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nside Cover Story At the University of Montana, a program called Entertainment Management has brought in some of the most important entertainment producers in the nation to teach students the nuances of the entertainment industry. Recently, however, the program has found itself facing a real-life test that goes far beyond Photo by Chad Harder preparing students for a career in Hollywood. The man who helped build the program, Scott Douglas, suffered a debilitating stroke, and while he recovers, students and staff are looking to use his lessons to advance a vision for the program’s future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

News Letters Bears, big rigs, and cyanide heap-leach mining ...........................................4 The Week in Review Radio Shack deals guns, and Tinkle stays put ........................6 Briefs Carrying gray water, Montana writ large, and the sawmill site buzzes...........6 Etc. A homophobe’s daydream...................................................................................7 Up Front Businesses fear fallout of medical marijuana reform.................................9 Ochenski In D.C. as in Helena, they’re doing the shutdown shuffle .....................10 Writers on the Range LEDs ought to be leading the way ......................................11 Agenda Peace Center hosts “Mexican Women and Feminicide”..............................12

Arts & Entertainment Flash in the Pan Spring’s for swapping...................................................................18 Happiest Hour The Broadway Sports Bar and Grill ...............................................19 8 Days a Week Hmmmm, bacon .............................................................................21 Mountain High The Rocky Mountain Roubaix........................................................29 Scope The Bitter Roots, still nourished by Missoula ...............................................30 Noise Prince Rama, Purrbot, KTAJATBTB, and Britney Spears ................................31 Books McMillian digs deep into the history of alt papers.......................................32 Film Carrey charms in I Love You Phillip Morris.....................................................33 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films..................................................34

Exclusives Street Talk ..................................................................................................................4 In Other News..........................................................................................................13 Classifieds ...............................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ..............................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle ................................................................................................C-06 This Modern World..............................................................................................C-11

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Asked Tuesday afternoon, in and around the Mountain Line Bus Transfer Center in downtown Missoula

A record 90,857 people rode the Mountain Line bus last month, a 25-percent increase over March 2010 levels. Why do you choose the bus over other forms of transportation? Follow-up: What changes would you like to see in Missoula’s public transportation system?

Alley Catt: It’s the cheapest way to get around, and definitely the most social. You get a lot of social interaction when you ride the bus. Designated drivers: They need to run later on Friday and Saturday nights, when everybody’s drunk. Without a choice on how to get home, people just find themselves wasted downtown, with their rig parked nearby and no bus to ride. So they drive home. It is a big deal, and it’d be good to have an option other than getting behind the wheel after we go get fucked up.

Glenn Nicholas: I don’t drive because I can’t afford a car or car insurance. Six-shooter: The bus system is pretty good the way it is. I don’t know that I’d change much, except it could run later in the day, and on Sundays. But when I need a ride and the bus isn’t running I just take a cab. It’s only $6.

Bring bears to the Bitterroots It’s hard to argue with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has rebounded in a huge way since the 1970s (see “Bearing it all,” March 24, 2011). Its assessment seems to be based on a short-term perspective, though. Until a link is established connecting the Yellowstone grizzlies to the populations in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and Canada, it seems to me the long-term prospects of Yellowstone’s grizzly bears will always be in jeopardy. Currently, the Yellowstone grizzly population—however healthy and numerous—lives on an unsustainable genetic island. Its habitat is cut off from the nearest grizzly population in the Scapegoat Wilderness by nearly 200 miles. The Bitterroot ecosystem (consisting of both the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return wilderness areas) has historically supported a healthy grizzly population. Not only could the Bitterroot Mountains support up to 300 grizzlies, they offer the most practical habitat to provide the crucial genetic link for Yellowstone’s grizzlies. Until a population of grizzly bears resides in the Bitterroots, ensuring genetic diversity across the Northern Rockies, I just can’t see the Yellowstone grizzly bear population as viable in the long term. Ryan Norton Missoula

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Wayne Dolsman: I’m a felon, a DUI guy. I have a driver’s license, but they won’t let me drive. Using the bus is not a big deal though; my mom rode the bus for her entire career. And I’ve loved the bus since the first time I rode it. No rest: They should have to work Sundays. It’d be nice to be able to take the bus on Sundays, too.

Glen Patton: I’m riding the bus because I don’t have any other form of transportation. So I’m on a bus on an almost daily basis. State of the late: Man, we’ve got to have them run more often, especially at night. I live in East Missoula and find myself stuck in town after 7 all the time. If that happens I just stay at a friend’s house, or I walk home or I skate. It takes about 30 minutes.

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Missoula County’s small business owners have much to be thankful for with the commissioners’ courageous and well-reasoned decision to join in a lawsuit against Imperial Oil’s plan to haul oil sands modules through Montana. As a fourth generation Montanan and the owner and operator of Dunrovin Ranch and Research, LLC in Lolo, I know as well as the next person that Montana needs to build its economy for the future. But a permanent megaload corridor at the expense of local jobs and taxpayers does nothing but move us backward. Through my own economic and demographic research and my busi-

ness experiences with Dunrovin Guest Ranch, it is abundantly clear that western Montana’s unique quality of life is the main driver in our economy. It is what draws the creative people who turn ideas into economic realities and create jobs across diverse economic sectors. Exxon and other out-of-state corporations’ plans to highjack our highways would degrade our national reputation as an outdoor recreation and cultural mecca, spoil our county’s ability to market itself, and hinder truck-

a popula“Until tion of grizzly bears resides in the Bitterroots, ensuring genetic diversity across the Northern Rockies, I just can’t see the Yellowstone grizzly bear population as viable in

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ing commerce critical to our local timber industry and others. Small tourism businesses, like mine, serve a vital role in an economic chain. Visitors who fall in love with Montana return again and again, and many end up bringing or creating businesses here to enable them to enjoy our unsurpassed lifestyle. This is the real job machine for this county and we all rely on the fact that Missoula has become a world-class destination. Thanks to the Missoula County Commissioners for watching out for

the backbone of our economy. SuzAnne Miller Lolo

Veto cyanide mining bill Remember in 1998 when you voted to ban cyanide heap leach mining? Remember how, in 2004, you voted against the mining industry’s attempt to overturn the ban? Did you think that Montanans had made their opposition to cyanide heap-leach mining clear? I did too, until I heard that Sen. Terry Murphy, RCaldwell, sponsored a bill to bypass the majority of Montanans’ wishes. Senate Bill 306 would allow new mines to simply ship their ore to other sites that still use the process (in 1998, some were grandfathered in), including the Golden Sunlight Mine, which is, funnily enough, located in Murphy’s district, and, not so funny, has had 13 major cyanide leaks according to the Department of Environmental Quality and will have to treat its water for perpetuity. I attended the hearing for SB 306 on Wednesday, March 23. Opponents outnumbered proponents three to one. The opponents included farmers and ranchers who have had their water poisoned from mining waste, people who work along rivers threatened by new mines if this bill passes (including one at the headwaters of Rock Creek), representatives from the tourism industry concerned over a decrease in tourism dollars should our landscape and waters be poisoned further, those concerned with the tendency of mining companies to leave the state while our citizens pay to clean up their messes (past cyanide processing mistakes at ZormanLandusky and Beal Mountain cost Montanans hundreds of millions of dollars in cleanup fees), and high school students worried about the health of their state. Despite the opposition, the House Natural Resource Committee passed the bill 10-5 on a party line vote. It then passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. As a last resort, please say no to cyanide heap leach mining again by writing or calling Gov. Schweitzer and urging him to veto this bill. Montana deserves better. Our water is more precious than gold. Wendy Fox Helena

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The University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation release a study that ranks Missoula County the fourth healthiest county in Montana, behind Gallatin, Carbon, and Fergus. It ranks Roosevelt County—where nearly a third of adults are obese and smoke—as the least healthy.

• Thursday, March 31 The Montana House endorses a bill to overturn the ban on cyanide heap-leach mining, a practice Montana voters disallowed in 1998; they also affirmed that decision in 2004, when they rejected a mining industry-backed ballot initiative to repeal the 1998 ban. Senate Bill 306 heads to Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s desk.

• Friday, April 1 Idaho Media Connection, a Radio Shack outlet and Dish Network dealer in Mountain Home, Idaho, begins offering customers a free shotgun with each satellite installation. Owner John Marshall reportedly got the idea from the widely publicized promotion launched by Hamilton’s Radio Shack last fall.

• Saturday, April 2 The Missoula Phoenix beats the Clark Fork Rush 28-14 in a free exhibition football game marking the beginning of the semi-pro team’s 2011 season. The game is also the first under new owner Michael Burks, who also owns the Missoula Maulers hockey team.

A cluster of yellow crocuses burst from the ground in a university area garden Tuesday morning. A favorite of Missoula gardeners, the hardy perennial is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring.

Tourism Selling Montana

• Sunday, April 3 Griz men’s basketball coach Wayne Tinkle tells reporters he’ll remain at the University of Montana, his alma mater, after being courted by Fresno State University to fill its vacant coaching position. Tinkle, who has one year remaining in his three-year contract, can expect a new deal.

• Monday, April 4 House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, and Senate President Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo, sign House Bill 161, which would repeal the Medical Marijuana Act that voters approved in 2004. Unless Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoes it, the bill will make it illegal for the state’s 30,000 patients to possess marijuana.

• Tuesday, April 5 The Montana Senate approves Attorney General Steve Bullock’s proposal requiring repeat DUI offenders to take a breath test twice daily until they are sentenced. House Bill 106 easily passed the House in late January and is poised to become law.

Two years ago, Montana photographer Tony Bynum found himself within a few hundred feet of a grizzly sow and her cub in a snowy gorge in Glacier National Park. He’d been out shooting mountain goats for the day, but naturally swung his lens in the direction of opportunity as the bears slid down a steep embankment. “I can’t tell you what they were thinking or what they were up to,” Bynum says. “But it looked to me like it was a combination of playing and getting somewhere, because there was no hesitation at all to roll around in that snow.” The images Bynum captured in 2008 might never have left the walls of his East Glacier gallery. Yet that sow and her cub— along with several landscape shots that Bynum’s accumulated in his 10-year career— are now set to adorn the sides of buses and retail storefronts in Seattle, Minneapolis, and Chicago. It’s all part of selling Montana as a destination.

“Montana’s such a visual brand and it’s such a big state that what we’ve learned and what’s most effective when we communicate with prospective travelers is how we can bring Montana to life,” says Katy Peterson, consumer marketing manager for Montana’s Office of Tourism. Images like Bynum’s did the heavy lifting in last year’s tourism campaign, their first in metropolitan areas, she says. Information gathered by third-party researchers with the Leisure Trends Group showed a dramatic upswing in recognition of Mon-tana as a result of the four-month advertising blitz. “Awareness of Montana in those three markets rose by almost 40 percent, and people who were aware of the advertising were three times more likely to actually come to the state than those who weren’t, which is a pretty big point for us,” Peterson says. She adds that people aware of last year’s $4 million ad campaign spent roughly $424 million while touring Montana. Bynum’s bears will eventually end up on bus wraps in Montana’s three target cities this spring, and Bynum says he isn’t bothered at all that his name won’t appear next to them.

“How many people get to see their images at 100 feet wide on the front of a building in downtown Seattle, or on a train or on a bus?” he asks. “It’s pretty rare.” Alex Sakariassen

Development Sawmill site to buzz again It’s been about five years since developers took over the abandoned former Champion Sawmill site just west of Ogren Park, hoping to transform it into a mixed-use neighborhood, and it’s still a fenced-off clutter of broken concrete and decades-old wood waste. But a new grant marks the beginning of the end of the longerthan-expected environmental cleanup process. Two weeks ago, the Millsite Revitalization Project (MRP) landed $833,000 from the Missoula Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund to address the methane emanating from buried and decaying sawdust. Methane changes the pH of groundwater, explains Chris Behan of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, and at the

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mill site, that water contains iron and manganese and has seeped into the aquifer. Behan calls unearthing wood waste and otherwise minimizing methane production the “downhill run,” since the site’s petroleum spills have already been addressed and OK’d by the Department of Environmental Quality. “It’s been frustratingly slow getting the right permissions and getting the state up to speed on how to deal with voluntary cleanups,” he says. “That’s not something that they traditionally were set up to do; they’re much better at it now, because [brownfield cleanups] are going on all over the state.” Once the cleanup is complete, the city will acquire 14.5 of the site’s 46 acres for a riverfront park between its baseball field and California Street. The park is just one component of MRP’s grand vision for the blighted ground. Kevin Mytty, president of Shelter West, one of Missoula’s largest homebuilders, and Coloradobased developer Ed Wetherbee together form MRP. More than three years ago they laid out plans for a vibrant riverfront neighborhood— called the Old Sawmill District—with as many as 700 residential units and 200,000 square feet of commercial space. The drawnout environmental cleanup and sinking housing market combined to put their plans on ice, but Wetherbee says the new grant will make a difference: “Our plan and hope is that by the end of this summer the site will see a very noticeable improvement in terms of its aesthetics, and it will be positioned and prepared for the first infrastructure development to go through the site— and we’re pretty excited about that.” Matthew Frank

Water Out of the wash The local nonprofit HomeWord says that reusing semi-dirty water—“gray water”—for irrigation at its Equinox and Solstice apartment complexes, on the corner of Broadway and Russell streets, will save 2,000 gallons of water a day in summer months. “I think folks are starting to recognize that the way we’ve been doing things has been really wasteful,” says HomeWord Director Andrea Davis. Count Missoula Public Works Director Steve King among the converted. King witnessed HomeWord’s

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and the Missoula Federal Credit Union’s recent struggles to cut city red tape prior to installing gray-water filtration systems. Now he’s initiated a discussion in city council chambers about ways to ease regulatory barriers to recycling water. “We think that this is something that’s representative of conservation,” he says. As it stands, property owners who want to irrigate plants with gray water from showers and washing machines, for example, must first get a permit from the city. King says that’s a cumbersome requirement for owners who want to become better environmental stewards. So he’s asking the city council to tweak the language in Missoula’s sewer regulations, to make recycling water easier. Missoula’s potential regulatory change comes as communities across the West, faced with dwindling

water resources, relax long-standing impediments to water recycling. In the last 20 years, California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico have removed such barriers. In 2007, the Montana legislature approved the use of gray water in single-family residences. In 2009, the legislature authorized its use in multi-family and commercial buildings. These changes reflect a shift in the way citizens and decision-makers are thinking about water, King says. “In the western United States, water availability will be one of the limiting factors in the future for how and where communities grow. It is probably the most finite resource, and we are going to have to find more effective ways to deal with that.” Missoula’s city council will hold a public hearing on gray-water permitting April 11. Jessica Mayrer

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Radiation Not quite home-free Ravalli County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Sarah Seltzer started getting frantic calls from local residents almost immediately after the 9.0magnitude earthquake struck Japan March 11. As the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant deteriorated, some western Montanans caved to fears of possible radiation poisoning and created a small rush on potassium iodide. “We contacted some of the pharmacies here in town to see what the general consensus was, and for some people there was a level of panic,” Seltzer says. “They were concerned the levels of radiation wouldn’t have dissipated by the time they reached the United States.” Now that rash of fear, punctuated by dozens of calls to local pharmacies, has almost completely died. Last week, Seltzer checked with the pharmacies and notes that “nobody in our community is still looking for that potassium iodide.” That’s not to say radioactive material hasn’t found its way across the Pacific. The Environmental Protection Agency detected trace amounts of radiation in milk samples from Spokane and water from Boise last week, but not nearly enough to generate concern for public health. In fact, the EPA has sounded like a broken record since it began monitoring radiation levels nationwide on March 17, reiterating once or twice a day that the levels of radiation are “far below levels of concern.” Meanwhile, the Montana Department of Health and Human Services has left data collection entirely to the EPA and its lone radiation monitoring station in Billings. Even county health departments continue to turn exclusively to the agency’s daily reports for updates on air and water quality. Jim Carlson, environmental health director at the Missoula City-County Health Department, shrugs off the notion of any serious health risk to Montana resulting from Japan’s stricken plant. There are far more realistic and localized problems when it comes to radiation, he says. “About half of the homes in Missoula County exceed recommended radon levels, and those risks are significant,” Carlson says, explaining that the rough geological nature of the Rockies generates more immediate radiation issues. “It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States after smoking. So if there’re concerns about radiation, people should be thinking about some of the more mundane things.” Alex Sakariassen

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Riders who used the Mountain Line bus system in March, an increase of roughly 25 percent over March 2010. The total set a new record for bus rides in a single month in Missoula.

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Fourteen years ago the Montana Supreme Court ruled that a state law criminalizing gay sex violates Montana’s constitution, yet the Montana Legislature has repeatedly failed to scrub the language, which places homosexuality in the same legal category as bestiality, from the books. This session’s effort, sponsored by Sen. Tom Facey, DMissoula, died in a House committee last month after passage in the Senate. The legislature’s inaction was not, it turns out, another non-priority falling off the too-long to-do list. Rather, it’s homophobic lawmakers subtly suggesting that homosexual acts should still be outlawed, the Supreme Court—and equal rights in general—be damned. In fact, at least one lawmaker, Rep. Ken Peterson, R-Billings, an attorney, argues that the archaic law may still apply in certain situations. Which situations? According to Peterson, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, there are at least two prosecutable offenses—felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. One is the “recruitment” of non-gays. “Homosexuals can’t go out into the heterosexual community and try to recruit people, or try to enlist them in homosexual acts,” Peterson says. He provides an example: “‘Here, young man, your hormones are raging. Let’s go in this bedroom, and we’ll engage in some homosexual acts. You’ll find you like it.’” Peterson hasn’t actually seen this happen, he says, because “I don’t associate with that group of people at all… I’ve associated with mainstream people all my life.” The other offense, in Peterson’s legal opinion, is the public display of homosexuality, since he believes the Supreme Court’s decision only applies to private acts behind closed doors. Being gay in public, he says, is a wholly different matter: “In my mind, if they were engaging in acts in public that could be construed as homosexual, it would violate that statute. It has to be more than affection. It has to be overt homosexual acts of some kind or another... If kissing goes to that extent, yes. If it’s more than that, yes.” Fortunately, Peterson’s “interpretation” is his own daydream. It will never fly, according to Larry Epstein, vice president of the Montana County Attorneys Association, which is composed of people who prosecute felony crimes across the state. “The statute will not be enforced as written—ever,” Epstein says. “We take our marching orders not only from the legislature but from the courts in which we appear.”

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Nipped in the bud? Businesses fear fallout of medical marijuana reform by Matthew Frank

Over a year ago, as Montana’s medical some opponents call “repeal lite”—aims total monthly payroll of $22,000, accordmarijuana industry was taking off, a couple to drastically reduce the number patients ing to founder Logan Head. dozen providers sat at tables in a Missoula on the state’s rolls and, as currently writThe effect wouldn’t be limited only to conference center, trying to enlist new ten, bans storefront dispensaries like those who grow and use marijuana to treat patients. Jim Bradford’s table was the most Three Rivers Farmacy and prohibits medical conditions. Lambros broker Jerry nondescript. He brought three or four providers from earning a profit. Ford is among the local commercial real small jars of cannabis, the strains’ names “There are providers who have invest- estate agents who are watching the debate Sharpied on strips of duct tape. He didn’t ed their life savings for the benefit of play out in Helena. He’s leased to carehave signs or brochures or even a business patients, and they will essentially be bank- givers a handful of storefronts and warecard. Sporting a Griz T-shirt, camouflage rupt now,” says Jim Gingery, director of houses around town. Some would-be cap, and goatee, he stood out among some the Montana Medical Growers Association. entrepreneurs, he says, have leased spaces of the more eccentric and established marA survey-based economic analysis con- but are waiting to see how the legislature ijuana growers. ducted by the association earlier this year acts before opening up shop. “It will have some impact,” Ford says of Just weeks before, Bradford was one found that roughly 70 percent of the of more than 400 workers laid off when employees in the medical marijuana indus- repeal or strict regulation. “It won’t make a great, great big difference in the Smurfit-Stone Container shutcommercial market, I don’t think. tered its paperboard mill in Some people disagree with me.” Frenchtown. Bradford had worTighter regulation would ked the mill’s shipping dock for also mean a drop in advertising the bulk of his nearly 31 years by medical marijuana providers, there. He figured he was too which would ding businesses old to return to school for such as the Independent. retraining, so he decided to try Attorneys, too, could see a to make a living as a medical slump in business. The effects marijuana provider. He came to might even extend to Sen. Art the convention, at the Hilton Wittich, R-Bozeman, who has Garden Inn, hoping to add voted in favor of both HB 161 another patient or two to the and SB 423. Wittich Law Firm six he then supplied. attorneys have worked for care“I’m 51 years old and this givers, and the debate, he says, is my best shot,” he said then. has forced him to “divorce myself At the time, Bradford, who from how these things affect me has four children, asked that his personally or my business.” name not be published, fearing that some of his family members “If medical marijuana is and friends might disapprove of repealed,” he says, “would there his new occupation. But now, be economic effects? Certainly. If Photo by Chad Harder with Montana lawmakers considit’s more heavily regulated would ering legislation that would put Missoula dispensary Zoo Mountain Natural Care would there be economic impacts? him out of a job again, he finds be forced to lay off nine employees if the Montana Certainly. But that has to be balLegislature repeals the Medical Marijuana Act. Its storehimself vocally defending an front, on the corner of Orange and Front streets, was anced against the other public polindustry that, in six months, got vacant for about a year before the business leased it. icy goals that we need to look at.” him off the long list of Montanans Tom Daubert, of Patients collecting unemployment checks. try were, like Bradford, previously unem- and Families United, slams Wittich and Bradford now serves 17 patients as ployed. The study estimates that the indus- other Republicans for abandoning the part of Three Rivers Farmacy, in try has created about 1,400 new jobs, and free-market principles they campaigned Missoula. “I certainly haven’t replaced Gingery believes outlawing or severely on. “It certainly appears hypocritical what I was making at the mill,” he says, restricting medical marijuana would send and inconsistent,” Daubert says. “Repat least twice as many people to the unem- ublicans claim to prefer small, less-intru“but I’m hanging in there.” In the coming weeks, the Montana ployment line, because of the other busi- sive government, too, but they’re contraLegislature will decide whether to rein in nesses that have expanded to serve the dicting those principles here as well, not to mention the principles of freedom the booming medical marijuana indus- medical marijuana industry. try. Whatever action it takes could have The economic consequences may be and liberty.” Bradford, the caregiver, recently huge implications for Bradford and thou- acute in Missoula. Of the state’s 29,948 sands of other patients, caregivers, and patients, 4,451 live in Missoula County, penned a letter to Schweitzer and all ancillary businesses around the state. tops in the state. The county’s also home Montana legislators, urging them to Essentially, two bills remain in play. to more caregivers—739—than any other reject the bills that would put him out of One, House Bill 161, which passed the county. It’s difficult to gauge the cumula- business. “I am self-employed and ‘makHouse and Senate and is on the way to tive economic contribution of those care- ing it,’” he wrote, “are you really going to Gov. 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Montanans and citizens across the nation are justified in wondering just what’s going on in our country these days. The federal government teeters on the edge of a shutdown while President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dance across their stages and bully pulpits and Speaker of the House John Boehner toes the hard line on cutting the federal budget. Closer to home, Gov. Brian Schweitzer is in the same grotesque game of chicken with the state’s Republican-dominated legislature. As the partisan battles grow fiercer, the governance we pay for is starting to look more and more like all-out civil war, with the citizens the ultimate victims. On both the state and federal level, the Tea Party, which has become the radical wing of the Republican Party, is putting tremendous pressure on more moderate Republicans to slash spending. Some would say they’ve already gone a long way in their quest by getting Obama and his Senate Democratic majority to agree to a whopping $30 billion in reductions to the federal budget for the remainder of this fiscal year. And that doesn’t count the much larger plans announced this week to seek a reduction of more than $5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade. Perhaps emboldened by their success so far, Congressional Republicans are now indicating their willingness to “touch the third rail” and go after what are called “entitlement” programs, such as Social Security. “Entitlement” is, however, a misnomer, since Social Security has been principally funded by deductions from the paychecks from every job any citizen has ever held. In any case, it’s our money, it’s always been our money, and, you know, we’d like to get it back one of these days. Ironically, in the offer Republicans made to President Obama and the Senate in their latest Continuing Funding Resolution, the only real “entitlement” program that will receive full taxpayer funding is the Pentagon, secure behind its shield of two ongoing wars and a third war in Libya that President Obama just started. So while the elderly, the sick, and the young of our nation face cuts to retirement, health care, and education, the insane $2 billion-per-day military spending goes on and on…unquestioned, unassailable and, ultimately, unsustainable. As he continued his fruitless search for “bipartisan cooperation,”

Obama was bluntly told by Speaker Boehner this week that agreement on anything less than the terms dictated by the Tea Party is untenable. Boehner has already warned House Republicans that a shutdown of the federal government was not just possible, but urged them to prepare for it.

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Meanwhile, in the background, the cries of “cut it or shut it” from the Tea Party continue unabated. It is against this incredible uncertainty, this open warfare in Washington, D.C., that the Montana legislature continues to muddle its way through one of the worst legislative sessions in its history. Even though, with only three weeks left, the Republican majorities in the House and Senate have yet to produce a budget or school-funding plan, they appear united in their bid to reject federal funding for social services, food stamps, family planning, and heating assistance. While Schweitzer argues that rejecting the federal money won’t do a thing to federal spending because it will merely be appropriated for other states, Montana’s lone Congressional representative, Denny Rehberg, has already introduced long-shot legislation that would mandate that any federal funds rejected by state legislatures must be used to reduce the burgeoning federal debt of $14 trillion or more. For his part, Schweitzer announced this week that without the

restoration of the federal funds, the Republican budget bill is “dead on arrival” and he’ll veto it. That, of course, would then leave the state government in a situation analogous to that of the federal government. If the governor vetoes the budget, Montana can run until the end of May, which is the end of the fiscal year. But unless agreement is reached on a budget deal before then, whether through negotiation or a special session, state government will shut down on June 1. So far, agreement does not seem any closer in Helena than in Washington. Senator Dave Lewis, a former budget director for both Democratic and Republican governors, says restoring the federal funds in the state budget will simply not pass muster with conservative legislators—and this session is thick with conservative, mostly inexperienced, legislators. But here’s the rub. Let’s say Schweitzer and the Republican legislators do reach agreement one way or another in time to keep Montana’s government running. What happens if the federal money simply isn’t there? The federal funds for the elderly, sick, and young are exactly what the Congressional conservatives are targeting. And Obama has not exactly painted the picture of a strong leader when it comes to negotiating with Republicans. In fact, just the opposite, from health care to tax breaks for the wealthy to corporate largesse. So what happens if Obama, faced with the shutdown of almost the entire federal government, except for the military, decides to do a little triage, sacrificing some budget areas to save the government as a whole? In this shootout at the Not-OK Corral, betting on the draw and aim of Obama may not quite get us out the other side in one piece. Montanans and the American people watch in shock and dismay as the shutdown shuffle—between Congress and the president, the governor and the Legislature, and federal and state governments—becomes ever more unendurable. In the meantime, governance of the people, by the people, and for the people seems lost in that shuffle. 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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How many cities does it take for Western utilities to change a light bulb? Federal Department of Energy research shows that light-emitting diode streetlights— called LEDs by just about everybody—can reduce energy use by 12 percent when used in place of conventional high-pressure sodium lighting above high-speed roads. LEDs also can save up to 50 percent on residential streets, and up to an impressive 70 percent when used at parking lots. Yet in Montana, utility attorneys opposed then-Billings Mayor Ron Tussing’s 2009 petition before the Montana Public Service Commission that would have required conversion to the more efficient technology. The utility attorneys’ claim: “LED streetlights do not yet have market acceptance.” Unfortunately, Montana’s utilities are out of touch with a growing movement. Throughout the world, 774 local governments in 47 countries have installed LED streetlights. In this country, they’re used in 49 states. Los Angeles leads the way; it installed 30,000 LED streetlights in 2010, and will install 110,000 more by 2015. New poles topped with LED lights line the main street in Polson, Mont. Additionally, the U.S. border with two towns in Montana is protected by the superior color rendering that LED roadway lighting provides. Other Western examples abound. In Anchorage, Alaska, tests showed that drivers could distinguish objects more than twice as far away on roads lit by 165-watt LEDs than on roads lit with traditional 250-watt highpressure sodium fixtures. Seattle’s City Light utility did extensive testing of LED and induction lights before deciding to replace 50,000 old lights with LEDs, which will save $2.4 million when complete. Last year, 5,000 were changed out. Clearly, LED streetlights do have market acceptance. The following states can boast of towns having installed them: Oregon (two), Idaho (three), Wyoming (four), New Mexico (four), Arizona (five), Montana (five), Colorado (nine), Alaska (11), Washington (14), Utah (19), and California (98).

Apparently, that’s still not enough for NorthWestern Energy in Montana and several other utilities in the region. Many have not included LED streetlights in their energy conservation rebate programs. Contrast that with the robust rebates of $50 to $200 per light for LED roadway lights, offered by Pacific Gas & Electric in California.

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After it installed 269 LED streetlights, Foster City, Calif., received a $33,825 rebate from PG&E. In addition to the rebates, the LEDs were funded by a $157,000 federal economic stimulus grant. Because it doesn’t have to repay the grant or rebate, Foster City will net $19,483 in first-year avoided maintenance and energy cost savings. If Foster City had to pay for the LEDs themselves, the savings would still defray the costs within eight years of installation. That’s well within the projected 12-to-20-plusyear lifespan of the LEDs, a lifespan three to five times longer than that of the conventional streetlights they replace. By converting to the longer-lasting LEDs other communities could be saving money and energy, too. Tri-State, the huge electric generation and transmission supplier for parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana, began its LED use by retrofitting lights on 34 of its Denver parking lot poles. Since then, its Ouray,

Colo., customer, San Miguel Power, has brightened its streets and become one of at least seven all-LED towns in America. Colorado’s Xcel Energy, however, is not as progressive as Tri-State. By dragging its feet, Xcel risks litigation to require LED adoption. In Montana, NorthWestern utility has been sued by Paul Williamson, former University of Montana Dean of Technology, and others. They want to force the utility to allow use of its poles for more efficient lights. NorthWestern’s refusal to allow LEDs on its poles effectively prevents many Montana towns from using available federal stimulus money to transition to energy-efficient streetlights. Consumers have already completely paid the installation costs for about 85 percent of NorthWestern’s poles. Yet NorthWestern contends that its consumers have no right to access those poles. Williamson’s group maintains that current antitrust law indicates otherwise. There is also a problem in getting some utilities to bill for LEDs accurately. Because utilities know how much energy a light will use at night, they usually impose unmetered street lighting tariffs instead of bills based on metered energy use. But once LEDs are installed, energy use declines immediately. Therefore, the bills need to reflect the savings to towns. Montana’s Public Service Commission has declined to make that obvious switch, though in Michigan, all utilities are now required to establish unmetered LED rates. If all of the 52.6 million U.S. roadway lights were switched to energy efficient LEDs, the savings would equal the total electricity consumed each year in more than 1.5 million homes. It’s time to switch.

Russ Doty is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News in Paonia, Colorado (hcn.org). He heads New World WindPower LLC and is also an attorney specializing in renewable energy in Billings, Montana. Holly Wilde is a writer and educator in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

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SATURDAY APRIL 9 Help keep public broadcasting on the airwaves during Montana Public Radio’s annual pledge drive, which begins at 4 PM today and runs each day until April 17. Call 243-4931 or visit mtpr.net. Chow down and help raise funds for Wisteria Liberty Dupuis, an 8-year-old from Dixon who was recently diagnosed with leukemia, during a benefit dinner that also features a silent auction, bake sale, raffle and a high school basketball tournament, and runs from 4–7 PM in the Camas Kitchen in the gym of Salish Kootenai College, 58138 Hwy. 93 in Pablo. $20 for a family of five/$5 per person. Call 261-2699.

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MONDAY APRIL 11 City Club Missoula presents its monthly City Club Forum with the topic Heart Attack 2011: What We Know, What We’re Still Learning, a talk with Dr. Tod Maddux of the International Heart Institute of Montana that runs from 11:30 AM–1 PM at the Holiday Inn-Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St.

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TUESDAY APRIL 12 Hang with some patriots when the Missoula Patriots meet for a potluck at 6 PM, followed by a 7 PM meeting on the “Federalist Papers” and “A Report on the Tea Party Convention,” all at Valley Christian School, 2526 Sunset Lane. Free. E-mail zibec@q.com.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 Express peace through writing by participating in the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s Search for Peace Project. The project is open to all students in Missoula in elementary school, middle school, high school, secondary school and college. Entrants are requested to answer the question “What does peace mean to you?” on an 8”x8” square flat piece of paper using any medium. Submissions are due by 5 PM on April 20. Free. Call the Peace Center at 5433955 or visit jrpc.org. UM hosts the 26th annual Mansfield Conference titled Vietnam and Regional Architecture in Southeast Asia, which features a keynote speech by Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, plus comments from others, from 2–5 PM in the Dell Brown Room of UM’s Turner Hall. Free. Call 243-2988 or visit umt.edu/mansfield. 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. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different organization each week. This week’s beneficiary is the Missoula Public Library. Free to attend. Visit kettlehouse.com.

THURSDAY APRIL 14 Row your intellect into The North Fork of the Flathead: Threats, Progress and Importance, a panel discussion on various aspects of the north fork of the river that begins at 7 PM in Room 332 of UM’s University Center. Free.

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here’s a classic story music buffs like to tell about Van Halen and M&M candies. While on its 1982 world tour the rock band famously gave venue promoters a backstage rider requesting a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones taken out. It’s a story usually told to illustrate rock star decadence. But the story behind the story is this: The musicians knew that if the outrageous M&M request was met, then someone had read the rider thoroughly. And if someone had read the rider thoroughly, the band deduced, all the truly important details required to put on a good rock show—lighting, sound equipment, security—had also been met. In the end, the M&Ms were not about the whims and excesses of rock egomaniacs so much as they were about making the rock show a well-oiled machine. At the University of Montana, a program called Entertainment Management (UMEM) teaches the business of the M&M bowl, so to speak. Over the last 12 years, program director Scott Douglas has brought in some of the most important entertainment producers in the nation on just a shoestring budget to show students the importance of details in the industry. Outside of his duties as a business management professor at UM, he’s spent what would have been his free time developing a curriculum that puts Montana students in position to be powerbrokers in the industry—creating concert budgets, tracking down venues for bands, writing up contracts and marketing events. Sprung from the imagination of UM alumni who now successfully work in the business, the program offers the kind of insider tips and hands-on experience vital to making it in music, television, film, theater, sports and visual arts. Recently, however, UMEM has found itself facing a real-life test that goes far

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Scott Douglas has been the driving force—and face—of UM’s entertainment program, working on a shoestring budget to build curriculum and bring in some of the most important entertainment producers in the nation. His stroke in late 2010 has had a strong impact on the students he teaches. “Through this whole thing I’ve learned so much about how many students are dedicated to him,” says his wife, Judy.

beyond limited budgets, brown M&Ms or the challenges of preparing a student in Missoula for a career in Hollywood. The man who helped build the program, Douglas, suffered a debilitating stroke last November, and is fighting to regain his ability to communicate. While he recovers, students and staff are looking for a way to use the lessons he’s given them to push forward a vision for the program’s future.

eith Miller is the agent for Nashville artists Trisha Yearwood, Terri Clark, Sara Evans and Diamond Rio, among others. His employer, William Morris

Endeavor Entertainment, boasts a full roster of some of the hottest country stars from the last few decades including Taylor Swift, Brooks and Dunn, Vince Gill and Kenny Rogers. And because he’s also a territorial agent, Miller handles all these stars for any tours spanning the Northeast United States and Canada. But when Miller was getting his business administration degree at the University of Montana in the early 1970s, the department offered no formal guidance for how to navigate the entertainment industry. Surprisingly, says Miller, there was plenty of school funding available for students who wanted to put on

concerts and other entertainment events, but there was no connection made between the school’s business courses and the hands-on production of those shows. “There was no class for it,” says the Kalispell native. “It was just baptism by fire.” Nevertheless, Miller and other entertainment-minded business students over the years built up their resumes and went off to become professional concert promoters, agents and tour accountants. “They did theatrical touring, rock and roll touring, some went to labels, some went to the recording industry,” says Miller. “It was unique that there were so many alumni from UM—such a

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Students from UM’s entertainment program learn to build events from the ground up, including, in most recent years, helping with technical production of big shows like Tegan and Sara and Toots and the Maytals. This year, they’re working with Sean Kelly’s on a concert series called Saturday Night Shuffle, and promoting their annual Spring Thaw festival, which features local band High Voltage, vendors, games and nonprofit booths.

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small school, in a fairly remote part of the country—that became successful in the music business.” In the late 1990s, seven of those alumni gathered to discuss the idea of creating a program at UM that would mentor students in all aspects of entertainment management. Among the alumni were Brian Knaff, president and a co-founder of Talent Buyers Network, the largest outsource of casino showroom entertainment in the country; Clint Mitchell, who represents artists Bernadette Peters, Mannheim Steamroller and Riverdance; and Glendive, Mont., native James Yelich, who, during the course of his career, signed country singer Alan Jackson before he became a chart-topping artist. The group met at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas with then-UM President George Dennison and Larry Gianchetta, dean of UM’s business school. “They said they’d love to come back to the university and share with students a professional opportunity that they may have never thought about,” recalls Gianchetta. “And that was the entertainment industry.” It’s been Scott Douglas, however, who has been the driving force—and face—of the program. The UM alum was brought on board to run UMEM from the start. As a savvy management instructor with a doctorate in business, he was excited about his new position—even though he had no background in entertainment. His wife, Judy, notes that when Mannheim Steamroller offered to raise funds for the nascent UM program, Douglas didn’t know the band. “He thought it was monster truck show,” she says, smiling. “And that’s where he started. But he understood business, and entertainment is just a business. Eleven years later he’s become an expert in it.” It took Douglas a few years to hatch the program while running it out of his office. It started as a special topics seminar available in fall and spring semesters to seniors only. Students had to apply, and the first year it was offered Douglas received 150 applications, which he had to pare down to 40. He brought in core instructors—alumni like Miller, Knaff and Mitchell who could fly in on the weekends to give classes on current entertainment trends. “It’s not unusual for a university to have retired people come and work in the program,” says Miller. “But everyone we have coming to guest lecture was at their office desk earlier that morning, and so the information you get is that fresh. Whatever is trending you get right from the horse’s mouth.” The main thorn in Douglas’ side was funding. Over the years he met with UM’s administration to seek out monetary support, but to no avail. The fledgling program wasn’t yet an obvious success, enrollment-wise. So Douglas, who was already a full-time business management instructor, continued to spend what was left of his free time raising funds and negotiating the entertainment speakers. The latter—connecting students with industry professionals, and creating success stories through internships and, eventually,

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jobs—would be the key to growing the program. Douglas continued to tap into alumni Rolodexes to attract industry big wigs for his classes. Laurie Jacoby, vice president of Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden in New York City, flew into Missoula for a weekend, as did film producer Jerry Molen (Schindler’s List). The program didn’t have much money, but Douglas’ charisma made up the difference. He covered each speaker’s airfare and meals, but their time speaking to students was done pro-bono. “Scott has an incredible natural ability to see the scalability of projects,” says Sonja Grimmsmann, UMEM’s project coordinator. “He can take a dollar and translate it into something that was exponentially larger than life. I started teasing him about having this world domination tour, because for him, it couldn’t be just what was happening now, it was everything that could happen five years from now, how it could affect China and India,” she says, laughing. “He knew this was going to blow up at some point.” The program began to see 300 enrollments a semester. It wasn’t just business students, either. In fact, 50 percent of the enrollments came from other areas of UM including the fine arts department, the law school and the journalism school, among others, making it the most interdisciplinary program the business school offers. In 2009, the Board of Regents approved UMEM as a certification program, meaning students could get an entertainment management certificate that showed up on their school transcript. And in September 2010, when Royce Engstrom was named UM’s new president, Douglas finally got another thing he had been waiting for: university funding. The program had indeed blown up. But a few months later, on November 30, Douglas suffered a massive stroke, and everything was turned upside down.

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When Douglas had his stroke, Sonja Grimmsmann, UMEM’s project coordinator, found herself facing the enormous task of leading the program. “We complemented each other very well,” she says. “I’ve had to deal with not having that anymore and having to make decisions on my own. I feel like everything I’ve ever learned my entire life is being put to the test right now.”

found herself facing the enormous task of leading the program. “Scott and I work very well together as a team and we would think out loud a lot together and bounce ideas off of each other,” she says. “We complemented each other very well. I’ve had to deal with not having that anymore and having to make decisions on my own. I feel like everything I’ve ever learned my entire life is being put to the test right now.” In the last few months, Grimmsmann has worked closely with Klaus Uhlenbruck,

“Emotionally the bottom fell out from under our feet,” Grimmsmann says. “It has been difficult. It has been emotionally draining, and it’s been difficult for the students.” For Grimmsmann, the sleepless nights come from trying to fill the shoes of someone so well regarded by the entire community. “It’s a classic example of a very charismatic and strong leader suddenly falling out of the picture,” she says, “and somebody else having to step in who wouldn’t necessarily be welcome by everyone

“It’s a classic example of a very charismatic and strong leader suddenly falling out of the picture, and somebody else having to step in who wouldn’t necessarily be welcome by everyone because they’re not the other person.” —Sonja Grimmsmann, UMEM project coordinator

rimmsmann has a tough, edgy quality to her that belies her recent sleepless nights. A Metallica fan with a dry sense of humor, the UM graduate paid her way through school by working on campus productions, starting with Pearl Jam’s 2003 show at the Field House. As an adjunct professor for UMEM since 2009, she’s been working as Douglas’ right hand woman, taking care of office logistics and giving him feedback on the direction of the program, including the makeup of the curriculum. When Douglas ended up in the hospital, it was Grimmsmann who suddenly

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chair of the department of managing and marketing, and Dean Gianchetta to develop curriculum for the next academic year. Her new role means not only planning the logistics of guest speakers, but also coordinating their itineraries and reimbursement, confirming classes and budgeting. It means taking over Douglas’ weekend seminar class and coordinating with other staff and students who must now help cover office tasks and gaps in classroom teaching. It also means maintaining the relationships that Douglas has fostered over the last decade—with UM’s administration, the program’s faculty and staff, and students.

because they’re not the other person.” UM alum Jeremy Sauter is also adjusting to the change. He has worked as a marketer for Paramount Pictures the past 15 years, and, since his move back to Missoula in 2008, he’s worked closely with Douglas and UMEM. He says his goal is to help students understand the real— and often harsh—world of entertainment. “A lot of young people were raised by their parents that they are superstars, that they get a trophy for everything they do— just for showing up,” Sauter says. “That’s not the way it is in business. The best thing you can do is work for a hardass or

a badass. That’s what I tell the students. If celebrities like jazz pianist Jodi Marshall, and production company in the nation. He startyou work for someone who calls out your a personal note from Gov. Brian Schweitzer. ed as an intern but eventually ended up in The messages he’s received since his a paid position working for the company’s mistakes every day in a loud voice with a red face, then those mistakes go away. stroke, says Judy, have also been more president, wrangling recording sessions with stars like Annie Lennox. Climbing the And if you work for someone who gives “thank you” than sympathy. “Through this whole thing I’ve ladder, he says, had everything to do with out praise only when it’s really, really due, you start to think about what level of learned so much about how many stu- the budgeting and media skills he learned dents are dedicated to him,” she says. “It from Douglas and UMEM speakers. work will get you ahead.” “I used to think these places in the That philosophy goes hand-in-hand brings tears to my eyes. Whenever he was with what’s been Douglas’ main goal of walking around kids would want to talk entertainment business were impenetrathe program. “It’s a meritocracy and you with him and follow him and say ‘hi’ and ble,” he says. “But it’s actually not an get ahead by actually having skills,” they’d send him letters about what he’s unattainable dream.” Despite big opportunities in L.A., Sauter says. “I’m a superfan of what Scott done for them in their lives.” Douglas currently spends most of his Barber returned to finish his senior year in does for students. I’m a real believer.” Just before Douglas’ stroke, he and days in speech therapy and physical thera- Missoula. He aims to get the UMEM certifiSauter created a class where students py. The expressive aphasia caused by the cate as well as a film degree. But mostly, organize focus groups for actual use by stroke left him virtually speechless, at first. he says, it’s the hands-on work he’s doing Paramount Pictures. In addition, the two As he’s begun to speak again, he has trouble for Sean Kelly’s and Spring Thaw that will launched a private venture that hopes to expressing the words he wants to say, even give him a leg up if he eventually returns capitalize on the success of the though he can form them in his mind. Mild to California. “People ask you about it,” he Paramount class. Rather than says. “Instead of saying, ‘I studied training students to make it in Los it,’ like you would for most classAngeles or New York, Sauter sees es, you can say you actually did it. an opportunity to keep manageYeah, I’ve produced an event. Yes, ment talent right in Missoula. we threw a party and it was very “I would love to help create successful and we got sponsors.” media companies or prospects for Besides strong student suppeople to stay in Missoula and port, Grimmsmann attributes connect to the sort of decentralUMEM’s relative stability to strong ized media field so they don’t have alumni support and a faculty and to pack up their car and go the staff that understands the prosecond they’re educated,” Sauter gram’s mission. It’s all thanks to says. “It would be great to have Douglas, she says. He essentially something here, and that’s one of made it an easy vehicle to steer. Scott’s goals too.” “It’s been a long, rough ride,” Sauter says there’s “a pause says Grimmsmann. “But we’ve button” on the project because of been pulling together. Between the Douglas’ illness, but, like chair and the dean and myself Grimmsmann and the rest of we’ve come up with some great UMEM, he’s still pushing on. In fact, changes that will actually move during a recent visit, Sauter spoke things forward for the next acawith Douglas about the Parmount demic year. It’s been a trying time, venture and found reason for hope. but there’s no question the pro“I was explaining something gram is going to be okay. Every sucto him I was doing, and he had a Photo by Chad Harder better idea,” Sauter says. “He’s UM alum Jeremy Sauter is a marketer for cess, every happy ending comes really smart, he’s really energetic Paramount Pictures. He works with UMEM direc- with the expense and pain of a lot and he’s sort of trapped in this tor Scott Douglas to teach UM students tangible of hard work and heartache.” At the end of this month, shell where he can’t speak. But he skills for working in the film industry. “It’s a merdrew a flowchart of this deal we’re itocracy and you get ahead by actually having Douglas will head to a treatment working on. And, it’s like, this guy skills,” Sauter says. “I’m a superfan of what Scott center in Chicago to further his recovery. As a send-off, a large is stuck in his house and in thera- does for students. I’m a real believer.” group of his former and current stupy and he’s still better at this than I am. He’ll be back.” ataxia has made it difficult to balance and he dents of the entertainment program are putting on a “Rock N Rally” concert through has trouble with motor skills in one arm. “There’s no cure for aphasia,” says their newly founded group, Friends of Scott he 1919 contract that sold Babe Ruth Judy. “That part of his brain will always Douglas. The show features three bands from the Boston Red Sox to the New be damaged, but your brain has the abil- including Darah Fogerty, whom Douglas York Yankees hangs on the UMEM office ity to rewire itself to compensate. The chose to be the first artist for the program’s wall. Douglas likes to show it to his students rewiring is the big unknown and he is popular Artist Development class. Behind the scenes, of course, are as a reminder of a time when entertainment making tremendous progress.” UMEM is also making steady progress. dozens of other entertainment students contracts were comprised of six pages rather than hundreds. On another side of At the moment, the program’s kicking off who have been busy booking, promoting the room is a framed photo of Douglas with the last three shows of its Saturday Night and organizing the event—using the skills Stuart Evey, founding member of ESPN. All Shuffle, a concert series at Sean Kelly’s they learned from Douglas about the this, plus several posters of Eric Clapton’s that showcases local artists like Three important details and, now, finally, getCrossroads Festival—whose website is now Eared Dog and Kung Fu Kongress. On ting the chance to return the favor. run by UMEM students—add to the sense Saturday, May 7, UMEM will conclude the that, even hundreds of miles away from month-long annual Spring Thaw event efredrickson@missoulanews.com major hubs, it’s still possible to be connect- with a festival, which features local band High Voltage, vendors, games and noned to the entertainment business. The Rock N Rally kicks off Friday, The signs of how much Douglas is the profit booths. All of the shows are run April 15, at the Wilma Theater at 8 PM. heart of this program are just as evident. entirely by students. $10/$6 advance, available at the One of those students, UMEM senior Wilma box office, Wordens Market, Below Douglas’ Outstanding Faculty Award hang dozens of “thank you” cards from stu- Ashley Barber, recently finished working in Rockin Rudy’s, The Adams Center, and dents over the years, cards from local Los Angeles with Elias Arts, the largest music The Source in the University Center.

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Spring’s for swapping FLASHINTHEPAN Early spring means different things in different places. In some regions it’s called mud season. Elsewhere it’s the fifth month of winter grief. In warmer climes, winter can be so mild and summer so hot that spring is little more than a fleeting end to tolerable weather. But everywhere that winter is significant enough to interrupt the growing season, early spring has a special meaning among local foodies. For cooks, gardeners, hunters, and mead-makers alike, it’s time for swapping. Food swapping can add diversity to a stash that grows evermore homogenous as it dwindles. Last fall, for example, I made a surplus of applesauce, but ran out of carrots halfway through winter. If I could trade with someone who has carrots and no applesauce, we’d both diversify. This can make a big difference in the final weeks before the new growing season brings the early crops like asparagus, radishes, spinach and garlic flowers. The clock ticks especially fast for root crops like onions, garlic, carrots, potatoes, beets and squash. (Squash, while technically not a root crop, didn’t get the memo, and stores fine alongside the true root crops.) If your root crops haven’t gone bad already, they will soon. It would be wise to trade your surplus while it still has value. You don’t have to be root cellar hard-core to benefit from food swaps. If you show up at a food swapping party with homemade pies, you might score some homemade beer. Depending on the crowd you run with, food-swapping parties can resemble a cocktail party, a potluck, a rager, a garage sale or some unique combination of them all. In the wild, ungulate-laden hills of Montana, where hippies hunt and vegetarians have been known to eat venison if they know who killed it, I’ve been fortunate to attend the annual Swap Meat that takes place around this time of year. Swap Meaters are not limited to trading meat. Pickles, jam, honey, frozen veggies and aging root crops are all fair game. Just be prepared to explain the pedigree of your goods. I remember one guy describing the meat he’d brought as “found in the freezer after my roommate moved out.” He also mentioned something about it possibly being road kill. He had brought nothing else to trade, and got zero action.

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along with seeds brought from all corners. Everyone took home a handful of the mix to plant. Then, guitar and accordion players played upbeat riffs while participants wandered among the seed tables. There were envelopes for putting seeds in, and pens for jotting pertinent details on the envelopes. Behind the tables, seed growers watched their seeds disappear, talking shop with their seeds’ new and prospective parents. Most of these seeds were homegrown and homesaved, but many farmers also brought seed they’d purchased years ago from seed catalogs. Rather than letting this old seed go bad in the barn, these exchangers hoped to send their seeds to new gardens while they still had life to germinate. The seed exchange opened first to those who actually brought seeds—thus the “exchange.” After the exchangers had taken care of their business, the action was opened to the public. I showed up with nothing but open hands, and when I left my jacket pockets looked like squirrel cheeks. Corn, beans, squash and chile pepper were the most common seeds offered, this being New Mexico, but there were plenty of others, too. My loot included Tarahumara sunflower, Hopi blue corn, Inca rainbow sweet corn, red beans, parsley, borage, chimayo chile, yin-yang beans and seeds for what a litPhoto by Ari LeVaux tle girl promised are the juiciest carrots ever. Amid the festive atmosphere were serious con“This is a different batch,” the pickle man softly versations about topics from tomato blight to water replied. A cloud of suspicion had fallen upon that jar, rights, while seed industry consolidation was the eleand rightly so. The first rule of Swap Meat is that you phant in the room. The largest agricultural biotech trade only your own goods. That way you know corporation in the world, Monsanto, is also the world’s largest organic seed company—and largest exactly what it is and where it’s been. You can be sure that more than just goods will seed company period—thanks to recent strategic change hands at a food swap. Tips on gardening, acquisitions. Because of consolidation like this in the preservation and cooking will be traded as well, plus seed industry, thousands of seed varieties are being phone numbers, gossip and hunting stories. When dropped from circulation. Seed savers maintain an swappers run into each other months later at the important reservoir of special seed varieties that farmers’ market, you can expect updates on swapped would be invaluable if disaster were to strike, and will improve your quality of life in the meantime. goods. Thus, community bonds are strengthened. Exchanging seeds is the antithesis of seed indusI just attended a swap of a different sort: a seed exchange in Espanola, New Mexico. Spring is the try consolidation, and trading food is a thrilling ride obvious season for seed trading because it’s the time beyond the bounds of the currency system. You can’t eat money, and it won’t grow if you stick it in the to plant them. The event started out ceremonially, with Native ground. So as you prepare to grow and eat real food American song and blessings. Dirt from around the this summer, don’t forget to swap around your leftSouthwest was mixed with water from distant parts, overs from last year. Another time, someone brought girlfriend-made pickles. “These green tomato pickles are actually [my girlfriend’s],” he said, “but they...” “Oh no! Those are bad,” objected someone with intimate knowledge of the girlfriend’s pickles, from across the room. Murmurs swept the Swap Meat circle. “No, these aren’t the bad ones,” the pickle purveyor said. “[Girlfriend] put ginger in her pickles so they’d be good in martinis,” the protester continued. “But we tried them and my God, they were eff-ed.”

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HAPPIESTHOUR The Broadway Sports Bar and Grill Atmosphere: The inside of the Broadway is pretty standard: restaurant seating, pool tables on one end, a dance floor on the other, and a stage that hosts weekly comedy acts and DJs. What stands out is the number of televisions— 14, including a massive 14-foot projector screen. Who you’re drinking with: Since the Broadway is attached to the Broadway Inn, the bar’s often frequented by road-weary travelers, meaning once the dinner crowd clears out, the bar gets pretty quiet. “As a rule, I’d say this place is cleared by 11,” says Larry Dobson, who’s been tending bar here for seven years. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t have 12 guys in here from an electric company that’ll close the bar every night they’re in town.” If the place is empty, just sidle up and listen to Dobson’s dirty stories and eclectic music tastes, ranging from Wu-Tang Clan to Chuck Berry.

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Happy hour: Two-for-one well drinks and domestics (including pitchers) from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday. On Tuesday, happy hour prices resume after the night’s comedy act finishes, usually around 10 p.m.

What you’re drinking: The drink menu is lengthy, but Dobson says the specialty is the $6.50 Long Island Iced Tea, because “they’re the real deal. Ain’t no half steppin’!”

Where to find it: 1609 W. Broadway Street, adjacent to the Broadway Inn. —Jed Nussbaum

Claim to fame: Tuesday night’s stand-up comedy, followed by dancing tunes from the “Tallest DJ in America.” It costs $5, or $3 for students.

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The Mustard Seed Asian Café Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian Cuisine served in our all-new bistro atmosphere. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combined from Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences to appeal to American palates. Full menu available in our non-smoking bar. Fresh daily desserts, microbrews, fine wines & signature drinks. Takeout & delivery 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. $-$$

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.

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 specials. Wednesday is Ladies night. 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.

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. $-$$

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. $$–$$$

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. $–$$.

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.

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 Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$

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. $$

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! 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! $-$$ SA WAD DEE 221 W. Broadway • 543-9966 Sa-Wa-Dee offers traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Choose from a selection of five Thai curries, Pad Thai, delicious Thai soups, and an assortment of tantalizing entrees. Featuring fresh ingredients and authentic Thai flavorsno MSG! See for yourself why Thai food is a deliciously different change from other Asian cuisines. Now serving Beer and Wine! $-$$ 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. $$-$$$

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Uptown Diner 120 N. Higgins 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 83pm, 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 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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Put on your bluegrass goggles when Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band plays progressive bluegrass at the Wilma Theatre Thu., April 7, at 9 PM, and again on Fri., April 8, at 9 PM. $25/$20 advance per show, with advance tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and online at ticketfly.com.

THURSDAY April

Squeeze out a film in just 72 hours, and perhaps win $500 for your efforts, during Do It In 72!, A three-day film contest by MCAT where you’ll make a film from April 29–May 2. To register, visit MCAT in person at 500 N. Higgins Ave. Registration is free and due by 5 PM on Thu., April 28. Call 542-6228.

nightlife Celebrate the environment and the human spirit with several outdoors films when the Selway-Bitteroot Frank Church Foundation presents a screening of the best films from the Telluride Mountain Film Festival, which begins with doors opening and drinks at 6 PM, followed by the movies at 7, at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $12/$10 students. Visit selwaybitterroot.org to purchase advance tickets.

John Floridis will not solicit you for a taxfree doughnut when the singer/songwriter plays the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton, at 6 PM. Free. Call 363-PINT.

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SCIENCE SATURDAY, 4/9: Flower Power Dissect a flower and discover how they grow! 11am-2pm. • Grades 1-2. $20/nonmembers, $15/members. SATURDAY, 4/9: Motion Grand Opening! Check out our new Motion exhibit! Explore with liquid nitrogen! 11:00 am-4:30 pm

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Give granny a reason to rock out with her frock when Ello plays rock during the Top Hat’s monthly artist-in-residence series every Thu. in April from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages. Dig for info when the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., hosts a free archaeology talk with Rebecca Timmons titled “Sophie Morigeau: Trader, Liquor Runner & Cattle Baroness–A Metis Woman Crossing Boundaries,” which beings at 7 PM. Free. Leisure suit plus beer goggles not required: Trivial Beersuit, Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:30 PM and trivia shortly thereafter at the Lucky Strike Bar & Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. Free. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com. Love and bad manners collide uproariously when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a sneak preview performance of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $8, with tickets at the door only. Call 862-5371 and visit whitefishtheatreco.org. Get positive with some tunes and a heady brew when Supa J plays reggae at 7:30 PM at the Flathead Lake Brewing Company of Missoula, 424 N. Higgins Ave. Free, with $2 off growler refills. Call 542-3847. Eyepatches aren’t a must when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents The Seafaring Swashbucklers: A Hilarious Cabaret of the Finest CalibARRR!, which begins at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com. 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. Shine that light where I can see it when the Northern Lights play The Sunrise Saloon & Casino, on the 1100 block of Strand Ave., at 9 PM. Free. Call 728-1559. Ignore that strange rumbling in your guts so you can hop yourself to the Strange Noize Tour 2011, which hits the Top Hat with sets of rap and hip hop from Krizz Kaliko, Johnny Richter, Kutt Calhoun, Saigon, Potluck

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and J Hornay, starting at 9 PM. $18, with advance tickets at Rockin Rudy’s. Get your strings pulled by some crazy mother pluckers when Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band plays progressive bluegrass during the first night of a two night run at 9 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $25/$20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com. Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit of karaoke during ladies’ night and live karaoke with Party Trained at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277. He’ll cure your tremors with a sweet shot of country: Russ Nasset hits up the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., for a solo set this and every other Thu. at 10 PM. Free. Hydroplane through the muck in order to get gritty with roots music from a stringband when Minneapolis’ Pert’ Near Sandstone plays at 10 PM at the Palace. $5/$10 for those aged 18–20.

FRIDAY April

Any and all professional caregivers in Missoula who work with veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom are hereby invited to apply for the Coming Home Project Retreat, which meets from April 14–17 in Burlingame, Calif. The deadline to apply is today. Visit cominghomeproject.net to apply, or call 415353-5719. The producers of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition announce that they seek nominations for Montana families to get their homes made over. Nominations are due today by emailing them to castmontana@ gmail.com. Visit abc.go.com/shows/ extreme-makeover-home-edition/ apply for an application.

nightlife Scan over paintings that depict narrative, figure and abstraction through a variety of approaches when the Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., hosts a Second Friday opening reception for work by advanced UM painting students, from 5:30–8:30 PM. The ZACC is also holding a free silkscreening night at its printshop at the same time, and you are encouraged to bring your own

paper, cloth or T-shirt to print on. Both events are free. Call 549-7555. Spacewalk away from that teeth extraction and into a night of alt country, blues and Americana during the Top Hat’s FamilyFriendly Friday concert series, from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages. EL3-OH! kicks out the dark spirits from your meatloaf when it plays Gypsy jazz at 6 PM in the tasting room of the Ten Spoon Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Free. Call 549-8703. Andre Floyd and David Griffith rock your slippers ‘til the bovines comes home when they play a pass-the-hat concert from 6–8 PM at the Hangin Art Gallery, off Hwy. 93 in Arlee. Call 726-5005. Check out hip threads created by local fashion designers participating in Selvedge Studio’s Project Selvedge competition during a fashion show, which begins at 6:30 PM at the store, 509 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Visit selvedgestudio.com for more info or call 541-7171. Get world wise with a moving picture when the Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St., hosts its Worldwide Cinema night with a screening of Bad Day to Go Fishing, at 7 PM. Free. Call 721-BOOK. It’s all about good, evil and a grotesquely awesome creature when Morris Productions presents a screening of the London National Theatre’s production of Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle, starting at 7:30 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $16/$14 seniors/$11 students, with tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and online at morrisonproductions.org. (See Spotlight in this issue.) Join the stringy musical gene pool when pianist Caleb Harris performs with cellist Gal Faganel during a faculty and guest artist series recital, starting at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880. Love and bad manners collide uproariously when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starting at 7:30 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Call 862-5371 and visit whitefishtheatreco.org. Eyepatches aren’t a must when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents The Seafaring Swashbucklers: A Hilarious Cabaret of the Finest CalibARRR!, which begins

at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com. Fill your vest pockets with something tried, true and blue when the Zylawy Brothers play bluegrass at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. Gnaw it down to the bone when the Wild Coyotes play classic rock and country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Slip into a drama that tells the true story of C.S. Lewis and his relationship with his wife Joy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of William Nicholson’s Shadowlands, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children ages 12 and

under. Visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets or call 375-9050.

outlaw country at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free.

Get your strings plucked once again by some crazy mother pluckers when Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band plays progressive bluegrass during the final night of a two night run at 9 PM at the Wilma Theatre. $25/$20 advance at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.

Swallow your pride and shake a pegleg when No Shame plays rock at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2.

Let “The Tallest DJ in America” massage your brain and make your legs ache for more when DJ Aaron Traylor plays the Palace at 9 PM. Free.

Go ahead and rip those Benjamins from my cold decrepit hands when The Cold Hard Cash Show, a Johnny Cash tribute band, plays at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5.

It’s all about older men and hot beats when The Badlander presents Old Man DJ Night, featuring an array of DJs and styles starting at 9 PM. Free.

SATURDAY

Order a double and raise your fist when Whiskey Rebellion plays

The Daly Mansion, 251 Eastside Highway in Hamilton, presents its

He lives to spin: DJ Dubwise just can’t stop the dance tracks once they start at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

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series of History Mystery programs, which meets for the course “Prohibition in Butte,” and begins at 10 AM in the Trophy Room of the mansion. $5/free for Daly Mansion History Mystery Team members and volunteers. Call 363-6004 Ext. 4. Root for your favorite buds during the Garden City Cannabis Expo, which is dubbed “A Weekend of Medical Cannabis Education” and occurs today from 10 AM–6 PM in the University Center Ballroom, and includes several exhibitors, a panel discussion at 2, plus educational speakers from 3–6. A growing class with Ed Rosenthal also occurs at 10 AM. Free for the panel discussions and speakers/$50 for the class. Call 2740385. Those suffering from illness or loss can find solace during one of Living Art Montana’s Creativity for Life workshops at the Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. # 17. This week features the program “Nature Works” with Hobie Hare. Free. Donations are appreciated but not expected. Call 549-5329 or visit livingartofmontana.org. Love and wit hit the screen in HD when Morris Productions presents another installment of The Met: Live at The Roxy with a screening of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory, starting at 11 AM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $19/$17 students and seniors. Get tickets at morrisproductions.org or at Rockin Rudy’s. Show me your best bear mask when the International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF) presents free public art workshops for the I W F F ’ s a n n u a l W i l d Wa l k Parade, which offers the chance to make puppets and masks with local performance artist Craig Menteer, this and every Sat. until May 7 from 11 AM–3 PM at 801 Ronan St. #5. Free. Call 728-9380.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Micro Strikers Spring Soccer Sign-Ups Who: K-5th Graders When: Now until April 15 Where: Online at www.missoulastrikers.com Cost: $65 for the first player $40 each additional player $15 jersey fee for first time players Play begins April 17, 2011. The season consists of 6 weekends of play with Easter and Memorial Day Sundays off. All games are played on Sunday afternoons at Playfair Park Questions? Interested in Coaching? Email Mikayla at microstrikersmanager@gmail.com

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Dig for adventure but not gold when Kalispell author John Anderson signs copies of his novel Dakota Gold, from 1–3 PM at Barnes and Noble, 2640 N. Reserve St. Free. The Hamilton Farmers’ Market Co-op announces its annual vendor meeting, starting at 1 PM at the Corvallis Grange Hall on Dutch Hill Road, just west of Hwy. 93 and the Woodside Cutoff intersection. Free. Call 961-0004. Take a trip to Krygystan in your mind when Aizada Sopueva, who is visiting from the country, gives a presentation and slide show on the culture and landscape

of Krygystan, with a focus on textile arts, starting at 3 PM at China Woods, 716 N. Dickens St. A trunk show also occurs Sat. and Sun. at China Woods from 11 AM–5 PM. Free. Call 550-2511. Be a literary investigator when Susan F. Roberts signs her new book Ida Hawkins P.I. 8 Days, from 3–5 PM at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St. Free. Call 741-2361. Put on your spurs when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a performance of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast, at 3 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9/$7 seniors and students/$5 children. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org for tickets. Help keep public broadcasting on the airwaves during Montana Public Radio’s annual pledge drive, which begins at 4 PM today and runs each day until April 17. Call 243-4931 or visit mtpr.net. Chow down and help raise funds for Wisteria Liberty Dupuis, an 8year-old from Dixon who was recently diagnosed with leukemia, during a benefit dinner that also features a silent auction, bake sale, raffle and a high school basketball tournament, and runs from 4–7 PM in the Camas Kitchen in the gym of Salish Kootenai College, 58138 Hwy. 93 in Pablo. $20 for a family of five/$5 per person. Call 261-2699.

nightlife Put on your spurs when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a performance of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast, at 5 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9/$7 seniors and students/$5 children. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org for tickets. Have a laugh and put your sorrows in a duffel bag when Nathan Brady, a singer/songwriter and comic, plays a mix of blues, folk, bluegrass, country, jazz and other styles at 6 PM at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-PINT. Grab a boogie partner and head down to a contra dance, featuring music from Sleeping Child String Band, at 7 PM at the Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S. First St., south of Hamilton. $5 per person/$10 per family. You play doctor, I’ll play operator. The Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave., presents a

Saturday Night Dance with Heart to Heart, from 7–10 PM. $5, all ages. Call 543-7154. Chillax to the max with with some stringy folk when cellist Gal Faganel and pianist Caleb Harris perform during at concert at DalyJazz, 240 Daly Ave., starting at 7 PM. $25, with reservations required. E-mail dalyjazz@gmail.com to RSVP. Visit dalyjazz.com. Love and bad manners collide uproariously when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starting at 7:30 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. in Whitefish. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Call 862-5371 and visit whitefishtheatreco.org. Freak the folk out in your Hawaiian shirt during a tropicalthemed Flathead contra dance, which features music by the Grin ‘n Bear It Band and calling by Roy Curet, and occurs from 7:30–10:30 PM in the Salvation Army Gym in Kalispell, 110 Bountiful Drive. $15 families/$7 adults and teens. Call 752-8226. Hear the aural fruits of a man who loves to squeeze things when UM continues its A Springtime of Irish Traditional Music concert series with an accordion/traditional song performance by Seamus Begley, starting at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $15. Visit griztix.com for tickets or get them at the door. Eyepatches aren’t a must when the Montana Actors’ Theatre presents The Seafaring Swashbucklers: A Hilarious Cabaret of the Finest CalibARRR!, which begins at 8 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 students. Visit mtactors.com. Gnaw it down to the bone when the Wild Coyotes play classic rock and country at the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., at 8 PM. Free. Slip into a drama that tells the true story of C.S. Lewis and his relationship with his wife Joy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of William Nicholson’s Shadowlands, starting at 8 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children ages 12 and under. Visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets or call 375-9050. Laddie Ray Melvin doesn’t want to play hide and go seek with your beehive when he plays folk, rock and country at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209

Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361. Slather the Rooster Sauce between your toes and get spicy during Hot Salsa Nights, a salsa and Latin dance party that begins at 8 PM at the Elks Lodge, 112 N. Pattee St. $7, with free dance lessons at 8:30 PM. Quit being so square and have a fling on the dancefloor when the Lolo Square and Round Dance Center, 9955 Hwy. 12, presents its Spring Fling with pre-rounds at 7:30 PM, followed by the dance from 8–10 PM. Call 273-0652 for pricing. You get a Nobel Prize because you didn’t chug that brine during Saturday Night Jazz with Malapropos, which begins at 8 PM at the Missoula Winery, 5646 W. Harrier. $5. Call 830-3296. Walk into a wicked satire about a man who sets out on a road trip to persuade people to join an underground coalition that will indelibly change America during a performance of Pitch, which begins at 8 PM in a basement in downtown Missoula. The location of the play will be e-mailed after purchasing a ticket. $10/$5 students. Visit pitchmt.blogspot.com. Find your next spooning partner when Portland, Maine’s Jason Spooner Trio plays folk rock and acoustic music at 8:30 PM at the Top Hat. $5. Him & Her and the Ron Dunbar Band opens. 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. Swig drinks while listening to old school rock hits, ‘80s tunes or modern indie rock songs when Dead Hipster presents Takeover!, which features “drinkin’ music” DJ’d by the Dead Hipster DJs starting at 9 PM at the Central Bar & Grill, 143 W. Broadway St. Includes drink specials and photos with Abi Halland. Free. Dousing epoxy on your pinkeye won’t cure it but a sweet shot of country punk might when Bird’s Mile Home plays with electro poppers Sick Kids XOXO and alt pop band The Ax Raccoons, at 9 PM at the Palace. $5. Swallow your pride and shake a pegleg when No Shame plays rock at Harry Davids, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, at 9:30 PM. $2.

Eat some barb wire for dinner and dance off the calories when Russ Nasset & the Revelators play rockabilly and country at the Union Club, at 9:30 PM. Free. DJ Dubwise supplies dance tracks all night long so you can take advantage of Sexy Saturday and rub up against the gender of your choice at 10 PM at Feruqi’s. Free. Call 728-8799.

SUNDAY April

The Garden City Cannabis Expo lights up for the last day from 10 AM–6 PM in the University Center Ballroom, and includes speakers from 2:30–5:30 PM. An intermediate/advanced growing class with Ed Rosenthal also occurs at 10 AM. Free for the speakers/$75 for the class. Call 274-0385. Hang out with a renowned author and adventurer when the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau presents the program Living Magically–Acting Practically: The Role of Deep Ecology, Ancient Wisdoms, and Outdoor Adventure in the Modern World, a talk with Jon Turk that begins at 10 AM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Missoula, 102 McLeod Ave. Free. Call 549-4808. Go with the jam when The Rocky Mountain Grange Hall, 1436 S. First St. south of Hamilton, hosts a weekly acoustic jam session for guitarists, mandolin players and others, from 2–4 PM. Free. Call Clem at 961-4949. Slip into a drama that tells the true story of C.S. Lewis and his relationship with his wife Joy when the Hamilton Players present a performance of William Nicholson’s Shadowlands, starting at 2 PM at the Hamilton Playhouse, 100 Ricketts Road. $14/$8 children ages 12 and under. Visit hamiltonplayers.com for tickets or call 375-9050. Put on your spurs when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a performance of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast, at 3 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9/$7 seniors and students/$5 children. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org for tickets. Make your bowed legs scream for more when cellist and UM student Kevin Leiferman performs during a senior student recital, at 3 PM in UM’s Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. Call 243-6880.

Love and bad manners collide uproariously when the Whitefish Theatre Co. presents a performance of Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starting at 4 PM at Whitefish’s O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish. $15/$12 seniors/$8 students. Call 862-5371 and visit whitefishtheatreco.org.

nightlife Put on your spurs when the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents a performance of Beauty Lou and the Country

Beast, at 5 PM at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St. $9/$7 seniors and students/$5 children. Call 728-7529 or visit mctinc.org for tickets.

hosts the HotCats! Music Showcase, an event featuring five local bands. You get to judge who is the best, starting at 8 PM. $5, includes a free drink and a ballot.

Walk into a wicked satire about a man who sets out on a road trip to persuade people to join an underground coalition that will indelibly change America during a performance of Pitch, which begins at 8 PM in a basement in downtown Missoula. The location of the play will be e-mailed after purchasing a ticket. $10/$5 students. Visit pitchmt.blogspot.com.

Kick off the latter hours of your day of rest when the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night welcomes saints and sinners alike with $4 martinis, plus jazz DJs and jazz bands starting at 8 PM. Free. This week: jazz from The Donna Smith Trio.

Figure out what band makes you purr the most when the Top Hat

Enjoy a brew and a moving picture when the Palace hosts a movie night, which features screenings of The Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die starting at 9 PM. Free.

SPOTLIGHT creature speak That grotesque, yet sensitive creature that Mary Shelly created in her novel Frankenstein is back onstage, and he looks as badass as ever. That’s in part thanks to the fact that Danny Boyle—the guy who brought us Trainspotting, Slum Dog Millionaire and most recently, 127 Hours—directed this stage adaptation by Nick Dear, which was recently produced by the London National Theatre. What’s more, the set of the play features fire, ice, water and snow, and an array of other eye candy. Visual coolness aside, this revamped version of the classic gothic story—which follows a man named Victor Frankenstein, and the beast he created out of spare body parts—also Photo courtesy of Catherine Ashmore boasts a new story angle. Dear’s version is mostly told from the point of view of the monster. “We wanted to give the creature his voice back,” Boyle said in an interview with the British newspaper Metro. The London National Theatre’s production of Frankenstein screens in town in HD this week, and features a stellar cast of actors, including Jonny Lee Miller as the daemon. You might know Miller best as the conman Sickboy from Trainspotting. Benedict Cumberbatch, who recently played Sherlock Holmes in the 2010 BBC series “Sherlock”, plays his daddy Victor. Their performances, plus a stunning set, made critics gush when it premiered onstage in London in February. So you can expect this to be a ghoulishly good time. —Ira Sather-Olson WHAT: High-Definition screening of the London National Theatre’s production of Frankenstein WHEN: Fri., April 8, at 7:30 PM WHERE: Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. HOW MUCH: $16/$14 seniors/$11 students MORE INFO: Visit morrisproductions.org or Rockin Rudy’s for tickets

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MONDAY April

Help Japan with post-tsunami recovery efforts by getting creative when UM hosts the Kickoff of the Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Paper Crane Campaign, a fundraiser where you can make a paper crane with help from volunteers, from 10 AM–2 PM in the University Center Atrium. $1 donation requested. Call 243-5754. City Club Missoula presents its monthly City Club Forum with the topic Heart Attack 2011: What We Know, What We’re Still Learning, a talk with Dr. Tod Maddux of the International Heart Institute of Montana that runs from 11:30 AM–1 PM at the Holiday Inn-Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. RSVP requested by noon Fri., April 8. $16/$11 members/$5 for nolunch option. Cal 541-2489 to RSVP. UM’s Native American Law Student Association kicks off Indian Law Week with the panel discussion “Expansion of Montana v. U.S.: A 30-Year Reflection,” which examines the Supreme Court decision that limited tribal jurisdiction, and begins at noon in Room 101 of UM’s School of Law. Free. UM’s Spring 2011 Brown Bag Lecture Series continues with the talk “The Current State of Burma/Myanmar,” which begins at 12:10 PM in Room 303 of UM’s Old Journalism Building. Free. Call 243-6865.

nightlife Leave the weird science at home and delve into the real thing during the Science Cafe, a free science discussion that features a talk with Dr. Nate McCrady titled “A Thousand New Worlds: New Planets Discovered Around Other Stars,” which begins at 6 PM upstairs at The Press Box, 835 E. Broadway St. Free. Sculpt your intellect with one of the most preeminent installation artists of our time during a lecture by sculptor Judy Pfaff, which begins at 6:10 PM in Room 356 of UM’s Social Science Building. Free. Call 243-5893. Get those kinks out of your body and just relax when the UM Physical Therapy Student Association presents its Spring Massage Clinic, which runs

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from 6:30–9 PM each day through Thu. in Room 129 of UM’s Skaggs Building. This serves as a fundraiser for the student association. $20 for 40 minutes/$12 for 20 minutes. The Bonner Milltown Community Council holds its monthly meeting featuring info on a biomass feasibility study and other items, at 7 PM in the library of Bonner School, 9045 Hwy. 200. Free. Call 207-4988. Don’t let ‘em nickle and dime you when Cash for Junkers plays Americana with a swing influence at the Red Bird Wine Bar, 111 N. Higgins Ave. Ste. 100, at 7 PM. Free.

sion featuring comments from Dr. Steve Running, Sen. Kendall Van Dyk and others, starting at 5:30 PM. Free. Y W C A M i s s o u l a , 1 1 3 0 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

book Waterworks Hill, starting at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881. Get the good literary word at Prose & Poems, which features readings by UM students and begins at 7 PM in Room 227 of the University Center. Free. Call 243-5754. Don’t get too slap happy with your Adam’s apple when UM professor and tenor David Cody performs during a faculty and guest artist series recital,

Watch Missoulians toot their own horns at the Missoula Community Concert Band’s annual spring concert, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 200 N. Adams St., at 7:30 PM. Free. Call 251-5059

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The UM Native American Law Student Association’s Indian Law Week continues with the panel “Comparative Law in Indian Country,” which begins at noon in Room 101 of UM’s School of Law. Free. Get the good word with a psyche master when Albert H. Yee signs and reads copies of Raising and Teaching Children for Their Tomorrows, starting at 4 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

WEDNESDAY April

Stop, Escher time. The Zootown Arts Community Center, 235 N. First St. W., hosts a Second Friday opening reception for work by advanced UM painting students, including this work by Andrea Peroutku, on Fri., April 8, from 5:30–8:30 PM. Free. Call 549-7555.

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. Follow your dreams of becoming the next Willie Nelson during an open mic/jam night hosted by Louie Bond and Teri Llovet every Tue. at the Brooks and Browns Lounge at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St., from 7–10 PM, with sign-up at 6 PM. Free. E-mail terillovet@hotmail.com.

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Th e M i s s o u l a P u b l i c L i b r a r y hosts the MPL Book Group, which meets to discuss The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman, starting at 7 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

MontPIRG presents The Legislature is Waging War on Renewable Energy, a discus-

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Jamaica’s Prezident Brown gives a green thumbs up to rasta vibes and irie times when he plays roots reggae music at 9 PM at the Palace. Chele Bandulu and the Royal Reggae DJs open. $15/$13 advance at Ear Candy Music.

Stuff something kaleidoscopic into your third eye when Brookyln’s Prince Rama plays psych rock at 10 PM at the Top Hat. Wartime Blues opens. $5. (See Noise in this issue.)

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.

TUESDAY

Be an irie pirate on a cruise ship to Greenland when Yabba Griffiths plays reggae at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, 209 Wall St., at 8 PM. No cover, but pass-the-hat donations welcome. Call 741-2361.

Give your prunes the shock treatment when High Voltage buzzes you with a set of rock during the Badlander’s Live and Local Night at 9 PM. Peoples opens. Free.

Opera shorts are a go when the UM School of Music presents its Opera Theater, which begins at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880.

Enjoy a night of titanium strength rhymes and beats from a crew of locals when Mite Aswel, Pallas Athena, Gutterslugs, B-mune, Dice, Enkrypted, and the Milkcrate Mechanic perform during Milkcrate Monday’s Live and Local Hip Hop Night, at 9 PM at the Palace. Free.

you could be presented with. Ready? What American jazz singer was born with the name Eleanora Fagan? (Find the answer in the calendar under tomorrow’s nightlife section.)

starting at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. $10/$5 students and seniors. Call 243-6880. Absorb a drama about a political prisoner in Lebanon, and his wife who waits for his return, when Montana Rep Missoula presents a performance of Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush tickets with sign ups at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org/missoula.html. (See Spotlight in this issue.) 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

Anklebiters dig into narratives when The Learning Tree in Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks St., presents Wednesday Morning Story Time, which meets every Wed. at 10:30 AM. Free. Call 543-0101.

Express peace through writing by participating in the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s Search for Peace Project. The project is open to all students in Missoula in elementary school, middle school, high school, secondary school and college, and entrants are requested to answer the question “What does peace mean to you?” on an 8”x8” square flat piece of paper using any medium. Submissions are due by 5 PM on April 20. Free. Call the Peace Center at 543-3955 or visit jrpc.org. UM’s Native American Law Student Association continues Indian Law Week with a discussion by Montana U.S. Attorney Michael Cotter titled the Tribal Law and Order Act, which begins at noon in Room 101 of UM’s School of Law. Free. Bring an appetite to learn when UM’s International Brown Bag Lecture Series continues with the

talk Whither Ireland: The 2011 General Election and Its Aftermath, a presentation with Dermot Keogh that begins at noon in Room 303 of UM’s Old Journalism Building. Free. Call 243-2288.

Shoot and edit the show of your dreams when MCAT offers training in social media outlets and cable television, starting at 5:30 PM at MCAT’s headquarters, 500 North Higgins Ave. Free. Call 542-MCAT.

Slack off from your duties and catch a flick during the Missoula Public Library’s afternoon matinee with a screening of Ivanhoe, starting at 2 PM at the library, 301 E. Main St. Free. Call 721-BOOK.

The Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula present its annual dinner, which begins with a social hour at 5:30, dinner at 6:30, a business meeting at 7, followed by a talk at 7:30 titled “War Poetry: The Poetry is in the Pity,” all at the Holiday Inn–Downtown at the Park, 200 S. Pattee St. $20 for dinner/free for the talk. RSVP required by April 8 by calling 728-3476 Ext. 1.

UM hosts the 26th annual Mansfield Conference titled Vietnam and Regional Architecture in Southeast Asia, which features a keynote speech by Kur t Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, plus comments from others, from 2–5 PM in the Dell Brown Room of UM’s Turner Hall. Free. Call 2432988 or visit umt.edu/mansfield.

nightlife 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. A portion of the proceeds from each pint sold goes to a different organization each week. This week’s beneficiary is the Missoula Public Library. Free to attend. Visit kettlehouse.com. Hear more about the homicide of women for gender reasons when Mexican human rights activist Itzel Yarger-Zagal presents the talk Mexican Women and Feminicide, which begins at 5 PM at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Free. Call 5433955. (See Agenda in this issue.)

Dig for the good stuff during Yellowstone Lake Archaeology and Prehistory, a talk presented by Doug MacDonald that begins at 7 PM in Room 327 of UM’s University Center. Free. Spend the evening with wildlife biologist, author and retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wolf specialist Car ter Niemeyer when he hosts a presentation and book signing, starting at 7 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 549-2848 Ext. 2.

Two Rooms, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush tickets with sign ups at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org/missoula.html. (See Spotlight in this issue.) Weep along with viola player Alissa Hannah’s strings when she plays a UM student recital at 7:30 PM in the UM Music Recital Hall, in the Music Building. Free. 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. That sultry jazz singer known as Billie Holiday was born with the name Eleanora Fagan. Just don’t speak in acronyms during WTF Wednesdays and Ladies’ Night at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, where drink specials mix with music by The Tallest DJ in America every Wed. starting at 9 PM at the bar. Free. Be sure you’ve downed enough pitchers of PBR in order to have the courage to sing “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd during Kraptastic Karaoke at the Badlander at 9 PM. Free.

Disobey the earmuff alliance and dig into a night of local music encompassing the genres of experimental, folk and synth rock when Atrocity Singers, Rainbows, Modality and Burke Jam play the Palace at 9 PM. $5. Let your ears soak in an irie bubble bath when reggae artist Yabba Griffiths, aka “the hardest working man in reggae,” plays at 10 PM at the Top Hat. $5.

THURSDAY April

UM’s Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum continues with a talk by Mary Sexton titled Who’s in Charge of Montana’s Lands and Water Management?, which begins at noon in the Castles Center of UM’s School of Law. Free. Call 207-9071. Protect yourself against a slumlord during the talk The Good, the Bad, and the Illegal–Renters’ Rights, which begins at 12:30 PM in Room 327 o f UM’s University Center. Free. Call 243-5527. Find out for yourself when UM hosts What Makes Good

Feel the pulse when UM presents its International Coffee Hour program with the topic “North India’s Rhythms,” which begins at 7 PM in Room 332 of UM’s University Center. Free. Call 243-5754.

Political Art?, a seminar with writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Stevens that begins at 3:40 PM in Room 106 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Call 243-2311. That spondee tries to be all that it can be when John Holbrook presents a poetry reading and signing for his book A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak, at 4 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881.

nightlife UM’s Indian Law Week concludes with “An Evening with NALSA,” a reception that recognizes the work done through the past year by Native American Law Student Association members, instructors and leaders in Indian Country, and begins at 5:30 PM in UM’s Payne Family Native American Center. $10. Support the work of local and international young writers during the Aerie International Fundraiser Reading, a fundraiser for Big Sky High School’s literary arts magazine of the same name which runs from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Dana Gallery, 246 N. Higgins Ave. Includes live jazz, appetizers, as well as readings from students, Debra Magpie Earling, David Allan Cates and oth-

Absorb a drama about a political prisoner in Lebanon, and his wife who waits for his return, when Montana Rep Missoula presents a performance of Lee Blessing’s

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ers. $25 donation requested per family. Call 728-2401. Give granny a reason to rock out with her frock when Ello plays rock during the Top Hat’s monthly artist-in-residence series every Thu. in April from 6–8 PM. Free, all ages.

SPOTLIGHT confined minds

Teens tap into the wide world of watercolor painting when the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee St., presents Teen Open Studio Night with Joshua Eck: Watercolor, which meets from 6–8 PM at the museum. Open to teens ages 13–18. Free. Call 728-0447. Give me a quarter and I’ll give you a gallon of my special jazz juice when the Discount Quartet plays at 6 PM at the Bitter Root Brewery, 101 Marcus St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-PINT. The Fellowship Club of the Bitteroot Public Library meets to discuss Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century, starting at 6 PM at the library, 306 State St. in Hamilton. Free. Call 363-1670.

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Two Rooms features, from left, Arcadea Jenkins and Bobby Gutierrez.

If you’re going to stage a play about someone who was taken hostage, you might as well get a vicarious taste of how crappy it was, right? I’d say so. That’s exactly what the director of New York’s Fleetwood Stage Company did when he set out to produce Lee Blessing’s play Two Rooms. According to a New York Times article from 1996, actors with the company interviewed journalist Terry A. Anderson and his wife about the time Anderson spent as a hostage in Lebanon, which lasted almost seven years. The article notes that during the interview process tears were shed, and the harrowing experience— which, coincidentally, closely parallels Blessing’s WHAT: Performance of Two Rooms by Lee Blessing WHO: Montana Rep Missoula WHEN: Tue., April 12–Sat., April 16 and Tue., April 19–Sat., April 23, at 7:30 PM nightly WHERE: The Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. HOW MUCH: $15 Fri.–Sat. shows/ $10 Tue.–Thu. shows/$5 student rush tickets

narrative—was illuminated. The exercise also proved quite fruitful for the stage, as a later performance of Two Rooms by the troupe received accolades from a reviewer with the paper. The play itself premiered in 1988. It follows an American professor named Michael, who is taken hostage in Beirut by Arab terrorists and subsequently blindfolded, handcuffed and confined to a cell. On the other side of the world, his wife, Lainie, sits in her husband’s office waiting anxiously for him to return. The thing is, from the audience’s vantage point, Michael and Lainie are in the same room. But they can’t see each other. What follows is a tale that centers on the imaginary conversations the couple has with each other as they bide their time. At some point, a journalist looking for answers also comes into the picture, as does a detached U.S. State Department spokeswoman who tries to assure Lainie that the government is doing what it can to bring her husband home. Blessing’s work hits the stage this week when Montana Rep Missoula offers up its rendition, which ties together themes of love, morality and politics, the latter of which the New York Times says is a subject the playwright “humanizes with particular insight.”

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Row your intellect into The North Fork of the Flathead: Threats, Progress and Importance, a panel discussion on various aspects of the north fork of the river that begins at 7 PM in Room 332 of UM’s University Center. Free. Go easy on being too touchyfeely when Melissa Kwasny presents a poetry reading and signing for her book The Nine Senses, starting at 7 PM at Fact & Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 721-2881. Witness the effects of a 20-year long war on the children of Northern Uganda when the Peace and Justice Film Series presents a screening of Invisible Children: Rough Cut, starting at 7 PM in the University C e n t e r T h e a t e r. F r e e . V i s i t peaceandjusticefilms.org. Leisure suit plus beer goggles not r e q u i r e d : Tr i v i a l B e e r s u i t , Missoula’s newest trivia night for the layperson, begins with sign ups at 7:30 PM and trivia shortly thereafter at the Lucky Strike Bar & Casino, 1515 Dearborn Ave. Includes $7 pitchers of Bayern beer, prizes like a $50 bar tab, and trivia categories that change weekly. Free. E-mail Katie at kcgt27@gmail.com. Absorb a drama about a political prisoner in Lebanon, and his wife who waits for his return, when Montana Rep Missoula presents a performance of Lee

Blessing’s Two Rooms, starting at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Theatre, 515 S. Higgins Ave. $10/$5 student rush tickets with sign ups at 7 PM. Visit montanarep.org/missoula.html. (See Spotlight in this issue.) You’re the star under the intellectual spotlight during The Endless Fifteen Minutes: Fame, Celebrity and Art Today, a talk with writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Stevens that begins at 8 PM at the University Theatre. Free. Call 243-2311. 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. Prepare for a beat battle between “America’s Tallest DJ” and perhaps Missoula’s crunkest DJ w h e n R o b o Tr a s h p r e s e n t s Dubble Trubble with Aaron Traylor Vs. Kris Moon, which features them playing on four turntables starting at 9 PM at the Palace. Free. Women celebrate their womanhood with cheap libations and a bit of karaoke during ladies’ night and live karaoke with Party Trained at Harry David’s Bar, 2700 Paxson St. Ste. H, this and every Thu. at 9:30 PM. Free to attend. Call 830-3277. Put some beeswax on your soles and prepare to tear the roof off the motha during Electronic MKVR, a night of house music with DJs Coma, Shea Daze, Mikee Sev and Cadence, at 9:30 PM at the Top Hat. Free. Nate Hegyi, lead singer/songwriter of Wartime Blues, keeps the folk and Americana flowing freely when he plays with a rotating cast of friends this and every other Thu. at the Old Post, 103 W. Spruce St., at 10 PM. Free.

Put a grin on my face and get your awesome underground metal show in the paper by sending your event info by 5 PM on Fri., April 8 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. Just head to the arts section of our website and scroll down a few inches and you’ll see a link that says “submit an event.”

MOUNTAIN HIGH O kay road bike fiends, it’s time to slap on some sweet cycling shorts and get yourselves into high gear. That’s because this week, I’ve got a race on tap that’ll make your legs jump for joy. I’m talking about The Rocky Mountain Roubaix, a race hosted by the Northern Rockies Cycling Team on Sun., April 10, that’s open to all cyclists and promises to be one hell of a workout for your legs. Spokes will start to spin at 10:15 AM at Frenchtown High School for expert racers, with other divisions following after. As for the course, it’ll feature smooth asphalt and dirt roads, and includes riding one or more laps on the Remount,

West Nine Mile and Nine Mile roads. In total, you’ll push your pedals some 31 to 61 miles during this road biking fete. Sound like fun? Then pump those tires and get ready to roll. The Rocky Mountain Roubaix is Sun., April 10, starting with race day registration from 8–9:30 AM at the parking lot of Frenchtown High School, 17620 Frontage Road. The race follows for various divisions from 10:15–10:55 AM. $25, with a USA Cycling annual or one-day license required to race, and licenses are available onsite. Visit montanacycling.net Tobacco

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THURSDAY APRIL 7 Celebrate the environment and the human spirit with several outdoors films when the Selway-Bitteroot Frank Church Foundation presents a screening of the best films from the Telluride Mountain Film Festival, which begins with doors opening and drinks at 6 PM, followed by the movies at 7, at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. $12/$10 students. Visit selwaybitterroot.org to purchase advance tickets.

SATURDAY APRIL 9 Sweat out the sweet stuff during Arlee’s 12th annual Buttercup Run, a benefit that raises money for college scholarships for Arlee High School students and begins with late registration at 10 AM at the school, 72220 Fyant St. A 10k race-walk follows at 10:30 AM, and is followed at 11 AM by a 5k, 10k run/walk and 1-mile fun run. Race fees range from $20 for adults with a T-shirt to free for children 12 and under without a T-shirt. Visit buttercuprun.com to download a registration form. Bike away from that tainted meat when Missoulians on Bicycles presents its 27th annual Potomac Awful Burger Ride, a 48-mile cycling jaunt that departs at 10 AM from the Eastgate Parking lot, off of East Broadway Street. Free. Call John at 543-3230 and visit missoulabike.org/ride-page for updates on other rides. Get rid of some of your old-but-still-good sleeping bags, backpacks and other outdoors gear in order to help out the Mountain Shepherds—a community-run, ecotourism organization located in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India—during the Nature-Link Institute’s Gear for the Garhwal drive, which runs through April 30 with drop off locations at Pipestone Mountaineering, The Trail Head, Aerie Wilderness Medicine, UM’s Outdoor Program and REI Missoula. Call 370-2294 and visit nature-link.org for details.

MONDAY APRIL 11 Become an axel spin queen or king when the Missoula Figure Skating Club presents its Learn to Skate Basic Skills—Spring Adult Session, which meets each week for six weeks from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM at the Glacier Ice Rink, 1101 South Ave. W. A sixweek, all ages Learn to Skate Basic Skills course also meets starting Wed., April 13, from 4–5 PM. $85 for the adult class/$110 for the all ages class. Visit missoulafsc.org for a registration form.

Claw some time out when the Flathead Audubon Society presents a talk with natural history writer Doug Chadwick on his book The Wolverine Way, starting at 7 PM in the Community Room of The Summit, 205 Sunnyview Lane in Kalispell. Free. Visit flatheadaudubon.org. Let your mind soar with avians when the Five Valleys Audubon Society presents a program on the physiology, life history and conservation of the great blue heron, starting at 7:30 PM in Room L14 of UM’s Gallagher Business Building. Free. Visit fvamissoula.org.

TUESDAY APRIL 12 Get water wise when the Watershed Education Network presents a Stream Monitoring Training session, which features the chance to learn about stream health and ecology, and runs from 4–7 PM starting at the Greenough Park Pavilion, 1629 Monroe St. Free. RSVP by e-mailing water@montanawatershed.org.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 Snag some sweet used gear for your next spelunking expedition during UM’s Used Outdoor Gear Sale, which runs from noon–5 PM in the University Center. Those wanting to sell gear can drop it off between 7–11 AM and UM’s Outdoor Program collects 15 percent of sales. Free. Spend the evening with wildlife biologist, author and retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wolf specialist Carter Niemeyer when he hosts a presentation and book signing, starting at 7 PM at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave. Free. Call 549-2848 Ext. 2. Trip out on the limestone when the Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., presents an evening lecture titled Adventure Underground: Exploring Montana Caves in 3-D, a presentation at 7 PM with Mike McEachern featuring photos of caves in the Bob Marshall and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas. $4/free for members. Call 327-0405. Kick it with your favorite peak baggers when The Rocky Mountaineers hosts its monthly meeting featuring comments from Michael Kustudia on the new Milltown Street Park, starting at 7 PM at The Trail Head, 221 E. Front St. Free. Visit rockymountaineers.com. calendar@missoulanews.com

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Long distance runaround Seattle’s The Bitter Roots still finds nourishment in its Missoula origins by Erika Fredrickson

Seattle musicians Jeff Stetson and Ben Koostra haven’t lived in Missoula for over a decade, but there are obvious clues they’re still tied here. For one thing, their band is called The Bitter Roots—a tribute to the Bitterroot Mountains “Those are my favorite mountains in the whole world,” says Stetson. But the name is also a clever reference to the way Stetson feels about his youth living in a town that, at the time, didn’t have much opportunity. “I don’t hate anybody in Missoula and I don’t hate Missoula for being Missoula,” Stetson says. “It’s just that it’s a tough place to grow up and a tough place to make a living. So there’s kind of a pun in the name, too. It’s a love-and-hate thing.” Stetson and Koostra came of age in Missoula in the late 1980s and early ’90s, when it was rare to see out-of-town acts on a big stage, let alone local acts playing original music. At the time, Koostra played drums for Silkworm, one of the few bands that were adding edge to the valley’s blend of Top 40s and oldies covers. Spawned from a short-lived band called Ein Heit, Silkworm was conceived in 1987 and spun angular riffs and moody, jagged vocals to Missoula audiences. Along with groups like The Banned and Damning Flaw, they were the definition of Missoula’s alternative scene. Stetson also played music, though it was with a lesser-known high school rock group, Into the

March, a three-piece band that started experimenting with a more punk sound. By the time Stetson and his bandmates were starting to get into the swing of the scene, Damning Flaw had moved back East and Silkworm had moved to Seattle—sans Koostra—where it put out several successful releases on Matador and Touch and Go. No good band wanted to stay in town for long. Stetson and Koostra, however, stuck it out, witnessing the next and perhaps the biggest wave in Missoula’s independent music scene. In the mid’90s, Stetson started working as an engineer for Tapas Records, a studio and label on Spruce Street. In 1996, he helped Tom Catmull make his first solo album, East of Opportunity. Catmull, now a stalwart of the music scene and an old hand with recording, says that was when he began to understand the process of mixing and mastering. “I think they had a package deal where you could buy eight hours of recording time for $300,” he recalls. “I ended up buying a couple of those on my credit card, and what I got was Jeff Stetson, in the middle of the night. After all the serious business was done, Jeff and I would go and record. It was basically the first recording experience I ever had. Jeff was a really nice guy and so he guided me through it.” By 1998, the Missoula punk and rock scene was in full force, housed most nights in a bar called Jay’s

Jeff Stetson, left, and Ben Koostra, of the Seattle band The Bitter Roots, came of age in Missoula in the late 1980s and early ’90s, when it was rare to see out-of-town acts on a big stage, let alone local acts playing original music. But even having left over a decade ago, the musicians still find inspiration in their hometown.

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Upstairs on Main Street with bands such as the Sputniks, Fireballs of Freedom, Humpy, and Volumen playing regularly. Stetson’s band, Chiseler, was also part of that scene. The band had a grunge influence, and Stetson focused on pushing his guitar skills to make his sound heavier than it had been with Into the March. “I wasn’t so much interested in singing anymore as I was into wanting to be a really awesome guitar instrumentalist,” Stetson says. “And so with Chiseler, we were a full four-piece and I just really focused on guitar.” Stetson also started his own recording studio, which he called Water Works Hill Recording Co. and which consisted of a couple of rooms beneath a bank on Higgins. Over the next couple years, his projects included two Chiseler songs and an album called Green Under Blue for Th’ Spectacles, the first Missoula band for local musicians Larry Hirshberg and Grace Decker (Cash For Junkers). By 1999, Stetson was ready for a change. He packed up and moved to Seattle where he fronted a band called manSaveman. Koostra had also checked out of town by then—first to play as a drummer for several jazz artists in New York and then back to the West Coast. In 2007, he moved to Seattle, and the duo started working on songs for The Bitter Roots. Recently, the band put out its second album, Moral Hazard. The songs are a mix of melancholy and hearty rock, about memories of friends and family—many of which trace back to the musicians’ bitter roots in Missoula. “Ben’s dad died when he was in high school,” says Stetson. “My parents have both died, and so what you do with that is you use it for inspiration and you celebrate them in song.” It’s a catchy record, not necessarily classifiable but with some of the remnants—minor chord riffing and melodic yearning—that marked the early ’90s era of underground rock. The album has radio play on 50 college stations in major hubs and counting across the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands. But Stetson isn’t really looking to make it big. In Seattle, he’s still one of many fish in a big pond, and that’s okay with him. “In Seattle there are thousands of bands,” he says. “Thousands. If you want to get a scale of how insane it is, you go to Reverbnation and you can look at the rock charts for Seattle and there’s, like, 10,000 bands. It’s crazy out there.” For Stetson, it’s just the act of recording albums that makes him happy. In fact, he and Koostra recorded Moral Hazard down in the basement of Stetson’s home. He still calls it Water Works Hill Recording Co. Despite not wanting to return to Missoula for good, he says, it’s a town that takes root in all his music. “Missoula is a vortex of energy. There’s a very powerful pull to that place, and that’s a really good thing—and then for a lot of other people, it’s not. You kind of straddle those worlds. It’s almost like a David Lynch movie, you know? It can get to you.” efredrickson@missoulanews.com

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Beginning with the first track of Shadow Temple, Brooklyn’s Prince Rama produces much sound and little music. “Om Mane Padme Hum” is a vast noise chamber of swirling drums, reverb-drenched yelps and flanger echoes, relentlessly building over four minutes to the awesome climax that is “Om Namo Shivaya,” a vast noise chamber of swirling drums, reverb-drenched etc. and etc. There is also chanting. According to their press release, the members of Prince Rama were “raised on a Hare Krishna commune in Florida,” which might explain why they’re comfortable with everything happening several times. Animal Collective members Avey Tare and Deakin helped record the album, and it enjoys their

Purrbot Warm Gold self-released

Nathan Carter’s songs fee like confessional hymns, not delivered in the dark wood booth of church but on a late afternoon riverbank where the sun makes bright shingles across the water. The former Missoulian and sole musician behind Purrbot keeps this warm and golden tone consistent throughout the album, even when his lyrics suggest anxieties about self-worth and death. I love the strangeness of the first track, “Underwater

KTAJATBTB The Abyss Stares Back self-released

Listening through The Abyss Stares Back is like reading a choose-your-own-adventure book. Each track keeps you guessing about the nature of the next, shifting unexpectedly from the clang of scrap metal on sparse industrial tracks to folk-punk tunes reeking of sweat and gasoline. Some hint of a general theme or storyline ties the tracks together, but aside from that, the genre selection seems entirely up to chance. Similar to the various endings of those multiplechoice stories, though, only a few tracks here are satisfying, while the rest of the album bogs down in lack of direction, coherence and production quality. The surprisingly catchy, Zappa-esque “Confusion Is a

Britney Spears Femme Fatale Jive

Dear Britney, I love you. Ke$ha means nearly nothing to me. Rhianna scares me. Katy Perry? A hack. Christina is too busy with histrionic scale climbing to throw down the excessively accessible hooks you’ve shared with us. Girl, I know you didn’t write these songs. Shucks, Frank Sinatra didn’t write the songs he sang. God, you’re pretty. Anyway, you have Dr. Luke and Max Wright on board. These dudes make the Top 40

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big sound without benefitting from their pop sensibility. The production is terrific, but the songs wallow, repeating the same drum beats and short melodies until they either change completely or not at all. This is what music would sound like in Brooklyn in 2011 if, back in 1958, we had Srila Prabhupada instead of Elvis. These songs definitely seem vast and meaningful, but they’re too formless for dancing and too insistent for around the house. Like so many works of deliberate exoticism, Shadow Temple turns familiar with exhausting speed. (Dan Brooks) Prince Rama plays the Top Hat Tuesday, April 12, at 10 PM with Wartime Blues. $5. Hotel,” when he sings: “We will watch the annual beaching of whales / Water red / President delegating each piece / To each peaceful place.” And on “Go West,” the last track, the mix of gold panning and seduction at the hot springs provides refreshing imagery. Between these bookends, the other songs flip-flop between strippeddown love letters and self-flagellation. These songs are sometimes unbearably earnest. The self-analyzing followed by self-affirmation starts feeling a bit like parody, or like a musical play about a guy who’s obsessed with his brokenness. What makes this recording good is everything else. Carter’s incorporation of synths, banjo, glockenspiel and violin adds intriguing detail to the canvas. His manner of dragging out the “o” so that it snags like homespun autotune, adds a fabulous pop affect to more traditional folky flavors. (Erika Fredrickson) Knife That Can Stab You and Your Friends in Addition to the Monsters It Is Applied To” is the only standout track, winning extra points for its fun title. Brian Thomas, the local one-man-band that is Kick Thine Ass Joseph and the Bleeding Thumb Brigade (KTAJATBTB), wrote and recorded the entire album in one month as part of a self-imposed, 28-day recording challenge. The album sounds like a soundtrack for the early-90s era video game its concept is inspired by, shoddy sound quality included. It’s intriguing and a little amusing, but the novelty doesn’t take long to wear off. (Jed Nussbaum) go. They did “Party in the U.S.A.” and “Tik-Tok” and “California Gurls.” They are that good. Dr. Luke apes the Lords of Acid on your opener. Whatevs. There is no stopping the tenacious trance of the Euro-pop beat. Your advice to “Keep on dancing till the world ends” has enough energy to sustain a post-apocalyptic foam party for weeks. Your threadbare lyrics are unimportant. Your choruses entice, regardless of how dumb they are (because of how dumb they are?). A bit of whistling on “I Wanna Go” goes a long way. “Big Fat Bass” is frightfully ridiculous in its Will.I.Am.-ness. The infectious clapping and sedated vocal on “How I Roll” is as good and as “indie” sounding as any Pitchfork darling. I’ve missed you, Brit. The Ke$ha poster is coming down. ( Jason McMackin)

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Hot on the press McMillian digs deep into alt media history by Brad Tyer

Some people remember exactly what they were spread of subversive information via an increasingly doing when Pearl Harbor was bombed, or their precise dense national network of underground papers. The whereabouts when JFK was shot. I remember my first FBI’s inept but effective harassment of radical undergrounders is deftly recounted. alternative newspaper. It was 1985 and it was called Public News—a gritty McMillian’s narrative centerpiece is the rise and fall little shoestring tabloid, now defunct, that helped of Liberation News Service, a sort of would-be alternaanchor and define the pre-gentrified Montrose neigh- tive Associated Press co-founded by charismatic eccenborhood, in Houston, Tex., as a quasi-bohemian lodestar tric Marshall Bloom. LNS initially embraced a no-editing for those of us stuck in the suburbs. A high school friend policy characteristic of many early underground papers, brought it back from a record-buying expedition. Inside whose amateur staffers often distrusted the red pen as its ink-smeared pages we gained our first gleanings of counter-revolutionary, and Bloom’s LNS, in an almost concepts like intentional community, participatory slapstick turn, was eventually overrun by Marxists who democracy, and an aesthetic avant-garde. wanted to edit and chafed under Bloom’s top-down Just kidding. We learned there style. Bloom, in response, liberated was a band called the Butthole the printing press and moved it to a Surfers, and that a porny art flick was Massachusetts farm. For a while, two screening that weekend at the LNS factions distributed material for University of Houston’s Clear Lake the burgeoning underground press. campus, an easy bike ride from our Bloom committed suicide in 1969, homes. We tried to sneak in without and the increasingly professional IDs, but it didn’t work. At least we New York LNS office carried the torch knew what we were missing. until 1981. All such ideological intrigue was The point being that the alterlong gone by the time I discovered native press—the very idea of an Public News. And by the time I actualalternative press—was, if not earthly went to work for alt-weeklies—the shattering, then definitively mindHouston Press and later the Missoula opening for a suburban American Independent (both founded in 1989), kid even long after the Eisenthe notion of “alternative” as a meanhower-era stultification that eventually spawned it. Mind opening Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties ingful category was quickly succumbUnderground Press and the Rise ing to the death throes of a dominant and thus important. That proposition hasn’t always of Alternative Media in America cultural mainstream to be alternative to. Alt-weeklies had become profesbeen an easy sell—to advertisers, John McMillian subscribers, college journalism hardcover, Oxford University Press sional, with ad staffs and journalism awards and everything. They’re still departments, or the parents of $27.95, 304 pages there, in most major cities and many alternative journalists—so John McMillian’s scholarly attention is gratifying. McMillian is minor ones. Many produce very respectable—if rarely an assistant professor of history and too-young-to-have- mind-opening—journalism, but few still consider thembeen-there ’60s specialist at Georgia State. His is a neces- selves catalysts for community in the SDS sense. Which sary (if perhaps not definitive) addition to a very short community? Now we’re all awash in the samestream, shelf of books on American alternative media, and a valu- trolling for market niche, drowning in blogs, swamped able corrective to the notion that the monopoly dailies by Facebook. You can find the dirty movie on your phone. You can watch the dirty movie on your phone. are the only press that matters. McMillian spends just a brief, oddly elegiac chapter McMillian really does position underground newspapers at the nexus of intentional community on the increasingly commercial post-’60s alt-weeklies and participatory democracy, tracking his subject’s before pirouetting to crown the underground papers roots back to that wellspring of all things ’60s: that preceded them as precursors to the contemporary Students for a Democratic Society. SDS cultivated an Netroots nexus of community and lefty politics. Well… organizational style heavy on committee-written corre- Chronology isn’t causality, and aside from the general spondence—an expression, McMillian writes, of the observation that SDS and MoveOn.org both employed group’s “egalitarian social theories.” House organs SDS contemporary technology to communicate and organBulletin and, later, New Left Notes tried to put on ize, that link feels thin. paper the essence of an SDS meeting: “warm, honest, Or maybe I’m just chafing at the implication that I probing discussions that helped to build a store of missed the real ’60s action, the genuine underground trust and a sense of community.” article, relegated by birth date to the lesser iterations Distribute attitude widely, add cheap offset print- of a diluted revolution. But it’s probably just as well. In ing technology, and an underground press is born. the world of alternative journalism, a little respectabilMcMillian sketches quick portraits of seminal under- ity—not to mention a little respect—can be a dangerground papers in Los Angeles (the Free Press), East ous thing. Lansing, Mich. (The Paper), and Austin (Rag). He A version of this review first appeared in the notes the boy’s-club nature of the nascent under- March 30 edition of Austin’s Texas Observer. ground empire. He entertainingly sources the great banana-smoking hoax of 1967 to the proto-viral arts@missoulanews.com

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Carrey charms in I Love You Phillip Morris by Dave Loos

I spent two hours at the Wilma on Sunday night, the majority of which was devoted to watching I Love You Phillip Morris. My favorite moment of the evening, however, occurred as I loitered in the lobby following the film. “Are you the guy who writes reviews for the Indy?” asked the lone Wilma employee as he went about closing up the theater for the night. “Yeah,” I said, before pausing to add a pathetic clarification: “Most of the time.”

vous and exaggerated southwestern twang, Carrey adds an element of endearing bombast to each con, even as the crimes—and the associated risks— become larger. When a judge begins to suspect Russell isn’t the lawyer he is pretending to be, Carrey is at his best, wiggling himself out of a precarious situation with hardly a word. The love story between Russell and Morris (Ewan McGregor) is charming. They meet in the prison library and quickly fall for each other, with

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“We don’t decide how long films stay here,” he said. “There’s a company in L.A. that looks at our box office totals and decides which ones will keep playing.” The comment came in response to last week’s review in which I made a joke about The King’s Speech never leaving the Wilma, a joke that I never bothered to actually, you know, ask the theater’s management about. So now I know. And so do you. In truth I was just glad to be back at The Wilma for only the second time in more than two months, because even though they get the occasional dud, one is generally safe from the types of soul-sucking disasters that have plagued other theaters this year. Yes, I’m going to be angry about Sucker Punch for a long time. I Love You Phillip Morris is hardly a dud, but it is one of the strangest based-on-a-true-story films to come along in a while, and I won’t even pretend to claim that I’d heard of the film’s anti-hero protagonist Steven Russell before last weekend. This is strange, because you’d think the story of a gay Texas con with 14 aliases, four prison escapes and a reported IQ of over 160 would attract more attention. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Russell outsmarted a lot of smart people, hustling his way into big time finance jobs, impersonating judges and FBI agents, and stealing a lot of cash. He also fell in love with one of his prison mates, the eponymous Phillip Morris. The film about the man dubbed “King Con” and his lover isn’t as good as the real story probably deserves, but it’s still an entertaining romp that never takes itself too seriously. It’s also Jim Carrey’s best film since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which isn’t saying a whole lot but it is nonetheless encouraging seeing him in role perfectly suited for his confident charm. With a mischie-

Russell soon orchestrating a way for them to become roommates. It’s the exact opposite of your typical prison drama, which is refreshing at first and problematic as the film progresses. The main problem with it all is that Russell, once a con and always a con, can’t even tell the whole truth to the man he supposedly loves. That Morris would never suspect his boyfriend might be lying to him about his personal and criminal past only makes things more unrealistic. I mean, they’re in prison—lots of liars in the big house. What’s more, director and writer Glen Ficarra decided to make liberal use of unusual prison colors (brightly colored walls, yellow prison uniforms), resulting in an odd cartoonish feel as the movie see-saws back and forth between dark comedy, romantic drama and heist film. Ask five people to classify the genre of this movie and you’ll get at least five different answers. In the case of I Love You Phillip Morris, that’s a good thing. Whereas the unevenness and constantly shifting tones would crush other films, somehow this one remains relatively unscathed. The choppiness slowly becomes its strength, and not knowing which direction the film is heading from scene to scene actually works to the story’s benefit. I would still call it a dark comedy, but I reserve the right to change my mind. Nowhere does this juggling act of I Love You Phillip Morris work more effectively than during Russell’s prolonged final con, which mixes melodrama with humor in a way that is surprisingly original. I didn’t see the twist coming, but isn’t that what’s supposed to happen when you’re dealing with a film about con men? I Love You Phillip Morris continues at the Wilma Theatre.

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Scope OPENING THIS WEEK ARTHUR Russel Brand’s a rich boy with no direction in life—except toward all things hedonistic—who’s going to get his scrilla supply cutoff, unless he marries corporate executive Susan Johnson. Brand isn’t too keen on her though, and decides to put on his big boy britches with the encouragement of his new lady friend Greta Gerwig, and childhood buddy Helen Mirren. Carmike 10: 4:10, 7:15 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:05. 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 1:10, 3, 4:05, 7, 8:15 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 3:30, 4:05, 7, 8:30 and 9:40. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4, 7 and 9:10.

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CEDAR RAPIDS Insurance agent Ed Helms cures his small town squareness by getting blotto with weirdo funnyman John C. Reilly, Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Sen. Clay Davis from “The Wire”) and others during a routine business trip to a convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 9:10, with a Sun. matinee at 3:10.

things up around their abode. Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne co-star. Village 6: 4 and 7, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 10, and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:50, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:30, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:50.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES This adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s fiction/comicbook of the same name follows Zachary Gordon as he tries to navigate middle school, impress a crush, and keep mum about a house party that his brother hosted. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:35, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no Sun. show at 9. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:15,

THE KING’S SPEECH After English aristocrat Colin Firth gets crowned King George VI of England, he tries to rid himself of a nasty stammer so he can give good speeches to his fellow Brits, who are on the brink of World War II. Oh, and in case you didn’t know, the film received “Best Picture” at the Oscars, among other accolades. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7, with a Sun. matinee at 1.

and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:30, 4:15, 7:20 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. RANGO Johnny Depp lends his voice as an animated pet chameleon who decides he’s going to be the sheriff of an old Western town populated by various hardened critters. Some might call this a spaghetti Western for kids. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:30 and 10, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:30, 4:20 and 7:10, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. SOURCE CODE Jake Gyllenhaal wakes up in the body of another man, and finds out the government assigned him the loathsome task of re-living the last minutes of the man’s life in order to get to the bottom of a

HANNA Trained by her father Eric Bana to be a stealthy assassin, teenager Saoirse Ronan embarks across Europe on a deadly family mission, and uses her wicked survival skills in order to elude Cate Blanchett and her crew of intelligence agents. Village 6: 4 and 7, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 9:30, and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:20, 4:10, 7:05 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. SOUL SURFER A teen surfer with high hopes on the waves has to relearn the sport after a shark gnaws off her arm. Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid co-star. Carmike 10: 4:20, 7 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 3:45, 7:10 and 9:40. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. YOUR HIGHNESS Danny McBride is a stoner/boozehound slacker prince who is asked to prove his family worth by joining his brother James Franco, along with warrioress Natalie Portman, on a quest to save Franco’s lady Zooey Deschanel–who was snagged by evil wizard Justin Theroux. Village 6: 4:30 and 7:15, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 9:45, and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:30 and 9:50, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:15, 4, 7:15 and 9:40. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4, 7 and 9:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:30.

NOW PLAYING THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Matt Damon’s a gung ho politico aiming for a senate seat who gets heartstruck by Emily Blunt, but soon finds out that some guys from The Adjustment Bureau—a group of men who decide peoples’ destinies—want to destroy his chances at scoring love. The film is based on a short story by late sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick. Carmike 10: 4:15, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:15. BATTLE: LOS ANGELES There isn’t any smoke on the water, but there’s plenty of fire in the sky in this film. That’s because aliens have invaded, and Aaron Eckhart and his platoon of arse-kicking marines have to fight ‘em off. Carmike 10: 7:15 and 9:45. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 9:35.

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2:35, 4:55, 7:15 and 9:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:10, 4:05, 7:15 and 9:30. HOP After a botched attempt at trying to “make it” as a drummer in Hollywood, the teenage son of the Easter Bunny, voiced by Russel Brand, must try to save Easter from an evil chick in this live action/CGI flick. Carmike 10: 4, 4:35, 7, 7:15, 9:25 and 9:35, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1 and 1:30. Village 6: 4:30 and 7:25, with an additional Fri. show at 9:55, and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:30. Pharaohplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 1:05, 2:25, 3:30, 4:45, 6, 7:05, 8:30 and 9:20, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:05, 2:05, 3:30, 4:20, 6, 7:05, 8:30 and 9:20. Mountain Cinema in Whitefish: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:30, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Showboat Cinema in Polson: 4:15, 7:15 and 9:15. I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS Jim Carey’s a gay con man who gets caught for his dirty money deeds and sent to prison. While in the slammer, his heart gets all fluttery after he falls for fellow inmate Ewan McGregor. Critics seem to dig this flick, which is based on a true story. Wilma Theatre: nightly at 7 and 9, with no show on Fri., and Sun. matinees at 1 and 3. INSIDIOUS When a family’s young son falls into a comatose-like state, an evil spirit starts to screw

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LIMITLESS Bradley Cooper’s a writer with a case of creative blockage who finds his muse after he takes an experimental pharmaceutical called NZT—which seems like a cross between meth and coffee. Of course, Cooper soon realizes he’s gotta keep dipping into his stash in order to do things like help Robert De Niro run a company. Carmike 10: 4:30, 7:30 and 9:55, 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, 7:20 and 9:45, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. Entertainer Cinema in Ronan: 4, 7 and 9. THE LINCOLN LAWYER Defense attorney Matthew McConaughey makes a living off of defending slimy dudes, but his workload takes a killer turn when he takes an offer to defend shady richboy Ryan Phillippe, who’s accused of rape and attempted murder. Carmike 10: 4, 7 and 9:50, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: 1:25, 4:10, 6:50 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight. PAUL Seth Rogen aims for guffaws by lending his talents as the voice of a hitchhiking alien picked up by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost—two buddies heading to Area 51 for sci-fi kicks. From that point, the duo tries to help Rogan get back to his clan of extra terrestrials. Sigourney Weaver and Jason Bateman co-star. Village 6: 4:30 and 7:20, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 9:55,

gruesome train bombing in Chicago. Carmike 10: 4:20, 7:15 and 9:40, with Fri.–Sun. matinees at 1:45. Pharoahplex in Hamilton: 7 and 9, with Sat.–Sun. matinees at 3 and no 9 show on Sun. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:05, 2:35, 5, 7:25 and 9:40, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1:20, 3:50, 7:25 and 9:40. SUCKER PUNCH Emily Browning and a cast of other ladies including Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung are locked up in an asylum, and must use their tripped out imaginations to escape their crappy existence. Guns blaze and battles with samurais arise in this fantasy film from the director of Watchmen and 300. Village 6: 4:15 and 7:15, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at 9:55, and Sat.–Sun. matinees at 1:15. Stadium 14 in Kalispell: Fri.–Sun. at 12:30 and 5:30, with an additional Fri.–Sat. show at midnight, and Mon.–Thu. at 1 and 6. Capsule reviews by Ira Sather-Olson. Moviegoers be warned! Show times are good as of Fri., April 8. 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-F I LM; S t a d i u m 14 i n K a l i s p e l l – 752 - 78 0 4 . Showboat in Polson, Entertainer in Ronan and Mountain in Whitefish–862-3130.

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Turk is one of those special dogs with eyes of two different colors. Actually, he'd be special anyway – he’s handsome, energetic and loving. He just needs a family to love him back!

Chance is an energetic 1-year-old Aussie mix who gets along well with other dogs (especially beagles). He is looking for an energetic person that can keep up with him and has the knowledge and experience to teach him how to do cool tricks.

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6-year-old Relish is one hot dog! This guy is spunky, energetic and loves people! He is looking for a home where he can be your faithful companion. Relish spends lots of time in the office at the shelter, assisting with secretarial work and hopes to someday find that special person.

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Darby is a 3-year-old Border Collie/Cattle Dog mix. Besides her beauty, the thing that most stands out about this gal is her intelligence. Darby knows several obedience commands and would love to learn more. She would be the perfect dog for running or agility.

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1-year-old Seymore is always dressed in his finest tuxedo. This spunky kitty is quite the comedian and always keeps the shelter staff giggling at his playful antics. If you'd like to see more of Seymore, visit him at the Humane Society.

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

BARENAKED LADDIES According to you, most women aren’t interested in seeing pictures of naked men. To quote you, most would “run past a naked man to get to shoes.” So, how do you explain all the women who go to clubs to see male strippers? Looks like somebody has to admit she’s wrong! —Gotcha! Men and women go to strip clubs for different reasons. But, don’t just take it from me. Let the Wiggle Willy Head Bopper do the talking. It’s a headband with two glitterflecked plastic penis antennae sprouting out of pink marabou feathers that women wear to strip club bachelorette parties. Just wondering…when’s the last time you saw a man enter a strip club with a big plastic vagina strapped to his head? A man’s goal in going to a strip club is getting turned on and maybe having strippers grind in his lap—not having all his friends laughing in his face. If women were wired like men and could get physically aroused just by looking at the opposite sex, you’d see something you never do, the lone woman at a male strip joint on her lunch hour, nursing a whiskey and clutching a wad of ones. According to researcher Beth Montemurro, who watches women watch men strip, women show up in giggling herds because they mainly go to bond with their girlfriends. The bonding comes through shared embarrassment, and if the ladies start breathing heavy, it’s probably because they’re hyperventilating from laughing so hard. For women, Montemurro found that the stripper is less a sex object than a source of humor. Yes, it’s just like in all those pornos for guys where they replace the moaning and screaming with the laugh track from “Two and a Half Men.” While a guy will spend the week’s grocery money trying to get a stripper to ride him like a pony, Montemurro observed women gingerly touching a male stripper’s butt, then pulling their hands back as if burned. Some women find the strippers hot, but most describe them and the experience with words like “disgusting,” “mortifying” and “humiliating,” writes Montemurro in Something Old, Something Bold: Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties. One woman she interviewed had root canal-like enthusiasm for seeing a stripper, deeming it “something you should probably do once and then you don’t have to do it again.” Don’t tell me—that’s exactly the sort of dread men feel at the prospect of watching naked girls gyrating around a greased pole.

Beyond the research, just look to the marketplace. There are eleventy bajillion strip clubs for men and the occasional one for women. Women often feel compelled to go to these places on their girls’ night out—as a rite of passage, a hazing for a bride-to-be, or a way to get even with a fiancé for having a bachelor party. But, the neon signs across North America most effective at separating women and their dollar bills are the ones that say “Nails, Nails, Nails!” not “Live Nude Males.” Sure, some women love to finish their girls’ night out with a lap dance, but probably loads more would rather finish with a coat of clear polish.

ALL’S FERRET IN LOVE AND WAR Throughout my three years with my boyfriend, he’s been less than faithful. Two years ago, he told me he met “a cool girl” while out of town. He claimed nothing had happened but good conversation. They’re Facebook friends, and I have an overwhelming urge to message her and ask for the truth. This would give me the resolution I need. —Agonizing Facebook is just the place to find answers to all of life’s big questions: Which Pokemon character are you? What color gummy bear? How long would you survive a zombie apocalypse? And then, are you one of the skanks my boyfriend cheated on me with? You could ask this woman that last question—ideally, in somewhat more polite language—but even if she writes you back (and maybe even truthfully), what could she tell you that you don’t already know? Your boyfriend is a cheater. Cheaters cheat. Unless he’s given you reason to believe he’s mended his ways, the person you should be asking questions of is yourself: Is my relationship making me happy? If not, why am I still here? Tempting as it is to focus on confirming your suspicions, wouldn’t real resolution be getting into a relationship where you don’t have them? Then you could go back to using Facebook like so many people do—to have an hourly window into how wildly dull their friends are, and yet how intent they are to communicate it: “I’m cheating on Cheerios with oatmeal!!!!!” Well, that does beat yesterday’s “I’m having my breakfast...mmmm.”

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): When he was three years old, actor Charlie Sheen got a hernia from yelling too much and too loud. I definitely don’t encourage you to be like that. However, I do think it’s an excellent time to tune in to the extravagant emotions that first made an appearance when you were very young and that have continued to be a source of light and heat for you ever since. Maybe righteous anger is one of those vitalizing emotions, but there must be others as well— crazy longing, ferocious joy, insatiable curiosity, primal laughter. Get in touch with them; invite them to make an appearance and reveal the specific magic they have to give you right now. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The hydrochloric acid in our digestive system is so corrosive it can dissolve a nail. In other words, you contain within you the power to dematerialize solid metal. Why is it so hard, then, for you to conceive of the possibility that you can vaporize a painful memory or bad habit or fearful fantasy? I say you can do just that, Taurus—especially at this moment, when your capacity for creative destruction is at a peak. Try this meditation: Imagine that the memory or habit or fantasy you want to kill off is a nail. Then picture yourself dropping the nail into a vat of hydrochloric acid. Come back every day and revisit this vision, watching the nail gradually dissolve. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now and then I include comments in these horoscopes that might be construed as political in nature. For instance, I have always endorsed a particular candidate in the American presidential elections. Some people are outraged by this, saying, in effect, “How dare you?! What do your political opinions have to do with my life?!” If you feel that way, you might want to stop reading now. It’s my sacred duty to tell you that the twists and turns of political and social issues will be making an increasingly strong impact on your personal destiny in the months ahead. To be of service to you, I will have to factor them into my meditations on your oracles. Now let me ask you: Is it possible that your compulsive discontent about certain political issues is inhibiting your capacity for personal happiness?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you were a poker player, the odds would now be far better than usual that you’d be voted one of the “50 Sexiest Poker Players in the World.” If you were a physician volunteering your services in Haiti or Sudan, there’d be an unusually high likelihood that you’d soon be the focus of a feature story on a TV news show. And even if you were just a pet groomer or life coach or yoga teacher, I bet your cachet would be rising. Why? According to my reading of the omens, you Cancerians are about to be noticed, seen for who you are, or just plain appreciated a lot more than usual.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): No other country on the planet has a greater concentration of artistic masterpieces than Italy. As for the place that has the most natural wonders and inspiring scenery per square mile: That’s more subjective, but I’d say Hawaii. Judging from the astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to visit one or both of those two hotspots—or the closest equivalents you can manage. (If you already live in Italy or Hawaii, you won’t have far to go.) In my opinion, you need to be massively exposed to huge doses of staggering beauty. And I really do mean that you need this experience—for your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Healer Caroline Myss coined the term “woundology.” It refers to the practice of using our wounds to get power, sympathy, and attention. Why give up our pain when we can wield it to manipulate others emotionally? “I am suffering, so you should give me what I want.” When we’re in pain, we may feel we have the right to do things we wouldn’t otherwise allow ourselves to do, like go on shopping sprees, eat tasty junk food, or sleep with attractive people who are no good for us. In this scenario, pain serves us. It’s an ally. Your assignment, Virgo, is to get touch with your personal version of woundology. Now is a good time to divest yourself of the so-called “advantages” of holding on to your suffering.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As an American who has lived most of my life in the U.S., I write these horoscopes in English. But for years they have also been translated into Italian for the zesty Italian magazine Internazionale. Over the years, my readership there has grown so sizable that an Italian publisher approached me to create an astrology book for Italians. Late last year Robosocopo appeared in Italy but nowhere else. It was an odd feeling to have my fourth book rendered in the Italian language but not in my native tongue. I suspect you’ll be having a comparable experience soon, Libra. You will function just fine in a foreign sphere—having meaningful experiences, and maybe even some success, “in translation.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can gain more power—not to mention charisma, panache, and love—by losing some of your cool. This is one time when too much self-control could actually undermine your authority. So please indulge in a bit of healthy self-undoing, Scorpio. Gently mock your self-importance and shake yourself free of self-images you’re pathologically attached to. Fool with your own hard and fast rules in ways that purge your excess dignity and restore at least some of your brilliant and beautiful innocence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This week will be a time when you might want to get a hold of a toy you loved when you were a kid, and actually play with it again; a time when you could speak so articulately about an idea you’re passionate about that you will change the mind of someone who has a different belief; a time when you may go off on an adventure you feared you would regret but then it turns out later that you don’t regret it; a time when you might pick out a group of stars in the sky that form the shape of a symbol that’s important to you, and give this new constellation a name; and a time when you could make love with such utter abandon that your mutual pleasure will stay with you both for several days.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Norwegian film Twigson is about a boy who feels so friendless and isolated that he seeks companionship with a talking twig. In the coming weeks, I encourage you to be equally as proactive in addressing the strains of your own loneliness. I’m not implying that you are lonelier or will be lonelier than the rest of us; I’m just saying that it’s an excellent time for taking aggressive action to soothe the ache. So reach out, Capricorn. Be humbly confident as you try to make deeper contact.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): During one of 2010’s Mercury retrograde phases, astrologer Evelyn Roberts wrote on her Facebook page that she was doing lots of things you’re “not supposed to do” during a Mercury retrograde: buying a new computer, planning trips, making contracts, signing documents. Why? She said she always rebels like that, maybe because of her quirky Aquarian nature. More importantly, she does it because what usually works best for her is to pay close attention to what’s actually going on rather than getting lost in fearful fantasies about what influence a planet may or may not have. During the current Mercury retrograde, Aquarius, I recommend her approach to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Damon Bruce is a San Francisco sports talk show host I listen to now and then. He told a story about being at a bar and seeing a guy with a tattoo of a life-sized dollar bill on the back of his shaved head. Bruce was incredulous. Why burn an image of the lowest-denomination bill into your flesh? If you’re going to all that trouble, shouldn’t you inscribe a more ambitious icon, like a $100 bill? My sentiments exactly, Pisces. Now apply this lesson to your own life. 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.

GENERAL A well-established childcare center seeking a Responsible, Caring, Fun, Nurturing, Hardworking, Enthusiastic person dedicated to the development of children. The Missoula Family Y cares for children 6 wks - 5 yrs. Must be certified in CPR & First Aid. A background in childcare, early or elementary education preferred. Applications available at 3000 S. Russell. EOE BARBER WANTED. Montana Barber’s License Required. Call 728-3957

dishwasher to properly clean all china, silverware and utensils. Scrub pots and restock all supplies in the assigned areas. $7.35 per hour. # 2979361 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 FOOD/COCKTAIL SERVER. Customer service, greeting customers, taking food and cocktail orders, serving customers and light cleaning. Casino experience is a plus. Work days and hours are varied. Great student workplace, flexibility for class schedules. Will work 20-25 hrs/week and pay is $7.35/hour plus tips. #2979363 Missoula Job Service 728-7060

Busy Wellness Center seeks Office Manager who loves talking to strangers- a people person! You will manage staff and daily operation, produce weekly statistical and financial reports. This position will also coordinate and perform health screenings (training provided). The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills as well as superior organizational abilities. Additionally, you will meet with new patients as their Case Manager and provide basic education on their health status and our services (training also provided). Minimum of 3 years of office management experience required. Pay based on production and ability. If you are passionate about helping others, email your resume to wellnesscentermt@yahoo.com.

PT SALES CLERK/BOOKKEEPER. Approximately 50% sales, 50% bookkeeping. May be option to work into more hours as summer approaches. IBookkeeping duties include A/R, A/P, weekly payroll, quarterly reports, invoicing, and filing. Experience with Peachtree is preferred. Work days are flexible. Pay is DOE. #2979359 Missoula Job Service 728-7060

CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT. Greeting and interacting with clients, answering phone & routing calls through multiline phone system, scheduling appointments, additional duties such as billing and coding possible. Employer offers inhouse chiropractic care for employee and immediate family as a benefit-to be discussed at interview. #2979360 Missoula Job Service 728-7060

AGRICULTURAL FIELD TECHNICIAN, MSU-Central Ag Research Center-Moccasin, MT. Details at w w w. m o n t a n a . e d u / j o b s , Lewistown Job Service, or call 406423-5421. MSU-Bozeman is an ADA/EEO/AA/Vet Pref employer.

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QUADRIPLEGIC NEEDS HELP: Every other weekend 7:00-9:30 a.m. 2:00-4:00 p.m. 9:00-10:00 p.m. Also fill-in shifts. $10.95/hour. Call Dan 721-9265

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THE LAUREL OUTLOOK, an award winning Montana weekly, is looking for a writer/photographer. Send resume and sample clips of your work to publisher@laureloutlook.com or call 406-628-4412

SKILLED LABOR 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 JAVA PROGRAMMING TUTORS needed for upcoming assignments during the 2011 academic year. One year of teaching or tutoring experience is required. #9613080 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TUTORS needed for upcoming assignments during the 2011 academic year. One year of teaching or tutoring experience is required. #9613082 Missoula Job Service 728-7060 Wildland Fire Training; Basic and Refresher. 406-543-0013 www.blackbull-wildfire.com

HEALTH CAREERS Seeking a full time PA/NP. Blue Mountain Clinic is seeking a full time Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner! Experience in primary care and reproductive health in an outpatient setting a plus. Salary DOE, great benefits! E-mail resume and cover letter to annie@bluemountainclinic.org, fax to 406-543-9890, or mail to Blue Mountain Clinic, 610 N California Street, Missoula, MT 59802. Seeking a full time PA/NP. Blue Mountain Clinic is

seeking a full time Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner! Experience in primary care and reproductive health in an outpatient setting a plus. Salary DOE, great benefits! E-mail resume and cover letter to annie@bluemountainclinic.org, fax to 406-543-9890, or mail to Blue Mountain Clinic, 610 N California Street, Missoula, MT 59802. Seeking a full time PA/NP. Blue Mountain Clinic is seeking a full time Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner! Experience in primary care and reproductive health in an outpatient setting a plus. Salary DOE, great benefits! E-mail resume and cover letter to annie@bluemountainclinic.org, fax to 406-543-9890, or mail to Blue Mountain Clinic, 610 N California Street, Missoula, MT 59802.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on April 25, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider if the Sentinel Village lowincome housing apartments located at 1111 McDonald Avenue meet a community housing need. For further information, contact Martha Rehbein, City Clerk, at 552-6078. 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 April 25, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to determine whether adjustments to ward boundaries are necessary and to consider an emergency and a regular ordinance amending MMC 1.16 entitled “Election Wards” amending section 1.16.010 revising and updating ward boundaries based on new population statistics and repealing section 1.16.020 entitled “Precinct Boundaries” which contains outdated provisions relating to precinct boundaries enacted as an emergency in order to have new ward boundaries in place before the opening of filing for city offices. For further information, contact Laval Means, Office of Planning & Grants at 2583797. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA Vehicle Maintenance Division Public

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Works Department 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802 COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS (CSP) TO PROVIDE (HVAC) HEATING VENTILATIONS AND AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA The City of Missoula (City) is requesting competitive sealed proposals (CSP) to provide heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) services to the City of Missoula. This CSP will result in a contractual agreement to provide HVAC services to the City of Missoula for a five (5) year period of time beginning July 1st, 2011, and extending to June 30th, 2016. Copies of the detailed Competitive Sealed Proposals including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses, may be obtained on the city’s website: http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids or at the Vehicle Maintenance Division during normal business hours at 1305 B Scott Street, Missoula MT, 59804, starting March 25th, 2011. For more information, contact: Jack Stucky, Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent at (406)552-6387, or email jstucky@ci.missoula.mt.us. Sealed proposals must be submitted to Missoula City Clerk’s Office by 2:30 p.m. MST, May 3rd, 2011, at 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 598024297. An HVAC service provider-vendor will be selected and an HVAC contract will be made shortly thereafter. Martha L. Rehbein, City Clerk MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the following

item on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana. 1. Revisions to the Southside Riverfront Neighborhood Character Overlay A city initiated map and text amendment request to revise Section 20.25.060 Overlay Districts of Title 20 City Zoning Ordinance to include 31 additional parcels and amend several use and design standards. 2. Missoula Active Transportation Plan A MPO initiated update to the 2001 NonMotorized Transportation Plan to be considered for adoption as an amendment to the Missoula County Growth Policy. The City Council and/or Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on these items at a time to be determined. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request is 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 City of Missoula or will provide auxiliary aids and services. MISSOULA COUNTY SHERIFF’S SALE JACK MEYER, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EARL PRUYN, MINOTT PRUYN, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BERTHA PRUYN, JUDY M. GRUNOW AND JANICE N. MCKINNEY, AS TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF NORMAN E. THYFAULT, Plaintiffs, vs. GRIZZLY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and

GEORGE R. BAILEY IV, Defendants. To Be Sold at Sheriff’s Sale: TERMS: CASH, or its equivalent; NO personal checks On the 14th day of April A.D., 2011, at Ten (10:00) o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Missoula, County of Missoula, State of Montana, that certain personal property situate in said Missoula County, and particularly described as follows, to-wit: Tract 4 of Certificate of Survey No. 2876, located in the S_SW_ of Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana LESS that portion conveyed to Montana Department of Transportation in Book 504 of Micro at Page 906, records of Missoula County, Montana. AND Tract 1-A of Certificate of Survey No. 2002, located in the SW_ of Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. Dated this 24th day of March A.D., 2011. /s/ CARL C. IBSEN Sheriff of Missoula County, Montana By /s/ Patrick A. Turner, Deputy INVITATION TO BID Gordon Construction is requesting trade subcontractor and supplier bids for the construction of the Front Street Parking Structure. Plans are available at Gordon Construction Company, 2291 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana. A $200 refundable plans deposit is required. Subcontract and Supplier proposals will be accepted by Gordon Construction until 5:00 p.m. April 21st. Contact 406-549-0782 ext. 26 or bert@gordonconstruction.net MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept No. 3 Cause No. DV 11-244 REQUEST FOR

PUBLIC NOTICES HEARING AND ORDER IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANNE P. GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF SCOTT JAMES MYERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing is set for April 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. to enter a decree of name change. Claims against this name change must be either mailed to Anne P. Graham, return receipt requested, in care of Law Offices of Alex Beal, PLLC, 217 N. 3rd Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above court. Dated this 9th day of March, 2011. /s/ Alex Beal MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept No. 3 Cause No. DV 11-246 REQUEST FOR HEARING AND ORDER IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ANNE P. GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF HARRISON STEVEN MYERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing is set for April 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. to enter a decree of name change. Claims against this name change must be either mailed to Anne P. Graham, return receipt requested, in care of Law Offices of Alex Beal, PLLC, 217 N. 3rd Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above court. Dated this 9th day of March, 2011. /s/ Alex Beal MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-11-55 Dept. No. 1 Judge Ed McLean NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE LOUISE BURTON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sharon K. Batt has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following items: 1. A request by Teen Challenge International for a Public Quasi-Public Use, a Special Exception in zoning at 3815 S. 7th St. W, legally described as Lot 2 Seventh Street Acreage Tracts, Sec 25, T13N, R20W. The property is zoned C-RR2, Residential. SEE MAP E.

2. A request by Knife River for a variance from Missoula County Zoning Resolution 98-078 Section 6.09 C. 5., Hours of Operation in the “JTL Special District ” on N1/2, Sec 6, T13N, R19W, Missoula County, Montana, known as the Wheeler Site, 4800 Wilkie St. SEE MAP X

If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Office of Planning and Grants at 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services. For additional information regarding these requests, you may call the same number or email opg@co.missoula.mt.us

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 Sharon K. Batt, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Dan G. Cederberg, PO Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 59807-8234, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 21st day of March, 2011. CEDERBERG LAW OFFICES, P.C., 269 West Front Street, PO Box 8234, Missoula, MT 59807-8234 /s/ Dan G. Cederberg, Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DV-11-330 Dept. No. 1 Ed McLean Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Heather Winters-Jones, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Heather Ann WintersJones to Heather Ann Winters. The hearing will be on April 20, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Richard Goodwin, Deputy Clerk of Court Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No. DV-11-400 Dept. No. 1 Ed McLean Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Melissa Propp. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Melissa Lynn Propp to Leia Elizabeth Propp. The hearing will be on 5/18/11 at 1:15 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 3/30/11. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Richard Goodwin, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-11-33 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD F. FOWLER, 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 Julie E. Gibson, PO Box 17931, Missoula, Montana 59808, return receipt requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 21st day of March, 2011. /s/ Julie E. Gibson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward F. Fowler MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS-

PUBLIC NOTICE The Missoula City Council will conduct a public hearing on the following item on Monday, April 25, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Missoula City Council Chambers located at 140 W. Pine Street in Missoula, Montana: 139 E. Main Street – Microbrewery Conditional Use Request from Ryan Montgomery for a Conditional Use approval at 139 E. Main Street (see Map P), zoned CBD-4 (Central Business District). The applicant requests the Conditional Use in order to place a microdistillery at the site.

Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and case file are available for public inspection at the Office of Planning and Grants, 435 Ryman Street. Call 258-4657 for further assistance. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 2584657. The Office of Planning and Grants will provide auxiliary aids and services.

TRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DV-11-252 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION. MISSOULA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v. MARK ALAN CHAPMAN, a/k/a MARK A. CHAPMAN, JUDITH F. CHAPMAN, NEW ERA BICYCLES, INC., CITY OF MISSOULA, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO DEFENDANT NEW ERA BICYCLES, INC., 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 answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the 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 foreclosing the followingdescribed real properties located in Missoula County, Montana: Lots 17 and 18, Block 29, Park Addition, according to the official plat thereof as filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Missoula County, Montana, TOGETHER WITH vacated 16 foot alley lying immediately east of, adjoining and contiguous to said Lots 17 and 18 AND The South 125.76 feet of Lot 36 of U.S. Government Tract Survey located in Section 30, Township 13 North, Range 19 West. P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM the Southerly 30.030 feet and the Easterly 60.060 feet of said land as conveyed to the County of Missoula for roadway purposes July 30, 1984, in Book 209 of Micro Records at Page 590 records of Missoula County, Montana. FURTHER LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion of

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 90, 113, 33, and O5. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers. These units may be viewed starting April 18-21, 2011 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to April 21, 2011, 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

said premises conveyed to the State of Montana Department of Transportation, in May 2, 1991, in Book 328 of Micro Records at Page 1810, records of Missoula County, Montana. RECORDING REFERENCE: Book 634 of Micro at page 667. Dated this 15th day of March, 2011. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Diane Overholtzer, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Cause No. DV-11-319 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF: ALISSA RICHELE RAHN, MICHELLE MARIE TURNER, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Michelle Marie Turner, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Alissa Richele Rahn to Alissa Richele Rahn Turner, and the petition for name change will be heard by District Court Judge John W. Larson on the 21st day of April, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 10th day of March, 2011. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Maria A. Cassidy, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/26/07, recorded as Instrument No. 200733230, Bk 811, Pg 102, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Michael L. Padrotti and Traci L. Padrotti, husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title &

Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 6 of 44 Ranch, Phases 1 and 2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/09 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 1, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $357,433.48. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $311,224.72, 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 June 13, 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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE MISSOULA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will be conducting a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2011, Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine, Missoula, MT, on the following items: 1. A request by Community Medical Center, represent by Epcon Sign Co., for a sign variance to allow a dynamic display sign to be located 2827 Fort Missoula in the OP3 zoning district. SEE MAP D.

cure of the defaults stated above (if all nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.72393) 1002.150878-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/10/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200514158, Bk-754 Pg-463, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Anirban Mitra, a married man was Grantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 10 of Canyon View Two, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200808559, B:817, P:0336, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Chase Home Finance LLC. 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 12/01/07 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of January

NOTICE OF ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION APPLICATIONS Missoula County is currently accepting applications from governmental or health and human service nonprofit organizations that provide basic/critical needs assistance to at-risk populations in the Missoula area. Priority will be given to programs that provide food, transportation, shelter and medical services to at-risk populations. For more information or to receive a Community-Based Organization (CBO) application form, please call 258-3712. Applications may be picked up at the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants, 435 Ryman S t r e e t , M i s s o u l a , M T, o r o n t h e web, http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/opgweb/Grants/. The deadline for submittal is Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

NOTICE TO INACTIVE VOTERS OR NON-RESIDENT PROPERT Y OWNERS WITHIN THE SEELEY LAKE RURAL FIRE DISTRICT

NOTICE TO INACTIVE VOTERS OR NON-RESIDENT PROPERT Y OWNERS WITHIN THE CLINTON RURAL FIRE DISTRICT

NOTICE TO INACTIVE VOTERS OR NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE FRENCHTOWN RURAL FIRE DISTRICT

A trustee election for the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District will be held on May 3, 2011. This election will be held by mail ballot with the ballots being mailed to all active, registered voters within the district on April 18th. According to M.C.A. 7-332106 (2) “An elector, who resides in the district who presents a proof of payment of taxes on the lands at the polling place is eligible to vote in the election.”

A trustee election for the Clinton Rural Fire District will be held on May 3, 2011. This election will be held by mail ballot with the ballots being mailed to all active, registered voters within the district on April 18th. According to M.C.A. 7-33-2106 (2) “An elector, who resides in the district who presents a proof of payment of taxes on the lands at the polling place is eligible to vote in the election.”

A trustee election for the Frenchtown Rural Fire District will be held on May 3, 2011. This election will be held by mail ballot with the ballots being mailed to all active, registered voters within the district on April 18th. According to M.C.A. 7-332106 (2) “An elector, who resides in the district who presents a proof of payment of taxes on the lands at the polling place is eligible to vote in the election.”

Since this election is being held by mail ballot, any inactive voters or property owners who do not live in the district will need to request a ballot from the Missoula County Election Administrator. The request should include voter name, address, date of birth, signature and either a copy of a tax bill or a tax ID number.

The request may be mailed to: Missoula County Election Administrator 200 W Broadway Missoula MT 59802

Or faxed to: 406-258-3913 If you have questions, please call the Election Office at 258-4751.

If anyone attending this meeting needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling the Missoula Office of Planning & Grants at 258-4657. Missoula County will provide auxiliary aids and services. For additional information regarding the variance request you may contact Hilary Schoendorf at the same number or email hschoendorf@co.missoula.mt.us.

COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 101, 134, 252, OS31 and J101. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, vehicles & other misc household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, April 11th, 2011 at 9:00 AM by appt only by calling (406) 728-7867. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

Notice is hereby given that on May 3, 2011, a mail ballot election for the election of two trustees for the Frenchtown Rural Fire District will be held. Drop off locations will open at 7:00 a.m. and will continue to be open until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Dated this 22nd day of March, 2011. Vickie M. Zeier, Election Administrator Missoula County

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on May 3, 2011, a mail ballot election for the election of two trustees for the Clinton Rural Fire District w i l l b e h e l d . D r o p o ff locations will open at 7:00 a.m. and will continue to be open until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Dated this 22nd day of March, 2011. Vickie M. Zeier, Election Administrator, Missoula County

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on May 3, 2011, a mail ballot election for the election of two trustees for the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District will be held. Drop off locations will open at 7:00 a.m. and will continue to be open until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Dated this 22nd day of March, 2011. Vickie M. Zeier, Election Administrator, Missoula County

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"Hulk on the Job"–what a morning he's had. by Matt Jones

ACROSS 1 Memorable time period 4 Screw-up 9 Via ___ (ancient Roman road) 14 Gnarly 15 Long-snouted critter 16 Prince William's mother 17 8:53 AM: "Hulk punch ___!" 19 Others, in Oaxaca 20 Netflix list 21 Bumped into 23 Shortened, like a dict. 24 9:15 AM: With 38-across, "Hulk smash ___!" 29 Detoxifying place 30 More pale in complexion 31 "Don't do drugs" ad, for short 34 Days before the big day 37 "___ Marner" 38 See 24-across 41 Beck who claims not to polarize 42 Skeezy look 43 1960s campus protest gp. restarted in 2006 44 Tijuana Brass bandleader Herb 46 ___ Khan 48 10:02 AM: "Hulk attack ___!" 54 Part of a j 55 Cousin of Eur. and N. Amer. 56 Not static 58 Done, on some movie screens 60 10:44 AM: "Hulk break ___!" 63 Pear-shaped instruments 64 Berlusconi's country 65 Jollies Last week’s solution

66 "___ Peculiar Man" (Simon & Garfunkel song) 67 Tag cry 68 Do some surveillance

DOWN 1 La Salle on eight seasons of "ER" 2 Amassed, as a phone bill 3 Cost to run a spot in a newspaper 4 Make abundantly clear 5 "I don't right reckon so" 6 Where to get mil. mail 7 Terra ___ 8 "Did I do that?" character 9 "Much ___ About Nothing" 10 Really crunchy food 11 Put in hot water, but only for a little bit 12 Owing 13 ___ in "aardvark" 18 "___ Gang" 22 "La-la" lead-in 25 Frank 26 Target of gazing 27 To be: Lat. 28 AMA members 31 Precious metal that's element #46 32 Enters, as a stage 33 Pardons to large groups of people 35 Suffix ending many languages 36 Avoid the euphemisms 39 Cross inscription 40 Cogito follower 41 Leg, to a film noir detective 45 New Deal prog. 47 Four-time Indy 500 winner 49 "It's ___ Science" (G4 show) 50 Prefix before type or planet 51 Dobby, in "Harry Potter" 52 Links go there 53 Hog, as a phone line 57 "You other brothers can't ___..." (Sir Mix-A-Lot line) 58 Tallahassee's st. 59 Fast transport: abbr. 61 Squealer 62 151, to Claudius

PUBLIC NOTICES 31, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $216,305.19. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $165,696.52, 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 June 13, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7037.74055) 1002.185641-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 04/04/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200807549, Bk 816, Pg 0725, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Betsy T. Hawkins, a married person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance

Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 126 of Grantland-Rankin, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 11/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 10, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $382,356.40. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $373,404.33, 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 June 22, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclo-

PUBLIC NOTICE Knife River – Missoula, 4800 Wilkie Road, Missoula, MT 59808 has submitted an Application for Opencut Mining Permit for the Heikes – Petty Creek Site, located at 3355 Petty Creek Road. The purpose of this permit is to provide crushed base course gravels and plant mix bituminous surfacing for the planned Petty Creek Road project to be constructed thru the Federal Highway Administration and to comply with 82-4-431 MCA of the Opencut Mining Act. The legal description for access roads and pit area is: Portion SE4 NE4, N2 NE4 SE4, Section 2, T14N, R23W, MPM as located between the Petty Creek Road R/W and Petty Creek. The mining area consists of approximately 12.1 acres with an estimated quantity of mined material to be removed of 90,000 cubic yards. The facility area consists of approximately 9.5 acres. Work includes removal and replacement of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of topsoil and overburden to reclaim the disturbed areas to irrigated hayland. Please send e-mails to jay.garrick@kniferiver.com or call Jay at 532-5202. You can also contact our office at 532-5250.

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sure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.92443) 1002.186207-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 03/27/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200607077, Bk 771, Pg 326, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Patrick T. Beers was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mann Financial Inc. d/b/a Mann Mortgage 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: The South one-half of Lots 16, 17, 18 and 19 in Block 20 of Car Line Addition a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 200911125 Bk 866, Pg 471, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for CSMC

2006-6. 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 03/01/10 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 11, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $165,157.05. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $148,683.65, 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 June 23, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7777.13715) 1002.172506-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 10/17/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200628950, Book 786, Page 1143, modified by Instrument

EXHIBIT B • NOTICE OF BOND SALE

$1,350,000 Taxable Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011 City of Missoula, Montana

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Missoula, Montana (the “City”) will receive and open sealed bids for the purchase of Taxable Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2011, of the City in the total principal amount of $1,350,000 (the “Bonds”) will be received by Springsted Incorporated, the City’s Financial Advisor (“Springsted”), at 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101 on behalf of the City, or bids for the purchase of the Bonds will be received by the City by electronic transmission through Parity™, in either case until 11:00 a.m., M.T., on April 18, 2011. The bids will be opened (or accessed) and tabulated by Springsted and the City Finance Director/Treasurer and presented to the Council at a meeting at 7:00 p.m. the same day in the Council Chambers in Missoula, Montana. Bids will be compared on the basis of true interest cost (TIC). The Bonds are being issued for the purpose of engineering, designing, constructing, and installing certain improvements to the existing sewer system and related improvements. The Bonds shall be issuable as fully registered bonds only, in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof of single maturities. Amortization bonds will not be issued. The Bonds shall mature July 1, subject to redemption as hereinafter described, in the following years and amounts (unless combined into one or more term bonds):

The City reserves the right, after bids are opened and prior to award, to reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and to increase or reduce the principal amount of Bonds that matures in any year. Any such increase or reduction will be made in a multiple of $5,000 as to any stated maturity. In the event of any such increase or reduction of principal amount, any premium offered or any discount taken by the successful bidder will be increased or reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the principal amount is increased or reduced. Bidders will have the option of combining the Bonds maturing from and after 2012 through and including 2021 and from and after 2022 through and including 2031 into one or more terms bonds. If any Bonds are issued as term bonds, such term bonds will be subject to annual mandatory sinking fund redemption on each July 1, concluding no later than 2031, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed with interest accrued thereon and payable on January 1 and July 1 to the redemption date, in installments and in the same amounts and same dates as the bonds would have matured if they were not included in a term bond. The Bonds will bear an original issue date of May 1, 2011, and will bear interest payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2012, to the registered owners of the Bonds as such appear in the bond register as of the close of business on the 15th day (whether or not a business day) of the immediately preceding month. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%. Rates are not required to be in level or ascending order; however, the rate for any maturity cannot be more than 1% lower than the highest rate of any of the preceding maturities. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No supplemental or “B” coupons or additional interest certificates are permitted. The Bonds maturing on or after July 1, 2022 will be subject to redemption on July 1, 2021, and any date thereafter, at the option of the City, from such stated maturities and in such principal amounts as may be designated by the City (or if no designation is made, in inverse order of maturities and within a stated maturity in $5,000 principal amounts selected by the Registrar by lot or other manner it deems fair), at a redemption price equal to the principal amount to be redeemed plus accrued interest to the redemption date, without premium. The Bonds will be sold for not less than $1,329,750 (98.5% of par) with accrued interest on the principal amount of the Bonds to the date of their delivery. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid, and to sell the Bonds at private sale. A good faith deposit in the form of money, cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft drawn and issued by a federally chartered or state chartered bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a financial surety bond in the sum of 2% of the amount payable ($27,000) to the order of the City is required for each bid to be considered, as further specified in the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale. Copies of the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and additional information may be obtained from Springsted at 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101-2887, phone (651) 223-3000. Prospective bidders should consult the Official Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Preliminary Official Statement for a detailed description of the Bonds, the security therefor, and the form of legal opinion proposed to be rendered by Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of Missoula, Montana, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as bond counsel. To the extent any instructions or directions set forth in ParityTM conflict with this Notice of Bond Sale, the terms of this Notice of Bond Sale shall control. For further information about ParityTM, potential bidders may contact Springsted at (651) 223-3000 (Bond Services), or ParityTM at (212) 404-8102 (Client Services). In the event of a malfunction in the electronic bidding process, bidders may submit their bids by sealed bid including facsimile transmission to Springsted Incorporated at facsimile number 651-223-3046 (phone 651-223-3017). Dated: March 21, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Martha L. Rehbein Martha L. Rehbein, City Clerk City of Missoula, Montana Publish: April 7, 2011

PUBLIC NOTICES 200827802, Book 830, page 1390, recorded 12-23-08, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Thomas W. McAnally, married and Larinda R. McAnally, married was Grantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and American Title & Escrow was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded American Title & Escrow as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 in Block 3 of Seeley Lake Estates according to the Official Plat thereof, recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula, Montana. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. Book 835, Page 1277, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Chase Home Finance LLC. 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 12/01/08 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 11, 2011, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $427,555.17. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $358,999.47, 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 June 27, 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 nonmonetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7037.17458) 1002.115144-FEI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at Trustee’s sale on July 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., on the front (south) steps of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, all of Trustee’s right, title and interest to the following-described property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 5162, located in the W1/2 NW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 24, Township 12 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. TOGETHER WITH an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress as disclosed in Book 107 of Micro at Page 69. Lyle L. Brown and Anita Brown, as Grantors, conveyed the real property to Stewart Title of Missoula County, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Citizen Bank of East Missoula, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture recorded August 3, 2005, in Book 757 of Micro at page 753, records of the Missoula Clerk and Recorder. A Substitution of Trustee designating Kevin S. Jones as Successor Trustee was

recorded November 15, 2010, in Book 869, Page 343, Document 201022450, records of the Missoula County Clerk and Recorder. The default of the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default of this foreclosure is made , is for failure to pay the monthly payments as and when due. Pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Indenture, the Beneficiary has exercised, and hereby exercises, its option to declare the full amount secured by such such Trust Indenture immediately due and payable. There presently is due on said obligation the principal sum of $54,954.30, plus interest at a rate of 8.5% totaling $11,684.14, and late fees of $42.48, for a total amount due of $66,680.92 as of March 10, 2011, plus the costs of foreclosure, attorney’s fees, trustee’s fees, escrow closing fees, and other accruing costs. The Beneficiary has elected, and does hereby elect, to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation referenced above. The Beneficiary declares that the Grantor is in default as described above and demands that the Trustee sell the property described above in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Notice. DATED 11th day of March, 2011. /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA)) ss. County of Missoula). On this 11th day of March, 2011 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Kevin S. Jones, 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 seal the day and year first above written. (SEAL) /s/ Christy Shipp, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at: Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires: 5-72013 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 6, 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: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE

NW1/4 OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 26B OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 5269. NW1/4 SECTION 35, T15N, R21N, TRACT 26B, COS 5269, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA A.P.N.:2283602 Nancy L. Miles, 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 March 30, 2006 and Recorded March 31, 2006 in Book 771, Page 481, as Document No. 200607232. The beneficial interest is currently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A7CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-G under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated May 1, 2006. Jason J. Henderson, 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 $1,271.71, beginning January 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 February 04, 2011 is $185,310.96 principal, interest at the rate of 4.375% now totaling $9,525.18, late charges in the amount of $1,041.18, escrow advances of $3,179.74, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,444.74, plus accruing interest at the rate of $22.21 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 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: January 26, 2011 /s/ Jason J. Henderson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On January 26, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jason J. Henderson, Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to

SHERIFF'S SALE ABANDONED VEHICLES TERMS: CASH ONLY; NO CHECKS; $85.00 MINIMUM BID

TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF'S SALE:

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Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. No warranty is made as to the condition or title of these vehicles. Date: 4/7/2011 CARL C. IBSEN, SHERIFF, Patrick A. Turner, Deputy

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 Indymac V. Miles 41482.963 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 7, 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 34B of Orchard Home Company’s Addition No. 6, Lots 34A and 34B, Missoula County, Montana, a platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof LLOYD BRUCE AND ROXY BRUCE, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Co. of Missoula, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated September 27, 2005 and recorded September 27, 2005 in Book 761, Page 165 under Document No. 200525395. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. Jason J. Henderson, 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 $1,613.45, beginning September 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 20, 2010 is $194,078.03 principal, interest at the rate of 5.6250% now totaling $4,207.24, late charges in the amount of $240.60, escrow advances of $1,138.83, and other fees and expenses advanced of $47.50, plus accruing interest at the rate of $29.91 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 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: January 28, 2011 /s/ Jason J. Henderson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On January 28, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jason J. Henderson, 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 Bruce 42011.284 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 31, 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 23 in Tract 19 of North Half School Addition also known as School Five Acre Addition in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official plat of record in Book 3 of Plats at Page 35 Joseph E Troutman, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 8, 2005 and recorded on August 8, 2005 in Book 757, Page 1213 under Document No. 200520333. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. Jason J. Henderson, 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 $1,383.46, 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 February 15, 2011 is $156,511.35 principal, interest at the rate of 5.625% now totaling $6,940.53, late charges in the amount of $393.90, escrow advances of $1,619.80, suspense balance of $-55.93 and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,349.25, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.12 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: January 19, 2011 Jason J. Henderson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On January 19, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jason J. Henderson, 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. Stephanie L Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Gmac V Troutman 41965.429 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on May 31, 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 6 of Block 1 of the Ben Hughes Addition Subdivision to the County of Missoula, City of Missoula, State of Montana REBA CHLARSON, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Stewart Title of Missoula, as Trustee, to secure an

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PUBLIC NOTICES obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated November 29, 2007 and recorded December 4, 2007 in Book 809, Page 1193 under Document No. 200731292. The beneficial interest is currently held by Fannie Mae (“Federal National Mortgage Association”). Jason J. Henderson, 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 $1,735.82, beginning March 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 January 28, 2011 is $234,236.25 principal, interest at the rate of 7.875% now totaling $18,273.44, escrow advances of $4,590.12, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2426.18, plus accruing interest at the rate of $50.53 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: January 19, 2011 Jason J. Henderson Successor Trustee MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM P.O. Box 1097 Dickinson, ND 58602-1097 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA)) ss. County of Stark) On January 19, 2011, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Jason J. Henderson, 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. Stephanie L. Crimmins Notary Public Stark County, North Dakota Commission expires: 12/24/2014 Lbps V Chlarson 42008.068 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 07/05/2011, 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 BILL J GODWIN as Grantors, conveyed said real property to INSURED TITLES LLC as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 03/01/2007 and recorded 03/02/2007, in document No. 200704983 in Book/Reel/Volume Number N/A at Page Number N/A in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 15 OF ROSELAND ADDITION NO. 2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Property Address: 4002 MOUNT AVENUE, MISSOULA, MT 59804. 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 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 12/01/2009, 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 $203,975.64 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.00% per annum from 11/01/2009 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: 02/16/2011 ReconTrust Company, N.A. Successor Trustee Wendi Abed-Rabboh, Authorized Signer 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 10-0120049 FEI NO. 1006.112584 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 07/15/2011 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 VINCENT C BUSS AND HANNE H. BUSS, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 12/12/2007 and recorded 12/31/2007, in document No. 200733334 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 811 at Page Number 206 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS 30, 31 AND THE WEST 10 FEET OF LOT 32 IN BLOCK 50 OF CARLINE ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.

Property Address: 2332 MARY AVE, Missoula, MT 59801-7604. 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 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 $173,352.47 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 4.125% 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: 03/03/2011, ReconTrust Company, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 11-0012970 FEI NO. 1006.130266 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 07/25/2011 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 BRUCE A TUDAHL AND SHELLY TUDAHL, AS JOINT TENANTS as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 05/25/2007 and recorded 05/31/2007, in document No. 200713498 in Book/Reel/Volume Number 79B at Page Number 584 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Missoula County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SW1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT 8B2B-2 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 3368. Property Address: 11560 POLECAT ROAD, Missoula, MT 59808. 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. 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 12/01/2010, 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 $207,164.14 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 3.75% per annum from 12/01/2010 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: 03/08/2011, ReconTrust Company, N.A., Successor Trustee, 2380 Performance Dr. TX2-984-0407, Richardson, TX 75082 T.S. NO. 11-0019167 FEI NO. 1006.130563 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON STREET VACATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, passed Resolution Number 7603 at their regular meeting held on April 4, 2011. A resolution declaring it to be the intention of the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, to close and vacate portions of Regent Street, North Avenue at the intersection of Brooks and Stephens, and the alley in Block 40 of the Union Addition, all generally located in the Brooks Street Corridor (located in Section 28, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, PMM) The City Council will hear all matters pertaining to the proposed street vacation at its regular meeting on April 25, 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 Jessica Miller, Public Works at 552-6347. Martha L. Rehbein, CMC, City Clerk

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Consumers Feeling Confident! By Diane Beck, 2011 MOR President Sometimes there really isn’t an explanation for the way things pan out. For example, as gas and consumer products’ prices increase, consumers are beginning to feel more confident in the economy and their own personal income. I’m sure you can personally attest to that; if you’ve been to Southgate Mall or any one of Missoula’s amazing restaurants recently, you’ve no doubt noticed an increase in traffic. It could be a desperate desire to escape the hold of winter’s cabin fever, but many suggest it’s a trend towards “Frugal Fatigue,” the idea that we’re tired of being so economical. While spending is still more responsible than it was prior to the crash, consumers are beginning to feel more confident in their financial security. Folks are shopping, and eating out, and even looking for upgrades to their homes. They’re stepping out, just a bit, when it comes to spending.

On a national level, fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the last couple of weeks, but what is more exciting is that business activity has picked up. It expanded in March at close to the fastest pace in two decades. That will translate into jobs and a pickup in payrolls for both U.S. and local citizens. With what appears to be business expansion and more jobs on the horizon, housing needs are beginning to get looked at seriously by many consumers. There is always a segment of the market that must move, whether it is for a new job, a new baby, or an economic situation. However, the larger segment – the families who can hold out a little longer – are now beginning to see stability in their work, confidence in the economy and an opportunity for a good deal on a home at a low interest rate. These factors combined have created a spring thaw in housing sales in Missoula.

Another part of that consumer confidence is trust. In Missoula, we were fortunate enough to not experience much in the way of shady practices and predatory lending. Many consumers feel that professionals in this market actually do have their best interest at heart, and therefore feel positive in stepping back into the market. And that is exactly what the market needs in order to bloom – confidence and a positive outlook. I would challenge each of you to consider the aspects of your day-to-day lives in a positive way. Be thankful for your families and the amazing community we are blessed to live in. And above all, remember that it matters how we LiveMissoula. For more information about Missoula neighborhoods, go to FrontPorchMissoula.com

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