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News
Everything is Condos, by Becca Sayre
Voices/Letters Marijuana, Dave Strohmaier and school funding ...................................4 The Week in Review NFL draft, USA Gymnastics and Give Local Missoula...................6 Briefs Free Cycles, Eastside Highway and the Nooky Box..............................................6 Etc. Fight at a human foosball tournament.....................................................................7 News Art Park construction prompts relocation of weekly event...................................8 News Report shows Missoula’s jail issues—and how to fix them ...................................9 Opinion Court’s eminent domain questions could be sign of trouble ........................10 Opinion Jonkel did more than just teach humans about bears ...................................11 Feature The Indy’s third annual Comix Issue ..............................................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts Jennifer Leutzinger marks the final days of The Brink Gallery..............................22 Music The Lowest Pair, Dead Winter Carpenters and Ace Frehley ...............................23 Books The Actor captures coming-of-age in 1970s Montana........................................24 Theater UM’s Romeo and Juliet gets close to pop song perfection.............................25 Film Captain America: Civil War serves up perpetual fun ..........................................26 Film Key and Peele make comedy cute in Keanu .........................................................27 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................28 What’s Good Here The Cloven Hoof ’s first steps........................................................29 Happiest Hour Garden City BrewFest’s weirdest selections .......................................31 8 Days a Week “Doonesbury” > “Dilbert” ..................................................................32 Agenda Lunafest ............................................................................................................41 Mountain High Wild & Scenic Film Fest ......................................................................42
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Street Talk .......................................................................................................................4 News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y ....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12 PUBLISHER Lynne Foland EDITOR Skylar Browning PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Joe Weston ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Heidi Starrett BOOKKEEPER Kris Lundin DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christie Magill ARTS EDITOR Erika Fredrickson CALENDAR EDITOR Ednor Therriault STAFF REPORTERS Kate Whittle, Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer COPY EDITOR Gaaby Patterson ART DIRECTOR Kou Moua GRAPHIC DESIGNER Charles Wybierala CIRCULATION ASSISTANT MANAGER Ryan Springer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Steven Kirst, Ariel LaVenture, Toni LeBlanc, Jess Gordon EVENTS COORDINATOR Becky Thomas CLASSIFIED SALES REPRESENTATIVE Tami Allen FRONT DESK Lorie Rustvold CONTRIBUTORS Scott Renshaw, Nick Davis, Matthew Frank, Molly Laich, Dan Brooks, Rob Rusignola, Jaime Rogers, Chris La Tray, Sarah Aswell, Migizi Pensoneau
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STREET TALK
by Alex Sakariassen
Asked Tuesday afternoon in downtown Missoula This week marks the Indy’s third annual Comix Issue, followed by a First Friday show with the artists at Clyde Coffee. What’s your favorite comic strip or comic book? Follow-up: This year’s theme is “Missoula in the Future.” How do you envision our city’s future? Matthew Gordon: It’s either Sandman or I could go for Promethea, the miniseries by Alan Moore. Basically anything by Alan Moore or Joss Whedon. Streetcar not desired: Sustainable forest gardens. An increase in bikes. A decrease in traffic would be nice. You go down North Reserve and bumper-to-bumper traffic starts at 1. In a town this size, that’s absurd.
Stephon Smith: I don’t know. I always enjoy reading “Bizarro.” Is that even around anymore? Backyard beef: More places that serve locally reared, locally grown healthy food. Like grass-fed stuff from down the road instead of corn-fed stuff from Iowa.
Luke Robinson: The Essential Calvin and Hobbes. I love how Watterson has stayed true to his characters over the years. He could have made millions doing what Schulz did with “Peanuts.” One more for local foods: Creating a more resilient local food system. And staying beautiful.
Ryan Stiles: “X-Men.” I guess I just like the science fiction aspect of it. A buck on bigger: Growth. More people. More buildings. I’d bet a dollar that’s going to happen ... Other than that, I hope it doesn’t change too much.
Martha Amrine: Gosh, I can’t remember any. Maybe “Family Circus.” We have one up on our parents’ fridge. All the kids are pointing saying, “He did it,” and the dad’s just watching TV and doesn’t notice. More of the same: We’ve got a good culture, good activities. So you probably want to keep the core of Missoula but improve. We definitely need some better ways to make a living.
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Legal access As registered nurse who is interested in both Western and alternative medicine, I have taken time to earn continuing education for health care professionals on the topic of cannabis and endocannabinoid science (see “High and dry,” April 28). This has given me an understanding of how cannabis works therapeutically to help and heal people of all ages. Modern research on cannabis shows that cannabis has phytochemical properties that work with a system of receptors in the body called the endocannabinoid system. The action of the endocannabinoid system is to restore homeostasis when acute or chronic injury occurs. Cannabis works on many different diseases because of the wide distribution of these endocannabinoid receptors in the body. This is why so many people are finding relief with cannabis use. It is becoming increasingly known that many people are healing themselves using cannabis. Veterans, a population with a high risk of PTSD and suicide, are finding that use of cannabis is helping them cope mentally along with healing their physical pain. According to the veterans administration statistics, in Montana, the total number of veterans makes up approximately 10 percent of the population, with the majority of them being Vietnam and Gulf War veterans. Veteran care needs are changing to reflect the experiences of the generations they come from. Many of these veterans are already comfortable with cannabis use. They would like legal access to cannabis as a safe alternative to many medications, including opiates. When legal cannabis access is supported it also expands the economy of the health care industry and increases the number of people that veterans have contact with. The rate of suicides in Montana puts the state No. 1 nationally. With approximately 20 suicides monthly, this increased contact with cannabis care providers may be therapeutic to at risk populations such as veterans and others with chronic pain and PTSD. I think it is important for Montana citizens to support safe and legal access to cannabis. I also encourage health care professionals to pursue accredited continuing education units, which are applicable to licensure requirements, in cannabis as medicine and endocannabinoid science. As a health care practitioner who has taken the time to learn about cannabis science through accredited continuing education, I feel comfortable in saying that cannabis is a botanical medicine that has such healing potential to cure and improve the quality life of so many people, including veterans, that it would be an injustice to withhold access. I encourage those who are compassionate to the health and well being
and the economical needs of our citizens to support the initiatives to legal access cannabis in Montana. Our signatures and votes count! Frances DeForrest Hot Springs
Vote Strohmaier I met both 2016 commissioner candidates long before they were candidates and I have chosen to support Dave Strohmaier for the following reasons: Teamwork to Dave means working together with the other commissioners to resolve disagreements and make the best decisions for Missoula County. It means developing good working relations with staff members and department heads, motivating staff and department heads to put forth their ideas without fear, developing a consensus or acceptable compromise, and moving forward with the group’s decision as doing their best for Missoula. That is in contrast to being condescending, rude or intimidating toward
“They would like legal access to cannabis as a safe alternative to many medications, including opiates.” subordinates and peers when trying to promote your idea as the only good one or going around the process to get your way. Dave developed and practiced supervisory skills under stressful situations as a fire crew supervisor on the Lolo National Forest and for the Bureau of Land Management. He also understands maintaining good relationships for future efforts. Burning bridges can be life-threatening, so he learned how to build strong bridges with teammates and maintain them for future efforts. Dave will say what he thinks in any situation, but respects the position and feelings of others—without condescension, rudeness or intimidation to force his point of view. Dave’s commitment to public service is undeniable: His terms on the Missoula City Council (chair of Parks and Conservation Committee and Public Safety and Health Committee); his time on the Historic Eastside Neighborhood Association (some as president); and his campaigns for U. S. Congress in 2012 and the Montana Legislature in 2014.
I strongly support Dave Strohmaier to be our next elected (versus appointed) county commissioner because I believe his personality and work ethic will improve the public’s perception of the Missoula Board of County Commissioners to become more positive and restore the commission’s good relationships with staff and county departments. C. Burt Caldwell Missoula
Fund all students The Montana Constitution says it is the goal of the people to establish a system of education that develops the full educational potential of each person. This includes helping students with disabilities to reach their potential. The legislative School Funding Commission is looking at the state funding of special education to determine if students are being provided an equal opportunity to learn. Questions have arisen as to the adequacy of state funding for special education. The 2015 legislature funded inflationary costs for general public education, but not for special education. If the state fails to fund special education adequately, local school districts have to shift dollars from their general funds. The net effect is less money to serve students who are not in special education. The state requires school districts to make a 33 percent general fund match for special education dollars, but most are paying much more. Statewide, the average local district is paying 41.3 percent of actual special education cost from its regular education funding. Special Education Cooperatives serve 81 percent of Montana school districts. Cooperatives do not have taxing authority. They are dependent on a state formula that allots only 5 percent of the annual special education appropriation to them. This amount has not been adjusted since the 1980s, and does not adequately cover the expenses of recruitment, training and support of highly qualified professionals or pay for staff transportation to serve children in large geographic areas. The School Funding Commission must weigh whether children with disabilities are receiving an equal educational opportunity and whether their services are adequately funded by the state. If money from school districts’ general funds has to go to special education, other programs that benefit all students have to be cut back. Equity in special education funding affects all students and must be addressed to meet the requirements of the Montana Constitution. Tim Miller Bitterroot Valley Education Cooperative Stevensville
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Amy Donovan
Wednesday, April 27
The bodies of elite climber Alex Lowe and his cameraman, David Bridges, are found in a melting glacier in Tibet, 16 years after an avalanche killed them. Bozeman-based climber Conrad Anker, who was also caught in the avalanche but survived, tells Outside magazine that he’ll help bury his friends in a Tibetan ceremony this summer.
Thursday, April 28 Former U.S. Senator Conrad Burns dies at his home in Billings at the age of 81. The New York Times describes him as being “known for speaking plainly and for sometimes making derogatory remarks.”
Friday, April 29 Thrillist includes Missoula on its list of “The Most Hippie Towns in America (That Aren’t Berkeley or Boulder.)” The listicle notes Missoula features “a lot of street yoga and a rugged outdoorsy spirit that attracts the peace-and-love set.”
Saturday, April 30 The Jacksonville Jaguars draft former Montana defensive end Tyrone Holmes in the sixth round of the NFL draft. Holmes led the Football Championship Subdivision with 18 sacks in 2015.
Sunday, May 1 The USA Gymnastics Level 9 Western Championships bring 450 athletes from 24 states to a weekend of competition at the Adams Center. Organizers say it’s the biggest gymnastics meet ever held in Missoula.
Monday, May 2 The University of Montana Women’s Resource Center hosts a Slut Walk on campus in protest of sexism and rape culture, inspired by recent events such as the scheduled release of convicted rapist Beau Donaldson on parole.
Tuesday, May 3 Give Local Missoula, a 24-hour online donation event benefitting dozens of nonprofits, hits a major snafu when the payment processing site Kimbia suffers from technical glitches throughout the day. Amy Cilimburg, one of the event organizers, describes it as “incredibly frustrating,” especially for small nonprofits that were counting on the revenue.
74-year-old Alvie Marcellus takes first place in the first heat of the springboard competition during the April 30 Forestry Day at Fort Missoula.
Sex ed
Nooky Box takes off In the back of the Nooky Box headquarters near downtown Missoula, storeroom shelves are stocked with dozens of sleek pink vibrators, bottles of Sliquid personal lubricant and other elegantly designed sex toys. Company founder Meg Ross hopes it’s enough to keep up with a recent surge in demand. Ross first introduced the Nooky Box during a launch party at Imagine Nation Brewing in January. The subscription service offers boxes filled with high-quality adultthemed products and novelties, as well as short erotic stories that subtly instruct how to use the toys. For instance, one story describes a couple flirting with a feather tickler: “She had the most tantalizing look in her eyes and I turned to see the feathers trailing up my forearm.” Ross says running the business has been “a whirlwind” from the start, but interest really heated up after Slate profiled the company last week. Her cus-
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tomers—mostly women—doubled overnight, although Ross declines to cite exact numbers so as to not entice competitors. “All of a sudden my phone goes, ‘ding ding ding,’ and I go, ‘Whoa, what’s happening?’” Ross says. For the most part, Ross says people are receptive to Nooky Box, although selling sex toys sometimes raises eyebrows—like when she first approached banks about financing her venture. “I guess within the sex industry in general, they said that there’s purchases that are made and the wife finds out and something’s sent back,” Ross says. “I’m like, in this particular case I don’t think we’re talking about the same things. This isn’t porn that you’re denying that you’re watching. This is a box of stuff that you’re getting for yourself or as a gift to somebody.” Ross is also looking at ways to keep customers involved and interacting with Nooky Box, such as erotic story submission contests. More sex education resources, forums and discussions are also coming to the Nooky
website. Ross says it’s all part of the modern-day business plan, which requires selling more than just a product. “It’s a way to involve the customer in the experience, rather than it just be a thing you bought,” Ross says. Ross sometimes swaps advice with other e-commerce entrepreneurs, such as Patrick Claytor, owner of Quilty Box. The 2-year-old Missoula-based subscription service offers monthly shipments of quilting supplies and sewing notions to a “99 percent female” international customer base, Claytor says. Boxes might include a spray bottle of artisanal scented fabric treatments or special quilt patterns by popular fabric design companies. Claytor says the products offered by Quilty Box and Nooky Box might be quite different, but they have similar end goals. “The business model is what we have in common,” Claytor says. “We’re both trying to get inspiration to people, teach people new techniques, and get them to step outside their comfort zone.” Kate Whittle
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Improving Eastside Highway With its successful legal challenge over the controversial Legacy Ranch subdivision now in the rearview, Bitterrooters for Planning has turned its attention to yet another proposal north of Stevensville. The Montana Department of Transportation is currently working on plans for an extensive reconstruction project along a roughly 5-mile stretch of Secondary 203, also known as the Eastside Highway, and over the past few months the Corvallis-based nonprofit has repeatedly called for those plans to include wildlife crossing and bike/pedestrian infrastructure. Executive Director Jim Rokosch believes the highway’s status as one of the state’s 10 worst crash corridors makes the request an obvious issue of public safety. “We’d like to look at 203 as an example of the need for planning for the entire Eastside Highway corridor from Florence to Hamilton,� Rokosch says. “There’s still a high rate of accidents and a high rate of wildlife usage and a high rate of accidents that are related to wildlife usage on that continued stretch.� In arguing for consideration of wildlife crossing structures, Bitterrooters for Planning has pointed to past efforts along U.S. Highway 93 north of Evaro Hill. According to research by the Western Transportation Institute, the installation of one wildlife overpass and several underpasses on that roadway contributed to at least a 22 percent drop in animalvehicle collisions in three years. The People’s Way Partnership, which conducts national outreach on the changes made to U.S. 93, estimates the average cost in property damage and human injury resulting from a deer collision is $6,617; the average cost of an elk collision is $17,483. Bitterroot residents, including Republican state Rep. Ed Greef, have also publicly stressed the need for a separate bicycle and pedestrian path along the Eastside Highway. Rokosch says the idea is a “natural progression� of the Bitterroot Trail between Lolo and Hamilton. In addition to Missoula, the Bitterroot will be the site of this year’s Montana Bicycle Celebration, an event hosted by Adventure Cycling that is expected to draw hundreds of cyclists from eight different countries to the area. MDT District 1 Administrator Ed Toavs did not return calls for comment, but during a public hearing on the project before the Ravalli County Commission
this spring, he expressed financial reservations about wildlife crossings and a multi-use trail. The project is already close to hitting its $8 million cap, Toavs said, and the bike trail alone could run more than $1 million. To that end, Rokosch says his nonprofit intends to secure separate funding for what he sees as public safety components, “not amenities.� Bitterrooters for Planning is already looking into the Federal Lands Access Program as one potential avenue and hopes to drum up local organizations willing to put up matching grant dollars. “We’ve got to kind of up the ante and up the rate on getting people aware,� Rokosch adds, “and seeing what level of partnership people are willing to do.� Alex Sakariassen
Free Cycles
Turning the last stones The clock at Free Cycles is ticking faster by the day. In the five months since launching a fundraising campaign to purchase the South First Street plot on which it resides, the nonprofit has managed to raise just over $107,000—far shy of its $1.1 million goal. But several factors may make Free Cycles’ final push a bit easier. While the campaign’s original deadline was set for May 8, director Bob Giordano says the buy-sell agreement with the current property owner actually extends through May 23. And, he adds, after numerous conversations with local banks, it looks like Free Cycles might not need to close the full $1 million gap. “If we can get to about $250,000, we likely can get a mortgage on the whole 2 acres and 28,000square-foot building,� Giordano says. “When you add up the other four main tenants plus us, that’s right now $6,000 that the owners are collecting in rent every month. That can handle an $800,000 mortgage, roughly.� Even with the extra weeks and reduced fundraising total, Giordano acknowledges there are
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Pounds of unused and expired medications collected during the April 30 Missoula Drug Take-Back event at Southgate Mall.
With events like “Barbells and Brews,� a “Brews Cruise� and “Beer Geek Cage Match Trivia,� the lineup for Missoula Craft Beer Week is so fun and frivolous that it’s hard to imagine anyone taking the celebration too seriously. But the elaborate lengths gone to imbibe also hints at just how much Missoulians care about their craft beer. Take, for example, Saturday’s human foosball tournament, where hundreds crowded outside Kettlehouse’s Southside taproom to watch teams of six clash shins in a rough approximation of the tabletop pub game. Human foosball is a contact sport, and not just for the players. Ricocheting soccer balls seemed to find spectators’ plastic beer cups as fast as bartenders could pour them. “There was one that was almost like a William Tell-esque shooting an apple off a guy’s head,� says the Kettlehouse’s Al Pils. “It snapped a beer out of a guy’s hand.� The Kettlehouse crew made sure no one was crying over spilled Bongwater on this pleasant spring afternoon, quickly ushering the afflicted patrons to the bar for a refill. “That was the biggest casualty I was hoping for,� Pils says. Then, as quick as the sip of a beer, a man could be seen pinned against the wooden boards with another man’s hand clenched around his neck. Watching from a different angle, Indy columnist and human foosball participant Dan Brooks reported that the scuffle started when a Bonner Cats player punched a much older opponent from Garden City Plumbing and Heating. Just as onlookers seemed to realize what they were witnessing—indeed, an actual fight had broken out in a game of human foosball during an otherwise jovial celebration of craft beer—the bout withered, the teams were disqualified and the carousing resumed. Pils missed the incident, having stepped inside for a moment. “From the general sense that I got ... � he says, “one or both of them thought the other was getting overzealous in some way. “Maybe it was like one of those hockey fights, where it’s all sound and no noise and at the end of the day they can shake hands and walk away,� Pils adds. Whatever their bellyache, it’s probably safe to say craft beer helped bring the men to blows.
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other buyers lining up and his crew still has “a huge part of the mountain to go.� The last few months have been a flurry of potlucks, benefit concerts and volunteer canvassing. Giordano estimates he’s been working “75 hours a week� to get the word out. Free Cycles has done everything from collect pennies from school kids to host a 75-mile overnight bike tour. According to the nonprofit’s CrowdRise website, the latter brought in just under $1,000. They may not have found a major donor yet, Giordano says, but they’ve been chasing down leads and sending emails in an effort to leave no stone unturned. “We’ve been turning them all,� he says, “and we’re really hoping it’s one of those last few stones you turn over and there’s the clover, there’s the nugget of gold, there’s the clue.� Giordano admits to moments over the past five months when he’s wondered whether it makes sense for a grassroots organization like Free Cycles to raise so much money and purchase a plot of land. That’s the closest he’s come to playing devil’s advocate, and the answer from his staff, volunteers and interns has always been in the affirmative. For Giordano, that energy means the group will continue to exist regardless of whether it raises enough to buy the property. “If we had to do a gypsy wagon bus and pay no rent and provide bike services to all the people of Missoula and just keep pedaling this thing around, we’d do it,� Giordano says. “We’re not closing up shop. But the land is the medium for service and roots are good. So we need a building, we need some space.� Alex Sakariassen
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Market on the move Art Park construction prompts relocation of weekly event by Kate Whittle
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Missoula People’s Market is relocating to the other side of Pine Street this season to make room for construction on the Missoula Art Museum’s Art Park. “It keeps us from not knowing for sure if there’ll be a pile of gravel on top of a vendor’s space,” says Sean Mecham, the market’s board president. Since the late 1990s, the nonprofit, also known as the Missoula Saturday Market, has offered handmade goods and art from regional artists and crafters in the summer, concurrent with downtown’s two farmers markets. All three open the 2016 season Saturday, May 7. The Art Park will curl around the corners on Pine and Pattee streets, creating an extended plaza over what are now parking spaces. MAM Executive Director Laura Millin says once finished, the park will feature a changing series of large-scale sculptural exhibits as well as outdoor seating and abundant trees. The design was first unveiled in fall 2014 but had to be sent back to the drawing board a few times because of concerns about safety, a need for public restrooms and encroachment on parking spaces. The Missoula Parking Commission is converting nearby long-term parking spaces and a few bus stops into short-term parking, to help make up for the loss of 17 spaces. “There’s been quite a few modifications to our first design,” Millin says. The latest Art Park blueprint was finished this year and construction was supposed to have started by May, but Millin says it was tough to compete against pricier local projects, such as construction related to the Fort Missoula Regional Park. “So finally drawings were completed in February and we went out to bid in March, but there were so many projects inviting bids at the same time,” she says. “So we didn’t get a bid.” The project goes out to bid again May 8. Millin is optimistic construction will get rolling by June and be finished before the first frost of fall so MAM can host a debut sculptural exhibit by spring 2017.
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Millin says the Art Park design takes into account a host of practical implications, including public safety and greenery. A Department of Natural Resources grant is funding the construction of Silva Cells, a set of underground frames that support pavement while preventing soil compaction, allowing large trees to spread their roots under highly trafficked areas. The park will also include a Portland Loo, a flush toilet kiosk that she hopes will serve as a more comfortable and private restroom than a porta-potty. When the
don’t want to be near a bar. It’s too much. You go to your space and there’s vomit. Not fun.” Mecham says he’s heard concerns about the market’s location but hopes any conflict can be handled on a caseby-case basis. “If there’s any problems that arise, we’ll address those with the vendors themselves,” he says. “I don’t think we’re any safer on one side of the street than another.” At MAM, Millin says the market is welcome to move back once construction is
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Missoula Art Museum staff hope construction will begin on the Art Park on Pine Street this summer. The work is pushing the Missoula People’s Market to the other side of Higgins Avenue.
park is completed, it will be managed by Missoula Parks and Recreation, since the city owns the land. In the meantime, the People’s Market’s 80-plus vendors will set up on the 100 block of West Pine Street, adjacent to the Mountain Line Transfer Center. The market’s new neighbors include the Missoula City Council Chambers, Thomas Meagher Bar and the Oxford Saloon. Not every vendor is thrilled with the move. St. Ignatius-based artist Kathryn Yelsa has been selling her handmade jewelry, recycled clothing and cartoon drawings at the market since 1999. “I was there because it’s next to a museum and not near a bar,” Yelsa says. “I
done. She adds that the Art Park could provide a “wonderful framework” for the market in the future. “We’ve made sure they know that, if and when they come back to this block, they’re welcome to use the right of way on both sides for their booths,” Millin says. “And I’ve suggested they could turn the corner and use some of that space in front of the museum.” Mecham says the People’s Market will see how this season goes before the board decides where to move in 2017. The Missoula People’s Market runs May through September. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
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Bailing out Report shows Missoula’s jail issues—and how to fix them by Derek Brouwer
Whenever the Missoula County Detention Facility is full, which is often these days, Lt. Sheryl Ziegler picks up the phone. She dials up a judge from either district or justice court—but not Municipal Court Judge Kathleen Jenks, who won’t take her calls— and starts negotiating for the release of certain inmates. It is tenuous work, bending bars for one detainee so another doesn’t sleep in the booking office, but at present this is one of the county’s only options. “It’s a puzzle that’s sometimes very difficult to put together in a way that’s best for everybody,” Ziegler says. Yet Ziegler, who for the past year has held a new position assigned to manage the jail population, doesn’t have to look far to find candidates for release. A whopping 83 percent of county detainees were booked on nonviolent offenses last fiscal year, with more than one-third of those detained because they were unable to post bond. Three-quarters of inmates at any given time have yet to be sentenced for a crime. Then there’s the growing number of mentally ill and drug-addicted individuals behind bars, for whom Missoula County Sheriff T.J. McDermott says flatly jail “is not the right place.” The local data, analyzed as part of a first-of-its-kind Jail Diversion Master Plan, mirrors a nationwide trend that criminal justice reformers equate with warehousing the impoverished, addicted and ill. “Quite simply,” the newly released draft report says, “there are too many low-risk, nonviolent offenders in the jail, especially pre-trial detainees.” The joint city-county plan was commissioned last year by McDermott as Missoula County nears the same juncture facing many Montana communities: expand an increasingly overcrowded jail or find ways to keep people out of it. While in this sense the problem is a practical one, the group behind the diversion effort also approached the issue as a question of justice. “It goes well beyond just dollars and cents,” McDermott says. “It truly goes to doing what’s right for our people.” The result is a sweeping, 115-page document that includes both an unsparing
analysis of the sources of overcrowding and a long list of recommended changes that encompass every sector of the criminal justice and health care systems. Among its chief findings, project coordinator and state Sen. Cynthia Wolken says, is that Missoula’s jail crowding isn’t tied to tougher policing. Rather, it’s the result of inmates spending more time in jail, often before they’re convicted of a crime. The average jail stay has spiked more than 50 percent since 2007, even as total bookings decreased.
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Most inmates at the Missoula County Detention Facility aren’t violent, nor have they been convicted of a crime. A draft city-county master plan identifies ways to lock fewer of them up.
“We need to do a better job of being able to supervise people in the community,” Wolken says. Existing pretrial supervision options are inadequate and in some cases may be counterproductive, the report concludes. Many defendants released from jail are placed in a strict pretrial supervision program run by local contractor Missoula Correctional Services. The program’s conditions are too onerous and costly for some low-risk offenders, which research suggests can actually lead to worse out-
comes, according to the report. It cites the pretrial program’s “relatively high” failure rate, but says a full evaluation of the program was limited because MCS refused to share its arrest and sanction policies with the report’s authors. The master plan instead recommends jail detainees be screened for their level of risk, which should then be used by judges to place individuals in a wider spectrum of supervision options. As Jenks pointed out after a presentation to city councilors, such investments won’t be effective unless judges sign on. “You can’t tell a judge how they’re going to sentence,” she said. Jenks herself has a reputation for coming down hard on petty crimes, and data in the report backs that perception. The average stay for individuals jailed through Jenks’ court nearly doubled between 2011 and 2015, from 6.77 days to 13.07, while total bookings increased only slightly. The report’s more ambitious proposals will also require collaboration, McDermott says. He’s particularly hopeful city and county leaders can convince the hospitals to help finance a mental health crisis facility and detox services for addicts. Recent training is helping law enforcement recognize and better handle the mentally ill and addicted individuals they encounter on the streets, but currently officers have only the jail or the emergency room to take them. The master plan points out the ER Department at St. Patrick Hospital sometimes turns away individuals, leaving deputies frustrated, the individual in crisis and the jail less safe. Still, local hospitals write off more than $4 million in uncompensated care each year, which McDermott says could be reinvested in programs that help lessen the burden on ERs. “We know that our jail is not the place where they receive the proper care and treatment,” he says, “but unfortunately the jail has kind of become the catchall for these folks.” dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
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[opinion]
Taking on water Court’s eminent domain questions could be sign of trouble by Dan Brooks
The year is 2017. Pedicabs and rickshaws prowl the streets of Missoula, calling for fares that never materialize. Rag-pickers root through the gutters for anything of value, anything that glints. The streetlights have dimmed and gone out. Police are gone. Firefighters are gone. The parking commission remains, but all the spaces are on fire. “Oh yeah,” a befuddled driver says, urchins tugging at his door handles. “No firefighters.” He would dump some water on his parking spot, but it costs $20 a gallon. And all because we tried to buy the water company. This dystopian future crept a little closer after early arguments suggested the Montana Supreme Court looks skeptically on the city’s claim that it needs to buy Mountain Water from the Carlyle Group through eminent domain. The word “need” can mean a lot of things. Evidently, the supremes are being strict about it. Justice Beth Baker and her colleagues wondered aloud whether the city’s case for condemnation was grounded in legal precedent or in a mere philosophy of government. And they seemed to reject the argument that most other towns in Montana own their water systems. “The fact that it’s more common in other cities doesn’t make it more necessary,” Baker told the city’s attorneys. For a second there, it sounded like she wasn’t going to make Carlyle sell. But that would be unthinkable. It was especially unthinkable back in September 2014, when the city announced it had spent its estimate of the total legal costs of condemnation before trial even started. That was embarrassing. But it was going to be worth it to own the water company, even if we did spend more than what we thought we would. That initial estimate was $400,000. As of this writing, the city has spent almost $6 million. Although we approached condemnation with the finest minds available and a clear understanding of how the process
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worked, it has cost 15 times what we thought it would. But sometimes an estimate works that way—like when your mechanic tells you it’s going to cost $800 to fix your transmission, but then the bill comes out to 12 grand. This analogy is imperfect, though, because the mechanic gives you your car back. In the hypothetical situation where the Montana Supreme Court rules against Missoula’s condemnation of Mountain Water, we spend $6 million–or
“Our leaders’ refusal to work out the details seems less like commitment to civic investment and more like reckless optimism.”
more, if the court decides Missoula is also on the hook for Carlyle’s fees–and get nothing. The mustachioed Canadians of Algonquin Power and Utilities Corporation get the water company, Carlyle gets about $90 million and the children of Missoula get to assemble products at home until we can scrape together enough money to reopen the schools. That’s a gross exaggeration, of course. Blowing $6 million on a bad plan to buy the water supply will not bankrupt the city. It’s only $75 for every man, woman and child in town. But the principle of the thing galls one. If we fail in
the ambitious plan the mayor proposed and nearly every other elected official in Missoula supported, one might feel as though they led us into a boondoggle. They did launch the project with a wildly inaccurate guess at how much it would cost. And even before condemnation started, they couldn’t say at what purchase price Mountain Water would cease to be a good deal—somewhere between $65 million and $300 trillion, presumably. They also didn’t specify what capital improvements the city could make that Carlyle wouldn’t—a matter that has become central to Carlyle’s argument against condemnation before the Montana Supreme Court. But none of these details mattered. The important thing was that we just buy it. Now, for the first time in months, Justice Baker has broached the possibility that we just can’t. It seems obvious in retrospect. But that possibility has gone virtually unconsidered since condemnation began. We didn’t care about mounting legal fees, because we were going to win—just like we didn’t care about the purchase price, because we were going to own it forever. Now that maybe we won’t, our leaders’ refusal to work out the details seems less like commitment to civic investment and more like reckless optimism. It’s like we borrowed a Ferrari and drove it down the left side of the road with the lights off because where we were going was so awesome. It didn’t matter how we got there. It was going to be great when we arrived. I hope we still arrive. I hope the supremes find in our favor and we get the water company along with that unfortunately larger legal bill than we expected. But if we only get the bill, I’m worried what will happen. The people of Missoula will have six million reasons to lose confidence in their leaders, and they might be right. Dan Brooks writes about people, politics, culture and having told you so at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Mutual respect Jonkel did more than just teach humans about bears by Ben Long
Recent obituaries for Chuck Jonkel, a legendary Montana professor and bear expert, credit him for inspiring an entire generation of wildlife biologists. But he did more than teach humans—he also educated bears, and I think that will prove to be his longer-lasting legacy. Jonkel, who died at age 85, cultivated a certain ursine persona. His saltand-pepper hair and slight hump to his shoulder were just the beginning. On hikes, he’d point out the wild plants that bears eat and sample morsels along the way. Like a spring grizzly, he liked to use lodgepole pine trees for a back-scratcher. Jonkel studied all kinds of North American bears, from polar bears in the Arctic to ghost populations of grizzlies in northern Mexico. Although he was most closely associated with the University of Montana, no institution could contain Jonkel for long. I met him when I was a newspaper reporter covering the “bear beat” in Montana. Jonkel was the kind of colorful, credible source that journalists treasure. He delighted in goading agency bureaucrats who, in his view, put politics and careerism ahead of wildlife. I would pull out my notebook when Jonkel walked into a staid meeting of self-satisfied rangers and resource managers. Everyone knew he was about to lob in some verbal hand grenades. Chuck made for great copy. However, I suspect Jonkel’s greatest contribution can be found in a little can that weighs about 16 ounces: bear pepper spray. Back in the 1980s, working with fellow bear specialist Carrie Hunt, Jonkel was seeking a nonlethal way to help keep bears out of trouble. They developed a highly concentrated pepper concoction in a spray can small enough to clip on your belt. Jonkel documented it as an effective tool against aggressive polar bears, which frequented northern outposts when hungry. Today, bear spray is sold throughout grizzly country under brand names like Counter Assault.
I bought my first can of Counter Assault in the late 1980s, when I was surveying alpine bear habitat as a summer grunt for the Forest Service. In those days, Counter Assault was viewed with skepticism. My colleagues preferred more traditional “bear medicine,” such as a .44 Magnum revolver.
“Like a spring grizzly, he liked to use lodgepole pine trees for a back-scratcher.”
In the 30 years since, bear spray has proven itself over and over again. I’ve interviewed dozens of hikers, hunters and berry-pickers who have repelled troublesome bruins with pepper spray. Scientific studies have also demonstrated the effectiveness of spray, showing it works better than firearms and has the added benefit of leaving the bear alive. Recently, I discussed this with Gary Moses, a career ranger in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks who now is a representative for Counter Assault.
Moses notes that a couple decades ago, two or three visitors were mauled by grizzly bears every hiking season in Glacier National Park. In recent years, the number of maulings has dropped, even as the number of visitors has climbed substantially, and the number of bears has edged up as well. Moses has no hard data to point to, but he believes that the difference is pepper spray, which has become standard equipment for rangers and hikers alike. Now that bear spray is ubiquitous in national parks, hikers are better able to defend themselves from troublesome bears. But that’s just the start of it, Moses believes. Grizzly bears are highly intelligent and cubs learn life lessons from their mothers. Moses thinks more and more Glacier grizzlies have learned to avoid people after being hit with pepper spray. Those bears go on to teach their cubs to give people a wider berth. It’s just a hypothesis, but makes sense to me. A few days before Chuck Jonkel died, I found myself with a friend at one of my favorite avalanche chutes in Glacier National Park. It was a place where I’d enjoyed watching bears with Chuck years ago. That evening, my spotting scope revealed a browsing herd of elk. Suddenly, my hiking companion gave an excited shout. A big, golden-brown grizzly waltzed out of the forest perhaps 200 yards away. Instinctively, my hand shot to my belt and my holstered can of bear spray. It was an electric moment, which kept buzzing even after the bear disappeared back into the timber. In the end, it was a beautiful and peaceful evening: Two people and one bear sharing a mountain with mutual respect—and no violence. Chuck Jonkel would have approved. Ben Long is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He writes in Kalispell.
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[offbeat]
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! – One notably hypersuccessful YouTube channel (700,000 subscribers) features Mr. Lauri Vuohensilta of Finland pulverizing various objects (such as a bowling ball) in a 100ton hydraulic press. (Said Vuohensilta, “I think it’s built into every person—the need to destroy something.”) That channel is free of charge, but other entrepreneurs have created 24-hour pay-per-month websites and apps offering similarly specialized programming, e.g., “Zombie Go Boom” (actors taking chain saws to things; $5 a month), “Hungry Monk Yoga” (posing in orange robes while teaching martial arts; $15 a month), and “Lather Fantasies” (clothed people “excessively shampooing each other’s hair”; $20 a month). (An April Wall Street Journal report noted that the “lather” channel “sounds kinkier than it actually is.”) RECURRING THEMES – Restaurants in Tokyo continue their vigilance for unique, attention-demanding animal themes to attract diners. Eateries showcasing tableside cats, rabbits, owls, hawks and even snakes have tried their hands, with the latest being Harry, offering food and drink—and 20 to 30 teacup-size hedgehogs for diners to fondle while awaiting meal service. The equivalent of $9 brings an hour of cuddling rights. FINE POINTS OF THE LAW – In some states, as News of the Weird has reported, visitors with the barest “right” to occupy property (e.g., invited in for one night but never left) cannot be evicted except by court order, which might take weeks to obtain. In April, owners in Flint, Michigan, and Nampa, Idaho, were outraged that nothing could be done quickly to remove squatters from their vacated houses. (The Nampa squatter produced a “lease” that, though fraudulent, was enough to send the sheriff away.)
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The two most recent instances of suspects who claimed that the drugs or paraphernalia found in their genitals during police searches were not theirs (but were only being stored there for other people) were Tiffany Flores, 23, arrested in Fellsmere, Florida, on April 5 with a crack pipe in her vagina, and Deondre Lumpkin, 23, arrested in Largo, Florida, on March 22 with crack cocaine “concealed beneath his genitals” (though he did admit owning the marijuana found in his car). SMOOTH GETAWAY – The December burglary of the Halifax bank in Sale, England, drew attention even though the hour was just after midnight—because Jamie Keegan and Marc Shelton (both age 33) had tried to haul away an ATM, but it fell out the back of their van, producing calamitous noise (and sparks in the road). (Also, the ATM had an “out of order” sign on it, raising still another question about the efficacy of the crime.) In February the Minshull Street Crown Court sentenced the pair to 40 months each in prison. (Bonus: In court, Shelton helpfully corrected the legal record by reminding officials that the pair’s crime was actually “burglary” and not, as written, “robbery.”) The most recent suspect to have the bright idea to try biting off his fingertips (to avoid identification) was Kirk Kelly, wanted in Tampa for violating probation and picked up by police in February in Akron, Ohio. While being detained in Akron, he had begun to chew the skin off his fingers. Even if he had succeeded, he was easily identified as Kirk Kelly because of his body tattoos (”Port Tampa” and “813”—Tampa’s area code). MORE DIY MASTERS – (1) Randy Velthuizen had lived in the house in Everson, Washington, for 20 years, but in April he accidentally set it afire while attempting to kill weeds with a blowtorch. It was an uninsured total loss. Mused Velthuizen, “It just made downsizing a hell of a lot easier.” (2) In January, four units in an apartment house in midtown Detroit were accidentally burned out by a tenant attempting to kill a bedbug that had bitten him. He had tried to light it up, but by the time the flames were extinguished, he was badly burned, his and three adjacent units were uninhabitable, and two dozen others had suffered water damage. SEX ‘N’ VEGGIES – Emergency surgeons at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Costa Rica removed an 18-inch-long “yuca” (cassava root) from the posterior of a 55-year-old man in April after one of the two condoms encasing it ruptured inside him. A photograph in San Juan’s Diario Extra showed that the yuca had been carved into a phallic shape. Apparently, the man avoided what could have been catastrophic internal injury. Funeral directors who mix up bodies (either accidentally or, in some cases, fraudulently) are not uncommon, but Thomas Clock III of Clock Funeral Home at White Lake (Whiteside, Michigan) was charged with a bit more in April. Not only did Clock allegedly fail to bury the ashes of the late Helen Anthony in December (interring an empty box instead), but when the family asked for a specific burial date, Clock allegedly told them that no workers were available and that the family would have to dig the cemetery plot themselves—for which Clock helpfully advised using a “post hole digger.” (And they did.) Thanks this week to Sergio Brusin and Gary DaSilva, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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omic strips have always had a thing for the future. From the classic sci-fi adventures of Buck Rogers in the 1920s to the dystopian existence depicted more than a half-century later in “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” the medium has consistently looked far ahead to help tell a story that resonates in the here and now. More than a month ago, the Indy put out an open call to the region’s burgeoning comic strip/graphic novel community to imagine “Missoula in the Future” for our third annual Comix Issue. We had no idea what to expect. Nothing but chain hotels filling the downtown? Commentary on climate change? Perhaps a more utopian outlook reflecting Missoula’s predominantly progressive values? We
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got inventive variations of all of those things—and so much more during a process that involved more submissions than any previous year. The future depicted in the following pages may not always look bright, but the state of Missoula’s arts community remains stronger than ever. To help celebrate such an impressive collection of illustrators and writers, we’re inviting you to a month-long exhibit and First Friday reception at Clyde Coffee on the Hip Strip. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 6, we’ll have variations of the selected comic strips
on display—from early conceptual sketches to uncolored drafts to finished products—with many of the artists in attendance, plus food and drink. It’s an opportunity to celebrate this special issue and perhaps look forward to our collective future together.
On the cover:
Leila del Duca grew up in Missoula and Billings, went to art school in Denver, and now lives in Portland, Ore. She draws “SHUTTER” from Image Comics and is currently writing AFAR, a young adult graphic novel to be released in November 2016. Leila will forever consider Missoula as her beloved hometown.
Missoula Cowboys Past, Present and Future, by Luke Smith with colors by Jenny Dibble
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Cosmic Insight, by Kate Dunn, katedunndesign.com
Back When I Was Young, by Josh Quick and Lee Stuurmans, quickjosh.com
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No Refuge, by Lauren Tyler Norby
Lola, by Alex Alviar
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Our Certain Future, by Ariel Gregory
Buy the People, For the People, by Parker Beckley, parkerbeckley.com
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Radio Labor Future, by David Johnson, ironimagestudios.org
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The Fate of Downtown’s Sandwiches, by Freedom Drudge, feltonblack.com
Natural History, by Jane Meyer, janemeyerartcomics.tumblr.com
Missoula in the Prehistoric Future, by Lillian Nelson
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Who Let the Dogs Out?, by Tony Gregori
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Haven Shalahah, by Brian Thomas
The Hip Replacement Strip, by Ann Karp, sidewaysgaze.com
Utopia, by Theo Ellsworth, theoellsworth.blogspot.com
Glacial Herbs, by Conor Coughlin
Cosmic Insight, by Kate Dunn, katedunndesign.com
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[arts]
Letting go Jennifer Leutzinger marks the final days of The Brink Gallery with i was here by Erika Fredrickson
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ike so many people who have encountered Marie Kondo’s bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Jennifer Leutzinger read it and felt inspired to get rid of a bunch of stuff. Recently, the artist and owner of The Brink Gallery went through the process, as Kondo demands, of picking through clothing, books and papers and deciding which items truly bring joy and which ones amount to physical and emotional clutter. It was a process made easier in some ways, Leutzinger says, because she’d just spent three months in Spain with her family, with almost nothing in her possession. “I lived out of one suitcase and then I come back here and it’s like—I love my house, but look at all these books and boxes and boxes of paper and photos,” she says. The purge was exhilarating, but the artist in Leutzinger didn’t feel satisfied wasting all that potential material—she wanted to give it new life. She piled together papers she wrote and notes she took in college. She sorted through childhood drawings and poems she’d photocopied as keepsakes, newspaper articles about The Brink, random middle-school tests and assignments from art school she’d saved. She stacked up all the gallery phone bills and old handwritten artist statements. She made 102 collages out of all these pieces from her past—and then she stuck packing tape to the front of them, ripped it off and let the collages become tattered ruins. Leutzinger’s upcoming show, an installation called i was here, shows the final stage of the process. It’s also an apt exhibit because it serves as The Brink’s final show; Leutzinger has decided to close up shop for good. Over the past six years, since its debut in March 2010, the gallery has provided a space for some of Missoula’s most experimental shows. Among the strangest was iClaw, for which artists Caroline Peters and Ben Bloch, of the Goatsilk collective, filled the room with Apple iPads, laser lights and popular kids toys. Another, last year’s Dreamcatching Show, involved artist Nathan McTague living inside The Brink for a month making art, hosting readings and giving life coach advice to patrons. With the help of gallery assistants Heather Sundheim and Marlo Crossifisso, Leutzinger has hosted notable solo and group shows, including The Montana Skatepark Association’s annual On Deck, where locally and nationally renowned artists make art out of skateboards. It’s a harsh reality for the majority of Missoula’s art galleries that the most action they see is on First Friday gallery nights. It’s a wildly fruitful event, but it’s also a mere one night every month. The rest of the days can seem quiet. “It’s frustrating because you think, ‘Why am I doing this just for this one night?’” Leutzinger says,
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Jennifer Leutzinger started The Brink Gallery in March 2010 and plans to close its doors at the end of this month.
“but I also do know why I was doing it. It was so great to give artists the space to express themselves.” Last year, Leutzinger was sitting in The Brink, alone, surrounded by a freshly hung collection of work, when her husband, Glenn Kreisel, showed up. They talked for a while and, as he was headed out the door, Leutzinger recalls saying, “Thanks for coming in, honey, you’re my first customer of the day.” “It had been three hours or more of no one coming in,” she says. “And so after I said that, he—offhand, with no huge meaning behind it—said, ‘Well, you can unload the gallery if you want.’ Before that point it had become my duty; Missoula needs galleries and people do love it here. But when he said that it made me stop. Later, one of my employees said, ‘How did you feel when he said that?’ And I told her I felt instantly relieved. And she said, ‘Well, there’s your answer.’” Leutzinger says she’s ready for a change, but she doesn’t plan on letting The Brink go completely. She’s hoping to create projects under The Brink name, and maybe try working with a pop-up gallery. “When you have a gallery space there are certain
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expectations and I think this might help me break out of that cycle of only First Friday events,” she says. The process of making i was here has also given Leutzinger a lightbulb moment about herself and her own art. While gluing the collages together she realized that so much of what she’d saved was stuff made by other people: quotes, poems, articles—even the artwork she found, though created by her, had been assigned in class by teachers. “It was so weird to realize that,” she says. “It was kind of disturbing. What have I done that’s me?” Leutzinger kept a few special things, of course, like letters from grandmas, photographs and her daughters’ school artwork. What she did put in the collages represent everything from the mundane—accounting sheets from The Brink, for instance—to the emotionally burdensome, like middle-school journals. “I feel good about it,” she says. “I’m giving these things respect by paying attention to them again. And I learned a lot by doing this. Some of it, like journal entries from the hardest part of my life—I don’t need to keep those. It was important to me at the time but to go back and read it is too painful. And why should
I? Life is so much better now. But it is hard to throw stuff away.” i was here is a statement about impermanence— a sometimes difficult lesson in Missoula as beloved businesses come and go. But the exhibit feels like a celebration. The walls of The Brink are covered in the shredded collages, the floors littered in tape. The mishmash of school assignments and old drawings gives the space texture, like confetti exploding across the walls or years of wallpaper scraped back to reveal more layers of wallpaper. It’s messy, light and bright. And if you look closely, you can make out these details from Leutzinger’s life, which have been given one more moment of existence before finally being thrown away. “I hope people are interested in investigating the clues that are left on the collages, to see why I kept them in the first place,” Leutzinger says. “And why it was I had to let it go.” Jennifer Leutzinger’s i was here, the final exhibit at The Brink Gallery, opens Fri., May 6, with a reception from 5 to 8 PM. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
[music]
High rise The Lowest Pair give more than banjo The Lowest Pair arrives in Missoula just a few weeks before they release two albums, Fern Girl and Ice Man and Uncertain As It Is Uneven. The duo has been through town before and gained a following among fans of strippeddown, haunting, roots music. Kendl Winter cut her teeth at Olympia’s K Records and Palmer T. Lee fronted Minneapolis string bands, but their sound seems oh-so-right together, like Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. Fern Girl evokes soothing contemplation, like drinking coffee in a cabin at dawn as the mist settles in the pine trees. It’s also dark, like in “Strangers,” where they sing, “I don’t got the time, I don’t got the time, I don’t got the time—I carry on with strangers. Uh-uh. Forever growing stranger.” These new records offer a few more tricks beyond the musicians’ usual banjo fare, lovely as it is. The
addition of violin and harmonica, among other instruments, gives them just that much more dimension. They’re natural songwriters—even the tracks that don’t grab hold right away have the same kind of sensibility that made The Lumineers so beloved. The Lowest Pair is earnest but they sing about pawn shops, plastic binders and potato chips in the same breath as talking about living life to its fullest—and I can get behind that weird mashup of ideas. The Americana realm is so packed full of bands, it’s hard to pick through all the noise. I think these two have the gumption and talent to rise to the top of the pile. (Erika Fredrickson) The Lowest Pair plays Stage 112 Thu., May 12, at 10 PM, along with Chris Sand and Crow’s Share. $5. 18-plus.
Dead Winter Carpenters, Washoe Kudos to any band that can genrehop, but unless they fall in the same ranks as Beck, Ween or Zappa, cohesion still reigns supreme. Northern California’s Dead Winter Carpenters have crossed through every realm of the everexpanding Americana stratosphere since their 2010 debut album, letting their propensity for improvisation guide them through vast sonic territories without ever losing sight of their starting point. Their fourth release, Washoe, is equal parts adventurous and thoughtful, with plenty of exciting left turns that still lead the listener back home. The magic of the mashup here is that it happens within songs rather than between. The railroad rhythm of “Is It Enough,” for instance, drops out for a swirling, psychedelic fiddle buildup that nearly hits
a rock peak before shifting gears back to the original rollicking groove. Bryan Daines’ telecaster licks often provide the remarkable stitching between moods and genres, blasting through chimey note patterns on “Love Amongst Theives” and overdriven rock bends on the thumping “North Wind.” The lead vocals often sound thin unless bolstered by a harmony. And, at times, too much layered instrumental interplay or effects seem to bog down the mix, such as on “Roland and Annalee” and “Maverick Sky,” the most disjointed tune on the album. Still, the band nails plenty of smooth segueways to make Washoe one helluva ride. ( Jed Nussbaum) The Dead Winter Carpenters play the Top Hat Fri., May 6, at 10 PM, along with Local Yokel. $5.
Ace Frehley, Origins Vol. 1 Although he’s still fleet and flashy, Ace Frehley is not always the best guitarist in the room. During his tenure as the original Spaceman in KISS, he crafted a blues-rock style that was distinctive enough that ensuing replacements in that band have been instructed to cop his style rather than introduce a new musical flavor to their classic sound. But when he goes head-to-head with a monster player like John 5 or Slash, as he does on Origins, Vol. 1, his limitations as a lead guitarist are pretty obvious. Don’t get me wrong—Space Ace is good at what he does. He takes most of the lead vocals on this collection of cover songs, which are satisfying the way a juicy bacon cheeseburger is. The nutritional value is ques-
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tionable, but damn, that is a tasty burger. Lita Ford and Mike McCready join the cast of special guests and (gasp!) Paul Stanley even takes a vocal turn on “Fire and Water.” KISS fans should rejoice in Frehley’s clear-eyed versions of “Cold Gin” and “Parasite,” which are still concert staples. The best song here, though, is “Street Fighting Man,” notable for its full-on electric guitar assault. Keith Richards played a distorted acoustic guitar on the 1968 original with the Stones, but rather than trying to recreate that sound, Frehley wisely chooses to stay in his lane, stacking up those thick Les Paul chords throughout, making this some tasty hard rock junk food indeed. (Ednor Therriault)
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[books]
Slow burn The Actor captures coming-of-age in 1970s Montana by Chris La Tray
Every year I read through piles of excellent new and kind and it isn’t long before he ingratiates himself novels released from solid writers. Among those ex- to the entire family. But it’s when our narrator witcellent books, there are some that hardly stay with nesses a tender moment between Ivan and her father me two weeks after finishing them, even if I com- at a party that some of the questions McHugh has pletely enjoyed the reading experience. The novels I subtly planted in our minds are answered. McHugh’s handling of how this story plays out do recall in some detail are the ones that in some way make a connection beyond just a surface-level emo- is where her writing shines. I grew up in the Missoula tional response. In her debut novel, The Actor, Beth area in the early 1970s, and since The Actor is seen Hunter McHugh manages this by wonderfully evok- through the eyes of a child, centering on how she and her sister spend their time, it was happily familiar to ing a setting that feels familiar to me. The Actor focuses on the year following David me. Left largely to their own devices, the sisters forge new relationships not only Birch’s abandonment of his with a growing cast of charwife, Nora, and their two acters but with each other daughters to go live with anand their mother. I rememother man in New York City. ber more than I realized Set in 1967 and 1968, what it was like to grow up McHugh never specifically in this time period. To run identifies the city, just that wild in the fields and forest it’s in Montana. Initially, the near my home and to live a family lives in what our narlargely unsupervised life. My rator, 13-year-old Grace, childhood did not consist of refers to as the “nice house,” me constantly being hauled provided by the university about by my parents from where both parents teach. one activity to the next. Nora teaches law. David Growing up, I either made teaches acting. Grace’s 11my own fun and created my year-old sister, Franny, comown adventures or I didn’t pletes our primary cast of have any. McHugh captures characters. this aspect of the period with McHugh, who received great skill. an MFA from the University This is a slow burn of a of Montana and teaches high book. It’s an excellent comschool English in Hamilton, panion for reading while uses the first third of the The Actor relaxing on a porch or in book to show what this famBeth Hunter McHugh the shade of a tree during ily’s world is like. It is a bohardcover, Riverbend Publishing the summer when it’s too hemian household, the site 232 pages, $22.95 hot for much of anything of many parties hosted by the Birch family for a wide circle of friends, including, else. Readers who prefer tidy endings or a plot-drioccasionally, some of their students. Through the ven, three-act narrative may want to stay away. eyes of our young narrator we get a looming sense Some may find it ponderous, or feel its tendency that all isn’t well. There is a hint, perhaps, of alco- to meander a sign that it doesn’t go anywhere. I holism, and certainly that a schism is widening in her wouldn’t necessarily argue against those assessparents’ marriage. David is often away from the ments, but The Actor works for me. I could have house, working with his students or attending social used more humor in the story, which comes excluevents among them. Nora is around her daughters, sively in short bursts via the antics of Franny, but but spends hours at her typewriter with her own the book isn’t something I would describe as bleak. work. She doesn’t seem much more emotionally Some hints McHugh provides us go nowhere and available than their father is. There is love here, but a few questions go unanswered. The characters, and McHugh’s beautiful writing, though, are more it’s muted. Things come to a head with the arrival of Ivan, than worth the time. Beth Hunter McHugh reads from The Actor one of David’s students. Ivan needs a place to stay for a few weeks and David has offered him a spare room at Fact & Fiction Fri., May 6, at 5:30 PM. in the Birch home for the duration. Nora is angry at first but comes to accept Ivan. The young man is quiet arts@missoulanews.com
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[theater]
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Romeo and Juliet gets close to pop song perfection by Erika Fredrickson
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Hugh Butterfield, left, and Tsiambwom Akuchu perform in UM’s Romeo and Juliet.
Make fun of Taylor Swift all you want but that girl has teenage heartache down to an exact science. In songs like “Love Story,” she sings with confident emotion: “Romeo, save me/ they’re tryin’ to tell me how to feel/ This love is difficult/ but it’s real.” I think of Swift’s modern, happy-ending song version of Romeo and Juliet anytime I see a production of Shakespeare’s classic. The story of two star-crossed lovers is not that far afield from a contemporary pop song, but it’s a deceptively difficult play to pull off. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet aren’t just teenagers crushing on each other. Despite their feuding families and a brief and secretive dating period, they are captivated. They are fiending for one another. And their tragic deaths—we all know how it ends—could only happen where total desperation blooms quickly and in escalation. The University of Montana’s production, directed by Bernadette Sweeney, is well done, first and foremost because the actors did the work to memorize and understand the Shakespearian lines—and that doesn’t always happen quite so gracefully. Secondly, the choreography— especially the stage fights—is economical and fun to watch. Three hours go by like it’s nothing; it’s such an easy production to follow. This rendering of the play is set in an ambiguously modern era—somewhere between the 1930s and the present—which adds a fresh spin without being distracting. Even before the play starts we’re inundated with a soundtrack featuring pop hits from Dido and Plain White T’s, an effect that makes you feel like you’ve been plopped into some angsty teen’s bedroom where they’re dreaming of first kisses. That Taylor Swift, all-or-nothing, naïve love is present in pockets throughout the production. It’s not always where I’d hoped it would be. For instance, Zach French and Carissa Lund as Romeo and Juliet seem ex-
cited about one another, but not necessarily feverish. Even knowing the end of the play I didn’t feel that creeping sense of worry about them. Not even in their most dramatic entanglements did I think, “Oh, god, don’t do something drastic!” And I really wanted to. Where I felt that creeping worry the most was with Tsiambwom Akuchu’s Mercutio, who was so charming and cocky, so full of life and acrobatics that his fate felt written in the stars, as tragedies go. His banter with Nathan Snow’s perfectly rendered Benvolio—while drinking tallboys no less—gives their relationship almost as much weight as the title characters. Akuchu, Snow and, also, Genevieve Barlow as Juliet’s nurse, pull off the modern delivery of Shakespeare with delicious ease. Their characters seem to develop naturally over a short period of time. There are a lot of adequate actors here, but Marquis Archuleta as Lord Capulet also stands out for his gravitas and emotional range. Danielle N. Sather almost nails her Betty Draper-like version of Lady Capulet—emotionally distant and stifled—but her character never seems to evolve into anything more complicated, even after Juliet’s death. Besides the fantastic stage fights, there are a few special effects that give the production an extra layer of moxie. The main one, which happens at the end and which I won’t ruin for you, is more splashy than necessary, but I think Shakespeare—and Taylor Swift—would approve. UM’s School of Theatre and Dance’s Romeo and Juliet continues at the Montana Theatre Thu., May 5, through Sat., May 7, at 7:30 PM nightly. $20/$16 students and seniors. efredrickson@missoulanews.com
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[film]
To be continued Captain America: Civil War serves up perpetual fun by Scott Renshaw
“Oh, yeah? We’ll see who gets the next sequel.”
During one of the occasional lulls between battles royale in Captain America: Civil War, the synthetic humanoid Vision (Paul Bettany), in a conversation with the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), contemplates the growing number of nigh-apocalyptic catastrophes during the eight years since Tony Stark announced his identity in Iron Man. The United Nations has proposed an accord whereby the Avengers would be placed under international rule, rather than playing by their own rules, and Vision is among those who think this oversight is needed. Perhaps, he suggests, the growing number of “enhanced” individuals is its own invitation to more threats, in a self-perpetuating cycle. He’s certainly onto something, and it’s more meta than the philosophical battle over who watches the watchmen. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is, at this point, a self-perpetuating cycle. The movies aren’t just connected, with plots that inform one another; each one exists to make sure the next one can also exist. Which isn’t to say that they haven’t done an impressive job of making that process generally satisfying. While the title may suggest this is a Captain America movie—and the directing team of Joe and Anthony Russo returns from 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier—this is, for all practical purposes, Avengers 2.5. With international pressure mounting for that institutional control over the Avengers, various team members respond to the situation differently. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) leads the faction that thinks the Avengers need that governing hand. Captain America (Chris Evans) leads those who are skeptical that any institution wouldn’t ultimately use the Avengers to serve its own agenda. A similar moral quandary also fueled the recent Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and while the action at times stops dead in Civil War to allow characters to articulate that policy debate, it is at least more clearly articulated than in BvS. These characters have been fleshed out over the course of several movies now, with their relationships defined both by shared experiences and distinct personalities. The
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script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely never seems to stack the deck against one side or the other in this conflict, and so the potential rift between Cap and Iron Man feels as consequential as any grand slugfest full of exploding thingamajiggers. Of course, there are grand slugfests full of exploding thingamajiggers, and they’re an interesting mix of old-school action, like an extended car chase, and the centerpiece battle between a dozen team-vs.team superheroes on a German airport tarmac. The latter is loads of fun, particularly when it comes to finding new individual showdowns featuring participants like Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). It’s two brand-new characters that make the biggest impression, however—and this is exactly where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is both brilliant and frustrating. The African warrior-king Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and the brand-new teenage Spider-Man (Tom Holland) both join the fray. Holland in particular lends an appealingly goofy nervous energy to every one of Spidey’s fights with various Avenger opponents. Yet Civil War can’t help but feel at times like a commercial for those characters’ upcoming stand-alone features. Even more than most of its Marvel predecessors, Civil War feels bloated with its sense of serving a larger corporate interest. There’s certainly a level on which it’s silly to gripe that a comic-book movie—based as it is in serialized storytelling—keeps pulling from previous movies and pointing toward future ones. As long as they continue to deliver well-crafted characters and a sense of fun, they’ll thrive. It just might never be possible to achieve greatness, at least as long as the central purpose of any given movie is making sure that the cycle remains unbroken. Captain America: Civil War opens at the Carmike 12 Fri., May 6. arts@missoulanews.com
[film]
Kitty power Key and Peele make comedy cute in Keanu by Molly Laich
“Okay, now cut the rope with your tiny, cute teeth.”
Given our propensity for losing our minds at the mere sight of cute animals, it’s surprising that more comedies haven’t exploited cuddly creatures the way Keanu does. In the movie, drug dealers and ordinary citizens both clamor for possession of a little, gray kitten. They are motivated by love, and that’s what gives this comedy an extra endearing touch. This is the first feature film from Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, stars of Comedy Central’s sketch comedy show “Key and Peele,” which ran for three magical seasons before ending in 2015. Key plays Clarence, an upstanding and mildly uptight family man living in Los Angeles. His wife (Nia Long) has just taken their kid away for the weekend. She implores him to loosen up and have fun while she’s away, and it’s a classic setup for the proverbial, “Be careful what you wish for.” Meanwhile, Clarence’s cousin Rell, played by Peele, lives in an apartment littered with water bongs, movie posters and regret, because his girlfriend has just broken up with him—and what’s the point of living? Across town, the Allentown Boys, also played by Key and Peele, shoot up a drug operation with merciless impunity, where the titular kitten happens to live. The murderers take a shining to the kitten, but the elusive thing runs off and the boys are left with aching holes in their hearts. The operatic burst of violence in the opening sequence pays homage to 2014’s revenge drama John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves. This careful attention to production quality is part of what made “Key and Peele” stand out from other sketch shows, so it’s only natural to see that tradition continued on the big screen. The mysterious kitten shows up at Rell’s doorstep and gives him a reason to live. We see Keanu drink from a saucer of milk and pose for a movie-themed kitten calendar—it’s almost too much. But the gangsters
are after Keanu, too. Also, Clarence’s wife prophesized an adventure, so when the gangsters steal the kitten back, Clarence and Rell will approach the gangsters, a misunderstanding of identity will ensue and they will be forced to take on the role of pretend drug dealers in an agreement that hopefully wins Keanu back. Keanu’s main source of comedy comes from the tremendous culture clash between Rell and Clarence—who are suburban, middle-class black people—and the hardboiled world of LA’s organized crime scene. (For example, Clarence manages to convince his drug dealing comrades that George Michael is a light-skinned brother whose music directly speaks to the black condition.) During their drug dealing adventures, Anna Faris shows up as a customer in a gag so good it’s worth the price of admission alone. Keanu is a solid first feature effort from Key and Peele, even if it sometimes lacks those true moments of genius found in their show. The transition from sketch comedy to feature film can be rocky for anyone, because the feature commits them to a single story. You may think you want to see them play more than just a few characters, but revisit a film like The Nutty Professor sometime, where comedic hubris has run amok. It doesn’t hold up. Keanu was wise to invest in a cohesive story instead. Comedy duos are rare and special commodities, because they bring with them a chemistry that can’t be faked. When Rell and Clarence argue over who got beat up by bigger bullies in their respective hometowns of New York and Detroit, the familial love feels real. Add in the kitten and that’s extra layer of adorableness to insulate your heart. Keanu continues at the Carmike 12. arts@missoulanews.com
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[film] tures 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.
OPENING THIS WEEK BERLIN PHILHARMONIC: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES NO. 4 & 7 Sir Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic showcasing Beethoven’s masterful brilliance in two tremendously expressive works: the inspired Symphony No. 4 and the impassioned Symphony No. 7. Showing at the Roxy Tue., May 10, 7 PM.
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. (See Film.)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Captain America and Iron Man find themselves on opposite sides of the ideology fence in Marvel’s latest installment of the “Avengers” franchise. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. (See Film.)
MILES AHEAD Don Cheadle cowrote, 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.
FIRST FOLIO: HAMLET In honor of the First Folio exhibit of Shakespeare’s works, the Roxy is showing Hamlet, about the prince who is traumatized by the revelation that his father was murdered by the present king. Stars Kenneth Branagh. Rated PG-13. Showing Mon., May 9, 7:30 PM. INFINITELY POLAR BEAR As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, the Roxy presents Infinitely Polar Bear. Mark Ruffalo stars as a manic-depressive dad who tries to win back his wife by taking full control of their two spirited young daughters. Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana star. Rated R. Tues., May 10, 6:30 PM. MAMMA MIA SINGALONG Mamalode hosts a Mamma Mia sing-along, a night for moms to get together and celebrate the sisterhood of motherhood. Evening starts with a red carpet entrance, cocktails and snacks, and some Mamalode programming. Then it’s time for singing. Movie rated PG-13. At the Roxy, 7:30 PM. MOVIE CULT: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE This week’s Movie Cult entry is one of the greatest bad movies ever made. Plan 9 from Outer Space is the most famous work of Ed Wood, who was famous for making bad movies. Showing at the Roxy Sat., May 7 at 9 PM. UNDER THE GUN Check out an advance screening of Under the Gun, a new documentary by Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig. The Montana Chapter of Moms Demand Action and EPIX host this screen-
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.
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.
RATCHET AND 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.
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.
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.
“Do you hear that? It’s the captivating call of the Swainson’s Thrush.” Captain America: Civil War opens Fri., May 6, at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. ing, which is followed by a panel discussion. At the Roxy Wed., May 11 at 6:30 PM. Free.
NOW PLAYING 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 tries to rebrand herself as America’s sweetheart. Also stars Kristen Schaal, Peter Dinklage and Kathy Bates. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. CRIMINAL A dead CIA spook’s memories and skills are implanted in a death row inmate’s brain in the hopes
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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 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 fea-
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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Proof in the pork fat by Kate Whittle Getting close to the source of your food is one thing, but jumping on the back of a bleeding, screaming pig and slitting its throat is an entirely different way to appreciate where a meal comes from. “Our experience was the nightmare experience,” says Abe Jindrich. He and his partner, Cathrine Walters, are launching the new Cloven Hoof whole-animal craft butchery. (Full disclosure: Walters is a frequent contributor to and former photo editor of the Indy.) Cloven Hoof ’s aim is to provide local and humanely raised meat, and Walters and Jindrich say they’re well aware of what that really means. They started raising hogs together on a small acreage in Clinton in 2011. When it came time to slaughter their first pig in the week before Christmas, they thought they’d done their homework. “They tell you to draw a line between the ear and the eye, and then wherever those lines meet, at that ‘X,’ is where you shoot with a .22,” Walters says. “They didn’t say how far away or close you should be. Just put some food down, let it eat, and then shoot it. And it didn’t go that way.” Jindrich remembers vividly that when he shot the pig, the bullet angled too low and shattered the sinus cavity instead of hitting the brain. The wounded pig ran around the pen, squealing. “I had to jump on it and slit its throat with a knife, like, just stab it, and literally wrestle it,” Jindrich says. Meanwhile, Walters—who’s spent 15 years as a vegetarian, because of her concern for animal welfare—stood by bawling. “You raise it for nine months,” she says. “It’s like killing your dog.” Slaughter might not always be neat or easy, but it has to happen to every piece of pork, lamb, beef or any other meat that winds up on a dinner plate. Jindrich says recognizing that fact has been crucial to the Cloven Hoof ethos—and they did eat that first pig, though it took a while to get over the bloody event. “Because if everybody had that experience that
WHAT’S GOOD HERE we had of this nightmarish moment, after you’ve spent a whole year with an animal, and you’re destroying a life to eat this great product—which it is— it’s one of the greatest things that we’re lucky to eat,” Jindrich says. “But there’s this moment where you have to realize that you’re going to cause something to die so you can enjoy the fruits of its body.” Walters and Jindrich learned their lessons about slaughtering, but decided they weren’t ready to settle down for the dedicated farmer lifestyle, which demands being home to feed animals twice a day, every day. Jindrich continued to study the art of whole-animal butchering, including spending last summer at a three-month training program at Fleischers Craft Butchery School in Brooklyn. Even in farm-to-table-obsessed Missoula, he sees an unfilled niche for freshly butchered, local meat. “I called around to every store, every shop. There are some stores, and Good Food Store by far is the best,” Jindrich says. “Their stuff is regional or Montana, but in terms of close local, an hour-out-of-town local, there’s nobody.” Cloven Hoof plans to collect freshly slaughtered sides of pork and lamb from Tucker Family Farm in Victor on Thursdays, butcher on Fridays and serve fresh cuts at the Clark Fork Farmers Market on Saturdays. They’ve repurposed an old pony-keg fridge from the southside Kettlehouse as a deli case. Jindrich and Walters say they feel good about being able to assure customers that Cloven Hoof ’s products come from animals that spent their lives outside, munching grass in a Bitterroot Valley pasture. Tucker Farm raises Berkshire pigs, a sturdy, blackskinned English heritage breed with more intramuscular fat marbling than Yorkshires, the standard “pink pig” used in industrial-scale agriculture. They add that humanely raised pork tastes nothing like chicken. “When we get Tyler’s pigs, we leave all the fat on the chops, and it tastes like candy,” Walters says. “I’ve never had meat like that.”
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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. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. Dinners on Fri & Sat nights 5 - 9 PM. $-$$
Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo’s original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. • 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive
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[dish] service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$ Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every weekday for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall • 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$ Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Alaskan King Crab, Duckling with Pomegranate Cherry Sauce, Angus Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating. Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies
topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-317-1829 www.romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$ The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery 3020 S. Reserve St., Ste A 541-7472 missoulastarvingartist.com Local, high quality pastries and desserts from Missoula bakeries. Top of the line coffee blends from Hunter Bay Coffee, and specialty, hand crafted beverages. Monthly events, featured artists, and open mic night every Wednesday. The Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery is sure to please your palette! $ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins • 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$
Garden City BrewFest
HAPPIEST HOUR Get ready to rumble: Beer nerds know what time of year it is. It’s Garden City BrewFest time. We can’t tell you which of the 80 available beers to try first (or last), but we can present the stories behind the more intriguingly named beverages at this year’s event.
offering. The Luponic Distortion series is a wheat beer featuring a hops blend that’s changed every 90 days. The first in the Luponic series, “001,” features hops with pineapple and stone fruit aromas.
Halfsharkalligatorhalfman from Kettlehouse: This brew is billed as half Eddy Out and half Double Haul IPA, dry-hopped with whole-cone Chinook hops. Taproom manager J. Ryan Weingardt, better known as “Dreamer” to K-hole regulars, says he’s been slinging up the mix at the Southside taproom for six years now. It’s named after a track on the 1996 hiphop album Dr. Octagonecologyst, released under Cool Keith’s moniker of Dr. Octagon.
Bullbucker ESB from Cabinet Brewing Co: “It’s a slang term for the ground operations foreman on a logging crew,” explains Sarah Sorensen, co-owner of Cabinet Brewing in Libby. “They call ’em a bullbucker. So we thought that’s a great nod to the logging heritage of Northwest Montana.” And just because ESB stands for Extra Special Bitter, don’t assume the Bullbucker will be a rough ride. “It’s quite a misnomer,” Sorensen says. “It’s one of the smoothest and easy-drinking beers out there.”
Luponic Distortion 001 from Firestone Walker Brewing: The Paso Robles, California-based brewery might not be a familiar name around Montana yet, but hop aficionados will likely take note of this BrewFest
Where to find ’em: Garden City BrewFest takes place at Caras Park on Sat., May 7, from noon to 8 p.m. $12 admission includes taster glass and two tokens. —Kate Whittle
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Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$ The Trough 721-3322 thetroughmissoula.com Hidden gem in Target Range neighborhood. Upscale deli offering a unique selection of breakfast items, coffee, cold sandwiches, grilled Panini's, soups, salads and more, created by professional chefs. Whether it be a catered event, a hosted party, breakfast, lunch or just tonight's dinner for a busy family, we are here for you. Open daily at 2106 Clements Rd, just down from the big cow. Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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The Crawford Brothers return to Missoula for a weekend full of country music at the Sunrise Saloon Fri., May 6 and Sat., May 7. 9:30 PM. No cover
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Soul monsters Turkuaz testify at the Top Hat with The Nth Power, Thu., May 12. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $12/$10 advance at tophatlounge.com. Death Cab for Cutie performs a rescheduled show at the Adams Center Fri., May 6. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $29.50 at griztix.com.
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The Letter B can smile. They’re in the May 13 final round of Top of the Mic. But who will join them? Come find out at Top of the Mic semi-finals Fri., May 6, 9 PM at the Badlander. No cover.
From Everett, Wash., singer-songwriter Jacob Cummings writes acoustic blues and pop. Check him out at Bitter Root Brewing, Thu., May 5. 6–8:30 PM. Free.
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Thursday Counselor Mike Frost delivers a talk called Feel Better Fast: Stress Management, as part of National Mental Health Awareness Month. Missoula Library, 3–5 PM. Free. Yoga newbies can get hip to a gentle, mindful practice with Easy Yoga for Beginners at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays from 4–5:15 PM. $45 for six weeks or $10 drop-in. Head up to Pablo for the fourth annual celebration of birds in science, art, and Salish, Pend d’Oreille and Kootenai Tribal culture. Featuring Third Grade Bird Drawing Contest winners, nonprofit and educational stations, art vendors, craft tables and bird films. Also live birds on display. Salish Kootenai College, Arlee/Charlo Theater. 4:30–7:30 PM.
nightlife How do you look in a sombrero? Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Business Networking Group’s Spring Social. Food, beverages, prizes
Friday and networking with other business professionals. Holiday Inn Downtown, 5:15–7 PM. $10/$8 at missoulachamber.com. 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. Lunafest spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thoughtprovoking themes. At the Wilma, 6 PM. $10–$15 at thewilma.com. (See Agenda.) From Everett, WA, singer-songwriter Jacob Cummings writes acoustic blues and pop. Check him out at Bitter Root Brewing. 6– 8:30 PM. Free. Mr. B brings his boogie-woogie piano to Ovando School for a free community concert in the Blackfoot Valley. Refreshments available. 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. Tonight’s Student Recital Series features Matt Erhart and Sarah Harmsworth. UM’s Music Recital Hall, 7:30 PM.
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Wild Coyote Band play country for the dance crowd at Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free. Open mic with Cheree is back at the Eagles Lodge. Singer-songwriters can try out their stuff onstage. Every Thu., starts at 8:30 PM. For a time slot text 396-5934. Wisenheimers get cracking wise at John Howard’s Homegrown Stand-Up Comedy at the Union Club. Sign up by 9:30 PM to perform. Things usually start around 10. Free.
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It’s Cinco de Mayo, but of course you knew that. Celebrate with the irresistible Latin rhythms of Salsa Loca at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. ¡No necesitan dinero! (Free.)
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Local metal titans Shramana release their fourth album, Mythos: Logos, with support from Eneferens, Sunraiser, Swamp Ritual and Arctodus. At the Palace, Fri., May 6, at 8 PM. $10 for 18 and over, $5 for 21 and over.
Spend some time “Where Montana Began,” in Stevensville. The First Friday of each month is celebrated with music, food and art. For more info visit main streetstevensville.com. Stress Less is an all-day wellness event. Immerse yourself in the Star Wars-themed activities including aromatherapy, healthy foods, massage, crafts and more. Missoula College East Campus, 909 South Ave. W. For more info email jessica.vizzutti@ umontana.edu. Cheer on your favorite disc slingers at the Northside KettleHouse Shuffleboard tournament. Enjoy some nice K-hole brew as you watch 64 teams vie for the trophy over this three-day competition. 313 N. 1st St. W. Get outside and join the fun at UM’s Spring Thaw. Monte will be there with the UM Spirit Squad and UM Pep Band. Enjoy a bouncy house, food trucks, face painting, a photo booth and more. On the Oval, noon–5 PM. Free. Put your money where your mouth is at MineShaft Pasty Night. A portion of all pasty sales between 4–8 PM at MineShaft Pasties will be donated to the Hamilton Players. 111 N. 2nd St., Hamilton. George Carlton provides the music for an evening of wine tasting at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, up the Rattlesnake.
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. Hosted by The Wilma & American Rivers, the Wild & Scenic Film Fest will showcase environmental and adventure films with a river conservation theme. At the Wilma, Fri., May 6, 6 PM. $12 at the wilma.com. (See Mountain High.) This weekend it’s all about Mom. Dear Mom showcases women and their roles in rearing children throughout history. Ravalli County Museum. Opening reception 6 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. Death Cab for Cutie give it another shot. The band performs a rescheduled show at the Adams Center. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30. $29.50 at griztix.com. Tickets from the cancelled Sept. 2015 show will be honored.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. The Missoula Community Chorus
presents Hope, Home and Heart, their annual spring concert featuring the acoustic trio Ouzel. St. Anthony Parish, 7:30 PM. $10 at missoulachorus.com or at Rockin Rudy’s. Join the Western Montana Astronomical Association for a star gazing program and see all of Montana’s big sky in its nighttime glory. It’s part of Let’s Move Missoula’s Unplug and Play Week. Travelers’ Rest State Park in Lolo, 7:30 PM. Free. Local metal titans Shramana release their fourth album, Mythos: Logos, with support from Eneferens, Sunraiser, Swamp Ritual and Arctodus. The Palace, 8 PM. $10 for 18 and over, $5 for 21 and over. Highway 93 (formerly Dark Horse) take the stage for your dancing pleasure at the Eagles. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. Top of the Mic continues with the semi-final rounds at the Badlander. Six acts vie for the $1,000 top prize. 9 PM, no cover. Bottom Feeders play bedrock rock ‘n roll at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. The Crawford Brothers return to Missoula for a weekend full of country music at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover. Dead Winter Carpenters and Local Yokel fill the Top Hat with roots rock and Americana. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10, $5. (See Music.)
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“Beargrass” by Steve Slocomb. Exhibiting at The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. 5–8 PM.
Sunburst Wildflowers by photographer Steve Slocomb features striking close up photos of local wildflowers with a prominent sun in every shot. The Artists’ Shop, 127 N. Higgins. Reception 5–8 PM. Clyde Coffee hosts the Indy’s third annual Comix Issue show, featuring work by the winning artists whose comic strips tackled the themed “Missoula In the Future.” Fri., May 6, from 5 to 8 PM. Check out a First Friday oil painting demonstration with Missoula artist Barb Schwarz Karst, who’s known as a painter who blends contemporary freshness and attitude with splashes of traditional media and subject matter. The Bookstore in the University Center, 12:30–3 PM. Free.
Natural History of the Night is photographer and biologist John Ashley’s collection of images depicting the Northern Lights, the Milky Way and other wonders of the natural darkness. Montana Natural History Center. Reception 4:30–6:30 PM, followed by a lecture from John Ashley. 4 Ravens Gallery features Barbara Candelaria’s exhibit of oil paintings, Ethereal Expressions: Montana Landscapes . 248 N. Higgins. Reception 5–8 PM. Free. Enjoy the work of local watercolor artist Jan Tietz. Berkshire Hath-
away HomeServices Montana Properties, 314 N. Higgins, 5–8 PM. Free. This First Friday’s award for most meta exhibit title goes to painter Keith Vandepol, who presents Some New Paintings at E3 Convergence Gallery. Also, music by Andrea Harsell. 229 W. Main St. 5–9 PM. Free. Betty’s Divine features Iconic Women’s Portrait Series by Kristina Cyr. The illustrative portraits celebrate women and their diversity. 519 S. Higgins. Opening reception 5–8 PM.
Down to Earth showcases handmade jewelry organizers created by Elena Ulev and Seth Barnes. Bathing Beauties Beads, 501 S. Higgins. 5–8 PM. Free. Linda Browning works in oils and watercolors, specializing in portraits. Check out her newest work at Bernice’s Bakery. Reception 5–8 PM. 2015 Montana Treasured Artist John Cadotte displays paintings that embody his Blackfeet tribal heritage. Market on Front, 5–7 PM. The Brink Gallery’s final exhibition, i was here, is a chronicle of owner Jennifer Leutzinger’s life in the progress of “making a mark.” Opening reception 5–8 PM. (See Arts.) See all the artwork submitted for the Search for Peace Art Show. Father Jim Hogan presents awards to
the young artists who created artwork to reflect the message of welcome for refugee resettlement. Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins. 5–7 PM. Free. The Sidecar is a new micro-gallery attached to Radius Gallery. A onenight-only exhibit, There Is Always More Paper, by ladypajama, is on display from 5–8 PM.
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Visit with Holly Andres and hear about her intricate process at this special First Friday-only Distinguished Artist Lecture presented in partnership with the UM School of Art James and Jane Dew Visiting Artists Lecture Series. Missoula Art Museum, 5–8 PM. Bayla Arietta shares her collection of watercolor paintings of interesting arthropods at the Missoula Insectarium. Check out her art and learn about upcoming events and classes. 218 E. Front St., 2nd floor. Reception at 5:30 PM. Missoula Photographer Marcel Huijser shows and discusses several of the images he has produced this year. Also enjoy some lemonade and cookies. Freshwater Studio and Gallery, 101 E. Broadway, Ste. A. 5:30–8 PM. All Night Alibi rocks the house at Missoula Wine Merchants for First Friday. 311 N. Higgins. 6–8 PM. Free. Berit Mondale presents Peeping Tom at Real Good, 1205 Defoe St., #1. 8pm. (See Spotlight.)
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Saturday Summer’s here and the time is right for buying produce in the streets. Montana’s longest-running farmers market kicks off today. Market runs every Saturday through October, 8 AM– 12:30 PM. Located at the XXXXs at the north end of Higgins Ave, adjacent to the historic Railroad Depot.
food vendors serve up the munchies. Caras Park, noon–8 PM. $12 admission includes a glass and two beer tokens.
True Colors: Showcase on Ice features athletes from the Missoula Figure Skating Club coloring the ice with flashy costumes
nightlife Singer-songwriter Jacob Cummings writes acoustic blues and pop. At Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Ready to hear some way cool music? Check out Way Cool Music at Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevi. 6–8 PM. Free.
Missoula’s Clark Fork Market features vendors offering local produce and meats as well as hot coffee and prepared foods. Music starts at 10:30 under the Higgins Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM every Saturday through October.
Missoula singer-songwriter Andrea Harsell brings her bluesy acoustic style to Bitter Root Brewing. 6– 8:30 PM. Free.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
Mother’s Day Tea Luncheon at the Daly Mansion provides an opportunity to check out their new exhibit, Anaconda’s Montana Hotel. Also sit for a photo with Mom for $5 and enjoy classical guitar music during the tea. Doors at 10:30 AM, luncheon at noon. $25/$20 kids 12 and under. Call 363-6004 ext. 2 to make reservations. Spend the day getting creative with Mom at Mother’s Day Paint Day. Choose a fun project to make for Mom, and let her get all artistic. Painted Color Ceramics, 780 Old Corvallis Rd., Corvallis. Noon–5 PM. $12 per person, includes all supplies.
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. Highway 93 (formerly Dark Horse) take the stage for your pleasure at the Eagles. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.
Gladys Friday join Joan Zen and the John Adam Smith Band at Garden City BrewFest Sat., May 7, at Caras Park. Noon–8 PM, $12 admission gets you a commemorative glass and two beer tokens.
Garden City BrewFest wraps up Missoula Craft Beer Week with a daylong celebration of our favorite oat soda. Gladys Friday, Joan Zen and The John Adam Smith Band provide the tunes, and a selection of
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. Britchy play upbeat acoustic Americana at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery. Tasting room opens at 4 PM, music at 6. Free.
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and a variety of musical selections, all around the theme of color. Glacier Ice Rink, at the Missoula County Fair Grounds, 6:30 PM. $8/$5 for 12 and under/$20 for a family of four.
Join the experimental rockers in Mendelssohn as they celebrate the release of their vinyl LP, Years. Ovando and Kitchen add to the musical array. VFW, 9 PM. $3.
R&B, soul, rock—it all falls under Zeppo Montana’s musical umbrella at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. The Crawford Brothers return to Missoula for a weekend full of country music at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover.
Sunday Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 6:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
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Insane Inflatables might be the craziest 5K you’ve ever run. Eleven giant inflatable obstacles make up the 3.1 mile course, and it’s all to benefit the American Cancer Society. University Golf Course, 8:30 AM. Register at insaneinflatables.com.
John Adam Smith plays acoustic folk at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. The 18-piece Ed Norton Big Band puts some swing in it when they play the Missoula Winery, 5646 Harrier Way, 6–8 PM. $7. Polish your steps with $5 swing lessons at 4:45 PM. Visit missoulawinery.com.
Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.
Spotlight criminal inspiration Sometimes the second chance is the one that counts. When Berit Mondale signed up for Jack Metcalf’s Intro to Drawing class at the University of Montana, he recognized her name. She’d been in his class a couple years earlier—and failed it. “I’d seen her since,” says Metcalf, “and she’d developed a little more maturity.” He encouraged the young artist to start thinking about mounting a show and offered her an independent study through the course to help her achieve the goal. Now that project has come to fruition, and Mondale’s exhibit, Process Enacted/Peeping Tom, opens with a reception Friday at Real Good. It’s centered on the idea of what a community goes through when a Peeping Tom is on the loose. The Peeping Tom in question is a real-life voyeur who was encountered two years ago by one of Mondale’s roommates while he was lurking in being watched by a strange someone while in the their Westside backyard. When confronted by the comfort of their home and the feelings of vulneraroommate, he claimed to be looking for his dog. bility, paranoia, and curiosity that follow.” Metcalf’s encouragement gave Mondale the Then he bolted. A push she needed. Metcalf chase ensued, cops was a grad student when were called, the guy WHAT: Process Enacted/Peeping Tom Mondale took his drawing was captured and a class the first time around. video provided by a WHO: Berit Mondale Now he owns Real Good security camera WHEN: Friday, May 6, 8 PM and provides working helped in the prosecuspace and encouragement tion of the creep. He WHERE: Real Good, 1205 Defoe St. to artists of all stripes. “I’ve was charged with suralways tried to think of reptitious observation HOW MUCH: Free shows,” he says. “I think and criminal trespass. it’s a good experience for In her artist statement, Mondale says the show was inspired by “a personal experience I and the younger folks to have.” many have had (knowingly and unknowingly) of —Ednor Therriault
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The First Folio is the first complete collection of Shakespeare’s works, published in 1623. See it at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at UM. On display through May 31.
nightlife 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 Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, noon– 8 PM.
Get those thumbs limbered up! The Official MPL Gamers Club meets to play Wii and Xbox 360 in the YA dept. at the Missoula Public Library. Ages 13–19, 6:30 PM.
nightlife Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and Co. 5–7 PM. Free, all ages. As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Rob Terwilliger gives a talk entitled Grief in Communities: Supporting Ourselves, Supporting One Another. Missoula Public Library, 6–8 PM. Free. Make your voice heard about the impacts of coal exports on our community and listen to a presentation from Les Anderson, vice president of Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community. Organized by Northern Plains Resource Council, MELT, 350 Missoula, and more. MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 7 PM. Free. 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.
The First Folio is the first complete collection of Shakespeare's works, published in 1623. See it at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at UM starting Fri., May 9. On display through May 31.
Take down the Athenian hegemony but pass on the hemlock tea at the Socrates Cafe, in which facilitator Kris Bayer encourages philosophical discussion. Bitterroot Public Library. 7-9 PM. Learn the two-step and more at Country Dance Lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7–8:30 PM. $5. Bring a partner. Call 381-1392 for more info.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical is presented in an adapted performance for those on the autism spectrum. MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 6:30 PM. For tickets visit mctinc.org.
Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. Current events, picture round and more. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: How old is Calvin from “Calvin and Hobbes”? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.
Enjoy a free movie screening of Infinitely Polar Bear as part of National Mental Health Awareness month. Q&A panel follows. At the Roxy, 6:30 PM. Free and open to the public.
Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent. At the Badlander, 9 PM to 1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@live.com.
The last meeting of Five Valleys Audubon before the summer break features photographer and biologist John Ashley, sharing film and video showcasing Montana’s naturally dark night skies, the culmination of nearly three decades of his nighttime photography in Glacier National Park. UM’s Gallagher Business Building room L14, 7:30–9 PM. Free. Metal core masters Atreyu make the Wilma their base of rock operations with Islander and Sworn In. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $20– $30 at thewilma.com. All ages.
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Wednesday As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Buffalo Wild Wings will donate part of today’s sales to a local mental health charity.
nightlife Every Wednesday is Community UNite, wherein 50 cents of each pint of tasty KettleHouse brew goes to a deserving organization. Tonight you’re supporting Double Snap Dollars. KettleHouse Northside Taproom, 5–8 PM. Charity Pint Night at Great Burn Brewing means they donate 50 cents of each beverage sold to a local nonprofit. Tonight’s beneficiary is Montana Women Vote. 6– 8 PM. Free.
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Sean Eamon bring his energetic Americana sound to Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevi. 6–8 PM. Free. (Trivia answer: six.) Check out an advance screening of Under the Gun, a new documentary by Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig. The Montana
Thursday Chapter of Moms Demand Action and EPIX host this screening, which is followed by a panel discussion. At the Roxy, 6:30–9 PM. Free. Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free. Get your yodel polished up for a killer karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.
Yoga newbies can get hip to a gentle, mindful practice with Easy Yoga for Beginners at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Meets Thursdays from 4-5:15 PM. $45 for six weeks or $10 drop-in.
nightlife The Bitterroot Public Library’s Fellowship Club meets the second Thursday of each month. This month the discussion focuses on The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery (A Toltec Wisdom) by Miguel Ruiz. Community Room, 6–7:30 PM. Free and open to the public. John Floridis works his guitar magic at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. The Acousticals play bluegrass and Americana at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8:30 PM. Free.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
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Dusk lasts five hours tonight. Because it’s a band. Playing at the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. Check out an advance screening of Under the Gun, a new documentary by Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig. At the Roxy Tue., May 10. 6:30–9 PM. Free.
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Open mic with Cheree is back at the Eagles Lodge. Singer-song-
writers can try out their stuff onstage. Every Thu., starts at 8:30 PM. For a time slot text 3965934. Soul monsters Turkuaz testify at the Top Hat with The Nth Power. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $12/$10 advance at tophatlounge.com. Local rockers Pale People host a residency at the Palace every second Thursday, where they’ll invite a rotating cast of musical and artistic characters to join them onstage. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. No cover. Celebrate the Lowest Pair’s new baby at their album release party with Chris Sand and Crow’s Share. The Real Lounge, doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5, 18 and over. (See Music.)
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Agenda Lunafest is a traveling film festival that presents a collection of short movies by, about and for women. But it’s so much more than that. The festival spotlights the work of female filmmakers who might otherwise not be discovered among the white noise and promotional barriers of the film industry. According to their website, the Lunafest also functions as a “fundraiser-in-abox,” helping hosts raise money for nonprofits in their own communities, giving the event a truly local flavor. In Missoula, 15 percent of the proceeds will go to the Breast Cancer Fund, with the remaining money going to the YWCA’s GUTS (Girls Using Their Strengths) program. GUTS runs a summer wilderness adventure camp where girls ages 9 to18 learn self-confidence, leadership skills and cooperation. Girls who cannot afford the $400 fee benefit from scholarships provided by the YWCA. This year’s films represent a multicultural cross-section of stories about women and their struggles and triumphs. Balsa Wood is a lighthearted slice of life about a couple of mixed-race siblings visiting their extended Filipino family for lunch. In Boxedora, a woman defies Fidel Castro’s ban on women boxers to follow her dreams and become an Olympic champion. First World Problems presents a twist in the
THURSDAY MAY 5 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.
MONDAY MAY 9 Sip a fancy soda for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to a cause each week. Family friendly, noon–8 PM.
story of a woman who loses her car in a shopping mall parking lot. In Beach Flags, an Iranian lifeguard swims in an Australian competition and runs up against a surprising obstacle when another swimmer joins the team. Finding June delves into communication issues when a deaf woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. The transgender experience is the focus of Raising Ryland, about a 6-year-old boy and his parents. —Ednor Therriault Lunafest screens Thu., May 12 at the Wilma. Doors at 6 PM, followed by a live auction. Films screen at 7. $15 at the door or $10 at ywcaofmissoula.org.
As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Rob Terwilliger gives a talk entitled Grief in Communities: Supporting Ourselves, Supporting One Another. Missoula Public Library, 6–8 PM. Free. Make your voice heard about the impacts of coal exports on our community, and listen to a presentation from Les Anderson, vice president of Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community. Organized by Northern Plains Resource Council, MELT, 350 Missoula, and more. MCT Center for the Performing Arts, 7 PM. Free. 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 10 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.
WEDNESDAY MAY 11 As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Buffalo Wild Wings on N. Reserve St. will donate a portion of today’s sales to a local mental health charity. Every Wednesday is Community UNite, wherein 50 cents of each pint of tasty KettleHouse brew goes to a deserving organization. Tonight you’re supporting Double Snap Dollars. KettleHouse Northside Taproom, 5–8 PM. Charity Pint Night at Great Burn Brewing means they donate 50 cents of each beverage sold to a local nonprofit. Tonight’s beneficiary is Montana Women Vote. 6–8 PM. Free.
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ucated their community about the proposed dam, which was design to power hundreds of mining projects, even though the government threatened her and her group with imprisonment and execution. Although one of their leaders was shot and killed at a peaceful protest, the community eventually was able to force the construction company to leave. The banks funding the river projects withdrew their support over concerns about human rights violations, and the Rio Blanco was allowed to flow free. —Ednor Therriault
Wild and Scenic Film Fest screens at the Wilma Fri., May 6. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $12 at thewilma.com.
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FRIDAY MAY 6 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. Join the Western Montana Astronomical Association for a star gazing program and see all of Montana’s big sky in its nighttime glory. It’s part of Let’s Move Missoula’s Unplug and Play Week. Travelers’ Rest State Park in Lolo, 7:30 PM. Free.
SATURDAY MAY 7 The Riverbank Run, one of Missoula’s favorite races, ushers in the summer season. Runners can choose the 1-mile fun run, 5K, 10K or Trifecta. Race day registration is at Higgins and Broadway, 7–8 AM. 10K starts at 9 AM, 5K at 10:30, Trifecta at 11:25 and fun run at 11:45. $33/$20 youth. For info visit ymcamissoula.org.
SUNDAY MAY 8 After Mom’s breakfast in bed, bring her on an allday outing to see migrating waterfowl and shorebirds at Smurfit-Stone near Frenchtown. Meet at the main gate to the old plant site at 8:30 AM, bring a lunch. MUD’s annual llama poo sale is on Mother’s Day this year. I’m sure it’s a coincidence. Bring a truck to MUD headquarters and get a load of this nutrient rich fertilizer for your garden. Proceeds to benefit MUD programs and the Safe Haven Llama Sanctuary. 1527 Wyoming St., 10 AM–4 PM. Show Mom how much you love her by riding with her in CycloFemme Missoula, an annual Mother’s Day bike ride. Meet at the UM Grizzly bear statue at 11 AM. Free.
Insane Inflatables might be the craziest 5K you’ve ever run. Eleven giant inflatable obstacles make up the 3.1 mile course, and it’s all to benefit the American Cancer Society. University Golf Course, 8:30 AM. Register at insaneinflatables.com.
MONDAY MAY 9 The last meeting of Five Valleys Audubon before the summer break features photographer and biologist John Ashley, sharing film and video showcasing Montana’s naturally dark night skies, the culmination of nearly three decades of his nighttime photography in Glacier National Park. UM’s Gallagher Business Building room L14, 7:30–9 PM. Free.
TUESDAY MAY 10 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 11 The Missoula Marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.
THURSDAY MAY 12 Join the Montana Wilderness Association and the friends of Trail Creek in toasting the new fish screen and other enhancements to Trail Creek. Double Arrow Lodge, Seeley Lake, 5–8 PM. Free.
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ADVICE GODDESS By Amy Alkon ARE WE HAVING FUNDING YET? My girlfriend and I are both struggling artists in our early 20s. We have a lot of fun, and being poor together seems oddly bonding. But I read an article about a study that said that couples with lower credit scores and less money are less likely to stay together than those with money and good credit. Should we be worried? —Underfunded Lack of money is the root of many arguments. So, sure, the same couple are likely to be happier if the island they can afford to “winter” on is one in the middle of the South Pacific, as opposed to one in the middle of a four-lane highway. Still, it’s a little premature to gear up for a bitter battle to divide the Top Ramen and takeout “silverware” packets. Before I explain why, in case any readers pay bills out of a coffee can buried in the backyard, your credit score is a numerical ranking (up to 850) that uses your credit repayment history to predict your credit repayment future (like whether you’re more likely to pay what you owe or, say, fake your own death). In the study you’re referring to, economist Jane Dokko and her colleagues looked at nearly 16 years’ worth of credit scores of 12 million randomly selected U.S. consumers. They found that two people who come into a relationship with high credit scores—and scores that are relatively similar—are more likely to stay together. People who have high credit scores tend to be conscientious sorts with a habit of meeting their obligations. But there are also sociopaths with high credit scores—perhaps because they have lucrative jobs and plenty of dough to pay the electric bill (and recognize that it’s easier to scam people if they don’t have to do their plotting by candlelight). Conversely, somebody with a lower score may have been through something catastrophic (a medical bankruptcy as opposed to a moral one). You might also keep in mind that a study isn’t a crystal ball airing the TV show of your future; it’s merely a guess of what could happen to you based on how things went for a lot of people. Also, the key thing to note about this particular study is that credit scores are being used as a measure of trustworthiness. And, not surprisingly, a mismatch in a couple’s ethical makeup—specifically, in how trustworthy each partner is—can prove problematic for the happily-ever-afterness of their relationship.
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However, even if your most recent rejection letter from a credit card company starts “Nice try, butthead” (a refreshing change from their usual “Thanks, but we are not that stupid”), all is not bleak. Though research finds that money actually can “buy happiness,” social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn explains in a 2011 paper that “it buys less than most people think.” In fact, she deems “the correlation between income and happiness” “modest” and “surprisingly weak.” Dunn notes that where we go wrong is in what we think will make us happy— versus what actually does. One thing we don’t anticipate is “adaptation”—how we quickly get acclimated to things we buy or are given, which means they soon stop giving us the buzz they did at first. And because our big happiness burst is right when we get something (or take the first sip or bite), Dunn writes that “frequent, small pleasures—double lattes ... and high thread-count socks”—make us happier than occasional big ones (like new floors, a new car, or a new chin). And in even better news for you two, Dunn explains that experiences seem to make us happier than things. Because experiences live on in our heads as stories, they don’t succumb to adaptation the way objects do. We get renewed enjoyment remembering and talking about them—in a way we don’t by verbally bludgeoning people with the fabulousness of our $5,000 espresso machineslash-massage chair. And—fascinatingly—bad experiences may lead to more long-term happiness than good ones. By bad experiences, Dunn doesn’t mean screaming matches in the middle of the framing store. She’s talking about the kind you look back on and laugh about, like breaking down in some terrifying part of town, thanks to how your car is held together by duct tape, tree sap, and hope. This brings us to what Dunn reports is “our greatest source of happiness”— other people. And it’s here that you’ve got something over the more moneyed couples. They rarely experience the cooperative creativity and loving dedication that go into even the most mundane activities when you’re poor—like holding the antenna of your Salvation Army TV at a 47.8-degree angle for your boo: “Okay, honey—there! Don’t move! Only 18 more minutes till this episode is over!”
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Assistant Bookkeeper Missoula based Property Management team is hiring an Assistant Bookkeeper to help our full charge Bookkeeper with a range of tasks and to become crosstrained on all bookkeeping tasks. Looking for an experienced, energetic and career-oriented individual. Our office environment is fast-paced and dynamic. A positive “can-do” attitude is essential. Starting Wage ($11/hr-$13/hr) DOE + Health Insurance & Retirement Benefits. Tasks will include: Quickbooks Web Based Software Excel Payroll AP/AR Invoicing Bank Account Recs Strong Computer Skills Strong Writing Skills Strong Communication Skills. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197561 Backup Cook A Missoula restaurant is seeking a full-time BACKUP COOK. Responsible for preparing menu items to the highest standards. Always uses company recipes and methods of food preparation. Meets the company standards of quality, service, safety, sanitation, cleanliness, and hospitality in providing guests with the most satisfactory food possible. Company dress code prohibits displaying tattoos, piercings in excess of one per ear, and unnatural hair colors, such as blue or pink. Starting competitive wages offered. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10197610 Barista Local hotel is seeking an enthusiastic BISTRO SERVER BARISTA. Must have excellent customer service skills. Will serve food and beverages. Prepare bills using cash registers, calculators, or adding machines and accept payment or make change. Prep items, serving food and making coffee. Cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes to keep equipment and facilities sanitary. Balance receipts and payments in cash registers. Approximately 21 hours per week - could increase to 32 hrs/week. Must be available to work weekends. 4 A.M. 11 P.M., WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS. Competitive wage plus tips. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197539 Customer Service Representative - An established and growing Missoula manufacturing company is seeking a fulltime/long-term Customer Service Representative. The Customer Service Rep. Will be responsible for providing effective customer service for all internal and external customers by using excellent, in-depth knowledge of company products and programs as well as communicating effectively and professionally with team members within and without the customer service department. Accurately processes orders according to established department policies and procedures, answers multi-line phones, communicates with customers regarding their orders and pricing, accurately prepares invoices and
shipping documents. Partners with other departments to meet and exceed customer s service expectations. Must be proficient in data entry and Microsoft Office. Have strong administration and organizational skills. Attention to detail a necessity. $10.00$12.00/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 27611 FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS UPON ROLLOVER. NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a SHIRT PRESSER position in Missoula. $11/hr. Call Us at 5436033 Laborer - Employee needed to train to join a highly skilled and readily equipped company that identifies, evaluates, and solves problems for clients to manage and eliminate mold and water intrusion from residential and commercial buildings. Must be capable of pushing/pulling/ lifting 50-100 pounds on a regular basis. Wage starts at $11.00 /hour and up DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27640 Line Cook Missoula Golf Course is seeking a full-time LINE COOK with 1 to 2 years of experience for their restaurant. The primary role of the line cook is to consistently deliver exceptional quality food. Teamwork, strong communication skills and a commitment to contribute to a positive and productive work environment are critical components in the success of the role. Must also be willing to assist in any activity that promotes the well-being of our organization. Duties and responsibilities include: Prepping, Cooking, Plating from scratch. Sweeping, Deck Brushing, Mopping. Maintaining a clean, safe work environment. Properly label and date food product. Proper storage of food in designated areas. Communicate effectively with team members and management. Assist in closing duties. Comply with all state and county health department guidelines regarding safe food handling and storage. $11 starting wage with opportunity to grow, plus tips and golf course benefits. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197599 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search! Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033 NEED EXTRA CASH? PART-TIME RECEPTION NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Reception position in Missoula. $10/hr. 20 hrs./wk. Call Us at 543-6033 NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a PRODUCTION SUPPORT position for a manufacturing company. $10.50/hr. Full-Time. Call Us at 543-6033 Portable Toilet Route Driver- Cleaning portable toilets on a routine/daily route. Setting up units for special events. Must be able to handle bad smells, including cleaning products (environmentally friendly). Must be able to lift a maximum of 100#. Must have a Valid DL with a clear driving record, and
be able to drive a manual transmission. Wage- $9/hour for 1st week of training, $9.50/hour after first week, $10/hour after 3 month probationary period Hours roughly 8am5pm 40+hours per week. - Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #27598 Production Support Contribute to running the business by ensuring quality and on time delivery when preparing prefinished siding, including: loading of automated machines, painting of boards by hand, and bundling and packaging of units for shipment. Contribute to improving the business by continually contributing and implementing ideas to improve the worksite or processes at all times. $11.00/hour. Located in Bonner. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27688 Store Housekeeper Accountable for the following: housekeeping inside and outside the store including: restrooms, laundry room, showers, trucker’s lounge and other common areas; emptying all trash containers, filling and maintaining window wash stations and assisting store cashier or maintenance personnel when necessary. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197065 Treasurer Clerk Trainee Missoula County is seeking a TREASURER CLERK TRAINEE. Requires high school graduation or GED. Requires two years customer service experience that included face to face public contact. Requires one year cash handling experience. Receives payment by cash, checks and credit cards to process tax payments in county computer system. Issues receipts and maintains copies for balancing. Collects delinquent tax payments. Handles large amounts of cash and receipts; balances cash drawer daily against state and county computer systems. Balances checks, cash and credit cards to daily reports; makes calculations and tabulates data; sorts and files registration receipts. Receives and reviews applications for new titles and transfers as directed by state laws and procedures. Performs data entry of title information onto state system, including pre-entry of data from outside sources. Determines amount of fee and assesses penalties and interest on late title transfers and tax payments. Assists with issuing variety of permits and licenses. Provides information to the public by phone, in person and through written correspondence. Sorts, date stamps and distributes department mail. Codes/sorts motor vehicle mail transactions and prepares paperwork for processing. Maintains files of correspondence, forms, reports and other materials. Performs related work as required or directed. Work is full-time and pay is $14.01/hr. Benefits available. CLOSE DATE: 04/29/16. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197694 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a prop-
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PROFESSIONAL Dental Assistants - Excellent opportunity for (2) Dental Assistants to join a growing team committed to being a leader in the field of Pediatric Dentistry! We provide the highest possible level of care at all times, to all of our patients by providing dental care to children in a friendly and compassionate environment. Dental job experience and computer skills are desirable. New Grads are welcome to apply. Wage range/DOE. MMR & TB records required. Monday-Thursday, 32 hours, $13.00$15.00/DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27515 Electrical Estimator – Under general supervision, the Estimator will accurately factor all potential costs involved in an electrical job including labor, materials, location, how long the job will last and any special requirements that might be needed. Things such as overhead, insurance, taxes, and subcontractors will be used in determining the cost estimate. This position works closely with electrical supply houses, contractors, architects and building officials. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27502
SKILLED LABOR CHIP TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED from the Missoula area. • Must be present to apply • Local hauls • Home daily • Good pay • Benefits • 2 years exp. required Call 406-4937876 9am-5pm M-F. Experienced Insulator Experienced Insulator needed. Pay DOE. Call 406-880-8100 for more information Finish Carpenter Seeking experienced carpenter for residential and commercial work. Need someone who can work independently with little supervision but also work well in a group setting. Should possess skills to complete all aspects of carpentry. The right person will be motivated, a self-starter, punctual, dependable, communicate effectively and represent company image. Must be able to: Provide own hand tools. Operate power tools. Lift heavy objects regularly. Pass a background check. Pass a drug screen. Provide own transportation. Monday-Friday. Wage is $20. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197646 Laborer-HVAC Fulltime Laborer/HVAC entry level position. Jobsite Cleanup, Basic HVACentry level. Valid driver s license and clean driver record. Lift up to 80 lbs, be able to push, pull, carry or maneuver heavy items; duct cleaning machine; carry ladders; work from heights; work in small crawl spaces. Position has the ability to become apprenticeship in HVAC. Full job listing online at lcstaffing. com Job ID # 27712
EMPLOYMENT Outside InstallerGlazier - Established, local glass company looking for an outside installer. Qualified candidate will have 6-8 years carpentry/construction experience. Job duties include, but are not limited to, installing windows/glass on both residential and commercial properties. This includes general carpentry duties as it relates to the removal of existing windows and trimming in the new windows. Must have valid DL with a clean driving record. There will be bending, stopping, kneeling and lifting of up to 100#. Hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Wage $15-$18 DOE. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 27651
HEALTH CAREERS Advanced Practice Clinician Planned Parenthood of Montana Advanced Practice Clinician Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Nurse. Under the medical supervision of the Medical Director and day to day supervision by the Health Center Manager, the Advanced Practice Clinician will function as the primary provider of medical services for male and female patients. The Advanced Practice Clinician will carry full responsibility for the initiation and maintenance of patients receiving family planning services and medication abortions. Each Provider functions within the approved guidelines established by the Medical Director and outlined in Affiliate Medical Manual of Standards and Guidelines. Performs other related duties as needed to support clinical services. Advanced Practice Clinicians are advocates in implementing our mission to “empower all people to make private reproductive health care decisions by providing quality health care, medically accurate education and advocacy for individual rights.� 40 hours/week. Eligible for full benefits. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10197666 CPR, EMT, PARAMEDIC & MORE. Missoula Emergency Services Inc. Training Center.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Gandhi’s autobiography is on my pillow,” writes Cancerian poet Buddy Wakefield. “I put it there every morning after making my bed so I’ll remember to read it before falling asleep. I’ve been reading it for 6 years. I’m on Chapter 2.” What’s the equivalent phenomenon in your world, my fellow Crab? What good deed or righteous activity have you been pursuing with glacial diligence? Is there a healthy change you’ve been thinking about forever, but not making much progress on? The mood and the sway of the coming days will bring you a good chance to expedite the process. In Wakefield’s case, he could get up to Chapter 17.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to author Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian word toska means “a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness.” Linguist Anna Wierzbicka says it conveys an emotion that blends melancholy, boredom, and yearning. Journalist Nick Ashdown suggests that for someone experiencing toska, the thing that’s yearned for may be “intangible and impossible to actually obtain.” How are doing with your own toska, Gemini? Is it conceivable that you could escape it—maybe even heal it? I think you can. I think you will. Before you do, though, I hope you’ll take time to explore it further. Toska has more to teach you about the previously hidden meaning of your life.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your ability to accomplish magic is at a peak, and will continue to soar for at least two more weeks. And when I use that word “magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation that will generate practical benefits in your day-to-day life. Now study the following definitions by writer Somerset Maugham, and have faith in your ability to embody them: “Magic is no more than the art of employing consciously invisible means to produce visible effects. Will, love, and imagination are magic powers that everyone possesses; and whoever knows how to develop them to their fullest extent is a magician.”
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Silence is not silence, but a limit of hearing,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her poem “Everything Has Two Endings.” This observation is apropos for you right now. There are potentially important messages you’re not registering and catalytic influences you can’t detect. But their apparent absence is due to a blank spot in your awareness, or maybe a willful ignorance left over from the old days. Now here’s the good news: You are primed to expand your listening field. You have an enhanced ability to open certain doors of perception that have been closed. If you capitalize on this opportunity, silence will give way to revelation.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Anytime you’re going to grow, you’re going to lose something,” said psychologist James Hillman. “You’re losing what you’re hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.” I nominate these thoughts to serve as your words of wisdom in the coming weeks, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, you are in a phase when luxuriant growth is possible. To harvest the fullness of the lush opportunities, you should be willing to shed outworn stuff that might interfere.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On Cracked.com, Auntie Meme tells us that many commonly-held ideas about history are wrong. There were no such things as chastity belts in the Middle Ages, for example. Napoleon’s soldiers didn’t shoot off the nose of the Sphinx when they were stationed in Egypt. In regards to starving peasants, Marie Antoinette never derisively said, “Let them eat cake.” And no Christians ever became meals for lions in ancient Rome’s Colosseum. (More: tinyurl.com/historicaljive.) In the spirit of Auntie Meme’s exposé, and in alignment with the astrological omens, I invite you to uncover and correct at least three fabrications, fables, and lies about your own past.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Charles Wright marvels at the hummingbird, “who has to eat sixty times his own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a life on the edge.” In the coming weeks, Scorpio, your modus operandi may have resemblances to the hummingbird’s approach. I don’t mean to suggest that you will be in a manic survival mode. Rather, I expect you’ll feel called to nourish your soul with more intensity than usual. You’ll need to continuously fill yourself up with experiences that inspire, teach, and transform you.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Anybody can become angry,” said Greek philosopher Aristotle. “That is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” I’m pleased to inform you, Sagittarius, that now is a time when you have an exceptional capacity for meeting Aristotle’s high standards. In fact, I encourage you to honor and learn all you can from your finely-honed and well-expressed anger. Make it work wonders for you. Use it so constructively that no one can complain.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): To celebrate your arrival at the height of your sex appeal, I’m resurrecting the old-fashioned word “vavoom.” Feel free to use it as your nickname. Pepper it into your conversations in place of terms like “awesome,” “wow,” or “yikes.” Use a felt-tip marker to make a temporary VAVOOM tattoo on your beautiful body. Here are other enchanted words you should take charge of and make an intimate part of your daily presentation: verve, vim, vivid, vitality, vigor, voracious, vivacious, visceral, valor, victory, and VIVA!
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he was a boy, Mayan poet Humberto Ak’ab’al asked his mother, “What are those things that shine in the sky?” “Bees,” she answered mischievously. “Every night since then,” Humberto writes, “my eyes eat honey.” In response to this lyrical play, the logical part of our brains might rise up and say, “What a load of nonsense!” But I will ask you to set aside the logical part of your brain for now, Aquarius. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the coming days will be a time when you need a big dose of sweet fantasies, dreamy stories, and maybe even beautiful nonsense. What are your equivalents of seeing bees making honey in the night sky’s pinpoints of light?
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Sometimes, a seemingly insignificant detail reveals a whole world,” says artist Pierre Cordier. “Like the messages hidden by spies in the dot of an i.” These are precisely the minutiae that you should be extra alert for in the coming days, Pisces. Major revelations may emerge from what at first seems trivial. Generous insights could ignite in response to small acts of beauty and subtle shifts of tone. Do you want glimpses of the big picture and the long-range future? Then be reverent toward the fine points and modest specifics. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the 16th century, European explorers searched South America in quest of a mythical city of gold known as El Dorado. Tibetan Buddhist tradition speaks of Shambhala, a magical holy kingdom where only enlightened beings live. In the legends of ancient Greece, Hyperborea was a sunny paradise where the average human life span was a thousand years and happiness was normal. Now is an excellent time for you to fantasize about your own version of utopia, Leo. Why? First, your imagination is primed to expand. Second, dreaming big will be good for your mental and physical health. There’s another reason, too: By envisioning the most beautiful world possible, you will mobilize your idealism and boost your ability to create the best life for yourself in the coming months.
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PUBLIC NOTICES AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE This Amended Notice replaces the April 13, 2016 Notice of Trustee Sale recorded under Book No. 959 at page 1077, Document No. 201605449 on April 13, 2016. Pursuant to § 71-1-301, et. seq., of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of a Trustee Sale to be held on the 23rd day of August, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., at the west entrance to the Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT, the following described property located in Missoula County, Montana: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 6274, being a tract of land located in the E1/2 of Section 1, Township 13 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Missoula County, Montana. 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.
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MNAXLP 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
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
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.: CV-2016-843 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
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP16-69 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 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
MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP16-64 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 above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to 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 perjury 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
mailed to John Searles Anderson, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Dan G. Cederberg, PO Box 8234, Missoula, Montana 598078234, 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. DV32-2016-343-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.: DV16-129 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 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-70 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD C. OLSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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. DP16-72 Dept. No. 2 NO-
TICE 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 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 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 SALE Pursuant to § 71-1301, et seq., of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of a Trustee Sale to be held on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at the Missoula County Courthouse,
MNAXLP 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, the following described property located in Missoula County, Montana:Lot 14 in Block 87 of RAILROAD ADDITION, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that tract of land conveyed to the State of Montana by Deed recorded September 29, 1964 in Book 237 of Deeds at Page 69. Recording Reference: Book 675 of Micro Records at Page 596 Rodney M. Harsell and Toni L. Harsell, as joint tenants, conveyed the above described property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to Insured Titles, LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, Division of Glacier Bank, which was designated as beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated September 2, 2014, and recorded September 5, 2014 in Book 933 of Micro Records, at page 1222, records of Missoula County, Montana. The obligations secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust are now in default and the re-
quired payments on the Promissory Note secured by the Deed of Trust have not been made as required. As of April 19, 2016, the sum of $95,027.96 was past due. The principal balance as of that date was the sum of $87,950.00, with related late fees and interest accruing thereon at a rate of 7% per annum, with a daily interest accrual of $16.82. In accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust, the beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Deed of Trust and note and elected to sell the interest of Rodney M. Harsell and Toni L. Harsell, Grantors, the original Grantors, their 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 of Geiszler Steele, PC, a licensed Montana attorney, as successor Trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The sale noticed herein may be terminated
and the Deed of Trust and note obligation be reinstated by the tender to the successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears to the date of payment, together with all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred. Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject property other than those persons noticed herein. DATE this 21st day of April, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. /s/David J. Steele II, Successor Trustee. STATE OF MONTANA County of Missoula. This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 21st day of April, 2016, by Timothy D. Geiszler, on behalf of David J. Steele II, Successor Trustee. /s/ Katie M Neagle Notary Public for the State of Montana Commission expires: 07/28/2019 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 tenants 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
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PUBLIC NOTICES made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee .com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.113679 JIM-
MERSON, TERRENCE E. and HORAN, RAE S.) 1002.280876-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 02/12/08, recorded as Instrument No. 200803250 bk-813 pg-345, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Tom M. Jorgensen and Amy E. Jorgensen as Joint Tenants was Grantor, Wells Fargto Financial Montana, Inc. was Beneficiary and First American Title was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded First American Title as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 16 of J & M Suburban Homesites No. 2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Beneficiary has declared the
MNAXLP Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 10/16/15 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of March 8, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $146,466.86. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $139,428.27, 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 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the
Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee .com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.115721 Jorgensen, Tom M. and Amy E.) 1002.286080-File No.
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
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
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 ONE-QUARTER 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
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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 costs of $100.53; less suspense credit of $47.57; together with title expense,
MNAXLP costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the abovedescribed property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: 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 ClarkSherwood, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obliga-
tion 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 INF O R M A T I O N 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
PUBLIC NOTICES 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 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 $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, 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 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
MNAXLP 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 GOMEZ-RAMIREZ, 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, escrow 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, 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 1008501 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 852-233(6), MCA. Please indicate “Case 76M-E1”on any response, objection or other correspondence related to these exempt claim filings. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
DUANE JONES Sr, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Duane Jones Jr, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Duane Jones Jr, 7364 Meadow Dr., Missoula, MT 59808. I declare under penalty or perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Duane Jones Jr, Personal Representative NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KATHLEEEN KOBOLD SKELTON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Nicholette Skelton Mielke, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Nicolette Skelton Mielke, 3108 Lester St., Missoula, MT 59801. I declare under penalty or perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Nicholette Skel-
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.
ton Mielke, Personal Representative Terrace Lake Storage located at 1104 Terrace Lake Road/ 46928 Mary Thomas Lane, Ronan MT has changed ownership. The property is now managed by Caras Property Management located at 215 Main Street Polson MT. If you have items in storage, you must contact Caras Property Management (CPM) on or before June 1, 2016 to pay outstanding charges and enter into new storage contracts. CPM intends to dispose of all unclaimed items currently in storage at Terrace Lake storage on June 1, 2016. Caras Property Management can be contacted by phone at 406872-2990 by email at polson.caraspm@ gmail. comor come by the office located at 215 Main StreetPolson.
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.
COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL COPPERSTONE STOR-ALL will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent on Thursday, May 19th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. A silent auction will be held Thursday, May 19th at 11:00 a.m. at 8700 Roller Coaster Rd, Missoula, MT 59808. Buyer's bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.
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RENTALS APARTMENTS 1 bed, 1 bath, $600, N. Russell, coin-op laundry, storage and offstreet parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1-2 bedroom, 1 bath, $635$750, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333 1024 Stephens Ave. #5. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, coin-ops, cat? $725. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
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REAL ESTATE 108 W. Broadway #1. Studio/1 bath, completely remodeled, DW, W/D, urban chic design in downtown Missoula. $950. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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1213 Cleveland St. “E”. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, heat paid, shared W/D $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
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1565 Grant Street “B”. Studio/1 bath, newer unit, W/D, A/C, central location $575. Grizzly Property Management 5422060
Lolo, nice park. Lot for single wide 16x80. Water, sewer and garbage paid. No dogs. $280/mo. 406-273-6034
2 bed, 1 bath, $850, S. Russell area, D/W, A/C, W/D hookups, coin op laundry, balcony, off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2306 Hillview Ct. #3. 2 bed/1 bath, South Hills, W/D hookups, storage. $650. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 509 S. 5th Street East #1. 1 bed/1 bath, 3 blocks from University, coin-ops, off-street parking, all utilities included $750.
DUPLEXES 1918 Scott St. “C”. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, coin-ops, storage. $750. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 321 W. Spruce St. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, recently remodeled upper unit, near downtown with deck overlooking the back yard. $995. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 3907 Buckley Place. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, shared yard, W/D hookups, single garage. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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HOMES FOR SALE 12 Contour. Contemporary Rattlesnake home with mother-inlaw suite, 2 car garage and fantastic views of the Missoula Valley. $740,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group, 2398350. shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit
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 2004 Silver Tips Cluster. 5 bed on 1/2 acre in Circle H Ranch gated community. $675,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 annierealtor @gmail.com
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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
119 N Johnson # 2 1 Bed Apt. With Hookups $625/month
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
3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $295,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
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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.
1235 34th St. • Missoula (406) 549-4113 missoulahousing.org
Don't miss this opportunity to walk to the Bitterroot River, have a beautiful quiet location on 4.50+ park like acres with a pond, irrigation, and a huge shop! This 1977 double wide manufactured home on a permanent foundation, features 3 bdrms/ 2 baths, an open floor plan, updated windows, flooring, updated kitchen w/ newer counter tops, cabinets, range, and tiled master bath floor. The property is fenced and cross fenced for dogs and horses. There are outbuilding which have been used as barns, and chicken coops. There is a huge enclosed garden with a raspberry patch. The seasonal pond is used for irrigation and the sale includes the pump and hoses needed for watering. Don't miss the 36x40 shop w/ wood burning stove, on it’s own power w/ a separate bill. MLS #21604084 For location and more info, view these and other properties at:
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REAL ESTATE 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
ders 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
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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442 Kensington. Very cute, updated 1 bed, 2 bath with single garage. $232.900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 7288270. glasgow@montana.com 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 Energy Efficient! 520 Luella Lane. Centrally located 2 story home near bike trails and the Good Food Store! Low maintenance, energy-efficient home with over 2000 square feet! $260,000 KD 406-2045227 porticorealestate.com 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 over-sized 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 2405227 porticorealestate.com Natural Housebuilders, Inc. Building comfortable energy efficient craftsman homes with radiant floor heat. 406369-0940 OR 406-6426863. Facebook/Natural House builders,inc. Solar Active House. www.faswall.com. www.naturalhousebuilder.net TINY HOUSE Plus!!! Tiny house in Polson 1 bed, 1 bath with attic; woodstove ready. Bor-
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
5816. 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
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Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 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 @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com East Missoula 970 Discovery- East Missoula. Bright welldesigned 3 bed home located on the East side of Mt Jumbo close to trails, the University. $185,000. KD 406-240-5227 porticorealestate.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
3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. Zoned M1-2. $810,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties 2000.com
OUT OF TOWN 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,
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 4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. HHS 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 546-
missoulanews.com • May 5–May 12, 2016 [C11]
REAL ESTATE
Mile Road, Huson. Stunning property with beautiful land and 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
Are you in BIG trouble with the
6025 PEKLEY DR.
IRS? Stop wage & bank levies,
$62,000
liens & audits, unfiled tax returns,
Come see this well-maintained manufactured home in a 55+ community. Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, large rooms with walk-in closets & 2 bathrooms. Outside is a nice deck, double carport & storage shed. Lot rent is $350 per month in Katoonah Lodges.
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
Homes 2144 Trail Street Right on the BikeTrail! ..............................................................................................................$280,000 520 Luella Lane Centrally located and near the Good Food Store.......................................................................$260,000 336 S 3rd St. W Just off the Hip Strip....................................................................................................................$425,000 107 Ironwood Views Galore! ...............................................................................................................................$309,500 1387 Pony Place Beautiful Craftsman Style Home in Target Range.....................................................................$525,000 932 S. 2nd W . Sweet & Sunny 2 Story in McCormick Park Neighborhood..........................................................$234,000
Homes With Land 205 E Street, Hot Springs Super Insulated & Well Built on 2 Acres...................................................................$139,000 17430 Six Mile Rd. Picture Perfect With Wooded Hillside Behind & Open Meadow In Front ............................$235,000
Townhomes/Condos 623 Philips Street Brand New & Efficient Townhomes .......................................................................................$255,000 631 Philips Street Such Beautiful New Stylish Townhome .................................................................................$265,000 Burns Street Commons #16 Such convenience & charm ..................................................................................$158,000 Uptown Flats #210 Efficient 1 Bed ......................................................................................................................$154,000 Uptown Flats #301 Large 1 Bed + Bonus Room...............................................................................................$210,000
Land NHN Roundup 20.07 Acres Currently Ag Land, Dev. Potential ............................................................................$999,000 NHN Roundup 20 Acres With Development Potential......................................................................................$1,250,000 Stone 2.52 Acres Pond Fed By Irrigation Is Home to Ducks & Wildlife in Summer ........................................$175,000 Stone 6.49 Acres Fantastic Woods With Lots of Walking Trails to the River ....................................................$175,000 Old Indian Trail 4.77 Acres. South Facing Slope of Hillside at Base of Grant Creek ........................................$90,000 Old Indian Trail 15 Acres. Views of Lolo Peak & Missoula Valley ...................................................................$148,000 Old Indian Trail 19.77 Acres Buy Both Above For Less.................................................................................$230,000
Commercial: 9435 Summit 40x60' Shop + Almost 2 Acres......................................................................................................$250,000
Featured: 2144 Trail Street Great location, gorgeous flower beds and the fact that it's right on the bike/walk trail makes this home sweet! $280,000
[C12] Missoula Independent • May 5–May 12, 2016
336 S 3rd St W. Just off the Hip Strip. In 1999, it won a Historic Preservation Award--spend a minute on the spacious front porch and see why this 4 bed, 2 bath is so special! $425,000
Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience
pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)
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Matt Rosbarsky 360-9023 512 E. Broadway