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APPLES TO ORANGES: MISSOULA COMMUNITY FOOD CO-OP CHANGES MODEL, OPENS TO NON-MEMBERS
IMAGES MARK THE A PLEA TO LOCAL DRIVERS MAYOR ENGEN DEFENDS ARTS HANSON’S LANDSCAPES WE’VE SCARRED OPINION AS BICYCLE SEASON BEGINS NEWS MERC PROPOSAL, PROCESS
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Voices/Letters Logging, Dave Strohmaier and Gail Gutsche..........................................4 The Week in Review Give Local Missoula, Bernie Sanders and “Missoula Day”...........6 Briefs Air quality, Mayor Engen and Bitterroot National Forest .....................................6 Etc. Coal’s rough stretch .................................................................................................7 News Missoula Community Food Co-op opens doors to non-members........................8 News Devlin amends civil suit after Lee wins human rights complaint..........................9 Opinion One simple request for local drivers as bicycle season begins ......................10 Opinion Real predators don’t eat doughnuts and popsicles........................................11 Feature J.K. Simmons on family, fame and Missoula....................................................14
Arts & Entertainment
Arts David Hanson’s photographs mark the landscapes we’ve scarred........................18 Music Holy Lands, Tahj and Megafauna ........................................................................19 Books Danica Winters on getting strong women in Harlequin....................................20 Art MMAC exhibits 400-year-old Shakespeare book......................................................21 Film Infinity doesn’t add up to the true story..............................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................24 The Real Dirt Seasonal rotation ...................................................................................25 Happiest Hour Philipsburg Brewing’s big weekend....................................................27 8 Days a Week Are you rushing or are you dragging?..................................................28 Agenda Special Olympics Summer Games ...................................................................34 Mountain High Favorite hikes in the Bitterroots .........................................................35
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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
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by Kate Whittle
Asked Tuesday afternoon at Break Espresso. J.K. Simmons is scheduled to deliver the University of Montana commencement address on Saturday. What advice would you pass along to this year’s graduates? Followup: Simmons has had quite the acting career. What’s been his best role? Kylie Mainey: I would say if you haven’t traveled yet, just to travel. I took a gap year and went abroad and studied abroad as well. If you didn’t do it in college, do it immediately after, because life will happen fast. Father knows best: I’d say Juno probably stands in my mind the most. And the [Farmers Insurance] commercials. Doug Walter: Get real world experience and work as soon as possible and in any manner possible. That first job is gonna be crucial no matter what it is. Don’t sell yourself short, but get in there. And diversify. If you are a business major, learn to code. If you’re a marketing major, learn journalism. Never stop learning. Rushing or dragging: Whiplash was phenomenal. Just the entire plot and acting, everything tied together so fantastic.
Diana Dexter: Don’t defer your student loans. Keep paying even if it’s tough. I learned about compounded interest, and I ended up paying back more than I originally owned. Life of a character actor: I’m actually not familiar with his movies.
Jessie Baumgardner: Seek out opportunities for internships and volunteer work. That’s what I’m doing. I’m staying here for grad school. Hopefully next spring I’ll have a viable anthropology department to go to. Farmer something: He’s really good in Juno. Juno’s dad, slash the State Farm [sic] guy.
Clare Russell: If you’re doing a science, get field school experience if you can, because no one wants to hire you if you don’t have field experience. Give ’em the chair: Whiplash. He’s very intense in it. He throws a chair at one of his students, but he does a really good job.
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No post-fire logging As impressive as forest fire smoke columns can be, research shows that only 5 percent of the carbon in big trees is released by fire. That’s because it is the needles, some branches and bark that is actually burned. Most of the carbon remains stored in the unburned tree trunks. Ground surface fuels account for the vast majority of the carbon released. Grasses and shrubs often begin sprouting and restoring carbon in the same season. Not only do unburned tree trunks continue to store vast amounts of carbon, they provide essential habitats for a wide variety of birds and other cavity-nesting wildlife. As trees fall to the ground, they help stabilize the soil and begin to replenish it with organic material and nutrients in addition to nutrients released in the ash. Fallen trees are key for many ground- and log-denning species of wildlife. Forest fires are nature’s way of rejuvenating forest ecosystems and the process has been going on for thousands of years. The last thing people should do is to bring in heavy machinery and remove the tree trunks as logs for sawmills and biomass energy plants that release the carbon to the atmosphere. This damages sensitive soils and robs the forest of large carbon-storing trees at a critical point in both the natural forest cycle and global warming. Research, including Forest Service studies, shows that post-fire logging damages the forest ecosystem. Other studies show that logging green trees in an attempt to prevent fires is largely ineffective, due to the inability to predict where fire is going to occur and to duplicate via logging the positive effects of fire. Simply put, big business has seized upon fires as a smokescreen behind which to hide the immense damage logging does to forest ecosystems and our atmosphere. Keith J. Hammer Chair Swan View Coalition Kalispell
Positive and pragmatic We’re voting for Dave Strohmaier, Democratic candidate for county commissioner. Dave is a thoughtful leader with decades of experience administering programs and managing staff. He listens and he acts with respect and with a collaborative spirit. Dave is a sportsman and conservationist who values good stewardship for Missoula County and understands the imperative to reduce the county’s carbon footprint. He received the sole endorsement of the Montana Conservation Voters for county commissioner. Dave understands that planning is essential and must not be sidetracked by rhet-
oric seeking to widen the urban-rural divide. He respects private property and the value of public lands. Dave is a former wildlands firefighter and EMT and chaired the Missoula City Council’s Public Safety and Health Committee for four years. He offers a unique perspective on public safety. Dave is inclusive. He upholds human rights. He understands and supports the importance of cultural enrichment. He has a sense of and appreciation for history. The above are excellent reasons to vote for Dave Strohmaier. But there’s more. As we have come to know Dave and his family over the years, we have marveled at Dave’s commitment to our way of government and dedication to making it responsive to the
“Simply put, big business has seized upon fires as a smokescreen behind which to hide the immense damage logging does to forest ecosystems and our atmosphere.” people. He’s both positive and pragmatic. At a time when Americans are becoming increasingly polarized, Dave’s leadership based upon cooperation more than confrontation brings fresh hope that we can attain the best from our democratic processes. Dave Strohmaier is a man of vision and commitment: a family man who leads by example whether at work, on the campaign trail or recreating, hunting and fishing on public lands. Gary and Judy Matson Milltown
Sharp problem-solver One of the fastest growing areas in Montana, Missoula County has developed a lot in recent decades. And our community is projected to continue to expand by leaps and bounds in the years ahead. To shepherd us into the future, we need leaders on the Missoula Board of County Commissioners
who are visionary, practical and collaborative. We need leaders who will bridge the urban-rural divide—a chasm that plagues local government and community discussions. We need Dave Strohmaier. Land use decisions are among the most important ones commissioners make. One by one, these decisions shape the character of this place and determine what our lives are like everyday. Our quality of life fuels community development, but left unchecked, the very things we value could be lost. Dave knows we need to maintain a vibrant agriculture here, to keep the public in control of public lands, to provide affordable housing, to ensure civil rights and to build a resilient economy in the face of climate change. He knows we don’t need to sacrifice one goal for the others. A sharp problem-solver, Dave will craft policies that balance competing interests. He will dig deep to understand and address the complex challenges we face as a community. Dave will build consensus around thorny topics, such as agricultural land protection, transportation and environmental review. When it comes to our land, air and water, he will work for the good of current and future generations. Dave’s outstanding track record reflects his strong conservation ethic, developed over years of working in the woods as a firefighter and enjoying hunting and fishing with his family. Please join me in voting for the only conservationist in the upcoming Democratic primary for county commissioner—Dave Strohmaier. Neva Hassanein Missoula
Going for Gail Recently, I received a prerecorded phone call on behalf of Mark Sweeney’s campaign. Sweeney is running in a threeway Democratic primary for Public Service Commission, along with Gail Gutsche and Lee Tavenner. Not only do I find automated calls offensive, they are illegal in Montana (Montana Code Annotated 45-8-216). I find it extremely ironic that a candidate who is running for a seat that regulates telecommunications is abusing the law that regulates them. This unprofessional behavior and blatant disregard for the law calls into serious question his qualifications as a candidate for the PSC. Please join me in voting for Gail Gutsche on June 7. Gail served with integrity on the commission from 2009-2012 and worked diligently for clean energy and conservation. We can count on her to operate within the law and to work hard to solve the important issues facing us. Pam Erickson Hamilton
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DaveStrohmaier forMissoulaCountyCommissioner The ONLY candidate in this race endorsed by the Montana Conservation Voters (MCV) Dave is committed to being a leader on our conservation priorities, so we maintain a community we are proud to call home. – Robin Saha, MCV Board Vice-Chair
Bridging the Divide & Working Together. Dave’s ability to listen and collaborate, and his passion for justice and equality make him the right person to be our next commissioner.
Dave’s commitment to and experience working for families, neighborhoods and communities in Missoula County has earned my support.
– Diane Sands, Montana State Senator (Lolo/Target Range/Orchard Homes/El Mar)
– Sue Malek, Montana State Senator (Rattlesnake/East Missoula/Clinton/Bonner)
I would appreciate your vote in the primary election via absentee ballot or on Tuesday, June 7.
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Amy Donovan
Wednesday, May 4 The Give Local Missoula donation campaign is extended another 24 hours, after the payment process site malfunctioned the previous day. The campaign winds up about $90,000 short of its $300,000 goal.
Thursday, May 5 The Historic Preservation Commission chooses to delay its vote on the application to replace the Missoula Mercantile with a Marriott hotel. The vote is now expected to take place next month.
Friday, May 6 The Indy hosts a First Friday reception for its annual Comix Issue at Clyde Coffee on the Hip Strip. One attendee, apparently a Pokemon fan, sports a Poke Ball backpack.
Saturday, May 7 Missoula hosts the opening of the farmers markets, the Riverbank Run 5K, Garden City BrewFest and Maggotfest. One exuberant BrewFest reveler declares that the first Saturday of May should be a holiday called “Missoula Day.”
Sunday, May 8 The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign announces a tour stop in Missoula at Caras Park on May 11. The Missoula Police Department will assist the Secret Service with security measures.
Monday, May 9 The Missoula County Attorney’s Office notifies the media that it will investigate a “security breach” after former County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg allegedly removed a box from a secure file storage area on May 3.
Tuesday, May 10 In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Missoula Federal Credit Union launches a voting contest to select three nonprofits to each receive $20,000 donations. Among the competitors are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Missoula, Flagship Program, CASA of Missoula, Five Valleys Land Trust, Missoula Food Bank, Garden City Harvest and the ZACC.
The Regina Highlanders battle the Jackson Hole Moose May 7 during the 40th annual Maggotfest in Missoula. The weekend event attracted 36 teams from the United States, Canada and New Zealand to compete in the rugby tournament.
Missoula Merc
Engen faces critics At the packed City Club Missoula forum on May 9, Mayor John Engen stood and listened while a commenter in the back of the room declared that he’d taken it upon himself to make a difference in the Missoula Mercantile’s fate: he washed its windows. “There’s some painting of the current building as blighted,” said the man, who gave his first name as Dan. “And so rather than be reactive, I was responsive this morning, and I went down and, though it was still cold this morning, I washed all the windows.” He asked the mayor if more could be done by the community and the building’s owners to “prevent blighting” of the 140-year-old Merc. The audience in the DoubleTree conference room applauded. Engen calmly responded that the Missoula Downtown Association and the building owner, Octagon, were responsible for keeping up the facade.
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He also praised the MDA’s ongoing project to fill the Merc windows with art displays and posters. “And thank you for washing the windows,” Engen added. “You might want to ask the building owners if they had wanted that done.” It was one of the oddest moments at a City Club meeting that served as the public’s first opportunity to lob questions at Engen over his support of the controversial Merc redevelopment proposal. The mayor reasserted the same points as when he originally endorsed the demolition project in March, elaborating how after years of Merc proposals falling through, he would rather see HomeBase’s proposed five-story Marriott than see nothing happen to the building at all. Presenter Page Goode, board president of Preserve Historic Missoula, stood up as Engen’s main critic. She got in several jabs at the project, but saved her strongest words for the city’s handling of the process, accusing Engen of trying to strong-arm the
Historic Preservation Commission into approving the HomeBase application. She also accused the city attorney’s office of a “campaign of harassment” against the HPC. Engen was quick to defend the actions of the city attorney and historic preservation officer, noting they were doing their jobs. Both Engen and Goode did agreed on one point: So far, no one besides HomeBase has stepped up to offer a different plan for redeveloping the Merc site. After the meeting, Engen told the Indy he was still committed to working on the issue and remained hopeful of finding common ground with the Merc’s main proponents. “We’ll see if we can,” Engen said. “I’ve been a little challenged in this case to get there, but hell, I ain’t giving up.” The HPC is slated to consider the Merc demolition application again at its June 2 meeting. Historic Preservation officer Leslie Schwab says if the HPC
[news] doesn’t take action by the June 7 deadline, the application will automatically be approved. “It’s specifically written into our Missoula municipal code,” she says. If the HPC denies the permit, anyone can appeal the decision, which would then propel the application to Missoula City Council for consideration. Kate Whittle
Bitterroot
“A helpless feeling” When Jeff Lonn and his wife moved to the Bitterroot Valley five years ago, Lonn says they did so “because of the mountains.” Lonn had been in Butte as a geologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology for nearly 20 years and knew Ravalli County well from his field work. The two settled south of Hamilton on the boundary of the Bitterroot National Forest, trading internet access for a 1.6 million acre backyard. But over the past year, Lonn has found himself in a position he hadn’t anticipated: a staunch objector to a 5,700-acre logging proposal a stone’s throw from his house. Of the 77 public comments submitted on the forest’s Westside Collaborative Vegetation Management Project last fall, Lonn estimates more than 50 were in opposition, including his own. Much of that criticism focused on an alleged lack of collaboration by the U.S Forest Service as well as the establishment of 3.8 miles of new permanent roads crisscrossing the popular Coyote Coulee trail. The environmental assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact released in midMarch hasn’t alleviated Lonn’s concerns. “That actually appeared to change very little from the scoping document in spite of all the documents opposing different aspects of the project,” Lonn says. “To me that really shows that they’re not really taking public input.” In an attempt to address ongoing concerns, the Bitterroot National Forest is holding a May 13 meeting in Hamilton. West Fork District Ranger and project lead Ryan Domsalla says his office received 17 objection letters this spring, and collaboration and new roads continue to be the primary points of contention. “Also there’s some concerns from adjacent landowners with ... the noise, the dust, the increased traffic,” Domsalla says. “That’s primarily associated with the county road system that accesses the national forest.” If the project does get approved, Domsalla anticipates a commercial timber contract would extend at least three years. The Ravalli County Commission filed
its own objection last month stating that the affected county roads likely wouldn’t receive the necessary maintenance “due to resource and financial limitations of Ravalli County and our citizens.” Domsalla says the parties have yet to resolve the issue but “we’re definitely working toward that in a collaborative fashion.” He adds such an agreement could involve the Forest Service taking up maintenance of those county roads. In Lonn’s eyes, the recreational and aesthetic impacts of the project will far outlast the logging itself. While the Coyote Coulee trail will be subject to intermittent closures throughout the course of the timber contract, Lonn believes the new forest system roads will attract illegal motorized use and logging will “completely change the feel of the trail” for decades to come. He intends to be at the resolution meeting, but he’s not holding his breath. “It’s kind of a helpless feeling,” Lonn says. “I’m not hopeful I can change much, but I figure that you have to try if you believe in something.” Alex Sakariassen
Wildfire
Clearing the air As summers in the West get hotter and smokier, local officials and climate experts are growing concerned about what this means for public health. The issue has prompted local community-based organization Climate Smart Missoula to initiate Summer Smart, a program aimed specifically at helping Missoula residents cope with intense periods of heat and wildfire smoke over the summer. “As we dug into things we started focusing on the fact that Missoula is not prepared for changes in the summer,” says Amy Cilimburg, director of Climate Smart Missoula. “It can be really unhealthy for people when you have the heat and the smoke at the same time.” Sarah Coefield, air quality specialist with the Missoula City-County Health Department, believes the project is a good idea. She says during intense smoke events hospitals see a spike in patients with things like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, yet most of these issues go unnoticed by the public.
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“For the most part people tend to shrug [smoke events] off because they don’t know how much people with certain health conditions can suffer,” Coefield says. “The public might not notice how many people are at risk because those people will stay inside.” Coefield notes one call she received from a man who had a condition so severe he didn’t think he could leave his house to buy groceries because the thick smoke might kill him. Issues like this are what Summer Smart aims to address. The program’s goals include promoting education and awareness about summer smoke and heat, and providing outreach and support for concerned or at risk individuals, such as those in compromised health, pregnant women, young children or the elderly. The program also includes practical strategies like identifying “cooling centers,” or large structures with clean and cool air, such as libraries and malls, that can accommodate an influx of people whose personal housing can’t provide sufficient relief. Cilimburg admits there’s a limit to the program—“There’s only so much we can do; we can’t make the smoke go away”—but says her role is to “learn enough to be able to help the experts get the word out and figure out what some solutions are.” Summer Smart is funded by the Bloomberg Award for Partners and Places, a $45,000 grant given by the Funder’s Network, an organization that promotes community equity and sustainability. The grant was matched by community fundraising efforts making the initial budget for the project $90,000. It’s scheduled to get started this summer. Matt Roberts
ETC. A little over five years ago, then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer trekked over to Washington for a public meeting on a newly proposed $600 million coal export terminal in Longview. Schweitzer had already emerged as a high-profile advocate of the proposal, and he took the opportunity to tell residents of Cowlitz County that they lived in “the most important county to the people of Montana today.” The terminal would, after all, become a crucial link between the Otter Creek mine and Asian coal markets. Les Anderson, vice president of Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community, recounts the story at a Missoula coffeehouse in an attempt to underscore just how long Montana has been tied to the debate in his hometown. As he hammers the point, someone slides a phone across the table with breaking news: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied permits for a coal terminal in Cherry Point, Wash., making the Longview proposal the last one standing. “One more to go,” cracks Anderson. Count on Coal Montana declared this “a very bad few weeks for Montana” in the wake of the Corps’ decision. More specifically, it’s been a rough stretch for the coal industry. The now-bankrupt Arch Coal pulled its permit for the Otter Creek mine in early March. In late April, a federal board dismissed the application for the Tongue River Railroad. And Montana Rail Link recently attributed the furloughing of dozens of employees statewide to a yearlong decline in coal shipments. While the coal industry’s troubles certainly influence Montana’s economy, these developments—and the impending decision on the Longview proposal—also hit closer to home in Missoula. Diesel emissions, coal dust, the passing of 16 more trains a day at the head of Madison Street—these are just a few of the examples Anderson offers when he talks about what’s at stake. Local officials have been clamoring for consideration in the analyses of West Coast coal ports for years and yet the draft environmental review released for the Longview terminal contains nothing on the potential impacts to Missoula. With Gov. Steve Bullock now plugging the state’s coal severance tax as a funding source for infrastructure, Anderson believes it’s time to heed some simple advice when it comes to coal’s future: “Get informed and speak out.”
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Apples to oranges Missoula Community Food Co-op opens doors to non-members by Kate Whittle
The Missoula Community Food Co-op early 2000s. Back then, it operated out of the shifts to keep things fair for people who isn’t like the average grocery store—or even North Missoula Community Development work the three-hour monthly shift to earn the average co-op. It’s based on the model Corporation office in the old FedEx ware- their discount. established by the Park Slope Food Co-op in house at 1500 Burns Street. In 2007, after the The co-op’s change to a more typical Brooklyn, where customers are required to NMCDC remodeled the warehouse, the co- business format is bittersweet for longtime sign up as owners and work regular monthly op opened its doors as a for-profit business members, such as Hermina Harold, who shifts to keep labor costs down and prices af- in the building’s northwest corner. signed up for the co-op in 2009. Despite its struggles, Roberts feels the fordable. The Park Slope Co-op was also re“I was really committed to the model the cently lampooned in the third season of the co-op has been successful in its main mission way that it was, and I still am,” Harold says. Comedy Central series “Broad City,” where of affordability. “I just don’t want us to go out of business for one of the lead characters, Ilana, is kicked out “We have a lot of owners who are not the model.” of the store for skipping her volunteer shifts. “Everyone I know who works at Park Slope makes fun of it constantly,” says Lee van de Water, one of two paid employees on staff at the Missoula co-op and a native New Yorker. “But it also has some real weight in that community.” He says Missoula organizers have long hoped their co-op could thrive the same way Park Slope’s does, but “they sell local kale cheaper photo by Kate Whittle than we do, and they’re in the heart of one of the After years of adhering to a strict membership requirement, the Missoula Community Food most expensive neigh- Co-op is opening its doors to the public, with the goal of staying financially afloat. borhoods in Brooklyn.” Harold also helps run some of the coThe problem is the Park Slope owner- making a lot of money and at times are remember model relies on 13,000 active par- ally struggling,” Roberts says. “We feel re- op’s programs through her work as a comticipants, whereas Missoula’s co-op ally good about being able to keep our munity organizer with NMCDC. She points membership has hovered around 300 for the prices low enough and affordable so they out that the co-op’s work goes far beyond just providing cheap groceries. It also lends last few years. In early May, the Missoula can shop here.” membership voted in favor of allowing the Public shopping already began on May volunteers and support to free community general public to shop at the store for the first 1 as part of the co-op’s regular annual own- dinners, cooking classes and the “double time, in hopes of bringing in more revenue ership drive. After June 12, public shopping SNAP” matching fund for EBT users. The coand more potential members. will continue, though with a slightly higher op is contributing to a new program that will “We have a moment here to sort of say, markup for non-members since they won’t provide free dinners for children during this summer’s Burns Street Kids Club. ‘Hello again, Missoula community. You’ve be expected to volunteer for shifts. “You join because you believe in someheard of us as the sometimes kind of janky Roberts says the June rollout is partly a little co-op on the Westside. Well, things are strategy to offset how much business the co- thing,” Harold says. “So I think we’ll see if changing, and we want to invite you back,’” op loses in summertime, when it has to people actually show up. Because if we’re van de Water says. compete with the farmers markets and com- not solving a problem together, what’s the Board co-chair Terri Roberts says it’s a munity shared agriculture programs. She point of it being a co-op?” big step forward for the small cooperative, says they’ll also be keeping closer tabs on kwhittle@missoulanews.com which was founded as a buyers’ club in the whether members are showing up to their
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Spilled ink Devlin amends civil suit after Lee wins human rights complaint by Derek Brouwer
The Montana Human Rights Bureau has dismissed former Missoulian editor Sherry Devlin’s claim that age and sex discrimination forced her exit from the newspaper last year. In a final investigative report dated April 22, an HRB investigator pointed to differences in management expectations, not unlawful discrimination, as the apparent basis for the clash between Devlin and Missoulian Publisher Mark Heintzelman that has ultimately thrown the newsroom into disarray. “Heintzelman’s interest was not the writing and editing skills that Devlin is widely known and highly regarded for,” the investigator wrote. “His approach to leadership emphasizes performance measures—‘metrics’ in today’s business parlance—and an aggressive approach to managing change.” Devlin, 61, worked for the Missoulian for 30 years and edited the paper for a decade before being replaced by 37-year-old Matthew Bunk. After resigning from a diminished role, Devlin filed a civil lawsuit in February alleging wrongful discharge, but her discrimination claims were first routed through the HRB, as required by Montana law. Shortly after her HRB case was dismissed, Devlin added the claims to her pending civil lawsuit. Her attorneys declined to comment “at this time.” The detailed, 22-page report by investigator Dennis Unsworth reveals stark disputes about the circumstances that led to Devlin’s departure, including whether she was even demoted, while also illuminating the scope of financial and management pressures that precipitated one of the newspaper’s most turbulent periods. What is clear is that Heintzelman’s arrival in September 2014 came amid a backdrop of financial strain and desire for change at the corporate level. The Missoulian was “hundreds of thousands of dollars” short of its financial goals when corporate managers tapped him to replace former Publisher Jim McGowan, Heintzelman told the HRB inves-
tigator. He added that he found “inappropriate things going on in the balance sheet.” In their first meeting together, Devlin says Heintzelman brought along a stack of Missoulian print editions and asked her to explain the thinking behind coverage decisions in each one. After she did, Heintzelman replied that “nothing has changed about this paper in 10 years,” Devlin recounted to the investigator. During the same conversation, Devlin says Heintzelman boasted about how he persuaded the “woman editor” of a Lee newspaper in Pennsylvania to plan an exit strategy because they could not work together. He then suggested Devlin take a couple months to find another job. “I would leave the paper,” Devlin recalled Heintzelman saying, “and there would be a little gathering with cake.” Veteran journalists nationwide have been especially vulnerable as newspaper revenues dwindle and newsrooms adjust to digital consumers—an employment climate favoring younger staffers who are paid less and are often seen as more nimble with respect to changing content needs. Devlin too seemed worried about her job security upon Heintzelman’s arrival, asking him directly if there was a corporate “agenda” to oust her, according to Heintzelman’s version of events. He disputes Devlin’s claim that he pushed for an “exit strategy” during their first meeting but acknowledged quickly becoming unsatisfied with Devlin’s leadership. The HRB investigator pegged their overarching disagreement around Heintzelman’s desire to measure the newsroom’s performance through data. “Devlin led a number of progressive changes, especially in the on-line area, but Heintzelman focused on metrics as a starting point for continuing those changes, and Devlin and others in the newsroom question the value of that type of effort,”
Unsworth wrote. “His focus was on the balance sheet … ” By March 2015, the company said, Devlin herself suggested she move to a features editor role and took a reduced salary within the range she suggested was appropriate for the position. Devlin saw the conditions differently, characterizing Heintzelman’s treatment of her as “months of harassment and intimidation” and said she never suggested she was unfit, unable or unwilling to perform the duties of editor. In separate interviews with the HRB, newsroom staff also indicated that Devlin prized her existing role. McGowan, who the company is suing for allegedly stealing advertiser information to start a rival ad agency, told the HRB that Devlin was “probably the hardest working person I’d ever worked with.” He said Heintzelman once asked if he “had any dirt” on Devlin and lectured him privately that he “should have gotten rid of [Devlin] when he had the chance.” However, none of the 17 witnesses Unsworth interviewed could point to a discriminatory environment, and employment data provided by Lee showed an even split between male and female managers, with a majority over the age of 40. As for his decision to replace Devlin with a younger male, Heintzelman told the HRB that Bunk “brought counter balance to some of my frustrations,” including his personal initiative, as well as strengths “on the political side” and changes in social media strategy. Bunk lasted eight months before resigning while suspended for carrying a handgun in the office. His departure coincided with the resignation of an assistant manager, leaving the newsroom without any news editors. A longer version of this story, with links to the HRB report, appeared on the Indy’s blog May 6. dbrouwer@missoulanews.com
missoulanews.com • May 12–May 19, 2016 [9]
[opinion]
Just go on One simple plea for local drivers as bicycle season begins by Dan Brooks
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[10] Missoula Independent • May 12–May 19, 2016
Suddenly and completely, like a Honda Civic, bicycle season is upon us. It is a time of great confusion. Squealing 10-speeds leap from sidewalk to street without signal or interruption. Phalanxes of silent, spandexed professionals choke every road. Children wobble forth from every shaded drive and retirees on recumbents lurk in your blind spots. You literally cannot start your car without a cyclist flying into your windshield, and that makes driving a stressful ordeal. I feel your anxiety. You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, and you can’t drive back and forth to the pharmacy all summer without hitting a few bicycles. It’s inevitable. You’re going to run over a family in the next few months, and the mature person accepts that. But no one likes to watch torso after lifeless torso slide off the hood of his car, so even the boldest drivers can get a little overcautious this time of year. As a cyclist, I only ask that you remember one simple rule: If I have come to a complete stop, do not also stop. I know what you’re thinking: I’m about to jump my bike off the yield sign and into the grill of your car, my bones and ligaments snapping apart like a model airplane kit. But I see you. My feet are off the pedals, and I am balanced in a stationary position. It may look like I am about to ricochet off your front bumper in a spray of spokes and teeth, but I am waiting. Take your right of way. I know the cyclists of Missoula have led you to believe I can shoot across the street in an instant, so fast my brain and all the ideas for movies about wizards it contains become a mere streak upon your windshield. But it actually takes me a while to get going, as you will see now that you have impatiently waved me in front of you. I know this is preferable to the most common traffic outcome, where you con-
tinue at a normal rate of speed and, just as you reach the intersection, a whole pack of Cub Scouts shoots out from the bike trail and under the wheels of your car, creating a continuous slick of blood and integument that sends you hydroplaning into the gas station. And yes, that does happen 10 or 20 times each summer. I know all these facts are true. But another world is possible, if we believe in each other.
“Very few people in the area are driving aggressively. Those who are have had their license plates marked with a 13 for the safety of other drivers.” For example, if you saw me stopped at the intersection and kept going—knuckles white, eyes clamped shut, just waiting to hear my skull pop as it wedged between the pavement and your undercarriage—but I somehow remained stationary, we would both win. I could cross the street at a
leisurely pace after you passed and your grim vigil behind the wheel would be a few seconds shorter. Such a paradise is hard to imagine, especially in a town like this one, where every car is festooned with the organs of dead cyclists. But I think we can achieve it. All you have to do is see me come to a stop on my bicycle—or even not see me, for all I care— and keep going. If, in making my case, I have exaggerated how often motorists collide with bicycles or the sound a human leg makes when it gets sucked up into the serpentine belt of a Ford Super Duty, I apologize. It’s just that the problem of drivers who stop for stopped bikes is the kind of driving problem Missoula has. Very few people in the area are driving aggressively. Those who are have had their license plates marked with a 13 for the safety of other drivers. The rest drive courteously, but a lot of them are courteous in ways that are poorly thought out, such as seeing me waiting where the bike trial crosses the road and slamming on the brakes. It is a mistake borne of an abundance of caution, but it is a mistake nonetheless. We’re both better off if you exercise your right of way. It’s not just a privilege but a responsibility, the way an actor does the play no favors by offering his role to someone else right before he goes on. Just go on. The show has been choreographed so that we all know how to play our parts and everything will run smoothly if we stick to the script. Break a leg, they always say. There’s a risk of it happening that way, but the show much go on. Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and conflicts of courtesy at combatblog.net.
[opinion]
Predators matter Real leopards don’t eat doughnuts and popsicles by Kim Todd
The movie starts with a roar. Then we hear the words “fear,” “treachery” and “bloodlust.” Disney’s recent offering highlights the relationship between predators and prey. Curious to see how they’d spin this for kids, I bring my daughter to a spring break showing. At first, in Zootopia, they don’t pretty things up. Someone is about to get eaten. Then the camera pulls back to reveal a school play about the distant past. “Over time we evolved and moved beyond our primitive savage ways,” a narrator intones. “Wait, who did?” I think. “The tiger? The kid two rows over eating a hot dog? Don’t carnivores still deal with blood and sharp teeth?” Ecological inaccuracies in kids’ movies push my buttons, I admit. The New Yorker’s suggestion that SpongeBob SquarePants is an actual sea sponge triggered a rant about how he must be polyurethane because his pants are square. And don’t get me started on Dr. Dolittle 2, where a bear that looks like a grizzly roams a forest outside San Francisco. Clearly, I need to calm down. These are just fantasies. No one confuses the creatures cracking jokes on screen with real animals, do they? Zootopia tells the story of Judy Hopps, the first rabbit on the police department of the city of Zootopia, where predation no longer exists and ecosystems (Rainforest District, Sahara Square) are connected by rail, in a layout that looks suspiciously like Disneyland. Despite the lion mayor’s “mammal inclusion initiative,” the police department is full of hulking, male carnivores: leopards, tigers, polar bears. Judy meets with sneers and gets assigned to ticket parked cars. But when several meat eaters revert to their savage ways, Officer Hopps is on the case. At her first press conference, she issues a warning about predators. “We may be evolved, but deep down we are still animals,” Hopps says. She implies
the attacks might have something to do with “biology.” Yet the movie exists to prove her wrong. It is, as reviewers pointed out, a metaphor for civil rights—the opposition faced by women and people of color as they joined police and fire departments. And, as such, it’s topical and convincing. But isn’t biology the key? Isn’t Hopps right? The early 20th century was marked by efforts to sanitize nature, to make
“The early 20th century was marked by efforts to sanitize nature, to make our national parks into ‘zootopias.’”
our national parks into “zootopias.” Though many predators were killed off, Yellowstone and Glacier allowed a few to linger. According to Yellowstone’s superintendent in 1925, “In great wilderness areas such as these parks are, we can afford the luxury of a few of even these cruel and destructive beasts.” And the lesson from these efforts to create a real-life Zootopia? Predators matter. And what matters is their biology, their teeth and the blood that gets shed. It’s a lesson many in the West
have learned as carnivores struggle to make a comeback: We ignore wildlife ecology at our peril. The issue of how to respond still roils many communities, but everyone can agree that waiting for meat eaters to evolve to prefer kale isn’t the solution. In the East, forests lacking predators are so overrun by white-tailed deer that some native plants are browsed too heavily to grow back. When the deer problem became apparent in the 1940s and conservationist Aldo Leopold wanted to change hunting rules, his opponents used a powerful symbol against him, a movie that had just been released: Bambi. Over the years, my family has absorbed my concerns. The credits roll and my daughter wonders, “Where did the reptiles live?” My husband, when I describe the characters later, asks, “What did they eat?” For a movie all about diet, not much. The rabbits ate carrots. The predators drank soda and ate popsicles, doughnuts and a few blueberries. The question of protein was politely ducked. Predation is still seen, as it was in the 1920s, as “savage,” “cruel” and “destructive.” Using animals as a metaphor without reference to reality in the wild is a challenge because the animals’ beastly nature is difficult to disguise. Adults get the racial profiling references, but, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times, kids are already clamoring for pet fennec foxes, like the cute sidekick in Zootopia. Movies, particularly the most artistic, feed our sense of the wild. That vision shouldn’t be of a zoo or a utopia. Our biologically rich, morally complex world is fantastic enough, and it is humans, not predators, who will have to adapt and evolve in order for it to flourish.
Kim Todd is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org). A former Missoula resident, she now writes in Minneapolis.
missoulanews.com • May 12–May 19, 2016 [11]
[offbeat]
JAIL IS HELL – The eye-catching Vietnamese model and Playboy (Venezuela edition) Playmate Angie Vu complained to the New York Daily News in April that her five-plus months in jail in Brooklyn have been “torture” and “cruel” because of her lack of access to beauty care. Vu is fighting extradition to France for taking her 9-year-old daughter in violation of the father’s custody claim and is locked up until a federal judge rules. Among her complaints: “turning pale” in the “harsh light”; lack of “Guerlain’s moisturizer”; inability to look at herself for months (because glass mirrors are prohibited); and “worrying” about being hit on by “lesbians” (thus causing “wrinkles”). At least, she told the reporter, she has found God in jail and passes time reading the Bible. QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENTS – Chef Mahbub Chowdhury pleaded guilty in April to food and hygiene violations in Swindon (England) Magistrates Court after inspectors found “brown fingerprints” in the kitchen at his Yeahya Flavour of Asia carryout restaurant. Chowdhury was candid about his “cultural” habit of bypassing toilet paper and using his hand to clean himself. The plastic bottle with the fingerprints, Chowdbury said, contained water that he normally used instead of the toilet paper, and his lawyer argued that since the bottle was never actually lab-tested, the brown spots could have been “spices.” England’s Brighton and Hove City Council, striving to be progressive, issued a directive to parents of new school students (kids as young as age 4) calling on them to mark the gender identity they prefer—and notes that any child who identifies as other than male or female should leave the space blank and consult with officials individually. (Critics, according to The Sun, expressed that school should be for “developing” such identities without the necessity of declaring them so early in life.) UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT – “Zero tolerance” claimed another victim, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in April, when Jaden Malone, 12, came to his bullied friend’s aid, was knocked down himself and repeatedly punched in the head by the bully, and pushed the boy off of him to avoid further damage—but was himself suspended for three days by his charter school Invest Collegiate. A school official pointed out that the bully got five days, and besides, the policy against “all” physical violence is very clear. (After having Jaden treated for a concussion, his mother promptly withdrew him from the school.)
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Ms. Madi Barney, 20, courageously publicly reported her own rape accusation recently in Provo, Utah, and as a result has been disciplined as a student at Brigham Young University for allegedly violating the school’s “honor code.” (She is barred from withdrawing from courses or re-registering.) Whether the sex was consensual must be investigated by Provo police, but BYU officials said they had heard enough to charge Barney with the no-no of premarital sex. (Critics decried the advantage BYU thus gives rapists of BYU females— since the women face the additional fear of university reprisals irrespective of the criminal case.) LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES – Idaho’s law protecting fundamentalist faith healers regained prominence recently in the case of Mariah Walton, 20, who was born with a routinely repairable heart defect but who received only prayer and herbs because of her parents’ religious rejection of doctors. Walton’s now-irreversible damage leaves her frail and dependent on portable oxygen, and she will likely need lung and heart transplants to survive. Idaho and five other states immunize parents from criminal prosecution if they reject medical care on the ground of religious teachings.
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[12] Missoula Independent • May 12–May 19, 2016
Latest from Evangelicals: (1) Christian political activist David Barton told his “WallBuilders” radio audience recently that Disney’s anthropomorphic characters (e.g., Bambi) are simply gateways to kids’ learning Babylonian pagan worship. (2) Brooklyn, New York, “prophet” Yakim Manasseh Jordan told followers recently that he has arranged with God to bring people back from the dead if they—cheerfully—offer a “miracle favor cloud” of gifts as low as $1,000. (3) James David Manning, chief pastor of the Atlah Worldwide Missionary Church in Harlem, in a recent online sermon, stepped up his usual anti-gay rhetoric, warning “sodomites” that God would soon send flames “coming out of your butthole.” (A gay and transgender support group is fundraising to buy Atlah’s building and set up a shelter.) POLICE REPORT – The Tap Inn bar in Billings, Montana, released April 11 surveillance video of the armed robbery staged by two men and a woman (still on the lam), showing two liplocked customers at the bar, lost in affectionate embrace during the entire crime, seemingly oblivious of danger. The robbers, perhaps impressed by the couple’s passion, ignored them—even while emptying the cash register just a few feet away. Andru Jolstad, 26, was arrested on April 16 and charged with using a pry bar to break into the cash boxes of four machines at Zap’s Arcade in Mesa, Arizona. Following citizen tips, a cop arrived to find Jolstad on his knees alongside one machine with his arm still inside. His total take from the spree was $18, and he’ll likely be sent back to prison from an earlier charge. YEE-HAH! – Transportation Security Administration announced on April 27 that its screeners had confiscated 73 guns from passengers’ carry-ons—in just the previous seven days! (Sixty-eight were loaded, and 27 had a round in the chamber.) Thanks this week to Eddie Earles and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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[14] Missoula Independent • May 12–May 19, 2016
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dds are you’ve seen J.K. Simmons on screen by now, or at least heard his voice. From his heartwarming turn as the dad in Juno to his Oscar-winning role in Whiplash to his smaller cameos on TV shows like “Arrested Development,” “Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing” and “Archer,” Simmons has become one of Hollywood’s most popular character actors. But before “Oz,” before “Law & Order,” even before the Yellow Peanut M&M, there was Missoula. Since graduating with a music degree from the University of Montana in 1978, Simmons has become one of the most recognizable and famous locals around. Although he now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children, he frequently returns to the Garden City and is slated to deliver UM’s commencement address on May 14. In advance of this homecoming, the Indy spoke with Simmons about his latest roles, his ever-changing facial hair and what his family is doing to carry on the legacy left by his parents, Pat and Don Simmons. His phone battery was flashing low when we caught him, so we jumped right in.
I wanted to start off at the obvious place. It’s been a little more than a year now since you took home the Academy Award for best supporting actor. What’s been the biggest adjustment for you in this post-Oscar life? JK Simmons: I sort of gradually built up to a point where I had a decent amount of work to choose from usually and even when I didn’t I was pretty choosy. But I just have a lot more options now and a lot more opportunities, a lot more scripts coming my way. More to choose from. The public profile just walking down the street has certainly amped up some too, but that’s kind of gradually been happening for the last 20 years or so anyway, so that difference wasn’t too terribly dramatic. I was just in New York for a few days and because I currently have sort of a Grizzly Adams beard going on I was able to hide behind that. I got recognized about half as much as usual.
I’m glad you mentioned you were in New York, because you were hitting the late night circuit talking about The Meddler, with you and Susan Sarandon, which just opened in theaters. But you also just wrapped a project co-written and directed by your wife, Michelle Schumacher, called I’m Not Here. What can we expect from that collaboration? JK: Hopefully much more in the future. This is a second career for her. She was a theater actor and then a full-time mom, and she made a short film with some girlfriends on a lark about eight or nine years ago and it’s gradually built up into the latest, I’m Not Here. Hopefully there will be many more collaborations down the road. What was it like working together on the set? JK: It was great. It’s really sort of three stories because more than half the film is really flashbacks of my character. So of the four-week shoot I really only worked sort of five and a half days. I was one of many cogs in the wheel, and my work happened to come in last week because of the way the schedule worked. It was great. I was spending some time on set when I could during the earlier part and it’s great to see her in that environment and see her so capable and being the captain of the ship and having a great time, getting a lot of good stuff down—well, not on film. Now she’s in the editing room and she’ll exist in the dark cave for a while and put it all together. So now she’s on her own, but the collaborating part was great. The other recent career news is that you’re going to be the DC film universe’s next Commissioner James Gordon, almost a decade after your last outing as Marvel’s J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man. What are you looking forward to most about diving back into the comic book movie world?
JK: I’m not sure because honestly—and, of course, god knows whatever I did know I couldn’t tell you anyway—but I know very little about the first Justice League movie except that I’ll do a little shooting on it in June in London. I think if things go as planned, I’ll be a part of a few Justice League movies and be the latest in a line of character actors who have gotten to try their hand at Commissioner Gordon. Switching gears, you’re going to be delivering this year’s commencement address at the University of Montana. What was your reaction when your alma mater reached out? JK: Well, it’s a great honor obviously, so I was greatly honored. I was also trepidatious and intimidated. I say other people’s words for a living, and coming up with something hopefully interesting and/or insightful or wise or amusing to say to the class of 2016 is just not really my milieu. It’s a work in progress currently and we’ll see if I pull it off or if I muddy my family’s good name in Missoula. Your family has strong ties to UM, particularly through your dad’s work in the music department and all the support your parents have given to the institution over the years. What are you and the family doing to make sure that Simmons legacy continues? JK: The most concrete thing is that after my dad passed away, at my mom’s behest we started a scholarship fund, the Don Simmons Music Education Scholarship. In the few years since then we’ve gotten that fully endowed, so there’s that way of remembering him annually. The first few years we were all able to be there. This year, unfortunately, it’s going to be only my brother David who will be there in person to help pass out the award.
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Kind of the Letterma-in-Choteau approach. JK: Yeah, yeah.
Originally from the Detroit area, the Simmons family relocated to Missoula in the 1970s and all wound up living together in a large house in the University District. J.K. says it’s those years of “family togetherness” he remembers most fondly.
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When you look back at your years at UM and in Missoula, what’s your fondest memory? JK: I always get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I walk into the music building. The last few years, of course, it’s tinged with sadness as well. But we had an amazing three years or so there. When my parents moved to Missoula it was just them and my little brother. I was almost 18 and was off at college and my sister was a couple years older and off at college in Europe. We came out to visit many months later and both fell in love with it and both ended up there. Our folks, they bought a nice little house that fit the three of them pretty well, but all of a sudden they had two more kids and my mom’s mother who came to live with them after our grandpa died. I have many fond memories of those years and the three generations of Simmonses living there in one of those great big houses in the U District that Grandma and Grandpa helped pay for. My brother walked a block to Hellgate [High School] and my dad and I walked three blocks to the music building. My mom and my sister were both on campus also, and Grandma was active in church and PEO and this and that. It was a great time of family togetherness. I had the best of both worlds because I had my own private entrance to the house. I could still live like a single college student but have a family meal whenever I wanted to. Those cheesy biscuits of your dad’s. JK: Yes indeed. Speaking of the music side of things, you won the Oscar for your role as an incredibly intense conductor in Whiplash. How much did your early career in the music department inform your approach to playing Terence Fletcher? JK: In every way I can think of, that job, that role, that project was a gift and it all along had the feel of
photo courtesy of Todd Goodrich, UM
There are a few sort of small monuments around town. My mom was instrumental in the whole Caras Park renovation and the beginning, the formation of Out to Lunch and the carousel and all that. So there’s a tree and a bench down there that are in our parents’ names, and just recently there’s a tree on campus that I actually think maybe has not been planted yet but will be planted soon near the Oval that will also commemorate and call attention to our parents’ legacy. Honestly, the more important part of our parents’ legacy is just carried on I think on a daily basis by the people that they have affected over the years, and certainly well past my dad’s retirement from the university and my mom’s from the Downtown Association. They were one of the most active and benevolent and helpful and involved retired couples that I’ve ever been aware of, and I think in the sort of oldschool tradition of stories being passed down around the campfire, I think their legacy—even without the help of those more obvious ways of remembering them—lives on through the many, many people that they touched.
There was a lot of fear around here when Jon Krakauer’s book Missoula came out that it would start to define the outside world’s impression of the community. Do you get asked about the book much? JK: Some, but not much. Certainly the perception in Missoula that that was going to be disastrous for the university’s reputation ... Look, there are bad apples in many barrels and I think President Engstrom, from what I’m aware of, has been bold and proactive and risked making some unpopular decisions to try and weed those out. Again, as far as I know, he certainly continues to be dedicated to that and I think has been very successful in that.
Do you get asked about Missoula or Montana much in general? JK: Absolutely, depending on what I’m wearing. I generally dress like a slob. I’m either wearing Griz gear or Ohio State Buckeye gear, because that’s where my dad taught when I was in junior high and high school, or Detroit Tigers gear. Sometimes a mixture. Earlier this morning I had on a Griz sweatshirt and a Tigers cap, which is what I wore a lot of the time 40 years ago when I was a student. So if I have the Griz gear on, I’ll definitely get a fair amount of Montana shout-outs, and sometimes even if I don’t, people who either have a real Montana connecJ.K. Simmons has become a frequent visitor to UM, from his receiving of a Distinguished tion or just random fans that are aware of my Alumni Award in 2011 to the annual presentation of a music scholarship in his father’s name. connection. My last evening in New York I got together with a few Montanans, some Bobcats one of those things that was meant to be. A very, very especially doing the major works with choir and orbig part of that was—despite the fact that my father chestra and the big kinds of Brahms “Requiem” or and some Griz and some Bigfork types. Just a bunch was certainly a much kinder, gentler conductor—it William Walton “Belshazzar’s Feast” pieces I’ve had a of folks that I get in touch with when I’m in town and was great to feel like a competent enough musician chance to do over the years, sometimes with the great some of them get in touch with each other. It ended that I could look at those scores, which were very Robert Shaw because Don Carey was a protege of his. up being three or four people more than I even knew complex scores, and actually learn them and actually That honestly is what I miss more than any of my mu- it was going to be and it was a real nice little Montana gathering there at Joe Allen on 46th Street. conduct them and not just be some actor up there sical theater stuff or my solo singing. waving his arms around. Everybody in that room, all those musicians, all Your commencement address comes at a rocky time How important has it been for you personally to those actors playing musicians, were real players. In for the university, with declining enrollment and keep that connection to Montana going? JK: I never consciously thought about it. It just fact, only a few of them had any acting experience. budget cuts. What’s your understanding of the situThere were two or three that were actors who didn’t ation, and do you have any thoughts on how the uni- happens. Those were great years and very formative years. My parents so fell in love with Missoula and the play at any kind of high level but even they played a versity might recover? JK: Honestly, I don’t feel that I’m well enough in- university and Montana that when my dad first went little bit. We were really cranking some tunes in there. That was the very exciting part of it, even including formed beyond the basics to have all that valuable an to interview for the job, he was sold. For people who my little piano ditty, which is something I never got opinion. Certainly UM is not the only institution of were not born and raised in Montana, they were great particularly good at. I got by with the bare minimum higher learning that’s having some difficult times. I ambassadors for the state and Missoula in particular. of piano skill required to graduate from the music de- don’t know that I have anything to offer in terms of a The connection has remained just very organically bepartment, and it was fun to be able to display my solution except that people like myself and other cause I met so many great people there, in Missoula alumni of the university continue to do their best to and up in Bigfork. A lot of my good friends that I’ll small amount of competence on the keyboard. be ambassadors and advocates for the university and have for the rest of my life are folks I met in Montana. What do you miss most about those more music-heavy help be part of fueling a rebound, an economic redays from your early career, like your time with the bound. That’s the bottom line, right? It’s about dol- When you come back to town these days, what’s tops lars, and it’s going to take an infusion of that in on your to-do list? Bigfork Summer Playhouse and on Broadway? JK: Tower Pizza, No. 1. And just getting together JK: Honestly, what I miss most is singing in a re- addition to just being an ambassador. The revitalization effort I know is underway, and with old friends. There’s certainly lots of overlapping, ally good choir. Those years, both at Ohio State with Maurice Casey and at the university with my dad and I know President [Royce] Engstrom and the rest of but oftentimes the old friends are quite old and Don Carey, being part of an exceptional choir is one the powers that be are huddling up and doing what friends of my parents’ generation. And depending on of my favorite things I’ve ever done. Even some they can. As with national politics in general, I’m the time of year, floating the Blackfoot or the Clark church choirs that I sang in that were better than av- aware that I’m not well enough informed to be giving Fork. I don’t know that I’ll make time for that on May 13. It’s more of a July, August kind of deal. erage, there’s a kind of experience you have there, too much of an opinion about it.
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The beard looks very Montana. Will you be sticking with that look for your speech at UM? JK: Unfortunately I’m not. My facial hair varies according to job requirements, and I certainly have a fair amount of freedom to make most of those choices. But the job I’ll be in the middle of when I come out to do the commencement address, I’m actually playing a real guy in a movie called Patriots Day about the Boston Marathon bombings and the first responders. I’m going to look as much as I can like Sgt. Jeff Pugliese from the Watertown Police Department, who does not have a beard, by the way. Police officers tend not to have Grizzly Adams beards. So more of a mustache look, or cleanshaven? JK: No, he’s got the leftover mustache from the ’70s. Which is a look you’ve sported before. JK: Yeah, in the ’70s, when I was a student in Missoula. Among other times. Now that you’ve got an Oscar on the shelf and have landed some exciting new roles, what are you looking forward to most on the horizon? JK: Some time up on Flathead Lake with extended family and friends. That’s my current pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And lastly, back in 2009 you offered up some advice for UM grads in our feature space, mostly about taking time to travel and being open to other careers. And your “call your mom” comment during the acceptance speech at the Academy Awards certainly generated a lot of buzz. Any other words of wisdom you’d like to add to the pot? JK: I got nothing. Take a trip, and when you’re there call your mom. I’m trying to come up with some thematic material and some general wisdom from the aged for my commencement address, so I don’t want to give away any other pearls of wisdom in advance of that. I’m sure there are plenty of folks down in Hollywood whose brains you could pick for ideas. JK: Yeah, if I was smarter I would have consulted some of my writer friends a long time ago and just asked them to write it for me. But I’m not that smart I guess. It needs to be my voice, however meandering it might end up being. asakariassen@missoulanews.com
Juno
Words of (sometimes questionable) wisdom from J.K. Simmons’ most notable characters J.K. Simmons is keeping the contents of his May 14 commencement address under wraps, so the Indy revisited famous lines from his past roles in search of a few pearls of wisdom.
J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man: “No jobs! Freelance! Best thing in the world for a kid your age.” Vernon Schillinger, “Oz”: “A man does everything he can for his kids. Comforts them, loves them. Sacrifices everything for their happiness. But when your own flesh and blood renounces you, you have no choice but to renounce them.” Garth Pancake, The Ladykillers: “Don’t trust the banks.” Vernon Schillinger, “Oz”: “If you don’t watch, how will you ever learn?” Mac MacGuff, Juno: “Look, in my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person is still going to think the sun shines out your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.” Vernon Schillinger, “Oz”: “Trust me, McManus, you lose an eye, you get kicked in the balls, you get a face full of shit, you become a different man.” Professor Burke, Farmers Insurance: “What you don’t know, can hurt you.” Terence Fletcher, Whiplash: “I was there to push people beyond what’s expected of them. I believe that’s an absolute necessity.” Cave Johnson, Portal 2 video game: “When life gives you lemons? Don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! ‘I don’t want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?’” Yellow Peanut M&M: “Love hurts.” Terence Fletcher, Whiplash: “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job.’” J.K. Simmons, 2015 Academy Awards: “If you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, don’t text, don’t email. Call them on the phone. Tell them you love them, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you.”
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[arts] tinuing to transform the state’s wild landscapes. Hanson went on to earn an MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design and spent much of the 1970s photographing Western wilderness areas, but by the early 1980s he’d turned his focus to human impacts. A series focused on coal mining and power production at Colstrip was exhibited at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art in 1986, the same year he received his first of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. A collection of the Colstrip photos, with a forward by Rick Bass, is available from Taverner Press. The new Wilderness to Wasteland, also available from Taverner with a foreword by Joyce Carol Oates, collects previously unexhibited and unpublished photographs made largely in the mid1980s while Hanson was traveling the country on a Guggenheim Fellowship. He says he recently rediscovered the four series that compose the larger work (Atomic City 1986; The Richest Hill on Earth 1985– 87; Wilderness to Wasteland 1985–86; Twilight in the Wilderness 1982–83) and found that they formed natural chapters of a book—a format to which Hanson says he’s becoming increasingly devoted, both for the control it affords him over the arrangement of his images (and thus the dialog between them) and the permanence of those images’ availability (relative to temporary exhibitions). And while the work itself is several decades old now, it’s lost none of its immediacy. Even as environmental photography, generally, and aerial photography, by Brad Tyer in particular, has been widely popularized in the intervening years, especially with David T. Hanson’s photograph of Butte’s Kelley Mine and the remains of Dublin Gulch was taken in 1987 and is part of his new book, Wilderness to Wasteland. the recent advent of high-quality drone photography, Hanson’s photos continue to There may be no people in view in these photo- tographs to Peru’s Nazca Lines, large-scale earthworks here are no people in the images collected in function as both fine art and advocacy. Their subtly calgraphs, but their explicit subject is the human impact whose meaning may someday be as lost to observers Wilderness to Wasteland, photographer David ibrated framing, medium-format detail and naturalistic on the natural world. as that of the monoliths of Easter Island. The comparT. Hanson’s new book of 1980s-era photocolor convey an impact that transcends plain documenThese landscapes, traversed by power lines, litison is apt, if it even goes far enough: The Nazca Lines graphs, but these frames are filled nonethetered with old tires, fragmented by chain-link, popu- have an estimated age of 2,500 years, but radioactive tation, even as it avoids the coy glamorization that inless with the footprints of humankind. fects so much of the contemporary photographic In “View toward East Butte, Atomic City, Idaho,” lated with cars that may or may not start, are not so contamination from American plutonium factories is voyeurism that’s come to be known as “ruin porn.” tire tracks imprint a dusting of old snow on a dirt road much abandoned as simply ill kept. They show an expected to last more than 250,000 years. Even as fa- Even though some of these landscapes—“Silver Bow that follows a march of telephone poles shrinking to- American environment shorn of the Edenic sublimity miliar a site as the Opportunity Ponds is slated for man- Creek polluted by mine waste, Butte, Montana,” for inward the horizon. In “Mt. Con Mine waste pile and re- that characterizes the photographs of Ansel Adams or agement “in perpetuity.” Seeing such sites from on stance—have been restored, remediated or otherwise mains of Corktown, Butte, Montana,” a vanishingly tiny Eliot Porter, and they share next to nothing with the high, page after page, brings more than their idiosyn- modified since Hanson photographed them, the imline of laundry dries against the backdrop of a ram- luminous landscapes that litter the promotional calen- cratic geometries into focus. It reveals the almost in- port of the human impulse that so scarred them still shackle home’s yellow wall, itself backdropped by a dars of environmental nonprofits and aspirational conceivable scale of the damage we’ve managed to do vibrates in these photographs. Besides, most of these streaky yellow mountain of mine tailings. In “New posters. Riverine curves are subjugated to strict road- in the very short time we’ve had the technology to do landscapes have never been repaired in any practical housing development, Rancho Cucamonga, Califor- way grids carved into dead ground. Verdant fields share it and suggests the near impotence of time to erase our sense, and many never will be. nia,” the framed-out skeleton of an under-construction borders with dyked cells of dun soil. Water is brown or handiwork. It’s an old, old story: someone gets the gold, someHanson was born and raised in Montana and grew one else gets the shaft. Resource extraction in Montana apartment complex glows sandstone ochre in a low af- orange or unnatural aquamarine—never blue or clear. ternoon light, bracketed by a foreground of scraped And when the camera leaves the earthbound plane up hiking in the state’s iconic mountains. As a student and the rest of the American West was a relatively short dirt and cloud-hugged mountains in the distance. In for the skies, producing the aerial views of Superfund at Stanford University in the late 1960s, he became con, and restoration—much of which amounts to mere “Sunset on the California Coast,” parking lot lights at sites and abandoned mining complexes that comprise aware of the burgeoning environmental movement, damage control—is a long, long game. Hanson’s view, the Union Oil Company in Richmond, Calif., stand sen- the bulk of Hanson’s work and reputation, the scale of which led, he says, to an increasing awareness of the then and now, exposes it clearly. tinel over a fluorescent smatter of fleet vans under a disrepair becomes monumental. Hanson and other “radical disparity” between Montana’s pristine high sky tinted tangerine. writers have compared the subjects of his aerial pho- country and the rampant development that was conarts@missoulanews.com
Heavy treading
David Hanson’s photographs mark the landscapes we’ve scarred
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[music]
Glam antics Holy Lands’ album preserves their radical flavor Holy Lands recorded Pain Traders Union last summer and put it up on Bandcamp, but they are just now getting around to officially releasing it on CD with an album party this week. I already said how much I enjoyed the effort in the Indy’s end-of-year wrap-up, but here’s my chance to tell you why. Perhaps the Missoula band just kind of pushes all the right buttons for someone like me who loves the Pixies and Tom Waits and Fugazi and David Bowie. They also put on a spectacle at their shows with animal masks, banter and glam antics. I don’t want to keep referring to these other artists to explain Holy Lands’ appeal, though. The band is naturally talented, less derivative, and their songs seem to come from a place of creative experimentation and fun rather than trying hard to impress anyone. The album begins with “Sleep Study,” which
serves up punkish defiance with the shimmery guitar melodies you might hear from a Nathan Larson soundtrack. It’s an imperfect song—distracting in how ramshackle and molasses-slow parts of it feel—but still charming. “False Plaster Walls” has the weirdo energy of a Frank Black tune, but incorporates a warped-record element that makes it feel slightly carnivalesque. “California Maki Suicide” seems like an other-universe companion to Bowie’s “Rock and Roll Suicide.” The lyrics on these songs are straightforward but evoke complicated feelings, and all the gang vocal a cappella breakdowns and fake-out endings give the songs texture. The album can’t capture the band’s live show, but the spiritedness bleeds through anyway. (Erika Fredrickson) Holy Lands play an album release show at the VFW Sat., May 14, at 9 PM, along with Eat Strike and Rooster Sauce.
Tahj, Sol Dream Tahj Kjelland doesn’t pretend to be hard and cynical on any of his hip-hop projects, and I’m grateful for that authenticity. On his newest, Sol Dream, the local performance artist shows just how talented he is as a rapper and producer (with support from producers Ryan Maynes and Max Allyn) in making smart beats and confident rhymes. Songs like “Carnival,” which throws in some old-school talkbox effects a la Richie Sambora in “Livin’ on a Prayer,” deliver a strong mixture of horns and drums, punching up the melody in a way that reminds me of Atlanta’s Arrested Development. Kjelland’s album is definitely a positive raps project, but for the most part it still manages to offer enough tension to keep from feeling cheesy or preachy. There are big questions in these songs about how to live in a mean-
ingful way and Kjelland’s answers are sometimes pretty cliché, with lines like, “Be the change you want to see” and throwing around terms like “karmic connection.” Fortunately, the artist relies mostly on his own lyrical prowess, so a few bumper-sticker type lines can be forgiven. The strength of this album lies in the details—Margi Cates, Emily Kodama and Andrea Harsell nail the backup vocals, for instance–and in the mixture of hard-driving hip-hop, sassy Latin rhythms and grooving reggae downbeats. This is music that can easily capture a room and get them on the dance floor. Stat. (Erika Fredrickson) Tahj Kjelland’s band Sweatshop Sneakers play the Top Hat for the solo release party Sat., May 14, at 10 PM, along with Shakewell. $5.
Megafauna Megafauna stuffs an enormous amount of power into one 8-pound electric guitar. Many of their songs build from humble and even poppy beginnings to nothing less than a stampede that you can feel under your feet. The result is thoughtful, textured and complex rock, dotted with solos and bridges that make each piece feel like a mini-journey. The band is headed by Austin’s Dani Neff, who wails on lead vocals and whales on the guitar (both in a good way), and backed by Zack Humphrey on drums and Bryan Wright on bass. The sound is a rock stew–metal, indie, psychedelic, prog and grunge to name a few—simmered until everything mingles together just so. The heaviness of the drums and bass is balanced well with Neff ’s breathy
but strong vocals and shimmering, technical guitar solos. Neff, who also happens to be a Yale graduate and attorney, is comfortable going from purring quiet melodies to all-out rocking and back again, allowing the contrasts in volume to create waves of sound as opposed to solid walls of head-banging noise. Megafauna will release their fourth LP, Welcome Home, on May 27. While Neff ’s central sound remains, the new singles have more of a psychedelic flavor and more fanciful lyrics than earlier efforts. This is a band where you come for the rock and roll but you stay to enjoy each mini-journey as it unfolds. (Sarah Aswell) Megafauna play the Real Lounge Tue., May 17. Doors at 9 PM. $5/$3 advance. 18 and over.
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[books]
No doormat Danica Winters on getting strong women in Harlequin by Erika Fredrickson
Missoula’s Danica Winters is best known for writing Harlequin romances, but her most recent book, Smoke and Ashes (part of a “Montana’s Bravest...and Hottest” series), takes on an unusual issue for that genre. The story follows a woman finding love as her marriage falls apart, while also tackling domestic violence—not your usual theme for an escapist novel. Winters, whose upcoming novels include murdermysteries set in Butte and Glacier Park, spoke with the Indy recently about the new book, her fans and feminism in an unlikely genre. How do people respond to you when you tell them you write for Harlequin? Danica Winters: I get some hilarious responses. I told a friend I wrote for Harlequin and she thought I was kidding. She said, “Oh, you write smut?” I said, “Yep! It keeps the lights on.” But none of what I write is more than what you see on cable television. It’s just a label for the story, it’s not what the heart of the story is. One lady told me I was going to hell. I also get stalkers.
I’m proud of them for stepping up to the plate. What kind of research did you do for this story? DW: My dad was a firefighter here in Missoula. We geeked out on investigation and fire behavior. I also worked with the Frenchtown Fire Department. I spent hours learning about things like how a lightbulb will melt in a fire and how chemical oxidizers work. It was so fun. What’s been the response from readers? DW: It’s amazing how many are like, “I had a situation like this.” To have it resonate with readers means I did something right. But one national magazine called [the main character] “morally ambiguous” because she was married to this abusive husband but falling for [the neighbor]. They were saying she’s the problem. But I think that’s reality. Love is never convenient.
What’s the most important element of your characters? DW: In every single book I write, intentionally or not, it’s Smoke and Ashes Danica Winters always about feminism and paperback, Harlequin women leaning forward and What are your fans like? 224 pages, $5.50 getting their claws in there. DW: I have the best fans in Sometimes the women start the entire world. I’ll get fan mail regularly from readers who said I made a differ- out as doormats. But then they find their inner ence in their life. A friend bought me a bottle of vodka strength. and gave me a handwritten note during my last signWhy did this theme of domestic violence matter to ing. Those things mean a lot to me. you? DW: My mom and I stayed in a domestic violence What is this story about? DW: It’s about this woman escaping a situation situation because she couldn’t get a mortgage, she of domestic violence. The husband is a doctor and so couldn’t get a car—here in Missoula, as a female. And the story breaks past that stereotype that it’s a socioe- that has changed but it hasn’t changed enough. For conomic issue. It’s a silent epidemic that spans every this book, I’m doing book signings and donating pay scale and education scale and intelligence level. money to the YWCA. We’ve had at least three women in Missoula murdered in the last 12 months in that situation. That’s Why do you like writing in this genre? DW: I love writing romances because there’s the kind of thing that led to this book. always these promises just around the corner. This seems like such a different theme for a Harle- There’s always a sunrise. I like literary fiction, but life’s hard enough as it is. And this book is quin romance. DW: It was really outside of Harlequin’s norm. gritty enough that you need to have some light at And they did have me tone it down—but I was okay the end of the tunnel. with that. They have a built-in audience and I knew I could reach more people going through them. arts@missoulanews.com
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[art]
This way comes MMAC exhibits 400-year-old Shakespeare book by Erika Fredrickson
The very existence of William Shakespeare’s First Folio raises the question: What if we’d never known about Macbeth? The Folio, a 400-year-old book of Shakespeare’s 36 plays, was published seven years after the famous scribe’s death. Part of the collection’s value is that, while some of the plays had been published before, 18 of them hadn’t, including As You Like It, The Tempest and Macbeth. At the time the Folio was created, in 1623, paper was expensive and typesetting was tedious. Imagine if no one had the interest or funding to preserve these works? The classic The First Folio, featured in an exhibit at the Montana Museum story depicting physical and psy- of Art and Culture, was printed in 1623 and includes 36 of Shakespeare’s plays. chological ruin in the quest for political power could have been The Folio itself is more than just about preserving lost forever. No “something wicked this way comes.” Shakespeare’s words. According to Biando Edwards, No “out damned spot.” More importantly, no “Knock, the printing process is part of what makes it special. knock. Who’s there?” Shakespeare’s handwritten plays would have been reThe First Folio is a first edition collection, and copied by scribes, then sent to typesetters who would there were thought to be 750 in that first printing. Of create the books separately. Each typesetter had a difthose, only 234 are accounted for today. This year, ferent standard for spelling and punctuation. AdditionWashington, D.C.’s Folger Shakespeare Library, which ally, the printing process required pages 1 and 12 to holds the largest collection, at 82, started touring the be set at the same time, and the typesetters had to folios to all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and D.C. Julie guess at how much copy came in between. Biando Edwards, ethnic studies librarian at the Uni“What that means is, some lines are really comversity of Montana’s Mansfield Library, had seen the pressed and, in others, there’s a lot of space on the 2014 call for applications to host the Folio and she page,” Biando Edwards says. “Sometimes lines were partnered with the Montana Museum of Art and Cul- added or dropped entirely. So we don’t actually know ture to get one. what Shakespeare wrote because of this. Scholars call “I had to read the advertisement a few times be- it the instability of the text. But it makes each of these cause I thought, ‘They can’t possibly be sending out books unique.” this 400-year-old book,’” Biando Edwards says. “But In a Letter to the Reader, the Folio’s two main they were.” compositors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, The 5-pound book arrived by courier a wrote (in the Old English of the time), “And there we few weeks ago. MMAC Executive Director Barbara hope, to your divers capacities, you will finde Koostra says she isn’t allowed to give details on enough, both to draw, and hold you: for his wit can how it was escorted to Missoula, but she can no more lie hid, then it could be lost. Reade him, talk about the rigorous instructions required to therefore; and againe, and againe.” exhibit the old book. For instance, the museum “I love the fact that this book connects us to the has to do climate-check measurements inside the compositors,” Biando Edwards says. “I think it speaks gallery three times a week. They must also keep the to the respect they had for Shakespeare. And that they light at a “low-candle” dimness to avoid distressing knew there was something here worth preserving for the pages. posterity.” “It’s been a very exacting process,” Koostra says. Visit umt.edu/montanamuseum for First “It’s indicative of the great care the Folger and all the Folio events and special hours. Exhibit runs venues involved are taking to see to the long-term through May 31. well-being of these amazing documents for generations to come.” arts@missoulanews.com
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[film]
Bad math Infinity doesn’t add up to the true story by Molly Laich
“What’d you get for No. 3?””
The Man Who Knew Infinity tells the true story of Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar, an Indian mathematician who made important contributions to mathematics in the early 20th century while living a life worthy of a far better biopic. The film, written and directed by Matt Brown, is based on a 1991 novel of the same name by Robert Kanigel. Dev Patel, who you may remember from Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and last year’s Chappie, plays Ramanujan. Ramanujan grew up poor in Madras, India. We see his arranged marriage to Janaki (Devika Bhise), an obscenely beautiful woman to whom Ramanujan appears entirely apathetic. He sleeps on the floor on the night of their wedding until she kindly invites him up to the bed, and it’s moderately touching. My modern mind immediately started speculating on what might be the cause of this marital prudishness, but this is India, circa 1914, and so I think we are meant to interpret his cool demeanor as garden-variety shyness. Ramanujan and Janaki are of a lower caste, and that’s where custom dictates he should have stayed, except that his extraordinary, untrained talent in math has a way of moving his life in a more spirited direction. Ramanujan sends his formulas to scholars around the world, and before long he receives an answer from G.H. Hardy at Cambridge University, played by Jeremy Irons, inviting him to work on his theories and study in London. The invitation is a terrible blow to Ramanujan’s family, who would prefer that he stay in India and live a life of quiet desperation with them instead. The face of his mother on the docks as Ramanujan is about to set sail is so thoroughly aghast and tortured that I couldn’t help but laugh—but this is a film more or less entirely devoid of humor, so I don’t think my
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reaction is quite what they were going for. Janaki can’t come with him for some reason, but he vows to send for her as soon as he is able, and in this separation a weak romantic subplot is born. Once in Cambridge, Ramanujan struggles to fit in among a sea of white people against the backdrop of World War I, where he faces the requisite amount of institutional racism that you would expect for the time and place. Ramanujan speaks some with the few other Indian people in the department. In these scenes, we’re meant to experience the “otherness” that Ramanujan and his peers feel. All of them are speaking the King’s English fluently, but that’s not anything close to what the real Ramanujan, fresh off the boat from Madras, would have sounded like. I understand that westernized versions of otherworldly characters are a conceit that filmgoers have always stoically swallowed and accepted, but what I don’t understand is why that is. Pardon me, film, but you’re trying to tell us a story about ethnicity while at the same time assuming that your audience can’t stomach a genuine portrayal of it. What are we supposed to do with that? If the film has any merit, it comes from the interplay between Irons and Patel. Both are passionate about the work and have very different ideas on how to approach it, but even these scenes are stretched thin against the painfully average filmmaking. The movie looks like a hotel painting with an insipid score to match, and it’s too bad, because Ramanujan’s place in the history of mathematics is important. His legacy deserves a better film. The Man Who Knew Infinity opens at the Roxy Fri., May 13. arts@missoulanews.com
These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 MAISEY•
Maisey is a 3-year-old female Lab/Bull Terrier mix. She is a happy young girl who is eager to please and ready to play. She would love an active family that will give her lots of play time in the yard. She is always so excited to see people and spins in circles when she thinks she's going to get attention. She'd make a great family dog. Maisey is our longest term resident at the shelter with 109 days and counting.
MEREDITH•Meredith is a 3-year-old female Pointer mix. She is an energetic and playful girl who loves to run. Her goal, we are sure, is to try and break the sound barrier. Meredith would love an active home that could take her on regular walks, hikes, or bike rides. A large yard to run in is also high on her wish list. We think she'd make the perfect marathon trainer! GEMMA•Gemma is a 1-year-old female brindle Straffordshire Terrier. She loves to play and does well with children. Gemma knows several commands and is very treat-motivated. Gemma came to the shelter with mange and spent several months in a foster home while she received treatment. Gemma does well with other dogs, but can develop guarding behaviors around dogs that are overbearing or pushy.
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PAISLEY•Paisley is a 2-year-old female Brown Tabby/Tortie. She loves to receive affection and curl up in your lap, but doesn't really enjoy being picked up. So, when her feet leave the ground, she has a tendency to panic. Paisley is a very playful girl who loves stirring things up, but is a little leery of fast-moving feet or hands. Paisley loves to curl up in tight little spots to feel safe. AMALIE•Amalie is an 10-month-old female long-haired tortie. She came to the shelter as a feral kitten when she was just 4 months old. Amalie spent several months in foster care to help tame her. Amalie needs a home that will be understanding, gentle, and very patient. She might always be a timid girl, but with time and patience, Amalie will learn to trust people and maybe come out of her shell a bit. MORK & MINDY• Mork & Mindy are a pair of 13-year-old litter mates. Mork is a male Orange Tabby, and Mindy is a female Calico. These two long-haired loves have been together their entire lives and are hoping to find a retirement home that will allow them to stay together. They would love a quiet home with a sunny window to lounge in for the rest of their days.
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These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 STURGIS & HARLEY• These two furry gentlemen came to the shelter recently and are in search of a home where they can stay together. Sturgis and Harley enjoy the simple things in life; lounging, snacking, napping in the sun. If you are looking for two older charmers to be the apples of your eye, Sturgis and Harley may be the pair for you!
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HERA• Hera is a big, fuzzy, lovely girl who enjoys the great outdoors but really, really thinks people are awesome. She lived well with other dogs, but would prefer to have a new home without livestock. Since Hera is such a smart girl, she would be a great candidate for our basic manners training class. Please come and visit her at the Humane Society of Western Montana!
SNICKERS•Snickers is a lively young fellow who is looking for a home that can accommodate his lust for life! Snickers would prefer to be the only dog child, and prefers lady dogs for his friend crowd. Snickers wants a home with daily hikes and lots of training. He is rather good at taking himself out for walks, but he would love to have you along for the ride!
AUDREY• Audrey seems to have had a bit of a rough start, but she is still optimistic for her furrever family. She is young, sweet, and ready to learn all kinds of new tricks! Audrey loves to play with other dogs and quickly bonds to new people. If you would like more information about this sweet German Shepherd, please call the shelter at (406) 549-3934.
CHARLIE•Meet Charlie! This working cattle dog came to us after his livestock job moved onto greener pastures. Charlie can work cows, has experience with horses and enjoys the company of other dogs. Being a working dog has made Charlie focused and tough, so he is looking for a family that can understand his needs. If you are looking for a committed furry partner, then Charlie may be the dog for you.
DUSTY• Dusty thinks people are pretty neat, and enjoys being with them. He would enjoy a home with another dog. Dusty needs a retirement home where he can get daily exercise at a leisurely pace. If you are looking for a fun, frolicking new buddy for the summer, Dusty may be the guy for you!
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and Eric try to conceal their love for each other. Also starring Jessica Chastain. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC: WAGNER AND BRUCKNER The Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Andris Nelsons, performs Richard Wagner’s Parsifal: Prelude and Good Friday Spell and Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 in D minor, a work he dedicated to Wagner, his role model. Showing at the Roxy Tue., May 18 at 7 PM.
THE JUNGLE BOOK The 1967 original with Louis Prima and Phil Harris will never be surpassed, but as they say, YMMV. Disney’s reboot of the Rudyard Kipling story features Bill Murray as Baloo the Bear, ScarJo as Kaa the Snake and Christopher Walken as King Louie. It holds promise. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
BLUE VELVET The Essential Cinema series features David Lynch’s classic Blue Velvet for a full week. When Kyle MacLachlan discovers a severed ear in a field, things don’t just get real, they get surreal. Also stars Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini and Dennis Hopper. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy. THE DARKNESS A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation, haunted by an ancient supernatural entity they accidentally awakened, probably when they jumped the turnstile on the Skywalk. Rated PG13. Showing at the Carmike 12. GREEN ROOM As anyone who saw Repo Man will attest, punk rock and crime are a great combo. This thriller features a punk band who witnesses a murder and gets involved in a fight for survival against a group of vicious skinheads. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12. THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY A man who grows up poor in India gains admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, and under the tutelage of his mentor, G. H. Hardy, becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Roxy. (See Film.) ME IS BEING GREAT The Local Cinema series presents this short film by Marshall Granger and Emily Johnson about finding yourself and moving forward. The filmmakers will be on hand after the screening for a Q&A. Showing at the Roxy Wed., May 18 at 8 PM. MEDIA ARTS SPRING EXPO Check out the latest from the School of Media Arts at their Spring Expo, which features amazing student works in film, animation, design and experimental art. Showing at the Roxy Thu., May 12. 10 AM. MONEY MONSTER Julia Roberts and George Clooney are together again in this thriller directed by Jodie Foster.
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. “Stand back, family. My angry dance routine will scare off these intruders!” The Darkness opens Fri., May 13 at the Carmike.
When a pissed-off investor takes over a financial TV show, the producer and host are put in an extreme situation. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike and Pharaohplex. ROMEO + JULIET Celebrate Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibit with a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s reimagining of Romeo + Juliet at the Roxy. Mon., May 6, at 7:30 PM. THE ROOM This week’s Movie Cult is The Room. Writer, director and star Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 drama about a San Francisco banker has achieved cult status for being one of the worst movies ever. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Sat., May 14, 9 PM. THIRDS Three UM grads present their entire web series “Thirds” on the big screen. The nine-episode series is a comedy about college, friendship and change. Two shows at the Roxy Fri., May 13, 7 PM and 9:30.
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-yearold nerds forever. Starring Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg. Rated PG-13. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.
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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. 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. CRIMINAL A dead CIA spook’s memories and skills are implanted in a death row inmate’s brain in the hopes that the convict will complete the mission. Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman and Kevin Costner star. Rated R. Showing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex. 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. 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
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. 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. ZOOTOPIA In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con artist fox and a rookie bunny cop must work together to uncover a conspiracy in Disney’s new animated feature. Rated PG. Showing at the Carmike. Capsule reviews by Ednor Therriault Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-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 7282521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Seasonal rotation by Ingrid Estell During winter’s short days and longs nights, my garden sleeps under a blanket of mulch and snow. Except for a few hardy sprigs of creeping thyme that edge my walkway, my garden patiently waits for spring. I, on the other hand, spend that time planning. Where should I put carrots this year? And the peas? And the bean towers so they don’t shade the Swiss chard? In my mind and on paper, my 2016 garden started long ago. My perennial beds where I grow herbs and flowers are fairly static. Once plants are established, I don’t rearrange the beds except to split overgrown plants and to occasionally share a zealous grower with friends or neighbors. My vegetable garden, on the other hand, changes dramatically from year to year. I grow vegetables in my shady yard and in a community plot rented through Missoula’s Garden City Harvest. Both planting spaces are fairly small and I always have to be conscious of what is planted where and how large any given plant will grow. As I begin my planning, I gather paper, pencil and last year’s written plan. With my limited space, my biggest concern is planting so I don’t repeat vegetables in the same piece of ground year after year. I work on the plan for my yard’s vegetable garden first. Three full-grown maple trees shade my yard. My house and garage also send afternoon shadows across my garden space. Only shade tolerant vegetables will produce a crop in these limiting conditions. Almost all vegetables love sun. When they don’t get enough light during the day, they don’t produce. Over the years, I’ve discovered the following vegetables will produce in a partially shaded area: leaf lettuce, cilantro, arugula, radishes, parsley, ox-heart carrots (small, round variety) and pole beans. The pole beans are an anomaly. They prefer full sun, but with a tall enough bean tower, they’ll grow up to the light and produce wonderful beans. The only problem, I have to use a step stool to reach the beans! Once I’ve decided what I’m planting this year, I take a quick look at last year’s plan and try to reorganize so that each vegetable has a “new” spot in the garden. So, last year where I had the bean towers, this year I’ll plant cilantro and ox-heart carrots. Where I had cilantro last year, I’ll plant radishes and arugula, and so on. This practice is basic crop rotation.
THE REAL DIRT
Rotating where a gardener places vegetables benefits not only the plants, but also the soil. Soil that has the same crop planted in it year after year can become depleted in nutrients, leading to stunted plants and poor vegetable production. By varying where vegetables are sown from year to year, the soil can better support healthy plant growth and production. Another benefit of crop rotation is a reduction of insect pests. For example, the wire worms that attacked my turnips last year are still in that same spot in the garden. If I plant turnips in the same area, I’m simply providing them an easy feast and ensuring my turnips fail. If I plant bush beans where I had turnips last year, I’m forcing the wire worms to at least wiggle their way across the garden before they infest my turnips. As a general rule, I like to rotate from root crops to peas and beans to tomatoes, and then back to root crops. But, given the small space I have, I don’t always make that three-year rotation. In the sunny community garden spot I rent, I plant sun-loving vegetables: squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos, broccoli, onions and Swiss chard. I also use this space to try out new vegetables or varieties. Last year, I put in four artichoke sets. They were amazing to look at and did produce eight small heads, but I won’t plant them again. For the amount of space they took up and the number of aphids I hand-squished on their stalks, I didn’t find them worth the effort. This leads me to another planning factor I haven’t mentioned: weighing the “payoff ” from my investment of energy, time and seed cost. Put another way, is what I grow in my garden worth the effort? For example, I no longer grow potatoes because they take up too much of my valuable space and I can purchase organic potatoes at the farmers market. Tomatoes, on the other hand, I am willing to plant and pamper, as my own homegrown paste tomatoes make the best salsa. Not even the excellent farmers market tomatoes can compare. Ingrid Estell is a gardener at Garden City Harvest’s Northside Community Garden and contributes to The Real Dirt, the nonprofit’s blog. For more Dirt, visit gardencityharvest.org.
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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 • asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$
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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice's is serving Espresso!! Yep, you heard us right. And, we have heard you. Bernice's espresso was created by the talented staff at Hunter Bay (and approved by the staff at Bernice's) to represent the full bodied flavor character of the infamous Bernice's Cup o' Joe. Our espresso is a rich Mocha Java blend of sweet berry African coffees united with Indonesian and Brazilian coffees for an espresso that compliments Bernice's palate of fresh baked treats. Serving 7 days a week 6a-8p. Now you can enjoy your morning croissant, muffin or scone with espresso! Wheee! Or, stop by after dinner and have a dessert with a demitasse. Bernice's: from scratch for your pleasure…always. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$
406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com. Delicious dining or carryout. Chinese & Japanese menus.
Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$
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Black Coffee Roasting Co. 525 E. Spruce 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open M-F 6:305:30, Sat. 7:30- 4, Sun. 8-3. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ 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! $-$$
Philipsburg Brewing’s big weekend
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Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-317-1829 www.romainessalads.com Romaines is a Certified Green Restaurant ® dedicated to making environmentally sustainable choices in all operations. We serve salads, sandwiches, and soups made from locally grown and raised produce and meats. The menu also includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free options, providing something for everyone on the menu. Locally brewed beers are on tap as well as regional wines pairing well with salads and sandwiches. $-$$ 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. $$-$$$ 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.
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It’s Philipsburg Brewing’s world, and we’re all just living—and drinking?—in it. The small-town brewery capped off a memorable weekend by sweeping the major awards at the May 7 Garden City BrewFest at Caras Park. After winning a silver medal at the 2016 World Beer Cup on Friday for its Haybag American Hefeweizen, the Zoo City Zymurgists handed P-burg’s Rope Swing Saison honors for Best of Montana and Best of Show at the 24th annual brew festival. Both the saison and the hefe are available in the Philipsburg taproom, and sales and marketing manager Maddy Mason adds they also serve a hoppy version of the Rope Swing called Sundress Saison. Missoula beer drinkers can find the hefe on draft locally at Finn & Porter, HuHut Mongolian Grill and the Desperado Sports Tavern. While Philipsburg certainly had a big weekend, a few other breweries managed to take home their own hardware. Here’s the full list of BrewFest winners:
Best Light Lager: Upslope’s Craft Lager Best Bock: Bayern’s Dump Truck Best Wheat: Front Brewing’s Honey Weizen Best IPA: Elysian Brewing’s Space Dust Best Pale Ale: Ballast Point’s Grunion Pale Best Stout/Porter: Missoula Brewing’s Fortress Rock Imp Stout Best Fruit/Specialty: Missoula Brewing’s Mount Jumbo Grapefruit Best Scottish/Irish Red: Bowser Brewing’s Chip off the ol’ Scotch Best Saison/Belgian: Philipsburg Brewing’s Rope Swing Saison Best of Show: Philipsburg Brewing’s Rope Swing Saison Best of Montana: Philipsburg Brewing’s Rope Swing Saison —Skylar Browning Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
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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Nth Power rock the stage with soul monsters Turkuaz at the Top Hat Thu., May 12. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $12/$10 advance at tophatlounge.com.
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San Francisco’s Brian Jonestown Massacre bring their neo-psychedelic rock to the Top Hat Thu., May 19. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18
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FRI | 8PM | THE RAVEN, BIGFORK Old Sap releases his debut album and performs it live, with special guests adding to the festivities Fri., May 13 at 8 PM. The Raven at Woods Bay, 5 miles south of Bigfork. 8 PM. Free.
SAT | 6PM | DRAUGHT WORKS BREWERY Keema and the Keepsakes provide the beer-drinking soundtrack at Draught Works Brewery Sat., May 14, 6–8 PM. Free.
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Thursday Check out the School of Media Arts Spring Expo to see some great work from UM students in film, animation, design and experimental art. The Roxy, 10 AM. Welcome the new kid on campus, the Harold and Priscilla Gilkey Building. Ribbon cutting and remarks from UM President Royce Engstrom start at 3 PM. Free and open to the public. 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 Acousticals play their brand of traditional bluegrass at Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8:30 PM. Free. Lunafest spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women film-
makers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes. At the Wilma, 6 PM. $10–$15 at thewilma.com.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
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 (Toltec Wisdom) by Miguel Ruiz. Community Room, 6–7:30 PM. Free and open to the public.
Dusk lasts five hours tonight. Because it’s a band. Playing at the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover.
John Floridis works his guitar magic at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Support the Mothers Milk Bank of Montana by attending a special screening of MILK, which brings a universal perspective on the politics, commercialization and controversy surrounding birth and infant feeding. Crystal Theater, 6:30 PM. $11.
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.
Local rockers Pale People host a residency at the Palace every second Thursday, where they invite a rotating cast of musical and artistic characters to join them onstage. Thu., May12. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. No cover.
Friday The First Folio is the first complete collection of Shakespeare’s works, published in 1623 at Kinko’s-uponAvon. See it at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at UM. On display through May 31. (See Arts.)
VonCommon presents their third annual PromCommon. This year’s theme is Horror Prom. Several visual artists have work on display, and a few video artists add to the mix. Also live performances by Tricia Opstad and standup comic Kyle Mcafee. Music by Rooster Sauce and Zebulon Kosted. VonCommon Studio, 100 Johnson St. #7. 6–11 PM. Free.
Enjoy organic local music by Headwaters. Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, up the Rattlesnake. Tasting room opens at 4 PM, music at 6. Free.
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.
nightlife If you love to Oula but feel like an hour isn’t enough to satisfy your dancemania, the two-hour Oula Palooza will scratch that itch. Bring athletic shoes, plenty of water and a towel. Class will break halfway through. Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center, 5:30–7:30 PM. $11.00.
Bring an instrument or just kick back and enjoy the tunes at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover.
Conceptual Mixed Media is a class at Hellgate High School that focuses on combining numerous media and thought. Check out an exhibit of the students’ work and meet their instructor, Marvin Pauls. At the ZACC, 5:30–8 PM. Free. John Floridis plays original folkrock at Missoula Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.
Nitro Circus explodes at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field Fri., May 13 at 7 PM. $19–$79 at ticketrocket.co.
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Learn more about what’s happening with autism in Montana at a free screening of Aging Out: Autism Care in Montana, a documentary film produced by students in UM’s School of Journalism. University Center Theater, reception at 7 PM, screening at 7:30.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. We don’t need much of a reason to cruise up the east side of Flathead Lake, but here’s a great one. Old Sap releases his debut album and performs it live, with special guests adding to the festivities. The Raven at Woods Bay, 5 miles south of Bigfork. 8 PM. Free.
Nitro Circus features 30 of the world's best extreme athletes whipping through the air on motorcycles, BMX bikes, scooters, anything with wheels. Witness some of the world's craziest stunts at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field at 7 PM. $19–$79 at ticketrocket.co.
Missoula’s Lil’ Smokies give a preview of their Roots Fest show with a night of progressive bluegrass, with guests Crow and the Canyon. At the Wilma, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $15/$10 advance at thewilma.com.
Three UM grads present their entire web series “Thirds” on the big screen at the Roxy. Two showings, at 7 PM and 9:30. Free.
Does anyone remember laughter? It’ll all come back to you at the Mountain Suspicions Comedy Tour kickoff. Purp Carey, Kyle
Kulseth, Roerick Sweeney, Keith Martinez and Zack Troxel take turns pulsing the funny at the VFW. 8 PM, $3. This is it, music fans—the Top of the Mic Finals. Who will win the $1,000 top prize? Finalists are Bill McClintock, Doug Hoelbinger, Maiah Wynne, Beargrass, Pale People, Root Cellars and The Letter B. Competition starts at 8 PM at the Badlander. No cover. 406 bring the country the way you like it at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM–1 AM. No cover. Russ Nasset and the Revelators do some honky tonk revelatin’ at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free. Ryan Larsen Band from Spokane play rockin’ country at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover. Dance away your triskaidekaphobia when Cash for Junkers play swinging honky tonk at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. Shawn James and the Shapeshifters play their unique brand of orchestral folk at Stage 112 with In the Whale. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5–$7 at stage112.com.
Spotlight skank ‘n’ roll Put a reggae LP on the phono and kick the RPMs up to 78. Push back the furniture to clear a space for dancing, chug a couple bottles of Monster M3 and drop the needle. You just made some ska. Okay, that’s a gross oversimplification. In fact, ska was actually around before reggae, as musicians in late-’50s Jamaica adapted the sounds of American R&B records, speeding up the blues shuffle beat and adding a “skank” guitar rhythm on the offbeat. That’s the scratchy chinka sound you hear in most reggae and ska tunes. The electric bass came to the forefront with an insistent line, and the music that would WHO: The English Beat WHEN: Wed., May 18, doors at 7 PM, show at 8 WHERE: Top Hat Lounge HOW MUCH: $22–$24 MORE INFO: tophatlounge.com
launch the careers of a thousand chiropractors jump-stepped its way into the culture. “My Boy Lollipop” is probably the best known recording from that era. Jump ahead (on the two and four, please) to the late ‘70s, when
the English record label 2Tone started releasing songs from bands like The Specials, The Selecter and The English Beat (known simply as The Beat in their native land, where they’re not
Saturday Missoula’s Farmer’s Market offers produce, flowers, plants and more. Several food and drink vendors are on hand to provide shopping sustenance and there’s usually live music. Every Saturday through October, 8 AM–12:30 PM. Located at the XXXXs at the north end of Higgins Ave. Missoula’s Clark Fork Market features vendors offering local produce and meats as well as locally made products, hot coffee and prepared foods. Music starts at 10:30 under the Higgins Bridge. 8 AM–1 PM every Saturday through October.
big on redundancy). Bands infused the Caribbean rhythms with the energy and attitude of punk, launching a ska resurgence. The Beat’s first single, a cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown,” is one of the most well-known ska songs to come out of the UK. As the second wave of ska gave way to the New Wave style, The English Beat disbanded. Their two lead vocalists, Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling, worked on separate projects in the ensuing years as they watch a third wave of ska materialize during the neo-swing trend in the ‘90s, led by bands like Reel Big Fish and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. For the last decade or so, two versions of The Beat—English and U.S.—continue to tour. Wakeling heads up the American version, while Ranking Roger leads the British counterpart, filling clubs with jumpy island beats and that great skank rhythm.
—Ednor Therriault
Help raise funds for the Watson Children’s Shelter by attending their 16th annual Bike for Shelter event. Bike rodeo, 11-mile neighborhood ride, bounce house, games, live music and more. Parking lot at the Community Medical Center campus on Fort Missoula Road, registration opens at 8 PM. The mortarboards will be a-flying at UM’s 119th Commencement ceremonies. Oscar-winning actor and UM grad J.K. Simmons is the featured speaker. Starts at 10 AM at Washington Grizzly Stadium.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues with a matinee performance at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $18– $25 at mctinc.org. Charla and Friends get together for some tasty acoustic music at
Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery. Tasting room opens at 4 PM, music at 6. Free.
Cash for Junkers play swingin’ honky tonk at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.
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Ryan Larsen Band from Spokane play rockin’ country at the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. No cover.
John Floridis plays original folkrock at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 1151 W. Broadway. 6–8 PM. Free. You Knew Me When cue up the musical nostalgia at Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevi. 6–8 PM. Free. Emmy-nominated singer Jeremiah Sammartano brings his band, the Red Eye, to Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8:30 PM. Free. Keema and the Keepsakes provide the beer-drinking soundtrack at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Geologist Tom Tabbert presents aerial video footage of ice age flood features taken from a DTA trike. Fly with Tom over the scablands, waterfalls, and canyons created by Glacial Lake Missoula’s flood. Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., 7–8 PM. $10.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 7:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. 406 bring the country the way you like it at the Eagles Lodge. 8 PM– 1 AM. No cover.
Celebrate UM’s matriculation with some drinking and dancing and wonton micturation as Band in Motion play a variety of rock at the Dark Horse Bar. 1805 Regent. No cover. Sweatshop Sneakers, featuring the singing and spoken word flow of Tahj, celebrate the release of their new CD with the help of local funk band Shakewell. Top Hat Lounge. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. $5. (See Music.) Who’s up for a massive jam involving a ton of local musicians? Get ready for anything when you cheer on Grits and Friends at Stage 112. 10 PM. Free. American Falcon are unleashing their new CD on the world. Pick up your copy when they join Wizzerd and Earthbound for a night of hard rock at the Palace. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5 for 18–20, free for 21 and over. TBA is a new event from Tri Music Group and The Fox Den, a monthly program of local and regional producers. Tonight’s lineup features DJ BVS, Deadline, Louie Meisner, PNUT BUTR and Amory. Real Lounge, 10 PM. Free.
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Sunday Itching for a new set of ape hangers for your shovelhead? If you know what that means you probably already have plans to check out the Missoula Motorcycle Swap Meet. Peruse custom bike parts, meet local shop owners and ride in the bike show. Food and drinks available. Western Montana Fairgrounds, 10 AM. Free admission, all ages. People Who Stutter is a casual group of folks who get together the third Sunday of each month to just hang out and exchange stories and info. With Tricia Opstad, MS, CCC-SLP and Trevor Monsos. Liquid Planet Grille, 1025 Arthur St., 1:30–3:30 PM. Free.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues with a matinee performance at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 2 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org.
nightlife Carla Green Jazz Trio play some swinging tunes, Daddy-O, at Draught Works Brewery. 5–7 PM. Free. Join Community Harmony, a monthly gathering for the yoga community, every third Sunday. This month Brian leads a discussion on the history of a sequence of uplifting postures.
Inner Harmony Yoga, 214 E. Main. 5:30–7 PM. Dig some great local brew and great local jazz at Imagine Nation Brewing Co.’s Sunday Night Jazz with Monk’s New Brew. Gary Kiggins hosts some of Missoula’s finest talent every Sunday, 5:30–8 PM. Free.
Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical continues at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. 6:30 PM. $18–$25 at mctinc.org. Jazz Martini night offers live, local jazz and $5 martinis every Sunday night at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.
Monday Relax and realign with Yoga for Wellness at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave., Mondays from noon-1 PM. $45 for six classes, or $10 drop-in. Call 721-0033 or visit redwillowlearning.org. Brush up on your skillz with the Bridge Group for beginners/those in need of a refresher course. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $1.25.
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nightlife Cash for Junkers plays swingin’ honky tonk at the Red Bird Wine Bar Mon., May 16, 7–10 PM. Free.
Join the Florence Civic Club for a community spaghetti dinner. Florence Volunteer Fire Dept., 5 PM. 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. The Bonner Milltown Community council has a one-time joint meeting with the East Missoula Council at 7 PM. River of Life Church, 4007 Hwy. 200 in East Missoula.
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Join local honky tonkers Cash for Junkers for some classic swingin’ country at the Red Bird Wine Bar. 7–10 PM. Free. Celebrate Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibit with a screening of Baz Luhrman’s Romeo & Juliet at the Roxy. 7:30 PM.
Tuesday Caregiver Support Group, for caregivers to an older adult or person with a disability, meets every third Tuesday of the month from 4–5 PM at Missoula Aging Services, 337 Stephens Ave. Call 728-7682 for more information.
nightlife Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with a few laughs when Missoula’s Homegrown Comedy converges on Bitter Root Brewing. 6–8 PM. Free. Learn some fascinating facts about exotic insects while quaffing a cold oat soda at Bugs and Brews. Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium hosts the event monthly. $5 includes admission and two drink tickets. 6:30–8:30 PM. For more info visit missoulabutterflyhouse.org. 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. See how good you are at tickling funny bones at the Comedy
Wednesday Open Mic Night. Sign-ups at 7:30 PM, show at 8. Every second Tuesday at Stage 112. Free. 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: J.K. Simmons has a degree from UM in what field? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife. 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. Onry Ozzborn, Wool See, Graves 33, Myke Bogan and Mac Marler take the stage at Stage 112. Doors at 8:30 PM, show at 9. $8/$5 advance at stage112.com. 18 and over. Megafauna play moody, angular guitar rock at the Real Lounge, with support from a TBA local band. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $5/$3 advance at stage112.com. (See Music.)
Thursday Advance care planning experts are offering one-hour information sessions on advance directives and the decisions you can make now for future care. Come to one of the free talks and learn all you need to know about selecting, completing and submitting advance directive forms. Providence Center. 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. Join award-winning author Char Miller and the Bolle Center for a presentation of Miller’s new book, America’s Great National Forests, Wilderness, and Grasslands: A Celebration. Miller speaks at Room 106 at UM’s Forestry Building at 4 PM. Free, open to the public.
nightlife Find the best native plants for your space, learn how to build and install a rain barrel and discover how to
care for all your plants and vegetables while conserving water. Montana Natural History Center, 5:30–7 PM. Free.
Special Olympics Montana returns to Missoula for the Summer Games, running through Fri., May 20. Opening ceremonies at Washington Grizzly Stadium, 5:30 PM. For info and event schedules, visit somt.org. (See Agenda.) The Art Associates of Missoula meets the third Wed. of the month in the Education Center of the Missoula Art Museum at 10 AM. Free and open to the public. For more info call Susie at 544-0891.
nightlife Wind up your weekend with some bracing folk-rock from John Floridis at Draught Works Brewery. 5–7 PM. Free. Great Burn Brewery needs your helping naming their new specialty brew. Join the Great Burn Study Group and the Shining Mountain Chapter of Montana Wilderness Association for an evening of festivities. Fifty cents of every pint sold and all proceeds
press yourself, or just take the time to let the buzzing in your head quiet down. North Valley Public Library, Stevi. 6–7 PM. Free. MudSlide Charley play the blues at Draught Works Brewery. 6–8 PM. Free. Montana poets Mark Gibbons and David E. Thomas share old
from the specialty beer will go to protection and stewardship of your backyard wilderness. Great Burn Brewing, 5–8 PM. Free. Enjoy a free screening of the award-winning documentary Alive Inside, in which Dan Cohen, founder of Music & Memory, fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a sense of self to those suffering from it. Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins, 5:30 PM. Christopher Timmons provides the tunes by which you can enjoy that fine Cutthroat IPA at Blacksmith Brewing Co. in Stevi. 6–8 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. Salish elder Stephen Small Salmon shares traditional and personal sto-
and new poems at Shakespeare & Co. 7 PM. Free.
The Trigger Gene premieres at the Crystal Theater. Missoula playwright Rita Kniess Barkey’s story follows a family as they confront life following events that could tear them apart. Features Nathan Adkins, Ann Peacock, Howard
Mark Wetherington, volunteer contributor to the Montana Wilderness Association’s Online Hiking Guide, and Deb Gale, wilderness and trails specialist, share some of their favorite hikes in the Bitterroots and adjacent areas. Learn about opportunities to get your hands dirty in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Bitterroot Public Library, 6–8 PM. Free. (See Mountain High.)
Sharman Apt Russell, the author of the award-winning Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing Tiger Beetles and other New Ways of Engaging the World, explores the role of citizen science and emphasizes projects here in Montana. Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St. 7–8 PM. Sugg. $4, free for MNHC members. 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. (Trivia answer: Music.) The English Beat return to Missoula with their rockin’ ska sound. At the Top Hat, doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $22-$24 at tophatlounge.com. 18 and over. (See Spotlight.) Get your yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.
Kingston and more. Doors at 7 PM, show at 7:30. $15/$10 for students and seniors. Alt-rock pioneers Violent Femmes bring their stripped-down, quirky rock to the Wilma with Phoebe Bridgers. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. All ages. Karoake by Kaleidoscope Entertainment is the featured activity tonight at Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM– 1 AM. No cover. San Francisco’s Brian Jonestown Massacre bring their neo-psychedelic rock to the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $18 at tophatlounge.com.
Learn to draw some of your favorite arthropods while enjoying a cocktail. Artist in residence Bayla Arietta leads Drink and Draw at the Missoula Insectarium. 6–8 PM. $10, 21 and over. New South Fork play original material and traditional bluegrass. Bitter Root Brewing, 6–8:30 PM. Grab your favorite mug and head over to Tea and Tranquility for a little chill time. Join in the discussion, grab some colored pencils and ex-
ries. Travelers’ Rest State Park, 7–8 PM. $5, free for TRPHA members.
Violent Femmes play a sold out show at the Wilma Thu., May 19, at 8 PM.
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Agenda The torch has been carried throughout the state to ignite the spirit of competition, the fields are groomed and the athletes have been training for months. The Special Olympics Summer Games are here. More than 1,000 competitors and 500 coaches converge on Missoula for three days of competition, celebrations and ceremony. We aren’t talking about your garden-variety athletic endeavors here. The list of events spans a wide array of competitive challenges that include cycling, track and field, golf, bocce, equestrian events and more. It’s a chance for the 70 teams from around the state to show their stuff on the big stage of the annual games. The torch itself, known as the Special Olympics’ Flame of Hope, represents one of the biggest grassroots fundraisers in the country. Since 1985, members of Montana’s law enforcement community have participated in the annual torch run, typically raising money into the six figures for Special Olympics Montana programs. In 2011 the Flame of Hope received the Sapphire Award for raising more than a half-million dollars. That makes it the fourth-biggest per capita fundraiser in the state, and an important symbol of Montana’s commit-
THURSDAY MAY 12 Support the Mothers Milk Bank of Montana by attending a special screening of MILK, which brings a universal perspective on the politics, commercialization and controversy surrounding birth and infant feeding. Crystal Theater, 6:30 PM. $11.
FRIDAY MAY 13 Learn more about what’s happening with autism in Montana at a free screening of Aging Out: Autism Care in Montana, a documentary film produced by students in UM’s School of Journalism. University Center Theater, reception at 7 PM, screening at 7:30.
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ment to Special Olympics. The torch run not only helps fund the program but builds anticipation for these games. When Washington Grizzly Stadium fills up with fans, families and supporters for the opening ceremony, it signals the start of what promises to be a special games indeed. —Ednor Therriault The Special Olympics Summer Games runs Tue., May 17 through Fri., May 20. Opening ceremony is Wed., May 18 at Washington Grizzly Stadium at 5:30 PM. For a schedule of events visit somt.org.
The Bonner Milltown Community council has a one-time joint meeting with the East Missoula Council at 7 PM. River of Life Church, 4007 Hwy. 200 in East Missoula. 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 17 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.
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Help raise funds for the Watson Children’s Shelter by attending their 16th annual Bike for Shelter event. Bike rodeo, 11-mile neighborhood ride, bounce house, games, live music and more. Parking lot at the Community Medical Center campus on Fort Missoula Road, registration opens at 8 PM.
Every Wednesday is Community UNite, wherein 50 cents of each pint of tasty KettleHouse brew goes to a deserving organization. KettleHouse Northside Taproom, 5–8 PM.
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.
Great Burn Brewery needs your helping naming their new specialty brew. Join the Great Burn Study Group and the Shining Mountain Chapter of Montana Wilderness Association for an evening of festivities. Fifty cents of every pint sold and all proceeds from the specialty beer will go to protection and stewardship of your backyard wilderness. Great Burn Brewing, 5–8 PM. Free.
Community Night at Thomas Meagher Bar means they donate 20% of sales to a deserving local cause. Tonight’s beneficiary is the Montana Natural History Center. 130 W. Pine St. 6 PM–close.
As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Jim Anderson gives a presentation entitled Crisis Intervention Teams in Montana: Creating Effective Partnerships. Missoula Public Library, 6–8 PM. Free.
MONDAY MAY 16
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ninspired cartographers have applied the name Twin Lakes to every adjacent pair of bodies of water they’ve found, including the Home Depot parking lot after a heavy rain. So finding the Schumaker campground on the Twin Lakes at the edge of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness can be tricky. But if you drive up Lost Horse Canyon for 18 miles, then 2 white-knuckle miles up knobby Forest Road #5606 you’ll be rewarded with a little pair of alpine jewels. I spent three glorious mental health days there alone a few years ago, after a long summer wrangling a couple of (then) middle-schoolers. It was a week after Labor Day and when I awoke in the tent on the first morning, the last camper was pulling out. For two days it was just me and the moose, elk, deer and seem-
ingly every variety of bird found in Western Montana. The pine-intensive environment helped lower my blood pressure and calm the inner turmoil that was on the verge of sending me on a drinking binge and/or shooting spree. I hung around the lakes the whole time but next trip I hope to venture out Moose Creek Trail or Wahoo Creek Trail and find even deeper wilderness contentment. —Ednor Therriault Veteran hiker Mark Wetherington and wilderness and trails specialist Deb Gale share some of their favorite hikes in the Bitterroots and adjacent areas. Bitterroot Public Library, Thu., May 19, 6–8 PM. Free.
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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.
Play a round of disc golf in a local park. Missoula Parks and Rec and Garden City Flyers set up a course in a local park each Tuesday. This week’s folf adventure is at Pineview Park, 5 PM. Free.
Traveling should never be a burden. Get some valuable tips on traveling light at Travel Light, a one-hour class at REI Missoula, 7 PM. Free.
FRIDAY MAY 13 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.
SATURDAY MAY 14 The Youth Conservation and Education Expo features over 30 conservation and outdoor groups, and over 1,000 people from Western Montana and Idaho. Teller Wildlife Refuge, 10 AM–3 PM. Free.
SUNDAY MAY 15 The Missoula Marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100. The fifth annual Doggie Dash Expo is an extravaganza for your four-legged companion, followed by 1-mile and 5K races. Groomers, trainers, veterinarians, walkers and more share info about their services while pet retailers display their wares. An agility course is also available. Silver Park, 11 AM–2 PM. All dogs must be leashed. Race fee is $25.
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. So your backpack is loaded with all the essentials for your trip. But is it too much? Is it enough? Figure out the sweet spot at Backpacking Basics II, a small group session at Missoula REI. 6:30 PM. Free. Practice your Eskimo rolls and flat spins at the Open Kayak session. Bring your own kayak and gear, ages 14 and under require adult supervision. Currents Aquatic Center, 8–10 PM. Normal entry fees apply. Visit ci.missoula.mt.us/161/Aquatics.
WEDNESDAY MAY 18 Special Olympics Montana returns to Missoula for the Summer Games, running through Fri., May 20. Opening ceremonies at Washington Grizzly Stadium, 5:30 PM. For info and event schedules, visit somt.org. (See Agenda.) 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.
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By Amy Alkon WHAT YOU SEETHE IS WHAT YOU GET My boyfriend of a year used to fly into rages. He and his ex had huge, ugly screaming fights. He now uses “mental tricks” to stay calmer. Obviously, rage is a bad thing, but it’s also a passionate thing. Is it crazy to worry that he doesn’t care enough about me to get really angry? —Fretting When the cops come to the door, it usually isn’t to say, “Your neighbors called and said they heard you loving each other really loudly.” Rage isn’t a sign of love; it’s a sign of bad emotion management. Research by doctor and behavioral neuroscientist Emil Coccaro finds that people who are prone to angry outbursts—responding to every slight like somebody just nuked Rhode Island—have exaggerated activity in part of the brain called the amygdala. This is a set of lima bean-sized structures that basically work as a security guard, identifying threats (or potential threats). As neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux explains it, the amygdala makes a “quick and dirty” assessment that danger is afoot—before rational thought can get involved—and releases chemical messengers to get us to leap into action, as in, “DO SOMETHING BEFORE YOU DIE!” But because the amygdala is an evolutionarily ancient structure—one we share with sheep and hamsters—it’s not all that discerning. In fact, it makes a lot of mistakes. That’s because our chances of survival are better if we jump out of our skin at a rustling in the leaves that turns out to be nothing—rather than being all, “Yeah, that could be a deadly poisonous snake, but I’m not letting it get in the way of a good bong hit.” Still, socially, a hypersensitive amygdala can pose problems—like our going all “Kill Bill” on somebody when they, oh, graze our arm reaching for a coffee lid. Chances are that what your boyfriend has learned to do through these “mental tricks” is redirect his attention from the amygdala to the newer, thinkier “frontal” parts of the brain. Yes, your brain is about as easily fooled as Aida, my 6-pound Chinese crested. The vet holds out a treat in one hand so Aida won’t get hopped up about the other— which is en route to her butt with the same size thermometer they use on the Great Dane. Your boyfriend’s newfound cool is a sign—showing that he gets that rage is to problem-solving as a chain saw is to hangnail eradication. Of course, many
GENERAL people realize that they’re doing something totally counterproductive—and remain all pedal to the metal down Stupid Avenue instead of investing the effort your boyfriend did (and does) to respond differently. As for the notion that his not blowing his top means he doesn’t care about you ... right. Nothing says you’ve got the lukewarmies for somebody like treating them with love, patience, and respect instead of giving in to your initial impulse to stab them in the neck with a fork.
FREE (SCARED) WILLY I’m a woman with a high sex drive. My boyfriend and I live a long plane ride apart. Months can go by between visits. On our first day together, he typically has erectile dysfunction. The next day, everything’s good. However, it’s hard to not take the first day personally. After we’re apart for a while, shouldn’t he be raring to go? —Concerned A classic car that’s been garaged for the winter can also be hard to start, but that probably isn’t a sign that you need to lose a few pounds and sex up the undies. Luckily for the car, it just needs a battery jump, not reassurance from the tow truck driver: “You’ve still got it, Impala!” For a man, however, first-day-back jitters can easily turn Mr. Happy into Mr. I Dunno What Happened. This occurs because emotions aren’t just feeling-flavored thoughts; they have physiological underpinnings. Anxiety is a cousin of fear. The same area in the brain—the amygdala—sounds the alarm, chemically messaging your body to prepare it to fight or flee. Your body, in turn, shuts down processes not required for that, like digestion, and diverts blood flow where it’s needed most: to your heart and the large muscles (in your arms and legs) that you’d use to hit back or run. (Sadly, the “third leg” does not count as an actual leg.) The thing is, if your boyfriend doesn’t feel pressured to put on a big show, the show might just happen. On your first day together, tell him that you just want to cuddle and reconnect—and act like you mean it. Your overriding goal should be making him feel comfortable—though not the way an ER nurse would, by cutting off his jeans while he’s asleep with a big pair of surgical scissors.
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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 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 COMMERCIAL DRIVERS NEEDED! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill positions for Class B drivers ASAP. $14/hour, Full-time. Call Us at 543-6033 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 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 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search! Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033 Nelson Personnel is in search for a professional, friendly individual to fill FULL-TIME a RECEPTIONIST/ADMIN ASST. position. $10-12/hr. Call Us at 543-6033 NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a PRODUCTION SUPPORT position for a manufacturing company. $11.00/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 Sales Clerk Missoula employer is seeking reliable, SALES CLERK to operate cash register, stock shelves and perform light cleanup. Must be computer literate. Requires good customer service skills and ability to work well with the public and other staff. Prior retail experience preferred but not required. Full time graveyard shift. Thursday through Sunday; 10pm to 8am. $10 an hour plus full benefits. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employ missoula.com Job #10201565 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a property management company. $10/hr. Full-time. Call Us at 543-6033
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Calendar Editor Each week the Independent receives hundreds of press releases for its online and print calendar of events. We’re looking for a motivated, organized and funny writer capable of wrangling all those releases and creating a thorough— and thoroughly entertaining—guide to what’s going on around town. This part-time position puts you at the center of the local arts scene, and includes ample opportunity to write additional freelance stories for the paper’s award-winning A&E section. Send resume, cover letter and examples of your writing via email to editor@missoulanews.com
EMPLOYMENT Wage $16/hour. 40 hours per week. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID # 27753 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 Truck Driver LOT PERSON / TRUCK DRIVER is needed for local equipment rental company in Missoula. Applicants MUST have Class A CDL or be willing to train within 90 days with company to acquire CDL. A clean driving record and excellent verbal communication skills are required for this position. Will include working inside and outside in lot, delivering small to large equipment to customers using company trucks, showing & instructing customers how to operate the rental equipment. Mondays - Fridays, 7:30am5:30pm with an occasional Saturday from 8:00am-Noon. Pay is $13.50/hour to start, DOE. Benefits to be discussed at interview. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10201564
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Clear moments are so short,” opines poet Adam Zagajewski. “There is much more darkness. More ocean than terra firma. More shadow than form.” Here’s what I have to say about that: Even if it does indeed describe the course of ordinary life for most people, it does not currently apply to you. On the contrary. You’re in a phase that will bring an unusually high percentage of lucidity. The light shining from your eyes and the thoughts coalescing in your brain will be extra pure and bright. In the world around you, there may be occasional patches of chaos and confusion, but your luminosity will guide you through them.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Western culture, the peacock is a symbol of vanity. When we see the bird display its stunning array of iridescent feathers, we might think it’s lovely, but may also mutter, “What a show-off.” But other traditions have treated the peacock as a more purely positive emblem: an embodiment of hard-won and triumphant radiance. In Tibetan Buddhist myths, for example, its glorious plumage is said to be derived from its transmutation of the poisons it absorbs when it devours dangerous serpents. This version of the peacock is your power animal for now, Gemini. Take full advantage of your ability to convert noxious situations and fractious emotions into beautiful assets.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Approximately 30,000 sites on the Internet attribute that quote to iconic genius Albert Einstein. But my research strongly suggests that he did not actually say that. Who did? It doesn’t matter. For the purposes of this horoscope, there are just two essential points to concentrate on. First, for the foreseeable future, your supreme law of life should be “creativity is intelligence having fun.” Second, it’s not enough to cavort and play and improvise, and it’s not enough to be discerning and shrewd and observant. Be all those things.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Russian writer Anton Chekhov was renowned for the crisp, succinct style of his short stories and plays. As he evolved, his pithiness grew. “I now have a mania for shortness,” he wrote. “Whatever I read—my own work, or other people’s—it all seems to me not short enough.” I propose that we make Chekhov your patron saint for a while. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you are in a phase when your personal power feeds on terse efficiency. You thrive on being vigorously concise and deftly focused and cheerfully devoted to the crux of every matter.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Dear Smart Operator: My name is Captain Jonathan Orances. I presently serve in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. I am asking for your help with the safekeeping of a trunk containing funds in the amount of $7.9 million, which I secured during our team’s raid of a poppy farmer in Kandahar Province. The plan is to ship this box to Luxembourg, and from there a diplomat will deliver it to your designated location. When I return home on leave, I will take possession of the trunk. You will be rewarded handsomely for your assistance. If you can be trusted, send me your details. Best regards, Captain Jonathan Orances.” You may receive a tempting but risky offer like this in the near future, Leo. I suggest you turn it down. If you do, I bet a somewhat less interesting but far less risky offer will come your way.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Some things need to be fixed, others to be left broken,” writes poet James Richardson. The coming weeks will be an ideal time for you to make final decisions about which are which in your own life. Are there relationships and dreams and structures that are either too damaged to salvage or undeserving of your hard labor? Consider the possibility that you will abandon them for good. Are there relationships and dreams and structures that are cracked, but possible to repair and worthy of your diligent love? Make a plan to revive or reinvent them.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Once every year, it is healthy and wise to make an ultimate confession—to express everything you regret and bemoan in one cathartic swoop, and then be free of its subliminal nagging for another year. The coming days will be a perfect time to do this. For inspiration, read an excerpt from Jeanann Vernee’s “Genetics of Regret”: “I’m sorry I lied. Sorry I drew the picture of the dead cat. I’m sorry about the stolen tampons and the nest of mice in the stove. I’m sorry about the slashed window screens. I’m sorry it took 36 years to say this. Sorry that all I can do is worry what happens next. Sorry for the weevils and the dead grass. Sorry I vomited in the wash drain. Sorry I left. Sorry I came back. I’m sorry it comes like this. Flood and undertow.”
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “To regain patience, learn to love the sour, the bitter, the salty, the clear.” The poet James Richardson wrote that wry advice, and now I’m passing it on to you. Why now? Because if you enhance your appreciation for the sour, the bitter, the salty, and the clear, you will not only regain patience, but also generate unexpected opportunities. You will tonify your mood, beautify your attitude, and deepen your gravitas. So I hope you will invite and welcome the lumpy and the dappled, my dear. I hope you’ll seek out the tangy, the smoldering, the soggy, the spunky, the chirpy, the gritty, and an array of other experiences you may have previously kept at a distance.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.” That’s from a Coleman Barks’ translation of a poem by the 13th-century Islamic scholar and mystic known as Rumi. I regard this epigram as a key theme for you during the next 12 months. You will be invited to shed a host of wishy-washy wishes so as to become strong and smart enough to go in quest of a very few burning, churning yearnings. Are you ready to sacrifice the mediocre in service to the sublime?
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a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County, Date: 4/26/16 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Ruth Windrum, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV16-365 Karen S. Townsend Dept. No.: 4 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Janis Dalene Beaty, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Janis Dalene Beaty to Jade Dalene Beaty. The hearing will be on 06/14/2016 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: May 3, 2016 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Michael Evjen, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-78 NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL, DETERMINATION OF TESTACY AND HEIRS, AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD A. SCHMITZ, a/k/a Richard Schmitz, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Petitioner, JOSEPH H. SCHMITZ, has filed in the above Court and cause a Petition for Formal Probate of Will, Determination of Testacy and Heirs, and Appointment of Personal Representative of the abovecaptioned Estate. For further information, the Petition, as filed, may be examined in the office of the clerk of the above Court. The Court will hear the Petition of Petitioner for formal probate of Will, determination of testacy and heirs, and the appointment of personal representative in the Missoula County Courthouse at Missoula, Montana, on the 31st day of May, 2016, at the hour of 11 o’clock a.m., at which time all persons may appear and object. Dated this 2nd day of May, 2016. REELY LAW FIRM, P.C. 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, MT 59801 Telephone (406) 541-9700 Telefax (406) 541-9707 Attorneys for Petitioner By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. 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 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
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MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 1 Leslie Halligan PROBATE NO. DP-16-79 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD ORT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Michael H. Ort c/o Worden Thane P.C., P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 29th day of April, 2016. /s/ Michael H. Ort, Personal Representative 421 West Juniper Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M. Haviland MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-72 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN
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TION, 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 required 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 accru-
ing 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
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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,
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PUBLIC NOTICES 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on July 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default
occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. (TS# 7023.113679 JIMMERSON, TERRENCE E. and HORAN, RAE S.) 1002.280876-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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
MNAXLP 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 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 in-
corporated 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. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/31/11, recorded as Instrument No. 201114644 Book 882 Page 471, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Robert J. Suthers and Sarah A. Suthers was Grantor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for First Security Bank of Missoula was Beneficiary and Insured Titles, LLC was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles, LLC as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 2 in
Block 1 of Scenic View Estates Addition No. 1, a Platted Subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. By written instrument recorded as Instrument No. 201409153 B: 930 P: 676, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust was assigned to Branch Banking and Trust Company. 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 02/01/14 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of March 21, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $259,415.26. This amount
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PUBLIC NOTICES includes the outstanding principal balance of $226,705.18, 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 August 2, 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 U S A - Fo re c l o s u re . c o m . SUTHERS, ROBERT and SARAH (TS# 7883.20091) 1002.272475-File No.
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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 12, 2016 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the
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Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: On the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which Larry E. Stolle and Sandra J. Stolle, husband and wife, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Century Title Company, a Montana Corporation as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to The Lomas & Nettleton Company, Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated July 22, 1977 and was recorded on September 27, 1977 as Instrument No. 408933 book 104 page 1245, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 2260 South 10th Street West, Missoula, MT 59801 and being more fully described as follows: LOTS TWENTY TWO (22) AND TWENTY THREE (23) IN BLOCK SEVENTY EIGHT (78), IN DALY`S ADDITION NO. 2, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 1997-HUD1. 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 $15,560.78 beginning March 1, 2012 through May 20, 2016; plus interest due of $4,054.72; plus escrow
MNAXLP payment of $11,001.69; less suspense balance of $57.08; 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: $18,616.89 with interest thereon at the rate of 8.50000 percent per annum beginning March 1, 2012; plus escrow advance of $12,553.50; plus property inspection fee of $42.00; plus title search of $204.40; plus foreclosure fees and expenses of $1,913.00; plus other costs of $3,655.96; less suspense credit of $57.08; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: April 29th, 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 July 8, 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: LOTS 17 AND 18 AND THE WEST 10 FEET OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 86 OF RAILROAD ADDITION, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF RECORDING REFEERENCE: BOOK 317 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 2148. BETTY L BENNETT, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to I.R.E. Processing, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Beneficial Montana Inc. d/b/a Beneficial Mortgage Co., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on May 24, 2006, and recorded on May 31, 2006 as Book 775 Page 505 Document No. 200612542. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF9 Master Participation Trust. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $729.17, beginning July 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of January 3, 2016 is $92,475.11 principal, interest at the rate of 7.74000% totaling $4,214.44, late charges in the amount of $1,078.98, escrow advances of $890.00, suspense balance of $-120.34 and other fees and expenses advanced of $236.30, 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 23, 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 23 day of February, 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
PUBLIC NOTICES name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 02/18/2020 Caliber vs BENNETT 100716-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on June 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 16 and the West One-Half of Lot 17 in Block 3 of Residence Addition, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Recording Reference: Book 896 of Micro Records at page 1375 Rebekah A Dubois, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to (“MERS”) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on July 12, 2012, and recorded on July 16, 2012 as Book 896, Page 1376, Document No. 201213099. The beneficial interest is currently held by Guild Mortgage Company, A California Corporation. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., a Montana Corporation, is the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,041.63, beginning July 1, 2014, and each month subsequent, which monthly 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 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
MNAXLP 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 THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: Debra S. Herrod a/k/a Debra S. Kittrell, Route 1, Box 218, Carson, MS 39427 Debra S. Herrod a/k/a Debra S. Kittrill, 1326 Airport Road, Seeley Lake, MT 59868 Debra S. Herrod, a/k/a Debra S. Kittrell, PO Box 394, Seeley Lake, MT 59868-0394 Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 Michael J. Moore/Bree S. Williamson of Collection Bureau Services, Inc., PO Box 7339, Missoula, MT 59807 Collection Bureau Services, Inc., 212 East Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802 Jeffrey Koch as Registered Agent of Collection Bureau Services, Inc., 212 East Spruce Street, Missoula, MT 59802 Reid J. Perkins & Jesse Kodadek of Worden Thane P.C. for CB1 Inc., DBA CBM Collections, 416 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802 CB1 Inc., DBA CBM Collections, 416 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 598022 Corporation Service Company, as Registered Agent of CB1 Inc., DBA CBM Collections, 26 West Sixth Avenue, Helena, MT 59624 Corporation Service Company, as Registered Agent of CB1 Inc., DBA CBM Collections, PO Box 1691, Helena, MT 596241691 TAX ID #1229302 Pursuant to section 15-18212, Montana code annotated, Notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: S02, T16N, R15W, LOT 1 OF KITTRELL SUBDIVISION 2. The property taxes became delinquent on: 7-14-2013 3. The property tax lien was attached as a result of a tax sale on: 11-25-2014 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on: 11-25-2014, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to M.I.P. Assets LLC, whose address is PO Box 16561, Missoula, MT 59808 6. As of the date of this no-
tice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and cost is: Tax: $3,616.71 Penalty & Interest: $297.49 Costs: $75.00 Total: $3,986.20 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to M.I.P. Assets, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is : Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59808, (406) 258-4747 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested parties rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this: MAY 12, 2016 NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: Erik Owen Hult aka Eric O. Hult, 1890 Copper Cliff Dr., Bonner, MT 59823 Erik Owen Hult aka Erik O. Hult, 1890 Copper NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The following described personal property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds. Proceeds from the public sale for said personal property shall be applied to the debt owed to Rent-a-Space in the amounts listed below (plus as yet undetermined amounts to conduct the sale): Space/Amount/Property Desc. 3366/Sage Knowles/$274/saw 6168/Bo Standish/$617/tools 6156/Alyssa Braband/$479/misc. SALE LOCATION: Gardner’s Auction Service, 4810 Highway 93 S, Missoula, MT www.gardnersauction.com SALE DATE/TIME: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 @ 5:30 PM (check website for details) TERMS: Public sale to the highest bidder. Sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”. Cash or certified funds.
Cliff Dr., Potomac, MT 59823 Erik Owen Hult aka Erik O. Hult, 1488 Camas Road, Bonner, MT 59823 Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 TAX ID #3412707 Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana code annotated, Notice is hereby given: 1. As a result of a tax delinquency a property tax lien exists on the real property in which you may have an interest. The real property is described on the tax sale certificate as: Hult Addition, S29, T13N, R15W, LOT 1 2. The property taxes became delinquent on: 7-11-2013 3. The property tax lien was attached as a result of a tax sale on: 1025-2013 4. The property tax lien was purchased at a tax sale on: 10-25-2013, by Missoula County whose address is 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 5. The lien was subsequently assigned to M.I.P. Assets LLC, whose address is PO Box 16561, Missoula, MT 59808 6. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due, including penalties, interest, and cost is: Tax: $3,732.25 Penalty & Interest: $209.47 Costs: $75.00 Total: $4,016.72 7. The date that the redemption period expires is 60 days from the giving of this notice. 8. For the property tax lien to be redeemed, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 plus all interest and costs that accrue from the date of this notice until the date of redemption, which amount will be calculated by the County Treasurer upon request, must be paid on or before the date that the redemption period expires. 9. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to the date the redemption period expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will
otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to M.I.P. Assets, LLC, on the day following the date on which the redemption period expires or on the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed. 10. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is : Missoula County Treasurer, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59808, (406) 258-4747 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested parties rights in the property may be in jeopardy. Dated this: MAY 12, 2016
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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units 136, 166, 178, 274, 373 & 479. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday May 23rd, 2016. All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Thursday May 26th, 2016 4:00 P.M. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final
Notice 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
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.
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 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 406-872-2990 by email at polson.caraspm@ gmail.comor come by the office located at 215 Main StreetPolson.
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, $650, N. Russell & Stoddard, DW, balcony, coinop laundry, storage and offstreet parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1-2 bed, 1 bath, $650-$850, S. Russell area, D/W, A/C, W/D hookups, (in 2 bed) coin op laundry, balcony, off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1024 Stephens Ave. #5. 2 bed/1 bath, central location, coin-ops, cat? $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
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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 1213 Cleveland St. “A�. 1 bed/1 bath, all utilities paid, W/D on site, pet? $725 Grizzly Property Management 5422060 1502 Ernest Ave. #3. 1bed/1 bath, central location, W/D hookups, $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1565 Grant Street “B�. Studio/1 bath, newer unit, W/D, A/C, central location $575. Grizzly Property Management 5422060 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $750, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT PAID. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 303 E. Spruce St. #1. 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, coin-ops on site, cat? $600. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 509 S. 5th St. East #3. 2 bed/1 bath, 3 blocks to campus, coinops on site. $750. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 8 years. 406-5496106 www.gcpm-mt.com
MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $460/month. 406-273-6034 Lolo, nice park. Lot for single wide 16x80. Water, sewer and garbage paid. No dogs. $280/mo. 406-273-6034
DUPLEXES 1 bed, 1 bath, $695, Duplex, hardwood floors, W/D hookups, fenced backyard and on-street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1918 Scott St. “C�. 2 bed/1 bath, Northside, coin-ops, storage. $750. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
COMMERCIAL Hip Strip Office For Rent Furnished 128 sq ft office for rent inside the Peace Center on the Hip Strip. $225/month includes utilities, wi-fi, parking, access to large community room, kitchen and bath. Looking for a special individual or group aligned with our mission of justice and sustainability. 543-3955
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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, 239-
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2 Bdr, 1 Bath, North Missoula home. $165,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
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6415 Mormon Creek Rd. Studio/1 bath, Lolo, all utilities paid. $500. 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
HOUSES 2 bedroom, 2 bath, $825, Broadway & Russell area, D/W, A/C, coin op laundry, balcony, off street parking, W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 8 years. 406-5496106 www.gcpm-mt.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.
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REAL ESTATE 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
4611 North Avenue West. 3 bed, 2 bath on almost 1/2 acre near the river. $425,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
2 River Road homes on 2.24 acres. $400,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit
4Bdr, 4 Bath Wye area home 2.3 acres. $469,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit
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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
532 North Avenue West. 3 bed, 1.5 bath with hardwood floors, arched doorways and single garage. $255,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
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 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Downtown Missoula home. $295,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit
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
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
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
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
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.
442 Kensington. Very cute, updated 1 bed, 2 bath with single garage. $232.900. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group 7288270. glasgow@montana.com
Natural Housebuilders, Inc. Building comfortable energy efficient craftsman homes with radiant floor heat. 406369-0940 OR 406-6426863. Facebook/Natural House
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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. Borders irrigation canal. Apple trees, grapes & garden. Guest cottage & 18x35 newer shop w/electric & overhead door. $140,000 call Trudy at Mission Valley Properties 406-360-5860 Trail Street 2144 Trail Street. 3 bed 2 bath, great location near bike trails and Good Food Store. Sweet, light, bright and ready to move into! $280,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
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
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. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @
239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40.69 acres with 2 creeks & Mission Mountain views. $199,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. Approximately 11 acre building lot with Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 2398350. shannonhilliard5@ gmail.com
NHN Roundup. Tract #5 20.07 acres. $999,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@ gmail.com NHN Roundup. Tract #7 20 acres. $1,250,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546.5816. annierealtor@ gmail.com Old Indian Trail. Ask Anne about exciting UNZONED parcels near Grant Creek. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
TOWNHOMES 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park / Slant Streets Condo. $225,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Burns Street Condo 1400 Burns #16 Located next to Burns Street Bistro, this is a beautiful space to call home. With over 1200 sq ft this home lets you spread out and relax. $158,000
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REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIAL 3106 West Broadway. 20,000 sq.ft. lot with 6568 sq.ft. building with office, retail & warehouse space. Zoned M1-2. $810,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@ properties2000.com Business For Sale Established bulk spices, herbs, teas and gifts. All products, furnishings and equipment must be moved. Turnkey. 406-822-3333
OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft. home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 1476 Eastside Highway, Corvallis. Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath with barn & greenhouse on 7 fenced acres. $389,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Frenchtown home. $350,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Florence home on 4.85 acres. $285,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath home on 20 acres on Petty Creek. $450,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 82 Wildwood Lane, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath manufactured home on over 4.5 acres near Bitterroot River. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com Hot Springs 205 E Street, Hot Springs. Super-efficient 1 bed, 1bath. $139,000. KD 240-
5227 porticorealestate.com Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Located in a beautiful mountain valley, Hot Springs is home to a magical place called Towanda Gardens. $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Six Mile Huson 17430 Six Mile Road, Huson. Stunning property with beautiful land and 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
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$62,000 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.
4756 Montrose Drive • $212,000 Canyon Creek 3 bed, 2 bath with sunny kitchen, great porches, AC & double garage.
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