking into the same house he’d broken into eight months earlier, John Finch, 44, found himself trapped, according to police in New Castle County, Del., because the homeowner had changed the locks in the meantime so that a key was required to open the door, even from the inside. Finch entered through a rear window and helped himself to liquor but couldn’t let himself out the door without the key and was too drunk to climb back out the window.

So he called 911 for help and was arrested. (Associated Press) Leonard Baskerville, 29, tried to carjack a van stopped at an intersection in Adelanto, Calif., but was arrested by the driver, a uniformed San Bernadino County sheriff’s deputy. (Victorville’s Daily Press) IMPROBABLE CAUSES - Fire investigators concluded that a house fire, which caused $30,000 worth of damage in Portland, Ore., was started by tenants using a hole in the floor as an ashtray.

“That’s not careless smoking,” fire official Paul Corah said, “that’s stupid smoking.” (Portland’s KPTV-TV) Workers at a landfill in Summit County, Colo., tried to start a tractor-trailer in below-zero weather by putting a pan with lit charcoal under the tractor’s oil pan to warm the engine. The tractor caught fire. “They clearly didn’t mean to torch the truck,” fire official Steve Lipsher said, noting that firefighters needed an hour to extinguish the blaze. (The Denver Post) Authorities arrested Gary Lee Albertson, 33, for causing at least four fires in McClain County, Okla., while towing a truck without any tires. Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Huff said the metal on the road sparked the fires, which burned about 60 acres, heavily damaged one home and damaged several other structures. (Oklahoma City’s KWTV-TV) Fire officials said a house fire in Medina, Ohio, started accidentally when a 19-year-old boy used a lighter to look for a remote control under his bed. “Up went the mattress,” said the boy’s mother, Karen Rhine. “He tried to flip over the mattress to get it and put it out, and everything just went up.”

Fire Chief Bob Painter said the situation worsened when the family panicked while trying to escape and tried to limit smoke damage to the house by opening windows and doors. “It just turned the whole house into a chimney, feeding the fire with oxygen, and it just continued to grow,” Painter said, estimating the damage at $180,000. (Cleveland’s WJW-TV) A van exploded in Bellevue, Wash., when the three people inside tried to keep the motor running by pouring gasoline directly into the carburetor while driving. One of them told police they’d bought two gallons of gas from a station minutes earlier but didn’t have a gas can, so they kept it in an open bucket. After removing the engine cowling, located between the two front seats, they used a water bottle to transfer gas from the bucket to the carburetor. The explosion occurred after the vehicle stalled and the driver tried to restart it. All three were on fire when they jumped from the van but survived. (Bellevue Reporter) STATIC-CLING ART - Laura Bell created a 14-by-4-foot replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” out of laundry lint. Bell, of Roscommon, Mich., said she spent 800 hours doing enough laundry to get the lint—buying towels of the colors she wanted and washing them separately to get the right shades of lint—and another 200 hours to reproduce the Italian Renaissance painter’s masterpiece. (Associated Press) SECOND-AMENDMENT FOLLIES - While shooting at a bird in the rafters of a cookie factory in River Falls, Wis., the 29-year-old plant manager missed the bird but accidentally shot an employee in the back of the head. The manager didn’t realize he’d hit anyone and went about his business.

Meanwhile, the injured employee, a 28-year-old man who’d just started working at the Best Maid Cookie plant, said he remained at his workstation for almost another hour after he was shot because he wasn’t allowed to leave the cookie machine unattended. He waited until his scheduled break to drive to the police station and report the incident. (River Falls Journal) FOOL FOR A CLIENT - Representing himself against first-degree murder charges in DuPage County, Ill., Joshua Matthews, 25, threatened to turn over courtroom tables and became involved in a physical altercation that resulted in his being Tasered before the jury entered. Insisting on wearing a bright orange prisoner outfit with the legs rolled up to his knees, a pair of white socks and metal shackles around his ankles, Matthews stammered and swore throughout his 45-minute opening statement, at one point shouting to the jury, “Y’all must think I’m crazy.” He told the jurors he intended to prove “everyone they [prosecutors] put on the stand is lying,” adding, “They ain’t got (expletive) on me.” (Suburban Chicago’s Daily Herald) SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION - Authorities charged Edna Elizabeth Verdin, 47, with hitting her boyfriend in the face with a frozen steak in Terrebonne Parish, La., after she became upset because she couldn’t find room in the freezer to chill a bottle of tequila. (Houma’s The Courier)

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Donna Ambrosio-Ruglio, 45, was charged with hitting a 9-year-old boy with a frying pan in Randolph, N.J., when he dropped a bagel with cream cheese on the floor and a dog began licking it up. The boy told police that Ambrosio-Ruglio, who was caring for him, yelled at him that the cream cheese would kill the dog and whacked him on the head with the pan. (Parsippany’s Daily Record) ANCESTRY-COMMUNITY FOLLIES - The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission said it would review a policy by Waikiki restaurant Keoni by Keo’s that adds a mandatory 15 percent tip to the checks of customers who don’t speak English. A restaurant representative explained that its many international visitors customarily don’t tip, so it’s merely trying to help its wait staff. The workers not only rely on tips for income, but also must pay taxes on a percentage of the restaurant’s total sales that Internal Revenue Service rules consider to be tips, even if they aren’t. Bill Hoshijo, executive director of the Civil Rights Commission, acknowledged the commission hasn’t received any complaints, but said it’s looking into the restaurant’s practice anyway because “discrimination based on language is ancestry discrimination.” (Honolulu’s KITV-TV)

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TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STATE’S EPIC SKI SEASON

by Independent staff • photos by Chad Harder

or the first time in years, the buzz started early. Ski hills opened on Thanksgiving. By December, there were freshies in the bowls as deep as a foot. Before New Year’s, the usually nondescript trees off of Snowbowl’s Lavelle lift resembled the snowghosts that make Whitefish Mountain Resort’s summit famous (and spurred the name of Great Northern Brewing’s Snow Ghost Winter Lager).

In January, champagne powder continued to flow. Lost Trail reported over 40 inches of new snow in 10 days; “the conditions are AMAZING,” gushed the online update. Snowbowl’s auxiliary parking lot overflowed at least once, prompting late-arriving shredders to park along the road hundreds of yards away from the base area. The snow was so good people witnessed two guys actually ski back to their car in the auxiliary

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lot from off-area, down a roadside slope that is normally dirt and rock.

As evidenced by the past week, the weather—and the ski season—hasn’t let up in February. Locally, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) data shows that the current 116-inch snow depth on Stuart Peak, a mountain adjacent to Snowbowl, is greater right now than during the same week in any year since at least 2004, the last year for which corresponding data is available. Discovery Ski Area tallied 1,800 skiers last Saturday and expected just as many on Sunday and President’s Day; owner Peter Pitcher says slightly warmer temperatures could’ve pushed the numbers over 2,000 each day and set a Discovery record. Whitefish recorded its second-busiest weekend of the year last week (first is always during the Christmas-New Year’s break), and, even

more promising, has strong projections into March.

“According to lodging reservations,” says Whitefish Public Relations Manager Donnie Clap, “this week is going to be very, very busy—almost as busy as this past weekend, and that is definitely a different story than we’ve seen in years past.”

Industry representatives are wary of pointing to one specific reason for this season’s sick conditions —in part because, so far, snow pack data and sales have yet to break any records. But even the most superstitious onlookers recognize that after last year’s resounding dud, this year—a celebrated “La Niña” year—has rejuvenated the state’s ski industry.

“Right from the get-go we had a lot of snow, so that’s always a good thing,” says Doug Wales, marketing director of Bridger Bowl and a board member of the

Montana Ski Area Association. “I think it’s been that way through the entire Rockies…Certainly when you hear a La Niña year’s in the forecast, it’s always encouraging.”

According to NOAA, La Niña refers to a weather pattern that occurs every two to five years and is marked by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific.

The pattern can influence weather across most of the country, creating wetter conditions in the Pacific Northwest and dryer conditions across the southern United States. But in the Northern Rockies, La Niña can be a fickle thing.

“In the Rocky Mountains, it’s really difficult to predict exactly what will happen, where jet streams split and where things go,” says Wales. “Different areas of the state can have markedly different snowfalls at different times. I guess if there’s any pattern at all, it’s no pattern.”

Regardless of whether it’s La Nina or dumb luck, the result has been a strong year that started early and has the potential to last late into March. Already the season’s sparked renewed interest and investments in the sport (see “Park rats”), as well as emboldened veteran powder hounds always looking for ways to test the state’s terrain (see “Pushing the limits”). Above all, it’s erased the sour taste of last year.

“The biggest difference for us from last year to this year is really that things started earlier,” says Pitcher. “Last year we had to wait and wait for good snow, and this year we got it right away. It puts everyone in the right mindset.”

That mindset deserves to be maintained. So, work on your sick-day speeches, save extra cash for another lift ticket, explore some of the late-season events (see “Your turn”) and get out there. La Niña won’t last forever.

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Your turn GET IN ON WINTER’S LAST WEEKS WITH THESE EVENTS SATURDAY, FEB. 26 Sing “Get Along Little Doggies” during the Wild West Sled Dog Stage Race, a four-day professional sled dog race in West Yellowstone, which starts Sat., Feb. 26, and continues through Thu., March 1. Go to westyellowstonesleddograces.com for the low down or call 406-646-4988.

Howl ’til the doggies come home for the sixth annual Moonlight Basin Howlin’ At the Moon Snowshoe Shuffle. Bring your snowshoes and your dogs to raise funds for the Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter. Registration at 5:30 p.m., and snowshoeing begins at 6 p.m.

followed by a chili feed and live music at the Madison Village Base Area. $20/free for children under 15. Call (406) 9957716 for more info.

lap around Seeley Lake on plowed roads. Registration is on race-day only from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Get the punch line at cheetahherders.com.

Let your favorite pony pull you along during the Big Hole Valley Winterfest/Ski Joring competition in Wisdom, a two-day contest where horses, skiers and riders join forces to navigate a 900-foot course, including several 3.5-foot jumps. Hoof it to bigholevalley.com/WinterFest.html for the rundown.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 Show off your XX-treme chromosomes for the Girls on Shred event organized by Edge of the World girls’ department. Free to participate (you need a day ticket or season pass) and prizes offered at the end of the day. Call 721-7774 for details.

Don’t chortle too hard or you might slip on an icy patch during the Snow Joke Marathon, featuring one 13.1-mile

Put your stretch pants to the test during the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race, offering six different cross-country ski

races on the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone. Check rendezvousrace.com for the scoop.

Dress up like Sideshow Bob when Bridger Bowl hosts its 30th annual Pinhead Classic, a costume contest that raises funds for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center and begins with registration at 8:45 a.m. $30. Visit pinheadclassic.com.

Save room for plenty of barley soda when Lost Trail hosts Face Plant with the Trail, a relay race for four-person teams that includes skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing

Park rats THE BACKWOODS PROJECT BRINGS ACTION BACK TO MARSHALL MOUNTAIN arshall Mountain shrugged off its defunct ski area status for a single weekend in late January. The chairlifts maintained their eight-year silence despite the season’s already impressive snow depth, but the base area buzzed with activity as dozens of teenage skiers and snowboarders from Missoula threw ollies and tail-slides off 19 separate rail features. In park culture, such a scene would earn the distinguished title “sick.”

Ride Montana was the first—and so far only—competitive event hosted by the Backwoods Project (BP) this season. BP President Gregg Janecky founded the nonprofit in late 2009 with the goals of establishing a permanent terrain park for Missoula jibbers and teaching local kids how to ride park. With the rapid dissolving of the BP’s relationship with Snowbowl, which accommodated a modest setup of freestyle features last year, Janecky feels the Marshall event marked a major step forward for his initiative.

“Marshall has this awesome history of supporting kids in town,” Janecky says. “Every time we run an event we hear stories about the cheap lift tickets catered to kids who probably wouldn’t normally be able to afford skiing, and that’s very much in the Backwoods Project’s interest.”

Janecky’s prime motivation in founding the BP was to offer local kids an accessible, progression-oriented facility for freestyle skiing and snowboarding.

Missoula currently has no terrain park available; athletes like Kadin Mulla, a 16year-old Hellgate High School student who helps coach kids though the BP, reg-

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ularly make the long trip to areas like Lost Trail and Great Divide to practice. Mulla says he and his friends even hit urban rails in Missoula and build jumps in backyards—anything to make up for the drought of nearby freestyle opportunities.

“The movement in Missoula is pretty stagnant,” says former World Cup snowboard competitor and 2010 Olympic invitee Sarris McComb, who serves on the BP board and runs the youth nonprofit Montucky Snowboard Team. “People are coming together and forming stuff that’s really pushing it, but at the same time it’s not something that’s going to create a pro.

It’s not every weekend, it’s not every day.

If the ’Bowl had a park open to the public every day that was sufficient, more people would go up there. But right now everyone’s going to Lost Trail and Great Divide and Big Mountain and Big Sky to get their park in, which is super frustrating.”

The BP’s budding partnership with longtime Marshall Mountain owner Bruce Doering began shortly after Snowbowl expressed a reluctance to invest in a BP terrain park down the line.

Janecky had relocated a rail jam event to the mountain last year when Caras Park proved too small a venue, and his project quickly found Marshall a much easier fit.

The deal with Snowbowl necessitated hauling a few rails up the mountain before the first snowfall, but the access to Marshall’s base area allows the BP crew to hike park features in from the lot.

“It actually got us closer to our mission of making it accessible to kids, because now the kids don’t have to pay the $35 lift ticket,” Janecky says. “They

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pay the $10 to ride, and if our fundraising reaches $3,000 before an event, it’s free for the kids to ride at it.”

And this year’s incredible stash of powder has helped make skiing and snowboarding more high-profile at a time when the BP is struggling for popular and financial support. Mulla strongly believes that if kids his age and younger get exposed to park through Janecky’s efforts, “it’ll totally take off.”

“If there’s snow, kids are going to ski for sure,” Mulla says.

With the promise of a more stable base of operations at Marshall, the BP’s concerns have shifted slightly. Their short-term worries still center around adequate funding—Janecky says a recent donation from a local construction company could help them scrape together another event this season, though they’re still $2,000 short. The long-term is a different story.

“I think the toughest part is getting people to come out of the woodwork, people with experience such as myself,” McComb says. “I have trouble finding a coach [for the Montucky Snowboard Team]. If I get over 30 kids I’m going to be in trouble, because there’s some coaches in town but I’m looking for people with my experience so they can help my kids get to the X Games, to the Olympics.”

Despite missing his goal of hosting one park event a month this season, Janecky sees a future for the BP at Marshall. He admits there is some “chairlift talk” among project members about the potential of reopening Marshall entirely, but says the shuttered operation

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Thomas Vincent hits a rail at the Backwoods Project’s Ride Montana Rail Jam in late January. The project—and its athletes—has found a more stable home at Marshall Mountain this season.

has far too many inherent challenges for that talk to turn to action anytime soon.

For now he’s content watching BP’s park converts shred and ride, an affirmation of his nonprofit’s goals.

“This year, I’ve seen kids walk in who have never ridden a rail before,” Janecky says. “In the case of one kid, he went from having never ridden a rail to hitting

the rails with the big guys. He only did the beginner division in our [January] contest, but he walked away with it. He won, having not hit a rail before.”

For more information on the Backwoods Project, visit www.thebackwoodsproject.org.

—Alex Sakariassen

or skin skiing, plus plenty of Face Plant beer from Bayern Brewery, starting at 10 a.m. E-mail ltfaceplant@gmail.com for cost and to register, and visit losttrail.com.

Lost Trail Powder Mountain’s Summer Sucks Skiesta Splash Down, a ski/snowboarding competition that’s open to shredders of all ages and styles.

Catch the drift at ltpark.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 Glide away the week on your cross country skis during the Big Sky Nordic Ski Festival, a weeklong fete that features a number of races, clinics and events like a “Glide & Gorge Ski or Snowshoe,” all at Big Sky’s Lone Mountain Ranch. Costs vary from $99 for all events to $10 per event. Visit lmranch.com/theranch/bigskynordicskifest for details.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Don’t get stuck during Snowbowl’s North Dakota Downhill, a “slide and glide” contest for skiers and snowboarders.

Get down at montanasnowbowl.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Buck it up and get pulled around on your skis by a horse and its rider during the National Finals Ski Joring Races in Red Lodge, a two-day competition where skiers navigate a course filled with around 20 slalom gates and four jumps.

Prices to enter vary from $25 to $125.

Visit redlodge.com/ski-joring/ for race details.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Te l l s u m m e r t o bugger off during

Wisdom). Participants use a kite to help them glide across snow. Catch more info at montanakitesports.com.

where mannequins are launched off of ski jumps for your viewing pleasure, starting at 4:30 p.m. Call 236-5522 for info.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Don’t forget your landing gear when Showdown Montana hosts the Great Falls Ski Club Mannequin Jumping contest,

For more winter events, check out Mountain High every week. To submit your own event, e-mail Calendar Overlord at calendar@missoulanews.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Join the competition or just bear witness to the region’s skiers, snowboarders and tele skiers as they hit up Moonlight Basin’s Headwaters— “the steepest in-bound terrain”— during the Headwaters Spring Runoff 2011, which kicks off with ski movies and a pasta feed the first day, followed by the competition the second day, all at the Moonlight Basin Ski area near Big Sky. Carve up details at moonlightbasin.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Let the wind whisk you away on your skis during the Montana Snowkite Rodeo, a freestyle and racing competition at Jackson Hot Springs (located just south of Avoid the void: traversing cornices high in the Flint Creek Mountains.

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Pushing the limits INCREASED WINTER FUN ALSO MEANS INCREASED DANGER hen Don Gisselbeck and his buddy headed into the Bitterroot Mountains on Oct. 24, 2009, the weather forecast predicted only an inch of fresh powder. The pair expected a quiet hike up East Trapper Peak and a meandering ski down.

“We’re relaxed, not thinking of avalanches,” Gisselbeck recalls.

Gisselbeck, a 55-year-old ski technician at Missoula’s Trail Head and avid outdoorsman, admits he should have known better. He’s ascended slopes all over western Montana and knows the rules governing how to handle oneself in the backcountry; foremost among them is keeping an eye out for avalanche-warning signs. However, as he and his friend encountered another duo making its way up the mountain, Gisselbeck says they remained oblivious as the wind picked up and the snow deepened.

“That’s the first clue,” Gisselbeck says.

“We’re just marching along, paying no attention. I’m actually breaking trail for a good shot of this. I’m feeling strong. These young ones aren’t really passing me.”

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Gisselbeck stopped at an apron beneath Trapper’s cliffs to take in the view and put on his ski boots, while the other three kept hiking toward the peak.

He didn’t rest long—“got to prove that I wasn’t worn out”—but just as he started back up, he heard a yell.

“And I see three people and a dog tumbling right toward me,” he says.

The avalanche carried the others roughly 60 feet down the mountain and knocked Gisselbeck sideways. Unable to control his limbs, he bounced down the slope in a sea of white.

“I was going where that snow was going,” he says.

Gisselbeck tumbled roughly 300 feet into a rocky, snow-covered field. He was partially buried, his left wrist broken and a nasty gash on his right elbow. Despite being severely shaken, Gisselbeck extracted himself from the pile without assistance.

“I just stood up and hyperventilated for 10 minutes,” he says.

The others also made it out. Today, nearly a year and a half after surviving the avalanche, Gisselbeck remains acutely

Snowbowl’s Griz Chair: Ride it if you dare.

aware of the group’s luck. It’s been especially tough to forget this season as reports of snow-related fatalities, injuries and close calls dot local headlines.

In mid-February, a 22-year-old snowboarder was buried and died in an avalanche in an unmarked area of the Bridger Mountains outside Bozeman.

Just a week earlier, also in the Bridger Range near Frazier Lake, a backcountry skier was partially buried in an avalanche. After digging himself out, the skier escaped with frostbite and a fractured femur. Closer to home, two separate slides on Dec. 28 caught a pair of Missoula men outside Snowbowl’s boundary. One man suffered a laceration to the head. Both survived.

Steve Karkanen of West Central Montana Avalanche Center says because backcountry adventurers, armed with new tools, are going farther into the wilderness than ever before incidents like these are on the rise.

“Even this year, we’re noticing more people who are leaving the ski area boundaries,” Karkanen says. “The development of the AT, or the alpine touring gear, now is so prevalent in the ski community.”

Karkanen warns that with advancing technology comes increased responsibili-

ty. It falls upon adventurers to heed warning signs like fresh precipitation, recent avalanche activity, unstable terrain, wind and rapid temperature changes.

“Those are the big red flags anyway,” Karkanen says. “If you see one or two of those, any of those indicators of avalanche activity should overrule any signs that the snow is safe.”

Avalanches aren’t the only hazard facing local powder hounds. The season’s prolific snowfall has also created dangerous tree wells near tree root systems. It’s a booby trap of sorts for snowboarders and skiers who become immobilized in pockets of deep snow and suffocate.

Recreationists got a wakeup call about tree well hazards this season as two men, German exchange student Niclas Waeschle and Kalispell resident Scott Allen Meyer, died in separate tree well incidents at Whitefish Mountain Resort within two weeks of each other.

T h i s s e a s o n’ s t r a g e d i e s p l a c e Whitefish Mountain at the top of the list among ski resorts nationally for tree well fatalities, says Paul Baugher, director of the Northwest Avalanche Institute and ski patrol at Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington. Baugher specializes in tracking non-avalanche-related snow immersion deaths.

The same conditions that make Whitefish a prime skiing destination— piles of unconsolidated fresh powder— also set the stage for tree well accidents.

“It’s a good news/bad news situation,” says Baugher.

Since 1978, six people have died in tree wells at Whitefish. Prior to this winter, however, it had been more than 10 years since the last such accident at the resort.

Tree well deaths in Whitefish and nationally— Colorado’s Steamboat Springs ranks second in fatalities among U.S. ski resorts, with five people dying there since 1978—are preventable, Baugher says. Skiing with an attentive partner who is capable of digging someone out makes the difference between life and death.

“It’s all about educating the skier,” Baugher says. “It’s easy to avoid.”

Education is one thing. Taking lessons to heart is another. Gisselbeck won’t likely forget backcountry rules again.

“All of the warning signs were there,” he says. “If we had stopped at any point when we were hiking along and talked about it, we would have noticed.”

—Jessica Mayrer editor@missoulanews.com

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Notes from underground FLASHINTHEPAN Roasted roots are to winter what salad is to summer: an edible reflection of the season. It’s a dish that’s about as easy to make as boxed macaroni and cheese, and puts you in touch with your hunter-gatherer roots.

Our ancestors devised special tools to dig for edible roots. New World root vegetables filled the holds of ships returning to Europe in the 16th century. Until the industrial revolution, roots were a necessary key to survival, storing the calories people needed to make it through the darkest days of winter with enough strength to plant new crops come spring. Roots practically store themselves, waiting patiently as long as they have a cool, dark place to hang out, and in winter, such places are easy to come by. They can also be left in the ground to be dug up as needed, assuming the ground hasn’t frozen around them.

Root vegetables come in many categories.

Botanists divide them into taproots, storage roots, corms (modified stem roots), tubers, bulbs and rhizomes. But most people have a simpler definition: If it grows underground, it’s a root.

I also include winter squash among the roots, even though it doesn’t grow underground, because squash behaves like a root in almost every other significant way. Squash can be stored, unprocessed, all winter alongside the true roots. And when you add chunks of squash to a pan full of roasting roots, they fit right in.

Squash is technically a fruit, but I won’t be adding any to my fruit salad. In my book it’s an honorary root, a root in fruit’s clothing—a “froot,” as it were.

When I put together a pan of roasted roots, I’m creating a meal, not a Noah’s Ark of root representation. Ginger may be a root, but I don’t want it in my roasting pan because it will make the whole business taste like ginger. Beets are roots too, but they’ll turn the whole thing red. The roots I want in my pan are the roots that keep to themselves. A roasted potato doesn’t take on the taste of the carrot next door, and that’s the way I like it.

I’ve dabbled in turnips and experimented with rutabagas, both of which are too spicy for my mellow taste. Ditto for radishes, though that point is academic, since radishes aren’t around in winter. Yams

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have some, I also include celeriac (celery root) in the mix. All these roots (and froot) can be stored in a root cellar through winter, and carrots and parsnips can also be stored in the ground where they grew— just make sure to cover that ground so it doesn’t freeze, otherwise you won’t be able to dig them out.

I like to cut my roots crudely and intuitively, kind of like how I imagine Jackson Pollock painted.

There’s an argument to be made that cutting everything to uniform size ensures uniform cooking, and while that is true, my roasted roots are about contrast, not homogeneity. If the little pieces of carrot are a bit soft and the big pieces are still a bit crunchy,

that’s okay with me. But roasted roots are a personal thing, and my feelings on what’s included, how they should be cut, and how well cooked the carrots should be may not reflect your own. Fortunately, winter is long enough to experiment and figure out what you like best.

I leave the skin on the winter squash (ditto for the other roots) and scoop out the seeds to roast alongside the roots. With the oven at 350 I pile everything but the parsnip chunks into the pan, toss them in safflower oil and then salt, pepper, rosemary, and bake. The roots will let off steam for a while, as they begin to shrivel and shrink from water loss. Meanwhile, the starches start breaking down into sugars. I stir occasionally, prodding the chunks with a finger or fork, and when they start to soften I add the parsnips—withheld so far because they cook so much faster than the rest of the gang.

There’s leeway in how long you cook the parsnips and carrots, because both can be eaten raw without difficulty. Potatoes and squash: not so much.

When the biggest piece of potato or squash in the pan is done, it’s time for dinner.

The same selection of roots can be placed around a bird in the oven, where they’ll absorb the yummy juices. Alternatively, roasted roots can be put in a blender with raw garlic and enough olive oil to allow it to blend evenly. The resulting cream, which I call roasted root mayo, works just like real mayo— a dandy spread that doubles as delectable dollops atop whatever else you’re eating. One change in the recipe if you’re going for roasted root mayo: Use oregano instead of rosemary.

Roasted roots can also be added to soups, wherein they maintain their identities better than they would have unroasted because of the skin that roasting produces. And yet another application for roasted roots can be employed the following morning, when the leftovers can be fried in the breakfast grease of your choice and served with eggs.

The options are plentiful enough that you can probably mess around with roasted roots every winter’s day without getting sick of them. And even if you do, by the time autumn shuts down the next growing season, you’ll be pining for them again.

Eating roots in winter is rooted in our DNA, and won’t soon be forgotten.

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and sweet potatoes are a little too sweet for my root roast—the squash adds enough sweetness. Onions turn out either too dry or too moist, depending on how they’re cut. I’m on the fence about garlic.

Roasted cloves taste good, but given a limited supply I’d rather use garlic as spice than vegetable. If anything, I mince or press fresh garlic and toss it with the finished product, straight out of the oven.

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Iza Asian Restaurant 529 S. Higgins Ave. • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com All our menu items are made from scratch, featuring dishes from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, and Malaysia. Extensive tea menu. Missoula's Original Bubble Teas.

Beer, Wine and Sake available. Join us in our Asian themed dining room for a wonderful IZA experience. Jazz Wednesdays starting at 7pm. Lunch 11:30-3:00, Happy Hour 3-6, Dinner 5 - close. $-$$ Jakers 3515 Brooks St. www.jakers.com Every occasion is a celebration at Jakers. Enjoy our two for one Happy Hour throughout the week in a fun, casual atmosphere.

Hungry? Try our hand cut steaks, small plate menu and our vegetarian & gluten free entrees. For reservations or take out call 721-1312. $$-$$$ 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. $$-$$$ Oil & Vinegar Southgate Mall • 549-7800 Mon.-Sat. 10:00 AM-9:00 PM Sun. 11:00 AM6:00 PM. With a visit to Oil & Vinegar, you will discover an international selection of over 40 estate-produced oils & vinegars suspended in glass amphora-shaped containers on a dramatic backlit wall. Guests can sample the varieties and select from various shapes & sizes of bottles to have filled with an “on-tap” product of choice.

Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 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. We also offer catering. www.justinshobnobcafe.com MC/V $-$$

Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 Don’t feel like cooking? Pick up some fried chicken, made to order sandwiches, fresh deli salads, & sliced meats and cheeses. Or mix and match items from our hot case. Need some dessert with that? Our bakery makes cookies, cakes, and brownies that are ready when you are. $-$$

Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We're the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Chilly weather is here. Stop in, warm up, & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we'll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

Paul’s Pancake Parlor 2305 Brooks • 728-9071 (Tremper’s Shopping Center) Check out our home cooked lunch and dinner specials or try one of 17 varieties of pancakes. Our famous breakfast is served all day! Monday is all you can eat spaghetti for $8.50. Wednesday is turkey night with all of the trimmings for $7.75. Eat in or take-out. M-F 6am-7pm, Sat/Sun 7am-4pm. $–$$.

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HAPPIESTHOUR The Oxford Saloon What you’re doing: The bar hosts live poker games nightly at 8 p.m., continuing until the table clears out. The longest poker game in recent history ran more than 39 hours. Fighting under the influence is another Ox pastime. Price has the scars to prove it. About a year ago, one of his coworkers, a woman he was dating, stabbed him in the sternum with his own kitchen knife.

(They were at another bar when it happened, but she had been drinking at the Ox prior to the stabbing).

Photo by Jessica Mayrer Just a few months before that, two guys jumped Price outside the bar’s back door. “My Ambiance: Antique weapons and black head got used as a jackhammer,” he says. and white photos of 19th century Missoula line What you’re eating: J.J.’s chicken fried the walls. Bundled up men huddle outside puffing cigarettes. From the jukebox, Highway steak. Since 1996, the Ox has cooked up 101 croons “Whiskey, If You Were a Woman.” 206,817 servings of the deep-fried dish.

The place reeks of fried food, dirty clothes and How to find it: 337 N. Higgins Street at history. Regulars lean on the original Oxford bar, installed in 1883 when the saloon first opened Pine.

—Jessica Mayrer a block away. The Ox relocated to its current digs in the early ’50s. Legend has it that during Happiest Hour celebrates western the move patrons helped carry the bar down the street, all the while keeping their drinks on Montana watering holes. To recommend a the bar. “Technically, (the Ox) never closed,” bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, e-mail editor@missoulanews.com. says bartender Geoffrey Price.

Who you’re drinking with: On a recent Friday morning, bearded men wearing tractor caps and jean jackets and middle-aged ladies with dyed hair.

These are the regulars. Ox clientele, however, run the gauntlet.

Homeless people hang out here.

As lunchtime approaches, business people pile in. At 2 a.m., when other joints close, inebriated bar-goers flood the saloon, soaking up the evening’s booze with fried food that’s served 24 hours a day.

For your convenience we are open until 3 am 7 nights a week.

WE DELIVER!

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Pearl Café 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 Country French specialties, bison, elk, trout, fresh fish daily, delicious salads and appetizers. Breads and desserts baked in house. Three course bistro menu with wine $30, Tues. Wed. Thurs. nights, November through March. Extensive wine list, 18 wines by the glass, local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the warm and inviting dining areas. Go to our website Pearlcafe.us to check out nightly specials and bistro menus, make reservations or buy gift certificates. Open MonSat at 5:00. $$-$$$

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Pita Pit 130 North Higgins Avenue 541-PITA (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!

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Red Robin 2901 Brooks Street 830-3170 www.redrobin.com Half the price, twice the fun! Halfy Hour at the Southgate Mall Red Robin®! Half price bar drinks Monday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Monday – Saturday, 9-10 p.m. Enjoy a drink with one of our insanely delicious Gourmet Burgers, Bottomless Steak Fries.

Or, snack on one of our shareable starters with friends! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavors-no MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ Scotty’s Table 131 S. Higgins Ave. 549-2790 Share a meal within the warm elegance of our location at the historic Wilma Building. Enjoy our seasonal menu of classic Mediterranean and European fare with a contemporary American twist, featuring the freshest local ingredients. Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11:00-2:30, and dinner Tues-Sun 5:00-Close. Beer and Wine available. $$-$$$ Sean Kelly’s 130 West Pine 542–1471 Located in the heart of downtown. Open for Lunch and Dinner, featuring a Sat.-Sun. Brunch 11-2pm. Great Fresh food With Huge Portions. Featuring international & Irish pub fare as well as locally produced specials.

FULL BAR, BEER, WINE, MARTINIS. $-$$ The Sunrise Saloon & Casino 1100 block of Strand 728-1559 Every day is a great day at the Sunrise Saloon!

Enjoy two happy hours daily, plus daily drink s p e c i a l s . We d n e s d a y i s L a d i e s n i g h t .

Missoula's only dedicated country bar with live country music Thursday - Saturday. Play our liberal machines while enjoying great entertainment and friendly service. 21+ only. Open daily 8 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

$…Under $5

NOT JUST SUSHI Sushi Hana Downtown offering a new idea for your dining experience. Meat, poultry, vegetables and grain are a large part of Japanese cuisine. We also love our fried comfort food too. Open 7 days a week for Lunch and Dinner. Corner of Pine & Higgins. 549-7979. $$–$$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you'll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Drive • 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass.

Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$ Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 8 542-2449 Step into the past at this 50's style downtown diner. Breakfast is served all day. Daily Lunch Specials. All Soups, including our famous Tomato Soup, are made from scratch. Voted best milkshakes in Missoula for 14 straight years. Great Food, Great Service, Great Fun!! Sun Wed 8-3pm, Thurs - Sat 8-8pm $-$$ 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. $-$$

BITTERROOT Burger Shack 205 Main St., Stevensville • 777-2370 Come take a bite out of our 1/2 pound big & beefy burgers. The only burger joint in Missoula and the Bitterroot serving 100% Certified Angus Beef, hand pattied, charbroiled and made to order. We have over a dozen mouth watering specialty burgers to choose from, like the Inside Out, stuffed with creamy gorgonzola cheese and fresh chopped bacon. Or the Philly Cheesesteak made with 100% Certified Angus top sirloin - touted to be the best outside of Philly! It's not just a burger, it's a destination. The Burger Shack is open Monday - Saturday, 11:00am to 8:00pm. Also serving beer & wine. Orders to go 777-2370. $-$$ Spice of Life 163 S. 2nd St., Hamilton • 363-4433 Spice of Life welcomes you to the Bitterroot’s best locavore dining experience. Serving up fresh and fun food in a conscientious manner. For lunch try one of our hand made burgers from Lolo Locker or one of our fabulous fresh salads. Dinner selections include natural beef which contains no growth hormones or antibiotics ever, sustainable seafood selections and pasta dishes made from Montana wheat from Pasta Montana. Quench your thirst with beer from right here in Hamilton or try one of our reasonably priced yet fantastic wine selections. Children’s menu available. No reservations. So come as you are to Spice of Life! 163 S 2nd St. Hamilton, MT. Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:00 to 2:00 Dinner: Wed - Sat 5:00 to 9:00. 363-4433.

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Across from the U of M campus.

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Arts & Entertainment listings February 24–March 3, 2011

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Laughing at you. Los Angeles’ E.A.R. Unit, considered one of America’s finest contemporary chamber ensembles, performs at UM’s Music Recital Hall in the Music Building, on Fri., Feb. 25, at 7:30 PM. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

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Take a step away from ignorance when you attend “The Gay and the Angry: The Supreme Court and the Battles Surrounding Same-Sex Marriage,” a talk with Pamela Karlan of Stanford, which begins at 3:40 PM in Room 123 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-2311.

nightlife Howl at the indigo moon when Black Mountain Moan plays blues and roots music during the Top Hat’s Artists-InResidence family-friendly concert series every Thu. this month from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

Have a folk-gasm when Bruce Threlkeld performs at the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St.,Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT.

Learn how to add some sustainability to your life when permaculture expert Paul Wheaton presents a lecture titled Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture, at the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., at 6:30 PM. Free. Visit permies.com/ permaculture/missoula.

Throw your support behind some local stewards when The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beers, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30–9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Get a glimpse of the fringes of religion when the Peace and Justice Film Series continues with a screening of Silhouette City, which examines religious extremism, starting at 7 PM in the University Center Theater.

Free. Visit peaceandjusticefilms.org.

Spend the evening in an intellectual salon when The Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave.,

presents its monthly installment of the Global Issues and Foreign Film Series, which this week features the program Understanding Afghanistan, and includes a talk on past and present issues in the country with UM’s Merhdad Kia, plus a screening of the film The Beast, starting at 7 PM. $5. Call 728-9380.

Comb through the mind of a master assemblage artist when The Brink Gallery, 111 W. Front St., hosts a gallery talk with Michael deMeng starting at 7 PM. Free. Call 7285251 and visit thebrinkgallery.com.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

Just think of that George Michael song when the UM President’s Lecture Series continues with “Keeping Faith with the Constitution,” a talk with Pamela Karlan of Stanford, starting at 8 PM in the University Theatre. Free. Call 243-2311.

Leave the dude purse at home and prepare for your socks to be beautifully rocked when Male Bag plays modern rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $3.

Be someone’s most valuable public dancer when DJ MVP plays top 40 dance hits at 9 end your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Feb. 25, to calendar@missoulanews.com. Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367.

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SPOTLIGHT rocky reggae Reggae never really did much for me until a buddy threw Dubskin into the stereo while we were driving around the icy streets of McCall, Idaho, last winter in the middle of a snowstorm. Maybe it’s because they hail from Fort Collins, Colo., and the influence of the Rocky Mountain weather has snuck in behind the scenes of the band’s Caribbean sound, but Dubskin’s music fit in perfectly with the flurry of flakes streaming past our windshield. Not that Colorado, or the rest of the Rockies, isn’t used to any number of jam bands noodling around heady reggae grooves, but this band’s assertive rhythmic backbone and jah-inspired lyrics help to pull it off with an authenticity most bands severely lack.

While the musicians in Dubskin know their genre well enough to not come off as imitators, they also prove ambitious enough to let their other influences shine through. Drummer Corey Eberhard recently ended his tenure with popular

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Make yourself a strong cup of Irish coffee and scoot your sandals to Whiskey Rebellion, which plays outlaw country at 9 PM at the Sunrise Saloon and Casino, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free.

Call 728-1559.

Join several hundred people and revel in the glory of debauchery when cheap well drinks and laptop-fueled hip hop, electronic, pop and mashed-up tunes hit the Badlander every week where Dead Hipster DJ Night gets booties bumpin’ at 9 PM. $3.

Don’t break your pegleg so you can shimmy with your friend Jimmy when Broken Valley Roadshow plays bluegrass at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Cover TBA. Coax your jittery legs to do the Charleston when The Dark Horse Bar, 1805 Regent S t . , p r e s e n t s Te m p t a t i o n Thursday with DJ MVP, which features top 100 dance hits and begins at 10 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

electronic act Pretty Lights to focus on the band, and while largely eschewing the breakbeats and hip-hop rhythms he was accustomed to, these elements still find their way into the mix. The band also recently recruited guitarist Mike Tallman, whose bluesy, rapid-fire solos add a guitar presence generally unheard in the genre. Tallman is also the guitarist for Euforquestra, who opens for Dubskin on this tour, so he’ll be pulling some marathon nights onstage.

Dub aficionados will get their fix when Dubskin brings its brand of ski-friendly reggae to the Top Hat on Friday. The message is positive, and the most uncoordinated crowd in the world can still bob to the rhythm. In a town where there are almost as many medical marijuana shops as traffic lights, you know you’re probably going to be in good company.

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Performers, composers and music enthusiasts are hereby invited to a masterclass on extended techniques for violin, piano and percussion, presented by Los Angeles’ E.A.R. Unit, starting at 4 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-5360.

nightlife Get plucked up and strung around when old time string band Wise River Mercantile plays the Top Hat’s Family-Friendly Friday concert series, from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

Sterilize your spleen with the smooth sounds of Gypsy jazz and a nice glass of vino when EL3-OH! plays the tasting room of the Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, at 6 PM. Free. Call 549-8703.

Support those who need end of life care during the Hospice Care Foundation Hospice Benefit Ball and Silent Auction, a

—Jed Nessbaum

fundraiser for The Hospice Care Foundation that features music by the Ed Norton Big Band, Sentinel High Jazz Band, and the Tom Cats, starting at 7 PM at the Minuteman Aviation Hangar, at the Missoula International Airport, 5225 W. Broadway St. Tickets: $100 per person and up. Visit hospiceball.com for tickets or call 541-2255.

Cast off into a night of fly fishing films during The Fly Fishing Film Tour, which features screenings of the films Greenstone, Black Tailed Devils and others, starting at 7 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $14/$12 advance at Grizzly Hackle, M i s s o u l i a n A n g l e r a n d Th e Kingfisher. (See Mountain High in this issue.)

Just say yum when Montana’s polyamory social group Polytana presents a night of nyotaimori and nantaimori, aka eating sushi off a female body and a male body, starting at 7 PM in The Atrium, 127 N. Higgins Ave. $25.

Get tickets at the door or online at aboutsexuality.org.

Butter your popcorn and your senses when the University Center Theater presents a screening of

Burlesque at 7 PM, followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students.

Sax it up with a foursome of world class jazz musicians when the Will Vinson Quartet plays a set at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave., at 7 PM. $45. RSVP required by e-mailing dalyjazz@gmail.com. Visit dalyjazz.com for details.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

It’s time for dessert and a choir show with some local high schoolers in the know during the Dessert Show by Big Sky High School Choirs, which features group and solo performances, plus desserts and a raffle, starting at 7:30 PM at Big Sky High School, 3100 South Ave. W. $7 per person.

Tickle your hearing units with a night of forward thinking contemporary music from a group that’s considered “one of the premier new-music ensembles in the U.S.” when Los Angeles’ E.A.R. Unit performs at 7:30 PM at UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

Knock yourself out by watching mixed martial arts fighting during Missoula Mayhem Ultimate Fighting, a night that features competitors duking it out using techniques from boxing, judo, Tae Kwon Do and wresting, starting at 7:30 PM at the Adams Center. $38.50–$18.50 depending on seats. Get tickets at griztix.com and visit fightforcefighting.com.

Grab some dramatic advice from a young Dear Abby in the making when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $20/$10 students. You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Find out about the inspiration behind that beard when Larry Hirshberg plays acoustic folk at the Symes Hot Springs Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs, at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome.

Don’t pass out with your shoes on when Party Trained serves up a night of classic rock at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Sizzle your mind with a performance that explores personal, historical and universal narratives in the gap between childhood and motherhood when choroegrapher Joy French presents Crack and Yoke, a dance-theater work featuring music

by Amy Martin, with a performance at 8 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/$8 students, seniors and youth.

Visit ddcmontana.com for advance tickets or call 541-7240. (See Dance in this issue.)

The Hamilton Players present a performance of My Fair Lady, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Call 375-9050 for tickets.

Feel the heat in your seat when Bellatrix Cirques presents Making Nice with Vice, a performance that features aerialists, a fire opera, hoopers, burlesque and bellydancers, plus two bands and DJs, starting at 8 PM at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $12/$10 advance, with tickets at Ear Candy, Rockin Rudy’s and online at bellatrixcirques.com. (See Scope in this issue.)

Guide your ballistic missiles toward the dancefloor when The Dark Horse Bar, 1805 Regent St., presents Techno Dance Night with DJ MVP, starting at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559.

Wash your sticky teeth with a hearty helping of funk soup when Reverend Slanky plays funk and soul at the Badlander at 9 PM. $5.

Burglarize thine booty with a Bay Area beatmaster when Daly City, Calif.’s Mochipet plays a mix of electronic styles including dubstep and instrumental hip hop at 9 PM at the Palace. San Francisco’s Lokae and locals Kris Moon and ir8prim8 open. $8/$13 for those under 21.

(See Spotlight in this issue.)

You’re the outlaw with an excess supply of honeydew melons when Bozeman’s The Dirty Shame plays outlaw country music at 9 PM at the Sunrise Saloon and Casino, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

One man’s trash can is another man’s dance partner when Cash For Junkers plays at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free.

Be a good neighbor and return those sprockets from your dirty

pockets when Bad Neighbor plays Florence’s High Spirits Club and Casino, 5341 Hwy. 93 N. Free.

Honk your internal horns in the company of some dudes in the know when Russ Nasset and The Revelators play country and rockabilly at 9:30 PM at the Great Northern Bar & Grill in Whitefish, 27 Central Ave. Free.

No Shame splits up your spuds and gives a thumbs up to your buds when it plays rock at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2.

Conquer your earache with some irie vibrations when Fort Collins, Colo.’s Dubskin plays roots and dub reggae with Iowa City, Iowa’s Euforquestra, which plays a self-described brand of “Afro-Caribbean barnyard funk,” starting at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $10/$8 advance at Ear Candy Music. (See Spotlight in this issue.)

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Ride a syrupy wave down to Liaisons Coffee House in Hamilton, 111 N. Second St., so you can catch Bitter Root Range when it plays acoustic Americana from 10 AM–1 PM. Free. 363-3163.

Go the HD route with a primal Greek myth when Morris Productions presents another installment of The Met: Live at the Roxy with a screening of Iphigénie en Tauride at 11 AM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $19/$17 students and seniors. Get tickets at Rockin Rudy’s.

Be your kids’ psyche master when Albert H. Yee discusses and signs copies of Raising and Teaching Children for Their Tomorrows, which runs from 1–3 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free.

Call 721-2881.

nightlife Sip on some fermented grape juice and learn about a local organization when the Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive, hosts a nonprofit night featuring the Ta m a r a c k G r i e f R e s o u r c e Center, from 5–9 PM. Ten Spoon will donate 25 cents per flight, 75 cents per glass and $1 per bottle sold to the organization, and members of the center will be on hand to chat about its work. Free. Call 549-8703.

Feel the spice between your toes during the Missoula International School’s Salsa Ball 2011, an event that benefits financial aid for children and features

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dancing, a Mexican dinner, and a silent/live auction, from 5:30 PM–midnight at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. $25. Get tickets at the school, Rockin Rudy’s or Loopy/Knit Crochet. Visit mismt.org.

Do your part to support local stream conservation projects, among other things, during the WestSlope Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s annual banquet and silent auction, which begins with a silent auction at 6 PM, followed by dinner at 7, and finishing off with a live auction at 8, all at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. $50, with tickets at Grizzly Hackle, Kesel’s Four Rivers Fly Shop, Kingfisher and the Missoulian Angler. Visit westslopetu.org.

Come down off the mountain and warm up your dancing feet when the Dodgy Mountain Men brings its “stompgrass” sound to the Bitterroot Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, with a set at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT. Butter your popcorn and your senses when the University Center Theater presents a screening of Burlesque at 7 PM, followed

by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 at 9:30 PM. $7 double feature/$5 single feature/$4 double feature for students/$3 single feature for students.

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March 18, 2011 at the Best Western Heritage Inn Speaking Engagement: 7 p.m.

Book Signing: 8 p.m.

Sponsored by the C.M. Russell Museum and hosted by the Western Masters Art Show.

Purchase tickets at www.cmrussell.org

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Sax it up with a foursome of world class jazz musicians when the Will Vinson Quartet plays a set at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave., at 7 PM. $45. RSVP required by e-mailing dalyjazz@gmail.com. Visit daly jazz.com for details.

Sock it to the corporate goliaths when Niki Zupanic, public policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, presents the talk “Do Corporations Have Lips? Citizens United, Fox News, Freedom of Speech and the Fairness Doctrine,” which begins at 7 PM at the River Street Theatre in Hamilton, 421 N. Second St. Free. Call 363-1329.

Let your intellectual greens grow when author and Indy contributor Jeremy N. Smith hosts a presentation and signing for his book Growing A Garden City, starting at 7 PM at the Grizzly Claw Trading Company, 3187 Hwy. 83 in Seeley Lake. Free, with refreshments. Call 677-0008.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

Grab some dramatic advice from a young Dear Abby in the making when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $20/$10 students. You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

Get lost in the polyrhythm when UM’s Percussion Department presents its World Rhythms Concert, which features performances by the UM West African Ensemble with guest artists Abdoul Doumbia and Djenba Sako, plus the UM Djebe Bara Dance Group and others, starting at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

Hear some roaring strings when the Glacier Symphony and Chorale presents its Floating Wo r l d R o a r i n g M o u n t a i n Concert, which begins at 7:30 PM

at the performance hall of Flathead High School, 644 Fourth Ave. W. in Kalispell. $32–$10 depending on seats/free for children through grade 12 who are accompanied by an adult. Get tickets online at gscmusic.org or by calling 257-3241.

Don’t pass out with your shoes on when Party Trained serves up a night of classic rock at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free.

Sizzle your mind with a performance that explores personal, historical and universal narratives in the gap between childhood and motherhood when choroegrapher Joy French presents Crack and Yoke, a dance-theater work featuring music by Amy Martin, with a performance at 8 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. $10/$8 students, seniors and youth.

Visit ddcmontana.com for advance tickets or call 541-7240. (See Dance in this issue.)

The Hamilton Players present a performance of Frederick Lowe’s My Fair Lady, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Call 375-9050 for tickets or visit hamiltonplayers.com.

Feel the heat in your seat when Bellatrix Cirques presents Making Nice with Vice, a performance that features aerialists, a fire opera, hoopers, burlesque and bellydancers, plus two bands and DJs, starting at 8 PM at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $12/$10 advance, with tickets at Ear Candy, Rockin Rudy’s and online at bellatrixcirques.com. (See Scope in this issue.)

Don’t look in your rear-view mirror when Somewhere Down the Road plays rock, Americana and blues at Symes Hot Springs Hotel, 209 Wall St. in Hot Springs, at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome.

DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are guaranteed to keep you dancing to an assortment of hip hop, electronic and other bass-heavy beats ‘til the bar closes during Absolutely at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free, with visuals by V3R. You’re the outlaw with an excess supply of honeydew melons when Bozeman’s The Dirty Shame plays outlaw country music at 9 PM at the Sunrise Saloon and Casino, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave. Free. Call 728-1559.

Be the early headbanging bird when Spokane’s Deadline offers up molten chunks of metal and hard rock with a set at 9 PM at The Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. Free.

Call 728-1559.

Brace your tentacles for a night of nonstop rockin’ when Miles Standish Proud, Vera and The Magpies play indie rock and rock at 9 PM at the Palace. $5.

Honk your internal horns in the company of some dudes in the know when Russ Nasset and The Revelators play country and rockabilly at 9:30 PM at the Great Northern Bar & Grill in Whitefish, 27 Central Ave. Free.

No Shame splits up your spuds and gives a thumbs up to your buds when it plays rock at 9:30 PM at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H. $2.

Kung Fu Kongress urges you not to repeal the medical funkiness act when it plays funk at 9:30 PM at the Top Hat. $5.

Let your hips swing across the dancefloor when Chereal plays a variety of rock tunes at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free.

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Fall head over someone else’s heels when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents a performance of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a hilarious musical revue of all the stages of love, starting at 2 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $17/$8.50 students. You can also get $2 off the ticket price if you bring an item to donate to the Missoula Senior Center’s thrift shop. Visit mtactors.com for tickets.

The Hamilton Players present a performance of Frederick Lowe’s My Fair Lady, starting at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road in Hamilton. $14/$8 children 12 and under. Call 3759050 for tickets.

Look around for some green eggs and ham at the Missoula Public Library’s Suessentennial Party, starting at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK. Enjoy some sweeping tunes and help out a student when UM hosts From Studio to Stage, a benefit concert that raises money for scholarships for youth and UM music students and features performances by Missoula Music Teachers Association members, starting at 3 PM at the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 542-6604.

Hear some more roaring strings when the Glacier Symphony and Chorale presents its Floating World Roaring Mountain Concert, which begins at 3 P M at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Second St. $32–$10 depending on seats/free for children through grade 12 who are accompanied by an adult. Get tickets online at gscmusic.org or by calling 257-3241.

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SPOTLIGHT pet sounds Unlike the metal band Gwar, which plays shows in costumes that look like something out of a scary post-apocalyptic B-movie, Bay Area electronic music producer Mochipet opts for silliness when hitting the stage.

“I am a man who tours the world playing music in a purple dragon dino suit. What else do you need to know?” he says in a bio on his Facebook page.

I’d say you should know this: The Daly City, Calif., resident, whose real name is David Wang, creates danceable experimental electronic music that—since his first releases surfaced in 2002—has spanned as many electronic subgenres as bottles of booze in your granddaddy’s liquor cabinet. His recent output could be described as leftfield dubstep and instrumental hip hop that pairs razor sharp beats with sliced and stuttered samples of vocals and other sounds, which are layered atop hulking bass lines aimed at maximum bodily impact.

A native of Taiwan who moved to California as a youngster, Wang is a veteran of the West Coast electronic scene whose profile has surged in recent years. In 2008, Britain’s Clash Magazine, and the Bay Area alt weekly newspaper the San WHAT: Mochipet with Lokae, and locals Kris Moon and ir8prim8 WHEN: Fri., Feb. 25, at 9 PM WHERE: The Palace HOW MUCH: $8/$13 for those under 21

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Francisco Bay Guardian, nominated him as one of the “Top Electronic Artists” of the year. He also has a tune in the videogame NBA2k9. What’s most impressive though, is this: His song “Dessert Search for Techno Baklava” was performed by the 20-member contemporary classical ensemble Alarm Will Sound in New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

Wang visits our icy mountain town this week, laptop in hand and freshly pressed dinosaur costume in tow. Rumor has it he likes to dance around in his purple suit, and rocks one hell of a party. Joining him is Lokae, an up and coming San Francisco producer who makes melodic, bass driven beats and is signed to Wang’s indie label Daly City Records.

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when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Dear Edwina Jr., starting at 4 PM at Wh i t e f i s h ’ s O ’ S h a u g h n e s s y Center, 1 Central Ave. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Get tickets online at whitefishtheatreco.org or call 862-5371.

nightlife Keep the grub in your stomach local during Garden City Harvest’s Wintergreens, a family-style dinner in celebration of local food that also includes a live pie and cake auction emceed by Mayor John Engen, starting at 6 PM at the Florence Hotel, 111 N. Higgins Ave. $18/$10 for children ages 10 and under. Call 5233663 to RSVP and do it quick, as this is expected to sell out.

Get moving with a moving picture when the Zootown Ar ts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., presents its Winter Cinema Film Series, which kicks off this week with the theme of “Stories from Brazil” runs from

6–9 PM. Free, but donations accepted. Call 549-7555 and visit zootownarts.org.

Ride the literary whip during UM’s Second Wind Reading Series, which features readings from fiction writer David Allan Cates, plus second year MFA creative writing student Hannah Soukup, at 6:30 PM at the Top Hat. Free.

Enjoy a French flick about a widowed father and his daughter when UM Cercle Francophone and the Alliance Francaise of Missoula continues the 2011 Tournées Festival with a screening of 35 Rhums, starting at 7 PM at the University Center Theater.

Free. Visit afmissoula.org.

Hear the musical fruits of 13 middle school students who signed up to spend the weekend together by becoming a band when Wolf Pack, which features pianists, drummers, mandolinists and other players, performs at 7 PM at the Top Hat. The show also features special guests Kira

Means, Kaylen Krebsbach and Tyler Morgan. Free, all ages.

Don’t bite the dust or tie your mother down when One Night of Queen, a Queen tribute band featuring Gary Mullen and The Works, plays at 7:30 PM in the University Theatre. $25/$15 students, with tickets at The Source in the University Center and Rockin Rudy’s, or online at griztix.com.

Anyone with filmmaking experience or an interest in acting is hereby invited to check out a meeting of the Speculative Movement, which meets to finalize its first film script and show others what the group is about starting at 8 PM at 1843 S. 14th St. W. Free. E-mail darknight8@gmail.com and visit specmovement.forumotions.com for more info.

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bands starting at 8 PM. Free. This week: jazz from Amur River Jazz, followed by the Basement Boys.

Enjoy a brew and a moving picture when the Palace hosts a movie night, starting at 9 PM. Free.

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Give science two thumbs up during UM’s Integrative Microbiology & Biochemistry Seminar Series, which begins at 4:10 PM in Room 110 of the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building.

Free. Call 243-5122.

nightlife Pick the brain of a renowned American choreographer when UM hosts a Meet the Artist presentation with Susan Marshall of the choreography troupe Susan Marshall & Co., starting at 5 PM in Room 005 of UM’s PARTV Center.

Free. Call 243-2832.

Save up your grape juice coupons and go see the Discount Quartet when it plays jazz at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

Leave the raw meat at home and get ready for a night of horrorcore rap and hip hop when Psychopathic Records artists ABK & AMB play at 8 PM at the Badlander. Tourmates Kung Fu Vampire, Nahachis, Fortress 9 Ninjaz, Xplicit, Robb Dogg and Atrocity open. $15/$12 advance online at chopmeatrecords.com/ shows.html.

See if you can become a star under the spotlight at Sean Kelly’s open mic night, hosted by Mike Avery every Mon. at 9 PM. Free.

Call 542-1471 after 10 AM on Monday to sign-up.

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PM every week, at the Palace. Free.

This week is a “vinyl only” night and features DJs Enkrypted, Lui, Bobo, and the Milkcrate Mechanic.

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01

The Bitterroot Breastfeeding Coalition announces that it meets from 1–2 PM at Liaisons Coffee House in Hamilton, 111 N. Second St. Breastfeeding supporters and children are welcome. Free. Call 880-2551.

nightlife Keep your eyes on the sustainable prize when the Conservation Climate Change Lecture Series continues with a talk from Gloria Flora titled “Biochar: A Carbon-Negative Solution from the Distant Past,” which starts at 7 PM in Room 106 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building.

Free. Call 243-6956.

Force feed your hearing receptors something pleasing when UM hosts a faculty and guest artist series recital with violinist Margaret Baldridge, starting at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

Step back in time and witness a play about sibling rivalry, political maneuvering, and jealously, when UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets or call 243-4581.

Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free Pub Trivia, which takes place every Tue. at 8 PM. And, to highlight the joy of discovery that you might experience while attending, here’s a sample of the type of question you could be presented with. Ready? In music,

what is the Italian word meaning sweetly? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

Get your fill of blues, grooves and brews when Stan Anglen and Chris Lane play original tunes at the Flathead Lake Brewing Company of Missoula, 424 N. Higgins Ave., at 8 PM. Free.

All royalty gets irie during Royal Reggae Night, which features free pool plus reggae, dancehall and hip hop remixes spun by an array of DJs starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free.

Jam the indigo out of your system when Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, presents Blues Jam and Microbrews night with Kevin Van Dort, where a full blues band plays along with guest artists every Tue. starting at 9:30 PM. Free, with $1 off Microbrews.

Contact Kevin at 396-5731 to play.

When Copper Was King taps into your acidic core when it plays a mix of reggae, rock, funk and soul during the Badlander’s Live and Local Night at 9 PM. Free.

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UM’s Lessons of Our Land: The Indian Land Tenure Foundation Speaker Series continues with a presentation by scholar Narcisse Blood, at 4 PM in Room 105 of U M’s Payne Family Native American Center. A reception follows at 5:30 PM. Free. Call 503798-2212.

nightlife Hear about the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on aboriginal communities and lands during the Montana premiere screening of Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands, a documentary that starts at 7 PM at the Wilma Theatre. Cost TBA. (See Agenda in this issue).

UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets.

Wet your aural palette with clarinetist Keith Lemmons when he plays a UM faculty and guest artist series recital at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but neither will help you emit that high lonesome sound every Wed., when the Old Post Pub hosts a Pickin’ Circle at 9 PM. Free. The Italian term dolce

is used in music to refer to something as sweet or gentle.

Get grimy with a “dirty ol’ oneman-band” when Scott Biram plays a mix of blues, punk and country at 9 PM at the Palace.

Ralph White and The Dodgy Mountain Men open. $10. (See Soundcheck in this issue.)

Leapfrog into a lyrical wonder world when San Leandro, Calif’s Forrest Day plays hip hop with a live band at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Minneapolis’ More Than Lights opens. $5.

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Be the change you want to see and check out Peace Corps oncampus recruiting from 4–5:30 P M i n R o o m 331 o f U M ’ s University Center. Free. Call 243-2239.

nightlife If you have suffered, or are suffering from cancer, get artistic support for your healing during Living Art of Montana’s Cancer, Courage and Creativity, an eight-week art workshop which runs this and every Thu. until April 28 from 5:30–7:30 PM at The Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. # 17. Free, but donations appreciated. RSVP by March 2 by calling 549-5329.

UM’s School of Theatre and Dance presents a performance of James Goldman’s The Lion in Winter, at 7:30 PM in the Masquer Theatre, in UM’s PARTV Center. $16/$14 seniors and students/$10 children age 12 and under. Visit umtheatredance.org for tickets.

Dream a little ethereal dream when Brookyln’s Asobi Seksu plays dream pop with a shoegaze influence at 9 PM at the Palace.

Brooklyn’s BRAHMS and locals Stellarondo open. $8/$10 for those under age 21.

Pour some funk into your stein of Earl Grey tea when Britain’s The New Mastersounds plays a combo of funk, soul and jazz at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $10, with tickets at Ear Candy Music and online at seafarerentertainment.com.

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Keep the fun stuff flowing to my inbox by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., Feb. 25 to calendar@missoulanews.com.

Alternately, snail mail the stuff to Calendar Overlord c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit stuff to me online at missoulanews.com.

ure, you like ski porn, but how many of you salivate at the thought of fishing porn? Are you the kind of guy or gal that needs â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot fish on fly action that will make you want to throw your push pullâ&#x20AC;??

If so, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to cast your dirty senses on the locally produced movie Black Tailed Devils, which follows a crew of fishers as they set out on the Florida Keys in wild pursuit of the permit fish.

It screens on Friday at the Wilma Theatre as part of the 2011 Fly Fishing Film Tour, which offers a multitude of films sure to hook novice fly fishers and pros alike. Other scaly offerings include

Speed, Muscle & Teeth, which follows one manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zeal for catching and releasing the mako shark, and his interest in protecting it. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also want to peep Red Like Winter, a flick that was filmed in December in the Louisiana Marsh and is about catching monster redfish. So go ahead and take the bait, I know you want to.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 Throw your support behind some local stewards when The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation presents its fifth annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser, which features a silent auction, wine/beer, appetizers, plus a keynote address from Bill Moore, son of the late Bud Moore, from 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 PM at the Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main St. Free. Visit selwaybitterroot.org.

Dig into â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories in Rock & Ice: Geology and Climate Change in Glacier National Park,â&#x20AC;? a presentation with Paul Rappaport, field camp director for the Glacier Institute, which begins at 6:30 PM at REI Missoula, 3275 N. Reserve St. Ste. K-2. Free. Visit rei.com/missoula to RSVP. Paddle yourself into an evening with adventurer Susan Conrad during â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oceans of Uncertaintyâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;A Sea of Revelations,â&#x20AC;? a presentation with Conrad about her recently completed 1,110 mile solo sea kayak trip through the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside Passageâ&#x20AC;? of British Columbia and Alaska, starting at 7 PM in Room 210 of UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McGill Hall. Free. Call 243-5172.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26 Middle schoolers glide with grace and not angst during a middle school cross country ski day at Lubrecht Forest, sponsored by Missoula Children and Nature and others, which features the chance to learn how to ski along with winter survival skills, starting with a meet-up at 9:30 AM at the northwest corner of the Adamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center parking lot. Free. RSVP by Feb. 24 by calling Ian at 396-9562.

Prepare for flight as alpine skiers hit a jump that shoot them as far as 200 feet during the Snowbowl Cup Gelande Championship, which occurs today and tomorrow around 10 AM each day at Montana Snowbowl and bestows winners with an $8,000 cash prize. Registration is due Fri., Feb. 25, and participants must be certified to compete. Spectators are welcome. Soar over to montanasnowbowl.com or call 549-9777 for details.

Hang with some adventurers when the Montana Natural History Center (MNHC), 120 Hickory St., hosts the Outdoor Explorers Mentoring Program kickoff celebration, which features the chance to learn

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chortle too hard or you might slip on an icy patch during the Snow Joke Marathon, featuring one 13.1 mile lap around Seeley Lake on plowed roads. Registration is on race-day only from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. $10/$5 under age 20. Get the punch line at cheetahherders.com.

Do your part to support local stream conservation projects, among other things, during the WestSlope Chapter of Trout Unlimitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual banquet and silent auction, which begins with a silent auction at 6 PM, followed by dinner at 7, and finishing off with a live auction at 8, all at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 N. Reserve St. $50, with tickets at Grizzly Hackle, Keselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Four Rivers Fly Shop, Kingfisher and the Missoulian Angler. Visit westslopetu.org.

Soar into a day of avian ogling when the Five Valleys Audubon Society hosts a full-day birding field trip in the Mission Valley, starting with a meet-up at 8 AM at the Adams Center parking lot, or at 9 AM at the Cenex Gas Station in Ronan.

Free. Visit fvamissoula.org.

TUESDAY MARCH 1 Do the slide and glide, and get one heck of a workout, when you register today for the UM Outdoor Programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beginner Cross-Country Skiing class, which covers basic techniques and includes a ski outing on March 5. $30, includes instruction, rentals and transportation. RSVP required by March 1 by calling 243-5172.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 Go the rocky route when UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outdoor Program hosts a basic mountaineering class, which includes an intro to the activity, along with info on trip planning, gear, anchors, rope travel and more, starting with a pre-trip meeting today at 6 PM in the Outdoor Program, in UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fitness and Recreation Center. A field trip occurs March 5. $50. Register by Feb. 28 by calling 243-5172. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Air bound Aerialists bring big city chops to local “cirque” extravaganza

by Erika Fredrickson

As it turns out, rock climbing is a pretty good skill if you want to make a living in the theater world. Growing up in Missoula, Shaneca Adams had little aerial experience beyond repelling off rocky terrain in the Bitterroots. But after spending his youth in the outdoor landscape, Adams headed to New York City in 1997 and landed a gig with the aerial Off-Broadway show De La Guarda, where he spent his evenings soaring above audiences and walking on ceilings using the ropes and karabiners used for climbing.

“Just kicking it rock climbing—repelling and swinging way out—that was pretty much as close as I’d ever gotten to doing aerial until then,” says Adams.

When you think of aerialists, it’s easy to envision sleek aesthetic acrobats like those showcased in Cirque du Soleil. But aerial work in De La Guarda was never meant to focus solely on physical feats. It’s about creating a visceral experience that includes heavy audience participation. In De La Guarda there was no seating for the show.

The crowd stood in the midst of the action, often getting wet as the performers stomped through water. By the finale, the performance turned into an all-out dance party instigated by the aerialists—shirt swapping and sweaty hugging ensued whether the audience liked it or not.

“Some people, unfortunately, would think they were going to see something like Cats,” laughs Adams. “They’d be like, ‘Where are the seats?’ and instead they’d be in a crazy dark box wearing their nicest suits getting wet.”

The buzz surrounding De La Guarda also brought in a slew of celebrities.

“It was this successful Off-Broadway show and so

everybody wanted to come and see it,” says Adams.

“Michael Jackson came. Janet came. Wesley Snipes came.

Sting. Everybody.”

Adams met Veronica deSoyza while working on the show. DeSoyza, a dancer, had spent time in the famous Fame school and traveled around Europe with dance companies in her early 20s. She made the leap to aerial work after trying to put together an art project she’d envisioned that included people walking on walls.

“That same week I was looking in the paper and here was De La Guarda, and it showed a picture of two women running on a wall,” she says. “At first I was like, ‘Oh, it’s already been done.’ Then I thought, ‘I gotta do that!’ I learned all my aerial [moves] those first few weeks before the show [opened]. And I ended up realizing I was fearless. I had no fear jumping off 30 feet in the air.”

Adams and deSoyza married and continued to stitch together gigs to support themselves. They co-produced a show called Sunny Side Up, an abstract dance that was a response to 9/11, but still provided some playful delights.

“We hatched a bunch of people out of eggs and served the audience cake,” says Adams.

Adams also made it into high-profile productions like Stomp and Blue Man Group (in Boston and New York City). He got to dance with Beyonce and Sean Paul for an MTV music awards live show in 2006. Meanwhile, DeSoyza was cast in the Broadway show Tarzan, for which she sang on the original cast record with Phil Collins. But it was really the couple’s aerial experience with De La Guarda that got them from gig to gig.

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Missoula native Shaneca Adams and his wife Veronica deSoyza spent over a decade in New York honing their aerialist skills on and off Broadway. The performers—who moved to Missoula a year and a half ago—join several other local artists in Bellatrix, a circus-esque show featuring aerialists, hoopers, fire performers and burlesque dancers.

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“We did a piece for a family in the Upper East Side of Manhattan for a Halloween parade,” says Adams. “They have a four story townhouse and so we just tied ropes off the top window and we sent superheroes down the side of the building—Spiderman and Batman. It was unbelievable for the kids.”

In 2006, they performed for Red Bull’s Ascension Party. In 2007, Microsoft hired them for the Vista launch to be among a handful of aerialists creating a “human billboard” at NYC’s Terminal Warehouse Building. Later that year hip-hop artist Usher signed them for a live show celebrating his fragrance—Usher For Him and Usher For Her. “Aerial became pretty hot for a while,” says deSoyza.

“Everybody wanted it.”

A few years ago, the crumbling economy hit the arts community hard. Shows like De La Guarda closed, corporations slimmed down their campaigns and Broadway shows shaved down their casts.

But for Adams and deSoyza, it opened a door down a different path.

“I was tired of the grind,” admits deSoyza. “And I felt satisfied with my career and wanted to focus on yoga and teaching yoga.”

The couple moved to Missoula with their son over a year ago to settle back in the valley in which Adams grew up. It’s been a chance, they say, to be with family and spend some time in a different arts community.

In Missoula, the two aerialists have joined a group of local performers who will showcase their circus-esque skills in a production called Bellatrix this week at the Missoula Winery. The show, directed by Montana native Anita Maddux, boasts acrobats, sword fighters, breakdancers, belly dancers, fire performers, hoopers, burlesque dancers, a “hip hop-notist,” a house band and Adams and deSoyza performing aerial theatrics. It’s the second Bellatrix show. Last year’s was held at the Top Hat for which the bar owners installed a permanent aerial point in the ceiling so the performers could hang from it.

This year, the Missoula Winery has followed suit, hiring Rocky Mountain Rigging to set up the aerial infrastructure.

In fact, Bellatrix is one of several recent performances that have featured aerialists—The Montana Rep had a silk aerialist perform for its theater gala this year and First Night showcased local aerialist Raven Summer performing at the Wilma Theatre.

“I think there’s a renaissance in Missoula as far as arts go,” says Adams. “And there definitely is a community of aerialists here. The tools are here and that’s one of the reasons we came back.”

Along with the other Bellatrix performers, Adams and deSoyza plan to help build Missoula’s performing arts community. Though resources—equipment, venues and props—are more scarce here than what the couple had at their fingertips in New York City, the support they’ve seen in the local community has given them hope for a strong aerial niche.

What happens at the winery is just a quarter of what it can be,” says deSoyza. “It’s a taste of what we can bring if we have the chance.”

Bellatrix shows at the Missoula Winery Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8 PM nightly. Doors open at 7 PM. $12/$10 advance at Ear Candy Music and Rockin Rudy’s. 21+. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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concert—David Lee Roth and Poison. Move forward a couple years, and Biram became obsessed with iconic punk groups like Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys.

He held tight to those influences, playing in punk and bluegrass bands simultaneously after college, while working kitchen gigs in restaurants (he’s been a fulltime musician since 2001). When Biram’s bands split up, he decided to start performing as a solo act.

Problem was, Biram was not the kind of performer to sit with an acoustic guitar and serenade the clientele.

“If I was just sitting there with a guitar,” he says, “that’s not much of a show. I missed playing in rock clubs and I hated playing in coffee shops. So I realized I needed to step this up. I started stomping on the floor at these places with wood floors, and then I started stomping on the bottom of the mic stand and turned the bass up high on my voice so the bass expanded… I had this dream of having a wall of amps behind me and making myself a sort of ‘presence.’”

That presence connected with audiences. Biram worked up his stage show to eventually include a battery of amplifiers. This alone—to say nothing of Biram’s skills as a singer and songwriter—put him in a rarefied group of performers. He may be the only one of Texas-based musician Scott Biram is a self-described dirty his kind.

“I like old hard rock and I wanted old one-man band. it to be a hard rock show,” Biram says.

Texas accent—he’s from the Hill Country near Austin— “People are getting their money’s worth more. It’s a and it’s tough to tell sometimes if Biram’s literally bigger production playing in a club… Unfortunately, amped-up acoustic music (“I tour [solo] with more that’s how it seems to work.”

Another benefit of Biram’s mode of performing: He equipment than a four-piece band,” he says) is a joke or not. Listeners could be forgiven for wondering: Is this makes better money. Club gigs pay better than coffee shop performances, and Biram, who was used to splitguy honoring traditional music, or mocking it?

Biram sides squarely with the former. He says that ting the profits of ticket sales with bandmates, found he most of the time, audiences are already familiar with could make similar club gigs pay as a solo artist.

Since 2000, Biram has consistently been releasing him. Though not always.

“It’s not like Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk albums every year or two, initially by himself and, since Festival,” Biram jokes, referring to the infamous 1965 2005, on independent label Bloodshot (home to simishow where Dylan went electric. “Although I did have a lar artists Devil in a Woodpile and Split Lip Rayfield). In 2002 came Preachin’ and Hollerin’. In 2003, after nearguy in France one time say, ‘Zis is not de blues!’”

He adds, “I tell audiences, ‘I hope you’re having a ly dying in a head-on collision with an 18 wheeler, he good time tonight, because I already have your released his Rehabilitation Blues EP (with an album cover photo of Biram playing guitar in a hospital bed, money!’”

While he projects a persona of a cheap beer-guz- naturally). His most recent album is 2009’s Something zling trash talker on albums such as Dirty Old One-Man Wrong/Lost Forever.

Currently Biram is working on the follow-up to Band, Biram in conversation is soft spoken, literate and self-reflective. His accent is less perceptible. He speaks that one. He notes that his recording contract stipulates as easily about his education (he studied art at he must release a new album every year and a half. And, Southwest Texas State University) as he does about his while Biram refers to music as a job, he also relishes the love of Steely Dan and his 1956 Gibson hollow-body experience of finishing a recording, seeing what folks electric guitar. Biram is, in other words, the kind of dirty think, and, he says, “When the records start selling, I old one-man band you could take home to meet mama. know I’ll be fine on funds for a while.”

Scott H. Biram plays the Palace Wednesday, Biram’s off-kilter stage persona developed over years of trying to merge his diverse musical interests. March 2, at 9 PM with Ralph White and Dodg y The first concert he remembers was in the late 1970s Mountain Men. $10. or early ’80s, seeing legendary folk singers Doc and Merle Watson. A few years later came his first rock arts@missoulanews.com

Deep in a chewing tobacco spit-encrusted, whiskeyscented shack in the swamp, there’s a broke down old white dude sweating over an equally weathered acoustic guitar. He has the guttural growl of a bullfrog. He sings dirty blues with the conviction of a mother superior, before wailing out a half century-old bluegrass hymn about “getting right” and giving up the sinning. The word “gristled” was conceived to define this guy.

Well, not exactly.

The truth is, Scott H. Biram’s music might lead you to conjure such an image, listening to songs with titles like “18 Wheeler Fever” and “Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Blue.” He plays bluegrass and blues, mostly fast and mean. The sound quality of his recordings is best described as raw, at times abrasive. He sings with a hard

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Monsters’ ball An exploration of fertility in Crack and Yoke

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scene is not goofy as it perhaps sounds, but is instead remarkably poignant.

This blending of props and movement, subtle theatricality and thoughtful costuming is what makes this not simply a well-choreographed dance, but a smart piece of social commentary.

Throughout, the dance seamlessly melds the serious with the playful; a handclapping, patty-cakeesque series evokes thoughts of childhood, but is punctuated with moments of gravity when members of the giddy sisterhood are called away. A repeated “off to the races” theme highlights the spectacle that often surrounds conception, pregnancy and childbirth. But Medusa and the Gorgons infuse these sequences with a questioning air, and create their own community outside the confines of tradition.

It should be noted that the trio work that Medusa and the Gorgons perform is truly spectacular. Using the Downtown Dance Collective’s performance space to its fullest, these three women move flawlessly together, at one point carrying on improvisational dialogue during a complex sequence, and at another embodying the powerful goddess-monsters in a fast and intensely physical section.

Photo courtesy of Greta Rybus This goddess-monster secJoy French’s dance piece Crack and Yoke explores mythical tion also offers a good example and cultural views of fertility. of one of the other stand-out facets of this piece: the music. mother herself, but at that late-20s-early-30s juncture, French worked together with local singer-songwriter she began pondering the complex and emotional ter- Amy Martin to create a score of entirely new music. rain that women occupy when it comes to career, fam- And while Martin does sing on a few tracks, includily, and social and personal expectations and desires. ing the lullaby-esque “Athena’s Theme,” much of the “I was curious about the fertility of the mind ver- music bridges genres and showcases her other sus the fertility of the body,” she says. instrumental talents, including trumpet and accorAnd she began wondering if the two truly pres- dion. That the music and the dance were created in ent a dichotomy as society often suggests. This pon- conversation with one another is readily apparent, dering soon sent her back in history to search for a and gives an already striking performance a well-polprecedent. She found in Greek mythology stories ished, professional feel. that resonated with her.

French’s work is a rare treat for Missoula; it’s “I knew of goddesses of fertility in myths, but I infrequent that a choreographer creates an eveningwondered if there were such beings as goddesses of length piece here in town, and that dancers who are infertility,” she says. “What I found were the female not affiliated with the university get a chance to permonsters.” form. Although she received her BA here at UM and Medusa and her Gorgon sisters—portrayed in was a company member with Headwaters Dance, the dance by French, Ashley Griffith and Jen Stearns- French left Montana to get her MFA at the University Delong—were physically infertile, but powerful and of Colorado. From there, she easily could have dangerous beings operating on society’s edges. In moved on to bigger and brighter performance mecEuripedes’ Greek storyline, Athena slays the beastly cas; but she came back, and fans of dance in Medusa.

Missoula should feel lucky that she did.

But French wasn’t ready to dispatch Medusa so Crack and Yoke continues at the Downtown swiftly, nor cast Athena ( Jes Mullette) in such a cold, Dance Collective Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, straightforward role. Throughout the dance, Athena Feb. 26, at 8 PM nightly. $10/$8 students, seniors abstractly embodies fertility and death, inspiration and youth. and tough love. When she binds Medusa in ropes made of bras, panties, purses and high heels, the arts@missoulanews.com When Joy French first started advertising her dance performance, Crack and Yoke, she noticed something interesting: “People kept coming up and saying, ‘Oh, is it about eggs?’ even though there’s no mention of eggs on the poster, and it’s spelled ‘yoke,’ not ‘yolk.’” It seemed that regardless of spelling, people are hardwired to make certain associations.

Turns out, French’s evening-length work is, in part, about eggs, and explores another kind of hardwiring; specifically the biological and cultural imperatives we associate with fertility, and more broadly, with womanhood.

“I have a lot of good friends my age who don’t have children, and some who do,” says French. Not a

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Oscar makeover A different look at the year’s best films

by Skylar Browning

The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least, that’s how it seems with the Academy Awards. The 83rd annual airing of the awards show on Sunday night promises some “exciting” new twists, like actor co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco (the latter is also nominated in the Best Actor category, which could be more awkward than exciting). But no matter how the Academy rearranges all the glittery parts of the industry’s biggest showcase, it always feels vaguely the same, anticlimactic and predictable. Is there any doubt this weekend will produce hardware for Natalie Portman and The King’s Speech? The biggest suspense will be whether someone cries, and how they look—is that Oscar De La Renta or Armani?—when the waterworks commence.

To add a little flavor to the otherwise vanilla proceedings, we honor the year’s films, directors and actors the Academy Jack Goes Boating somehow overlooked.

Best generational commentary

There’s not much to like about the lead character in writer/director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg. Played by a sullen Ben Stiller, the 40-year-old in crisis offers nothing more than a mess of nerves and enough social implosions to make viewers physically squirm. But as grating as Stiller’s Greenberg can be, he still stumbles upon the occasional nugget of neurotic wisdom. It may be misguided or horribly timed, but his thoughts on Starbucks, raising kids and therapy still hit home.

During the film’s best scene, he sits surrounded at a party by a bunch of college- Fish Tank aged know-it-alls, and launches into a drug-induced monologue about today’s youth. “The thing about you kids is that you’re all kind of insensitive,” he starts. “I’m glad I grew up when I did ’cause your parents were too perfect at parenting—all that Baby Mozart and Dan Zanes songs; you’re just so sincere and interested in things! There’s a confidence in you guys that’s horrifying. You’re all ADD and carpal tunnel. You wouldn’t know agoraphobia if it bit you in the ass, and it makes you mean.”

He goes on before coming to this conclusion: “I’m freaked out by you kids. I hope I die before I end up meeting one of you in a job interview.”

It’s the best example of Generation X examining the Millenniums yet on the big screen.

Best meltdown

Forget Portman’s slow, manic and fantastical unraveling in Black Swan. For a much more human tantrum, watch the always impressive Philip Seymour Hoffman in Jack Goes Boating. In his directorial debut, Hoffman plays a shy Rasta dude who religiously lives by the lyrics to “Rivers of Babylon.” But after he spends weeks painstakingly practicing how to cook a romantic

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meal for his new love interest, only to have it ruined through no fault of his own, Hoffman explodes in a cathartic fit tethered to a much more effective reality.

Best supporting actor (under 3 years old)

Babies follows one year in the life of four infants being raised in four different corners of the world.

Director Thomas Balmès’ captivating and inevitably cute documentary intends to show the similarities and, more tellingly, differences of growing up in San Francisco, Tokyo, Nambia and Mongolia, and the camera rarely shows anyone other than the four kids. Even the parents are bit players here. But one extra manages to be a scene-stealer: the slightly older brother of Bayal, the newborn in Mongolia. Bayal’s sibling doesn’t take kindly to the family’s new addition, and he repeatedly acts out in wonderfully understated, slightly jarring glimpses of envy. The best: When he nonchalantly wheels Bayal out of the family yurt and into a herd of cattle…and just leaves him there.

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Best use of weather

Say what you want about Roman Polanski, but the man can make a good film. In The Ghost Writer he manages to take an average thriller and elevate it to Hitchcock heights by the simple use of pace and atmosphere. When a disinterested scribe gets assigned to help the former British prime minister polish his memoirs, and that cushy gig turns into a political quagmire, the writer’s increasing paranoia is fueled by his eerie surroundings. By the film’s end, the desolation of a rain-swept Martha’s Vineyard becomes as ominous a character in the film as any trench coatclad operative.

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What a year for young women: Jennifer Lawrence is a deserving Best Actress nominee for her role as the dogged teenager in Winter’s Bone, 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld earned a Best Supporting Actress nod for her work alongside Jeff Bridges in True Grit, and Emma Stone’s Golden Globe-nominated performance in the high school comedy Easy A established her as a future leading lady.

Equally talented, yet mostly overlooked in 2010 (at least by American critics), was Katie Jarvis’ role in the gut-wrenching British film Fish Tank. The 19-year-old came out of nowhere to land the part of Mia, an irrepressibly angry teenager who ends up with one of her hard-partying mother’s boyfriends. Director Andrea Arnold rests the heavy film on Jarvis’ shoulders—it’s told entirely from her character’s perspective—and the newcomer handles the responsibility with aplomb. sbrowning@missoulanews.com

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THE COMPANY MEN Hollywood sheds light on the shattered American dream with this flick, which stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones as three dudes who realize they have to climb something other than the corporate ladder after they get laid off from their high paying jobs. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:15 and 9:45, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45.

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THE EAGLE It’s the year 140, and former Roman soldier Channing Tatum heads to the northern reaches of England with a slave to ferret out the truth 20 years after the disappearance of his father and his father’s army. This film adaptation of a book by Rosemary Sutcliff co-stars Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong. Village 6: 7:15 and 10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:25 and 4:20. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:40, 3:40, 6:45 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:40, 6:45 and 9:30.

GNOMEO AND JULIET Shakespeare’s tale of unrequited love gets adapted for the 3-D CGI generation. This time, the story revolves around two garden gnomes— a red hat gnome and a blue hat gnome—who try

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JUST GO WITH IT Adam Sandler shows his classy side as a single plastic surgeon who lies about being unhappily married in order to get into the pants of ladies.

Things go well until he asks his co-worker Jennifer Aniston to join in on a fib by pretending to be his wife. Carmike 10: 4:40, 7:25 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:35. Village 6: 7 and 9:45, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:10 and 4:15. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:50, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:25, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 3:45, 6:40 and 9:25.

JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER You’ll either cry out in irritated agony or in pure joy while watching this 3-D biopic about the teenage

DRIVE ANGRY 3D Nicolas Cage is a felon who breaks out of hell to avenge the death of his daughter and save her kidnapped baby—all while trying to avoid Satan’s assistant, William Fichtner, who’s trying to bring Cage back to the inferno.

Amber Heard co-stars. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:15 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:35 and 9:50, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:25, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:40.

HALL PASS Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis are buddies who get the thumbs up from their respective wives—Jenna Fischer and Christiana Applegate—to be bachelors for a week without any consequences. Drunken revelry and flirting, consumption of pot brownies and trips to Applebee’s ensue. Carmike 10: 4:05, 7:10 and 9:45, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. mati- Getting caught by the wedgie police sucks. Hall Pass opens Friday at the Carmike 10. nees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:30, to forge a relationship amid a fight between YouTube sensation turned teeny bopper musician.

4:55, 7:20 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. their respective gnome peoples. Carmike 10: Features live footage plus appearances by Usher show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:20, 4:25, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at and, well, lots of admiring teens. Carmike 10: 4, 7 7:20 and 9:45. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 1:50. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with and 9:35, with a Fri. matinee at 1. Stadium 14 in 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Kalispell: 1:05, 4:05, 6:45 and 9:15, with an addiStadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:10, 2:30, tional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

1:45. Entertainer in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9.

4:45, 6:55 and 9:10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 4, THE KING’S SPEECH YU-GI-OH! 3D: BONDS BEYOND TIME After English aristocrat Colin Firth gets crowned This anime film follows three characters who aim 6:55 and 9:10.

King George VI of England, he tries to rid himself to duke it out with a masked villain named Paradox of a nasty stammer so he can give good speechin order to save a beloved card game. Carmike 10: THE GREEN HORNET Seth Rogen is a financially well-off son of a news- es to his fellow Brits, who are on the brink of World Matinee at 1 only on Sat.–Sun. paper publisher who decides to put bad guys in War II. The film received 12 Oscar nominations. their place by becoming a masked ass-kicking Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7 and 9:10, with Fri. and NOW PLAYING crime fighter in this 3-D adaptation of the classic Wed. shows at 7 only, and Sun. matinees at 1 and 1930s radio program. Michel Gondry (Eternal 3:10. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, 127 HOURS Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionare, Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) directs. Stadium with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show Trainspotting) returns with a film about every hard- 14 in Kalispell: 6:30 and 9:20, with an additional on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:45, 3:50, 6:35 and 9:15, with an additional Fri.–Sat. core mountaineer’s worst nightmare. It follows the Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1, 3:50, 6:35 true story of adventurer Aron Ralston—played by and 9:15. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, James Franco—who decides to head out to I AM NUMBER FOUR Robber’s Roost in Utah to explore canyons, but Stephen Spielberg co-produces this sci-fi thriller, 7:15 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. ends up stranded after a gigantic boulder crushes based on a novel of the same name, which fol- Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9:10. lows a teen alien—disguised as a human—who his arm. Carmike 10: 7 and 9:30. seeks refuge from an otherworldly species out to NO STRINGS ATTACHED kill him by hiding in a small town. Carmike 10: Yes, this movie is about gettin’ it on. Ashton BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Martin Lawrence gets freaky in a fatsuit as an 4:15, 7 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Kutcher and Natalie Portman are old friends who undercover FBI agent—disguised as a corpulent Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with start knocking boots, and then Kutcher realizes momma—who tries to get to the bottom of a mur- Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on he’s got a heart-on for Portman. Village 6: 7:05, der with the help of his stepson, who joins in on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1, 4, 7 and 9:45, with with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:20. Stadium 14 in the gender bending experiment. Village 6: 7:40 an additional Sat.–Sun. show at midnight. Kalispell: 1:15, 3:55, 6:50 and 9:35, with an addiand 9:35, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with tional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15 and Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in THE ROOMMATE 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15.

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movie plays on that fear as the story follows Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly, one of whom stops taking her meds and goes violently loco.

Village 6: 7:20 and 9:40, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:30 and 4:30.

SANCTUM James Cameron showcases his wicked awesome 3-D photography techniques (the ones he used in Avatar) as executive producer in this thriller adventure story about a crew of people who get stuck in an intricate cave system after a flash flood dampens their plans. Carmike 10 in 2-D: 4, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 6:50 and 9:20, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

TANGLED The Rapunzel fairy tale gets a 3-D makeover in this “action-packed” animated version starring the voice of Mandy Moore as the girl with really long hair. Village 6: 7 and 9:45, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 4. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:25 and 3:45.

THE RITE A young priest with doubts about faith has a change of heart after he becomes an apprentice for exorcist Anthony Hopkins and notices that people are starting to act a little, well, evil. Village 6: 9:50, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 4:10.

TRUE GRIT The Coen brothers offer up their stylish adaptation of the 1968 novel, and 1969 movie, of the same name. Jeff Bridges is a booze-loving U.S. Marshal, enlisted by a 14-year-old girl to track down shady drifter Josh Brolin, after Brolin kills the girl’s dad. Matt Damon co-stars. Carmike 10: 4:15, 7 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30.

Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight.

UNKNOWN Liam Neeson thinks he’s lost his marbles after he wakes up from a car crash-induced coma and realizes that his wife no longer remembers him. Neeson soon finds out what we all fear: Some jerkwad stole his identity. Carmike 10: 4, 7:30 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 6:50 and 9:10, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9:10 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30.

YOGI BEAR This 3-D flick features Dan Aykroyd getting his bear on as the voice of Yogi Bear, who, with his pal Boo Boo, voiced by Justin Timberlake, must save Jellystone Park from getting bought and cut down by loggers. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15, 2:25 and 4:40, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30 and 4:20.

Capsule reviews by Skylar Browning and Ira Sather-Olson.

Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., Feb. 25. Show times and locations are subject to change or errors, despite our best efforts. Please spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities by calling ahead to confirm.

Theater phone numbers: Carmike 10/Village 6–541-7469; Wilma–728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton–961-FILM; Stadium 14 in Kalispell–752-7804. Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Have sexual health questions? The Montana Access Project (MAP) Receive answers to your sexual health questions via text from sexual health experts. Text 666746 Type ASKMAP (space) enter your question. Free & Confidential. askmap.info

Red Willow Learning Center now available to rent. 1000’ space for classes or meetings. Video conferencing, AV, beverage service. 825 West Kent. Call Kathy 880-2639.

Support groups for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault each Tuesday at YWCA

Piano Lessons At YOUR Home All Ages, All Levels

Bruce- 546-5541

Missoula. Orientation Group, Living in Peace, and Domestic Violence Native Women’s Talking Circle.

Groups also available for children/teens. Dinner at 5:30, groups start at 6:30. Please arrive by 6:15 if you have children. 1130 W. Broadway. 543-6691 for more information.

with white on all 4 paws. Could be headed to our old house (we moved just a month ago) at 2120 Inverness. Reward. 406-546-5188

LOST & FOUND

small red sheeba inu spayed female, 15 years old.

Curled tail. lost higgins and broadway 1/23/11 10pm. 970-7087133 or 334-590-1518

LOST black/white male cat Last seen evening of January 27th. Escaped from our home at 2105 Trail St.(Behind Emma Dickenson School). “Tuck” is 17 lbs, black with white running from forehead, down nose, throat thru belly

Positive. Practical.

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And, it's a church.

DRUM LESSONS & BEYOND MICKI SINGER is available for drum instruction.

Any style or age; beginners or advanced: acoustic or electric; call E.S.P.or 406.493.8237 for appointment!

LOST: Black & brown puppy with white paws on 2/12/11. Last seen running with a 3-legged cow dog in St. Ignatius. 531-9968

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ANIYSA Middle Eastern Dance Classes and Supplies. Call 2730368. www.aniysa.com

P L A C E YOU R AD: Deadline: Monday at Noon

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PET OF THE WEEK Trix Devoted companion, best friend, great listener, Trix is all of these.

He’s just a good old fashioned ‘nice guy!’ Trix has diabetes, but it’s easily managed with insulin.

The folks at the shelter would gladly show anybody how to care for him. Trix hopes that people don’t overlook him due to his medical needs.

He wants to remind everybody that “lots of cats live long happy lives with diabetes!” He is just looking for somebody to give him a chance.

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When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one. ~Epitaph of Leonard P. Matlovich, 1988

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QUEASY CREDIT My girlfriend and I are planning to get married this year. Her finances are in perfect order (she’s frugal, with no debts, while I owe $8K on credit cards), so we agreed that she’d manage our money after marriage. But recently, something happened that has me worried. I bought a ski jacket and asked her opinion on it (color, style) and bragged that I’d gotten it for only $40. We both love deals, and she likes to have input into how I dress. But, she turned what used to be a fun moment together into a lecture about how I don’t need another jacket and should be clearing my debt instead of spending. I’m afraid I’ll see this escalating after marriage.

—Bitten “Hey, honey!” you call to your girlfriend, who looks up from the sink where she’s rinsing out plastic bags to reuse.

“How do I look in my spiffy new jacket?” Of course, you’re fishing for a compliment— “Like a million bucks!”—not an estimate: “Like $8,040 in debt, if you don’t count fees and interest.”

Unfortunately, one man’s el-cheapo ski jacket is one woman’s quilted nylon warning sign. The way you see it, it’s not like you did a P. Diddy and splurged on some one-of-a-kind parka they had to kill 20 ostriches and a baby seal to make. The way she sees it, there’s always going to be a $40 something-or-other twinkling at you from a store window, and instead of the voice of fiscal prudence, you’ll hear “Visa: It’s everywhere you want to be!”

(Modeling cut-rate ski-wear in bankruptcy court?)

Couples who have no problem laying out their weird sex proclivities on date three go all shy schoolgirl when it comes to talking about money, or figure they’ll just get married and work out the financial nitty-gritty later. Bad idea. A person’s relationship with money is complex: It comes out of how they were raised, experiences they’ve had, and their genetics. You and your girlfriend are overdue for a frank discussion about how you each view money (Hopes! Fears! Dreams!), the origins of your thinking, and where you think your shortcomings are. Opening up about your money issues should help you have compassion for each other’s fears: in her case, living pawn ticket to pawn ticket; in your case, spending a lifetime having your allowance docked by your mother.

You can probably come up with reasons for buying that ski jacket (“No sooner did I come home than she was raining on my parade!”). But, since you’re about to enter a partnership, it would be a show of

MISC. GOODS

good faith to act more like a partner—like your actions have bearing on the whole.

You and she should probably have a joint account for mutual expenses (bills, trips, savings) and separate accounts to use as you wish. As long as you’re paying off your debt and aren’t racking up more, you two should have a deal that she doesn’t get to lecture you or even give you an eye roll about what you buy. But, before you marry, be sure that you can accept each other’s differences. For a relationship to work, you need to find “that thing your partner does” endearingly annoying as opposed to annoyingly annoying...even if you can’t buy into their notion that the fundamental human needs are air, water, food, shelter and bugging the dog with the coolest new battery-operated, radio-controlled helicopter.

QUEER AND PRESENT DANGER A gay guy from work invited me to his wedding, and I’m wondering how it will be different from a regular wedding. I don’t want to say or do the wrong thing.

—A Man Who’s Not Used To This Sort Of Thing Gay marriage can take some getting used to. As Craig Kilborn put it, marriage has long been “a sacred union between a man and a pregnant woman.” The truth is, a gay wedding is generally just slightly more gay than weddings already are, with all the ice sculptures, tiny foo-foo snacks on little silver trays, and ludicrous flower arrangements. Sure, the guys’ gift registry might test your comfort level with a request for some bizarre item for their bedroom—like a table lamp from Crate & Barrel. And, at the ceremony, you will probably be asked to participate in some weird rituals like toasting to the couple’s happiness and eating cake. Beyond that, a gay wedding is “a regular wedding” in that two people in love are pledging to spend their lives together. They’ll let you know, in subtle or direct ways, what to call them (husband and husband, partners, etc.).

Otherwise, the usual wedding rules are in effect: Don’t chew with your mouth open, take the liquor home with you, or try to grope the bride (should you spot one wandering down the highway on your way home).

1st Interstate Pawn. 3110 South Reserve, is now open!

Buying gold and silver. Buying, selling, and pawning items large and small. We pay more and sell for less. 406-721-(PAWN)7296.

Firewood for sale! Save money on your heating bill. We have cords of lodgepole that are dry and ready to burn. This wood lights easily and burns hot. Will deliver anywhere in Missoula or the greater Missoula area (i.e., Potomac, Blackfoot, Seely, Bitterroot, Arlee, Alberton). Cords can be rounds or split, or a combination. Ask us about our multi-cord discount. Single cords: rounds are $100/cord and split is $125/cord.

Stacking fee negotiable. Call Greg at 406-244-4255 or 406-5460587 to order yours today. Wood available all winter long.

Firewood for sale! Save money on your heating bill. We have cords of lodgepole that are dry and ready to burn. This wood lights easily and burns hot. Will deliver anywhere in Missoula or the greater Missoula area (i.e., Potomac, Blackfoot, Seely, Bitterroot, Arlee, Alberton). Cords can be rounds or split, or a combination. Ask us about our multi-cord discount. Single cords: rounds are $100/cord and split is $125/cord.

Stacking fee negotiable. Call Greg at 406-244-4255 or 406-5460587 to order yours today. Wood available all winter long.

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COMPUTERS Even Macs are computers!

Need help with yours?

CLARKE CONSULTING @ 5496214 RECOMPUTE COMPUTERS Starting Prices: PCs $40. Monitors $20.

Laptops $195. 1337 Broadway 543-8287

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MUSIC GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for pre1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin, Rickenbaker and Gretsch guitars.

Fender amplifiers also. Call tollfree! 1-(800)995-1217 MORGENROTH MUSIC ADULTS ... Piano Class Forming.

Learn to play the piano in a fun, informal way with the latest in technology to enhance your learning.

12 weeks $89 includes materials.

MORGENROTH MUSIC CENTERS. Corner of Sussex and Regent, 1 block north of the Fairgrounds entrance.

1105 W Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801 549-0013. www.montanamusic.com Outlaw Music Specializing in stringed instruments.

Open Monday 12pm-5pm, TuesdayFriday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-6pm. 724 Burlington Ave, 5 4 1 - 7 5 3 3 .

Outlawmusicguitarshop.com WWW.GREGBOYD.COM One of the world’s premier music stores. (406) 327-9925.

PETS & ANIMALS CATS: #9414 British short Hair X, Blk/Tan Tabby, SF; #0243 Brown Tabby, Am Long Hair, SF, 3yr; #0330 Black/brown tabby, SF, Am Long Hair, Adult; #0358 Brown Tabby, Main Coon X, Diabetic, SF, 2yrs; #0465 Grey Tabby, Am Short

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Hair, SF, 5 yr; #0588 Grey Tabby, Am Short Hair, SF; #0624 Black, Am Short Hair, NM, 4 yr; #0644 Black/white, SF, Manx X, 9 mo; #0757 Black/White, ASH, NM, 8 mo; #1061 Torti, ASH, SF, 7mo; #1065 Orange Tabby, ASH, NM, 2 yrs; #1067 White, ASH, SF, 3 yrs; #1119 Black, AMH, NM; #1162 Black/white, DMH, SF, 1 yr; #1163 Black/white, SF, DSH, 1yr; #1220 White/grey, ASH, SF, 5 yrs; #1230 White/Grey Tabby, ALH, SF, 9 yrs; #1255 Tuxedo, DLH, SF, 2 yrs; #1259 Orange/Buff, ALH, NM, 5 yrs;; #1275 Grey/Tan Tick, ASH, NM, 4yrs; ; #1283 Seal Point, Burmese X, SF, 5.5 yrs; #1298 Grey, Tabby, ASH, SF; #1307 Choc/ Seal Point, Siamese X, SF, 1yr; #1330 Black/white, ASH, SF; #1333 Black, Maine Coon X, NM, 7yrs; #1339 Silver Tabby, DSH, SF, 2yrs; #1349 Grey/white, DSH, NM; #1365 Grey Tabby w/white, SF, DLH; #1369 Orange/white, DSH, NM, 3yrs; #1372 Grey Tabby, DSH, NM; #1373 Grey/white, DLH, NM; #1387 Grey, Russian Blue, NM, 9 mo; #1389 Grey/Black Tiger, DSH, SF, 10 yrs; #1390 Grey/brown, DSH, NM, 3yrs; #1392 White/grey, DLH, SF, 11yrs.

For photo listings see our web page at www.montanapets.org Bitterroot Humane Assoc. in Hamilton 363-5311 www.montanapets.org/ hamilton or www.petango.com, use 59840.

DOGS: #1071 Tri, GSD/Husky X, NM, 6 yrs; #1219 Black, McNabb Blue Heeler X, NM, 2yrs; #1277 Black, Shar Pei X, NM, 6yrs; #1312 Mastiff/Hound X, SF; #1313 Red/white, Heeler X, SF; #1315 Brown/Black, Shepherd X, SF, 4 yrs; #1316 Tan/Black, Great Dane/Pitt, NM, 3yrs; #1317 Lab/Hound X, Black, SF, 4yr; #1321 Grey Staffordshire/Pit Bull, NM, 1yr; #1323 Black, Lab X,

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Open Mon. 12pm-6pm Tues.-Fri. 10am-6pm • Sat. 11am-6pm

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

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NM, 4yrs; #1327 Tan, Border Collie, Heeler, SF 1 yr; #1332 Black, Lab/Pit X, NM, 1yr; #1337 Tan/Black, German Shepherd, NM, 6 yrs; #1342 Blue Brindle w/white, Pit Bull, NM, 1yr; #1343 Black, Lab, NM, 4.5 yrs; #1344 Black, Lab, NM, 4.5 yrs; #1353 Black/brown, Blue Heeler, NM, 8mo; #1357 Red/white, Pit Bull, NM, 1.5 yr; #1363 Black/tan, German Shepherd/Dobie X, NM, 1.5 yrs; #1368 Red Brindle, Plott Hound, NM; #1377 Chocolate, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, NM, 6 yrs; #1382 Tri, Hound/Shar Pei X, NM, 3yrs; #1383 Black/tan, Hound, SF, 3yrs; #1384 White/black, Border Collie/Heeler X, SF, 7 mo. For photo listings see our web page at www.montanapets.org Bitterroot Humane Assoc. in Hamilton 363-5311 www.montanapets.org/hamilton or www.petango.com, use 59840.

WANTED TO BUY WANTED: MINERAL INTERESTS OIL & GAS LEASES-Experienced Family Owned Oil Production & Exploration Co. We’ll help you Monetize your Mineral Assets. Send details to: P.O. Box 8946, Denver, CO 80201.

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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Acupuncture Easing withdrawal from tobacco/alcohol/drugs, pain, stress management. Counseling.

Sliding fee scale. Licensed acupuncturist Susan Clarion RNC CA MATS 552-7919 Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs — over 100 types, including Ginsengs, Dan Shen, Ashwaganda, (plus some western herbs) at Highland Winds Art and Herb Shop; 1520 S. 7th St. W. Missoula. 541-7577. Hours - Thurs 3-7, Fri & Sat: 8:30-12:30 am.

Classes at Meadowsweet Herbs: Spring Cleansing for the Body Series Spring is the perfect time to do a cleanse. Join Herbalist Jessica Maisel and learn how to effectively cleanse and purify your body in a safe and nourishing way from the inside out. This three part series will cover the reasons we need to actively cleanse our bodies, which herbs and supplements to use and how to use them properly for maximum benefit. We will prepare and share some Spring Tonic Soup at the last class!

Tuesdays, February 22, March 1 and 8, 7-9 pm, Cost: $60.

Healthy Skin from the Inside Out Join Meadowsweet’s Kimberly DeVries to learn about healing the skin from the inside out. Learn how you can help your liver and other eliminatory organs do their jobs better so

the skin doesn’t have to take on a heavier load.

Thursday March 24 7-9 pm, Cost: $20.

Makng your Own Natural Body Care: Healthy Skin from the Outside In Join Meadowsweet’s own Kimberly DeVries to learn how to make your own natural body care. Kim will show us how to make a face lotion, face toner and a face scrub using herbs, essential oils, clays, fixed oils and other natural products.

Thursday March 31, 7-9 pm, Cost: $20.

Take home each product you make for an additional $10. Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. 3rd St. W., Missoula, MT 59801 728-0543 www.meadowsweet-herbs.com Deborah Gregory, Nurse Practitioner Providing women’s healthcare ... one female at a time.

• Birth control to young & older. • Annual exams. • Hormonal issues • Prenatal care in association with Dr. Timothy Burke, Board Certified OB/GYN. Accepting all insurance types. Debbie Gregory, Nurse Practitioner, 721-9999 Community Medical Center #3, 2835 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 305.

Escape with Massage$50. Swedish & Deep Tissue. Gift Certificates Available. Janit Bishop, CMT. 207-7358 127 N. Higgins

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Free Herbal Health Consults: Peggy Miller, herbalist

FULL RANGE OF MOTION MASSAGE

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Hours are NOON-5:00pm Monday-Friday. Wage is 10.00/hr to start. Please only apply if you can commit to this EXACT schedule. #9950728 Missoula Workforce Center 728-7060 ! BARTENDING ! $300-Day potential, no experience necessary, training provided. 1800-965-6520 ext. 278 DISHWASHER needed for Holiday Inn Downtown and Brooks & Browns! Part time, hours may vary. #9950753 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 EXPERIENCED CDL DRIVER wanted for crude oil tanker or pnuematic trailer, top pay...406690-7131 or 406-655-3385

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PROFESSIONAL MEDIA PLANNER & BUYER to work closely with Client Services, Creative and Interactive personnel to develop and execute strategic

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media plans that meet campaign.

Perform research, evaluate media, make recommendations, use client funds effectively, negotiate the best possible value, secure and place planned buys, track, analyze and interpret the results. Research new advertising and marketing opportunities and direct such information to the appropriate client teams.

Maintain a good agency relationship with media vendors and continually update and organize the agency library of media kits and periodicals. #9950725 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 VP OPERATIONS & IT. First Montana Bank has a full time opening in Missoula. Responsible for the management of bank operations, including the information systems.

Must have a minimum of 15 years experience in bank operations with a minimum of 5 years in a management level position. #9950773 Missoula Job Service 728-7060

SKILLED LABOR TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK DRIVER. Permanent full time. Must have A1 CDL with doubles & triples endorsements & minimum of 2

MARKETING & ADVERTISING COORDINATOR The Missoula Independent is seeking a creative dynamo with strong administrative, communication and organization skills to coordinate our marketing and promotions efforts, as well as provide support to the advertising staff.

Marketing and/or promotions experience required; media experience preferred. We offer good compensation and benefits, and a great working environment.

Send resume – with salary expectations – to Lynne Foland, PO Box 8275, Missoula 59807 or email lfoland@missoulanews.com

years tractor trailer experience.

Will work mainly nights to start. #2979068 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 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, 1-800-5454546

TRAINING/ INSTRUCTION Wildland Fire Training; Basic and Refresher.

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HEALTH CAREERS Blue Mountain Clinic is seeking applicants for part-time abortion counselors. Experience in peercounseling and women’s health care issues preferred. Must be highly motivated and dedicated pro-choice individual. Send resume to: Blue Mountain Clinic 610 N. California St., Missoula MT 59802.

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We c a n h e l p w i t h t h a t .

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CITY OF MISSOULA INVITATION TO BID STREET MAINTENANCE MATERIALS Notice is hereby given that SEVEN separate sealed bids will be received at the office of the Missoula City Clerk, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, until 1:00 p.m., on March 8, 2011 and will then be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room for furnishing the following Materials: City Project No. 100-2011 MATERIAL BID ITEMS (1) 500 Tons of Emulsified Asphalt (3) 5,000 Tons of Hot Mix Asphalt (4) 4,000 Tons of Sand Surfacing (5) 4,500 Tons Seal Coat Aggregate (6) 3,000 Tons 3/8” ‘Driveway Grade’ Hot Mix Asphalt (7) 8,000 Tons Grade “D” Hot Mix Asphalt (8) 1,000 Tons Drain Aggregate (sump rock) Bidders shall bid on bid proposal forms addressed to the City Clerk, City of Missoula, enclosed in separate sealed envelopes, with separate bid security for each bid, plainly marked on the outside either; “Proposal for City Project No. 101-2011 (1) 500

Tons of Emulsified Asphalt; or “Proposal for City Project No. 103-2011 (3) 5,000 Tons of Hot Mix Asphalt; or Proposal for City Project No. 104-2011 (4) 4,000 Tons of Sand Surfacing; or Proposal for City Project No. 105-2011 (5) 4,500 Tons of Seal Coat Aggregate; or Proposal for City Project No. 1062011 (6) 3,000 Tons 3/8” ‘Driveway Grade’ Hot Mix Asphalt; or Proposal for City Project No. 107-2011 (7) 8,000 Tons Grade “D” Hot Mix Asphalt; or Proposal for City Project No. 108-2011 (8) 1,000 Tons Drain Aggregate (sump rock).” Proposals must be accompanied by cashier’s check, certified check, or bank money order drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana, or by any banking corporation incorporated in the State of Montana, or by a bid bond or bonds executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the State of Montana in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the required

contract. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal form. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required of the successful bidder in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate of the proposal for the faithful performance of the contract, and protection of the City of Missoula against liability. Bidders may obtain specifications, bid proposal forms, and other information from the City Street Division, Public Works City Shop Complex, 1305 A Scott Street, Missoula, MT 59802. (406) 552 -6359 or 552 -6361. Pursuant to Section 18-1102 Montana Code Annotated, the City is required to provide purchasing preferences to resident Montana vendors and/or for products made in Montana, against the bid of a nonresident if the state of the nonresident enforces a preference for residents. The City of Missoula reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any and all bids and, if all bids are rejected, to re-advertise under the same or new specifica-

tions, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials best meets the City’s requirements. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City Clerk prior to bid opening at 1:00 p.m. on March 8, 2011. /s/ MARTHA L. REHBEIN City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY SUBDIVISION REGULATION AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, passed Resolution Number 7594 at their regular meeting held on February 14, 2011. A resolution declaring it to be the intention of the City Council of the city of Missoula, Montana, to amend Article 9, of the City of Missoula Subdivision Regulations entitled “Public and Private Improvements.” The City Council will hear all matters pertaining to the proposed subdivision regulation amendments at its regular meeting on March

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization,” said George Bernard Shaw more than six decades ago—and it’s still true. It’s very important that you be more discerning than newspapers in the coming weeks, Aries. You can’t afford to confuse a minor mess with a major snafu; it would be a big mistake to treat a small temporary detour as a permanent loss of momentum. Please keep your melodramatic tendencies in check, even as you appreciate the entertainment value of your ever-shifting story.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I know many Tauruses who are skilled at selling products and services, but less adept at presenting themselves. They don’t mind being pushy and strategic when it comes to shaping the opinions of others, as long as they can remain a bit shy about showing others exactly who they are. If this is true about you, I propose that you work on changing it. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to be bold about expressing the totality of your beauty and making sure that everyone who matters to you gets to see it in its full glory.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re not scared of acquiring more clout and luster, right? You won’t get nervous if you suddenly have to deal with more success than usual, right? You won’t run away if a power spot you’ve been cultivating for yourself finally starts providing you with the opportunities and responsibilities you’d been hoping for, right? I just hope you’re ready to handle the good stuff that’s available, Gemini. Please don’t confuse this enjoyable stress with the other kind.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her essay “The Possible Human,” Jean Houston describes amazing capacities that are within reach of any of us who are brazen and cagey enough to cultivate them. We can learn to thoroughly enjoy being in our bodies, for example. We can summon enormous power to heal ourselves; develop an acute memory; enter at will into the alpha and theta wave states that encourage meditation and creative reverie; cultivate an acute perceptual apparatus that can see “infinity in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower;” and practice the art of being deeply empathetic. Guess what, Cancerian: The next six months will be one of the best times ever for you to work on developing these superpowers. To get started, answer this question: Is there any attitude or belief you have that might be standing in the way? (Here’s Houston’s essay: tinyurl.com/PossibleHuman.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The depths are calling to you, Leo. Can you hear their subtle melodies?

Don’t worry: I’m not referring to the icky, stinky, creepy depths; I don’t mean that you’ll have to lose yourself in a chaotic miasma, or wander speechless in a claustrophobic maze. No: The deep place I’m talking about is maybe the cleanest, most well-lit abyss you’ve ever had the complicated pleasure to explore. I’m not saying there’ll be no hairy riddles to deal with; but I am saying that even the hairy riddles will be interesting, at least a little fun, and helpful in your efforts to purify yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m no fan of the climate change that’s rocking every corner of the planet. In fact, I oppose it; I protest it; I resist it. However, I do need to acknowledge that there is at least one upside: The world is becoming more fragrant. Scientists say that as carbon dioxide levels rise, plants will release more aromatic chemicals known as “biogenic volatile organic compounds.” The smell of growing vegetation could intensify by as much as 40 percent in the coming decades. This situation is not a precise metaphorical match for your upcoming destiny, Virgo, but I do see some similarities. Things are going to be getting hotter for you, emotionally speaking—and that will be stimulating, often even pleasurable, to your senses.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An interviewer asked me, “What is the most difficult aspect of what you do?” Here’s what I said: “Not repeating myself is the hardest thing. And yet it’s also a lot of fun. There’s nothing more exciting for me than to keep being surprised by what I write. It’s deeply enjoyable to be able to feed people clues they haven’t heard from me before. And when I focus on doing what gives me pleasure, the horoscopes write themselves.” I hope this testimony helps you in your own life right now, Libra. If you’re afraid that you’re in danger of repeating yourself, start playing more. Look for what amuses you, for what scrambles your expectations in entertaining ways. Decide that you’re going to put the emphasis on provoking delight in yourself, not preserving your image.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I am a big fan of your analytical intellect, and would never advise you to shove it out of the way so that your emotional intelligence can rule uncontested. But this is one time when I think the latter needs to get more say than the former; your emotional intelligence has license to take precedence over your analytical intellect. In that light, please consider the following counsel from my Facebook friend Sophia Veleda: “I do not consider emotions to be the dirty redheaded stepchild of the frontal cortex. Our emotional selves are more intuitive, faster, smarter (by means of being able to take in more data at once), and just as capable. The frontal cortex is as likely to make errors due to data omission as the emotional center is likely to get a degree of magnitude wrong.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are thousand of things in the world that provide you with only mediocre nourishment; the influences that deeply enrich you with their blessings are much smaller in number. To say it another way: You derive a bare amount of inspiration and teaching from the great majority of people, songs, images, words, stories, environments, and sights; whereas you draw life-sustaining illumination and spirit-ennobling motivation from just a precious few. Your task in the coming weeks, Sagittarius, is to identify that special minority, and to take aggressive steps to be in more ongoing communion with it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Research suggests that more and more American high school students are getting good grades every year. The number of A’s doled out has been going up steadily. Does that mean kids are getting smarter or that teachers have relaxed their standards? I don’t have a definitive answer for that. But I do have a theory that all over the world, the Capricorn tribe has been growing more intelligent in recent years. Your increase in 2010 was especially notable. There may have been a bit of tapering off lately, but I expect that to change soon. The omens say you’re due for another growth spurt in your ability to understand how the world works.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Is there anything you tend to hoard, Aquarius? Anything you store up in excessive amounts? Are there emotions you cling to past the time they’re doing you any good? Do you notice yourself feeling pangs of acquisitiveness when in the presence of particular treasures or symbols or pretty things? If so, this is an excellent time to work on dissipating those fixations. In the coming days, you will have cosmic assistance whenever you exert your willpower to undo your fanatical attachments to just about anything.

PUBLIC NOTICES 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine St. The full resolution is on file and open for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at City Hall, 435 Ryman, Second Floor. For more information, contact Jen Gress, Office of Planning & Grants, at 258-4949. Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on March 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance amending Missoula Municipal Code Title 9 entitled “Public Peace, Morals and Welfare” by creating Chapter 9.58 entitled “Social Host and Rental Space Gatherings involving consumption of Alcohol by underage persons” and enacting Sections 9.58.010 through 9.58.040. For further information, contact Mark Muir, Chief of Police at 552-6320. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on February 28, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider a change to Section lll (use of project) of the development agreement between the City of Missoula and the Missoula County High School District for Riverfront parcels of land to permit certain improvements for high school athletics. For further information, contact Donna Gaukler, Parks & Recreation Director at 552-6265. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802.

Martha L. Rehbein CMC, City Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY The Missoula County Facilities Management Department is currently soliciting sealed bids for a wheel chair lift at Building T-1 at Fort Missoula.

Bids will be accepted until 3:00PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 by the Office of the County Auditor at which time bids will be opened and read. For specific information about the type of equipment required, contact Larry Farnes, Facilities Manager, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, 59802, or call 406-258-3756 (office), 406-544-8746 (cell), or email lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us Proposals

LEGAL

ADVERTISEMENT The City of Missoula Design Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in the City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications: A request from Grant Creek LLC for Special Signs; Signs as Part of Building for Holiday Inn Express located at 150 Expressway (SEE MAP Z).

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’m hoping that you will grant your ego more permission to shine in the coming weeks, Pisces. I’m hoping you will allow it to unveil more flash, feel more zeal, and exert more force. After all your earnest bouts of self-sacrifice, you deserve a poetic license to brag like a hip-hop millionaire. After putting in such tireless devotion to maintaining an oceanic sense of self, you have every right to bust out a crisp, ferocious blast of “I am!”

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

Your attendance and your comments are welcome and encouraged. E-mails can be sent to hkinnear@co.missoula.mt.us. Project files may be viewed at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants at 435 Ryman St., Missoula, Montana.

If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services.

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must be accompanied by security in the amount of ten per cent (10%) of the amount bid and must be in a form specified in MCA 18-1-201 thru 206. The security is subject to forfeiture if the successful bidder does not enter into the contract within 30 days of bid acceptance. Bids must be sealed and marked “Bid for Wheel Chair Lift” and submitted to: Barbara Berens, County Auditor, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

Missoula County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

MISSOULA COUNTY GOVERNMENT NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION for the issuance of a MISSOULA AIR QUALITY PERMIT Source: Gravel Crushing Plant Applicant: H K Contractors, Inc. The Missoula CityCounty Health Department has received a complete application for an Air Quality Permit for a gravel crushing plant to be operated at the following

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana.

1. Subdivision Request – The Haven A request from Grover Development Group, LLC, represented by Territorial-Landworks, Inc., to subdivide a 1.05-acre parcel into 6 lots, located at 2110 39th Street, between Buckley Place and Paxson Street. See Map A.

location: Section 18, Township 13 North, Range 19 West at 4685 Mullan Road, Jensen Pit, Missoula County.

Upon review of the permit application and other information, the Department finds that H K Contractors Inc. has filed a complete application indicating the proposed facility is capable of meeting applicable requirements of the Air Pollution Control Program. Therefore, the Department hereby gives notice of the preliminary determination to issue an Air Quality Permit to H K Contractors, Inc. to operate the gravel crushing plant. The permit will be issued with several conditions attached.

The Department will make a final determination concerning the application on March 14th, 2011. Any interested person may review a copy of the application and proposed permit at the Environmental Health Division, 301 West Alder, Missoula, MT 59802.

Written comments on the preliminary determination will be accepted until 5:00 PM March 11th, 2011. Comments should be sent to the attention of Benjamin Schmidt, Air Quality Specialist (email: bschmidt@co.missoula.mt.us ).

MISSOULA COUNTY Missoula County Request for Proposals The Missoula County Records Management Department is currently seeking a request for proposals (RFP) for an electronic content management system. Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 PM, Friday, April 14, 2011, by Makeba Andrews, Records Manager, 200 W Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802.

Full system specifications and proposal instructions are available on the Missoula County website at http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/bidsandproposals/bidandproposals.htm. This information may also be obtained from Makeba Andrews, 406-258-3477, or madrews@co.missoula.mt.us.

One original proposal, five paper copies, and one complete copy on CD must be submitted by the due date in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “RFPElectronic Content Management System”. Missoula County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2. Rezoning Request – 2725 Radio Way (Home Depot Site) A request from PEG Development, represented by Professional Consultants, Inc., to rezone property located at 2725 Radio Way (see Map Y), which is currently zoned

C1-4/EC and C2-4/EC, to be zoned entirely C2-4/EC. The C14/EC zoning district is Neighborhood Commercial with Enterprise Commercial Overlay, and the C2-4/EC zoning district is Community Commercial with Enterprise Commercial Overlay.

The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on both items at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2011, in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula.

Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

The request and exact legal descriptions are available for public inspection at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Telephone 258-4657.

If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 258-4657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

THE MISSOULA COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following item: 1. A request by Montana Stewards, LLC for variances from three parts of the sign code for a Town Pump Fueling Station on property located Northwest of the Hwy 93/I-90 intersection at 8745 Hwy 93 North. See map N.

MISSOULA COUNTY MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DN-10-28 Department No. 2 Judge Robert L. Deschamps, III SUMMONS AND CITATION IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING B.H., A YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: Christine Wakefield Re: B.H., born March 21, 1997 to Christine Wakefield. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (CFS), 2677 Palmer, Suite 300, Missoula, Montana, 59808, has filed a Petition For Termination of the Mother’s Parental Rights and Award of Permanent Legal Custody With Right to Consent to Adoption or for said Youth to be otherwise cared for; Now, Therefore, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED AND DIRECTED to appear on the 22nd day of March, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Mother’s rights should not be terminated; why CFS should not be awarded permanent legal custody of the Youth with the right to consent to the Youth’s adoption; and why the Petition should not be granted or why said Youth should not be otherwise cared for. Christine Wakefield is represented by Anderson and Anderson, 210 N. Higgins, Ste. 302, Missoula, Montana, 59802, (406) 549-1009. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in custody of the Youth, which denial will result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition hereinbefore referred to is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Missoula County, telephone: (406) 2584780. WITNESS the Honorable Robert L. Deschamps, III, Judge of the aboveentitled Court and the Seal of this Court, this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ ROBERT L. DESCHAMPS, III, District Court Judge MISSOULA COUNTY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Commissioning Services FOR Missoula County PROJECT NAME: County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex Renovation 200 W. Broadway, Missoula February 2011 Commissioning Services Missoula County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex Renovation Project Missoula County (“Owner”), acting through its Facilities Management Department, seeks statements of qualifications from qualified and experienced commissioning firms or individuals to provide professional commissioning services, including providing advice and comments during the design phase, and the development of a commissioning plan, in connection the phased renovation of the National Register Listed Missoula County Courthouse and the Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula.

Qualified firms or individuals are expected to have demonstrated, successful experience in commissioning phased projects. The chosen commissioning agent is expected to work with the ad hoc Space Needs Committee, as well as the architectural firm retained by the

15% If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Office of Planning and Grants at 2584657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services. For a complete legal description or additional information regarding the variance request, you may contact Jamie Erbacher at the same number or by e-mail at jerbacher@co.missoula.mt.us.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Owner for the Project, A&E Architects P.C. (the “Architect”) and Maxus Consulting Engineers (electrical) and J.M. Engineering (mechanical) engineering firms. Provided below are a detailed work program description, the written proposal requirements, and the proposal evaluation criteria. For more information and questions, please contact Larry Farnes, Missoula County Facilities Manager, 406-258-4756 or email lfarnes@co.missoula.mt.us. This RFQ is available in electronic format by request. Work Program Description The Owner will enter into a contract with a qualified commissioning agent (the “Consultant”) to provide professional commissioning services necessary to verify to the Owner that the systems listed below function properly to meet performance requirements and design intent as described in the construction contract documents for the Project prepared by the Architect. The Consultant shall prepare a phased commissioning plan and proposed schedule for the commissioning work. In addition to traditional commissioning services, the Consultant shall also provide advice and comments to the Architect and the Engineers during the design phase of the work. Advice and comments may also be needed during Owner selection of construction contractors and during the construction process. The Consultant will inform Missoula County and the Architect, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers of the results of the commissioning, and provide suggestions, as necessary, to correct deficiencies in observed performance or installation.

The Consultant shall furnish labor and materials sufficient to meet all requirements of the commissioning services under this contract. The systems subject to the commissioning services include: 1. Mechanical a. Hydronic Systems i.

Chilled Water System, Chillers and Pumps ii. Condenser Water System, Cooling Tower and Pumps iii. Heating Water Systems, Boilers, and Pumps b.

Building HVAC i. Air-Handling Units ii.

VAV Terminal Units iii. Chilled Beam Units iv. Duct Coils v. Radiant heating and cooling vi. Exhaust Fans vii.

Packaged AC Units viii. DDC Control System c. Water i. Cold Water Systems ii. Hot Water Systems 1. Water Heaters 2. Domestic Hot Water Circulation Pumps 2. Electrical Systems a. Circuit Breakers of Frame Size 250 Amperes and Larger b. Lighting Control Systems and Daylighting Control Systems c.

Emergency and Standby Electrical Systems d. Security System e. Life Safety Systems (fire alarm and fire protection) 3. Critical Operations Power Systems a. Generator Set and Associated Equipment b. Transfer Switch c. Panelboards d. Switchboards e. Circuit breakers of Frame Size 250 Amperes and Larger f. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems DUTIES OF COMMISSIONING AGENT The following generally describes the duties expected from the Consultant for the traditional commissioning services on the Project. 1. Develop the commissioning plan. (Reference NFPA 70B-2006, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance for information regarding development of a commissioning program.) 2. Develop a commissioning field notebook with appropriate documentation provided from the Contractor. Provide supplemental documentation, as necessary, to ensure that all aspects of start-up and testing have been complete and documented prior to functional testing. 3. Develop a commissioning calendar. 4. Develop functional test procedures from final control documentation, including narrative sequences of operation, control diagrams and software code for execution with the assistance of Contractor staff, as required. 5. Review the Contractor’s submittals relative to the systems to be commissioned. 6. Perform site observations to follow installation progress, and to verify system installation quality and readiness for testing. 7. Observe the start-up activities and initial testing of equipment and systems, as required, and review Contractor start-up documentation. Verify that the specified training schedule of Owner’s personnel is provided. 8. Review submittal of all required prefunctional and start-up documentation provided by Contractor for completeness and reasonableness. This includes installation documentation, start-up documentation, point-to-point checklists and completed preliminary TAB report prior to initiation of func-

tional testing. 9. Field verify approximately 10% of the reported TAB measured values for accuracy and repeatability. 10. Direct and perform functional test with assistance from Contractor, as required. 11. Witness and verify satisfactory completion of equipment and component tests, and systems and intersystem functional performance tests.

Document baseline test results. 12.

Develop and document a preventative maintenance program for the critical operations power system. 13. Provide site observation, functional test or other project reports in a timely manner.

Document inconsistencies or deficiencies in system operations and system compliance. System deficiencies shall be forwarded to the Owner’s representative and tracked with normal punch listing activities. 14. Coordinate the participation of the Owner’s personnel involved with the equipment, component and systems performance verification, and participation in the required training. 15. When commissioning has been successfully completed, recommend acceptance to the Owner. 16.

Once all functional tests have been successfully completed and all outstanding issues resolved, the commissioning agent will provide the Owner with a final report of all commissioning activities that occurred during the Project. 17.

Provide the Owner with a single manual that contains the information required for recommissioning the building. 18.

Near the end of the warranty period, the commissioning agent will review building operation with the Facilities Management staff and provide a plan for correction of any outstanding issues.

Legal Compliance and Professional Liability Insurance The Consultant performing work under the contract will be subject to Governmental Code of Fair Practices, Title 49, Chapter 3, MCA (Non-Discrimination in Hiring); and Title 49, Parts 21 (Non-Discrimination in Federal Programs) and 23 (Participation Assurances for Disadvantaged Businesses) CFR Assurances (Title VI). The Consultant shall be responsible for the professional and technical accuracy of all work furnished by the Consultant or its subcontractors. The Consultant shall confirm that any work done by registered professionals (e.g., engineers) bears the stamp and signature of the respective professional. The Consultant must provide certification of professional liability insurance of $1.5 million. The Owner will review commissioning-related plans or documents only for compliance with state, federal and other applicable standards and regulations. All problems or conflicts arising as a result of errors or omissions in the commissioning services will be the Consultant’s responsibility. Project Schedule The Owner’s current schedule for this Project calls for multiple phased construction contracts with final completion of the work by winter 2013; this schedule is subject to revision depending on any deviations from project timelines. Multiple and Phased bidding process and construction documents will be issued and may include the award of construction contracts to multiple Contractors and possibly consecutive construction schedules.

Construction of each Phase will begin immediately following bid award. The Consultant’s advice and comments on the design work will be needed almost immediately. Advice and comments may also be needed during the process of the Owner selecting the successful bidder and during the multiple phased construction process. In addition to commissioning services performed during construction, the traditional commissioning work is expected to start in the spring of 2011, and continue until verification that the relevant systems perform as intended, coordinate with multiple phased construction contracts, and final construction phase. If you believe there are problems meeting this schedule, or you have comments on this schedule, please so state in your statement of qualifications.

Submittal Requirements/Proposal Contents Five (5) copies of your proposal must be submitted no later than 5:00 o’clock p.m.

(MST) on Friday, March 11, 2011, to the Missoula County Auditor, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. At a minimum, proposals must contain the following information: 1. Provide qualifications of individuals to be assigned to work on project (two pages maximum). a. Provide an organizational chart depicting personnel, their area of expert-

ise, special training, chain of command, and office location(s). If personnel from more than one office are to be utilized, indicate which offices. b. Provide resumes of above personnel. Include specific related project experience and timeframe of experience. Place this information in Appendix A. 2. Provide a brief outline of your experience in commissioning, including work on commissioning phased projects, historic buildings, courthouses, government offices or similar buildings. 3. List any certifications that you or your firm may have, such as Building Commissioning Association (BCXA) certification. 4.

Please provide a description of any special abilities suiting you to do the commissioning work on this Project, particularly as it relates to the phased rehabilitation of public/government office buildings and historic public buildings (six pages maximum). 5. Describe the specific services you would provide during the course of this phased project as well as the approximate level of effort (i.e., man hours/rate card by position) for the services (four pages maximum).

6. Demonstrate your ability to do the work with available manpower and resources, taking into account present and projected workload (three pages maximum). 7. References: Place references in Appendix B. List all of your clients from the past three (3) years for projects that deal with similar work as that proposed in this solicitation.

Include client name, contact person and phone number. Describe type of project and project location. RFQ Evaluation Criteria All statements of qualifications will be evaluated in accordance with the following factors, which will be weighted in accordance with the indicated percentages: 1. Location of the Firm: 10% 2. Quality of firm and personnel: 30% a.

Related firm experience on similar projects. b. Qualifications, experience and training of staff assigned to the Project.

3. Capacity and capability of firm: 40% a. Ability/proposed level of effort to meet technical requirements. b.

Capability of firm to meet Project time requirements. c. Capability to respond to the Owner’s requirements. 4. Record of past performance: 20% (Reference checks) Following the review and evaluation of all statements of qualifications, the list of interested commissioning firms may be narrowed to a short list for interviews. This solicitation is being offered in accordance with federal, state and local statutes. Accordingly, the Owner reserves the right to negotiate a contract agreement based upon fair and reasonable compensation for the scope of work and services proposed, as well as the right to reject any and all submittals and to accept the submittal deemed to represent the best interests of the Owner.

MONTANA 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-11-18 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION DONNA L. GAMBLE Plaintiffs, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, MONTANA RAIL LINK, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 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 the Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent.

Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA sends greetings to the above named Defendants 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 the Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you in the County wherein you reside, and to file your answer to the Complaint and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you, be default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to land situated in Missoula County as further described as: A tract of land being a portion of Montana Rail Link Railroad right-of-way, located in and being a portion of Section 9, Township 11 North, Range 16 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the quarter corner common to Section 8 and Section 9, Township 11 North, Range 16 West; thence along the section line common to said Sections 8 and 9, N00º44’06”E, 289.58 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of the Montana Rail Link Railroad, said point

being the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing along said section line, N00º44’06”E, 63.01 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way of the former Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railroad; thence along said former railroad right-of-way, S88º21’59”E, 2089.20 feet to the intersection with the northerly right-ofway of the Montana Rail Link Railroad; thence along said northerly right-of-way, S79º03’22”E, 2490.07 feet to a point on the westerly boundary of that property described in Bk. 856 (micro), pg. 545, records of Missoula County; thence along said westerly boundary, S10º56’38”W, 70.50 feet to a point on the westerly boundary of that property described in Bk. 849 (micro), pg. 809, records of Missoula County; thence the following four (4) courses along said westerly boundary 1) S72º12’41”W, 5.60 feet; 2) S29º37’34”W, 52.85 feet; 3) S03º52’26”E, 53.71 feet; 4) S46º08’47”E, 9.65 feet; thence S10º56’38”W, 219.58 feet to a point on the southerly rightof-way of the Montana Rail Link Railroad; thence along said right-of-way, N79º03’22”W, 4540.58 feet to the True Point of Beginning. Containing 33.76 ACRES, more or less, and being subject to all easements or rights-of-way as shown, existing, apparent or of record. WITNESS my hand and Seal of said Court this 27th day of January 2011 By: Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Richard Goodwin, Clerk of Court (SEAL) MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-11-29 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BONNIE E. MYER,, Deceased.

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

DATED this 8th day of February, 2011. /s/ Eleda E. Pennie, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-11-22 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEANNA RAE GRIMES, 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 Sandra Hollenbeck, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C., 1821 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 20th day of January, 2011. /s/ Sandra Hollenbeck, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-11-63 Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps III Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Derek Burchartz, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Derek Christopher L. Burchartz to Derek Christopher L. Moree’.

The heariing will be on March 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. DATED January 20, 2011. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court (SEAL) By: /s/ Dawn M. Duffy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 3 Cause No. DP-11-18 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAVIS ROUBAL MCKELVEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their 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 Robert William McKelvey at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2820 Radio Way, PO Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 19th day of January, 2011. /s/ Robert William McKelvey, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-11-24 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA M. HEMPHILL, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their 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 Jenda Hemphill, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Jenda Hemphill, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-11-26 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KATE ELIZABETH DIVIDEN (a/k/a KATIE ELIZABETH DIVIDEN,) 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 months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Debra Worthen-Brey, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 31st day of January, 2011 /s/ Debra Worthen-Brey, Personal Representative GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-10-1564 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Shayne Dean Dicks, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Shayne Dean Dicks to Shayne Dean Spence. The hearing will be on March 3, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. DATED January 27, 2011. /s/ Judge John W. Larson, District Judge MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-11-41 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION MSB INVESTMENTS, LLP Plaintiff, v. KC LAND AMERICA, LLC, ITS MEMBERS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after service of this SUMMONS, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: A tract of land located in and being a portion of Section 33 of Township 11 North, Range 19 West, Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as Tract C of Certificate of Survey No. 5566. Dated this 14th day of February, 2011. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court, By: Susie Wall, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-10-14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JACK R. FINLEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mary J. Finley has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Mary J. Finley, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Tiimothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of January, 2011. GEISZLER & FROINES, PC /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative AMENDED NOTICE OF DEFAULT & TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE, on 25th day of April, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 O’clock, A.M. on the front steps of the County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 79 OF MALONEY RANCH PHASE VII, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. DAVID BLANCHARD, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to STEWART TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to LAKE COUNTY BANK, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture dated April 14, 2008 and recorded April 25, 2008 under Document No. 200809236. The beneficial interest is currently held by LAKE COUNTY BANK. PHILIP J. GRAINEY is the Successor Trustee pursuant to the Appointment of Substitute Trustee dated October 14, 2010, and recorded October 20, 2010 under Document No. 201020377 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. A Default has occurred by failing to make the final payoff which was due on May 5, 2009 and previous payments required by the Promissory Note.

The total amount due on this obligation is $385,400.00 principal, accrued interest in the sum of $86,013.68 as of November 16, 2010, continued accruing interest thereafter at the rate of 8.5% per annum, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation. 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 charges against the proceeds to this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. 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 in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. 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. Dated: December 2, 2010. /s/ Philip J. Grainey PHILIP J. GRAINEY, Successor Trustee FRENCH & GRAINEY, 324 Main SW Ronan, MT 59864 STATE OF MONTANA) :ss COUNTY OF LAKE) On this 2nd day of December, 2010, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared PHILIP J. GRAINEY, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written. /s/ Kimberly L. Field , Kimberly L. Field Typed or Printed Name of Notary Public. Notary Public for the State of MT. Residing at: St. Ignatius, MT My Commission Expires:_May 2, 2014_ Auction Storage contents 6-D, 7-H, 14-A, 16I. 10am, 3/9/2011, 2122 South Ave. W, Missoula, MT. Cash. 240-9371 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

by BENJAMIN P. HURSH, as successor Trustee, of the public sale of the real property hereinafter described pursuant to the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 711-301, et seq., MCA). The following information is provided: THE NAMES OF THE GRANTOR, ORIGINAL TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE TRUST INDENTURE, ANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY OR GRANTOR, ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AND THE PRESENT RECORD OWNER ARE: Grantor: CANYON HOLDINGS, L.L.C. (“Grantor”) Original Trustee: WESTERN TITLE AND ESCROW Successor Trustee: BENJAMIN P. HURSH, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Montana (the “Trustee”) Beneficiary: INTERVEST-MORTGAGE INVESTEMENT COMPANY (the “Beneficiary”) Present Record Owner: CANYON HOLDINGS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE TRUST INDENTURE IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Units 101 through 111, 201 through 211, 301 through 311, 401 through 405 and 407 through 411 of MULLAN HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUMS, CONDO000169, as defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for Mullan Heights Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc. recorded on March 11, 2008 in Book 814 of Micro Records at Page 771. Together with an interest in the general and limited common elements as defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for Mullan Heights Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc. referenced above. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Missoula County, Montana. Trust Indenture dated August 6, 2007, and recorded September 7, 2007, at Book 805 of Micro Records at Page 410; and, Substitution of Trustee dated December 1, 2010, and recorded December 6, 2010 at Book 870 Page 641. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: Nonpayment of monthly installments of $13 ,381. 11 due under the Promissory Note dated September 22, 2008, as extended, which is secured by the Deed of Trust. The borrower is due for the March 22, 2010 payment and for each subsequent monthly payment. THE SUMS OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE TRUST INDENTURES AS OF NOVEMBER 24, 2010 ARE: Principal: $6 ,360 ,786 .44 Interest: Interest continues to accrue at a rate of 6.

2537% per annum. As of November 24, 2010 the interest balance is $514 ,708 .61 and interest accrues at the rate of $1,089.82 per day.

Late fees: $22,03804 Other Charges: As may be allowed under the Note and Deed of Trust.

The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the real property, including but limited to amounts for real property taxes that may become due or are delinquent, unless such amounts or taxes are paid by the Grantors or successor in interest to the Grantors. If such costs, fees or other amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, those amounts will be added to the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture.

Other expenses to be charged against the pro-

ceeds of the sale include the Trustee’s and attorney’s fees, and costs and expenses of sale.

THE TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: April 29, 2011 Time: 1:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Crowley Fleck PLLP, 305 South Ave. 4th Street East, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59801 Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale.

Dated: December 7, 2010. /s/ Benjamin P. Hursh BENJAMIN P. HURSH Trustee STATE OF MONTANA : ss. County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on December 7, 2010, by BENJAMIN P. HURSH, as Trustee. /s/ Dawn L. Hanninen Dawn L. Hanninen [NOTARY SEAL] Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana 48-310-001 My commission expires: 02/14/2012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/08/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200714465, Bk. 798, Pg. 1551, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael A. Naseem was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC was Beneficiary and Title Services, Inc. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services, Inc. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 of Sweet Grass Addition at Maloney Ranch Phase 1, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201015698, Book 864 Micro Page 590, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 05/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 29, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $342,048.97. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $323,445.92, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings.

Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on May 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time.

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

(TS# 7023.77267) 1002.167417-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 05/17/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200712792, Bk 797, Pg 1388, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Annie Waylett and Travis Lee, as joint tenants was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation was Beneficiary and First American Title Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 9 of Hidden Hills, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By beneficial interest in the Deed

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PUBLIC NOTICES of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Master Grantor Trust. 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 07/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of December 29, 2010, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $184,570.80. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $175,219.13, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings.

Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on May 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time.

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

(TS# 8212.20042) 1002.182170-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/17/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200530907, Book 764, Page 891, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michele D. Peasley, a married man, as sole and Separate property was Grantor, New Century Mortgage Corporation was Beneficiary and Title Services was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 in Block 1 of Alff Addition, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Book 4 of Plats at Page 49. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. Book 840, Page 845, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-NC2. 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 01/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 7, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $171,363.72.

This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $135,787.68, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on May 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale.

The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these

sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com.

(TS# 7777.28990) 1002.124551-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/22/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200534296 Bk. 766, Pg. 944, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Karen L. Rausch, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. was Trustee.

First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title and Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Unit B as shown and defined in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc. as recorded June 5, 2009 in Book 840 of Micro Records, Page 1322, records of Missoula County, Montana and as amended by Amendment to KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc., Declaration of Unit Ownership recorded July 6, 2009, located on the South one-half of Lot 2 in Block 1 of Mosby’s Leisure Highlands Addition No. 5, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Together with an interest in the General Common Elements and an interest in the Limited Common Elements as set forth in the Declaration of Unit Ownership for KTT Townhomes Owners Association, Inc. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200822123, Book 826, Page 1307, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, NA, as Trustee for NHEL Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-WF1. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 06/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 7, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $146,387.73.

This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $110,024.74, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on May 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale.

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

(TS# 7023.17630) 1002.99755-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 11/07/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200901831, B: 832, P: 862, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael V. Mitchell, a married man was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc was Beneficiary and Netco Title Montana was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Netco Title Montana as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: The SW1/4 SE1/4, Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, of the Principal Meridian, Missoula County, Montana, lying North and West of the Railroad Right of Way and Northland West of Highway, except: A tract of land located in the SW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, and in the N1/2 of Section 34, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, M.P.M.,

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more particularly described as: Beginning at the South quarter corner of Section 27; thence Northerly along the midsection line of Section 27, 1034 feet; thence Easterly and parallel to South boundary line of Section 27, 367 feet; thence Southerly and parallel to said midsection line to an intersection with the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93; thence Southwesterly along the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93, 150 feet, more or less to its intersection with the South boundary of said Section 27; thence Westerly along said section line to its intersection with the Northwesterly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 93; thence Southwesterly along said boundary of U.S. Highway No 93, 318.9 feet; thence Northwesterly and right angles to an intersection with the South boundary of Section 27; thence Easterly along the section line to Point of Beginning, Missoula County, Montana. And all that part of SW1/4 SE1/4, of said Section 27, Township 15 North, Range 20 West, P.M. lying South and East of the Northern Pacific Railway Right of Way, Missoula County, Montana. Recording reference: Book 96 of Micro Records, Page 1538.

Less and excepting that portion deed to the State of Montana in Book 201 of Micro Records at Page 1606 and Book 201 of Micro Records at Page 1610. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201003498, Book 855, Pg 981, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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 12/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January 4, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $238,965.82. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $215,240.29, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings.

Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on May 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time.

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

(TS# 7023.71252) 1002.147906-FEI 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 trustee will, on May 24, 2011, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which GEORGE J. KAPPEL as Grantors, conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 10/03/2006 and recorded 10/10/2006, in document No. 200626225 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 784 at Page Number 1474 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1 OF MACLAY ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. LESS AND EXCEPTING THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY BARGAIN AND SALE DEED TO THE STATE OF

MONTANA, RECORDED JULY 23, 1991 IN BOOK 333 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 2144. Property Address: 2010 RESERVE STREET, Missoula, MT 59801.

The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, by BAC GP, LLC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER, AS ATTORNEYIN-FACT There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 10/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $230,325.82 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 7.375% per annum from 10/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 to 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. Dated: 01/07/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO 11-0000685 FEI NO 1006.125560 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 2011, 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 3 of LOLO GREENS, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Janet A. Robideau and Francine M. White, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated June 29, 2004 and recorded June 30, 2004 at 3:43 o’clock P.M. in Book 735., Page 573, as Document No. 200418266. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,286.66, beginning July 1, 2010, 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 25, 2010 is $145,575.96 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $4,389.31, late charges in the amount of $292.68, escrow advances of $856.18, and other fees and expenses advanced of $142.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.93 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 asis, 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 1, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 1, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V Robideau 41926.202 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 2011, 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 A13 OF ALLOMONT, PHASE 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Rachel Monson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 2, 2007 and recorded October 3, 2007 in Book 806, Page 1531, under Document No. 200726378.. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. Successor in interest to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc..

Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,095.69, beginning July 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 29, 2010 is $183,799.56 principal, interest at the rate of 2.8750% now totaling $2,166.77, escrow advances of $489.40, and other fees and expenses advanced of $61.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $14.48 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: December 1, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 1, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Citimortgage V. Monson 42011.197

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 2011, 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 7 OF PROSPECT PHASE IIIB, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF RECORD IN BOOK 23 OF PLATS AT PAGE 41. Jackie J Johnson and Robert C Johnson, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community BankMissoula, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 22, 2006 and recorded March 27, 2006 in Book 770, Page 1620, under Document No. 200606626. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc..

Charles J. Peterson, 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 $2,567.54, beginning May 1, 2010, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of October 29, 2010 is $395,486.54 principal, interest at the rate of 6.2500% now totaling $14,255.15, late charges in the amount of $1,455.78, and other fees and expenses advanced of $190.90, plus accruing interest at the rate of $67.72 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: December 1, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 1, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/23/2013 Citimortgage V Johnson 42011.196 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 2011, 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 43 OF SWEET GRASS ADDITION AT MALONEY RANCH PHASE I, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Brian A. Parks and Cynthia V. Parks, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration, Systems Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated on December 26, 2006 and recorded January 10, 2007 in Book 790 Page 304 under Document No. 200700766. The beneficial interest is currently held by Arch Bay Holdings, LLC Series 2010A. Charles J. Peterson, 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

$1518.18, beginning October 1, 2009, 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 December 30, 2010 is $280,279.71 principal, interest at the rate of 6.500% now totaling $24,2790.08, late charges in the amount of $531.37, escrow advances of $6,654.83, and other fees and expenses advanced of $366.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $49.91 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 asis, 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 2, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 2, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Marix Servicing V. Parks/brian 41962.060 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 11, 2011, 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: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN MISSOULA COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 680, PAGE 982, ID #1309601, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS A STRIP, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 71° 57’ 50” EAST A DISTANCE OF 643.05 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NW1/4 SE1/4 OF SECTION 34; THENCE SOUTH 83° 79’ EAST A DISTANCE OF 240.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 145.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88° 01’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 215.73 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65° 04’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 24.43 FEET; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 190.74 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINS 0.89 ACRES MORE OR LESS. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM DORIS B GLESSNER AS SET FORTH IN DEED BOOK 680, PAGE 982 DATED 04/10/2002 AND RECORDED 04/19/2002, MISSOULA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF MONTANA. Sidney W Glessner, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to American Title & Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated December 17, 2004 and recorded January 5, 2005 in Book 746, Page 9 under Document No. 200500296. The beneficial interest is currently held by Chase Home Finance LLC FKA Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,540.59, beginning March 1, 2009, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obli-

gation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of November 19, 2010 is $143,268.71 principal, interest at the rate of 7.0000% now totaling $13,812.60, late charges in the amount of $1,229.52, escrow advances of $8,469.59, suspense balance of $- 638.74 and other fees and expenses advanced of $3037.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $27.48 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: December 2, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 2, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Chase v Glessner 41954.475 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 12, 2011, 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 7 in Block 4 of Elms Addition No. 4, in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Jennie J. Coyne, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Associates Financial Services Company of Montana, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of trust dated September 25, 1995 and Recorded September 25, 1995 in Book 452, Page 2226 under Document Number 31162. The beneficial interest is currently held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee, in trust for the Holders of Truman Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-1. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,156.25, beginning April 1, 1999, 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 19, 2010 is $97,335.00 principal, interest at the rate of 13.90% now totaling $145,847.97, late charges in the amount of $1,176.49, escrow advances of $43,537.40, and other fees and expenses advanced of $44,134.97, plus accruing interest at the rate of $37.07 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 asis, 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 3, 2010 /s/Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On December 3, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Select Portfolio V Coyne 41477.139 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 15, 2011, 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: A tract of land located in the W1/2 of Section 10, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana, being more particularly described as Parcel 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 4911. Together with a non-exclusive road and utility easement recorded in Book No. 567 of Micro Records at Page 1742 and recorded in Book No. 568 of Micro Records at Page 364. Anthony P. Williamson and Linda G. Jones, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on March 26, 2004 and recorded on March 29, 2004 in Book 728, Page 1342 under Document No. 200408152. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $2,665.58, beginning July 1, 2010, 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 December 30, 2010 is $322,184.79 principal, interest at the rate of 5.625% now totaling $10,501.34, late charges in the amount of $618.90, escrow advances of $3,235.36, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,423.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $49.65 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 asis, 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 6, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 6, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Joan Meier Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 02/13/2013 Gmac V Williamson 41965.406 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 15, 2011, 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 A110 OF WINDSOR PARK PHASE V, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. JAMES T HUNTLEY & DONNA L. HUNTLEY, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to STEWART TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, by DEED OF TRUST DATED ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AND RECORDED ON OCTOBER 29, 2008 IN BOOK 828, PAGE 916, UNDER DOCUMENT NO 200824530. The beneficial interest is currently held by MetLife Home Loans, a division of MetLife Bank, N.A.. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,548.39, beginning June 1, 2010, 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 December 24, 2010 is $185,902.53 principal, interest at the rate of 6.625% now totaling $7,960.46, late charges in the amount of $121.06, escrow advances of $1,977.45, and other fees and expenses advanced of $250.34, plus accruing interest at the rate of $34.21 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 asis, 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 6, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On December 6, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Metlife V Huntley 41305.234

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 19, 2011, 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 123 OF HELLGATE MEADOWS, PHASE III, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Tyson Freseman, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title Guranty Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 3, 2008 and recorded on April 9, 2008 in Book 816, Page 977 under document No. 200807801. The beneficial interest is currently held by OneWest Bank, FSB. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,345.39, beginning August 1, 2010, 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 24, 2010 is $199,991.00 principal, interest at the rate of 6.875% now totaling $5,449.52, late charges in the amount of $201.81, and other fees and expenses advanced of $189.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $37.67 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 asis, 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 10, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 10, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Onewest Bank V. Freseman 41969.557 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 19, 2011, 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 4 IN BLOCK 10 OF LAKE VIEW ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF William H. Vonlanken and Carole L. Vonlanken, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated October 27, 2006 and Recorded on November 6, 2006 in Book 786, Page 917 as Document No. 200628724. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,630.24, beginning November

1, 2009, 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 December 06, 2010 is $167,253.02 principal, interest at the rate of 6.75% now totaling $8,714.64, late charges in the amount of $56.10, escrow advances of $3,327.62, and other fees and expenses advanced of $131.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.93 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 asis, 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 10, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 10, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V. Vonlanken 41926.995 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 25, 2011, 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 12 IN BLOCK 5 OF ELMS ADDITION NO. 4, A PLATTED SUBDIVISON IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Kevin T. Burke and Amelia Burke, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Montana, First Credit Union, as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated April 20, 2005 and Recorded on April 25, 2005 under Document # 200509473, in Bk-751, Pg-404. The beneficial interest is currently held by PHH Mortgage Corporation. Charles J. Peterson, is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,547.70, beginning August 1, 2010, 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 6, 2010 is $190,388.78 principal, interest at the rate of 5.875% now totaling $3,861.24, late charges in the amount of $371.88, and expenses advanced of $42.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $30.64 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,

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 asis, 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 16, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )) ss. County of Stark) On December 16, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Phh V. Burke 41392.712 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 25, 2011, 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: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN AND BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, AND BEING A PORTION OF PARCEL B2 AS SHOWN ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 2370, RECORDS OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANAAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS PARCEL B2A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 2736. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCESS EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND ALONG A 30 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE ACCESS AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT BEING 15 FEET EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE ABOVEDESCRIBED TRACT; THENCE EAST 23.33 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING AND THE CENTERLINE OF SAID 30 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT; THENCE FOLLOWING 4 COURSES ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID EASEMENT: S.08°07’30”E, 90.55 FEET; S.30°19’48”W., 124.25 FEET; S.16°41’16”W., 233.17 FEET; AND S.28°39’03”W, 238.40 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THAT TRACT AS SHOWN ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 1402 Scott Loken and Susan Loken, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title and Escrow, as

Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Community Bank-Missoula Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on December 12, 2003 and recorded on December 18, 2003 in Book 723, Page 1895 under Document No. 200347274. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc. successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $971.85, beginning February 1, 2010, 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 December 11, 2010 is $$113,066.24 principal, interest at the rate of 5.5875% now totaling $6271.04, late charges in the amount of $809.85, escrow advances of $2016.09, and other fees and expenses advanced of $337.34, plus accruing interest at the rate of $18.20 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 asis, 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 15, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On December 15, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Citimortgage V. Loken 42011.277

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 4, 2011, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 9 in Block 1 of Webber Addition, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

Eugene Karl Schafer A/K/A Gene Schafer and Janet Lindquist Schafer A/K/A Janet L Schafer, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to U.S. Bank National Association ND, as Beneficiary,

by Deed of Trust dated January 25, 2000 and recorded February 25, 2000 in Book 609, Page 894 under Document Number 200003673..

The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association ND. Charles J. Peterson, 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 $Revolving, beginning January 25, 2010, 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 December 17, 2010 is $26,864.32 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% now totaling $1,360.84, and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,936.20, plus accruing interest at the rate of $3.86 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 asis, 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, 2010 /s/ Charles J. Peterson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA))

ss. County of Stark) On November 24, 2010, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Charles J. Peterson, 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/ Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Us Bank Home Mortgage V Schafer 41345.112 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 trustee will, on 06/01/2011 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which SEAN SCALLY as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO., AN ARIZONA CORPORATION as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 08/05/2003 and recorded 08/11/2003, in document No. 200329559 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 714 at Page Number 669 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana, and Modification to Deed of Trust recorded June 2, 2005 in Book 753 of Micro Records at Page 1093 and re-recorded September 14, 2005 in Book 760 of Micro Records at Page 453; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1B-2 OF SPRINGER’S ORCHARD HOMES, LOTS 1B-1 AND 1B-2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 1826 RIVER ROAD, Missoula, MT 59801. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 08/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $169,914.38 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 3.75% per annum from 08/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 1/20/2011, ReconTrust Company, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 10-0149681 FEI NO. 1006.126489 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 trustee will, on 06/13/2011, 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 Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor, his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee at the following place: on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which STEPHEN E KASUN, AND KRISTA S BLIZE KASUN as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to CHARLES J PETERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary

by Trust Indenture Dated 02/07/2007 and recorded 02/12/2007, in document No. 200703369 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 791 at Page Number 1390 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LOT 70 OF HILLVIEW HEIGHTS NO. 1, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 2328 W CRESCENT DR, MISSOULA, MT 598032608. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, BY BAC GP, LLC, ITS GENERAL PARTNERS, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 11/01/2010, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. 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: The unpaid principal balance of $202,200.00 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.75% per annum from 11/01/2010 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture.

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 charges against the proceeds to 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 Dated: 1/25/2011, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 11-0005854 FEI NO. 1006.126817 NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED (Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 15 -18- 211) TO: Roger A. Garman PO Box 1191 Bonner MT 59823 1191 Current Occupant 25580 Hwy. 200 E. Bonner, MT 59823 Roger A. Garman 25580 Hwy 200 E Bonner MT 59823 Annie Cathey, Deputy Treasurer Missoula County Treasurer 200 W Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 -4292 Pursuant to Section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1.

As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Short Legal Description: 13N 16W 08 Plat D4, Parcel XXX, in NE1/4, NE1/4, E of Hwy Plat D4 8-13-16 11.658 AC, SUID #5812863 Geocode: 2203-08-1-01-010000 Full Legal Description: A tract of land being all that portion of Section 8 lying Northeasterly of the Northeasterly right-ofway limit of Montana Highway 200, in T.13 N., R.16 W., Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the corner common to Sections 4, 5, 6, and 9, T.13 N., R.16 W., Principal Meridian, Montana; thence, S.00_05’30”W., 1111 .42 feet to the Northeasterly right-of-way limit of Montana Highway 200; thence N.40_47’00”W., 1170 .02 feet along said right-of-way limit; thence N.49_13’00”E., 10.00 feet along said right-ofway limit to a nontangent curve with center being S.49_13’00”W., 2945.00 feet radial distance; thence counterclockwise along said curve and right-of-way limit an arc distance of 308 .06 feet to the line common to Sections 5 and 8; thence S.89_48’10”E., 971 .51 feet along said line to the corner common the Sections 4, 5, 8, and 9 and the true point of beginning; containing 12 .258 acres, more or less; being surveyed and monumented according to the Certificate of Survey No. 1505.

Subject to all easements and restrictions apparent or of record. Tax ID: 5812863 2. The property taxes assessed for tax year 2006 first became delinquent on or before July 1, 2007, and subsequent tax assessments for 2007 and 2008 became delinquent on or before July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, respectively. Taxes for 2009 and the first half of 2010 are also delinquent. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 18, 2007, with additional liens attaching on or before July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008, for the 2007 and 2008 tax assessments respectively.

4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 18, 2007, by Missoula County, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to John Gullo, PO Box 373, Milltown, MT 59851 and a tax deed will be issued to Mr. Gullo unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of taxes due, including penalties, interest and costs, is $4 ,331 .48. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the date of giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6, plus all interest, penalties and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period

expires, a tax deed may be issued on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 10. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258 -4847.

FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2.

The published notice meets the legal requirements 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Darrel Moss NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED (Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 15- 18 -211) TO: Rebecca C. Kiner Amy A. Tongen PO Box 1035 Seeley Lake MT 59868- 1035 Current Occupant 511 Pine Drive Seeley Lake, MT 59868 Rebecca C. Kiner Amy A. Tongen 511 Pine Drive, Seeley Lake MT 59868 Annie Cathey, Deputy Treasurer Missoula County Treasurer 200 W. Broadway St. Missoula, MT 59802 -4292 Pursuant to Section 15 -18- 212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Short Legal Description: Seeley Lake Homesites No. 10A, SLY HMS 10A, Lot 12 of Seeley Lake Homesites No. 10A, BLK 1, 3-16-15 Geocode: 2504-03-414-03-0000 Full Legal Description: Lot 12 in Block 1 of Seeley Lake Homesites Addition No. 10A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Tax Id: 1825906 2. The property taxes assessed for tax year 2006 first became delinquent on or before July 1, 2007, and subsequent tax assessments for 2007 and 2008 became delinquent on or before July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, respectively. Taxes for the last half of 2008, 2009 and the first half of 2010 are also delinquent. 3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax lien sale held on July 18, 2007, with additional liens attaching on or before July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008, for the 2007 and 2008 tax assessments respectively. 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax lien sale on July 18, 2007, by Missoula County, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802. 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to John Gullo, PO Box 373, Milltown, MT 59851 and a tax deed will be issued to Mr. Gullo unless the property tax lien is redeemed prior to the expiration of the redemption period. 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest and costs, is $2, 108 .53. 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the date of giving of this notice. 8.

For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6, plus all interest, penalties and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 10. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Missoula County Treasurer, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802, (406) 258 -4847.

FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2.

The published notice meets the legal requirements 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED this 1st day of February, 2011. /s/ Darrel Moss

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By Diane Beck, 2011 MOR President Homeownership matters in a community and often provides investment to those neighborhoods beyond the mortgage being paid.

Homeowners are more likely to volunteer and they take pride in the appearance of their homes. And generally there is less crime in neighborhoods where there is a majority of homeowners.

Recently, some have suggested that homeownership is detrimental to families because it makes homeowners less mobile and hinders their ability to move for a new job. This sounds good in theory but the argument ignores the reality of how important things like stability, community, and a place to call home are to people.

We don’t live to work; we work to live. Finding a job in today’s economy is top-of-mind for many in the Missoula community but, the truth is, most of us don’t want to uproot our families, move away from

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Further, a high rate of homeownership in a given area is not an indicator of a weak local economy, or vice versa. For example, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, Albuquerque, and Washington, D.C. have homeownership rates of 70.5 percent, 68.3 percent and 67.5 percent, respectively; all three areas enjoy lower unemployment rates and better job growth than the national average.

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3 acres just 9 miles up, on the creek side of a paved, county maintained road. Beautiful level ground w/ septic system. Power and phone are to the property and wells in the area are shallow. Deeded access to Rock Creek from the property. Enjoy watching the Big Horn Sheep that roam the surrounding cliffs and hillsides. This is a great spot for a year round home or vacation cabin.

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$184,000 Deeded Creek Access. This great 1 br, 1 ba cabin is situated on 1.5 acres with deeded access to "Blue Ribbon" Rock Creek. The home features tile floors, Viking range and hood, gas fireplace with electric back-up heat in all rooms, lg walk-in steam shower and custom wood blinds. Great views, trees, easy access, and the entire 1.5 acres is grass with full u/g sprinkler system. Located just 8 miles up Rock Creek on paved, county maintained road. Commute to Missoula is about 35 minutes.

$159,000

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 3 bed, 1 bath with large living room, a new bathroom & new flooring throughout bathroom & kitchen, new siding, and windows as well as a new roof. Convenient location.

2402 McDonald $148,000 MLS # 10006235 Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com Price Reduced! 5 Bed/2 Bath in Bonner. New wood laminate floor.

Large kitchen with island. Fenced yard in front with private deck area in back. New roof. Mature trees. $209,900 MLS#906641. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

www.mindypalmer.com Classic University Home, Great floor plan, fireplace, hardwood floors, Nice sized rooms, Lots of Bonus Rooms downstairs w/kitchenette, well maintained, oversized 2 car garage, 116 E. Sussex. 3278787 porticorealestate.com Condo Along the River -Close to the U, one-of-a-kind 2br Edgewater Condo, highly desirable, hardwood floors, lots of character, fantastic location. 521 Hartman #2, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com Deck Overlooks Clarkfork River for income qualified first time homeowners, great 2bdr condo, attached 2 car garage, like new, pets allowed, 1401 Cedar St #22 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

Master bed w/ closet/office area, Large storage shed, new deck & underground sprinklers $220,000 • MLS # 10007009. Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com

Fantastic Opportunity for income qualified first time homeowners, great 2bdr. condo along the river, attached single car garage, bonus room, pets allowed, 1401 Cedar St #5 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Affordable Condo, Didn’t think you could afford to buy your own place? This sweet, new, green-built development may be cheaper than rent. 1400 Burns, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

Farm Houses w/land in Missoula, these funky farm houses boast lots of land to spread out and do your thing, Development potential. 3278787 porticorealestate.com

Beautiful River home on Bitterroot just minutes from Missoula. 3 bed 2 bath with a deck that could hold the whole party. $979,000 or Equity Shares available. MLS 10006007.

Call Anne 546-5816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED UNIVERSITY DISTRICT HOME. Gorgeous 3 Bdr/2 Bath home in a prime University District location.

Gorgeous hardwood floors, builtins, french doors, bright, sunny kitchen, great yard, and much more. $399,900. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy2 to 74362, or visit...

Five bedroom 4+ bath townhome on golfcourse with excellent views and gracious space. $445,000.

MLS 10007754. Call Anne 5465816 for showings. Windermere Real Estate GORGEOUS CRAFTSMAN STYLE TARGET RANGE HOME ON 0.94 ACRES. 5 Bdr/3.5 Bath, double garage, hardwood & tile floors, gourmet kitchen, breakfast nook, main floor master, 2 family rooms.

Close to schools, shopping, and the Bitterroot River. $469,000.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy12 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

GORGEOUS HANDCRAFTED HOME IN 3.3 ACRES ON PETTY CREEK. 3 Bdr/2.5 Baths, Main floor master suite, great room, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors, heated double garage, with guest quarters, and great views. $595,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy8 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com GORGEOUS HIDDEN TRAIL TOWN HOME JUST MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. 2 Bdr/1.5 Baths, Sngl Garage. End unit with a great open floor plan, lots of natural light, laundry, hardwood & tile floors, easy access to trails. $199,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy0 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Newer 1689 sq ft one level home with wood and tile floors, 2 master bedrooms, gas fireplace, one acre, fencing, covered patio, and 1000 sq ft. garage. $359,900.

MLS# 20110410. Janet 2403932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

Handsome, Spacious Home on Prime Upper Miller Creek Acreage, 5+ bedrooms, with out of town living on quiet cul-de-sac, and

acres. Rodeo Rd. 327-8787 porticorealestate.com IMMACULATE HOME ON A 20,000 SQ FT LOT. Beautifully updated and maintained 4 Bdr/3 Bath Lolo area home. Great yard and deck, spacious living room and family room, great kitchen with breakfast bar & dining area, master bedroom and more. $269,900.

Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy16 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com LOG HOMES. Hand peeled, hand crafted, saddle notch, full scribe, full length logs. Top quality craftsmanship at very affordable prices. missioncreekloghomes.com or (406)745-2110 New! To be built! 3 Bed, 2 bed home on 1 acre. Buyer can pick colors & finishing touches. $2000 appliance allowance & $1300 landscaping allowance. $199,900 • MLS #1000716! Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com NEWER HIDDEN TRAIL HOME JUST MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. 3 Bdr/2 Baths, Great open floor plan, lots of natural light, laundry room, Dbl garage, easy access to trails. $199,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @

370-7689 1331 Bulwer St #B 2 bed 1 bath $139,900 www.bulwercondo.isnowforsale.com

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239-6696, Text Mindy4 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com 3 bed, 2 bath Potomac area home.

Covered deck, fenced acreage and great views. The 28 x32 garage has double doors, attached storage in the back and small car port. RV hookups behind garage. 40x49 Quoncet shop with 200 amp service, air compressor, snap on car lift, crane, water. $259,900.

MLS#10002960. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

PRICE REDUCED! 2 bdrm 2 bath manufactured home. Addition for possible den or office. Shop & extra space in dbl garage. Zoned for multifamily or commercial.

NOW ONLY $119,900.

MLS#906610. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503.

PRICE REDUCED! 5 bed, 3 bath home in South Hills. House has central air, vaulted ceilings, big

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Yard w/ underground sprinklers and privacy fence. 2 car garage.

Great home for entertaining! MLS # 10007275. $240,000. Jeremy & Betsy Milyard 880-4749 www.hotmontanahomes.com

public park, walk to Downtown Stevi or Bitterroot River. $219,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy10 to 74362 or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

Rattlesnake Home on Large Lot, nice 3br home sits on very rare lot, mature landscaping, tennis court, home has lots of upgrades, 506 Redwood 327-8787 porticorealestate.com

SOUTH HILLS HOME LESS THAN 1 BLOCK FROM CHIEF CHARLO SCHOOL . 4 Bdr/2 Bath, deck, double car garage, family room, laundry/utility room, great views, and much more. $175,000. Prudential Montana.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, Text Mindy6 to 74362, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com

SINGLE LEVEL LIVING CLOSE TO THE BITTERROOT RIVER. 4 Bdr/3 Bath single-level Stevensville home. Great, open floor plan, incredible mountain views, next to

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Robin Rice • 240-6503

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BY OWNER $182,000: 3+ bedroom, 2 bath, East Missoula. NEW ROOF IN 8/10; Large bonus room could be used as additional bedroom, home office, or family room; NEW paint, carpet, trim throughout; tile in entry, kitchen, baths; gas hot water heat; 1,400 square foot home, 10,000+ square foot lot; two large decks; close to U, downtown, parks, trails, golf; Eligible for USDA Rural Development financing.

Call Lori at 721-2017 or 396-9306

PRICE REDUCED 2511 Sunridge Court • 5 bed, 3 bath home in South Hills • Central air, vaulted ceilings, • Yard w/ underground sprinklers & privacy fence.

• $240,000 • MLS # 10007275 9745 Glacier Lily, Frenchtown • 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage • Master bed w/ closet/office area • Large storage shed, new deck & underground sprinklers • $220,000 • MLS # 10007009

3811 Stephens #35, Missoula • 3 bed, 1.5 bath centrally located condo • 1bedroom has deck • Gas fireplace, tall ceilings in living room • New trim, interior paint and vinyl • $139,900 • MLS # 20110908 JUST LISTED: 117 Dallas, in LOLO. $189,900 • 3 Bed 2 Bath home on the hill in Lolo.

• Spacious living room, large backyard & deck, great views of the mountains, and huge family room in the basement.

• Perfect home for RD financing.

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Unique Lower Rattlesnake home near Bugbee Nature Area, 3Brm, 4Ba, Tree-top views, Lots of upgrades like granite countertops and lots of gorgeous wood throughout, 327-8787 porticorealestate.com View or list properties for sale By Owner at www.byowner missoula.com OR call 550-3077

CONDOS/ TOWNHOMES 3344B Connery Way. Modern three level townhome. Easy maintenance yard, 2 bed 3 bath double car garage. $192,000.

MLS 10006082. Call Anne 546-5816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate Uptown Flats Unit #213 1 bed 1 bath and all the amenities included in this Quality Downtown Condo. $149,900. MLS 20110263. Call Anne 546-5816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate

LAND FOR SALE 3.5 ACRES BARE LAND ON PETTY CREEK. Gorgeous bare land parcel straddling Petty Creek. Septic, well, and utilities in place. Gorgeous building spot with mountain, creek, and valley views. Custom builder available. $149,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @239-6696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com Nice 1 acre lot, beautiful country setting west of Missoula. City Sewer available. Great view. Now $95,000. MLS#908159. Janet 240-3932 or Robin 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net. Montana Preferred Properties.

Beautiful 20 acres fenced pasture land. Seasonal stream and pond.

Great get away or build your dream home. No power to area. $170 per year road maintenance fee. $149,900. MLS#10007447.

Janet 240-3932 or Robin 2406503. riceteam@bigsky.net.

Montana Preferred Properties.

OWN 20 ACRES, Only $129/month. $13,900 near growing El Paso, Texas (safest city in America!) Low down, no credit checks, owner financing. Free map/pictures.

866-257-4555 www.sunsetranches.com Secluded 20 Acres 15 Minutes to Missoula, property boasts nice choices for building site, a healthy and beautiful forest setting, and easy commute.

327-8787 porticorealestate.com

COMMERCIAL 321 N. Higgins for sale. Many updates to this grand ole downtown building. $875,000. MLS 10003350. Call Anne 5465816 for showings.

Windermere Real Estate

storage/back room spaces, and lots of windows plus two second floor residential rentals. Great income potential and priced to sell! $135,000. Prudential Montana.

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

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