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News
Voices/Letters Cut classes, Stacy Rye and Law Day ........................................................4 The Week in Review Denise Juneau, the Merc and Prince............................................6 Briefs UM administration, Missoula County transparency and development................6 Etc. Greg Gianforte vs. Facebook ....................................................................................7 News Bob Johnson returns to launch Missoula’s refugee program ...............................8 Opinion Secrets to running the Moon-Randolph Homestead .......................................9 Opinion Republicans seem more inclined to say stuff than do stuff............................10 Feature Montana’s medical marijuana laws are leaving patients high and dry ............14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Working your way free at Big Sky Breakout...........................................................18 Music Universal Choke Sign, The Last Revel and Folkinception ..................................19 Books Where Jim Harrison ends and Minstrel begins..................................................21 Film Everybody Wants Some!! lacks tension.................................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................23 BrokeAss Gourmet Green chile burgers with homemade guacamole........................25 Happiest Hour “The Last Best Beer Show”..................................................................27 8 Days a Week Wherein some learn about cannabis wax ............................................28 Agenda EcoExpo ...........................................................................................................33 Mountain High The Bike Walk Summit........................................................................34
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STREET TALK
[voices] by Skylar Browning
Asked Wednesday morning on the University of Montana campus It’s election season. Of course, by that we mean polls are open for Best of Missoula. What category or categories are you most excited to vote in? Follow-up Okay, fine—we suppose there’s also some other election stuff going on. Are you planning to vote this year and, if so, what race are you following the closest?
Mike O’Brien: I guess Best Restaurant. I ate at Silk Road last night and it was fantastic. The shrimp étouffée was especially good. Feeling the Bern: I already voted in my primary [in New York], and we lost. I voted for Bernie even though I knew it was pretty clear that Hillary was going to win. I still felt like it was important to vote for what I believe in.
Joe Hayes: We’re visiting from out of town, but I’ve been really impressed by the university and the downtown area. It’s clean, friendly, easy to get around. There’s a lot that seems to be “best” about this place. Top of the ticket: Definitely the presidential election. I’m looking at issues like the economy, small business and national security—those are most important to me.
Chase Roerig: I really like the downtown surfing at Brennan’s Wave, so whatever categories where that applies. Get out the vote: I’ll vote, but I’m still in high school so I’m not sure yet on all the issues. I’ve mostly been following the presidential election so far.
Todd Smith: All the outdoor recreation categories. That’s what’s best about living here—the mountains, the rivers, everything you have within five miles of right here. Undecided: To be honest with you, I don’t know if I plan to vote this year. Maybe I’ll vote in something like the governor’s race or the local races, but not for president. I’m not crazy about either of the candidates unless some sort of miracle happens at the conventions.
[4] Missoula Independent • April 28–May 5, 2016
Cutting classes The retirement of a family and consumer science teacher is leading to the potential elimination of several classes at Hellgate High School that have been beneficial to countless students. These classes include Early Childhood Development, Preparation for Life, Nutrition and Wellness, Textiles and Home Interiors. The only courses that will remain in this department are culinary classes. The district’s philosophy seems to be that if a course doesn’t lead to a career, it’s not essential to keep. The classes they might be eliminating are the ones that help students to become responsible citizens and parents. Every student should be required to take Early Childhood Development; most will become parents. Early Childhood Development teaches about pregnancy and childbirth and how to provide for the emotional, social, intellectual growth and development of children. It provides information about skills related to jobs in child care and early education. Preparation for Life classes teach students about individual goal setting for the future, how to write a resume, apply and interview for a job, how to manage stress, how to rent an apartment, about domestic violence and unhealthy/healthy relationships, how to handle sexual harassment and numerous other topics. Textiles teaches students how to create and select patterns and how to assemble various sewing projects, skills which can lead to jobs in the industry of clothing design. Nutrition and Wellness classes teach students how food choices affect one’s health and how one’s nutrition, fitness and physical activity are interrelated, which can lead to jobs as dietitians. Home Interiors teaches students about different careers in housing, renting versus buying, home maintenance, interior construction, landscaping, remodeling, elements of design, selecting furniture, etc. As you can probably infer, all of these classes cover possibilities for future careers. These classes are essential, too, in preparing our students to make responsible decisions about their future living styles, relationships, health and dying choices. Many students at the high school level are struggling to determine what type of career they desire. Not all of them want to attend a four-year university; many want to work after leaving high school. The areas of childcare, textiles, nutrition and wellness and home interior design are careers that high school graduates can enter and be successful at, while providing a good income for their families. Over 125 students per semester will be affected by the elimination of these classes.
There are other classes on the chopping block: one section of Welding, a class which leads to direct employment in the community, as well as Native American Studies, Senior Studio and Sculpture and sections of World Languages. These classes attract students who are struggling to find a reason to stay in school— they don’t see themselves as being International Baccalaureate students. We need options for these students that will help them become responsible citizens and parents. If you agree, please contact the superintendent of schools and your school board members. Nancy Larum Missoula
Vote Rye As the clerk and treasurer for Missoula County, I have had a front seat to the governing style of Missoula County Commissioner Stacy Rye. In her short time on the county commission, Stacy has been a fierce advocate for open and transparent government. This hasn’t earned her any friends, but it should
“To be clear, I don’t believe that anything nefarious is at work. Missoula County is simply behind the times.”
earn her your vote. Without meaningful public access to county government, public decisions are made in a vacuum. Ultimately, the citizens of Missoula County are the ones that are hurt. To be clear, I don’t believe that anything nefarious is at work. Missoula County is simply behind the times in terms of making schedules, agendas and meeting minutes available to the public. Stacy has proposed having meetings recorded and minutes available online shortly thereafter. This would give Missoula County residents the opportunity to become involved, even if they aren’t able to attend every meeting. In turn, that makes it more likely that our elected officials will be able to understand the true impact of their
decisions before those decisions are made. Stacy is making progress at bringing the process into the open. If we cut her tenure short, I am afraid that we will simply return to the comforts of closed government. For this and a host of other reasons, I wholeheartedly and without reservation endorse Stacy Rye. I would encourage you to vote for her and let her finish the work she started a mere seven months ago. Tyler Gernant Missoula
Celebrate Law Day Every year since 1958, the nation has marked Law Day on May 1. Law Day provides an opportunity for us to commemorate our national ideals of liberty, justice and equality under the law and affords us an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to those great principles. The American Bar Association has designated the theme of this Law Day as “Miranda: More than Words” to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona. In Miranda, the court held that law enforcement personnel must advise a suspect of his or her rights in order to use statements made during a custodial interrogation in a later criminal proceeding. As a result of this case, police developed the Miranda warning, which lets people questioned by police know of their constitutional rights to refrain from speaking to police and to consult an attorney. The Miranda warning has become so ingrained in our popular culture and consciousness that many of us know all or some of its words, starting with, “You have the right to remain silent.” Yet, as the ABA Law Day theme implies, there is much more to Miranda than the words of the warning; it has become a living symbol of the importance of procedural fairness and equal justice under the law in our criminal justice system. Unfortunately, as a nation, many challenges still remain in effectuating our national pledge of “justice for all,” including dealing with racial disparities in the justice system, disproportionate sentencing and inadequately funded public defense systems. We can and must do better; the constitution and our cherished national principles demand it. This Law Day, let us reflect on the importance of our constitutional rights, promote public awareness and understanding of those rights, and commit ourselves to the work that remains to be done in ensuring that we have a criminal justice system that is fair for all Americans. Matt Thiel President State Bar of Montana Missoula
missoulanews.com • April 28–May 5, 2016 [5]
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Joe Weston
Wednesday, April 20 The Missoula Chamber of Commerce releases a statement backing a proposal to demolish the Missoula Mercantile and replace it with a Marriott Residence Inn. The statement says the chamber hopes a new building will give a nod to the Merc’s history while also serving as a “source of commerce.”
Thursday, April 21 Local Prince fans host impromptu memorials in light of the Purple One’s death. The Roxy puts on a free screening of Purple Rain, while at the Adams Center, touring country group Little Big Town performs an a capella version of “When Doves Cry.”
Friday, April 22 The Montana Supreme Court hears arguments in the city of Missoula’s eminent domain takeover of Mountain Water. Justices strongly critique the city’s line of reasoning, accusing its argument of being more “philosophical” than based in fact.
Saturday, April 23 State Superintendent of Public Instruction and congressional candidate Denise Juneau stops by the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project’s Earth Day celebration at Caras Park. The event includes a 5K run, food and beer vendors and even a knot-tying workshop.
Sunday, April 24 The annual Grizzly Triathlon takes place at the University of Montana with a 20K bike ride, 5K run and 1,000-yard swim, the longest pool swim of any North American triathlon. The triathlon was recently named one of the 10 best spring races by Shape magazine.
Monday, April 25 The Montana Supreme Court sets Aug. 31 as the deadline for major restrictions of the state medical marijuana program to go into effect. For more, see our feature on page 14.
Tuesday, April 26 Student-led group Reinvest Montana leads a daylong civil disobedience action seeking to push the University of Montana to cut financial ties to the fossil fuel industry. The protest begins with a sit-in at the UM Foundation offices.
A red fox tends to her kits on April 24 just off State Highway 43 west of Wisdom.
Government transparency
County looks to catch up The Missoula Board of County Commissioners recently had a long, collaborative meeting with a number of agencies regarding the former Smurfit-Stone site, now called M2Green. Commissioner Stacy Rye says she doesn’t remember exactly when the meeting took place. “If we had the minutes, I could tell you,” she says. But the minutes aren’t readily available, because Missoula County is months behind in its record keeping. The most recent minutes posted online are from August 2015. Agendas are also posted without links to any referral documents or additional information. County Communications Director Anne Hughes acknowledges the backlog is frustrating and attributes it to staff turnover. In less than a year, three county administrative staff have retired, including two administrative assistants and an office manager, Patty Rector, who’d served for 18 years.
[6] Missoula Independent • April 28–May 5, 2016
“I think we’ve defaulted to meeting the statutory requirement, and I don’t think that’s a standard that we should maintain,” Hughes says. “There’s the public’s expectation that we provide more information than we’re statutorily required. And we should meet that.” Hughes is quick to add there’s been recent progress. A new employee is almost done transcribing the 2015 meetings, and those minutes should be posted soon. The county’s entire online presence has gone through an upheaval in the last year, and Hughes is training staff in how to run the new website, Twitter account and Facebook page. Hughes is also optimistic that by mid-May the county will be able to roll out a new public meeting information database, where anyone will be able to find agendas, links to supporting documents, meeting videos and minutes by using a program similar to the city of Missoula’s. She describes the current barebones agendas and minutes section of the county’s website as a “stopgap measure.”
Commissioner Nicole Rowley says the biggest request she hears from the public is for information regarding county activities to be more readily available online. Currently, people can walk into the county office and request documents, but that’s not a realistic way of notifying the public in the 21st century, Rowley says. “Everything has always been on paper, and people who have worked here for 30 years have done it a certain way,” Rowley says. “We’re on a big shift to electronic [records].” Rye, who’s serving as an interim commissioner while she runs to be elected to a full term in November, says improving the system will be a priority for her. “We need to make sure that we’re serving the public, as well as being a better organization,” Rye says. “The left hand needs to know what the right hand is doing when it’s that big.” Kate Whittle
[news] University of Montana
Temp to take academics helm The University of Montana will lean on a temp as its provost next year as faculty and deans across campus carry out exercises in academic soul-searching in the wake of withering enrollment. Rather than scramble to find a replacement for outgoing Provost Perry Brown, President Royce Engstrom tapped a national temp agency to hire an interim chief academic officer for the 2016-2017 school year, officials say. Four finalists visited campus April 21, and a hiring announcement is said to be imminent. Brown steps down at the end of June. The interim provost will take over as UM confronts another year of pivotal academic discussions and strained finances, particularly if enrollment doesn’t improve in the fall. Those pressures were felt this year as Engstrom promised to focus resources on programs that are attracting more students. Vice President for Integrated Communications Peggy Kuhr says the timing of Brown’s retirement announcement in January limited UM’s ability to conduct a robust national search this spring. Engstrom, after consulting campus groups, decided to contract with university hiring specialists The Registry to fill the post in the meantime. Between search fees and the interim provost’s salary, costs will be equivalent to Brown’s $205,000 salary, according to Kuhr. UM faculty and administrators are currently in the early stages of updating the university’s strategic plan, retooling academic offerings and reviewing the role of liberal arts. Those activities will continue under the interim provost, but exactly what role that individual might play in guiding discussions will be up to Engstrom, Kuhr says. Engstrom was not available between April 21 and April 26 for comment “due to his busy schedule,” according to Kuhr. Faculty Senate Chair Bill Borrie, also a member of the search committee, says the decision to hire an interim provost will buy campus time to find a strong permanent replacement. At the same time, he expects the interim provost to help advance ongoing conversations. “We want somebody to help us move forward,” Borrie says. “We’ve got good momentum, we’ve got a fresh head of steam. Frankly, we don’t want to wait a year.” Brown was one of four cabinet-level administrators to announce their retirement this year, the same tally as the tumultuous 2011-2012 academic year that included
a mix of firings, resignations and retirements. Kuhr, Alumni Association President Bill Johnston and Vice President for Student Affairs Teresa Branch are also stepping down. The latest shake-up leaves Athletics Director Kent Haslam, hired in September 2012, as the longest-sitting administrator on Engstrom’s cabinet. Amid staffing cuts last fall, Engstrom expanded his cabinet to include student, faculty and state representatives. Kuhr says Engstrom is looking at ways to reconfigure her position and that of the alumni director, which was recently wrapped into her department. Kuhr steps down in June but says she plans to work on special projects as assigned by Engstrom through the end of 2016. Selections for interim provost and the redesigned vice president for enrollment management and student affairs position were planned for April 27, after the Indy’s print deadline, according to Borrie. Kuhr said she hadn’t heard when the hires might be announced. Check the Indy online for updates. Derek Brouwer
Sawmill District
A neighborhood in flux Anna Marie Clouse remembers a time when her neighborhood along North California Street was a sleepy, close-knit place. There were 36 families, she says, and they all knew each other and “got along fine.” But a lot has changed in the 60 years her family has lived in the area and operated the nearby Pink Grizzly Greenhouse. Just recently Clouse read about the 24-unit Thompson Apartments going in two blocks east of her home, the latest in a flurry of development in and around the Old Sawmill District. “Oh, goodie,” she says, an edge of sarcasm in her voice. “Who’s going to rent all these apartments? I don’t know, but the whole neighborhood has changed.” Within the past few weeks, city officials have reviewed requests from two separate projects on the fringes of the Old Sawmill District. On April 20, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency approved a $48,500 TIF application from the Thompson Apartments to fund sidewalk construction, demolition of an existing mobile home and the relocation of a house located on the Wyoming Street site. On April 25, city council
BY THE NUMBERS Percent of nonviolent offenders booked into the Missoula County Detention Facility who are homeless when arrested, according to the Jail Diversion Master Plan drafted this month.
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referred to committee a rezoning request for a duplex less than two blocks away on Montana Street. Public criticism of the latter questioned the cumulative impacts of such projects and pilloried the increasing density of the neighborhood overall. Clouse’s son Shane estimates traffic in the neighborhood has grown 100 percent since Wyoming Street was punched through to Orange in 2015 and believes the population has “more than doubled ... in less than four years.” None of these developments are necessarily negative, he says, and the city has been good about keeping an open dialogue with the public. That said, Shane acknowledges not everyone in the neighborhood he grew up in is thrilled. “One of our neighbors, just last week I was talking to her and she said, ‘Well, I always said when you have a through street running through the front yard, then it’s time to move,’” he says. “She wants to move.” Shane’s brother Shawn, whose Montana Street house is located between two new Western Montana Mental Health Center facilities, feels the growth is less a result of the larger Old Sawmill District project than of the availability and affordability of property in the area. MRA’s Chris Behan agrees, adding the current demands of the housing market are what’s primarily driving the establishment of so many apartmentstyle complexes. The city has tried to make sure residents in the neighborhood bordering the Old Sawmill District don’t feel pressured to leave, Behan says, but he doesn’t deny the neighborhood’s character is changing. It’s a change even Shawn Clouse is trying to avoid. “It’s the neighborhood I grew up in and I still live there, but we actually bought some property out on Spurgin,” he says, “to get away from what it currently has turned into.” Alex Sakariassen
ETC. Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte got into a bit of a scrape last week. After asserting during an April campaign speech that Montana’s business equipment tax had thwarted plans for a Facebook data center in the state, he found himself where so many political hopefuls have found themselves in the past: caught in a lie. Facebook denied Gianforte ever spoke to a company executive, and the lowlevel former employee he had spoken to denied making the claim about the tax. Gianforte acted exactly as a politician normally does and stood by the statement, letting the story rotate out of the Montana news cycle without any embarrassing apology. But the situation reopened another wound that the RightNow Technologies founder can’t seem to keep stitched shut. In responding to questions from The Associated Press, Facebook listed the actual criteria by which it judges where to establish a data center—a list that doesn’t include taxes but does mention nondiscriminatory environments. Since announcing his candidacy, Gianforte has largely avoided discussing LGBT issues. He’s said he endorses nondiscrimination for workers but feels it isn’t government’s place to dictate who businesses can or can’t refuse to serve. That’s done little to clarify Gianforte’s thoughts on the matter. What seems a whole lot clearer is that Gianforte has fought to make at least one Montana community exactly the kind of place Facebook avoids. In 2014, Gianforte’s name surfaced in the center of the heated debate over Bozeman’s proposed nondiscrimination ordinance. His wife, Susan, was reportedly the first to step to the mic in opposition of the measure during a city commission meeting. Gianforte later suggested a compromise that would grant businesses a religious exemption so they wouldn’t have to provide wedding services to gays and lesbians. Faith isn’t necessarily something Gianforte is actively running away from this electoral cycle. And he must have realized when he released tax returns from his Gianforte Family Charitable Trust that someone would do the math and discover he’d donated $1.1 million to political groups opposing LGBT equality. But if he’s going to make accusations about hamstringing economic development in Montana, he should make sure that finger doesn’t wind up pointing right back at him.
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Homecoming Bob Johnson returns to launch Missoula’s refugee program by Derek Brouwer
pointments—and that will happen again,” It was dumb luck that turned refugee adviser” to the Missoula project. resettlement in Missoula from wishful thinkMary Poole, Soft Landing’s founder, Johnson says. “That’s what we’re doing with ing to reality, Svein Newman admits. New- calls Johnson a “champion of Missoula” Soft Landing, is relying on them really to go and recruit the volunteer base.” man was among the early organizers last fall within the IRC. Johnson’s recent trips have focused on who began nurturing an idea of inviting 10 On a recent morning, Johnson, with his Syrian families to the area. After a few meet- white mustache and soft eyes, looks like he laying groundwork for the new office, but ings in living rooms and a local distillery, the never left Montana. He wears an Eddie at times they’ve also had elements of a wide-eyed group calling themselves Soft Bauer vest as he talks about the chain of homecoming. An avid fly fisherman, Johnson passes through Missoula almost Landing had learned enough to know every year for fishing trips. Resettlethey needed backing from an authorment work, though, has been an ocized resettlement agency to make it casion to reconnect with old friends. happen. So they started dialing up Recently, Ray Risho joined Johnthe agencies. son and a few others to visit a group Newman, who was tasked with of Hmong elders in Lolo. As they contacting the International Rescue pulled up to the driveway, Risho says Committee, could have called headhe and Johnson were surprised to see quarters in New York City or Washingamong those gathered a trio of ton, D.C. Instead, he dialed the IRC’s Hmong friends who Johnson had Seattle office, thinking staff there helped resettle. might be more familiar with a small “It was like a wonderful retown in western Montana. union,” Risho says of the meeting. “A As soon as Newman mentioned lot of reminiscing and storytelling.” Missoula, Executive Director Bob Johnson also met with Kent Johnson says he “perked up.” Johnson photo by Derek Brouwer Daniels, Jerry’s brother, who lives knew just what it would take to start a program here. He’d done it before. Bob Johnson, retired executive director of the in Florence. Johnson remembers Thirty-seven years ago, in 1979, International Rescue Committee’s Seattle of- Daniels as a bartender at Trail’s End, Johnson received another call, this fice, opened the agency’s first Missoula office the former Missoula bar where the one from his first boss at the IRC, ask- in 1979. Johnson recently spoke to local refugee crew would often meet. Kent refugee advocates about his work to reopen Daniels, who introduces himself as a ing him if he could come to Missoula. an office this summer. “redneck,” remembers Johnson as the The supervisor had met Jerry “Hog” Daniels, the local legend and CIA officer, in events that led to his return, as well as the guy who knew to pay respects at Jerry’s 1982 funeral with a crushed can of “Oly Thailand, where they “hatched the plot” to work that lies ahead. The Missoula office will be one of the Gold,” his brother’s favorite beer. evacuate Hmong refugees to Montana. The two hadn’t seen each other in Johnson met with his supervisor and IRC’s smallest, resettling around 100 Daniels in Missoula while Daniels was on refugees in the first year. The agency is cur- decades, but last winter, as the prospect of home leave, and soon he was assigned to di- rently hiring an executive director, who Syrian refugees in Montana had many Bitrect the IRC’s first Missoula office, resettling Johnson will help train, and expects to place terrooters seething, Kent Daniels says he hundreds of Hmong individuals over the its first 25 people by the end of September. called up Johnson to hear his take. Kent, 77, had trusted his brother to next couple years. While the IRC is more accustomed to “Pretty serendipitous, right?” New- working in large cities, Johnson describes screen the Hmong refugees, many of whom Missoula’s compact layout, strong public “Hog” had fought alongside. He was less man says. Today, Johnson is back as the IRC pre- transportation and abundance of local ad- certain about how today’s refugees, particpares to reopen its long-shuttered Mis- vocates as “kind of idyllic” for a resettle- ularly those from Syria, are being vetted. He soula office, in what will be the last act of ment program. He credits Soft Landing says a call to Johnson made him “a little his 40-year career assisting refugees. He for paving the way by gathering support more relaxed.” “I think he’s the guy who can do it,” spent most of his time directing the IRC’s from local leaders and offering a readySeattle office, which resettled around made base of volunteers once refugees do Kent says. “I guess I shouldn’t say that I’m 20,000 individuals during his tenure, arrive. It reminds him of the original all for it, but I’m not all against it. It seems like it’s in good hands.” Johnson recently told a Seattle radio sta- Hmong resettlement. tion. He retired from the position earlier “A lot of Americans jumped in and dbrouwer@missoulanews.com this year, but agreed to stay on as a “senior helped. People would drive them to ap-
[8] Missoula Independent • April 28–May 5, 2016
[opinion]
Must love goats Additional qualifications for the new homestead caretaker by Andy Smetanka
Perhaps you’ve heard that the live-in caretaker position on Missoula’s historic Moon-Randolph Homestead is open for applications. People interested in tackling life with one foot in the 19th century and the other in the 21st can apply electronically or by mail through May 10. As some might recall, my wife Joanna and I held the caretaker post from 2007 to 2012, living there year-round with our two small boys (one was born there). Based on our experience, the job description and qualifications listed in the application are accurate and comprehensive, a little more formalized than when we applied, but still the same in spirit: The homestead is rare and important and deserving of serious, thoughtful stewardship. My best piece of advice is not to apply on a whim. It’s serious business and you better be, too. To that basic caveat I would only add a few points concerning North Hills people skills, which are more important than you might think, and a couple other qualifications that weren’t listed in the job description.
job, other than what you can arrange with trustworthy, reliable friends who will look after things while you’re away. Which will only be for a few days, and not very often. So it’s never too early to start building a network of energetic friends and volunteers with complementary strengths and skills. You’ll get burned out if you try to do everything yourself, which you don’t want to be in such a lovely place. Happily, getting people to help
Must be able to relate to kids Kids, lots of kids, kids all in your face, Dorito-teethed and wild-eyed from sunshine and chasing chickens and can we go on the rope swing mister please please please? Spring swarms of mind-losing school kids are a sign of a healthy homestead with roots in both community and young imaginations, but unfortunately their mean old teachers usually insist they stand quietly from time to time and listen to the caretaker’s guided tour. And if the caretaker drones or talks down or fails to engage them, he’s toast. So the caretaker job takes a bit of performance, too, and it helps to have a fund of anecdotes involving skunks, chicken massacres and other colorful mishaps, which as new caretaker you will probably amass rather quickly. Kids prize grossness, too, so: name that scat!
and other colorful
Must be good at delegating Take it from a terrible delegator: you’re going to need way more help than you think. With long-range planning. With moving heavy things. With the famous fall party. With donations. Not to mention there’s no real time off for you once you’ve got the caretaker
“It helps to have a fund of anecdotes involving skunks, chicken massacres mishaps.”
you with homestead stuff is generally pretty easy because there are s’mores involved. Must cope with public How many people would you like to come tramping through your yard today? How many sweaty hikers would you like to barge in and use your toilet without asking? Professionally speaking, just how many times a day would you like to discuss how and where people went to the bathroom a hundred years ago? As caretaker, there will be days when you simply wish you had the homestead all to yourself, without the obligations and responsibilities attached. Sometimes the place will feel like too much to handle even without
having to stop weeding or hauling water or getting eaten by wolves every five minutes to “interpret” it for people. Buck up, though. Remember how lucky you are. Though public property, the homestead technically is only open to the public at certain times throughout the year. In real life, of course, people don’t always read or pay attention to signs or think signs apply to them personally, and so there is always the potential for lively misunderstandings at bedtime. Must be neighborly For most people, “Good fences make good neighbors” is an anodyne proverb from a Robert Frost poem. To live in the sparsely settled North Hills, though, is to feel the dark truth of it intensely. Good fences—which is to say, intact fences with working gates and locks that confine and/or exclude to everyone’s satisfaction—preserve neighborly relations by reducing the likelihood of stray-animal problems, thus removing likely cause of unpleasant interactions between country neighbors. Your new neighbors prefer no interaction at all. Neighborly and nice aren’t necessarily the same thing. To avoid finding this out the hard way, respect gates and property lines. Must read the book There’s a great little book about the homestead, Butterflies and railroad ties: A history of a Montana homestead, by Caitlin DeSilvey. DeSilvey was an early caretaker, explorer and documenter of the rehabilitated homestead, largely responsible for rescuing the site from oblivion. Her book is required reading if you’re interested in the position and, frankly, if you’re thinking of applying for the caretaker position, you won’t mind showing your support with a $15 donation to the homestead to receive your copy. Say on the first open Saturday of the year. See you there. Andy Smetanka is a filmmaker, artist and writer, as well as a former caretaker at the Moon-Randolph Homestead. He wrote about his time at the homestead for the Indy in October 2008 in a piece titled, “Home in the hills.” To learn more about the open caretaker position, visit the North Missoula Community Development Corporation at nmcdc.org.
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Loose talk Republicans seem more inclined to say stuff than do stuff by Dan Brooks
Did you know Cascade is the fifth most populous county in Montana? Its exports include United States Air Force jets, natives of Great Falls who insist all other winters are warm, and loose talk. That last commodity is supplied by the Cascade County Republican Central Committee. During a meeting earlier this month, the committee discussed plans to choose delegates to the Republican State Convention. Ultimately, they decided to settle on delegates at another meeting. Their deliberations produced this lively exchange: JC Kantorowicz, primary candidate in SD 10: “So does this mean I have to come back on the 21st to keep [former Rep.] Roger Hagan and [rival SD 10 candidate] Steve Fitzpatrick from going? Chairman George Paul: Well, there’s a good chance you’re going to have to come back. Sec. Judy Tankink: Unless you have a proxy. Would a proxy work in a situation like that? Kantorowicz: A bullet would. To the untutored reader, it sounds like Kantorowicz was threatening to shoot someone. But as the candidate later explained, he said nothing of the sort, and he was hungry, and recording the meeting was illegal. “I won’t deny I made the comment, but when you’re tired you’re not even thinking about something as illegal as taping meeting conversations without consent or knowledge,” he told the Great Falls Tribune. “There absolutely was never any discussion at any time or any threat implied or implicit that anybody would be harmed, ever. If I make a remark because I’m tired as hell, I’m hungry, I want to go home and I sure as hell don’t want to come to the next meeting, it’s a flippant remark.” I agree with Kantorowicz that he’s probably not going to shoot anybody. He’s just one of those guys who, when things don’t go his way or he’s hungry, starts making flippant remarks about hurting people. It’s recognizable lucky-I-don’t behavior, familiar to anyone who drinks in bars or has a cousin who took Tae Kwon Do. It’s also familiar to readers of the
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Fairfield Sun-Times. That paper recently published an email in which Rep. Randy Pinocci, R-Sun River, proposed a law to imprison reporters who failed to mention his support for gun rights: “I hope to pass a law that says impersonating a reporter is against the law,” Pinocci wrote. “Maybe after we put a few of these idiots in jail[,] we can get better reporting.” You’ll have to catch me first! Pinocci later told the Sun-Times he had no plans to
“Success in the primaries has taught conservatives that inflammatory rhetoric wins votes, and utter failure in the legislature has taught them it doesn’t matter what they say anyway.”
propose such a law or imprison reporters. He seemed pretty worked up when he wrote that email—it’s signed “Kiss my ass, Randy Pinocci”—and it looks like he was just saying stuff. That’s a habit he’s fallen into during his legislative career. Last spring, when his proposal to drug test welfare recipients died in
committee, he complained that, “I’ve got dead children all over this state, and it could be fixed with this.” At press time, the scenic byways of Montana are still littered with tiny corpses. Either that or loose talk is becoming a cottage industry in Cascade County, where conservative Republicans have grown accustomed to saying stuff instead of doing stuff. Pinocci and Kantorowicz are on one side of a rift between moderates and conservatives that has split the Montana GOP. The men Kantorowicz won’t be shooting are on the other. Hagan lost to Pinocci in the 2014 Republican primary. Fitzgerald’s Senate campaign is now fighting off Kantorowicz’s challenge from the right. Both races reflect the clash between mainline Republicans and Tea Party insurgents that has weakened the party even as it has emboldened its factions. That’s a bad effect. Success in the primaries has taught conservatives that inflammatory rhetoric wins votes, and utter failure in the legislature has taught them it doesn’t matter what they say anyway. The state of Montana was never going to pass Pinocci’s drug testing bill, because it would cost more to test welfare recipients than we spend on actual welfare. It was a cruel, stupid idea that could never get past the House, much less the governor’s veto— so why not talk about it? An idea like that is a great way to show people how conservative you are. Proposing it doesn’t really put you at risk, because there’s zero chance it will become law. That’s the effect of three cycles of electoral infighting between conservatives and moderates. So far, the moderates have mostly kept men like Pinocci and Kantorowicz separate from the levers of state and party power. That’s probably good. But keeping them from doing anything has left them free to say everything. Because they won’t be making law anytime soon, the hard right has embraced a purely rhetorical politics. It will only get uglier as they get hungry. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and empty threats at combatblog.net.
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The Internet’s Promise Fulfilled (for Men, Anyway) – Japan’s Tenga toy company appears to be first on the market with a virtual reality bodysuit (for use with the Oculus Rift “Sexy Beach Premium Resort” 3-D game) containing a genital stimulator and the sensation of “groping” breasts— sending “impulses all over the wearer’s body to make it feel like another human being is touching them,” according to one reviewer (who expressed dismay that the bodysuit might put sex workers out of business). Said Tenga’s CEO, “In the future, the virtual real will become more real than actual real sex.” Because of societal pressures, women are expected to be a less-robust market for the device than men. GROWN-UPS – In March, one District of Columbia government administrative law judge was charged with misdemeanor assault on another. Judge Sharon Goodie said she wanted to give Judge Joan Davenport some files, but Davenport, in her office, would not answer the door. Goodie said once the door finally opened, an enraged Davenport allegedly “lunged” at her, “aiming” her thrust at Goodie’s neck. Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham has such a reputation as a “dog” around women working at the capitol that the House speaker issued a directive in April relocating Durham’s office to a less-populated building across the street. Further, Durham is allowed access only to certain legislative meetings and to certain staff (i.e., no free-ranging among female staff members). After interviewing 34 people, the state attorney general said he believed that Rep. Durham’s unwanted sexual approaches and commentaries were impeding legislative business. AWESOME GOVERNMENTS! – Chinese courts (according to figures reported by Amnesty International in March) dispense justice so skillfully that more than 99.9 percent of cases result in convictions (1,039 acquittals in 1.2 million cases last year). During its first 33 years (through 2012), the U.S. government’s applications for secret search warrants to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have been approved all but 11 times out of 33,900 cases. (FISC defenders say that is because all requests are finely honed by guidance from the judges, but of course, both the Chinese and U.S. numbers, and reasoning, are, by designation, unverifiable.) LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS – “Who’s a Good Dog?”/”Yes, You Are”: Some are just blessed with doggy charisma, say owners who showcase their pet’s charm on “personal” social media accounts, and now specialized marketers scour those sources to match the most popular pooches with advertisers seeking just the right four-legged companion for their image. As The Wall Street Journal reported in April, entrepreneurial dog owners have rushed to create popular Instagram accounts and Facebook posts (and now, even to put their photogenic pups on a live-streaming app called Waggle) to catch agents’ eyes (and, they hope, lead to four- and five-figure paydays from such advertisers as Nikon, PetSmart, Residence Inn and Heinz). New Jersey is a big state, but when just one man decided to move away, the state legislature’s budget office director warned that the loss of that man’s taxes might lead to state revenue problems. Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper evidently pays a bundle, and the budget office director pointed out that the state’s reliance on personal income taxes means that even a 1 percent drop in anticipated tax could create a gap of $140 million under forecasts. THE JOB OF THE RESEARCHER – Researchers already knew that masked birch caterpillars “rub hairs on their rear ends against a leaf to create vibrations,” according to an April National Geographic report, but a forthcoming article by Carleton University biologists describes that “drumming” as actually part of their “sophisticated signaling repertoire” to attract others—not for mating but for assistance in spinning their protective silk cocoons. The researchers’ “laser vibrometer” detects sound likely inaudible to humans, but when the caterpillars feed, it’s clearly, said one researcher, “Chomp, chomp, chomp, anal scrape. Chomp, chomp, chomp, anal scrape.” POLICE REPORT – Micro-Crime: (1) According to surveillance video, a man broke into a Five Guys restaurant in Washington, D.C., in the middle of the night on March 18, cooked himself a cheeseburger and fled. (2) Ellis Battista, 24, was arrested for the February break-in at Bradley’s convenience store in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in which he took only a pack of cigarettes—for which he left $6 on the counter. (However, he also damaged the door getting in.) LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS – Amanda Schweickert, 28, was charged with a felony and three driving offenses in March in Springville, New York, when deputies noticed that her rear license plate was just a piece of cardboard painted to sort of resemble a New York plate (but more likely suggesting the work of an elementary school art class). (New York also requires a front plate, but Schweickert had not gotten around to that yet.) Thanks this week to Steve Dunn, Neb Rodgers and Larry Neer, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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A Bike-Walk to Remember “It didn’t always used to be this way, man! There didn’t used to be all of these ‘bike lanes.’” Herbert Hogen is a disgruntled driver standing on the new Higgins bike lane, “There was a time when it was just sidewalks and streets. That was that!” The time that Herb is referencing was about fifteen years ago in the early 2000s. Missoula was a wild place where no honest and hardworking individual could ride a bicycle for fear of the mounting prices for bicycle tune-ups. They would walk their bikes to work instead. This was a problem, because nobody could make it to work on time. Businesses were boarding up their windows, babies were crying and both men and women were cinching their belts just another notch tighter. There were some bicyclists, however. These people were wild thieves. They would ride around on their squeaky bicycles bludgeoning and robbing everyone who was just trying to walk their bikes to make an honest living. Jessup Simbler remembers those times all too well; “I was getting my lunch money and shoes stolen every SINGLE day! They used to come riding up behind me with their sticks and chains. I would get clubbed around the head and shoulders. They would push me until I got tripped up on my bicycle and fell down. They were vultures…” He wipes a solitary tear from his cheek; remembering the hardships. “Sure, I could work on my own bike, but who can afford the tools? Who has that kind of time? I’ll tell you who: The Bicy-
cle Hangar, that’s who! Thanks to their killer deals, I can finally afford to send myself to code school!” Just as Missoula seemed on the verge of an utter financial meltdown a man rose out of the distance with all of the power of a sweet-smelling nor’eastern wind. His footsteps resounded in the valley like vast gongs, but left you feeling light on your feet as if you were dancing to wind chimes. This man is Peter Kern. In the 1800s Peter’s great great uncle walked his bicycle all of the way from Fort Benton to Missoula in order to open a bicycle repair shop. Peter is his legacy, except for one crucial difference: free tune-ups for life! “It’ll never work!” They cried, “The market just won’t work! No shop can sustain those kinds of deals! They’re too hot! Those deals will melt the tires!” Peter wouldn’t have it. He straightened his hat out, fixed his collar, and opened his door to every poor soul looking for an easier way. Just looking to save a little bit of money. Save some time. Save themselves from the riff raff. You know what? It worked. Ever since then, Peter has worked to turn Missoula into the cyclist’s hub that it is today. Every year, we try to take a week to give a nod to those times–the “Pre-Pete” days. Everyone chooses to take the first week of May to walk their bicycles to work. Give a little back and give thanks for the Missoula that we have today. “How can I stop it?” Herbert shrugs, “there is no stopping it. All I can do is buy a bike and join the revolution.” —Zach Hughes
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n a Friday afternoon inside Cinder, a recreational marijuana store in Spokane, Wash., a line of customers contemplate their choices. Locked plexiglass cases hold a brightly lit array of cannabis, from infused edibles to flower buds to waxes to pre-rolled joints. The layout gives Cinder the look and feel of a cellphone store, albeit with a very different product. On a wall near the cash register, visitors have stuck pushpins into a map of North America to show where they’ve traveled from. Pins heavily cluster around the Northwest. One is placed in the center of “Missoula.” “We see a lot of Idaho IDs,” says Zack Krogh, a professional “budtender,” when asked about Cinder’s customer base. “Honestly, I think we see as many Montanas as we do Idaho. We’ve got regulars that come in from Montana and that only come here for this.” “This” refers to legal marijuana. The weed scene is wildly different in Washington—and other states that have recently legalized recreational use of marijuana, including Colorado and Oregon—than in Montana, where the status of the state’s medical marijuana program is in turmoil, much as it has been for most of the past 12 years. A recent Montana Supreme
Court ruling severely gutted the state’s medical marijuana program, and by Aug. 31, thousands of patients stand to lose legal access to their medicine. Cannabis patients and providers are pinning their hopes on three citizen-led ballot initiatives that, if approved by voters, will strengthen the state’s medical marijuana program and legalize recreational marijuana once and for all. But one initiative from anti-marijuana advocates seeks to remove the medical program entirely. Though marijuana remains in limbo in Montana, the game has changed enormously in other parts of the country. The anti-weed contingent points to the loosening laws in nearby states as exactly the reason why more controls are needed in Montana. Cannabis advocates agree the state should look to Washington, Oregon and Colorado—but as examples of how legal access to marijuana could benefit the Treasure State. Depending on their side of the argument, shops like Cinder—located about three hours from Missoula—are either a beacon of progress or Montana’s ultimate buzzkill.
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or some medical cannabis patients in Missoula, the brightly lit pot shops in Washington might as well be a million miles
away. Many patients panicked after the February ruling from the Montana Supreme Court, which upheld most of the restrictions on the state’s marijuana program enacted by the 2011 Montana Legislature’s SB 423 law. After weeks of uncertainty about when the restrictions would go into effect, the Supreme Court declared on April 25 that the change would occur Aug. 31. Once enacted, providers will be limited to three patients and physicians won’t be able to issue more than 25 cards per year. Susan Sachsenmaier has been partially paralyzed for four years, after a horse-riding accident broke her neck in two places and damaged her spinal cord. Prior to the injury, she’d been a wellknown clinical psychologist, educated in Montana and practicing in Wisconsin. She testified at trials and authored books such as The Handbook of Sex Offender Risk Assessment: Techniques for Legal Psychological Evaluation. She says she had dreams of being the kind of fit, active person who climbs Trapper Peak at age 80. Since the accident, Sachsenmaier has limited use of her hands, requires a wheelchair to get around and needs round-theclock personal assistance. She’s spent most of the past four years in a total fog of opiates, she says, trying to handle the painful muscle spasms she experiences as
result of her spinal cord injury. She describes the pains of neuropathy as “lightning strikes.” “I was so dubious that there could be a cannabis strain that could affect my body and not my head,” she says. “Everything else that I take that affects my body comes with great cost to my brain. I have to give up part of my brain for everything I take, to help my body. The anti-spasms I take fog my brain and the codeine is the worst of all.” She’d tried the “smokable stuff,” she says, but found that it didn’t do much for her. It’s also not an everyday practical solution, since she needs help with tasks as basic as blowing her nose. Last year, Sachsenmaier moved back to Montana from Wisconsin and got her medical marijuana card. A few months after, she met with a cannabis provider who recommended a tincture of a specific strain that could reduce her daily pains without dulling her mind. It only takes a few seconds for her caretaker to administer a dropper of it orally, as needed every few hours for pain. Sachsenmaier says it’s saved her life. “On the tincture, oh my god,” she says, with tears in her eyes, “suddenly I could be a person. That’s what people don’t get, is that I wasn’t a person before. I couldn’t find myself.”
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Sachsenmaier openly sobs at the prospect of losing access to her medication and being forced to go back on opiates. But, she says, she found medical marijuana before getting her card, even in Wisconsin, where it’s illegal, and says she’ll figure out a way to access marijuana even if Montana changes its laws. Her biggest concern is losing access to her provider and the specific strain that’s worked best for her. “I’m a person who’s spent her entire life in uppermost law enforcement and here I am trying to figure out how to buy pot illegally,” she says. “If they think I can’t get it here if they illegalize it—what idiots.”
logistics weren’t thought through on this.” Farnum operates Garden Mother Herbs, a discrete medical cannabis dispensary near the corner of Brooks and Stephens. The reception area is small and cozy, with jars and tinctures of herbs like mugwort, valerian and chamomile filling the room with a floral, vegetal scent. Farnum is an herbalist by trade and says she got into medical cannabis when friends asked her for help growing about 10 years ago. Today, her patients include people with neuropathy, cancer, glaucoma and other serious ailments.
Farnum says the Aug. 31 deadline puts patients and providers between a rock and a hard place, because thousands more providers would be needed to serve all 13,000 registered cannabis patients while still abiding by the three-patient limit. The best-case scenario, she says, is that one or more of the pro-marijuana ballot initiatives will come to the rescue in November, but patients will still have to get by for at least three months without legal access to their medicine. They can opt to stock up before the deadline, though they can’t legally possess more than 28 grams of cannabis at a time. They can try to learn to grow for themselves,
After Montana’s medical marijuana program was approved in 2004, marijuana enthusiasts enjoyed a few years where it was, by all accounts, remarkably easy to obtain a medical card from any doctor willing to prescribe it. Dispensaries popped up everywhere, with almost 40 registered in Missoula by the end of 2010. The proliferation led to a federal crackdown in 2011 and alarmed the Montana Legislature, which passed SB 423 in the same year. The number of registered cardholders dropped from 30,000 in 2011 to about 13,000 today. But, as Billings-based physician Uphues points out, that doesn’t mean any
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Medical cannabis provider Katrina Farnum operates Garden Mother Herbs in Missoula. She says after restrictions on the state medical program go into effect Aug. 31, she’ll struggle to select only three patients to receive cannabis treatments.
Sachsenmaier’s provider, Katrina Farnum, says she has a number of patients who also stand to lose access to the strains they rely on if Montana’s medical marijuana program is restricted following the Supreme Court’s ruling. “I don’t have any answers for anybody,” Farnum says. “I can’t tell them to go to the black market. It’s not legally safe for them, it might not be physically safe for them. I don’t necessarily have other providers to recommend because those providers are also faced with selecting three people.” One of the physicians Farnum works with is Dr. Michael Uphues, who sees a number of loopholes still left by SB 423. He says it might restrict the number of patients to three—but it doesn’t prevent providers from switching patients as often as they like. As the law is written, he believes it will be perfectly legal for providers to register a new set of patients every few days. “It’s legal to do, it doesn’t cost anything, but it will completely inundate the state, and [providers are] prepared to do it,” Uphues says. “It just shows the
“I haven’t seen that there’s any one modality that works for everyone all the time. But when cannabis works for people, it’s phenomenal,” she says, snapping her fingers. “So in time I’ve just seen this really wide spectrum of people that I’ve worked with, and a lot of them beat the stereotypes that we have about people who use cannabis.” Farnum says she has some patients in mind for who she will keep after the Aug. 31 deadline, but she’s not sure if Sachsenmaier will remain her patient or not. “Susan’s one of handfuls of people who feel the same way,” she says. “Imagine choosing from 20 Susans. It’s terribly difficult.” Nonetheless, Farnum will continue to operate Garden Mother Herbs and sell the non-cannabis remedies, but says she won’t be able to sustain her cannabis dispensary as a profitable business by only serving three patients. “I vowed to take care of people as long as I possibly could and knowing that I would lose money,” Farnum says. “Even taking compensation I know that I would lose money. Or it taps into all of my savings.”
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Meanwhile, recreational marijuana is readily available in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Shops such as Spokane’s Cinder note that many of its customers come from out of state, including Montana.
but that takes time and landlords are unlikely to sign off on a personal grow operation. She wonders if some patients will opt to move to Washington. “If people have the ability to get by— in whatever capacity that is—until hopefully we can remedy this situation, then maybe we can start helping them again at that point,” she says. “But I think there is going to be a lot of upset people and a lot of outcry.” It’s also unclear how the Montana Department of Health and Human Services will handle the restrictions. DPHHS had previously asked the Supreme Court to delay its decision until the 2017 legislative session. A DPHHS statement issued in early April reads: “We are concerned about the ability of thousands of patients with serious medical conditions to access a treatment that has been approved by their doctors.”
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he upheaval surrounding medical marijuana has in turn influenced trends and accessibility for recreational weed users in Missoula.
of those people suddenly quit using marijuana. “Where do you think they are? Do you think they stopped?” Uphues says. “If 30,000 signed up, how many do you think actually use?” As an independent physician, Uphues says he’s under less pressure than doctors who work for hospitals, which have strict anti-marijuana policies in fear of running afoul of federal law. Uphues travels around the state offering cannabis evaluation clinics, which are conducted in discrete, under-the-radar locations. Recently, on a visit to Missoula, he says he was scheduled to see 30 patients in one day, most seeking to renew their card. He’s also met black market growers who expect an influx of customers when the state’s medical program is curtailed. “There was an individual running an underground grow, illegally, and on [February] 25 when that happened, he said, ‘My ounce prices just increased to $600,’” Uphues recalls. “Now his business is booming. So this is my point—that the contacts in the state have been made, legally and illegally. You know where to
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go, you know who to trust. They’re going to obtain it anyway.” It’s the prospect of more people obtaining marijuana that bothers Steve Zabawa, one of the most vocal cannabis opponents to emerge in Montana in recent years. The Billings businessman is championing the I-176 “Safe Montana” ballot initiative, which is currently gathering signatures before the June deadline in hopes of reaching the November ballot. As written, I-176 seeks to repeal the state’s medical marijuana program entirely. This is not Zabawa’s first run at restricting marijuana; he proposed a similar initiative in 2014 that failed to make the June deadline. “What we do not want is recreational marijuana or anything like that in Montana,” Zabawa says. “We’re against the Colorado craziness. We don’t want pot shops opening up around our high schools or our houses or our families.” Zabawa claims his initiative is intended to keep “federal Schedule I drugs” illegal in the state of Montana. On the Safe Montana website, Zabawa explains that substances such as “marijuana, opiates, cocaine, meth, heroine [sic] and other illegal drugs” contribute to “irreparable harm to our families, employees, fellow citizens, and particularly our youth.” Zabawa says he believes marijuana use leads to heavier drugs and that if there are medical benefits to marijuana, it should be chemically isolated, manufactured into a pill and dispensed through traditional pharmacies. “I believe in natural highs,” Zabawa says. “Make love to your spouse. Go climb a mountain. Go catch a fish. Go catch the touchdown pass. Go get an A in your class … Those are great highs, natural highs. I don’t believe anybody needs to be putting anything into their body to give them a fake high which has all sorts of repercussions down the road.” Cannabis advocates, unsurprisingly, take issue with Zabawa’s assertions. “This guy’s a regular loon,” Uphues says. “He knows nothing about this.” Uphues retorts that it’s unrealistic to isolate specific cannabinoid molecules for medicinal use because marijuana plants are composed of hundreds of different compounds that interact in different ways depending on the variety of plant. Other cannabis advocates, such as Tayln Lang, a medical marijuana patient based out of Hamilton, worry that Zabawa’s campaign uses deceptive tactics. “He tells people ‘If you sign this ballot, you’re going to keep drugs like meth and heroin illegal and out of Montana,’” Lang says. “And meth is a Schedule II drug, it doesn’t even apply to his initiative. Co-
caine is Schedule II. Those are drugs that wouldn’t even be affected by his measure. His is solely to eliminate access to medical marijuana.” There’s also been speculation that Zabawa began his anti-marijuana crusade out of sour grapes resulting from a failed business deal. In 2011, the Billings Gazette reported that Zabawa had sought
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eading west on Interstate 90, visitors crossing over the Washington state line are immediately greeted by billboards advertising recreational cannabis. After exiting into Spokane, it’s a short drive into town to Cinder, which bills itself as Washington’s “premier recreational marijuana retailer.” Despite its purported reputation, Cinder’s Division Street loca-
access medicinal-strength edibles and tinctures. Given that recreational marijuana is a brand-new industry, and cannabis is still a federal Schedule I controlled substance, there remain a lot of kinks to be worked out. Credit card companies won’t handle transactions for recreational pot shops, for instance, so everything is strictly cash-only.
“I’m a person who’s spent her entire life in uppermost law enforcement and here I am trying to figure out how to buy pot illegally. If they think I can’t get it here if they illegalize it—what idiots.” a 10 percent share in the Billings Medical Marijuana dispensary, but the owner, Mark Higgins, turned him down. Zabawa didn’t deny the interaction, but claimed he had changed his mind about medical cannabis after the state’s program got out of hand. Today, when Zabawa is asked about his past ties to marijuana, he dismisses the assertions as “rumors” and reiterates
tion looks relatively unassuming. Its presence is marked by a small sign in the parking lot and windows painted over in an opaque yellow-red-green rasta color scheme. Most of Washington’s recreational marijuana code, which passed by voter initiative in 2012 and went into effect in mid2014, is modeled on liquor law and overseen by the Washington State Liquor
And as many shops warn out-of-state tourists, buying cannabis to bring back home comes with the risk of felony drug trafficking. In Idaho, possession of less than 3 ounces is a misdemeanor that carries a year of jail time and a $1,000 fine. More than 3 ounces carries the risk of five years in prison. Montana cannabis advocates say there are details to be worked out, but Washington
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Dr. Michael Uphues says the state’s laws will force many cannabis patients to seek out marijuana on the black market to help curb their chronic pain or acute illnesses.
that he’ll keep crusading against illegal drug use. “There are consequences to drugs, and if you want to take drugs, chances are you’re going to spend a lot of money on them,” Zabawa says. “Now, that’s what the druggies want you to do. They’re opening pot shops up on every corner in Washington.”
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and Cannabis Control Board. Marijuana growers and retail stores are both licensed and highly regulated. Users must be 21 years old, and they’re not allowed to consume it publicly. Recreational marijuana is also taxed at nearly 40 percent. Washington doesn’t recognize outof-state medical cardholders, so customers need a Washington state card to
provides a clear example of how legalization could be of enormous benefit to the Treasure State. For one thing, most states are already seeing substantial tax revenues from cannabis sales. Washington raked in almost $70 million in the first year of legalization, and the state’s Office of Financial Management projects that marijuana sales taxes will bring in $1 billion in a four-year period.
Nor has legalization yet led to a sudden spike in teen drug use, as cannabis detractors such as Zabawa fear. Lang points out that several studies, including one recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, have shown legalizing marijuana doesn’t lead to increased use by teens. In most U.S. states, including Colorado and Washington, teen drug and alcohol use has actually decreased in the past few years. Lang’s theory is that when there’s no black market to turn to, teens are less likely to get ahold of weed. “Youth access to marijuana is decreased, because then it’s like alcohol,” Lang says. Despite the benefits, it hasn’t been completely smooth sailing for recreational marijuana in Washington. Cannabis purveyors report dealing with stigma and negative attitudes from legal authorities as well as their friends and family. The Lucky Leaf in downtown Spokane celebrated its grand opening on April 20. Co-owner Shilo Morgan says she and her husband had originally launched a recreational shop in their hometown of Pasco, south of Spokane. The city enacted a moratorium on state-licensed recreational marijuana, and in December, the county banned the shops altogether. The Morgans opted to move the business to the more welcoming arms of Spokane, though her kids are still finishing out the school year in Pasco. Morgan says it wasn’t an easy move. “I’m not saying it’s unfortunate that we’re here, but unfortunate that we had to uproot our entire family,” Morgan says. “We have a 13-year-old and a 10-year-old. It’s been a big adjustment for them to be here and then there. They’re with Grandma during the school week.” Other cannabis employees say they can’t even tell people what they do for a living. “I haven’t told my dad, because he’s so traditional, he’d be totally freaked,” says Alicia Prach, who works at Smokane, one of the city’s newer shops. But the job is worth it, she says, since the wages are better than her previous gig as a barista, and the customers tend to be easy to please. While overlooking a long row of plastic “sniffer” jars displaying weed samples, she describes “budtending” as her favorite job. “The people are cool, the owners are awesome, so it’s been a good experience,” Prach says. Washington’s marijuana program is facing another upheaval in July, when the medical and recreational programs will be merged to bring both up to the same rigorous legal oversight. After that, recreational shops will be required to obtain additional licenses to sell medical-grade products under the same roof.
At Lucky Leaf, Morgan says they’ve already obtained their medical license, but she’s not sure how the system will operate. Medical edibles often come in vivid packaging resembling candy wrappers, she says, and she has concerns that they’ll be attractive to children. She’s also not
The initiatives are sponsored by the Cycling for Sensible Drug Policy tour, and CSDP founder Anthony Varriano has been touring the state via bicycle to promote them. He notes that he’s less concerned about swaying voters in Missoula and has been concentrating his efforts
down a marijuana initiative in 2012 and a 2014 effort failed to even make it onto the ballot, Lang thinks the tide has turned. “I think the climate in the state of Montana is a lot different now than when they passed SB 423,” he says. “Now with time
gents will be. Most of the currently circulating initiatives each need 24,175 signatures by June to make it onto the November ballot; CI-115 requires more than 48,000. Lang hopes that, for Montana residents’ sake, the efforts are successful. One thing is obvious: People already ob-
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Washington set a 37 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana sales. After collecting almost $70 million in the first year of legalization, the state projects marijuana sales will bring in $1 billion over the next four years.
sure how the point-of-sale system will work, since medical cannabis is exempt from the sales tax. “I hope it’s not a shitshow,” she says, and laughs.
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ang says though things haven’t worked out perfectly, the sky hasn’t fallen in Washington—and he thinks Montana voters will take note. Lang is one of the volunteer signature gatherers for CI-115 and I-178, initiatives seeking to legalize marijuana once and for all.
more on Billings and other eastern Montana communities. “I don’t know why Montana’s the only place that’s moving backwards on this issue,” Varriano says. “Too many people are suffering.” Lang says complete legalization is the state’s best option for clarifying the legal gumbo of marijuana law. “The beauty of [CI-115] is that it’s so simple,” he says. “It alters the section of the state constitution regarding alcohol and just adds two words: ‘and marijuana.’” Despite the fact that voters shot
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In Montana, cannabis advocates are hoping that proposed ballot initiatives will reorganize the state’s medical marijuana program to more carefully regulate and better serve patients.
passing, people’s concerns are tempered a little bit, people have realized this is something we need to protect, this access.” Other pro-marijuana efforts are underway, including I-182, which launched on April 19 and is sponsored by the Montana Cannabis Industry Association. I-182 seeks to reorganize the state’s medical marijuana program by requiring provider licensing, product testing, removing patient limits and adding PTSD to the list of maladies treatable by cannabis. It’s too early to predict how successful either the pro- or anti-cannabis contin-
tain marijuana by whatever means they can, and they will continue to seek it out. “Since we live a three-hour drive from Spokane, since people’s access is cut off, are they going to be forced into illegal interstate trafficking to purchase it, and drive through that 60-mile stretch of Idaho where it is definitely not legal and you could get serious jail time for possession, just to have access to medicine that they need?” Lang asks. “That’s something I feel desperate individuals will do.” kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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Great escape Big Sky Breakout offers intelligence missions, jailbreaks and other immersive group games by Kate Whittle
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n 1867, Jacob Du Frank stabbed a man from Stevensville and became the first convicted murderer in the Missoula Valley. Du Frank was subsequently sentenced to 10 years of prison and jailed inside a log cabin. Fort Missoula historians report that Du Frank quickly learned how to pick the lock, but opted to stay imprisoned since he was getting free food and shelter for the winter. When a fire broke out, he freed himself and called for the sheriff, who put out the fire. He was put back into the same jail cell, but this time with a better lock. Du Frank’s story is the inspiration for one of the games in Big Sky Breakout, Missoula’s first “escape room” puzzle game, based in a Victorian home on the Northside. In the game room, a team of five to nine players are assigned to break out of the “jail cell” by solving a series of puzzles and clues. “You’re going to come out at the end and be like, ‘whoa,’” says cofounder Ralph Walters. “It’s like hiking the M with your brain,” adds Jaime Rauch, Ralph’s wife and the game’s other cofounder. Walters and Rauch met in Los Angeles, where they both worked in the TV and entertainment industries. When they moved to Missoula and married in 2014, Rauch says they were inspired to start a business and try something different. Escape rooms, which are an increasingly popular kind of live, interactive gaming, seemed obvious. Escape rooms take a wild array of forms, each depending on the game creator’s imagination. Walters says he’s heard about Japanese escape rooms where hundreds of players will swarm into entire office buildings and try to deter a Saw-inspired killer. In Spokane’s Claustropanic, the door swings shut on a “fallout shelter,” and players are told there’s only enough air to survive for one hour—unless they figure out how to unlock the door. Walters and Rauch say they would rather avoid the intense or scary setups and opt for more family friendly themes. And there’s plenty of inspiration for that approach. The Billings Grand Escape Room, for instance, features a “Diner Disaster,” where it’s up to you to figure out why a ’50s-style diner is in such disarray. In Colorado, the Denver Escape Room includes a pirate ship game where the crew must find hidden treasure. “Like, in the one game we played, my 10-year-old niece was the hero of the game—she saw things we didn’t see,” Walters says. “Everybody observes and thinks differently.” Last fall, Rauch, Walters and a third business partner, Jonathan Funk, bought the home on North Second Street and spent the winter transforming it into
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Jonathan Funk, left, and Jaime Rauch demonstrate some of the clues in the “Du Frank’s Break” game, which is part of a new entertainment business, Big Sky Breakout.
an elaborately decorated set of escape rooms. Stepping inside the Du Frank game takes the players into a complete recreation of an old-timey Western jailhouse, down to the horsehair-covered cinch hanging on the wall and replicas of historic documents. Rauch says she scoured the Bitterroot Valley and Craigslist for antiques and bought tack from a friend who raises mules to really lend an authentic feel. “We are used to being on set,” Rauch says, “so hopefully that reflects in our games, because they’re supposed to be putting you in a different place.” In real life, Du Frank escaped by waiting until spring weather to dig his way out of the Missoula jail. He was never heard from again, according to historic information from Fort Missoula. No actual digging is required in the Breakout’s Du Frank game, but some mental gymnastics are. As teams play, the Breakout staff observe through a camera and offer advice and hints via a computer screen mounted on the wall.
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The game doesn’t require complicated math or historical knowledge, but it does help to have an affinity for numbers, codes and patterns—and to keep an eye on the clock, because one puzzle leads to several more. Participants have to put their cellphones away and use hands-on problem solving and interaction to connect the dots. (There are also instructions on the door for an emergency exit, in case someone needs to leave the game early without solving the puzzle.) Walters says it’s not a guarantee you’ll win the game—and they hope that might lure people back to try again. He and Rauch are still working out the final details, but they plan to make the escape rooms available for bookings Thursday through Sunday, to appeal to families and friends, and to eventually add Monday through Friday weekday hours for corporate team-building events. Breakout’s other room is embassy themed, and a third
game—called Through the Looking Glass—will open on the second floor in June. Rauch says the goal is to keep a rotating set of escape scenarios to appeal to repeat customers. Rauch adds that, so far, starting a small business and creatively working with her husband has been surprisingly smooth for them personally. “These games, they’re based on communication, and all of us communicating and collaborating,” she says. “And it’s the same for us.” When asked if solving puzzles together is the key to good relationship communication, she laughs. “That could very well be true.” Big Sky Breakout, 307 N. Second St. W., celebrates its grand opening April 29. Advanced bookings required. Visit bigskybreakout.com. Games are recommended for ages 9 and up. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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11:45PM - 12:15PM…COMMUNITY RIDE AND KIDS' BIKE PARADE UC OVAL & CAMPUS 12:15PM - 1:15PM...{PANEL} THE SOCIAL VENTURE: Using Business to Save the World UC THEATER 1:00PM – 2:00PM…MUSIC BY SHANE CLOUSE UC THIRD FLOOR 1:30PM - 2:30PM...WORKSHOPS REPEAT 3rd FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOMS 1:30PM - 2:30PM...UM SUSTAINABILITY TOUR STARTS AT MANSFIELD LIBRARY MALL 2:00PM - 3:00PM...OPEN MIC/SPOKEN WORD UC THIRD FLOOR 2:45PM - 3:45PM... {PANEL} EXPLORING MONTANA’S WATER RESOURCES UC THEATER 3:00PM – 4:00PM…MUSIC BY WILL PETERSON UC THIRD FLOOR 4:00PM - 6:15PM...{PANEL} HOME RESOURCE PRESENTS: What is Zero Waste and What Does it Have to do With You? Followed by the award-winning documentary The Clean Bin Project UC THEATER In the spirit of the sustainability, carbon offsets have been purchased from NativeEnergy in order to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made during EcoExpo and to offset emissions of attendees traveling to and from the event.
Whether you’re interested in getting your hands dirty or your creative juices flowing, you’re bound to find a workshop that's right for you! COMPOSTING: Composting Techniques: Tips and Tricks for Everyone. Presented by Missoula Urban Demonstation Project (MUD). FOREST GARDENS: Learn what to plant in your back yard as a sustainable food source for years to come. Participants will create a seed ball to take home.Presented by Stefon Smith and Luke Robinson, Blue Sky Stewardship.
URBAN FORAGING FOR MEDICINAL SALVES: Learn how to make medicinal salves with local herbs. Participants will create a salve to take home. Presented by Elaine Sheff, Author & Co-Director of Green Path Herb School.
BIKE BASICS: Learn to properly patch your tires and oil your gears. Participants will leave with a tire-patch kit. Presented by Bob Giordano, Free Cycles. WEATHERIZING YOUR HOME: Hands-on learning of how to properly weatherize doors, windows and water heaters. Presented by Kaleena Millar, Energy Corp MT; Chris Essmann, City of Missoula; and Steve Luther, University of Montana GARDENERS’ HELPERS - THE BIRDS AND THE BEES: Get some ideas for attracting the birds and the bees to your garden to assist with pollination and pest control. Participants will build a precut bird box and/or bee box to place in their gardens to
attract these essential garden workers. Presented by SuzAnne Miller, Dunrovin Ranch, and Jacob Wustner, Sapphire Apiaries. UM SUSTAINABILITY TOUR: Join the UM Sustainability Coordinator and campus advocates for a walking tour of UM sustainability projects. UM has invested considerably in onsite renewables, waste reduction and diversion, on-site food production, more sustainable grounds maintenance, energy conservation, and building design, all in support of our institutional sustainability goals. Questions about the tour should be directed to Eva Rocke at eva.rocke@umontana.edu. Each workshop lasts for an hour and will be offered twice once at 10:15am and again at 2:00pm. COST: $3.00/workshop; $5.00 for two. (Sustainability tour is FREE!)
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THE MANY USES AND APPLICATIONS OF ESSENTIAL OILS: Learn how to make your own oils and use them for home care, healthcare and beauty. Participants will leave with a small jar of oil ready to utilize at home. Presented by Katrina Farnum, Garden Mother Herbs.
RECYCLING, REUSING, REPURPOSING: Participants will create their ownhanging rack using repurposed materials. Presented by Donovan Peterson, Upcycled.
Join us for these four enlightening and lively panels, presented in the UC Theater by local and regional industry experts. Be sure to bring your questions! 9:00am-10:00am Community Climate Resiliency: Let’s Use Less, Grow More, Talk Openly, and Smile Often
4:00pm-5:00pm What IS Zero Waste and What Does it Have to Do with You?
Panelists: Bonnie Buckingham, Executive Director, Community Food and Agriculture Coalition (CFAC); Kevin Dohr, PhD Psychologist; Chris Carlson, City of Missoula Parks and Recreation; Nicky Phear, PhD, Climate Change Studies Program Director; Becca Boslough, Climate Smart Missoula and Home ReSource Moderator: Caroline Lauer, Climate Smart Missoula
Introduction: Mayor John Engen Panelists: Beth Schenk, PhdD, MHI, RN, Providence-WSU Nurse Scientist; Chase Jones, Energy Conservation Coordinator, City of Missoula; Graham Roy, Owner, Romaines Restaurant; Kreigh Hampel, Recycling Coordinator, City of Burbank, CA; Martin NoRunner, Founder, i.e. Recycling in Missoula Moderator: Bryony Schwan, Founder and CEO, Kindkudos, Inc.
12:15pm-1:15pm The Social Venture: Using Business to Save the World
5:00pm-6:15pm The Clean Bin Project Movie– described as An Inconvenient Truth
Panelists: Katie Deuel, Executive Director, Home ReSource; Dawn McGee, Good Works Ventures; Josh Slotnick, Clark Fork Organics; Fernanda Menna Barreto Krum & Robert Rivers, Co-founders of Imagine Nation Brewing Moderator: Janet Finn, Ph D, UM Social Work Professor
meets Super Size Me – follows the Zero Waste Panel. The Clean Bin Project features laugh-out-loud moments, stop-motion animations, and unforgettable imagery. This film is a fun and inspiring call to individual action that speaks to crowds of all ages.
2:45pm-3:45pm Exploring Montana’s Water Resources
All panels are free and open to the public!
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UCS go hard and heavy on Murder Heavy metal isn’t about volume or speed or anger. It’s about power. And Universal Choke Sign’s new collection of 13 sonic haymakers has fuel to spare. But, yes, Murder also has plenty of anger. In “Bogart” and “Sicks,” when JJ Keller howls about beating back his demons with lots of drink and smoke, you can hear the threat of savage violence boiling just beneath the surface. Where Metallica’s James Hetfield’s growl can slip into parody, Keller’s gritty delivery sounds like he’s singing through clenched teeth. Even “Idol Hands,” about a lost love, sounds like a barroom death threat. UCS’s previous effort, 2008’s Last Breath, was a chunky slice of shreddy hard rock, but Murder is an even a thicker slab of unrelenting bludgeon. It’s like they
cranked up the antimatter knob in the studio to increase the heaviness. Guitarists Justin “Fatty” Tribble and George “Nizzle™” Galbavy lock in to their superfast riffs with the kind of precision modern metal demands, but it’s the dynamic feel of Dayv Drake’s drumming and Per Carlson’s muscular bass that shoulders the load. Drake doesn’t fall back on the speedmetal cliché of endless doublebass rolls, and the band’s sound is more distinct for it. The mix is clean and heavy. For fans of groove metal, Murder is power. (Ednor Therriault) Universal Choke Sign play an album release party at Stage 112 Sat., April 30, along with A Balance of Power and Helldorado. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $3. 18 and over.
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The Last Revel, The Last Revel The Last Revel’s self-proclaimed “Front Porch Americana” leaves little to be desired. The band produces an outstanding amount of sound for a trio, buoyed by the strength of roaring harmonies and deft multi-instrumentalism that interweaves fiddle, banjo, bass, harmonica, guitar and drums for a full-bodied presence. Couple that with compelling songwriting and a contagious energy that shines through even in the studio and it’s no surprise they won Red Ants Pants Festival’s side-stage band competition two years ago. With their eponymous release the group has crafted a rich, comprehensive album that disappoints solely in its brevity. The first track, “Unbound,” chugs along like a hell-
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bound train, evoking the early raw vitality of other Minnesota natives Trampled By Turtles. The group focuses on strong melodies instead of overdoing it trying to prove their instrumental dexterity. Tunes like the carefree “Garage Sale” carry memorable hooks that easily hijack the listener’s attention. And while the outfit has a pronounced mastery of the stomp-and-holler song, they also possess the capability for stark beauty: The breathy reverb that echoes off the vocals on the album closer “Take It or Leave It” creates moments as commanding as any of the preceding barn burners. (Jed Nussbaum) The Last Revel play the Top Hat Sat., April 30, at 10 PM. Free.
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Folkinception, Tower Mountain Toward the end of “Knockas Das Entradas,” the second song on Folkinception’s 2014 release Tower Mountain, I found myself asking, WTF? Where’s the folk? The garagey electric guitar and organ-fueled song sounds more jam-rock than folky acoustic earnestness. Lesson learned: Don’t let a band’s name shanghai your expectations. This Spokane band invokes a lot of acoustic and electric groups that fall under the Americana umbrella. The droning guitars and cannonball-in-the-pool entry of the rhythm section in “Downtime” bring to mind the edgy groove of Calexico. But when Matt Mitchell and Heather Montgomery come in with their textured harmony, the thread that holds the album together becomes apparent. “Curtain Call,” with its gently strummed acoustic guitar and mournful cello, is spare,
charming and squarely in the folk vein. The street-circus squeezebox on “Sympathy” keeps the mood light in the face of its pensive lyric, and this might be the best representation of a band whose style is made up of many styles. I’m a sucker for percussion, and when the shaker and tambourine step in after the first verse of “Before the Pain Arrives,” it gives a gentle rhythmic backbone to the interplay between acoustic guitar and cello. If less is more, this song has it all. Mitchell’s nasally tenor is all vulnerability and longing. And that kind of musical expression doesn’t belong exclusively to the folk genre, no matter what your name is. (Ednor Therriault) Folkinception play the Top Hat Friday, April 29, at 10 PM, along with The Holy Broke. Free.
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Story lines Where Jim Harrison ends and Minstrel begins by Chris La Tray
A mere 25 days after The Ancient Minstrel’s ties with his daughter. But that “plot” is really only a March 1 release, Jim Harrison died of a heart attack subtext for the story. If there is a complaint about at his winter home in Patagonia, Ariz. I had recently Harrison, it is in the perceived misogyny of some of scoffed on social media at the idea of people mourn- his work. His male characters are particularly lusty ing the deaths of celebrities they never met, yet Har- and they are often in the pursuit of much younger rison’s passing hit me hard. It was Easter morning women. Sunderson is the ultimate example of that when the news arrived. I sat at my desk and, sur- perspective, a character whose sexual conquests renprised at myself, wept for the loss. He was—is—my der those stories pretty much to the land of farce. Particularly in this story. The shortest of the three favorite writer. stories, it seems to play out alHarrison, who identified most as a kind of black comas a poet, had his first breakedy. Sunderson is lamenting through with a collection of his weakness, at 66 years old, three novellas captured under from resisting these carnal imthe title Legends of the Fall. pulses. That doesn’t stop him Two of the stories became from taking up with the young movies, and through them woman he believes to be of Harrison achieved a level of age, who is tending his garwealth and comfort. This final den. When it turns out she is book, The Ancient Minstrel, is only 15, the tale takes a much also a collection of three noveldarker turn. las, which seems fitting as a It makes me wonder what bookend to his prose career. was going on in Harrison’s The middle piece, a story mind as he finished the “Case” called “Eggs,” is Harrison at story. There is much Jim Harhis best. In a mere 100 pages rison in the Sunderson charache tells the life story of ter. But when that relationship Catherine, a young woman between author and subject is who grows up in a troubled measured against the lead Montana household. Her character in the title story of mother, an Englishwoman, The Ancient Minstrel Jim Harrison this collection, it is tremenwas lured to America by her hardcover, Grove Press dously sad. While “The Ancient father who promised her life 256 pages, $25 Minstrel” is fiction, Harrison as a farmer’s wife. This was a lie. Though he’d grown up on a farm, her father writes in the introduction that it is the fictionalization had no desire or intention to be a farmer. This be- of a memoir he was writing. The main character in trayal set the tone for her parents’ relationship, one this story is referred to as “the poet” and “the awardfull of shared alcoholism and emotional and phys- winning poet.” This poet’s exploits—even the titles ical abuse. As a child, Catherine found solace of his works—match Harrison’s own, and one wonamong the chickens of her grandparents’ farm. ders where the truth ends and the fiction begins. It Taken by her mother as a teen to visit her maternal is interesting, and at times funny—Harrison is always grandparents in London, she ends up surviving the funny, particularly in unexpected moments—but I German Blitz by living in the tunnels of that city. also felt great sorrow for the character. His final years Returning to America and taking over her grand- are being spent none too happily. He is a man lost in parents’ farm, she becomes, in many ways, the the sadness of his own mistakes, the choices he’s woman her mother had dreamed of being. Harri- made and how his decisions affected those around son’s deft touch in describing Catherine’s life is him. Is this poet character the Jim Harrison most of beautiful. As in his 1988 novel Dalva, which many us didn’t know? The Ancient Minstrel is a beautiful, if difficult, consider his finest work, Harrison’s handling of a read. Harrison, who died pen in hand at his desk writwoman’s perspective is excellent. “The Case of the Howling Buddhas” follows ing a poem, clearly retained use of his lyrical powers “Eggs” and couldn’t be more different. It features pri- until the very end. I expect we will see future “unvate detective Sunderson, last seen in Harrison’s published” works, but even if we don’t, the quality of 2015 novel The Big Seven. Sunderson is hired by a work he’s left us is unassailable. wealthy local to investigate a bizarre Zen Buddhist sect whose leader, the man believes, is taking liberarts@missoulanews.com
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Sipping Schlitz Everybody Wants Some!! lacks tension by Molly Laich
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If watching a group of fellas having a swell time playing baseball, drinking beer and hitting on girls the weekend before the first day of college is your idea of a good time, then Everybody Wants Some!! is the movie for you. As for me, I don’t know if I’ve ever been more bored by a movie in my entire life. This is Richard Linklater’s first film since 2014’s beloved coming-of-age drama, Boyhood. His latest, set on a sleepy college campus in southern Texas circa 1980, is a companion or addendum (or whatever) to 1993’s Dazed and Confused. Both films take place back when kids carried around milk crates full of records and could legally drink at 18. Blake Jenner as Jake is not a protagonist I’m inclined to root for. He’s a good-looking, smart and talented jock about to join his college’s prestigious baseball team as a freshman pitcher. He’s got good coping mechanisms and social skills and an undoubtedly bright future ahead of him. Linklater’s always been an important filmmaker, in large part because of his effortless aversion to storytelling convention. In Everybody Wants Some!!, Linklater brazenly presents a story with no real villains, conflict or story arc. Instead, the film unfurls into a seemingly never-ending flow of parties, games and conversations. It’s a familiar enough pace for the Linklater universe, but in films like Dazed and Confused and the Before Sunrise series, the characters’ moment-to-moment struggles feel real. In this film, every conflict is undercut with a breezy reassurance that college is awesome!! I imagine there are people who can stomach this kind of uncomplicated idealism. Indeed, it seemed like the other people in the theater were actually enjoying themselves. On the other hand, shock-rocker Marilyn Manson once said that
art should come out of suffering and that anyone who smiles while playing music should have their instruments taken away from them and smashed into pieces—which is just to say there are differing views on the topic. In Everybody Wants Some!! our heroes go to a disco and have good luck with women. The same happens at a cowboy-style bar, a punk rock show and an art majors’ party, respectively. The other boys on Jake’s team are rowdy, athletic, mostly handsome and competitive. They drink a lot of Schlitz and speak with just a little more sophistication than you might expect from something like the frat-boy romp Neighbors, but let’s not overreact—this is a movie that is literally about keg stands and how cool it is to arrive to the first day of class tired and uninterested in learning. It does not transcend the subject matter. To be fair, it’s not easy to structure a film that has no rising conflict or plot to speak of. The events of the weekend unfold at a sophisticated and natural pace, and it’s a reminder of what a good filmmaker Linklater can be when working with the right material. The meandering story becomes a problem when we start to feel as though we’re experiencing the events of the weekend in real time. The movie lost me for good around the five-minute mark, when we’re made to endure a long, uninterrupted scene of kids in a car singing “Rapper’s Delight” in its entirety. Everybody Wants Some!! is disappointing proof that just because it’s fun to do a thing doesn’t mean it’s fun to watch that fun thing being done. Everybody Wants Some!! opens at the Roxy Fri., April 29. arts@missoulanews.com
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OPENING THIS WEEK EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! Richard Linklater brings his Dazed and Confused style into the ‘80s with this comedy about a freshman paying his dues on a Texas college baseball team. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy. (See Film.)
CRIMINAL A dead CIA spook’s memories and skills are implanted in a death row inmate’s brain in the hopes that the convict will complete the mission. Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman and Kevin Costner star. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
KEANU Key and Peele make their big screen debut in this story of a couple of dorky friends who pose as drug dealers in order to retrieve a stolen cat. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12.
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth are back in this sequel that pits rival queens Ravenna and Freya against each other as Sara and Eric try to conceal their love for each other. Also starring Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: ELEKTRA (ENCORE) Soprano Nina Stemme is Elektra in Patrice Chéreau’s production of the Richard Strauss classic. Showing at the Roxy Tue., May 3 at 6:30 PM. THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: ELEKTRA Soprano Nina Stemme is Elektra in Patrice Chéreau’s production of the Richard Strauss classic. Showing at the Roxy Sat., April 30 at 11 AM. MILES AHEAD Don Cheadle co-wrote, directed and stars in this biopic about Miles Davis. Like the man’s music, it skitters around in time while it follows the legendary trumpeter as he tries to recover some lost session tapes. Also starring Ewan McGregor. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy. MOTHER’S DAY Garry Marshall directs this rambling rom-com about three generations coming together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. MOVIE CULT: GALAXY QUEST This month’s Movie Cult classic stars Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tim Allen in a hilarious send-up of the Star Trek series and their ilk. But it’s Sam Rockwell as the expendable crewman who steals the show. Rated PG. Showing at the Roxy Sat., April 30 at 9 PM. MOVIE MOCKERS: JUNIOR Movie Mockers are back, as a gaggle of Missoula comics rip into a lost loser movie. This month it’s Junior, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a scientist who is impregnated by Danny DeVito. Relax, it’s in vitro. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Roxy Sat., April 30 at 8 PM.
“No, you can’t have this kitten. It’s our last one.” Keanu, starring Key and Peele, opens Fri., April 29, at the Carmike. OUT AT THE ROXY: CAROL Out at the Roxy, the series celebrating LGBT culture, presents the Oscar-nominated film starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as friends who become lovers in 1950s Manhattan. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Wed., May 4 at 7 PM. RATCHET & CLANK When the galaxy is threatened by an evil space captain, a mechanic and his robot pal join an elite crew to save the universe. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti and Sylvester Stallone. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. SEPPUKU CINEMA 2 Seppuku Cinema is a double feature where arthouse meets grindhouse in 1970s Japan. Female Prisoner 701: The Scorpion stars Meiko Kaji as the girlfriend of a police detective who uses her to infiltrate a yakuza gang. Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance stars Kaji as an assassin trying to avoid execution. Showing at the Roxy Fri., April 29 at 7 PM. THE SYNDROME This documentary examines the evidence that suggests Shaken Baby Syndrome is a myth that wrongly sends hundreds of innocent people to prison each year. This free public screening is sponsored by the Montana Innocence Project. Showing at the Roxy Sat., April 30 at 5 PM.
VALUE THE MOMENT The UM School of Journalism presents a showcase of multimedia stories by students working with UM Pollner visiting professor Sally Stapleton. Showing at the Roxy Mon., May 2 at 6 PM.
NOW PLAYING 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE A woman discovers the horrifying truth about the outside world while living in an underground shelter with two men. Stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT The crew at Calvin’s Barbershop pull together to create some much-needed change in the ‘hood. Starring Ice Cube and Regina Hall. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12. BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE This movie should solve once and for all the argument that’s been going on between 9-year-old nerds forever. Starring Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. THE BOSS Melissa McCarthy cranks up the raunch as a woman jailed for insider trading who gets out of the joint and
THE JUNGLE BOOK The 1967 original with Louis Prima and Phil Harris will never be surpassed, but as they say, YMMV. Disney’s reboot of the Rudyard Kipling story features Bill Murray as Baloo the Bear, ScarJo as Kaa the Snake and Christopher Walken as King Louie. It holds promise. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 The Portokalos family is back, with writer/star Nia Vardalos in an even bigger and Greeker wedding. Rated PG13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. RACING EXTINCTION This documentary follows some underground activists who are working to stave off man-made mass extinction. Also featured is the short film Power of Nature: Wolves. Showing at the Roxy. ZOOTOPIA In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and a rookie bunny cop must work together to uncover a conspiracy in Disney’s new animated feature. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike. Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find upto-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Green chile burgers with guacamole by Gabi Moskowitz I first fell in love with green Hatch chiles in 2012, when Evan and I spent a romantic week in New Mexico. They’re medium-spicy with just a hint of sweetness, and they get roasted to bring out a lovely smoky flavor. They can be found in every New Mexican restaurant, especially in omnipresent green chile stew. Also popular in New Mexico is the green chile burger, often topped with cheese. There are several variations of it, some including bacon, pickled jalapeños and caramelized onions. I’m a big fan, so I decided to make my own version. Instead of topping the burger with green chiles, I found that infusing the meat with chopped Hatch chiles, a healthy dose of garlic and a little red onion was the best way to get intense flavor throughout the burger. Top with some homemade guacamole and serve alongside some oven sweet potato fries and a salad, and you’re all set. If, of course, you can’t get Hatch chiles, any other roasted green medium-heat pepper will work just fine. You can even make this with canned roasted jalapeños.
Ingredients For the guacamole: 2 ripe avocados ¼ red onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small bunch (a handful) fresh cilantro, finely chopped ½ jalapeño (seeds intact if you like spicy; discard them if not), finely chopped 1 Roma tomato, finely chopped juice of ¼ lemon salt and pepper to taste
BROKEASS GOURMET For the burger: 3 large roasted green chiles (preferably Hatch), chopped 2 tablespoons chopped red onion (about 1⁄ 8 medium onion) 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 pound ground beef (80/20 or 85/15) ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper (Recipes serve 4) Directions Start with the guacamole. To peel the avocados, slice them in half, lengthwise. Use a knife to carefully remove the pits. Use a spoon to scrape the flesh into a mixing bowl, making sure to get it all. Smash the avocado with the back of a large fork, leaving it slightly chunky. Gently stir in the onion, garlic, cilantro, jalapeño, tomato, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve or refrigerate covered immediately. For the burgers, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Form into ¼ pound patties (I prefer them round and thick as opposed to flat and thin). Lightly grease a grill or cast iron pan and heat to medium-high. Grill for 4-5 minutes per side until slightly charred on the outside and cooked mostly through. Serve topped with the guacamole if using, either plain or on a toasted bun. BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editorin-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.
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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice's is serving Espresso!! Yep, you heard us right. And, we have heard you. Bernice's espresso was created by the talented staff at Hunter Bay (and approved by the staff at Bernice's) to represent the full bodied flavor character of the infamous Bernice's Cup o' Joe. Our espresso is a rich Mocha Java blend of sweet berry African coffees united with Indonesian and Brazilian coffees for an espresso that compliments Bernice's palate of fresh baked treats. Serving 7 days a week 6a-8p. Now you can enjoy your morning croissant, muffin or scone with espresso! Wheee! Or, stop by after dinner and have a dessert with a demitasse. Bernice's: from scratch for your pleasure…always. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$
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Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:305:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$
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“The Last Best Beer Show”
HAPPIEST HOUR and a mobile canning operaWhat you’re listening tion from Spokane. “We get to: Last October, Missoula to talk about the industry that brew guru Ryan Newhouse surrounds craft beer, not just teamed up with Townsquare beer,” Newhouse says. “We Media to launch a weekly do a lot.” half-hour radio show about all things craft beer. NewWhat you’re watching: house says he’d been “Last Best Beer” isn’t just stickmulling over the idea of a photo by Alex Sakariassen ing to radio either. Newhouse podcast or radio segment for some time as a way of building on his work has produced several video spots for the web, with MontanaBeerFinder.com, Missoula Craft including a guided tour of Philipsburg Brewing’s Beer Week and the Montana Brewery Pass- new packaging facility. Of course, the big quesport. In his eyes, “The Last Best Beer Show” is tion is whether Newhouse gets to drink any of an avenue for educating Montana beer that beer on air. “We have sampled,” he says. “New Belgium was here. We cracked some drinkers and connecting them to the source. beers and did some video shoots.” Why you’re listening: Newhouse’s show When you’re tuning in: “The Last Best typically offers a good dose of brew news, from local brewery expansion projects to far- Beer” radio show airs on KGVO—101.5 FM or flung Budweiser takeovers. But it’s the inter- 1290 AM—Fridays at 10 p.m. and Saturdays views Newhouse gets most excited about, and at 7 p.m. Newhouse considers the schedule his guests aren’t restricted to brewers. He’s ideal since “those are kind of good beer drinkhosted representatives from the Montana ing times anyway.” —Alex Sakariassen Food Bank, Missoula Economic Partnership
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WED | 8PM | THE WILMA Tech N9ne returns to Missoula with his Independent Powerhouse Tour including Krizz Kaliko, Ritz, Mayday and Stevie Stone. At the Wilma Wed., May 4. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$30 advance at thewilma.com.
FRI | 9PM | MONK’S
Yun Tigga leads a night of hip-hip at Monk's Bar Fri., April 29. Doors at 9 PM. $10/$7 advance at overtimemusic.com. 18 and over.
SUN | 7:30PM | UM RECITAL HALL String Orchestra of the Rockies brings in violin virtuoso Ian Swensen for their season finale. UM Recital Hall, Sun., May 1, 7:30 PM. For tickets and info visit SORMT.org.
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The New Wave Time Trippers take you back to the ‘80s for a Prom Night party at the Wilma, a fundraiser for the Missoula Food Bank Sat., April 30. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10 single/$15 couple at thewilma.com.
THU | 9:30PM | TOP HAT Riothorse Royale open for Hippo Campus during a night of buoyant rock at the Top Hat, Thu., April 28. Doors at 9 PM, show at 9:30. $14/$12 advance at ticketfly.com. 18 and over show.
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Join Bike Walk Montana for the 2016 Bike Walk Summit April 27–29. Connect with bicycling and walking enthusiasts, advocates and professionals at workshops, receptions, classes, walking tours and bike rides. For more info visit bikewalkmontana.org. (See Mountain High.)
7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under.
UM’s School of Art presents the 2016 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition in the University Center Gallery, running through May 13. Opening reception 4–6 PM. Free, open to the public.
UM’s Student Recital Series continues with the Student Chamber Recital. Music Recital Hall, 7:30 PM.
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Band in Motion bring their eclectic sound to the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. No cover.
At Give Local 101, members of Missoula’s nonprofit community walk you through the mechanics of how to give, with tips on how to be a savvy giver. Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 5:30–7 PM. Free. Aran Buzzas plays his original folky-tonk at Lolo Peak Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Mike Murray plays gritty blues-rock at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8:30 PM. Free. Who Stole the American Dream? is the title of the President’s Lecture Series, delivered by Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter and former editor of The New York Times. Dennison Theatre, 7 PM. Free and open to the public.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building.
Dance New Works, Program I is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Open Space at the PAR/TV building. $9/$6 students.
Real Good presents Nick Kakavas’ exhibit GUISE, a collection of ceramic creations that explore the mass media’s take on masculinity, and its effect on the male psyche. Real Good, 1205 Defoe St. #1, 8– 10 PM. Free. Yuk it up at Comedy Night at the Eagles Lodge. Laughter starts at 8:30 PM. No cover. Pedalfest 2.0, a benefit for FreeCycles Missoula, kicks off with a night of music and comedy at the VFW, featuring the Pale People, Wrinkles, Magpies, Guitar Duel 3 with Gavin McCourt of The Skurfs and more. 9 PM. $7 one night or $15 for all three days. Twin Cities indie rockers Hippo Campus invade Missoula with their sleek harmonies and buoyant melodies, with Riothorse Royale. At the Top Hat, doors at 9 PM, show at 9:30. $14/$12 advance at ticketfly.com. 18 and over show. Oso Negro, dj Street Jesus, WoodburN, Tonsofun and Caker Baby team up for a night of hip-hop and beats at Stage 112. 10 PM. No cover.
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Author John D’Agata presents a lyric essay reading as part of the President’s Writers-in-Residence series. Dell Brown Room of UM’s Turner Hall, 7 PM. Free, all are welcome.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical enjoys its public opening at MCT Center for the Performing Arts. You will believe a nanny can fly. Directed by Joe Martinez. 7:30 PM. Tickets $18–$25 at mctinc.org. Dance New Works, Program II is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Open Space at the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $9/$6 students.
Portland's Sioux Falls, pictured above, joins Wrinkles and Mido Skip for a night of indie rock at the ZACC Below Fri., April 29 at 7 PM. World class gymnastics comes to Missoula for the Level 9 Western Championships. Athletes compete for three days at the Adams Center. One-day pass $20/$15 students and seniors/$10 kids 12 and under. Three day pass $50/$40 students and seniors/$25 kids 12 and under. Fri. and Sat. 8 AM–8 PM, Sun. 8 AM–4 PM. Enjoy some local jazz with your local wine as the Captain Wilson Conspiracy stirs things up at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery. Tasting room opens at 4 PM, music at 6. Free.
nightlife Family Friendly Friday invites little ones to boogie to some live music while parental units kick back at the Top Hat. 6 PM. No cover. Pedalfest 2.0 continues at Free Cycles Missoula, with music by Fruiting Nobodies, Letter B, Ovando, Hardwood
Heart and a picking circle throughout the evening. Proceeds go to the campaign to save Free Cycles Missoula in its current location. 6:30 PM. $7 one night or $15 for all three nights. Portland’s Sioux Falls, Wrinkles and Mido Skip team up for a night of indie rock at the ZACC Below. 235 N.1st St. W. 7 PM. $5. Hank Green is your host for Evening with a Naturalist. Emily Graslie, chief curiosity correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago, speaks on topics ranging from traditional print media to new digital platforms. Doors at 7 PM, program at 7:30. Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $60 at montananaturalist.org.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under.
Dusk is the band of the weekend at the Eagles Lodge, which features a bar at each end for your imbibing convenience. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. Top of the Mic continues with the semifinal rounds at the Badlander. Six acts vie for the $1,000 top prize. 9 PM, no cover. Join the celebration as Yun Tigga drops his new album Rise 2 Defy. With OverTime, Flex Gang, Erik Langan, Vokab, Deuce Pho, Timmy Montana and Mista Prosper at Monk’s Bar. Doors at 9 PM. $10/$7 advance available at overtimemusic.com. 18 and over. MudSlide Charley play some serious but fun Delta blues at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Tom Catmull’s Radio Static play folkrock originals at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover. From Spokane, Folkinception bring their rootsy tunes to the Top Hat with the Holy Broke. 10 PM, free. (See Music.) Landon Wordswell, Dar and Tonsofun share the stage at Stage 112. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5. 18 and over.
Saturday Join the EcoExpo at the University Center ballroom. Workshops, music, panels, movies, yoga, exhibits and more. This daylong event brings together people and businesses from our regional community to impart knowledge, spark innovation and move the conversation forward about sustainable living. Free, except workshops which are $3.00 each; $5.00 for two. 8 AM–7 PM. (See Agenda.) World class gymnastics comes to Missoula for the Level 9 Western Championships. Athletes compete for three days at the Adams Center. One-day pass $20/$15 students and seniors/$10 kids 12 and under. Three day pass $50/$40 students and seniors/$25 kids 12 and under. Fri. and Sat. 8 AM–8 PM, Sun. 8 AM–4 PM.
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Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues with a matinee performance at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM and 7:30. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
Romeo and Juliet continues with a matinee performance at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV Center, 2 PM. Tickets at griztix.com. A matinee performance of Dance New Works, Program II is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Open Space at the PAR/TV building. 2 PM. $9/$6 students. Local musical Swiss army knife Travis Yost provides the aural enhancement to your wine tasting at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery. Music at 6. Free.
nightlife Hardwood Heart are this week’s band
for the finale of the Saturday Night Dinner and Music Series. Burns Street Bistro provides a baked potato and chili bar to go with the specialty beer, a whiskey sour IPA. KettleHouse Northside taproom, 5–8 PM. Free.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Dance New Works, Program I is presented by the School of Theatre and Dance. Open Space at the PAR/TV building. $9/$6 students. The New Wave Time Trippers take you back to the ‘80s for a Prom Night party at the Wilma. Find that Rising Sun muscle shirt and squeeze into those acid-wash jeans for this fundraiser for the Missoula Food Bank.
Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $10 single/$15 couple at thewilma.com. Josh Farmer Band are as entertaining as they are upbeat. Come rock out at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. No cover. Jack Shiver plays country music at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free. Universal Choke Sign celebrate the release of their new CD the best way they know how: highly amplified bludgeon. With A Balance of Power and Helldorado. Stage 112, doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $3, 18 and over. (See Music.) The Last Revel mix folk, rockabilly and string band music to create their own brand of front porch Americana. At the Top Hat, 10 PM. Free show. (See Music.)
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Sunday World class gymnastics comes to Missoula for the Level 9 Western Championships. Athletes compete for three days at the Adams Center. $20/$15 students and seniors/$10 kids 12 and under. Sun. 8 AM–4 PM. Prairie Songs features Montana environmental writers reading their work, with music from Good Old Fashioned before and after. Top Hat, noon. $5 includes a free back issue of Camas Magazine.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues with a matinee performance at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM and 6:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
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MCT’s production of Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical runs though May 15 Center for Performing Arts. For schedule and tickets visit mctinc.org.
Check out a reenactat the MCT ment of the Civil War French intervention in Mexico, and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with nonalcoholic sangria and nachos. Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History at Fort Missoula, 2 PM.
nightlife Singer-songwriter Kira Means plays music to charm the savage beer drinking patrons at Draught Works Brewery. 5–7 PM. Free. (See Spotlight.)
What goes together better than beer and laughter? Check out Sunday Funnies Comedy Showcase, starring 2014 Homegrown Comedy winner Duane Raider. First Sunday of every month at Great Burn Brewing, 6:30 PM. String Orchestra of the Rockies brings in violin virtuoso Ian Swensen for their season finale. Soloist Swensen was the top prize winner in Chamber
Music and Violin Performance of the Walter W. Naumberg International Competition. UM Recital Hall, 7:30 PM. For tickets and info visit SORMT.org. Here’s your one-way ticket out of Squaresville. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.
Missoula has a big heart. You dozens of gigs and continued to can go out pretty much any night write and record, but she’s not and catch some local talent work- on the pop star track. “I decided ing out their songs, and we’re not to perform during the school generous and encouraging, al- year,” says the UM junior. With most to a fault. That means sitting a double major and a part time through some pretty rugged job, it’s hard to imagine where p e r f o r m a n c e s a s y o u n g she’d even find the time. But as musicians find their way. Once in the spring semester starts to wind a while, though, we hit the jack- down, she’s accepting a few oppot on the first pull. If you hap- portunities. pened to be in the Wilma Theatre on New Year’s Eve in 2009, you’ll never forget WHO: Kira Means Hellgate freshman Kira WHEN: Sun., May 1, 5–7 PM Means and her performance of “Hello.” It was the first WHERE: Draught Works Brewery song she ever wrote, at the HOW MUCH: Free ripe old age of 14. A good friend of hers had been killed by a drunk One upcoming gig even has driver just days before, and the poignancy of the song was al- her writing more songs. “This most unbearable. With a voice place doesn’t allow covers (due that was both strong and vulner- to ASCAP royalty restrictions) able and poise well beyond her and I need two and a half to years, she blew away a packed three hours of original music. I house. I happened to be at the have about 90 minutes, not judges’ table that night, and the much more, so I’ve been motithree of us were speechless, vated to write. That’s a fun incenchoked with emotion as a thou- tive.” A semester spent studying sand people erupted in a roar at in Scotland last fall should give the song’s final note. We tore up her plenty of inspiration. “It was bittersweet,” she says of returnour score sheets. “That’s what made me love ing to Missoula. “When I left I performing,” Means says of the felt like I was leaving home and night she won First Night Idol. In going home at the same time.” the ensuing years she’s played —Ednor Therriault
Monday nightlife The 11th Annual Labor Film Festival features movies that highlight the struggles and daily lives of workers in their efforts to unite and organize for better living conditions and human justice. Starts at 5 PM, runs through May 4. Missoula Public Library. Visit their Facebook page for film times and details.
Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and Co and hopefully featuring their Wall of Sound. 5–7 PM. Free, all ages. Amateur square dance callers, your time has come. Try your skills at Amateur Caller Night. Lolo Square
Dance Center, workshop at 7:00 PM, dance at 7:30. For more info call 239-6732. Unity of Missoula presents The Truth About Cancer, a nine-part documentary film series by Ty Bollinger. One episode shows every Monday, 7–9 PM. 546 South Ave. W.
Tuesday nightlife Extemporaneous hilarity will be examined when Improv Anonymous meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Missoula Public Library’s large meeting room at 5:30 PM. Free. Two-step the midweek blues away at Country Dance Lessons at the Hamil-
ton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7– 8:30 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. You some kinda wise guy (or gal)? Prove it at the Quizzoula trivia night at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., with
current events, picture round and more. Gets rolling around 8:30 PM. To get you warmed up, here’s a trivia question: Where did the marijuana varietal term “kush” originate? Find answer in tomorrow’s nightlife. Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase featuring some of Missoula’s talent at the Badlander, from 9 PM to 1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.
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Wednesday nightlife D-Rock Smith demonstrates his rock rhythm machine at Great Burn Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. (Trivia answer: the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan.)
Win big bucks off your bar tab by using your giant egg to answer trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under. Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18– $25 at mctinc.org. A Neil Young Tribute features several local musicians paying homage to the Canadian rocker’s vast catalog. Hosted by Chzris Pumphries. Top Hat Lounge, 8 PM. Free.
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Inflict your musical beauty on the willing at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free.
Chris Pumphries leads an all-star cast of locals in a Neil Young tribute at the Top Hat Wed., May 4, at 8 PM. Free. Get your boots out and yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.
From Louisiana, Seratones play juke joint soul that’ll make you get up and dance. Stage 112, doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $3–$5 at ticketfly.com. 18 and over.
From Everett, WA, singer-songwriter Jacob Cummings plays acoustic blues at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8:30 PM. Free.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT. 7:30 PM. $18– $25 at mctinc.org.
sistible Latin rhythms of Salsa Loca at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. ¡No necesitan dinero! (Free.)
Wild Coyote Band play country for dancers at Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free.
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Mr. B brings his boogie-woogie piano to Ovando School for a free community concert in the Blackfoot Valley. Refreshments available. 7 PM.
Nate Vernon (one of at least two Nates in Wartime Blues) plays some solo acoustic folk and Americana at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free.
Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre in the PAR/TV building. 7:30 PM. $20/$16 seniors and students/$10 kids 12 and under.
Rapper Tech N9ne returns to Missoula with his Independent Power-
house Tour with Krizz Kaliko, Ritz, Mayday and Stevie Stone. At the Wilma, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $35/$30 advance at thewilma.com.
Thursday Head up to Pablo for the 4th annual celebration of birds in science, art, and Salish, Pend d’Oreille and Kootenai Tribal culture. Salish Kootenai College, Arlee/Charlo Theater. 4:30–7:30 PM.
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Wisenheimers will be cracking wise at John Howard’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Things usually start around 10. Free. It’s Cinco de Mayo, but of course you knew that. Celebrate with the irre-
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Agenda Whatever your stance on how to approach climate change, our big blue ball is in trouble. While many of our resources are renewable, some, like fossil fuels, are finite. In order to keep on truckin’, we need to find some answers before we all become something for a future species to discover as archeological curiosities. EcoExpo offers a variety of discussion panels and hands-on workshops designed to help people from all over the region pool their ideas and move the conversation forward about sustainable living. Kind of a Lollapalooza of eco-sanity, the day-long event is packed with activities and presentations to appeal to adults and kids alike. All-day events include a used book exchange presented by Green Rib- The Clean Bin Project bon Books, Climate Smart’s open-air art show and at least two dozen exhibitors sharing green thumb points to more of a wellness garinformation about topics from tiny homes to re- den, Elaine Sheff of Green Path Herb School shows you how to make medicinal salves out of silient food systems. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and local herbs. start working toward real change, the workAs if all this wasn’t enough, there are bike shops are where the rubber meets the road. rides, an open mic for spoken-word performers MUD presents a demonstration on composting, and live music from Shane Clouse and Will Pewhile Donovan Peterson of Upcycled shows par- terson. The day wraps up with a Zero Waste ticipants how to create their own hanging rack panel and a screening of The Clean Bin Project, using repurposed materials. For the environmen- about a couple who tried to go waste-free for a tally minded gardener, the bee experts from Sap- year. phire Apiaries and SuzAnne Miller of Dunrovin —Ednor Therriault Ranch present ideas for attracting birds and bees to your garden. Want to make that garden EcoExpo is Sat., April 30, 8 AM–7 PM at the more productive? The folks from Blue Sky Stew- University Center. Free admission, workshops ardship show you what to plant. They even help are $3–$5 each. For a schedule of events visit you create a seed ball to take home. If your ecoexpo.us
THURSDAY APRIL 28 At Give Local 101, members of Missoula’s nonprofit community walk you through the mechanics of how to give, with tips on how to be a savvy giver. Includes a drawing to give $250 to your favorite nonprofit. Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 5:30–7 PM. Free.
SATURDAY APRIL 30 Join the EcoExpo at the University Center ballroom. Workshops, music, panels, movies, yoga, kids’ activities, exhibits, craft vendors and more. This daylong event brings together people and businesses from our regional community to impart knowledge, spark innovation and move the conversation forward about sustainable living. Free, except workshops which are $3 each; $5 for two. 8 AM–7 PM. (See Agenda.)
MONDAY MAY 2
Unity of Missoula presents The Truth About Cancer, a nine-part documentary film series by Ty Bollinger. One episode shows every Monday, 7–9 PM. 546 South Ave. W.
TUESDAY MAY 3 Give Local Missoula is a day of philanthropy, putting the focus on many Missoula nonprofits that work to make life better for thousands of our friends and neighbors. The local 24-hour online giving event is sponsored by the Missoula Community Foundation. For info on donating, volunteering and prizes check out givelocal missoula.org. Draught Works Brewing’s Cheers for Charity night supports a local charity or nonprofit. Every Tuesday the Northside brew pub donates 50 cents of each pint sold between 5 PM and closing time.
Sip a fancy soda for a cause at this edition of Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. This week’s beneficiary is the Montana Natural History Center. Family friendly, noon–8 PM.
WEDNESDAY MAY 4
The 11th Annual Labor Film Festival features movies that highlight the struggles and daily lives of workers in their efforts to unite and organize for better living conditions and human justice. Starts at 5 PM, runs through May 4. Missoula Public Library. Visit their Facebook page for film times and details.
THURSDAY MAY 5
Every Wednesday is Community UNite, wherein 50 cents of each pint of tasty KettleHouse brew goes to a deserving organization. Tonight you’re supporting the Women’s Foundation of Montana. KettleHouse Northside Taproom, 5–8 PM.
Counselor Mike Frost delivers a talk called Feel Better Fast: Stress Management, as part of National Mental Health Awareness Month. Missoula Public Library, 3–5 PM. Free.
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t was 5:15 PM on a Tuesday. I sat in my car at the corner of First Street and Orange waiting for an opening so I could turn right, head for home and crack a cold beer. When a space appeared I hit the gas and almost plowed into a woman on a bicycle. She’d appeared from my right, riding against traffic. She swerved, missing my fender by inches. I’m not trying to peel the scab off the old bike vs. car debate here, my point is that we could all use some education—drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike—when it comes to sharing the roads and pathways of Missoula, and the Bike Walk Summit is just the ticket. Adventure Cycling, the Bike Ped
Board and an army of local bike shops and organizations are teaming up to present three days of workshops, classes, rides and tours. The goal of the summit is to educate and inspire biking and walking advocates with information about community programs, trail development and moving forward through collaboration. And when you do move forward, take it from me—it’s a good idea to look both ways. —Ednor Therriault
The Bike Walk Summit runs through Fri., April 29. For schedule of events visit bikewalkmontana.org.
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Spring Into Summer is the Wilderness Walks and Continental Divide Trails Projects kickoff. Enjoy your favorite brew and browse the information on many Montana hikes and volunteer projects happening this summer and fall. Proceeds from sales support MWA conservation and stewardship projects. Wildwood Brewing Co., 5–8 PM. Free. It’s just a couple of states away and totally worth the drive. Discover the highlights of Canyonlands National Park at Find Your Park, the free event at REI Missoula. 7 PM.
FRIDAY APRIL 29 Join other peddlers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Hank Green is your host for Evening with a Naturalist. Emily Graslie, chief curiosity correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago, speaks on topics ranging from traditional print media to new digital platforms. Event includes drinks and snacks. Doors at 7 PM, program at 7:30. Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. $60 at montananaturalist.org.
SATURDAY APRIL 30 Lace up your sneakers for the Cougar Chase Family Fun Run. Choose a 1-mile fun run, a 5K or 10K. Proceeds go toward the Clinton Cougars PTSA. Clinton Elementary School. Registration starts at 8 AM. One-mile run at 9 AM, 10K at 9:15, 5K at 10. $30/$25 advance at cougarchase.wikidot.com. Check out the amazing variety of birds at Brown’s Lake near Ovando during Five Valley Audubon’s all-day outing. Meet at the northwest corner of the Adams Center parking lot by 8 AM. Return at 5 PM. Dress appropriately and bring a lunch. Free, all are welcome.
The 2nd annual Missoula Bike Swap is a chance to donate your used bikes and gear, or pick up a new-to-you rig for you or your kids. Drop off bikes at the Missoula County Fairgrounds Sat., April 30, 10 AM–4 PM. Bike sale is Sun., May 1, 10 AM–5 PM. Forestry Day celebrates the skill and bravery of those who work in the traditional field of logging. Competitions, demonstrations and lots of activities to keep the whole family involved at Fort Missoula. 10 AM–4 PM. For schedule of events visit forestrydays.com. The Brews Cruise is back, raising funds for MTB Missoula, the mountain bike advocacy group. The bicycle poker run hits local bars and brewpubs, with the winning poker hand receiving a new cruiser bike. Top Hat Lounge, noon. $15 entry. Forest Health Day features an educational tour and volunteer opportunity to plant native Western Larch trees at Milltown State Park. 1:30 PM. Free.
SUNDAY MAY 1 The Missoula Marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
TUESDAY MAY 3 Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike somewhere in the area. You can find the upcoming trip posted at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. Various locations, 6 PM.
WEDNESDAY MAY 4 Check out the abundance of native wildflowers during National Wildflower Week with a nature walk at Milltown State Park. Meet at the Overlook parking lot. 6 PM. Free.
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THE MUMMY’S CURSOR I’m a woman in my 20s, and female friends and I find that, generally speaking, once a guy gets into a relationship, his texting dwindles into brief news bites, like “fell asleep!” or “phone died.” Why do men seem to lose interest in chatting by text like I do with my girlfriends? Are men just less feeling than women? a lot. —Annoyed Who says men aren’t emotional? “I don’t wanna talk about it!” is an emotion. But actually, the male brain is not the emotional dead zone many women suspect it to be, with a few tumbleweeds and a Doritos bag blowing through in place of feelings. In fact, neuroscientist Tor Wager reviewed 65 brain imaging studies and found that men’s brains aren’t any less responsive to emotional stimuli than women’s. However, women do tend to be more emotionally expressive. This difference makes sense, as women evolved to be the caregivers of the species— tending to the needs of babies (who typically require a more nurturing response than “Bring it, bro!”). Men, on the other hand, evolved to be the warriors of the species—competing for the alpha dog spot by clubbing a rhino or the most hombres from another tribe. This has had an effect on how men express themselves. As sex differences researcher Joyce Benenson explains, when you’re a warrior, revealing your feelings—like having a good cry on the battlefield—puts you at a disadvantage. (Kind of like going out in a T-shirt with a big arrow and “Your spear here!”) Conversationally, where men and woman differ is in why they talk and what they talk about. Linguist Deborah Tannen describes male versus female styles of communication as “report” versus “rapport.” In short, while women use conversation (including texting) as a form of bonding, for men, it’s a tool. And just like other tools, men use it as needed. As my boyfriend put it, “you bring out the wrench when you have a loose nut; you don’t go around looking for nuts to fasten. Also, afterward, you put the wrench away; there’s no ‘Let’s us boys get together and explore how we feel about wrenches.’” This explains why many guys text more in the chase phase, when they need to “talk chick,” to a degree, to reel you in. Once they have you, they fall back to what’s more natural for them— texting merely to say stuff like “late!” or “w/get wine” (the SMS form of grunt-
ing). But this should simply be seen as a different style of communicating, not a deficient one. You judge whether a man cares about you by the sum of his actions, not by his pointer finger action. And besides, if you demand that he text you like a woman, he’s within his rights to expect you to act like a man—by carrying his luggage like a pack mule while he totters behind you in heels or by chasing a mugger while he stands on the corner crying softly and hoping you’ll come out of it alive.
HUSH TO JUDGMENT My boyfriend introduces me as his girlfriend to his parents, friends, co-workers, etc. However, he doesn’t like to Facebook the intimate details of his life, including our relationship. My friends think it’s a red flag that he doesn’t post about us on Facebook. Do you think they’re right? —Hidden Your boyfriend doesn’t post what he had for lunch—and probably not because he’s embarrassed to be seen with his sandwich or he’s looking to cheat on it with a plate of spaghetti. Even criminals have the right to remain silent. But that isn’t what your boyfriend’s trying to do. In fact, he’s public about your relationship; he just draws the line at publicizing it on social media—as in, having a bunch of people he doesn’t know know a bunch of things about him. (In economics, this is called “information asymmetry.”) In other words, your friends seem to be confusing privacy with secrecy. Secrecy is about having something to hide— often something shady you’ve done—while privacy is about choosing who gets the scoop on your life. There’s this notion that if you aren’t doing anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to hide. Well, you aren’t doing anything wrong on the toilet, but you probably don’t want to replace your bathroom walls with glass and set up bleachers in the backyard. Apparently, your boyfriend just expects people to put in effort to invade his privacy—rather than his being all “Welcome to our relationship! The usher will lead you to your seats—13A and B, right by the headboard. We look forward to your comments. Even if you’re an Internet troll. Even if you’re a bot!”
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Göbekli Tepe was a monumental religious sanctuary built 11,600 years ago in the place we now call Turkey. Modern archaeologists are confounded by the skill and artistry with which its massive stone pillars were arranged and carved. According to conventional wisdom, humans of that era were primitive nomads who hunted animals and foraged for plants. So it’s hard to understand how they could have constructed such an impressive structure 7,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza. Writing in National Geographic, science journalist Charles C. Mann said, “Discovering that hunter-gatherers had constructed Göbekli Tepe was like finding that someone had built a 747 in a basement with an X-Acto knife.” In that spirit, Cancerian, I make the following prediction: In the coming months, you can accomplish a marvel that may have seemed beyond your capacity.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I measure the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take,” said philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Measured by that standard, your strength of spirit has been growing—and may be poised to reach an all-time high. In my estimation, you now have an unusually expansive capacity to hold surprising, effervescent, catalytic truths. Do you dare invite all these insights and revelations to come pouring toward you? I hope so. I’ll be cheering you on, praying for you to be brave enough to ask for as much as you can possibly accommodate.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The ancient Greek geographer Pausanias told a story about how the famous poet Pindar got his start. One summer day, young Pindar decided to walk from his home in Thebes to a city 20 miles away. During his trek, he got tired and lay down to take a nap by the side of the road. As he slept, bees swarmed around him and coated his lips with wax. He didn’t wake up until one of the bees stung him. For anyone else, this might have been a bother. But Pindar took it as an omen that he should become a lyric poet, a composer of honeyed verses. And that’s exactly what he did in the ensuing years. I foresee you having an experience comparable to Pindar’s sometime soon, Taurus. How you interpret it will be crucial.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The writer should never be ashamed of staring,” said Aries writer Flannery O’Connor. “There is nothing that does not require his attention.” This is also true for all of you Aries folks, not just the writers among you. And the coming weeks will be an especially important time for you to cultivate a piercing gaze that sees deeply and shrewdly. You will thrive to the degree that you notice details you might normally miss or regard as unimportant. What you believe and what you think won’t be as important as what you perceive. Trust your eyes.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In myths and folklore, the ember is a symbol of coiled-up power. The fire within it is controlled. It provides warmth and glow even as its raw force is contained. There are no unruly flames. How much energy is stored within? It’s a reservoir of untapped light, a promise of verve and radiance. Now please ruminate further about the ember, Leo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, it’s your core motif right now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Uh-oh. Or maybe I should instead say “Hooray!” You are slipping into the Raw Hearty Vivid Untamed Phase of your astrological cycle. The universe is nudging you in the direction of high adventure, sweet intensity, and rigorous stimulation. If you choose to resist the nudges, odds are that you’ll have more of an “uh-oh” experience. If you decide to play along, “hooray!” is the likely outcome. To help you get in the proper mood, make the following declaration: “I like to think that my bones are made from oak, my blood from a waterfall, and my heart from wild daisies.” (That’s a quote from the poet McKenzie Stauffer.)
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In many cultures, the butterfly is a symbol of transformation and rebirth. In its original state as a caterpillar, it is homely and slow-moving. After its resurrection time in the chrysalis, it becomes a lithe and lovely creature capable of flight. The mythic meaning of the moth is quite different, however. Enchanted by the flame, it’s driven so strongly toward the light that it risks burning its wings. So it’s a symbol of intense longing that may go too far. In the coming weeks, Libra, your life could turn either way. You may even vacillate between being moth-like and butterfly-like. For best results, set an intention. What exactly do you want?
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I gladly abandon dreary tasks, rational scruples, reactive undertakings imposed by the world,” wrote Scorpio philosopher Roland Barthes. Why did he do this? For the sake of love, he said—even though he knew it might cause him to act like a lunatic as it freed up tremendous energy. Would you consider pursuing a course like that in the coming weeks, Scorpio? In my astrological opinion, you have earned some time off from the grind. You need a break from the numbing procession of the usual daily rhythms. Is there any captivating person, animal, adventure, or idea that might so thoroughly incite your imagination that you’d be open to acting like a lunatic lover with boundless vigor? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Difficulties illuminate existence,” says novelist Tom Robbins, “but they must be fresh and of high quality.” Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to go out in search of the freshest and highest-quality difficulties you can track down. You’re slipping into a magical phase of your astrological cycle when you will have exceptional skill at rounding up useful dilemmas and exciting riddles. Please take full advantage! Welcome this rich opportunity to outgrow and escape boring old problems.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When I grow up, I want to be a little boy,” wrote novelist Joseph Heller in his book Something Happened. You have cosmic permission to make a comparable declaration in the coming days. In fact, you have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to utter battle cries like that as often as the mood strikes. Feel free to embellish and improvise, as well: “When I grow up, I want to be a riot girl with a big brash attitude,” for example, or “When I grow up, I want to be a beautiful playful monster with lots of toys and fascinating friends who constantly amaze me.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In one of his diaries, author Franz Kafka made this declaration: “Life’s splendor forever lies in wait around each one of us in all of its fullness—but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.” I’m bringing this promise to your attention, Aquarius, because you have more power than usual to call forth a command performance of life’s hidden splendor. You can coax it to the surface and bid it to spill over into your daily rhythm. For best results, be magnificent as you invoke the magnificence.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’ve got a controversial message for you, Pisces. If you’re addicted to your problems or if you’re convinced that cynicism is a supreme mark of intelligence, what I’ll say may be offensive. Nevertheless, it’s my duty as your oracle to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, and so I will proceed. For the sake of your mental health and the future of your relationship with love, consider the possibility that the following counsel from French author André Gide is just what you need to hear right now: “Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.”
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MNAXLP Eight Bridges, LLC, Grantor, conveyed the above described property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to Insured Titles, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Belmont Memorial Park Special Care Trust, who was designated as beneficiary in an Assignment of Montana Trust Indenture dated April 23, 2010 and recorded under in Book No. 858 at Page No. 987, Document No. 201007701, of Micro Records of Missoula County, Montana. The obligations secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture are now in default and the required payments on the Promissory Note and modifications thereto, and secured by the Trust Indenture have not been made as required. As of March 31, 2016, the sum of $5,192,510.32 was past due, with interest accruing on the principal amount borrowed at the rate of 5% per annum, and together with costs and attorney’s fees incurred. In addition, Grantor is also in default for failing to pay taxes before becoming delinquent, and as of March 28, 2016, the amount of unpaid taxes is $147,550.41, together with interest, penalties and other fees incurred. In accordance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture, the beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Trust Indenture and note and elected to sell the interest of Eight Bridges, LLC, the original Grantor, its successors and assigns, in and to the afore described property, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances, or covenants existing of record or evident on the property at the time of sale to satisfy the remaining obligation owed. Beneficiary has directed David J. Steele II, a licensed Montana attorney, as successor Trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The sale noticed herein may be terminated and the Trust Indenture and note obligation be reinstated by the tender to the successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears to the date of payment, together will all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred. Aside from commercial tenant The Hub Family Entertainment Center, Inc., Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject property other than those persons noticed herein. DATED this 15th day of April, 2016. /s/ David J. Steele II Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA County of Missoula This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 15th day of April, 2016, by David J. Steele II, Successor Trustee /s/ Katie M. Neagle Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires July 28, 2019
IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MISSOULA BEFORE KAREN A. ORZECH, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Case No.: CV2016-843 SUMMONS FOR POSSESSION BY PUBLICATION SENTINEL VILLAGE APARTMENTS d/b/a COTTAGE VILLAGE APARTMENTS, Plaintiff, v. AMANDA HOLLOWAY, et al., Defendant. TO: Amanda Holloway 1111 McDonald Avenue #408, Missoula, MT 59801 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer a Complaint filed in Justice Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer upon Plaintiff ’s attorney, Thomas C. Orr, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.O. Box 8096, Missoula, Montana 59807, within ten (10) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in the case of your failure to appear or answer, relief sought by Plaintiff will be taken against you as requested. A $30.00 filing fee must accompany Defendant’s answer. DATED this 21st day of April, 2016. By: /s/ Karen A. Orzech MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-16-277 Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Mai’stoinaa Michael Heavy Runner, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Mai’stoinaa Michael Heavy Runner to Mai’stoinaa Michael Broncho. The hearing will be on May 10, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: 3/29/16 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-16-64 Dept. No.. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE MEISTER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Julie Meister, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 320 West Broadway, Suite D, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of per-
jury that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 12th day of April, 2016. /s/ Julie Meister MCLEAN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC By /s/ David M. McLean MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-16-69 Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF ELEANOR S. ANDERSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that John Searles Anderson has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to John Searles Anderson, 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 18th day of April, 2016. 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-32-2016-343-NC Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Caden Alan James Burckhard Amanda McMillan, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Caden Alan James Burckhard to Caden Alan James McMillan. The hearing will be on 5/24/2016 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: April 18, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Kersten Seilstad MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-16-129 Dept. No.: 2 Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Katrina Shull, Kari Riebe, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Katrina Anna Jean Shull to Katrina Anna Jean Riebe. The hearing will be on 05/17/2016 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: April 13, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Casie Kragh, Deputy Clerk of Court
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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP16-70 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD C. OLSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Julie Ann Lindenmuth and Angela L. Stenslie, return receipt requested, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 18th day of April, 2016. /s/ Julie Ann Lindenmuth, Co-Personal Representative /s/ Angela L. Stenslie, Co-Personal Representative DATED this 18th day of April, 2016 ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Don C. St. Peter MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-16-72 Dept. No.
2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA JEAN SUPERNEAU, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned haS been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (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 ROGER A. SUPERNEAU, Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, in care of Douglas Harris, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 22nd day of April, 2016. /s/ Roger A. Superneau, Personal Reprsentative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/03/06, recorded as Instrument No. 200602639 Bk-768, Pg 638, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Jay Zaltzman, a single person and Kurt Cyr, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Es-
MNAXLP crow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A tract of land situated in Section 17, Township 15 North, Range 22 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as commencing at the Southeast corner of said section 17 and running North on the Section line between said Section 17 and Section 16, 207.5 feet, thence running West 310 feet, thence running South to the Section line of said Section 17, 207.5 feet, thence running East along the Section line between said Sections 17 and Section 20, 310 feet, to the place of beginning. Recording reference in Book 78 of Micro Records at Page 157. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201117292 B: 884 P: 319, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR10. 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 09/01/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of February 22, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $318,503.23. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $302,403.41, 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 July 5, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any rep-
resentation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.115365 Zaltzman, Jay and Cyr, Kurt) 1002.285747-File No.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/17/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200900696 Bk: 831 Pg: 1126, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Terrence Jimmerson and Rae Horan, husband and wife, as joint tenants and not as ten-
ants in common was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and First American Title Insurance Company was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title Insurance Company as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 5 in Block 14 in Knowles Addition No. 1, in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official Recorded Plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 04/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of March 3, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $219,357.04. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $176,045.31, 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 July 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of
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PUBLIC NOTICES the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.113679 JIMMERSON, TERRENCE E. and HORAN, RAE S.) 1002.280876-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on September 1, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Marcia L. Seymour, a single woman, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to WMC Mortgage Corp, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated August 22, 2002 and was recorded on August 28, 2002 as Instrument No. 200224636, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 14150 HARPERS BRIDGE ROAD, Missoula, MT 59808 and being more fully described as follows: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE CENTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST; THENCE
DUE EAST ON AND ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF MISSOULA COUNTY ROUTE #16 FOR 330.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER OF SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 35 OF 860.0 FEET; THENCE DUE WEST FOR 330.0 FEET TO THE CENTER OF SECTION LINE FOR SAID SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH ON AND ALONG THE CENTER OF SECTION LINE FOR SAID SECTION 36 FOR 860.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AS SHOWN AS TRACT A ON DEED EXHIBIT 3836 LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED TO THE FRENCHTOWN IRRIGATION DISTRICT RECORDED IN BOOK 120 OF DEED RECORDS AT PAGE 157 RECORDING REFERENCE IN BOOK 172 AT PAGE 68 MICRO RECORDS. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2002-HE, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-HE. The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments of $2,299.54 beginning September 1, 2015 through May 11, 2016; plus interest of $6,262.31; plus escrow payment of $2,433.78; less suspense balance of $47.57; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $107,039.36 with interest thereon at the rate of 7.87500 percent per annum beginning August 1, 2015; plus late charges of $285.42; plus escrow advance of $482.51; plus property inspection fee of $92.75; plus other foreclosure fees and costs of $1,912.00; plus other
MNAXLP costs of $100.53; less suspense credit of $47.57; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: April 19, 2016 /s/ John A. “Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 10, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 1 OF LOWER MILL CREEK LOTS, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Daniel A. Sherwood and Sherry Clark-Sherwood, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Golf Savings Bank, its successors and/or assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on April 13, 2009, and recorded on April 21, 2009 as Book 837 Page 1185 Document No. 200909149. The beneficial interest is currently held by UMPQUA BANK as
successor in interest by merger to Sterling Savings Bank. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,206.80, beginning August 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of December 5, 2015 is $371,296.23 principal, interest at the rate of 4.87500% totaling $7,740.31, late charges in the amount of $441.36, escrow advances of $3,162.87, and other fees and expenses advanced of $0.00, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale
may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: January 26, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 26 day of January, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 DMI vs Sherwood 100717-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 16 and the West One-Half of Lot 17 in Block 3 of Residence Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 896 of Micro Records at page 1375 Rebekah A Dubois, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to (“MERS”) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 12, 2012, and recorded on July 16, 2012 as Book 896, Page 1376, Document No. 201213099. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, is the Trustee. 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 $1,041.63, beginning July 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly install-
ments 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 1, 2016 is $221,540.74 principal, interest at the rate of 3.50000% totaling $12,700.19, escrow advances of $9,654.02, and other fees and expenses advanced of $2,716.16, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis 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 29, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 29 day of January, 2016 before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2020 GUILD vs Dubois 100858-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 16, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT A87 OF WINDSOR PARK, PHASE V, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. ANGELA DAVELLA and JOSE GOMEZRAMIREZ, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Charles J. Peterson, Attorney at Law, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Bank of America, N.A., its successors and/or assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on June 10, 2010, and recorded on June 11, 2010 as Book 861, Page 241, Document No. 201011152. The beneficial interest is currently held by Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $905.50, beginning September 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of February 1, 2016 is $154,559.76 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00000% totaling $3,864.00, late charges in the amount of $185.80, es-
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PUBLIC NOTICES crow advances of $688.26, and other fees and expenses advanced of $251.98, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: February 2, 2016 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 2 day of February, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State,
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personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Amy Gough Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 6-9-2021 M & T BANK vs GOMEZ 100850-1 Notice to Basin 76M Clark Fork River Water Users Filip Panusz, Diane Loewen, and Keith Lerback have timely filed a Senate Bill 355 Exempt Claim with the Montana Water Court. Claim 76M 30104808 is for a domestic use groundwater well with a claimed priority date of December 31, 1949, and is located in the SWSWSE of Section 16, T13N, R18W in Missoula County. Objection Date: Any response or objection to the decreeing of exempt claims 76M 30104808, as filed by the Petitioner, must be filed with the Montana Water Court, PO Box 1389, Bozeman, MT 597711389, by June 26, 2016 in accordance with Section 85-2-233(6), MCA. Please indicate “Case 76M-E1”on any response, objection or other correspondence related to these exempt claim filings.
4K MINI STORAGE on May 6th at 5:00 p.m. the contents of units #29, #32, #38 and #89 will be sold as abandoned property. Silent sealed bids. Contents can be viewed May 6th 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
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108 W. Broadway #1. Studio/1 bath, completely remodeled, DW, W/D, urban chic design in downtown Missoula. $950. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1213 Cleveland St. “E”. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, heat paid, shared W/D $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 1565 Grant Street “B”. Studio/1 bath, newer unit, W/D, A/C, central location $575. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
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CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 46, 62, 82, 90, 103, 205, OS46. 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 5/16/2016 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to 5/19/2016 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
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HOMES 12 Contour. Contemporary Rattlesnake home with mother-in-law suite, 2 car garage and fantastic views of the Missoula Valley. $740,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group, 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2 Kasota. 4 bed, 2 bath with updated kitchen, finished basement & single attached garage. $244,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 2 River Road homes on 2.24 acres. $400,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
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2523 Rattlesnake. 3 bed, 2 bath 1930’s bungalow with large country kitchen & wood floors. $425,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
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339 East Beckwith. 3 bed, 2 bath updated University District home on corner lot. $399,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com 360 Stone Street. 5 bed, 4 bath ranch style on 3 acres. Additional 2.52 and 6.49 acre parcels also available. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com
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Farviews Home 107 Ironwood Place. Beautiful home with delicious views galore on a quiet cul-de-sac located in the Farviews area bordering golf course. Roomy 3 bed 2.5 bath with 2910 sq. ft. of living space and an oversized garage. $309,500. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Fidelity Management Services, Inc. • 7000 Uncle Robert Lane #7, Missoula • 406-251-4707. Visit our website at fidelityproperty.com. Serving Missoula area residential properties since 1981. Lewis & Clark Neighborhood 631 Pattee Creek, Beautiful Lewis and Clark home close to the University, bike trails and Downtown. Over 3300 sq ft of living space-so much house for the price! $299,500 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Natural Housebuilders, Inc. Building comfortable energy efficient craftsman homes with radiant floor heat. 406-369-0940 OR 406-642-6863. Facebook/ Natural Housebuilders. Solar Active House. www.faswall.com. www.naturalhousebuilder.net TINY HOUSE Plus!!! Tiny house in Polson 1 bed, 1 bath with attic; woodstove ready. Borders irrigation canal. Apple trees, grapes & garden. Guest cottage & 18x35 newer shop w/electric & overhead door. $140,000 call Trudy at Mission Valley Properties 406-360-5860 We’re not only here to sell real estate, we’re your full service senior home specialists. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 728-2621. www.clarkfork realty.com
TOWNHOMES 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park / Slant Streets Condo. $225,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 Located next to Burns Street Bistro, this is a beautiful space to call home. With over 1200 sq ft this home lets you spread out and relax. $158,000 KD 240-5227 or Sarah 3703995 porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #210. 1 bed, 1 bath modern condo on Missoula’s Northside. $154,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #301. Large 1 bed, 1 bath plus bonus room with all the amenities. $210,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com
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sarokee, MT21.3ac $203/month Red Lodge, MTMore properties online. Justin Joyner Steel Horse RE www.ownerfinancemt.com 406539-1420 4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com NHN Roundup. Tract #5 20.07 acres. $999,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@ gmail.com NHN Roundup. Tract #7 20 acres. $1,250,000. Anne
Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Recreational and remote properties. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)293-3714
COMMERCIAL 3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. Zoned M1-2. $810,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2 4 0 - 7 6 5 3 pat@properties2000.com
OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft. home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com
Look Spring Sale Modular homes starting at $79,000 Double wides $69,000, Single Wides $52,300. Call J&J Homes 406259-4663
LAND FOR SALE 2003 Lil Diamond Cluster. Beautiful .58 acre lot in Circle H Ranch gated community. $94,900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 3.52ac $259/month Boulder, MT- 2.12ac $391/month Ab-
442 Kensington. Very cute, updated 1 bed, 2 bath with single garage. $232.900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 7288270. glasgow@montana.com
"Let us tend your den" Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.
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3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $295,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
your options. Clark Fork Realty. 512 E. Broadway. (406) 7282621. www.clarkfork realty.com
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4Bdr, 4 Bath Wye area home 2.3 acres. $469,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Are your housing needs changing? We can help you explore
MHA Management manages 7 properties throughout Missoula. All properties are part of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The Missoula Housing Authority complies with the Fair Housing Act and offers Reasonable Accommodations to persons with Disabilities.
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These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 MEREDITH•
Meredith is a 3-year-old female Pointer mix. She is an energetic and playful girl who loves to run. Her goal, we are sure, is to try and break the sound barrier. Meredith would love an active home that could take her on regular walks, hikes, or bike rides. A large yard to run in is also high on her wish list. With a little regular exercise, this sweet girl settles into the most relaxed couch potato.
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MAISEY•Maisey
is a 3-year-old female Lab/Bull Terrier mix. She is a young, energetic girl that is eager to please and ready to play. She would love an active family that will give her lots of play time in the yard. She is always so excited to see people and spins in circles when she thinks she's going to get attention. She'd make a great family dog in a home with older kids.
ARCHIE•Archie is a 2-year-old male Whippet mix. He is a bouncy and energetic, small-framed, long-legged young boy. He loves everybody and everything, and just can't wait to run! He loves to play with other dogs, especially fast dogs that will run up and down the yard with him. He hasn't learned to walk well on a leash yet, but when he gets excited, he stands on his hind legs and hops like a kangaroo.
2420 W Broadway 2310 Brooks 3075 N Reserve 6149 Mullan Rd 3510 S Reserve
2330 South Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri)
3708 North Reserve Street, Missoula, Montana, 59808 Lobby: 9:00am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri) Drive-thru: 7:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri) • Drive-thru: 9:00am-12:00pm (Sat)
GRACIE•Gracie is a 7-year-old female Lynx Point Siamese. She is a very affectionate girl. As soon as someone sits, she is in their lap... all day. She really likes the inside life and is not at all interested in being outside. Gracie loves to play with toys, receive tummy rubs, and sleep in the bed with you. Gracie would do best as the only cat in the house, but we think she has enough feline love to give that you'll never feel at a loss. LOREDO•Loredo is a 2-year-old male Orange Tabby. Loredo had been a neighborhood stray that everyone sort of looked after. He was brought into the shelter when an injury had abscessed and put him in a rather foul mood. He is a very precocious cat and loves to investigate everything. Loredo is alway curious about what you're doing and why you aren't giving him your undivided attention. CHAPLAIN• Chaplain is a 3-year-old male black and white tuxedo. He once lived as a neighborhood cat that everyone would see and occasionally feed. Yet no one actually wanted to claim him. We can't imagine why because he is a wonderful cat. Chaplain is a giant teddy bear who never has been made to feel wanted. He is learning how wonderful soft beds and constant attention can be.
3600 Brooks Street, Missoula missoulafcu.org (406) 523-3300
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Missoula Food Bank 219 S. 3rd St. W.
To sponsor a pet call 543-6609
These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 JAKE• First found as a stray earlier in April, our handsome friend, Jake, is now ready to find a furrever home. This bouncy boy has a zest for life and a deep love for tennis balls. We've even caught him a few times having a ball with chew toys in his kennel. If you're looking for an active, young friend, come visit Jake from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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HENLEY• Henley would like to be your friend, but she may need a minute to warm up. She is a young girl with a big heart that is looking to find a human hiking pal. Henley will benefit from Basic Manners classes and mental games to keep her smart brain working! Come and meet Henley today!
1600 S. 3rd W. 541-FOOD
LOKI•Say hello to Loki! Just like his Marvel namesake, Loki is looking for a family who does lots of hiking and outdoor activities. Although active, Loki would appreciate a couch or bed to chill out on as you watch TV at the end of the day. Loki loves hanging out with people, though he would prefer a female canine sibling to play with. If you are looking for a medium-sized cattle dog, come meet Loki today!
ARCHIE• Archie is a curious young man who is active and loves playing with toys, he is very confident and tolerant of children and Priscilla is a gentle cat who is a little shy at first, but warms up quickly with pets and kind words. She is independent but loves treats, using her Missoula’s Locally Owned Pet Supply Store scratching post and hanging out with her brother. www.gofetchdog.com • 728-2275 • North Reserve If you are looking for a lovely balanced pair, come NOW OFFERING FREE DELIVERY meet this adorable duo today!
OAKLEY•Oakley is a big, active boy who is looking for a family committed to meeting his exercise needs. He loves being with his people, and also enjoys swimming, hiking, and the car ride to get there. Oakley would love to find a mature family who would love to do training with their new family member and understand his need for stability.
LITTLE DUDE• If Little Dude were a person, he'd definitely be the mountain-climbing, sky-diving type. This vocal tabby loves climbing trees, visiting the woods, hunting and taking the occasional nap on his person's chest. Little Dude is also good at down time and wouldn't mind a good cuddle, especially with his sister Jupiter, with whom he'd like to share a new home.
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REAL ESTATE
1476 Eastside Highway, Corvallis. Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath with barn & greenhouse on 7 fenced acres. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $285,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath home on 20 acres on Petty Creek. $450,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com East Missoula 970 Discov-
3338 Hollis Street $310,00 MLS# 20153915
ery- East Missoula. Bright welldesigned 3 bed home located on the East side of Mt Jumbo close to trails, the University and Downtown. $185,000. KD 406240-5227 porticorealestate.com Helena Homes For Sale! 4 bedroom 3 bath golfcourse extraordinary townhome MLS#292428. 3 bedroom 3 bath renovated upscale downtown condo MLS#294732. 3 bedroom 2 bath bungalow-style westside home MLS#293272. 2 bedroom 1 bath skyview downtown condo MLS#294877. ryan.exitrealtyhelena.com 406.465.3038 ryan@exitrealtyhelena.com Hot Springs 205 E Street, Hot Springs. Super-efficient 1 bed, 1bath. $139,000. KD 2405227 porticorealestate.com Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Located in a beautiful mountain valley, Hot Springs is home to a magical place called Towanda Gardens. $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Six Mile Huson 17430 Six Mile Road, Huson. Stunning property with beautiful land and
602 BROOKS ST.
views. 3 bed, 1.5 bath early 1900’s well maintained farmhouse. Yard features a massive raspberry patch and many fruit trees! $235,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL Are you in BIG trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues, & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 844-753-1317
FOR SALE • $810,000 Building & Land Only 6568 sf Building / 20,000 sf land Offices and Warehouse
Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience
pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)
$305,000 Classic bungalow with many updates. Master suite with loads of windows, wood floors, tongue & groove ceilings & lots of storage. Master bath has a beautiful soak tub, heated tile floors, and glass walled steam shower. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath. New roof, new exterior paint, updated wiring, and more.
Matt Rosbarsky 360-9023 512 E. Broadway
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EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com REVERSE MORTGAGES: Draw eligible cash out of your home & eliminate mortgage payments. Seniors 62+! FHA insured. Purchase, refinance & VA loans also. In home personal service. Free 28 page catalog. 1-888660-3033. All Island Mortgage. www.allislandmortgage.com
UNDER CONTRACT
Lewis & Clark rancher offers convenience & space with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & functional floor plan.
Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
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